God-given man

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the imperial kitchen to make it."

Emperor Hongwen nodded and asked Li De to send the sweet potatoes to the imperial kitchen.

"Excuse me, Eunuch Li, please send me this as well. The method is very simple. After washing, boil it directly in water. If you can insert bamboo chopsticks, it will be cooked."

She also handed over those lumps of earth that were a little bigger than walnuts.

"What is this?"

"Your Majesty, these are potatoes. They are also a kind of crop discovered by folk girls and used as food."

"Currently, women are also planting it on their farm. Last year, the yield per mu was about 3,000 kilograms."

There was another gasping sound.

"Send it to the imperial kitchen quickly and do as Miss Lu said. I want to taste this god-given food for myself."

The yield per mu is 2,800 yuan, and the yield per acre is 3,000 yuan.

It definitely deserves the title of divine food.

The most lacking thing in Dongzhou is food. Whenever there is a disaster, the relief work in various places will make Emperor Hongwen worry about not being able to eat well or sleep.

Now that we have this kind of magical food, if it is promoted on a large scale, will Dongzhou still be short of food?

This is a good thing that will serve the present generation and benefit the future.

Li De hurriedly used the hem of his robe to carry all the sweet potatoes and potatoes and trotted out of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, there are two more things here, girl."

As she spoke, she took out a half-meter-long bamboo tube from her bag, opened one end and poured out a roll of snow-white paper.

Immediately, a young eunuch came forward to take the things and respectfully presented them to Emperor Hongwen.

"Hey, is this the paper you mentioned in your letter?"

"Yes, Your Majesty can compare it with the existing paper."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongwen quickly took out a piece of paper, spread it out, and compared it with the original special paper on the desk.

The paper presented by Lu Yaoyao has a smooth surface and is very delicate to the touch. Although it is thinner than the original paper, the quality is indeed better.

He picked up the pen and started writing, feeling very satisfied.

"I never thought Miss Lu had such ingenious craftsmanship. This paper is really good, but I don't know what the material is? How much is it worth?"

Paper is good paper, but if he wants to use this to replace the monopoly of noble paper, what he needs first is not only quality, but also price.

If it is too expensive, it will naturally be impossible to promote it comprehensively, and the effect will be much smaller.

"The paper made by the folk girl is called rice paper, and the material used is straw."

"straw!"

Emperor Hongwen and Wen Songtao exclaimed almost at the same time, subconsciously turning their gazes to the white rice paper.

Is this thing made of straw? What kind of incredible craftsmanship is this?

"Yaoyao, the straw you are talking about is the straw after the rice is threshed in the countryside?"

"Yes, that's it. So I don't know how much it's worth. After all, I haven't bought it before."

These days, straw and the like have little use value. Folks either find a place to pile it up and use it to start fires in the kitchen or make beds.

They can be found almost everywhere in rural areas, but its value is hard to say.

After confirming that it was the material he had in mind, Emperor Hongwen could no longer find words to describe the shock in his heart at this moment.

This is a miracle that no one can do.

"Miss Lu is truly a gift from heaven."

"I am very lucky to have a God-given person like Miss Lu in Dongzhou."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao quickly leaned over and said he didn't dare to take it seriously.

"Miss Lu just now said that there are two things. I wonder what the other one is?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lu Yaoyao taking out a wooden box from the bag and opening it.

Take out some clay-fired objects from inside, which look like seals.

"Your Majesty, please lend me some ink."

"allow."

Lu Yaoyao took the things and walked to the dragon table. After sorting and arranging them, he dipped them in ink and asked Wen Songtao to take out a piece of rice paper and spread it out on the ground.

She put the things in her hands on the rice paper, touched it gently, and then put it away.

I saw a row of words appear on the rice paper.

That's right, the thing she took out at this time was exactly the printing technique.

"This is."

Wen Songtao's eyes shone, and Emperor Hongwen stood up excitedly, walked forward, picked up the rice paper on the ground, looked at the words on the rice paper, and then looked at what Lu Yaoyao was holding.

I immediately understood the use of this thing.

"What a clever idea, not bad."

"This is a living printing technique. The existing characters are carved and fired separately. When necessary, you can print them in the corresponding order according to the arrangement."

"This saves costs, makes the writing neater, and is much more efficient."

Emperor Hongwen and Wen Songtao nodded repeatedly.

The moment they saw this thing, they had already simulated such an operation in their minds.

At present, Dongzhou book printing still uses full-page engraving.

I don't know how much engraving is needed to complete a book, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. In order to save costs, manual copying is used later.

Although it is cheaper than full-page printing, manual copying results in messy handwriting, frequent corrections, and many typos and omissions.

Compared with movable printing, there is no comparison at all.

"Okay, Miss Lu today presented four divine artifacts that will last forever. I am very happy."

"I want to give you a reward. Tell me what you want. I will be satisfied with everything."

As soon as these words came out, Wen Songtao was overjoyed and spoke quickly.

"Yao Yao, why don't you express your gratitude quickly? His Majesty's mouth has already been opened. Why do you think you can say it out loud?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongwen glared at him angrily.

However, he didn't blame anything. He had no intention of disturbing the Lu family in the first place. At this time, Lu Yaoyao gave him four such powerful things.

Letting go of the Lu family is just a trivial matter to him.

That is to say, Gao Yanming will have some trouble in the future, but with four things, he only needs to operate them a little to balance the merits and demerits for the Lu family. I believe no one can say anything.

"The daughter of the people kowtows to thank His Majesty for his grace."

"Before His Majesty awards the reward, I have something to say, and I would like your Majesty's permission."

"Just tell me."

Emperor Hongwen turned back to Long'an and sat down.

"The daughter of the people heard today that Prime Minister Gao reported in the court that my Lu family was taking care of the elite of Northern Chu and was suspected of treason."

"I feel very wronged."

"We, the Lu family, are just a small businessman in Jiangdong. Although we can make some money every year, it is all thanks to your wise leadership, Your Majesty."

"What do we ordinary people want? Isn't it just peace in the world?"

"Since Your Majesty came to the throne, the Dongzhou faction has been prosperous and the seas and rivers have been clear. Our Lu family has no power and power, and our business depends entirely on this peaceful and prosperous age."

"If the world is not peaceful, how can we, the merchants of the Lu family, live and work in peace?"

Everyone in the royal study room nodded unconsciously.

"So, regarding the treason reported by Prime Minister Gao, the women of the country cannot agree with it."

"As for taking care of Beichu's spies, the Lu family is not prosperous. As the business grows, it is inevitable that they will hire workers from outside."

"Naturally, a small businessman cannot conduct such a rigorous investigation as the court. It is easy for an interested person to sneak in. After all, this spy from Northern Chu must have come prepared since he entered Dongzhou."

"How can the Lu family investigate clearly?"

Everyone nodded again, this was indeed the truth.
Chapter completed!