Chapter 32: Digging a Tunnel for a Monthly Pass)
On August 23, the seventh year of Tianqi, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chuan came to court to report.
Zhu Youjian immediately appointed Sun Chengzong as the governor of Liaodong and the right assistant censor. Yuan Chonghuan was appointed as the Minister of War and the General of Ji and Liao. The two went to Liaodong together to be in charge of Liaodong's military affairs and people's livelihood.
Sun Chuanting was also appointed as the Minister of War and the Governor of Shaanxi, responsible for the relief of the people and disaster relief work in Shaanxi.
On the same day, Liulibo Xiao Sheng presented auspicious signs, including sweet potatoes with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, potatoes with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, and wheat with a yield of 600 kilograms per mu.
During the Ming Dynasty, the main grain crops grown in China were wheat and rice. The yield of northern wheat was about 200-300 kilograms per mu, one season a year; the yield of southern rice was about 500-600 kilograms per mu.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes were actually introduced to the Ming Dynasty at this time, but neither of them was promoted.
The picking and planting of these two crops requires a lot of manpower. Now the former is planted in a small area in the south, while the latter is a food that only aristocrats can eat and has not played its due role.
Xiao Sheng also introduced wheat to allow some people who are unwilling to grow sweet potatoes to plant.
Compared with sweet potatoes, wheat has been planted in Daming for a long time and is easier to promote.
The amount of yield per mu mentioned by Xiao Sheng here is actually calculated based on the minimum.
In this era, there was no technology for intensive cultivation, nor did there be various chemical fertilizers and pesticides to control pests, and the yield per mu cannot be compared with modern times.
The modern wheat grain planting brought by Xiao Sheng can produce 1,200 kilograms to 1,600 kilograms per mu. When it comes to the Ming Dynasty, 600 kilograms should be no problem.
One acre of wheat requires about twenty kilograms of seeds, and Xiao Sheng brought five tons, which means he can plant 250 acres of land.
There are also five tons of sweet potatoes and potatoes.
He could not have brought food to him all the time. If he wanted to promote it, Zhu Youjian from the Ming Dynasty also needed to promote it.
The time and space sect are so big. During this period, Zhu Youjian handled the affairs of the palace, and Xiao Sheng was busy with this matter.
Xiao Sheng offered auspiciousness and was awarded the title of First Class Marquis of Liuli, and joined the Jinyiwei as the commander of the Tongzhi and the Grand Tutor of the Prince.
So, Xiao Sheng officially entered the vision of Ming Dynasty officials.
That night, the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian, Zhang Yan, Empress Zhou Ying and Xiao Sheng, four of them sat at a table.
"Sister-in-law, Empress, this is Marquis of Liuli. When I was King Xin, we had sworn brothers, so when there was no one, we were called brothers. Queen, you should be like me and respectful to your brothers." After Zhu Youjian's words, Zhang Yan and Zhou Ying were a little unbelievable.
Today, there are still people who have become sworn brothers with the Ming Dynasty, and now that Zhu Youjian has become the emperor, he respects him so much!
Zhu Youjian added: "By the way, Queen, you are not surprised by why I can't find anyone all the time? In fact, at that time I went to discuss matters with my brother, who was a righteous person."
"Okay, don't brag about me." Xiao Sheng was speechless and interrupted, "Tell me, what are you going to do next?"
"I will not be able to go out in the future, but I still need to discuss matters with my brother every day, so I plan to dig out an authentic tunnel between your mansion and the palace, and then it will be more convenient whether you come in to find me or I go out to find you." Zhu Youjian said while eating.
Zhang Yan and Zhou Ying, who were beside him, felt like they were damn when they saw him and what they said.
You know, royal etiquette is the most harsh, and it is absolutely rude to eat while speaking. Zhu Youjian would never do this before.
And what he said was even more outrageous.
He actually had to dig a mansion to a minister and meet him every day. If this is true, how would it be?
Zhang Yan couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, if you are polite to your subjects or love your brothers, you will visit them often, dig tunnels in the palace to go to your subject's mansion. This is too ridiculous!"
As an elder, Zhang Yan is qualified to educate Zhu Youjian.
Empress Zhou also advised him after hearing this: "Your Majesty, if you are busy with affairs, you can summon your brother to the palace. It is inappropriate to say that at this time!"
Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "Haha, let's decide this matter, sister-in-law, queen, you don't have to persuade me, you will know why I did this tonight. Let's not talk about it, just have to do it first!
Brother, please try it carefully. The palace food tastes pretty good! But it doesn’t feel comfortable eating skewers.”
"It was your first time to eat it, and the seasonings we have are quite rich, so you think it's fresh and delicious. The things made by the imperial chef in the palace are really good, but they are much better than what I ate in those high-end restaurants before." Xiao Sheng was eating at this time. He was not very particular about the taste and was never polite to the delicious food.
Xiao Sheng and Zhu Youjian have discussed the matter about the time and space gate, and finally decided to let Queen Zhang and Queen Zhou know about it.
After Zhu Youjian became emperor, he had a lot of things to do, and he definitely did not have as much energy as he had before when he studied knowledge.
The same is true for Xiao Sheng himself. Modern Group has just been established and he needs to decide many things. He also spends more time on purchasing and transporting supplies.
Modern knowledge was promoted in ancient times, and it also required an intermediary, someone who could move knowledge on paper and contact Xiao Sheng at any time if he had time.
As the queen, Zhang Yan and Zhou Ying can only be in the deep palace. If they manage the harem at the same time, there will be much less work and there will be plenty of time to use it.
And these two people will undoubtedly not betray Zhu Youjian.
So they became the best candidates, so today's scene came into being.
Relatively speaking, in modern times, the only people Xiao Sheng can trust is his own parents.
But his parents are not young, so Xiao Sheng doesn't want them to get involved in this kind of thing.
As a child, of course I hope that my parents can enjoy their old age. If I knew that Xiao Sheng had such a big relationship on his back, he would probably be unable to sleep or eat.
He is planning to show off with his parents these days, but he is not talking about the time and space affairs, but about the things he makes, so that they can enjoy the money with peace of mind.
I probably mentioned it to my dad yesterday, but I still have to take the time to explain it clearly.
In Zhang Yan and Zhou Ying's puzzled eyes, Xiao Sheng and Zhu Youjian finished their dinner talking and laughing.
Zhou Ying felt a little confused when she saw Zhu Youjian eating so comfortably. She was also a little happy.
Since entering the palace, she has been cautious everywhere, and she can feel the pressure on Zhu Youjian. She has never seen such a happy side before.
Zhang Yan was in a state of confusion throughout the whole process.
After dinner, Xiao Sheng was sent back to the mansion by the eunuch, but in fact, he changed his clothes with one of the eunuchs and returned to the palace again.
These eunuchs, including those who were guarding outside the Ganqing Palace, were all arranged by Xiao Sheng before. They cannot be said that there will be no problem with loyalty, but at least such matters can be kept confidential.
Chapter completed!