If I didn't care much before, everyone would have to pay attention to the court meeting this time. Therefore, Wen Tiren immediately bowed and took the order and said, "I obey the order!"

But they were also wondering, why did the emperor insist that the disaster would be serious in the next twenty years and would be severely short of food?

However, all dynasties have been based on agriculture. If there is not enough food, there will definitely be unrest. Since the emperor attaches so much importance to it, it is not surprising!

Hu Guang ignored what they thought and said seriously: "If you want to ensure food and increase the grain output as much as possible to survive the disaster year, it is necessary to build water conservancy. Although the court has no money at the moment, it is necessary to do a preliminary statistics, which ones need to be built and improved, and which ones can be put back. This matter is also led by the cabinet. Within March, I will report in detail!"

"I obey the order!" Wen Tiren agreed with this and immediately responded.

When Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, heard this, he followed the article and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, many fertile lands have been abandoned in various places. I think that these fields should be reclaimed."

To explain that the ministers at the end were concerned about agriculture, Xu Guangqi said second, but others dare not say first. Although the "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs" has not been born, there are many manuscripts, which have been heard among the ministers.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Tiren immediately followed and said: "Your Majesty, it has been nearly a year since the Wanli period. The land situation in various places and the land lists in the registered land must be very different. Therefore, I think that the land in the country must be verified again."

"Acceptance!" Hu Guang nodded. This matter was indeed necessary. After all, at this time, land was the most fundamental asset, just like housing in later generations.

Bi Ziyan complained in his heart after hearing this. This was his Ministry of Revenue and it was a thankless thing. But he could not object, nor could he object, so he had to remain silent.

Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi was not finished yet, so he continued to speak: "Your Majesty, I have found several crops, which may be used as supplements other than rice!"

Hu Guang was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly urged him, "Xu Qing, please speak quickly!"

"I once wrote a "Sweet Potato Slips" to the court during the Wanli period, but people's words were light. However, people's thoughts on the south and north tangerines of oranges are deeply rooted. In addition, sweet potatoes have some disadvantages, so they have not been promoted!" Xu Guangqi took a deep breath and said loudly, "But I have successfully planted them in Tianjin Farms, which is exactly the same as those planted in Fujian."

Speaking of this, he was afraid that he would not be able to persuade Emperor Chongzhen, so he bowed and said enthusiastically: "Your Majesty, although this sweet potato is an alien object, I have proved it with facts. It has nothing to do with the north and south. Sweet potatoes can be planted without occupying farmland, and they can also be planted in the wilderness of the mountains. Moreover, sweet potatoes are drought-resistant and have a large yield! Now the Ming Dynasty is short of food, so this thing is just right to promote it to replace it!"

"Why don't you talk about the disadvantages of this sweet potato?" The assistant minister Cheng Ji ordered a step forward, shouted loudly, and then turned around and bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this sweet potato will cause abdomen, acid reflux, nausea, even dizziness, weakness in the limbs, numbness and other poisoning symptoms. In short, this substance is poisonous!"

"This is wrong!" When Xu Guangqi heard this, he didn't care whether the other party was an assistant minister, and immediately retorted, "This thing has its disadvantages, but it is definitely not a poison. The ability of the people in Fujian to eat is a clear proof!"

"Dare you say that no one died because of eating sweet potatoes?" Cheng Jiming turned his head and sneered, looking at Xu Guangqi and questioned.

When Xu Guangqi heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Once human life is involved, the emperor will not be able to speak. But if it cannot be implemented under such circumstances, he may not be able to get what he wants in his life!

Thinking that this might be the result, he bit his teeth and ignored it and immediately replied: "If this thing is damaged, it can indeed kill people. But if it has not deteriorated and people and animals are harmless, at most, he will feel a little uncomfortable after eating too much."

Speaking of this, he put aside Chengji's fate, bowed to the emperor again, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in the years of disaster and drought, the people change their sons to eat each other. Even though they know that eating Guanyin soil will die, they still eat it. The sweet potatoes that have not deteriorated are excellent disaster relief items. How to plant them? How to distinguish good or bad? I have compiled them into a book and will not cause death! I beg Your Majesty to promote it for the people of the world!"

"I also plead for your Majesty that such poisons must not be promoted. They will lose the prestige of the court and be used by those who are interested!" Cheng Jiming was unwilling to be expressed, and then he strongly asked.

"You..." Xu Guangqi was angry when he heard this, turned to look at Cheng Jiming. After a pause, he suddenly said, "The big grain merchants resist sweet potatoes, it turns out to be true!"

"What did you say?" Cheng Jiming was furious and pointed at Xu Guangqi and said, "How can you get the heart? How dare you slander me?"

Seeing another pair of people going to attack in the imperial court, the chief assistant Wen Tiren was angry and looked at them and shouted angrily: "I must not be rude!"

Cheng Jiming and Xu Guangqi were yelled like this, although they no longer tried to do anything, both of them glared at each other and did not allow anyone!

Hu Guang didn't say anything, just listened quietly. At first he didn't understand what this sweet potato was? Later, he realized that it would be that what Xu Guangqi said was sweet potato, or sweet potato?

Sure enough, after hearing this, he could basically confirm that what Xu Guangqi said was indeed sweet potato. If Xu Guangqi was a beautiful woman like Concubine Tian, ​​he would probably go down excitedly and kiss her.

The key to such a good thing is that Xu Guangqi has figured out the habits of sweet potatoes and sorted out how to plant and distinguish good and bad. It's really a timely rain!

At this moment, seeing the ministers below fighting cocks, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I know this thing, Xu Qing, this sweet potato is a good thing. You can have it in your house, so let me taste it!"

"..." When the ministers below heard this, they were stunned. The two important officials of the court just now argued fiercely, but the emperor wanted to eat it as soon as he spoke. Didn't he hear the contention of the two sides? After all, even Xu Guangqi himself did not deny the disadvantages of sweet potatoes!

"Your Majesty, you must not!" Cheng Jiming immediately opposed.

Wen Tiren hesitated and also followed him and said, "Your Majesty, be careful!"

After hearing this, the other ministers agreed, and even Xu Guangqi hesitated. After all, the emperor is a body of ten thousand golds, and if there is something wrong, he will never redeem it!

Seeing the reactions of these ministers below, Hu Guang smiled and said, "You are all too worried! I just said that I know that sweet potatoes are a great nourishment to the human body and can supplement some essential nutrients for the human body. They are rich in starch, sugars, proteins, vitamins, cellulose and various amino acids..."

While talking, all the nouns that they had never heard of before were stunned, all the ministers below, including Xu Guangqi, who knew the most about sweet potatoes, were stunned.
Chapter completed!