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Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: Corn (Sixth Update)_1 Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: Corn (Sixth Update)_1 Tong Sanlang took the cup of water, drank it all in one gulp, and then handed the cup back to her, “It’s nothing; I was just looking for an excuse.”

Upon hearing this, the tension and urgency on Qiao Xiaomai’s face immediately eased.

Her peach blossom eyes were wide open as she asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Don’t you have corn and potatoes in your space?” Tong Sanlang asked.

“Yes.”

“Take them out and give them to the retired emperor. Let’s not talk about potatoes, since they can be used as vegetables and also as food, but corn is definitely considered a staple food.” Tong Sanlang’s eyes, dark as lacquer, lit up as he said this. He couldn’t help but grasp her shoulders, excitement coloring his handsome face.

“For thousands of years, we have had only rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans–five grains in total. However, only wheat and Dami have been recognized as staple grains by the people. Didn’t you say that corn was once the staple food of some Indians?”

“Since it can be a staple, that makes it the sixth grain, and it completely overtakes the other three grains, excluding wheat and Dami.”

“You also said that corn has a high yield, almost like sweet potatoes, and it doesn’t cause heartburn when eaten in excess as sweet potatoes do. Wouldn’t this wonderful grain be considered a good deed if it were introduced now?”

Due to the introduction of sweet potatoes, the people of Daqi no longer worried about famine, but eating too much sweet potato is not good, so the phrase “without the worry of famine” must be enclosed in quotes.

Daqi had not truly resolved the problem of famine.

If corn were introduced, just as easy to grow and high-yielding as sweet potatoes and tastier than sweet potatoes, with no issues from excessive consumption,

then the common people would genuinely be “without the worry of famine.”

How great would this merit be?

How good a deed would this be?

All the things Qiao Xiaomai had done since she arrived in this world probably couldn’t compare to the act of introducing corn.

The warming kang beds of winter spared the people from the bitter cold, and this deed unlocked her space.

Corn, which would genuinely spare people from the worry of famine, must at least warrant an upgrade of the space!

It must do, it must be upgraded!

“Take it out, bring out the corn.” The more Tong Sanlang thought about it, the more excited he became, and he began to shake Qiao Xiaomai’s shoulders.

Qiao Xiaomai blinked, her mind racing, and then she cried out, slapping her forehead vigorously with her hand, “I’ve been so silly; I really was silly before for not thinking of corn!”

Her brain had truly been blocked before, considering impractical and unreliable things like making soap and building roads.

Corn is great!

As she thought this, she raised her hand, and a corn cob appeared in her grasp.

She was quite fond of eating corn, enjoying both roasted and boiled corn, so she stored a large amount of corn cobs in her space.

Tong Sanlang looked at the golden-yellow corn in front of him, reached out to grab it, and his eyes shone with light, “Think of a way to give the corn to the retired emperor.”

“The appearance of the sixth grain would significantly enhance the prestige of the Yang Family, and in the future, the people would recognize the Yang Family as the Royal Family even more.”

The thoughts of ordinary folk are simple: they support those who provide them with full bellies and secure lives.

Since Yang Wenxiao established Daqi, sweet potatoes appeared, and now, corn has emerged.

Both crops are high-yielding and easy to cultivate, eliminating future worries of famine.

The Emperor of the Yang Family is truly the Dragon Emperor!

He is sent by heaven to save them!

Not only is it beneficial for the people, but it is also advantageous for Yang Wenxiao.

Yang Wenxiao’s excessive caution had put the lives of many direct descendants of the Yang Family at stake. Now, with the sudden appearance of the sixth grain, the regret and guilt in his heart would lessen.

The people of the Yang Family would not blame him.

If the people prospered and Yang Wenxiao prospered, then he and his wife could also live a stable life in this era of peace and prosperity.