At first, when the first group of patients, who were the common people in the capital, showed symptoms, after seeking medical treatment, one doctor after another made a judgment that it was food poisoning, and it was all related to potatoes.

These sick people have all eaten potatoes.

However, everyone has been cured and not too many people have been involved. The doctor only advised them not to eat potatoes in the near future and to take good care of their bodies.

This matter has caused some controversy in the capital, with news about eating potatoes causing illness spreading, but it hasn't caused much trouble, let alone in the court.

But later on, a large number of soldiers in the army showed symptoms, and even one cook died. In just one or two days, one-third of the troops guarding the capital city suffered from various illnesses, almost paralyzing the defense forces of the capital!

I just reported to Zhu Yuanzhang and the court was completely shocked!!

It is extremely rare for such a large-scale illness to occur in the military. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a thorough investigation, and this matter is closely related to potatoes.

Originally, the potatoes delivered to the capital had a long journey from Qi, and on the way, they encountered rainy weather and rising temperatures, which accelerated the deterioration of the potatoes.

When arriving in the capital, there was nothing yet, and it had not sprouted, but the storage of potatoes needed to be in a cellar for the most secure storage.

But the court was not prepared either. The usual grain was piled up in the granary, and there were not so many cellars dug.

The emperor cannot dig the cellar himself, so he will naturally leave this batch of potatoes to the Ministry of Revenue to handle.

The Ministry of Revenue is also numb. Who would have thought that so many potatoes would be delivered this year.

While urgently asking the soldiers to dig a cellar, they also sold some potatoes to the market and earned some money for the Ministry of Revenue.

And more potatoes are directly sent to the military camp as military rations for consumption.

And it was this part of the potatoes that flowed out that had problems.

At the beginning, the potatoes did not sprout, so naturally there were no cases. However, these potatoes were exposed to the air for such a long time and encountered rain along the way. In addition, there were problems with the storage location itself. It rained again in Yingtian Prefecture, and the air was humid.

Under suitable conditions, it finally sprouted.

At first, the common people in the city had a rare taste for potatoes, and the price of buying these potatoes was not cheap. After all, they were a new species that could be used as food or stir fried into vegetables, which was very rare.

Even if it sprouts, can you be willing to throw it away?

Remove the sprouts and continue eating.

Hey, I ate it, it's okay!

But once potatoes sprout, they will become more and more serious. At first, they are just small sprouts. After cutting them off, the toxins inside the potatoes are not too much and do not cause any disturbance. Even if poisoning occurs, which is only one and a half cases, and the symptoms are mild, doctors cannot link the condition to potatoes.

However, as more and more potatoes sprout, these people are still unwilling to throw them away.

Although I heard that potatoes were sprouting and I couldn't eat them anymore, I still followed the previous method, removed the sprouts, continued to stir fry, and ate them.

The same batch of potatoes germinate within a few days, leading to concentrated poisoning.

Everyone knows that these potatoes are a high-yield crop discovered by His Royal Highness the King of Qi in the Qi region and widely promoted in the Qi area.

And this time, the payment of taxes was also the first time it was delivered to the capital before the summer tax collection, causing a huge uproar and attention from both the court and the people.

For the Seventh Prince, there were also many praises, but in a short period of time, a reversal occurred, which caught people off guard.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale and he dispatched an official to conduct a thorough investigation.

And then, he dug up the memorial from Tie Xuan in Jinan Prefecture.

The memorial is full of nonsense, mainly seeking credit, but it also mentions the way to eat potatoes and precautions.

Clearly state that potatoes are not edible after sprouting.

And this batch of potatoes, when delivered to the Ministry of Revenue, was also instructed that they should not be eaten after sprouting.

The whole handover was not a big problem, the problem was that the cellar was not prepared in advance, which resulted in all the potatoes that flowed out sprouting.

Whether it is the common people or the cooks in the military, they cannot tolerate food waste, especially after just sprouting and removing it, without being poisoned, forming a fixed mindset. In the subsequent process of sprouting, they still remove the sprouts and continue to consume them.

Ultimately, it led to the phenomenon of collective poisoning.

If we follow the consumption methods passed down from Qingzhou and Jinan prefectures, it is impossible for large-scale poisoning to occur. Even if a batch of potatoes sprout, as long as we don't eat them, there will be absolutely nothing wrong.

But this is food. Isn't it a waste not to eat so much food?

In this era of difficulty in eating, it is truly a dilemma.

We cannot blame the common people for being greedy for small gains, nor can we blame the cooks in the army for taking risks and trying.

It can only be said that Daming is still too poor now, and everyone is hungry and scared.

The reaction from the court was extremely strong, as many ministers were already wary of this unfamiliar new variety. Even the potatoes given to oneself by the court, after taking them home, did not dare to eat them. I wanted to see how others were doing after eating them. Wow, something really happened, and even killed someone!

Now, this batch of potatoes has just been delivered to the capital, and such a big situation has arisen. What does His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi intend to do?

The most crucial thing is that many officials have also been given these potatoes and have eaten them before. Although no one in the court has been poisoned, upon careful consideration, my back feels extremely cold!

Grain can eat dead people, can it still be called grain?!

The ministers dare not eat, and the palace dare not eat either!

Even potatoes that haven't sprouted feel scared when they see them, afraid of eating them to death.

An inexplicable fear spreads both inside and outside the court.

Officials strongly advise to cancel potato cultivation and ban it nationwide!

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