Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1188 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 112

Gao Wuyong was extremely excited, but at least he still remembered Jiang Fuhai who brought him such an important opportunity, so he pulled Jiang Fuhai aside and persuaded him in a low voice: "Brother, I am a few years older than you, so I am taking advantage of you and calling you brother."

"Do you know what this yield of nearly 1,000 kilograms of grain per acre means?"

"It means going down in history!"

"Eunuchs like you and me have always ended up rotting and stinking, but now such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right in front of you. Brother, no, brother, you must seize it!"

Jiang Fuhai became clearer after his trip. After listening to Gao Wuyong's words, he was not moved at all. He even wanted to laugh. "Every word you said is true. But you forgot that the person who brought back sweet potatoes and promoted their cultivation was Chen Zhenlong."

"And bringing this news back to the palace was something the Queen instructed us to do over and over again."

Gao Wuyong sighed. It seemed that Jiang Fuhai didn't know about that matter yet. Jianqiu hadn't told him either. He was a little envious of him. "The Queen is of course a good master, but you also know that this is too great a credit. I'm afraid the previous dynasty would not be willing to easily share such a great credit with the Queen."

Jiang Fuhai was not really ignorant of what happened in the main hall of Jingren Palace that day. He just didn't know how far things had progressed. Naturally, he didn't expect that Jiang Xinxin would actually want to kill Big Fat Orange and kill him.

Hearing Gao Wuyong mention the ministers of the previous dynasty, and thinking of Chen Zhenlong's experiences over the years, he could only sneer at the ministers: "If the ministers of the previous dynasty had less selfishness, there would be no chance for you, an old man, to get such great achievements!"

After these words were spoken, Gao Wuyong felt a little disappointed.

In the end, Jiang Fuhai did not refuse the task given by Dapangju to go to Huangzhuang to cultivate good varieties. Besides, Gao Wuyong's words that day always touched him.

If Big Fat Ju and the court want to ignore Jiang Xinxin's contribution, then he must stand in front of everyone and loudly tell the people of the world what Jiang Xinxin has done for them.

Big Fat Ju now has no shortage of loyal and capable people under his command, but he is reluctant to share the credit for the high-yield crops that produce nearly 1,000 kilograms per mu, so he relies on eunuchs. After all, no matter how powerful the eunuchs are, they can only live in the harem and work, or at most leave the palace to work in the imperial farm, without occupying any resources of the previous dynasty.

Gao Wuyong was chosen to verify the sweet potatoes brought back by Chen Zhenlong because Gao Wuyong himself was the chief steward of the Yangxin Palace and his confidant.

The reason for choosing Jiang Fuhai was similar, because he was the chief steward of Jingren Palace and the confidant of Queen Jiang Xinxin. Although he did not want to share such great achievements in civil governance with others, he could not completely erase Jiang Xinxin's contributions, so bringing Jiang Fuhai to the front was the best choice.

Jiang Xinxin didn't care at all who took the credit for the high-yield crops. Heaven is fair and just. Although Heaven is sometimes deceived, this would never happen to Jiang Xinxin. After all, she was like the top student in a class and was too conspicuous.

Therefore, Jiang Xinxin has the confidence to say that she does not care about the so-called praise of being recorded in history by all living beings in the world.

Jiang Fuhai felt deeply sorry for Jiang Xinxin. Although Jianqiu had some opinions in her heart, she always firmly supported any decision made by Jiang Xinxin. "Your Majesty, just do whatever you want to do. Can this servant be smarter than you, Your Majesty?"

Gao Wuyong sailed south from Hangzhou and soon arrived in Quanzhou. Chen Zhenlong actually had a great reputation in Fujian. After all, his move of spending money to promote sweet potatoes had already spread far and wide. Quanzhou was a large seaport with merchants coming and going like water, so news spread quickly.

So when Gao Wuyong arrived in Quanzhou, he easily found out a lot of information.

After seeing the process of Chen Zhenlong's clan planting sweet potatoes, even though he didn't know much about farming, he secretly estimated that there must be nearly two thousand vines planted in this acre of land. Combined with what Chen Zhenlong said, a vine can produce more than half a pound of yield in a drought year.

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The yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu is actually a real thing!

Chen Zhenlong has been promoting sweet potatoes for decades. In the beginning, he certainly wanted to make a name for himself and make a profit for his family, but by now that enthusiasm has long gone.

Right now he just wanted to promote this good thing as soon as possible to increase the number of lives. This was especially true in Fujian, a land with many mountains and rivers but very few arable lands. Otherwise, why would every family, generation after generation, have to go to the sea to make a living?

After confirming that the sweet potato yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu was true, Big Fat Orange was of course willing to reward Chen Zhenlong. He directly gave him the title of Marquis Fengyu, which was hereditary for three generations. He also gave Chen Zhenlong a nominal position of the second rank, and bestowed a plaque on his residence and rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold, but he did not mention the matter of raising the flag.

Chen Zhenlong was happy, and the Chen family was also very excited. From then on, Chen Zhenlong's branch enjoyed the honor of having a separate page in the family tree.

The entire Chen family was extremely happy. When court officials and common people were discussing the newly-appointed Marquis of Fengyu, naturally few people paid attention to the potatoes and corns brought back by Queen Jiang Xinxin's fleet. Even Fatty Ju rewarded Jiang Xinxin's fleet and gave it ten thousand taels of gold.

Jiang Xinxin really didn't care about these things. The ten thousand taels of gold were distributed to all the people in the fleet. The shares of those who died were given to their surviving relatives. Their children were also gathered by Jiang Xinxin and someone was sent to teach them. So when Dapangju came to poach people, there were only about twenty people in total who left for the official position promised by Dapangju.

These twenty people were in key positions in the fleet. When they left, the fleet was really hurt. Fortunately, everyone parted ways amicably, and the most important nautical charts and sailing experience were still left behind.

Dapangju could earn a lot of money every year just from the wool business. The imperial court also had money. The royal family, nobles and other Manchu clans all had their eyes on the overseas business.

Big Fat Orange had an idea early on. He wanted to allow private voyages, but he wanted the Maritime Customs to issue a ban. Some things could not be shipped out, and many things could not be shipped in.

From then on, the navy was given more attention. Prince Chun was very jealous and sat in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity every day instead of going home, just to get the matter of training the navy from Big Fat Ju.

Big Fat Orange certainly knew the importance of the navy. After searching among his own people for a while, he found that there was really a lack of someone like Prince Chun who could take charge of the affairs.

Prince Chun knew that he couldn't have it all to himself, so he simply took his two younger brothers, Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu, along for the ride. Their mothers' families were all from Jiangnan, and going to Fujian or Guangdong to train the navy might not necessarily bring them any advantages, but at least they could get some favors.

Big Fat Ju also felt that it would be easier for him to control power if it was dispersed, so he waved his hand and directly sent his two younger brothers, Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu, to Prince Chun.