Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 529 Three Artifacts

The voyage brought back many crops, as well as animals, such as the so-called 'unicorn' giraffe.

These animals could be portrayed as auspicious by civil officials, but they were of no importance.

Crops were Chen Ce's focus. After leaving the Forbidden City, Chen Ce originally planned to go to Taicang to take a look, but it was already late, so he simply decided to go there tomorrow.

Not only Chen Ce, but also the Zhang brothers were paying attention to the results of this voyage. They also wanted to see what Hong Zhong and the others brought back from overseas. They heard that Chen Ce was going to Taicang Granary tomorrow, so they also planned to follow Chen Ce to see the world.

Since returning from the West, Yang Yuzhen has been granted a title, although it is only a small baron. However, after the adjustment of the title rewards in the Ming Dynasty, it is extremely difficult to obtain a title today.

Ever since Chen Ce solved the salary problem of the princes and royal family, Emperor Hongzhi stipulated the conditions for awarding titles. These conditions were clearly defined compared to before, such as those who made great contributions on the battlefield, those who invented magical tools that benefited the country and the people, and those who made outstanding contributions in various industries.

He established the standard for awarding titles for future generations, so as to avoid the proliferation of titles in the future Ming Dynasty and the vicious cycle of unlimited increase in royal family salaries.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to obtain a title at this time. Yang Yuzhen's title was extremely precious. His parents were so excited that they couldn't sleep. That night they hosted a banquet for many business friends to show off.

With such a relationship, even if Chen Ce is gone in the future, as long as the Yang family does not commit any crime, they can continue to live in peace and stability in the Ming Dynasty.

Before entertaining his friends, Yang's father came to find Chen Ce with valuable gifts, but he did not find Chen Ce on Zhengyang Street. He did not know that Chen Ce had moved, but the Zhang brothers happily accepted all the gifts from Yang's father and told him that they would pass the gifts and their thoughts to Chen Ce.

Chen Ce didn't care too much about this polite thank you after learning about it. As long as the thought was there, it was enough. It didn't matter who took the gifts.

The next morning, Zhu Houzhao brought Liu Jin, Jinyiwei and others to find Chen Ce early.

Zhu Houzhao was very excited. If he was not the crown prince, he would have definitely gone with the last voyage to the West. He was most interested in these unknown, mysterious and risky things.

Although it was a pity that he was unable to go to the West, it did not prevent him from following Chen Ce to see what magical things he brought back from this voyage.

Officials had already arrived at the Taicang granary to welcome the crown prince and the Marquis of Tai'an. When they arrived at the Taicang granary, they found the Zhang brothers standing at the door with a smile on their faces. They greeted Chen Ce and said, "Hello, Chen Ce."

Chen Ce: “…”

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Chen Ce looked at the two brothers curiously and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Yanling said as a matter of course: "Do you want to keep all the good things for yourself? As royal relatives, we will never allow such a situation to happen!"

How do you have the nerve to say that?
You are royal relatives, so what is Zhu Houzhao?
Zhang Heling coughed awkwardly and said, "Second brother, don't be so blunt. But Chen Ce, what my second brother said is right. What if you take all the good things for yourself... Oh, and I, the nephew of the crown prince, take all the state assets for myself? We have to supervise you."

Zhu Houzhao was about to speak angrily, but Chen Ce said, "Forget it, it's up to you guys, go in and take a look."

"Oh."

The Taicang warehouse was opened, and Yang Yuzhen brought back almost all the crops and planted them in porcelain pots.

"This red fruit is delicious." The Zhang brothers exclaimed in amazement as they looked at a pot of red peppers.

The green and red peppers are growing well, which is good news for those who like spicy food.

"What are these tall bamboos? Sugarcane? No, why do they have fruit?" Zhu Houzhao also looked at the corn plants curiously.

Chen Ce said to Zhu Houzhao: "This is not sugar cane, it is corn, you can cook it and eat it."

Although Zhu Houzhao didn't know what corn was, he nodded in understanding.

In addition to corn, there are also potatoes and sweet potatoes. Basically, the three weapons for time travel are all collected. However, according to coincidence, these crops were introduced from overseas in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Ce stopped in front of a crop, picked two red fruits from it, wiped them on his body, handed them to Zhu Houzhao, and then took a bite. I haven't eaten tomatoes for a long time, and they tasted good. I didn't expect tomatoes to be introduced into China.

It was too late for Zhu Houzhao to stop Chen Ce. He hurriedly said, "Little brother! You can't just eat these things. They might be poisonous!"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "It's okay, eat it, but it's poisonous, it's quite sweet."

Zhu Houzhao was skeptical, but seeing that his younger brother was eating so deliciously, he swallowed his saliva and took a bite.

The taste is weird, but for people who have never eaten tomatoes, it tastes pretty good the first time.

The Zhang brothers watched cautiously from the side. They didn't dare to eat it. After all, Chen Ce was half dead. It would be fine if he died after being eaten, but as for the prince's nephew... he was a retard, a retard who trusted Chen Ce unconditionally.

They brothers won't take risks easily!
Life is very precious.

However, they watched for a long time and found that Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao were fine, so they carefully picked a tomato and bit into it.

"puff!"

“So bitter?”

Chen Ce looked back at them in astonishment and said, "The green fruits are not ripe yet, only the red ones are ripe."

Why didn't you tell me earlier? You bastard!
The Zhang brothers' faces turned green.

Chen Ce came to the lemon tree again and stared at the lemons curiously.

"Chen Ce, what is this?" the Zhang brothers asked curiously.

Chen Ce picked it up, put it in his mouth and took a bite, and said happily: "It's very sweet!"

Zhu Houzhao took it curiously and took a bite. His expression was very painful, but he soon said excitedly: "It's really sweet!"

The Zhang brothers hurriedly said, "Hurry up, let's try it too."

This time they learned their lesson and did not pick the fruits from the tree. Instead, they took the lemon that Zhu Houzhao had eaten and took a big bite of it.

Then--

The Zhang brothers were almost drooling.

Zhu Houzhao and Chen Ce burst into laughter.

"You, you!"

The Zhang brothers were filled with shame and indignation. You two beasts! You shall not die well!

Chen Ce said to the Zhang brothers, "Read more when you have time. This crop was sent from India to the Tang Dynasty, but it was not grown in China... Don't you really know?"

Zhang brothers: "..."

Good, good, you read a lot, you are amazing, you are noble!
Chen Ce looked at the crops brought back from this voyage with satisfaction. Although the Ming Dynasty was no longer short of food, planting these crops could provide the people with more taste choices and increase the sales and circulation of economic goods.

In particular, it can be sold to neighboring countries such as Annan, Champa, etc.

(End of this chapter)