A large plate of golden corn cobs in front of you is undoubtedly very visually striking for people who have never seen such a fresh and rare thing. At this moment, Lu Bing stared at the corn cob on the plate and swallowed his saliva secretly. In fact, not only Lu Bing, but even He Zhier and Chu Chun and Chu Xia are very greedy.

Although Xu Jin brought back thousands of catties of corn from Nanyang this time, they were all grown grain, so they were usually reluctant to eat it, even He Zhi'er and they had only eaten it twice, if it weren't for entertaining Zhu Houxi today, Xu Jin would be reluctant to cook this big plate.

At this time, Zhu Houxi's kid was holding a piece of corn, and he didn't care about it, he devoured it craterly, and praised it: "Well, this corn tastes good, Xu ...... Brother-in-law, Sister Zhi'er, you can eat too. ”

Xu Jin picked a big one and handed it to He Zhi'er, who took it with a smile and ate it happily, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he was not clever enough.

At this time, Xu Jin took two more pieces of corn and handed them to the early spring and early summer, and the two pretty maids took it happily and said with a sweet smile: "Master Xie." ”

Zhu Houxi glanced at Lu Bing and the two personal little eunuchs who were about to salivate, and felt that it was necessary for him to show a glorious image of compassion for his subordinates in front of Sister Zhi'er, so he waved his hand and said generously: "You three can also taste this corn." ”

Lu Bing and the two little eunuchs were overjoyed, said thank you, and then each took a piece of corn and hid it aside, holding a large piece of food in both hands.

Zhu Houxi quickly finished nibbling a piece of corn, and looked at the remaining corn stalks curiously, Xu Jin glanced at them quietly, and didn't say a word to remind him, to see if this kid would eat all the corn stalks like Fei Shi.

Xu Jin obviously thought too much, Zhu Houxi is also the prince of the vassal king, since he was a child, how could he eat corn stalks, I saw that this kid threw down the corn stalks casually, took another corn and gnawed it, and handed He Zhi'er a thick one, and said flatteringly: "Sister Zhi'er, give, this one is big." ”

He Zhi'er showed a disgusted expression and said, "You gnawed on your hands with saliva just now, so I don't want it!" After speaking, I picked one myself.

Zhu Houxi retracted his hand in embarrassment, and the corn was not embarrassed to put it back on the plate, so he had to take the left and right bows and gnaw on the ground, and the early spring and early summer looked at each other, both funny and worried, worried that Miss Zhi'er would annoy the emperor.

Xu Jin is very calm, and he can see it very clearly, Zhu Houxi, this kid is afraid that he is interested in Zhi'er, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Zhi'er, so let it be!

Probably to resolve the embarrassment, Zhu Houxi said while gnawing: "Brother-in-law, the kind you wore just now...... It should be cool for the piggy to ride in a short shirt, so get me a set too. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be dumbfounded, this kind of short shirt and shorts was specially made by him in early spring and early summer, and he wore it at home in summer, and embroidered Peppa Pig was purely childlike for a while, and said with a smile: "I still have a lot of this kind of cool short brown, and some of them haven't been worn yet, so I'll let Chuchun wrap two sets for you later." ”

"Hehe, that's better, by the way, brother-in-law, what is the yield of this corn?" Zhu Houxi finally asked the topic.

Xu Jin replied: "The yield in Manlaga is about 1,000 catties per mu, and it is estimated that if I plant it in the Ming Dynasty, the yield should be about the same." ”

"So much?" Zhu Houxi's eyes lit up, although the yield per mu is not as good as sweet potatoes, but the yield of 1,000 catties is far more than other major food crops in the Ming Dynasty, such as rice and wheat, and the yield of several hundred catties per mu is already the limit of the high-grade paddy fields.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The minister also found a high-yield crop in Manlaga, this thing is called potatoes, the yield is as good as sweet potatoes, if these crops can be popularized in Daming, we Daming estimates that there will be no shortage of food." ”

Zhu Houxi said in surprise: "Xu Qing...... Cough brother-in-law, you have made an extraordinary contribution to Nanyang this time, not to mention the rest, the two crops of corn and potatoes alone are worth a household servant, and those guys with little eyes still shout about injustice, which is really unreasonable. ”

Lu Bing's eyes flashed, and he pricked up his ears and listened quietly, while the two little eunuchs who were holding corn cobs and gnawing in the corner glanced at each other in shock, and consciously stood up and walked outside the house, so as not to hear something that should not be heard.

Xu Jin just smiled and didn't answer Zhu Houxi's words, he really didn't care much about the level of his official position, and he was even a little grateful to those officials who obstructed him. is still the same sentence, as a courtier, the most taboo thing is to be a high meritorious, so it may not be a good thing to rise too fast, according to Zhu Houxi's reward method, he should reach the top at a young age. When there is nothing to seal and nothing to reward, do you want Jiajing to give up the throne to himself? So, it's better to take it easy, after all, I'm still young, and my days are long.

As a result, the open-minded attitude that Xu Jin inadvertently expressed suddenly moved and relieved Emperor Jiajing, what loyalty? What does it mean to worry about the country and the people? Xu Qing is ah, he has made such a great contribution, he is not pampered and arrogant, and he does not care about personal gains and losses, he quietly does practical things for the Ming Dynasty and the people, and the military power is handed over, this is a great loyal minister!

Zhu Houxi's eyes were full of warmth, he leaned next to Xu Jin, and asked intimately: "Brother-in-law, where do you say that Westerners get so many high-yield crops?" ”

Xu Jin naturally heard the intimacy contained in Zhu Houxi's "brother-in-law", and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, as if he had returned to the time when he was in Shangrao County, Jiangxi, the invisible separation between the monarchs and ministers seemed to have disappeared, and said with a smile: "The origin of corn and potatoes is not in Europa (Europe), but in the Americas, and the seafaring explorers of the Westerners found them when they passed by, so they brought them back to Europa for planting."

Therefore, although our Ming Dynasty is vast and rich, it is still insignificant compared to the whole world, and there are many good things in the world that the Ming Dynasty does not have, just waiting for the brave people to discover. If we continue to ban the sea and rest on our laurels, then these good things will eventually be cheaper for Westerners. ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes suddenly flashed with a scorching light, and he bit down on the corn cob fiercely and said: "Brother-in-law, we must get that angry chicken, we must get it, this breath, let's fight, we must not lose to those red-haired foreign fans." ”

He Zhi'er rolled her eyes and said: "Brother, you see, Zhi'er is right, Brother Si Pao is a braggart king, or a white body, I don't want to study hard to gain fame, but the scholars talk about national affairs, just like him, it's good to be able to take the middle school boy's exam, and he also boasts that he wants to take the lead in even the sixth yuan, and he is not ashamed, braggart king!! ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but laugh, Zhu Houxi smiled and said: "Sister Zhi'er doesn't look down on people, I will let you see with your own eyes when the time comes, how I, Xie Sipao, take the lead." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, the so-called dominance refers to the position where the champion stood when the Golden Palace was passed on, and the Sanding Jia greeted the golden list in front of the Fengtian Palace. There was a giant dragon relief carved on the ground at that location, and the champion was standing on the head of the dragon, and the tanhua of the list was one step behind. Zhu Houxi, this kid, sits in front of the Fengtian Temple every day in the court, and this head is not a proper head!