In Xuzhou, in fact, Mao Wenlong has been almost patrolling along the way, and he will go out and walk around, just to see the growth of grain in Yejia Village.

Ye Hong's appetite is not small, and the fields around their Yejia Village alone are all planted with more than 1,000 acres. At present, Yejia Village has a population of nearly 1,000 people, and excluding the old and young, the real prime of life is only about 500, so in this way, one person has to be responsible for more than two acres of land.

This kind of labor intensity is not small, but Mao Wenlong did not see any fatigue on the faces of these villagers, and they were all full of happiness and happiness.

"Lord Ye, you are too greedy, with so much land, can the villagers be busy?" Mao Wenlong stopped next to a potato field and casually asked Ye Hong behind him.

Ye Hong's face immediately flushed, obviously he didn't expect Mao Wenlong to notice such a subtle thing. In order to maximize the use of the fields belonging to Yejia Village, Ye Hong decided to plant all the grain after seeking the consent of all the villagers.

This will indeed make the villagers' labor aggravated, but who cares about this labor intensity in such troubled times. Therefore, people are afraid that they will not have to plant or harvest, and who will be afraid of this hard work.

"The general army does not know, and now that Xuzhou has settled down, it is a good time for development. The people have had enough of the turbulent days, and they are afraid of the days when the day is precarious and the three meals are unsustainable. Now that there is such an opportunity to live a good life, who would take this hard work seriously, not to mention growing grain, the people themselves have gains, it is related to their own interests, and everyone is full of energy. ”

Although Ye Hong was embarrassed, this was the voice of the people, and he had nothing to hide, even if he told the truth.

Mao Wenlong didn't expect this to be the result, so he nodded and said no more.

After inspecting the circle, he didn't find anything wrong at all, and Mao Wenlong was relieved. Seeing that the autumn harvest was coming, Mao Wenlong then also discussed with Hong Chengchou, and stayed to prepare to see the harvest of more than 1,000 acres of fields in Yejia Village.

Ten days later, the autumn harvest began after the solemn sacrifice, and all the villagers of Yejia Village, both young and old, all went out today to bring farm tools to work in the fields.

Mao Wenlong and Hong Chengchou also changed into regular clothes and worked in the fields with all the villagers.

Both sweet potatoes and potatoes have reached Mao Wenlong's previous expected harvest, and even exceeded them by a lot. Corn didn't get as much as expected, but it was much better than ordinary wheat or rice.

Nearly 1,000 villagers and hundreds of guards brought by Mao Wenlong, more than 2,000 people worked hard for a day to put away all the grain.

After the statistics that night, Ye Hong excitedly announced a bumper harvest, and it had never been a bumper harvest.

"General soldiers, in addition to the grain collected to the villagers and the stored grain in the village, there is a surplus of about 3,000 catties, which can be sent to Ye County as military food for the general army." Ye Hong's face was full of excitement, and his old face was flushed.

Mao Wenlong was also quite surprised at this moment, he glanced at Hong Chengchou and said, "This is the harvest of the first quarter of Yejia Village, right?" ”

"Yes, General Soldier. This is the first trial planting in Yejia Village, and I believe that it will get better and better in the future, after all, the villagers have already had some experience. Ye Hong said truthfully.

Mao Wenlong nodded, let Ye Hong retreat first, and he said lightly to Hong Chengchou: "I didn't expect that just a small Yejia Village would have such a harvest, if the whole Xuzhou really realized the granary plan, how much would the harvest be in that quarter?" ”

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and smiled: "Such a harvest is indeed gratifying, but don't forget that the general soldier must not forget that our previous investment will definitely not be less." And in the future, the maintenance of the river and some scattered expenses, this amount of food is actually not a lot. ”

Like a basin of cold water poured on his head, Mao Wenlong immediately sobered up. Indeed, he counted only the harvest but not the cost. According to Hong Chengchou's statement, there is really nothing to be happy about what has been obtained so far.

Hong Chengchou saw the disappointment on Mao Wenlong's face, so he comforted again: "The general army doesn't need to be angry, at most, it will be a year later, and Xuzhou will really reach its revenue." ”

"That's right, it's just that now is the time when food is urgently needed, and if there is no food, it will inevitably slow down the speed of Chen Jisheng's conquest of Henan." Mao Wenlong sighed lightly, looking very helpless.

When Hong Chengchou heard this, Zhizhu smiled and said, "Actually, this method is very easy to solve." ”

Mao Wenlong's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "What is the magic method of Lord Hong?" ”

Hong Chengchou also did not sell Guanzi, and said bluntly: "The general army can buy grain from the people, or borrow it from them first." ”

Mao Wenlong hesitated and asked: "You mean, first use the food in the hands of the people?" Will the people be willing? ”

This is completely impossible, now everyone will regard food as the root of life, who will be stupid enough to lend out hard-earned food?

Hong Chengchou was still calm, and said with a smile: "There is no doubt that the people cherish food as their lives. But don't forget, who gave them this food, and who is protecting their gains? Therefore, if someone else goes to ask the people for food, they will definitely fight hard, but if the person who asks for food is the general soldier, then it is a different story. ”

Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought, what Hong Chengchou said seemed to be very reasonable, and he is not asking the people for food now, it is not that he will not pay it back in the future, according to this view, this method is actually very feasible.

"Okay, then discuss it with Ye Hong tomorrow, let him try it on a small scale first, if it is feasible, we will do it in the next year." Mao Wenlong immediately made a decision and decided this matter.

Early the next morning, Mao Wenlong called Ye Hong in front of him and informed him of his intentions. As a result, Ye Hong did not hesitate at all, the old man simply accepted it, and assured Mao Wenlong that as long as enough food was left for the people to survive, the rest could be transferred by Mao Wenlong at will.

Such a result was indeed unexpected, and it also made Mao Wenlong quite happy, after all, only with food can Chen Jisheng's expedition to Henan be guaranteed without any delay.

Ye Hong was also very good at doing things, and at noon that day, he collected back the grain that had just been distributed yesterday. Each family only kept enough food to survive, and the grain that Yejia Village had originally intercepted and used as a reserve was also taken out and handed over to Mao Wenlong, and the villagers did not complain at all.

The matter was successfully resolved, and Mao Wenlong set off for Ye County in the evening of the same day.

Chen Jisheng has already sent people to urge the matter of grain and grass twice, because of the relationship of expanding the army again, Chen Jisheng is now in urgent need of food. Mao Wenlong must send these freshly harvested grains to Chen Jisheng as soon as possible.

At this time, a spy reported to Mao Wenlong, saying that there was an abnormality in the army of the imperial court, and the governor Lu Xiangsheng had the possibility of leading troops to Henan.

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