On the imperial table.
On top of the thick yellow satin was a plate of potato meatballs. There were three potatoes, and it looked very serious.
Cheng Jiming, Qian Xiangkun, Hou Xun, and the others stared at each other.
What happened to the military affairs?
Didn't you say that it was related to the Ming Dynasty?
Just this?
Chongzhen had summoned so many ministers just to see these three potatoes?
Chong Zhen's face was flushed red and he seemed a little excited. He said,"Dear ministers, do you know what this is?”
Cheng Ji Ming and the others were all officials of the imperial court. Although potatoes were rare, they had also been rewarded by Chongzhen and had some at home.
"Isn't this the potato from Shaanxi?”
Cheng Ji Ming said uncertainly,"Your Majesty, could it be that there's a world inside this potato?”
"That's right!"
Chong Zhen seemed to be trying his best to suppress his excitement. His eyes were bloodshot as he said,"Beloved minister, let me ask you, how much rice and wheat does Great Ming produce per mu per year?”
Cheng Jiming and the others couldn't keep up with Chongzhen's train of thought. If they weren't talking about potatoes, why were they talking about rice and wheat?
Cheng Ji Ming was the chief minister of the cabinet, so he more or less knew about the production of grain crops in Ming Dynasty.
"The annual yield of wheat in the north is about 300 catties per mu, and rice in the south is about 500 catties.”
Cheng Ji Ming replied slowly.
"Then do you know how much potato can be produced per mu?”Chong Zhen asked excitedly.
Cheng Jiming and the others looked at each other in confusion.
"Your Majesty, there shouldn't be much production of potatoes, right?”
He Ruchong pondered for a moment and said carefully,"If this potato had a production rate, it wouldn't have become a rare imperial tribute!”
Cheng Ji Ming and the others nodded secretly. They agreed with this point!
When Chong Zhen heard this, he smiled mysteriously and said,"Beloved minister, then guess how much per mu is produced!”
Cheng Jiming and He Ruchong were a little confused. His Majesty called them here in the middle of the night just to discuss potatoes?
What does this have to do with the country!
Could it be that the potato production was extremely high?
One had to know that in the current Great Ming, food was absolutely related to the Great Ming's country!
Thinking of this, Cheng Ji Ming and the others 'eyes lit up. This must be the case!
Otherwise, Chongzhen wouldn't have called them over in the middle of the night.
It must be!
After Cheng Jiming and the others made up their minds, no one dared to say anything. Instead, they began to think carefully.
Chong Zhen was getting impatient and said anxiously,""Say something!"
"Minister Cheng, you're the chief assistant. You go first!”
Cheng Jiming thought for a moment. He felt that since the potato was so valued by Chongzhen, the yield per mu should not be lower than the rice in the south, right?
Suppressing his thoughts, Cheng Ji Ming said slowly,""Your Majesty, could it be that the yield of potatoes is 600 catties per mu?”
Cheng Ji Ming's answer received the unanimous approval of Qian Xiang Kun and the others. They all nodded in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, Chong Zhen waved his hand and smiled.""No!"
"That's eight hundred jin?" He Ruchong added another 200 catties.
"No!"
"Could it be a thousand jin?"
The one who spoke was Qian Xiangkun.
When Qian Xiangkun said this, Cheng Jiming and the others looked excited.
If that was really the case, then wouldn't Great Ming have an additional high-yield crop!
If it was promoted, it would definitely be able to alleviate Great Ming's food crisis!
However, just as everyone was looking at Chong Zhen nervously, Chong Zhen waved his hand again!
"No!"
Chong Zhen could no longer suppress his excitement and said,""Dear ministers, the yield of this potato is 3,000 catties per mu. Moreover, it's easy to grow and easy to survive!”
Boom!
Chong Zhen's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the minds of Cheng Ji Ming and the others. Their minds were buzzing!
3,000 catties per mu, what kind of concept was that!
This was six times higher than the rice with the highest yield per mu in Great Ming!
Once it was promoted, would Da Ming still lack food?
He definitely wouldn't lack it, and he might even have a huge surplus!
However, Cheng Ji Ming and the others quickly calmed down. Such a high-yield crop, it couldn't be fake, right?
They couldn't be blamed for this. If they wanted to blame someone, they could only blame the fact that the potato production was so high that it was a little unrealistic!
3000 catties per mu, wasn't that a fantasy?
"Your Majesty, who told you this?”Cheng Jiming looked at Chong Zhen in confusion. He now suspected that Chong Zhen had been deceived by someone.
He was very clear that Da Ming was very short of food now.
If someone told Chongzhen at this time that the yield of potatoes per mu was 3,000 catties, and it made Chongzhen believe it.
Then, that person definitely had ulterior motives. Perhaps he was a treacherous official who would bring disaster to the country and the people!
Cheng Jiming had to find this person!
Just as Cheng Jiming and the others were thinking about this, Zhu Cixi, who was far away in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, sneezed non-stop.
"Ah…choking…"
Zhu Ciao was about to sleep when he sneezed non-stop, and his snot was flying out.
"That bastard is scolding me!”
Zhu Ci Xin cursed and snorted. He did not think much about it and prepared to sleep under the service of the palace maids.
In the royal study, Chong Zhen smiled and said,"What's wrong?" Minister Cheng, do you not believe me?"
"Your Majesty, these potatoes are from Shaanxi. If there is really such a high yield, as Your Majesty said, they are easy to grow.”
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to the rumors!" Cheng Jiming said seriously.”
Zhu Cixi of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility sneezed a few more times, which scared him to death.
"F * ck, did you catch a cold?”
Zhu Ci's heart turned cold. If he caught a cold, it would be a serious illness in Da Ming!
However, it was almost summer now, and the weather was getting hotter. It was not that easy to catch a cold!
"Forget it. It's better to be safe than sorry!”
"Let's hold it in and sweat first!"
"My life is more important. I have to take good care of myself. Otherwise, if I die early and the system judges that I did it on purpose, I'll be finished!”
Suppressing his thoughts, Zhu Ci Xin hurriedly instructed the palace maid,"Quickly get me a blanket!”
In the royal study, Cheng Jiming had just finished speaking when Qian Xiangkun fell silent for a moment before stepping forward and saying,"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't believe it, but 3,000 catties per mu is too unbelievable.”
"Your Majesty, I have been working in the Ministry of Revenue for many years, but I have never heard of such food crops!”Hou Xun also stepped forward and said.
The other directors of the Ministry of Revenue also stepped forward, claiming that they had never heard of it.
The smile on Chongzhen's lips remained. If it was in the past, if someone said in front of him that there were 3,000 catties of food crops per mu…
He would definitely think that this was heresy!
However, this was what he had overheard from Zhu Ciyan's inner thoughts.
My son Ci Xi is the reincarnation of an immortal!
What Zhu Ci Xin thought must be true!
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