nycdaug Chapter 223 Dumbfounded
Chapter 223 Dumbfounded
Because Han Yiyi had promised the two little ones that he would go to Kyoto to see them after the sweet potatoes were harvested, the two of them brought some sweet potatoes and rushed to Kyoto.
Since the carriage couldn't hold much, Han Yiyi put some of it in the space, which together weighed about 500 kilograms. Of course, he also wanted to let Emperor Beichen see the sweet potatoes, and at the same time, let the people around Kyoto plant sweet potatoes next year.
Given the land area of Beichen, it would take at least three years to spread the sweet potatoes from Ping'an Town to the whole country. Han Yiyi naturally wanted to help farmers across the country escape the plight of hunger.
Another reason why Han Yiyi wanted to go to Kyoto as soon as possible was that she couldn't stand eating only sweet potatoes every day these days. All the points in the system had been used to exchange eggs and rice for Wang Yaner, so now there was no way to exchange things from the system.
She had money but had no where to spend it, so she thought of asking Emperor Beichen for some treasures in exchange for some points so that she could eat something different every day.
Don't say Han Yiyi is selfish. Other people can eat sweet potatoes every day to survive, so why can't she? Isn't there a system? Why does she have to force herself to suffer?
The weather in October was very comfortable. The fresh air was a little cool, and the sunshine was warm but not glaring. Han Yiyi and the others were not in a hurry to travel, so they walked and stopped along the way, enjoying themselves as they went to Kyoto.
The two of them were leisurely enjoying the scenery along the way, while Emperor Beichen on the other side was dumbfounded.
Looking at the handwritten letter sent by the envoy sent by King Nanjing, his brows were twisted together. Seeing that the envoys below were respectful and looking forward to his reply, Emperor Beichen had no choice but to order his men to keep him there and settle him down. Then he sent for Nong Zheng.
When Nong Zheng saw the handwriting of King Nanjing, he was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask.
"What is this sweet potato?"
Hearing Nong Zheng's words, Emperor Beichen couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
"You are the Minister of Agriculture, and you come to ask me?"
Hearing the scolding from Emperor Beichen, Nong Zheng shrank his neck, but he indeed didn't hear anything about sweet potatoes, and the yield per mu was several thousand kilograms!
It turned out that it was the King of Nanjing who voluntarily sent a princess to Beichen for marriage and was willing to sign a hundred-year peace agreement in order to allow his people to eat sweet potatoes and no longer suffer from hunger.
Emperor Beichen was naturally not interested in the princess because of what happened last time, but he was very tempted by the Hundred Years Peace Treaty. If nothing else, it was because of the spy's report that Dongli was suspected of causing trouble and wanted to unite with the other two countries to send troops against Beichen, which gave him a headache.
Therefore, seeing Nan Jing's handwriting, Emperor Beichen would naturally be overjoyed if the two countries could sign such a treaty, but their condition was that sweet potatoes should be introduced to Nan Jing.
Seeing that Nong Zheng was still confused, Emperor Beichen was so angry that his heart ached. His country had such a good thing, but they didn't know it themselves, but let other countries know about it first. He couldn't help but curse.
"Useless thing, what are you still standing here for? Get down here and let me investigate!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. I, your humble servant, will check it out right away..."
Two days passed, and the envoy from Nanjing became anxious when he saw that although Emperor Beichen had ordered people to entertain him well, he still had not given him a reply.
Before he set out, King Jing of Nannan repeatedly told him to make sure this matter was accomplished.
At the beginning, the envoy could not understand the idea of sending the princess to marry for a sweet potato, because in his opinion, the national strength of Nanjing was not weaker than Beichen. Although Beichen later produced a brave and warlike Nangong Yuan, there was no need for the attitude to be so humble.
The King of Nanjing naturally saw through the envoy's thoughts and was worried that his mood would ruin the peace talks, so he ordered someone to roast the sweet potatoes that the two spies had "stolen" and give them to the envoy to eat, and also told him that this thing could produce at least 5,000 kilograms per mu.
The envoy was so shocked that his jaw dropped. His jaw really dropped. Because his mouth was opened so wide, his jaw was actually dislocated.
Later, when he tasted the sweet potato, he suddenly felt that sending a princess to marry was not enough. Why not send him to Beichen as well? This was why he was so respectful when he met Emperor Beichen before.
Another day passed without any response from Emperor Beichen, and at dinner, seeing the palace servants bringing in more fish and meat, the envoy couldn't help but frown and spoke.
"Sir, Qiu usually likes to eat lighter food. Can I..."
Hearing the envoy say this, the palace servant was shocked. This was the person that Emperor Beichen had repeatedly instructed to take good care of. She was worried that she would neglect him, so she hurriedly responded.
"Yes, yes, it's my fault. I didn't consider your preferences. I will change it for you right now..."
"No, no, there's no need for that today. Just change to something lighter starting tomorrow..."
In fact, Qiu Jin didn't want to eat anything light. He wanted to eat sweet potatoes, but was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he said he wanted to eat something light. After all, King Nanjing only ordered people to roast a sweet potato for him to taste, and King Nanjing even took half of it!
But the next day, when Qiu Jin saw a table full of vegetables in front of him, without even a single piece of meat, and still no sweet potatoes, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, but he didn't know what to say. After all, he had said that he liked to eat lighter food.
After being a rabbit for two days and still having no news from Emperor Beichen, Qiu Jin felt a little fed up. However, thinking of the instructions given by King Nanjing when he came here, and the taste and yield of the sweet potatoes, he did not dare to get angry. So when the palace servant came to deliver the meal again, he asked.
"I wonder if Qiu could have some of the common food here for lunch?"
"Of course you can, sir. What would you like to eat?"
Seeing that the palace maid agreed so readily, Qiu Jin couldn't help but feel happy and spoke quickly.
"No need for anything complicated, just roast three or five sweet potatoes!"
When the palace servant heard Qiu Jin's words, she was visibly stunned. She clearly didn't know what sweet potatoes were. She wondered if this was a new popular food among the people. So she quickly replied with a smile.
"Okay, I got it. I will tell the imperial kitchen right away! Ask them to prepare roasted sweet potatoes for you at noon."
When the imperial kitchen heard what the palace servants said, they were all confused. Not to mention being asked to make it, they had never even heard of it. What is sweet potato? What kind of animal is it?