Listening to Yue Kaishan's words, Ma Lei nodded sincerely: "The county magistrate said, I still remember when I first came to Cenzhou with the county magistrate, I saw it. I felt cold in my heart. A few years passed in a blink of an eye. Looking back on these years, I felt like I was dreaming. Every time I saw that we Cenzhou people are no longer hungry, I felt a special feeling of satisfaction. The county magistrate has indeed worked so hard over the years."

Yue Kaishan laughed: "This is the most satisfying thing about being a civilian official. This kind of satisfaction can never be experienced by being an official in the capital department. However, in our Cenzhou, we have not really achieved the ability of everyone to eat enough, and many people are still hungry. Besides, we are mainly relying on sweet potatoes and these drought-resistant and unrestrained crops in Ma Ling's office to support it. It is far from a good day to eat enough."

"Things have to be done step by step!" Ma Lei smiled and said, "I am very satisfied to be able to reach this point now. I see that the people of Cenzhou are also very happy. Who said that sweet potatoes, Ma Ling potatoes are not good, not only can they fill their stomachs, but they can also make money by taking out? Speaking of which, you are really amazing. How did you come up with those ways to make money?"

Yue Kaishan shook his head: "How did I want to get these? Over the past few years, I have been in correspondence with Your Majesty, and these methods were taught to me by Your Majesty."

Ma Lei couldn't help but be amazed, "Our Your Majesty is really a genius. He governs the country and leads the army. I can understand everything. But Your Majesty also personally compiles the school's teaching book to guide the various research and development of our Ming Academy of Sciences. Now it's so strange that Yemen is proficient in these people's livelihood methods."

"This is probably what the legendary saints come from heaven are nothing more than this!" Yue Kaishan said with emotion.

The method of making money between the two was Qin Feng's idea for Yue Kaishan to address the current situation in Cenzhou. Cenzhou was drought and rainy, but the soil was loose and mostly sandy. Such soil was suitable for planting plants like Ma Ling's Office, which were not picky about land. Moreover, the yield of these crops was very high. In order to solve the local food problems in Cenzhou and other places, Cenzhou began to plant these two types of crops on a large scale.

What Yue Kaishan unexpectedly expected was that the yield of these two types of crops in Cenzhou was unusually high. In addition to solving the problem of insufficient staple food, the rest were piled up like mountains. In recent years, the road leading to the outside of Cenzhou has not been built, and the canal is still being excavated. If these things cannot be transported out, they cannot be realized. More importantly, even if they are transported out, they are not worth much, and they may not be able to cover the freight.

Faced with such a situation, Yue Kaishan complained to Qin Feng in the memorial, so Qin Feng gave him this method to deep-process and then sell two types of crops.

The first product is the simplest. After cooking the Maling potato, it is exposed to the sun. After shrinking, the dried Maling potato shrank into small balls. It is as hard as a stone, but it looks excellent. The golden color is quite beautiful and it is stored for a very long time. It is no problem to keep it for several years. When you want to eat it, soak it in water for one night and it becomes soft again. Then use it to cook meat and bones. The dried Maling potato can completely absorb the delicious juice in the broth and become very delicious. Once this product was launched, it was immediately very popular. In a very short time, it was overwhelmed by the entire Ming Dynasty, especially the military, and became a must-have item in military food procurement.

Sweet potatoes can also be cut into thin strips and dried, or fryed in oil and then sold in sealed and broken, and it has become one of the snacks that the Ming people like. Sweet potatoes can also be used to make sugar. Although they are not good in appearance, they are better at cheaper and have a fixed market.

The second method is to make Ma Ling's vermicelli or sweet noodles. Once these products were launched on a large scale, they were very popular among the Ming people. For a moment, not only solved the problem of a large number of such plants that were surplused in Cenzhou and other places, but also made a lot of money for Cenzhou.

For Cenzhou, as long as you find the right product, the planting place is no problem. Here, there are many places that are not suitable for growing staple food, and you can use these two crops to grow. The best thing is that these two plants are not picky about the land and have a little soil, and they can grow vigorously without too much labor. After planting, you can almost wait for harvest.

In the past two years, the income from these two types of crops alone has increased the county government's income by a large margin, and Yue Kaishan has some spare money, which can be used to open schools, shantang nursing homes in Cenzhou, open clinics on a large scale, and mobilize locals in Cenzhou to build roads. Mobilize everyone to volunteer to do these things. Of course, they can't pay for money, but they still have to take care of the food. In fact, it is actually a considerable expense. Without these income, Yue Kaishan would definitely not be able to do these things.

After all, the top priority in the entire county is still to support the digging of the canal.

The entire Cenzhou is now showing a thriving and vigorous upward development trend. Of course, Yue Kaishan is very happy. A close official likes the most is to sing and dancing to promote peace under his rule, eat food, wear clothes, and be tired of hunger and cold.

"Although Your Majesty is thousands of miles away, he always cares about our Cenzhou!" Yue Kaishan said: "A few days ago, I wrote to me and talked about some things to further develop the Cenzhou economy. Some of these ideas are simply incredible, but they make a lot of sense."

"I wonder what ideas did Your Majesty think of us in Cenzhou to make a fortune?" Ma Lei said with a smile.

"There are many things to choose from. Let me tell you a few interesting ones. One of them is to make a high-end product for Maling potatoes." Yue Kaishan said.

"What other high-end products can Ma Lingsou make?" Ma Lei asked in confusion.

"Of course, Your Majesty said that he called it potato chips, cut the Ma Ling potato into thin slices, fry it, and then accompanied it with various spices. Your Majesty even wrote me a recipe. I tried it at home, and it turned out to be extremely fragrant. I liked it all over the house. Even my wife, after eating it once, I couldn't forget it." Yue Kaishan smashed his mouth a few times, as if he was savoring the fragrance of the potato chips.

"Spices are not cheap!" Ma Lei said astonished.

"It's not too expensive. There are many ingredients. Our Ming Dynasty has started to grow on a large scale. Now our sea trade has opened up the waterways in the Sanfoqi area. Spices are expected to be significantly reduced. This is indeed a good business." Yue Kaishan said: "But so far, the masters I have invited have not yet figured out if the sealing problem is. This thing is delicious, but if it is not sealed, it will be soft and swell in less than two days, and there will be no earlier taste. This is a big problem. Once this problem is solved, we can produce it on a large scale. This time it is not cheap, so we can sell it for a high price. We will also try it."

"Why don't the county magistrate ask His Majesty?"

"If you ask Your Majesty everything, what do you want us ministers to do?" Yue Kaishan glanced at Ma Lei dissatisfiedly, "Your Majesty has given a general direction. We will find ways to solve these subtle and final things ourselves. We cannot count on everything for nothing."

"The county magistrate said, I wonder what other ideas did Your Majesty have come up with?"

"Yes, for example, the Cenzhou melons in our Cenzhou were praised by His Majesty after eating it last time. Haven't we always paid a tribute to His Majesty in recent years? Compared with the melons in other places in the Ming Dynasty, the Cenzhou melons did have different characteristics. His Majesty said that after the waterway is opened, they can be transported to the local area for sale on a large scale. However, before selling, they should still be packaged well and try to make it as high as possible to sell it. Even when planting, you can think of ways. You can't even imagine that the method is very simple. When the melon grows, use a thicker piece of paper, write the words on it, and then cut out the words and wrap the paper on the melon. When the fruits and fruits are ripe, those words will be printed on the melon, such as fortune, longevity, and whatever you like, you can write whatever you like. Your Majesty said that if such melons are on the market, they will be sold up to the money."

"Your Majesty is really a wonderful idea." Ma Lei was stunned.

"You probably want to say that you are not a businessman, right?" Yue Kaishan laughed.

"I really don't dare to say this. Your Majesty is not for him. If Your Majesty does business by himself, he is afraid that wealth can match the country and it is like playing." Ma Lei said convincedly.

"Ma Lei, have you ever thought about bringing your family to Cenzhou? There are so many lands in our Cenzhou that even if you farm in the future, you can make a fortune." Yue Kaishan said with a smile.

"We in the Ming Dynasty do not allow private purchases of land, and the restrictions on officials are stricter. Even if I want to, I can't do it!" Ma Lei smiled and said, "My family really farms."

"You were not allowed to buy land, but you can rent it!" Yue Kaishan said: "I am ready to implement this policy. No matter who it is, if you come to our Cenzhou to farm, you can rent it to him on a large scale. He just needs to pay the rent. The ownership of the land is still owned by the court, and you just rent it."

"In this case, I'm afraid the tenants are worried that the government may seize the tenant at any time. In the past, landlords and wealthy often did this!" Ma Lei's family deserved to be a farmer, and he said the key point in one sentence.

"We are the court, not the landlords and wealthy." Yue Kaishan said seriously: "The court will officially sign a contract with these people. I plan to sign it for thirty or fifty years at one time. In this way, those who rent the land can operate it with confidence and boldness. Our Ming Dynasty attaches the most importance to the spirit of contract. If you fall in black and white, who dares to repent?"

"Minister, this is the first of my land policy in the Ming Dynasty. Will there be any adverse impact?" Ma Lei said worriedly. "If this is true, I can really mobilize people from my family to come here to rent land. You also know that my family has been farming for generations, but the land in Shayang is full of people and has few land. Although I don't have to worry about food and drink, I really dare not think about getting rich."
Chapter completed!