Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 443 Overjoyed

   Seeing His Majesty read the memorial, everyone was very anxious.

  But at this time... His Majesty actually asked about fishing.

   And it's still fishing.

  This...professional is not the right word.

   Everyone, look at me, and I will look at you.

After thinking about it, Xie Qian had to answer. Xie Qian said: "The sea is banned by the imperial court, and fishermen are not allowed to go into the sea. However, if you think about it, there will be some fishermen who are bold and violate the prohibition. It's just... these are decapitation activities, naturally , it will not be found in the classics and history."

  He first explained the difficulty of this problem.

Then he said: "However, judging from the records of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it is very difficult for fishermen to fish. Even if there are large boats, and they are tens of miles away from the coast, they often cannot make ends meet. Because fishing in the sea is inherently difficult. Not easy, the cost is not low, not to mention, because of the strong wind and waves, the risk is not small. Moreover, sea fish is more cunning. Your Majesty, in the Yuan Dynasty, I heard that the price of the same catty of sea fish was three times that of river fish. More than five times, it can be seen from it that although people love to eat sea fish, but at the same time, it is not easy to salvage this sea fish."

  Born as a champion is to be born as a champion, you know everything, you can learn classics and classics at your fingertips.

  Others nodded their heads one after another. Although many people did not understand, this did not prevent them from pretending to understand better.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Have you ever seen in the classics and history that sea boats go out to sea to salvage, return and return in three days, and catch hundreds of thousands of catties of fish?"

   "..."

  Everyone fell silent.

   What is the concept of hundreds of thousands of catties.

  This is an astronomical figure.

   What's more, it's still a sea fish.

  Xie Qian shook his head: "I think... this is a fantasy. People in the Yuan Dynasty wrote a book saying: There are big ships going out to sea, with more than a hundred people, five masts, and going out to sea for ten days, or nothing. Maybe ten thousand catties of fish..."

He thought for a while and continued: "It can be seen that the fishermen in the Yuan Dynasty went out to sea for ten days, and if they found nothing, it might not be impossible. If luck is not bad, the fish they salvage will weigh up to ten thousand catties. This is the hard work of more than a hundred people. As a result, if there are tens of thousands of catties, it will be profitable. After all, one person can get a hundred catties of fish. It is also a sea fish. A calf, or a rough horse, or two dolphins. If you are lucky enough to get tens of thousands of catties of fish, one person can get several calves in ten days. Because of this, although the sea is full of dangers, There are also some people who take the risk and go to the sea to try their luck."

Xie Qian thought for a while, and then said: "As for hundreds of thousands of catties, this is too scary. Within three days, the average person can get at least a thousand catties of fish. The three thousand catties of meat, even if it is not expensive sea fish, your Majesty thinks Come to think of it, isn't it true that one person can catch tens of thousands of catties of fish in one month. This... is meat. This ordinary farmer, with a family of ten acres of land in the south of the Yangtze River, can only produce thirty shi of grain. It’s only a thousand catties, but this fishing can produce tens of thousands of catties a year, but it’s still delicious sea fish.”

   Xie Qian shook his head as if I never believed it.

   "If this is the case, what kind of food do you grow? In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, fishermen were also poor. If the fishery production is so high, why is it here?"

  Emperor Hongzhi's expression became even more weird, he said: "But the Zhen Guofu prepares Japanese guards, that is, Tang Yin, who produces hundreds of thousands of catties of fish every three days."

"what?"

   Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

impossible!

   Everyone is a reasonable person.

   "Your Majesty...Is this a sign of auspiciousness?" Someone looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Although auspiciousness is a good word, it is a derogatory term in many contexts used by court ministers. There is not much auspiciousness in the world, but some people go around reporting auspiciousness and praising Haiyan and Heqing in order to flatter others. , aroused the resentment of many people.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "It's not auspicious, it's played by the prefect Wen Yansheng!"

   "..."

   "I want to take a look." Li Dongyang couldn't sit still, he didn't care about the rules.

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing.

   Xiao Jing understands.

  A moment later, the memorial fell into the hands of Li Dongyang. Li Dongyang read it word by word, as if he wanted to find out some mistakes from the memorial, or guess Wen Yansheng's intentions.

After a long time, his Adam's apple rolled away, and he even wanted to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his big sleeve: "It's true! Wen Yansheng has played several times in the past, and repeatedly criticized Zhen Guofu for preparing Japanese guards. It is impossible for him to suddenly write for Tang Yin Singing hymns. Now that there is a catastrophe in Ningbo Mansion, if people starve to death because of it, he will at most take the blame, at worst he will be dismissed from office. But if he delays the disaster relief because of this, it will be a crime of death. According to the memorandum, he is quite honest, not like a fraudster... this... the victims of the disaster will be saved."

  Yeah...there is help...

  Li Dongyang was overjoyed.

   It's just that I can't get emotional.

  The disaster victims eat sea fish every day...Is this...still a disaster victim?

   This is clearly a paradise on earth.

   Li Dongyang had a strange expression.

  Others were also moved, and circulated the memorabilia one after another. Many people nodded repeatedly, and someone asked strangely: "What is this majestic and majestic Zhen Guogong... What is it?"

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was suddenly elated, especially after Li Dongyang confirmed that the memorial was true, a big stone settled in his heart.

  He murmured in his heart, could it be that this is really a blessing from the heavens, are the ancestors virtuous?

   It really looks auspicious.

  As for the majestic Zhen Guogong, well... these are the details, so there is no need to delve into it.

  His eyes lit up: "The crown prince and Fang Jifan!"

As he said that, he was happy again: "These two boys, nine out of ten, are the ghosts of these two boys. Could this fish still throw itself into the trap? You have to ask clearly. This fishing, one person for one year Come down, can produce ten thousand catties, one person can produce ten thousand catties of meat? I don’t understand, I don’t understand.”

   As he spoke, he was overjoyed.

   All the ministers still find it incredible, but they also feel that at this time, no one should dare to cheat.

  Unless...Wen Yansheng is crazy.

  It was already noon at this time, since the crown prince and Fang Jifan were still to be summoned, the officials must have to wait.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "At noon today, let's have a light meal in the palace first, companion Xiao, pass on the meal."

  In fact, everyone is already hungry.

  To tell the truth, when Wen Yansheng wrote about the big yellow croaker, he was very vivid, not to mention that when it was lunch time, many people's stomachs were burning.

   Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that His Majesty wanted to pass on the meal.

  Xiao Jing understood and walked quickly.

   Not long after, eunuchs passed on the meal.

   This is a plate...

  Liu Jian's face darkened.

   His Majesty the Emperor is stingy, he knows it, but...

   This is a plate of mashed potatoes.

   That's right, mashed potatoes!

  When mashed potatoes first appeared, everyone tasted it fresh and thought it tasted good, but now, to be honest, they are already tired and hungry, and it’s fine to use it to satisfy their hunger, but this is imperial food, what the **** is this?

  The smile on Li Dongyang's face gradually disappeared, and he gave Emperor Hongzhi a resentful look.

Ma Wensheng had been scolded for a whole morning, his head was bloody, this person was hurt in his heart, and he would inevitably be more hungry. When he was reading the memorabilia just now, he saw the deliciousness of all kinds of large yellow croakers on it, and he yearned for it. A plate of mashed potatoes served in…

   "..."

In fact, this is really not the fault of Emperor Hongzhi. Although Emperor Hongzhi was usually frugal, he was not too harsh. Originally, Ningbo suffered a catastrophe and the people were short of food. He thought that the people in Ningbo were eating soil. It is unavoidable to feel uneasy after eating these delicacies, so he specifically asked that these days, he would eat mashed potatoes as a meal and share the joys and sorrows with the people.

   Even if he eats mashed potatoes, he still feels uncomfortable. Thinking about the people in the southeast who are eating soil, he is already very extravagant.

  Can now...

  He looked at the mashed potatoes and suddenly felt disgusted.

  He wants to eat fish.

   Want to eat large yellow croaker.

  The most hateful thing is that Wen Yansheng, who plausibly said that as a subject, when he saw the big yellow croaker, he wanted to honor the emperor in his heart, and wished to send it to the imperial court immediately, so that his majesty could come down and taste the deliciousness of the big yellow croaker.

  In the end, you frankly said that the journey is far away, and you are afraid that the fish will go bad. What the **** is this?

  Emperor Hongzhi coughed.

  The ministers did not respond.

Pretending to be very happy, he raised his chopsticks, lowered his head and chewed the potatoes slowly. Anyway, this is the grace of the Holy Spirit. No matter how stingy he is, it is also the nectar from the Holy Majesty. Not to mention mashed potatoes, even poisonous wine I'll drink it for you, don't you have to drink it?

   It's just everyone's own heart, but it's a bit complicated. Wen Yansheng's description, lingering, big yellow croaker... big yellow croaker, okay? Is it so delicious to make soup? Bragging?

  I'm not happy, the people in the disaster area eat big yellow croaker every day, so we just eat this?

  Would the people in the disaster area get tired of eating fish?

   Definitely, it’s the same as eating mashed potatoes.

   "This..." Emperor Hongzhi felt that he had treated his ministers badly.

   After thinking about it, it would be too wasteful to re-burn the stove in the imperial dining room, so let's save it.

  Emperor Hongzhi swallowed a piece of mashed potatoes with a smile on his face: "This mashed potatoes are really delicious in the world. When you eat them carefully, they are sweet and moisten your throat."

   "..."

  If Fang Jifan were here, he would definitely say, * is mentally retarded.

  Of course, Liu Jian and the others dared not speak, nor did they dare to think about it.

  But one by one forced to laugh, and echoed: "What your majesty said is true. Potatoes are sweet by nature. They are really rare foods. I like to eat them very much."

   "Not bad, not bad, the mashed potatoes are really delicious, much better than the big yellow croaker." Ma Wensheng said casually.

   Soon, Ma Wensheng was greeted with many stern gazes.

   Are you sick? What big yellow croaker are you talking about at this time?

"..." Ma Wensheng also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue. What he said against his will seemed to be a bit exaggerated. Hey... I made a mistake. Can I blame the old man? Didn't you just turn around and scold the Ministry of War all morning? Confused to this day, repeated gaffes?

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Ma Wensheng: "If the Qing family likes it, then eat more. Come and bring me some more dishes."

  Marvin Sheng kept smiling on his face, the smile was still shining and moving.

  (end of this chapter)