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Chapter 46: Credit for creating the foundation of eternity
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace with the corn, he made an exception and did not review the memorial. Instead, he called Ma Dajiao to peel the corn together.

"Sister, Liao Tiancheng, that guy, only planted [-] corn plants in the yard, but so many things were grown in that small area! You said that if the whole Ming Dynasty grew corn, that would be What a sight, don’t people all over the world no longer have to worry about eating?”

While talking, Zhu Yuanzhang peeled off a stick, revealing the crystal clear corn kernels inside.

On a whim, Zhu Yuanzhang became familiar with it.

"one two Three……"

"Eight hundred pills! Girl, there are eight hundred pills on a stick!"

Ma Dajiao is actually very curious, and has already counted it twice. The number of sticks in her hand is no more, no less, and it is also eight hundred!
"So much! Brother Chongmyna, this corn is really good! There are so many corns on one corn, how many corns will there be on one acre?"

"I heard Tiancheng say before that one acre can produce about two thousand kilograms of corn kernels, which is almost twenty stones!"

In fact, Ma Dajiao had heard Zhu Yuanzhang say it before, but he only thought it was a joke. But today when he saw the corn cob with his own eyes, he couldn't help but believe it now.

"In the past, the yield of fertile farmland was only two or three stones per mu. With the yield of corn, wouldn't it be ten times more? If corn is grown everywhere in the Ming Dynasty in the future, then the people of the Ming Dynasty will really not have to worry about food!"

The couple was so excited that their eyes even turned red.

Both of them came from difficult days. Zhu Yuanzhang's own personal experience was that many close relatives in his family died of hunger.

Although Ma Dajiao came from a wealthy family and had never suffered from hunger, he had seen a lot. He knew how many tragedies had occurred due to lack of food in the late Yuan Dynasty!
Even the root cause of the Ming Dynasty was that the people could not afford to eat, so people everywhere rose up in resistance.

Now that the biggest problem threatening the Ming Dynasty has been directly eliminated, and the people have food to eat, who will rise up and cause chaos?

"Brother Chongba, throughout the ages, all dynasties will fall apart in two or three hundred years because of hungry people everywhere! If our Ming Dynasty has obtained such a treasure, do you think it can be passed down to thousands of generations and live forever?"

Ma Dajiao's eyes were full of longing, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also attracted by her whimsical thoughts!
"Corn is enough to feed the people of Ming Dynasty. Once they are full, who will be willing to cause chaos? Judging from others, this is definitely not possible! Even if it does happen, it must be a very small number, and it will not become a climate at all! From this point of view, Our Ming Dynasty can really be passed down forever!"

"Then isn't Liao Tiancheng the greatest contributor to our Ming Dynasty? Corn is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for all generations, and he is the one who donated corn! Brother Chongba, Liao Tiancheng has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and to future generations!"

Ma Dajiao sighed sincerely, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nod.

"Yes, this is a great contribution. No amount of reward we can give him is too high! But, what reward should we give him?"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the best reward he could give to his heroes was an iron coupon to avoid death, but Liao Tiancheng already had one in his hand, and he thought about returning it every day, so he was really embarrassed to use this as a reward.

Give money?People can make a lot of money just by doing any business.

Increase food estate?It seems quite useless, especially since the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty have not yet been wiped out, and the generals still need to continue to crusade against the Yuan people. If too high a reward is given to someone like Liao Tiancheng, it will definitely arouse discussion among the heroes. People will come back. .

"We can't give too many benefits obviously. We have to take care of the feelings of those arrogant soldiers! However, it seems that we have to give it. One day, our identity will be known to him. With such great contributions from him, we But we didn't give him enough rewards. Even if he has no dissatisfaction, we still feel embarrassed." Ma Dajiao nodded in agreement: "Yes, if you give him enough rewards early, even if his identity is exposed in the future, he will be more right. Brother Chongba is grateful and will not feel alienated."

After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered the Zhou Dynasty.

"It seems that apart from imitating the Zhou Dynasty and giving him a fief, there is no other reward that can match his merits!"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally came to such a conclusion.

Ma Dajiao was a little caught off guard: "Brother Chongba only gave land to the princes, but he didn't give any actual land to the different surnames! What would the other heroes think if we gave him this start? This is more important than giving Liao Tiancheng more food and farmland. It’s all more dangerous!”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The most outstanding meritorious official is Li Shanchang Xu Da, but they can only allow us to establish the Ming Dynasty, but they can't pass it down for thousands of years! Their achievements are nothing compared to Liao Tian's! All dynasties have made a difference! There have been heroes who founded the country throughout the ages, but the only one who can make a dynasty pass down forever is Liao Tiancheng! The reward given to him must naturally be different and superior to others!"

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "Of course, we must consider the feelings of the heroes... So, doesn't this guy say he can control foreign countries with salt and wine? Then we can give him a small village on the frontier and let him run it. , let’s see if he can play some unexpected role.”

Although Ma Dajiao was a little worried about allocating land to people with different surnames, he was speechless when he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang actually asked Liao Tiancheng to make something out of a small border village.

"Brother Chongba, a wise woman cannot make a living without rice. If you give him a small village on the frontier, if you are not careful, he may be killed by foreign thieves! This is not a reward for you, this is clearly to let him Go to death! Is Liao Tiancheng a hero or our prospective son-in-law? Can you do this in your conscience? "

But Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have accepted this idea and just smiled: "Well, let's mention it to him tomorrow. If he agrees, let him go. If he doesn't agree, we will think of other rewards."

Ma Dajiu couldn't think of any other suitable reward, so he didn't say much.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Liao Tiancheng's house.

"Good morning, old man?"

"Haha, it's early! Come on, sit down. We have something to tell you."

Liao Tiancheng suddenly became vigilant: "Isn't it the imperial court that wants to give me another reward?"

"You're really right! That's right, the emperor decided to give you a big reward for your many contributions. Of course, don't put too much pressure on you. The emperor wants to ask you before he formally issues the edict. the opinion of."

"What kind of reward do you have to ask me first before issuing an edict? Boss, is there anything wrong with it?"

"Again? You kid, you are so ignorant! The emperor has rewarded you, everyone is happy, but you are always so worried!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's beautiful mood was suddenly shattered.

(End of this chapter)