Chapter 1039: An Audience

"Minister Chen Aiqing, you will go to Nanchang County to transport the grain seeds back, and set up experimental fields outside the capital. By next year, there must be enough grain seeds to distribute throughout the country."

The Minister of Revenue's legs trembled. "Emperor, this... will likely require a considerable number of people."

"What, do you think my demands are too high?" Emperor Xuanming asked very displeasedly.

Naturally, Chen Tianmin, the Minister of Revenue, thought the Emperor's demands were too high. If he failed to cultivate the seeds, wouldn't he risk losing his head? Besides, transporting the grain from Nanchang County—should any issues arise on the way, his responsibility would be enormous. Furthermore, he didn't even know how much rice seed was available this year; how could he undertake this task?