"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
"See Your Majesty!"
Ning Fan led a group of people from Prince Xuanyong's Mansion to pick him up, and saw Emperor Yu dressed in casual clothes again, with Shen Li in civilian clothes standing next to him. Jing Li and Wei Ying stood aside with a look of surprise on their faces!
"Father, are you here for a private visit incognito at my house?"
"Ahem!"
Emperor Yu coughed slightly, but his eyes fell on the papers scattered in the courtyard, and his face suddenly darkened: "Second brother, what are you doing in the courtyard?"
"Father, I am building a greenhouse!"
"greenhouse?"
Emperor Yu frowned slightly and looked at Shen Li and others aside, "Do you know what a greenhouse is?"
Shen Li shook his head slightly, stepped forward to pick up the scattered papers, and carefully cleaned up the dust.
Seeing that no one could explain why, Emperor Yu cast his eyes on Ning Fan, with a hint of displeasure on his face: "Tell me, what is a greenhouse?"
"Reporting to my father, I would like to build this greenhouse to reverse the seasons and grow crops!"
"Um?"
Emperor Yu strode forward and walked to the center of the courtyard, his brows almost forming the Chinese character Sichuan: "Planting summer fruits in winter goes against the weather and reverses the yin and yang. How can it bear fruit?"
"Hey, Father, just watch it!"
A confident smile appeared on Ning Fan's face, and he said softly: "The sweet potatoes and potatoes grown in my greenhouse can produce thirty dan per mu without any problems!"
"What did you say!"
Emperor Yu looked stunned, with a look of deep surprise on his face: "What are these sweet potatoes and potatoes? How can it be possible to produce thirty dan per mu?"
Shen Li on the side also looked at Ning Fan with a shocked expression, a look of concentration on his wrinkled face: "Your Highness, this is not a joke!"
Ning Fan chuckled lightly, put his hand into his sleeve, took out a potato and a sweet potato from the system space, and handed them to the two of them respectively!
"This red one is a sweet potato, and this round one is called a potato!"
"The yield of thirty dan per mu is just a conservative estimate. If the land is fertile and the season is right, the yield of 40 dan per mu is not a problem!"
Emperor Yu turned a deaf ear to Ning Fan's words. He put the sweet potato in his hand with doubt on his face: "What is this sweet potato? Why have I never heard of it?"
"And this potato, if it's true as you said, why have I never seen these two crops?"
"Father, these two crops have never been grown in my territory, Dayu, but I bought them at a high price from a merchant from the Western Regions!"
"According to him, this crop was found in a wasteland in the Western Regions. I have already tasted it and it tastes very delicious!"
“Both potatoes and sweet potatoes can be eaten roasted, stewed, or made into potato chips, mashed potatoes, braised with beef, or stir-fried with chicken!”
Upon hearing Ning Fan's introduction, Emperor Yu had a strange color in his eyes and asked suspiciously: "Is it really as magical as you said?"
"Father, if you don't believe it, I'll ask the chef in the house to cook some dishes for you to try!"
"good!"
Emperor Yu nodded without hesitation. He was here to get some food, and he would not refuse. He did not forget to ask: "How many potatoes and sweet potato seeds do you have on hand?"
"Father, don't worry, once the greenhouse is completed, potatoes can be planted!"
"good!"
Emperor Yu felt relieved and took a seat in the main hall, waiting for Ning Fan to serve delicious food!
"The first dish is chicken!"
"The second dish, beef brisket roasted with potatoes!"
"The third dish, beef stew with potatoes!"
"The fourth dish, beef..."
Seeing the chefs in the palace serving dishes with delicious taste and aroma, Emperor Yu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and it wasn't until the fifth dish that he couldn't help but speak.
"Second brother, my country, Dayu, prohibits the slaughter of farm cattle, but in your Prince Xuanyong's palace, there are five dishes in a row, and four of them have beef!"
"Could it be that he knows the law and breaks it?"
Emperor Yu deliberately looked at Ning Fan with a straight face and asked.
"Father, you are wronged!"
"Erchen has never slaughtered a farm cow. The beef in today's dish is from a farm cow in Erchen's house. It went crazy and insisted on hitting the old locust tree in the back house!"
"It turned out that the tree was fine, but the cow was killed!"
"Hey, what a pity, a living cow, why can't you think about it?"
Lin Yong nodded in agreement: "Maybe cows also have troubles!"
"puff!"
Emperor Yu squirted a sip of tea directly on the table. His expression was extremely speechless. He glanced at Ning Fan and grabbed the chopsticks!
"Jing Li!"
"The general is here!"
"If I remember correctly, all of Dayu's cattle are registered, right?"
"Your Majesty, that's right!"
"oh!"
Emperor Yu nodded, picked up a piece of beef and said, "Then go and find out how many cows Prince Xuanyong has had in the past month."
"yes!"
Jing Li walked away with big steps, but Ning Fan looked startled. He didn't expect his father to actually compete with him on this!
Emperor Yu ate the dishes while he was minding his own business. He glanced at Ning Fan with a flash of amusement in his eyes!
"Mr. Shen hasn't eaten yet, come and accompany me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Li and Emperor Yu sat opposite each other, and the two of them started chatting with each other. Ning Fan watched Emperor Yu eat with great enthusiasm, and instantly understood that this old guy was obviously here for a meal!
"Mr. Shen, I have thought carefully about recruiting talents!"
"It's up to you to draw up a wise order and send it to all states and counties!"
"As for the assessment method... Brother, do you have any suggestions?"
Emperor Yu changed the topic and looked at Ning Fan, who was looking at him with a frown.
"Your Majesty, the general has found out that in the past month, a total of eight cattle in Prince Xuanyong's Mansion died in various accidents!"
"Some were killed by hitting trees, some were drowned by falling into ponds, and some were drowned by climbing on roofs..."
"Asshole!"
Emperor Yu suddenly became furious, slapped the table and stood up, glaring angrily: "Second brother, tell me, why did the cow fall from the roof to death?"
"Hehe!" Ning Fan chuckled and said: "Father, please calm down, this cow was a complete accident. That day, I saw a cow looking gloomy all day, so I sent it to the roof to think about life. Who would have thought , he lost his footing and fell down the stairs!"
"My son is also very sad..."
"What nonsense!"
Emperor Yu said solemnly: "Do you think I am a fool?"
"Someone is coming!"
"exist!"
"King Xuan Yong deceives the king and is good at killing farm cattle. Drag me down!"
"Wait!"
Ning Fan looked at Emperor Yu's joking face and said with a mournful face: "Father, if you have any orders, just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush and slander..."
"presumptuous!"
Seeing that there was no fear on this boy's face, Emperor Yu suddenly felt helpless and snorted angrily: "Okay, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins!"
"The matter of recruiting wise men for the imperial court will be left to you to supervise. If it is done well, the merit will be redeemed. If it is not done well, the two crimes will be punished at the same time!"
"Shameless..."
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