"It's a difficult character to take lightly." Sun Chengzong looked at Lu Xiangsheng's back as he left, brushing his beard, like a master in the world.

In the end, it is an old fox who has become a spirit, this is a mule or a horse, you don't need to pull it out to know. For the famous Lu Xiangsheng, Li Xiao still respects him. Seeing his stinky temper today, I know why he was defeated in the capital. This kind of person is old in seeking the country and not good at making a living.

Officialdom pays attention to a mixed word, even if you overturn the eight generations of ancestors in your heart, you have to give a smile on your face. For this reason, a term called Chengfu was made. It is said that the guys in the deep city are acting and sitting and lying like zombies. But the delicate heart in the stomach made their political opponents bitter.

People like Lu Xiangsheng are naturally incompatible with the words "Chengfu". But Li Xiao likes this, at least you don't always have to guess when such a person speaks.

Things that can be said clearly in one sentence have to be guessed like two fools. As long as you don't cultivate to the supreme realm of heart-to-heart sympathy, there will always be times when you guess wrong.

"Xiaohu and your masterpiece are back today, why don't you go and take a look?" The atmosphere was a little awkward, and Li Xiao had to have nothing to say. Today, the first batch of graduates of the Shanhaiguan Army Military Academy, except for a few who were appointed as instructors, all the rest came to Jinan to prepare to participate in the upcoming formation of the Third Division.

"Not going! The old man is now a political envoy, and Shandong's people's livelihood and government affairs are what the old man should care about. Today, the potatoes are harvested in the suburbs, and the old man will go to have a look. I can see the food that fills my stomach, and I can see what these little hairy children are. Sun Chengzong was obviously in a good mood, and others didn't know that he knew the yield of potatoes. Because of the climate, the harvest of potatoes in Shandong is a few days earlier than in Liaodong.

In order to help Li Xiao promote potatoes and corn, the old guy didn't bother to do a lot of work. He also knew that the bigwigs in the court were waiting for Li Xiao to plant on potatoes and corn. If the potatoes and corn are not harvested, the people will not have food to eat, causing civil unrest. It is estimated that even the emperor can't withstand the pressure of those officials.

"Are you harvesting potatoes today?" Li Xiao is a person who can easily change his mind, and when he heard about today's potato harvest, he immediately decided to go and see the potatoes. This is the people of Jinan, the chewing grain in their mouths in the second half of the year, and they must not be sloppy.

"yes!"

"Let's go!"

"You're not going to see the little tigers?"

"They're not worth as much as potatoes!"

When Li Xiao and Sun Chengzong came to the outskirts in a horse-drawn carriage, the fields were full of harvesting peasants. An old farmer lost a few teeth, lying on the ground with his hands constantly planing like a large marmot.

There were a few fist-sized potatoes sticking to the dirt beside him, and suddenly the old guy howled like a stroke. When everyone ran over to look, they found the old guy kneeling on the ground, holding a potato the size of a sheep's head, crying like a doll in a month.

When he first planted potatoes, he also scolded the official family a few words. Now he can't wait to kowtow to the official family a few times, his ancestors have never had such a big harvest. Just this acre of land can almost harvest more than 1,000 catties. The yield per mu is more than 1,000 catties of grain, and I have never heard of such a good thing after living for almost 60 years.

A man who is almost sixty years old, hunger is like a maggot attached to his bones, constantly gnawing at his soul. The age of a Jiazi, the years of being able to eat a full meal, can be counted on one hand. Now seeing such food, how can you not be excited.

The lively labor scene touched everyone, and Li Xiao also rolled up his sleeves and went down to the ground to help harvest potatoes.

The hand grabbed the vine and pulled it out. So he brought out a large bunch of potatoes, and then used a small hoe to plane little by little, and soon five or six potatoes were planed, the largest of which was the size of a melon. The tenants looked at this guy who came to grab food like wolves, and some of the young men already wanted to come and beat Li Xiao. However, looking at the guards standing beside Li Xiao with loaded guns, he still gave up this idea. There are a lot of potatoes, and it's nothing to let him pick one or two. Bankers are always used to soothing themselves!

"The lower officials see the governor, and the political envoy." When the chubby county magistrate Liu Fulu heard that Li Xiao was coming, he immediately rushed to the scene. Although he is also a scholar, his official position is too different from Li Xiao, and when a bigwig of this level comes to his place, he still respects it.

When people are fat, they are festive, and they run all the way in green official robes, like a watermelon rolling in the distance. Standing in front of Li Xiao, he was panting, and the sweat on his face flowed like a stream.

"The county magistrate doesn't have to be polite, the potatoes in this official field have been harvested. This time, the fathers and elders can have their stomachs full. Li Xiao watched the farmers gather the potatoes and pile them up like a small mountain, and his mouth opened unnaturally.

"Thanks to your great efforts, I won't hide it from you, Your Excellency. When he said that half of the official land would be planted with potatoes, the lower officials did not know the bottom of their hearts. I don't know what kind of harvest will be made if this continues, and now the lower officials admire the governor so much. Look at these potatoes, it's almost enough for the farmers to eat. If the corn is harvested, this year will be a good year. "Fat people can't laugh, there are many folds on their faces when they smile, and they look like buns.

"What a potato! Vegetables and grains, if you always eat potatoes, your stomach will reflux acid. Corn is the real food, but the yield per mu is not as amazing as potatoes. But it is always higher than the yield of wheat, and there is this thing at the bottom. The people around Jinan Mansion can have a bumper harvest this year.

Besides, after this crop of potatoes is harvested, you can also replant a crop of potatoes. That thing is also called sweet potato, and the yield per mu is higher than that of corn, and it is not much less than that of potatoes. You tell the farmers to catch more piglets. Now that I have food, I have more pigs. If there is more pig manure, it is the best fertilizer. Shandong's land has been cultivated for thousands of years, and the land has long been overwhelmed. Use more fertilizer and give the land some nourishment. ”

According to the ancient rule, the land should be cultivated for three years and rest for one year, which is called land cultivation. But now there are more than 20 million people in Shandong, especially in places like Jinan, where there is a serious shortage of land. There is so little cultivated land per capita, and there is still a fart to raise land.

Mother Earth's ** is not unlimited, the fertility of the land is not enough, and the direct consequence is the reduction of crop yields. The less, the more varied. The result is a vicious circle, in which pig manure is a good fertilizer in the absence of fertilizer.

"What? Your Excellency, you said, after harvesting a crop of potatoes this year, what kind of sweet potatoes can you plant again? Liu Fulu's eyes widened, and Li Xiao suddenly found out. These little squints' eyes are quite big!

"Yes! You can also plant a crop of sweet potatoes, and it is estimated that you can harvest it before the ground freezes. That thing is also a vegetable and food, but eating too much is not good for the stomach. Good for feeding pigs! "Liaodong has planted a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes this year, but not too much corn. Now Li Xiao is frantically buying piglets and preparing to set up more than a dozen large-scale pig farms in eastern Liaoning.

His mother is in Liaodong, and he eats seafood all over his body. The soldier must be given meat to eat, and a big elbow is good.

Liu Fulu almost didn't get angry!

The potatoes are surprising enough, and now there is a sweet potato. If we continue to plant like this, this year will be a big fat year. In previous years, when taxes were paid, there was a lot of trouble. That's really picking food out of the mouths of the people!

When the year is bad, it is common for a few people to die, or to flee with their families. This year is considered a big rule, even if the officials are bastards, they have to be excellent in paying taxes in full and being evaluated. Even if he is prosperous in official fortune, Liu Fulu secretly made up his mind in his heart. Even if you spend some money, you have to stay in Jinan Mansion in Shandong Province as an official.

As soon as the governor took office, he used Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi. There are no bandits within 100 miles around Jinan Mansion, these two people are really fierce. Liu Fulu has seen it with his own eyes, and the heads are pulled back in cars.

As a county magistrate, he still knows some truths, these are not good people who kill good people on weekdays, they kill honest people. They were all interrogated by the prison guards themselves, or they were killed by bandits during the crackdown. I don't know how much better the public security in Jinan now is much better than it was a few years ago.

At this time of the year, where can I still work in the fields with peace of mind? They are all worried to prevent bandits from going down the mountain to grab food, and the bandits also want to eat.

"Dizzy what? Do what you are told. Otherwise, the price of piglets will rise, and it will be too late at that time. Sun Chengzong shook off the soil in his hands and sent the guards to call the villagers to come and take the potatoes away. patted Liu Fulu on the back, looking like he cared about his juniors.

"Obey the orders of the Governor and the Governor." Liu Fulu arched his hand and immediately ordered the county to handle it.

The county will run away, and if Liu Fulu is promoted, he is very likely to be promoted. After all, Jinan County's taxes will be paid in full this year. It's been so many years, and Jinan County has never paid taxes in full. For this, he and the county order are criticized every year. But the common people are too poor, they can't eat enough, how can they still have money and grain to pay taxes.

"This year, driven by the official field, it is estimated that the private field will also buy potato seeds to plant potatoes next year. In this way, it will not take many years to start promoting from Jinan Prefecture and slowly spreading to the whole of Shandong. Don't look at the illiterate peasants, but they are the most pragmatic. As long as they see the benefits, they change their habits faster than anyone else. Sun Chengzong looked at the celebratory crowd and smiled from ear to ear.

This is the scene he wants to see the most, peace, stability, people digging in the soil, working in the factory for wages. Don't worry about the iron hooves of the alien race, and don't worry about the exploitation of the cool officials. It would be nice if the whole world was like today.

Li Xiao hurriedly supported Sun Chengzong, the elderly man bent his waist for so long, if he got a cerebral thrombosis, it would be a big loss.

A young sturdy young man ran over, and the roast chicken did not move and met him, pressing one hand on the revolver and drinking it.

"I'm here to help my grandfather pay off his gambling debts, and my grandfather's name is Zhang Erniu. He says he owes you a hundred pounds of potatoes! Seeing that Junko didn't let him pass, Housheng simply shouted loudly on the side.

"Let him come!" Li Xiao smiled and waved his hand, and then he remembered that he had made a bet on the ground. The stake is a hundred pounds of potatoes!

"This is the potato that my grandfather lost to you, the flower cloth...... Cloth......! The flower cloth asked me to give it to the second girl in the village in front of me, and I will get another hundred catties of potatoes for you. The latter stood in front of Li Xiao, put the potatoes on the ground, and began to scratch his head stupidly.

"I didn't have your grandfather's enamel jar with me. It's just two arrivals, go home and take good care of your grandfather. Those who have worked hard all their lives will have a good year in the future, and they can live a few more years to enjoy the blessings. ”

"My grandfather, my family will naturally provide for it. My grandfather said you are a good official! After the latter finished speaking, he bowed and turned his head and ran. The young man was as shy as a big girl when he saw the living person talking.

"It's still a country kid who is simple! Oops......! The old man's old bones don't work, he just shaved a few potatoes, and his waist is sore. Sun Chengzong sat under the shade of the tree with the support of Li Xiao, and Li Xiao took the military kettle from Shunzi and handed it over.

"This year, our Jinan Mansion is rich, but Heze is still suffering from disasters. The food is still not enough, so I can't say that we will increase some taxes this year, collect more potatoes and sweet potatoes, so that the people over there will not starve to death. ”

Speaking of natural disasters, Sun Chengzong sighed. Damn Chen Hailong made the treasury so that it could starve rats to death, and now the disaster relief emperor has ordered the allocation of money and food. But the household department said no, and could only cut half of the amount according to His Majesty the Emperor. The rest has to be found in Shandong itself, if you want not to starve to death and cause a civil uprising, Li Xiao can only take heavy taxes in Jinan to feed the victims in Heze.

Li Xiao can't help it, one person or two people can pay for it by themselves. The Yellow River raged, and hundreds of thousands of people were affected. That's hundreds of thousands of mouths, and you have to fill them with mountains of grain every day.

"The seeds of the sweet potatoes have already been transported, and if we rush to get the seeds, we may be able to harvest some sweet potatoes before the ground freezes. Mr. Li Zhongzi has already gone and gone again, and after the catastrophe, we must prevent the epidemic. This flood is usually associated with a plague. His mother's son was in charge of Shandong in the first year, and the Yellow River did not give face. Li Xiao looked at God and gestured his middle finger.

"You kid!" Sun Chengzong slapped Li Xiao's palm away, "This Yellow River has been flooded for ten years and nine times, it's not something you can't come." The river embankment is repaired every year, but it can break every year. It's been like this for many years. It's a good thing that it's waterlogged, at least you can replant your crops. The drought is the real disaster, and there is not a drop of rain in the red land. Everywhere you go, it's the same. That kind of despair is what makes people afraid! ”

"I didn't say anything, but I had plenty of food to stock up on in case I needed it. Let's go back and see the tigers. ”

"Back!" Thinking that there was still a mess of things, Sun Chengzong's happiness just now was gone.

"Congratulations to the Governor, the Governor." It wasn't until the carriage was out of sight that Liu Fulu straightened up.

As soon as he stepped into the governor's yamen, he saw Li Hu running out in a hurry. Pulling Li Xiao's arm: "Big brother, I'm a father." ”

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