Kyoto, Wenhua Palace.
At this time, Chongzhen was leading a group of ministers to a meeting.
Although it has achieved great victory, Ming Dynasty has been suffering from long-standing shortcomings that cannot be solved by just one victory.
What's more important is that Huang Taiji is still locked up and watching, and the imperial treasury is still empty, so more methods must be found.
The most important thing is that Chongzhen also wanted to take the opportunity to see if he could give his cousin some reward.
After all, taking Hu Yunqing's credit as an example, it would not be too much to give it to a Marquis.
But the main thing is that there is nothing obvious and it is really hard to speak.
The whole hall was extremely cold.
In order to prevent himself from being greedy for pleasure, Chongzhen was extremely ruthless. Except for the bedroom, there was no floor heating in the harem.
Almost all of these facilities were sold by him for money.
For the ministers who had already used floor heating last year and had been using it for a year, they were all too cold, but the emperor didn't use it, so they naturally didn't dare to mention anything.
Chongzhen was in particularly good condition today. He had been discussing from morning to afternoon and was still full of energy.
Wang Chengen on the side understood the emperor's thoughts in his heart, but this kind of thing could not be brought to the table. It can be said that he had good intentions.
"Cao Yu's matter has been investigated clearly."
Chongzhen picked up the book, looked at it, and said in a deep voice, "He didn't have much contact with the arrested businessmen. He just took some money from them. But even so, he still did not rule out the ministers in the court. There is no suspicion of dealing with Jian slaves!”
As soon as these words came out, the ministers couldn't help but feel a little bit in their hearts.
You must know that the emperor is notoriously suspicious and seriously ill. If the Grand Chater investigates this matter, wouldn't it involve everyone?
"His Majesty."
At this moment, the leader Li Biao raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "If this matter is to be thoroughly investigated, I'm afraid it will be widely implicated. Besides, without substantial evidence, launching a large prison will only make people panic. !”
The new chief minister of the cabinet is not a member of the Donglin Party, nor does he have any influence in the DPRK or China.
He is a rare talent who is upright and upright.
"I think it would be better to reward the whistleblower heavily and let the matter end here, so that everyone in the court will not be in danger."
he then suggested.
Wang Chengen felt happy. In addition to rewarding Hu Yunqing with Li Biao's proposal, he could also reap some benefits.
"That makes sense."
Hearing this, Chongzhen nodded expressionlessly. He actually felt that it was very good, but this might not be enough.
I want to arrange a big one for my cousin.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt hungry in his belly.
"Wang Chengen, serve dinner to all your lords."
Chongzhen suddenly noticed something and immediately looked at the eunuchs beside him. Then he looked at the ministers below with a smile and said, "Are you all hungry? We have been discussing all day today. Let's eat something first before we continue. discuss."
After about a cup of tea, I saw Wang Chengen leading the palace maid and eunuch out with a tray. What was placed on it was nothing but potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes.
This is nothing. All the ministers were dumbfounded. Is this what the emperor usually eats? You know, they are so extravagant on weekdays, they have never seen these things at all.
"My dear ministers, who among you knows what these things are?"
Chongzhen took the plate from Wang Chengen, then picked up the potatoes and started peeling them. It was obvious that he was very familiar with the movements.
However, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke.
"Here's potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes!"
On the contrary, Li Biao, who was the chief minister of the cabinet, said excitedly.
"oh?"
Looking at the excited Li Biao, Chongzhen felt warm in his heart. He did not expect that the chief minister of the cabinet actually knew about these crops!
As expected of being promoted by him, he is still able to coexist with the people.
It seems the officials are not completely corrupt either!
"Have you seen these things?"
he asked as he took a bite of the potato.
"Don't hide it from your majesty."
Hearing this, Li Biao quickly cupped his hands and replied, "Not only do I recognize these, I even plant a lot of them in my manor."
"good very good!"
Hearing this, Chongzhen was very satisfied. He looked at everyone and said, "Look, everyone, as the chief minister of the cabinet, he can plant it himself! It is really rare. You should set an example by it!"
"yes!"
These ministers say so, but only they themselves know whether they are convinced or not.
"Everyone eats, everyone eats!"
Chongzhen was extremely hungry at this time and immediately looked at everyone and said.
Everyone didn't care about the dignity for a while and started eating in big mouthfuls. What everyone didn't expect was that it tasted pretty good and was very satisfying to satisfy their hunger.
"Fellow ministers, how do you feel?"
Chongzhen had finished eating and signaled Wang Chengen to serve tea to everyone.
“It tastes extremely good and feels very filling.”
Qian Qianyi, as the second assistant to the cabinet, said respectfully, "I didn't expect that besides rice and millet, there are such crops. It's really rare!"
"Master Qian is right."
Li Biao also nodded.
"Li Biao, please tell me all the ministers and ministers, how will the harvest be if you plant these things? Can you feed your family?"
Chongzhen took the tea cup, but did not drink it, but looked at everyone.
"Your Majesty."
After hearing this, Li Biao quickly stood up and replied, "To be honest, even my ministers have never thought that the yield of these crops is extremely high! Just take potatoes as an example, the yield of this acre of land is more than a thousand kilograms. There is not much difference between corn and sweet potatoes. If we take the first season as an example, it is not too difficult to feed a family of three. If we can plant it on a large scale, even in the years of famine, people will not starve to death."
"Yes, I have seen it with my own eyes. This is indeed very good food. If it can be promoted on a large scale through the Internet, it may be able to feed many people."
Chongzhen nodded and said with a serious face.
When Bi Ziyan and Xu Guangqi heard this, they immediately understood that there must be some clue in the emperor's words.
"Dear ministers."
Chongzhen then took a sip of tea and said with a solemn expression, "I am going to vigorously promote it. What do you think?"
"I think it seems a little inappropriate."
Unexpectedly, Qian Qianyi was the first to stand up.
Indeed, these things are very good, but once these things are promoted, the loss of their profits will be too great.
If the people can be self-sufficient and don't have to worry about food and drink, that's a good thing.
"What do you mean?"
Chongzhen frowned and put down his cup with some dissatisfaction.
He had laid so much ground in front of him, and yet this deputy cabinet minister took the lead in opposing it?
