At this moment, Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji's expressions changed. They were also involved in this matter.
If he didn't handle it well, he would probably be sent to the imperial prison along with them. He became anxious.
On the other hand, Du Ruhui wasn't too nervous because he had gone to the Chu village with the Emperor and knew that the famine would be resolved.
Du Ruhui continued," Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter was passed to Xuanling five days ago. At that time, he discussed it with me, Wei Zheng, and Wuji before deciding to hide it!"”
"Your Majesty, you might not know this, but it's not just Liu Province. Many places in the south are facing the danger of famine.”
"Because of the scorching heat this year, the harvest has been greatly reduced. A large-scale famine might happen at any time. However, since the alliance at Weishui River, the national treasury has been very empty.”
"At this time, we have to make a strong decision. In order to not let His Majesty be a bad person, we had no choice but to hide this news!”
Du Ruhui lowered his head and said,""If Your Majesty wants to punish us, then punish the four of us!”
Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng knew that they could not hide it anymore, so they stood up and expressed their stance.
"Your Majesty, please punish me!"
"Your Majesty, I know my mistake!"
...
Li Shiming looked at Fang Xuanling, who was being held up, and Du Ruhui and the other two who were kneeling on the ground, but he couldn't say anything.
He did not expect that there were so many reasons behind this.
This matter would definitely attract countless curses from the four of them in the future, but they still did it!
Li Shi Min was very pleased that he had so many good officials.
However, he sighed in his heart. He was not good enough as an emperor. He actually wanted his subjects to take the blame?
But now, with the sweet potato, all the problems would be solved!
"Since that's the case, I won't blame you for setting off!" he said.”
The four of them hurriedly thanked him.
Li Shi Min continued," However, this matter is not over yet. Now, pass down my order. Open the national treasury immediately and release food for disaster relief. I want all the people in the south to have enough to eat!"”
Everyone was shocked.
Du Zai had already said that if he released grain, there would be no food in Guanzhong next year. Why did His Majesty still release grain? Was he crazy?
Wei Zheng was even more blunt." Your Majesty, you can't do that. Once Guanzhong is in turmoil next year, the Great Tang will be in danger!"”
"Xuan Cheng, do you still remember what I just said?" Li Shi Min smiled faintly.”
Hearing this, Du Ruhui thought for a moment before saying,""Your Majesty once said that if the yield of sweet potatoes is extremely high, but Your Majesty, forgive me for being blunt, but I still believe that the yield of sweet potatoes can't be very high!”
"Hahaha!"
Li Shi Min laughed out loud and said,"Xuancheng, you're right. The yield of sweet potatoes is indeed not very high, but extremely high!”
"Because the yield of sweet potatoes is 60 dan per mu!”
...
As soon as Li Shi Min finished speaking, the entire Taiji Palace was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't expect Li Shi Min to say such ridiculous words.
60 stones per mu!
It was six times the highest yield of wheat!
Moreover, it was this sweet potato that was comparable to wheat!
"How is this possible?" Wei Zheng immediately shouted.
"Why not?"
Li Shi Min asked. He stood up and pointed at the main pillar of Taiji Palace,"Do you know that yesterday morning, I saw with my own eyes a field the size of a main beam. It was densely packed with countless sweet potatoes!”
"After a rough calculation, it should be enough for everyone in the hall to eat! Do you dare to say that you won't be able to produce 60 stones per mu like this?”
...
The hall fell silent again.
Li Shi Min's words seemed to have a magical power that made all the officials fall into a reverie.
They were all imagining countless sweet potatoes lying quietly in the fields the size of the main beams in the hall. Each of them was the size of a fist, and eating one could fill one's stomach!
At the thought of this, some officials broke out in cold sweat. Their lips were dry, and the dense sweet potatoes circled in their minds, making their throats extremely dry. They wanted to speak, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not.
Wei Zheng opened his mouth again and again. At this moment, he wanted to refute, but he hoped that Li Shimin was telling the truth!
Because he knew very well what it would be like if the yield of sweet potatoes per mu was really 60 dan!
The famine in the south could be easily resolved!
If they planted sweet potatoes today, Guanzhong would not starve next year!
From then on, the Great Tang would truly enter the Great Tang!
"If what Your Majesty said is true, then this sweet potato is really a divine item!”Empress Zhangsun looked at the remaining half of the sweet potato in her hand and murmured softly.
"Grandma, Grandpa is telling the truth because Daddy said the same thing!" An An said immediately.”
Empress Zhangsun was speechless. If that was really the case, Chu Han would have made great contributions!
Food was always a problem that troubled the world.
The appearance of sweet potatoes would completely solve this problem!
After a long time, the officials 'legs were numb from sitting. They slowly came back to their senses. Fang Xuanling hesitated for a long time before he finally said,""Your Majesty, is what you said true?”
Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Shiming expectantly. Although they didn't believe that there was such a powerful food, they hoped that it was true.
Especially the county magistrate of Jun County, who was standing outside the door. He was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out. He only hoped that what the Emperor said was true.
Li Shi Min nodded." Everything I said is true. Ke Ming was with me at that time. He can prove it!"”
"That's right!" Du Ruhui immediately echoed. At that time, I was lucky enough to see it with Your Majesty! The sweet potatoes are really 60 dan per mu!"
Although Du Ruhui's words were calm, they were like a stabilizing needle that made everyone feel excited.
The sweet potato yield was really 60 dan per mu!
“...”
"Phew!"
"Hiss ~"
When this thought was confirmed, some people fell silent with tears in their eyes, some sighed with joy in their eyes, and some sucked in a breath of cold air and kept slapping their thighs.
Throughout history, every dynasty was destroyed because of a lack of food!
For example, the Great Tang was facing a famine in the south and could descend into chaos at any moment!
And with the sweet potato, the Great Tang would be able to completely solve this problem!
As participants, they would become a story in history!
Especially the person who discovered the sweet potato. His merit would last for thousands of years and his name would go down in history!
"Your Majesty, I'm curious. How did Your Majesty discover this sweet potato?" Zhangsun Wuji immediately asked.”
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