Thank you for the invitation. I am in the Ming Dynasty and swear not to be an official!

Chapter 5 Ding!Reward white sugar!
Zhu Yuanzhang's impassioned speech directly confused Liao Tiancheng.

Who dares to disagree?

You have corrected Emperor Zhu's domineering side, but what we want is not your domineering side, we just want to return it!
This sycophant!

He just didn't help me, and he took the opportunity to flatter Lao Zhu!
shameless!
Liao Tiancheng couldn't help but silently greet the old man several times in his heart.

Now that the conversation has come to this point, it is estimated that it is almost impossible to return the goods, so Liao Tiancheng has no choice but to put aside the idea for the time being.

At this moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded!
【Ding!Congratulations to the host for receiving the white sugar craft guide and a pack of finished white sugar! 】

White sugar?
Good stuff!

White sugar actually existed in the Song Dynasty, but before the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, it was based on the Babylonian plant ash technology and the color was incorrect.

It is said to be white sugar, but actually it is lighter in color and less lumpy than brown sugar and brown sugar.

It was not until the late Ming Dynasty that the yellow mud water drenching method was invented, and real white sugar was obtained.

It would be terrible if we took this thing out now!

As a time traveler, Liao Tiancheng immediately keenly grasped the business opportunities.

"Tiancheng, what are you thinking about? Could it be that you want to thank me and treat me to a nice meal?"

Zhu Yuanzhang made a joke. In fact, he ate delicacies from the mountains and seas every day in the palace, and he knew that Liao Tiancheng could not bring out anything delicious.

But Liao Tiancheng took these words seriously. Of course, even if he heard it as a joke, he had to take it seriously!

An old man who can yell at the Imperial Army must be a big shot!
Inviting such a big shot to dinner is an opportunity that many dignitaries only dream of!
But what is good to eat?
After hesitating for a moment, Liao Tiancheng went back to the house, dug around in the stove, and actually took out a small bag of corn.

"What a boy! You actually hid so much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang followed him in from behind. When he looked around, he found that Liao Tiancheng had not handed over the corn in full, and he was furious!
"If this thing is left in your hands, you can only sell it for money and waste it in vain! But if it is handed over to the palace and planted by the court, it will benefit all people in the world! You kid, can't you understand this now?"

The issue of food and clothing greatly stimulated Zhu Yuanzhang!
How many of my parents, brothers, relatives and friends were starved to death!
Isn't it just for the sake of being a monk?
Later, I left the temple and went out to explore. In the final analysis, it was just for a bite to eat?

Now that there is a god like corn, and it seems that it can solve this historical problem, Zhu Yuanzhang certainly does not allow anyone to waste corn!
Liao Tiancheng was shocked when he saw his eyes as wide as Tongling.

Liao Tiancheng was very aggrieved: "I hid the corn secretly, but why don't I use it to entertain you? You see, my house is bare and I want to treat you to a meal, so why don't I drain my family's wealth? Fortunately, I kept this corn, otherwise today I really don’t have anything for you to eat!”

So he was here to entertain us?
Zhu Yuanzhang's anger subsided a little.

The price of this corn the day before yesterday was 200 taels of gold!

If this kid can entertain us with such precious beans, it means that he is a simple and kind-hearted child. We can't treat him like a donkey with good intentions!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "It's my fault that we just had too many mouthfuls. I won't eat this meal! As for these beans, I will take them away and hand them over to the national treasury to wait for cultivation next year! You hide the beans secretly... As long as you treat us sincerely, we will pretend it never happened!"

To be honest, Liao Tiancheng was really afraid that the old man would report him!
Seeing how this old man is dedicated to serving the country and the people, he probably really dares to do this!

Fortunately, I took the beans to entertain him!

From this point of view, this old man is not only concerned about the country and the people, but also a kind-hearted person who knows how to repay kindness.

In this case, Liao Tiancheng feels like he can exert himself again. "Old man, I'm not busy handing this thing over to the court. I have something to say from the bottom of my heart, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "If it is to harm the country and the people, and to be clever, then you don't need to talk about it."

"No, no, on the contrary! What I want to say is to benefit the country and the people!"

"Oh? Do you still have such knowledge? Then you might as well tell me."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a bit mocking, obviously thinking that Liao Tiancheng was an ordinary citizen who had lost his luck.

"Old man, please allow me to boldly ask a question! All over the world, people grow and eat grains. This habit has been passed down for thousands of years! In the future, the court will ask them to farm, will they be willing to farm?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face condensed slightly and he felt a little surprised.

"Okay, Tiancheng, you can actually think of such a problem! It's rare, it's rare! We are also farmers, so naturally we don't want to grow unfamiliar crops like corn!"

"But this is not a difficult task. The imperial court collects taxes every year. As long as they order part or even all of the corn to be collected, they will naturally plant it!"

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Liao Tiancheng laughed directly: "Old man, when this dynasty was first established, in order to cultivate one's livelihood, the court collected less than [-]% of the rent. Just this [-]%, the emperor also implemented a tax reduction policy every now and then out of consideration for the people! I want to rely on it. It’s extremely difficult to collect taxes to encourage people to grow corn.”

Why?This guy has something!
Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat impressed by the young man in front of him.

Light taxes are naturally good for the people, but when it comes to planting corn, it does more harm than good.

But we can’t increase taxes because of this!

What should I do?

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and found that he had no idea!

"That's right! Since you raised this question, do you have an idea?"

Liao Tiancheng nodded slightly: "The people don't want to plant, there are only a few reasons. They are afraid that the yield will not be high, they are afraid that the court will not harvest, they are afraid of natural disasters and man-made disasters that will lead to no harvest, and lastly, and most importantly, they are afraid that it will be difficult to swallow! I don't know Do you agree?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and felt that he basically agreed, so he nodded directly.

"Actually, the first few points are easy to solve. For example, if you are afraid that the yield will not be high, the imperial court can set up experimental fields in various places to let the people see the yield of corn with their own eyes. If you are afraid that the imperial court will suddenly change its mind and not harvest corn, you can erect a monument as evidence! Only this The last one, how it tastes, I'm afraid the imperial court will not be able to do anything about it for a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and said, "The imperial court cannot do what it wants. Is there something you can do?"

Liao Tiancheng was quite proud, so he raised a bag of corn in his hand: "The method is very simple. As long as it tastes good, the court will not let them grow it even if they don't want to stop it! And I know exactly how to cook delicious food with corn!" "

"There's nothing wrong with this! If you really have a way to make it delicious, it will be of great help to promote corn, and we can get some benefits for you later!"

"A gentleman has no jokes?"

"Haha! We always mean what we say!"

Liao Tiancheng immediately lit a fire without saying a word!

(End of this chapter)