Chapter 106: Blind with your eyes open!!!

In fact, Yun Zhao gave Hong Chengchou a lot of personal gifts, not only two hundred kilograms of white rice, but also ten dried chickens, ten salted fish, ten bacon, and ten jars of fine wine.

In the years of disaster, such gifts are definitely extraordinary.

The speed of summer harvest far exceeded Yun Zhao's expectations.

As June began, the crops in the farmlands of Lantian County had been harvested, but the crops in the Yun family fields were still lush.

The maturity period of corn takes at least April, so it takes at least July to harvest the crops in Yun's fields.

Fortunately, the harvesting period of potatoes is shorter than that of corn, and it will be harvested in half a month. The harvesting period of sweet potatoes is long and it will not be completed until the end of August. Fortunately, sweet potatoes can still eat seedlings and leaves, which slightly extinguished Yun Niang's anger.

The grain of the tenants has been sent to the granary at home, and their crops are still growing in the fields, which is so funny.

Yun Zhao guessed that perhaps this was the reason why Xu Guangqi failed to promote these crops in the capital.

For the people, harvesting one day later is a little more dangerous. Yun's crops are so many days later, and even planting autumn grains is delayed. How can Yun Niang not be angry?

The green corn is ready to eat. Yun Niang likes it very much, and the sisters at home also like it very much. The one who likes this thing the most is actually Qian Duoduo.

She felt that she could not eat anything else, as long as there was green corn that could be cooked, it was enough.

Yun Zhao has seen the growth of the crops at home. The corn cob is not as big as Yun Zhao expected. The largest corn cob is just a length of adults, which is far less popular than the corn cob that is more than a foot long in later generations.

No matter what, there is still hope for a mu of land that produces 600 kilograms. This is not a low yield in Guanzhong, at least better than a mu of wheat that produces less than 400 kilograms.

However, after harvesting wheat, you can still plant a crop of millet. Adding the two is more cost-effective than growing corn.

This gave Yun Zhao a blow. He used to think that advanced things were good things. Now it seems that there is another problem of keeping pace with the times. The corn yield he knew was the result of the improvement of countless agronomists in later generations. The yield of native corn seeds that Xu Guangqi brought from foreigners was really sad.

The crop of wheat has been planted in the Central Plains for thousands of years. They have long been accustomed to the land in Guanzhong. Agricultural officials from all dynasties have also made countless improvements. The most important reason for the food in the Central Plains is that their yields are constant.

The same is true for millet and millet.

Yun Zhao only hopes that potatoes can give him a little more face, and the yield should not be too miserable. Otherwise, the prestige of the young county magistrate of Lantian County will be greatly reduced.

The summer tuition in Lantian County was confiscated very quickly, and it was fully completed on June 5th.

Xi'an prefect Zhang Daoli brought all the important officials of Xi'an Prefecture to Lantian County. They were not interested in other things in Lantian County at all, but just came to the granary wholeheartedly.

During this process, they even refused the banquet arranged by Lantian County.

Upon hearing this news, Yun Zhao frowned.

As a bureaucrat, Yun Zhao knew clearly that once Shangguan, who had originally liked to take advantage, suddenly became as clear as a mirror, then it was probably a bad thing.

This shows that in the next step, they will definitely have more excessive requirements!

As expected, when Zhang Daoli clearly told Yun Zhao that the food in Lantian County’s official warehouse should be fully explained to Xi'an Prefecture.

"During the Hongwu period, the treasury under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Provincial Administration Department had a total of 800,000 dan of grain! By the Tianqi period, we had only 180,000 dan of grain. Can the magistrate of Yun County know how much grain is in stock this year?"

Zhang Daoli took a sip of tea and asked Yun Zhao slowly.

Yun Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "There seems to be a lot of 180,000 dan of grain, but in fact, even supplying food for the people of Xi'an City is a problem. Could it be that there will be even less this year?"

"Fifty thousand dan!"

Zhang Daoli stretched out his hand and spread his palm.

"So little?" Yun Zhao was shocked!

"This is to count the grain in Lantian County in advance. Therefore, this year, all the grain in Lantian County warehouses must be handed over.

Not only summer taxes, but also autumn taxes. This time, you can do not have to pay silver in Lantian County, you only need to pay grain.”

Yun Zhao was mentally prepared for Zhang Daoli's request. Shaanxi had a severe drought, and only Lantian County escaped the disaster. Therefore, Yun Zhao had no excuse to shirk the request of the prefect.

When Zhang Daoli saw Yun Zhao nodding and agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted Yun Zhao's fat hand and said, "When you took office, many people said that I, the Shaanxi Governor, were foolish and no one was available. He actually used an eight-year-old child to serve as the county magistrate. For this reason, the Censorate has repeatedly impeached us.

I am different. When I see you, I feel that you should be a good talent. Although I have suffered some burdens because of your affairs, I have produced good results.

When all the food is discharged into the treasury, I want to see who has the face to impeach me, who has the face to say that the Lantian County Magistrate is just an eight-year-old child!”

After hearing what Zhang Daoli said, the other officials nodded indignation, and Yun Zhao bowed: "This year is the case. If the Duke Zun can wait for a year, after the new crops are fully launched next year, just Lantian County can solve the food problem in Xi'an Prefecture."

Zhang Daoli felt like he had a treasure, and held Yun Zhao's fat hand and said, "Really?"

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "Please move to Yun's test field, you will know it after you look at it!"

Zhang Daoli quickly stood up and said, "Just just to look at it, please ask County Magistrate Yun to lead the way."

The group left the Yun family mansion and walked less than a mile to the cornfield.

Yun Zhao broke off a corn and peeled it off and handed it to Zhang Daoli: "Please look at the mansion, this is the new crop. The official calls this thing corn!"

Zhang Daoli looked carefully and exclaimed: "It's really as crystal clear as jade."

Yun Zhao broke off another one, tore open the skin and took a bite, "Try it in Fu Zun, this thing is sweet and delicious now when eaten raw."

Zhang Daoli also took a bite as Yun Zhao looked, praised him repeatedly, and then invited his colleagues to taste it.

"How much is the yield per mu?"

"There are more than five responsibilities, but there is no extra time to plant autumn grain."

Zhang Daoli was silent for a moment and said, "What a pity, but it is still a good crop."

Yun Zhao led Zhang Daoli and his group to the potato field and asked Qian Shaoshao to dig out a potato.

At this time, the potatoes were basically ripe. There were seven or eight fist-sized potatoes hanging at the root of a potato. Yun Zhao picked the potatoes and put them in the hands of Zhang Daoli and the rest of the officials and said, "The officials have high hopes for this thing!"

When Zhang Daoli saw the potatoes, he became energetic again and asked quickly: "How much is the yield per mu?"

Yun Zhao laughed and said, "One thousand five hundred kilograms!"

Zhang Daoli looked at the potatoes in his hand, then looked at Yun Zhao and said, "Is this a dish or a grain?"

Yun Zhao laughed: "It can be used as a vegetable or as a grain. Even when there is no food, eating this thing can fill your stomach, which is no different from ordinary food."

Zhang Daoli bowed and said, "Can I dig a little more? Let me test it out so that it can be reported according to the facts!"

Yun Zhao said: "This is nature."

Soon, Qian Shaoshao led a group of people to dig half an acre of potatoes.

After Zhang Daoli and the officials personally measured and calculated the land area, he happily left Lantian County.

Watching Zhang Daoli and others leave, Yun Zhao's brows slowly frowned.

Qian Shaoshao also sighed and said, "They would rather rush to the night than stay in Lantian County."

Yun Zhao smiled and said, "They dare not! Even if I am the magistrate of Lantian County!"

"What are they afraid of? We won't kill them."

"If it weren't for the big deal about food, they wouldn't have left Xi'an City anyway.

Shaanxi is really messy now, unless they have better means to completely and cleanly solve the bandit problem."

Qian Shaoshao smiled and said, "If the young master becomes this prefect, there may be a way to deal with the bandits."

Today, the young master has shown them the way to eliminate bandits. Unfortunately, these people are all blind. If they don’t solve the problem of farmers’ food, no matter how they wiped them out, they will be rekindled.”

Yun Zhao shook his head and said, "They are not blind, they are pretending to be invisible, and there will be troubles in doing things. If they don't do things, everyone will feel comfortable.
Chapter completed!