The day before the autumnal equinox, the millet is ripe.
Heyin County, Fugu City.
People came and went in the government office in a hurry, and there were even officials holding bamboo slips half a person's height and shouting all the way.
"Give me, give me - who can help me..." The clerk felt that the top of the slip was about to slip off, and he hurriedly called for help. A colleague passing by stretched out his hand to help prevent a tragic accident. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the pile of slips was saved.
If something falls down, I don't know how long it will take to put it away. Just when I was about to raise my head to say thank you, I saw the face of the person who came, and hurriedly crossed my hands and saluted, "I've met Gu Duyou."
Gu Chi had just returned from a business trip and was completely dusty.
He glanced at the large pile of bamboo slips.
Asked: "Why is the government office still so busy?"
Wasn't he already quite leisurely before his business trip?
The clerk wiped his sweat, and although his face was tired, he was more than happy. He said excitedly: "The village officials reported that the corn ripened half a month earlier than in previous years, and all the counties and townships in the county began to be busy..." This is Shen Jun
The first autumn harvest after taking over Ha Yin!
Everyone is following the experience of autumn harvests in previous years. The plan is to get really busy after half a month. Who knows that this year the corn will ripen early and every household will be in urgent need of manpower. The government office, which was finally idle, is extremely busy again.
Gu Chi: "..."
He seemed to have guessed the reason for Blue Bird's urgent call.
The co-author was to catch him back to work on the farm.
Shen Tang said that this was not to follow the principle of "one thing does not bother two people". Who asked Gu Chi to be responsible for the measurement and statistics of Fugu and other fields in Heyin? How many acres of good and bad land, and the approximate yield of each acre
He understood everything.
If we don't arrest him now, when will we?
Gu Chi almost laughed out loud when he heard Shen Tang's thoughts.
He was thrown out of the postal supervisory post in Heyin County by his lord, and he worked hard for a small amount of money. The conditions for his business trip were difficult to meet.
Life was so hard that he wanted to change the way of being a scribe with Qi Shan. He patrolled counties and villages, inspected officials, inspected cases and jails, checked illegalities, and had to keep an eye on taxes everywhere... In action, there is a burden, but in bed, there is no comfort.
, when the road conditions are good, you can ride a horse or ride an oxcart or a donkey cart. When the road conditions are bad, you can only use two legs. You can go wherever you go, and you can just take a bedroll...
The results of it?
His master didn't understand his hardship and thought he was doing too little work, so he forcefully recalled him from a business trip.
As long as it's something that humans can do, she won't do it.
Facing Gu Chi's black face, Shen Tang just giggled and tried to be cute, but Gu Chi didn't accept her behavior at all.
Shen Tang curled his lips inwardly, and moved with emotion and reason - the autumn harvest is one of the most important events in a county, how could Gu Chi be absent as his right-hand man? It would be outrageous for Gu Chi not to be present during the autumn harvest sacrifice.
Only then did Gu Chi's expression soften.
Shen Tang gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.
He who can do the hard work, Shen Tang raised his hand and threw this pile, this pile, this pile, and that pile... all to Gu Chi to deal with. Gu Chi had no choice but to accept his fate and have someone bring a table and follow him.
Office. In fact, Shen Tang is not in a hurry to summon him. Gu Chi will come back in half a month, which is the normal time for corn to mature, to help Shen Tang host the autumn harvest ceremony.
It's just that his early maturity this year caught him off guard.
It messed up all his original plans.
As the government office became quiet again, you could occasionally hear the slightest movement caused by the collision or rolling of bamboo slips.
He was busy until the golden crow fell in the west and the tired bird returned to the forest. Only then did Gu Chi stop his brush and raised his hand to rub his stiff shoulders.
Turning his head, he saw that his master had been sleeping on the table for some time.
Gu Chi stood up carefully.
I was afraid that I would make a big noise and disturb Shen Tang.
However, no matter how careful he was, Shen Tang was still awakened by the sound of the hem of his clothes rubbing against the surface of the mat. He held his forehead and stood up reluctantly. He stared out the window with his eyes blankly, yawned and stretched, and said: "Ah, it's already this late? Why did I fall asleep?" Already..."
Gu Chi sighed: "My lord, I'm too tired."
Shen Tang: "The autumn harvest is very important and cannot be delayed."
Heyin is a land of poor mountains and rivers, and there is a shortage of people everywhere. Shen Tang also chopped off several local snakes from head to toe. There are very few candidates who are qualified to serve as county and township officials. They have no choice but to promote some temporary officials and summon all the villagers. Positive replacement.
At the same time, seize the time to provide on-the-job training for people.
Qi Shan and others each shoulder many positions.
It is not difficult to deal with the matter, but it is too trivial and takes a lot of time. Even Shen Tang, the county guard, has to work part-time as the cashier of the personal wealth of the young master. Occasionally, he wants to go out for fun, so he goes part-time. Catch the thief.
When Shen Tang first took over Heyin, there were criminal cases involving murder, robbery, wealth and sex everywhere. It took time to catch the criminals. Shen Tang didn't have enough manpower, and sometimes he had to ask Gong Shuwu and others to help. In short ——If you can’t do it to death, then do it to death.
Recently, I have been staying up late every day.
She yawned and stood up, inviting Gu Chi to go to the government office canteen to eat with her. Well, she built a canteen in the government office, and the officials who were busy in the government office could have a meal here. It not only saves the time of going home to eat, but also saves money. an expense.
For officials, the latter is equivalent to a disguised salary increase, and the government canteen is still full of food. For Shen Tang, the former is the most important, as it increases everyone's working hours_(:з)∠?)_
"Oh, I'll have to find a way to purify the salt later..."
The chef in the cafeteria is very good at his craftsmanship.
But I can’t stand the quality of the salt.
The dish tastes bitter, but salt is an indispensable consumable in life.
Every time at this moment, I miss Chu Wuhui's craftsmanship more and more.
Adhering to the rule of eating without saying anything, Gu Chi swept away every grain of millet in the pottery bowl, then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "My lord, if you want, why don't you just ask Wuhui to make a portion?"
Chu Yao's identity is a bit more special than others.
Shen Tang drank the last bit of rice soup.
Said: "He has been preoccupied with the matter of ordering virtue and condensing literary heart recently, and I don't want him to be distracted by this."
Gu Chi calculated the time.
Lin Feng knew that it was important for Lin Feng to unite his literary heart: "Oh, so the autumn harvest sacrifice has to be done on the pond?"
Shen Tang smiled and said: "Those who are capable work hard."
Gu Chi: "..."
It is imperative to expand enrollment.
He took the tableware used by his lord to the recycling place. As soon as he came back, he saw a clerk standing next to Shen Tang, whispering something. Shen Tang listened patiently and nodded from time to time.
After a while the clerk left.
His legs are lame and he walks with a limp.
Gu Chi asked: "This face in life is new?"
He couldn't remember any minor official in the government office who had a disabled leg.
Shen Tang: "Well, I just came here a while ago."
Gu Chi didn't ask any further questions.
Firstly, he believed in his lord's vision, and secondly, he also believed in his own way of being a scholar. If there was a problem with this person, he would be able to reveal his true colors after being in contact with him for a while. Shen Tang knew what he was thinking and said with a smile: " Don’t think too much.”
Gu Chi disagreed.
In his opinion, when it comes to working in the government offices, personal ability is second, and obedience, loyalty and strictness of mouth are the most important.
It will be bad if you meet someone who has great ideas but limited brains. If you are not loyal enough, who knows when he will be bribed by other forces? The news of the ripe corn in Heyin cannot be hidden from the outside world. I am afraid that someone will harvest it during the autumn harvest. Make trouble.
Shen Tang smiled and said: "Don't worry Wangchao, this person has been checked again and again and can be used. A poor refugee who left his hometown took a bag of wheat seeds with him when he left his hometown. He was so hungry that he couldn't bear to eat it... It happened to be Reminded me of something."
"What's the matter?"
"The yield of corn is not high if it ripens once a year. It is better to cultivate crops that ripen twice a year in rotation. No one knows what will happen in the future. If the common people do not have enough grain storage in their homes, once there is a natural disaster and food shortage, we have been operating for so long. Heyin will be destroyed."
Shen Tang then set his sights on Wheat.
Rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts are the five grains.
Corn is the "ji" among them, commonly understood as millet, and it is currently the most important crop in the northwest continent. As one of the five grains, wheat is not taken seriously.
It’s not that I don’t want to plant it on a large scale, it’s just that this thing is a little acclimatized and difficult to grow!
Wheat is suitable for planting in areas with cold and wet winters and hot and dry summers, but the northwest of the mainland where Heyin is located has a different planting environment. Rain is urgently needed for planting and seedling emergence in spring, but here there is a drought and little rain in spring, making irrigation a problem.
As a result, the scale of wheat cultivation is small.
The main crop in Heyin and even in the northwest of the mainland is still corn. Wheat is the younger brother and cannot shake its status at all. If the problem of water supply in spring can be solved, it may be possible to cultivate it on a large scale and replace corn as the main food.
Having two kinds a year is a great temptation.
Let’s go back and improve the stone grinding again.
Speaking of this, Shen Tang felt a little bit fucked up.
If it were not for the frequent changes in state power, the common people would not have much time to settle down and recuperate. Perhaps agriculture could develop faster. The wooden plows used for cultivating the land would still be heavy, straight-shaft wooden plows that are difficult to turn, and the farming efficiency is extremely low.
Gu Chi said: "Then we have to look for good wheat seeds."
There is less wheat cultivation, but that does not mean there is none.
Shen Tang said: "I have asked Xu Wenzhu to look for him before. Next time he comes over, there should be good news."
In terms of connections and connections, Shen Tang, the governor of Heyin County, is far inferior to Xu Jie, the head of the Xu family. Because Shen Tang is kind to Tianhai, and Wu Xian has a conscience, Shen Tang's difficulties will not be excessive as long as they are not excessive. Tianhai will be satisfied.
Of course, it doesn't mean people don't work for nothing.
Still have to give the price of friendship_(:з)∠?)_
Because the workload of the autumn harvest increased sharply, everyone in the government office had to work overtime for an hour or two at night. Shen Tang ate and drank enough to stay energetic and continue working. This time it was not to deal with government affairs, but to visit the workshop, to be precise. The cornerstone of her dream!
Last year, Shen Tang was still thinking about starting a side job.
After all, she loves paintbrushes deeply.
But there were too many problems before her, such as poor printing technology and copying by hand; papermaking efficiency was low, and there was little paper that could be used for writing and drawing, and it was difficult to save. Shen Tang could only solve these problems completely and then Only when the cost of construction is reduced and people can afford it, will they come to appreciate Shen Tang's paintings. Only when people buy them can Shen Tang make money through his side business.
However, fatness cannot be achieved in just one bite.
In the same way——
Problems also need to be solved slowly one by one.
Shen Tang first set his sights on "paper".
Wood, bamboo, reeds and even straw and wheat straw can be used as raw materials for making paper. This spring, Shen Tang sent people to cut down and collect young bamboo. At the same time, he also collected other materials to try which one was more suitable.
The whole process is complicated and cumbersome, such as soaking and degreening, hammering and cleaning, then boiling, washing, steaming twice, removing the sewage and fermenting with water, pounding the material with a stone mortar, repeatedly washing and beating, and finally fishing it out with a bamboo curtain Dry the paper.
The whole process can be summarized in a few sentences.
Cut the hemp, remove the green color, sauce the ashes, boil it with fire, wash it with water, copy it with a curtain, and brush it with green. Shen Tang only knows the general process. He tries to find a way to make pulp and then fish out the paper to dry. The various processes are just The craftsmen can figure it out and grasp it one by one.
Other materials are also processed in similar ways to get pulp, and the subsequent processes are pretty much the same.
The corners of Gu Chi's mouth twitched slightly.
Said: "My lord, your perseverance is really commendable."
Those vivid secret opera pictures last year were made by Qi Yuanliang. He didn’t know how good his master’s painting skills were, but judging from Qi’s expression, it seemed that his singing skills were similar. Where did his master’s confidence come from? Painting skills make a living?
"Haha, don't expect praise." Shen Tang naturally thought that Gu Chi was praising him, so he said a few polite and humble words, and then said enthusiastically, "When my picture album is published, I will give you a set for free. !”
Gu Chi's face was expressionless.
What are you using the Lord's paintings for?
As someone said, is it used to ward off evil spirits?
Or is it used to attract evil?
Gu Chi silently swallowed back his thoughts.
She couldn't bear to attack her protagonist. When her picture album came out but no one paid attention to it, she knew that the reality was cruel.
The second day is the autumnal equinox.
Good harvest and good luck.
Having learned from the experience of the spring plowing ceremony, Shen Tang kept the small note he wrote close to his body, for fear of another accident - Su Shang and his nine cubs had a strong backer like praying for good deeds. He came and went freely in the government office and acted "tyrannically", as if he had evolved from one cat bully into a violent gang of ten cat bullies. Shen Tang did not dare to offend these little ancestors.
If you offend them, who will catch the mice?
The stupid dog of Chu Yao's family is probably the one who suffers the most. He is bullied by ten of them every day. Whether they are happy or not, the meow bully gang will provoke and bully it, and even use the interspersed and coordinated tactics carefully trained by Qi Shan. If the stupid dog shouts As other helpers, they would also "surround the area to help" and bully the dog until it jumped up and down and howled incessantly.
At that time, Chu Yao's face turned dark.
Shen Tang feels that even if there are factions in his account, they are probably the cat faction and the dog faction who have sworn enemies.
_(:з)∠?)_
With experience, Shen Tang was much more calm this time.
Gather everyone before the auspicious time.
It is similar to the process of spring plowing ceremony. Shen Tang must first recite a blessing, worship the heaven and earth, thank the spring god for the gift of the year, and then go to the fields to harvest a bunch of corn. After she has done this, the people nearby can start the official autumn harvest.
It usually lasts for less than half a month.
Taking into account the shortage of manpower in each household, Shen Tang will also run out to build roads. Zhao Feng and his party will catch Zhao Feng and his team who have repaired somewhere, and they will be ready-made strong men, so there is no need to regret it.
Heyin's good harvest this year is inseparable from their hard work, and they should come and enjoy the fruits together.
She arranged her appearance and said: "The God of Spring is above, Shen Youli, the governor of Heyin County in Xiaguan, is leading the officials..."
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