Spring goes to the summer solstice, and in the blink of an eye, it is already midsummer. In Jiangnan, there is good news of a good potato harvest everywhere. Although the local officials in Jiangnan are accustomed to seeing rich gold and silver, it is the first time they have seen such a large number of potatoes per mu.

"Hey, hey, hey, I see. My own three-point field, the potatoes planted, a large bunch of potatoes, all of them are the size of eggs, this careful calculation, one acre of land is really one or two thousand catties, this thing is really good. ”

"Huh. The good stuff is yet to come. A few days ago, Mr. Hu in the village said that in two days, the imperial court would directly send people to collect grain. After deducting the tax that has been reduced a lot, the rest is all silver. This new deal is really good, and we ordinary people can also save some money. ”

In the countryside, several farmers chatted with each other. Some large landlords are also happy. There are many tenants, and they are afraid of losing their capital, so the grain that is now distributed is paid off and taxed, and then the excess is sold to the imperial court, and the income obtained is very considerable. The early rice harvest in Huguang was also completed, and it was dispatched to the north.

For a time, the money and food were all available, which gave the entire Ming Dynasty vitality.

In the Guogong Mansion, Xu Rong, who was already six months pregnant, looked a lot fatter, her originally slightly pointed chin had become rounded, and she sat in the shade of the courtyard and ate the freshly picked grapes with Yang Fan.

"I want ice." Xu Rong saw Yang Fan feasting on watermelons and grapes from the ice basin and eating them greedily. Yang Fan smiled: "Aren't you afraid of freezing our baby?" The ice was too cold, Yang Fan didn't dare to give Xu Rong something to eat, and scooped the other half of the uniced watermelon to Xu Rong to eat.

In the past few months, Yang Fan has stayed in the mansion for the longest time, and there is nothing important. Everything will be implemented only after autumn, so Yang Fan is not in a hurry. So he stayed in the house with peace of mind. The government is still like this, but after Yang Fan and Zhou Yanru talked about it in detail, there was less criticism of each other, and more was the political performance. Ni Yuanlu, the new secretary of the household department, is undoubtedly the most outstanding, mainly because of a series of political reforms. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty is incomparably full.

After all, a businessman is a businessman, and when he sees that the officials still have to bow their heads, the tax reform is implemented, and the tax and silver for tea, mining, and salt have been put into the warehouse for eight or nine million taels in just half a year, which is very considerable. This has also silenced the original opposition to tax reform. When the pressure on the poor is relieved and the treasury is full, there are fewer sharp contradictions. Twists and turns came from all over the world. It is all a stable scene that is supported by the people and clapped their hands.

The only thing that worried the imperial court was the drought, locust plague and plague in the Central Plains and Shaanxi. Although the disaster relief materials have been delivered, many people still starved to death, and such a catastrophe and famine are everywhere in Shaanxi and Guanzhong. When Yang Fan heard this, he could only sigh frequently, there was no food. How to save life. When the grain from Jiangnan and Huguang arrived, the corpses were not disposed of in time. The plague was rampant, and the whole Shaanxi was a miserable scene.

Yang Fan, who received the information, also had to enter the palace and asked Zhu Cihuan to make a statement. There was a book of precepts that later moved Zero. It mainly talks about the frequent disasters and chaos in Shaanxi, and the new emperor can't bear it and quits meat and vegetarianism. Pray for God's blessing and let Daming get through the difficulties. The effect of this trick is still somewhat there. Playing the emotional card is naturally played. Yang Fan naturally couldn't write such sensual words, it seemed to be written by a university scholar.

Yang Fan was also helpless, and the grain and grass had not arrived. Disaster relief is not something that can be solved with just silver, the bubonic plague in July, and the intelligence sent made Yang Fan a little stunned. The emotional card is only a strategy, and all Yang Fan can think of is only to calm the chaos to the minimum. Even the sons of heaven have eaten vegetarian food to ask for forgiveness from God, and those poor people who are in dire straits can only survive in a difficult environment, crying and pitying themselves. Riots have also occurred only locally.

Xu Rong leaned back on the rocking chair, stroked Nai's bulging belly with her hand, and said, "You say, is this child of ours a boy or a girl?" Xu Rong, who was a few months pregnant, looked at her belly fondly.

Yang Fan finished eating the last bite of watermelon, put the wooden spoon on the melon skin, lay on the wooden chair on the side, and said, "It must be a girl." I've listened to it for so long, and there is not much movement, it must be a quiet girl. ”

"Didn't you hear how lively this little guy is at night, and how many times it woke me up?" Xu Rong looked happy, "This naughty little guy must have heard you eavesdropping, so he deliberately quieted down." She smiled and opened her mouth, "Listen...... This little guy is messing around again. ”

"Where, where, I'll listen." Yang Fan immediately straightened up and pressed it on Xu Rong's stomach to feel it carefully.

This kind of life is hard-won for Yang Fan.

"Old ...... Lord......"

Yang Fan raised his head and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"There's a decree from the palace, let you go."

Yang Fan nodded and said, "Prepare the car, I'll come later." ”

Xu Rong held Yang Fan's hand and said, "Be careful on the road." Yang Fan smiled and said, "Got it." ”

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The golden autumn is approaching, Shengjing City is missing all the princes, and the elite of the Eight Banners is exhausted. Huang Taiji originally planned to personally conquer Korea, but due to physical reasons, this reason was dispelled, and Prince Ren Daishan personally led the expedition to the east. In Mengxi, the children of the Eight Banners led by Dolgon and those Mongolian rangers who defected to the Qing Dynasty went all the way to the west, chased them to Qinghai, and searched for the remnants of Chahar all day long, which made Lin Dan Khan not submit for a day, and this Mongolia would not be peaceful for a day, and many Mongolian tribes who were still looking at the situation would not surrender to the Manchus as long as they could still see hope, mainly due to feuds.

The Iron Hat King Le Ma looked west and muttered, "Lin Dan Batur, where is he hiding?" ”

"Lord Wang, listen to those border generals, Lin Danbatur was still stationed here half a year ago, and then disappeared. What do you say? ”

"Find! Gotta find. "The air pressure on the plateau is a bit low, and many horses are showing signs of fatigue. Of course, they couldn't find Lindan Batur. Somewhere off the beaten track in Outer Mongolia, Lindan Batur's army moved slowly. Their target was not in Mongolia, but in the heart of the Manchu Qing Dynasty - Shengjing Shenyang.

Dolgon looked around and muttered to himself: "It won't take long, the entire country will be my Qing Dynasty!" It won't be long before ......"

In Shengjing City, just after the hot summer, the fat sheep grow hair, ready to resist the cold after autumn. Most of the Han people living here are quite living. Although it seems inferior in front of the Manchurians, at least there is land cultivation and food. Compared with those vampire-like landlords at the beginning, they are naturally quite alive now. (To be continued.) )