In recent years, the fleet under Gu Wenjing's name has accumulated a lot of experience in going to sea and has also brought a lot of wealth to the Hou Mansion.

But nothing can go smoothly. During the trip to sea, I was robbed by pirates and suffered heavy losses in the storm.

There has never been any news about the high-yield crops that Gu Wenjing cares most. He almost thought that this ancient invasion was not as good as the high-yield crops he knew, and he was about to give up on this idea. Unexpectedly, when he no longer had hope, good news came instead.

Gu Wenjing immediately summoned Li Chang, who was in charge of the fleet's maritime affairs under his command.

"Where are the things you found? Take me to see!"

Li Chang did not understand the importance of the high-yield crops he found. Seeing Gu Wenjing attaching so much importance, he also understood that those things were not simple and immediately let someone carry them in.

There were two big baskets, one filled with mud balls of different appearances, and the other one was the potatoes that Gu Wenjing was familiar with.

Li Chang introduced: "These two baskets are potatoes mentioned by the prince. You asked us to find the corn and sweet potatoes, so I only found this one. The first basket was the potatoes that were dug out and the second basket was washed."

Gu Wenjing squatted down and picked up a clean potato. Because it was to be presented to him, the people who washed the potatoes washed very hard and almost washed off the potato skin.

Of course, this wild potato is not as round and smooth as the potatoes Gu Wenjing saw in his previous life. It is not as good-looking as the potholes, but he can still recognize that this is the potato.

He didn't know much about agriculture. After all, in that modern era with developed productivity, how could the chairman of a large group understand the specific information about potatoes? But he remembered the farming novels he had read.

Don’t think that he is the chairman and doesn’t read novels. As long as it is written reasonably and logically, it is not a brainless novel, he likes to read them, and never ruthlessly reward them. At that time, he was praised by a number of authors and readers as the website’s number one rich man.

So he knew that potatoes will sprout, so they cut them into pieces and buried them in the soil to plant them. They are suitable for planting in March, with high yields and low temperature resistant.

He was not very clear about the more specific and detailed information, but he could ask the tenants in his farm to help him grow potatoes. After the experiment, he could report it to the court.

Even if the yield of potatoes is reduced because they cannot meet the modern farming conditions, they cannot produce two or three thousand kilograms per mu, but at least they can produce more than one thousand kilograms per mu!

Gu Wenjing was a little excited. He could almost imagine how many poor people could have enough food after the promotion of potatoes with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu was promoted nationwide. He, the person who found that reporting potatoes would also receive unimaginable honors and benefits.

Because of this joy, Gu Wenjing said directly to Li Chang: "This is indeed the potato I want, and I will never forget your contribution." He turned around and ordered Qingyan, "Go and get a thousand taels of gold."

Li Chang felt excited, one thousand taels of gold! This is ten thousand taels of silver!

Qingyan took a box, which was filled with 100 gold ingots, a total of 100. Qingyan asked the two servants to carry this box to him.

As soon as the box lid was opened, the light of gold made Li Chang and the servant present widen their eyes and took a breath.

In fact, Li Chang went out to sea to do business with the fleet and saw a lot of gold and silver, but those gold and silver did not belong to him, and the box of gold in front of him had his share. How could he not be excited?

Gu Wenjing looked at Li Chang's expression with satisfaction and smiled: "This thousand taels of gold is the reward for you, and you can decide how to allocate it. But I hope you can distribute it according to the credit!"

Li Chang responded respectfully: "Subordinate to the order!"

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After Li Chang left, Qingyan looked at the two baskets of potatoes and couldn't help asking: "Criminal, can this mud-like thing be worth one thousand taels of gold?"

Gu Wenjing smiled and said, "Of course it's more than that!"

Qing Yan was stunned: "Since it's not worth it, why are you..."

Gu Wenjing said: "I'm talking about these two baskets of potatoes that can be measured by one thousand taels of gold!" He looked at the potatoes and did not say more, "Qingyan, you send someone to send the potatoes to the farm and order people to plant them well. I will write the planting method."

Qingyan didn't dare to ask any more questions. He could feel Gu Wenjing's attention to these two baskets of potatoes and quickly responded.

For experimental potato planting, the results will not be seen until at least June next year. So after Gu Wenjing finished writing what he remembered in his mind about potato planting and handing it to Qingyan, he temporarily put it aside.

The news of the current emperor's bad health has been leaked recently. Gradually, almost everyone knows it. The emperor simply stopped hiding it and went to rest in court.

There is no need to go to morning court, Gu Wenjing doesn’t have to get up early every day, and he also has time to teach his son at home.

However, today's peaceful days are just the tranquility before the storm.

Gu Wenjing could feel that many people were ready to move, and his boss, the Minister of Revenue, had also made frequent moves recently.

The Minister of Revenue is the father-in-law of the Sixth Prince. Now he is making frequent moves, probably doing things for the Sixth Prince.

Gu Wenjing, who knew the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, also found something wrong with the account book, but he did not make any statement. After going home and discussing with his father Ning Yuanhou, he secretly reported it to the emperor.

After listening to Ning Yuanhou’s report, the pale and sick emperor was silent for a while before he said hoarsely: “I understand…”

Marquis Ning Yuan did not dare to look up at Long Yan, nor could he hear the emperor's emotions from these four words, but he intuitively felt that the emperor must be in a bad mood, so he did not dare to stay for too long and took a leave.

There are three months left to be the emperor's birthday party. This time, the birthday party is not the whole year. The emperor originally had no intention of holding a big party, but the emperor, who had just improved his condition, suddenly ordered a big party.

The harems of the previous dynasties became busy because of this emperor's birthday party.

Gu Wenjing was surprised by the emperor's sudden birthday party. After thinking about it, he asked Ning Yuanhou: "Father, do you think His Majesty's birthday party is really as rumored to be sick?"

Ning Yuanhou said: "What else? Your Majesty is probably sick and wants to be lively."

Gu Wenjing pondered, he always felt that it was not that simple, but what purpose could the emperor hold this birthday party?

Does the emperor want to establish a crown prince? But when does the emperor want to establish a crown prince, but when can't it be established? What does it have to do with holding a birthday party?

There is too little information, so Gu Wenjing couldn't think of it anyway, so he had to give up brain-burning. Maybe the emperor was just thinking about having a birthday!

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Before the emperor's birthday party, since he failed to recruit him, he rarely came to him privately and suddenly sent someone to summon him.

It was the restaurant next to Liuji Roast Duck Shop. Gu Wenjing came to the private room that the seventh prince mentioned. At this time, there was no one in the private room. He waited for a while before the seventh prince came in with his attendant.

The seventh prince sat down: "Mr. Gu, long time no see."

Gu Wenjing bowed and said, "The Seventh Prince!"

The Seventh Prince didn't say much gossip, but asked him directly about the recent news about the Minister of Revenue.

Gu Wenjing was slightly stunned. He obviously refused the recruitment of the Seventh Prince, but why did the Seventh Prince treat him with this attitude as if he had agreed to join the Seventh Prince's command today?

Gu Wenjing looked at the Seventh Prince carefully and found that the Seventh Prince I saw today was a little more ostentatious than the low-key and forbearance he had before. From the way he spoke, it can be seen that the Seventh Prince seemed to have released himself from the shackles... Is he accumulating enough strength to stand in front of the stage to fight for the throne?

He recalled the recent movements of the Empress's family, Chengen Duke's Mansion, and vaguely understood in his heart that the Seventh Prince had probably reached an alliance with the Empress.

Gu Wenjing thought quickly, so he just paused and hesitated to tell the recent behavior of the Minister of Revenue, and implicitly suggested that the Seventh Prince, the Minister of Revenue, had made a fake account and reached out to the treasury.

The Seventh Prince nodded thoughtfully: "Thank you, Lord Gu, for telling me! Your Highness will never forget Lord Gu's help today."

Gu Wenjing didn't refuse anything this time. Although he did not really join the Seventh Prince, he did help the Seventh Prince this time. And according to his speculation, it is estimated that the day when the Seventh Prince becomes the last winner is not far away. Instead of burning the stove in the future, it is better to help him in time and gain some favor from the new emperor now.

After the seventh prince left this time, the censor impeached the Minister of Revenue for corruption and bribery the next day. Gu Wenjing stood in his position with expressionless expression, watching the Censor who had a marriage relationship with Chengen Duke's Mansion impeached the Minister of Revenue for his righteous indignation.

The Minister of Revenue's face was blue and white, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Gu Wenjing guessed that the evidence given by the censor was probably true, otherwise the Minister of Revenue would not have paniced like this.

Officials from the Sixth Prince's faction all stood up to speak for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and even the Sixth Prince himself came out to defend the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor sat high on the dragon throne and looked at everyone without saying a word.

Gu Wenjing looked up at the emperor. Although he couldn't see the emperor's face clearly, he seemed to be able to guess the emperor's secretly angry mood at this moment.

No emperor would be happy to see a large group of officials standing up and talking to one of his son's father-in-law. After he got sick, the prince who was originally under his control immediately lost his restraint and was out of control.

Some of the officials who stood in the team wanted to speculate when the emperor was in poor health, and some were coerced and tempted by the prince... But this could not be changed. After the emperor was ill, most of the court was involved in the battle for the throne.

Finally, the emperor spoke, "I will discuss this matter later!"
Chapter completed!