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Chapter 313 The High-Yield Grain Has Been Transported Back
Emperor Jingxuan had just changed his clothes and come out when he heard that many officials were rushing into the palace, requesting an audience.

It's easy to guess that these people are well-informed and must have heard the news of the fleet's return from the sea.

Alright, they don't need to go to the palace. Let's all go to the dock together.

Before long, the people who were still excitedly discussing along the street saw the emperor's entourage, accompanied by many officials, heading towards the Jinjiang Wharf in a grand procession.

Xiang Feng was still directing his men to load and unload the trucks when he heard that the emperor was coming.

He was immediately stunned, and without thinking too much, he quickly changed his clothes.

Emperor Jingxuan could see from afar that the dock was surrounded by soldiers, and dozens of carriages were neatly parked by the roadside, with soldiers loading boxes onto the carriages.

Xiang Feng hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, your subject..."

"No need for formalities, summon Xiang Feng to see me."

Xiang Feng, "..."

Cao Qing reminded him, "Your Majesty, this is Lord Xiang."

Emperor Jingxuan hummed in response, then looked seriously at the person before him. He exclaimed "Whoa!" and after a long pause, finally managed to find his voice, "Minister Xiang, you, you've worked hard."

He was dark-skinned and thin; he really wasn't trying to be unrecognizable.

Xiang Feng didn't care. "I have successfully completed my mission and brought back sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. Please inspect them, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingxuan's eyes lit up, and he patted Xiang's shoulder and laughed heartily, "Good, good, good, well done, my dear minister. You are a great contributor, and I will reward you handsomely later."

Speaking of this, Xiang Feng was a little embarrassed. "This is all thanks to Tianmu. If Tianmu hadn't pointed out the origin of the high-yield grain in advance, and hadn't shared a lot of experience with us, and even taught us to learn foreign languages, I wouldn't have been able to bring the grain back in just one year."

Only after setting sail did I realize how many dangers and accidents I would encounter along the way.

If it weren't for the canopy, even if they reached the island where the grain was grown, they probably wouldn't have realized how precious it was.

Their trip went so smoothly because they had a goal and a reference point; otherwise, simply communicating with the locals would have been a huge challenge.

How could they possibly be back in just one year?

Emperor Jingxuan nodded repeatedly. Indeed, being able to see the sky was a great blessing for them.

He was somewhat impatient. "Quickly, take me to see those grains."

"Yes."

Xiang Feng led Emperor Jingxuan to one of the carriages, personally unloaded a sack, untied the rope, and revealed its contents.

"Your Majesty, please look, these are the sweet potatoes I brought back."

Emperor Jingxuan rolled up his sleeves, took one out, examined it carefully, and was overjoyed. "Not bad, not bad, it is indeed a sweet potato, exactly the same as the ones from later generations."

The other ministers who gathered around looked at the small, deflated sweet potato in his hand and their lips twitched.

Your Majesty, are you sure this is the same as the sweet potatoes of later generations? It feels like a completely different variety.

The Minister of Agriculture, however, took the sweet potato with great care, as if it were a rare treasure, and said, “It is indeed a sweet potato. The sweet potatoes of later generations have undergone several trials and improvements to achieve such abundant fruit and yield. I believe that as long as we study it carefully, we will definitely be able to grow sweet potatoes with a yield of 10,000 catties per mu.”

Emperor Jingxuan was in high spirits. He patted the Minister of Agriculture on the shoulder and said, "You are right, my dear minister. Next, I will trouble you to cultivate these sweet potatoes well. Strive to make them available throughout the Great Qi as soon as possible, so that the people of Great Qi will never have to go hungry again."

The Minister of Agriculture knelt down, deeply moved, "Your subject will certainly not fail in your mission!"

Emperor Jingxuan looked at the cart full of sacks. "Are these all sweet potatoes?" "Yes, Your Majesty. I thought I would bring back as many as possible so that there would be more seeds to cultivate and the people of Daqi could eat them sooner."

Emperor Jingxuan nodded. "Not bad."

Xiang Feng said, "These sweet potatoes can be eaten raw without any problem. I've tried them, and they're even a little sweet."

"Is that so?" Emperor Jingxuan had indeed heard Jian Yunsang mention it in the sky, so he immediately picked one up and asked Cao Qing to wash it.

Cao Qing hesitated, "Your Majesty, this..."

"Go quickly."

"Yes."

Cao Qing quickly washed the sweet potatoes thoroughly and peeled off the skin before daring to present them to Emperor Jingxuan, who picked them up and started eating them.

The other ministers were startled at the sight. "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable!"

"Don't make a fuss." Emperor Jingxuan ignored him, chewed it seriously, and raised his eyebrows slightly. "It's really good. This thing is a real treasure. It can be eaten raw or cooked without any problem. It's also a staple food with an unusually high yield per acre."

Xiang Feng then led Emperor Jingxuan and the others to the next few vehicles, which were all loaded with corn.

Emperor Jingxuan's eyes narrowed with delight. "Good, good, good, all excellent."

Next came potatoes. Emperor Jingxuan instructed Cao Qing to keep some of each so he could cook them and taste them later.

The rest were all given to the Minister of Agriculture for trial planting.

The other officials swallowed hard; Your Majesty, they also wanted to try a few bites.

If we wait for the Minister of Agriculture to grow it, when will it be ready?

Emperor Jingxuan ignored them; the most important thing now was to quickly cultivate it and spread it widely.

Over the course of that year, Jian Yunsang and the others provided them with a considerable amount of information. Because they feared riots, the hints were very subtle; they might not have noticed them if they weren't paying attention.

For example, in their original historical trajectory, the late Ming Dynasty was in the Little Ice Age, with constant natural disasters, which was also an important reason for the Ming Dynasty's demise at that time.

Although the Great Qi Dynasty was not the Great Ming Dynasty, according to the timeline, the Great Qi Dynasty may have also occurred during this period.

Therefore, Emperor Jingxuan was more eager than anyone else to get high-yield grain into every household as soon as possible.

After examining the high-yield grains mentioned in the celestial display, Xiang Feng excitedly told Emperor Jingxuan, "Your Majesty, I have also found other things."

"Oh? Take me to see it."

Xiang Feng walked to a carriage, got off carrying a bag, and opened it.

Emperor Jingxuan peeked out and his eyes lit up. "This is... a chili pepper?"

"Yes." Xiang Feng was also a little excited. "I saw that the chili peppers the He family ate in the sky looked very similar to this, so I asked the locals and tried it myself. It is indeed very spicy."

Emperor Jingxuan had wanted to try it for a long time. The chili peppers in front of him had already been dried, but he still wanted to put them in his mouth.

Just as Xiang Feng was about to stop him, he heard a soft exclamation beside him, "It's so high..."

Emperor Jingxuan paused, turned his head to look behind him, and saw a soldier slowly leading an animal toward him.

Xiang Feng immediately introduced, "Your Majesty, this is a Qilin presented to the Great Qi by the local king when I passed through Bengal. Congratulations to Your Majesty on receiving this auspicious omen; it is a lucky sign of national prosperity and peace throughout the world."