He is a thief that all Chinese people admire. He seems to have brought back a vine from abroad to feed China's hundreds of millions of people. His name is Chen Zhenlong , and he is a Fujian businessman.
During the Ming Dynasty, he was doing business in the Philippine Islands and was attracted by the local sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are drought-resistant and high-yielding, sweet and delicious, easy to grow, and have high yields. Chen Zhenlong thought about the continuous disasters in the Ming Dynasty and the poor harvests. The people were hungry and suffered from hunger. He wanted to bring sweet potatoes back to China, but the Philippines at that time regarded sweet potatoes as their country. Exporting was strictly prohibited. Chen Zhenlong hid sweet potatoes in a box for the first time, but they were confiscated after being discovered. The second time, he weaved the sweet potato vines into a rattan basket, but was still found out. He was beaten with bruises on his nose and face, and was almost imprisoned. But Chen Zhenlong was unwilling to do it. He decided to do it again. He secretly wove the sweet potato vines into a rope on the boat. This time, he finally brought sweet potatoes back to Fujian. At this time, the whole of Fujian was suffering from drought. After Chen Zhenlong came back, he quickly reported it to the government. By promoting the cultivation of sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes took root in China and fed countless people. Chen Zhenlong is known as the father of sweet potato in my country.
