To say that the fortune of the Ming Dynasty is really bad, there are wars and disasters in various places for many years.

Fujian is not much better, there are many mountains and few plains, either drought or flooding, drought is the majority, no, it is dry again!

Since the beginning of summer, there has been a great drought in Fujian Province, the land is scorching, the earth is smoking, and the crops have died of drought.

Although the cultivation of sweet potatoes was promoted, the drought was so severe that even the sweet potato seedlings wilted, and the sweet potatoes dug up were small.

To tell the truth, the people of the Ming Dynasty thought that sweet potatoes were fed to pigs, and they planted sweet potatoes in the southeast province, if it weren't for Yan Dashao's high prestige, everyone would almost rebel!

And in Daming Fujian Province, everyone wants rice to eat, and they want rice to eat!

As soon as Wang Daochun took office in the middle of the year, he was faced with the dilemma of lack of grain and rice among the people, and he couldn't help but scratch his head.

Sure enough, Fujian Fu is not good, not to mention dealing with the southeast government, even the civil affairs are in trouble.

He is not an immortal, and he can't conjure rice out of nothing.

Depressed, Governor Wang came to a private visit.

Dressed as a scholar in a green shirt, he brought a Qing guest named Mr. Kang, and went out from the side door of Fuya in the evening under the protection of several plainclothes bodyguards.

I went to the street to go around, but I saw people coming and going, buying and selling well, and the market was not depressed.

In particular, I went to see the rice shop on the street, close to one tael of silver and a bucket of rice, and the price was rising.

Walking with a heart, I arrived at the most lively restaurant located on the side of the Minjiang River, but I saw that the business was booming, and the lights were on, and it was already crowded with diners, shouting three and drinking, punching and eating wine, eating and drinking, eating and eating, and being happy!

On the Minjiang River, there are more flower boats piercing the edges, and there are bursts of Feifei sounds, which is quite a kind of "businesswomen don't know the hatred of the country".

Wang Daochun and Mr. Kang found a larger restaurant to sit down for dinner, but they saw that the signs of those restaurants all read "Authentic Southeast Cuisine!" ”

Mr. Kang called someone to come and order, and to his and Governor Wang's surprise, it was a young woman who was in charge of the order

It must be known that in the feudal society of the Ming Dynasty, women rarely showed their heads, and there were many women working in the restaurants along the river.

"Authentic Southeastern cuisine? What kind of southeast cuisine is it? Wang Daochun asked.

"This guest officer, our southeast cuisine is a master invited from the southeast mansion, including fried oysters, southeast beef soup, rice cakes, southeast meatballs, fried flower branches, shochu snails, French fries and so on!" The young female counselor of Yanke said sharply: "You are satisfied, Officer Baoke!" ”

"Beef soup?" Wang Daochun's eyes froze and asked.

"Ahem, it's all dead cows, dead cows!" The female counselor reacted quickly and added: "It has been filed by the government!" ”

Wang Daochun smiled, he is by no means an official who doesn't know anything, beef soup is made every day, where can there be so many dead cows.

However, he did not ask any questions, and asked the female counselor to choose what she was good at.

The food was served quickly, Wang Daochun and Mr. Kang tasted the southeast food and listened to the people in the market.

Sure enough, I heard something, one said that the Southeast Province has done a good business in recent years, and it is going well in Southeast Asia, occupying a large number of islands.

"They take the island out for auction, as long as they have money, they can be an island owner and pass it on to their descendants!" Someone said, and there was a voice of envy all of a sudden.

"The most profitable plantation is to grow all kinds of crops, such as rice, corn, tea, peanuts, sugar cane, tobacco, coconuts, etc., as long as you work hard, you will definitely earn money!" A guest said.

Others asked, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sell?" ”

"How can it!" The man smiled and said, "Harvests are bad everywhere on the mainland, and you can harvest as much grain as you grow!" As for the money, it's not a problem, Hongmaofan brought us silver to buy our silk tea and porcelain! ”

"Yes, the price of rice has risen again!" Someone said.

"It seems that the Southeast Prefecture is preparing to transport a lot of people to Southeast Asia again!" Wang Daochun listened to people envious.

"Yes, there are disasters and no disasters, and the Southeast Mansion always earns!" Everyone is envious of the authentic.

"Why is there so much grain in this southeast province?" Someone asked, puzzled.

"People have a very large reserve depot, one has 5 million stone of grain, there are two, both in Taiwan Province, I heard that two new reserves are being built in Java, everyone is full, I heard that the Prime Minister of the Southeast Prefecture Chen Zhenji personally served as the head of the grain depot, find out who dares to cheat, all will be executed!"

"Scared, so much food?! Isn't that equal to the Luokoucang of the Sui Dynasty? ”

During the Sui Dynasty, many granaries were built along the Grand Canal, and Luokou Warehouse was one of them, with amazing grain storage, which could hold 24 million quintals of grain, and was the largest granary in the country at that time.

Aroused the resonance of the diners, everyone scolded the corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty for losing the grain, in fact, the system of the Ming Dynasty is perfect, the official warehouse has an official warehouse, and the people have a righteous warehouse to store grain, but it is a pity that the government regards the granary as an important place for profit, and the official warehouse only sees mice and rice.

Others scolded the government, Wang Dao was purely spitting on himself, he was more concerned about why the price of rice rose in the southeast and the southeast mansion transported people out of the mainland.

In his opinion, Yiye knows why there are many women working in the riverside restaurant, because there is a shortage of male labor!

This southeast province has moved all the men from the mainland, doesn't it make the mainland a source of water?

At that time, Wang Daochun was silent, and sent many people to inquire about the news after returning to Fuya.

Soon, Mr. Kang summed up the news he got from all over the place and reported to Wang Daochun: "Your Excellency, they are luring the people with grain, as long as they go to Southeast Asia, they will have food to eat, and they will have land!" ”

No wonder so!

Listen to the details, the southeast government has set up points in various states and counties to lure people to Southeast Asia, and their food is extremely rich, and it is always full.

"Hmm!" Wang Daochun nodded, and soon issued an order to all prefectures and counties, asking that for the sake of people's livelihood, the price of rice should be stabilized and grain should not be hoarded.

This decree is the devil who cares about him, and all grain merchants can do whatever they want, and the local government is also in violation of yin and yang, of course!

Such a good opportunity, if you don't get rich, it will be unreasonable.

Whatever the governor says, everyone will operate in reverse to make a fortune.

By July, when the drought in various parts of Fujian Province was a foregone conclusion, Wang Daochun issued an order for the prefects and fellow governors of all localities to go to Fuzhou, the provincial capital, to discuss matters.

Unexpectedly, after those officials arrived in Fuzhou, the prefects all kept Wang Daochun collectively, and the same intellectuals went to Fuya to accept the task, that is, to return to the territory, responsible for cracking down on speculation, arresting those unscrupulous businessmen who drove up prices, and seizing their grain for disaster relief!

I have to say that Wang Daochun's shot is quite old and ruthless, he waved the banner of righteousness, and wiped out all the people who stockpiled grain, including the grain merchants who sold grain, and the grain in the southeast province was also detained!

It was useless for the people in the southeast province to complain, and the government said vigorously: "You said that you are not allowed to store grain, why do you knowingly commit it?" ”

In order to provide disaster relief, the southeast government dared to use gunboats to hit the door? Don't have a reputation?

The more senior the official, the more famous, the Southeast Mansion was deceived by Wang Daochun, and he expected that the Southeast Mansion would not dare to use force.

Use the same knowledge instead of the prefect to run errands, because the prefects everywhere have fed the southeast government, and the prefect and the same knowledge are officials, often discordant, and using the same knowledge to run errands is the most powerful!

Wang Daochun is a new official to take office, it is inevitable that the court will help him to send a horse, he made such a big event, stating that half of the grain will be used to relieve the disaster of Fujian Province, and half of the grain will be sent to the imperial court, and the poor and crazy Emperor Chongzhen will boast that Wang Daochun is capable, and he will have a way as soon as he arrives!

With the court supporting him, no one can help him.

The same acquaintances got Wang Daochun's assurance that he would be sponsored afterwards, thinking about the prefect's full food, and they knew that they usually didn't have much oil and water, so this time they had the opportunity to go on an errand.

Dispatched officials, sealed grain stores, and searched warehouses.

The government acted vigorously, and chickens and dogs jumped in various places, and a total of 3 million stone of rice was seized!