Chongzhen looked at the potatoes in the bowl and remembered what Niu Wazi said. After growing these two things in their village, they never went hungry in winter.
By the way, they also sent pork to Hu Yunqing, so at least the livestock could eat it.
If we all eat this, considering how full I am after just a few bites, one acre of land can produce over a thousand kilograms?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen was a little shocked, and asked for confirmation, "Can it produce a thousand catties?"
"Thousand pounds?"
Hu Yunqing raised the corners of his mouth, pointed to the inner hall of the house that was blocked by a coarse cloth, and said: "Last year, we planted in August and harvested in October. We cultivated an acre of land right in front of my door. Brother, I have eaten from that day to now. He said he had eaten two to three hundred kilograms, but there must still be two to three thousand kilograms inside!"
One acre of land yields two to three thousand catties?
Chongzhen's eyes widened, while Wei Zhongxian was a step faster, walked over and opened the hall cloth, and took a wide look. In the inner hall of twenty or thirty square meters, there were countless potatoes and corn neatly stacked on the ground.
"When did the Ming Dynasty have such food?"
Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chengen were trembling all over, and their eyes were as wide as bells.
Chongzhen also stood up, breathing rapidly, like a bellows.
Seeing their surprised looks, Hu Yunqing smiled sarcastically, "Come on, little brother, I know you are in business, but if you want to make a fortune from this thing, I advise you to think about it and forget about it."
"Why?"
"As long as food with this kind of output is promoted, people all over the world can eat it. Don't the officials know?" Chongzhen said.
"Da, maybe I don't know..."
In the hall, someone suddenly spoke.
Chongzhen looked around and saw that Wei Zhongxian's face was very ugly.
He couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean?"
"Ten thousand... Master, think about it, this kind of grain is not what he has in abundance, but if his yield per mu is two thousand, it is more than ten times more than any other rice! And what this little brother just said , this kind of thing is only found in a few coastal provinces, he asked passing businessmen to bring back the seeds for planting, and where is this place?"
"Beyond the capital, at the feet of the emperor!"
"Hehe, it's so similar that even today's Long Live Master doesn't know about this kind of crop. I wonder how well-intentioned they are to hide it.
I think they think it’s frosty in winter and the road is difficult to walk, so no one will find these crops, otherwise, here, hum..." Wei Zhongxian has already hinted clearly.
This man has a very high level of political awareness... Hu Yunqing opened his eyes and saw that he had long ago told the villagers not to advertise potatoes and corn indiscriminately, and that they could just hide and eat them secretly.
Chongzhen also understood in an instant that there was only one problem if he wanted to promote this new grain with high yield.
imperial court.
Yes, if everyone in the world grows this kind of food, what profit will those wealthy landlords and businessmen have? What other common people are being exploited like cattle and horses to plow the fields because they don’t have enough to eat!
"The corpses are eating nothing, a bunch of corrupt officials!"
Chongzhen slammed the table, furious.
"Brother, you are so excited, isn't it just a business that won't work?"
Hu Yunqing rolled his eyes at Chongzhen and said with disdain on his face: "As for potatoes and corn, even if you grow them and promote them, it will only make you rich, but you will still risk offending the officials if you fail to accomplish the task. risks of.
Why don't you pay for it? Brother, let me give you an idea. We two brothers will make a big deal. After we finish the job, we can go south and escape overseas by boat, find a paradise in the world, and become our local emperors! "
"What's the big deal?" Chongzhen ignored the last few words of Hu Yunqing.
"Sell iron ore. The slaves in the north have no iron weapons. As long as we two brothers are faster than the Shanxi merchants and the Donglin Party, I guarantee you a big profit!" Hu Yunqing said directly.
"How do you know that Shanxi merchants and the Donglin Party want to sell iron ore to the Jian slaves?"
Chongzhen was furious. When he heard that Hu Yunqing wanted to sell iron ore to the slaves, he almost went into a rage and killed people. However, he heard Hu Yunqing said that Shanxi merchants and the Donglin Party also wanted to sell.
How can this be?
Although he didn't believe it, Hu Yunqing could not only grow potatoes and corn, but also made something like floor heating. He subconsciously decided to listen to it.
Seeing his angry look, Hu Yunqing curled his lips and sneered: "Brother, you are still in business. Let me ask you, brother, who is guarding the border in the north?
Hong Chengchou, he is one of the main faces of Shanxi merchants. When the Shanxi merchants' convoy arrives, the iron ore will be transported there just by turning a blind eye.
As for the Donglin Party, like Qian Longxi, who doesn’t use money from Shanxi merchants to do things? Why do they urge that idiot Chongzhen to kill Wei Zhongxian? just because……"
As soon as he said this, there were bursts of scratching sounds at the wooden door of Hu Yunqing's house. He hurriedly went over to open it. When he saw it, a big yellow dog ran in with a rabbit in its mouth.
"Hey, Dahuang, you're back with a rabbit in your mouth again." Hu Yunqing said happily, taking the rabbit that was bitten by Dahuang from its mouth, placing it on the table, and then picked up a piece of pork and fed it to its mouth.
Beside me, Chongzhen's face was as dark as ink, and I was called a fool again.
But Hu Yunqing didn't see it. He continued to say while feeding the dog: "Rhubarb, eat it quickly. You are much happier than Wei Zhongxian. At least if you come back with meat in your mouth, I will reward you with meat! What about Wei Zhongxian? For Zhu Youxiao I have worked hard to suppress various political parties for a lifetime, and to search for corrupt officials for the Ming Dynasty for a lifetime, but in the end I will be killed by that idiot Chongzhen!"
"Humph, you don't believe in the loyalty of your own slaves, but you believe in a group of treacherous ministers who want him to kill their own bastards! Brother, tell me, his brother Chongzhen, who has been a carpenter emperor for decades, knew that he should trust Wei Zhongxian and use Wei Zhongxian in an important position. He, as his younger brother, As soon as you come up, you will have to cut off one of your arms. Can such a great Ming Dynasty survive?"
Hu Yunqing spat.
Wei Zhongxian in the back burst into tears, this guy knows me!
Wang Chengen also lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
Chongzhen's face turned from black to white, and then from white to red. It took him a while to recover, and he said: "The affairs of Shanxi merchants and the Donglin Party are under the supervision of the free imperial court. I... I advise you not to talk nonsense."
Although he was in a tense mood at this time, he also vaguely felt that what Hu Yunqing said was reasonable. Why were those people so anxious for me to kill Wei Zhongxian? Is it really like what he said, that they were all doing things behind my back and uniting to deceive the king?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen felt murderous intent in his heart.
"Nonsense? Haha, brother, since you don't believe in my brother, just wait and see. It won't be long, at most a few days, before Jiannu will call again. At that time, Chongzhen will get Yuan Chonghuan up and be killed by Hong Chengchou Trap yourself to death, tsk tsk tsk, this Ming Dynasty is on the verge of decay and its destruction is imminent.”
As he spoke, Hu Yunqing seemed to have remembered something, and grabbed Chongzhen and said, "Brother, you have been doing business in the south for many years. Do you sell medicinal materials? Or do you know a few people who sell medicinal materials? Tell me, brother, I still have a good opportunity to make a fortune! "
"Medicinal materials? What are you doing with medicinal materials in the cold winter months?" Chongzhen was stunned.
"Prevent the plague. In a few days of winter, the rats will come out and run around. I'm not afraid to tell you that there will be a big plague in the capital!" Hu Yunqing affirmed.
