honor me as god

Chapter 510
Just when the farmer was at a loss, Gome squinted at Maban, and there seemed to be a cold flash in his eyes.

Lin Gengsen was a strong man, and he was a superior official, so he yelled directly: "What's wrong with you? There are 10,000+ hectares of land in Danyu Plain, and one hectare is 1000 mu. The [-] million mu of land is owned by hundreds of noble farmers. Subcontracting, you want to check every acre? You can't be killed!"

Ma Ban clenched his fists tightly and said without giving in: "The average yield per mu of century-old wheat is less than one-tenth of that of ordinary wheat, but its nutritional value is not special. It is only suitable for long-term storage of grain reserves. There are strict criteria for this."

"In places like the Danyu Plain, where the proportion of [-]-year-old wheat planted is too high, the total production of wheat will drop sharply. When the time comes, the supply will fall short of demand and the price of grain will rise. What will you ask the common people to do? This kind of thing must be prevented. Before it happens!"

Lin Gengsen said casually: "It's a good thing that the price of food has risen. The food in the hands of ordinary people is worth more, and they can sell more monthly coins. It's too late for them to be happy."

Ma Ban stared, and said angrily: "The fields in Danyu Plain are monopolized by hundreds of nobles. The common people don't have their own land. They usually go to the market to buy grain for meals. Who has surplus grain to sell?!"

"There is a shortage of food and rising food prices. How can the common people be blessed?! Those who can really benefit from it are those grain merchants, farmers, and nobles who have huge amounts of grain in their warehouses!"

"Food is a necessities of life, and everyone needs to buy it. When the price of food rises, the common people are forced to spend more money to survive, and who earns the extra money? It doesn't fall into the pockets of these nobles! "

Ma Ban angrily walked up to the farmer and asked, "Tell me honestly, what is the proportion of century-old wheat and ordinary wheat planted in the field under your name? Tell me the truth!"

The farmer's eyes wandered for a while, and he replied, "1:9, that's exactly what the index stipulates."

Ma Ban yelled: "Impossible! Before I became a grain officer, I did a special research. The price of grain in Danyu City has been rising year by year. The price of grain in good years is 30% higher than the average price of all regions, and the price of grain in bad years can even be twice as high. three times!"

"The Danyu Plain is known as the "Grannary of the Kingdom". With such a large area of ​​fertile land and such a large-scale production, it is ridiculous that the local food price will rise so much!It must be that the proportion of century-old wheat planted remains high, which squeezes the output of ordinary wheat, causing the supply to exceed demand and the price to get out of control! "

"Except for the part of the century-old wheat that was handed over to Wangcheng, where did the rest of the century-old wheat go? What are you doing for planting so many century-old wheat?!" Ma Ban stepped forward and stared at the farmer, "And you, how dare you do it for me? Are you responsible for what you said? If the planting ratio in your field is not 1 to 9 as you said, do you dare to bear the responsibility for lying?"

There was a little cold sweat on the farmer's forehead, and the wind was blowing in a chilly environment. Ma Ban's ugly face and round eyes were quite oppressive, which made him stutter and didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Ge Mai's sneer sounded: "Maban, you are so majestic. You have been so aggressive within a few days of taking office. Why? Hurry up to make some political achievements, and hope to be on the rise as soon as possible?"

Ma Ban said frankly: "I was born in a poor family, and I was fortunate to be sponsored by a noble person to study for a few years. I never thought about making it to the top. I only hope that I will live up to Master Lan Xian's promotion and be worthy of the responsibilities on my shoulders."

Gome said loudly: "Okay, since we are talking about responsibility, I will teach you what responsibility is. You are just a grain officer, and your responsibility is to record and count the grain in and out of the grain depot every day, and do daily inspections. Eliminate the fire and keep the granary clean and hygienic."

"How much wheat is planted in the field, what kind of wheat is planted, and the proportion of planting are not within the scope of your authority as a grain officer. This is my responsibility, and it is not your responsibility to ask. Do you understand?"

One level of official rank crushes people, not to mention that Ge Mai and Ma Ban are more than one level behind. Ge Mai is the governor of a city directly under the central government handpicked by the royal ministers, and he can be a guest of honor when he arrives at the Governor's Mansion.

And he, Ma Ban, is just a small grain official. To put it mildly, he is called a grain officer. To put it bluntly, he is the gatekeeper of the granary. He is not a high-level figure at all.

Not reconciled, Ma Ban clenched his fists and asked, "Since it is your duty, tell me the proportion of wheat planting in Danyu Plain."

Ge Mai interrupted him directly: "I'll tell you right now, there is no problem with the planting ratio of Danyu Plain. Not only is there no problem, the royal family has repeatedly praised Danyu City's grain payment situation over the years, and even awarded us the Medal of Honor. Show it to you personally? Or are you questioning the judgment of the royal family?!"

Maban's complexion became extremely ugly, coupled with the pockmarks and scars all over the face, one side was black and the other was red, just like a piece of pig liver full of sores: "But, the food in Danyu City over the years price"

Ge Mai interrupted him again: "The price of grain is the law of the market. You said that the price of grain in Danyu City is high and abnormal, but have you ever realized that the wheat produced in Danyu Plain is of the highest quality? , everything is good and bad, and the best wheat is sold more expensive than the inferior wheat in other cities, is this hard to understand?"

Ma Ban gritted her teeth, her mouth was tightly squeezed, and she was already speechless.

Gomer snorted coldly, then patted the farmer's arm in a friendly manner, and comforted him: "The new grain officer is ignorant and offended you, please don't mind."

The farmer's face has softened, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, it's a good thing to have this concern for the people."

Lin Gengsen glanced at Ma Ban, and said sarcastically: "Being an official is a man first. I don't know any etiquette. I really don't know how you read books."

"Me!." Ma Ban wanted to step forward to argue, but was quickly pushed away by the accompanying guards.

The farmer smoothed things over with a nonchalant smile: "My lords, today's inspection has been exhausting, why don't you come to my house for a light meal? I have asked the servants to prepare the food and drink, and I am waiting for you to come."

Before Gome had time to respond, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded in the distance.

When everyone looked back, they saw a cavalryman carrying an order banner galloping on the field path, heading straight for them.

The cavalry galloped to the front of the crowd, stopped the horse with superb riding skills, then turned over and landed, strode up to Gome, and handed over the document sealed in the brocade tube in his arms: "Master Gome, the king's order!"

Everyone hurriedly knelt down on one knee to salute the courtiers, Ma Ban was a few beats behind in reacting, and quickly followed suit.

Gomere took the king's handbook respectfully, opened it and put it in front of him to browse, his face suddenly became solemn, he carefully put it in his arms, and greeted Lin Gengsen behind him: "Let's eat the meal next time. Lao Lin, hurry up with me Return to the government residence!"

(End of this chapter)