Under the clear water was a mottled sunlight.
In the intertwining of light and darkness, a fish slowly swam to Old Zhu's bait.
It approached the bait and gently tested it.
Faint ripples appeared around the fishing line.
The fish opened its mouth and was about to bite the bait. Old Zhu held his breath and focused his mind.
Take the bait, take the bait!
He kept praying in his heart.
However, as if it had seen a ghost, the fish swam away on its own accord after testing it twice!
Pa!
You fish, are you really going against me?
Old Zhu's mind exploded, and he threw the fishing rod on the ground in frustration.
At this moment, Chu Nan raised his wrist and three fish were caught on the three hooks at the end of the fishing line!
Snore--
Old Zhu spat.
"Chu Nan, have you ever opened your mouth?”
Until now, Chu Nan had been catching fish one after another.
On the other hand, Old Zhu did not have any.
Chu Nan looked at the pitiful Old Zhu and thought to himself. The blessing of luck was so awesome?
If he said that Old Zhu couldn't catch any fish, did that mean that he really couldn't catch any?
This was too ridiculous!
" Your Majesty," Chu Nan turned around and asked Zhu Yuanzhang,""What do you think is the biggest problem?”
" The biggest problem..." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, deep in thought.
"Actually, the reason why Great Ming was unable to completely resolve the hidden dangers of Northern Yuan is that in the eyes of future generations, Great Ming has many problems of his own.”
"Big Ming's own problem!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something.
"Why was Qin able to wipe out the six states during the Spring and Autumn Period?”
"The reason why they were able to unify the world was not only because of the various shortcomings of the six states.”
"The most fundamental reason is that the State of Qin is strong internally.”
"With the accumulation of the Qin Dynasty, the weapons and crossbow bolts of the Qin Country are clearly stronger than those of the six countries.”
"Why was Cao Wei able to destroy Shu Han?”
"Many people believe that Zhuge Liang's death caused this.”
"But in reality, if Zhuge Liang was still alive, Shu Han would also be destroyed.”
"Ultimately, the reason is that the food production of Shu Han is very low. It can't be compared to Cao Wei.”
"Your Majesty, why do you think Zhuge Liang returned empty-handed after six trips to Qishan?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly stunned, and his heart rumbled.
Zhuge Liang went to Qishan six times and Zhu Di went to the Northern Expedition five times. How similar was it?
The blood in his body seemed to flow faster in an instant as he blurted out,"Food!"
"That's right!" Chu Nan nodded and once again swung his fishing rod."Food is one of the reasons!”
"For a country, food is the most important thing, more important than anything else.”
"Isn't it the same in war?"
"As the saying goes, food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses move. Doesn't this also explain the importance of food?”
"Therefore, later generations believe that food is one of the main reasons.”
"The grasslands are the home turf of the Mongols. They have food that is easier to store and more supplies. They can even hunt.”
"But the Ming army is different."
"Going deep into the grassland alone, the north and south battle lines are too long. It's a few thousand miles of battle lines, and it's difficult to supply the rear.”
"Although we can achieve a certain stage of victory, we can never eradicate the hidden dangers.”
Chu Nan's words stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.
He sat there, and a gust of wind blew past, causing his bamboo hat to sway gently.
In an instant, he seemed to have been enlightened.
" Yes…food, supplies…"
Old Zhu muttered. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about this question before.
However, he did not think that this was the main reason.
However, after listening to Chu Nan's analysis from 700 years later, he finally understood.
"War is not just about soldiers and horses! They were fighting for logistics and who had the foundation!”
"Your Majesty, do you understand now?”Chu Nan said as he looked at the calm water surface, waiting for the big fish to take the bait.
Zhu Yuanzhang said stubbornly," Actually, we already understood this problem. But, how should we solve it?"”
"Food production is already scarce, and the soldiers are lacking in supplies. The people are also starving…Sigh!”
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and the scene of starving people appeared in his mind.
All of them were emaciated and looked like skeletons.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had even seen people exchange their sons for food.
However, food was something that even the previous Renhe Dynasty could not solve completely.
During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's reign was known as the "Zhenguan Rule".
Even so, there were still a large number of people who did not have enough to eat and were hungry.
It would be fine if there was no war. Once there was a war, the lives of the people would be even more tight.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang who was sighing, Chu Nan smiled.
Since he came to this world, he had basically been telling Old Zhu bad news. It was time to give him a surprise and improve Great Ming's national fortune.
"Your Majesty, I can actually resolve this matter.”
" You can solve it?!" Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing quickened.
If someone else said this, he would definitely think that they were bragging.
How could a problem that China had not been able to solve for thousands of years be solved so easily?
However, Chu Nan was different. He was a 'prophet'.
"Yes, I can solve it!" Chu Nan was confident.
"Chu Nan!" "If you can really solve this problem, then you'll be the number one hero of our Ming Dynasty!" Old Zhu stood up.”
"I will definitely reward you heavily! Even if you want to be an official, I will definitely satisfy you!”
"Tell me, what solution do you have?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that his chest heaved up and down violently. His eyes were filled with anticipation.
After he took over, he had thought of many ways to solve the food problem.
This was because whether it was for the army or the people, this was the most important thing.
However, it turned out that Old Zhu's idea was useless.
Chu Nan turned his head to look at the excited Old Zhu, and his heart was slightly moved.
Old Zhu was originally a person who did not show his emotions.
However, the emotions that he had shown in front of him in the past two days were simply more than what he had seen in the books combined.
Chu Nan could not help but sigh inwardly,'The history books are dead after all, Old Zhu is also a true emperor.'
"Your Majesty, do you know about sweet potatoes?" he asked after a pause.”
"Sweet potatoes?" Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned, and a trace of doubt flashed across his face."What is that thing? A type of rat?"
"No." Chu Nan was amused by Old Zhu's words.”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood." You mean, sweet potatoes can solve the food problem?"”
"That's right!" Chu Nan snapped his fingers.
"Your Majesty, may I ask how much grain is produced per mu?”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said,"Two hundred catties."
As a farmer, Old Zhu was very clear about this thing.
" 200 jin…" Chu Nan nodded and chuckled."Then, Your Majesty, do you know how many catties of sweet potatoes can be produced per mu of land?”
"How much?"
Chu Nan knew that in ancient times, one jin was sixteen taels and one tael weighed a lot. Perhaps the calculation method was different from the later generations, but the overall difference was not too big.
He calculated the numbers in his mind and said,""At most…the upper limit of this thing is very high. After all, the technology of the later generations is constantly developing.”
"I'm only saying that without any technology, one mu of land is at least…2500 jin!”
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