Chen Xu and the others had just returned to Xiang County when they saw a large group of commoners gathered in front of the porridge shop.
The commoners all looked hungry.
Each of them was holding a bowl of porridge and wolfing it down.
Obviously!
It had been a long time since they had eaten their fill.
Chen Xu felt a little upset.
Lu Su walked out from behind. He cupped his fists and bowed to Chen Xu. He said respectfully,"My lord, this is the porridge shop that you requested yesterday.”
"Yes." Chen Xu nodded and grunted.
Lu Su hesitated for a moment before continuing,"My lord, the people of Pei County are suffering too much! They hadn't eaten for too long!”
"Previously, the Yellow Turban army wreaked havoc, and the people had no more food in their hands! If this continues, I'm afraid the commoners won't be able to hold on…"
"This matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, the commoners will leave Pei County and become refugees! "At that time, the population under our rule will be greatly lost…"
Chen Xu's heart involuntarily tightened!
The commoners left Pei County?
This was digging out his foundation for conquering the world!
How could this be!
He frowned slightly and said," We'll increase the number of porridge shops and distribute more porridge to help the people get through this difficult period. How about that?"”
"This method is feasible!" Lu Su nodded. However, this way, our food will be insufficient!”
" By that time, we will not be able to feed so many troops because of the lack of food…"
He did not continue, but the meaning behind his words was obvious!
That was to disband the army!
And this was obviously not what Chen Xu wanted to see!
"My lord, why don't we cancel the porridge distribution?" Lu Su sighed and said helplessly.”
Chen Xu fell into deep thought.
At this moment, a voice sounded in Chen Xu's mind.
"Ding! Detected that the host is facing a choice. The system mission has been updated. Please choose!”
" Option 1: Follow Lu Su's suggestion and cancel the porridge distribution. [Mission reward: 100 spears!]
" Option 2: Refuse Lu Su's suggestion and continue to provide porridge. Maintain the status quo. [Mission reward: 100 gold taels!]
" Option 3: Refuse Lu Su's suggestion and continue to give out the porridge. [Mission Reward: 500 kilograms of high-quality potatoes!]”
Chen Xu frowned when he saw the first option.
If the porridge distribution was canceled, the people under his rule would not be able to live.
This was obviously not feasible!
At that time, if he did not have the people under his rule, would he be a commander without an army?
He looked at option two.
The 100 gold taels from Option 2 would be able to solve the problem!
However, 100 gold taels was really too little. It could only be used for a moment!
Chen Xu looked at the third option.
When he saw the reward for Option 3, his eyebrows twitched!
A thousand catties of high-quality potatoes?
Potato was a high-yield crop!
It was also one of the four main food sources of the future world.
After eating the potatoes, they felt full and could endure hunger very well.
Moreover, it was very convenient to store them.
If he had these 1,000 catties of high-quality potatoes, the problem he had just encountered would be perfectly solved!
With this thought in mind, Chen Xu no longer hesitated.
In his heart, he said to the system," System, I choose option three!"
"Zijing, from today onwards, we'll open a few more porridge shops every day and increase the intensity of our porridge distribution!" Chen Xu said to Lu Su. Let the commoners eat their fill!"
As soon as he said that, the surrounding commoners knelt on the ground one by one.
"Thank you, Chen Yuzhou! Chen Yuzhou is wise!"
For a moment, his voice shook the surroundings!
Chen Xu also did not expect that this commotion would actually be so huge!
He raised his right hand and shouted at the people,""Hello, comrades! Comrades, you've worked hard!"
Although the commoners did not understand, they were all rather excited…
"My lord, you can't do this!" Lu Su said anxiously. This is the way to bring disaster!"
"Don't worry, Zijing!" Chen Xu smiled faintly. I have a way!"
When Lu Su heard this, he was somewhat bewildered.
However, when he heard Chen Xu's words, he could only helplessly reply,""Here!"
As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, the system's voice sounded in Chen Xu's mind.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. You have received the mission reward: A thousand catties of high-quality potatoes!"
"1,000 catties of high-quality potatoes have been distributed to the storage space.”
Chen Xu hurriedly looked into his storage space.
As expected!
In the storage space, there was a large pile of potatoes.
He was overjoyed!
Success!
Chen Xu reached into his sleeve.
Taking this opportunity, he took out a few potatoes from the system's storage space.
He brought the potato in front of Lu Su and said,""Zijing, look. Is this the solution to our food problem?”
Lu Su took the potato and looked at it carefully.
Even Xu Chu and Xu Huang were curious and each took one.
They looked left and right.
After looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't recognize what it was.
"My lord, what did you take out?”Xu Chu scratched his head and asked curiously," Why haven't I seen it before?!"”
The few of them looked at Chen Xu in confusion.
Lu Su was very knowledgeable.
Over the years, he had been walking around to run his business and had seen a lot of things.
However, he had never seen this before.
"This is called a potato!" Chen Xu smiled faintly.”
"These potatoes are truly high-yield crops! With this potato, our previous food shortage problem will be solved!”
"High-yield crops?" Lu Su asked doubtfully.
"Exactly!" Chen Xu laughed loudly." This potato can produce two to three thousand catties per mu!
"Two to three thousand jin?" Lu Su was stunned on the spot.
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