Chapter 303: I want to talk about sea power theory
“Are sweet potatoes auspicious?”

"Don't I know yet?"

Next to the sweet potato field.

Jiajing looked at the second assistant in front of him calmly, with a faint light flickering in his eyes.

Is this sweet potato a good omen?

Don’t you know it yourself?

Or in other words, don’t I know what auspiciousness is?
All I want is a wise and enlightened ruler, and a name that future rulers and people will remember.

Xu Jie bowed, clasped his fists, lowered his head and looked tense.

He naturally knew what the emperor meant.

As far as the emperor was concerned, he just wanted to gain fame by using this sweet potato.

But the emperor only needs to consider this.

But I need to consider more.

Xu Jie hesitated and said, "Your Majesty is naturally wiser than anyone else. As for the sweet potato, it is up to your Majesty to make your own decision, but..."

"Nothing is just."

Jiajing interrupted Ci Fu's next words in a decisive manner.

It's the same old thing.

The ultimate goal of quoting classics and lobbying in various ways is to avoid elevating the sweet potato to a position of auspiciousness.

Yan Shifan, who was also present today, turned his eyes away.

He stood up immediately.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Looking at Yan Shifan, who had not been seen much today, he now stood up.

Jiajing looked over immediately.

There was also a bit more curiosity and anticipation in his eyes.

What Yan Shifan said and did recently made him very satisfied.

I don’t know if I can still maintain it today.

Jiajing hummed, "The Ministry of Works can talk about it."

Yan Shifan said immediately: "The sweet potato yield of 16 dan per mu is something that everyone present today has witnessed. It tastes sweet. If it cannot be used as a staple food, it is most suitable to be used as a supplementary food or even stored in government warehouses for disaster relief. As for whether it is a good omen or not, I think that is secondary."

This statement surprised Jiajing a little.

He thought Yan Shifan would just agree with him and say that sweet potatoes were auspicious.

Jiajing's face looked even more curious: "Oh? This is the second thing, then what should be the first thing?"

Yan Shifan raised his head and smiled at the emperor, then turned to look at the people present: "I think that although this thing originated from overseas, now that it has been obtained by our dynasty and there is such a large production volume, it can be said to be a great joy for our dynasty. Why don't you give it another imperial name to make it a good story."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiajing's eyes lit up.

Can't help it.

He looked at Yan Shifan twice more.

This bastard is making great progress!

A smile appeared on Jiajing's face and he looked at everyone present.

Yuan Wei followed closely and seconded the proposal, saying, "Sweet potatoes have been imported from overseas, and the yield per mu is amazing. It can be the foundation of a prosperous era. Your Majesty should grant the imperial name, so that it will become a popular legend in the future."

When Yuan Wei, the cabinet minister, spoke up, a group of people immediately echoed him.

Everyone hoped that the emperor would give sweet potatoes another imperial name.

For a while.

It seemed that if the emperor did not agree, the matter would not be resolved.

Jiajing's face was flushed.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "It's just empty talk. Since you all are urging me, I can't refuse. Sweet potatoes are imported into this dynasty. From now on... why not call them Jiajing potatoes?"

As long as sweet potatoes exist.

As long as there is a family in the world that still grows sweet potatoes.

Then his name, Emperor Jiajing, would remain in people's mouths forever.

Yan Shifan and Yuan Wei looked at each other.

The two men bowed and clasped their fists in unison.

"The country is pleased to have obtained the Jiajing potato, with a high yield per mu. This is due to the benevolence of your majesty, the holy monarch, and the blessing of the people of the world. I congratulate your majesty! Congratulations to the world!"

This is a time of great joy for your boss.

No one is so blind as to embarrass his superiors at this time.

Even Xu Jie could only follow the crowd and bow his head at this time.

Even though it has never been explicitly stated that sweet potatoes are auspicious, the fact that they are called Jiajing potatoes has made them almost auspicious.

as predicted.

Amid the flattery of the ministers in front of him.

Jiajing was so happy that he stretched out his hands to press the potatoes with a red face, and then said with a smile: "The high yield of sweet potatoes did not come by itself. I will reward those who have made contributions this time!"

Xu Jie suddenly raised his eyebrows.

This is the last thing I want to see.

Although sweet potatoes do not grow wings.

But judging from this path, Yan Shaoting will sooner or later grow wings and fly to a position that no one dares to imagine.

Just the next moment.

Yan Shaoting was the first to speak in front of the public: "I am Yan Shaoting, the Director of the Changping Public Security Department, and I have a report on the sweet potato issue."

Jiajing looked at the young man with a smile.

To me, this young man can be said to be a blessing.

He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I will always remember your contribution, and I will never treat you unfairly. Just tell me what you want..."

But the old Taoist priest had not yet finished speaking.

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what I want to say is that the reason why Changping can grow 16 dan of sweet potatoes per mu today is because of Xu Wei, the secretary of the Changping Public Security Bureau, Zhou Yunyi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, and Bo Fugui, the Spanish merchant who cooperated with our dynasty in the southeastern silk business."

Without waiting for the old Taoist priest to ask.

Yan Shaoting continued, "Now most of the affairs in Changping are handled by Xu Wei, the Secretary of the Public Security Department. He has to mobilize people up and down and coordinate all parties. It is really hard work. And Zhou Yunyi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, is bent over the fields all day long. There is not a day without mud on his body. He has been keeping a close eye on this piece of sweet potato field since the thaw in the spring, and he personally leads the people to work in the fields. If it weren't for the two of them and the people of Changping, there would be no sweet potatoes that produce 16 stone per mu."

Does this mean that you don't want credit for yourself, but want credit for your subordinates?
Jiajing didn't care much about it.

He just searched the crowd for one or two people with his eyes.

"Then Xu Wei and Zhou..."

Accompanied by the emperor's hesitation.

Xu Wei had already bowed and clasped his fists, stood beside Yan Shaoting, and saluted the emperor.

"I am Xu Wei, the Secretary of the Changping Public Security Department, and I am here to see Your Majesty."

That end.

In the sweet potato field.

There was also a shout.

Then everyone looked over following the sound.

Just as Yan Shaoting said, Zhou Yunyi, who was clearly wearing an official robe but was covered in mud, ran up with a dark face, holding the official robe in one hand and the other hand high.

"I, Zhou Yunyi, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Different from Xu Wei.

Zhou Yunyi knelt directly on the ground.

He is different from Xu Wei.

Xu Wei held an official position as the Chief Secretary of the Changping Public Security Bureau, which was intended to facilitate his work. The officialdom was not very important to Xu Wenchang.

But Zhou Yunyi had been in the officialdom for a long time.

Now that I finally have the chance to get promoted, my heart has been beating wildly.

Jiajing looked at the two people in front of him and a smile appeared on his face.

"Good good."

“They are all good officials who are willing to do their job!”

In fact, needless to say, anyone can see that Zhou Yunyi is indeed doing something.

Zhou Yunyi was so excited that he could no longer speak.

Xu Wei was much calmer, he bowed and clasped his fists and said: "We are fed by your majesty, and your majesty has shown great favor. We dare not slack off."

Jiajing's eyes were shining as he looked back and forth between Xu Wei and Zhou Yunyi.

He was thinking.

How to reward these two people who were pushed out by Yan Shaoting.

At this time, Gao Gong stood up.

"Your Majesty, the director of the Imperial Observatory, Zhou Yunyi, has served in the court for many years and has always been diligent. Now he has also made contributions in growing sweet potatoes. According to the rules, he should be promoted."

He is not in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, but as the person in charge of the court's task of rectifying administration, as he said in a casual chat with Yuan Wei and others today, he has to set up a few examples for the court.

With the excuse given by Gao Gong, Jiajing also nodded: "It should be so."

With the emperor's words.

Minister of Personnel Guo Pu took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the position of Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Rites is still vacant, although it is only the fourth rank..."

"This is the seat."

Jiajing made a prompt decision and looked at Zhou Yunyi.

Zhou Yunyi seemed to sense something and also raised his head.

Jiajing smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, are you willing to take the position of Junior Minister of the Taichang Temple, which is a fourth-rank position?"

When the emperor promotes someone, does he always ask whether the other person is willing to do so?
This is already a huge favor.

Everyone around, regardless of their official positions, looked at Zhou Yunyi with a hint of envy in their eyes.

And if you look at Yan Shaoting behind Zhou Yunyi.

That means I feel very complicated.

Yan Shaoting’s old student Zhou Yunyi was able to hold a fourth-rank official position. If we continue to compare them, it would only make people angry to death.

Zhou Yunyi bowed his head and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Jiajing laughed and said, "It's settled then. You will continue to work hard in Changping as the fourth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites. If you make further contributions, I will still reward you generously!"

To sum up, this also leaves a source for Zhou Yunyi to continue working in Changping.

Only then did Jiajing look at Xu Wei.

This person is difficult to arrange.

The official position is too low to reward the merit.

However, the Chief Secretary of the Changping Public Security Bureau is only a minor official of the ninth rank, so it would not be appropriate to give him a higher salary.

Jiajing's eyes couldn't help but glance back and forth between Xu Wei and Yan Shaoting, and finally he glanced at Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui who was not far away for no reason.

The emperor smiled inwardly.

Under the gaze of Yan Shaoting.

The old Taoist priest smiled and slowly said, "I have heard in the past that you, Xu Wenchang, have been working beside Hu Zongxian. You are a man of both civil and military talents. You know the way of herding people and the art of military formations. It is a waste of your talent to work in Changping now."

Xu Wei quickly bowed his head and said: "When working for the emperor and father, no matter where you are, there is no distinction between high and low, and there is no such thing as wasting your talent."

That's a very appropriate thing to say.

Jiajing nodded, but smiled and shook his head, saying: "But I can't do that. Since he is such a talented person, how can I abandon him?"

While talking.

Jiajing then looked at his son in the distance.

"Changping Academy."

Zhu Zaigui's heart skipped a beat, he didn't know why his old father was calling him at this time.

But he still walked up to them silently with his head down under the gaze of everyone.

"Wei Chen is here."

Jiajing smiled and said, "In Changping, if you are appointed as the head of the academy, you should also know about civil and military affairs. Xu Wei is talented. You can be appointed as the right son of the Right Spring Office of the Zhanshi Palace and become a tutor in Prince Yu's Palace. Are you willing?"

This time.

It wasn't just Chief Zhu who was stunned.

Including Xu Wei and everyone else present, they were all dumbfounded.

The emperor actually stuffed Xu Wei into Prince Yu's mansion.

Yan Shaoting was very happy.

Old Xu is definitely one of our own. It would be a great thing for him to be able to be put next to Prince Yu at this time.

After a long while, Jiajing didn't hear his son speak.

Then he asked again: "Prince Yu?"

Zhu Zaigui finally reacted at this time and immediately smiled: "Mr. Xu and I have worked together in Changping for a long time, and I admire Mr. Xu's talent. It is my honor to have Mr. Xu as a tutor in the palace. I thank the emperor for his grace."

He was indeed happy.

These days, Tan Lun was not in the capital and could not give him advice in the palace. Many times when Zhu Zaigui encountered problems, he felt that he could not handle it alone.

And listen to the news from the court.

It seemed that Tan Lun would stay in the southeast for a long time, taking orders from the Minister of War Hu Zongxian, and be responsible for the task of suppressing the Japanese pirates in the five southeastern provinces.

Having Xu Wei come to the palace at this time is like timely relief.

As for the relationship between Xu Wei and Yan Shaoting?

Yan Shaoting was originally his son's tutor, and now Xu Wei has become his own tutor. Isn't this a closer relationship?
Figure this out.

When Zhu Zaigui looked at Yan Shaoting and Xu Wei in front of him again, he felt that they would be his right-hand men in the future!

Seeing that his son had no intention of objecting.

Only then did Jiajing feel relieved.

This silly son.

After thinking about it, Jiajing looked at Xu Wei again.

Xu Wei also bowed and said, "I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will live up to your grace and do my best to serve you!"

Jiajing's face was all smiles.

Today was a fruitful day for him.

He couldn't help but say repeatedly: "Okay, okay, do your job well, and I will not be stingy with rewards!"

After saying that.

Jiajing was already looking at Yan Shaoting with an ambiguous gaze.

Yan Shaoting also glanced at the old Taoist priest.

The two looked at each other.

Jiajing smiled and said, "You really don't want any reward?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head: "I have never asked for any reward when I work for Your Majesty!"

This is of course official statement.

Xu Jie, who was standing by, felt even more disgusted when he heard this.

You, Yan Shaoting, really never ask for rewards. If you have the ability, just resign now!
Jiajing smiled and said, "You said it yourself. Don't say I'm stingy behind my back in the future!"

Yan Shaoting immediately bowed and clasped his fists: "I dare not, but speaking of it, I do have one thing..."

I am already a third-rank official, do I still need rewards?
Then you will really become the crane among the chickens.

It would be better to take this opportunity to whet the old Taoist priest’s appetite.

Seeing Yan Shaoting hesitant.

Jiajing thought that this kid wanted some reward.

He waved his hand and started laughing.

"Go ahead."

"As long as I can do it, I will allow you to do it!"

As soon as these words came out.

Even though everyone present already knew how important Yan Shaoting was in the emperor's heart, they were still shocked.

As long as Yan Shaoting said it, Your Majesty, will you agree to everything?

What if someone says he wants to wear a dragon robe?

Yan Shaoting coughed lightly.

"What I want to say is that I have said before that the high yield of sweet potatoes in our dynasty is also due to the contribution of the Spanish merchant Bo Fugui."

"If it weren't for this person who brought sweet potatoes from overseas to our dynasty, our dynasty wouldn't have been able to master this high-yield crop."

Jiajing immediately smiled and said, "So, you want to ask for mercy for that Bai Fugui as well?"

Just a foreign businessman.

But if Yan Shaoting wishes so, I will also reward him generously.

But Yan Shaoting shook his head.

"What I want to say is not to seek grace for him."

"What I want to say is..."

"It's a theory of sea power!"

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(End of this chapter)