Chapter 62: Experience I

"Who was next door who just shouted so loudly?" Under the early autumn sun, Zhu Chongjiu rubbed the rice grains in his hands and asked sensually.

Yang Yuanji, the governor of Yangzhou Road, hurriedly walked a few steps, stepped forward, and responded with a smiling face, "Governor Qiqi, it's Han Lao Liu." Although that guy is a little confused, he has a conscience. It can always be relied on at critical moments! ”

"You're also from the Old Left Army? You told him about my coming to Huke? When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he immediately frowned slightly. The rice in his hand was like golden sand, slowly leaking into the bucket of a summer grain harvester.

"Governor, the villain is wronged!" When Yang Yuanji heard this, he immediately turned white with fright, raised his right hand and argued loudly, "The villain is indeed from the old left army, but the villain was an account office in charge of money and grain under the command of Mr. Su back then, and he didn't have a chance to interact with Han Lao Liu and them when they joined the army!" Villain, villain can swear to the sky that he has no friendship with Han Lao Liu! Villain, after the villain learned that you were coming this morning, he didn't have a chance to go out again, let alone leak the news to outsiders! ”

"Huh?" When Zhu Chongjiu heard this, he frowned slightly, and quickly turned his questioning gaze to Xu Hongsan, who was following closely by his side.

"Don't blame the governor, the last general also learned the lesson of the last time, so he took some more precautions!" Xu Hongsan immediately saluted and explained in a low voice. Immediately, he quickly saluted the officials of the surrounding Yangzhou Road Household Branch, "If there is any offense, Xu will make amends first." After that, no matter whether you are beaten or punished, Xu will admit it! ”

"General Xu is too worried!"

"General Xu should. The lord is a golden body, and no matter what, there can be no more mistakes! ”

"But I sat in the room for a while, and I couldn't wait for it. I really can't afford to be so polite to General Xu! ”

"The lessons of the past are not far away, and there are many generals Xu"

The officials of the household section were taken aback again, turned sideways one after another, and then returned each other with military salutes and civil salutes.

Whether it is according to the official rank or the distance between him and Zhu Chongjiu, Xu Hongsan is much higher than them. So who would dare to complain because they were ordered to squat in the house a little longer? Moreover, the last time his father-in-law was assassinated, it was because the assassins learned the specific itinerary in advance. The memory of the coming of the end is still vivid in my mind. Therefore, instead of being anxious after the accident, everyone would rather be cautious in advance to save trouble.

Seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu didn't want to blame Xu Hongsan too much. After thinking about it, he smiled at Yang Yuanji and said, "Since that's the case, then what I said just now really wronged you." Sorry, I shouldn't have been so suspicious! ”

As he spoke, he also took the initiative to give Yang Yuanji a military salute. Suddenly, Yang Yuanji, the governor of Yangzhou Road, was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he planted it on the grain bales with a "poof". His lips trembled, and he trembled for a long time before he said with a little crying: "Du, Dudu." Villain, villain is not wronged! Not wronged at all. The villain just now, although he didn't report to Han Lao Liu just now. But, I really wanted to say good things for him. He was demoted last year, and he was indeed to blame. However, like the villain, he had already sold his life to the governor. Although, although nine deaths have no regrets! ”

"Okay, I see, you're all good!" Zhu Chongjiu couldn't see anyone crying, smiled and stretched out an arm, and pulled Yang Yuanji up hard. "Don't kneel, for a man has gold under his knees. Since you came out of the old left army, you should know that I don't like others to kneel at every turn! ”

"Villain, villain didn't kneel just now. Yes, it's lying there! Yang Yuanji didn't dare to disobey, so he quickly got up with the pull from his hand, and whispered to himself with snot and tears on his face. The villain, the villain knows that the governor doesn't want to see this, so the villain didn't have his knees just now, and he didn't touch the grain bag! ”

"You kid?" Zhu Chongjiu shook his head with a smile. At first glance, this Yang Yuanji is an old official who has been rolling in the local officialdom of Mengyuan, smooth, timid, and cautious, but at the same time he is very good at seizing opportunities. It's just that I am afraid that there are some shortcomings in other aspects, otherwise I would not have survived to the end of the local household governor with the qualifications of the old Left Army's warehouse account.

However, in terms of specific employment, he did not want to interfere too carefully with the Government Council. So after thinking about it, he added with a smile, "Okay, let's not talk about that." You are all good and very attentive in what you do. Our Huaiyang is now making great strides up, as long as we work hard to keep up with the team, the future will definitely be more than that. Zhu doesn't say this, I guess you can feel it at ordinary times! ”

"Thank you for your praise! We will do our best! Yang Yuanji immediately took a few steps back, and together with his subordinates, he expressed his position in unison according to the routine that he had secretly rehearsed after hearing the news that the lord was coming to inspect this morning.

"Good! You're welcome, everyone! Zhu Chongjiu smiled and nodded, then put together the last few rice grains in his left palm and slowly threw them into the bucket. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first. I came here today mainly to see how summer grain is in storage. Seeing the long queue of farmers at the door to hand over the grain, and seeing that you are doing things in an orderly manner, my own heart immediately became much more peaceful! ”

"Don't worry, my lord, this is a matter within the minister's share, and I will never dare to slack off in the slightest!" The officials of the Yangzhou Road Household Section bowed down again and expressed their positions in unison.

Zhu Chongjiu nodded with a smile again, his eyes swept over the rice grains in the bucket, and then walked to the next row of temporary turnover warehouses near the back door.

The back door of the military department is directly opposite a small river connected to the canal. For transportation, it was natural to build a simple wharf on the river opposite the back door. A large number of grassroots officers had no idea that a "big man" would be coming today, and they were directing the temporarily recruited laborers to use wheelbarrows to transport bags of rice to the cargo ships docked next to the wharf.

Xu Hongsan lost his eyes slightly, and immediately surrounded by guards dressed as ordinary errand soldiers, walked over quickly, and mixed with the errand guards who were working on the dock. And silently set up a wall between the dock and the back door, preventing anyone from suddenly breaking out.

When Zhu Chongjiu saw it, a trace of exhaustion immediately surged in his heart. sighed, stopped, turned back to this Yang Yuanji and asked, "Is the warehouse over there also filled with summer grain?" Where are you going to ship to? How does it look that the color of the bag is obviously different from this side! ”

"That's not summer grain, it's the Champa rice that the Shen family bought from Nanyang on a special trip to Nanyang entrusted by the Household Bureau. Originally, I wanted to keep it as seeds, but later I found that there had already been introductions on Jiqing Road, and after several generations of reproduction, it was more suitable for the weather in Huaiyang than Champa rice. Therefore, after harvesting the summer grain this year, Huke is ready to let all localities change to Jiqing rice seeds next year, and send all the rice seeds in Zhancheng to the riverside mill to be shelled to make military rations! Yang Yuanji caught up with him very eye-catching and explained carefully.

"Is there a big difference?" Zhu Chongjiu frowned in confusion and asked very patiently.

He was a complete layman in all things of the harvest. But the amount of information carried by the other soul is rich enough, and you don't need to think too carefully to understand that the temperature in the Yangtze River basin is far lower than that in Vietnam and Laos, so after the introduction of rice, there will inevitably be a problem of adaptability.

Sure enough, the answer given by Yang Yuanji was not much different from what he imagined. "The lord is wise, there must be some differences. The grain of rice from the Zhancheng side is slightly larger than that of Jiqing rice, and it is also slightly more neat than Jiqing rice. However, after the Champa rice is planted, some of the seedlings will die. And the rice seeds transported from Jiqing will not have this kind of problem. So after careful calculation, it is better for our Huaiyang people to plant Jiqing rice! ”

"In the spring, Jiqing rice can be planted half a month earlier than Champong rice, and after the first crop is harvested, farmers can plant the second crop without hurrying. Unlike Champa rice, if it is delayed for a few days, the solar term will pass. If you plant rice, it will be difficult to guarantee a harvest! Another deputy governor of the household department, Xia Liusong, also caught up and added with a smile.

"There are so many doorways in there! No wonder people say, three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion! Zhu Chongjiu heard this, and nodded approvingly. After careful consideration, he finally walked slowly to the back door, leaned over to the ground and picked up a few grains of rice that had accidentally fallen on the ground, and held them up in front of his eyes to look at them slowly.

It is indeed fuller than the other batch of rice he had just played, and the color of the rice husk is also more shiny. However, the smell that enters the nostrils is slightly worse, as if to vaguely indicate that the product is different from the local breed.

"After the grain is loaded onto the ship, there will be a special person responsible for cleaning the omissions on the ground. After re-sifting, the pellets are returned to the warehouse! Yang Yuanji followed over and explained in a low voice.

"Hmm!" Zhu Chongjiu smiled and listened. The promise of returning the particles to the warehouse cannot be done in the process of grain transportation in another time and space, let alone in front of it? Just a simple broom and dustpan? But for this kind of thing, he doesn't need to be too harsh. After all, judging from what I have seen and heard with my own eyes today, the daily operation of Yangzhou Road Household Branch is very smooth, and several officials are also extremely attentive in their work.

Thinking of the official's Su zhì, his mind began to jump rapidly again, "How are the grain ships passing on the canal recently?" The price of grain in Huaiyang has come down, is there anyone who buys grain on the spot and sells it to the north? ”

"This? This, don't blame the lord, and let it, and let his subordinates think about it carefully. Yang Yuanji's train of thought couldn't keep up with Zhu Chongjiu's rhythm, and he hesitated for a long time before giving an answer in a very unconfident tone, "There are obviously more grain ships passing on the canal than in previous years. At least, at least thirty percent more. But, there are few traders who collect grain from our Huaiyang. First, our local traders have a good business, and they don't look down on the hard-earned money of reselling grain. Second, although the grain price in Huaiyang is much lower than in previous years, it is still much higher than that in Jiangnan. Therefore, it is not cost-effective to buy grain from our Huaiyang, and it is better to go further south to Zhang Shicheng's side! Anyway, they all take the waterway, and the round-trip is not half a month's schedule! ”

"My lord, do you need to set up a card to intercept the grain ship? I heard that there was a drought in many parts of the north this year, and the wheat harvest was very poor. "Vice Governor Xia Liusong's reaction speed is slightly higher than that of Yang Yuanji. He leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"No!" Zhu Chongjiu didn't think about it, and quickly shook his head. Immediately, turning around, the meteor strode towards Liu Ji, who was in a daze with food not far from the courtyard, and ordered in a voice that only the two sides could hear clearly, "Go back and send someone to match the Shen family and the boat gang, and let the Shen family transport a few batches of Zhancheng rice and hand it over to the boat gang to sell to Dadu." I heard that the summer grain harvest in the north is not good, so let's share our worries for our old friend Hama! ”