"Mr. Yang, why are you... why are you back?" Li Xiu couldn't help but step forward in shock when he saw Yang Nong standing there smiling. He even wondered if he was dreaming?

"Haha, I've been resting for too long. I heard that the locusts have flew away. I can't worry about the situation in the field, so I'll take a look." Yang Nong smiled again at this time. He looked much thinner than before, but he was in good spirits. He couldn't tell at all that he was seriously ill and dying before.

"This... Mr. Yang, you just woke up, why not go back and take a rest first. I'll just watch it in the Ministry of Agriculture." Li Xiu still said worriedly when he heard this. He always felt that Yang Nong was very abnormal today. After all, even if a miracle happened, this miracle was too unacceptable.

"Haha~, I had known that I was sick and could have you take over the Ministry of Agriculture for me. I should have pretended to be sick early, but don't worry, I just came here just to see what the locusts were like after they flew away, and then I would go back to rest." Yang Nong smiled again at this time, and he didn't need Yang Dui's support at the moment, so he turned around and came to the field.

"What's going on? Your uncle just woke up, why did he come here? Why didn't you, a nephew, persuade him?" Li Xiu looked at Yang Nong leaving, and asked Yang Dui in a low voice. He was really afraid that something would go wrong with Yang Nong's body.

"Mr., I... I'm wronged. Today, my uncle suddenly woke up and drank two bowls of porridge. Then he insisted on coming to the yamen to see it. No matter how my uncle and I persuaded me, it was useless. In the end, we could only accompany my uncle." Yang Dui explained with a wry smile at this time. He was also very embarrassed as a junior.

"Forget it, let's keep up quickly, and we will persuade Yang Gong to go back no matter what." Li Xiu saw that Yang Nong was about to go away, and immediately hurriedly followed with Yang Dui.

Yang Nong walked and watched the locusts left, but he ate all the crops in the fields and couldn't even find weeds. In addition, the weather was hot and dry, and the soil was white and cracked. It can be said that it was a barren land, and it was very luxurious to find some green.

Yang Nong kept his head down and seemed to be looking for something. Li Xiu and Yang Dui followed him at this time, following him one by one, fearing that he would fall accidentally, but Yang Nong didn't even raise his head. After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, then quickly walked forward a few steps, and then fell to the ground. This scared Li Xiu and Yang Dui and hurried forward to support him.

"No, you guys see." But Yang Nong stopped Li Xiu and Yang Dui at this time, and then pointed to the ground with joy and said loudly.

"Huh? It sprouted so quickly?" Li Xiu looked along Yang Nong's fingers, but he saw a tenacious bud drilling out on the drought ground. It was from the remaining sweet potato roots underground. Although it was still very young, it seemed extremely rare among the devastated areas.

"Haha, being able to see the sweet potato sprout again shows that our previous advice to Your Majesty was completely correct, and now I can finally feel completely relieved." Yang Nong also smiled with a relieved smile and stood up. It was he who suggested to Li Shimin that it would be possible to plant sweet potatoes before the locust plague arrives. Although this matter is theoretically feasible, it is not until now that the sweet potato sprouts again that it is truly proved that sweet potatoes can resist locust plague.

"It turns out that Mr. Yang, you are worried about this." Li Xiu finally understood what Yang Nong was thinking when he heard this. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and suggested again, "Mr. Yang, since we have confirmed that the sweet potatoes can sprout again, then go back and rest. After all, the sun is too poisonous."

"Okay, let's go back now." Yang Nong finally stood up at this time, then walked back with a smile on his face. Seeing that he was in such a good spirit, Li Xiu and Yang Dui looked at each other, and finally relaxed a little in his expression.

When Yang Nong left the farmland, Li Xiu wanted to send him back to the mansion to rest immediately, but Yang Nong wanted to go to the Ministry of Agriculture for another trip. No matter how Li Xiu persuaded him, it was useless. In desperation, Li Xiu could only accompany him to the Ministry of Agriculture. This official office of the Ministry of Agriculture was built by Yang Nong himself commanded the craftsmen. He also recruited officials from the Ministry of Agriculture one by one. He was also the first chief officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, so he had a deep affection for this place.

Yang Nong walked around the entire Ministry of Agriculture. Many officials in the Ministry of Agriculture also showed shock when they saw him, and then saluted him one after another. Many people were worried about Yang Nong's body. In the end, they put down their things and followed Yang Nong tightly. If it were normal, Yang Nong might scold everyone to disperse, but today he did not.

Finally, Yang Nong returned to his office room. He was not here these days, and Li Xiu also had his own special room, so his room remained the same. After Yang Nong walked in, he naturally sat behind his desk, then stroked the pen, ink, paper and ink on the table, and showed a look of nostalgia on his face. In the past few years, he was sitting here to handle the official affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, which allowed high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes to be promoted smoothly.

"Mr. The Ministry of Agriculture has been established for several years. At the beginning, there were very few corn and sweet potatoes. We were like protecting children, taking care of the growth of these two crops carefully, accumulating seeds and seedlings year by year. Thinking about it, it was really not easy at that time." Yang Nong suddenly spoke at this time.

Hearing these words, Li Xiu couldn't help but think of the situation at that time. He even thought of the ecstatic feeling of the bearded guest when he first handed over these two crops to him. This made him sigh and said with some emotion: "Yes, the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor agreed to establish the Ministry of Agriculture, which was responsible for the breeding and promotion of corn and sweet potatoes. Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the promotion of corn and sweet potatoes has finally laid a solid foundation."

"When I discovered that there might be a locust plague last year, I thought it was a good opportunity to promote sweet potatoes, and it also received strong support from His Majesty. This year, almost a lot of sweet potatoes have been planted in Guanzhong. And with the impact of this locust plague, I am afraid that many people will be willing to grow sweet potatoes next year. After all, this is a life-saving thing, and Guanzhong is the heart of the world. As long as Guanzhong is willing to grow, it will take a few years to go all over the world to compete for the planting of sweet potatoes."

When talking about this, Yang Nong seemed a little tired. He took a few breaths and then continued to speak: "There is no difficulty in promoting sweet potatoes, all it takes is time. However, in comparison, corn is only planted in Zhu and Qingtian counties. If you want to promote it in the future, it will take some time to work. This is also the direction of our Ministry of Agriculture in the future."

"Mr. Yang said very much that compared to sweet potatoes, corn promotion is indeed a bit slow, but the yield of corn is obvious to all. Although it is not as good as sweet potatoes, it is higher than wheat and rice, and corn is easier to store than sweet potatoes. I believe it will be promoted slowly in the future." Li Xiu nodded and said when he heard this.

"I don't doubt this. In addition, with the promotion of sweet potatoes, I think we can create momentum for corn. After all, corn and sweet potatoes come from faraway America. People can accept sweet potatoes and will be more likely to accept corn in the future." Yang Nong reminded again.

"Uncle, don't worry, leave these small things to us, let's go back and rest." At this time, Yang Dui suddenly spoke, because he heard that Yang Nong's words were a little wrong, and seemed to have some meaning of explaining the last words.

"I must explain these things clearly, otherwise I will find it difficult to rest assured. In addition to promoting corn, you should also be more careful. Don't wait until corn and sweet potatoes are promoted. Our Ministry of Agriculture has nothing to do. This is absolutely not possible. In fact, our Ministry of Agriculture can also do some other agricultural-related things, such as the cabbage made by the prince consort before, as well as the greenhouse, etc., which are all things that benefit the country and the people. You can learn more from the prince consort..."

Yang Nong did not listen to Yang Dui's persuasion at all, but instead talked about the future concept of the Ministry of Agriculture again. Li Xiu felt something was wrong at this time. He wanted to persuade Yang Nong to stop, but he had no way to insert it. Moreover, Yang Nong became more and more difficult when he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and his expression became more and more sluggish, but he still kept talking. Li Xiu and Yang Dui didn't dare to speak at this time, so he could only look at the stubborn old man in front of him with tears in his eyes.

Yang Nong's voice was getting lower and lower, and he couldn't hear what he was saying. He could only see his mouth squirming. Finally, he stopped his mouth and there was no sound in the room. At this time, Yang Nong lowered his head and sat there quietly without moving, as if he was asleep.

"Uncle" Yang Dui shouted softly with tears in his eyes, but Yang Nong did not react at all. This made Li Xiu hurriedly step forward and stretched out his trembling hand to touch Yang Nong's pulse door. He found that his wrist was cold and his pulse stopped beating.

"Mr. Yang~" Li Xiu couldn't help but scream in grief. Although he had been mentally prepared these days, when he watched Yang Nong die in front of him, he still felt extremely sad. Yang Dui next to him also rushed forward and held Yang Nong's body and cried bitterly.
Chapter completed!