Chapter 298

He was really a bit unconvinced!

At this moment, he just wanted to find some faults!

However, when he asked this question, Zheng He laughed out loud:

“Can it be eaten?”

He waved his hand and said directly:

“Someone, take out some sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn; we will demonstrate roasting sweet potatoes and potatoes for the Emperor on the spot!”

And with his words, instantly, a large group of people carried out a large box of things, all of which were sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn! Even... there was wheat!

And under the operation of Zheng He's subordinates, not long after, the firewood was lit!

Zheng He mixed mud on the spot, wrapped the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other things, and threw them into the fire!

Not long after, bursts of fragrance came to their faces!

Ying Zheng just smelled it and couldn't help but swallow his saliva!

Too fragrant!

It was really too fragrant!

Even the officials smelled it and couldn't help but start swallowing their saliva!

And when these things were roasted, Zheng He smashed the mud on them!

When he handed a peeled sweet potato to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng was almost drooling with greed!

Others couldn't help but keep crowding over!

Too fragrant!

It was really too fragrant!

Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva!

They looked at the golden sweet potato and really wanted to take a bite to taste what it tasted like!

But... this sweet potato was in Ying Zheng's hand, and Ying Zheng hadn't tasted it yet, so who dared to go up and take a bite first!

So, under the expectant eyes of everyone, Ying Zheng took a small bite of the sweet potato!

And with this bite, his eyes lit up!

Soft, waxy, and sweet!

More than just edible?

It was simply delicious!

It was a taste he had never tasted before!

It was... simply a divine object!

He was shocked beyond measure!

At that moment, he couldn't help but take another big bite!

And this time, because he took too big a bite, it burned his mouth.

“Oh... hot hot hot!”

Ying Zheng's mouth was trembling while he chewed slowly!

But at the same time, because he took too much this time, the feeling of being filled with softness and sweetness directly wrapped around his entire taste buds!

The door to a new world was completely opened!

Even... he couldn't help but cry!

It was completely because it was too delicious that he cried!

At that moment, he endured the heat while eating big mouthfuls!

When he finished eating the whole sweet potato, everyone couldn't help but ask Ying Zheng if it was delicious or not!

But actually... there was no need to ask!

Just the fact that Ying Zheng was moved to tears was enough to explain everything!

At this moment, they only wished they could taste it themselves!

However, Zheng He didn't give them a chance at all!

After the sweet potato was finished, Zheng He handed him the roasted potato!

Although potatoes were delicious!

But after the stimulation of the sweet potato, Ying Zheng didn't have such a strong sense of impact.

But after taking a bite, he still couldn't help but smack his lips!

In a few bites, he swallowed a potato, skin and all!

“This... this...”

Seeing Ying Zheng eat like this, everyone present was drooling again!

Even Zhuge Liang couldn't help but want to crowd over!

He couldn't help but ask Zuo Zuo Zongtang: “Is this thing... really that delicious?”

He frowned fiercely!

And when he asked this, Zuo Zuo Zongtang laughed directly: “Just look at the way he's eating; can it not be delicious?”

“Not only is it delicious, but it's also high-yielding!”

“Before this thing appeared, the peak population of Huaxia was only 50 million!”

“But once this thing came out, it directly made the peak population of Huaxia exceed 100 million!”

“How much?”

Once these words were spoken, Zhuge Liang was stunned!

Ying Zheng, who had just finished eating the sweet potato and potato, was also stunned!

He looked at Zuo Zuo Zongtang with disbelief:

“You... what did you just say?”

“Population... over 100 million?”

He was shocked to the extreme!

You must know... that is 100 million!

What is the concept of 100 million!

You know, the population of the Shang Dynasty was only 8 million!

The population of the Xia Dynasty was only 2 or 3 million!

The current Great Qin has a population of over 30 million!

Even the Great Zhou at its peak!

The population was only 46 or 47 million!

This population number didn't even reach 50 million!

But what did Zuo Zuo Zongtang say?

Over 100 million?

Because of the appearance of sweet potatoes and potatoes, the population directly exceeded 100 million?

That's equivalent to three Great Qins, two Great Zhous, eleven Great Shangs, and a dozen Xia Dynasties!

At that moment, Ying Zheng's head was buzzing!

He was simply stunned!

158. Victory! The Xiongnu have been destroyed! Li Li Yuanba and Li Li Cunxiao died in battle!

For no other reason than to take this opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the rebellious son's faction!

Population over 100 million!,

This represents not just population quantity!

But also powerful national strength!

Otherwise, why do so many people miss the Great Zhou!

Just because the Great Zhou had a large population!

So many that even after enfeoffing so many vassal states, the population didn't seem sparse!

All of this was the foundation laid by Zhou Zhou Gongdan!

And now, is Great Qin also going to develop in this direction?

Population over one hundred million!

Crushing the Great Zhou!

Ying Zheng swallowed his saliva fiercely; he looked at the sweet potatoes and potatoes, and at this moment, his eyes were shining!

And who was the only one whose eyes were shining?

All the officials present, which one was not excited and shocked?

Population over one hundred million!

That is a population of over one hundred million!

A population of over one hundred million is equivalent to over one hundred million commoners!

The Great Qin now has only thirty million people, and it has already allowed them to live so comfortably!

If the population were over one hundred million, how many people would be reclaiming wasteland, and how much farmland would they have themselves!

And with farmland and population, they wouldn't be afraid of not being able to rent out land, and having tenant farmers to rent land is equivalent to owning servants!

With a population of over one hundred million, even if it were sprinkled like pepper, each of them could be allocated quite a few servants!

At this moment, everyone was truly excited!

However, just amidst everyone's excitement, Ying Zheng finally noticed the corn!

You must know, Zheng He put the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and wheat together!

Now he had seen the sweet potatoes and potatoes, and he knew about wheat himself; now, only corn was unknown to him, and he hadn't seen it!

"This corn..."

Ying Zheng looked toward the corn!

Zheng He didn't delay and directly handed him a roasted corn!

And in terms of aroma alone, the corn directly surpassed the sweet potatoes and potatoes!

While it was still roasting, many people were already unable to stop swallowing their saliva!

Now that it was taken out, for a moment, everyone's eyes were shining!

Not to mention the ministers, even Li Si and Zhuge Liang were wiping their drool!

Even Zuo Zuo Zongtang, who had already eaten this kind of thing, was about the same!

Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes, roasted corn; these three things are absolute delicacies in any era!

Sure enough, when Ying Zheng took a bite, his eyes lit up!

Although it was not as soft and glutinous as corn, nor as juicy as sweet potatoes!

But... it had a unique aroma!

Very appetizing!

Not long after, he gnawed a cob clean.

Even that empty cob, he couldn't bear to throw away!

He was sucking the juice on the cob!

Fragrant!

It was incredibly fragrant!

He swallowed his saliva!

At this very moment, he really wanted to eat more!

But... it was gone!

Zheng He had only roasted one of each, and there was simply none left!

And seeing Ying Zheng finish all three things, Zheng He returned to the previous topic and asked Ying Zheng: "How is it? Can these things be eaten?"

"Ah?"

As soon as the question was asked, Ying Zheng's old face turned red instantly!

At this very moment, his eyes were fixed on the basket of roasted sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes, corn, etc., and his eyes were shining!

He still wanted to eat more!

He gave a look, and instantly, Zhao Gao understood his meaning and ran over to get it!

But all of this was directly stopped by Zheng He!

"Hmm?"

Ying Zheng frowned fiercely, somewhat displeased!

At the same time, Zhao Gao, Wang Wan, Feng Feng Qiji, and Wei Liao stood in front of Ying Zheng and shouted at Zheng He: "Bold!"

"What do you want to do?"

Zhuge Liang was furious; he waved his hand, and instantly, Fu Hao, Yuan Yuan Chonghuan, and others all drew their swords!

"You... what are you doing!"

"Want to rebel?"

Wei Wei Liaozi was both shocked and terrified!

Wang Wan and Feng Feng Qiji were also shocked!

Ying Zheng frowned: "I just wanted to eat another sweet potato, is that not allowed?"

He was very angry!

Looking at Zhuge Liang, Zuo Zuo Zongtang, Yuan Yuan Chonghuan, Fu Hao, and others, he was very angry and furious!

These people were truly too much!

For him, the First Emperor, they had no respect at all!

Zuo Zuo Zongtang bowed directly to Ying Zheng and explained:

"It will be spring soon; these things are seeds for spring planting; tasting is enough, but eating more is not allowed!"

He spoke, and Zhuge Liang on the side also stood out immediately and said:

"Indeed, these things are the foundation for strengthening the Great Qin, the root for the people of the world to no longer go hungry; even His Majesty the Emperor has not seen them yet; it was already an exception for the Retired Emperor to taste them first; currently, before spring planting, before His Majesty returns, no one is allowed to taste them again."

"Otherwise, you taste one, I eat one, and if we eat up these divine objects, how can the Great Qin be strong?"

Zhuge Liang said angrily, and Li Si, Xiao He, and others all stood out immediately and bowed to Ying Zheng!

Although they didn't speak... their attitude was quite clear!

"I..."

Ying Zheng opened his mouth; he wanted to say something, but... at this moment, he could only give up!

Then, he looked toward Zheng He:

"You said these roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes can be eaten as a staple food; that's indeed no problem; I already felt full after eating these things just now!"

"An adult man can be full after eating two roasted sweet potatoes and two roasted potatoes in one meal!"

"But... what about this corn?"

"The yield per mu is only ten shi; how can it be eaten as a staple food?"

He asked, and in fact, asking this question was already a bit conscience-less!

Ten shi!

Reasonably speaking, this yield is already very exaggerated, okay!

You must know, the yield per mu of millet in the Great Qin is only two shi!

Corn is already five times that!

It is already very exaggerated and very absurd, okay!

But... this question had to be asked!

For no other reason than wanting to take this opportunity to suppress the arrogant momentum of the rebellious son's faction!

Look at Zhuge Liang, look at Zuo Zuo Zongtang, how arrogant they are!

If they don't let him eat, they don't let him eat; can't they say it nicely?

Just now they were about to use force!

Do they still put him, the First Emperor, in their eyes?

Ying Zheng couldn't take it and had to take this opportunity to suppress them!

However, as soon as this question was asked, Zheng He smiled: "Although sweet potatoes can satisfy hunger and have a high yield per mu... this thing is not suitable for storage; it is harvested in autumn and can be stored for at most one winter!"

"Potatoes are the same, not easy to store!"

"But... corn can!"

"It is like millet and can be preserved for a long time!"