In Fengtian Hall, all the officials were happy.
Emperor Takeru's first new policy was to never increase taxes.
This is truly a frivolous corvee and a benevolent act of benevolence!
Even the courtiers like them can also benefit from it, and it is inevitable to write down a mark in the history books.
Furthermore, when the Wude Emperor was still the Prince and Crown Prince of Han, his reputation was really not very good. It would be no exaggeration to say that he was smelly.
But now that he has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Emperor Wude has changed his temper, which is a good thing.
After all, as a minister, who doesn’t like a wise and wise king who loves his people like his sons?
For a time, the ministers were talking a lot and kept praising Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaoxu was secretly amused when he saw this.
This is just the first sugar-coated bomb, are you full?
How can that be done? There will be a second and third one next!
Zhu Gaoxu chuckled and spoke again.
"There is also good news that I want to share with you."
Hearing this, all civil and military officials in the court stopped talking and looked at the new emperor with hope.
"This matter is related to the Northwest War Zone and Lingbei Province."
"Chen Mao, Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest Theater Command, and Yu Qian, Chief Envoy of Lingbei Province, please tell me, dear sir!"
Because the Great Court Meeting is the highest-level court meeting, and this is the first Great Court Meeting in the first year of Taketoku, the provincial chief envoys and the commanders-in-chief of all war zones all rushed back to the capital to wait for the new Emperor Taketoku to ask questions and confirm the Ming Dynasty. The future direction.
Because of potato cultivation, Lingbei Province and the Northwest War Zone cooperated closely, and Yu Qian and Chen Mao also had close contacts.
Zhu Gaoxu now ordered the two of them to take the initiative to speak, obviously in order to give this achievement to them.
Chen Mao has always been rough and subtle, and when he saw this situation, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
However, he did not speak in a hurry, but looked at Yu Qian beside him.
After being a colleague for so many years, Chen Mao has great respect and admiration for Qian's abilities and virtues. Moreover, Chen Mao has also heard some words more or less. His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to Qian. It can be said that he attaches great importance to Qian!
After all, a thirty-year-old young Jinshi, who had only been in the official career for seven or eight years, directly became the provincial chief envoy of the second rank. The meaning behind this can be imagined.
Although the position of chief envoy of Lingbei Province is a hard job, it cannot be resisted that he is a real second-grade official!
It seemed that Yu Qian's rise to prominence was just around the corner, so Chen Maogan willingly wanted to give him the credit.
Reciprocating a favor will definitely benefit you in the future.
Yu Qian didn't have Chen Mao's petty thoughts and spoke directly.
"Your Majesty, through the joint efforts of Lingbei Province and the Northwest War Zone, potatoes have successfully taken root in the grassland and desert, and the yield per mu has reached an astonishing eighteen shi!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar!
Can potatoes really be grown on grasslands and deserts?
And the yield per mu is actually eighteen stones?
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After so many years, potatoes have long been popularized all over the world.
The ministers also know quite a bit about this divine weapon of Sheji, or it is difficult to say whether they want to know or not.
This potato not only has an amazing yield, but is also cold and drought tolerant and highly adaptable, greatly increasing the amount of arable land in various places.
In addition, potatoes taste really good and can be eaten stir-fried, pan-fried or deep-fried. Anyway, they come in a variety of varieties and taste good. They can be used as the staple food of the common people and can be called a real artifact of the country.
It's just that none of the civil and military officials in the dynasty thought that this potato could take root in the grassland and desert. The meaning is completely different!
"No no no!"
"On average it should be twenty stones!"
Chen Mao interrupted.
This Yu Qian is too honest.
The higher the yield per mu, the better!
Eighteen stones and twenty stones are almost the same, so it would be nice to round them up!
Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was shocked. He looked at Jian Yi with shock on his face. Both of them could see the panic in the other's eyes.
He, Xia Yuanji, was the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. He didn't receive any news about such a big matter.
In other words, the news was deliberately concealed, so who would conceal the news?
The only one in front of me is Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor of martial virtue!
He deliberately concealed the news of successful potato planting just for this moment, and deliberately brought it up at the court meeting!
The grasslands and deserts are so vast. In the past, no one cared about these barbarian lands because no food could be grown on them. Even if they were occupied, it would be of no use. Instead, manpower and material resources had to be invested in developing them, and the benefits were completely out of proportion to the costs.
But now, it has been confirmed that potatoes can take root in grassland deserts and successfully harvest food.
The grassland and desert are not some barbaric land, a useless place for the Ming Dynasty!
Those are pieces of fertile farmland and fertile soil, and those are carts of grain!
For a moment, many courtiers' eyes turned red.
There are only a few acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of them are owned by owners.
But the grasslands and deserts are different. They are vast and sparsely populated, with no one cultivating or developing them. It is a completely unowned land.
If we were to occupy hundreds or even thousands of acres, wouldn't we just want to distribute it directly?
Just as the ministers were discussing, Yu Qian directly stated what they were thinking.
"Your Majesty, potatoes have indeed been cultivated successfully. However, Lingbei Province is vast and sparsely populated, so I beg the Emperor to move a group of people there to open up wasteland. In this way, within a hundred years, Lingbei Province will become a fortress in the south of the Yangtze River!"
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers followed suit.
"It is absolutely true what the Lord said!"
“Food is the first priority for the people, and food deserves the most attention.”
"I second the proposal and sincerely request the emperor to relocate the people."
One by one the courtiers spoke up, all of them seconding Yu Qian's request.
The reason is very simple. Yu Qian can be said to have said everything in their hearts.
Leaving such a large piece of unclaimed land unclaimed will be punished by God!
As long as His Majesty the Emperor opens this mouth, then they will have a way to send a group of their own people to occupy the fields to plant potatoes, and then send back a steady stream of food!
Zhu Gaoxu's expression became quite strange when he saw this situation.
But he still remembered that not long ago, there were many courtiers in the court, shouting that Lingbei Province was useless, increasing the court's financial expenditure, and asking Emperor Yongle to abandon Lingbei Province!
How long has passed, and now everyone's face has changed, and they are eager to let them go and develop the land in person!
Haha, in the final analysis, it is still because of interests!
"The people have relocated to their new home, and Lingbei is located outside the Great Wall. I don't think the people will go there voluntarily."
"Let's do this. The imperial court will issue an order. Any common people who want to go to Lingbei to open up wasteland can get support, such as agricultural tools, grain seeds, cattle, etc., and all the reclaimed wasteland will be owned by the people themselves. The court will not impose taxes within three years.”
"What do you think, dear friends?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the ministers with a smile.
Yu Qian was the first to express his stance and also smiled.
"Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo!"
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty also followed suit. This was a happy outcome for everyone.
Little did they know that Yu Qian went to the palace to meet the emperor last night and had a long secret discussion with Zhu Gaoxu.
That’s why today’s show is happening, just to invite you into the urn!
The benefits are exciting!
With such a huge piece of unclaimed land in front of us, who can not be tempted?
Especially those gentry and gentry, this is a God-given opportunity for them!
