More than a week has passed, and the selection of grain merchants in Huainan has officially begun!

Although it is the cold winter wax moon, the weather is very cold.

But early in the morning, the Huainan County Guard Mansion was full of people.

This kind of grand occasion can be said to be as good as the original selection of cloth merchants.

After all, a person can go without clothes, but he can't go without eating.

Therefore, in the two counties of Jianghuai, there are many more people engaged in grain trading than in cloth.

As for the favorites to win the championship, Jiangnan An's, Huainan Tian's, and Huainan Zhou's arrived early.

The expression on his face is also Gujing Wubo, and he looks good, and he seems to have the chance to win this selection.

didn't let these people wait too long, and after a while, Taicang ordered Wu Yunxuan to arrive and began to preside over the relevant matters of the selection meeting.

"There are a lot of familiar faces here, and most of you must have participated in the previous selection of cloth merchants."

"Our selection of grain merchants this time is also very similar."

"However, the selection criteria are a little different, and grain is the most real, unlike cloth, which is divided into so many styles."

"Let's just look at one criterion: yield!"

"Each of you should report all the grain you have in stock and how much grain you can produce each year, and then we will discuss it, and after the results are determined, we will make it public."

"Do you have any differences?"

"If there are no objections, let's get started."

Wu Yunxuan gave an order, and the selection meeting officially began, and the grain merchants had different expressions, and they wrote their own output on the paper.

Jiangnan An's eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised, obviously in a good mood.

He had already heard that Zhou's fields had been hit by locusts, and this year's grain harvest was very small. Eighty percent can't compare to his An family, so this imperial businessman, I laughed at it.

Tian Yuanwai also felt that he was sure to win, although he was only the second grain merchant in Huainan, but compared with Zhou's An's, the gap was not big.

This time, with the help of the Zhou family, it should be a sure thing to win the selection of imperial merchants.

Only Zhou Huai is as stable as an old dog on the surface, but he is a little flustered in his heart.

Although he is very confident in Gu Shijun's kind of seed, in the final analysis, he has never planted it, whether he can really produce 400 kilograms per mu, he also beat a drum in his heart.

After Lord Dewu read it, he made a judgment, and this kind of child can be counted.

If you don't make a count, then the Zhou family is afraid that they will not be able to compete with the other two, so they have to withdraw from this imperial business selection.

After a while, all the grain merchants finished writing, and the rice paper with the output was also collected and gathered at Wu Yunxuan.

This was followed by a long waiting time, which was undoubtedly an ordeal for the grain merchants.

In the back hall of the county guard's mansion, a group of officials with rich agricultural experience are carefully checking the rice paper they have received.

Some people frowned, some people were amazed, and some people were Gujing Wubo.

But soon, someone exclaimed, "Come and see what this is." ”

When everyone heard this, they gathered.

After Wu Yunxuan saw it, he was also surprised: "The annual output is 100,000 catties!" Which one is this, and how is it so high? ”

"Huainan Zhou."

"Huainan Zhou? Didn't you say that there were locusts? I thought he wouldn't make it to this selection. ”

"It is true that there are locusts, and the current grain is a little low, but if the annual output is really 100,000 catties, what does it matter if the emperor chooses him."

"Is there a reason? The Zhou family only has hundreds of acres of land, and the grain collection channels are also recorded, so it stands to reason that there should not be so many. ”

"He said that he got the seeds of Huainan Shijun Gu Beichuan, and he could produce 400 kilograms per mu."

"What! Four hundred kilograms! Is this true? Where is that seed now? ”

"He said that a few days ago, he had sent it to the county guard office together with the relevant documents for our reference."

"Don't go and get it quickly."

After a few moments, the crowd looked at the seed and said nothing.

After a long time, someone hesitated and said, "What do you think, what do you think of this?" ”

"The grains are full and the color is golden, which can be said to be extremely rare, but I don't believe that I can say that the yield per mu is 400 kilograms."

"The same is true of old decay, two or three hundred kilograms is still possible, and four hundred kilograms is an exaggeration."

"This week's family, it seems that they are desperate, and they rushed to the doctor in a hurry, and they actually came up with such a way to coax me and others, and they are not afraid of being punished."

"Businessmen are mercenary, and they dare not do anything."

"Hmph, these businessmen are really bold, in my opinion, it's better to strip the Zhou family out of the shortlist."

"Such opportunistic people, even if they become imperial businessmen, I am afraid that they will only make mistakes."

"Agreed!"

"I agree!"

"The old man agrees too!"

In fact, most of these officials despise businessmen.

At this time, seeing that Zhou was showing signs of opportunism, and he didn't even need evidence, he made his own claims.

It's a pity that Wu Yunxuan is fully responsible for the selection of grain merchants, and if he doesn't nod, no one wants to do anything.

So at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Yunxuan.

"Master Wu, you have something to say."

"That is, such deceitful people will definitely be severely punished."

However, Wu Yunxuan didn't pay attention to the noisy words around him, just held the ear of rice, looked at the golden rice grains on it, frowned, and pondered bitterly.

After a long time, he took a pot of soil and planted ears of rice in it. Then keep adding water until it overflows.

During the whole process, he couldn't take his eyes off it, and his expression was extremely serious.

Finally, after a long time, Wu Yunxuan breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "What the Zhou family said, I'm afraid it's true. ”

"This kind of seed may really be able to produce 400 kilograms per mu."

"What! Master Wu can't talk nonsense! The officials who were waiting for the unexpected answer exclaimed in unison, and their tones were full of incredulity.

"Look at this ear of rice, what do you see?"

"What's so nice about this ear of rice? It's just that it's better than ordinary rice ears. ”

"No, I just watered so much water, but the ears haven't changed much."

"So, I have a bold guess."

"That's the ears of rice that are not afraid of floods!"

What!

As soon as these words came out, the officials were completely shocked.

Why do the two places produce so much grain? It is because of the abundant water of the Huai River that it can be dug for irrigation on weekdays.

However, there are pros and cons to everything, and the flooding of the river will also cause most of the rice seedlings to die, resulting in a large reduction in yields.

Can...... What if rice seedlings could survive floods?

Isn't that how much you sow, how much you can live?

In this way, if you add that kind of original quality, I am afraid that you can really achieve a yield of 400 kilograms per mu!

After figuring it out, the officials looked at the ears of rice that were still standing in the pot.

I have mixed feelings in my heart.

"Master Wu, you really have a good eye."

"It's extreme, it's extreme, I'm not good at learning, and I almost missed this magical rice seedling, or Lord Wu observed carefully and saw the true meaning."

"If you want me to say, there is also a problem with Zhou's this time, why don't you write it clearly on the paperwork, I have to wait to guess."

When Wu Yunxuan heard these words, he only smiled and did not speak.

It's just that in my heart, I am more curious about the rumored Huainan poet.

Selected by cloth merchants, he made ice silk.

The grain merchant was selected, and he made this miraculous rice seedling.

What a strange man.

A moment later, Wu Yunxuan led a group of officials and returned to the hall of the county guard's mansion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next step is to check the data, and if the data is correct, the results will be announced."

Rumble!

As soon as these words came out, all the grain merchants straightened up one after another, with serious expressions, waiting for Wu Yunxuan to say the following.

"Jiangnan Li's has 70,000 catties of grain and an annual output of 30,000 catties, do you have any objections?"

The Li family stood up, shook his head, and said, "The data is true, and there is no objection." ”

"Huainan Huang's has 60,000 catties of grain in storage, with an annual output of 37,000 catties, can you have any objections?"

"Jiangnan You's family, 100,000 catties of grain in storage, with an annual output of 29,000 catties, can you have any objections?"

With no objections, Wu Yunxuan quickly said all the grain merchants in turn.

There are only three people left, namely Jiangnan An's, Huainan Tian's, and Huainan Zhou's.

"Jiangnan An's has 200,000 catties of grain in stock, with an annual output of 48,000 catties, can you have any objections?"

An Yuanwai stood up, smiled, and said, "There is no objection. ”

Seeing this, the rest of the grain merchants gasped.

With a full 200,000 catties of grain, he is worthy of being the first grain merchant in Jiangnan.

Only Tian Yuan showed a confident smile.

200,000 catties only, he himself has 180,000 catties, plus the grain of the Zhou family, I am afraid that it can exceed 300,000 catties, how can it not be compared to An's?

It seems that this time the imperial businessman should be elected by my Tian family!

However, the next moment, Wu Yunxuan's words made him stand on the spot.

"Huainan Tian's family, with 180,000 catties of grain in storage, and an annual output of 47,000 catties."

180,000 catties? How could it be 180,000 catties?

Tian Yuanwai wanted to stand up and say something, but Wu Yunxuan was one step ahead of him and announced Zhou's data.

"Huainan Zhou's family, 150,000 catties of grain storage, with an annual output of 100,000 catties!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.