Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

Magistrate Wang smiled narrowly and said: "Yun Chao, your mind is so flexible! Do you want me to give you another assist?"

In fact, he had prepared other publicity methods and was just waiting for Huo Yunchao to mention it to him. Unexpectedly, Huo Yunchao would come up with the good idea of ​​using merchants to spread sweet potatoes.

Huo Yunchao hurriedly made a request: "Yes! Please help me, sir!"

As Mr. Chen and Magistrate Wang said, Huo Yunchao's foundation is too weak and his energy alone is too limited.

Even though he was Pinglehou, who was personally conferred by Emperor Yong'an, he was far less powerful than a powerful official like Magistrate Wang, who could drive others to work for him.

After hearing Huo Yunchao's preliminary plan, County Magistrate Wang felt very comfortable, and at the same time he made up his mind: the new official has only made two fires since he took office, and he happened to make the third fire through the purchase of sweet potatoes by the merchants!

After the three fires are burned out, Magistrate Wang's position will be much stronger, and no one will dare to easily stir up trouble and hinder the promotion of sweet potatoes.

As early as a few months ago, the landowners heard that in order to promote sweet potato cultivation, Huo Yunchao did not hesitate to distribute sweet potato seeds for free. He also said that he would buy back the sweet potatoes at an agreed price to provide security to the poor people who followed him to grow sweet potatoes.

The landlords didn't say anything. They laughed at Huo Yunchao in private gatherings, believing that Huo Yunchao was a hypocrite who was just trying to gain fame and reputation, and deliberately released smoke bombs to fool the people at the bottom.

After learning that County Magistrate Wang personally went to the sweet potato fields to preside over the distribution of free sweet potato seeds, the landlords realized that Huo Yunchao had chosen to join the lower class people and stand on the opposite side of them, and they suddenly couldn't sit still:

"People say that a person can achieve enlightenment like a chicken or a dog and ascend to heaven. Why doesn't that person change his true nature as a mud-legged person?"

"Giving seeds for free and then buying them again without paying the price, that person is really a kind person!"

"Nishanzi's eyesight is short, and he can catch them with a little favor. He obviously has big plans."

"Tsk, tsk, do you really think so? Why are you so high-minded? How did I hear that your family will be divided into 91% this year?"

"Hey, what do you mean by baring your teeth at me for no reason? So what if my family has 91 points? Could it be that those low-life mud-legged people dare to rebel against me?"

"Okay, okay, let's talk about it."

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This group of landowners seemed to be in the same rope, but in fact they all had their own plans. They gathered together not only to ridicule Huo Yunchao, but also to communicate with each other and first understand the background and policy policies of Magistrate Wang.

Landlord Zheng, who was in charge of gathering, did not want to waste any more time arguing and bickering, so he spoke up and presided over the meeting: "The new county magistrate has a lot of background. Can any of you get along with the new county magistrate? Is there anything special about the new county magistrate?" instruct?"

If the new county magistrate is willing to cooperate with the landowners, then they only need to send gifts regularly to show their respect, which can save a lot of unnecessary trouble. Hello, everyone.

If the new county magistrate is unwilling to "collaborate" with them, then they will have to find ways to weaken the new county magistrate's right to speak, so that no one can use him, so that the decrees he promulgates cannot be effectively communicated, so that he repeatedly hits the wall and has to recognize clearly. Cooperation with the landowners is the most correct path.

As soon as Landlord Zheng finished speaking, the living room fell silent, and no one made a sound again.

With a click, Landlord Zheng's tea cup lightly hit the rim. He glanced around the five people present and spoke at a slow pace, but the meaning he expressed was very sharp and harsh: "Isn't the noise just now quite lively? I asked Let’s get down to business. No one says anything when asked. Why have you become mute? Can’t speak? Did you not strike up a conversation with the new county magistrate, or did you strike up a conversation and were pushed back? We are grasshoppers on a rope. , don’t think about leaving others alone and taking the lead. Think about the tragic end of Zhou. If we don’t unite, we will follow in Zhou’s footsteps!”

The small landowner surnamed Chen is the in-law of Landlord Zheng. Seeing that the other people looked ugly, he stood up to calm the atmosphere and said with a smile: "My dear, I sent someone to give the county magistrate a generous gift the day before yesterday. The county magistrate accepted it, but What I asked for was not done for me.”

Landlord Zheng didn't look at the person seriously. He took another sip of tea and then asked quietly: "What is it you are asking for?"

"I sent a generous gift worth a hundred taels, and what I asked for was not a big deal. I just wanted to ask the county magistrate to be accommodating and let me receive one or two acres of sweet potato seeds." Landlord Chen said cautiously.

As he expected, everyone else present glared at him.

Landlord Xu, who had never dealt with Landlord Chen, slammed the table, pointed at Landlord Chen's nose and cursed: "You! How could you do this behind our backs? Don't you think it's embarrassing?"

Landlord Chen looked gloomy and defended his behavior righteously: "Why should I be afraid of embarrassment? Sweet potatoes are the new grain designated by His Majesty. I did this in response to His Majesty's call, not to beg for money from anyone." !”

Landlord Zheng finally looked at Landlord Chen squarely, and when Landlord Chen turned pale, he said leisurely: "What you said makes sense. We plant sweet potatoes not for ourselves, nor for Marquis Pingle, but for His Majesty." ! Tomorrow morning, we will go to the county government office together to ask the county magistrate to allocate some sweet potato seeds to us."

Landlord Chen was the first to respond: "Okay!"

The other landowners pretended to be passionate and indignant on the outside, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts: Sweet potatoes are a new grain that Emperor Yong'an attaches great importance to. They have good results and are the first to win. They should be the first to win. People who get the sweet potato bonus!

Huo Yunchao's strange trick of distributing sweet potato seeds for free caught the landlords off guard, disrupted their plans, and even allowed those low-life mud-legged people to snatch away this wave of dividends!

How can the landlords, who have always been greedy, tolerate this kind of peach picking? Totally intolerable!

Early the next morning, Landlord Zheng led his team to the county government office to ask for an audience with Magistrate Wang.

When County Magistrate Wang heard the report from the government servant, he raised his eyebrows slightly. He asked Landlord Zheng and others to come back in the afternoon on the pretext that he was busy with official duties.

Others inevitably showed anger, resentment and other negative emotions, but Landlord Zheng left without changing his face and heartbeat, and respectfully said goodbye.

When County Magistrate Wang heard Liu Yamen's extra padding about Landlord Zheng's and others' emotional reactions, he couldn't help but take another look at him: "Are you an old friend of Yun Chao's Father Xu?"

Liu Yamen was stunned and nodded hurriedly: "Sir, I have a close relationship with Brother Xu. Ning Niang lived in my house for a while when she was a child."

Magistrate Wang said calmly: "Yes. Go ahead and get busy."

Liu Yamen resigned and thought over and over again about Magistrate Wang's words and expression, but he couldn't think of a reason for it for a long time.

It wasn't until Huo Yunchao came to the county government office to ask Magistrate Wang to deliver the memorial that Liu Yamen servant found the opportunity: "Chao'er, why did the county magistrate ask me about this? Does the old man have any plans?"

Huo Yunchao shook his head and said, "Uncle Liu, I don't know. If the county magistrate has any instructions, he will naturally tell you. If he doesn't tell you clearly, it means you don't need to know."

Liu Yamen thought about it and found out that this was true. As a small Yamen servant with limited abilities, could he still influence the affairs of the family and the country?