Fu Song

Chapter 635 Condolences
Zhao An's face was ugly.

Looking at Yin Tianchou of Jiangning Mansion, his eyes were full of anger.

The scene that appeared in front of his eyes caused a certain string deep in Zhao An's heart to be plucked.

A few scrawny children huddled in the corner of the wall, and what covered them was only some yellow thatch, and through the thatch, the thin clothes on these children could be seen.

The two thatched huts that they could have lived in were destroyed by half of yesterday's wind and snow that lasted all night, and the remaining half seemed uninhabitable.

Tian Chou looked at the little official's family calmly.

How many days has he just taken over as Governor of Jiangning?He doesn't recite the melons of his predecessor.

The entourage put a bag of grain and ten catties of meat in front of these people. Amid the family's gratitude, Zhao An suddenly turned around and walked out.

The hungry appearance of those children brought back Zhao An's most fearful memories of the past.

Although he was only two years old at that time, the unbearable memory was deeply imprinted in the depths of his soul.

Those were the difficult years when Wang Zhu fled all the way behind his back.

Wang Zhu is an extremely principled person. Even though his force is amazing, he never wants to steal or rob him along the way.Along the way, the two suffered from cold and hunger.

"Are there many houses like this?" Zhao An asked.

Tian Chou took a step forward and said: "Going back to the official's house, there are many people. Two days ago, after the first assistant sent someone to investigate the matter, the lower official immediately sent someone to start counting. In the west city alone, there are thirty people like this. Seven households."

"All the houses collapsed?"

"That's not true. If there is another such blizzard or heavy rain, it will be impossible to keep it." Tian Chou said: "But please rest assured, the official has asked Li Zheng to quickly help these people strengthen their houses. For this reason, the government Li also allocated hundreds of money to go down."

"The house is ready, but the food is still not available!" Zhao An sighed.

"Officials, it's not about helping the poor. It's not something that can be done in a short period of time to keep these people from starving. In fact, even in Jiangning Mansion, there are many people who have no food left. "

"Shoufu, isn't the price of grain in Jiangning maintained at the lowest level? Why can't we still afford grain?" Zhao An turned to look at Xiao Cheng.

"In fact, the official family is not only Jiangning, but also the original Jiangnan two roads. The grain output is not high, because a large amount of land is used to plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms, and spin silk." Tian Chou said: "In the past, this Sometimes, food prices will remain high, three to five times higher than in normal seasons, and this year’s food prices have not risen, one is because of the strict order of the imperial court, and the other is because a lot of food has been brought in from places such as Guangdong, Guangxi and Lake.”

"Isn't there food here?" Zhao An asked back.

Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "Officials, there is food, but firstly, there are still some people who have no money and can't buy it, and secondly, the food that came in was taken away by various means and led to the market The low-priced food sold publicly cannot meet the demand, and in order to survive, they can only go to the black market to buy high-priced food."

"black market?"

"Yes!" Tian Chou said, "The price is twice as high as before."

"Why not ban it?" Zhao An said angrily.

"Officials, there are many obstacles here." Xiao Cheng said: "The problem cannot be solved simply by banning it, because the grain we brought in is not enough, and the local grain merchants are under our pressure. A portion of the food supply will be provided at a reasonable price, but it will not be able to meet the needs of the market."

"That's why there is a black market, but the food in these black markets is not from these black-hearted businessmen?"

"The government, if it is really closed or banned, this part of the supplement will be gone." Xiao Cheng said in a low voice: "Once no one sells it, what will happen to those who need food? The imperial court can't control it! That's true. If there is a mess, people will die."

"Officials, this is considered good now. In the past, four or five times the price of grain was the norm." Tian Chou said: "If you can't afford grain, someone will give you a loan, and if you can't repay the loan, you need to give it to someone else." Work to pay off the debt, but after a year, you can only pay one interest at most, so the whole family will end up with a lot of debts, and in fact they are no different from slaves."

"Master, why didn't you use thunder? I remember when you were on Guizhou Road, you weren't as hesitant as you are now." Zhao An looked at Xiao Cheng dissatisfied.

"One time is the same as the other, and the situation in different places is different. The situation in this land in the south of the Yangtze River is very different from the situation in Guizhou at that time!" Xiao Cheng said: "But don't worry, the officials, I have already communicated with Cifu deeply. I have passed my opinion, and I think many things will get better in the next period of time.”

"There are a lot more officials now, but in doing things, they are not as efficient as they were on Guizhou Road!" Zhao An said bitterly: "Master, this must be changed."

"Yes, of course it needs to be changed!" Xiao Cheng laughed.

"Master, I have an idea. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is very fertile. If we destroy the mulberry trees and plant crops, will the problem of food shortage in the south of the Yangtze River be alleviated next year?" Zhao An suddenly asked.

"This is not a good way!" Xiao Cheng shook his head and said, "The silk in the south of the Yangtze River actually earns a lot of money every year. Compared with growing grain, the income from silk is actually much higher. And the most important problem is, In fact, these benefits are not given back to the general public, and some people who are rich and unkind use them to make more money."

"To put it bluntly, it's just that the grain output is not enough!" Tian Chou added on the side: "Officials, in the past on Guizhou Road, the grain was never self-sufficient, then barely self-sufficient, and now there is still room to transfer it out. increase, from a large food-deficiency household to a large grain-producing household.”

When Tian Chou said this, Zhao An couldn't help showing a smile on his face. Reclaiming wasteland, cultivating fields, and water conservancy are the masterpieces of Xiao Cheng's vigorous development of agriculture on Guizhou Road, but he, Zhao An, has cultivated better rice seeds. On the way, he had enough energy to transport food to support Jiang Ning, and his contribution was also great.

"The Anmin No. [-] cultivated by the government deserves great credit!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "The rice seeds of Anmin No. [-] have been distributed in spring, and there will be some on Guizhou Road and Yunnan Road, including Lianghu and Jiangzhihe. If it is used locally, next year's harvest will be even better."

"Official sage!" Tian Chou immediately began to flatter for a long time: "Official, as long as there is enough food, the price will naturally come down."

"There will be Anmin No. [-] next year!" Zhao An said with certainty. "In the next year, we will be able to plant on a large scale, and the rice harvest will definitely exceed [-] catties per mu of land."

The yield per mu of Anmin No. [-] has broken through [-] catties, which has already made Xiao Cheng overjoyed. If Anmin No. [-] can really break through [-] catties, the increased yield will be astonishing.

Xiao Cheng really looked forward to the achievements of the little official.

"But master, I still bully that sweet potato you mentioned! The yield per mu can reach up to four thousand catties, and the roots, stems and leaves are all edible, which means that the whole body is treasure!" Zhao An said: "I just don't know about Zheng Zhihu and the others. Can you surprise me! If anyone really brings this thing in front of me, even the Marquis, I think it's okay."

Xiao Cheng echoed with a smile: "There is really someone who can bring this kind of seed back to the Song Dynasty, and it is indeed worthy of the title of Lord Marquis."

Tian Chou on one side was confused, what can produce four thousand catties per mu?
Isn't this a dream?
Most likely, Shoufu was fooling his special student.

But Tian Chou will not tell the truth.

An official who devotes himself to research on increasing grain production is the best official in their minds.

Under this goal, let alone [-] jin per mu, why not say [-] jin per mu?
And on this basis, how much can it cost to send a fleet to search for the seeds in the eyes of the officials in the vast sea?
As long as the officials like it.

Thinking of this, looking at Xiao Cheng's gaze, I couldn't help but admire him even more.

Xiao Erlang's power, if you don't get along with him for a long time, you won't understand it at all.

When anyone first met Xiao Erlang, they thought he was a humble gentleman. Only after working with him for a long time, could they gradually appreciate the power of those quiet expressions.Many things can only be realized after the fact.

Just like the current official family, Xiao Erlang has been trained by Xiao Erlang to be a super-high-level expert in the field of food since he was a child, and his enthusiasm for this far exceeds the enthusiasm for being an official.

Tian Chou thought to himself, ten of himself together would not be Xiao Erlang's opponent.

Speaking of which, the Tian family of Sizhou is stronger than the Yang family of Bozhou, and they were all supporters when Xiao Erlang opened up Qianzhou. The Yang family threw away the Sizhou Tian family.

Yang Qing, that old fox, was indeed more accurate than himself in judging people, and he dared to make big bets.

The Yang family's current momentum has far surpassed that of the Tian family.

But Xiao Erlang gave himself a second chance, the importance of the position of Governor of Jiangning is beyond doubt.

This is a seat that can be called together with the governor of Kaifeng.

Xiao Erlang still trusts his own talent, and Jiang Ning's form is also extremely complicated, he has to be someone with rich experience and some face to be comprehensive.

Although Yang Quan of the Yang family is younger and more trusted by Xiao Erlang, Xiao Erlang is obviously worried that he will not be able to take this position.So it was my turn.

This time, I can no longer miss it.

Next, we can look at how Xiao Erlang repaired Cifusi Junchao and his group.

It's a pity that I came a little late.

Otherwise, how could the position of governor of Fujian and Zhejiang fall into the hands of that softie Cheng Shao?

That's the real frontier official!
This trip made Zhao An come into contact with the lowest level of society again after more than ten years. Compared with the images left behind when he was carried by Wang Zhu and fled all the way when he was more than two years old, Zhao An must have been very young at that time. Xiao, and Wang Zhu tried his best to take care of him.This time it was different, Xiao Cheng directly showed the most unbearable side of the empire in front of him.This further strengthened the determination of the small official family to go up a level above agriculture, so that everyone can have enough to eat, so that everyone does not go hungry, which has become the ambition of the small official family.

Since I don't know if I can get the sweet potatoes with a yield of [-] catties per mu, I should first fix what I have.

Anmin No. [-] can produce [-] catties per mu.

Then why can't the next Anmin No. [-] produce a thousand catties per mu?
In the Second Assistant Mansion, Si Junchao finished listening to the servant's report with a solemn expression.

Small officials went on tour to comfort and appease the people affected by the disaster, and a series of problems exposed in the process were very serious.

If Yu Teng was still there, such a thing would not have happened.

Because no matter how much Xiao Cheng tosses, Yu Teng will arrange such a sympathy route in a colorful way.

You, Xiao Cheng, don't dare to wear the official white dragon fish uniform, do you?
If you really dare to do this, then I really dare to stop you on the spot and impeach you severely.

But now the governor of Jiangning is Tian Chou, Xiao Chengtie's confidant and follower!
Naturally, he would follow Xiao Cheng's wishes and expose his worst side to the petty officials.

Of course, this is just an introduction, and the petty official's thoughts are not on it, but Xiao Cheng can use this introduction to burn the fire on people like himself.

Although the small official's family is small, although he doesn't ask about political affairs, when he occasionally asks the last time, everyone has to take it seriously.

Xiao Erlang is really poisonous!

"Go and tell those who are still holding on to their food, or those who sell high-priced food on the black market, that if you don't want to go to prison for the New Year, you'd better sell food without limit." Si Junchao stood in front of him Si Jie roared.

"Yes, I'll do it right away!" Si Jie lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye.

"Qi Mo!" Si Junchao suddenly called Si Jie's name, which surprised Si Jie, and looked up at his father. "You don't want to have a hand in everything, don't want to make any money, and don't think you are smart. There are many people smarter than you in this world, and Xiao Erlang is one of them. Now that your father and I are still here, why don't you still have money?" I can protect you, but there is a full thirty years difference between me and Xiao Erlang, one day I will be gone, is there anyone who can protect you?"

"Father is strong and strong, how can you say such depressing words?" Si Jie said with a smile: "No matter how powerful Xiao Erlang is, he will bow to his father."

"Bow your head? This time, your father has suffered a heavy loss!" Si Junchao said angrily.

"Do you still let Uncle Seventeen stay in prison? Now that an agreement has been reached, why don't you let him go?"

"Of course we have to wait until all the dust settles. Besides, I'm afraid they want to get more dirty information about us from the master of ceremonies! This is nothing serious." Si Junchao said flatly. "After finishing the work today, go to Cheng Shao's place again, and say that I will buy him a drink!"

"This time, it's really cheap for that jerk!" Si Jie said, "Where's the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang!"

(End of this chapter)