Yipin County Magistrate: Start with invincibility

Chapter 71

"Did you forget that the grain tax will be collected in two months. In the past, how much did we gentry help with the grain tax every year? This year, without our help, how can Qin Feng collect the grain tax?"

Hu Lai smiled coldly: "As long as you and I ignore Qin Feng's pleadings no matter what, then there are only two results waiting for Qin Feng. One is that the grain tax is not fully collected and the court convicts you! The other is that the grain tax is forcibly collected , Let the people starve to death! If it is the latter, the imperial court will not spare him!"

"This...is a dead end!"

Only then did everyone know what Hu Lai meant by calling them over.

It was for this matter!

Hu Lai's reminder also caught the eyes of all the squires.

"Yes! Why didn't I think of it!"

"Hmph! In what year did we not work together to help Ninghai County's grain tax? Without us, in what year could the grain tax be paid in full?"

"Finally I can vent my anger! Qin Feng will kneel down in front of us sooner or later, begging for mercy, begging for our help! I can't wait to see what he will look like that day!"

"Are you still waiting? Do you still want to help him?"

"No, I just want him to kneel in front of me, but I won't give him a grain of food! I want to watch him, forever!"

"that's right!"

Seeing everyone's reactions, Hu Lai was finally satisfied.

This reaction is worthy of their status as squires.

Squire, which one doesn't have a head, a face and a background?How could a magistrate be embarrassed all day long and sigh?

"The purpose of gathering all of you here today is to remind you of this matter. Since you all have the same attitude, I can rest assured that when we get to deal with Qin Feng, there will be traitors among us instead."

Hu Lai picked up the wine glass, raised his head, and said to everyone, "Everyone, drink! Let's work together this time! Look at Qin Feng, how to get through this difficult time!"

Everyone also drank the drinks in front of them, looked at each other, and everyone showed a relieved smile.

The road of the squire is blocked.

In fact, even if the country gentry did not discuss confrontation with Qin Feng, it was impossible for Qin Feng to ask them.

Qin Feng is not a wimp like the original owner, so he would not do such a shameless thing.

Qin Feng left the Yamen and went straight to the fields outside the city.

He would like to see why the arable land in Dazhou has such a small yield per mu.

If you don't look at it, you don't know it, but when you look at it, he immediately understands it.

Qin Feng grabbed a handful of soil in the field and sighed: "It's really hard for these farmers, just the quality of the soil... It's not easy to produce 300 per mu, alas."

The soil in Qin Feng's hand was so pale that it fell apart without even holding it.

This is not soil, it's close to quicksand, and this year's weather is good, with plenty of rain and sunshine.

The farmer in the field is also looking miserable. The farmers probably want to harvest more. The planting density is very high. One crop is next to another, and each one grows miserable and wilted. Baji.

Such a farmer, at the time of harvest, will have to throw flowers to celebrate if they can produce 300 mu.

But sigh, sigh, this trip to Qin Feng was not in vain, at least Qin Feng knew the reason why the yield per mu was so low.

One is that the soil is not good. The soil in this place is not fertile enough.

The second is that the planting technology is not good enough, and even the most basic concept of planting density is not there.

The third is the issue of grain.

In ancient times, there was probably no such thing as an agricultural college, and farmers only relied on the experience accumulated from generation to generation to grow crops.

How can farmers who don't know a single word of these big characters sum up their experience without a special person to study it?And how to improve grain seeds?
These are issues that urgently need to be resolved.

Qin Feng sighed softly and straightened his waist.

Although the difficulties are relatively large, as long as you know where the difficulties are, you can still be saved.

Thanks to him being a librarian, he reads all kinds of books when he is bored, and he is full of strange knowledge.

It is probably impossible to ask him to do the kind of thing that can be done by agronomists and professionals, but he can still find a way to improve fertility.

There is also the planting density, this thing can be tested...

In terms of time, this year is too late.

Farmers in Ninghai County mostly plant millet, which is an annual grain, and it is almost autumn now. Sow it at this time, and it will be winter when it grows. The temperature is too low to survive.

Even for experiments and improvements, we can only wait until next year.

This year, we have to find a way.

Qin Feng stood in the field pondering for a long time, then went back to the county government office with his hands behind his back.

When he returned to the yamen, he directly wrote a notice and asked the yamen servants under him to post it.

At the gate of the city, there was a notice board, and a crowd of people gathered.

"Xiucai! Xiucai! Hurry up and have a look, what announcement has Mr. Qin made?"

Some villagers shouted and called Xiucai over.

Xiucai began to read word by word: "The county magistrate of Ninghai County now collects grain from all peasant households. The purchase price is 3 renminbi per shi, and each household can collect up to 5 shi. Those who are interested can prepare grain after the autumn harvest and sell it in the county warehouse. grain."

"The surplus grain from previous years is also harvested. You can go to sell the grain on the same day. The total amount of grain purchased is limited, and you can stop as soon as you have enough. If you want to sell it, hurry up."

After hearing this, the common people were puzzled one by one.

"The county magistrate collects grain?"

"What does the county magistrate buy so much grain for? Could it be... he wants to open a grain shop?"

"What kind of grain shop is there! The grain shop of Zhang Daguan's family in the county only sells grain for 2 renminbi a stone, and the county magistrate takes 3 renminbi. How much does it cost? Can it be sold?"

"That's right... what does the county magistrate do with this grain?"

"Our County Magistrate Qin, since we want to collect grain, naturally has his idea. What does he do to collect grain? I only know that this is a good opportunity to make money! After this year's autumn harvest, maybe I have to sell five shi grain!"

"Yes, even if you sell it and go to the grain store to buy it, it's still a good deal."

"Hey? Then why don't we just go to the grain store to buy it first, and then go directly to the county magistrate to sell it?"

"It makes sense, let's go! Go buy food from Mr. Zhang!"

Although the common people are suffering, the Chinese people have known the importance of saving since ancient times, and every household can still get one or two taels of silver.

Many people flocked into Zhang Shun's grain shop, snapping up grain for 2 qian, 5 shi for a tael of silver, and reselling it for half a tael.

It's just that Zhang Shun's grain store is uncharacteristically not selling it!

The common people saw the notice, and these squires naturally also saw the notice.

How could they give up this opportunity to make money to others?

Which squire's family doesn't have any food in stock?

It's just that they were frightened by Qin Feng's tricks. They didn't know if Qin Feng was up to some tricks. Out of fear, a group of people gathered together to discuss.

"Hey, have you all seen the notice at the gate of the city?"

"I see, Qin Feng collects food for 3 coins and silver. Huh! I think he is crazy!"

"He has no choice but to prepare the food tax in advance. But what I'm curious about is, where does his money come from?"

"Yes, where did Qin Feng get the money to collect food?"

The squires were extremely puzzled.

(End of this chapter)