In an imperial manor, potatoes are grown all over the ground.
Several navy soldiers who had followed Han Du to America were sent to guide the people of Huangzhuang in planting sweet potatoes. It started very smoothly, but now that the potatoes are ready to be harvested, something went wrong.
The commander of the soldiers has told the eunuch in charge here more than once that the potatoes are ready to be harvested.
But I don’t know what’s going on with the chief eunuch here. He gives various excuses every time. Why is the red taro so magical that you have to be cautious? Why is the grass seedling so lush and green, but it doesn't look like it is mature? Later, he even made no secret of it and directly showed his cards and said: "Without the emperor's will, no one can dig."
I reported the same answer several times in succession. I had no choice but to look at it and be anxious in my heart.
Grain harvesting is no small matter. Knowing the emperor's nature, the old eunuch did not just send someone to ask questions, but came in person.
The Imperial Mansion is located on the outskirts of the capital. The old eunuch did not mention notifying the steward when he arrived. After entering directly, he saw the eunuch in charge sitting leisurely at the table alone and drinking a small drink.
The eyes were slightly closed and the corners of the mouth were pursed, enjoying it immensely.
The group of people walked into the room and saw that the old eunuch at the front waved his whisk and said nothing. The others did not dare to make even the slightest movement.
Even the people in Huangzhuang wanted to remind the eunuch chief, but they were unable to do so.
After the chief eunuch had enjoyed enough, he slowly opened his eyes and saw an old face of the old eunuch standing in front of him.
"Ah~"
The head eunuch's stress reaction was so intense that he couldn't help but tremble. He kicked his legs and fell backwards with the chair, and a loud crackling sound could be heard.
After looking up and seeing clearly that it was really the old eunuch, he quickly crawled up to the old eunuch.
"I didn't know that our ancestors were here. I was late to welcome you. Please ask your ancestors to atone for their sins."
The old eunuch looked at the steward with a cold expression, "Are you the steward here?"
"Back to my ancestors, he was the youngest one."
"Then let me ask you, why haven't the red taros in this village been harvested yet?" the old eunuch asked sharply.
When the steward heard this, he immediately hesitated, "This, this..."
Suddenly, when he saw the chief arriving, he immediately pointed at him arrogantly and cursed: "What do you do for food? Have you collected the red taro?"
Shi Chang came here after hearing that someone was coming, but he didn't know who it was, and he didn't recognize the old eunuch. He didn't know much about the eunuch's clothing level, so he didn't greet the old eunuch, but just glanced at it lightly.
Then he replied to the steward: "Father-in-law, I have told my father-in-law more than once that the organization has dug up red taro by hand, but my father-in-law didn't listen."
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did you tell our family that you won't harvest potato anymore?" The eunuch in charge was furious. If the ancestor hadn't been here, he would have jumped up and blasted the head of this soldier.
The chief ignored the look from the eunuch in charge and gave him a crazy look, and immediately retorted: "Since half a month ago, I have reminded the steward more than once that it is time to collect food, but the steward used this reason to shirk it, saying that there was no such thing as the emperor's According to the decree, no one can harvest the grain.”
"You, you're talking nonsense..." The eunuch in charge suddenly felt hatred for the soil.
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It was so high that it couldn't get any higher.
Without waiting for the eunuch in charge to say harsh words, the old eunuch turned to look at the chief and asked with a smile: "Are you sent here by the Navy to teach them how to grow food?"
The chief didn't know the old eunuch's identity and was stunned for a moment.
The person next to him was about to stand up and explain to him, but was blocked by the old eunuch with a silent wave.
The chief bowed his head and clasped his fists in worship: "My father-in-law, I am from the Navy. After the food is harvested this time, I will go back to the Navy."
The old eunuch smiled and nodded slightly, and asked: "So you are a soldier of Han Du and have been to the other side of the sea with him?"
The chief was also a person who risked his life with Han Du, but in this short period of time, he suffered a lot of cowardice in front of the eunuch in charge. I had been feeling aggrieved for a long time, but now that I was asked, my eyes suddenly turned slightly red.
Holding back, he said in a deep voice: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't know how to grow red taro, let alone be sent here."
Seeing the dissatisfaction in Shi Chang's tone, the old eunuch glanced at the eunuch in charge. How could he not know why? But now was not the time to settle accounts with the eunuch in charge, so the old eunuch didn't say much.
"Anyone who dares to go deep into the sea is a man who puts life and death at risk. Well done!"
"Father-in-law, I'm sorry." The chief minister couldn't figure out the identity of the person in front of him, so he just replied lightly.
"Our family is also familiar with yours, Marquis Zhenhai, so you don't need to be reserved in front of our family." The old eunuch said in a gentle tone.
When Shi Chang heard that the old eunuch knew the Marquis, the repulsive expression on his face faded away at the same time. He nodded with a smile, "It turns out that my father-in-law knows the Marquis. I'm sorry for being rude, but please forgive me."
"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say." The old eunuch laughed with satisfaction, looked up and down for a long time, and praised: "As expected of the soldiers led by Han Du, polite and polite, neither humble nor arrogant, rare!"
After the pleasantries were exchanged, the old eunuch got down to business. "In your opinion, is this red taro ready to be dug?"
"It was ready to be dug half a month ago." The chief replied truthfully.
"Oh? Will it have any impact if it is half a month late?" If grains such as rice are harvested half a month late, at least half of them will fall to the ground and be wasted. The old eunuch knew that the emperor valued this food, so he was naturally nervous.
Shi Chang shook his head, "Half a month won't have any impact, but if you don't dig it all the time, it will rot in the ground."
"That's good." The old eunuch felt relieved now, as long as it's not too late, he said, "You call people immediately to dig out the grain."
The chief minister did not move when he heard this, but moved his eyes to look at the eunuch in charge.
The eunuch in charge didn't dare to speak at this time, so he had to lower his head, pretending not to see Shi Chang's gaze.
The old eunuch followed Shi Chang's gaze, raised his head and glanced at the eunuch in charge, then smiled at Shi Chang and said, "Go and do it."
When Shi Chang saw that the eunuch in charge was silent, he immediately understood that the status of the old eunuch in front of him was much higher than that of the eunuch in charge. His face flashed with joy, and he quickly clasped his fists and said, "I'll do it now."
After the chief left, the eunuch in charge knelt down in front of the old eunuch with a bang. "My ancestors, please spare my life, I will never dare to do it again."
The old eunuch still had a smile on his face, pointing a thin and pale finger towards the stewardess.
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The prisoner went to the police station and said, "You are so courageous that you dare to ignore such a life-related matter as food. Fortunately, you are lucky, and it is okay to delay food for half a month."
"Thank you, ancestor, thank you, ancestor..." The eunuch in charge thought that the matter was over, with a smile on his face, and kowtowed to the old eunuch hurriedly.
The old eunuch retracted his fingers, put his hands together, and said calmly: "Since you don't care about food, I guess you don't need to eat food. Come on, lock me up for ten days. If you are not dead, throw it to the imperial mausoleum for repairs." "
The eunuch in charge turned pale when he heard this, and knelt on the ground tremblingly, kowtowing repeatedly, "Ancestor, have mercy on me, ancestor, have mercy on me..."
But no matter how he kowtowed, the old eunuch just waved his hand with disgust in his eyes. Someone stood up from the left and right and dragged him away regardless of the eunuch in charge's struggle.
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After Han Du reported the news to Lao Zhu, he stopped caring and focused on his machine workshop.
Although Lao Zhu is a bit stingy, as long as it is something he has promised, he will not regret it. Especially when it comes to making money by occupying shares, Lao Zhu was even more active than Han Du himself, and it wasn't even until dawn.
The people sent by Lao Zhu came to Han Du's house with the land map of Huangzhuang.
Han Du had no choice but to get up from the bed, and with the smiling faces of the leading eunuch, he chose a piece of land in the eastern suburbs. To the south of this land is the cement avenue that Han Du originally built. This avenue is now more than thirty miles long and continues to extend to connect several counties east of Yingtian Mansion.
Moreover, this land is adjacent to the Qinhuai River and is located in the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River. Of course, building machines is inseparable from water. With such a Qinhuai River, it is much more convenient to collect water and drain water. Moreover, the capital is located upstream, so even if the water is drained into the Qinhuai River, it will not affect the capital.
Moreover, this land is quite large, with more than 300 acres, which is a unique advantage for building workshops. Even Han Du himself didn't expect Lao Zhu to have such a good place.
Ever since Handu brought back sweet potatoes, the price of land has begun to rise, and it has not reached its peak yet. Han Du thinks this is because some people are still waiting and watching. After all, Han Du himself said the yield of sweet potatoes, and others may not believe it if he has red lips and white teeth. Han Du estimates that if the world really sees the yield of sweet potatoes, the price of this land will skyrocket.
Even based on the current price of land, Lao Zhu invested more than 300 acres and accounted for 30% of the shares, so Han Du still took advantage.
Although he can't use all the more than 300 acres of land now, Han Du is not ready to return the rest to Lao Zhu. It's useless now, but that doesn't mean it won't be useful in the future. First build a wall to enclose the land, and then slowly build it.
After getting the land, Han Du did not listen to Lao Zhu and build a workshop now. The most important thing now is to dig up the potatoes in the home field first.
Before the servants of the Han family went to dig potatoes in the fields, Ying Tianfu received Lao Zhu's order. They were ordered to immediately notify the people and start digging red taro. Ying Tianfu himself also organized government officials to start digging.
In a field, this field is neither big nor small, exactly one acre.
The surrounding area has long been crowded with people who came after hearing the news, and they are all curious about what this strange grain that is said to be able to produce twenty stones per acre of land looks like.
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