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Chapter 26 The hero is a cousin

In the past few years, the fleet under Gu Wenjing’s name has accumulated a lot of experience in going to sea, and it has also brought a lot of wealth to the Hou Mansion.

But nothing can be smooth sailing, and there have been pirates looting in the process of going to sea, and heavy storms have suffered heavy losses.

There has been no news about the high-yield crops that Gu Wenjing cares most about. He almost thought that there was no such high-yielding crops that he knew in this aerial ancient time, and he was about to give up this idea. Unexpectedly, when he was no longer hopeful, the good news came instead.

Gu Wenjing immediately summoned Li Chang, who was in charge of the fleet going to sea under his command.

“Where is the thing you found? Take me to see!”

Li Chang didn’t understand the importance of knowing the high-yield crops he found. Seeing Gu Wenjing’s attention so much, he also understood that those things were not simple, and immediately let people carry them in.

There were two large baskets, one was filled with mud **** of different shapes, and the other was the potatoes that Gu Wenjing was familiar with.

Li Chang introduced: “In these two baskets are the potatoes mentioned by Shi Ziye. We didn’t find the corn and sweet potatoes you asked us to find. Only this one was found. The first basket was dug out untouched potatoes, and the second The one in the basket is clean.”

Gu Wenjing squatted down and picked up a clean potato. Because it was to be offered to him, the potato washers washed the potatoes very hard, and almost all the potato skins were washed off.

Of course, this wild potato is not as round and smooth as the potato Gu Wenjing saw in his previous life, but the pitted shape is not good-looking, but he can still recognize it as a potato.

He doesn’t know much about agriculture. After all, in the modern era with developed productivity, how could the chairman of a large group understand the specific information of potatoes. But he remembered the gentian novels he had read.

Don’t think that he is the chairman of the board and he won’t read novels. As long as it is a novel that is written reasonably and logically and is not brainless, he likes to read it as well. Local tyrants.

So he knows that potatoes will germinate. They are cut into pieces and planted in the soil. They are suitable for planting in March. They have high yields and are resistant to low temperatures.

He doesn’t know the more specific details, but he can ask his tenants in his own village to help him grow potatoes. After the experiment has accurate data, he can report it to the court.

Even if the output of potatoes is reduced because it does not meet the modern farming conditions, it cannot yield two to three thousand catties per mu, but at least it can yield more than one thousand catties per mu!

Gu Wenjing was a little excited. He could almost imagine how many poor people would be able to eat their stomachs after the potatoes with a yield of a thousand catties per mu were promoted throughout the country, and he who discovered and reported potatoes would also receive unimaginable honors and benefits.

Because of this joy, Gu Wenjing directly said to Li Chang: “This is indeed the potato I want. Your contribution will not be forgotten in this world.” He turned his head and told Qingyan, “Go get a thousand taels of gold.”

Li Chang’s heart was thrilled, one thousand taels of gold! This is ten thousand taels of silver!

Qingyan took a box with twelve gold ingots in it, a full one hundred, and Qingyan asked two young men to help him carry this box.

As soon as the lid of the box was opened, the light of gold made Li Chang and the young fellow present stare wide, and took a breath.

In fact, Li Chang went to sea with the fleet to do business, and he had seen a lot of gold and silver, but the gold and silver did not belong to him, and the box of gold in front of him had his share. How could he not be excited?

Gu Wenjing looked at Li Chang’s expression with satisfaction, and smiled: “This thousand taels of gold is a reward for you. You can decide how to distribute it. But I hope you can distribute it according to your merits!”

Li Chang respectfully responded: “Subordinates obey orders!”

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After Li Chang left, Qingyan looked at the two baskets of potatoes and couldn’t help asking: “Shi Ziye, can this muddy thing worth a thousand taels of gold?”

Gu Wenjing smiled and said, “Of course more!”

Qingyan was taken aback: “Since it’s not worth it, why are you…”

Gu Wenjing said, “I said that these two baskets of potatoes are not measurable by a thousand taels of gold!” He looked at the potatoes and said nothing more, “Qingyan, you send someone to send the potatoes to the village. Order people to plant well, and I will write down the method of planting.”

Qingyan didn’t dare to ask more, he could feel Gu Wenjing’s attention to these two baskets of potatoes, and he responded quickly.

For the experimental potato planting, the results will not be seen until June next year at least, so after Gu Wenjing finished writing what he remembered in his mind about planting potatoes and handed it over to Qingyan, he put it aside for the time being.

The news of the current emperor’s bad health leaked out recently, and slowly everyone knew it. The emperor didn’t hide it at all, so he just stopped to recuperate.

There is no need to go to morning court, Gu Wenjing does not have to get up early every day, and he has time to teach his son at home.

But today’s peaceful days are just the peace before the storm.

Gu Wenjing could feel that many people were eager to move, and his boss, Hubu Shangshu, had also moved frequently recently.

Hubu Shangshu is the father-in-law of the Sixth Prince, and now he frequently makes small moves, he should be doing things for the Sixth Prince.

Gu Wenjing, who knew about the accounts of the household department, also found that there was something wrong with the account book, but he did not say anything. After going home and discussing privately with his father Ning Yuanhou, Ning Yuanhou secretly reported it to the emperor.

After listening to Ning Yuanhou’s report, the pale and sickly emperor was silent for a while before he said hoarsely: “I know…”

Ning Yuanhou didn’t dare to look up at Long Yan, nor could he hear the emperor’s emotions from these four words, but he intuitively felt that the emperor must be in a bad mood, so he didn’t dare to stay longer and retired and left.

The emperor’s birthday banquet is still three months away. This time the birthday is not a whole year old. Originally, the emperor didn’t have the intention of holding a birthday banquet, but the emperor who had just recovered from his illness suddenly ordered a birthday banquet.

The former harem was busy because of this emperor’s birthday banquet.

Gu Wenjing was surprised by the emperor’s sudden act of hosting a birthday banquet. After thinking about it, he asked Ning Yuanhou: “Father, do you think that your majesty’s birthday banquet is really like rumors in the outside world to make you angry?”

Ning Yuanhou said: “Otherwise? Your majesty is probably ill and wants to be lively.”

Gu Wenjing pondered, he always felt that it was not that simple, but what purpose could the emperor hold this birthday banquet?

Does the emperor want to establish a prince? But when the emperor wants to establish a prince, when can he not do it? What does it have to do with the birthday banquet?

There was so little information that Gu Wenjing couldn’t think of it anymore, so he had to give up brain-burning. Maybe the emperor really just wanted to have a birthday!

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Before the emperor’s birthday banquet, the Seventh Prince, who had rarely come down to find him in private since he failed to recruit him, suddenly sent someone to summon him.

It was the restaurant next to Liu Ji’s roast duck restaurant. Gu Wenjing came to the box that the Seventh Prince said. There was no one in the box at this time. He waited for a while before the Seventh Prince came in with his attendants.

The seventh prince sat down and said, “Master Gu, it’s been a long time since I saw you.”

Gu Wenjing worshipped: “His Royal Highness Seven!”

The seventh prince didn’t gossip any more, but directly asked him about the recent news of Shangshu of the Household Department.

Gu Wenjing was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that he had refused the invitation of the Seventh Prince. How could the Seventh Prince treat him with this attitude today as if he had already agreed to join the Seventh Prince.

Gu Wenjing took a close look at the Seven Princes, and found that the Seven Princes he saw today were a bit more ostentatious than the low-key and forbearing ones before. You can see from the manner of speaking that the Seven Princes seemed to have lifted themselves out of the shackles. Released… Is this enough strength to be accumulated and plan to stand on the stage and compete for the throne?

He recalled the recent movements of the Empress’s family, Cheng’en Palace, and he vaguely understood that the Seventh Prince probably had already reached an alliance with the Empress.

Gu Wenjing’s thinking speed was very fast, so he just paused, and he hesitated to talk about Hubu Shangshu’s recent behavior, and implicitly hinted that the Seventh Prince Hubu Shangshu was doing false accounts and reaching out to the treasury. .

The seventh prince nodded thoughtfully: “Thank you, Master Gu, for letting me know! My Highness will not forget Master Gu’s help today.”

Gu Wenjing didn’t turn down any more this time. Although he did not really join the Seventh Prince, he did help the Seventh Prince this time, and according to his guess, it is estimated that the day when the Seventh Prince becomes the final winner is not far away. Instead of burning the stove in the future, it is better to send charcoal in the snow now to get a little favor from the new emperor.

After the Seventh Prince left this time, the next day Yushi impeached the Hubu Shangshu for embezzlement and bribery. Gu Wenjing stood in his position blankly, watching the indignant impeachment by the Yushi who was related to Chengen by marriage. Hubu Shangshu.

Hubu Shangshu’s face was blue and white, with cold sweat on his forehead.

Gu Wenjing guessed that many of the evidences given by the Yushi were true, otherwise the Hubu Shangshu would not panic like this.

Officials from the Six Princes faction all stood up to speak for Hubu Shangshu, and even the Six Princes personally came out to argue for Hubu Shangshu.

The emperor sat high on the dragon chair and looked at the crowd without saying a word.

Gu Wenjing looked up at the emperor. Although he couldn’t see the emperor’s face, he seemed to be able to guess the emperor’s secret anger at the moment.

No emperor would be happy to see a large group of officials stand up to speak for the father-in-law of one of his sons. After he fell ill, the prince who was under his control immediately lost his restraint and was out of control. Up.

Some of the officials who stood in the line wanted to speculate because the emperor was not in good health, and some were coerced and lured by the prince… But this can’t be changed. After the emperor became ill, most of the court was involved in seizing the court. In contention.

Finally, the emperor said: “This matter will be discussed later!”

The Sixth Prince and others were relieved one after another, but the people of Cheng’en Gongfu were not reconciled.