Chapter 510 Unfinishable errand
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When he returned to the front door of the mansion, soldiers from the Tiger Guard immediately came forward to report: "Report to the lord, Jun Ju is waiting for him to see him in the mansion!"
"Ju Su?" Hearing this name, Han Zhan was stunned and thought to himself that Ju Su came to do something. Is there someone in the court ready to be against him? He asked casually: "Where is Ju Jianjun now?"
The soldier replied respectfully: "I led the military supervisor to the main hall, and he is waiting for you at this moment!"
Han Zhan turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to Rob who was following him, and walked towards the mansion with great strides. He was eager to know what was Ju Su visiting the door at this moment.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Ju Su came up and bowed and bowed: "Su has met the lord!"
"Don't give me a gift!" Han Zhan waved his hand to Ju Su and asked, "I don't know that Duke is so anxious to see this marquis. Could it be that the ministers in the court want to be unfavorable to this marquis?"
"No, no." Hearing Han Zhan's question, Ju Su waved his hand and said, "I am here to report to the lord the secret reports of the officials who were demoted to Qingzhou."
Han Zhan sat down in the middle, then asked Ju Su after he sat down, "What are their movements?"
"Since the officials arrived in Qingzhou, it is inevitable that they will feel resentful to the lord." Ju Su, who was sitting down, replied: "However, there are several county magistrates who have ignored government affairs since they took office and only drink and have fun in the government office every day."
Han Zhan snorted coldly and said, "It is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes if you are an official and not a ruling for the people. Please reply to those who are meticulously, so that they can carefully collect the words and deeds of these officials and acts. When the time is right, they will be deposed as civilians."
"Lord." After Han Zhan finished speaking, Ju Su asked carefully: "What is sweet potato? Why have you never heard of it?"
When Han Zhan heard Ju Su's question, he couldn't help but blush and said in his heart that something was wrong. He accidentally said that sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were introduced only in the late Ming Dynasty, so where would there be in this era? He quickly said perfunctorily: "It is a crop from the Western Regions, and it is said that it can be eaten with staple food."
Unexpectedly, when Ju Su heard Han Zhan say this, his eyes lit up: "Lord, can this crop called sweet potato really be eaten with staple food?"
"That's right." Since Ju Su was eager to know what sweet potatoes were, Han Zhan didn't mind giving him some popular science: "According to those Hu merchants from the Western Regions, sweet potatoes grow in the soil and are round, oval or spindle-shaped. Because they look red, the locals call it sweet potatoes.
As for the many ways to eat sweet potatoes, they can be cut into small pieces and cooked with food; they can also be roasted and eaten. Even if they cannot live, they can wash the skin and eat it directly."
Although Han Zhan said it was not safe, Ju Su was still attracted by this crop that he had heard of for the first time. As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask: "Lord, there are also many Hu merchants from the Western Regions in the city. The subordinates will go to them to inquire tomorrow to see who knows this thing. If this crop can be grown in Jizhou, then there is no need to worry about food shortage in the year of disaster."
Although Ju Su was particularly enthusiastic about this matter, Han Zhan was smiling bitterly in his heart. He knew that sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn crops were not found in the territory of the Han Dynasty today, even if they were mentioned in the Western Regions or even the countries in the west. These crops would not be spread throughout the world after the emergence of the Great American 6. However, seeing Ju Su so excited, he couldn't bear to pour cold water from the other party, so he could only nod and squeeze a smile on his face: "Okay, since the public is so enthusiastic, then Benhou will hand this matter over to you."
"Please rest assured, lord," Ju Su did not realize that he had been fooled by Han Zhan, and he also swears: "Tomorrow, my subordinates will ask those familiar Hu merchants, and be sure to plant this thing all over Jizhou."
"It's not just in Jizhou," Han Zhan smiled and corrected Ju Su: "But this crop must be planted in the entire Han territory, so that people will have something to fill their stomachs in the disaster year."
"Master," Han Zhan finished speaking, when he heard Xun Yu's voice coming from the entrance of the main hall: "What are you and Duke saying about planting all over the territory of the Han Dynasty?"
"It turns out to be Lord Changshi." Although Xun Yu served as the Shaofu in the court, the civil and military officials of Jizhou were still used to calling him Changshi. After all, he had always served as the Chief Secretary of Jizhou. Ju Su stood up and bowed to Xun Yu, saying, "The lord just mentioned a crop called sweet potato, and asked Su to inquire from the Hu merchants in the city, find a way to introduce a batch of seeds and try planting them in Jizhou."
"Sweet potato?" After hearing this, Xun Yu looked at Han Zhan with confusion, thinking that his nephew stayed in the mansion to rehearse some Huangmei opera. How could he know that Hu Shang had something called Sweet potato in his hand? With this question, he asked in surprise: "Where did the lord know about this thing?"
If Xun Yu didn't ask, Ju Su wouldn't realize this problem. At this moment, he also thought that Han Zhan almost never went out. How could he know that Hu Shang from the Western Regions had such a magical crop? Thinking of this, he looked at Han Zhan with suspicious eyes, wanting to hear how he knew.
Han Zhan, who was in a dilemma, naturally could not tell the two of them his true identity. He could only say vaguely: "I only have my own source of information, so you don't need to ask more about this."
When Han Zhan said this, whether it was Xun Yu or Ju Su, he no longer asked Han Zhan where he knew about the sweet potato. If his lord really had another channel to obtain some information, if he continued to ask, he would have committed a big taboo. Therefore, Xun Yu promptly changed the topic and reported to Han Zhan what happened in the court today.
"Shi Shi Xun," Han Zhan thought about it in his heart after listening to Xun Yu's report, thinking that if he really brought the girl from the Lefang to the palace in a few days, he could rehearse two more plays. He said to Xun Yu: "After going to court tomorrow, you can report to Your Majesty. I will bring people to the palace in five days. At that time, you can let Your Majesty listen to at least four Huangmei operas."
"Four Huangmei Operas?" Xun Yu heard Han Zhan say this, quickly stretched out four fingers and asked in surprise: "Lord, can you really rehearse two new Huangmei Operas in such a short time?"
"There are girls and Zhao Ji and others in the backyard to help me. It should be no big problem." Han Zhan said this and turned his head to Ju Su and said, "Mr., hurry up and ask the Hu merchants to see who has sweet potatoes in their hands. I am willing to buy them at a high price."
"Please don't worry, lord." When Ju Su heard Han Zhan's order, he immediately forgot that he wanted to know the source of Han Zhan's news. He quickly replied respectfully: "I will definitely live up to my mission."
Chapter completed!