Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After Jiang Chen returned home, he sat in the study room and pondered for most of the night. Finally, he picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to Kangxi.

Ever since Jiang Chen discovered sweet potatoes, his memorials were classified among the most important ones so that Kangxi could check them first.

So when Kangxi finished his morning court and reviewed memorials, he saw Jiang Chen's memorial and thought that no matter how "magical" Jiang Chen was, it was impossible for him to discover another high-yield crop, right?

But when Kangxi opened the memorial, he found that it was indeed not the case, but it might be in the future.

Jiang Chen mentioned an alien crop called "corn" in his memorial, which was also spread from the coast. However, the yield of this crop was not as high as that of sweet potato, so the speed of its spread was not as fast as that of sweet potato.

However, when the Chen family saw that Jiang Chen was keen on searching for new and exotic grain seeds, they offered corn to him. However, they had to make it clear that the corn yield was only three or four hundred kilograms, which was not as good as the yield of rice and wheat, and the taste was not as good as rice and flour, so no one thought that this thing had any meaning in promotion.

However, Jiang Chen somehow felt that corn had great potential, so he marked out a piece of land at home to explore the potential of corn.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was God's will, but Jiang Chen discovered that the same experience with growing rice, wheat, and soybeans did not apply to tall crops like corn. This made Jiang Chen unable to help but draw an analogy with the growth of trees. Perhaps planting corn required a larger spacing, and the seeds had to be buried deeper.

Jiang Chen relied on his own thinking and consulting farmers, and finally there was some progress in the crops he grew. However, even with such careful care, the corn yield was only around 400.

In other words, they put in several times the effort but only increased the corn yield by a few dozen kilograms. How could ordinary people have so many resources to take care of an acre of land?

Is corn really not okay? Jiang Chen began to observe the trees again. He found that families who planted large areas of fruit trees would check every year to see if there were any new trees growing. If there were, they would pull them out or transplant them somewhere else.

Why is this?

The fruit farmers said helplessly that the fruit trees in our family have been carefully cultivated by several generations, and we don’t know if this new tree species came from somewhere outside. If it is allowed to grow up and spread pollen to the original fruit trees, there will definitely be problems with the fruit this year.

This gave Jiang Chen an inspiration. There is also pollen on the top of the corn. If we select strong corns and let them pollinate each other, can we get stronger seeds?

Jiang Chen did what he said. This time he pulled out the weak corns and left only the strong ones. The seeds he planted turned out to be better.

But this also brought about a new problem. The corn yield could not be tested in one or two years, especially the selection of corn 'fathers' and 'mothers', which was not something Jiang Chen could do alone.

So Jiang Chen reported to Emperor Kangxi, requesting him to send people to search for healthy corn seeds in the south, gather them in the imperial farm, and finally test them according to the method discovered by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's memorial was actually very risky. All of this was just Jiang Chen's own guess. If in the end it was found that corn was not a high-yield crop, how could the wasted manpower and material resources be compensated by punishing Jiang Chen?

But it was precisely because it was Jiang Chen who discovered the sweet potato that Kangxi had to consider the possibility of the corn experiment. Kangxi was still somewhat superstitious about Jiang Chen, so he quietly arranged for someone to do this without making a big fuss. Even if it failed, no one would take the opportunity to attack Jiang Chen.

But this matter cannot be said to be secretive. After all, the memorial passed through the hands of many people, so there must be someone who knows about it.

The Fourth Prince naturally received the news. His brain, which had been distracted for days, had returned to normal. This time it was not a finished product like sweet potatoes. If he got involved, even if it would take twenty years to see results, he was only forty years old and there was still time.

So, the question now is how to help Jiang Chen legitimately?

The Fourth Prince recalled his behavior in the Ulanara Mansion and wanted to go back to the past and slap himself. No matter how pretty the eldest princess of the Ulanara family is, can she be as pretty as the throne? Why did you faint in front of someone else, but you had to show off in front of Jiang Chen? Fortunately, it is not too late to mend the fold after the sheep have been lost.

One day after court, the Fourth Prince invited Fei Yanggu to sit in a teahouse.

Fei Yanggu happily followed the Fourth Prince into the private room, wondering if the Fourth Prince was going to discuss Rouze's entry into the palace? Yixiu was about to be eight months pregnant, and it would not be a good impression to announce this now! After all, Yixiu was pregnant with the only blood of the Ulanara family, and Rouze might not be able to get pregnant after entering the palace.

Fei Yanggu was still thinking about how to negotiate with the Fourth Prince to keep the news secret to ensure Yixiu's smooth delivery!

The Fourth Prince's words pushed Fei Yanggu into the abyss, "Fei Yanggu, I call you father-in-law for Xiaoyi's sake. Not just any cat or dog is worthy of becoming the Fourth Lady."

Fei Yanggu was astonished. Just a few days ago, the Fourth Prince was so bewitched by Rouze that he was at a loss as to what to do. Why did he change his mind today?

"Fourth Master, what does this mean?"

The Fourth Prince's face turned cold, and he made his intention clear, "My Lord is saying that the eldest princess in your mansion is not wanted, so stop trying to replace a concubine with a legitimate wife. Only Xiaoyi is worthy of becoming the Fourth Lady, do you need to make it clearer?"

The Fourth Prince said this bluntly, and Fei Yanggu's face turned red with humiliation, but he had to cater to him and said, "What the Fourth Master is teaching you is that this humble wife is blinded by greed and what she did was not smart. The Ulanara family will never make the same mistake again."

In order to stop the Ulanara family from thinking about it, the Fourth Prince arranged: "I heard that the eldest princess is engaged to General Zheng. As the son-in-law of the Ulanara family, I am willing to contribute money and effort to be a matchmaker."

Having said that, Fei Yanggu knew that Rouze had no chance, so he could only say, "Fourth Master is right. Yixiu has already married and had children, so how can Rouze, as her elder sister, not yet be married? When General Zheng returns to the court, the two families will formally go through the six rituals."

The Fourth Prince nodded with satisfaction, and finally warned: "I will send someone to keep an eye on you."

With these words, Fei Yanggu returned to Ulanala Mansion with a heavy head and light feet. He went straight to Fu Jin's courtyard. When he saw Fu Jin, he said angrily: "You gave birth to a good daughter, and you came up with a good idea. Now, let me be stepped on the face by others outside."

After hearing Fei Yanggu's scolding, Fu Jin frowned and said, "Master, where did you get angry with me? Why are you taking it out on me?"

Fei Yanggu said mockingly, "Today, the Fourth Prince stopped me and made it clear. He doesn't care about your precious daughter at all, and ordered me to marry Rouze off as soon as possible."

This was different from what Fu Jin had expected. The Fourth Prince was so exhausted that he could not even walk when he saw Rou Ze that day. How could he suddenly turn hostile and urge Rou Ze to get married?