Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 434 Are we that scary?

"Great! That's wonderful! This is really good news!"

Dou Qingran forced back her tears, waved her hand, and said to the people kneeling below, "Get up, all of you."

The Minister of Agriculture and his subordinates immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Then, the Minister of Agriculture said to Dou Qingran, "Your Majesty, the yield of sweet potatoes per mu is so high, it is clearly a good thing that benefits the country and the people. What do you think we should do next?"

Dou Qingran did not answer but instead asked, "What does the Minister of Agriculture think?"

After thinking for a moment, the Minister of Agriculture bowed and said, "I believe that the sweet potatoes harvested this season should be properly stored. We should expand the planting area next spring and then do another round in summer and autumn. In this way, we can expand the planting area with each additional season. Before long, the people of the Great Ruan Dynasty will be able to grow such high-yield sweet potatoes."

By then, people will no longer go hungry so easily.

When the people live in peace and contentment, the world will be at peace.

A peaceful and prosperous era will soon arrive.

The thought of this possibility filled the Minister of Agriculture with excitement.

Can you not be excited?

This peaceful and prosperous era was created by these people; it's something to be proud of.

Dou Qingran didn't know what he was thinking, but his suggestion happened to coincide with her own.

"Alright, we'll do it your way. You must strictly follow my instructions regarding the storage of this season's harvested sweet potatoes. No slacking off is allowed. Any mistakes will be severely punished!"

The Minister of Agriculture and his subordinates immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, we obey."

Dou Qingran's eyes shifted, and she suddenly called out, "Yu Hao, step forward and listen to my command."

Yu Hao immediately stepped forward from the crowd, bowed, and replied, "Your subject is here."

Dou Qingran pondered for a moment, then immediately gave a firm order: "Yu Hao, I now order you to go to the farm immediately. Find Yang Sanlang and tell him that no matter how many sweet potatoes he can harvest, the imperial court will buy them at a high price."

"Once the sweet potatoes are harvested, bring them back to the capital immediately, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Hao was overjoyed and immediately knelt on one knee, replying loudly, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand and will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations."

The Emperor sent him to see Brother Yang.

Ha ha.

He hadn't seen Brother Yang in a long time either.

I wonder how he's doing now?

Thinking to himself, he couldn't help but cast a smug glance at Zhang Liang in the crowd.

Hey.

Brother, how's it going?

This good job still needs to be done by me, brother.

Some of the people who followed Dou Qingran at that time were not used to the atmosphere of the court and voluntarily stayed in the north to guard the border for the Great Nguyen Dynasty.

Some, like him and Zhang Liang, were willing to stay in the court and continue to serve the emperor faithfully.

However, since the world is at peace now, there is naturally no war to fight, and these people usually do errands for the emperor.

Because people are so bored, they fight tooth and nail over even the smallest chore.

Just then, Yu Hao glanced at Zhang Liang with a boastful look, when Zhang Liang suddenly stepped out from the crowd, clasped his hands in a fist and said to Dou Qingran, "Your Majesty, this mission is of great importance, and I am willing to go and assist General Yu. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."

Then, three or five more people stepped forward from the crowd, all asking to go with them to the farm to harvest sweet potatoes.

Upon hearing this, Yu Hao couldn't help but feel a toothache.

hiss--

These guys always try to take the good jobs from him. Why can't they appreciate his good qualities?

Dou Qingran raised his hand to silence the chaotic arguing among the group below, frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Sweet potatoes are a matter of life and death for countless people, so we don't need too many people to go this time."

"Yu Hao, Zhang Liang, I order you two to go to the farm together. Remember, do not let this slip by, and come back quickly."

Yu Hao and Zhang Liang exchanged a glance, then bowed and clasped their hands in obeisance: "Yes, Your Majesty, your subordinate obeys."

Dou Qingran casually waved to the two of them.

"Go and prepare quickly."

"Yes."

Yu Hao and Zhang Liang glanced smugly at their companions, then quickly left the main hall amidst their envious and jealous looks.

The two quickly gathered a number of their men outside the palace gates, then mounted their tall horses and rode south without stopping.

Only after leaving the capital did Yu Hao glance at Zhang Liang and immediately retort, "Brother Zhang, why do you always interfere whenever the Emperor sends me to do something? Don't you think you can't stand to see me doing well?"

If the Emperor hadn't called him first today, he probably wouldn't have had anything to do with this mission.

Zhang Liang was traveling at a leisurely pace when he heard this, and calmly glanced over.

"How can I not want to see you doing well? Besides, don't make baseless accusations. I don't always have to pick a fight with you, do I?"

"This time I'm going to see Brother Yang, of course I want to see him too. What? You're allowed to see Brother Yang, but I'm not?"

Previously, in front of Dou Qingran, Yang Sanlang was the eldest, and he was the second eldest, while Yu Hao could only be the youngest.

Now that Yang Sanlang is no longer working for the imperial court, Zhang Liang is the boss.

Yu Hao always tries to get ahead of him and act wildly. He can tolerate other things, but he can't tolerate this.

Besides, he could see Yang Sanlang on this trip, so he naturally couldn't just hand it over to someone else.

It's likely that the Emperor considered this point, which is why he agreed to let him and Yu Hao come together.

Yu Hao gritted his teeth, but couldn't say anything.

He wasn't really angry; he was just taking it out on his colleagues because they had taken his jobs away from him many times before.

He sulked for a while, then he came to terms with it.

Not long after, he was chatting and laughing with Zhang Liang again, just like brothers.

Zhang Liang squinted at Yu Hao, unsure whether to sigh or feel relieved.

Fortunately, this kid was facing him; otherwise, given Yu Hao's impulsive nature, those vengeful guys would have already dragged him to the ground.

The two men traveled day and night, and finally found Huaihua Village a day and a half later.

Most of the villagers in Huaihua Village had already finished preparing their fields and were all gathered in front of their houses chatting with each other.

Suddenly seeing a group of soldiers with broadswords at their waists rushing into the village, they were all terrified, their faces turning pale. With a howl, they ran as fast as they could back home.

Don't ask them why they did this; the answer is that they still vividly remember how the soldiers came into the village and indiscriminately conscripted men.

When Yu Hao saw that the villagers had all run away in fright as soon as they appeared, he scratched his head and asked Zhang Liang beside him.

"Brother Zhang, why do they run away as soon as they see us? Are we that scary?"