Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Lu Xia said with a proud face.

The county lord is the pride of everyone in Wuling County.

Today's Wuling County has a share of credit for the county's elders.

As a native of Wuling, Lu Xia clearly witnessed all this.

She warned herself from the bottom of her heart that she must work hard in Fang Yuan's hands in the future.

"How did you do it?"

Seeing no one asked, Li Shimin asked.

He also caught one word: take measures in advance!

Taking measures in advance, did Fang Yuan predict the emergence of drought and locust disasters in advance?

If this is the case, Fang Yuan is probably his Yingmeng virtuous minister!

"In fact, I don't know much about this. My family doesn't farm, and the fields are rented out."

"If the distinguished guests want to know clearly, they can ask the farmers here, they know better."

Lu Xia shook her head and smiled.

As he spoke, he looked around and waved to a farmer who was closer.

There are countless farmlands here. Although it is not the plowing season, people still need to watch them to prevent accidents.

Soon, the farmer came over. He was wearing a straw hat, with dark skin, wrinkled face, and a simple smile.

"Sister Luxia, what's the matter with being called uncle?"

The farmer scratched his head and said honestly.

There were a lot of people at the scene, and they all wore silk, so he naturally felt inferior.

"Uncle, these are representatives of caravans from various places, who came to see our Wuling County food."

"I just want to ask you a few questions, don't be afraid, they don't eat people, hehe."

Lu Xia said with a smile.

After a few words, the farmer's expression became more natural.

"This old man, I want to ask, how do you deal with the drought and locust plague?"

Li Shimin asked politely.

"You said this, then you are asking the right person."

"At the beginning of the year, the county lord called on us to open a canal to divert the river from tens of miles away."

"Not only that, but we also asked us to build hundreds of wells in the ten thousand hectares of fertile land to store water. Now there are still some wells with water, and there is no drought at all."

The old man said proudly.

It is heard that there is a severe drought all over the world, and the harvest is dismal.

But their Wuling County has a great harvest, not to mention how proud they are.

However, the county has an order not to spread the news of the bumper harvest in Wuling County to the outside world, so outsiders don't know about it.

That's why Luxia asked him, and he said that he was a representative of the caravan from various places, so he answered truthfully.

"Excellent, your county lord is really foresight."

Li Shimin's expression remained the same, and he was horrified.

"That is!"

"If it weren't for the county magistrate, our Wuling County would be suffering right now."

The old man said respectfully.

When Fang Yuan was mentioned, his eyes were full of respect.

The on-site caravan representatives exchanged glances with each other in private and nodded secretly.

Du Ruhui listened, his eyes also changed, thinking that he would turn around and urge the imperial army who was investigating Fang Yuan's information, to make them hurry up.

"How did you deal with the locust plague?"

Li Shimin sighed and nodded, then asked about the locust plague.

Drought can drain water, but locust plagues are different. How to deal with locusts flying from the sky?

"Actually, the locust plague in Wuling County is not serious."

"As soon as I heard about the locust plague in the pass, the county lord organized people to monitor it day and night, and lit torches in various places at night. Locusts like to fight fires and will attack torches. We took advantage of the situation to get rid of them."

"We raise chickens, ducks, geese, etc. around the farmland during the day. They are the natural enemies of locusts. There are not many locusts in the first place, and they are eaten by chickens, ducks, and geese as soon as they arrive."

The old man said proudly.

These are his personal experiences.

They are all deep memories, and the farmland will be protected in the same way in the future.

"How do you know that chickens, ducks and geese are natural enemies of locusts?"

Li Shimin asked impatiently.

He knew that the migrating locusts were fighting the fire, and when he was in Chang'an City, he also called soldiers to kill locusts at night.

But there were too many locusts, and a lot of them were killed at night, and they appeared endlessly the next day, which could not protect the food of the world at all.

"The county lord said it."

The old man replied like this.

"Then... how much can you harvest this year?"

Li Shimin asked another question.

It is also a question that the on-site caravan representatives want to ask.

"I heard that there can be a million stones."

"I heard that too, I don't know how to count."

The old man scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

"Thank you old man, I'm done asking."

Li Shimin nodded and thanked him.

Beneath his calm face, his heart was full of turbulent waves.

First, Fang Yuan's drainage obviously knew about the drought in advance, how did he know in advance?

Second, the natural enemy of locusts, no one in the civil and military courts knew about it, how did Fang Yuan know about it?

Thirdly, Fang Yuan must be his virtuous minister Ying Meng!

Fourth, 100 million shi of grain!

Chapter 8 Why not donate to the imperial court for disaster relief

Li Shimin and others returned to the tent.

At this time, Fang Yuan was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, enjoying Lu Chuchu's back beating.

Everyone saw this scene as soon as they came back, but they were so envious that their eyes turned green, and they wished for a girl to massage their backs.

"Dear distinguished guests, please rest for a moment, we will hold a bidding later."

Lu Xia wiped the sweat from her forehead, pointed to the stool at the scene and said.

The benches at the scene are for them to bid for. The food they saw just now will be auctioned here.

The highest bidder gets it!

"Huh, I'm exhausted."

"Fang Xianzun will still enjoy it, and even called the oiran for a massage."

Everyone found a place to sit down.

Some caravans that have worked with Fang Yuan looked at Fang Yuan and joked.

But their voices dare not be too loud, for fear of affecting Fang Yuan's cultivation of sentiment.

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui watched, frowning slightly, feeling that Fang Yuan's style of work is not good.

Officials should lead by example, it's okay to be a bit corrupt in private, and it's immoral to ask an oiran to serve you in public.

Although it is almost certain that Fang Yuan is the virtuous minister Ying Meng, Li Shimin still feels uncomfortable seeing Fang Yuan like this.

"Keming, I'll go talk to Fang Yuan."

After a short rest, Li Shimin got up and walked towards Fang Yuan.

Du Ruhui sat and opened his mouth, but he still didn't ask Li Shimin why.

As Li Shimin walked towards the ring, all caravan representatives present looked at Li Shimin.

Lu Chuchu also noticed that Li Shimin was coming, and the hand beating Fang Yuan's back stopped immediately.

"Fang Xianzun, can I sit next to you?"

Li Shimin came to Fang Yuan's side, said softly.

He just glanced at Lu Chuchu, even though Lu Chuchu was as beautiful as a flower.

"Boss Li, sit down wherever you want."

Fang Yuan sat upright slightly, and said with a smile.

Lu Chuchu on the side poured tea for Li Shimin tactfully.

"After visiting the farmland this time, I was really shocked."

"But there are a few questions, I don't know if Fang Xianzun can answer one or two."

Li Shimin looked at Fang Yuan and said seriously.

"Please speak, you know everything."

Fang Yuan laughed.

"How did Fang Xianzun know in advance that there was a drought?"

"And how do you know that chickens, ducks and geese are natural enemies of locusts?"

Li Shimin suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice.

Only a virtuous minister Ying Meng can know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom!

Or Fang Yuan sees the subtleties, and can see the essence through tiny phenomena!

No matter which point, Li Shimin feels that Fang Yuan is a rare talent, and must be reused!

Of course, the style of work needs to be corrected.

"Who told you that I knew this in advance?"

"I just think that I will be transferred from Wuling County this year, and I want to leave a water source for the people of Wuling County that can be used for generations."

"As for chickens, ducks and geese, which are natural enemies of locusts, I just raised them casually. I never thought they would like to eat locusts."

Fang Yuan shook his head and smiled.

As a traveler, Fang Yuan knew that there was a drought in the second year of Zhenguan, but he didn't know where it happened.

I also wanted to leave a water source for the people of Wuling County to cultivate in the future, so I did the drainage.

Fang Yuan is not lying on this point.

As for the second point, why not tell Li Shimin the truth, I really don't know what to say.

Could it be that if I told him that it was written like this in the books I read before, then he asked himself which book he read it in?

Having been an official for five years, Fang Yuan is no longer a novice, he has a little understanding of officialdom: polite, enthusiastic, but he doesn't know what to ask.

"Forehead......"