Li Jie slept all the way when he returned to Beijing. When he opened his eyes again, he found that it was already dawn outside and the capital was close to him. This made him extremely glad that his decision to build the road was at his suggestion that the road between Beijing and Taijin was completely hardened, making the road very flat, so he could have a good sleep.

Of course, even if the cement road is very flat, there is almost no shock absorption system for the carriage. If it weren't for his tiredness, he wouldn't be able to sleep at all. However, even if he woke up, his whole body would feel sore when he woke up. After moving for a while, he felt better.

At this time, the convoy had already arrived in front of the city gate. But what was unexpected was that Zhu Biao actually led a team of people to greet him. Zhu Yunyu, Yun Wen and others were also among the crowd, and they surrounded Li Jie when they saw him.

"Brother-in-law, where is the potato? Let me see!" Zhu Yunxiu stepped forward and grabbed Li Jie and asked. Li Jie left in a hurry yesterday. He only found out that the American fleet was back afterwards. He was very upset about this. If he had known earlier, he would have clamored to go with Li Jie.

Zhu Biao was also asking Zhu Di about the fleet at this time. Zhu Di had sent people to Beijing overnight to report the news, so Zhu Biao probably knew about the situation of some fleets, especially when he learned that the legendary potatoes with a yield of several thousand kilograms per mu had been brought back, which made him so excited that he had not slept all night and ran to the city gate early to greet him.

Looking at the anxious Zhu Biao and his son, Zhu Di and Li Jie also smiled at each other, and then took them to the car behind. They saw dozens of large wooden barrels on the car, planted with potatoes that had grown several feet tall, which looked very pleasant in green.

"Can these potatoes really yield several thousand kilograms per acre?" Zhu Biao also asked the same question again. Although he had received repeated guarantees from Li Jie, he could not help but feel a little suspicious when he saw the real thing.

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can wait a few months. When the potatoes are ripe, you will know at first sight!" Li Jie was lazy to explain again. After all, hearing is false, and seeing is true, so no matter how much you say, it is better for them to see it with your own eyes.

"Yes, yes! Let's enter the palace quickly, and my father is waiting for you in the palace early!" Zhu Biao nodded immediately after hearing this, and then led everyone straight to the imperial city.

Although yesterday's birthday banquet was only held in the imperial city, it was also greatly affected by the capital. Because the birthdays of the emperor and the empress were rare festivals throughout the dynasties, some businesses also took this opportunity to promote promotions, and some monks and Taoists prayed for the emperor, so the entire capital was much more prosperous than before.

Captain Jiang led Li Fangyuan and other crew members to sit in the car, and at this time they were also looking at the scene of Beijing. Most of them were poor and had no chance to see the prosperity of the capital. Even Li Fangyuan had come to the capital of the Ming Dynasty for the first time.

In the past, Li Fangyuan only knew that the Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and extremely strong national strength. As for the scene of the capital, he thought it might be stronger than the capital of Koryo, because the most prosperous city he had ever seen was Kaicheng. As for the more prosperous than Kaicheng, he could not imagine it.

However, when he saw the scene of the capital of the Ming Dynasty with his own eyes, he suddenly realized that compared with Beijing, Kaicheng was like a small village and town, and the two were completely incomparable.

In addition, Li Fangyuan also knew that Beijing was actually the capital that the Ming Dynasty had just moved to. The capital of the country was in Nanjing before, and it is said that it was more prosperous than Beijing. After all, Nanjing has been the capital for decades, so it is definitely not comparable to that of Beijing, which has just been established as the capital.

"Yelang is arrogant and loses no loss!" Li Fangyuan suddenly said in an inauspicious voice. Even though he had traveled to the entire America, he even saw some prosperous city-states in America. However, no matter where the city-state is, it is far from comparable to the Ming Dynasty. Thinking about the fact that their father and son dared to be enemies with such a huge figure as the Ming Dynasty, it even made him feel a little ridiculous.

Soon the carriage came to the gate of the imperial city, and when Li Fangyuan saw this city, he was even more shocked. It turned out that the place where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty lived was a solid city. Thinking about the palace of King Goryeo, compared with this majestic Forbidden City, it was like a thatched hut.

However, these blows also made Li Fangyuan see the status quo clearly and even felt glad for his decisiveness. When he decided to surrender to Zhu Di, he had already given up on the idea of ​​revenge. Now he just wants to fight for a way out for himself.

The carriage entered the imperial city, and then the group got out of the car and walked. Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Li Jie and others came to Huagai Hall. Lao Zhu sat upright on the hall at this time. When he saw several people coming in, he immediately asked: "Have you really brought the potatoes back?"

"Qi Bian, I have indeed brought the potatoes back, just outside the hall!" Zhu Di immediately stepped forward to report.

"Send it up!" Lao Zhu ordered anxiously.

With Lao Zhu's order, someone immediately lifted the wooden barrels with potatoes. When he looked at these green crops, Lao Zhu also showed a look of suspicion. After all, in his opinion, crops that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu must have their own extraordinary features, but now it seems that these potatoes are nothing special.

Li Jie knew that Lao Zhu would have this reaction. After all, Zhu Biao was an example just now, so he had to tell Lao Zhu last time that these potatoes would mature in a while, and you will know at a glance.

"Okay, then I will put these potatoes in the open space outside the hall, and you will take care of them yourself. When they are mature, let me see their yields with my own eyes!" Lao Zhu also ordered again when he heard Li Jie's explanation.

"I obey the order!" Li Jie immediately agreed when he heard this. Although he had never planted the land, it was okay to take care of potatoes. Moreover, potatoes are also very easy to feed. They are not as delicate as some precious flowers and plants. In fact, things that can be grown as grain are generally more solid.

At this time, Zhu Di sent other crop seeds, and Li Jie personally explained these seeds to Lao Zhu. The corn in it once again attracted Lao Zhu's attention. Although the corn yield was not as exaggerated as potatoes, it was much better than wheat and rice.

Unfortunately, the cinchona tree that Li Jie mentioned to Lao Zhu before was not brought back this time. After all, this kind of tree is not very common, and the fleet has not explored deep into the American continent, so many plants have not been found. However, it doesn’t matter if it was not found this time. Anyway, the second American fleet will be organized sooner or later. I believe that as time goes by, these plants will be found one day.

"Father, I have also brought back the people who explore the fleet. Do you want to meet them?" Zhu Di stepped forward again and asked.

"Xuan and his friends enter the palace. I must listen to them talk about overseas affairs!" Lao Zhu immediately laughed and nodded. It was rare to be so happy today, so of course he had to listen to what these people saw overseas.
Chapter completed!