Bai Shanbao thought about it and felt that this was not a bad thing, so he told Yang Heshu that after he became the county magistrate, he first gave money to buy cattle on credit, and then gave money to buy grain and seed, and distributed farm tools to farmers.
Magistrate Yang is very wealthy, which is the common understanding of all people in Luojiang County today.
Although he was impeached during the grain price war the year before last, he actually won.
Bai Shanbao and Manbao got along well with him, but there were some things he couldn't say to the people in the county government. Wan Tian was a servant, so he would tell them when he met them.
He won the grain price war in the end.
Although one copy was taken, Yang Heshu was not the magistrate Fu with no foundation. He was not afraid of ginseng at all, so after receiving the official document, he wrote the defense as usual, and the grain in the small room next to the county government was still sold.
The debate went up and down, and a month passed. Then I participated again, and argued again. Two or three months passed.
The grain merchants in the county town lost their temper until they had no choice but to lower the price of grain and surrender, and then the matter was over.
Because it is said that Magistrate Yang, who had just collected the autumn tax at that time, had expressed his intention to leave some of the autumn grain to replenish the treasury to prepare for future natural disasters.
When the grain merchants and squires learned the news through various channels, they were frightened, fearing that he would sell all the grain, which would prevent them from doing business in the next six months.
Forced into helplessness, they had no choice but to give in.
Yang Heshu was very proud when he talked about this, and Bai Shanbao and the others also felt relieved.
But the three of them all know deep down that not everyone has the confidence and is able to do this.
Even Li Erlang didn't expect Yang Heshu to do this in Luojiang County, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Man Bao took the opportunity to ask: "Mr. Li Er, since you know Mr. Yang, why don't you take the unexpected trip to Luojiang County to visit an old friend?"
Li Erlang laughed and said: "Now I feel a little regretful. I should have taken a round trip to Luojiang County, hahaha..."
Li Erlang was very concerned about farming. Seeing that the three of them knew a lot about farming, and unlike ordinary farmers who only talked, they would discuss with him how to plant the land better and how to promote various methods, so he talked to them.
Start farming.
Mr. Zhuang did not restrain them. After looking at them, he smiled slightly and continued to drink his tea and tap his time.
It was rare that Li Erlang could talk so happily. He talked with the three of them until late at night. The three of them were still young and yawned again and again and were about to go to bed before they stopped.
Still unfinished, Li Erlang returned to his seat, sat down, closed his eyes and rested.
The next day, as soon as Man Bao woke up, he started looking for water to wash up, then ran into the main hall, found a futon to sit on, and followed the Taoist priest inside to do morning lessons.
Taoist priests:......
After finishing her morning lessons, Man Bao knelt respectfully in front and kowtowed to Taiqing Daode Tianzun. The Taoist priest on the side waited until she finished kowtowing and stood up before asking, "Why did the little layman come to offer incense so early in the morning?"
"I didn't come here to offer incense. I stayed in the quiet room last night, so I came here early this morning to express my gratitude to the Heavenly Master. I saw you doing morning prayers, so I followed along."
Taoist priest: "The young layman can still read the Tao Te Ching?"
"My mother particularly likes Master Tianzun, so I read it to her and memorized it over and over again."
The Taoist couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing, "Yes, yes, now that you have read the Tao Te Ching, you can read the Zhuang Jing again."
When Li Erlang held his waist and went into the temple to visit, what he saw was Man Bao discussing scriptures with the Taoist priests, talking with gusto.
Seeing that she hadn't come back for a long time, Zhou Lang came over to find her. He was also very kind to the statue of Taishang Laojun, and he was also very kind to the Taoist priests. Therefore, although this hall looked more impressive than the Taoist temple on their mountain.
But he was still familiar with the old man. He knelt down and kowtowed to Laojun before he stood up and said to Manbao, "You said you came here to kowtow, but it turns out you are here to gossip."
He apologized to the Taoist priest: "Taoist priest, my sister has disturbed you."
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, layman, you are so polite. The young layman did not disturb us. On the contrary, we benefited a lot from talking to the young layman."
Li Erlang knew last night that Man Bao had read the Tao Te Ching. After all, when he was taking the exam for Bai Shan, he only remembered it through her prompting.
He stepped forward with a smile and asked her, "Do you like Lao Zhuang very much?"
"Yes, my mother said that I was not in good health when I was a child, so half of my survival depended on the blessing of Master Tianzun."
Li Erlang burst out laughing, nodded and said, "Sincerity leads to spiritual success."
Bai Shanbao called them outside and was about to set off.
The brother and sister immediately said goodbye to the Taoist priest and Li Erlang. Li Erlang did not expect them to leave so soon and couldn't help but said: "We are all going to Yizhou, why don't we go together?"
Man Bao shook his head, "Our husband chose the road. We don't know where we will turn next. Aren't you going to do business? It's not good to be delayed."
Li Erlang: ...I should have known I should have found an excuse to travel.
Man Bao didn't want to be with them. He didn't know whether they were good people or bad people. They were dishonest and would lie whenever they met. So it was enough to just talk by chance and there was no need to have a close friendship.
Man Bao told Mr. Zhuang about this matter, and Mr. Zhuang praised her, "Well done. When you go out, you must not have the intention of harming others, but you must have the intention of being on guard against others, let alone thinking about pie-in-the-sky things."
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Man Bao nodded with deep understanding, "My mother said that the pie will not fall from the sky. If it does fall, it may be a poisonous pie. We cannot catch it. As a human being, we must move forward in a down-to-earth manner. Only in this way can we
stable."
Bai Shanbao whispered: "I suspect that he is a censor who visits privately incognito. He came out to inspect the officials."
Mr. Zhuang said: "No matter who they are, you are still children. Don't get involved in officialdom. You should stay in your position and pursue politics. You will wait until you grow up to participate in politics."
The three of them agreed at the same time, and Zhou Lang and Daji drove the carriage to the city together. They had breakfast in the city and bought lunch before continuing on the road.
They did not take to heart what they taught the farmers last night. Most of the farmers who stayed in the quiet room last night only listened to the three children's words as a joke, but some people took it to heart and began to inquire about new wheat.
Planting things.
Li Erlang was also impressed. He turned to his entourage and said: "Earlier, Yang Changbo wrote a letter saying that he had discovered new wheat seeds and new plows. I thought that Yang's child was taking too much credit. Now it seems that there is no compromise."
It’s the truth.”
Changbo is Yang Heshu's character.
The attendant lowered his head and said: "Erlang, what the three boys said may not be true. The wheat yield of five shi per acre is too high."
Li Erlang laughed and said: "Yang Changbo did not say that the yield per mu was five shi per mu. He only said that the yield per mu was four shi, and there were also three and a half shi, but it was better than the current wheat seeds."
He thought for a while and said, "I have doubts in my heart. When we return, we will go to Luojiang County to have a look."
"yes."
"Have you written down the names of the children? Maybe we will meet again in the future."
The attendant smiled and said, "I have already written it down."