Taipingchun

It was supposed to be cool in May, but it was hotter than in previous years. Now Xu Xiu was wearing only a single piece of unlined clothing, holding a big cattail fan in his hand, and sitting in the inner office reading the latest mansion newspaper.

There is nothing new in the recent Dibao, except that Wang Shu's death made him feel that it was news, and that Henan was thrown into a civil prison by Liu Jin, which made him worry about Dong Qi's safety.

Wang Shu, who has been famous at home and abroad for more than 93 years, is [-] years old.Xu Xiu sighed and said to the people around him: "Taishi Wang really lived a long life."

As for Yang Shou, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who has already retired from office, was imprisoned, Ankui, Yushi Zhang Yu was arrested, and more than 130 civil and military officials were arrested for violating Liu Jin's will. This is already a very normal thing.This court hall is now Liu Jin's speech hall, and no one can shake the majesty of the emperor.

Zhang Cong's eyes were very good, he glanced at Dibao and said: "Zhao Chengqing is dead."

Xu Xiu looked at the Di Bao again and said with a sneer, "It hurts the sky and kills him, it will be cheaper for him to die."

Sitting next to him, Zhang Cong wiped his sweat helplessly and said, "Boss, the people outside are raging, do you still have the heart to sit here and wait for death?"

Xu Xiu asked curiously, "Otherwise? Master Liang hasn't come yet."

The people's sentiments are raging, so Jiangning County can't sit still, but Xu Xiu's disposition has already changed. It has been three years since Zhengde, no matter what, he is already past the age of weak crown, and he has gone through so many things, so he has changed a long time ago. matured.

Zhang Cong reminded: "Now it's Liang Xiancheng."

Liang Xing outside the door seemed to have heard this, walked in and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to the support of the adults."

Since Wu Xiancheng was dispatched, the seat of the county magistrate in the county government was not good, so it was so vacant. Xu Xiu recommended the original director Liang Xing, and the newcomer had the upper hand to save face, so it was finalized.

Seeing him coming in, Xu Xiu put away the mansion and reported seriously: "Let's not talk about the polite words first, Liang Xiancheng, you go and sort out all the grain storage in this county, I want to check."

He didn't mention the purpose, but Liang Xing was like a bright mirror in his heart, and said: "It won't take much time to finish the arrangement, sir, do you want it to be flat?"

Looked at him, nodded slightly, acquiesced.

"ASAP."

Liang Xing didn't say much when he heard the words, and turned around to prepare various account books.

Although the old scholar was very worried about the danger of using the stored grain, Xu Xiu knew in his heart that a large part of the Changping warehouse under the jurisdiction of the magistrate was used to supply the salaries of the officers and officials of the guards, and the other part was the regular reserve.

Using the stored grain in the Changping Warehouse will inevitably alarm the guards. Qiuba and the others don't care about the grain in Jiangning County. What they want is to collect the grain on time.The big deal is like last year, just use it first and make up later.

Zhang Cong said: "Last year when there was a flood in Yingtian Mansion, your lord used the Changping granary, and the imperial court also waived the land tax for a year."

"have a look."

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Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty once said: The man who saves money is the fate of the world.If there is a lot of millet and a lot of money, why not make it happen.

There is also a saying in Guochao: without three years of accumulation, a country is not a country.

These two sentences clearly illustrate the importance and necessity of traditional farming civilization for grain reserves.In fact, for our common people, if there is enough to eat, who would rebel against you, if the reality did not force the peasants to be unsustainable, it is obviously impossible.

Inherently princes and generals have different opinions, but they are also forced to vent their frustration.

Xu Xiu Jiangning has been in power for more than a year. Although he was troubled by the case of the two princes in the first period of time, he did not forget that population and food are the most important achievements of being an official in the traditional way, followed by culture and education. , so rectifying the normal warehouses and hoarding food is the real right way.

Being an official is not something that can be promoted after a few cases are judged.Last year, he had no choice but to encounter the flood in Yingtianfu, and Jiang Ning also suffered from the seedlings. The loss was not small, and opening a warehouse to release grain became an inevitable move.Considering Nanjing City's status as the capital after all, the imperial court exempted Jiangning and other counties from the land tax for one year, which did not cause Jiangning to suffer heavy losses.

Xu Xiu looked through the storage situation in the county one by one, and when he found the righteous warehouse, he threw it in front of everyone and said, "It's really a face, there are only three hundred stones."

The so-called righteous granary is a granary built by rich folks who voluntarily donate grain. Of course, the county magistrates are basically going to persuade them to donate, and they will also write several letters of commendation to them to show that they are a family of benevolence and righteousness. This is regarded as a way to summon the Julu family. Before the banquet, it is not necessary to talk about food, but what to talk about.

However, after Xu Xiu arrived in Jiangning County, he never tried to persuade them to donate, nor did he give them any preferential treatment. Naturally, the data of this charity warehouse can only go down.

Liang Xing glanced at the previous storage, and it was clearly written that there were more than two thousand stones, and he couldn't help shaking his head secretly.

Statistical data can be summed up, and the total can be obtained with an abacus.

The little official bowed and said: "My lord, the Changping warehouse, the righteous warehouse, and the social warehouse, total 9, three stones, seven buckets, three liters, five-in-one, four spoons, five pinches, five kyu, three millet, three grains, seven grains, and one fiber."

Xu Xiu frowned, a little displeased, although he wanted to praise him for being able to count the storage situation so accurately, but he knew the grain situation in Jiangning County well, so when the figure came out, he obviously didn't believe it and forgot In order to praise him, he said, "Don't lie to me."

The little official trembled and repeated: "It's absolutely true."

"Snapped."

Xu Xiu, who hadn't patted the table for a long time, kept a straight face, so naturally he wouldn't get angry with the little official.

Dao: "Jiangning's Baili County, a county with a population of 20 households, has only a stock of more than 4 shi. What is the situation? If any natural disaster* occurs, causing refugees to flood into the city, more than 4 shi of grain I guess even some porridge won’t come in handy.”

Thinking of this, Xu Xiu vaguely felt that something happened behind his back, and said immediately: "Liang Xiancheng."

Liang Xing was also a little confused, so he quickly said, "Yes."

"In the days to come, bring some people with you to seek support from Shangguan, and count the number of farm households in Jiangning. Leave the rest alone for now."

What is closely related to food is the total number of population and fields. From these two data, it may be possible to see why there are so few food reserves.

Even though Liang Xing was not a few years older than Xu Xiu, he had been a petty official for some years, so he was naturally well-versed in these ways, so he quickly responded: "Yes."

After he left, Zhang Cong said: "Accordingly, the stock in Baili County is as many as one million stones, and as few as hundreds of thousands. Jiangning's one year's work is naturally caused by floods, but it is not so much less."

Leaning on his back, Xu Xiu put his hands behind his head and said to him, "Assuming a new job in Jiangning, when I took over, it cost more than 40 shi."

Three quarters of a year less...

Zhang Cong thought about it and said: "If this is to be held accountable, it may be difficult for adults to be promoted."

Xu Xiu nodded and said: "Three-quarters less, no matter how much effort you put in, you won't get a good evaluation."

Zhang Cong comforted him and said: "There is still a year and a half left. With the ability of the Dong family, it will not be too difficult to fill the warehouse."

He didn't answer, Xu Xiu didn't have much obsession with being promoted or not. Even if he was promoted at the end of his tenure, Liu Jin would still be the same Liu Jin, and the eight tigers would still be the same eight tigers, and his situation was even worse.However, to let him take up another post in Jiangning, to be honest, he is not very reluctant. Although it is contradictory, this is the case in his psychology.

Xu Xiu pondered: "Nanjing is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is not a problem to store grain with millions of shi. You said that if I go to the officialdom in Nanjing, can I get some grain?"

Although it is incomparable with the 800 million shi of grain that goes into Tongzhou warehouses in Beijing every year, Jinling is indeed the place in the southeast that is least afraid of food shortages. As a county under its jurisdiction, the price of grain is too high and the people are in trouble. It's not unfounded, there is such a precedent.

Zhang Cong was not optimistic, and said: "I don't think that Zou Wang will not fail to see this, Jiang Ning doesn't care about it, and it's not a big problem for the parents to use the food for ordinary food, but if they use Jinling's food, the relationship inside is even more serious. The intricacy of the game will give him more opportunities to attack the club."

Taking a sneak peek at Xu Xiu, Zhang Cong noticed that his head was still sweating, and was secretly worried.

People say that a calm mind naturally cools down. Although Xu Xiu said that she was calm on the surface, she was still a little vain in her heart.

Xu Xiu stretched her waist and said, "That is to say, the grain we can use at present is only 11 shi."

This amount is very small, no, it is pitifully small, probably only one-tenth of those merchants hoarding grain. If you want to use these 11 shi of grain to pry their at least a million shi of grain, it is simply a waste of money. wishful thinking.

Zhang Cong regretted making such an opinion a little bit, and said, "What do you think, Master?"

Xu Xiu asked back: "The matter has come to this, can we still give up?"

Zhang Cong said: "I can't give up, but if there is a mistake in the food link, wouldn't it mean that the whole game will be lost, and the cloth will be of little use."

He was already mentally prepared. This idea was proposed by him. If he didn't succeed in the end, he might be ashamed to stay in Jiangning County.

Zhang Cong made up his mind and said: "Boss, I will go back to my hometown next time to raise food."

Xu Xiu waved his hand and said: "Time does not allow, 11 is 11. If they really can't stand it, let alone 11, even less is fine. If Zou Wang really exceeds our expectations, we can use the Zou family's money , then no matter how much we invest, it will be useless. Therefore, the problem is not the amount, but the psychological warfare. How to build momentum is a problem.”

Zhang Cong, who calmed down, also understood that 11 yuan is not too much, and it is not too little. They are hoarding millions of stones because they are waiting for a price, not because they have no cost. Things like rice noodles are easy to save. , but it is not easy to store, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and takes up a lot of money. After all, the price is not too high for daily needs. The advantage is that the shipment is fast, everyone needs it, and the funds will be returned quickly.

But if they keep a large amount of money in their hands for a long time, the pressure of funds will be enough to overwhelm them.

Xu Xiudao: "If you can't get rid of it in a short time, many businessmen may not be able to bear it. Now they only follow Zou Wang's arrangement for the sake of a greater future benefit that Zou Wang has created for them. Long, I have a countermeasure on my side, and Zou Wang can't give them timely flow of water on the other side, so this is an opportunity for us to take advantage of."

Zhang Cong smiled and said, "So, everything is still under your control?"

Xu Xiu also laughed and said, "It's long-winded."