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Chapter 105 Xu Guangqi ([-])
"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, Rong Chen will ask." A minister hurriedly came out and played.

anymore question?Yang Reform was puzzled: "Let's talk about the Qing family, what's the problem?"

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, how much will the discount be, and what percentage of the tax will it be?" This person is probably from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"This..." Yang Reform was in trouble again. He hadn't given much thought to the problem of color reduction. It's still a problem that these few stones of sweet potatoes are worth one stone of grain.It is too early to decide now. The production of sweet potatoes in the 21st century is very different from the current one.As for the proportion of taxation, it is even more unpredictable.

The proportion of taxation is less, and the scale cannot be increased. This proportion is too much. It is not a problem to give officials golden partners every day, melatonin!Yang Reform was in a dilemma. He looked at Xu Guangqi again. Xu Guang moved his lips, then fixed his eyes on the ground again, but said nothing.

Yang Reform's thoughts changed sharply, remembering that sweet potatoes are a good thing, why is it so difficult to promote them?If it doesn't work, I will feed the sweet potatoes to the pigs myself. This is the head office. It happens to be an industrial farm, and it is about to increase the proportion of sweet potatoes to a very high tax rate. Don’t worry about the problem for the time being, we will make a conclusion after Xu Shaobao’s trial planting, as for how much of the tax will be taken, I think it’s safe to take [-]%, of course, it’s best to let His Majesty decide after Master Xu’s trial planting.”

Sun Chengzong came out to speak.Yang Reform finally breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how bad it is, the ratio will not be lower than [-]%.The anti-target of the Donglin Party spoke out, and it was quite influential.

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"That's it. The issue of color reduction will be discussed after Master Xu's trial planting. As for the issue of how much tax will be accounted for, I will think about it." Yang Reform thinks that the 21% is too little, and he can use it to feed pigs. It can also make a fortune, because the yield of sweet potatoes is too high.Yang Reform has a little impression that the yield of sweet potatoes in the 21st century is more than several thousand catties per mu, which is more than ten times different from the grain yield of only two to three hundred catties per mu in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to grow [-] century sweet potato production.

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This meeting has achieved some results, at least the promotion of sweet potatoes has been settled, and Xu Guangqi is in charge.

After the meeting was over, Yang Reform was still thinking about how much of the tax would be taken.

The [-]% mentioned by Sun Chengzong is really too little. Of course, Sun Chengzong cannot be blamed for this. This is also during the insurance period. When there is no good place to go for sweet potatoes, it is not a good thing to forcefully distribute sweet potatoes to officials and soldiers. Sun Chengzong said Thirty percent is also a mature consideration, for the imperial court.

Yang Reform thought hard, what can this sweet potato do in the future?
French fries?It seems that it is made of potatoes, not sweet potatoes, although there is a word for potato.

Steamed sweet potatoes?Roasted sweet potato?How many sweet potatoes can be baked this year?But it can cultivate a group of artisans who live on baked sweet potato paste. Is this considered to expand employment?

Make sweet potato candy?It seems that during the Chinese New Year and holidays, people with this skill can make a small fortune, which can be regarded as expanding employment?
What else is sweet potato used on a large scale?

Is it true that sweet potatoes are used to feed pigs?Yang Reform remembers that these sweet potatoes were often fed to pigs in the countryside, and they were slaughtered during the Chinese New Year to celebrate the new year.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, people didn't have anything to eat, so they gave sweet potatoes to pigs?Yang Reform felt that this person lived a lower life than a pig, so he really couldn't make up his mind.

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What else can this sweet potato do?

Yang Reform wandered in the Palace Museum, his thoughts flying all over the sky.

Due to the morning court and the meeting, the empress Zhou Wan'er had already been waiting for a long time at the Qianqing Palace before lunch.Seeing the emperor coming back, he immediately greeted him.

"His Majesty is back."

"Well, I'm back." Yang Reformed absent-mindedly replied.

"Your Majesty, I haven't passed on the lunch yet. The concubine made steamed pork with rice flour. Your Majesty, please try it." Zhou Wan'er had been waiting for the emperor in Qianqing Palace for a long time. She heard that the emperor hadn't had lunch yet, and she was always discussing state affairs, and she was very concerned. , Immediately made some tamales with my own hands, waiting for Yang Reform to come back, taking good care of the emperor is the queen's duty, and enhancing the relationship between the two, this is a good opportunity.

"Tamaled pork?" A flash of light flashed across Yang Reform's mind.Seems like something lit up.It's a pity that it passed too fast and disappeared from memory again.

"Yes! Your Majesty, it's the tamales made by my concubine. Your Majesty, taste it and see if it's delicious." Zhou Wan'er looked at the emperor earnestly, hoping that the emperor would take a bite of the tamales she made herself.

"Floured steamed pork?" Yang Reform thought again, this thing must be related to the sweet potato that he had been thinking about just now, but where is the connection?Yang Reform just couldn't remember.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Empress Zhou Wan'er looked at the emperor curiously, not knowing what happened to the emperor, it was very strange.

"Tamal, tamales, noodles... That's right!! This sweet potato can be made into vermicelli! Sweet potato flour, my God! How did I forget such an important thing? God help me too...God help me too..." Yang Reform suddenly remembered that this sweet potato can be made into sweet potato flour.

This sweet potato flour, in the past, was a must-have food for every Chinese New Year!This stewed pork vermicelli is famous!How could I forget such an important thing?

For future generations to celebrate the New Year, every household will prepare a few catties or more than ten catties of sweet potato flour, some as a Chinese New Year dish, or to enjoy together after relatives come, it is really the best choice for entertaining guests.The amount is large enough, smooth and smooth, and it is stewed with pork. In the cold winter, the aroma is overflowing. I don’t know how fragrant it is.Eating this hot stewed pork vermicelli in the winter, with a bulging stomach and warm body, and taking it out to bask in the sun is really a great enjoyment in life.

This family only needs a few catties. In the Ming Dynasty, with a population of over [-] million, how much sweet potato flour will it cost in a year?How much sweet potato is this?After Yang Reform settled the accounts for a while, his heart was surging.Such a huge demand, this sweet potato, do you still have to order it to promote it?As long as these sweet potato fans are sacrificed, sweet potatoes will immediately become a hot commodity in this world, hurry up to plant them!

Yang Reform's mood suddenly brightened.

Looking at Queen Zhou Wan'er, she said: "Wan'er, you are really my lucky star! I need you to remind me that I was so blessed just now, thinking of a great thing that benefits the country and the people."

"Is this true?" Empress Zhou Wan'er was holding a bowl of steamed pork with rice noodles, and looked at the emperor in a little bewilderment, suddenly shouting "God help me..." Then she told her a great thing that benefited the country and the people, and she was already dazed .

"Hehe, Wan'er, I ate this steamed pork. This time, I really thank you!" After Yang Reform finished speaking, he snatched the bowl from the Queen's hand, ate up the steamed pork in a few mouthfuls, and shouted: "delicious."

Empress Zhou Wan'er watched the emperor eat what she cooked with her own hands with a happy face.

Had a few mouthfuls of tamales.

Yang Reform's thoughts changed a few more times.

Since there are no sweet potato fans in the Ming Dynasty, doesn't it mean that they can build a sweet potato flour processing factory?Monopolize the national sweet potato vermicelli market?This seems to be a monopoly anyway.Factories need workers, not to mention increasing employment, the monopoly makes money, but all belong to themselves!

Thinking about it again, I don’t need to use this sweet potato to pay taxes. In fact, I don’t need to be a golden partner or melatonin to distribute to officials. I can collect it at a low cost, and then process it to make sweet potato vermicelli, and then sell it back. Everyone loves to eat, and every family must have the necessities for the Chinese New Year. Every time they enter and exit, they can make a lot of money. It's a business without capital!
Then this sweet potato is tax-deductible, and it seems that it can be fully tax-deductible.The scale of this sweet potato is probably quite large.Compared with the promotion of Chongzhen in history, the effect must be much better.

Another one, the preservation problem of sweet potatoes is also solved.Sweet potatoes can't be stored for long, but sweet potato flour can be stored for a year or two.Hmm, this is a good thing. It is easy to store, easy to transport, easy to cook, and refreshing to eat. Thinking of the logistics of the army in the future, sweet potato fans will be indispensable!This is another market, which really serves multiple purposes!

Yang Reform wanted to look up to the sky and laugh, to let off steam.

I also think that Chongzhen in history may not know how to process sweet potatoes into sweet potato vermicelli, which led to the failure of promoting sweet potatoes, and wasted an opportunity to save the Ming Dynasty, which is embarrassing.

One step forward is heaven, one step back is hell!
(End of this chapter)