Shen Yan faced Zhu Furong's intention to cooperate, but she did not agree on the spot. Whether it is a matter of permission, or if she wants to use Zhu Furong to capture her, she needs to say that she will go back and discuss with Lin Ping.

However, she was actually willing to facilitate the deal, after all, the Jingjiang palace has been entrenched in Guangxi for more than 100 years, and its network and prestige are quite a huge resource.

If the joint business group can reach a cooperation with the Jingjiang royal government, it will be conducive to the all-round development of the joint business group in Guangxi, and can even become a sharp weapon for the joint business group.

Zhu Furong didn't think too far ahead, mainly because he was interested in this steady source of money, which was something that the Jingjiang Mansion needed more, but he smiled at Shen Yan and said with a friendly smile: "Then the county prince will wait for Shen Gongzi's good news!" ”

"Good! Don't dare to disturb the junjun, I will leave first! Shen Yan stood up like a gentle boy and bowed to Zhu Furong.

Zhu Furong handed Yahuan next to her a look, and Yahuan immediately sent the box that had been prepared a long time ago, and she said with a smile: "This is a gift I prepared for Shen Gongzi, and I hope Shen Gongzi can like it!" ”

"The county gentleman gave it to him, and he didn't dare to shirk it!" Shen Yan guessed that this should be the oolong tea of West Lake, thinking that it was actually conducive to the cooperation between the two parties, so she chose to accept it.

Zhu Furong watched Shen Yan leave, his beautiful eyes were full of brilliance, as if he was thinking of something interesting, but he suddenly "fluttered" and laughed.

When the two close-fitting maids next to them saw this scene, they secretly exchanged glances, thinking about the gift they had just given, and they felt funny in their hearts, and they only hoped that "Shen Gongzi" would not take it out in public.

After teasing Shen Yan a little, Zhu Furong also began to write home.

In fact, not only did Shen Yan have to go back to discuss with Lin Ping, although Zhu Furong had extremely high decision-making power, she also needed to report back the changes and decisions here.

With the continuous and effective replenishment of grain, the United Restaurant gradually grasped the initiative of the Liuzhou rice market, firmly controlled the price of the Liuzhou rice market at the price of one or two stones, and raised the sales limit to five catties.

As the sun rises and sets, this ancient city on the edge of the Liujiang River seems very peaceful, and the refugee camps outside the city gradually become familiar with life here, and they live their lives step by step.

Huang Jieshi is a resident of Huangshui Village, and came to Liuzhou City with the patriarch to avoid trouble. However, his wife is from Maping County, so the family chose to take refuge in her mother's family and was also arranged in a refugee camp in Maping County.

Although life was very difficult, the government's soup kitchen was fully guaranteed, so that the family would not starve to death. For the result of this one being able to live, he is actually satisfied with it.

Queuing up to receive porridge every day has become the most important thing in their family's life. As usual, she led her wife and children to line up to receive porridge, and then returned to the shed where they lived temporarily.

With the former prefect Gao Yan being brought to justice, their camp has become more organized, not only do people no longer eat rats, but also the sanitary conditions have been effectively improved.

"Listen up, if you have a fever, report it immediately! The doctors from Leizhou are all famous doctors who treat epidemics, don't harm others and yourself! An errand officer patrolled the camp, but kept mentioning some precautions.

Huang Jieshi has long been surprised by this kind of thing, but in fact, looking at the government's approach, his heart is even more relieved. After all, after a catastrophe, there is a common epidemic, and this thing really needs to be prevented.

Although the United Restaurant has removed the porridge shed, it sends pigs and sheep to the porridge shed of the government every day, and two fat sheep have been added to the porridge this morning.

After so many times of boiling, the taste of the sheep is already very light. But after all, it was released, so that many people were satisfied with even a trace of it.

When Huang Jie was really eating porridge, he looked like he was frowning and picked up a piece of sheep intestines and said, "I really won the lottery today!" ”

In this day and age, protein is a rare thing, let alone a once-in-a-decade drought. Being able to get a piece of sheep intestines is really lucky.

Huang's strong wife Liu Shi looked up and saw the sheep intestines, and her face was also full of smiles, but the smile disappeared immediately, she hurriedly picked up the sheep intestines that were sent to the bowl and sent them back, and said angrily: "You are the man of our family, so naturally you should come to eat!" ”

"You've worked hard these days! And your mother is right, I caused you to suffer and didn't let you live a good life! Huang Jieshi still cherished his wife very much, so he put the sheep intestines into her bowl and said.

Liu picked up the sheep's intestines again, but said seriously: "My life is already very good now!" It's not right to say that you hurt me, everyone is starving in the current disaster, isn't my mother's family also living on government relief now? ”

"I don't eat it!" Huang Jie used his big hand to protect the mouth of the bowl, and his head shook his head like a rattle in refusal.

Liu looked at her husband's stupid appearance, but was amused, turned her head to see her dumb son, and sent the sheep intestines to her son's bowl and said, "Then give it to Huzi!" ”

The son saw that the sheep intestines were sent to the bowl by his mother, but he did not do it immediately, but turned his head to look at his father.

Huang Jieshi looked at his son's timid appearance, and sighed secretly in his heart, but responded gently: "It's useless for Dad!" When the rice harvest is good in which year, I will let you and your mother have a mutton pot! ”

Many things seem to have been predestined from the moment they were born, and they have lived by farming for generations. His grandfather's generation could still live a prosperous life, but after the separation of his father and his brother, he can only barely make ends meet now.

Now his family's income depends on a few acres of thin fields, and the best result is a good harvest in a certain year, and he can exchange it for some more silver, so that he can have more money to improve the food for his mother.

Even this somewhat distant promise made the Liu family and his son full of expectations.

After eating the porridge, Huang Jieshi thought that someone had got another fatty fish in the morning, so he decided to try his luck on the edge of the Liujiang River. However, there are too many people here, and catching fish with bare hands is not realistic.

"Huang Jiezhu, I finally found you!"

When Huang Jieshi was making a wooden fork, a person from the same village hurriedly found him, but he couldn't help but drag him in the direction of the south gate of Liuzhou City.

When I arrived at the place, I saw that there was already a long queue in front of me.

After the explanation of this enthusiastic clansman, he realized what was going on, it turned out that the United Tung Oil Workshop wanted to recruit workers, which were divided into three categories: workshop workers, escort workers and fruit pickers.

Tung oil trees grow in the highlands, and they need not only skilled workers in refining, but also fruit pickers, as well as a lot of transportation workers. Whether it is transporting raw materials back to the workshop from the high mountains, or sending the tung oil produced in the workshop to Leizhou for sale, this requires a well-trained team.

In front of the team, there was a bulletin board: "Treatment: one or two dollars a month, including three meals!" ”

Even in normal times, in the face of the high-standard treatment of one or two dollars a month and three meals, they have already fought for their heads, let alone this special period.

The news spread slowly, and many people in the refugee area came to interview one after another, but it was like a scene of receiving porridge, and there were already four long queues here.

"Is it really such a good treatment? How do I feel like a fake? ”

"This is because we have been poor for too long, and the wages of skilled female workers in Leizhou workshops are already three taels!"

"People are really real people, even in the current situation, people don't think about robbing us!"

"If it weren't for Lord Lin and the United Restaurant, with the faces of those corrupt officials, at least half of our gang would have starved to death! Don't say it's one or two dollars, even if he is just full, I'm willing to help them do it for free! ”

"Come on! With your body, people can't look down on you! ”

"Who said I can't do it, just now the one who is shorter than me has applied for the job, and what people value in the United Tung Oil Workshop is how good your character is!"

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Huang Jiejian stood in the middle of the team, but he listened to the discussion of the people next to him, and slowly knew the general situation of the whole thing, but he was nervous in his heart.

He was fortunate to be pulled over early by the zealous clansmen, and although there were many people in front of him, there were even more people coming from behind. Just looking at the long queue in front of him, especially many people who were already socializing, made him feel uneasy.

In the current situation, it is so important to be able to find a livelihood. Not only for himself, but also for his family, having an income means being able to survive.

At this moment, he no longer thinks about the few acres of thin fields at home, nor does he beg for a rain in the sky, but hopes to pass this interview.

Seeing that the line in front of him was getting shorter and shorter, some people left happily, and some people returned dejectedly, his heart kept tense, for fear that the publicity would suddenly be full.

Fortunately, the number of recruits in the United Tung Oil Workshop was greater than he had imagined, and according to what he had observed, it was mainly to eliminate some of the traitors who were in the criminal department, and it seemed to be more inclined to honest farmers.

About an hour, Huang Jieshi finally walked into the house.

When he arrived at the front yard of the house, there was a reader in charge of registering information, who seriously asked him about some basic information, and then asked about his career choice.

There was still a group of people in front of him, and it was about half a stick of incense, and it was finally his turn to enter the interview room. When he got into the room, he saw a very stylish chief sitting at the table, but he finally thought that the chief was like a woman.

He answered a few questions honestly, and then he heard an indifferent voice say, "You've been hired!" Tomorrow you take this sign, gather here at the right time, and then start the pre-employment training! ”

"I was hired!" Huang Jieshi took the sign given by a young man, and emphasized with his eyes widening in disbelief.

The chief seemed to have been accustomed to this joy at him, as if he had suddenly thought of something, but he earnestly admonished: "Bring your wife and son with you to-morrow, and we will arrange for them to live in the city, and the conditions will always be better than here!" ”

Huang Jieshi heard that there were such good hidden benefits, and he was grateful to this principal, holding a meaningful sign firmly in his hand, and the whole person was like a dream.

By the time he regained some of his senses, he didn't know how he got out of the house. However, he knew in his heart that he had become a member of the United Tung Oil Workshop, and not only was the monthly money one or two yuan, but his wife and son could be arranged to be in the city.

At the end of June, after many difficulties, the first batch of grain from Leizhou was finally delivered to Liuzhou City.

With the opening of the grain route between Leizhou and Liuzhou, thanks to the maritime trade between Leizhou and Nanyang, the food problem encountered by the people of Liuzhou City was naturally solved.

Lin Haoran opened a pass to Leizhou in the past, but the shrewd Ming merchants had already expanded this pass infinitely. Leizhou's rice grain was no longer entirely dependent on Siam, there were Bomud rice from farther away, and even with Luzon, there was also a grain trade.

Although the grain trade is far from being comparable to the spice trade, it has always been a combination of risks and benefits, so there are also many Ming maritime merchants engaged in the grain trade.

Liuzhou's food problem has been effectively alleviated, and the joint tung oil workshop has been promoted in an orderly manner, and the first batch of harvesters have been trained to set off for the important production area of tung oil trees.

Although this drought has brought a heavy blow to Liuzhou's agriculture, it also seems to have given Liuzhou a chance to be reborn.

Liuzhou has sufficient tung oil tree resources, and has the technology to obtain tung oil from tung oil trees, and now it has the financial support of the United Business Group, and it can not become the largest tung oil production base in Daming.

With the opening of the grain route between Leizhou and Liuzhou, the two places have formed closer trade exchanges, and Liuzhou tung oil can sell its products overseas with the help of the window of Leizhou Port.

Once Liuzhou's tung oil industry rises, although it cannot take off like Leizhou, it will definitely stimulate the local economy.

However, it is worrying that as June draws to a close, there is still not a single grain of rain in the sky.

Although the United Tung Oil Workshop can solve some employment problems, the number of recruits is limited after all, and in the face of the livelihood of these hundreds of thousands of people in Liuzhou, the most effective solution is actually agricultural planting.

It's just that this kind of weather continues, and the fields of Liuzhou Mansion will no longer be blessed with rain, and the autumn grain in Liuzhou will also be hopeless, and tens of thousands of victims outside the city will have to spend an even more difficult winter.

"We have set up a prayer platform for rain, please ask the deputy envoy to help pray for rain!"

Faced with the dilemma of no rain in Liuzhou Mansion, many virtuous squires have found the acting prefect Qin Di, but they want to ask Lin Ping, the deputy envoy of the Qincha, to appear to pray for rain and find a trace of life for the people of Liuzhou.

Why invite Lin Pingping? Not only because of her noble status, but also because of her various acts of kindness.

It was precisely because of the appearance of Lin Ping that this catastrophe was resolved, so that none of the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city starved to death, which can be described as a miracle.