A person's vision often determines a person's achievements, just like a frog at the bottom of a well, looking up and only seeing the sky above the well, thinking that the world is nothing more than this, and that he can exhaust the edge of the world by jumping into it, and be complacent in his own bull belt lightning.

When he first lived in Xingwangfu, Anlu Prefecture, Xu Jin intended to teach Zhu Houxi about world geography, in order to expand his horizons and make his thinking not only limited to the Ming Dynasty and its surroundings.

A person with a broad vision can establish lofty ambitions, and a ruler with lofty ambitions can lead the country to become strong, rather than sitting in a well and watching the sky, immersed in the complacent nature of the Celestial Empire.

Obviously, Xu Jin's hard work was not in vain, as can be seen from Zhu Houxi's palace exam questions, this thirteen-year-old boy already has the ambition to regain lost territory.

At this time, after chatting about the glass mirror, Xu Jin took the opportunity to chat with Zhu Houxi about some things about European industry, so that the little emperor could realize that in fact, the Ming Dynasty was not as powerful and advanced as imagined, and there were many advanced technologies in Western countries that were still worth learning from, such as glass mirrors, pocket watches, etc.!

Of course, Xu Jin is not purely preaching, the age of the little emperor is the rebellious period, and it will definitely be difficult for you to listen to him preaching, so Xu Jin cleverly uses the competitive psychology of the young man. For example, the artillery of the Ming Dynasty is inferior to that of other Westerners, and the guns of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as the muskets of Westerners, so the little emperor will argue with Xu Jin with a red face as if he had been stepped on his tail, and the process of arguing is also the process of knowledge ingestion.

The beautiful maid Yue'er was waiting in the hall, and when she saw the lord and the emperor arguing, her face was red and red, and sometimes she even exploded foul language with each other, and she couldn't help but be scared. Fortunately, after the two quarreled, they laughed and feasted, hooked shoulders and brothers, and the beautiful maid put her heart at ease, smiled sweetly and refilled the tea for the two, when the two of them quarreled fiercely, Yue'er handed a piece of watermelon to the lord and the emperor to ease the atmosphere!

Xu Jin and Zhu Houxi chatted and quarreled, and time passed quickly, and the tempting aroma of food spread in the courtyard. Soon, a table of sumptuous dishes was put on the table, sweet and sour tenderloin, braised pork, palace fried chicken, all of which were not lost, as well as stir-fried duck with bamboo shoots, stewed mutton, and garlic pork ribs......

Zhu Houxi was really a starving ghost reincarnated, and he killed three bowls of rice before burping the bowls, and the dishes on the table were scattered, Huang Jin and other eunuchs were dumbfounded, really worried that the emperor would burst his stomach, is the food cooked by the county lord of Yongxiu so delicious? Better than the imperial kitchen in the palace?

After eating, Zhu Houxi and Xu Jin took a walk in the yard to eat, and just walked to the side of the sweet potato field, the former saw that the sweet potato vines were so lush, so he squatted down and picked one with great interest, but was disappointed to find that the sweet potato was only the size of two fingers.

"That's it!" Zhu Houxi casually threw the sweet potato the size of a small JJ to a eunuch behind him.

The eunuch was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you for the emperor's reward!" After speaking, he wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it in his arms.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, wouldn't this product be taken back as a "baby"?

Zhu Houxi was about to go, but suddenly stopped and said: "Oh, by the way, Xu Jin, I heard before that this sweet potato can also be grown in the mountainous areas of the poor ridge, this thing can fill the stomach and the yield is high, do you think you can promote it in our Daming?" ”

Xu Jin had been thinking about telling Zhu Houxi about this, but at this time, the other party mentioned that he was in the right place, and nodded: "Naturally, sweet potatoes do not have high requirements for soil, and the yield per mu can easily reach more than 1,000 catties. ”

Zhu Houxi was overjoyed when he heard this: "It just so happened that there was a famine in Shanxi, Henan, and I turned around and asked the household to plant sweet potatoes in a row!" ”

Xu Jin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Slow down, sweet potatoes are a new crop, and the people may not sell it!" ”

Zhu Houxi thought about it carefully, it is indeed the same, the common people rely on farming to eat, I am afraid that they are not willing to rashly plant new crops with unknown harvests, and before seeing the effect, it is estimated that the old guys in the DPRK and China will not agree to promote it immediately.

"Xu Jin, you have a lot of ideas, so what should I do?" Zhu Houxi asked, he had lived in Shangrao back then, and he had seen several large baskets of sweet potatoes dug up in the courtyard of the Xu family's old house, so he was convinced of the yield of sweet potatoes.

"In this way, the emperor can pilot planting in the Huangzhuang, which happens to be used as breeding seedlings, and when the ministers see the harvest, they will naturally agree to promote, first set up a pilot house around the capital, so that the people can see the results, and then gradually promote it to the whole country!" This kind of promotion experience from point to surface in later generations, step by step, Xu Jin is naturally handy.

Zhu Houxi said happily when he heard this: "This plan is very good, just do it, Xu Jin, when you have another twist, I will also order the cabinet to discuss and make a specific charter." ”

Obviously, the little emperor is going to give himself credit again, but Xu Jin deserves this credit, so he nodded and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Sweet potatoes are usually planted around February and March, and they are harvested before the cold dew, and it is now the end of May, so it is obviously late to plant at this time, but it is not impossible.

At that moment, Zhu Houxi said that he would do it, and he actually picked sweet potato vines with his own hands, and the eunuchs were so shocked that they begged their grandfather to tell their grandmother before pulling down this little ancestor, and then rolled up their sleeves to pick sweet potato vines, and within a while, the sweet potato vines were picked bare by the eunuchs and guards.

After sitting idle for another hour or so, Zhu Houxi was worried that he would be found if he slipped out for too long, so he said goodbye and left, each of his fathers-in-law carried a large bundle of sweet potato vines, and the little attendant Lu Bing carried a vegetable jar filled with a jar full of spicy haggis. As a result, the whole combination looks like ...... The swineherd who went out to hunt pigweed and came home is ridiculous.

Watching the little emperor leave, Mei Wan Yue'er finally breathed a sigh of relief, her heart couldn't stand it, she was really afraid that the old man and the emperor would fight when they chatted and quarreled.

"Xianggong, I heard that the palace is cutting the cost, it seems that the emperor is really hungry!" Xie Xiaowan said pityingly.

Xu Jin dotingly tapped Xiao Wan's forehead and said with a smile: "Silly girl, no one in the palace will be short of the emperor's use, maybe the cost of the imperial chef to get a dish is enough for us to eat, that kid is just hungry for the dishes you cook." ”

Xie Xiaowan glanced at Xu Jin, her heart was sweet, and Xiao Nizi also loved the feeling of being called a stupid girl by her father-in-law.

Xu Jin was in a very good mood today, chatting with Xiaowan for a while, and then went back to the study to write a notebook, saying that this was the first time Xu Jin had written a notebook since he became an official. Promoting sweet potato planting is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and in Yang Tinghe's vision, it should not be a hindrance in this matter.

Xu Jin was thinking about writing a recital in the study, but Xiao Wan and Yue'er were pulled into the room by Xiao Yudie and closed the door, and the three women didn't know what they were chatting about.

Master Xu didn't know that his wife and maid were worried about his next three ways, so he re-edited the music twice after writing it, and then copied it into a special music book, and then took a nap after drying the ink.

Early the next morning, Xu Jin changed into an official uniform and reported to the Hanlin Academy, and began to work on the first day after coming to the Ming Dynasty!