Chapter 276 Alarmed the County Magistrate.
The news that one acre of land in Cuilin Village could produce 600 kilograms of grain spread like wildfire throughout the town the next day!
But most of the people did not believe it. They thought that the rumors were getting more exaggerated than the last. Maybe the grain production was only 30 kilograms, but when they heard the news, it became 600 kilograms.
Just like when they spread gossip, every time it reaches another person's ears, it becomes more and more distorted. In the end, even when the person is still alive, the rumor spreads that the person is dead and has almost turned into bones after being buried!
However, when the county magistrate heard the news, even if he didn't believe it, he had to go and see for himself whether it was true or not.
All the way to Cuilin Village, I sat in the carriage and prayed in my heart that what the people were saying was true. Even if it was exaggerated, at least I could gain a hundred pounds!
If we can produce an extra 100 kilograms of grain, many people who paid grain taxes but did not store grain will not starve to death in the future. What's more, if we can produce an extra 100 kilograms of grain per acre in the future, what if we suddenly encounter a natural disaster.
The people would not run out of food all of a sudden. The more the county magistrate thought about it, the more his heart started pounding. This psychological beggar was real!
When Village Chief Chen learned that the county magistrate had come to the village, he quickly led the villagers to kneel down and greet him.
County Magistrate: "Don't kneel down, tell me quickly, there are rumors outside that your Cuilin Village produces 600 kilograms of grain per mu of land, is it true?"
Village Chief Chen nodded wildly upon hearing this: "It's true, it's true, sir, I can take you to the fields to have a look."
When the county magistrate heard what Village Chief Chen said, he almost couldn't stop: "Really? Oh, God bless my Fenglin Kingdom!"
When the villagers heard this, they were suddenly unhappy.
Finally, it was Village Chief Chen who corrected him: "Sir, it was God's blessing, and it was also brought by Xu Zhiyi. She has experimented countless times to come up with various fertilizers that are beneficial to crops, as well as the insecticides that are used in each period."
"He also taught us all kinds of new planting methods. This is not something that God can come up with all of a sudden. It is the result of Xu Zhiyi's daily efforts since he settled in Cuilin Village for almost a year!"
The county magistrate was amazed when he heard this familiar name. Xu Zhiyi? So this is the talented person specially sent by the prefect? Otherwise, with this relationship, why would he be allowed to settle in this small town?
Oh, so this is the truth? No, I have to report this to the county magistrate when I get back and ask him to report it to the higher authorities.
After the county magistrate followed Village Chief Chen around the fields in the village, he didn't know how to describe the shock he saw. Not only was there a large field of golden rice, but there were also all kinds of vegetables in the field. It was the first time he had seen vegetables grown so well.
There were also various small farm tools, large windmills and threshers made by Xu Zhiyi. He could now be sure that Xu Zhiyi was the talented person sent by the prefect.
At the same time, Shen Changan received the second letter from Ji Silan after he returned to Kyoto. After reading the letter, his face became solemn.
Xu Zhiyi noticed that his face looked strange after he finished reading the letter, so he quickly asked, "What's wrong? What did my uncle write?"
Shen Changan: "My brother wrote in the letter that there will be a war at the border, and he will go to his uncle at the border soon, so he may not have time to write to me in the future!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Don't worry, he and his uncle will definitely return victoriously."
Shen Changan suppressed his uneasiness and nodded: “Yes, I will!”
“Chang’an, Wuyou has been in Liu County for more than ten days, and he hasn’t written back. He won’t get into trouble, right?” Xu Zhiyi stood by the window, looking up at the glaring sun, feeling a little worried about Shen Wuyou who was going to discuss business by himself.
Shen Changan: "My wife, don't think too much. The journey is long. Wuyou may have just settled down in Liu County, or maybe Xin is on his way back. Let's wait a few more days. If there is no letter, we will go find him."
Xu Zhiyi nodded: "Well, we can only wait and see."
The next day, Xu Zhiyi just stepped into Yanyi Pavilion and saw that everyone was very different today. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hey, everyone seems very happy today! Did everyone pick up silver when they went out today?"
Lou Qianqian: "Sister Zhiyi, I'm happier than picking up silver. Someone in our shop is going to have a happy event!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi glanced around at everyone, and finally stopped at Luo Jinqiu, and asked in surprise: "Aunt Luo, are you pregnant?"
Hearing this, Luo Jinqiu waved her hands: "No, no, no, Zhiyi, what are you thinking? I'm old enough to be a grandmother, how can I still have a baby!"
Lou Qianqian joked: "Mom, if you can give me a brother or sister now, I have no objection at all!"
"Qianqian, don't make fun of me, your mother."
Seeing this, Chi Sheng, who was standing by, stepped forward shyly and said, "Boss, it's me. I'm getting married!"
Yan Yue stood up and walked to Chi Sheng's side, blushing and heartbeating: "And me!"
As they spoke, the two of them glanced at each other and then shyly looked away.
Xu Zhiyi was very happy for the two of them when he heard this: "Great, Chi Sheng, you usually don't make any noise, but you actually kidnapped a beauty like Yan Yue!"
Hearing this, Yan Yue blushed and quietly defended him: "Actually, he talked to me quite a lot!"
Everyone heard this and smiled while covering their mouths: "He wants a wife, how can he marry our Lady Yan without saying much?"
Xu Zhiyi: "When are you getting married? I will allow you two to take seven days of paid wedding leave. That means you don't have to come to the shop to work for seven days, and I will still pay you for these seven days!"
Chi Sheng: "Boss, there's no need to do this. We didn't do any work, so how can we get paid for nothing?"
Yan Yue: "Yeah! We can't take it!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Okay, I'm not targeting you two. From now on, everyone in our shop will have this treatment. Seven days to get married and one month to have a baby."
"But there are rewards and punishments. If anyone makes a mistake, her treatment will be deducted! If she makes a serious mistake, she will be asked to leave the shop directly. In addition, any shop under my name, Xu Zhiyi, will not want her anymore!"
When everyone heard this, they were so excited that they almost jumped up. With such good treatment, who would dare to take the risk of doing something that would harm the shop? "Boss, we will do our best and will never do anything that is bad for the shop!"
"Zhiyi, come back to the village quickly. The county magistrate has come to Cuilin Village to see you in person, and the village chief asked me to inform you to go back!" Wang Daniu ran into Yanyi Pavilion, and seeing Xu Zhiyi there, he quickly urged him.
Xu Zhiyi: "Mr. County Magistrate?"
Wang Daniu: "Yes, because the county magistrate came to the village yesterday. I guess he sent someone to tell the county magistrate yesterday. Today, the county magistrate came in person. I guess he wanted to see it with his own eyes!"
Xu Zhiyi nodded, followed Wang Daniu out of the shop, got on the mule cart and headed towards the village.
A quarter of an hour later.
The county magistrate finally met Xu Zhiyi. He saw that she was only about seventeen years old. He did not expect that she had such great abilities. She must be the best person in Fenglin Country!
"I, Xu Zhiyi, pay my respects to the county magistrate!"
The county magistrate said, "Hurry up, I just walked around the fields with Village Chief Chen. I didn't expect that I would see a bumper harvest in my lifetime. This is simply double the harvest!"
If this great news were to be reported back to Kyoto, then he, who had been the county magistrate for twenty years, might finally be promoted!
And this Xu Zhiyi, I'm afraid he must have great luck!
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