Chapter 479: The Xiaguan missed his mouth and asked the prefect to punish him
Chapter 479
Changsun Wuji stood next to Yang Qian. Although he was wearing a hat to protect his head from the sun, it could not cover his red face.
"Well, it's a good thing that your uncle does things in a grand manner and doesn't feel awkward at all." Yang Qian glanced at the greedy Changsun Wuji, who usually liked to beg for mercy from Master Duan, and smiled.
Changsun Wuji's face turned dark, he snorted, and decided to treat Yang Qian's sarcastic words as the breeze blowing in his ears.
"Prefect, Prefect, there are results. The rice in the ten acres of fields harvested four days ago has been drying for three days.
It has just been weighed, and the total is thirty-five stones and three buckets, which means that one acre yields three stones, five buckets, and three liters."
The official on the side nodded slightly, very reservedly.
"As far as rice is concerned, this yield is only average."
"Mr. Liu, please don't forget that it's hot summer now. If you plant another season, even if you get the same yield, it will cost nearly seven dan.
Think about it, even the best paddy fields can produce more than 500 kilograms per mu."
"Prefect, I would like to ask if the seeds of this kind of grain can be distributed to this county. I would also like to give it a try?"
"Prefect, I am from Jiangdu, and my family has a lot of land. I would like to try it, but I don't know if it can be convenient..."
Looking at these Jiangdu County officials and gentry, their faces were excited and their hearts were ready to move after seeing the results.
The corners of Yang Qian's lips raised happily. What made him so happy was not the increase of one million acres of farmland, nor the increase in grain production by more than 3.3 million shi.
Rather, it lies in the fact that people of this era were able to accept Champa rice and were willing to promote farming of this rice, which could double the harvest from the same amount of fields.
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The first season had just been harvested, and not long after the hottest season had passed slightly, Yang Qian received a piece of big news.
Xu Shiji in front of him reported the report with a somewhat strange expression.
"Dongjun Fa Cao Zhairang rebelled, called on his friends, and gathered a large number of people. Now they are entrenched in the Wagangzhai area.
The heroes from all over the world have come to join us, including brothers Shan Xiongxin and Shan Xiongzhong."
"Among them are your uncle and cousin Han Zhao, but you, Han Zhao, are now Shan Xiongzhong's son-in-law."
"The prefect of Dongjun failed to encircle and suppress him several times, but was defeated again and again. Half a month ago, the prefect of Dongjun was captured and killed by Wagang's army."
"I heard that many people who followed Yang Xuangan and lurked after the failed rebellion also went to Wagang Village."
"Hearing that His Majesty is furious, Zhang Xutuo, who is powerful in Eastern Xia, has been appointed as commander to conquer Wagang Village."
Cheng Yaojin expressed his opinions happily.
"On one side is Zhang Xutuo, who is now the pillar of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and on the other side are our good brothers. This scene is really lively and interesting to watch..."
"There are no generals left in the court. Those who were killed by Yang Guang were killed and demoted. How many are left who can fight?"
Changsun Wuji nodded and said rather sadly.
"Think about this Zhang Xutuo, who is said to be powerful in Eastern Xia. It can be said that he is invincible in all battles and attacks in Henan and Shandong, and has made many military exploits."
"But in the end, now he is not even a prefect, but he is just a prefect, why not just because this guy is good at using soldiers but not good at dealing with others."
"What you say does not please Your Majesty, so no matter how talented you are, it is difficult to be reused. If it weren't for the current chaos in the world and the unscrupulous generals under him, Yang Guang would not be entrusted with this important task."
"Ahem." Yang Qian frowned and coughed twice.
What a bunch of rebels. After all, he, Yang Guang, is still our nominal emperor. Can you give him some face and not name him?
Hearing Yang Qian's cough, Changsun Wuji seemed to have just remembered.
"Oh, I'm really sorry. I let the officer slip, so I ask the prefect to punish me."
"..." Yang Qian glared viciously at this thick-skinned man with a fat head and big ears.
His eyes swept over Fang Qiao and Du Ruhui, who were now drawn into this small circle.
However, these two people also had smiles on their faces, as if they were taking it for granted, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with Changsun Wuji's words.
However, it has been almost a year since these two arrived in Jiangdu, and Yang Qian has shown his sincerity to them and entrusted them with important tasks.
Compared to Yang Guang, who regarded them as ants, Yang Qian, who entrusted them with important responsibilities, was naturally more worthy of their sincere loyalty.
In addition, Zheng Yuanxun and Hu Wei, who had already arrived from Xingyang, were among them.
As for Xingyang's industry, it is now mainly managed by Zheng Yuancong. Although the two of them have joined Yang Qian, they are not in the official position.
Hu Wei, a veteran driver who started his business, was supported by Yang Qian, the Jiangdu County Sheriff.
Now he is the largest grain merchant in Jiangdu County and even the entire twelve counties in Jiangnan.
There are shops in every county, and the amount of grain handled every year is nearly tens of millions. In addition, he also controls almost all the trade of chickens, ducks and livestock.
Zheng Yuanxun was in charge of the shipyard in Jiangdu County. The ships built with watertight cabins had quietly begun trade with Japan.
They purchased silk and other daily necessities from the south of the Yangtze River, dumped them to the Japanese country, and obtained a large amount of gold and silver from the Japanese country.
The income gained from these trades is naturally not included in Jiangdu County's taxes.
Last year alone, the huge profits gained from maritime trade with Japan amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Such astonishing wealth has become Yang Qian's confidence.
It can be said that Yang Qian's team is getting stronger and stronger now, and his back is getting tougher and tougher.
Not to mention that Jiangdu County now only has Yang Qian's voice and will. Even in the twelve counties in Jiangnan, the military power of the prefects of those counties has been completely deprived by Yang Qian.
Because Yang Qian has already reported to the emperor, he is the deposed ambassador of the twelve counties of Jiangnan Province.
At such a time, the pitifully few county soldiers in each county might as well be concentrated into one's own hands.
Concentrating superior forces will make it easier to deal with those rogue bandits. After all, there will be rebellions in some counties, and even county soldiers will participate in them.
Trained soldiers and horses like county soldiers have naturally become the favorite targets of thieves and bandits.
Yang Guang readily agreed to Yang Qian's request, for no other reason than that the whole world was in chaos and only Jiangnan Antai was there. Isn't it just because of Yang Qian's ability?
Since he feels it is necessary, I will agree to his request, as long as it can ensure the safety of the twelve counties in Jiangnan.
As a result, the governors of the twelve counties in the south of the Yangtze River could not mobilize any soldiers except for the officers of their own counties.
Each of the twelve counties in the south of the Yangtze River has a military camp with a garrison of 3,000, which is rotated every three months.
As a result, those county officials who wanted to bribe these county soldiers or generals lacked opportunities and time.
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