Chapter 75: The new year name is "Xingping", and the emperor's immortality technique is drawn!
In the following days, officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, led by Xun Yu, were busy harvesting sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.

After Liu Bian went through the "harvest ceremony" on that day, he returned to the palace to handle government affairs.

After all, it is impossible for a king to work in the fields all day long.

As time goes by, military and political affairs become busier.

Liu Bian and his three dukes, nine ministers and other officials in the court need to summarize the military and political affairs of the Han Dynasty this year, summarize the gains and losses, and look forward to next year.

Compared with the despair of previous years when people saw no hope and had to watch the Han people gradually move towards the abyss, this year's Han people have allowed everyone to see a glimmer of hope.

All this was caused by Emperor Han Liu Bian!
Ever since Your Majesty single-handedly suppressed the rebellious ministers and villains such as Dong Zhuo of the Western Liang Army and Yuan Wei, the Grand Tutor, and took control of the military and political affairs of the capital, the entire Han Dynasty has been heading towards a beautiful future of reconstruction and prosperity.

Of course, it would be even more wonderful if we could temporarily ignore the rebellious forces such as Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Yuan Shu in Nanyang, Yufuluo's people in the Southern Xiongnu of Bingzhou, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan outside the Great Wall!
Overall, the Han Dynasty today gives people hope for revival!
Amidst this busyness, on New Year's Eve, Xun Yu and other officials from the Ministry of Agriculture finally summarized the harvests of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

This includes the seeds that were originally given to Liu Bei and other governors of nearby states and counties, and the total data they compiled after the harvest.

The final product received is——

One pound of sweet potatoes can produce about 50 sweet potato seedlings, and one ton can produce about 3 sweet potato seedlings. One sweet potato seedling has about 8-5 sweet potatoes, about 50 on average, which is , or about pounds!
833 stones!
Because potatoes are grown through sprouting, there are slightly more potatoes than sweet potatoes, about 12 jin, or about 1000 dan!
As for corn, because it was one ton of corn seeds, the final harvest was 200 million jin, about 16666 shi!
Of course, the weight of corn looks more amazing because of the corn cob!
This was the final harvest of Liu Bian when he drew a ton of sweet potatoes, a ton of potatoes and a ton of corn seeds!
It may not seem like much, but you have to know that this is the first time planting, and everything is difficult at the beginning. If it is gradually promoted over the years, at most three to five years, it will eventually show exponential growth!

"I had originally wanted to hold a food feast for sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, but now it seems that we should continue to promote the planting of seeds."

Liu Bian felt a little regretful.

The few sweet potatoes, potatoes and corns needed to be promoted as seeds and could not sustain the consumption of the gourmet feast he hosted.

But Xun Yu said:

"Your Majesty, on the contrary, the sweet potato, potato and corn harvests are so abundant, but after all, the people can only see them, but they cannot feel or taste them personally.

"Some people will certainly have doubts in their hearts, whether these high-yield crops are edible? Even spies and traitors will spread rumors and slander in the local area, fanning the flames and creating resistance to the promotion.

“Therefore, before distributing the seeds to the people, we can hold a food feast. Your Majesty can personally take the lead and let the people know that these crops are not only high-yielding, but also delicious!

"Of course, since there are millions of common people in the capital, it is impossible to take care of everyone, and the few sweet potatoes, potatoes and corns cannot really be celebrated by everyone.

"But you can hold some activities to draw lots to select lucky winners and let them taste the delicious sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. Your Majesty can have fun with the people, which can also boost the morale of the army and win the hearts of the people!"

...

After hearing this, Liu Bian nodded and said:

“If Wen is thoughtful, he will do as you say.

"Although there are not many sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, and we cannot use them for the general celebration, the capital now has 20 million dan of grain in stock. On New Year's Eve, we will distribute grain and porridge so that the people can have their fill!"

...

"Your Majesty is so kind!"

Xun Yu spoke sincerely and from the bottom of his heart.

"You are personally responsible for this matter."

"I will fulfill my mission!"

……

Free porridge stalls were immediately set up outside the twelve gates of the imperial city of the capital, which was a kind act of providing free porridge to the people in the outer cities.

After hearing this, the people immediately flocked to the scene.

Although they are the people of the capital, there are many poor people. In any era, the gap between the rich and the poor has always been huge.

Of course, if we compare the "average income" of the people in the capital with that of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, then compared with the thirteen provinces in the world, the people in the capital must be very wealthy.

However, Liu Bian did not ask his officials to calculate this self-deceiving "average data".

"Due to Dong Zhuo's rebellion and Yuan Wei's treason, the capital was in turmoil and the people were poor. Your Majesty, out of compassion for the people, has specially opened the granaries to release grain and provide porridge for relief, starting from New Year's Eve until the third day of the first lunar month, to celebrate the new year and new atmosphere!"

An official announced in a loud voice.

Immediately, the common people shouted: "Long live His Majesty! Long live the Han Dynasty!!"

They immediately lined up impatiently and brought their own pots, pans, and utensils to receive the relief porridge.

This is wheat rice porridge, stewed with vegetable leaves and occasionally some minced meat.

When the people received the relief porridge, they looked at the sticky porridge that looked like porridge and immediately burst into tears!
Maybe they have never eaten such a luxurious and rich bowl of porridge in this year, or even in several years or their entire life!

The joys and sorrows between people are different!

As the year draws to a close, the capital is extremely prosperous.

There are dignitaries in fine clothes and riding fine horses, there are wealthy people in fancy clothes, there are also common people in linen clothes, and peddlers and hawkers.

But some people celebrate the Chinese New Year with great joy and may even spend a lot of money, while they still need to worry about whether they will have enough food to eat.

The winter was extremely cold, and firewood was the main necessities. Many poor people had no firewood to keep warm and were starving. The dignitaries looked forward to a new year, but they only hoped that God would let them live a few more days.

In this precarious life, His Majesty suddenly opened the granaries to release grain and provide relief porridge.

For many gentlemen, this may not be worth mentioning, or even just a trivial act of kindness, but for poor people, it may help them get through the winter.

For the poor people, this bowl of relief porridge is their New Year’s Eve dinner!
At this moment, after drinking a bowl of warm rice porridge, the people who received relief shouted even more sincerely:

"Long live His Majesty!!! Long live the Han people!!!"

...

Because it is located outside the twelve gates of the imperial city, there are huge crowds of people and traffic, so this scene was seen by many people.

Some people admired His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, some people worried whether doing so would affect the cityscape, some people saw the suffering of the people, and some people lamented the huge gap between people.

Of course, there were also spies mixed in, who reported the intelligence from the capital back to their own lords, such as Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Yuan Shu in Nanyang, telling them that their Majesty was providing relief to the people and that the porridge was as thick as rice gruel.

This means that the capital’s food crisis has been resolved!

If the food crisis had not been resolved, Your Majesty would not have been so generous, even providing relief from New Year's Eve to the third day of the New Year!
Now that the capital's food crisis has been resolved, they need to change their tactics!

...

The imperial court provided relief and porridge outside the twelve gates of the imperial city.

But an hour later, outside the outer city walls, the Zhen family also set up a stall to distribute porridge. It was also from New Year's Eve to the third day of the first lunar month.

Many people outside the city who could not enter the city could suddenly feel the warmth of the New Year.

Zhen Jiang, the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, wore a veil and showed up in public, personally serving porridge to the common people in front of the porridge shop.

This Bodhisattva-like behavior touched the people deeply, and Zhen Jiang became famous among the people!
With the secret propaganda of the Zhen family, Zhen Jiang became a "fairy" who saved the world.

However, this led to impeachment by many censors, who believed that the concubine should not show herself in public like this, and finally even alarmed Liu Bian.

After hearing this, Liu Bian ignored the impeachment and instead sighed: "She is virtuous and kind. The Zhen family has raised a good daughter!"

This voice was "accidentally" spread out, and those censors dared not say anything anymore!

The original consideration of removing Zhen Jiang's status as a concubine was immediately abandoned.

This attracted many beautiful ladies to follow suit!
In the imperial city (inner city), outer city, outside the city walls of the capital, and even in the Sanfu area far away in Chang'an, porridge distribution sites have sprung up one after another to provide relief to the people!

When Liu Bian found out, he burst out laughing but did not stop it!
Maybe these people are performing for the talent show, but it can benefit ordinary people. That's enough!

At least this year, people can have enough food to eat and have a good year!

New Year's Eve.

Liu Bian had a New Year's Eve dinner at Queen Mother He's place, which was a simple meal. Although there are sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn nowadays, they have not been fully promoted to form a whale-swallowing effect, and food is still a serious problem.

Liu Bian dared not slack off, he had to set an example himself. In this way, those people would not dare to eat and drink and waste food!
Empress Dowager He felt helpless, but her persuasion was futile and she had no choice but to follow the order.

This New Year’s Eve dinner was definitely the simplest one that Empress Dowager He had ever eaten in her life.

It should be noted that He was also born into a butcher's family, which was a wealthy family with no worries about food, clothing and daily expenses. After entering the palace, she was the mother of the country, so naturally she would not endure the cold and hunger.

But since Liu Bian came to power, not only was Empress Dowager He's power weakened, but she even began to live frugally in her food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Empress Dowager He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but since Liu Bian had set an example himself, she, as a mother, could only follow suit and set a good example.

Empress Dowager He had given up her power to rule the country and now was in charge of the harem. As a mother, she was most worried about the marriage of her own children. Therefore, while eating the New Year's Eve dinner, they did not talk about military and national affairs, but gradually started talking about the selection of concubines.

The die was cast and the matter had come to this point. Liu Bian did not object, and there was no point in objecting.

However, he did not express much when talking about the candidates mentioned by Empress Dowager He. Only when he mentioned "Tang Ji", he was a little distracted, which was carefully captured by Empress Dowager He.

Tang Ji was Liu Bian's original wife in history. She was loyal to him. Even after Liu Bian was poisoned, she was forced by the warlord to remarry, but she refused to obey and finally died guarding his tomb.

This loyalty touched him a little!
Of course, Liu Bian was only slightly touched and did not talk much about Tang Ji. But Empress Dowager He accidentally caught this emotion and took it to heart.

For Liu Bian, as the king of a country, his actions may have been unintentional. A casual action could lead to the birth of a butterfly effect. A stomping of his feet could cause an earthquake in the world!
The New Year's Eve dinner ended with Empress Dowager He discussing the issue of "selecting a concubine and establishing a queen".

When Liu Bian left Yongle Palace, he always felt that something was missing from this New Year's Eve dinner? It was not until he returned to Deyang Palace that Liu Bian finally woke up from his dream!

Fireworks!
The Han people don't even have fireworks, how can this be considered a New Year celebration?!
Perhaps the capital is prosperous, with heavy traffic, and there are lantern festivals on New Year's Eve, with lively streets and people coming and going.

But being in the imperial palace, Liu Bian could not feel the prosperity and bustle of the capital, and it was impossible for him to enjoy the worldly life up close.

Liu Bian was a lonely man, feeling lonely and desolate! Standing outside the Deyang Palace, Liu Bian looked at the bright starry sky and seemed to be able to hear the noisy sounds coming from the capital from afar. However, this lonely New Year's Eve still aroused his melancholy mood!

Fortunately, Xun Yu, Xun You and others arrived at this time:

"Your Majesty, the lottery has already begun. There will probably be nearly 10,000 lucky winners who will taste the delicious sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn in the spotlight. Do you want to come in person?"

"I wanted to handle government affairs, so I'll make an exception and leave early!"

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and we are ashamed!!!"

"..."

Amid the flattery of his ministers, Liu Bian set out to attend the meeting.

Of course, in order to avoid disturbing the residents, he stood on the city wall, looking at the bustling scene of the capital with its hustle and bustle and blooming flowers, watching those lucky ones enjoying sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, and feeling the fireworks of the world up close.

In the event hosted by Xun Yu, nearly ten thousand lucky winners were drawn to enjoy a gourmet feast in Nanshi.

These lucky ones include high-ranking officials, young masters in fine clothes and riding horses, common people wearing linen clothes, and all kinds of people.

This made Liu Bian very satisfied, at least there was no shady dealings!

The yield per acre of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn is amazing, but after all, many people have never tasted them.

After nearly 10,000 people tasted and enjoyed the food on site and expressed their thoughts, the onlookers immediately became salivating and full of anticipation!

In fact, these people don’t need to say much. Just smelling the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes and roasted corn, or the fragrance of stewed sweet potatoes, stewed potatoes and stewed corn, they are already drooling, salivating, and their appetites are whetted!
Originally, Liu Bian was prepared to take the lead and taste the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn himself to set a good example.

However, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and all the officials in the court made a desperate appeal to Liu Bian, so Liu Bian had to give up the opportunity to participate in this grand event.

However, under the leadership of the ministers, the people ate with gusto. Looking at their smiling faces, Liu Bian felt the same way!

I believe that after the "harvest ceremony" and "food feast", sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn will spread all over the world and be promoted crazily!

By then, there will really be no more starving people in the Han Dynasty!
Even in remote areas and desolate mountains, these high-yield crops can save countless lives!

As he watched, Liu Bian also began to feel hungry!
At this time, Cao Zhengchun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao's legitimate daughter, Cao Qinghe, personally roasted sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn for you."

"Send it over."

Liu Bian glanced at Cao Zhengchun and naturally knew that Cao Cao had appointed him as his adoptive father. At this time, it was natural for him to keep all the benefits within the family.

Of course Liu Bian also knew that Cao Zhengchun also wanted to promote the East Factory to the local area. Although he had selfish motives, he was more loyal.

"promise!!!"

Cao Zhengchun brought Cao Qinghe up with a smile, and Liu Bian was amused when he saw him.

Perhaps the Cao family had some genetic genes, Cao Cao looked short and was seven feet tall, but he was actually only about 1.6 meters tall.

Cao Qinghe is estimated to be only 1.5 meters tall, but he has a very good figure and is considered a giant.

Of course Liu Bian did not judge people by their appearance. He just thought of Cao Cao's personality of being obsessed with wives, but having a daughter with a loli body. This contrast made him unexpectedly amused.

"His Majesty……"

Cao Qinghe was a little nervous when he came before the emperor. He didn't dare to look directly at the emperor's face, and his hands were shaking as he held the imperial meal.

"Your Majesty, these are the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn that Qinghe roasted for a full hour..."

Cao Zhengchun began to speak well of Cao Qinghe.

"Have a heart."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty!" Cao Qinghe answered in a mosquito-like voice, seeming a little shy.

Cao Zhengchun wanted to peel the sweet potato and potato skins for Liu Bian and help him peel the corn kernels. But how could it taste good if eaten this way?
Liu Bian took it directly. It was still a little hot, but he found the feeling of his previous life and tasted it happily, commenting from time to time: "Well, it's delicious."

This made Cao Qinghe feel happy and a sweet smile appeared on his face.

In fact, Liu Bian really wanted to add, "...don't roast it next time, it's all burnt", but when he saw Cao Qinghe's scalded palms and the burnt smell on his body from being roasted for so long, he softened his heart after thinking about it.

Liu Bian originally thought that Cao Qinghe had faked it and ordered his servants to roast it and serve it up just to make it look fake.

But when you taste the slightly burnt corn and see the burnt marks on her palms, you can tell that she must have roasted it herself.

I guess these people wouldn't dare to use these things to deceive the king!

Although it’s a little burnt, it’s enough to be loyal!

This episode was "accidentally" spread, and it immediately moved everyone!

The roasted sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes and roasted corn that His Majesty ate made them salivate and their appetites grew!

But nowadays, a small amount of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn need to be stored as seeds, so they can't taste them at all. They can only look forward to the day when they can enjoy them after they are promoted!
As for those beauties who came to Beijing for the beauty pageant, they were envious and jealous of Cao Qinghe.

But they were not like the Cao family, who had a relationship with the emperor's attendants, so they had no way to deliver the roasted sweet potatoes to him.

At this moment, they also felt that the pessimism and separation between people are different!
……

Deyang Hall.

Liu Bian had returned from the city wall, and the time gradually came to midnight.

"Ding dong."

"The host has obtained a chance to draw a lottery."

“Will there be a lottery?”

The first day of the first lunar month is here!
The new year name "Xingping" belonging to Liu Bian was officially used!
Now is the first year of Xingping (190 AD), the first day of the first lunar month!

It’s a new year and a new atmosphere, and people are looking forward to the beautiful days of the new year. However, Liu Bian’s mood became a little depressed the moment the new year turned.

Because he is one year older, he is one step closer to his birthday!
You can clearly see from the properties panel——

[Host: Liu Bian]

[Identity: Emperor of the Han Dynasty]

[Attributes: Military Strength 65, Command 91, Wisdom 85, Internal Affairs 90]

[Skills: Emperor's Qi-gazing Skill, Emperor's Qi-fortune Skill, King's Instructor, Full-level Sword Skill, Full-level Archery Skill, Full-level Spear Skill, Full-level Riding Skill...]

[Life span: 19/35 years]

[States under complete control: Sili, Qingzhou (2/13 states)]

[Luck value: more than 10 million]

...

During this period, Liu Bian still obtained attribute points, skills and tonics in the daily lottery. His body has fully recovered, and it is estimated that even the sequelae have disappeared.

He added the attribute points he obtained to internal affairs, and finally broke 90!

This has made Liu Bian more adept at handling government affairs recently.

Other factors such as "luck value" are also rising steadily, which is a manifestation of the improvement of Liu Bian's popularity among the people.

But the more Liu Bian read about “life expectancy 19/35 years”, the more helpless he became!
“The first day of the first lunar month, a new year, a new beginning. Let’s see if I can get lucky and get a good fortune!”

Liu Bian thought so in his heart and said directly: "Draw a lottery!"

The turntable began to rotate again, and the pointer passed over attribute points, weapons and armor, military supplies and combat readiness, auxiliary talents, soldiers and population, martial arts secrets, etc. It turned around and around, and finally stopped gradually from fast to slow.

Stopped on the option of secret techniques and manuals!

"Congratulations on winning the Emperor's Longevity Technique!"

The art of longevity!
The name of this secret manual of martial arts suddenly moved Liu Bian's heart, and he looked at the introduction of the martial arts with some anticipation!

[The Emperor's Longevity Technique]: For every county you control, you can gain one year of life!
It was a simple introduction, but it shocked Liu Bian instantly, and he was overjoyed!

The Han Dynasty has thirteen states and hundreds of counties/countries. Does this mean that as long as he can control all the territory of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, he will be at least over a hundred years old? !
As if answering Liu Bian, the upper limit of his "life expectancy" column jumped from 35 to 48 years old.

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, then woke up in shock!

[Life span: 19/48 years]

[States under complete control: Sili, Qingzhou (2/13 states)]

Sili has 7 counties/countries, and Qingzhou has 6 counties/countries, totaling 13 counties/countries. According to the emperor's longevity technique, doesn't that mean an increase in lifespan of 13 years?

That’s 48 years old!
This made Liu Bian feel excited!
If he could control all the remaining ten states and hundreds of counties/countries, it would definitely not be a dream for him to live to be a hundred years old.

It is even possible to live to be 150 or 200 years old!

and many more!

If we expand our territory to all of Asia and the world...

It is really possible for Liu Bian to achieve immortality!

(End of this chapter)