Although there has been no news about the cotton because of Yan Sheath, Lu Yan told the county magistrate that the cotton will be promoted first, and then reported to the imperial court after a certain scale is formed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it is said that the seeds can be paid for first, and cotton will be used to offset the cotton after it is planted, not many people have responded.

Most of the current land is used for growing food, and most people have a wait-and-see attitude towards this new variety.

At Lu Yan's suggestion, the county government posted a notice to encourage everyone to plant cotton on dry land, and there will be a special person to teach the planting method, if there is no natural disaster or man-made damage, it can ensure a yield of 300 catties per mu. The imperial court can let merchants recycle at a high price of as little as 20 wen per catty.

The common people are all human spirits, and the yield per mu of high-grade fertile land is only 500 quintals of millet, with a yield of more than 400 catties of rice, totaling 3 taels of silver. If the production capacity of cotton per mu in dryland reaches 300 catties, the income is 3 taels. It's too tempting.

Soon, the seeds in Lu Yan's hands were sold out, and everyone who purchased the seeds did not have to pay cash, and explained the details of the precautions for sowing in the early stage, base fertilizer and mid-term top dressing, maintaining moisture and cutting branches in the early stage.

Everyone simply signed a document stating that the cotton produced must be sold to Lu Yan, and if it passed the test, it would be recycled at a minimum of 20 wen per catty.

The problem of insufficient seeds was solved by the county magistrate. Although it is an aged seed, it can still be used if it is dried and screened.

In April this year, unlike previous years, the entire Pingyang County set off an upsurge of cotton planting, and if all the seeds purchased were planted, there would be about 100,000 mu.

Planted in April, seedlings emerge in mid to late April, and sufficient moisture is required from the end of April to the end of May. From June to October, sunshine is important. The temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and the growth is better.

When everyone planted in strict accordance with the method taught by Lu Yan, they found that the seedling emergence rate was high, and there was no problem until the bud stage in June.

This year's June was hotter than any other year, and when even a fifth of the river was left after a month of scorching heat, everyone panicked.

Incidents of group fights due to water grabbing occurred one after another in various places, just as a village in the middle of the night intercepted all the water into his own fields, and the upstream village blocked the river, leaving the downstream villages without water.

Food is the life of the farmer. If this water is gone, there is no guarantee of a harvest. Seeing the seedlings that were growing well due to the lack of water, the hearts of the farmers were dripping blood.

Especially those tenants, not to mention that there is no hope for the next year's rations, if this continues, they will not even be able to make up their share of the rent.

The price of grain has also skyrocketed, and the more it rises, the more it buys, and the more it buys, the more it buys.

By the end of August, the river had stopped flowing, and this year, it was supposed to be harvest season, but this year there was no harvest.

The county magistrate wrote to the court, but the court is now powerless.

The drought was nationwide, and the emperor decreed that local officials should solve it on their own.

The streets and alleys are flooded with refugees. The refugees unleashed a larger-scale explosion.

The county magistrate asked Mr. Zhang to come forward to solve the problem.

Mr. Zhang is depressed at the moment, the military has not been sent for two months, and the brothers are almost unable to open the pot. The ones I have saved over the years have also been squandered, and I can't take anything out of them.

Now that the county magistrate took the initiative to come to the door, he naturally asked for food.

The county magistrate endured the pain and pulled out enough rations for more than 1,000 people for a month. Only then did Mr. Zhang send troops to repel the refugees.

The gates of the city were finally opened, and martial law was imposed again.

They can't be killed, and they can't be locked up in prison, because there are not enough cells, and second, there is not so much food.

But there are many children among the refugees, many of their parents have starved to death, and there are at least dozens of orphans, the youngest of whom is a few months old, and the oldest is only seven or eight years old.

For this child, the county master couldn't bear to drive him away. I have never had children, and I also want to accumulate some virtue, so I gathered these children together and gave porridge every day.

But just giving porridge can't solve the fundamental problem. Those over the age of four are fine, those under the age of four are still unable to take care of themselves, and those under the age of one are arranged to take care of them.

As a result, the news of Pingyang County's acceptance of abandoned children did not go away, and more children poured into the county, reaching as many as 200 in less than half a month.

The county magistrate was anxious. Many people in the county also left their hometowns, and when they saw that the county magistrate was still taking in people from other counties, they gathered at the gate of the county government to ask the court to give relief food.

Mr. Zhang has a short mouth, and he also has the heart to let Yang Zhuo experience experience, so he arranged for Yang Zhuo to come forward to solve it.

Yang Zhuo came to the county office and stood on a high platform, with two rows of heavily armed soldiers standing straight next to him. Yang Zhuo looked down at the crowd of troublemakers, not angry but mighty.

Everywhere Yang Zhuo's eyes went, the troublemakers miraculously quieted down, and they didn't dare to look at them anymore. I feel that the people on the stage have an invisible coercion, which makes people can't help but surrender. It seems to be a natural king, which makes people feel awe.

"I believe that everyone is in trouble and needs to be solved by the parents to gather here. But you are so talkative, the county lord doesn't know how to judge which of you are most eager to solve the difficulties. Please send three principals with me to counsel inside. ”

You look to me, and I look to you, and at last I sent three representatives.

The content is roughly as follows, first, the county government opened a warehouse to release grain to solve the current problem, second, the price of grain is high, and third, the imperial court gives remedies for natural disasters.

Yang Zhuo gave honest feedback on the opinions of the delegates.

The county magistrate was at a loss, and actually asked Yang Zhuo's opinion.

Yang Zhuo suggested opening a warehouse to borrow grain, and each household could borrow 20 catties per person. It will be returned at the autumn harvest of the following year. In this way, along with some other coarse grains or wild vegetables, the family can last at least two or three months.

"Opening a warehouse to release grain without permission is a capital crime, and it cannot be done!"

Yang Zhuo said: "Food is dead, people are alive." Our county has never suffered from major disasters or wars. As far as I know, the grain storage in the granary is 40% higher than the standard, which is of course your good management. There is about 5% to 10% of the normal loss every year, even if each person borrows 20 catties, it will not exceed this proportion. Even if the imperial court temporarily levies grain, it will not be affected. ”

Yang saw that the county magistrate was still hesitating, and further guided, and three months later, the cotton was also harvested, and at least 80 percent of the people in the county planted it. This year's drought has no impact on cotton, because it needs sunshine in the later period. There is no problem with 400 catties per mu.

As for the price of grain, the part that is still higher than the standard after being lent to the common people will be sold at the market price before the price increase, and the per capita price cannot exceed 20 catties.

The county magistrate found the master, counted the roster, and calculated according to Yang Zhuo's method, almost 30% of the grain in stock.

Seeing that the county master was still hesitating, Yang Zhuo took another fierce medicine:

"As the saying goes, the people can carry the boat and the boat can be overturned, if it is not solved in time, in case of large-scale civil unrest, not to mention that the imperial court will govern a governance party, so that your black gauze hat will not be guaranteed, and even worse, in the chaos, the matter of human life is not ......"

"Don't talk about it! Just do it your way! But when you borrow and sell food, you have to help maintain order. ”

When the three deputies heard Yang Zhuo's reply, and learned that they would open a warehouse to borrow grain two days later, and that they could still buy grain at the original price, they happily went out with Yang Zhuo to explain the measures of the imperial court to the people gathered outside.

I don't know who shouted, "Our parents, you saved us! The grass people knelt down for you!"

After a while, a large number of people knelt in front of the county office.

"We have to thank this military master even more! Without him, we might have been arrested as a bomber. ”

The three representatives on the stage knelt down towards Yang Zhuo and kowtowed three times.

"Thank you, Master Jun!"

Everyone in the audience kowtowed to Yang clumsily.

"The county magistrate can make such a wise decision, which is really a blessing for the people of Pingyang County. Please do not abide by the order, strictly follow the requirements of the government, if there is a violation, there will be no forgiveness!"

Especially the last three words, loud and loud, an invisible coercion, shrouded in the top of everyone's heads, and everyone nodded their heads in a hurry.

After Yang Zhuo walked for about a quarter of an hour, everyone dared to raise their heads, and when they saw that the stage was empty, they let out a long breath.

"Who is that military master? When you look at me, my legs go limp. ”

"I don't even dare to look at it, as soon as I hear his voice, he wants me to kill someone, I guess I will do it for him. ”

"Pretty handsome! I've never seen anything so handsome. ”

"I heard that all the soldiers under General Zhang are under his control, isn't that more powerful than the county master. ”

On the third day, the government posted a notice: each person aged 10 and above can receive 20 catties of grain on credit, and each person under the age of 10 can receive 10 catties on credit, which will be returned in the autumn of the following year without interest. The tenant can discount the silver to the landlord at the market price before the price increase. The government sells grain at the market price of 7 wen per catty, and each person shall not exceed 20 catties.

The people rushed to tell each other, and in less than half an hour, several long queues formed at the gate of the county government.

Those who cut in line and maliciously troublemakers will be disqualified from taking food on credit or buying grain, so it is also in order.

But as dusk approached, looking at the longer and longer queue, the county magistrate was a little worried. Yang Zhuo, who supervised the people, was brought in to discuss countermeasures.

Yang Zhuo pondered for a while, and suggested that they should be assigned to the town according to the roster, and then from the town to the village, and the village to the household. If there is any illegal embezzlement, the fine will be handed over to ten parts of the embezzled grain, and the whistleblower will be rewarded with ten taels of silver.

People who queued up and did not receive food went home to wait for news after hearing about the government's new measures.

Within three days, all the grain had been distributed to the villages, and the villagers gathered in the open land at the head of the village, and began to distribute the grain.

During this period, Yang Zhuodu sent troops to visit secretly to prevent someone from filling his pockets.

To Yang Zhuo's surprise, the people all received their share of food.

The people, who had been given food, regained their faith and began to concentrate on the cotton. The government has a grace period of one month after the cotton harvest is allowed to buy grain. Everyone waited carefully on the only unaffected cotton.

100,000 mu of cotton, calculated according to the yield of 400 catties per mu, 20 wen per catty, at least 800,000 taels of silver.

Lu Yan has a full hand, and there are only about 60,000. In two months, the cotton can be picked. But Yan Sheath still didn't see anyone, and Lu Yan was so worried that she didn't think about tea and dinner. But the Qi family was in a hurry.