Zhou An just poured the tea, but who would have thought that this time he came out, but found that Uncle Tian had already gone away.

So I had to put the tea in front of my father and said, "Father, why did Uncle Tian come here?" ”

"Could it be that you are planning to lend me food?"

Listening to his son's naïve thoughts, Zhou Huai smiled bitterly and said, "On the contrary, my father decided to lend all the remaining grain in the family to Uncle Tian, so as to help him become an imperial merchant." ”

"What!" As soon as these words came out, Zhou An immediately frowned, and said in surprise: "Father, that's an imperial businessman, how can you give it up!" ”

"Although Uncle Tian has a close relationship with our family, the two grain merchants of Zhou Tian are also a little indistinguishable from each other."

"But this is not a family after all, my father must think twice about making this decision."

When Zhou Huai heard this, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "My son can think of this layer, he has really grown up." ”

"It's just that the father has thought it through, and he is not willful."

"Do you know why our fields are plagued by locusts?"

Hearing this, Zhou An's pupils instantly contracted, his eyes widened, and he said, "Could it be... This locust is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster? ”

"Yes, your Uncle Tian is here just to tell me. A few days ago, I saw the people of Jiangnan An's family doing sneaky things in my Zhouji field. ”

"So eighty percent of this matter is the hands and feet of the old thief."

"Didn't he do such a bad thing just for the sake of the imperial merchant?"

"In that case, then I can't get his wish!"

"This imperial businessman, I would rather give it to Tian Ji than fall into the hands of his An family."

"Besides, your Uncle Tian and I have a good relationship, and his election as an imperial merchant is already the best result. Presumably, in the future, I will be able to remember the past feelings, and I will not be disadvantaged by the weekly diary. ”

When Zhou An heard this, his brows were not stretched, but they wrinkled even tighter.

He didn't understand the friendship between his father and Tian Yuanwai, but... What my father said just now seems to be just a one-sided remark from the outside of Tian Yuan.

Is it inappropriate to conclude that the locust incident was the work of Ann and thus to take such revenge?

However, my father has a hard temperament, and he rarely looks back on what he has decided.

Even if he wants to persuade, I'm afraid he has to come up with evidence first.

Just as Zhou An was thinking, a voice came from outside the door again.

"Master, Huainan Gu Shijun came to visit."

Hearing this, Zhou An was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart why the teacher came.

Zhou Huai was also stunned, he admired Gu Beichuan's literary talent very much, otherwise he would not have taken out half of the family property, just to let Zhou An worship under his door.

It's just that now is the critical juncture of the selection of the imperial merchants, and the Zhou family has suffered again, and he is really in no mood to deal with it.

But the other party is famous, and he is Zhou An's teacher, he is reasonable, and he should be entertained.

So I had to take away the emotions on my face and squeeze out a smile.

After Gu Beichuan came in, he immediately noticed that the atmosphere at the scene seemed to be a little weird.

Although everyone has a smile on their faces, this smile is a bit like a ...... Pretended.

Gu Beichuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked himself in his heart, could it be that he offended the other party? Why is it not welcomed?

But then, he saw that his student Zhou An also had the same smile on his face, and his heart suddenly became clear.

It's not that I don't want to see myself, I'm just afraid that something has happened, and I'm smiling here.

After Gu Beichuan figured it out, he immediately said loudly:

"Dare to ask Zhou Yuanwai, but what happened? It's better to say that Yu Gu listens, maybe I can still come up with some ideas. ”

When Zhou Huai heard this, he was also stunned.

He hid it well at his own expense, but who would have thought that he would be seen through by this Gu Shijun at a glance, which was really discerning.

It's just that Gu Shijun is a figure in the literary world, and it is inevitable that he doesn't understand this business matter.

If you can't think of a way, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

So Zhou Huai only snorted and said with a smile: "What Gu Shijun said is good, something did happen, but the old decay has been dealt with properly." ”

"That'll be fine." Seeing that the other party didn't want to say it, Gu Beichuan was no longer obsessed, but went straight to the point and talked about today's intentions.

"Zhou Yuanwai is the largest grain merchant in Huainan, and my workshop in Nanshan has recently made a hybrid rice."

"I did the math, and the yield per mu was close to 400 kilograms. I plan to sell it to Zhou Ji, but I don't know what Zhou Yuan wants. ”

Rumble!

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt. It was like cooking oil on a blazing fire, causing an uproar in Zhou Yuanwai's heart.

"Yield per mu...... How much? At this moment, his tone trembled slightly.

"Four...... Four hundred kilograms. Gu Beichuan was also stunned, and then told the truth.

"Gu Shijun doesn't want to joke with the old man." Hearing this, Zhou Huai stepped forward directly and grabbed Gu Beichuan's arm.

And this also made Gu Beichuan feel the excitement of the old man in front of him.

"There may be some deviations in the exact number, but in general, it should stabilize at around 400 kilograms."

"But the annual output?"

"Yes, the yield per mu per year."

"Where is that seed now? Can you let the old age take a look? ”

"Naturally, the seeds are outside the house, and Zhou Yuan can move outside."

Hearing this, Zhou Huai rushed out of the door like crazy, and in his eyes, there was ecstasy that was about to condense into substance.

It's really a mountain and a water, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village!

What is the concept of 400 kilograms per mu per year?

As a grain merchant, he also had a lot of fields in the countryside around Huainan and raised many tenants.

But even so, the best fertile land yields about 200 kilograms per mu per year.

And this is the result of careful care, and the rest of the fields are at most more than 100 kilograms.

Where did the grain merchants' food come from?

On the one hand, it is harvested, which depends on the respective channels of the grain merchants.

If you can receive high-quality and inexpensive food, you are naturally a veteran in this field.

If you spend money, but you get rotten grain, you can only break your teeth and swallow it in your stomach.

On the other hand, it is the grain that grows in their own fields.

How many acres of land does the Zhou family have?

Close to 100 acres, it doesn't seem like much, but it's actually quite a lot.

After all, the Zhou family's main focus is still on collecting and selling grain, and there are many channels in their hands.

How much can the annual output of a hundred acres of land be?

According to the average yield of 150 kilograms per mu, it is only 15,000 kilograms.

Together with the grain harvested, it was close to 25,000 kilograms, or 50,000 catties of grain.

On the march and fighting, an ordinary soldier eats about two catties of food a day.

50,000 catties, but 10,000 people can eat for two or three days.

It doesn't seem like much, but know that it's just an annual production!

Food grows every year, and wars are not fought every year.

That's why there is a saying about stockpiling grain.

According to the annual output of 50,000 catties, it is 150,000 catties in three years.

This is just Zhou Huai's family, if it is the entire Huainan, I am afraid that there will be millions of catties.

If you add Jiangnan County, I'm afraid it's two million catties.

Of course, that's a long way off.

The top priority now is if all the 100 acres of fertile land in Zhou Ji are planted with the hybrid rice that Gu Beichuan said.

Then the annual output is 40,000 kilograms, that is, 80,000 catties!

Coupled with the grain harvested, a proper 100,000 catties, that is a full double of 50,000 catties!

If there is such an annual output, what if the existing food stocks are not enough?

Zhou Ji can still compete for the emperor!

Thinking of this, Zhou Huai's heart swelled with an irrepressible ecstasy, called the ecstasy of hope!