On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

After hearing this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but sit up straighter, and his gaze towards his wife became even more passionate.

"What's the big deal, ma'am, just tell me!"

"Today a friend told me that she has a very high-yield bean variety, which can produce 500 to 600 kilograms per mu, more than twice what we have now. Sir, do you think this is an opportunity?"

Zhou Ling's ears were buzzing, and his brain froze for a moment. After a long while, he asked incredulously, "What is the output?"

"The yield per mu is 500 to 600 kilograms!"

Zhou Lingteng stood up suddenly, walked around the room twice, and then stopped. He grabbed his wife's hand and asked, "Who is this person? Has the lady been deceived?"

Nowadays, the beans grown on the best fields are no more than 200 kilograms. How can the yield of 500 kilograms be higher than the current highest yield of rice?

He has been to many places, but has never heard of beans with such high yields!

In a moment of excitement, he held his wife's hand a little harder!

Li tried to pull at her husband's hand, which was being held tightly, but it didn't move. She frowned and cried out in pain, "It hurts!"

Zhou Ling then realized that he had lost his composure and quickly let go of his hand. He saw that his wife's wrist was red, which showed how much strength he had used!

He said with some regret: "I'm sorry, I was just too excited, are you hurt?"

Li rubbed his wrist and shook his head to indicate that it was nothing serious.

"The master also knows this person. She is Miss Song who saved our Ming'er last time!"

"I have already told her that I want all those bean seeds, and she has agreed to sell them to me!"

"It's just that these bean seeds are precious. I have already promised her that as long as she gives me these bean seeds, she can ask for money or other property."

Zhou Ling nodded repeatedly, "This is what I should do!"

The fact that such high-yield crops can appear within his jurisdiction will undoubtedly be considered his political achievement, as long as he does not make any major mistakes during his remaining term in office.

When his three-year term is up, his evaluation will certainly be good, and he may even be promoted!

All the troubles that had been bothering him these days turned around with the emergence of this high-yield bean variety!

As for the little money and property he promised, he felt it was insignificant!

Seeing that her husband had no objection, Mrs. Li continued, "But the number of bean seeds is not that large, only more than a thousand kilograms!"

Zhou Ling frowned, "Is that all?"

This is different from what he had previously imagined. The county under his jurisdiction is just a medium-sized one, and these few bean seeds are not enough to distribute!

County Magistrate Zhou, who had originally wanted to use these bean seeds to deal with the drought, now had a look of obvious disappointment on his face!

After keeping her husband in a state of suspense, Li said slowly, "Master, are you worried that these beans won't solve the urgent problem?"

"Actually, I think this is an opportunity to defeat the old forces in Nanyun County and win back the hearts of the people!" Li said to her husband using the words that Song Xile taught her today.

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment, and almost subconsciously he understood what his wife meant by this sentence!

After all, he had been in officialdom for many years, and his wife's reminder gave him an instant epiphany.

Yes, these bean seeds can become his bargaining chips!

He can use these high-yield bean varieties to negotiate with those small landlords and country gentry!

He didn't believe that those old foxes would not be tempted by such high-yield bean varieties.

He looked at his wife with sharp eyes and asked excitedly, "Anything else? Did Miss Song say anything else?"

The couple have lived together for many years, and he knows very well what kind of person his wife is. She obviously could not have thought of such insightful words, so someone must have taught her.

Li was naturally not shy. She let Song Xile let her husband use bean seeds as bargaining chips, and united the landlords and gentry in the jurisdiction who were interested in buying the bean seeds, and asked them to provide food to ensure that the price of food remained stable at a level that the people could afford.

In this way, the food shortage in the city can be slightly alleviated!

At the same time, grain merchants in the city are restricted from hoarding and maliciously raising grain prices. Anyone who violates the order will be severely punished!

Li said in a cold voice: "Master, perhaps we can take this opportunity to deal with the person who is in the way!"

"You know, the people have been suffering from high food prices for a long time. If the master does this, the people in the city will only applaud!"

Zhou Ling's heart burned with excitement after hearing this. If he handled the matter properly, he would not only be able to successfully overcome this crisis, but he might even be able to win over a group of people!

His administration in Nanyun County depended on the support of these landlords and gentry, and they would donate generously if they were willing.

He wouldn't be so passive!

Originally, he had no bargaining chips, so he let these gentry and landlords stand up for him.

He was just a temporary magistrate. Even if some small gentry wanted to show their favor to him, they had to consider the opinions of the wealthy families.

These small gentry don't need to offend the big families in the county just to please themselves.

Firstly, these small gentry have their roots here. If he were still in power here, they would naturally not be afraid of retaliation from the big families!

But if his term of office expires and he is transferred away, these small landlords will have no one to rely on. In addition, these big landlords have connections with the officials in the county government, so it will be easy to retaliate against them!

After a year of operation, although he had built up some power in the county government, he was never able to really take down these gentry and landlords!

Now his chance has come!

Even he, who did not rely on agricultural production for a living, was very excited when he heard about such a high-yield bean variety, not to mention those landlords who made a living by farming!

As long as he can unite the forces of these small gentry this time, successfully break the impasse and use this opportunity to completely break through the power structure of Nanyun County.

He has completely taken control of Nanyun County!

After all, he was in the officialdom, and in a flash Zhou Ling had already figured out what would be the safest course of action to take next!

He suppressed his excitement, and when his mind regained its rationality, he asked his wife when the bean seeds would be delivered? Should he send someone to get them?

He couldn't wait to get such an important thing in his hands!

For those in power, only what they hold in their hands is the safest!

Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Ms. Song has agreed to this matter, so give her some time to discuss it with her family!"

Zhou Ling was anxious in his heart, but he still agreed. Since his wife had already said so, he had to give her this little face!

After the discussion was over, he stood up and was about to leave. "I have to go to the front in a while. I'll leave the bean seeds to you, Madam!"

The first county examination has just ended, and the results must be announced within two days. This task is still very tight!

Li called for the servants to bring the dinner that had been prepared long ago. "Master, you have been busy all day. You must be hungry. I asked the servants to make soup for you. Even if you are busy, you still have to eat dinner!"

Since she wanted to repair the rift between them, she would still do her duty as a wife!

Her son is still young, and for the sake of her son, she has to try her best to maintain the relationship between them!