Di Xin took the sweet potato and asked, "Taoist Priest Tianxingzi, do you think this sweet potato can really have a high yield?"
Di Xin was overjoyed, because this year there are droughts at different levels in various parts of China, resulting in a significant reduction in food production. If we have the drought-tolerant sweet potato mentioned by Tian Xingzi, we can solve the food problem!
Ao Bing said proudly: "Your Majesty, I used one sweet potato seed and cultivated a truckload of sweet potatoes in just a few months. Do you think the yield is high?"
Di Xin was shocked for a moment, and then said with great joy: "There are such grain seeds. God has blessed me as a great merchant. The people of my great merchant can have enough to eat if they have more crops like this."
Ao Bing attacked Di Xin and said: "Your Majesty, I can't grow enough grain to feed all the people of Da Shang. The first thing to do is that your Majesty grant me some land to set up an experimental field. Plant all the crops currently grown.”
"Then we will gradually promote these crops to the hands of ordinary people. This will take at least one or two years!"
Di Xin felt a chill in his heart, but he also knew that there was no rush. It would be impossible to spread all of Ao Bing's grain seeds to those farmers within one year.
Di Xin said: "I know this. I can first give you a hundred acres of land to grow these grains. After all these grains are harvested, we can gradually promote it."
Seeing Di Xin's support, Ao Bing understood that Di Xin first wanted to solve the army's food problem, and secondly, he wanted to let the people have enough to eat. If Di Xin hadn't been deceived before, Di Xin would definitely be a wise king. It's a pity that Di Xin rushed to After the Great Tribulation of the Gods, Ao Bing could not be sure of the future fate of the Yin Shang Dynasty.
Di Xin chatted with Ao Bing for a few words, and when he was about to leave, someone suddenly reported outside the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Taibao, the Imperial Master is reporting something outside the door."
Ao Bing immediately understood that Shen Gongbao was probably coming to find him again for help, so he said, "Let him in!"
Shen Gongbao followed Ao Bing's servant in from outside the gate of Taibao Mansion.
Ever since he suddenly emerged from the soil in Ao Bing's yard last time and was scolded by Ao Bing, he didn't dare to appear directly from Taibao's house. Instead, he went outside Ao Bing's house and had someone report him before he dared to come in.
When Shen Gongbao came to Ao Bing's hall, he saw Di Xin sitting in the main seat at first sight. He couldn't help being shocked. This time their Zhou army was defeated. He also had the position of military supervisor and military advisor. It is an unshirkable responsibility. If Di Xin blames him, he will not be able to bear it easily.
Sure enough, Di Xin asked in the first sentence: "Shen Gongbao, if you are not supervising the battle with Zhang Guifang, why did you come back to Chaoge City?"
Shen Gongbao thought about his words before saying: "Your Majesty, several of Jiang Ziya's disciples came to the Western Zhou army. They are all advanced Qi practitioners and defeated our Yin and Shang army. Now they are attacking Wenbin where Marshal Zhang is stationed. Mountain, so I came here to ask for help.”
Although he had expected it, Di Xin was still a little angry when he heard what Shen Gongbao said. He also knew that the disciples of Chanjiao were involved in this war, but he did not expect that his army would be defeated so quickly.
Di Xin looked at Ao Bing and asked what he should do at this time. After all, Di Xin knew that he was the representative figure of the Jie Jiao disciples. If someone from the Chan Sect came, he could only ask Ao Bing's Jie Jiao disciples from the same sect to come to rescue him.
When Ao Bing saw Emperor Xin looking at him, he had no choice but to say: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our Jiejiao people will definitely support our Dachang with all their strength, but now the Western Zhou army is very powerful, and with the help of the people who explain the religion, it is even more powerful. Defeating them won’t happen overnight.”
Di Xin said: "In this case, the Taibao Master should find some strange people to go and fight the Western Zhou army."
Ao Bing said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I would like to recommend our four outstanding outer disciples to teach!"
Di Xin asked: "Oh, who are they?"
Ao Bing said: "They are currently serving in our great merchants. They are the four generals of the Jiamengguan Demon Family. Each of them has a profound level of cultivation and possesses many magic weapons."
The four generals of the Demon Family are also the Four Heavenly Kings who will become famous in later generations. Not only were they removed from the Conferred Gods, but they also appeared several times in Journey to the West. Although they were defeated by Sun Houhou, it does not mean that their strength is unbearable. It's just that I met that pervert Monkey Sun and was unlucky.
Emperor Xin said: "I have heard a little bit about the four generals of the Demon Family. Not long after they joined the imperial court, they defeated a rebellious prince with their powerful martial arts. I promoted them to the garrison generals of Jiameng Pass. In this case, I will Send a decree to let them go to Wenbin Mountain."
Shen Gongbao said with some embarrassment at the same time: "Your Majesty, the frontline troops are also a bit tight now."
Di Xin's face turned cold, and he looked at him and asked, "How many people are there in the army led by Zhang Guifang now?"
Shen Gongbao felt a little guilty and replied in a low voice: "It is estimated to be around 200,000 yuan!"
"Gu's 100,000-strong army disappeared like this in just a few months? How can Gu explain this to their parents?" Di Xin's tone was a little angry.
Ao Bing and Shen Gongbao did not dare to speak out, allowing Di Xin to vent his words.
Di Xin vented his dissatisfaction for a while, then sighed and said: "That's all, I will allocate you another 100,000 soldiers, and let the old general Lu Xiong lead the troops to help."
Shen Gongbao said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ao Bing suddenly remembered that when Lu Xiong was conquering the Western Zhou army in Conferring the Gods, he also brought two guys, Fei Zhong and Youhun, with him, so he proposed that these two people become Lu Xiong's military governors and go to the front line with the army.
Di Xin glanced at Ao Bing and agreed with Ao Bing's opinion, asking the two men to follow Lu Xiong.
Shen Gongbao left after achieving his goal. He went directly to Wenbin Mountain. The situation in Wenbin Mountain was quite critical. He had to find some way to control the casualties of the Yin Shang army, otherwise Di Xin would be dissatisfied with him.
After Shen Gongbao left, Di Xin said to Ao Bing with some sadness: "I guess the Taibao Master may be a little strange that I am so sad!"
Ao Bing did not speak, but looked at him quietly.
Di Xin continued: "When I was not the King of Shang, I went to fight with Master Wen. At that time, I was just a young general in the army, but I ate, drank and lived with the soldiers. I saw them fighting for the Great Shang. It was very painful for my family to sacrifice their own lives, so I was very angry when I heard that one hundred thousand soldiers died in this war."
Ao Bing suddenly felt something in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, why not build a martyrs' cemetery so that future generations can remember the achievements of these soldiers?"
Di Xin's eyes lit up. He was a smart man and understood Ao Bing's thoughts directly. The Martyrs Cemetery can name these soldiers, which will not only allow future generations to remember them, but also improve the morale of the army.
Di Xin said: "Okay, I will ask people to set up a martyrs cemetery, and then ask people to count the names of these soldiers who sacrificed for our merchants, and write their names on the tombstones in the martyrs cemetery, so that future generations can remember and respect them."
Ao Bing said: "Your Majesty, I have another idea, that is, the soldiers who died in this war can become the heavenly soldiers of heaven!"
