ebookland Chapter 438 Sweet Potato and Potato Planting Plan
Chapter 438 Sweet Potato and Potato Planting Plan
With Lu Ziyuan taking the lead with the 100,000 taels of ticket fee, the other children of officials had to obediently offer it with both hands!
My sixth brother’s wife is really amazing. As soon as she touched her upper and lower lips, the gold seemed to have grown wings and flew into my treasury.
The queen forced a smile and nodded repeatedly to the emperor.
My heart was bleeding: One hundred thousand taels of gold! More gold! I will need another ten thousand taels of gold to remove the puppet poison. My little treasury is now completely wiped out...
Mu Qingqing bared her small white teeth and smiled chillingly: "Your Majesty, for your sake, I paid 100,000 taels of gold to buy a ticket to see my excitement. But if I want to help Lu Ziyuan, I will pay 10,000 taels of gold for the consultation fee and 10,000 taels of gold for the medicine!"
"What? Another 10,000 taels of gold? Princess Six, you only charged 10,000 taels of gold when you cured Xue'er of the poison last time?"
The queen, who was already feeling the pain, asked with a slightly sharp tone when she heard that she had to add an additional 12,000 taels of gold for the medical fee.
Mu Qingqing glanced at the Queen with a chill, and said calmly: "Queen, you said that I was the one who cured Xue'er last time! Xue'er is my direct disciple, how can she be compared to others!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhaoxue proudly puffed out her chest, with a smug look on her face!
It seems that being called by one's name by the master is a very honorable thing.
The prince standing next to Ye Zhaoxue sighed again after seeing Ye Zhaoxue's childish actions: How could I have such a stupid sister? !
The queen really wanted to cry but had no tears at this moment. Thinking of Lu Ziyuan who was still in prison, she gritted her teeth and nodded timidly.
The Queen now knows that Mu Qingqing has the rule of collecting gold first and then doing the work.
So he took out the key to the private vault and gave it to the personal nanny, "Here, go to my private vault now and get 120,000 taels of gold! If it's not enough..."
"If it's not enough, take more from the East Palace's private treasury!"
The prince immediately responded to the queen's words and pulled out a delicate little key from his belt.
Mu Qingqing glanced at the keys in the hands of the Queen and the Crown Prince, and couldn't help but scold in her heart: You want to lock up a lot of gold and silver treasures with just this broken key?! It's not as good as the small wire in my hand!
If I had no interest in robbing, with your low-level anti-theft measures, you would be able to steal everything inside in a matter of minutes!
Forget it, after all, I grew up under the shining five-star red flag, and I’m a good person with a good family background!
Emperor Tai'an also ordered Eunuch De to send people to move Lu Ziyuan out of the prison.
The imperial study became quiet for a moment, and Mu Qingqing took out three plans from her sleeves.
"Your Majesty, these are the various plans that will be launched after the New Year. I will provide the materials for building bridges and paving roads! The scope of work and personnel matching with retired soldiers are also marked above, and they can be implemented step by step after the New Year. Of course, the merit monument in front of the imperial city should be built as soon as possible to allow more caring people to participate."
Mu Qingqing took out the thickest stack of plans in her hand and handed it to Eunuch De.
Mu Qingqing took out a color picture book of manual farm tools from her sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, this is the assembly diagram of a new type of farm tool. It can greatly save farmers' labor and time."
Emperor Tai'an had just taken over a heavy stack of plans when he received a colorful album of farm tools with detailed assembly instructions from Eunuch De.
I flipped through the pages one by one, and the more I flipped, the more shocked I felt: My sixth brother's wife actually knows so much about agriculture? !
The prince felt very uncomfortable watching this. It turned out that without him realizing it, the Sixth Princess had become an unattainable idol!
Regarding agriculture, only the Si Nong (Second Minister of Agriculture) and the County Magistrate (Second Minister of the County) in the palace are well-informed about it. Even I don’t know much about it, but Sixth Imperial Aunt can actually talk about it so confidently!
What on earth is there that Sixth Auntie can't do? !
Mu Qingqing took out a sweet potato and a potato from her sleeve, "Your Majesty, these are sweet potatoes and potatoes. They are crops with extremely high yields and can be used as staple food at critical moments! They can survive in any environment!"
Among the fresh seasonal vegetables that Mu Qingqing provided to the emperor, there were actually potatoes.
However, Emperor Tai'an probably only recognizes cooked shredded potatoes, potato cubes, mashed potatoes, and French fries.
Emperor Tai'an probably had never seen raw potatoes and certainly didn't recognize them!
As expected, Emperor Tai'an came over from the dragon throne eagerly, took the potato and looked at it for a long time, "Sixth brother's wife, why are these potatoes different from the ones I eat?"
Why is she so ugly? Her yellowish skin is covered with black spots that look like acne.
Emperor Tai'an picked up another palm-sized sweet potato, looked at it for a long time, and then asked hesitantly, "Sixth brother's wife, can this ugly lump really be eaten?"
Mu Qingqing pointed at the sweet potatoes and potatoes and said confidently: "Your Majesty, how about I make a bet with you on whether they can be accepted by most of the subjects?"
When Emperor Tai'an heard that Mu Qingqing wanted to make a bet with him, he immediately shook his head like a rattle: "That's not necessary! I believe everything you say!"
Who wouldn't lose everything if they bet with you? How desperate must I be to bet with you!
Emperor Tai'an now wanted to summon Zhao Sinong to the palace immediately and have him discuss this matter with his sixth brother's wife so that he could be there to listen.
Mu Qingqing has been with Emperor Tai'an so many times that she knows his character quite well.
So he leaned close to Emperor Tai'an's ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, I'll let you taste the delicious dishes made from sweet potatoes and potatoes at noon. I'm sure you won't be disappointed!"
Emperor Tai'an now sat back on the dragon throne with satisfaction, holding the sweet potatoes and potatoes that looked ugly but tasted delicious (Mu Qingqing highly recommended them, so they must be delicious).
"Your Majesty, regarding the cultivation of sweet potatoes and potatoes, I plan to start promoting them among retired soldiers. Once the first season's production is released, I believe the people of Donglin will be excited to join the cultivation team!"
Emperor Tai'an has a mysterious and confident trust in Mu Qingqing!
After hearing her say this, it felt like if Si Nong, who was under his command, did not join in, he would lose 100 million.
He quickly asked, "Sixth brother's wife, how about you leave some of the sweet potato and potato seeds for me, and I'll let the Minister of Agriculture experiment with them for a season next year?"
Mu Qingqing knew that Emperor Tai'an would say this, so she agreed in a clear voice, "Your Majesty, the seeds of these two crops are in the carriage. I will leave half of them for you later. As for the planting method~~"
Mu Qingqing took out two pictures and texts about how to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes from her sleeves. They looked very clear at a glance.
Even Emperor Tai'an, who was a layman in agriculture, could see it clearly and even wanted to try it himself in the imperial garden of the palace.
Of course, Emperor Tai'an currently only dares to think about this idea in his heart and dares not speak it out loud, for fear that the planting will fail and he will lose face.
After that, Emperor Tai'an and Eunuch De secretly planted potatoes and sweet potatoes in an area of ten feet square, and went to check on their achievements from time to time.
After Mu Qingqing finished negotiating agricultural issues with Emperor Tai'an, she called Ye Tianran over.
Ye Tianran took out the homework he had done in the past few days from his sleeve, "Master, I have completed the task you gave me a few days ago. These are my plans for employment after retirement! I have marked the locations of various jobs, some of which are under my name, and some are still under discussion."