Chapter 254, the busy autumn harvest grain is piled up, and the wild land can also produce grain
On the tenth day of the seventh month, Situ Yan was a little restless, always feeling that there was something that should be remembered and forgotten, so she asked the plug, but the bolt didn't know what it was?
It wasn't until dinner that Situ Yan remembered that today was Li Dalang's birthday, and she was too busy, and Li Dalang was not by her side, so she vaguely remembered it but couldn't remember anything. At this time, there is no WeChat, and there is no Facebook, so if you want to send blessings or something in time, you can only sigh to Tianxing.
"Big brother, I wish you a happy birthday! I hope the third brother will remember your birthday, and at least help you cook a bowl of longevity noodles! Although Situ Yan's blessing could not be spread thousands of miles away, San Lang still felt it, and he prepared birthday noodles for Da Lang early in the morning, just like when Xiao Mei was there.
"Little San, thank you!" Da Lang eats the shou noodles prepared by his younger brothers, infinitely misses the little sister who is far away, I don't know if the little sister still remembers his birthday at this time, if he can eat the shou noodles cooked by the little sister herself, he will definitely cry happily on the kang.
Looking at the eldest brother with a happy face and a little worried, San Lang and they also looked out the window, when cooking noodles this morning, San Lang missed Situ Yan more than usual, and even secretly wiped his tears, but this time he was celebrating Da Lang's birthday, so he forcibly suppressed the discomfort in his heart and barely squeezed out a smile.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, for Situ Yan in the northwest border city, it was just a ripple in his heart. After all, there are too many things to do in the military camp and too busy, and there is no extra time to miss distant relatives. After being busy for the whole July, Duanmu Xuan has been a lot more honest these days, and he will only come to Juntun once every three or five days, although he doesn't say much, but when he looks at Situ Yan, his hot eyes are not diminished.
On the first day of August, Wu Jin's Juntun grain was ripe, and the autumn harvest began, not to mention that it was harvested nearly half a month earlier than other Juntun, and one mu of medium fields produced grain of one and a half stones, even the inferior fields also produced nearly one stone of grain.
The military households did not only pay the land tax. Moreover, there is a store of grain, and what is even more gratifying is that the reclaimed wasteland has also grown grain. Although more than one acre of land only produces half a stone of grain, and even less is only a few buckets, but these are all grains that do not need to pay taxes, which family is not happy to send Xie Yi to Wu Jin's house.
Wu Jin and Situ Yan expected this early on, and of course the thank you gift was accepted in full. The military households were persuaded to leave the grain and grass for the winter, and the rest was purchased at the market price of 8% according to what was agreed at the beginning.
For a time, every family in the whole team had grain and silver, and everyone was so happy that everyone's face bloomed. There is the smell of food in the military tun all day long, which attracts the surrounding military tun to come and see, some are envious, but more are jealous, of course, there are not a few who go to the relationship and pull relatives. After the autumn harvest, there were no less than five families in Juntun who did happy events, and it was very lively.
In addition to the field tax paid, Situ Yan suggested that Wu Jin build a military grain depot in the military tun, and store part of the grain and forage purchased in case of emergency, and all the excess was collected into the ring.
And the silver money to buy grain did not touch Situ Yan's deposit, but sold the herbs planted. Moreover, the lambs fed have also produced wool, goat milk, mutton, chickens, eggs, and pork in the tun school can also be exchanged for money.
Wu Jin and Situ Yan have had a bumper harvest this year. Not only money, but also grain, forage, and even some medicinal herbs were not less.
And the straw produced in the entire tuntian and wasteland was all made into forage bricks by Situ Yan, except for the ones left by the team, the remaining part was distributed to military households. Of course, the extra was deposited in her ring, which took up most of the entire ring.
Because there is no need to mow a large amount of grass to store winter forage, this year's surface vegetation has not been destroyed, and there is no flying sand and rocks outside the military tun, and even throughout the autumn, the wind and sand are much less than in previous years.
When Wu Jin led people to drive the collected field tax into the border city, he really startled Duanmu Xuan, according to his calculations, this autumn harvest should be at least more than half a month, why did Zhongxian enter the city at this time, and he was busy taking people to check.
"Zhongxian, how can the harvest in your tuntian be so early?" Duanmu Xuan pulled Wu Jin to stand aside, looking at the carts of grain and grass curiously.
"Sister Shemei said that it is because of the relationship between fertilizing and watering frequently, as for the rest, this is also the first time I have cultivated the land, and I still learned from those veterans in the military camp, except for these two points, there is really nothing special!" Wu Jin himself couldn't figure it out, he didn't feel that he had anything outstanding at first, until he looked at the land of other military tuns, and he felt that his military tun was born earlier. But I didn't think there was anything special, after all, from planting in the spring to harvesting in the autumn, he took people to take care of it carefully, so it was normal to produce early!
"That's just as well!" Of course, Duanmu Xuan knew that this Wu Jin had never farmed at all, but he still had some suspicions, anyway, as long as it was related to Situ Yan, there was always an evil spirit and accidents. And he thought that if the autumn harvest of the entire Northwest Army could be advanced, at least there would be no more frost or sand, which would be a great benefit to the Northwest Army. But I also know that Wu Jin himself can't say anything about this matter, so he can wait for the time to ask Situ Yan better.
The two drank tea and chatted while waiting for their subordinates to register in their accounts.
"Your Excellency General Qiyu, all the grain and grass have been registered in the account!" The soldier in charge of registration was full of excitement at this time, after all, the general valued the Wu team rate, and the Wu team rate really became an example in the army.
"Okay, you go down first!" Duanmu Xuan sent away the person who returned, and then looked at Wu Jin worriedly, "Brother Zhongxian ploughed the field for the first time, and it is rare to have such a harvest!" It's just that I don't know if there is any surplus food in the military cantonment? There is often heavy snow in the northwest, so is it better to prepare early? "After all, Duanmu Xuancai experienced a natural disaster last year, and it is normal to be worried. I was also afraid that Wu Jin would be greedy for merit, so he handed over all the grain and grass, but did not prepare to store grain.
There are no outsiders at this time, and Wu Jin and Duanmu Xuan are more comfortable getting along, "Brother Ziheng doesn't need to worry, not only is there enough food, but even a grain depot has been built in Tunzhong, and even the forage for the winter has been stored properly!" "These are already in Situ Yan's classification, and Wu Jin also led people to prepare properly.
"Oh! When the land was first divided, I remember that Zhongxian was allotted mostly low-grade fields, and I was afraid that it was a little difficult to pay taxes, so how could there be so much grain in stock? This is what Duanmu Xuan is worried about, according to his calculations, the grain and grass handed over should be all the harvest of Wu Jin's military tun.
In addition to the military households assigned to the tuntian that must be cultivated, the sister also took people to open up the wasteland and farm the land at the beginning of spring. Now that there are more wastelands, this can store enough winter food, and not only the military households have winter food, but even the extra teams have all been purchased. Even if it snows heavily throughout the winter, the people and horses can be properly housed, and the military families are repairing their houses these days, so there will never be another disaster like last year! These were discussed by Situ Yan and Wu Jin, after all, Wu Jin is now in charge of hundreds of people. Thousands of horses, if they encounter another snow disaster, with their family's strength, after all, is limited.
"Where did the money come from?" Duanmu Xuan knew that Wu Jin had some silver deposits, after all, the emperor had given him a lot, but if he used his own money, it would not be a merit.
"Some are from herb fields, some are raised livestock, and some are from desert meadows!" Hearing Wu Jin say this, Duanmu Xuan was relieved. More about the excitement.
"Good! Zhongxian, you have collected so much grain without moving the army, and you have also built a granary, I will definitely go to see it myself tomorrow! Duanmu Xuan even thought that this matter might also be able to ask for credit for Wu Jin, although the merit was not significant, it was better than nothing.
"I'm not alone in thinking about this. It's tired Yan'er, follow me to suffer! In front of Duanmu Xuan. Wu Jin didn't need to hide it, although he was very happy that the little sister's intelligence really helped him a lot, but he looked at the little sister who was getting thinner and thinner. The feeling of guilt is getting deeper and deeper.
Duanmu Xuan understood Wu Jin's pain, and he was also heartbroken, but he just wanted to help, and Situ Yan didn't allow it. Situ Yan insisted on using her own hands to help Wu Jin out of the military camp. Back in the capital, if Duanmu Xuan helped, she would look down on herself.
"Zhongxian, Yan'er is so much because she loves her brother, she doesn't care, let alone complain!"
"Ziheng, I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, almost all the big and small things in the military tun are my sisters helping me with advice, which has made me who I am today. Sometimes looking at those military households who came to thank me, I was embarrassed, if Yan'er was a man, I would not let her suffer with me, but I took the credit that originally belonged to her in vain! ”
"Yan'er must not think so, she told me before, what she wants is a plain life, a day to support each other with her relatives, she doesn't care about fame and fortune, she doesn't even care about gold and silver, she just wants to live a peaceful life in troubled times!"
"Yes! How can I not feel sorry for such a Yan'er? ”
"Yes! How can such a Yan'er let me go, how can I not protect it? Duanmu Xuan and Wu Jin silently read the people they cared about together in their hearts. One of the two people is brother and sister, and the other is love, both of them occupy a love word, and they are both trapped by love.
The two had lunch together, and Wu Jin took someone back to Juntun with the empty car. The next day, Duanmu Xuan really came early in the morning as promised, looking at the built granary, which was filled with grain and forage in different categories, even if there was a snow disaster this winter, Wu Jin would not have any problems here, and even the border soldiers had a disaster, and the imperial court had no time to transport grain to this point, with these, it would not be too much to last for several months. This is a wake-up call to Duanmu Xuan, if all the military tuns can be like this, then where is the Northwest Army still worried about what grain and grass will not continue, and the silver will not be enough.
"Zhongxian, this granary is very well built, it is prepared when it is safe, and it is used as a military supply when the war starts, it seems that I am going to rob you of this credit and let the entire Northwest Military Tun build this kind of granary!" Duanmu Xuan wanted to use this incident to ask for credit for Wu Jin yesterday, but he was worried that what happened to Tunxue before would be repeated again.
"This idea is what Sister She's thinking, and Sister Shemei and I also meant this at the beginning, this matter has to be done by Lao Ziheng, and the matter of shooting the first bird has been done once, we don't want to be greedy!" Wu Jin also had concerns about this, and the two hit it off.
"Okay, then I'm ashamed!"
"What's the matter, let Brother Ziheng be a general, and he will be so ashamed?" Situ Yan happened to come in for lunch, and it was a little strange to listen to the conversation between the two, so she asked.
"It's not a little brother, you are so resourceful, you are better than a man, it is difficult for us to be ashamed!" As soon as Duanmu Xuan saw Situ Yan, he smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.
"That's because you look down on women in your subjective consciousness, so you will be ashamed, there are specialized skills in the art industry, how can anyone understand everything, can do anything, Brother Ziheng can strategize on the battlefield and win thousands of miles away. My brother is full of wealth, and he is rich in five cars, and it is not an exaggeration to enter the pilgrimage. And the little girl, I can only care about these trivial things! You are still ashamed, am I the one who has been wronged? ”
"Hahaha!" The two were amused by Situ Yan's words.
"Little brother's sharp mouth is slightly better than that of the official lawyer!"
"Brother Ziheng doesn't know if it's praise or sarcasm?"
"Of course it's a compliment, otherwise what does the little brother think?"
"I don't think so, the officials are just some people who welcome the horse, and the lawyer is even more unreasonable and can argue three points, they are all cheeky people, Brother Ziheng is not sarcastic compared to me, what else does it mean?"
"This is really mine, then I will punish myself with three cups!"
"If you want to drink, just say it, is it possible that you can't do without your wine? For the sake of some wine, the good ones came to joke with me! Situ Yan's words were a little coquettish, and Wu Jin couldn't help frowning, "When did the little sister get so close to Ziheng?" "There was a little more worry in my heart, and the fun of this joke was reduced by three points.
Duanmu Xuan was very happy, Yan'er was really a little different to him today, although he couldn't tell what the difference was, but he felt a little closer again, so he naturally drank three glasses happily.
"When I marched into the tun just now, I saw that the soldiers seemed to be lining up? Don't know what's going on? ”
Wu Jin was asked, and then he retracted his worried heart and replied, "When I entered the city yesterday, I sold some herbs, wool and eggs, and by the way, I bought some burlap. At this time, Lu Tun Chang and Sun Tun Chang were releasing horses to the military households. In fact, I also want them to make winter clothes earlier. Save the cold weather, and you don't have to wear it yet! This military camp is too far away from the city, if you get frostbitten, please ask Langzhong to be troublesome! ”
"Zhongxian is using his own money to supplement me, a general, I am grateful!" Duanmu Xuan knew in his heart that Wu Jin had done him a great favor in this way, and all the silver money in his hand was used to buy war horses, and he thought that the linen cloth of the military household would be distributed when the grain and silver of the imperial court arrived.
"What Ziheng said, this is originally my business, don't dare to be greedy! Don't dare to thank you! Wu Jin and Duanmu Xuan exchanged a few more polite words, and then they talked about something else. (To be continued.) )