Chapter 476: The harvest is in sight
Ning Qingzheng returned to Gutuntian Yamen and brought Mr. Ning's gratitude, which relaxed Lin Qing's tense nerves. He hugged the Ning family's thick waist. He finally felt safe tonight.
When she returned home, Xiao Cui clearly felt the master's joy. After many days of tense face, she smiled. She quickly ordered the chef to cook good dishes and drink a few glasses with Lin Qing after hot wine.
When I was drunk and hot, Xiao Cui leaned beside Lin Qing and said softly: "Master, I have a crush on Chang Yixiang's jade bracelet. Can you give me some money to buy it?"
Speaking of money, Lin Qing subconsciously glanced at the ebony box under the bed. The silver hidden in the birthday gift box for Grandpa Ning was empty, and the remaining six hundred taels of silver was really not much. Xiao Cui found Lin Qing's hesitation, and the powder on her chest pressed on Lin Qing's shoulder and gently rubbed it, and said in her ear: "Master, that pair of jade bracelets are really good. I am not just for myself, but also thinking about saving something for our future children. Didn't the master say that I would have children with me, forever?"
Lin Qing was forced to do so and nodded in agreement. Xiao Cui kissed Lin Qing's face happily, handed the cup in her hand to Lin Qing's mouth, and poured Lin Qing a glass of wine. After drinking, she slept until the sky was bright. Lin Qing felt refreshed and walked towards the yamen in front with wind.
In the past, the military farm yamen was noisy, but the past few days were calm. Lin Qing was both proud and heartbroken, and he lost money and eliminated disasters. He hoped that he could overcome the difficulties safely and get back the money he had spent.
Governor Jiang did not come to inspect, but Ma Biejia came, checking the growth of the military farm and dealing with some problems. Lin Qing asked Governor Jiang's movements with a little thought. From Ma Biejia's mouth, he learned that Governor Jiang's wife was seven months pregnant. Mr. Jiang and his wife were in love with each other and were at home with her wife.
Lin Qing's heart was even more stable. It seemed that the governor of Jiang was determined to be stable. As long as the army was stationed without any trouble, everyone would just live a life and maintain a harmonious state in the officialdom.
After Jiang Anyong returned to the Huiye Mansion, he was ordered by the Ministry of War to report to the garrison. He entered the 22 people in the world, became famous in one battle, and made a name for the Huazhou garrison and even the Anxi Protectorate. Guan Pingzhong was very happy with the many brave generals under his command, and asked him to lead the newly formed Light Cavalry Army.
When attacking the strongholds of the Rongmi people, a lot of materials were seized, including more than 3,000 of the top-level military horses. The Anxi Protectorate took out two thousand integers, and there were more than 1,300 left. Guan Pingzhong was very envious of the Qing cavalry, who came and went like the wind, so he formed the Qing cavalry. In the future, the battle with the Western Regions will definitely be indispensable. Guan Pingzhong thought of using this Qing cavalry to make new contributions. With Jiang Anyong leading the light cavalry and the strange training method of the governor of Jiang, his Baron Anxi might become Anxizi, Anxibo, and even Anxihou were expected.
Jiang Anyong was determined to lead troops to fight, and the Light Cavalry Team, which could command 1,500 people, was overjoyed. For the sake of his younger brother's future, Jiang Anyi had to let go and selected 80 guards to protect his younger brothers from the personal guards. Jiang Anyong left, and Park Tianhao became the captain of the personal guards. Unlike Jiang Anyong who was determined to make contributions on the battlefield, Park Tianhao hoped to follow Jiang Anyi and naturally rose with Jiang Anyi's rise.
In early June, the Miao village master arrived. Without Jiang Anyi's expectations, Tian Shaoqiu came. He was followed by a man and a woman. Jiang Anyi recognized that the girl was giving him in the backyard of Changlefang.
Tian Shaoqiu's granddaughter who poured tea, when he saw Jiang Anyi, the woman smiled at him.
The back house of the government office was packed with a small courtyard, and Tian Shaoqiu and others lived in. After introducing Jiang Anyi, he learned that the boy was his granddaughter Tian Zhi's husband, called Kaiwa. The couple followed Tian Shaoqiu to take care of his daily life and learned skills.
Tian Shaoqiu's arrival made Jiang An Yian feel at ease. When he used true qi to bet on dice, Jiang Anyi lost to others, so Tian Shaoqiu's kung fu naturally had great skills. Siyu soon became friends with Tian Zhi. According to her, Tian Zhi's kung fu is good, and Kaiwa is even more powerful.
Time flies quickly. In mid-June, Boss Guo’s honey fruit business opened. Last year, he signed a contract with the farm. The fruits and melons were continuously transported from the fields to the farm that Guo Huaili bought outside the city, where nearly 600 people made honey fruits.
Due to Guo Huaili's intervention, the prices of fruits and vegetables in the Huazhou market have risen by 50% this year. Those merchants who want to follow the trend to make honey fruits shook their heads when they saw the price of honey one a day. When they learned that the price of Boss Guo's honey fruits was the same as last year, their eyes fell all over the ground. At the current price of honey, even the price of this price has to be compensated.
Last year, many people learned a lesson. Honey fruits without honey cannot be preserved at all. Some people bought "Fatty Guo" honey fruits, hoping to find the secret. They are as sweet as sugar water, but the fragrance is different from honey. It seems that Boss Guo has obtained something new to replace honey.
Someone spent a lot of money to buy a small piece of "rock sugar" from the worker's worker. "Fatty Guo" honey fruit is not honey but this kind of thing. By denied that "rock sugar" is slush, it is just that the slush sugar on the market is all red. Adding the honey fruit to the color is turbid, and the price will be greatly reduced.
Although the origin of "Ring Candy" is mysterious, the local forces in Huazhou cannot be slapped. They quickly discovered that "Ring Candy" comes from Miao Village in southern Xinjiang. However, no matter whether they ask softly or coerce and induce others, these Miao people insisted on signing an agreement with Boss Guo and could only trade with him.
Seeing that the fruits and fruits were on the market, and it was time for honey fruits to sell well again, the delay of the day would make a lot of money go away. Those forces could not sit still and set up a banquet in Qixianlou to invite Guo Huaili. Finally, they bought "rock candy" from Boss Guo for 800 cents per pound.
The price Guo Huaili and Sun Licai negotiated was 550 cents per pound, and they saved 250 cents at one turn. This made Fatty Guo very proud and boasted in front of Jiang Anyi. Jiang Anyi ignored Fatty Guo's pride. Money was no longer an important thing for him. The wheat was about to be ripe, and the net he scattered was about to be collected.
In Baqing Town, golden wheat fields spread in front of you, and the plump wheat ears rose and fell like waves in the breeze. Feng Dingzhong stretched out his hand and gently stroked the wheat rays, just like stroking the tender hair above his son's head. Three months of hard work brought about the harvest scene in front of you, and the joy was about to flow out of your heart.
Old Man Huang came again. This time, County Magistrate Fan invited him to teach the garrisons to harvest and thresh. Looking at the wheat fields in the sun, Old Man Huang sighed enviously: "This land is so good. I guess I can receive about two stones per acre, which is one or two more buckets than my land."
Feng Dingzhong looked at the farmland in front of him with a smile. He stationed troops in 50 acres of land each and could receive a hundred stones of grain. He agreed to share half of the food with the government.
As a result, each person can receive fifty s of grain, enough for the family snacks. In addition to the fifty acres of land distributed by the government, many people have also reclaimed land. These lands do not have to pay taxes within three years, and all the grains they earn belong to themselves. Under the guidance of Mr. Huang, he planted half acre of cantaloupe melons, and it grew well. By July, he should be able to collect seven or eight hundred kilograms of melons. According to the market price, five cents per kilogram should be sold for more than three taels of silver, and there will be more variety in the next year. There are also sheep bought with a few friends in two or three months and can be sold at a good price. Practicing happily, Feng Dingzhong planned to wait for the grain to find an opportunity to tell Lord Jiang that he would also move his family to the garrison land. Only when the family lives together would be harmonious.
The sun shines on the wheat fields, turning the beautiful scenery in front of you into a sea of joy, and a smile appears on the faces of every soldier who comes to harvest.
Lin Qing ran around the garrison during this period. So far, the four Protectorate Administrations have brought a total of 14,000 troops to the garrison and distributed 7,000 hectares of military farming. Although they came at a time of time and were planted, Lin Qing initially estimated that based on the yield per mu of 7 stone, by the end of June, a total of 800,000 stones of wheat could be collected, and other crops such as beans could be collected. The military farming office and the military farming army had half of the share, and could receive 400,000 stones of wheat and 100,000 stones of beans. These grains were enough for the consumption of a 100,000 army in one year, and Huazhou would no longer have the worries of food shortage. With this confidence, the Anxi Protectorate might move west to Huazhou. Undoubtedly, the military farming policy of Jiang governors has achieved great success.
A bucket of wheat can be exchanged for twenty cents, and a stone can cost 20 cents, and a stone can cost 200 cents, and 400,000 stones of wheat is 80,000 taels of silver. As for the low price of beans, Lin Qing was too lazy to make a decision. It was so big that there were definitely many people watching him. The officers of the army, the local government and the military field office were all thinking about getting a share. Lin Qing looked at him and thought about how to get the fattest place, which was the least eye-catching.
The wheat fields were ripe, and the Chaoting Ministry of Works sent Liu Jiexing, the military farmer. Jiang Anyi met Liu Jiexing when he was in the Ministry of Rites. He knew that he was from the Liu family of Changhan and that he was not in harmony with the aristocratic family. The Chaoting sent him to inspect the results of the military farming. He should be careful.
Liu Jiexing looked at the young governor Jiang and was really envious. He passed the age of 23 and was taken care of by his family. Now he is a military farmer from the fifth rank. In the eyes of others, he is the object of envy, but in front of Jiang Anyi, he is the exchange of characters he envied in front of Jiang Anyi.
Jiang Anyi's worries are not without reason. Before Liu Jiexing came to Huazhou, someone did hinted at finding Jiang Anyi's fault. Some elders in the family also looked for him, saying that the business with the Western Regions was affected by Jiang Anyi and the profits were not as good as in previous years.
However, before leaving, Ning Ze, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, found him, and a few high-sounding words revealed his intention to protect Jiang Anyi. This reminded Liu Jiexing of the emperor's praise of Ning Ze in the court a few months ago, and also gave the Ning family the four words "urgent and righteousness". The Ning family is close to the Han family in Huazhou.
Liu Jiexing knew that the Minister of Works, Lu Jialin, was not happy with the emperor, but the expedition was about to be imminent, and the emperor wanted to maintain the stability of the court so he did not take him down. When the expedition was over, the official career of Lu was coming to an end. It is most likely that the attendant of the successor Lu Shangshu was the Minister of State.
Chapter completed!