The gentle man named Tang Cai and his courtesy name was Yili. Everyone in Qi Village called him Da Cai Shu. He was not from Huaibei Province, but moved here a few years ago.

Tang Cai respectfully invited his group to his own farmyard. There were no guests in the small village for many years, especially so many officials. It is reported that there were two generals, one prince, and two generals, which made the villagers even more surprised. Almost all the people in the village gathered at Tang Cai’s doorstep to watch the fun.

"Brother Tang, I wonder if this Nanyang Gan comes from Qi Village?" Liu Yu sat on a dilapidated chair after entering the door and asked.

Tang Cai was at a loss and stroked his hands and said, "Yes, it's true. General Liu doesn't have to be so polite. Just call the villain Yili. This Nanyang Gan was smuggled back from Nanyang with a friend who was traveling on a boat a few years ago, and that friend died because of this."

Liu Yu did not expect that anyone would die or suffer when introducing sweet potatoes. After he asked, Tang Caicai explained the whole story clearly.

"The villain was originally from Fujian, and was a scholar who was in a family. At the age of seventeen, he followed people to Nanyang to travel to and from the south to manage some goods, and gradually accumulated a little wealth. At that time, the villain met a friend named Ganzhao. He went out and did business, especially in foreign countries. The people who were traveling with each other took care of each other, and the villain and Ganzhao were in conflict."

"Five years ago, the little man and the Gan brothers sold silk to Nanyang and made a lot of money. They bought some spices from the local area and prepared to bring them back to the Central Plains to sell. Before leaving, a local chief of the local people wanted to buy silk for a long time, so they invited us to visit the mansion. The chief of the local chief used Nanyang Gan to entertain us. The chief of the first time he ate it, and it felt sweet and delicious. The chief of the chief said that this was a tribute, and few people even in Nanyang were eaten."

"We are businessmen. When we see good things, we want to ask the bottom line. The local chief was very enthusiastic. He took us to visit his Nanyang Gan plantation and happened to meet the harvest. The villain and Ganzhao planned it at that time. One acre of Nanyang Gan can produce more than a thousand kilograms..."

Speaking of this, even Qi Fang and others were amazed. After all, the harvest of fertile fields that can produce three or four hundred kilograms of wheat per acre is considered a bumper harvest.

Tang Cai sighed and continued, "At that time, the villain and brother Gan were thinking about bringing some seeds back to plant. After inquiring, they found out that the Nanyang Gum can survive in the soil, whether it is fruit or rhizome. That night, we sneaked into the Tucheng plantation. We thought we could steal two Nanyang Gums without knowing it, but the people guarding the garden discovered it. However, brother Gan still tried his best to pull out two trees and fled to the ship with me to the port."

"At that time, the spices had not been loaded, we didn't care about it and drove the boat. The Tucheng led people to the port and shot arrows on the boat. Brother Gan was shot in his chest. After that, the storm and waves on the sea were bumpy, and his injuries were not healed. Even though he tried his best, Brother Gan still couldn't open his eyes and saw the land of the Central Plains again, but he died just because he went ashore. The body could not be brought back without sinking into the sea."

"It's also a big blame for the villain being too greedy. Most of the money was bought and the spices were not allowed to be brought back. The only money-wrapped villain also used it to bring the coffin of the Gan brothers back to Huaibei. He was from Qi Village. After the villain came here, he settled down and wanted to use Nanyang Gan to benefit the people of Middle Land. The villain studied and planted with the son of Gan brothers and the nephew of Gan Mao Gan. In the first year of planting, Nanyang Gan in Qi Village achieved a bumper harvest. The villain wanted to go to the government to ask the county magistrate to help promote it. But he encountered a nail. The county magistrate did not allow us to promote the planting. It was the only Nanyang Gan field. At that time, the county magistrate also found someone to destroy it several times."

Su Yan listened to it for a long time, thinking that things would go smoothly after the ups and downs, but he couldn't help asking: "Such a good thing, delicious and productive, why would the bullshit county magistrate make things difficult?"

Tang Cai said respectfully: "You may not know anything when you come back to King Yu. Although Nanyang Garlic is delicious and high-yield, it cannot be paid as land taxes and grains. In recent years, wars in the north have been frequent and local levies and taxes are numerous. In order not to make the land taxes he has been unable to pay, the county magistrate could only strictly order that Nanyang Garlic not be allowed to be planted. However, at that time, Nanyang Garlic had been promoted to many villages and many people were planting them."

Liu Yu sighed and said, "The pioneer must have the will and the courage to overturn resistance. How will Brother Tang promote it later? Oh, when I came, I saw next to the county's official road, and almost every family planted Nanyang Gan."

Tang Cai finally had a smile on his face and said, "Even the people can tell the difference between good things. Although the county magistrate is not allowed to plant them, it makes more difficult for the first year, but because of the severe drought in Huaibei that year, most of the fields are not harvested, but Nanyang Gan is a very rich harvest, which allows the people of this county to survive the famine. The second year, the current Lin County Wei was a reasonable person. He not only encouraged us to plant them, but also wanted to promote this thing to the surrounding counties and counties. However, the officials of those county magistrates also thought about the land tax, but did not agree to Lin County Wei's request, so Nanyang Gan only took root and sprouted in Hua County."

"It's rare, rare." Liu Yu exclaimed a few words.

Tang Cai introduced Gan Zhao's son Gan Mao again. Gan Mao was a young man in his twenties. He was very energetic but thin. Seeing so many officials heard the news, he just knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.

Liu Yu immediately told the story of wanting to invite Tang Cai and Gan Mao to Guanzhong to promote the cultivation of Nanyang Gan. Tang Cai looked extremely surprised. Since he brought Nanyang Gan to Hua County with Nanyang Gan, he hoped that one day Nanyang Gan would attract the attention of the court. Now the court has sent a prince and a general to personally invite him, which can be said to be a blessing accumulated by his ancestors.

"When I go back to General Liu, the little man and Gan Xianniang have studied it for the past few years and have already understood the living habits of Nanyang Gan. If it is brought to Guanzhong, it is suitable for sowing seeds in summer every year, and you can harvest them by late autumn and winter."

The drought in Guanzhong has left the summer and winter grains unavailable. It was originally necessary to rescue the disaster for nearly a year, but now it only takes a few months to save it. Liu Yu smiled and said, "Isn't that right to understand the disaster in Guanzhong?"

Because it was dark that day, the party could not return to Fangzhou County. Liu Yu and others stayed here for a day. Tang Cai, under the support of the local people, was very busy arranging every household for a place.

That night, in a large courtyard in Qi Village, a group of people set up a bonfire and roasted sweet potatoes to eat. In order not to lose the reputation of officials robbing people's property, Liu Yu bought several baskets of sweet potatoes at a high price from the villagers and used wooden sticks to wear them. He taught everyone how to roast them.

This was the first time that everyone had eaten sweet potatoes. Many people were wondering whether this dirty thing could be eaten. But when they saw that King Yu and General Liu were happy to eat, they learned to try it. As soon as they were eaten, they were attracted by the deliciousness of the sweet potatoes.

When Liu Yu saw everyone eating voraciously, he smiled and wanted to be fresh. He would definitely get tired of eating sweet potatoes every day. But for the people who are suffering from disaster in Guanzhong, being able to make a living is the most important thing.

The group also brought dried meat in the dry food. They were also roasted together and eaten. The children in the village ran around to play, and the female soldiers also used dried meat to entertain the children in the village. For ordinary people, meat could not be eaten once or twice a year, and the children were all rushing to eat it. Liu Yu also asked everyone to take out all the dried meat they carried with them.

Many people in the village have not dispersed, because these officials have no airs, and there are generals among them, and there are also soldiers in the village. Another one is a female soldier from the Daughter Army.

"Master Xu, are you the Master Xu of the Daughter Army?" A woman from the village looked at Xu Xuanzhu and asked.

Among the people, Xu Xuanzhu is a magical figure like a god. Now he sees living. He looks like an ordinary woman, except for being a little more beautiful. He looks no different from the ordinary lady in the city.

Xu Xuanzhu smiled and nodded. She was still peeling the sweet potato skin for Liu Yu.

"There is a man named Niu Niu in our village who joined my daughter's army two years ago. He wrote letters to his home every now and then. But since the last two months, there has been no sound. Xu Dashuai, do you recognize Niu Niu in our village? Her grandmother is seriously ill at home and misses her tightly."

Two months ago, it was the time of the Battle of Aoi Shui. The daughter army suffered heavy losses in that battle. Many of the corpses were unrecognizable afterwards and buried by the ninth brother. The female soldier named "Niu Niu" was probably buried on the battlefield.

The truth is clear, but no one can say this. Xu Xuan smiled and said, "Niu Niu is a good soldier and will come back."

The atmosphere, which was originally quite relaxed and cheerful, became heavy because of the topic of "Niu Niu", especially the female soldiers accompanying him. Most of them participated in that war and were survivors on the battlefield. Thinking of their companions who had lost their lives on the battlefield, they had to wipe away a few tears.

The bonfire lasted until midnight, and they all went back to sleep. Liu Yu lay down in the house in the yard. His mood was ups and downs, and the farmhouse was not used to sleeping in a simple and unaccustomed manner, so he thought about some more things.

Some female soldiers, especially those who love to be clean, couldn't sleep even more. They came out in groups of three or five to chat and talk around the bonfire until they were sleepy and snuggled up to sleep. People added firewood in the yard all night, but it was still not extinguished until the morning of the next day.

The next day, Liu Yu wanted to take Tang Cai and Gan Mao's uncle and nephew back to Fangzhou County, but they didn't know how to ride horses and could not find a carriage in the countryside. Liu Yu had to decide to go back and discuss with the King of Chu and others first, report to the emperor, and then send someone to pick him up.

Although the King of Chu did not like Liu Yu, this involved the issue of disaster relief and meritorious service. It might be a good thing that would change the future crown prince's impression of him.

When the group returned to Fangzhou County, many convoys transported the grain into the city. It seemed that the grain from Fangzhou had been collected. With the first batch of grain and the sweet potatoes, the errand would be completed successfully, and the emperor had every reason to reuse the King of Chu.

But when Liu Yu entered the backyard of the prefect's mansion alone, he found something was wrong.

The King of Chu held the sword and was piercing the sack bag by bag, as if he was checking, but also as if he was destroying it.

"Prince Yu, is this the food you have collected?" The King of Chu asked Yu Tianshou, who was frightened behind him.

Yu Tianshou hesitated, obviously knowing that he did something wrong and dared not respond. Next to King Chu and Yu Tianshou, there was a woman with very elegant manners, with a light blue long skirt, wide sleeves and narrow collar, and a smile on her face, but she looked like a smile to meet others. Her delicate and beautiful face was like a combination of a lady from a family and a jassic family. It was very graceful, which made Liu Yu feel like he was right at first sight.

I think this is the beautiful daughter of Yu Taishou as Su Yan mentioned.

Liu Yu didn't dare to think too much. Seeing her a woman from the deep boudoir come out to greet people, she knew that Yu Tianshou intended to approach the King of Chu with his daughter. Regardless of whether the lady of the Yu family was interested, Liu Yu should not provoke her.

Look at the broken sacks, the rice that flows out is mixed with sand, and some are just half a bag of sand and half a bag of rice.

Liu Yu finally knew why the gentry in Fangzhou cooperated so much. It turned out that he wanted to use inferior products as good people to escape. However, because there were few people in this industry and the local officials were perfunctory. The King of Chu was resolute but lacked practical experience and did not go downstairs to inspect, so nearly half of the rice collected was mixed with mud and sand. However, the sack was not marked, and I don’t know which rice came from the He family, so I couldn’t check it.

"Your Highness of the King of Chu, after all, is a disaster relief rice. It is a blessing for the people to have food to eat. As for mud and sand, it doesn't matter if there is some." Mingjin persuaded.

The King of Chu turned around and looked at Mingjin without comment. Liu Yu walked up and said, "Mr. Ming, what you said is wrong. People are hungry because they are hungry. Can they use sand to mix rice as food for disaster relief? You are not ignoring the suffering of the people! It is the same thing if they do not eat. After eating these rice, how can the people trust the court in the future?"

Mingjin was scolded by Liu Yu in public and looked bad, so he turned to the King of Chu for help.

The King of Chu asked coldly: "Where is General Liu coming back?"

"minister……"

Mingjin, who was standing beside him, finally found the reason for fighting for his face, sneered and snatched the white snatch, "Don't think that Your Highness, the King of Chu, didn't know that you, General Liu, just came back from a trip, and he was still shameless about the suffering of the people. It would be no exaggeration to report to the emperor to convict you of dereliction of duty!"

Liu Yu looked at King Chu again, and turned his back to his mind as he had before and ignored it.

He asked him to recover from his injuries before, but now he has to neglect his duties when collecting grain. The King of Chu is too small.

Being arrogant and autistic, Liu Yu could not think of any reason to assist such a king.

Liu Yu originally wanted to inform King Yu of the sweet potatoes that he had made the first contribution to disaster relief, but now he has given up this idea. As a counselor, he still has the power to choose a master. Even if the King of Chu becomes the emperor in the future, he can resign and not do free and happy life.

The King of Chu rushed into the inner hall angrily, and Mingjin and others followed closely. Even Liu Ting looked at Liu Yu with gloating and followed.

Liu Yu was also angry. His hand injury was not healed and he ran more than 200 miles in two days of disaster relief. Now he still thinks about how to write a memorial to the emperor when he goes back.

Liu Yu walked towards the back door of the prefect's mansion, walked a few steps, and heard a slight footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw Miss Yu following him. Seeing him turn around, Miss Yu also stopped and looked at him with a calm and curious expression.

His appearance is really touching. Liu Yu was quickly dispelled by him when he was rising, and he warned himself that this woman should not be provoked.

"Miss Yu, why do you follow me?" Liu Yu asked with his hands bowed.

The woman frowned slightly: "Ms. Yu?"

Not only does people give people a sense of familiarity, but even Liu Yu felt that he had heard the sound somewhere.

"Isn't the lady Yu's daughter?"

The woman rolled her eyes at Liu Yu and said, "General Liu is really a memory. He scolded the little woman in Yanta that day and couldn't come to Taiwan in public. Now the little woman rides a fast horse to treat you, but what do you think... Miss Yu? It seems that the little woman's face cannot catch the eyes of you, a lustful gentleman."

No matter how stupid Liu Yu is, he knows that he has made a wrong judgment. It is not that he seems familiar, but that he already knows it.

"It seems that Doctor Qu, your wind-heat disease has been cured. It's so gratifying, so gratifying."
Chapter completed!