Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 40 Under orders from outside

More than a dozen guards were quick with their hands and feet. It didn't take long before they dug out a pile of sweet potatoes and piled them into a small mountain.

"That's two stones!"

Seeing this large field of sweet potatoes, everyone took a breath of cold air. Two stones, that is a harvest that is more than rice.

"Four stones!" Chen Xiaobei said.

A guard used an instrument to weigh the sweet potatoes, then weighed them and got an accurate number.

All the toasts looked unbelievable and felt like they were going crazy.

They have never seen such output in their lives!
"Six stones!" Chen Xiaobei said lightly.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

Xu Da took a breath, what the hell is six stones?
In other words, Ming Dynasty's granary can be increased by [-]%.

three!

This means that it is enough to support more than three people!

With this thing, there will be no disasters in Ming Dynasty.

Xu Da suppressed his inner excitement and stared at the gatekeepers counting the portions of sweet potatoes without blinking.

Xu Da clutched his chest, feeling that his heartbeat was about to stop.

"Ten stones!" Chen Xiaobei said calmly.

Several chieftains hesitated to speak.How come there is so much output?

By the time the gatekeeper finished reporting the 12 yuan stone, it was almost time.

A total of twelve kilograms of millet were dug out from a piece of land. This is simply appalling!
Zhu Tuo couldn't help but secretly cheer, slapped Zhang Cheng on the shoulder, and laughed: "Okay, okay, Zhang Cheng, these fried potatoes are very well done, I will reward you!"

Zhang Cheng turned around stubbornly and said angrily: "Your Majesty, please don't kill my people."

"Be happy!" Zhu Tuo stared and cursed: "If you dare to laugh, I will kill your people."

Zhang Cheng looked heartbroken.

One of the chief toasts looked at the sweet potato in his hand, the brown-black shell, and the uneven appearance. He couldn't help but asked doubtfully: "Wang, how do these things taste?"

"Haha!" Zhu Tuo laughed and said, he saw a group of curious toasts: "You must have never tasted sweet potatoes? I will let you taste them today!"

"It's our lucky day!"

"Then trouble Your Majesty!"

The method of making sweet potatoes is very simple. Zhu Tuo directly asked someone to fetch some wood, light a fire, and put the sweet potatoes on the fire to grill.

After a full stick of incense, a scent that whets the appetite pervades the air.

Zhu Tuo stretched out his hand to grab it, feeling a little weak, and waved his hand: "Come on, you all can eat."

Xu Da took a sweet potato and opened it to see that it was orange in color and had a faint fragrance. He took off a piece and put it in his mouth to taste it slowly.

Taking a sip, Xu Da suddenly felt a mellow taste, soft, and almost melted after taking a sip.

"This is simply delicious!"

Xu Da didn't mean to exaggerate, but this sweet potato is really delicious!
For example, rice and wheat have no special taste and can only be eaten with vegetables.

But this sweet potato was different. Xu Da felt that he could swallow three large sweet potatoes at one time!

A group of people feasted, and soon all the sweet potatoes in front of them were eaten up.

Zhu Tuo smiled and said, "What do you think of this sweet potato?"

Several leaders said: "This sweet potato is delicious and has a high yield, far exceeding that of rice."

"Your Majesty, it is God's will. These sweet potatoes are a gift from God!" "Yes."

Zhu Tuo waved his hand: "I'll give these sweet potatoes to you, how about it?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked shocked.

Speaking of which, the high yield and delicious taste of this sweet potato can completely solve the problem of food shortage once and for all.

How could King Su give them such a powerful weapon?

A chieftain knelt down directly on the ground, kowtowed three times and nine times to King Su, and said sincerely: "We will never forget it! From now on, whatever mission King Su has, I will do my best!"

Several other chieftains also followed the same example.

Zhu Tuo helped them up, and said with a smile: "They are all from my own family, so why should I be so polite?"

"Your Majesty does not treat us as barbarians, but he does his best to help us. We will never forget this kindness!"

Zhu Tuo helped them up and said with a smile: "I heard that you are a descendant of the Chu State and a direct descendant of China. How can you be a barbarian? In my eyes, everyone who takes the road of China is I am a member of the Ming Dynasty!"

One of the chieftains was moved to tears and said seriously: "Your Majesty, villains have no talent or virtue. Under my rule, my chieftains have suffered a lot. It is better to move all the chieftains to Lingnan is ruled by Your Majesty!"

Zhu Tuo kept a straight face and shouted angrily: "Nonsense! Although you are short of money now, with my help, will your boss still be bad? Besides, can I invade your territory? Don't worry. Your boss, don’t think too much!”

on the way back.

"Your Majesty, I really can't figure it out." Lu Qing and Zhang Wei were both confused.

"This sweet potato is clearly a weapon that benefits the country and the people. Why don't you let those bandits sell it? Are you overwhelmed by their praise?"

"Nonsense, who do you think I am? Do you think you will be lost because of some sweet words?"

Zhu Tuo looked at Zhang Wei proudly and said loudly: "I, the prince, must have a vision in everything, not a scholar like you."

Changshi Zhang Wei curled his lips.

Their king is a bastard who always says he is a scholar when he is unhappy.

"I don't understand this."

Zhu Tuo sneered: "Do you think we can hide these sweet potatoes for a lifetime? As long as the people in Lingnan plant them here, they will be discovered in three years, and then the news will spread to the chieftains in the south."

"These people are secretly planted. Can I lead the army to kill them all? I tell you, this kind of thing cannot be tolerated. Why not win people's hearts now, do you understand?"

"Our most important job right now is not to hide all technologies, but to make them people of the Ming Dynasty. Alas, how many people in this world can understand my wisdom?"

For a moment, Zhu Tuo had the illusion of being in an ordinary world.

Zhang Wei looked at the sky, speechless.

"Lord Su." "Xu has something to say to Lord Su." Xu Da stopped Zhu Tuo outside and said loudly.

Xu Da looked at the output of sweet potatoes and became more and more uneasy. If such good spiritual things could be grown in the Ming Dynasty, then the natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty would be easily solved.

Not only that, with these sweet potatoes, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty no longer have to worry about food, and the soldiers can also feed themselves.

It can be said that this mere sweet potato is the lifeblood of 10 people in the Ming Dynasty.

The faster sweet potatoes are promoted, the faster the people of Ming Dynasty will live.

However, if you want to get the sweet potatoes from King Su, you need a certain amount of reward.
But, no matter what, it's all worth it.

He wanted to see if Zhu Tuo would take it for the emperor's sake.

"Okay, come in." Zhu Tuo said very kindly.

Xu Da got on the carriage, came to sit in front of Zhu Tuo, and said seriously: "I wonder what conditions are required for the sweet potatoes planted by King Su?"

(End of this chapter)