Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Well... this sentence is finally within everyone's understanding.

and……

The young emperor forced his ministers to eat black coal—the taste of melon! His Majesty Kaiqian has started again, and the trouble has come as expected!

When the storyteller finished speaking, everyone nodded and said happily, "It's finally back to normal. The old storyteller must have just given us a generous reward."

At the same time, they all consciously quieted down.

The old storyteller suppressed his heart, which was about to jump out of his throat. He felt a little helpless, but he also knew that he had to start from the beginning. He said step by step: "What is the reason hidden in this? Everyone, please listen to me slowly explain it..."

"..."

Next, the storyteller naturally began to tell the story according to the content of the newspaper.

From the moment Zhu Yunhuan suddenly summoned everyone to the Imperial Garden for an audience, to the moment he invited everyone to eat roasted sweet potatoes, everyone was hesitant and afraid...

this process.

It is equivalent to first introducing the unfamiliar species of sweet potato, its functions, benefits, and taste... and then talking about production.

This was a process that Zhu Yunhuan had carefully considered.

Gradually, the court officials learned about this thing and became crazy about it. At this moment, of course, this new grain was also gradually introduced to the public's cognition.

"What!? There really is something like this? Not only is it edible, delicious, and filling... but it can also yield over 3,000 kilograms per mu! That's ten times the yield of rice and wheat! If this thing really existed, who would go hungry?"

"Wasn't the old man talking nonsense just now?"

"Three thousand catties...yield per mu...three thousand catties?"

"..."

At this time, of course, everyone would no longer pay attention to the shocking title, but all looked dazed and incredulous.

Just like the storyteller on the stage at the beginning... stunned.

After a while.

Then someone suddenly burst into laughter excitedly: "Hahahaha! We have food to eat! We will have food to eat from now on! Hahahaha! The sir really didn't lie to me!"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...is the benefactor of the people of the world!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you so much, Your Majesty!!"

"..."

As some people began to celebrate with tears, the crowd who were stunned by the shocking news... it was as if the stagnant timeline was restarted.

They all became extremely excited and enthusiastic.

They used to sneer at the storyteller's attitude and the "incomprehensible" words he said, but now they learn them word for word.

They all knelt down towards the direction of the palace:

"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! Long, long live His Majesty!!!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! We can all eat from now on! We won't be hungry anymore! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your ten years of searching for the people of the world!"

"Your Majesty's grace is beyond my ability to repay!"

"Long live your Majesty!!"

"..."

Food and having enough to eat are things that everyone, whether rich or poor, commoner or noble, has to consider.

The lobby of Zuiyue Tower did not drive away any ordinary people, even if some of them were now well-fed and well-clothed... Most of them, like the old storyteller, had witnessed the depression and chaos of the past.

In other words, in this era, not to mention the chaotic times in the past, even in today's peaceful times, there are still many starving people on the streets.

Yes.

Once people realize that Ming Dynasty has "sweet potato", they will go crazy for it.

To be honest, the current lobby of Zuiyue Tower is really ugly and unsightly - at first glance, it looks like a group of crazy people gathered here.

They all kowtowed in the same direction.

They were all equally excited, thrilled, crying and laughing, and shouting loudly...

Seeing everyone like this, the old storyteller couldn't help but respectfully place the newspaper in his hand carefully on the table, and once again, together with everyone else, bowed and knelt towards the palace.

All that remains in my heart is deep respect.

"Your Majesty! You are a true gentleman!"

"I, a commoner, admire you so much!"

"I'm searching for something that has never appeared in the Ming Dynasty. I've been searching for it for ten years, simply because I saw a vague description of it in some miscellaneous note. This is my tribute."

"Calculating the timeline, Your Majesty was only four or five years old, yet he already cared deeply about the country and the people! How many four or five-year-olds spend their days just dreaming of a few candied haws? Yet, Your Majesty was already thinking about the well-being of the people. This is truly commendable. This is my second tribute."

"These sweet potato seedlings were hard to come by, and they're scarce. To ensure they were foolproof, Your Majesty remained remarkably patient. Even when you were personally involved, enduring countless misunderstandings and insults... you never once defended yourself. Only today, when the time was right, did you finally reveal the truth to the public... This is a sign of respect!"

At this time, the old storyteller finally completed his mission and explained everything he needed to say and tell everyone.

The emotions that had been suppressed in my heart naturally burst out again.

Especially when he was reading the newspaper, he understood the whole process in more detail than when he glanced at it at the beginning. After reading it, his feelings were naturally deeper than at the beginning.

At this time, he knelt on the platform and shouted.

There really is no skill involved, it's all emotion.

When he said this, the people below the platform could naturally hear it clearly. They immediately remembered many things from the past and showed shame on their faces.

"Earlier...I misunderstood Your Majesty!"

"I'm the one who turned evil upon good! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Your Majesty endured humiliation and heavy burdens, sacrificing yourself to protect the people of the world! This is great benevolence and righteousness! Your Majesty is a true gentleman! A true sage!"

"Hey...we...we...how could we say that before!?"

Some people were at a loss for words and didn't know what to say. They were so angry that they slapped themselves in the face, their faces full of regret.

Zhu Yunhuan never excessively suppressed public opinion.

In such an environment, everyone superficially saw all the things Zhu Yunhuan did...but if anyone in the entire Zuiyue Tower asked themselves, "Have I really never insulted His Majesty?"

The answer everyone got was no.

Who hasn’t secretly cursed the current emperor as a “tyrant”, “absurd and willful”, “treasonous”, etc.?

The more harshly they cursed, the more they wanted to slap themselves in the face when they thought about it now.

And the old man telling stories on the stage.

Hearing everyone's regretful expressions and words, tears welled up in his red eyes again: "Wuwuwu...everyone!" He stood up and called out to everyone, saying, "Everyone, please listen to what I have to say!"

There was already a simple, ordinary sound amplification device on the platform, and since he was sitting high above, everyone could naturally hear his voice.

The clamor in the hall died down in an instant, and the rest soon quieted down. The person near the front immediately asked, "Sir, is there anything else you haven't finished?"

The old storyteller raised his sleeves and wiped his tears for who knows how many times.

Then, almost in tears, he said, "Everyone was too excited just now. I didn't have time to finish some of the content. It's at the end of the article just now..."

"Your Majesty has said it himself: The people's misunderstanding of me was not intentional. It's simply because they don't know the truth. It's not their fault! [A ruler should put the people first, the country second, and the emperor last!] I simply did what I was supposed to do as the ruler and father of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the auspicious signs have been made public, everything is over!" The old storyteller read these words with great emotion...