After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

However, after all, the adults are not the ones who engage in agricultural work all year round.

The iron-faced, dark-skinned, and seemingly most capable Lord Yu was now sweating profusely under the scorching sun hanging high in the sky.

With no other options, the two of them could only step aside and watch, holding their towels.

Their hands never stopped moving, and they kept wiping the sweat from their foreheads and cheeks to prevent it from blurring their eyes and affecting their vision.

The Bai family acted very quickly and did not waste too much time.

Before long, they had harvested all the potatoes in an acre of land and put them into bags. The next step was to weigh them.

At this time, the adults who were originally scattered in the fields gathered together and watched everything curiously.

Although Lord Yu had some doubts about the yield of potatoes grown by the Bai family, he still held out a glimmer of hope.

After all, seeing the facts with your own eyes is the most important thing.

The team responsible for weighing had already been prepared, so there was no need for the Bai family to do it themselves.

However, when they saw the mountain of potatoes piled up on the side, everyone was shocked.

Just from a visual point of view, the sheer number of potatoes is enough to be amazing.

There is no need to even use a scale; people can tell whether something weighs a thousand pounds just by looking with the naked eye.

However, in order to obtain more accurate data for registration, everyone decided to carry out the weighing work step by step according to the procedure.

Each bag of potatoes was carefully weighed and the exact weight recorded.

Lord Yu brought a large number of people, so the whole process did not take too long.

The old county magistrate finally couldn't hold back his anxiety, and strode forward, staring at the account book in the man's hand, and asked, "What's the situation?"

Although his voice was not loud, it seemed to echo in everyone's heart, shocking everyone present.

At this moment, Lord Wen, Lord Yu, and the other county magistrates present all focused their attention on that man, their eyes filled with anticipation and nervousness.

The old magistrate tightly grasped his beard with his other hand, and he squeezed too hard, even a few white hairs were torn off.

However, he was unaware of this, his attention completely absorbed by the account book in front of him.

At the same time, the officers standing by holding official swords and the servants holding various weapons also had expectant expressions on their faces.

After all, food production affects the livelihoods of countless people and it touches everyone's heart.

The person in charge of making the list was being stared at by so many pairs of eyes that cold sweat ran down his forehead and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his cheeks.

I don’t know if it was because of the scorching sun or because I was scared by the scene in front of me.

"This... this..." The man who compiled the list was also an old man, who could not stand such a scene. His voice was trembling as he spoke: "My Lords, I am afraid that the data is wrong. How about I recalculate it again?"

The old county magistrate was so angry at this that he stood up and shouted, "Let me do it!"

In the imperial examination, although numerology did not account for a large proportion, it was still included in the examination scope.

For these officials who had participated in the imperial examinations, basic arithmetic was naturally no problem for them.

The old county magistrate was obviously the best at arithmetic among them. Despite his old age, he was very agile.

I saw him turning the pages of the book quickly with one hand and moving the beads on the abacus quickly with the other hand.

In the blink of an eye, he, who had just looked old and frail, seemed to have become a different person, concentrating on the calculation. Not long after, the result came out.

"Hiss~" The old county magistrate looked at the final result, frowning, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Then he looked at the person who was originally in charge of the accounting and signaled with his eyes.

The man stepped forward, took a look at the old county magistrate's final result, and nodded in agreement.

Every move of the two was under everyone's sight.

The last two people's nods did not escape everyone's sight.

The old county magistrate stood up, saluted towards Wen Zhao and said, "Your Excellency, the potato yield is as high as 4,700 kilograms!"

The old voice left no room for doubt.

"Sigh~"

"Sigh~~"

There were sounds of people gasping all around.

Several people, led by Lord Yu, were in disbelief and even stepped forward to check.

I carefully read the registration results page before finally believing the result.

"So... this grain really yields a thousand kilograms per mu!"

I don’t know whose voice sounded in the crowd but caused such a stir.

"Great! Now I can have a full meal!"

"Yes, potatoes are easier to grow than rice."

"Not only that! I heard that we can grow potatoes for another season, which means we can harvest twice a year!"

People around were talking one after another, and even the officials could not remain calm.

"Lord Yu, now you can rest assured!" Wen Zhao was an official after all, and although he didn't show it on his face, his words were full of joy.

After Lord Yu confirmed it, a different look finally appeared on his iron-faced and selfless face: "Lord Wen, Jiangzhou Prefecture... can really be saved!"

The two of them looked at each other deeply, their eyes full of calculation.

However, the target of this calculation was not the other party.

Wen Zhao smiled knowingly and said to Lord Yu: "Then when we get back, gather our colleagues and we will make a detailed plan!"

Then he looked around and said, "What happened today must not be spread to anyone except those present!"

"Whether Jiangzhou can improve depends on this time!"

Lord Yu's expression remained calm as he looked around: "Don't worry! Those who came today have all been strictly screened."

Needless to say, the police officers are all from the yamen and they will not and dare not leak secrets without permission.

The servants in the masters' families had greeted the masters before they came.

After all, it is related to his official career. These servants are either born in the family or work in the family of the rich, so the lifeblood of the family is in his hands.

Or they are people who have signed a death contract, and keeping their mouths shut is the way to save their lives.

Although those who transported the goods were not government officials, they were all from the vicinity of Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Most of the family situations have been investigated by the government, and only those with clean family backgrounds will be selected.

The situation in Dayang Village is now considered a secret of Jiangzhou Prefecture. At least during the period when potatoes are harvested, the situation in Dayang Village cannot be known by too many people.

Therefore, these people have to sign a confidentiality agreement before coming.

The prestige of the confidentiality contract in this era was not small in itself, and it was also related to the government. If there was a breach of contract, it would affect the development of Jiangzhou Prefecture. Not to mention the serious crime of killing nine generations of the family, the lives of the entire family would surely be lost.