Zhao Luran handed him the letter in her hand, feeling a little panicked. It was actually true? The high-yield grain variety of the Chu State actually produced more than 1,150 kilograms per mu, and the entire Futai County, including those inferior fields, had a yield of 700 to 800 kilograms per mu!
According to past practice, inferior fields are generally not included in the calculation of per-acre yield. After all, the per-acre yield of inferior fields is too low, and a yield of one or two hundred kilograms is already calculated.
Now the per-acre yield of Chu's high-yield grain varieties in inferior fields is equal to the yield of Zhao's high-yield grain varieties grown in superior fields!
Zhao Luran felt a deep sense of crisis!
Tan Pan took it and took a look, his face pale, "The last letter didn't say this number! Didn't it say that the yield per mu was only about 700 kilograms? Who said this is true?"
Yang Xie: "Were the two letters delivered by different people?"
Zhao Luran looked at him and asked, "Who do you think is lying between these two people?"
Yang Xie shook his head and said, "They are probably not lying. We Zhao people are used to the ancient method of calculating pounds and ounces. Half a pound is equal to eight ounces. But in the other three countries, one pound is equal to ten ounces. Everyone's calculation method is different. So, are the messengers one a native of Zhao and the other a bribed Chu person?"
Zhao Luran: “… ”
That’s true, one is a native of Zhao State, and the other is a bribed Chu person!
However, when it comes to the production of high-yield grains, officials are used to calculating the price of one catty and ten taels. Only people in Zhao would use the price of half a catty and eight taels when trading with each other.
Yang Xie looked at Zhao Luran and said, "Princess, I don't think Yan will buy our grain seeds this year!"
Zhao State had a small territory and not many farmlands, but a large population. So even though it had high-yield grains, it had to use them to buy grain from other countries at high prices in order to have food. Simply relying on the grain of Zhao State was far from enough!
Zhao Luran was also panicking. The emperor had told her to take care of this matter. She hurriedly said, "Before the Yan State envoys leave, go find Fang Zheng and discuss the exchange of high-yield grain seeds. Try to give him a favorable price. Make sure he agrees to exchange grain with us. The more the better! One kilogram of high-yield grain seeds for three kilograms of grain is fine!"
Tan Pan also knew that this matter was of great importance. Whether Zhao State’s treasury and granary had grain in stock this year depended on this grain transaction with Yan State!
He responded and immediately ran out to find the envoy from Yan State, but Fang Zheng was in a hurry to leave and left without saying a word to him.
After Zhao Luran learned about it, he hurried back to Zhao State with his men to discuss countermeasures.
Soon, people in Yan and Zhao knew that Chu had many kinds of high-yield grains. The topic of corn, cotton, and pest-free vegetables lasted for more than a month before gradually fading.
It was not until Huang Tian and Zhuangzi of Jin State actually grew pest-free vegetables that this topic once again reached a climax.
At this time, Chu Tiankuo had returned to Chu for several days.
The Emperor of Chu has received letters from the kings of Yan and Zhao asking about the purchase of high-yield grain seeds.
The high-yield grain varieties were invented by Xingnong, so the Emperor of Chu gave full authority to Chu Tiankuo to be responsible for this matter.
In the imperial study, the King of Chu called Chu Tiankuo to discuss matters. He was not worried about the grain exchange, but what troubled him was the reward for Xingnong. Thinking that she was a princess of Jin, the King of Chu felt that no matter what reward he gave, it would be too little.
The Emperor of Chu asked Chu Tiankuo: "Princess Xingnong has made great contributions this time and benefited the people of the world. How do you think I should reward her?"
Chu Tiankuo paused in drinking tea when he heard this. He didn't expect that his father would actually ask him. Isn't he afraid that he will be impolite to him
When it comes to seeking benefits for your daughter-in-law, the more the better!
He put down the tea bowl and planned to get something for Xingnong.
The Emperor of Chu's temple throbbed, and suddenly, he felt a little regretful!
This son has never known what politeness is!
And he forgot his father after he got a wife!
He hurriedly said, "Forget it! I'll figure it out myself! You can leave now!"
Chu Tiankuo raised his eyebrows and said nothing. Anyway, if the reward he gave was too small, he would still fight for it for the girl.
We can't let her down!
He stood up and said, "I don't know what reward to give you, but Xing Nong is a princess of Jin, so the reward should not be too light, so as not to lose face for Chu."
The emperor's mouth twitched. Look at this arm, it has been bent outward to the limit!
Chu Tiankuo didn't care what he was thinking. After he finished speaking, he bowed and left.
The emperor rolled his eyes at his back and became worried again.
What reward should I give
Grant her the title of a princess? But she is already a princess, and a princess with a fiefdom! Who wants to be a princess
As for rewarding her with gold, silver, treasures, fertile fields and beautiful houses, I heard that the princes of Jin gave her a mansion and a farm in every city! So these princesses of one country are not lacking! It is impossible for him to reward a mansion in every city, and he does not have so many mansions to reward.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have granted the marriage so early. After all, the status of Crown Princess is used as a reward, and it can be considered respect.
The Emperor of Chu asked the eunuch behind him: "What do you think of the reward I give to Princess Xingnong?"
There were only two people in the study. When the old eunuch heard this, he knew that the emperor was asking him. He thought for a moment before saying, "How about the emperor give the Crown Princess a fiefdom?"
Fiefdom? The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded: "This is a good idea!"
However, since ancient times, those who had fiefs were either princes, princesses, or princesses, and there has never been a crown princess with a fief.
Moreover, the fiefdom would be too short to be told to others, and it would seem not enough. I would probably be laughed at by the king of Jin for being stingy!
The King of Chu thought that he had been misled by Chu Tiankuo, and the Marquis had given her a title. She was originally a princess of Jin, and the future crown princess of Chu, so he simply gave her a title of a king of a different surname. The status of a queen is higher than that of a princess! Moreover, the status of a king can be inherited, and it will be passed on to the son of the Shen family. In this way, this reward is also very great!
The King of Jin will have nothing to say this time!
The Emperor of Chu thought he was so smart!
The Emperor of Chu no longer needed the Hanlin Academy to draft the imperial edict. He picked up his pen and began to write it himself.
The eunuch took a look at the imperial edict drafted by the emperor and couldn't help but say in his heart: My goodness! King Hui
The Emperor actually named the Crown Princess as King Hui and gave her a county near the imperial city as a fief
This reward is indeed unique! But it is also big enough!
He had a secret expectation in his heart, wanting to see how exciting the expressions of the civil and military officials would be when the imperial edict was issued!
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Chu Tiankuo left the imperial study and returned to the East Palace, where he met Xingnong in the space. "Father is planning to give you a reward. What reward do you want? I'll try to get it for you."