Chapter 80 Buying Grain

He Lianjun watched Yu Qingzhi enter the store, and went to the county office.

Gu Yuanyu handed over the news to He Lianjun and Zhu Tianci early, and when the two arrived, many people in the county gathered in the county office, including men and women, old and young, with different appearances, but they all looked yellow and thin, and their faces were sad.

Zhu Tianci's face was full of confusion, and he pulled Gu Yuanyu aside, "What's the situation? When did you gather so many people in this county office? What is this going to do?"

Gu Yuanyu instructed the people in the county government to place the people in the backyard, and instructed the maidservants in the county government to prepare the meal, and then lowered his voice and pulled Zhu Tianci and He Lianjun to the front hall.

"These are the people who survived the snowstorm last year, and although they survived the snowstorm of the previous year, they couldn't survive the famine after the disaster."

It turned out that since the snow disaster in Luming County, the grain harvest of the previous year was almost nothing, and the people who survived the snow disaster faced lack of food.

"Originally, there were only a few villages in the west of the city, but later, three-quarters of the villages in the entire Luming County had people who could not eat and were starved to death."

Gu Yuanyu's tone was full of regret, as the parent official of Luming County, although he was a good man and did not act properly on weekdays, he really regarded the people of Luming County as a heavy responsibility on himself.

He Lianjun and Yu Qingzhi said that they took out all the savings of the family, but they were all a drop in the bucket, at first it was just a report from the village in the west of the city, saying that someone in the village was starving to death, and then the entire Luming County, there were villages one after another to report, and even once there was a scene where people could only eat tree bark and dig grass roots.

When He Lianjun heard this, his face was also moved, and he asked, "Then you came to us today, is there a place where we can help?"

Gu Yuanyu nodded, "Now that the price of grain is soaring, if we want to help the people in the entire county, we must find a way to buy grain from outside, otherwise even the grain depot of the county government will not last a few days."

"I have already released the news today, starting tomorrow, there will always be people in front of the county government to open a warehouse to give porridge, and the grain depot of the county government can only last for three days."

Zhu Tianci counted the grain in his granary in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "All the grain in my granary should last for five days."

After all, the Zhu family is the richest in the Southern Dynasty, and the grain stored in the Zhu family's granary was just the harvest sent by the Zhuangzi under the name of the Zhu family.

"In eight days, if you go to the surrounding county to buy grain and come back, it should be too late," Gu Yuanyu thought about it for a while, and said to He Lianjun, "I'm afraid that this matter will have to be handed over to you, and I don't worry about handing it over to others, after all, there are so many lives of people in the county."

He Lianjun nodded, "Don't worry, I also have a few acquaintances in the surrounding counties, say hello to them, it shouldn't be difficult to raise food."

"Besides, I have something to discuss with you," He Lianjun pondered for a moment and said, "You and I both know that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and the top priority is to fill the stomachs of the people, but after all, it is not a long-term solution."

"What is more important now is for us to help the people, to increase food production, to help them find a way to survive."

After Yu Qingzhi's grain seed store opened, he mixed with the people of the surrounding villages every day, and the purpose was just to find a way to increase grain production. Look at the book

"The grain grown in Luming County in the past, if the yield per mu is 380 catties, it can be regarded as a high yield, and the grain output on weekdays is only maintained at 350 catties per mu, but in fact, as long as the quality of the grain seeds used is improved, the grain output can be greatly increased."

He Lianjun said with confidence, Zhu Tianci couldn't help but be attracted by his statement, he thought about it and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that this idea is not your idea, but the idea of my sister-in-law, right?"

"Exactly," He Lianjun looked proud, "In the past, Qingzhi told the people in the county about this

I also kept this thing in mind, and listened to what Qingzhi said, if the grain seeds used are improved, the grain yield in the county can reach more than 400 catties per mu."

"Four hundred pounds?"

Zhu Tianci and Gu Yuanyu exclaimed at the same time, Zhu Tianci did some calculations in his own heart, and said, "The land in Luming County is actually not suitable for grain growth, but even in other counties, there is no grain output that can reach four hundred catties, at most three hundred and eighty catties."

Gu Yuanyu came back to his senses from the initial surprise, and also said, "What Tianci said is exact, after I took office, I have carefully read the past account books in the county, and the most grain in the county is only 360 catties per mu, and if you want to achieve a yield of 400 catties per mu, I am afraid it will not be easy."

Seeing that both of them were a little skeptical of their statement, He Lianjun was not annoyed, he thought of Yu Qingzhi's fresh ideas that popped up from time to time, and was inexplicably full of confidence in Yu Qingzhi, and said with a smile, "I will discuss this matter with Qingzhi when I go back, as for whether it can really reach the yield of four hundred catties per mu, I have confidence in Qingzhi."

He Lianjun's face was full of love, and Zhu Tianci and Gu Yuanyu were full of disgust, and the two of them glanced at each other, both pursed the corners of their lips, and turned their heads.

In the evening, He Lianjun went home and told Yu Qingzhi about it, but he didn't expect Yu Qingzhi to have an idea.

"In the village where Uncle Zhang is located, there are many people who have starved to death because they can't eat, and even worse, there is even a situation where they are eaten by changing their children, and Uncle Zhang told me a few days ago that he was full of heartache, and from that day on, I began to promote the improved grain seeds in the county, as long as this batch of grain grows into a harvest, it should be able to yield more than 420 catties per mu."

As soon as Yu Qingzhi's words fell, even He Lianjun was stunned by Yu Qingzhi's words.

He, Zhu Tianci and Gu Yuanyu, said that the grain production capacity per mu has reached 400 catties, which is already the highest grain yield he can imagine.

Yu Qingzhi said with a smile, "Don't worry, since I dare to say such a thing, I am naturally confident that I can do it, but it will take a few months for grain to be sown and harvested, what will the people in the county eat in these months......

Yu Qingzhi's face was full of sadness, "I can still accept it, but Uncle Zhang told me that day that there was a seven or eight-year-old child in his village, who was originally a very smart and well-behaved child, but because of this famine, he was sold by his parents to a place in the county town and exchanged for a few loads of grain to go back......

There have been high-ranking officials and nobles in all dynasties, who do not love wives and concubines, and prefer children and children, Yu Qingzhi originally only glimpsed such descriptions in history books, until she was in such an era, she did not know how cruel it was.

He Lianjun comforted, "Don't worry, don't worry, Yuan Yu has already arranged everything today, and now the grain depot in the county town and the grain depot of the Zhu family should be able to last for eight days, and I will take a team of people to buy some grain in the surrounding counties on these eight days, and I will always be able to survive, so don't worry too much."

Hearing that He Lianjun was going out, Yu Qingzhi only felt panicked, she pulled He Lianjun's sleeve, with reluctance and worry in her eyes, "Where is Xianggong going?" How long are you going?"

"It's just that I went to the surrounding counties to buy some food and came back, and no one is worried about such a big event, so I still have to go there myself, and I can come back in only ten days and a half months."

Yu Qingzhi grabbed He Lianjun's sleeve in his hand, his delicate face was full of reluctance, which made He Lianjun's eyes darken, he raised his hand and gently touched Yu Qingzhi's face, and his movements were gentle and reluctant.

"Xianggong is out alone, take care of your health, I ...... I'm waiting at home for you to come back......

After Yu Qingzhi finished speaking, he hurriedly loosened He Lianjun's sleeve and hid out with a red face.

And He Lianjun looked at the direction she left in a daze, but he didn't know what he was thinking with a deep expression.

Early in the morning of the second day, He Lianjun ordered the frightened people to set up their horses early and prepare to go to the county seat near Luming County to have a look.

But he didn't want him to be about to set off, but Jiang Chen led the horse to him and asked, "When will you leave?"

He Lianjun glanced at him and said coldly, "Just go, you can lead the horse......

"Naturally, I will go with you, otherwise I will not be at home, and I will be with Sister Yu

Get along day and night, how can you put your mind at ease?" Jiang Chen had the intention of teasing He Lianjun, and said with a smile, "Thanks to the fact that I am a righteous gentleman who will not take advantage of others, although I am interested in Sister Yu, I will wait for you to come back, and we will compete with each other, and we will not take advantage of your absence."

A flash of joy flashed in He Lianjun's heart, but he directly ignored it, he still kept a straight face and said, "What are you talking about, I only have the name of husband and wife with her, and I only regard her as a sister, if you are really interested in her, you can tell her directly, where will I be dissatisfied."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's face was a little disdainful, he turned over and looked at He Lianjun condescendingly, "A good girl like Sister Yu, if you have the intention in your heart, I advise Brother He to take advantage of it, otherwise there will always be a day when you regret it."

He Lianjun didn't respond, just flicked his horsewhip in silence, leaving Jiang Chen and the others behind.

A few people flew all the way to the east of Luming County.

To the east of Luming County is Tongxin County, the largest county seat in the Southern Dynasties.

Tongxin County is located at the intersection of the Southern Dynasty Canal and the trade road, is the most prosperous county in the Southern Dynasty, He Lianjun chose to come here first, but also fancy the pedestrians here are weaving, there are many merchants, the merchants from the south to the north like to settle here, he wants to buy a lot of grain, only Tongxin County is the most suitable.

A few people drove fast horses, but they arrived in Tongxin County in three days, He Lianjun and Jiang Chen first found an inn to settle down, and after resting for the night, the two went out early, inquiring all the way to the most prosperous grain market.

Soon after He Lianjun left, a group of people knocked on the door of the He family, and the people who came looked at it were extraordinary, and they were wearing precious satin.

Remembering that a few days ago, He Lianjun mentioned that the Xie family would definitely try their best to visit, so Yu Qingzhi hurriedly changed into clothes that could meet guests and went to the front hall.

When Yu Qingzhi arrived in the front hall, he saw an old man with a fairy wind bone, staring at a plaque in the front hall.

When the whole family first moved in, He Lianjun wrote it by himself, and it was not eye-catching, but it was just four big characters of "Feng Lang Qi Qing".

"The wind is clear and clear......," the old man couldn't help but read aloud, Yu Qingzhi stood behind him and saluted, "Folk woman Yu, I've seen Lord Xie."