Chapter 137
Going south of Ning'an Prefecture means completely leaving the sphere of influence of Tianqi State.
Ji Yuan and his companions did not go straight south, but headed southeast.
If Jiyuan remembers correctly, Champa rice is near the southeast.
The Champa rice looked nothing special, it was an uncultivated variety and was even very thin and small, but it should be grown by local farmers.
Starting from Ning'an Prefecture and heading southeast, you can find the difference as soon as you step out of Ning'an Prefecture.
After all, Ning'an Prefecture is part of the Tianqi Kingdom. It was renovated fifty years ago and has been extensively renovated in recent years.
In addition, in the past fifty years, we have had some contacts with places with more developed agriculture, and the fields are now very tidy.
Of course, because Ning'an Prefecture has not collected taxes for fifty years, life will be much better.
But this is not necessarily the case for the small countries here.
If you meet a good royal family, you may still have a chance to survive, but if you meet vicious landlords, life will be very difficult.
What was more obvious was that, probably because this place was sparsely populated, the local farmers they occasionally met would look at them with vigilance.
Ji Yuan's group of thirteen people were all strong and sturdy men, and they were riding horses.
Ji Yuan was in the lead and looked very extraordinary, not to mention Wu Renhao next to him.
Ji Yuan knew that their group would be very conspicuous, so he deliberately changed into older clothes.
I just didn't expect that their old clothes would look different when placed here.
Fortunately, they used the excuse of collecting wood as an excuse, and the farmers gradually let down their guard.
This place is close to Tianqi State, and there are many merchants in Tianqi State who come here to collect wood. Everyone is used to it.
But the villagers thought these people were too picky. After looking at the wood for a long time, they actually said that the wood was not valuable enough.
"Too picky."
Ji Yuan heard the locals grumbling, but he didn't care, as they were definitely not after the wood.
When passing by the fields, I still didn’t find the legendary Champa rice.
In this case, we can only continue to go further south.
Fortunately, Ji Yuan had a map and a general idea of the direction.
If he hadn't come here himself, it would have taken at least four or five years to see a result.
"Take a break."
Ji Yuan ordered.
They set out in mid-July and it has been more than ten days.
Fortunately, no one in the group complained.
The people around Ji Yuan, including the Lumberjack and Chai Feng, couldn't help but get excited when they thought of such good rice seeds.
This is something that can truly change the lives of all people.
The grain yield per acre of land doubles.
I'm so excited that I can't sleep just thinking about it.
General Zhang's confidants are actually in much the same situation.
They had been stationed here with General Zhang for at least four years.
If such achievements had been made locally in the past four years, and they had even participated in them, what benefits would have come from it? Is there any need to explain?
For the sake of your own future, you must also find this rice seed.
Not to mention, Ji Zhizhou led the team personally.
If you go further, you can no longer go southeast, but instead follow the road south.
Ji Yuan checked the map and felt that Champa rice should be within the current territory of Hehui Kingdom.
"Next, don't stop. Just go this way."
Ji Yuan pointed at the map and said, "Go to Hehui Country."
Everyone has no objection and just listen to Lord Ji.
Ji Yuan thought, fortunately everyone trusts me so much, otherwise if they ask one more question, why do you think it is in Hehui Country? Then he would have to make up another reason.
You can't say that this is just the experience gained from your previous life?
After resting, everyone bought some dry food in the village and prepared to travel day and night.
Safety issues don't need to be considered.
There were thirteen men on horseback, and ordinary bandits and wild beasts didn't dare to approach them.
But according to Ji Yuan, it is better to avoid attracting attention and avoid people if possible.
It turned out that Jiyuan's decision was necessary.
As soon as we approached the village of Hehui Country, we witnessed the scene before us.
More than 20 soldiers wearing simple armor rushed forward and ran straight into the farmer's house.
"This is the food we just harvested. Please, leave some for us."
"My daughter is only eight years old, you can't snatch her away."
"My family has given you all the food. Please, don't take him away."
Seeing the villagers crying and wailing, Ji Yuan naturally couldn't bear it anymore.
Although I don't know the specific situation, it is happening right in front of me and I must stop it.
Ji Yuan's men could no longer hold back, and at a command, thirteen men on horseback rushed out.
Ji Yuan was an excellent rider. Although he didn't have his usual spear in his hand, he took out a sword from his horse's back and stabbed the bandit leader directly.
Wu Renhao attacked from the side and in no time, the bandit leader was pinned down.
The workers and soldiers of the logging association were equally strong and knocked down most of the bandits.
It would be fine if there was no comparison, but when compared, the gap between the two sides is really shocking.
The subdued soldiers and bandits, although wearing armor, were all thin and small, and looked indecent.
Everyone on Ji Yuan's side is stronger than the other side.
With the fighting power of thirteen of them, let alone dealing with more than twenty opponents, even if there were ten more, it would basically not be a problem.
From height to physical strength, and even skills, they are far superior to each other.
The people who were originally crying and shouting could not believe their eyes.
I thought the newly harvested crops would be stolen and that my own children would be harmed.
How come there are so many tall and mighty gods and men descending from the sky?
"Where are you from? Why are you stealing food from the local people?!"
Chai Feng scolded in the local dialect, with Wu Renhao standing nearby to act as a deterrent.
The other party had never seen such a scene before, and gritted his teeth and said: "We are soldiers from Tianqi! How dare you stop me!"
"If Tianqi attacks us later, not only our village, but even Hehui will be destroyed!"
where?
Tianqi Kingdom?
Ji Yuan and his group looked strange.
Ji Yuan came over and asked in the local dialect, "Which team of Tianqi Country are you from? Who is your boss? Where are you stationed? How long have you been stationed there? What is the name of the local commander?"
The other party was hesitant, how would they know all this!
In the end, these people only said one place: "We are soldiers from Suixu City! Let us go!"
Soldiers from Suixu City?
It must be a lie.
Although Suixu City is the closest city in Tianqi Kingdom to Hehui Kingdom, it takes at least seven or eight days to get there.
Run for seven or eight days and grab a little bit of food?
How is that possible.
Who would have thought that the villagers on the border of Hehui Country kept nodding their heads: "They are the people of Tianqi Country."
"Our local officials are afraid of offending the Tianqi Kingdom, so they have been doing nothing about it."
The villagers also found someone to complain to and kept talking. In a word, these people were really soldiers from the Tianqi Kingdom, so don't provoke them.
"Thank you, all the heroes. Please don't cause any trouble and drive them away. We are satisfied."
What these words mean is that he doesn't want Ji Yuan and the others to be in danger.
That is the Tianqi Kingdom, a huge country.
If we anger their soldiers, it won't just be a matter of food being stolen.
Ji Yuan frowned.
He said directly to Wu Renhao: "Search him."
Check to see if there is any identity certificate.
So what if they are from Tianqi? They should be dealt with by military law for robbing food from villagers of other countries.
But in Ji Yuan's opinion, this person is most likely not from Tianqi Kingdom.
The people of Tianqi State were somewhat arrogant and were unwilling to travel across mountains and rivers to grab some food.
Let’s not talk about Ning’an Prefecture.
It takes at least twenty days to reach Hehui Country with so many twists and turns along the way.
The closest border city of Tianqi to Hehui State is Suixu City, which is at least seven or eight days away.
Although Suixu City is not considered wealthy, it is not far from the provincial capital, Dianzhou City, so people would not have to run for seven or eight days just to grab some food.
If the soldiers of Suixu City in Tianqi State heard about this, they would definitely be furious.
Are they really so useless?
So Ji Yuan didn't believe what they said.
We still need to search you first.
"I have an identity certificate!"
The four soldiers were shocked and came over.
The workers of the logging association were also shocked, but one of them said, "This is not the language of Tianqi."
Although the six members of the lumberjack club were not very literate, they had attended classes at the state school and could see the problem at a glance.
Ji Yuan said: "The writing of Jingguo."
Now, the truth is revealed.
Jingguo?
The villagers of Hehui Country were dumbfounded.
Why is Jingguo involved again?
The sudden change was unexpected to all three parties present.
The local people of Hehui Kingdom are still in panic.
This was not the first time that the villages near them had been robbed. Every time, it was the soldiers from the Tianqi Kingdom, and almost everyone accepted it.
The reputation of Tianqi Kingdom goes without saying.
When the royal family of Hehui State heard about this, they did not dare to send troops, for fear that if the local officials were unhappy, they would send troops to destroy their small Hehui State with a population of less than one million.
The subdued Jingguo soldiers were guessing who the other party was.
They often come here to rob food and people, and there has never been any problem.
Anyway, as long as we use the banner of Tianqi Kingdom, no one will dare to ask any more questions.
Ji Yuan's subordinates glared at him angrily.
Under the banner of their Tianqi Kingdom!
It's really abominable!
Is the Tianqi nation the scapegoat? !
This is definitely not the first time this has happened!
This matter must be resolved.
Ji Yuan looked at the local people of Hehui Kingdom.
Once hatred is formed, it is difficult to resolve.
Even though a country is weak, it cannot be bullied. This is the truth they learned during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Besides, if Tianqi’s reputation is damaged, the people of Tianqi will suffer in the future.
Ji Yuan asked again: "Where is your village chief?"
Where is the village chief?
yes.
Where is the village chief?
The locals took Wu Renhao to look for him, only to find that their village chief was lying in a pool of blood.
The village chief was in his forties or fifties. He probably wanted to fight back against the soldiers and bandits, but he didn't expect to get injured.
Ji Yuan gave the village chief the best medicine he brought with him, and it was not until the evening that the village chief's condition improved.
After this incident, the local people trusted Ji Yuan and his men very much, but they were still afraid of the tied up "Tianqi Kingdom" soldiers.
After the village chief woke up and understood the current situation, he immediately said, "Let them go, otherwise the people of Tianqi will cause trouble."
Ji Yuan and others were helpless.
These small border towns are really not that fierce.
The people of Tianqi would never do such a thing.
But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing you can do about it.
The Tianqi Kingdom was too big and had too many people.
If the tone of voice was a little harsher, it would be a disaster for these small countries.
Chai Feng explained again and again that the other party was not from Tianqi, but from Jing, and asked them not to worry too much.
Unexpectedly, the village chief of Hehui Country smiled bitterly and said, "We can't afford to offend either the people of Tianqi or the soldiers of Jing Country."
The population of Tianqi Kingdom is nearly 20 million, which is almost 200 million.
Jingguo has a population of more than three million.
And the Hehui Kingdom has less than one million.
They can't afford to offend Tianqi Kingdom, and they can't afford to offend Jing Kingdom either.
Especially for border villages like this, the royal family of Hehui Kingdom would not care at all.
Tianqi State was seven or eight days’ journey away from them.
As for Jing State in the southwest, it only takes one or two days to reach the other side's border.
It seems so.
There is a very high possibility that the other party is from Jing country.
This is heartbreaking to hear.
The soldiers, workers and clerks brought by Ji Yuan just wanted to sigh.
They never knew that the outside world was like this.
So should we release these people or not?
The easiest way is definitely to let it go.
Ji Yuan shook his head, "We can't let them go. They pretended to be soldiers of Tianqi and made Tianqi take the blame. Suixu City will definitely not tolerate this."
The closest city of Tianqi to Hehui State is Suixu City of Dianzhou Prefecture.
As a border area of Dianzhou Prefecture for hundreds of years, Suixu City has always been majestic and not easily visited.
I guess they don’t know that someone outside the country is stealing food in the name of Tianqi Kingdom.
If they knew that they were taking such a big blame, they would probably want to send troops to Jing State.
But this can be seen.
The Tianqi Kingdom had indeed enjoyed peace for a long time.
There were people outside pretending to be them and no one knew about it.
Seeing that the local village chief was still hesitating, Ji Yuan said directly: "Leave this matter to Tianqi State. Even if Tianqi State negotiates with Jing State, you will not be retaliated against."
"If you are retaliated against, it would be a slap in the face of Tianqi Nation."
The village chief then nodded and sighed heavily, but when he thought about it, he felt surprised again.
With the power of Tianqi State, it seems that the current dilemma can indeed be solved.
There is no need to trouble Ji Yuan and others with this matter. Someone from the border village of Hehui Kingdom has already volunteered to deliver the letter to Suixu City.
Ji Yuan simply said: "Although I am a merchant who comes here to collect wood, I am also a real Tianqi citizen. I will write a letter for you to take with you, so that they can trust you more."
Ji Yuan changed his handwriting, disguised himself as a merchant who came to collect wood, and explained the matter clearly.
Everything from what happened to how dangerous it was was explained.
As long as the people of Suixu City are not confused, they will definitely take it seriously.
It seems like Ji Yuan did this on purpose.
Anyway, the feud between Ning'an Prefecture and Jing State has already been established.
It would also be nice to attract the hatred of Sui T Xu Cheng.
Since there will be a battle eventually, it is better to accumulate strength early.
Now that the matter was resolved, the tied-up soldiers and bandits were really panicked.
When the people from Tianqi come, will they still have a chance to survive? !
But there was no other way. Wu Renhao tied them up tightly and threw them anywhere as long as they were not starved to death.
These people committed crimes, robbed food and people, and if we don't cut them into pieces, we would be polite.
Ji Yuan and his companions were treated as guests of honor in this small border village of Hehui Kingdom.
After the panic, everyone felt only gratitude.
If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of the hero, their village would have suffered heavy losses.
Those who have daughters even knelt down to express their gratitude.
This scene made everyone feel sad.
In the evening, the village chief's family took the lead in preparing meals with this year's new rice, picked local mushrooms, and hunted game to entertain the heroes.
Ji Yuan and his men refused the offer but still paid some money.
These small coins are unmarked and can be used anywhere.
The village chief was lying on the bed, but asked everyone not to charge any money.
After some pushing and shoving, everyone sat down.
But Ji Yuan looked at the newly steamed rice and suddenly thought of something: "It's only July 26th, have you harvested the new rice?"
The other party quickly said: "Yes, it was just harvested in early July."
"I guess the people of Jing will come over to grab the food as soon as they hear about this."
These words made Chai Feng and the lumberjacks look at him sideways.
Grain harvested in early July.
So when was it planted?
"March."
Rice planted in March.
It was collected in early July?!
This, this is Champa rice? !
Did they find it?!
Everyone tried to suppress their excitement. They kept Lord Ji's words in mind and must not reveal them, absolutely not.
They came here as wood merchants and had finally gained trust, which they couldn't let be destroyed in an instant.
Ji Yuan was very surprised and said directly: "My family also grows crops. Generally speaking, we sow seeds from February to April and harvest from August to October."
"It will take at least half a year."
“Why does it only take three months for your rice?”
The villagers in Hehuiguo scratched their heads: "Yes, it only takes three months, but the yield is low, less than 200 kilograms per mu of land."
"So overall, it's better to grow ordinary rice."
"If ordinary rice seeds were not hard to buy, we would definitely not plant Zhanhui rice."
The locals call this rice Zhanhui rice, which has a similar name.
But why hasn’t it been promoted?
Take one acre of land for example.
If ordinary rice is planted on this acre of land, the harvest will be about 300 kilograms a year.
All you need to do is plant in spring and harvest in autumn.
And if this acre of land is planted with Zhanhui rice.
Plant in spring and harvest in summer.
Then continue planting in summer and harvesting in autumn.
The annual harvest is only a little over 300 kilograms.
It's like doing the job twice, but the output is almost the same.
Therefore, even though this type of Zhanhui rice has a short planting period, it is not the first choice of local people.
After the locals explained, everyone was dumbfounded.
The rice that I worked so hard to find turned out to be in this condition?
If this is the case, then growing Champa rice, or Champa rice, is not suitable at all.
From early July to now.
It's been more than 20 days since I came out, and it's been a long journey.
I didn't expect this result.
Actually, this is not bad.
If Lord Ji hadn't led the team personally, it would have taken almost half a year, or even several years, to find out that what they were looking for was not the right thing.
But when everyone looked at Ji Zhizhou, they found that his eyes were surprisingly bright.
Ji Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter any longer: "That's it."
Even though the yield is not high now, that is because it has not been cultivated.
The official fields of Ning'an Prefecture were planted with rice seeds from all over the Tianqi Kingdom.
With a little cultivation, the yield can be increased.
Neither the fields nor the seeds come from thin air.
If you want the fields to be fertile, in addition to having the best natural conditions, they also need to be maintained.
The seeds may look ordinary, but if you want to grow sweet and plump fruits, they still need to be cultivated.
Ji Yuan directly said to the locals: "This rice is rare. Can we take some rice seeds back? The price is negotiable."
The villagers of Hehui looked at each other in embarrassment.
"No, the Hehui Kingdom royal family said that this item cannot be sold. If it is discovered, the whole family will be fined."
"Then our village will be doomed."
"Besides, we don't have any rice seeds."
This rice seed cannot be sold to outsiders.
If they were discovered, the whole village would be in trouble.
I heard that some people who tried to sell seeds were arrested.
You are not allowed to keep rice seeds. Even if you harvest the grain yourself, the people above are watching and telling you not to keep the seeds.
The villagers of Hehui said: "If you want to grow Zhanhui rice, you must apply to the royal family."
"If there had not been a shortage of ordinary rice seeds this year, we wouldn't have been given Zhanhui rice."
"Other things are possible, but this one is absolutely impossible."
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