Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 309

Wei Jue was annoyed at first by Liu Cheng's lack of tact, and at this time he was still trying to show off his presence in front of him.

I don't know if he is very worried about the war now, but after Xue Jiu's persuasion, he agreed to meet Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng was straightforward and asked Wei Jue directly after greeting him: "Are you worried about the grain collection issue, sir?"

It's no wonder that he knew all this. In the past, military supplies would be delivered to Huyang City every month, but there haven't been any in the past two months. Combined with the rumors of drought outside, he also guessed about 70% of the situation.

"You are very careful. What do you think? Do you have a plan? You must see me today. If you don't have a good explanation, I will punish you for obstructing military affairs."

Wei Jue has been exhausted recently and really doesn't want to listen to any nonsense without any advice.

"I have it, but..."

Liu Cheng hesitated for a moment. After all, his method seemed to offend Wei Jue, because he was not sure whether the relationship between Wei Jue and the other party was good or bad.

"Why are you hesitating? Hurry up and say it!" Wei Jue's face also turned bad.

"Sir, please take a look first." Liu Cheng picked up the package he had just put on the ground and opened it.

When Liu Cheng came in, Wei Jue noticed that he was holding a package in his hand.

Seeing him put the package on the ground as a gift, he frowned but said nothing.

It turned out that the things in the package were for him to see.

Liu Cheng took out the things in the package and showed them to Wei Jue. Wei Jue took it and checked them one by one. There were only three things in total.

It was round and covered with mud, and the color of the skin could not be seen clearly.

One is round in the middle and pointed at both ends. There is not much dirt on it, and you can see that the outer skin is purple-red.

The last one was wrapped in several layers of leaves, and you couldn’t see what was inside.

Wei Jue was quite interested and broke off all the leaves, revealing rows of small grains inside. They looked like neatly arranged yellow pearls and looked quite fresh.

"What is this?" Wei Jue was surprised.

"Sir, these three things are called potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. They are all grains and taste good." Liu Cheng explained.

"Where does this food come from? From the south?"

Wei Jue has now been to the east, west and north of the Great Zhou. The only place he has not been to is the south. Could it be that it is the food in the south?

The south he divided here actually refers to the area southwest of the Jiangnan area. It is said that there is miasma there all year round and it is generally a place of exile.

"No, this is imported grain. It has only appeared in the Great Zhou in recent years. Even neighboring countries don't have it." Liu Cheng said.

"How did it appear here?" Wei Jue felt strange.

"My Lord, do you still remember the owner of the Zhiwei Restaurant that I mentioned to you?

After the other party left, she left behind the people she hired to help her do things.

I discovered that over the past two years, the people hired by the other party have been planting large quantities of several strange crops in several major cities in the western border.

These crops are used to make dishes from the same restaurant and seem to be quite popular.

I have specifically checked and found that these crops are large in size. Although they do not taste as good as rice, they are easy to grow and can fill the stomach, making them very good food.

As for how these crops appeared in Da Zhou, I guess I can only find out the answer by asking them."

Liu Cheng immediately changed the subject and mentioned his own idea: "Your Excellency might as well conquer the other party..." He was interrupted before he could finish the word "use".

"Are you sure the other party still has these crops?"

Wei Jue's eyes lit up when he heard this. This matter was actually related to Ye Xi. However, he was worried that the harvest would be poor this year, and he estimated that the other party would not leave much.