five days ago.

The messenger soldiers sent by Li Chengqian in Qingzhou had already brought Li Shimin the letter he had written on the ship.

Therefore, Li Shimin had already known about the situation of Li Chengqian and others.

Naturally, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others also knew about it.

When Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others arrived outside the palace.

Li Chengqian and others also arrived at the stone steps outside the palace.

Moreover, a group of personal guards were still carrying boxes of items down.

Seeing this, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others' eyes lit up and they walked down quickly.

"I've met my father!"

"See Your Majesty!"

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Everyone hurriedly greeted him.

Li Shimin waved his hand casually, walked directly to a wooden box, opened it, and looked inside.

"Is this thing as big as a fist the sweet potato that yields ten stones per acre?"

"Back to my father, it's sweet potato!"

"Okay, okay!"

Li Shimin was overjoyed and quickly opened all the wooden boxes beside him.

The eight wooden boxes next to each other also contained sweet potatoes.

"In this way, the people of the Tang Dynasty are really saved!"

As he said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of something, and looked at the crowd with confusion on his face.

"Where is Xuanba?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others on the side also looked surprised and suspicious.

Li Chengqian quickly explained: "Back to my father, Uncle Jin Wang separated from his sons and others outside the city and returned to Lijiazhuang!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Immediately, he sighed softly, "Whether it's better to go back to Lijiazhuang, we went to sea here for a year and a half. We went out after spring plowing in the sixth year of Zhenguan. When we come back now, it's already September of the seventh year of Zhenguan! It's time to go back and see it.

Look after your wife and children at home!"

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others all nodded their heads.

Li Shimin acted as if nothing had happened and once again checked the boxes with great interest.

After a while, he asked again with a puzzled face.

"You told me in your letter that this time you brought back a total of more than 1,300 kilograms of sweet potatoes, more than 700 kilograms of potatoes, a hundred kilograms of pumpkins, and five thousand kilograms of corn, all of which are sacred items that can be used as food.

."

"But why do I always feel that when I look at these boxes, they are not heavy enough?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others all came forward to check.

"Back to my father, when Uncle Jin Wang returned to Lijiazhuang, he also took away 30% of the sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins and other items!"

Li Chengqian quickly explained.

"Xuan Ba ​​also took some away?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then thought of Li Xuan's temperament, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and had no choice but to accept the whole fact.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Xuanba dared to do this!

"Back to my father, I have brought back eight hundred catties of sweet potatoes, five hundred catties of potatoes, eighty catties of pumpkins, and three thousand catties of corn!"

Li Chengqian said again.

"If all these are used as seeds, how many acres of land can be planted?" Li Shimin asked directly.

"Back to my father, according to my estimate on the boat, planting one acre of sweet potatoes requires fifty kilograms of sweet potatoes to raise seedlings. One acre of potatoes requires one hundred kilograms of potatoes; one acre of corn requires four to five kilograms.

The seeds, and one acre of corn can also yield about six stones per acre!

As for other pumpkins, tomatoes, and peppers, they are vegetables and need to be grown with their seeds..."

Li Chengqian quickly explained.

At the same time, Cong took out a book from behind.

"Father, please look at this book, which was recorded by the sons, Li Baoding, Wang Xuance, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others on the ship while planting sweet potatoes and potatoes.

All the processes, and the calculated results I’m waiting for!”

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help being surprised, and quickly took the book and started reading.

After a long while, Li Shimin slowly closed the book, his face full of excitement.

"You are so determined, and with this book, I will record your great achievements!"

"Thank you, Father!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were immediately overjoyed.

Later, when Li Shimin saw Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others, they were all looking at the book in his hand expectantly, and he also handed the book in his hand over.

"Gao Ming, tomorrow I will send someone to expand the two acres of land in the backyard of the imperial garden by two acres. You can plant these things for me there. I want to see with my own eyes how magical things like sweet potatoes and potatoes can be!"

"Yes, Father!"

Li Chengqian quickly raised his hands and responded.

"Li Wei, take good care of these things, not even a pound is missing!"

Li Shimin nodded slowly and gave instructions to Li Wei standing aside.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Wei responded and quickly called a few guards to move these things inside.

"Hey, alas..."

Seeing this, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others suddenly became anxious.

"Your Majesty, I'm waiting for one of these boxes!"

"Um?"

Li Shimin looked stunned and stared at Cheng Chusi closely.

"Do you have any more of these things?"

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others were also surprised.

Without waiting for Cheng Chusi's reply, Cheng Zhijie directly raised his foot and kicked Cheng Chusi.

"You are such an evil person. You have been out at sea for a year and a half. How come you don't know any etiquette when you come back? These things are all sacred items brought back from America by the King of Jin and the Crown Prince. How can you still have a share?"

At the same time, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others also cursed angrily at Changsun Chong, Fang Yizhi and others.

"You traitors, tell me honestly, how can these sweet potatoes and potatoes still be part of you?"

"Speak clearly quickly, otherwise I will teach you a lesson when I go back!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Watching the performance of these old bastards, I couldn't help but frown and looked at Li Chengqian standing aside.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian also had a wry smile on his face.

"Aye, this is true. Master told us personally on the ship. Even the gold we brought back from America, Master shared equally with us!"

"Aye, don't fight, don't fight, I can explain!"

"Explain quickly!"

Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others all looked at Cheng Chusi, Changsun Chong and others with serious faces.

"Back to Your Majesty, Aye, Master said on the ship that the people who went to America with him on the ship this time risked their lives. Therefore, no matter what is brought back from America, everyone has a share.

!

Among them, we brought back more than six thousand kilograms of gold from America. The master directly gave one kilogram of gold to each of the soldiers and boatmen on the ship.

There are three thousand kilograms of gold left, Master will divide one thousand kilograms away, and the remaining two thousand kilograms will be divided among us."

"As for sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, corns, tomatoes, etc., because they were not in large quantities, and the number of soldiers and boatmen on the ship was large, the master took them back to Chang'an City.

After we plant them, we will give the seeds to the soldiers and boatmen!"

"Now, Master has taken away 30%, and the remaining 70% will be divided equally among us again!"

"Split equally?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others suddenly beamed with joy and quickly looked at Li Shimin.

"snort!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin's face darkened.

"This thing is a sacred thing that will benefit the country and the people. It should be adopted by the imperial court. What do you want this thing to do?"

"Your Majesty, this plant should be planted in fertile farmland. It just so happens that there are hundreds of acres of fertile farmland in my residence!"

"Your Majesty, the soil in my farmland is fertile, so it is very suitable to plant these sweet potatoes and potatoes!"

"His Majesty……"
Chapter completed!