Forbidden City, Ganqing Palace.

A great Han general on duty was like a sculpture, standing upright with a knife on his back, unlike the previous atmosphere. At that time, the deep palace was like being in an abyss.

indifferent.

Repressed.

"The Emperor... The Military Bureau sent Shanxi to suppress the rebellion and had left Beijing and rushed to Shanxi to rule." Wang Chengen bowed slightly and reported to his emperor.

"In addition, the Jinyiwei of Luo Yangxing has launched corresponding actions. The Da Nei Factory has also selected a group of reliable eunuchs to carry out corresponding secret investigations.

In addition, according to what the servants know, the Lin family business controlled by Zhou Guozhang has rushed to Zhending Prefecture to receive a group of reorganized disaster victims..."

Listening to what Wang Chengen said, Emperor Chongzhen did not stop his imperial pen and kept writing.

The secret decree for Mao Chenglu and others was not well conceived until now.

According to what Emperor Chongzhen thought, he would not have easily released the capital city before he felt that Mao Chenglu and Kong Youde were trained.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen would never do the matter of letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

However, the cruel reality made the four guard camps led by Mao Chenglu, Kong Youde and others forced to stay under the rule of Shanxi. At least before the end of the civil unrest in Shanxi, Mao Chenglu and others could not return to the capital.

‘No matter what… On the surface, absolute trust must be given to Mao Chenglu and the others.’

Emperor Chongzhen put down his imperial pen, looked at the secret decrees in front of him, and said in his heart: "When the civil unrest in Shanxi ends, we must return to the capital. In this way, the number of troops in the capital area will increase. By then, we will completely master the three camps and follow the trend. Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang and other Liaodong generals managed to undermine the situation.'

All the problems exposed by the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen Dynasty were all the contradictions accumulated before, and at this time, they have completely erupted.

The third year of Chongzhen was an extremely critical year. If you cannot grasp the general trend and implement all the plans and deployments one by one, the situation you will face will only become more difficult.

"Parent Wang, select a group of loyal and reliable eunuchs and send the secret decrees I wrote to Mao Chenglu and others."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up these secret memorials, looked at Wang Chengen and said, "Remember, you must send them to Mao Chenglu and the others as quickly as possible."

"Here!"

Wang Chengen immediately took the secret memorial with his hand and responded in a deep voice.

The situation at this stage, for Emperor Chongzhen, we must seek victory in a steady manner, and civilian resettlement should be resolved. The borers should be found and killed. The chaos in Shanxi must be suppressed. If everything can be resolved smoothly, then what we have to do. The advantages can increase a lot.

"My memory...Xu Guangqi, please see me!"

Wang Chengen left, and Xu Guangqi came to Donghunting Pavilion.

‘Well? What is Xu Guangqi coming here at this time?’

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Is it possible that something happened again in the warehouse?"

With all kinds of doubts, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Xu Guangqi.

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "Xu Qing, what's the matter with me?"

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am here... I want to ask Your Majesty to allow the agricultural sciences to try planting sweet potatoes in various imperial farms under the rule of Northern Zhili.

The current situation in the country and the dynasty is arduous, and it is a civil service for resettlement and a civil service in Shanxi. I have been discussing with people from the agricultural science department these days.

Can we take advantage of the arrival of this spring plowing, and these imperial farms that are trying to grow sweet potatoes, condemn the agricultural officials to follow the seedlings and sweet potatoes they grow?"

As a high-yield crop, because it is an imported product, the Ming Dynasty is exploring and summarizing the cultivation technology of sweet potatoes.

But the ethnic groups living in China are the most planted. If there were no problems encountered this time, Xu Guangqi might not be so anxious.

However, Xu Guangqi could not watch the situation where the emperor encountered and the situation where the country was facing.

"Xu Qing...How sure is he that he is about trying to grow sweet potatoes?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "Xu Qing should also know that I attach great importance to this matter. If the trial seeding of sweet potatoes can achieve certain results, I will definitely promote planting in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Especially in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Liaodong and other places, the demand for food is extremely great. If this matter cannot be effective, I will not allow it."

Although sweet potatoes, potatoes and other substances were spread to the Meiji by Western ships in the Wanli Dynasty, or even earlier.

But when I really waited for sweet potatoes, potatoes and other things, I started to grow them in China, and it was all the time when I was in the Kanggan period of the Qing Dynasty.

The acceptance of foreign species has been so long, which shows how stubborn the level of conservatism in thought is.

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen had already thought of a countermeasure and used the money to buy it in large quantities to call the lower-level people to plant sweet potatoes, potatoes and other things on a large scale, and to sell them in a different way by producing soju and other things. As long as you persist for one to two years , it can gradually be accepted by more people.

When disasters become more and more frequent in the future, even if the government does not need to force the planting, the people at the bottom will take the initiative to plant it.

After all, even Guanyin soil can be eaten, so what else can’t be eaten?

"I dare not say that I am absolutely sure, but I am 70% sure."

Xu Guangqi looked serious and bowed and said, "If it is a small-scale trial, it will definitely be a slow thing to summarize the corresponding planting experience.

But if we set ourselves in the imperial villages spread all over the Northern Zhili, we will summarize the corresponding experiences everywhere and then summarize them together, then we can promote planting under the rule of Northern Zhili in the future."

If there is no such urgent matter, Xu Guangqi will definitely choose a safe way, but now he cannot be safe and must take some appropriate steps.

"Okay, since Xu Qing said that, I will be merciful."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, walked slowly towards Xu Guangqi, raised his arms, and said seriously: "Xu Qing must pay attention to the matter of sweet potato planting.

I will call the inner court to send an order to the eunuchs in the palm of the villages in various places, asking them to cooperate with the officials of the agricultural science department and to fulfill their full efforts regardless of their needs."

"I will receive the order to thank you!"

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he immediately responded: "Please rest assured that you will do your best to do this and call the sweet potatoes as soon as possible, and plant them under my Ming Dynasty in the shortest time."

What Xu Guangqi thought was exactly what Emperor Chongzhen thought, and food was the most scarce existence in the Ming Dynasty when it entered the Little Ice Age.
Chapter completed!