It was another sleepless night, but Xu Jing naturally didn't have so much fear this night.
Xiao Wen told Xu Jing what happened earlier today, and as expected, Xu Jing not only did not blame Xiao Wen, but instead greatly praised his behavior.
"You did a good job! Well done, Xiao Wen. Now I don't have any worries at all. With this perfume, I can just leave the Shu Brocade to Pang Pang."
"By the way, tomorrow you go find some permanent workers. We will follow the recipe and prepare this perfume. If you have the chance, you can buy a few more bottles of perfume for comparison. We must make this perfume as soon as possible."
"In a few days, Pang Pang will arrive in person. By then we will have money in hand and we can start a perfume shop."
"Also... you remember to always pay attention to that store. If they talk about the stolen formula, they must keep it secret and never leave the clue to them."
Xu Jing seems to be very good at this kind of sneaky thing. After all, his hands were not clean when he seized the Shu brocade industry before.
Now they are just continuing their old business. From this point of view, Xiao Wen and Xu Jing really have the same chemistry.
"Don't worry, sir, our hands and feet are very nimble. Just three or five steps away, no one can see us."
"And don't worry, you can copy this recipe again later, using our own paper and ink, and burn the original copy directly. There will be no proof. Even if they really come to the door, there will be no evidence.
It’s a blind act.”
"Okay, kid, you have a very bright mind, so just do it! Bring me a pen and paper!"
Xu Jing stared, looking at Xiao Wen who was laughing at the side with some surprise. He only felt that the more he looked at this guy, the more he liked him.
Xiao Wen didn't hesitate. After receiving the order, he immediately brought paper, pen and inkstone. Seeing that Xu Jing had regained his former composure, the paper and pen began to write the formula on the new paper.
I went back and forth until the next morning.
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Speaking of which, Xu Jing certainly guessed that Pang Xi played some role in why Liu Zhang suddenly stopped investigating in the past few days, but in fact this was not the case.
This matter also starts with the problem of reduced grain production that Yizhou has suffered this year as mentioned before.
As mentioned earlier, there are not many places that can really grow food in Yizhou. Most of the food crops that people in the entire region rely on are grown in the plains near Chengdu. Crops such as seasonal rice and wheat are also found in other places.
But after all, the area was too small, the yield was too low, and it was useless.
The reason why the Chengdu Plain is called the Land of Abundance is firstly because of its advantages in terrain and climate. There is a large plain area in the basin with an average altitude of less than 600 meters. Although there is little sunshine, the four seasons are distinct and the temperature is basically the same.
Maintain at a high level.
The wheat and rice grown here are also different from those in the Jiangnan area. Since they are harvested once a year here, the quality of the season rice and wheat is extremely high.
In addition, the Chengdu Plain is home to the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project built by Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County during the Qin Dynasty. In terms of water conservancy and irrigation conditions, it is definitely better than other places in Yizhou.
Fertile land, abundant water resources, developed agriculture, and dense population are all characteristics that a naturally excellent agricultural area should have.
But Liu Zhang forced himself to die, otherwise under such conditions, even if a fool came to rule Chengdu, Yizhou would not be plunged into famine.
Similarly, as mentioned before, Liu Zhang's attempt to commit suicide was actually very simple, including militarism, reduction of land production, and inaction by large households to oppress tenant farmers.
Another half month has passed, and the final sowing date for single-crop rice is about to arrive. Fortunately, according to past customs, Chengdu mostly sows medium rice - the sowing date is divided into March and April, which is called early rice.
And those sown in May are called medium-sized rice.
Mid-season rice is sown in May and transplanted before the beginning of autumn. These dates must be strictly adhered to. If it is later, it will affect the harvest date and thus the yield.
The militancy a year ago caused several large granaries in Chengdu and its surrounding areas to run out of grain early. This year’s harvest in Chengdu depends on this single-season mid-season rice harvest. In fact, as long as this wave of rice is harvested after autumn,
, the people in Yizhou area can still barely survive this cold winter.
Therefore, not only the farmers, but also the merchants are also paying close attention to the next actions of the government - not only can there be no mistakes in this wave of sowing, but if Liu Zhang still has a brain, he will definitely put this matter at the top of his mind to deal with it.
However, no one expected that as the date was getting closer and closer, Liu Zhang would mobilize a large number of manpower to investigate a nonsense problem of his own Shu Brocade business, which would arouse public outrage.
Liu Zhang's actions were particularly big in the past few days, causing uproar in the city. Everyone thought that Liu Zhang had woken up and wanted to concentrate on helping farmers spend this summer well. However, after the news spread, everyone was dumbfounded.
All in all, it was not Pang Xi who helped Xu Jing escape, but he was lucky enough to be saved by the people who took to the streets to demonstrate.
No, I don’t know who started it. Countless merchants and farmers from outside the city gathered in the streets and alleys of the city, vowing to ask Liu Zhang for an explanation. Seeing that the parade was about to turn into a riot, they were also around Liu Zhang
The people reminded him, and Liu Zhang reluctantly began to get busy with this summer planting matter.
But again, if the government wants to make a difference, if it wants to govern a region well, it must anticipate the problems and difficulties it will face before the people do. If the people start to save themselves spontaneously, they will be forced into the so-called
When the government came to power, it was too late for the government to intervene to some extent.
Cheng Ji and Zhang Ren also have to bear a certain degree of responsibility for this.
The two of them were border officials in Yizhou. The generals responsible for border security knew how to fight, but they did not know how to deal with internal affairs and take care of people's livelihood. The reason was that those officials who were good at doing these tasks were either alienated by Liu Zhang or
They simply escaped from Yizhou early - typical examples are of course Fazheng and Mengda, as well as Li Yan, a cultural relics all-rounder.
It can even be said that even if Pang Xi was not squeezed out by Cheng and Zhang, it is absolutely impossible for Pang Xi, who loves money as much as life, not to think of the importance of Xia Zhong. After all, a corrupt official like him can tell
If you put people first, just looking at his corruption, do some people really think that Pang Xi got to this point by relying on his connections?
The reason why Liu Zhang woke up late is because Xia Zhong is not something you can do if you want to.
I mentioned the Dujiangyan water conservancy project earlier this year. Earlier this year, the Jiangnan region, or to be precise the Jiangxia region, suffered a heavy rain that had never happened in a century. The Jiangxia region in the middle and lower reaches was flooded everywhere.
At the same time, both the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the north in the same year suffered from a drought unprecedented in the past ten years.
Liu Zhang, who has never been focused on economic development, naturally would not have thought that because of his suspicion, the officials of Duan County, which governs Dujiangyan, had to be replaced several times in just a few months.
Officials are preoccupied with how to keep their positions, but what about the preparation of irrigation water sources that requires coordination and collective dispatch?
This back and forth has led to the current status quo.
Liu Zhang has indeed realized that summer planting must be put on the agenda these days, but the problem is that at this time, the upstream water conservancy project has stopped working. How can this be justified?
