In the capital.
In the Imperial Palace.
In the imperial garden.
Ever since Chongzhen obtained the potato planting method, he had dug out ten percent of precious flowers and plants in the imperial garden and used the middle one percent of land to plant potatoes.
Cheng Ji Ming and the others didn't think much of it. If the emperor wanted to plant it, then so be it. It was also possible to let the emperor experience the sufferings of the people.
However, what Cheng Jiming and the other ministers did not expect was that Chongzhen seemed to have gone crazy!
Ever since the potatoes were planted, they were eaten in the imperial garden, attended court in the imperial garden, and read memorials in the imperial garden!
Chongzhen had never left the imperial garden, even when he was on a pilgrimage!
He was completely possessed!
In Chongzhen's words, were these potatoes grown?
This was the Great Ming Dynasty's country!
He had to take care of it.
Later, news came from Fujian that they had found the sweet potato. Chongzhen immediately issued an order to send it to the capital as soon as possible!
Just like that, Chongzhen dug up all the precious flowers and plants in the imperial garden and planted them all with sweet potatoes.
The entire imperial garden was now completely unrecognizable. It had become like a farmer's farm.
Chongzhen did not care. As long as they could grow food, this was nothing!
He only wanted food now!
Of course, Chongzhen did not stay idle during this month.
During this period, two cabinet ministers would be elected.
There were currently five cabinet ministers.
The first assistant minister Cheng Ji's life, the second assistant minister Qian Xiangkun, cabinet minister how to favor.
Other than that, there were also the new cabinet ministers, the former Minister of Rites, Wu Zongda, and the Grand Scholar of the Profound Language Pavilion, the Crown Prince of Jin.
Qiao Yunsheng, the former minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was the tutor of the Prince of Jin Dynasty and the grand secretary of the East Pavilion. He entered the cabinet to handle affairs.
Although there was also the Donglin Party among the five, the Donglin Party was not completely corrupted yet.
The original intention of the Donglin Party was to assist the government and serve the people wholeheartedly!
Cheng Jiming was also a member of the Donglin Party.
For example, Qiao Yunsheng, a member of the Donglin Party, once served as the county magistrate of Xiwen County in Shanxi Province. He was honest and honest in government and won the hearts of the people. He was known as "the sleeves are full of wind, and the door is free of cloth".
Together with the other Donglin Party members, they tried to reform the government and revive the Ming Empire!
In the original history of the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Jiming, Qiao Yunsheng, and other Donglin Party members were first suppressed by the eunuch party, and then by Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren. These upright and honest officials who were dedicated to the country were either punished or resigned.
In order to protect themselves, the remaining Donglin Party members fought with each other and became increasingly serious. In the end, it was out of control and led to the fall of the Ming Dynasty!
Now the eunuchs had fallen, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren had fallen.
These Donglin Party members who served the country and the people naturally welcomed a new spring!
In the entire court, the influence of the factional strife gradually disappeared. The political situation of the Ming court gradually changed, and the entire court was emitting vitality!
The pressure of the factional strife gradually lessened, and the efficiency of the court gradually increased!
However, once the ministers of the Great Ming Dynasty settled down, Cheng Jiming and the other cabinet ministers were not.
Cheng Jiming and the others saw that Chong Zhen was in a daze and became more and more worried. They were not worried about anything else, but they were worried that the production of potatoes and sweet potatoes would not reach the expectations that Chong Zhen had mentioned.
That would be a huge blow to Chongzhen!
Outside the imperial garden.
Cheng Ji ordered the five cabinet ministers to gather together.
Ever since Chongzhen started planting, they would often be summoned by Chongzhen in the imperial garden.
"Chief, this time, we can't retreat anymore!”
"We must let His Majesty return to the palace today. If this continues, His Majesty is afraid that there will be something he can't bear to say!”
Wu Zongda said worriedly.
"That's right. Even if we have to remonstrate to the death today, we have to drag His Majesty back!”
"Let's go. At most, we will die. We can't just watch His Majesty walk down the wrong path.”
“……”
Cheng Jiming and the others were determined. They rolled up their sleeves and walked into the imperial garden.
At this moment, Chong Zhen was observing the growth of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the imperial garden.
Compared to potatoes, sweet potatoes had a longer growth cycle.
At this moment, the potatoes were almost ripe!
Chong Zhen couldn't wait to see if this potato was as Zhu Cixi had said, producing 3,000 catties per mu!
One centimeter of land was at least 30 catties, right?
"Big partner, come and dig out the potatoes!”
Chongzhen called Wang Chengen and a few eunuchs to dig.
"All of you be careful. Don't damage it. If anyone damages it, I will spank their buttocks!”
Chong Zhen commanded from the side.
Wang Chengen and the others couldn't help but smile bitterly, and the hoe in their hands couldn't help but become gentler.
There wasn't much land here, and there were more than ten potatoes in total, one for each person.
Wang Chengen was the fastest. He quickly dug up one and uprooted it. Five and a half fist-sized potatoes were pulled out with soil.
"Your Majesty, I'm overjoyed. Look!”
Wang Chengen presented the potato to Chongzhen as if he was presenting a treasure.
Chongzhen's eyes lit up when he saw the potatoes that looked like lumps of soil.
"Quick, quickly weigh it!"
Chong Zhen urged excitedly.
With a rough look, there were probably one or two catties of potatoes on this plant!
Wang Chengen didn't hesitate. He quickly took out the scale that he had prepared and began to weigh it.
"Your Majesty, the potatoes produced by this plant are 1.8 taels per catty!”
Wang Chengen shouted happily.
He had lived among the people before, so he knew very well what this weight meant!
One stalk was as much as one catty and eight taels. If more than ten stalks were calculated according to this weight, it would definitely be more than two thousand catties per mu, not to mention three thousand catties per mu!
Chong Zhen was also so excited that his face turned red.
My son is truly not to be bullied!
With this potato, the people of Ming Dynasty would have something to eat!
Chong Zhen was extremely excited. This was not in vain for him to personally plant it for dozens of days and nights!
At this moment, Cheng Jiming and the others entered.
"Your Majesty!"
Cheng Jiming and the other cabinet ministers walked in.
"Dear ministers, are you also here to congratulate me?”
Chong Zhen was in a good mood and could not help but laugh.
"Your Majesty, this subject asks Your Majesty not to listen to heresy to deceive the people. It is impossible for a grain crop that can produce 3,000 catties per mu to exist in this world!”
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace immediately!"
"Your Majesty, please get rid of foreign things like potatoes and sweet potatoes immediately!”
“……”
Cheng Jiming, Wu Zongda, and the others advised.
In their eyes, whether it was potatoes or sweet potatoes, they were all foreign things and could not be trusted!
China had been around for thousands of years, and it had vast territory and abundant resources. What else in the world did the Ming Dynasty not have?
How could the crops in the vassal lands compare to the crops in the Celestial Empire?
However, just as they were talking, Wang Chengen and the others had already dug out all the potatoes and weighed all the potatoes together!
"Your Majesty, this is great news!"
"The total weight of the potatoes produced in one li of land is 31 jin and 22 taels!”
"After conversion, the yield of potatoes per mu is 3,000 catties. That's not too much!”
Wang Chengen walked to Chongzhen with the scale in his arms.
Cheng Jiming and the five cabinet ministers were all dumbfounded!
What?
One centimeter of land could produce 31 catties and two taels?
Did they hear wrongly?
This was definitely fake!
Chong Zhen was so excited that his face turned red. Even though he knew that there would be such a production, he was still shocked.
" Haha!"
"It's really a divine item!"
Chong Zhen couldn't help but laugh out loud, extremely excited.
At this moment, outside the imperial garden, a young eunuch hurried over and reported,""Emperor, Minister of Revenue Hou Xun requests an audience!”
"There must be news from Minister Hou. Please come in!”
Chongzhen was in a good mood and his face was glowing.
Soon, Hou Xun was also overjoyed. He brought two managers from the Ministry of Revenue and ran all the way to the imperial garden with a few bags of potatoes in his arms. As he ran, he shouted.
"Your Majesty, great joy, great joy!"
"The potatoes planted by me can produce more than 70 catties of potatoes. If we calculate according to this yield, the yield of potatoes per mu will exceed 3,000 catties!”
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. God bless Great Ming for obtaining this divine item!”
Hou Xun and the others opened all the bags. There were potatoes inside!
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