The County Head of Shaoyi tried to plant a crop called sweet potatoes that had been imported into the country from overseas. This crop was drought-resistant, durable, produced a high yield, and filled the stomach. Its leaves, vines, and roots were all edible.
King Yue Fei helped the various farmsteads under the County Head of Shaoyi to promote this crop. The sweet potatoes actually survived the drought and even grew pear-sized roots.
The affected people relied on sweet potato leaves in summer, ate sweet potato vines in autumn, and ate sweet potato pieces in winter to greatly alleviate the disaster.
At the same time, Ye Hanyuan, who was far away in Zhejiang, had also neglected the Imperial Court. After the water disaster in Zhejiang, the County Head of Shaoyi promoted the planting of sweet potatoes in Zhejiang, and there was still a harvest in December.
