The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 40 Butterfly Wings ([-])

In May of the first year of Jingyao in the Shu Han Dynasty, the general of the Zhenjun and the minister ordered Chen Yu to be unemployed.Emperor Liu Chan was distraught.Later, the imperial decree came out: posthumous posthumous title of Marquis Chen, Chen Can, the eldest son of Chen Can, was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei, and worshiped as the magistrate of Fuling County.The second son of Chen Yu was selected as the servant of Huangmen.When the news came out, the ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar.

Chen Yu's uncle is Xu Jing, who is the elder brother of the famous Xu Zijiang.The "Yuedan Ping" initiated by the two brothers became very famous in the late Han Dynasty.Later, Xu Jing went to Yizhou to escape the war and became an official of Liu Zhang.Liu Zhang gave Xu Jing extremely high treatment - a world-renowned celebrity.

When Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, his troops approached the city of CD.Xu Jing actually sneaked out from the top of the city to surrender to Liu Bei, but he didn't run away and was caught.But at that time Liu Zhang had already planned to surrender, so he was not killed.

After Liu Bei became the master of CD, he looked down on Xu Jing's character and didn't want to use him.As a result, Fazheng said: There are many scumbags with empty names and corrupt morals in this world.But we can't go door to door and explain to everyone that Xu Jing is a scumbag.Moreover, this guy has a great reputation. If you don't use him, people will say that we don't respect talents.Therefore, you have to hang him up, so that the scholars in the Central Plains know that we respect talents.So Liu Bei gave Xu Jing a very high false title, and when Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, he worshiped Xu Jing as Situ.This is the only Sangong in the 30 years since the founding of Shu Han.

Both of Chen's parents died in his early years, so he had to live in Xu Jing's house.Chen Yu's mother's father is Xu Jing's elder brother. You can imagine the status of Chen Yu in Xu Jing's house because of such a big circle of relationship.And Xu Jing was the target of ridicule by the entire Shu Han regime, so there is no doubt that it was not easy for Chen Yu to get to this point.

Chen Yu came from a low family background—there was no title to inherit from his ancestors, and no military merit—he couldn’t create a title by himself.So throughout his life, he was just a Marquis in Guannei - enjoying the treatment of a marquis, but he had no fiefdom and could not be hereditary.As a result, after his death, Liu Chan directly made his eldest son a Marquis of Guannei—hereditary in disguise, and directly promoted his second son to be the servant of the Huangmen—the emperor's close servant.

That's all, the key is the posthumous name: Zhong!This is really the highest honor for a minister in feudal society!Even Zhuge Liang's posthumous title is two words: Zhongwu.What an honor it is that Chen Yu's posthumous title surpassed that of Zhuge Liang!

It's not that there are no objections. In fact, several servants at Shangshutai disapprove of it, but Liu Chan still insists on doing it.For Liu Chan, who is 51 years old and has a very mature political experience, this is a rare willfulness and an exposure of his sincere feelings.

For Liu Chan, in addition to the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, there is also the friendship of friends.

He ascended the throne at the age of 17, and for the next 12 years, Zhuge Liang controlled him to death, and he never even went out of the CD palace.There is no way to intervene in anything.No power whatsoever.

Finally Zhuge Liang died, but he left a will before his death: Jiang Wanke after I die, Jiang Wan dies after Fei Yike.So waited another 16 years.

It wasn't until Fei Yi was assassinated that Liu Chan finally got the power the emperor should have.At this time, Liu Chan was 45 years old and had been doing rubber stamping for 28 years.

At this time, Chen Yu came.He has a strong ability in government affairs and can manage the general affairs of the Shuhan country in an orderly manner.He has a strong coordination ability and can fully reconcile the contradictions between the main war faction and the main peace faction.While appeasing the Yizhou people, he supported Jiang Wei to continue the Northern Expedition.He also dared to take responsibility, and took the initiative to take the blame for the emperor when something went wrong.The most important point is: he respects the emperor very much, and does not seize power at all. Shang Shutai faithfully carried out all the emperor's explicit and secret wishes.It can be said that during the six years of Chen Yu's reign, Liu Chan finally knew what the emperor was like.

Therefore, Liu Chan's feelings for Chen Yu are sincere.

Of course, some people are gone, and the rest have to go on with their lives.Liu Chan thought over and over again, and still appointed Dong Jue as Shang Shuling—it's a pity that this guy didn't have the consciousness to take the blame for the emperor, but compared with Zhuge Zhan, he didn't have a single-minded bad temper.Relatively speaking, it is still acceptable.

In order to appease Zhuge Zhan, who called himself a Shangshuling some time ago, Liu Chan rewarded his father's early official position: In Shangshupushe's own position, a military adviser and general was added—children, I still have a good opinion of you.Your father started as a military adviser and general before, so if you endure for a few more years, I will let you become a minister.

After that, Liu Chan appointed Huang Hao as Zhongchang Attendant and Fengche Duwei.As soon as the news came out, the ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar.

Brother!Doesn't your family claim to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty?Then you don't know that it was the ten servants who brought down the big man back then?Now you have another Zhongchang attendant?Do we, the big man, have to follow the old path of the previous big man?

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"The above is the situation in the court at the beginning of this month. Generally speaking, we have won a big victory. The only price is that your third uncle and I have no idle jobs."

"Well, thank you, third uncle."

"It's just that the Shang Shuling passed away, but Huang Hao was promoted. Hey, my future is bleak."

"Hehehe, Third Uncle, I don't think so. This is the best choice His Majesty has no alternative."

"Oh?"

"Well, third uncle, you have to look at it this way. Chen Zhonghou has been in power for six years. Although he has a bad reputation, Chen Zhonghou doesn't make money himself, right? I'm a big man and I still do most of the general affairs well."

"It's true. Although Chen Fengzong has a bad reputation, he really doesn't make money."

"So, Chen Zhonghou is sharing the responsibility for His Majesty and ruining his reputation."

"This... is actually His Majesty..."

"Yeah, in this world, once you do something, you may make mistakes. There are only two situations in which you will always be wise. One is not doing things—this was the case when the prime minister was around. The other is when someone blamed him—this is the case with Chen Zhonghou."

"So His Majesty released Huang Hao..."

"Yes, Huang Hao will bear all the bad reputation for His Majesty in the future. Unfortunately, although Huang Hao has this awareness, he does not have the integrity of Chen Zhonghou, so Zhuge Siyuan has to control the bottom line of Shangshutai. But Zhuge Siyuan He is far away and has no specific general affairs ability, and Dong Gong has to be ordered to hang up the book. Therefore, it is reasonable for His Majesty to posthumously posthumously Chen Zhonghou: in the past, one Chen Yi did all the work of these three people. Now he has to do three. If I come to set up the stage by myself, if the stage is not set up well, the center of my big man will become weaker and weaker."

"How do you get the melons on your head? You are smart, but you don't understand the basic etiquette of connecting people and things. You are stupid, but you can see through things in the hall thousands of miles away..."

Haha, because I am a time traveler.

"Well, let's not talk about these things. The third uncle has been working hard back and forth. My nephew invites you to drink and eat potatoes."

"Potatoes? What's that?"

"Hehe, I'll find out soon. Xiaoqi, go and call Xiaoji and Datou."

After the five surnamed Guan got together, they ran to a hut in the back mountain, and Guan Yi opened a jar of wine: "Third Uncle, try it, this is freshly brewed mulberry wine."

Looking at the clear and penetrating lavender mulberry wine in the bowl, I smelled the tangy sweet aroma.Guan Suo couldn't help the wine gnawing violently, quickly picked up the bowl, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp.

"Huh~~~ Good wine! Although it's not very strong, it has a sweet taste. In my opinion, not only men, but also women will like this wine."

"Hehehe, as long as the third uncle thinks it's good. This wine, my nephew was originally planning to target women and rich men." Guan Yi talked to Guan Suo with a smile, and kept pawing in the charcoal fire.

"Okay, third uncle, please try this. Well, Xiaoqi, you three should also come. Especially you, Big Head, you have worked hard to take care of this thing every day for more than a year."

Following Guan Yi's example, the four of them moved away the potatoes with burnt skins that were black and not rubbish.The golden-yellow inner flesh and the faint sweet fragrance all make people's index fingers move.

"Finally, finally, after almost two years, I finally dare to eat potatoes." Seeing the huge, sticky potatoes, Guan Yi couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Oh, delicious, delicious! Chi Nuer, what is this? Why have you never eaten it before?"

"This one can be called potato or yam egg. It is a variant of yam. My nephew discovered this one by accident at the beginning, and after more than two years of repeated planting, it finally has [-] to [-] yams. "—that's the best excuse to cover up

When Guan Yi said this, her face tightened: "Big head, do you know how much this thing produces per mu?"

Guan Datou replied tremblingly: "Patriarch, this thing is really incredible. The servant did the calculation alone according to your instructions, and the yield per mu is more than 50 shi!"

"what!"

Hearing such a number, Guan Suo jumped up, his face was full of shock: "This... this, big head, did you calculate it correctly? It is ten times higher than the yield of rice per mu?!"

"Third Master, I don't believe the maidservant's calculation for the first time. After repeated calculations three times, they are all over 50 shi!"

"Hehehe, third uncle, not only that, this thing is no more delicate than rice and wheat, and the thin soil layer in the mountains can also grow very well. One or two nests can be planted on the palm-sized land between the strange rocks. With this thing , I am confident that the arable land in Fuling County will increase tenfold!"

"Hiss~~~" Guan Suo's face was already flushed, and he was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself: "Good! Great good! My big man will never suffer from lack of food again!"

In the basic plane of history, the population carrying capacity of the Han nationality in China is generally only around 4 million.If there are too many, they will have to change dynasties and self-mutilate.But the last dynasty, the Manchus, supported [-] million people.It relies on the high-yield crops in the Americas represented by potatoes.As far as the land controlled by the Shu Han is concerned, before American crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn entered China, the southwestern mountainous areas of China were limited by geographical conditions, and their cultivated area was very limited. The area of ​​cultivated land in China has increased by more than a hundred times?
However, the role of potatoes should not be exaggerated too much: this thing has a water content of more than 75% (the same weight of rice is generally only 15%).Under the premise of the same weight, the carbohydrate content of potatoes is only one-fourth of that of rice, and the protein content is less than one-fifth. That is to say, potatoes can satisfy hunger and provide life-sustaining calories.However, the protein content needed for human growth and development and brain thinking is very small.After all, this thing is only an alternative when food is insufficient or a dish when food is sufficient.Do staple food?It is indeed still worse.

In fact, the significance of potatoes to China lies in the fact that a large number of mountains and hills in China can also produce food, thereby expanding the cultivated area.

"Hehehe, Third Uncle, this thing is good. But my nephew is not ready to fully promote it yet."

"Why is this? Zifeng, although this item can bring great profits to my Guan family. But it's food, not wine, wax or something like that."

"Hey, where did Uncle San think about it? My nephew will not ignore the people of the world for the benefit of the family. The main reason for this is: I have not yet ruled the world. Uncle, think about it, if this thing spreads How much will the puppet Wei and Eastern Wu produce with their land and manpower? By then, won’t the gap between my big man and the other two countries be getting bigger and bigger?”

"What you said makes sense. So what are you going to do?"

"Whole potatoes must never leave the few hills I have selected. But we can sell potato flour and sun-dried potato chips at a very low price."

"Well... that's okay."

"So third uncle, I didn't even mention Lingxing and Guowei about this matter. Because this matter is too big. For the time being, only the five of us know about it. From now on, third uncle, your task is to take charge of all the potato production. !"

"Please rest assured, the prefect, the final general will not disgrace his life!"

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