After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

They easily understood the phrase "never increase taxes," but they could also roughly grasp the meaning of "equalize land tax and poll tax" if they thought about it.

It was as if a new world had been opened up for them.

"These Tartars actually managed to do this!" Zhu Di in the Yongle era was somewhat solemn. The sky had vaguely mentioned the land tax reform before, but it hadn't been explained in detail.

Now that the topic has been brought up again, Zhu Di has no choice but to take it seriously.

Even the Tartars could do it, so why couldn't the Zhu family, who claimed to be the orthodox Han Chinese, do the same things?!

"Moreover, at that time, the reclamation of farmland was encouraged, but many places were not suitable for growing rice. The introduction of corn filled this area. From the south to the north, corn can grow anywhere."

It doesn't matter where you are!

It has captivated so many people; they even want to reach out and touch the canopy, as if that would allow them to take down the corn from the canopy and plant it in their fields.

"If we can trade for corn, it's worth it no matter how much it costs!" Ying Zheng thought much the same way.

The mere mention of corn had already piqued their interest; what would happen next?

"Then we have to talk about potatoes. I love potatoes! Many young people love potatoes too!" Zhu Qinggu rarely expresses his strong preference during live broadcasts.

This was also recorded by the 'Heavenly Curtain Office (Department)' set up beside the emperor under the Heavenly Curtain.

They will record these things and analyze the information in detail for future use.

Then the system and Zhu Qinggu gave a reminder.

A million alpacas galloped through Zhu Qinggu's mind in an instant.

She coughed lightly. "Corn and potatoes can both be used as food or as a vegetable. Corn kernels can be stir-fried, and potatoes can be made into shredded potatoes, French fries, mashed potatoes, potato chunks, or potato slices. Potatoes are delicious no matter how they are cooked."

With each loud "thump-thump-thump" drumbeat above the sky, a new image appears.

Crisp and delicious shredded potatoes, potato chunks coated in thick sauce, or sizzling potato slices fried in oil, or mashed potatoes piled up like a small mountain with sauce poured over them.

They all look so delicious they make your mouth water.

The potato-headed man was overjoyed!

"Potatoes actually appeared in the palace during the Ming Dynasty, but that was only mentioned in a few words. At that time, the high-ranking officials and nobles regarded this species as an ordinary plant and did not regard it as food."

"Naturally, we don't know how much energy such a thing can unleash."

In the palace?!

"Does it exist in our palace? Or in the palace of one of our descendants in later generations?" Zhu Yuanzhang became extremely anxious. He knew that if such a divine object appeared in his possession, he would be overjoyed.

“It shouldn’t be from here,” Zhu Biao shook his head. “Potatoes also came from the sea.”

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, everything was being rebuilt, but Zhu Yuanzhang was always vigilant about the sea, let alone anything that might drift across the ocean to this place.

Even so, Zhu Biao still sent people to search for it.

Zhu Yuanzhang wasn't disappointed; he wasn't that kind of person. "Maybe it'll be when that rebellious fourth son comes along?"

Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di) also searched for such items, and subsequent emperors, recognizing their importance, began their own searches as well.

Even the old Taoist priest knew that this item might bring him money and began searching for it.

However, it's not necessarily the case for Emperor Wanli. He wasn't very interested in these things, and if he were, he wouldn't have skipped court sessions.

After failing in his struggle against the civil officials, Wanli Emperor continued to stagnate. Even when the previous dynasty lacked officials, he never promoted them using his official seal. Furthermore, the chief officials in charge of the capital inspection died one after another, making it impossible for the system to function properly.

It was when the Prince of Fu was granted farmland that Wanli made this stand. However, according to the Heavenly Canopy, Wanli was unwilling to be the ruler of a fallen country, or to be said to have died because of Wanli. So he only granted the Prince of Fu a small amount of farmland.

For him, it was just a small plot of farmland, but for the people there, it was a disaster.

This time they wouldn't tolerate it anymore. The sky had already said what to do when faced with injustice? Naturally, it was... to follow the thought in their hearts and do whatever they wanted.

The emperor after Wanli, his son Zhu Changluo, was also preoccupied with his own problems, as he died after taking a red pill just one month after ascending the throne.

Then the son, Tianqi the carpenter, discovered that there really were potatoes in the palace.

Emperor Tianqi still had some ambition to govern the country, but there was much infighting in the court, and he had not received much orthodox imperial education. The only person he could entrust with his duties was Wei Zhongxian.

Although Wei Zhongxian had many petty tricks, he was indeed a useful tool overall.

With this knife, Apocalypse himself is not completely blind.

Now it's time to use this knife again.

No one wants to be the ruler of a fallen kingdom.

But when it came to Emperor Chongzhen, it was as if he saw the dawn in his confusion!

Does having enough to eat guarantee national stability?

……

"Although there were sporadic records of potatoes during the Ming Dynasty, detailed records and widespread adoption of potatoes did not occur until the Daoguang era."

"The potatoes were taken to Taiwan by the Dutch, and then brought back from Taiwan, and so on."

Looking at the cracked earth, another year of drought has struck.

Chen San Niang's small hands were digging for wild vegetables, but there weren't many left at this time.

The ground is too dry to grow anything.

If corn and potatoes really existed, my parents wouldn't have died trying to save a single bite of food for them, right?

Thinking of this, Chen San Niang looked longingly at the sky again.

"However, our understanding of potatoes differs from that of Westerners. We tend to regard potatoes as a vegetable, while Westerners consider them a staple food."

Some say that if the world were to end, potatoes would be the only food that could keep humanity going.

"Our country has also launched a strategy to make potatoes a staple food. Currently, our four staple foods are rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes. Perhaps the status of potatoes will gradually rise in the future."

"But what has had the most profound impact on the Chinese people is the sweet potato, also known as yam, sweet potato, red sweet potato, sweet potato, etc."

The images of those chubby little red figures, with their earthy tones, appeared in the sky, making the old farmers feel especially close to them.

Anything that is food, anything that can be eaten and fills the stomach, makes them feel a sense of familiarity.

"There's a saying that the Kangxi and Qianlong era was also known as the 'Sweet Potato Era,' because sweet potatoes truly saved countless lives back then!"