Zhu Youjian entered the palace this morning and was in a hurry, without eating anything, and was already hungry and he was already touching his back.

Seeing that the hawkers on both sides were very lively, they ordered the coachman to stop the carriage and jumped down.

A freshly baked naan bread was wrapped in thick-cut donkey meat, and Zhu Youjian's mouth was full of fragrance.

Seeing the crowd in front of him surrounded a stall, I was curious and came over to watch the fun. The guards I led were all strong and squeezed to the front in just a few seconds.

I saw a strong man squatting on the ground, placing a pile of rags, hanging a banner with four big characters written on it, a rare treasure!

I heard the crowd talking, and it turned out that the man only costs ten cents regardless of whether it is good or bad. But everyone couldn't tell the difference between the things and was waiting for the first person to eat the crab.

So that's the case, it's not the same as those of the one-yuan shops in later generations. However, this man had such a deep routine hundreds of years ago, and Zhu Youjian secretly called himself a stranger.

I picked up an ancient coin casually. Although it was covered with copper rust, the word "Taichang" on the copper coin was vaguely visible.

You know, Taichang is the year name of Zhu Youjian’s father Zhu Changluo. This copper coin was obviously used to deceive people after passing the ages. Holding the copper coin in his hand, Zhu Youxiao said: "Heroic, why did your ancient coin be written with the word Taichang? I wonder which country name is besides the ancestor of this dynasty? I am afraid that the four words of your rare treasure are not complete!"

After saying that, people around him laughed, some laughed at this man, and some praised Zhu Youjian's cleverness. The man's face turned red with shame for a moment. He took out a small cloth bag from his vagina and said angrily: "Since the young master is so knowledgeable, he can recognize this golden food."

Unexpectedly, this guy really had something, so everyone looked at it. They saw fresh yellow particles in the bag. Looking at what kind of grain it was, but no one had seen it before. The man couldn't help but look proud.

But I didn't know that Zhu Youxiao's heart was already turbulent. What kind of gold and grain was obviously corn! Seeing this man's face full of pride, he wanted to go up and kick this fool.

What Zhu Youxiao didn't know was that as early as the end of the 16th century, South American crops such as sweet potatoes and corn had been introduced to Southeast China. However, the Han people had been farming for thousands of years, and grain crops had basically been established. Seeing these alien species, only some ornamental plants were planted slightly, so basically no one in the north knew about it.

However, Zhu Youxiao came from later generations and naturally knew the preciousness of corn. This thing is extremely drought-resistant and has extremely high yields. If this treasure is available, the drought in Henan and Shaanxi will not be considered in a few years.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian seemed to be impressed by him, the man finally found a trace of face.

The man said, "How is this, this is a treasure."

Zhu Youjian's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and laughed: "Yes, this is indeed a treasure, how about I spend ten cents more?"

The man was not willing to obey at this time, and shouted: "Young Master is proud of your own hands. The villain also needs to rely on this treasure to seek a way out for the whole family. I hope you will be very merciful!"

Seeing this man's head pounding on the ground, I just thought that after a while, the skin was broken and the blood was dripping.

After all, it was from later generations, and I couldn't be as hard as iron. I asked the guard to help the man up, took out a piece of about five taels of silver ingots and threw it over.

Zhu Youxiao said: "I think you are a hero, so you will be rewarded for these five taels of silver. How about you doing things with me?"

The man was already dizzy when he saw the five taels of white silver, unable to tell the difference between the east, west, south and north. When he heard about the work, he naturally agreed.

A guard left behind to take him to pack his things and take him to the royal palace. Zhu Youxiao boarded the carriage and returned to the royal palace.

Not long after it arrived, the man and the guards came. Seeing that Zhu Youjian had changed into a four-clawed dragon robe, the man turned out to be a prince who had just been joking with him.

He knelt on the ground and became a kowtower worm. Zhu Youxiao smiled and asked him to get up. He knew that he hadn't eaten yet, so he asked someone to take him down to have a meal first, and then bring him to the study for questions.

This kind of thing is Zhu Youjian's current lifeline and cannot be lost. He personally brought the small bag of corn to the study room, found a box, and put it in it. Soon, the man had a good meal and followed Wang Chengen to the study room.

Zhu Youjian asked, "Where are you from, what is your name? Where did the gold grain you took today come from?"

The man knelt down and returned: "The villain is named Yuan Zhong, who is from Shandong. Last year, his family suffered a disaster and could only sell the land to the rich people in the village to seek a way out. This yellow grain was last year when the Western Red Hair was in Dengzhou, and he hired a villain to lead the way to the villain. The villain cooked some and ate it, and there was still this left."

Zhu Youxiao was filled with tears when he heard this. Fortunately, God blessed the Ming Dynasty and left this small bag of corn as seeds. With this thing, the chance of turning the tide increased a lot.

However, I didn’t expect that South American food has spread to China now. This is great news. As long as it is used properly, a lot of future peasant uprisings will be easier to deal with.

Zhu Youxiao asked: "Where do you know how much of this kind of food they have? Can you buy it?"

Yuan Zhong returned: "The villain only heard them talk about what business they were talking about with Ningyuan officials. The villain also saw that they had unloaded a few bags from the ship, but they were afraid they were gone."

Although Zhu Youxiao was a little disappointed when he heard that it was difficult to buy corn, he was also expected. However, there was someone in Ningyuan doing business with foreigners, and Zhu Youxiao secretly felt suspicious.

Suddenly I remembered that Yuan Zhong said that his family had suffered a disaster, but he didn't know what was going on. Zhu Youxiao asked, "You just said that your family had suffered a disaster, what was the disaster."

Yuan Zhong said in a deep voice: "Last year, my family suffered a drought, and only 20% of the food was collected in previous years. It's just that man-made disasters are more severe than natural disasters."

Zhu Youjianqi said: "What's the reason?"

Yuan Zhong returned: "The wealthy families purchase arable land every year. They have fame and fortune and do not have to pay taxes. Therefore, they bribe tax officials and add taxes to families like villains. The villain really had no choice but to sell their ancestral land and go into exile."

After saying that, when he remembered that his ancestral property was occupied, the eight-foot man actually left tears.

Land annexation has reached such a serious point! People who dig food from the yellow soil can barely survive this year, but without arable land, how can they survive next year!

If you can't survive, you can only take the risk of rebelling. If the land annexation reaches its limit, the land belongs to gentry, and the court cannot collect the taxes. If you don't have money, you can't get military pay, and if you can't get military pay, you can't fight.

By then, the army will be in chaos and the country will naturally be destroyed. Even if you have high-yield crops such as corn, it will not play a key role.

But gentry is the foundation of every feudal dynasty, and it is difficult to cut a piece of meat from them! Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but have a headache.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian had no other instructions, Yuan Zhong retreated from the study and left Zhu Youjian alone to think.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!