jdhmnovel Chapter 318 Wang Bin Got Promoted
Chapter 318 Wang Bin Got Promoted
After Su He knocked on the door and introduced himself, he went in.
There were many people sitting in the box, including Magistrate Ge, the legal advisor, the chief clerk, and another person whom he had never seen before. According to the legal advisor, this was Judge Zhao who had just returned from a business trip to Nanxun.
"Have the adults eaten yet? I made some meat dumplings and steamed buns at home. They are fresh out of the pot."
Su He looked at the tea and some pastries on the table. She couldn't tell whether they were hungry or not. Anyway, she brought them, so she didn't mind wasting time asking one more question.
"Haha, I ate some cakes. Give me a steamed bun."
Magistrate Ge was the first to speak, and several legal advisors followed suit and asked for food.
Su He simply took out all four bags of food, placed them on an empty plate, and moved a stool to eat together.
Judge Zhao looked at the outgoing Su He with curiosity. When he saw that County Magistrate Ge and the others were used to it, he knew that Su He was one of their own.
A few people were chewing steamed buns in silence, and then the chief clerk spoke.
"Sir, the last time the hailstorm came, the fertile fields outside the city had already reduced their yields. This time, the loss is even greater. We have two years' worth of grain in stock, so this year's reduction in yield is nothing. However, half of the rations for the soldiers on the northern border are sent from us in the south. If the hailstorm comes again, I'm afraid we won't have enough to eat."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Su He didn't dare to speak. She just ate her steamed bun silently.
"Call the grain merchants in the city to the government office. Old Zhao, you must negotiate with them in person. Do not allow them to raise prices arbitrarily. Regardless of whether the hailstorm will come again or not, everyone should tighten their belts and tread lightly this year. The grain supply for the border defense can only be increased, not reduced."
County Magistrate Ge said the bottom line is that border defense cannot be reduced. Then we can only save money.
Su He also felt that it was right. No matter how difficult it was, they could not lose the food for the border. Although Dali was now busy resisting natural disasters and temporarily canceled the idea of attacking Dayong, there were constant small moves and they could not let their guard down.
"Lotus, how are the sweet potatoes you planted in Tianyuan Village? What is the estimated yield?"
When Su He saw that everyone was looking at her, she quickly swallowed the steamed bun and replied.
"Sir, our sweet potato production has also been reduced due to the hail. I estimate that the summer harvest will be 10,000 kilograms. If everything goes well later, the autumn harvest will be nearly 400,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes."
40 jin may not seem like a large amount, but as long as we can make it to next summer harvest, the output will increase dramatically.
All of these can be used as seeds. The harvest from next summer's harvest can feed 20,000 people and last until the autumn harvest. Perhaps there will be no more food crisis in the future.
County Magistrate Ge smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that there was always a way out.
Just get through these two years.
"Summer harvest? Can these sweet potatoes be harvested twice a year?"
Pan Zhao looked around the room and saw that no one was surprised. It seemed that he had missed a lot.
The lawyer explained to Judge Zhao with a smile.
"Did the hailstorm have any effect on you?"
County Magistrate Ge questioned Su He worriedly.
Su He smiled and replied, "I protected the backyard after I came back from the capital, and most of it can be saved, sir. I estimate that we can harvest in half a month."
Su He hadn't returned home yet, so of course she didn't know whether the greenhouse she built was effective. But even if it wasn't effective, she could still take it out of the space.
Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief. County Magistrate Ge was very satisfied with Su He's preparations for a rainy day. Seeing how confident she was, he thought that there would probably be no big problem with the sweet potatoes.
"Look, we need to protect the sweet potatoes harvested in the summer. Sir, why don't we put them on our official fields and let the garrison soldiers take good care of them."
When Judge Zhao heard that the sweet potato yield was so high, he felt a little worried about allowing these farmers to grow the sweet potatoes.
Although County Magistrate Ge had thought so, he still had to respect Su He's opinion. If they wanted to grow sweet potatoes in the future, they would definitely have to ask the people in Tianyuan Village for advice so as not to offend anyone too much.
"Hehe, Lotus, what do you mean?"
Su He had already thought about it. She would only keep a small part and hand over most of it. Of course, it would not be given away for free, as their village relied on farming for their livelihood.
"Sir, we have already agreed to sell the harvest directly to the government. He Hua will certainly not regret it. However, we rely on the land for our livelihood, so we want to keep enough for ourselves and sell the rest."
"This time we will reduce production and keep less for ourselves, so we will keep it,"
Su He pretended to be thinking, and when she saw the person opposite her looking at her nervously, she felt very amused and relieved.
These officials have never thought of robbing or plundering, they are all upright people.
"Just keep 3,000 jin. Each family can plant one or two mu of land, and the rest can be sold to the government. As for how much silver per jin, it's up to you, sir. Or you can exchange it for old grain after the autumn harvest in the second half of the year."
This means that the sweet potatoes can be taken away first and given back when there is more grain in the autumn harvest. This greatly relieves the pressure on the government office, and Su He clearly stated that it was to exchange for old grain, which was really for the benefit of the government office.
County Magistrate Ge was of course grateful and he immediately made a promise.
"In that case, I won't be polite with you. Your eldest brother is called Wang Bin, right? When the sweet potatoes are harvested, let him lead the entire temporary worker group 4. As for his original position, let him find someone to take over. When the sweet potatoes in your village are ripe, let him send people to harvest the sweet potatoes."
Su He smiled happily and immediately stood up to salute County Magistrate Ge, but was stopped by County Magistrate Ge before she could stand firmly.
"Don't be so restrained. Everyone present here is the backbone of the government. Hehe, if everyone works together in the future, Guangyuan will get better and better. Only when Guangyuan is good will everyone be good."
County Magistrate Ge was very happy when he heard this, and the legal advisor and others quickly agreed.
The atmosphere in the room was now much more cheerful. With the sweet potatoes as a guarantee, everyone felt less stressed and they all raised their teacups to celebrate.
Of course, Su He also received a cup of tea poured by County Magistrate Ge himself, and then he became part of the yamen's core team.
Detective Jin and others sat by the stairs, listening to the faint laughter coming from above. They secretly admired Su He. How did she do it? You know, Magistrate Ge didn't look well when he entered the teahouse.
Constable Jin thought so, looked at the two brothers of the Wang family not far away, and walked over to greet them with a smile.
He felt a little regretful at this time. When his younger daughter looked at Wang Bin with a different eye, he should have thought more about it and should not have rejected him so quickly.
It’s too late now, Wang Bin has already gotten married.
Fortunately, there are still two. Detective Jin looked at Wang Zhi and Wang Liang and smiled meaningfully.
20 minutes later, County Magistrate Ge took his men to work again, and Su He also came out. Liu Bai had already left.
Su He simply followed Wang Zhi to work together. Their Wang family had been promoted again, and it was too conspicuous, and she couldn't let anyone find fault with it.
The three men were busy at the dock until the sun set, when Captain Jin notified everyone to go back and rest.
Another good news is that the government office has recruited a group of people to take over, so Su He and others can rest at night.
Su He and the other two used up their last bit of strength to walk back home.