Jian Cheng and Fangping arrived at the train station, bought a ticket, and waited for the train there. After taking a seat, Fangping said, "Brother, it's extremely difficult to do something to go to Ye County this time. We have read the paper. Although the miserable said it was wronged, there is actually no evidence at all."

Jian Cheng nodded and sighed again: "This is the first thing that Zhongcheng has done when he arrived at the Censorate's Office, and it will be handed over to us. If it is not done well, I am afraid that I will be sad after coming back. Although Zhongcheng said that he would find out what he was, he would send us there, which means it is not simple."

Fang Ping nodded, and the two of them sat down for a moment. For these two people, this kind of thing is really a coexistence of danger and opportunity. The so-called crisis. If it is found inappropriate, it will definitely make great achievements when you come back, and Du Zhongxiao will definitely reward you. If you go and investigate, you can't find out anything. Even if Du Zhongxiao doesn't say anything for a while, he will suffer two hardships later.

The officials and officials in the yamen belong to two worlds. In fact, they do things, but their power is in the hands of officials. With strong ability and wide connections, even officials have to give in. Some of them can live a wealthier life than kings and princes. There are not many such capable officials in the world, and if there are too many, they will inevitably be cut off. Jian Cheng and Fang Ping are just ordinary officials who have been studying and literate since childhood and have been admitted to the Censorate. After years of hard work, how can they fight against the Chief Censor General of the Censor? This time I went to Ye County, I just hoped to find out what I could find.

At this time, the Tianxia Railway almost always gathered in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the stations were very busy. In order to facilitate management, they were divided into four parts: east, west, south, and north, and managed separately. After waiting for half an hour, the two boarded the train heading south.

This railway is until Xiangzhou, and after passing the Han River to Jiangling, it is a major transportation route connecting the north and south. There are many people on the bus. The two of them sat opposite each other in the window, looking at the scenery outside the window, and didn't say much. They thought to themselves, what should we do when we arrived in Ye County?

When we arrived in Ye County, it was just dark. Looking at the traffic outside the station and the crowds were surging, Jian Cheng said: "It's already night, let's find a place to have dinner. By the way, let's discuss how to do things after we arrive."

Fang Ping agreed, and the two left the station together, watching Ye County’s gate not closed, and entered the city together. After several years of development, the small city walls of Ye County have long been crowded, and a large number of households have to live outside the city. The shops in the city are one by one, making them look particularly prosperous.

Jian Cheng looked at the dense shops on both sides and said to Fang Ping: "When I was in the capital, I heard people say that Ye County is prosperous. When I arrived today, I saw it. It was true. Looking for a local feature, let's go in and taste it."

Fang Ping said: "What are the characteristics of this kind of place where the north and the south gather? Just find a place to eat enough."

As the two of them were talking, they walked on the street and saw a mutton noodle restaurant that was eating less in the capital, so they walked in. At this time, the store was full of people. They finally found a remote seat and sat down.

After a while, Jian Cheng saw that the soup in the bowl was rich in color, and the other party said, "It seems that this is a conscientious shop."

There were a few men sitting there, looking at the outsider who was doing business, with a few dishes on the table, and drinking together there.

A man said: "Jan Jian in the city has recently opened a factory specializing in farming and harvesting machinery. I heard it is too big. Many prefectures and counties on Jingxi Road have come to him to buy farming machinery. I heard it is very good to use it."

Another said: "In the past two years, many prefectures and counties have shortages of manpower, so the machines made by iron supervision have been sold. I heard that it is not a problem to use machines to cut wheat, and after cutting, you can still plant a green bean. In this way, wouldn't it be possible to collect two acres of grain per acre? Naturally, someone bought it."

Jian Cheng and Fang Ping heard that Jian Wai was talking about Jian Wai, who seemed to be the party involved in the Bai family case, and couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen to what they said.

In recent years, due to the lack of people and land on the west side of Beijing, the grain prices in Yexian are high, and many fields have been reclaimed. Without manpower, the iron supervision machinery is used, and a person can plant many acres of land. The agricultural machinery for the field business in the world is of course produced and supplied by the iron supervision, and many private farms buy the machinery of these small factories.

In this era, there was no advanced supply system in later generations, so you could install machines by buying parts. At this time, except for some key components, you had to buy them from the Iron Supervision Bureau, many parts had to be produced by themselves. Opening a factory requires machines, appropriate geographical conditions, manpower, and a lot of capital invested. Of course, the factory was also profitable from building a factory, and many big households in Ye County slowly turned from commercial to industrial.

The power of the factory can use a steam engine. However, the steam engine is too expensive. In addition to some large factories and many small factories, they still choose to use hydraulic power. The Bai family is simple to think about because of the small river. Although the river is not big, the water volume is stable and the terrain is very good. As long as a small dam is set up upstream, it can block the river water and drive a small factory.

A man with a black beard with three beards off the horse said: "Although the price of grain has not been high in recent years, it is better than stable. If you plant thousands of acres of land, it is a way to make money. I was thinking that if the price of the machine in Jian Guanwai is right, I would buy one and go back to my hometown to buy some land."

The rest of the people laughed when they heard this: "Even if there are a thousand acres of land, how much money can you make in a year? The yield per mu is only more than two stones. If you go to rent and tax, it is rare to be able to sell one stone, which is less than a common money. If you go to more than a thousand acres of land, how much money will you have left after you go to robot labor? We can earn one or two thousand coins in a lot of ways, so why do you have to do that kind of thing!"

The black-bearded man said, "You can't buy the land like this. After all, it's your own family. You can pass it on to your children and grandchildren. There are times when doing business and sometimes when you lose money. The farming is different, and you make pure profits every year. You don't think so?"

The other people shook their heads together, obviously not thinking that way. Of course, farming is not pure profit every year, and natural disasters are rare. Is it still rare? In order to fear drought, I buy a water pump and repair the canal. I don’t know how much money I have to invest in it.

In this era, there was no land system and no restriction on land annexation, but there were many idle land in the world and the land prices were not high. Of course, another reason was that it was not far away from the Five Dynasties. At that time, wars were frequent and land owners were replaced frequently. The people did not regard land as an important asset for the descendants. Correspondingly, the idea of ​​relocation of land was not strong. The first pursuit of the people was to pursue profits. Buying land and building farms was not strong among the people.

The man with black beard was very persistent and said, "The farming is different now than before. With machines, you can save manpower. Although it is difficult to hire a man, it is your own if you buy the machine. How can you not farm? You are used to doing business and don't consider these things. You have nothing to do in the past few days. Tomorrow we will go to the factory outside Jianwai to take a look. If the machine is easy to use, you can buy the land home and you will naturally get it."

Hearing this, Jian Cheng and Fang Ping looked at each other and knew that what they said about Jian Yuanwai was Jian Yuanwai of the Bai family case. They don’t understand these two factories and agricultural machines, but they only know that they should be very profitable. Once money is involved, many things that are impossible may happen. There is no flaw in this case, and it is difficult to say that if there is money, it is difficult to say.

After eating noodles, the two left the shop, Jian Cheng said: "It's better to do this. Tomorrow I will go to the Ye County Government Office to check the case files and find out the person in charge at that time to see if there are any loopholes. You can go to the factory of Jian's Wai's house and take a look at the locals' statement. This is what Zhongcheng said about the government and the civilians to get started, and see if there is anything suspicious."

Fang Ping said: "I did it as my brother said. I heard from the person I just said that I thought I was a big one and a big man."

After discussing, they found a hotel and each rested.

There was nothing to say all night, and as soon as the next day dawn, Jian Cheng and Fang Ping separated. Jian Cheng went to the county government office and Fang Ping went to Jian Yuanwai's factory.

At this time, there were few farmers around Ye County who planted rice and wheat, and most of them were fruits and vegetables. Once the industry developed, the huge gap with agriculture would inevitably have an impact on agriculture.

After leaving Ye County, he headed west. Fang Ping noticed that the road was wide and flat, and even had cinders. There were many vehicles on the road, and they didn't know what to do. Houses appeared from time to time on both sides of the road, and people inside were either knocking or doing work he had never seen before.

After walking for more than ten miles, at midnight, there was a southward road ahead and a tea shop at the intersection. Fang Ping asked someone and knew that it was about this place, so he had to go south before he could reach Jian Yuanwai's factory.

When he arrived at the tea shop, Fang Ping asked for a large bowl of tea and asked the owner of the tea shop: "The owner, I heard that a nearby Jian Yuanwai factory specializes in producing farming machines. Did you go south from here?"

The owner of the tea shop said, "Yes. It turns out that it is the land of Bai Zhengran's family. In recent years, fruits and vegetables have been planted. Unfortunately, the family borrowed money to buy a water pump. In the end, the family was destroyed and the family was left behind. "

After hearing this, Fang Ping hurriedly asked: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters are common. Why did the Bai family lose their family and die this year?"

The owner of the tea shop said, "Who can say this well? I heard that the Bai family has grown vegetables well in recent years. They want to buy a water pump and not be afraid of drought in the future. Who knew that if they borrowed the money from the Jian family, they would not pay it back in the end and would suffer disaster."

Fang Ping was drinking tea and said inadvertently: "This Bai family really has no plans to be a human being. Even though he knew that he couldn't pay it back, why did he borrow money from others? It is natural for this world to pay back the debt."

The owner of the tea shop sighed: "Who can explain this kind of thing clearly? Bai Zhengran has been there for generations. I have seen that I have grown up and have been very cautious in doing things since I was a child. I really can't think of how he did this kind of thing. And the place he bought was Jian Wai, so who knows what's inside."

Fang Ping said: "If something goes wrong, it will be a monster. Since the Bai family is not that kind of person, I think there is something strange about this."
Chapter completed!