Chapter 22-The People's Passion
In the afternoon, all the work needed to harvest the potatoes was completed.
1,190 catties per mu.
When they heard this number, all the people cheered, even those who did not have land and rented land from the landlord.
It is sad that farmers have no land.
They rented a piece of land from the landlord and worked tirelessly. They had to pay 70% of their annual harvest to the landlord, and the remaining 30% was barely enough to make ends meet.
There was no surplus food to be accumulated.
During famine years, when the harvest was reduced, they could only starve or sell themselves to the landlord to survive.
However, it was different with potatoes.
The yield of potatoes per mu was 1,190 catties. Even if they gave 70% to the landlord, the remaining 30% was enough for their family to fill their stomachs. There was still a lot left.
For these farmers who did not have land, as long as they had more than enough every year, it was the greatest happiness.
Li Shiming's face was full of smiles when he saw the people's excitement.
The people were so enthusiastic, which meant that he was still qualified to be the emperor's younger brother, and the people still recognized him.
Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling," Looking at the people, there shouldn't be any resistance to the promotion of potatoes. Tomorrow, the food pressure in Chang 'an will be much less."”
"Yeah, thanks to Cheng Chuwen, who brought out potatoes and sweet potatoes, our pressure has been greatly reduced."”
"Indeed."
Hearing the sweet potato, Li Shimin asked,""What about the yield of sweet potatoes? According to Cheng Chuwen, the yield of sweet potatoes is higher than potatoes.”
"Cheng Chuwen's sweet potatoes were planted randomly. They weren't planted in acres, so it's hard to calculate the yield. But I've taken a look and it's indeed higher than the yield of potatoes."”
"That's good."
Li Shiming didn't say anything more. The matter here was almost over. There were still many things waiting for him to deal with in the palace. There was no need to stay here.
After instructing his personal eunuch, he returned to the palace.
Seeing Li Shiming leave, the officials didn't stay any longer and followed him back.
However, this made the commoners extremely happy.
Seeing the officials leave one by one, they no longer restrained themselves. Like ants that had encountered honey, they rushed into the fields.
They hoped to pick up a potato that had fallen into the field.
However, not all the commoners rushed down. Some people felt that with so many people rushing down, even if the potatoes really fell, it would not be their turn.
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Cheng Chuwen didn't care about this. When Li Shimin went back, he followed Cheng Yaojin.
However, he was stunned when he returned to the street of the Cheng Residence.
Who knew how many people had come and blocked the entire street. They couldn't even pass through even if they wanted to.
Cheng Chuwen had no choice but to enter the Cheng residence through the back door.
However, as soon as they entered the Cheng Mansion, they realized that the entire courtyard had been piled up with all kinds of things.
"Why are there so many things?" Cheng Yaojin pointed at them. Where did you get it?"
Seeing that it was Cheng Yaojin, the butler quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied,"Old Master, they were all sent by the commoners. They said that Fifth Young Master had sold these things from them in the past and now they are all sent to Fifth Young Master.”
"Those people also said that they wanted Fifth Young Master to forgive them for being blind in the past and causing trouble for Fifth Young Master.”
Cheng Yaojin finally understood.
He glared at Cheng Chuwen fiercely. This little bastard had done many things like forced buying and selling in the past. He had almost become one of the four evils of Chang 'an.
Now, it was probably because those people saw Cheng Chuwen forcefully buying and selling those things. He made a medicine that could revive the dead, such as penicillin, and high-yield potatoes.
He felt that Cheng Chuwen had forcefully bought and sold those things for these things, so he sent all the things that Cheng Chuwen had forcefully bought and sold over.
Cheng Chuwen himself didn't expect such a situation to happen. When he saw Cheng Yaojin staring at him, he pursed his lips and said,""These were all given by them voluntarily. I didn't snatch them. Why are you glaring at me?”
Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth." I know they gave it to me voluntarily, but this is too much. What are you going to do?"”
"Of course it's my subordinate. What else can I do?”
Cheng Chuwen paused for a moment and continued,"But Butler, remember the names of all the people who sent these things. They are so enthusiastic, so we have to respond.
When my wedding day comes, I'll invite them over and have a good meal.”
"But…"
Without waiting for the butler to finish, Cheng Chuwen interrupted him,"There's no buts. Just do as I say. Remember, don't miss anything.”
The butler looked at Cheng Yaojin. Seeing that Cheng Yaojin did not object, he quickly cupped his hands and said,"Yes, Fifth Young Master."
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