Golden autumn in October!
The temperature in Dashun Dynasty dropped a lot. Although Shuntian Mansion is not located in the north, most of the people in the city have been wearing jackets, and the cold deep palace in Da Nei even set fire to the earth dragon, trying to drive away the perennial lingering dragon. of cold air.
"Everyone loves you in peace!"
Emperor Shun Yao, dressed in a red dragon robe, pressed his legs and slowly sat on the dragon chair in the main hall. Although he was in his sixtieth year, he was vigorous and vigorous, and his waist was straight and stiff, but the beard on his chin had already turned yellow. Even the dragon crown can't cover the gray hair.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The civil and military officials stood up from both sides of the hall one after another. The crown prince in a golden dragon robe stood first on the left. Under the bulging dragon robe, he was clearly wearing a set of armor. With his tall stature and full beard, he looked like a downtrodden Like a mighty general.
Prince Duan was much more refined, and stood very low-key among the ministers. Xia Shoufu, who was diagonally across from him, narrowed his eyes slightly, as if I was full of cards in my stomach, and no one should bother me to pretend to be sophisticated.
"what happened?"
Emperor Shun Yao pointed down very unhappy, several ministers were wearing anti-epidemic masks, he said angrily: "Why are there still people wearing masks, isn't the flu already under control? Is it a drug den?"
"Your Majesty! The ministers are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but strictly follow the epidemic prevention regulations..."
A minister came out and said: "The regulations stipulate that patients with infectious diseases must stay away from the crowd when they go out and wear anti-epidemic masks. There are servants in the Weichen's mansion who are sick. Although the minister is healthy, the flu has an incubation period. The minister is worried that the emperor and his colleagues will be infected. I had to wear a mask as a last resort!"
"You people..."
The prince said angrily: "The emperor often reminds you that you have both civil and military skills. Don't slack off martial arts when you read sage books. Everyone looks like a sick child. Look at the generals, who is sick?"
"His Royal Highness! General Huwei has been quarantined, so burned that he can't get out of bed..."
A civil servant ran on him on the spot, and the crown prince hurriedly looked back and found that there were three people missing among the military officers, so he coughed in embarrassment.
"huh~"
Emperor Shun Yao slapped the dragon chair angrily, and asked: "Where did Zhao Yunxuan die? I ordered that kid to enter Beijing in October. It's almost the middle of the month. Why hasn't he entered Beijing to take office? "
"Your Majesty! All the state capitals are pestering him not to let him go..."
A minister stepped forward and said: "Seventeen state capitals all sent people to Ningzhou to study the anti-epidemic strategy. It is said that he set up a medical college to train female doctors and first responders on the battlefield. The border generals all sent people to guard the door. , spend a lot of money to recruit his students!"
"oh?"
Emperor Shun Yao asked curiously: "What is the difference between the people in this medical school and the military doctors, and it is worth sending people from the border to recruit them all the way?"
"Report to the emperor! Zhao Yunxuan's students are naturally proficient in epidemic prevention..."
The minister straightened up and replied: "However, first aiders only target wounded soldiers on the battlefield, and can only treat common common ailments. However, it takes at least seven or eight years to train a qualified military doctor, but his three months is enough." Being able to become a teacher is a god-speed!"
"Three months?"
Emperor Shunyao raised his head in surprise, and waved: "Xuantai Hospital will remind you to enter the hall, and ask him if the first aider is really qualified!"
"Xuan Tai Hospital reminds me to enter the palace..."
An old eunuch stepped forward and gave a long shout, and a blue-robed imperial doctor rushed into the hall, knelt down and listened to the emperor's question, and sneered and said: "It's just a fur, and it's not as good as a broken doctor. An apprentice in the imperial hospital They are all better than their medical skills!"
"Then tell me..."
Emperor Shun Yao pointed at him and asked: "Why did the border generals send people to guard them? Could it be that they are blind, and how many qualified military doctors can you train in a year?"
"Go back to the emperor! Twenty or thirty people a year is not a problem, and many apprentices can do it..."
The imperial doctor knelt and said: "The purpose of robbing people at the border is to prevent the enemy from poisoning and spreading plagues like corpse plague. I dare not lie to my majesty. Although Zhao Yunxuan's medical skills are crude, the means of epidemic prevention are indeed brilliant. My wife
The hospital followed the epidemic prevention regulations, and the flu has been effectively controlled! "
"Father! My son knows something about this matter..."
The prince cupped his hands and raised the court board, and said: "The first-aiders win because they have a large number of people. It is not a problem to train thousands of people a year. In the army, most of them suffer from bruises. They can also help military doctors. There are also Korean doctors. Remember the life extension pills and intermittent ointment, only they can use it!"
"Why? Didn't Han Ji donate the ancient recipe? Why can't he use it..."
Emperor Shun Yao looked at the imperial physician suspiciously, and the imperial physician said sadly: "Your Majesty! They help fellow villagers, and hide the methods they use. I sent people to ask, but they were treated like monkeys. The medical and nursing colleges are all in Ningzhou. People, outsiders can't get in at all!"
"Doctor! What you said is biased..."
Prince Duan turned sideways and said: "When you are teaching apprentices, don't you also hide it? I am afraid that the apprentice will starve to death after teaching the apprentice. He has already contributed the ancient recipe to the emperor. You still want to steal his job and ask you to contribute the secret recipe handed down from your ancestors." Come out, are you willing?"
"Your Highness's words are justified..."
Immediately, a Ningzhou official popped up and said: "We Ningzhou people are also Dashun citizens, so there is nothing wrong with keeping a hand to support our family. I will entrust all the skills to your Tai Hospital and let them drink the northwest wind. You will be happy, right?" Bar?"
"Okay! Stop yelling..."
Emperor Shun Yao waved his hand and said: "Since the medical school is so popular, then move the medical school to the capital and continue to be under the management of Zhao Yunxuan, so that he will not miss my errand, and secondly, he will not have to go to Ningzhou , the Ministry of Rites will draft a document and send it out!"
"The minister obeys the order!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites bent down to salute, and the imperial physician retreated to the end angrily.
"Your Majesty! I have played..."
A minister came out and said: "The Tongzhi of Ningzhou reported that the sixty-eight commercial firms and workshops in Ningzhou all moved out of Ningzhou overnight and went to Yuzhou to set up a head office. Now Xieji Weaponry Workshop in Lantai County also applied. The workshop will be moved to Tanhua County, Yuzhou!"
"Yuzhou?"
Emperor Shun Yao straightened his body and said in surprise: "The drought in Yuzhou is severe right now, and the water transportation is not well developed. Why did they all move to Yuzhou and seek far away?"
"Report to the emperor! The original words of the Ningzhou merchants are that they can't take it anymore..."
The minister said in embarrassment: "The newly-appointed magistrate of Lantai conducts three inspections a day. After inspecting the shop, he inspects the workshop, and after inspecting the workshop, he inspects the courtyard. Moving away from the land of right and wrong, I am afraid that Ningzhou's tax revenue will drop sharply!"
"You bastard! He can't even be a magistrate..."
Emperor Shun Yao said angrily: "He's business is booming, he used money to build ordnance for our court, and when he left, everyone ran away. Xie Kee's weapons workshop has moved, and the cost of ordnance has not risen with the tide. Ask him to invite people back for me, and if there is one less, I will ask him!"
"Your Majesty Qizuo, there is a severe drought in Yuzhou every year, you have to think about the people of Yuzhou..."
An old official stepped forward and said bitterly: "I have tried my best in Yuzhou to invite merchants in Ningzhou to help the poor and disaster relief. The people have repaired the roads and docks, and built workshops for them without wages. I only hope that they can come to Yuzhou to rescue the suffering, His Majesty can't let them go back!"
"Speak clearly..."
Emperor Shun Yao was surprised and said: "Businessmen who want to move for profit should move to the richer Huaiyang banks. The land in Yuzhou is barren, and nine out of ten years are barren. What kind of conditions does Yuzhou offer to attract people?" They moved together?"
"Thanks to Prince Duan, His Royal Highness has been mediating this..."
The old man bowed his hands to Prince Duan, and Prince Duan immediately came out and said, "Father! My son is worried about the disaster victims in Yuzhou. When I was still in Ningzhou, I encouraged merchants to share our worries. I can raise taxes while helping the poor. Why not?" Why not?"
"oh?"
Emperor Shun Yao said seriously: "You should talk about it in detail, how to relieve disasters and help the poor, how to raise taxes?"
"Father! The people of Yuzhou are not as good as workers when farming. Lanshuihe Commercial Bank needs a lot of labor to develop several new industries, and the wages are lower than theirs.
The farming land is still rich, and it can also drive the development of the entire Yuzhou... "
Prince Duan said loudly: "Those who don't work can also cultivate the land. Lanshuihe has cultivated a kind of cold-resistant and drought-resistant potato. It doesn't need careful care. Just throw a little water in the field and the yield per mu can reach 4,000 catties." It can be harvested twice a year!"
"So high? Isn't the yield per mu about 8,000 catties a year..."
There was an uproar in the hall, Emperor Shun Yao was shocked, and said: "Don't fool me that I don't know how to farm. Where are the potatoes you mentioned? Have you brought them into Beijing?"
"Father, please wait a moment, my son will order someone to be sent to the palace..."
Prince Duan walked to the front of the hall with a smile and shouted, and soon several court ladies came in with silver trays, and after opening them, they were filled with fragrant delicacies, and there was a potato on each tray.
"Look, father! These are the potatoes cultivated by the Lanshuihe firm..."
Prince Duan picked up a potato and introduced it: "My son has already made it into fried shredded pork with potatoes, stewed pork belly with potatoes, mashed potatoes and potato slices. Father, you can taste it!"
"Submit it!"
Emperor Shun Yao beckoned impatiently. After all, in the Da Shun Dynasty, food was the most important thing for the people. When the court ladies knelt down in front of the dragon chair with silver plates, the emperor picked up the chopsticks and tasted them one by one without hesitation. The food in the main hall naturally passed the drug test.
"Huh? Aren't these potato chips made by that girl in Yongning? I just ate them yesterday..."
Emperor Shun Yao ate a piece of potato chips and kept nodding, Prince Duan smiled and said: "Father! This way of eating was invented by Yongning. I didn't expect that she was in a hurry to present treasures, and made my ministers show their shame!"
"Haha~"
Emperor Shun Yao said with a hearty smile: "I don't know it's potatoes, that girl told me to guess what it was made of, but this potato stew tastes better, take it down and let all the lovers taste it! "
"The emperor gave me a meal!"
The old eunuch shouted loudly, and all the ministers were full of praise. Not to mention the novelty of eating potatoes for the first time, there is no reason why the dishes made by the imperial chef are not delicious.
"His Majesty!"
A minister hurriedly knelt down and said: "If this thing can really produce 4,000 catties per mu, why should we be afraid of drought in the future? I implore the emperor to issue a decree to cultivate potatoes widely throughout the country, filling my Dashun granary, and benefiting my Dashun." Shunzi people!"
"No! Never..."
Prince Duan cupped his hands and said: "Potatoes are treasures to satisfy hunger and hunger. Planting them in a land of fish and rice can naturally increase production. However, no one can bear to eat potatoes every day. Moreover, I choose to plant them in Yuzhou. Enemy spies steal it!"
"Hmm! Well said..."
Emperor Shun Yao nodded in praise and said: "Prince Duan is very considerate, but what should I do if the people in other places want to taste it, once it is shipped out, it will be leaked, and I think these potatoes are really good, eat them every month You won't get tired of it a few times!"
"It can be processed and sold out, air-dried, boiled, fried, as long as it doesn't germinate..."
Prince Duan laughed and said: "Scarcity is the most precious thing. Let's use worthless potatoes to fool foreigners, exchange them for silver and their war horses, and when they get tired of eating, we will sell them again, and exchange half price for their iron ore and copper coins." , so that they can't make swords even if they want to fight!"
"Good! What Your Highness said is really good..."
All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty praised him, and the emperor was even more delighted. He said a lot of compliments to Prince Duan and entrusted him with several important errands one after another. .
"Old Nine! You can..."
The crown prince walked up to Prince Duan and sneered, "You have always set your eyes high, but now you have become a parrot. You will not change Zhao Yunxuan's rhetoric, but I really don't want my daughter to set him up for you. A good son-in-law!"
"Brother!"
Prince Duan smiled proudly and said: "Don't be eccentric, let your seventeenth sister restrain herself, what does it look like for an old girl to sneak into someone's mansion in the middle of the night and be driven out, hahaha..."