Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 251 Harvest Time
Chengdu, Sichuan.

With the rising heat, the golden ears of rice bent down, and the whole Chengdu, and even Sichuan, fell into the busy farming.

The fragrance of rice is overflowing, and the weather is good this year, and it will be another bumper year.

The houses are row upon row, and the city is lined with pearls. In the evening, the sun is covering the streets, and the light red is sprinkled on the flags of the shops flying high, which looks gorgeous and colorful.

The endless stream of pedestrians, most of them have a relaxed and comfortable face, and their steps are slow, as if they are taking a walk.

At this time, in a luxurious restaurant, there were only two people sitting in a spacious box, but no one touched the table of delicacies.

On the main seat, a middle-aged man with a wide face and thick eyebrows sat with a big waist and a pair of tiger eyes looking forward:

"Why, student Gao is not in the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, why is he so busy coming to Chengdu?"

On the opposite side, the thin-faced man in a long gown who was sitting upright, couldn't help but smile when he heard this:
"Although Nanjing is prosperous, the intrigues and conflicts are exhausting. How can it be compared to Governor Wang's uncompromising in Chengdu?"

"Just say what you say?"

Wang Yingxiong said indifferently: "It's nothing to talk about, it's just doing things with heart."

"Governor Wang is in Chengdu with all his heart and soul. I don't know if he is doing things for the court? Or for King Yu in Xiangyang?"

Hearing this, Wang Yingxiong's expression changed, he looked around, and was furious: "Gao Bin, don't think that the old man dare not punish you because of the friendship of the same subject?"

"Of course I understand."

Gao Bin's expression remained unchanged, and he suddenly sighed again: "It's just a pity, Daming is about to die, so why should I cherish this body?"

"What nonsense."

Wang Yingxiong said speechlessly: "Nanjing is as stable as a mountain, and Daming is still alive and well."

"Li Daitao's stiff Daming, is he still Daming?"

Gao Bin sneered and asked directly.

While he was intimidated, he continued:

"King Yu's prestige is as high as the sea now. A few days ago, he directly took down dozens of officials. There is no news from Nanjing, so he can only let him do whatever he wants."

"Today, he can win the people in Huguang, and tomorrow, he can naturally win Sichuan."

"Governor Wang, do you think you are as stable as Mount Tai in Sichuan? It's just a castle in the air."

"With a royal decree from King Yu, you must continue to stay at home comfortably."

These words hit the nail on the head.

Wang Yingxiong looked silent, and began to move the chopsticks in his hands, tasting the dishes.

Gao Bin looked at it with a smile, as if he had said too much in one breath just now, and drank slowly.

The reason why Wang Yingxiong served as governor of Sichuan was that he was recommended by the King of Yu. The imperial court recognized him with a pinch of his nose. After all, he was a member of the Donglin Party.

Who knew that across Huguang, this man in Sichuan not only ignored the imperial court's orders, but instead managed Sichuan seriously and responsibly.

Water thieves, mountain bandits, and remnants of western thieves were cleaned up in one go, and he performed his post of governor with great interest.

This completely violated the intention of the Donglin Party, and the imperial court had no choice but to send people to persuade them in person.

"This is Sichuan."

Wang Yingxiong seemed to be full, and said.

"clear."

Gao Bin was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "But after all, it is the imperial court, no matter how far away Nanjing is, it is also the orthodox imperial court."

Wang Yingxiong rolled his eyes angrily. Why did the imperial court send such an idiot? He said angrily, "I can't help the imperial court."

"Of course the imperial court will not put you in danger, as long as they can win over Sichuan Province, especially the army, when necessary..."

Gao Bin smiled slightly, everything was silent.

Wang Yingxiong lost his mind and finished his work hastily, and then returned to the official residence in a plain and unpretentious carriage.

As soon as his carriage left, the big man selling candied haws at the door ran away in a hurry.

After a while, the search department of Chengdu Mansion found out about the situation:
Gao Bin, Minister of Rites, arrived in Chengdu and met with Governor Wang Yingxiong.

After going around and around, the news came back to Xiangyang.

"It turned out to be for him!!"

Sun Changzhou narrowed his eyes and was very happy in his heart. He walked three steps at a time, begging to see King Yu.

No matter how many county magistrates there are, they are only seventh-rank officials. How can they have the prestige of a majestic governor of a province?
Of course, the consequences are beyond their consideration, and this is not something they can consider.

At this time, Zhao Shu, the head of the Military and Political Department, reported the good news with a happy face:

"Sichuan Province has been harvesting rice one after another. According to news from the Chief Secretary of Sichuan Province, 120 million koku will be handed over to the shogunate this summer, which is the highest in history."

When King Yu heard the words, he maintained a faint smile and flipped through the ledger in his hand.

This is located in Chengdu Mansion, which originally belonged to the private field of the King of Shu, and now it is the private field of the King of Yu.

The farm is divided into five and a half, and tens of thousands of hectares of land can store 200,000 stones.

Other mountains, forests and swamps are not counted.

In addition to the private fields of Sichuan, King Xiang, King Jing and other Huguang princes, Zhu Yixi's scale exceeded [-] hectares, except for the part that had been occupied by the common people, the army stationed, and rewarded soldiers.

However, due to the barrenness of the land, the tenants fled, and the income was only a few thousand stones, which is better than nothing.

If converted into silver, there are 200,000 taels.

"120 million stone?"

Only then did King Yu come to his senses, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "This time, the food shortage problem can be alleviated a lot, and people won't be tied up."

"Where's the army station?"

"The army station is amazing."

Hearing this, Zhao Shu was extremely happy: "The army is divided into three or seven points. This summer, at least 500,000 stones can be obtained, and seven to eight hundred thousand stones can also be obtained."

"It's worth half of Sichuan Province."

Zhu Yixi murmured, her eyes getting brighter and brighter.

It's just a pity that Huguang is exempt from tax for one year, so we have to wait until the autumn harvest to see the harvest.

"Your Highness, these grains can flood the entire city of Xiangyang."

Zhao Shu smiled brightly: "The most important thing now is to allocate funds to build a granary to accommodate the grain that will be put into storage."

"Then allocate 20,000 yuan of silver coins to build ten granaries."

Zhu Yixi said rather grandly, feeling a little more relaxed in her heart.

In this troubled world, food is still reassuring.

Such a pleasant chat will soon be over.

Sun Changzhou is here.

"That's it for today!"

Zhu Yixi nodded and said, "Try to do it well."

Only then did Zhao Shu get up and leave, seeing Sun Changzhou enter.

What's the matter with the search department?

Muttering in his heart, naturally disgusted with the spy agency, Zhao Shu turned and left without taking a second look.

It doesn't matter to Sun Changzhou, he has long been used to this line of work.

"Your Highness, I was staring at Nanjing and found a big fish."

Sun Changzhou said excitedly.

So, he told Gao Bin out of Beijing and into Sichuan, and met Wang Yingxiong intimately, etc. in detail.

"Gao Bin, Wang Yingxiong?"

Zhu Yixi frowned when she heard these two names: "It seems that the Nanjing court still doesn't trust me!"

"The Holy Scriptures are deceived by villains, and they doubt the Great Wall."

Sun Changzhou said with righteous indignation, his eyes expressing expectation.

And King Yu ordered softly: "Wang Yingxiong is watching closely, don't say anything."

Wang Yingxiong was originally trying to figure it out for a while, and sooner or later he will win, so there is no rush at the moment.

(End of this chapter)