I was the best old lady in ancient times

Chapter 465
Niu Ben, the county magistrate of Qingshi County, was really bald during this time.

It was not because the stones from the quarry in the county could not be sold, but that during this period, the stones needed far exceeded the maximum amount they could produce every day.

For this situation, it is pain and joy!

After all, although Qingshi County owns the quarry.

But this quarry is not iron ore, or ore such as gold ore, silver ore, copper ore.

Most of the people who need stones are the fishermen who have no money along the coast.

The previous business of selling stones belonged to the state that the people in Qingshi County could not eat enough, but they could not starve to death.

Niu Ben was quite satisfied with this state before.

After all, compared with the Nanyue prefecture, the people in Qingshi County where he lives at least have something to eat.

Of course, when Chen Tai was working as a Futai, Niu Ben wanted to take the common people in the county to go to the capital to beg for a few times, and ask His Majesty for an explanation!
However, thinking about dragging the family and leading the family, the Niu family of the family finally endured that tone.

At that time, the fishermen along the coast fled one after another.

There are fewer and fewer people who buy stones.

Fortunately, because the land in Qingshi County is not suitable for growing grain, Niu Ben exchanged all the silver sold from the quarry for grain and secretly hid it.

It is also because of the existence of this batch of grain that the people in the entire Qingshi County did not die of starvation.

However, it is naturally impossible for Niu Ben to fill the stomachs of all the common people in the county.

If the big guys are all hungry, the people in your county will all look red with food.

No need for others to trouble Qingshi County, Chen Tai will be the first one not to let Qingshi County go.

After all, before Niu Ben bowed down in front of Chen Tai and made Chen Tai think that there were only stones in Qingshi County and nothing else.

Even if you want to scrape oil and water, you can't scrape it out, you can only scrape out a layer of stone powder.

It is also because of such a good county magistrate in Qingshi County that all the big guys survived.

After Xinfutai took office, Niu Ben was also very envious of the high-yield crops provided by Xinfutai.

But what's the use of being envious, the key is that their county is not suitable for planting!
Therefore, I can only resume my old business and sell stones.

Fortunately, the Futai who came back this time is a good person, and he is also serious about the common people.

When the fishermen who got away came back, they needed stones again.

As long as someone buys stones, Niu Ben will find a way to exchange the silver for grain, and store it back in the granary that was secretly used to help the common people.

Although the number of people buying stones has increased, Niu Ben always feels that there are still too few.

Before the grain in the granary was full, Niu Ben could not feel a sense of security.

Just when he was worrying about how much food he could not buy with the money he earned, he did not expect such a big order to come.

Originally, he left a part for others.

After all, if this stone is only sold to one family, no one else can buy it, and if they don't buy stones from their family in the future, the loss outweighs the gain.

Niu Ben felt that it was impossible to make a one-shot deal.

But he didn't expect that Liu Hu could actually get the new Futai's warrant.

With the warrant of the new Futai, it is naturally impossible for Niu Ben to keep some of them and give them all to Liu Hu.

But even so, Liu Hu still felt that it was not enough.

Niu Ben was a little skeptical. Could it be that the master behind Liu Hu is building a castle?

The stones pulled during this period are already the amount that Qingshi County usually sells in half a year.

However, Niu Ben knew that since the new Futai had come forward in this matter, it would be best for him, a little county magistrate, to pretend he didn't know anything.

Anyway, every time Liu Hu came over, he would give him a lot of money.

However, no matter how much money there is, the current Nanyue Mansion needs money rather than food.

Therefore, seeing the people in the quarry working day and night to dig stones, Niu Ben can't let them find a way to buy food and eat it, right?

Why don't you let Liu Hu help buy the food that all the people in Qingshi County need?

Anyway, since Liu Hu can get the warrant of the new Lord Futai, it must be a piece of cake to get some food.

Niu Ben touched his thinning hair, because it was too thin, and the bun on the top of his head couldn't be tied up easily.

"Magistrate Niu, you said you want food, not money?"

Liu Hu was a little surprised by magistrate Niu's request, but after being surprised, he felt a little clear.

Thinking of what the old lady had said to him before, Liu Hu calmed down a bit.

"I don't know how much food you want, magistrate Niu?
As long as the daily stones can reach the required amount, the matter of food is easy to talk about. "

Seeing Liu Hu come to the yamen again to ask questions, Niu Ben was feeling sorry for his hair loss.

In order to prevent himself from losing his hair again, Niu Ben directly stated his request.

Moreover, he was still a little uneasy.

After all, all the counties under the jurisdiction of Nanyue Prefecture have more or less been exploited by Chen Tai.

All the counties are poor and tinkling, and finally came a Futai master who is considerate of the common people.

Apart from paying taxes, the food grown now is just enough for them to eat, and there is no surplus to sell to others.

This is also the reason why although Niu Ben has money in hand, he can't buy food very much.

And the grain shop in Nanyue Prefecture was managed by the new Master Futai from the beginning.

However, I heard that the Hongchang Food Store has reopened recently.

However, although the Zhao Family Grain Store opened, it stipulated that the grain sold should not exceed ten catties per person.

In this regard, the new Futai Master also very much agrees.

Niu Ben is not a fool, he quickly realized that the grain store opened by the Zhao family is selling grain like this, and he is afraid that people will hoard grain maliciously, which will cause ordinary people to be unable to buy grain, and cause the price of grain to rise again.

This method is naturally good, but for Qingshi County, Niu Ben feels that it is not friendly enough.

"Can you really get food?"

Originally, Niu Ben, who was just thinking about whether he would hit a shot or not, immediately widened his eyes and asked after hearing Liu Hu's words.

"My old lady has a Zhuangzi in Mingzhou Prefecture, and a lot of grain is grown in the Zhuangzi.

Now as long as the magistrate Niu can get the daily amount of stones in place, the food matter will naturally be fine. "

Liu Hu replied to Niu Ben with a smile.

"Mingzhou Prefecture?

Then I would like to thank the old lady of your house, the more food the better.

As for the stone, please rest assured that Mr. Liu will do as required. "

When Niu Ben heard this, he was stunned. He knew that although Mingzhou Mansion was adjacent to Nanyue Mansion, Mingzhou Mansion was more prosperous and richer than Nanyue Mansion.

Immediately, he became happy again, and replied to Liu Hu with a face full of joy.

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(End of this chapter)