There are long queues at the entrances of various grain stores in Jiangning Prefecture, and although the Jiangning Government has already placed sacks full of grain at the place behind the counter against the wall to put grain, citizens are still rushing to buy grain.

Duan Tiande walked past the door of the grain store, went to the banner at the door, which read, 'Jiangning has sufficient grain, don't worry about the lack of food', looked at the salesman on the other side of the counter in a hurry, and listened to the people in the long queue scolding and scolding in various accents from places near Jiangning, accusing the Jiangning government of not telling the truth, and where the grain price did not rise during the green and yellow crops and the rainy season. Even the people in line had various conflicts with each other because of various things like cutting in line.

As far as a person who has lived in Jiangning for several years, Duan Tiande knows that the Jiangning government is not telling lies, and the grain prices in the Jiangning state-owned grain store have maintained a stable price for several years. But precisely because the Jiangning Government had done a good job in this regard, Duan Tiande had to hold back a laugh and leave quickly. The enemy is a villain, and he is scolded as a villain. The enemy is a good man, and he is scolded as a villain. The joy that the latter can bring is really indescribable.

Walking quickly to the door of his in-laws' house, the family led Duan Tiande into the courtyard. Tables and chairs have been set up in the back hall, and Lu Yuanwai, Li Yuanwai and Qian Yuanwai are waiting at the table. After Duan Tiande sat down, Lu Yuanwai immediately ordered the banquet to be held. A few outsiders happily talked about the recent rush of people to buy food.

Listening to Duan Tiande talk about the outsiders with various accents at the door of the grain store, Qian Yuanwai sneered: "Those people are people who come here from other places to work, and they are poor and want to break a penny in half and spend it." The government invited them, and now they are scolded by these people, which is very good. Seek kindness and get kindness. ”

Several outsiders listened, and Lu Yuanwai immediately applauded, "A good sentence to ask for benevolence!" At this time, a few dishes had already been served, and Lu Yuanwai poured wine for everyone, and he picked up the wine glass first, "Everyone, let's make a toast to this benevolence." ”

"! Dry! Cheers to this! Duan Tiande responded happily.

The private person picked up the wine glass and drank it all, Duan Tiande put down the wine glass, picked up a piece of scrambled egg and put it in his mouth. I just think this egg is more fragrant. Swallowing this, Duan Tiande asked, "What kind of good oil is this?" ”

All four are rich people, and if you ask this question, you won't be looked down upon by the other three. When Lu Yuanwai saw the praised dishes, he couldn't help but smile and responded: "I used peanut oil." After speaking, he added, "Peanut oil from Shandong." ”

Li Yuanwai said in surprise: "I only knew that peanuts were delicious after being fried in oil, but I didn't expect peanuts to be able to squeeze oil." ”

Lu Yuanwai smiled: "I didn't know it before, but I only found out after buying oil from the grain store." This fried dish in oil is very fragrant. ”

"Then I'll have to buy some." Li Yuanwai replied.

"Probably not now, and I don't know when these people will run out of food." Duan Tiande replied playfully.

"When these people finish buying food, they don't know what else is left in the store." Li Yuanwai followed the trend with a smile.

"Nope. Those people are so poor, where do they have the money to buy oil? It's just that they line up like this, and when they disperse, probably the oil is all gone. Qian Yuanwai finally said.

Compared to who is more malicious, the money outside is undoubtedly the best. The crowd laughed and toasted each other with their glasses.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks and said, "Everyone, we should have seen the wheat fields of the government. The wheat grew like madness. It won't be long before the wheat is ripe. ”

As a big landowner, I know how well and badly the crops are growing. Tens of thousands of acres of wheat have been planted on the official land of the government, and the wheat will mature at the end of March and early April, less than a month from now.

"Some people say that the government used demon methods to make the crops grow so well. We know what those rotten fields look like. If I could produce that kind of output, I wouldn't sell it anyway. Li Yuanwai said.

Qian Yuanwai nodded, "I also asked the old farmers, and they said that the government's planting method must be because the fertility of the land is not enough, and the crops will grow bad." But there is no such situation until now, and the old farmers are also very rare. ”

Duan Tiande lit a cigarette, his expression was a little gloomy, "My Fengming is on an errand in the Agricultural Bureau, I asked him." He gave me some nonsense about scientific farming, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and trace elements. To put it simply, the government has learned some secret method and taught it in an agricultural school. ”

"If it's a secret method, why do you want to teach it in school?" Li Yuanwai was puzzled.

Duan Tiande was unhappy when he heard this, and he also asked Duan Fengming why the imperial court wanted to teach these unique knowledge. Then Duan Fengming said a like 'improve productivity, the Great Song Dynasty has to progress', which made Duan Tiande angry. If it is really so good, then why didn't the Great Song Dynasty improve Duan Tiande's family, but the government did it itself. It's clear that there's something unsightly inside.

So Duan Tiande said viciously: "They said it was a secret method, and you believed it?" Failure to ensure is a trick. ”

The other three members nodded one after another, and Li Yuanwai sighed: "I've seen the ears of wheat look very big, but the inside is empty." ”

After reaching a consensus on the strange wheat field, Lu Yuanwai continued to the next topic, "Brother Duan, after harvesting the grain this year, we have to sell the grain quickly. I sold late last year and lost a lot of money. ”

Duan Tiande nodded yes, "Those people don't know, but I do." Now the storehouses in the city are full of grain, enough to last for another two months. After two months, some new grain came down, and the government could last another half a year. ”

"It would be better if we didn't sell food to the government. The current price of food can be the same as before, and everyone can earn as much as they did before. Li Yuanwai sighed and missed the glorious days of the past.

When it came to the widest era he had ever seen, Qian Yuanwai and Duan Tiande also sighed. After saying a few more words, he saw Lu Yuanwai's thoughtful look. Qian Yuanwai asked: "I don't know what Lu Yuanwai has to say?" ”

Lu Yuanwai recovered from his contemplation, he frowned and said, "I can't talk about Gao Jian. I listened to what you just said, and suddenly I had some ideas. The government now collects not grain, but land taxes. This land tax is only collected in banknotes. Tenant farmers don't have to pay land tax, they plant our land, take the grain and leave. In exchange for the money, we had to sell grain to the government. The government sold the grain we sold them to these people in the city, and as a result, the government was as stable as Mount Tai, and those people were well fed. The grain stores of the government are also not where the soup is served, and it costs money to buy grain from there. Now they can go to the grain store to sell grain, and they must have money in their hands. In this way, the tenant farmers, the government, and the people have all benefited, and we are the only ones who have worked in vain all year round. ”

Duan Tiande, Li Yuanwai, and Qian Yuanwai were all stunned when they heard Lu Yuanwai's words. After a while, Li Yuanwai's eyes turned red and he choked up. Qian Yuanwai said very excitedly: "Lu Yuanwai, as soon as you say this, I will suddenly become enlightened." We are the pillars of the country, and the government is too harsh on us. ”

Duan Tiande very much agreed with Lu Yuanwai's words, but he now knew that the imperial court had many official fields in its hands. As long as these official fields are well managed, the imperial court does not have to worry about food. So Duan Tiande sighed: "It would be great if the landlords of the world could unite, as long as we delay selling grain for a few more months, I don't believe that this government can continue to say that grain prices will never change." It is just that some landlords do not understand the general situation and continue to sell grain to the government, so that the government can break through each one. ”

Li Yuanwai had already wiped away his tears at this time, and he said loudly: "Duan Yuanwai is right, otherwise it would be like this." We told the other landlords what Lu Yuanwai had just said, and the big guy would not sell grain this year. In addition to the section members, they also inquired more about how much grain was left in the granary of the government. We're going to wrestle with the government. ”

Lu Yuanwai nodded heavily after hearing this, and Qian Yuanwai also said, "You can try it." ”

Duan Tiande only felt that someone was doing it together, and his heart was a lot more stable. He said, "I'll leave it to me to inquire about the government's food." ”

These members agreed to return to the countryside to contact other landlords. Duan Tiande arranged the affairs of the clan, and then chose a sunny day to go to the countryside. On the way back to his hometown, Duan Tiande went to Guantian to take a look. At this time, I saw the green wheat gently swaying in the wind, and the ears of wheat were huge and looked very full. At this time, there were still not many people in the fields, but the number of knights guarding the wheat fields had increased somewhat.

The horses who cursed the knights ate the wheat in the wheat field, and when they could not finish it, they went mad and jumped into the wheat field to their heart's content. After feeling refreshed in his heart, Duan Tiande still squatted down and looked at the ground of Guantian carefully, and this look found a huge difference. Duan Tiande's field is flat, of course not pure flat. Tenant farmers put as little effort into the rented land as possible, so the land that has been plowed is relatively limited and looks relatively flat. In the official field in front of me, the soil is all showing the appearance of being tossed.

What made Duan Tiande feel like he had never seen it before was that the land in the official field was treated into a high and low appearance. The wheat grew in the tall soil. Although Duan Tiande has seen a lot of land and fertile land, and has seen different kinds of crops, he has never cultivated it himself. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't understand the reason for doing this. Just as he was puzzled, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and when he looked up, he saw that the knight guarding the wheat field had already ridden to the vicinity at some point. Then he heard the knight shout, "Squat there and look, what is the matter?" ”

The family members beside Duan Tiande were not polite when they heard this knight's tone, and they also pretended to stand up and show it. But no matter how they behaved, these minions knew that the knights on the other side were from the government, and they had no intention of stepping forward to stop them. Duan Tiande also knew this, he stood up and smiled, "I'll just take a look, I don't have any other intentions." ”

After speaking, Duan Tiande took his family up the road near the wheat field and walked towards his hometown.