"The time chosen not only matches the birth date of the king, but according to Taoist Master Zuo Ci, it also matches the country's name, the Ming Dynasty."
"I think December 19th is the most appropriate day. Because in a little while, there will be more food harvests. With the harvest of corn and sweet potatoes, it will have a greater impact and win the hearts of the people."
Zhang Zhao looked slightly excited and said: "When the news comes out, the scholars will be shocked, and people's hearts will further turn towards the king."
Lu Xuan praised: "Zhang Qing is right. December is a good starting point for the people to return to their hearts and know about our new food."
Zhang Zhao said: "I rely on the great king's sage."
Lu Xuan ordered: "Make arrangements according to the enthronement on December 19th, and prepare every item. All details, as well as the arrangements for my father to be honored as the Supreme Emperor, must be careful and thorough."
Zhang Zhao said with confidence: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already consulted on the procedures for ascending the throne and becoming emperor. After all, many great scholars in the Five Classics Hall are very clear about the procedures for ascending the throne."
Lu Xuandao: "Go and prepare."
Zhang Zhao bowed and bowed, then went to prepare for the subsequent enthronement matters. It was only August, and there was still quite a long time before December 19th, so there was plenty of time to arrange.
Lu Xuan continued to handle government affairs and everything returned to normal.
Under such a regular and step-by-step rhythm, time passed by in a hurry. Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhuge Liang came again to report that the corn could be broken.
Before that, the corn was almost ripe.
Now fully mature.
Lu Xuan once again summoned Zhang Zhao, Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Gu Yong and other civil servants and military generals to watch.
The harvest of corn is also good, and each corn cob has plump kernels. Although it has not been threshed yet and needs to be threshed and dried in the sun, looking at the plump corn cobs, a bumper harvest can be foreseen.
Compared with the harvest of potatoes, the harvest of corn is surprising, but not as shocking as before. After all, with the precedent of potatoes, the influence of corn is smaller, and corn has high requirements on soil quality and is more delicate.
After the corn was harvested, it was threshed and dried in the sun, and the yield per mu was determined, which was 800 kilograms per mu.
Not as good as potatoes, but pretty good.
All the corn is harvested and put into storage for storage.
Time passed day by day, and October 18th arrived in a blink of an eye.
Lu Xuan returned to Nanjing in August, and now in mid-October, his control over the local area has been further strengthened, and his authority within the court has been further improved. Although it has only been two months, these two months have made the rear more stable.
In addition, Lu Xuan was very effective in building the harem.
Three days ago, Zhen Mi and Zhuge Rong found out they were pregnant; early this morning, Cai Yan and Wu Ran also found out they were pregnant.
Among the girls in the harem, four more were pregnant at once.
Lu Xuan thought it was pretty good.
If you are pregnant, take good care of your baby.
Lu Xuan went to visit them one by one, so that the four girls could have a safe pregnancy. Lu Xuan also tried his best to take care of the other women. Fortunately, Da Qiao was in charge of the harem, so Lu Xuan didn't need to worry about anything.
On this day, Lu Xuan was handling government affairs in the palace, and Zhuge Liang came in a hurry again.
Recently, Zhuge Liang often has something to report.
Or something about Nanjing.
Or news of the grain harvest coming up.
Zhuge Liang came here this time because of the sweet potatoes. He was most looking forward to the sweet potato harvest.
After Zhuge Liang saluted Lu Xuan, he reported: "Your Majesty, the sweet potato vines are withered and yellow on a large scale and can be dug. Among all the grains, the sweet potato is the real big one, which shocked the officials of Wu State. Even though they expected the sweet potato's growth
The yield must also be shocking, because this year’s sweet potato yield is very high.”
Lu Xuan ordered: "Sweet potatoes are different from potatoes and corn. They must have a greater impact and influence the hearts and minds of the people."
Zhuge Liang asked: "What does the king mean?"
Lu Xuan did not answer Zhuge Liang's words, but said: "Come, please inform Yang Xiu to come and discuss the matter."
"Here!"
The chamberlain received the order and immediately went to deliver the order.
Yang Xiu took charge of the Xiuyi Guards for several months and dealt with the scholars who gathered around Liu Biao and Liu Zhang. Because Liu Biao and Liu Zhang expressed their support for Lu Xuan's direct accession to the throne, saying that the decline of the Han Dynasty was caused by heaven, so Yang Xiu was concerned about these
The old and the young of the Han Dynasty were treated as such, and no further treatment was done.
Yang Xiu's focus is to find out the details of the big family and prepare for the subsequent migration of local big families to guard the tomb.
Lu Xuan asked Zhuge Liang about the location of the sweet potato planting area and learned that it was in the west of the city, so he waited.
After a short time, Yang Xiu entered the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty!"
Lu Xuan ordered: "You arrange for the Xiuyi Guards to spread the news. This afternoon, I will go to the west of the city to harvest new grains. The new grains are called sweet potatoes, and the yield per mu can reach more than three thousand kilograms. This is what God gave me to the Kingdom of Wu."
Auspicious."
The purpose of auspiciousness is not to make a yellow dragon emerge from the water, nor is it to make an auspicious beast.
These things waste resources.
Food is the real auspicious thing, enough to appease the people and allow them to live and work in peace and contentment.
Yang Xiu bowed and said: "I obey your orders!"
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said: "Go and make arrangements."
"Here!"
Yang Xiu bowed and left in a hurry.
After Yang Xiu left, Lu Xuan did not rush to take Zhuge Liang out of the palace, but arranged for someone to notify Cao Cao, Zhang Zhao, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Tian Feng and other counselors again. In addition to Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Gao Lan,
Xiahou Dun and others also informed.
Everyone went to Ximen to gather and wait.
In short, everyone who can be notified will be notified.
This scale was larger than that of Lu Xuan's imperial meeting, because all the people under Cao Cao's command were present, plus the people from Yuan Shao's group headed by Tian Feng, the team was very large.
Lu Xuan waited for half an hour, guessing that Yang Xiu had spread the news completely, and then took Zhuge Liang out of the palace and took a carriage out of the palace towards the west gate. When Lu Xuan arrived at the west gate, Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and others
They're all here.
In addition, countless people were crowded inside and outside the city.
Three thousand kilograms of grain per mu?
This is unheard of.
In fact, both potatoes and corn had a bumper harvest, but the government did not do any real publicity, and only the ministers in the court knew about it. The yield of sweet potatoes was huge, and Lu Xuancai publicly announced it, and people gathered.
Lu Xuan lifted the carriage door curtain and looked around. He saw the curiosity in the eyes of the people, the disbelief on many people's faces, and the doubts in many people's eyes, and he smiled softly in his heart.
Some people doubt that this is normal.
During the Han Dynasty, the grain yield per mu was generally within the range of three to four hundred kilograms per mu. Suddenly, a kind of grain appeared that could produce three thousand kilograms per mu. Ordinary people simply could not understand it and did not know how the grain was grown.
Lu Xuan did not waste any time and ordered: "Let's go to the sweet potato field outside the city."
Lu Xuan's carriage took one step ahead, followed by Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao and others.
All civil servants and military officers left the city.
Finally, there were curious people. These people were talking and whispering as they walked forward, wanting to watch. The group of people walked for more than a quarter of an hour and arrived at the sweet potato field that had been prepared early.
The people responsible for digging sweet potatoes have arrived early. They are all gearing up and looking very excited.
