Chapter 32 Rebellious Thief
The next day.
County government carriage.
Coming as promised.
The two officers came first to pay their respects and present gifts.
Yu Ruqian went out to greet them on behalf of the Yu family.
Then Ye Biqing and Gao Zhi were led into the hall.
Yu Xiao clasped his fists and said, "It is a great honor for my humble abode to have you two gentlemen here!"
County Magistrate Ye bowed and said with emotion: "I have heard of Mr. Yu's virtuous name for a long time. Today I see that he is indeed dignified and extraordinary. Your heroic feat of suppressing bandits has eliminated a great threat to our county, which makes me admire you very much. That is why I came to your house to express my gratitude!"
"That's ridiculous!"
Yu Xiao actually didn't take the county magistrate seriously, but after all, he was the local chief official, so he gave him some face.
He waved his hand and said, "Please take a seat and chat with us!"
After the two of them sat down.
The maids served tea, snacks and fruits.
Gao Zhi immediately asked, "The Shihu Village is in a strategic location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the bandits are a bunch of cruel and cunning desperadoes. How can Mr. Yu wipe them out without a single soldier?"
Yu Xiao said calmly: "Guo Shanhu was arrogant and self-righteous, but he didn't know that most of his subordinates were greedy. I just used a little trick to bribe a few bandits secretly and cast a colorless and tasteless poison, and easily achieved my goal."
Ye Biqing and Gao Zhi viewed the bodies of the bandits.
The cause of death was indeed mostly poisoning.
This explanation makes sense.
But they felt it was not that simple.
Yu Xiao must have some unknown means.
Although they had doubts in their hearts, unless Yu Xiao said anything, they would not dig deeper into the matter.
"Mr. Yu is both intelligent and courageous, and I appreciate all the contributions he has made to his fellow villagers. If you need any help in the future, please feel free to ask."
"There is one little thing indeed."
Yu Xiao said bluntly: "I came back to China to develop industry, so I brought back a batch of new rice varieties cultivated overseas. All of them have been successfully planted. It is expected that we will be able to harvest a good yield at the beginning of next month. I want to go further based on this."
"I didn't expect that Mr. Yu is not only intelligent and brave, but also so proficient in farming!"
Ye Biqing then asked: "What specific needs do you have?"
Yu Xiao said: "After the rice harvest, part of it will be used to make wine and set up a winery, and the rest will continue to be used for breeding. We will expand the planting next year. I hope the county magistrate can give us some convenience."
Ye Biqing didn't expect that the career this young man was engaged in would be so down-to-earth.
It's farming again.
It's winemaking again.
Gao Zhi praised: "Great, if this winery can get better, the livelihood problems of many villagers will be solved."
Ye Biqing asked curiously: "What's so special about your rice wine?"
Yu Xiao: "My rice is of special quality and has rich medicinal value. The rice wine brewed from it has a unique flavor and has the effect of nourishing the body. I believe it can be developed into a specialty brand that is famous both at home and abroad!"
County Magistrate Ye: "I have never heard of rice being used as medicine. Can you take me to see it with my own eyes?"
"How difficult is this? Lord Ye, please!"
Meixian is the base camp after all.
Yu Xiao wanted to promote Ling rice and Ling wine in the future, and if Ye Biqing and his ilk could help, he didn't mind the trouble and personally took them to the countryside to see the situation of the Lingmi rice fields.
……
Near Xiaohe Town.
Thousands of acres of land are all under the name of the Yu family.
It is mid-to-late September, and the late rice planted in June has almost grown.
Looking at it at this moment, the rice fields are lush and green, with full ears of rice. The wind can create waves in the rice fields. There are many busy farmers in the fields, and everyone is weeding or working, preparing for the upcoming harvest.
No one recognized the county magistrate.
But everyone knows Yu Xiao.
"Hello, Master Yu!"
"Greetings, Master Yu!"
"Master Yu, why are you here? If you need anything, just let me know!"
"..."
Yu Xiao nodded one by one.
Gao Zhi said with emotion: "This year the weather is good and the rice production is growing well. It looks like it will be a bumper year!"
Ye Biqing said with relief: "People can finally have a full meal!"
A dark-skinned man said, "Disasters don't happen every year, but even if there aren't disasters, can we have enough to eat?"
Another farmer also said: "Before Master Yu came, we had to pay more than half of our grain in rent every year, and the taxes imposed by the court were even more extortionate. We worked hard all year round, but still had to sell our children."
"that is!"
"My youngest sister was sold."
"Alas, my poor niece starved to death!"
"..." Ye Biqing and Gao Zhi were suddenly speechless.
An old farmer with wrinkled face and few teeth left said gratefully: "Since Master Yu came, our life has been better!"
"Yes!"
"With Master Yu."
“We have a good life!”
Ye Biqing sighed. Whether the people can have enough to eat depends entirely on whether the landlords have a conscience. This is itself pathological. The world is bustling with people seeking profit, and people like Yu Xiao are rare.
When passing through ordinary rice fields.
Several people came to a special rice field.
This place covers an area of about 180 acres, and those who are busy here are not farmers, but farmhands hired by the Yu family.
"Master Ye, please look! This is the new type of rice I introduced!"
The rice here looks obviously different from ordinary rice. First of all, it is one-third taller, the rice ears are thicker, and the rice grains are obviously larger.
Ye Biqing said: "This rice seems to have a high yield!"
Yu Xiao nodded and said, "According to our calculations, the yield of this new type of rice is at least two or three times that of ordinary rice."
Although it cannot be compared with some super rice in previous lives.
But the yield is twice that of ordinary rice, which is also quite amazing.
Gao Zhi said with delight: "If this rice has no problems after further experiments, it can be promoted on a large scale, which can greatly increase food production. The number of starving people each year will definitely be greatly reduced. This will be a great thing with immeasurable merits!"
Yu Xiao shook his head when he heard this.
In the era of the Dajing world, was there really a shortage of food production?
In fact, quite the opposite. There was more than enough for everyone.
In fact, most of the time, what really causes people to starve to death is not a problem of food production.
Even in Yu Xiao's previous life, an era when science and agricultural technology were quite advanced, there were still a lot of people who were hungry all over the world. This is actually a complicated problem.
but.
There is high grain yield.
It's always a good thing.
Relative hunger is difficult to eradicate.
At the very least, absolute famine can be eliminated.
Yu Xiao now only wants to promote spiritual rice and spiritual wine, and quickly build a business based on this, which will help to quickly increase his influence across the country and even the world.
After Ye Biqing personally inspected Lingmi rice, he developed a strong interest in this kind of rice, and promised that if there is a need to establish a winery or promote Lingmi, he will do his best to support it!
Yu Xiao was very satisfied.
Set up a dinner party that day.
County Magistrate Ye and the county magistrate were entertained.
After three rounds of drinking.
The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
The relationship became closer.
Ye Biqing also felt that the time was almost right.
He personally inspected Yu Xiao throughout the day.
I have completely accepted this young man in my heart.
The screen retreats left and right.
Talk to Yu Xiao alone.
Ye Biqing got straight to the point and asked, "Mr. Yu, it's been a while since you came back from overseas. I wonder what you think of the Dajing court and the current situation in the world."
Yu Xiao was slightly stunned when he heard this.
Ye Biqing: "There are no outsiders, but you can talk as you like."
Yu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "The weather in Dajing may not be very good right now."
Ye Biqing laughed: "Mr. Yu, there are no outsiders here, why are you so conservative? Everyone knows that Emperor Qian is stupid and corrupt, and the court is rotten from top to bottom, and it's rotten to the core!"
what?
Is it possible for a county magistrate to say such a thing?
Ye Biqing asked, "Mr. Yu, have you ever heard of the Daxia Association?"
Yu Xiao: “I’ve heard a little bit about it.”
Ye Biqing: "Although I am an official in the imperial court, I am also a member of the Great Xia Association. I think you are a man of great talent, benevolence and courage. Why don't you join the organization and save the nation together to reshape the world?!"
Oh!
understood!
County Magistrate Ye.
Look at the thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Turns out he's a traitor!
Not just traitors.
Still want to drag me into a rebellion?
This turn was very abrupt.
But Yu Xiao felt that things were becoming interesting!
(End of this chapter)
