Zhu Bai felt that he was about to get lost in this exquisite architectural design.

The warehouse manager said: "All grain must be exposed to the sun before entering the warehouse. ”

Zhu Bai: "Is it better to dry the grain?" ”

Lao Zhu smiled: "Eh, as soon as you make a sound, you can make people hear that you haven't farmed." For example, if rice is too dry, it will easily break into broken rice when it is husked. Broken rice is okay for cooking porridge, but the taste of cooking rice will be much worse. And every grain of grain is a seed, a living thing. If it dries too dry, they die and don't sprout. Therefore, when the grain is dried just right, it can be well preserved without affecting the taste and germination rate. Cold places, such as Mobei and Yandi, are not afraid of a little wet grain, but if it is Jiangnan, it is better to dry a little. ”

Zhu Bai ran out to take a look.

Zhu Bai suddenly realized and nodded: Oh, say so much, isn't it the effect of water content on breathing and the growth of microorganisms.

At low temperatures, microbial growth and respiration of grain are inhibited.

The warehouse chief hurriedly said: "The emperor is a saint, and when you hear it, you are an expert." ”

Zhu Bai suddenly found that there was a fist-sized hole left at the junction between the wall and the foundation of the building.

He pointed to Kong in surprise and asked the warehouse manager, "Huh?" What is it? ”

The warehouse manager was a little proud: "This hole is mysterious." A person can see through this hole outside the house, but he cannot see the outside through this hole inside the house. It is a vent used for ventilation. ”

Zhu Bai looked out from the hole, ran out and looked inside, and it was really like this.

The warehouse manager waited for him to come in, and pointed to the top: "The ground is paved with fine sand, square bricks, fir wood and door panels from bottom to top to prevent moisture and ventilation." The upper skylight or air eye, adjust the skylight switching degree, you can adjust the temperature and humidity in the room. These are all ways to control the dryness and humidity of the grain and the temperature to prevent mold and insects to the greatest extent. ”

Zhu Bai asked suspiciously: "Aren't you afraid of snakes, insects, rats and ants?" ”

The barn chief smiled and pointed to the dense canopy tree in the courtyard outside: "Your Highness, look at what kind of tree it is." ”

Zhu Bai said: "Camphor tree." ”

Many families in Yingtianfu like to plant camphor trees in their yards.

The warehouse chief smiled: "Yes, camphor tree." The aroma of the camphor tree can repel insects and prevent corrosion. So we planted camphor trees in the building. Trees can also effectively absorb sunlight so that the granary is not too hot, preventing the grain from spontaneously combusting, or being suffocated. Regarding rats, wherever there is food, there will be rats. Even if we don't make holes in the wall. Rats will also burrow in. We have more than a dozen tanuki in the granary, and the small hole that His Highness saw just now can also make it easier for the tanuki to enter and exit the granary to catch mice. ”

Zhu Bai frowned: "But if the grain is stored for a long time, there will be loss, so how is it good." ”

Even if it is not moldy, the grain always has to be respirated, and consuming itself will cause weight loss.

Zhu Biao replied: "The task of the warehouse manager is to prevent the grain rotting in the warehouse under his jurisdiction as much as possible. However, the imperial court also considered the reduction of grain itself, so it stipulated that 'storage and inspection for three years, each Hu is allowed to consume one liter, and more than five years, each Hu is allowed to consume two liters'. ”

Zhu Bai nodded slightly: This is really a layman, I don't know if this standard is reasonable.

However, the loss of the Taicang military granary must have far exceeded this.

Zhu Bai asked again: "What are the procedures for grain entering and leaving the warehouse?" ”

Zhu Biao said: "Every year, the grain produced in various localities is reported to the household department. The household department distributed and transported the grain to various official warehouses and military storage warehouses. The official warehouse is mainly used to distribute official money and provide disaster relief. Military storage warehouses are mainly used to store military rations. Generally speaking, the official warehouse can send grain to the military storage warehouse. However, the grain in the military storage warehouse cannot be moved unless it is sent to the guard. The person who escorted the grain took the documents of the household department and came to the corresponding granary to deliver the grain. The warehouse manager inspects the quantity, type and quality consistent with the household documents, signs the receipt, receives the grain, and registers it in the warehouse. The official who escorted the grain took the receipt and went to hand it over. When the grain was delivered, it was just the opposite, and the person who escorted the grain took the approval of the household department to the corresponding granary to withdraw the grain. Then the warehouse manager leaves the withdrawal slip of the document as the base sheet for the warehouse record, and then registers the book. Every season, each granary would send a copy of the booklet to the household department for statistical review to ensure that the imperial court could keep track of how much grain was left in the granary. ”

Zhu Bai asked: "The grain that comes in first comes out first." Right. ”

Zhu Biao smiled: "Of course, otherwise it will lead to food waste." ”

Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked, "But what if I don't get the grain in the granary with the documents of the household department?" ”

Zhu Biao shook his head and smiled: "How can you not get it." ”

Zhu Bai said again: "What else is there besides the official granary." ”

Zhu Biao said: "My father set up about 20 reserve army granaries within the jurisdiction of the Nanzhi Cheng Xuan Political Division, and collected and stored military grain amounting to 6 million stones. Moreover, there are also military granaries in Linhao and Linqing, in order to take advantage of the convenient transportation of military grain. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of a question, and Lao Zhu also thought of it.

Then the two fathers and sons exchanged glances.

Dingliao's military rations are not enough to transport, it can't be that the people in front didn't get enough food from the military granaries at all.

Who is the head of the Taicang Army granary?

Go back and check the records of the household department.

Well, we have to check it quietly.

Zhu Bai dropped the bomb, but he ran away again, pointing to the building with "Guangheng" written on it and asking the warehouse manager: "What is stored here?" ”

The warehouse manager said, "It's also rice." ”

Zhu Bai said, "Is it full?" ”

The storekeeper said, "Half full." ”

Zhu Bai pointed to the one he had just seen and said, "That one is also half full." ”

The storekeeper said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Bai asked: "Why don't you finish one room and open another one?" ”

Wouldn't that be better for counting and managing? And it can vacate the house as soon as possible to receive new food.

The warehouse manager was silent.

Zhu Bai suddenly understood.

The quality of the food stored in these two houses is not the same.

The officials of Yingtian and the food in the palace all came out of here.

Even if it is a local grain of the same quality, the new grain will definitely taste better than the old grain.

For those who are in the palace and for the high officials, they are taken from good houses.

Others take it from the separate building.

That's why it's the case that each room takes a little bit.

He felt that there was no need to criticize the warehouse chief for such a thing.

This was a concession that the warehouse manager was forced to make on the premise of doing his best to perform his duties.

It doesn't hurt.

He smiled: "Good work." ”

Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu didn't hear what was being said at all.

Their minds were full of things about the Taicang Army granary, and they couldn't wait to go back and find out immediately.

Zhu Bai also saw that it was almost over, and walked back to Lao Zhu and said, "Erchen is really an eye-opener today. ”

Lao Zhu said to the warehouse manager: "Bring the booklet." ”

The warehouse manager was busy and brought the booklet.

Lao Zhu said: "Open all five rooms." ”