Reward

Lu Yaoyao started making it himself, nearly an hour later.

When the steamed buns came out of the cage and smelled the fresh aroma of wheat, Emperor Hongwen and King Jin were surprised.

If they hadn't been watching the whole process, they wouldn't have believed that the material used for these fat and white buns was actually wheat.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Jin, please give it a try."

Lu Yaoyao picked out two of them with chopsticks, put them on a plate and brought them to the two of them.

"Be careful of burning."

The two took the plate and looked at it carefully.

"Looks good."

"Not only does it look good, it smells good too."

Emperor Hongwen nodded and continued, "Let me try it."

As he spoke, he picked up a bun and took a small bite.

"Huh? Not bad, it tastes pretty good."

On the other hand, King Jin also took the initiative and praised him a lot. In a short time, the two of them destroyed a bun and a steamed bun.

I feel very full.

"This thing works. Wanfu is really ingenious, since he can figure out such food."

At this moment, Emperor Hongwen had personally witnessed and tasted it, and the big stone in his heart finally fell.

And I couldn't help but feel a little proud in my heart.

Do those guys from the aristocratic family think they can force him if they have all the food in their hands?

There is no end to the road, and now we have found another way. As long as Wen Songtao can do it well, when the steamed buns are born, those guys will still want to rely on food to make the country rich.

It is undoubtedly an idiot's dream, and it is unlikely that it will be smashed into the hand.

"Is this easy to make?"

Returning to the living room of the villa again, Emperor Hongwen asked quickly.

"It's very good. Didn't you watch it just now?"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen nodded and thought about what happened just now. It did seem quite simple, especially the steamed buns, which were made in the simplest way.

"How much flour can this pound of wheat produce?"

"I haven't calculated this specifically, but I think it should be around seven or eight taels."

Emperor Hongwen nodded again, and then asked a lot, such as what should be paid attention to when making this into flour, and what should be paid attention to when making steamed buns.

Lu Yaoyao didn't hide anything from his questions.

The more Emperor Hongwen listened, the more satisfied he became. This thing is really good.

On the way here, he also asked the King of Jin about the price of the wheat. He also knew that the wheat usually cost only one or two cents per pound, but now during this drought, it only cost three or four cents.

Cheap, very cheap.

Although one pound of wheat cannot produce one pound of flour, seven or eight taels is pretty good.

"If your Majesty needs it, it would be best to purchase a large amount at this time, otherwise I'm afraid."

She didn't say anything else, but Emperor Hongwen knew it very well.

"I have asked Prime Minister Wen to make arrangements."

"Yes, but we have to go somewhere farther away. Everything around the capital has been bought by the courtiers."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen smiled and said, "Prince Jin already told me before coming here that you purchased tens of thousands of stones."

"It's not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands."

"A hundred thousand stones?"

This number shocked both Emperor Hongwen and King Jin.

"Yes, this is a good thing, and I am the only one who can do it now. As you can see, there are thousands of people in my village."

"Thousands of people can't eat so much, right?"

It's more than 100,000 dan. How can thousands of people eat so much?

"People can't eat this. Aren't there still chickens, ducks and geese? There are tens of thousands of them."

"You feed wheat to chickens, ducks and geese?"

Emperor Hongwen's heart was bleeding for a moment.

You prodigal son, I have lost so much hair these days because of food. It would be great for you to feed the chickens, ducks and geese with such good food.

Isn’t this a bit bullying?

"Master Wanfu County, you may not know something about the court now. Your Majesty has been worried about food recently. Do you think you can sell some of your wheat to the court?"

"Look, you have more than 100,000 stones now. You Zhuangzi will definitely not be able to use so many."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao thought for a while but did not speak.

"How about I pay you twice the purchase price for one hundred thousand stones?"

It’s unimaginable how many steamed buns and buns can be made with one hundred thousand stones of wheat.

As for the current price of wheat, even if it is 4 cents per catty, double it is twelve cents. Compared with the grains that cost hundreds of cents per catty outside, this is simply drizzle.

The point is, outside now, food is all in the hands of aristocratic families, and even if you have money, you can't buy it.

"I don't need to pay twice the price. I can give you the original price of 80,000 dan. However, I have a small request. I hope your Majesty can agree to it."

Emperor Hongwen was very happy to hear that she agreed and gave up the original price of 80,000 dan, but he was a little confused about the next sentence.

"What's your request? Just tell me. As long as it's not too much, I'll agree to it."

"It's actually very simple."

Lu Yaoyao smiled and continued, "When you came here just now, you should have seen the situation outside the village, right?"

Emperor Hongwen nodded.

"Your Majesty, this village is relatively remote. There are almost no other villages around. They are all wasteland."

"My daughter wants to build some workshops here. Can your Majesty sell the wasteland and barren mountains nearby to my daughter?"

Although she has bought a lot, there are still many places in Jingzhao Mansion. Lao Kang has also been there before, but she has no plans to sell them.

"That's it?"

I originally thought she had some extraordinary request, but as a result, Emperor Hongwen was dumbfounded.

"Sure, I don't need you to pay for it. You helped me a lot this time, and you also researched flour and made great contributions to Dongzhou. I will reward you with this piece of lowland."

As he said that, he turned to look at Wang De.

"You will accompany Wanfu to the nearby area later. Write down the place she wants, and then give it to me as a boundary."

Wang De responded quickly.

Lu Yaoyao was also very happy when he heard that the reward was directly given to him. The total area of ​​wasteland and barren mountains in this square garden is at least 20,000 to 30,000 acres.

"As for giving away the original price, I can't take advantage of you. If you don't want twice the price, then buy twice as much."

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Yaoyao was very happy. Look, he made a lot of money this time.

Suddenly, she thought of something and spoke again: "Your Majesty, um, I have something to ask you."

"This is the land. From now on, will it be regarded as my fiefdom?"

"manor?"

Emperor Hongwen, King Jin and others all laughed.

What kind of fiefdom can this thing be called?

The fiefdoms of noble nobles all have settlements, for example, hundreds of households, or thousands of households, or tens of thousands of households.

And the land that Lu Yaoyao wants is all barren land and mountains. If this thing is given to nobles as fiefs, then he, the emperor, shouldn't be laughed to death?

"This is not a fief, this is a simple reward. From now on, this land will be yours and you can sell it as you like. In short, it is your own industry."

"Even if you want to give it in or pass it on to your children in the future, it's okay."
Chapter completed!