Chapter 146
Chapter 146
The people present had never seen such fine ears of rice.
It feels heavy in the hand, and the grains are full and have a great luster.
Some people estimate that such rice ears are three or four times heavier than ordinary rice ears.
Three or four times?
If an acre of land is filled with this kind of rice ears, wouldn't it be able to produce more than a thousand kilograms of grain?
Everyone was a little unsteady.
But there are too few rice ears in front of me.
Some people also poured cold water on the idea: "Even if we planted all the crops, it would be impossible to have such a high yield."
This is indeed true.
Moreover, the rice ears in front of us are not Champa rice. Their growth cycle is slightly longer. They were planted in February and are not yet fully mature in June.
It is expected to be harvested in July.
However, in order to produce such high-yield rice, there is no longer a strict requirement for its growth cycle.
Everyone counted back and forth, and searched in all the experimental fields, and finally found twelve such rice plants.
These twelve rice plants were circled and carefully cared for by everyone.
If nothing goes wrong, this will be the rice seed for next season, and it will be of the best quality.
The fields have finally made some new progress, and it's a joy to see.
Ji Yuan was busy in the fields, while the Cheng family was talking about what had happened in recent years.
Teacher Cheng came from such a far place and wanted to stay in Dianzhou Prefecture to serve, indeed for the other members of the Cheng family.
"Anyway, it's not uncommon for the position of instructor to remain unchanged for more than ten years. I'll stay here from now on, and we can take care of each other."
"Your aunt and her family are already on their way and will arrive in Wuxin City soon."
"This year, we can celebrate the New Year together in Ning'an Prefecture."
These words were spoken to Cheng Yisan and Cheng Yisan's mother.
My eyes turned to Cheng Yihuai, and I saw that he was very young. His skin looked a bit like that of the locals, and it seemed that he was often exposed to the wind and sun outside.
"Where's the book? Are you still reading?"
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yihuai nodded: "I am studying."
"Master Ji said that when he was a child, he studied while herding cattle. I can study while fishing."
"Good boy." Teacher Cheng was satisfied.
In this family, he should be called the Second Master of the Cheng Family. He is forty years old this year and two years younger than Lord Cheng, the eldest master of the Cheng Family.
Mr. Cheng is the eldest master of the Cheng family, and Mrs. Cheng is also Mrs. Cheng.
They were far away from each other before and it was hard to tell them apart. Now they are all in the same place, so it is better to distinguish them.
Teacher Cheng's men greeted the family one by one and secretly looked around. They had just heard about what had happened to Master Cheng recently.
Who wouldn't say it's pitiful?
But the students of the second master of the Cheng family are quite good. For the sake of the second master of the Cheng family, they helped do many things.
But the most powerful one is the eldest daughter of the Cheng family.
She supports the family on her own.
Even though he was a criminal, he was still able to manage the local school and open a book printing workshop. Not everyone has this kind of mentality.
The Cheng family spent the whole day reminiscing about the past, and in the evening they invited Ji Yuan over for dinner, where they chatted all night long.
Naturally, this matter was known to everyone in the Ning'an Prefecture Official School.
This time, the Cheng family has someone to support them.
Cheng Yisan's uncle is the right instructor in the provincial school. With this status, no one dares to bully her.
When Ji Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but touch his nose.
It sounds like you can bully someone just because his uncle is not around.
The second master of the Cheng family was not in a hurry to leave this time. Anyway, his family was still on the way, so he was not in a hurry to take up the post.
All in all, you can just wait until the end of the year to report.
Therefore, during this period of time, Teacher Cheng was surprisingly leisurely, but he did not go to the official school in Ning'an Prefecture at all.
It was his niece who had set it up.
If he went there, he would definitely steal the credit from his niece, and some people would have other ideas.
In this situation, he could either talk to his cousin or go find Ji Yuan.
Now at the age of forty, he has relaxed and is still the same as before.
Seeing Ji Yuan in the fields, I couldn’t help but laugh.
Era, ah, era, it’s still exactly the same as it was back then.
When Teacher Cheng saw the rice cultivated by Ji Yuan, he also found it curious and started to study it.
Teacher Cheng has read many books and visited many places.
However, he did not give any further advice and did not say much about things he did not understand.
While doing research, I naturally wouldn’t forget other things.
Ji Yuan took out the Ning'an Prefecture road plan drawn by Master Cheng and said, "The two roads leading to the outside must be repaired."
“After it’s repaired, we can start work on these as well.”
To the east is Changyan County, and to the west is Yonglin County.
The two roads were started at the same time and are now about to be completed at about the same time.
It wouldn't have been that fast.
But who allowed the two to work at the same time, and the officials of both sides got involved inexplicably.
From December last year to June now, the project was completed ahead of schedule.
The two places even borrowed prisoners from other counties.
In a remote place like theirs, they lack everything else, but they have no shortage of exiled prisoners.
Speaking of exiled prisoners.
Ji Yuan frowned.
In recent years, the number of exiled prisoners seems to be increasing.
However, you can rest assured that the people who build the roads in these two places will not be treated unfairly.
So much money and manpower are invested just to make everyone less miserable.
Teacher Cheng asked, "You discovered it too?"
Ji Yuan nodded.
However, he was in the southwestern part of Tianqi State. Although he knew that there was a storm coming in the court, he couldn't say exactly what was happening.
Teacher Cheng came in from outside and understood everything.
"The emperor has become increasingly confused over the years."
This is only true in front of Ji Yuan, and there is no one else around, otherwise Instructor Cheng would not have said that.
Teacher Cheng continued, "Now he is becoming more and more stubborn and self-willed. The Crown Prince has experienced many ups and downs, and so has the Fifth Prince."
"The ministers below are not much better."
"Prime Minister Li and even Grand Secretary Chu are basically the same."
When people get old and refuse to accept their age, they will definitely struggle for a few years.
But even though he was weak, he never died.
Teacher Cheng didn't like the capital, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled so far to become a small teacher.
Now I am even more unhappy.
"But it shouldn't affect Dianzhou Prefecture."
"I heard that many families' children are being sent out."
"The capital has been in turmoil. It will take time for this storm to pass before we can let the promising children go back home."
So being outside, even in remote places, over the past few years is not a bad thing at all.
That's what all those noble and upright people did.
That’s roughly what it means.
If I can't afford to provoke you, I can still hide from you!
At the same time, it also conveys a message.
Everyone hopes that the emperor will die soon.
If my calculations are correct, the Emperor is sixty-four this year and the Crown Prince is thirty-three.
The prince is thirty-three years old, which is not young anymore.
But it seems that the emperor still has many years to live, and the prince can only wait and see.
After Cheng Jiaoyu finished speaking, he added: "You have managed this place very well. You were very good at studying back then, and now you are also good at governing."
“It’s really amazing.”
Teacher Cheng spoke sincerely, with admiration in his eyes.
Ji Yuan was helpless: "Teacher, let's not talk about this between us."
Teacher Cheng laughed and patted Ji Yuan on the shoulder: "Okay, I won't say any more."
But Teacher Cheng still thought so in his heart.
Especially when I saw the two roads between Changyan County and Yonglin County were opened to traffic, I felt that Ji Yuan was truly amazing.
Three roads in Ning'an Prefecture are open to traffic, and all three directions, east, west and north, are accessible.
The local commander, General Zhang, also set up several strongholds to protect the local people.
Although foreign enemies didn't dare to come, they did help catch wild animals a few times, which made the area safer.
Ning'an Prefecture is completely different from when Ji Yuan first came here.
Now, merchants from all over the country can even go directly from Yonglin County in the west to Changyan County in the east through this road.
This trade route also came in handy. There was no other way because it was a newly built official road, the road was relatively flat and the most labor-saving.
Ning'an Prefecture can become prosperous simply by serving as a transit station.
Not to mention that there are many local specialty products, such as Rice-fragrant Duck, which will be reserved by various merchants before it is even fully grown.
Some even say that the nobles in Jiangnan all want to have a taste of this new food.
It is said that the Rice-Fragrant Duck is transported to Yonglin County in the west, and then to another place, where it can be loaded onto a ship. After several twists and turns, it can reach the Jiangnan area.
Although the depreciation rate is extremely high, some people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to eat it.
Ji Yuan silently sent the method of raising Rice-fragrant duck to Lord Nie Shiming of Yingtian Prefecture.
Can't you produce and sell your own products locally?
Besides, the duck in Yingtianfu is also delicious!
When writing to Nie Shiming, Cheng Jiaoyu was a little surprised: "Are you still in touch with him?"
Nie Shiming, the cucumber who messed around in Zhengrong County.
Teacher Cheng felt that he was too well protected by his family and therefore did not know how difficult life was.
Although I have grown up since then, I am actually not the same kind of person as them.
Is Ji Yuan still in contact with the former county magistrate?
Ji Yuan smiled: "Yes."
Ji Yuan and Nie Shiming had originally agreed to go to Yingtian Prefecture together.
There is another person over there after all.
I was transferred to Dianzhou Prefecture, and I had to understand the situation there.
Through Nie Shiming, Ji Yuan can obtain a lot of information.
But Nie Shiming is not a fool after all. Whenever Ji Yuan writes a letter, he always asks about a person named xxx, so he will definitely pay attention.
Just don't pay attention.
After paying attention, I found out that this person has a very bad character and is usually sneaky and deceitful. Unfortunately, he has someone above him and no one can do anything to him.
That’s not all. Nie Shiming even happened to know that this person once worked in Zhengrong County.
It seems that the other party still wants to hide his past.
But when Nie Shiming mentioned Zhengrong County, his expression was obviously not right.
The relationships among officials in Yingtian Prefecture are complicated, so it would be impossible for the other party to conceal the truth completely.
Nie Shiming secretly inquired and found out about xx's past.
Let’s do a little more calculation.
Nie Shiming took a deep breath and he also knew the reason.
Ji Yuan has a grudge against this person.
No wonder he wanted to come to Yingtian Prefecture.
But something unexpected happened later and Ji Yuan was transferred to another place.
After knowing this "earth-shattering secret", Nie Shiming also thought, why not stop contacting Ji Yuan?
But Ji Yuan’s letters were not just greetings. Sometimes they talked about how to govern, and sometimes they gave good advice.
He even had a hand in the method of making rubber.
Nie Shiming even knew from his uncle's side that Ji Yuan was already a de facto disciple of Prime Minister Li.
What else is there to say?
All the news about xxx was passed on by Nie Shiming.
The more he investigated xxx, the angrier Nie Shiming became.
How can such a person get promoted?
Just because he can make money?
The other party's method of making money is extremely sophisticated. No matter what kind of bribe or benefit it is, he can always get it "cleanly".
It is absolutely possible that such a person would kill other people's parents for money.
Nie Shiming also complained to Ji Yuan in a letter, but Ji Yuan just told him not to worry.
Wait, he's not in a hurry.
But to be realistic, Nie Shiming really hoped that this man would be dealt with.
When Teacher Cheng heard the reason, he was even more shocked.
He thought Ji Yuan would put the matter on hold for the time being, but he didn't expect that he had been planning it for nearly four years.
The things that Nie Shiming investigated were clearly evidence.
Ji Yuan is developing local infrastructure and agriculture here while seeking revenge?
This was the first time Ji Yuan told others about it, and he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
Some things cannot be let go. Once let go, they are easily forgotten.
As they chatted, Cheng suddenly asked, "So, is your term of office coming to an end?"
The term of office in Tianqi is four years.
I was appointed in the 38th year of Huayuan in the era, and now it is the 42nd year of Huayuan. By the end of the year, it will be exactly four years.
Not only Teacher Cheng thought of this, many officials in Ning'an Prefecture also realized this.
When Ji Yuan was waiting to harvest the rice in the official field, many people looked over.
Although they knew that Ji Zhizhou would leave sooner or later, they did not have any real feelings about it.
Now they are suddenly told that there is less than half a year left. How can they not feel uncomfortable?
Liu Tongzhi of Ning'an Prefecture was one of them.
Liu Tongzhi felt extremely reluctant.
The current Ning'an Prefecture depends entirely on Lord Ji. If he leaves, what will happen to the local area?
What if a bad governor comes?
Thinking of this, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep at all.
Most local officials are like this, but some officials from outside have actually become accustomed to it.
They even wondered whether they should use their connections to follow Lord Ji.
As long as we follow Lord Ji, we will definitely be able to accomplish practical things.
But these worries dissipated a little after the twelve ears of rice were harvested in Guantian.
Twelve ears of rice, three times heavier than ordinary ears of rice!
Twice as many seeds, but three times as heavy!
What does it mean?
Of course, because the rice is growing full.
“It would be nice if all the rice in the fields grew like this.”
yes.
If everyone could grow up like this, then what else is there to say?
Ning'an Prefecture will definitely be the richest place in the world.
“With good seeds, there is hope.”
Although there were only twelve rice plants, they received nearly three thousand rice seeds.
With these three thousand rice seeds, we will be able to grow more rice.
In order to grow these 3,000 rice seeds, Tian Laonong and his colleagues specially opened up a piece of land.
After all, growing it for just one season may be accidental, and it must be cultivated for several more seasons.
Let me take back what I said. Fortunately, this is Ning'an Prefecture, with a suitable climate, otherwise there would be fewer opportunities for trial and error.
Good news came one after another.
In one of the fields, the rice is from Champa Rice No. 19, Generation 2, and has made great progress.
It is said that this was cultivated by summarizing previous experiences and lessons.
The grain yield per acre of land is as high as 350 kilograms, which is almost the same as ordinary rice.
Of course, this is also the result of careful maintenance by local farmers, so for ordinary people, it would weigh about 300 kilograms.
The Champa rice yield of 300 kilograms per mu is enough to attract hardworking farmers.
Planting one more crop of this kind of rice a year is equivalent to producing several hundred more kilograms of grain.
Is it tiring to plant more fields? Yes, it is tiring! But there is food to eat!
The people of Xinning in Ning'an Prefecture applied almost immediately.
They want to grow Champa rice!
They are not afraid of hard work!
Local farmers in Ning'an Prefecture looked at their cows silently.
Most of the people in Xinning don't have cows at home, but they are still so active. How can they, the local people in Ning'an Prefecture, lag behind when they have cows and farm tools?
I was excited when I saw the Champa rice cultivated in Ji Yuan.
This is naturally far from modern rice, and even compared with ordinary rice, it is not good. The yield is definitely not as high as the rice grown in Ning'an Prefecture on a daily basis.
Nowadays, the yield of ordinary rice in Ning'an Prefecture can reach more than 400 kilograms per mu of land. With the improvement of water channels, fertilizers and farm tools, the yield can reach more than 400 kilograms per mu of land, or even just the average yield.
But the advantage of Champa rice is that it allows one more season of rice to be grown in a year.
For the local area, the ability to resist risks has also been enhanced.
If you have food in your hands, you will not be worried. This is true at all times.
Don't look at the rubber rolling outside.
But after all, we still have to return to farming.
"Keep cultivating." Ji Yuan said, "We will definitely be able to grow better rice."
"yes!"
“That’s right!”
“Of course I can!”
Everyone in Guantian said excitedly.
They were busy in the fields for a long time, so busy that many people said they did not look like officials.
He also said that even though Tian Laonong and others were transferred there by the government, they still had to farm.
Now what?
Now look at what they actually contributed!
What's wrong with farming? Farming is the root of all things!
Their experimental fields are marked with more than 50 numbers.
There may be more than fifty generations in the future.
In short, they will keep planting.
Ji Yuan looked at him and said to Liu Tong: "As long as they are here, Ning'an Prefecture will be safe."
The future of Ning'an Prefecture does not depend on him or any single person.
Only the rice seeds here, the people here, and the farmers here.
Liu Tongzhi said, "No need to comfort me."
"Are you sure when you left?"
“Where will the next term go?”
Ji Yuan didn't know.
He can choose in advance.
But he planned to return to the capital first.
Generally speaking, there are two choices. He tells Prime Minister Li where he wants to go, and Prime Minister Li helps him to handle the transfer order, and then he can go directly from one place to another.
It is very convenient for officials as they do not have to return to the capital during this period.
But Ji Yuan was ready to go back.
Maybe, will come back?
It doesn't necessarily have to be Ning'an Prefecture.
But he might come back to somewhere in Dianzhou Prefecture.
But who knows if anything will happen.
Liu Tongzhi sighed, he was still worried.
In other words, the people of Ning'an Prefecture don't know about this yet. Once they find out, I'm afraid there will be a huge uproar.
In fact, not only local officials are paying attention to this matter, but even several nearby state capitals are inquiring about it.
Although Ji Yuan was the governor of Ning'an Prefecture, he had an influence on those around them, and it was a positive influence.
In Wuxin Prefecture and Dianzhou City, people were worried that once Ji Yuan left, something might happen to the rubber workshop.
The other side has other thoughts.
If Ji Yuan does not reject Dianzhou Prefecture, would he like to work for them?
Becoming a Tongzhi in a government office directly would definitely be a promotion.
The people of Ning'an Prefecture were unaware that their prefect had already been "reserved" by various parties before his term of office had even expired.
This is what the people of Ning'an Prefecture have to face now.
This was the first summer tax in local history.
This summer tax is a poll tax.
When the autumn tax comes, the tax on land will be paid.
Just when every family prepared silver, food and cloth.
The local rubber workshop and dyeing workshop suddenly announced.
They are responsible for paying the head tax for some local people.
Of course, they must be farmers at home.
To be precise, these two parties cover the head tax for all farmers.
After hearing about this, the printing workshop where Cheng Yisan worked also contributed a share.
Their printing workshop had just started to make a profit, but she understood the meaning.
Those who do business, those who make big profits, should automatically give up their profits.
The purpose is probably to stabilize local agriculture.
These people do not engage in agriculture, do not grow crops, but still need to eat food, so they should have self-awareness.
The people of Ning'an Prefecture were all in disbelief.
The head tax is waived just like that?
No, someone paid it on your behalf?
ah?
This is great.
Naturally, Ji Yuan intervened in this matter.
He had handled the local accounts and naturally knew that the local rubber industry was more than profitable.
The local rubber workshops and cloth dyeing workshops must be heartbroken to see their profits cut.
But this must be done, you make big money and do big business.
On the other hand, farmers have increased their food production, and food prices have become cheaper. Wouldn’t people who don’t farm have a good life?
So, they have to pay this poll tax.
In other words, if they want to do rubber business locally, they have to go out.
Even all rubber workshops in Dianzhou Prefecture will be like this in the future.
They may have dissatisfaction, but all of it was drowned out by the wave of cheers from the farmers.
These farmers are not just a group of loose individuals.
There are also members of the Lumberjack Association inside, so even if Ji Yuan leaves, they can still restrain each other.
There may be no way to collect the field tax in autumn, and the only thing we can do is to increase production and reduce farmers’ losses.
But Jiyuan has to find a way to exempt these miscellaneous taxes.
This incident made the surrounding people want to come to Ning'an Prefecture.
Don’t even mention people from Jing country or Hehui country.
Even people from Changyan County, Yonglin County, and even Zhennan Pass want to settle down in Ning'an Prefecture.
The local officials were so anxious that they quickly contacted the local chamber of commerce.
I won't say all of them, but you can also make up some of them?
No supplement?
If you don’t compensate the locals, all of them will run away. Who will you sell your goods to?
Some officials even implicitly blamed Ji Yuan.
But Ji Yuan’s reply was only one sentence.
"Ning'an Prefecture has developed a new rice variety. Are you interested?"
"The planting cycle is three months, and the yield per mu is 400 kilograms."
In one sentence, these officials changed their expressions instantly.
Blame?
What accusation?
I'm scolding myself!
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