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Chapter 161 The Ming Dynasty inspects the school to find sweet potato seedlings
Inside the Jinshen Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little tired after a busy day, so he planned to take Zhu Ping to Queen Ma's Palace for dinner.

When I suddenly heard the word sweet potato, I didn't react immediately.

On the other hand, Zhu Xi, who was on the side, was shocked when he heard this and said:
"Are you saying that the foreign sweet potatoes have been found?"

Eunuch Liu He was startled by Zhu Ping's reaction.

He stuttered and replied:

"For His Highness the King of Qin, this is what the inspector of the Duwei Mansion who has come to report quickly has said."

Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted at this time.

He quickly ordered to Liu He:
"Bring in the messenger quickly!"

Liu He was frightened by the excitement of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Feng, their father and son.

Almost rolling and crawling, he ran out of the Jinshen Palace.

Soon, a school inspector, whose face was covered with dirt and looked dusty, walked into the hall.

After regaining some strength, Jianxiao quickly knelt down and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

At the same time, he lifted up the long box about a foot wide that he was holding in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and found the sweet potato seedlings you mentioned."

The eunuch Liu He who was waiting nearby wanted to take the box and check it before taking it to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait and walked out from behind the imperial case.

The exhausted examiner held the box in his hand high with great discernment.

"Get up. If this thing is really a sweet potato seedling, it will be a great achievement for you to find it."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not take the box immediately, but asked the inspector to get up first.

Then, with the other party's great gratitude, he took the square box containing the sweet potato seedlings.

Perhaps he was too excited, or perhaps the importance of sweet potatoes to Ming Dynasty was indescribable.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang's fingers couldn't stop trembling when he opened the lid of the box.

pat!

The lid of the box was opened, and inside was half a box of sand filled with rhizomes with green leaves.

To be honest, it was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang saw these rhizomes.

All the expectations in my heart turned into disappointment.

Because the appearance of these rhizomes is almost the same as that of weeds in the wild.

However, Zhu Ping was also impatient and came over.

After Zhu Yuanzhang poked his head behind him, he glanced at the roots in the box several times.

Suddenly he shouted excitedly:
"Father, this thing is the sweet potato root seedling painted by Mr. Lin."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.

He did not expect that these weed-like things could really be sweet potato seedlings that could save the people of the Ming Dynasty from hunger.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was already breathing a little faster with excitement.

But he still tried hard to control the waves in his heart.

Xiang Zhu Ping said:
"Second brother, take a closer look. Are these really sweet potato seedlings and not weeds?"

"Father, the sweet potato seedlings look like I watched your husband draw them!"

Zhu Xi showed a confident smile.

He pointed to the sweet potato seedlings in the box and said:
"The teacher said that the leaves of sweet potato seedlings are heart-shaped, and the rhizome is hollow and shaped like a barrel, which is used to absorb..."

When Lin Che told about the yield of sweet potatoes, Zhu Ping was deeply impressed.

So much so that he still remembers all the characteristics of sweet potato seedlings.

"Hahaha, God bless me!"

After listening to Zhu Xi's words, Zhu Yuanzhang finally believed that the rhizome in the box was the sweet potato seedling that Lin Che said.

I was so happy that I looked up to the sky and laughed.

There are sweet potatoes that can feed all the people.

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that when later generations mentioned him, he not only founded the Ming Dynasty, but also benefited all people.

And sweet potatoes promoted the Ming Dynasty to a prosperous age where there would be no famine.After all, new policies that benefit the people will gradually turn into bad policies over time.

But foods like sweet potatoes that can cure hunger will not disappear over time.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that after a hundred years, his evaluation by later generations would be as high as that of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han.

However, just these roots in this box
It is completely impossible to grow enough sweet potatoes to be bred by all the people in the world.

After Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, he immediately asked the inspector who reported the news:

"Where did you find this sweet potato leaf? Is it still available locally?"

The inspector knelt down again after hearing this.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this thing was found by the ministers and brothers from Qiongzhou Island."

"Currently there are only these root seedlings in the box, but other brothers are still looking for them in Qiongzhou."

"If there is any news about sweet potato seedlings, Your Majesty will be notified as soon as possible!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He waved his hand and said:

"My dear, you have worked hard on this trip. The reward will be delivered to the Captain's Mansion later. I will go down and rest first."

After waiting for the report to be inspected, I left with a lot of gratitude.

Zhu Xi held a box containing sweet potato seedlings.

He volunteered and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Father, sweet potato cultivation is related to our Ming Dynasty, so why not leave it to my children?"

Zhu Xi knew very well that after his father implemented Lin Che's plan.

Ming Dynasty will enter an unprecedented prosperous era.

I am afraid that no matter which emperor ascends the throne in the future, he will not be able to create a prosperous era that surpasses Hongwu.

So he thought about doing something to grow sweet potatoes.

It would be nice to leave a few more entries in the history books.

In case future generations mention him, they will only talk about King Qin, but not know what he did.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that his son wanted to go so far.

He shook his head with a serious expression and said:
"You are still young. Planting this requires patience and determination. You still need to polish this aspect."

"This thing is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty. It must be protected and taken care of. We decided to hand it over to Grand Scholar Liu Sanwu to take charge of this matter."

Sweet potato breeding and promotion of sweet potato cultivation are great achievements that will benefit the future.

It was impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to leave such an important matter to Zhu Xi, who had not yet fully recovered his temper.

Liu Sanwu is a bachelor and the Minister of Etiquette. He is serious and responsible in his work. You can rest assured if you leave it to him.

However, worry dampened Zhu Xi's enthusiasm.

Zhu Yuanzhang then added:

"Second brother, if you like planting, you can also assist Liu Sanwu in managing the planting of sweet potatoes in your spare time."

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhu Xi didn't know why his father didn't worry about planting it himself.

But in his mind, he had simulated the sweet potato planting method taught by Lin Che dozens of times.

Seeing the opportunity to practice, he immediately opened the box containing sweet potato seedlings and said:
"Father, I counted eighteen sweet potato seedlings."

"I'll leave nine for you, and I'll take the rest and plant them."

"At that time, we will compete to see who can grow bigger and more sweet potatoes."

He didn't wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to agree.

After Zhu Xi finished speaking, he carefully pulled out nine sweet potato seedlings.

As if holding a treasure in his arms, he ran out of the palace.

He was afraid that if he was one step slower, he would be stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Xi returned to the palace courtyard where he lived and immediately asked the eunuch to pull out the precious flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Then, with extreme caution, he planted the nine sweet potato seedlings with his own hands.

(End of this chapter)