Li Shimin was very happy, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were also very excited, but Zhang San was unhappy. Mainly because these three guys asked the soldiers to transport all the potatoes.
After Zhang San argued hard, Li Shimin showed mercy and left more than twenty potatoes for Zhang San, estimated to weigh more than ten kilograms.
Seeing Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling go into battle shirtless and loading potatoes into a bullock cart, the corner of Zhang San's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Damn, I've been working hard for a long time, and I only get this little potato? Where's the promised great work? Why didn't you show any sign of it?" Zhang San complained in his heart.
Li Shimin mobilized another five hundred soldiers and transported more than a dozen carts of potatoes to Chang'an. Before leaving, each of the three people grinned at Zhang San, just like the faces of the robbers after they succeeded.
As for how to preserve potatoes, Zhang San humiliated himself and told several people one by one. Li Shimin was worried and planned to ask Zhang San to go to the cellar in two days to make sure everything was safe.
"Sire, shall we go back?" Zhang Fu did not wait for Zhang San, but Sun Xi told him that Zhang San, the emperor and others rode to Zhangjiacun, so Zhang Fu came back.
At this time, I saw Zhang San looking at the motorcade going away and asked cautiously.
"A bunch of robbers, empty-handed wolves! Go back and feel sad just looking at this place." Zhang Sanyi rolled his sleeves and jumped on the carriage.
Zhang Fu quickly put the potatoes on the carriage and drove Zhang San home.
"Third brother, I heard that the potatoes have been harvested? Where are they? Let me see." When the little girl saw Zhang San coming back, she jumped up and asked.
"On the carriage." Zhang San pointed at the carriage and said listlessly.
Zhang Fu took down the potatoes. When the little girl saw this, she asked in surprise: "Is this the only thing that grows? Someone came to our place to get measuring instruments before. Didn't they say it was a bumper harvest?"
"Miss, everyone was taken away by the emperor, so this is the only thing left for us." Zhang Fu said in a low voice.
"Ah! How could this be possible? I even told Su Xin that I would treat her to potatoes tonight." The younger sister said angrily.
"Okay, take it in, eat a few at night, and let's continue to plant the rest. No one will compete with us in the future," Zhang San said.
That night, Zhang San invited the three younger sisters to each eat a potato. After tasting the soft and sweet potatoes, the younger sister once again muttered that the emperor was bullying people. Xiaoyu and Suxin were so frightened that they quickly covered their mouths to prevent them from letting go.
She talks nonsense.
The next day, news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an that Zhang San, a man from Wannian County, had cultivated and planted a new crop of potatoes, with a yield of 25 shi per mu.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. This news was so exciting that it suddenly shot to the top of the hot topic list. Zhang San did not expect that the public opinion he had just initiated would be diluted by this news.
"You said this news is true or false? I have been growing crops for most of my life, and I have never heard of a grain yield of twenty-five dan per mu."
"It must be false. I heard that there is a severe drought in many places in Henan Province. Maybe the imperial court deliberately spread the news to disturb the public."
Two old farmers from Xifang City who entered the city were talking while walking.
"You just entered the city today. Let me tell you, this is true. Yesterday, hundreds of soldiers pulled more than a dozen carts. My cousin's third son was in the military camp. This news is absolutely true."
A passerby heard that the two people didn't believe it and said quickly.
"Really?" an old man asked in disbelief.
"Of course, many people saw it yesterday. Someone went to Zhangjiacun this morning to see the potato planting area, and came back and said it was true." The man said with joy.
"Haven't you heard of Mr. Zhang County?" The man became more and more excited as he spoke.
"No, no!" The old man obviously couldn't accept the news for a while.
"Let me tell you, Zhang Xiannan is a legendary figure. He was originally just a rural boy, but later he became a lord for some reason. Also, he is a great poet. I have heard of "The Road Is Difficult"
No? Oh, you must have never heard of it, let me tell you about it..."
The same scene was played out in various places in Chang'an. While everyone was discussing the authenticity of the news, they also dug up eight generations of Zhang San's ancestors, making Zhang San's legend more and more mysterious.
At noon, a royal list was posted, and everyone became convinced that the news was true, so many people spontaneously went to Zhangjia Village to see with their own eyes what the place where potatoes were grown looked like.
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"Tell me how to reward Zhang San this time." At this time, Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others in the Zichen Palace.
Everyone whispered for a while, "Your Majesty, I think Zhang San should be allowed to enter the Sinong Temple as a Shaoqing, responsible for the cultivation and promotion of potatoes." Fang Xuanling once again proposed to transfer Zhang San to the Sinong Temple.
It would be a waste of all his abilities to just be an idle county boy.
"No, the young minister of Sinong Temple is ranked fourth. Although Zhang San has made great achievements, he is still young and lacks experience. If he is given such an important position all of a sudden, I am afraid that he will not be qualified." Changsun Wuji
objected.
"Your Majesty, I think Zhang San is very knowledgeable and talented and should be vigorously cultivated. The disaster relief plan he wrote last time shows that Zhang San does not lack practical experience. I think what the Fang Xiang said is feasible." Wei Zheng agreed.
"Du Qing, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui.
"Back to the emperor, I also think that Zhang San's knowledge and talents are far superior to those of the younger generation, but he is still a young man after all. It would be faster to serve as a fourth-rank Shaoqing all at once, but I don't know how to reward him at the moment.
idea." Du Ruhui replied.
"Zhang San is still young, and it is indeed easy for him to get into trouble if he holds such a high-level position all at once. Therefore, I have decided to make him Wannian County Bo. What do you think?" After Li Shimin finished speaking, several people were stunned and seemed to have no idea.
I thought Li Shimin would give such a reward.
"Your Majesty, isn't the reward from County Count Wannian a little too high?" Changsun Wuji said in surprise.
"Wannian County Bo can be regarded as a fourth-rank official, and he has no actual position, so I think it's okay." Du Ruhui agreed.
"Although it is not an actual job, those who have not done military service cannot be awarded a title. This is inconsistent with the law!" Changsun Wuji said again.
"Soldiers protect their homes and the country for the sake of peace and prosperity for the country and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. The potatoes cultivated by Zhang San can make the Tang Dynasty no longer have to worry about hunger. It can be said that it is a contribution to the present and will benefit the future, benefiting all people, and I agree."
Wei Zheng said.
Although Fang Xuanling really wanted to drag Zhang San to Sinong Temple to practice, he also knew that Zhang San would definitely not be able to do it well according to his temperament. He had mentioned it before at the Wei River, but the boy shook his head and refused, so he also
Agree with Li Shimin's decision.
Changsun Wuji saw that everyone agreed, so he didn't say anything more, just thinking about something in his heart.
Seeing that several people agreed, Li Shimin asked Xu Huang to draft a decree and prepare to formally reward Zhang San tomorrow.
