Chapter 252 Eating Ruyi Beans at the Chongyang Banquet(2/2)
The ministers quickly finished the bowl of noodles again, and the expression on their faces became even more satisfied.
Zhu Youxiao picked up the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "The last dish today is Ruyi Beans. You all have a good taste, and you will drink it now."
As he said that, Zhu Youxiao dried the wine in the glass.
Naturally, the ministers did not dare to neglect and hurriedly drank the wine.
The last dish was served.
Everyone looked at the little yellow mud in front of them, without any hesitation, picked up the spoon and put it into their mouths.
The soft and glutinous fragrance filled the mouth again.
Han Du, who was sitting next to Xu Guangqi, couldn't help but say to him: "Is this thing still available in the Ministry of Revenue?"
Xu Guangqi shook his head and said, "This is from the imperial village. It has all been included in His Majesty's inner treasury. How could the Ministry of Revenue have it? But if the Master wants to eat it, His Majesty will definitely give you some."
After hearing this, Han Yu looked regretful. As for Xu Guangqi's subsequent words, he pretended not to hear them.
The reason is very simple. He is the chief minister of the cabinet. He went to the emperor to eat, which was really shameless.
In fact, it was not only them, but also a few people around him listening to the two of them.
After hearing Xu Guangqi's answer, they were all a little disappointed.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Guangqi said: "The output of the imperial village is quite large, and I think it shouldn't be left in the palace."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers were stunned and looked at each other, and they all saw the excitement in each other's eyes, "That is, will they reward us?"
"It should be able to make seeds for the people." Xu Guangqi stroked his beard and thought for a while and said, "After all, Ruyi beans are also very productive in addition to other functions. After being promoted, they can make the people full. Moreover, their production cycle is short and they are not picky about the land, which is very important."
Hearing this, the little flame of hope in everyone's eyes was instantly extinguished.
Everyone thought of what Xu Guangqi said. But now everyone is not concerned about this. Who can’t see the benefits of Ruyi Bean?
The key question is how to get some food now?
However, they could only think about this issue when they went home, because Zhu Youxiao had announced that the banquet had ended.
Usually, the emperor will reward such a feast, and this time is no exception.
Of course, the rewards are no longer the same as before, but are directly replaced with potatoes and rewards are given according to the size of the official position.
Everyone who was very disappointed just now became happy when they learned that they were rewarded with Ruyi Beans.
A cabinet chief minister like Han Du can get 100 kilograms; others decrease in turn.
Many ministers were a little excited after getting the potatoes and were ready to go home to make a try, because each minister also got a recipe with it.
They were going to take the recipe for their own chefs to try it out to see the effect.
The matter of eating potatoes with the ministers in the palace was naturally unconcealed, and it soon spread to the people in the capital.
For a while, everyone in the capital was looking forward to this Ruyi Bean named by His Majesty. It can be said that he was looking forward to it, but he didn't know who could get it out.
Of course, there are also people with great powers. For example, Chang Sanye directly launched various Ruyi bean dishes in Ruyi Tower in the capital, which are limited to sale every day and require reservations in advance.
In an instant, Ruyi Tower became popular. Among them, the three dishes given to the palace were even more in short supply.
For a moment, the entire capital was talking about Ruyi Beans.
More important things come. Some people care about food, and some people care about planting, especially those nobles and relatives.
These days, the price of Ruyi beans is getting higher and higher, especially in Chang Sanye’s restaurant.
The limited amount of Ruyi bean dishes that are even fried for one or two silver pounds a plate, which can be said to be too high.
Among them, the most famous Ruyi bean roast mutton, some people even spend five taels of silver to eat a plate.
What's this?
This is a business opportunity!
As long as your family produces Ruyi beans in their own fields, it is a chance to make a fortune.
So these people bombarded the palace, wanting the emperor to give them some potato seeds.
Naturally, civil servants would not miss such an opportunity, but their words were much more stylish than those of nobles and nobles.
The general idea is that this kind of thing is so productive, it should benefit the people of the world and let the people of the world share His Majesty's benevolence.
To sum up, it’s just one thing. Your Majesty, you can’t hide it. If you take out the seeds, it’s best to distribute them to the people for free. As for who the people are, it depends on who is distributing them.
Zhu Youxiao looked through the question book like this and threw it away casually.
Sure enough, at this time, these civil servants had no lower limits, just like vampires.
If they were given these potatoes, they would probably take them home.
You can't do this yourself, you have to sell it to them at a high price.
So Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said, "Tell Wei Zhongxian that if he asked his people to write the question book, he would say that these Ruyi beans were all produced by the imperial village, and that were all the private property of Your Majesty. How could you let Your Majesty send it out for free?"
"You can sell it with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The silver you earn can enrich the internal treasury and benefit the people."
Zhu Youxiao knew very well that no matter what method he used to send it out, the first batch of profits must be these big investors. Even if he sent it to the common people for free, the big investors would have a way to get it out of them.
If you think of this ending, it would be better to sell it directly at a high price.
In fact, it is useless to let Cui Chengxiu and others put on such a question book. When those people spend the emperor's money, they will not distinguish between you and me.
The emperor's money is the money of the people in the world, and the heavenly family is selfless. When the emperor wants to spend the money of the treasury, it will not work. The money of the treasury is not the emperor's money, it is the money of the court, and it is the money of the people of the world.
This is not the first time these civil servants have done such shameless things.
For example, Emperor Jiajing always reached out to the national treasury and had a very bad reputation.
Emperor Wanli sent eunuchs to collect taxes and wanted to enrich his inner treasury, but the eunuchs were beaten to death.
Regarding the statements in these questions, Zhu Youxiao was not ready to agree, so he pretended not to see them.
I'll sell it in the Office of the Interior, just buy it. Don't tell me other nonsense, I can't hear it.
Chapter completed!