Beloved Plantation King

The county magistrate Liu Shangzhi sent someone to call Yin Peinan, Zuo An, and Zheng Wenhao directly to the county government office.

When I saw the county magistrate this time, his expression was completely different from the previous few times.

Feeling happy and worried.

When Liu Shang saw them, he offered tea and sent them all out.

"My lord, I don't know why you summoned us?" Yin Peinan asked.

Liu Shangzhi sighed and said, "A good news or a bad news, which one do you listen to first?"

The three looked at each other, and Yin Peinan said, "Good news."

Liu Shangzhi took out a box, took out a bright yellow imperial decree from it, handed it to the master, and said, "The good news is that the bean curd sticks and salted duck eggs you made have been sealed as court tributes and included in the imperial palace procurement list. Kneel down Accept the order."

Several people were stunned when they heard that, the master had already opened the imperial decree: "Yin Peinan accepts the decree."

Several people quickly knelt down.

The master had already read out the imperial decree aloud, Yin Peinan and the others were delighted in their hearts.

If bean curd sticks and salted duck eggs become tributes, then their brand will be advertised, and their sales will increase as a living court advertisement...

It's still beautiful, the master has finished reading it.

Yin Peinan accepted the order, and they got up.

This is indeed good news. The few people were very happy and watched the imperial decree for a long time.

After sitting down again, Zuo An asked: "My lord, who did you buy the palace from? It's not us, right?"

Liu Shangzhi shook his head: "There are special imperial merchants in the palace, and it's not your turn."

Yin Peinan thought for a while and asked, "Is it Li Da?" Their guests in the capital were also sold to Li Da.

Zuo An's intuition is not: "It's not sure whether Li Da and the others have arrived in the capital yet."

It was the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month when the two brothers Li Da left, so it was impossible to arrive in the capital so soon, and the news of the arrival of the capital had to be counted.

"Who is that?"

Liu Shangzhi shook his head: "I really don't know who this is, maybe it hasn't been decided yet. I hope he can make a decision quickly."

Yin Peinan asked, "Why?"

Liu Shang replied straightly: "If the emperor's business is decided, then the emperor's chamber of commerce will be directly responsible for the procurement. If not, then the local government will have to take the initiative to confess. How troublesome is that, do you know? We have to send someone to transport it all the way to Beijing."

Yin Peinan thought about it, but also found it troublesome.He asked, "What are the conditions for becoming an imperial merchant?"

Liu Shangzhi glanced at him and asked, "Do you still want to be an imperial merchant?"

Yin Peinan chuckled and said, "I'm just asking."

Liu Shangzhi waved his hand and said, "Then I advise you, it's better to get rid of this idea as soon as possible. This imperial merchant is not something that ordinary people can be. They are all from a famous family, and there must be a lot of power behind them."

Zuo An also nodded and said: "The relationship between the emperor and the merchants is not just as simple as purchasing palace supplies, but also involves the government."

"So complicated?" Yin Peinan sighed.

Zuo An patted the back of his hand: "Well, it can make money, but it's also dangerous. If you don't pay attention, if you don't do a good job, you may lose your head."

Yin Peinan: "..."

Liu Shangzhi nodded and said: "Yes, not only the imperial merchants, but also you, you must be careful when doing this in the future. Especially the yuba and salted duck eggs provided to the imperial merchants, you must be careful and careful, and you can't make any mistakes, otherwise It’s also going to lose your head.”

Yin Peinan: "..."

Liu Shangzhi sighed: "The greater the honor and favor, the greater the risk you have to bear. This is the eternal truth."

He said to them again: "But one thing, no matter who becomes the imperial merchant who purchases this, they will have to buy it from you anyway, right? This is not a big problem. The important thing is how that person will act at that time,

Whether it is reasonable or outrageous, if you meet someone who is unreasonable, your money will be confiscated for [-] yuan, and you will be at a loss. "

Yin Peinan was surprised: "There are still such domineering ones?" He really didn't know much about this imperial merchant.

Liu Shangzhi nodded: "It's not uncommon for a family to have a big business, and it's not uncommon for people to bully the people and dominate the market. In short, you should pay attention when the time comes."

"Okay, we got it, thank you sir for reminding me." Yin Peinan nodded in agreement.

Zuo An thought for a while, and asked worriedly: "Will the new rice also become a tribute?"

Liu Shang said straightly: "This is the bad news I want to tell you. Follow me."

Liu Shangzhi took the three of them to the backyard, where he lived.

It's not the first time Yin Peinan and the others have come to the county government office, but it's the first time they have come to the residence of the county magistrate in the backyard.

After sitting down in Liu Shangzhi's study, Yin Peinan asked, "My lord, is the rice a tribute?"

Liu Shangzhi nodded and said: "Yes. This is the case with the rice. The imperial court made a decree and indeed sealed the rice as a tribute, but there is no provision for offering it."

"Didn't ask for a confession?" Zuo An was a little surprised.

Liu Shang said straightly: "Yes, how much rice do we produce now? There are so many people in the palace, how can it be enough for them to eat? The Holy Majesty personally issued a decree, asking our Kangzhou government to vigorously promote this high-yielding rice variety. Our county has already After it has been planted, the government government will ask our county government to assist in promoting it to other counties in Kangzhou, and then from Kangzhou to other counties in the south.”

"This is a good news, my lord, how can you say it's bad news?" Yin Peinan asked puzzled.

"It's really good news for the government, but not for you."

Zheng Wenhao asked, "Why?"

Liu Shangzhi sighed, and said: "In order to carry out this sacred order, the magistrate ordered that all the surplus grain and the imperial grain handed in by the villagers during the summer harvest in our county will be collected and dispatched by the government, and merchants are not allowed to buy and sell the villagers' grain in private. Food. Next month, the magistrate and officials from the household department will come down."

The three of Yin Peinan looked at each other and felt the seriousness of the matter.

Zheng Wenhao asked: "My lord, does this mean that we can no longer sell grain seeds?"

Liu Shangzhi nodded: "Yes."

Zuo An thought for a while and asked: "The government office wants the villagers' first grain seeds, so it's okay for us to sell our own grains, right?"

Yin Peinan also quickly interjected: "That's right, the villagers will sell it to us voluntarily, isn't it okay? The government won't expropriate our family's grain seeds at a low price, right? Ours is the third batch of seeds. "

Zuo An asked: "Did the magistrate tell me what to do?"

Liu Shangzhi shook his head: "I'm not too clear about this issue."

Several people thought about it for a while, and Yin Peinan said: "My lord, will the magistrate let all the people in the yamen do the work? There are not many people in the yamen, can you be busy? I think, this matter must still be done." Ask outsiders for help."

Liu Shangzhi pondered for a while, and then said: "The magistrate has not yet decided how to operate this. When he comes down next month, I can give him some suggestions."

Zuo An thought for a while, and said straight to Liu Shang: "My lord, no matter what, we must keep the seeds of my family and our village. Think about it, if our seeds are expropriated and transferred to other counties, then other counties will be worse off than others." The yield in our county is even higher. As long as we and the millet in the village are here, our Xinping County will always be ahead of other counties, and our harvest is much better than other counties every season. This is directly linked to your political achievements .”

Hearing this, Liu Shang thought for a long time.

Zuo An said again: "My lord, why don't we think of a good way for the magistrate before he makes a decision, what do you think?"

Liu Shangzhi raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the best way?"

Zuo An glanced at Yin Peinan and Zheng Wenhao, and said: "Xia Harvesting and Pushing the Grain Seeds is a hard and tiring job. If someone solves the problem for the Magistrate, the Magistrate must be happy, don't you think?"

Liu Shangzhi thought for a while and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Zuo An: "My lord, I have a solution. You can decide whether it will work or not. That is, you can write a letter to the magistrate and give him a suggestion. We don't need to use the government. Let the grain shop help promote grain seeds. You see, we are experienced in pushing grain seeds, and everyone knows that Pei Nan, we promise to push all the summer harvested millet to the counties around Xinping, without delaying the imperial grain handed in by our county..."

Zuo An talked about his thoughts.

Liu Shang walked back and forth and thought for a while, then said: "Okay, I will try."

Zuo An reminded: "You must emphasize the fact that everyone only recognized Pei Nan's name when we pushed the grain seeds last year."

Liu Shangzhi: "People in other counties don't know what to do?"

"It's okay, leave this to us, they will know when the time comes."

Liu Shangzhi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll write to your lord."

After leaving the county government office, the three of them didn't go back to the shop, but went directly to Zheng's mansion to discuss matters.

As soon as he sat down, Zheng Wenhao said: "The government has messed up all our plans with such a move. It is not certain whether Xiashou can sell the grain seeds. There is also the capital city, what was agreed before, what should we do now? "

Yin Peinan drank a glass of water, and then said: "I just heard what my lord said. The government started with the emperor's grain and the villagers' surplus grain. When we see it, can we buy the rations left by the villagers?"

Zuo An: "There is still time to think of a solution. What is important now is to quickly send people to the surrounding counties to spread the news and let everyone know that the seeds come from us and that what we sell is authentic. High-yielding rice seeds."

Originally, the government did not intervene, and they also wanted to carry out this step, but this time, they had to do it two months in advance.

"Yes, yes, brother-in-law, what do you want to do, and I will transfer people."

The three discussed for half an hour, comprehensively considered all aspects, and finally settled on the matter.

After talking about the grain seeds, the three of them discussed about the yuba and salted duck eggs.

"Can our edict be placed in the shop?" Yin Peinan looked at the edict in front of him and said.

Zheng Wenhao said with a smile: "Ah Nan, you really think that this imperial decree must be kept carefully, otherwise it will be a crime of disrespect."

Yin Peinan sighed and said, "Speaking of which, this is the second edict our family has received."

They were praised by the Holy Order before because of the couch, but now the imperial order is being kept by Zhao Xiu'e.

"It's not necessary to put it out, but we have to make good use of the content inside." Zuo An said with a smile.

On the second day, the drums and gongs in front of the Changlong Grain Shop were very lively. The dragon and lion dance team played in front of the shop for an hour, and then went for a tour of the city. Things got aired all over again.

On that day, most of the goods in the grain store were sold out, and several people from the store came to place orders for wholesale to sell in other places.

Taking advantage of this shareholder wind, Yin Peinan and the others decided to open a yuba workshop by themselves to increase production.There are not so many duck eggs on the market at present, and their own family can handle them.

After a few days, a rumor began to spread in the villages in several counties around Xinping County.

It is said that Yin Peinan's family in Nanpo Village, Xinping County planted very high-yield rice, and then the people in his village planted their family's seeds. The rice yield of the whole village is more than 300 catties per mu.Then, Yin Peinan's family opened a grain store in the county town to sell grain seeds. All the farmers in the county bought grain seeds there, and they will plant them in spring...

A few days later, county magistrate Liu Shangzhi brought good news.

After careful consideration, the magistrate preliminarily agreed to Liu Shangzhi's proposal, and Yin Peinan's Changlong Grain Shop was responsible for the promotion of grain seeds.

Liu Shangzhi said to them: "You also have to be prepared, the food for the whole county will cost a lot of money."

Zheng Wenhao is very

Excited, he said: "Leave the money to me. I'll go back and discuss with my father to see how much money I can get out. I must get this done."

Liu Shangzhi solemnly confessed: "It must be done well. My future depends on you."

During the assessment last year, Liu Shangzhi was rewarded, but he was not promoted. He was depressed for a few days at that time.

Later, Zuo An comforted him: "Sir, it will be beneficial to you if you don't get promoted this year. Think about it, Xinping County is now at a time when there is a lot to do because of the new variety of millet. If you work for another three years, you will definitely The achievements are much greater than last year. Moreover, not only millet, but also soybeans, cotton, and vegetables will bloom in full bloom, and the chances of promotion will be higher, and the official position will definitely be better. Don’t you think so?”

Liu Shangzhi thought for a moment, what he said was true, if he was transferred this year, it would actually be cheaper for the newcomer, and he would pick up the ready-made achievements as soon as he got the position.

So he has a very positive attitude now, and he has great hopes for the three of them.

The three of them clasped their fists together and assured him: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely not disgrace my life."