"I've made up my mind. You don't have to say anything else!”
Li Daoxuan said.
At this moment, he was standing on the Wangyang Gate, and on the other side of the moat under his feet, the welcoming ministers led by Liu Kongzhao and Wang Duo, as well as the 50,000 soldiers who had come with them, were kneeling there, carrying the ardent exhortations of the Jiangnan people, begging the Emperor to move to Nanjing.
"I'm incompetent, causing the country to be covered in dust and the people to die. I've already let down the people, so how can I just leave? Beijing was lost in my hands, so I have to take it back personally. Otherwise, how can I face the world and my ancestors? I have already escaped once, and I will not escape a second time. I will definitely not go to Nanjing. I swear to the heavens that if I cannot personally smash open the gates of Beijing, I will not enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple after I die!”
Li Daoxuan roared.
At the same time, in order to increase the effect, he grabbed the giant axe standing beside him and smashed it on the parapet with a roar. The huge blue brick parapet was instantly shattered.
There were cries of alarm outside the city.
"If I go against this oath, I will be struck by lightning!”
Li Daoxuan shouted again.
Liu Kongzhao and Wang Duo, who were kneeling outside the city, were dumbfounded.
How could he persuade her?
There was no way to persuade him. He had blocked all the roads. No matter what reason he used, persuading him to go to Nanjing would cause him to be unable to enter the ancestral temple after his death. That would be harboring evil intentions! However, if they couldn't bring him back to Nanjing, they wouldn't be able to explain to the officials and gentry in Nanjing! Everyone knew that where the emperor was, the center of the country was. The center was not just the palace, it represented prosperity. The center of the Ming Dynasty had moved north for more than 200 years. If they missed this opportunity to pull back to Nanjing, it would be very difficult to do it again. The two of them lay there and looked at each other with conflicted expressions. However, at this moment, there was a sudden scream behind them. They quickly looked up and saw a meteor-like light suddenly flash across the sky above the stone river on the left. Then, a light ball the size of a vat appeared above the river.
"We welcome Emperor Taizu!"
Before they could react, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians outside Shanhaiguan City knelt down and kowtowed.
Then, he saw countless yellowish-brown fruits gushing out of the ball of light like a waterfall. Like hail, they stirred up a large amount of water in the stone river, smashing the surface of the river as if it was boiling. It looked so unbelievable and shocking against the blue sky.
"We thank Emperor Taizu for his gift!”
Then, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians at Shanhai Pass shouted in unison.
This scene caused the soldiers from the south to scream in shock. They were not mentally prepared like the soldiers at Shanhaiguan. These soldiers, who had experienced the miracle for the first time, all lay on the ground and trembled as if the yellowish-brown waterfall was a divine dragon soaring into the sky. Liu Kongzhao and Wang Duo were also stunned. This supernatural scene completely overturned their imaginations. However, the shouts of the Shanhaiguan soldiers and civilians soon made them understand what was going on. The two of them were so scared that they quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed while shouting to welcome Emperor Taizu Gao.
Of course, Emperor Taizu Gao definitely did not appear.
Only the Emperor, who was like a cult leader, opened his arms and looked up to the sky. He sat on the city wall of Shanhaiguan with his eyes closed and his back facing the sun that was already slightly tilted. It was as if his entire body was covered in divine light, playing the role of a communicator with the gods.
These were the potato seeds that Xiaoqian had sent over.
Now, she only had potato seeds and soybean seeds. She would have to wait for a few days before she could send them over. As for the other seeds...
He was still working on that.
He really had to work hard. In his original time and space, there was no corn or rice that could be directly planted. They had long been flooded by hybrids. He even had to be careful if they were genetically modified. If he wanted to find seeds that could be planted, he had to go to those closed ditches, and they had to be relatively closed. However, this would take enough time. Most of the wheat could be planted, but the problem was that it was not the season to plant wheat now. Only potatoes were still okay. Moreover, it was not too late to plant potatoes now.
As for throwing him into the river…
If he threw it on the ground, it could probably be made into mashed potatoes.
Just like that, in front of the 50,000 Jiangnan soldiers and 100,000 Shanhaiguan soldiers, the immortal seed bestowed by Emperor Taizu Gao fell for five minutes, and then the ball of light suddenly disappeared.
"Quick, get the immortal seed!"
Before the emperor could withdraw his divine power, Wang Yongji shouted in a trembling voice.
Then, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians inside and outside Shanhaiguan abandoned the Emperor who was still in God's Descent and rushed towards the Stone River. At the same time, following the orders of Liu Kongzhao and the others, the 50,000 Jiangnan Navy kneeling outside the city also rushed towards the Stone River like crazy. These fanatical soldiers and civilians flooded the surface of the Stone River like a flash flood. They grabbed the potatoes in their hands desperately. Some even dived into the river to grab the immortal seeds. Soon, someone raised the potatoes excitedly. The buffer of the river water was very good at protecting these originally fragile things. Basically, there were very few things that were broken. At most, there were some scratches. Fortunately, this did not hinder the seeds. Anyway, they still had to cut the sprouts. However, the stone river where they landed was very turbulent, so most of the potatoes were washed into the open shallows downstream. This was also part of the plan. Otherwise, with the depth of the river, the potato mountain would have been piled up long ago. However, this did not matter. There were more than 200,000 people fishing for these things. As long as they did not rush into the sea, they would not be able to escape the trap.
In fact, many commoners were really carrying a copying net!
"Your Majesty, this, this seems to be an earth bean!”
Wang Yongji said with a potato in his hand.
In fact, potatoes were not too rare among the high-ranking officials and nobles at this time, especially for the vegetable farmers who specialized in the imperial family. Moreover, they were mainly planted in the northern part of the capital. As the governor of Jiliao, it was impossible for him not to have seen and eaten them. Perhaps he had eaten a lot.
"Yeah, but are our earth beans that big?”
Li Daoxuan said.
"No, it's only the size of an egg!”
Wang Yongji looked at the potato that was bigger than an adult's fist and said with certainty.
"That's right. Of course, immortal seeds are different!”
Li Daoxuan said," Pass down the decree. This is a gift from Taizu. Whoever catches it will get it. Take advantage of the good weather now and find a place to plant it. I have the planting method here. Get the officials at all levels to copy it. Then, everyone will guide the farmers in planting. However, don't count on this. This thing is an immortal seed. It's hard to say if it can adapt to the soil of the human world. Moreover, there aren't many of them, so other things have to be planted. In a few days, Taizu will give some other seeds. In short, the tasks of the officials at all levels are very simple. They are to lead the farmers between Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan to cultivate the wasteland. I want this land to be covered with crops in a month. Tell them that I will personally patrol the various places during this period of time. If anyone dares to slack off, I will cut off their heads.”
"Your Majesty!"
Old Wang quickly said.
At this moment, Wang Duo and Liu Kongzhao also walked over with two potatoes each.
"All of you, let the soldiers who caught the immortal seed bring it back and bring it to various places to try planting it. Make a few copies of the planting method. However, according to Taizu, this item is suitable for cold places, but it might not be suitable for Jiangnan. Of course, it's not that it can't be planted, but it definitely can't be used as a main grain. In the future, when Taizu bestows other seeds, I will get someone to send some to you. There may be some good rice seeds. In short, it depends on Taizu's reward. I can't guarantee what it will be. After all, Taizu has to ask the gods for it.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Duo and the other said hurriedly.
At this moment, the two of them looked at Li Daoxuan with reverence for the gods.
After all, seeing such a thing with his own eyes was different from hearing about it in legends.
"There's one more thing. Although this thing doesn't have much nutrients and can at most keep you from starving to death, the advantage is that it won't go extinct unless there's a real disaster. This also needs to be promoted everywhere.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Your Majesty, I have eaten it before. It is said that it came from Southeast Asia. There are many plants in Fujian and Guangdong. The taste is quite sweet.”
Liu Kongzhao said.
"Yes, this is it. Just say that it is my decree. Let the Ministry of Revenue invest in purchasing large quantities in Fujian and Guangdong. Then, all the prefectures and counties in the provinces will be given seeds. You are an old official, famous all over the world. You also know the habits of the people below. This is a good deed of the Great Ancestor's decree to pacify the people. Don't let those petty officials cause a disturbance to the people in the end. I will give you the imperial sword. Whoever causes trouble on this matter and spoils the Great Ancestor's original intention can be killed first before reporting!”
Li Daoxuan said.
"This old subject has your orders."
Wang Duo said.
That would be enough. They would use administrative means to forcefully promote the sweet potatoes. Anyway, what the imperial court could control at this time was nothing more than the southeast half. Huguang was already a war zone. Otherwise, Zuo Liangyu would not be so arrogant. He was the barrier of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang flanks. The north of the Yangtze River probably wouldn't last long. The Huai River couldn't stop Li Zicheng or Dorgon. The Nanjing court could only guarantee that they could control the south of Fujian, Zhejiang, Zhili, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Huguang, and the east and south. Sweet potatoes were already being planted on a large scale in Fujian and Guangdong. They were already spreading to this area. He was just accelerating the spread.
However, he could not count on this powerful country.
It would be a joke if eating sweet potatoes could make one strong. It was more like eating too much gastric acid. This thing just couldn't starve to death. The real main force was rice, wheat, corn, soybeans, potatoes, and other things. He didn't want to create another sweet potato flourishing age.
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