Let's not talk about the previous years, let's just say that last year, because of the topography and the annual waterlogging, it would be good to be able to return one-third of the grain planted.

In the best year, the yield per mu is only about two stones, and the conversion is now only about 200 catties.

This year, Su Qi'an made drastic reforms in Tucheng County, not only reclaiming and expanding wasteland, but also building water conservancy projects.

The original waterlogging has been turned into a reservoir for the benefit of the people, various reservoirs and waterways extending in all directions, and this year's yield per mu has reached at least 400 catties.

Although it is far from the modern yield per mu, in Daliang, such a backward feudal dynasty can double the yield per mu, which is quite amazing.

Of course, this credit is not all due to Su Qi'an, although Su Qi'an is intelligent and far-sighted, but he doesn't understand everything.

I don't know much about arable land to grow grain and sow seeds.

He didn't understand, but Su Qi'an had a large number of farmers who worked with the land all year round.

These people are also valuable talents, and with the help of other partners in the R&D department, Su Qi'an only occasionally provides them with some inspiration.

It opened up new ideas in their minds, improved the current land, and planted experimental fields.

After many experiments, observations, and records, there is a standardization of soil quality, water quantity, and what is suitable for planting.

This is the reason for this year's bumper harvest, and these talents and partners in the R&D department are the real contributions.

Because it is the first year, the time is a bit rushed, if they are given a few years or even more than ten years, good cultivation, research and development, they are confident that they can reach seven or eight hundred catties of grain per mu.

Su Qi'an will naturally support it vigorously, even if it is not successful, it doesn't matter, but the road of research and development and cultivation will definitely continue, no matter how much money is invested.

As long as there is food in hand, it is the confidence to develop and expand the scale.

According to usual, Tucheng County has a bumper harvest, so it is just barely paying the official grain, and there is not much left, and it is basically good to eat one meal per capita.

This year, the official grain will be paid for this mu of production, which can at least ensure that the people in the city can eat.

The three sub-cities of Tucheng County are all immersed in joy, this is their most bumper year, and it is also Su Qi'an who assures them that they will definitely be able to eat for the people in the city.

And now, Su Qi'an has done it, which will only make the people admire this new master even more, and they can't wait to sacrifice their lives to Su Qi'an.

This is not an exaggeration at all, in all dynasties, if anyone can ensure the territory under their jurisdiction, so that every common people can not go hungry, this merit can be called a saint, and it will only make the people worship and admire.

Looking at the full harvest of grain, the faces of the people showed an excited look, and the hard work before was finally rewarded.

All harvested grain must be registered in a unified manner, and the official grain paid for must be retained, and the rest will be distributed uniformly according to the number of people in each household, young and weak.

The distribution of grain is what every people are looking forward to, and while everyone is waiting patiently, suddenly, at the entrance of the Yamen of Tucheng County, on the edge of the wide square, the sound of rapid horses' hooves suddenly sounded.

Everyone looked at each other, there were people on horses, more than a hundred, behind were a group of soldiers, and in the front, there were three people wearing official robes

This official uniform is recognized by everyone, and it is the grain collector who will be sent to the subordinate counties every autumn harvest in the county town.

Although Tucheng County belongs to Su Qi'an, the county seat of Tucheng also belongs to Qingcheng County.

It is equivalent to that Su Qi'an has two superiors, one is Su Qi'an, and the other is the county guard of Qingcheng.

After all, Daliang still has a certain influence in Jiaozhou, and the territory under its jurisdiction is the six counties of Jiaozhou

Tucheng County is one of the jurisdictions of Qingcheng County, if according to the past, Tucheng County is divided into two, and the well water of both sides does not interfere with the river water.

But after Su Qi'an killed the little priest, he integrated Tucheng County, and the integrated Tucheng County still had to obey the orders of Qingcheng County.

And the county's annual official grain, salt and iron tax, poll tax, etc., must be paid regularly.

This looks like a lot

Strange, but that's the way it is.

Su Qi'an has the jurisdiction of Tucheng County, and the same is true of Qingcheng County, he represents the official court after all.

If this tax is not paid, it will be lawless and provoking the court.

Fortunately, Tucheng County is not big, and the taxes paid can be borne by the autumn harvest this time, and there will be more after the payment is completed.

This batch of official grain, Su Qi'an had already prepared it for Wu Yong, and he knew that the grain collector would come, and they made preparations, otherwise, it would not be so easy for this grain collector to enter the county seat.

The three grain collectors, holding on to the horse ropes, stopped at the gate of the county office, and looked at the steady stream of grain pushed in front of them, their faces were a little shocked.

But they quickly recovered, turned over and dismounted, and Wu Yong was already waiting for them.

The two sides first greeted each other simply and politely, and then Wu Yong said, "You have come from afar, you have worked hard, Tucheng County's official food for this year has been prepared, a total of 7,800 stones, and the accounts are here, you can count them."

Wu Yong said this with confidence, in previous years, it took a lot of effort to raise so much, and now that the official grain has been paid, there are at least 5,000 stone of grain in the county, which can completely feed the 10,000 people in the city.

The county seat of Tucheng is so large, and the population is much smaller than that of counties in other prefectures, and a normal county has to pay 20,000 stone of grain every year.

Tucheng County is a small city, paying more than one-third of the grain, which is still very heavy for a barren county.

Fortunately, they met Su Qi'an, not only integrating Tucheng County, but also building it in a big way, so that Tucheng County had a different look from before.

The people living in the city at least have hope.

The grain collector who took over the accounts only swept it roughly, and then said, "Well, this account, I naturally trust the Wu County Order, but this year, the Wu County Order is afraid that I don't know that the official grain in Tucheng County is not only more than 7,000 stones, but 12,000 stones."

"What... What." Wu Yong's face changed.

He looked at the grain collector with incredulity in his eyes, and asked, "Are you doing grain requisition?" This is a robbery, why did you increase the official food of Tucheng County by seven or eighty percent, do you have an order, and what is the difference between you doing this and bandits!"

"Levy 12,000 stone of grain, do you want the people in the city to drink the northwest wind, you are doing this to disregard people's lives!"

The grain requisition officer looked at the excited Wu Yong, his face was surprisingly calm, he waved his hand to stop Wu Yong's excitement, and said coldly.

"Wu County Order, don't be so excited, we are also acting on orders, don't you want to see the order, this is the order, you see, it is clearly written, this is not what we are talking about."

The grain collector said, took out a piece of order from his bosom, and handed it to Wu Yong, Wu swept his eyes, and it was very eye-catching that Tucheng County levied grain, 12,000 stones.

At the bottom right, it is covered with the vermilion official seal of the Qingcheng County Guard.

In Wu Yong's eyes, this color is so dazzling.

No wonder they harvested in autumn, and the Qingcheng county guard and the high priest did not make any moves, and the result was waiting for them here.

When the autumn harvest is over, he will directly put a note on the order and slaughter them severely.

This is truly damning!

Wu Yong's face was pale, and several grain collectors were muttering to themselves as if they hadn't seen it.

"It's no wonder that others, who let your Tucheng County harvest a bumper harvest this year, there is such a powerful Tucheng Lord, since he has the ability, he naturally has to make more contributions."

"After all, with great power comes great responsibility."

The grain collector's self-talk is a naked mockery, and the order has already been issued anyway.

Wu Yong is even more right with a master, so what? There is more than one Su Qi'an in his Shangguan.

If he doesn't pay the grain, there are ways to deal with him.

The grain requisition officer looked at Wu Yong, whose face was pale, and a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, he didn't mean to care about Wu Yong at all, and the next moment, he was ready to give an order to transport all the grain of 12,000 stones.

But the soldiers in the rear stepped forward, and just approached the wagon where the grain was stacked, and then an arrow came straight at them.

Fortunately, the soldier reacted quickly and dodged the shot that came at him

Arrow.

The sudden attack suddenly made the face of the grain collector change, and he didn't need to give an order, and the soldiers behind him instantly rushed up.

Holding a large knife, he looked at a young man who was walking towards them in the distance with a wary expression.

Behind this young man, a big man, holding a bow and arrow, aimed at them from afar, and the arrow just now was shot by this big man.

If there was only one person, they were not afraid, but behind the young man, stood no weaker than their soldiers.

The young man who came towards them, the grain collector was very familiar, it was Su Qi'an, who was famous in Jiaozhou and the lord of Tucheng.

Although Su Qi'an didn't speak, he gave them an inexplicable sense of oppression, that is, when they looked at it, the soldiers didn't dare to look at it for a while.

And the grain collector has seen some scenes, looking at Su Qi'an who is coming, he is bold, and he lowers his voice and says calmly.

"Sue... Master Su, what are you doing here! Are you trying to stop me from waiting for the grain to be collected? You know you're doing this, but you're breaking the law of Da Liang, which is a felony according to the law!"

"Hehe, I am more familiar with the law of Da Liang than you, so I don't use the law here to press Benhou."

"According to the laws and regulations, even if the tax is raised, it must be approved by the state governor and even the imperial court."

"Your Qingcheng county guard, did you eat the bear's heart and leopard's guts, and dare to raise taxes without authorization? Why, don't you really think that this Qingcheng County is owned by him alone?"

"One word from him can determine life and death? If that's the case, then Ben Hou will have to talk to him."

Su Qi'an had a smile on his face, but his voice was cold, and the faces of several grain collectors changed, and he hurriedly said.

"This... This subordinate doesn't know, the subordinate is just acting on orders, I think there must be a misunderstanding between this, so let's not collect the grain first, and when we go back, we will report to the county guard first, and then inform the marquis."

After speaking, the three grain collectors turned over their horses very interestingly, and wanted to take people away.

It's just that just as they were about to leave, behind them, Su Qi'an's voice sounded again.

"I said, why are you in such a hurry to leave, since I don't know this order, I think Ben Hou will also go with you, so it is better to ask the county guard, so as not to have any misunderstanding, it is not good if there is a gap."

"Does it make sense for you to say this?"

Su Qi'an's words instantly made the three of them feel cold in their backs, and their bodies felt like they had fallen into an ice cellar.

They knew too well what Su Qi'an meant, but they really couldn't believe it.

Is this Marquis Su so bold? How is this possible!