Ning Yuanhou hesitated and said, "Will that delay the promotion of potatoes?" I don't know how long it will take to wait. If you report to promote potato planting as soon as possible, you can fill the people's stomachs sooner.

Although Ning Yuanhou valued family interests, he was not unwilling to care about the people.

Of course, Gu Wenjing is not the kind of person who disregards the lives and death of the people in the world for his own interests. He said: "Even if it is reported now, it is impossible to promote it immediately. The number of potatoes is still too small. Even if all the more than 400 kilograms of potatoes are kept for planting, even the few acres of land on my farm are not satisfied with planting, let alone promoting it to all parts of the country."

If potatoes want to expand their yield, they have to harvest at least a few more waves. There are enough potato species before they can officially start promotion. This time is not short, and maybe when the prince ascends the throne, there is no time to fully promote it.

Gu Wenjing's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Ning Yuanhou nodded and said, "You can do this matter, and I will support you behind my back."

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Another year later, the death knell rang in the capital, and the emperor who was lingering in sickness passed away.

The prince ascended the throne and became the new emperor.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the Marquis of Ningyuan, who had given up his power and only had his empty positions and marquis, wrote a letter to pass the title to his son Gu Wenjing and retired himself.

The title of Ningyuan Marquis was passed down from the generation of Gu Wenjing's great-grandfather. At that time, the emperor's grace was hereditary for three generations, and it happened to be passed down to Ningyuan Marquis, which was the third generation. In Gu Wenjing's generation, the inheritance of the throne was not the marquis, but only the earl. After Gu Wenjing inherited the title, he could only be called Ningyuan Bo.

So the Marquis of Ningyuan and Gu Wenjing planned to submit a memorial to ask for the title to his son before presenting the potatoes.

Then, without waiting for the new emperor to give the order, Gu Wenjing was the first morning court after the new emperor ascended the throne and was the first to come forward to report: "Report to Your Majesty, I have something that benefits the country and the people to offer to Your Majesty!"

When the new emperor was still the seventh prince, he admired Gu Wenjing very much. Later, he became the crown prince's supervisor, and he promoted Gu Wenjing to the Minister of Revenue.

Now that he has just ascended the throne, Gu Wenjing said that things that are beneficial to the country and the people should be presented to him, and he was immediately looking forward to it: "What has Gu Aiqing offered?"

Then Gu Wenjing asked someone to present the things that had been prepared long ago.

Of course, the potatoes dedicated to the emperor cannot be filled with potatoes like Li Chang did. Gu Wenjing made it very carefully and ordered people to wash the two good-quality potatoes on the plate. He ordered people to make a dish of vinegar shredded potatoes, a bowl of mutton potato flour, and a large amount of potato cakes.

When four bowls were brought in, everyone was stunned. I wonder what Gu Wenjing meant, and offered delicious food to the emperor?

Gu Wenjing stepped forward and pointed to the two potatoes on the first plate and introduced: "Your Majesty, this is a local specialty obtained from overseas by the fleet of my husband going to sea, called potatoes. The others are made of potatoes. And these potatoes are easy to fill the stomach, rich in nutrients, suitable for both young and old, and can produce a thousand pounds per mu!"

The emperor stood up suddenly, couldn't wait to walk down, and carefully looked at the potatoes in Gu Wenjing's mouth.

He reached out and picked up a pair of silver chopsticks, picked up a pair of vinegar shredded potatoes, ate another bite of potato flour, looked at the thick potato cake on the last plate, and looked at Gu Wenjing in disbelief: "What Gu Aiqing said is true? Can this potato really produce a thousand pounds per acre?"

Gu Wenjing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if I hadn't tried planting and sure that I could produce a thousand kilograms per mu, how could I dare say such words easily?"

The emperor was so surprised that he laughed: "Okay! That's great! I'm so good! I'm so good! I'm so lucky to tell me about this potato!"

The emperor's excitement and joy at this moment was beyond words. He felt that this was God's will to help him, and he was destined to become a wise ruler in the prosperous era. Not only did he send him a virtuous minister like Gu Wenjing, but he also sent a magical object that could produce a thousand pounds per mu to make the people of the world full!

Gu Wenjing smiled and introduced in detail: "Your Majesty, this potato will sprout in a humid environment. Potato planting means cutting sprouted potatoes into pieces according to the sprouts and burying them separately into the soil. The temperature should not be too high and suitable for planting in low temperature environments. However, sprouted potatoes are toxic and cannot be eaten. There is no problem with the potatoes without sprouting. Potatoes are not picky about the planting environment. They can be harvested in March and June. They can be planted twice a year. The second time is also suitable for planting potatoes in mid-August..."

Listening to Gu Wenjing's explanation, not only the emperor became more and more surprised as he listened, but even the other civil and military officials realized that potatoes were simply a weapon for the country.

The emperor asked: "Gu Aiqing, how many potatoes are there, and when will it be promoted?"

Gu Wenjing replied: "There are nearly 10,000 kilograms of potatoes on Weichen Village, but even if all of these potatoes are sprouted and planted, they cannot be fully promoted for the time being. They can only choose to pilot planting to increase the number of potatoes."

Gu Wenjing has been fully expanding potato planting this year, but due to the fact that the potato planting is too few, the harvest is not much. Only 10,000 kilograms of potatoes. Even if all of them are made into potato planting, it will take several years to promote the whole country.

The emperor also understood this and could not force it. He immediately issued an order: "Public potato planting is promoted, and you will leave it to Gu Aiqing to take charge!" Then he ended the morning court early and urged Gu Wenjing to go to the farm to see the potatoes growing in the field.

Many important officials of the court also followed, so the Marquis of Ningyuan and Gu Wenjing took a large group of people to the village nearest the Marquis' Mansion.

After the emperor and the courtiers dug a few litters of potatoes by themselves and saw the yield of potatoes, he was immediately excited to eat the potatoes he dug out on the farm.

However, there was no decent chef in this Zhuangzi. Gu Wenjing thought about it and rolled up his sleeves and went straight to it: "Weichen has studied how to eat potatoes, so we don't know how to cook other dishes, but it's still okay to stir-fry shredded potatoes."

Some pedantic court officials thought Gu Wenjing was a disgrace to his politeness, but the emperor praised: "Gu Aiqing really cares about the people and does things seriously!"

From Gu Wenjing's unique data stream memorials, it can be seen that he is a serious person.

As an emperor, he would like such capable, serious and loyal ministers.

After the emperor returned from Zhuangzi, he quickly issued an order to commend Gu Wenjing and replaced the title of Count that Gu Wenjing was about to inherit with Duke. Not only did he not reduce the title of Ningyuan Bo, but he promoted him to Duke Ningguo, and he was hereditary to the third generation.

In other words, Gu Wenjing gave the potatoes to exchange for the position of Duke of himself and his sons and grandsons. In the future, great-grandsons can also inherit a marquis. As long as the Gu family fails to make mistakes, they will at least have several generations of wealth.

Seeing the people from the Ministry of Rites dismantled the plaque of the Marquis' Mansion and replaced it with the imperial plaque of the Prince's Mansion of Ningguo, Gu Wenjing picked up his fat son Gu Zhenghong who had grown up a lot: "Hong'er, don't worry about your future in the future." No matter what, as a father, who earned a duke for his son and grandson, he felt that he was worthy of his descendants.

Gu Zhenghong is already ten years old and vaguely understands what it means to become the Duke's Mansion, but he doesn't understand that clearly.

He asked Gu Wenjing with a smile: "Dad, then can I stop studying?"

Gu Wenjing smiled gently: "Hong'er, what do you think?"

Gu Zhenghong's smile froze, he jumped off Gu Wenjing and ran away: "Dad, I was just kidding. I love studying. I will be anxious if anyone doesn't let me study! Dad, I'll go back to study now!"

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It's another year of spring.

Gu Wenjing took a walk in the big garden of his home that had been expanded into the Duke's Mansion and was walking with Cheng Yuhua with a big belly.

As he walked, Cheng Yuhua couldn't help but complain to him: "I'm so old, but I ended up getting pregnant with my daughter-in-law. It's so embarrassing!"

More than six years have passed since Gu Wenjing was promoted to Duke of Ningguo. In these six years, Gu Wenjing has also entered the cabinet and became the youngest prime minister in this dynasty. Because he knows how to behave and how to gain the trust of the superiors, the emperor has always believed in him very much.

Gu Wenjing has a high position and is very powerful. It can be said that he has reached the peak of his life. The only thing that outsiders can say is that his wife Cheng Yuhua only gave birth to him one son.

Although his only son, Gu Zhenghong, is smart, his offspring is really thin compared to his sister Gu Shaoping now.

But now the Gu family is the one who is in charge of the Gu family. Ningyuan Hou and Yuan have moved out of the main courtyard to retire and cannot control Gu Wenjing's affairs. Cheng Yuhua is now the wife of the Duke of the State. Her husband is of high status and power. No one is not afraid of talking nonsense in front of her, so she is not worried about the issue of whether her children are rich. After all, she is not without a son.

Although Gu Zhenghong is not as outstanding as Gu Wenjing, Gu Zhenghong, who was only seventeen years old, is now admitted to the juren and can still inherit the title of Duke of the State in the future. Isn’t it much better than the sons of other families who have ten or eight?

Gu Wenjing and Cheng Yuhua were open-minded, but unexpectedly, after Gu Zhenghong's wife Zhang became pregnant, Cheng Yuhua was diagnosed with pregnancy.

Cheng Yuhua has not been pregnant for so many years, and she thought she could no longer have children. Now she suddenly got pregnant again. Cheng Yuhua was so happy.

It was just that she was pregnant with her daughter-in-law at the same time, and even the month was only two months away. In the future, the child in her belly would be two months younger than his/her nephew and nieces, which would be very embarrassing.

Cheng Yuhua couldn't help but talk to Gu Wenjing in private.

Gu Wenjing said disrespectfully: "You are still very young. When you stand with Hong's daughter-in-law, who doesn't think you are a sister?" Cheng Yuhua is only 34 years old now. Many women of this age in modern times are still enjoying the life of single nobles, or just getting married and having children. So Gu Wenjing doesn't think that Cheng Yuhua is old at all.

Cheng Yuhua couldn't help but blush and felt happy. This is how women said that they were old, but in fact they still wanted to hear men praise themselves for being young.

When they walked to the pavilion, Cheng Yuhua didn't want to leave, so the two sat in the pavilion to rest.

Cheng Yuhua talked to Gu Wenjing about his son Gu Zhenghong: "Hong'er just passed the imperial examination this year and took the imperial examination three years later. Do you think Hong'er can pass the imperial examination in one go?"

Gu Zhenghong is seventeen years old this year, and he is older than Gu Wenjing, so Cheng Yuhua was worried that his son would waste several years in the imperial examination like her second brother Cheng Heng. He delayed his age before entering the Hanlin Academy to become a small official. Later, Gu Wenjing helped Cheng Heng to be promoted to the first rank.

Gu Wenjing said: "Don't worry, even if he fails the imperial examination, I can find a way to make meritorious and promote him." Although the imperial examination is the right way, it does not mean that he cannot become an official without taking the imperial examination.

What's more, Gu Zhenghong has passed the exam and can be an official. With his father behind his back, how could Gu Zhenghong have a bad career?

Gu Wenjing rarely favors himself in political affairs, but it does not mean that he will have no selfishness. He is not a saint and has power in his hands. It is natural for him to help his son within the scope of permission.

The two were chatting when a maid suddenly came to report: "Master! Madam! Young lady is about to give birth!"

Cheng Yuhua was shocked: "Isn't it a few days before the due date?"

Gu Wenjing supported her: "Don't panic, Hong's daughter-in-law just gave birth a few days in advance, which is normal." The expected delivery date that the imperial doctor said was not absolutely accurate.

The maid who reported the report also hurriedly said, "The young lady gave birth normally, and there was nothing wrong. The prince sent a servant to tell the master and his wife."

Since Zhang was born normally, Cheng Yuhua was not in a hurry and walked slowly with Gu Wenjing.

When they walked outside the delivery room, they saw Gu Zhenghong holding a cradle and smiling with a silly face.

Gu Wenjing said: "Hong'er, bring the child to your father and your mother!"

Only then did Gu Zhenghong come back from his first father's ecstasy. When he saw his parents coming, he hurriedly came over with his child: "Dad, mother, look, this is your eldest grandson! It's just a bit ugly..."

Gu Wenjing nodded with a serious expression: "I look really like you. For my father, I remember that when you were born, your grandmother took you out of the delivery room, and it was so ugly."

Gu Zhenghong was struck by lightning: "Impossible! How could I be so ugly when I was a child?"

Cheng Yuhua said laughing and cryingly: "The child was like this when he was born. It would be fine if he opened in a few days. My grandson is very handsome."

Two months after Gu Wenjing's eldest grandson was born, Cheng Yuhua also successfully gave birth to a son.

Gu Wenjing felt relieved about Cheng Yuhua giving birth to a son. He really didn't want Cheng Yuhua to give birth to a daughter. It's too difficult for women in this world.

Even his son Gu Zhenghong, whom he personally raised, did not allow Gu Zhenghong to take concubines, thinking that too many concubines were the source of chaos, but Gu Zhenghong still had a maid who was a wife, so Zhang took the initiative to take the initiative to take the initiative to take the lead. As long as Gu Zhenghong did not carry the maid of the wife as a concubine, Zhang would be very satisfied.

Because this is the world, as a woman, she should arrange a room for her husband when she is inconvenient. Gu Wenjing is unwilling to let her daughter live such a life that is indescribable in the future. Even if he is in a high position and has a strong position, he cannot forcefully interfere in the room of his daughter and son-in-law.

Gu Wenjing is full of pampering this youngest son who is younger than his grandson. Compared to his eldest son Gu Zhenghong, who once had high hopes, the youngest son can be more pampered.

The same is true for Cheng Yuhua. Even the eldest brother Gu Zhenghong treats his younger brother as his son.

Gu Wenjing watched the whole family almost spoiled his youngest son, so he could only helplessly choose to be a strict father, so as not to really grow into a prodigal playboy in the future.

Time passes slowly, and it seems to pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the grandson and young son grew up and started to start a family and start a career. A faint fine line appeared on the corners of his wife Cheng Yuhua's eyes.

Gu Wenjing was a little dazed. After decades, he almost forgot that he had traveled through time, as if he was a native of this world, and had taken root here with his wife and children.

He almost forgot the big eyeball subsystem, almost thinking that it was a dream he had.

The Marquis of Ningyuan and Yuan were old and died one after another.

Just as the filial piety period was approaching the fierce competition between the princes for the throne. Gu Wenjing ignored the emperor's love and insisted on resigning and going home to stay at the door to mourn.

After three years of mourning, the Gu family just avoided the period when the prince fought for the throne. Three years later, Gu Zhenghong returned, but Gu Wenjing resigned on the grounds of being unwell. He ate the position of Duke of the State and the prince's tutor at home to raise flowers and birds.
To be continued...