After explaining to Ying Zheng, Ying Chen turned around and said to the black tiger,""There's no need to hide it. Tell me directly."
With Ying Chen's permission, Black Tiger opened his mouth and said,"Because the Crown Prince previously gave me something called sweet potatoes. This thing can produce 4,000 catties per mu!”
As soon as these words were spoken, Ying Zheng was still alright. After all, he had some foundation from Ying Chen.
However, Li Si, Wang Jian, Feng Quji, and the other important officials who did not know all of this were completely dumbfounded!
4,000 catties per mu!
This was 4,000 catties per mu!
One had to know that Great Qin could only produce 100 catties of grain per mu!
With this amount of food, Great Qin was able to feed 25 million people.
If this so-called sweet potato could reach a yield of 4,000 catties per mu, it meant that Great Qin would be able to feed at least 30 times its current population.
In other words, if this so-called sweet potato could be spread across the world, Great Qin would no longer have to worry about famine!
Li Si, Feng Quji, Wang Jian, and Wang Ben were all trembling uncontrollably at the thought of this!
"Is that true?"
Although no one dared to lie in front of Ying Zheng, and it was such an obvious lie, it was a serious matter. Out of caution, Li Si still asked a question.
As soon as these words were said, the black tiger was instantly shocked and furious.
What shocked him was that if his words were wrong, he would be deceiving the First Emperor, Ying Zheng. Even if he, Black Tiger, had a hundred heads, it would not be enough to chop them off.
He was furious because he was clearly telling the truth. Why didn't anyone believe him?
Thinking of this, the black tiger no longer cared that he was in front of Ying Zheng, and immediately shouted,""If you don't believe me, you can come with me to the fields to take a look. It just so happens that this period of time is also the day of grain harvesting.”
As soon as he said that, Ying Zheng immediately made a decision,""Alright, bring me there to take a look. As long as it's true, I'll definitely reward you handsomely!”
Just like that, under the lead of the black tiger, Ying Zheng and a group of important ministers hurried to the field.
Black Tiger immediately called some people over and began to dig up the sweet potatoes in the ground.
Some things can be seen from the subtle.
When Ying Zheng and the others saw seven to eight catties of sweet potatoes hanging from a vine, they knew that the yield of this sweet potato would definitely not be low.
At this moment, the eyes of Ying Zheng and the other ministers had already begun to shine.
Actually, the process of digging sweet potatoes was very boring.
However, when Ying Zheng and the other ministers saw the sweet potatoes piled up on the ground, little by little, until they were almost piled up like a small mountain, they did not feel bored at all!
Civil officials like Li Si and Feng Quji were thinking about how many people in the world would be spared from famine with this sweet potato, and how many people Great Qin would be able to feed in the future.
Wang Jian, Wang Ben, and Meng Yi were all thinking that with so much food, Great Qin's soldiers would no longer have to fight the enemy on an empty stomach.
And as the ruler of Great Qin, Ying Zheng was thinking that from today onwards, his Great Qin Empire would be forever stable!
Just like that, two hours passed. The more people there were, the stronger they were.
All the sweet potatoes in the field were dug out.
When these sweet potatoes were weighed one by one, they finally came to the conclusion that there were as many as 6,000 catties of sweet potatoes dug out from this mu of land. Everyone present felt their breathing quicken!
Plop!
Li Si suddenly knelt on the ground and picked up the sweet potatoes.""Auspicious, this is auspicious! The heavens bless Great Qin, the heavens bless Great Qin!”
The moment Li Si said this, all the officials present, including Feng Quji and Wang Jian, knelt on the ground!
"God bless Great Qin, God bless Great Qin!"
At this moment, except for Ying Zheng and Ying Chen, everyone else knelt on the ground.
Ying Zheng came before Ying Chen, then patted his son's shoulder and said,""Good! Good! Good! It's really the heavens 'blessing for me to have a son like you!”
The moment he said that, the hearts of all the ministers present trembled. Li Si took the lead and shouted,""Ten thousand years for the Crown Prince, ten thousand years for His Majesty, ten thousand years for Great Qin!”
The ministers behind Li Si looked at each other and nodded.""Ten thousand years for the Crown Prince, ten thousand years for His Majesty, ten thousand years for Great Qin!”
At this moment, the appearance of these words meant that Ying Chen's position as Crown Prince had obtained the unanimous approval of all the important officials present!
From now on, Ying Chen's position as Crown Prince would be as stable as Mount Tai!
And when the news of the sweet potato spread throughout the world, even Ying Zheng himself would find it very difficult to remove Ying Chen from his position as Crown Prince!
The achievement of feeding Great Qin's 25 million people was enough to become a god!
Just as Ying Zheng and the other ministers were feeling extremely excited, Ying Chen thought for a moment, then said,""Actually, this sweet potato also has its flaws!”
"It's just that if you eat too much, it's easy to get bloated. Moreover, as the main food, it's not enough to fill your stomach.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng and all the other important ministers could not help but look at Ying Chen speechlessly.
"Chen 'er, to most people, being able to fill their stomachs is already enough. These small problems are not a problem at all in the eyes of most people.”
"So, in fact, other than sweet potatoes, I have two other things that can be used as main food. One is called potatoes, and the other is called corn.”
As soon as he said that, Ying Zheng and the group of ministers behind him were like a pack of hungry wolves who had been starving for days and had finally found food, almost pouncing on Ying Chen.
"What's the output of these two things?" Ying Zheng asked Ying Chen directly.”
After thinking for a while, Ying Chen said," The yield of potatoes is about the same as sweet potatoes. Moreover, compared to sweet potatoes, they can't withstand low temperatures. Planting potatoes can be cultivated at a lower temperature.”
"The yield of corn is only about 1000 catties. However, corn could become a real staple food like rice and wheat.”
Hearing Ying Chen's words, Ying Zheng was overjoyed!
Not to mention potatoes, which were not inferior to sweet potatoes in terms of yield and were easier to grow than sweet potatoes.
Even though corn was a crop that had a lower yield than sweet potatoes and potatoes, it was still a staple food. This meant that Great Qin's people had another choice.
Moreover, compared to the current yield of wheat and rice, which was less than 100 catties per mu, 1,000 catties of corn was already an unattainable amount.
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