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According to Lin Hai's original idea, if he wanted to spread these crops to the whole of Chongqing, it would take at least half a year, not to mention a year or two.But by that time, the next planting season for many crops has passed.

Lin Hai has already prepared to use the power of the magistrate to force the people in Chongqing to plant these crops——

Of course, because the food taxed by the imperial court was still rice and wheat, he did not intend to let the common people replace all the world with these crops.

However, the planting seasons of many crops do not collide with wheat and rice. Even those that collide can be planted in vacant fields or fields that have been reserved for other cash crops.

Lin Hai doesn't intend to let the new crops completely replace the old crops, but just wants them to try it, and when they taste the benefits in the coming year, those who want to plant it will plant it themselves.

Lin Hai made a plan in his heart, and called county magistrates and other people from all over the country to make this matter his top priority since he took office. It is good to keep the common people from starving and having a full meal.

However, after he passed the order to the county magistrates in various places, he heard that Zhou Yao's "Queen's Merchant" had been published, and the books had been distributed, not only in his Chongqing Prefecture, but also in the rest of Sichuan Province, as long as it was not too In remote places, you can also buy this "Queen's Merchant" in local bookstores.

Before Lin Hai could think about it, county magistrates from all over the country came to him one after another.

Judging from their tone, it seemed that they were complaining that Lin Hai didn't tell them earlier after he got the inside information.

Of course, because Lin Hai was their subordinate, these county magistrates didn't dare to make too much of a fuss.But the meaning revealed in their eyes and tone of voice is clear to people.

Lin Hai didn't bother to argue with them, so he just asked, "Didn't I ask you to convey the decree to the people before? Now that everyone has free time to complain to me, it can be seen that all the people under your jurisdiction have agreed to plant potatoes and other crops?"

Lin Hai has been immersed in the prosperous places of officials and officials in the capital since he was a child, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, the official prestige in him is far greater than that of ordinary officials who have been in business for more than ten years.With such a stern face, the magistrates were immediately frightened and became a little timid.

But there are always people who are not afraid of death.

This county magistrate came from a small county under the administration of Chongqing Prefecture. He was originally from the south of the Yangtze River, and he felt a little uncomfortable after coming to Sichuan.Perhaps it was because he was dissatisfied with his official position, and he didn't care much about the people under his command, so that not only did he not make any political achievements during his first term, but even caused a small trouble, so that his official position evaluation was only He was rated as a middle-lower, so he was retained.

After staying in that small county for three years, the county magistrate has a little understanding of the local customs and customs, and has developed some feelings for the local people, so in the past three years, he has prepared to be an official and seek the well-being of the people. Of course, if one or two political achievements can be made to pull up the evaluation and get a top, no, even the middle and top can make him wake up with a smile in his sleep.

However, because of his actions during the first three years in office, the common people under his command did not trust him.

We all know that if the common people don't cooperate, no matter how much you can do as an official, in the end, you can only fall into the sand because of the failure of government orders.

Fortunately, because the county magistrate came from the south of the Yangtze River, where the literary style is prosperous, he also has a little bit of experience on how to win the relationship with the common people from the mouths of those officials who have retired and returned to their hometowns.In addition, he himself is very fond of novels, so whenever he gets new novels, travel notes and other books, he will specially have someone copy them, and then call the county government and students from the county to go to the people in various towns and villages. tell a story.

Not to mention, the people at this time usually don't have much entertainment other than doing work. The stories he told people really raised his status in the hearts of the people a little bit, and made people trust him a bit.

And the day before yesterday, he got another copy of "Queen's Merchant".

As a reader of Mr. Meng Honglou, the county magistrate has more trust in Mr. Meng Honglou than Lin Hai and his wife. It almost reached the point where his surname is whatever the book says.

For example, regarding Mr. Meng Honglou's last book "Hou Men Changing Girls", he firmly believed in the resurrection of the dead and the fact that a wealthy family in the capital was replaced by a civet cat for the prince.The master brought by the county magistrate always wanted to dissuade him, but he always couldn't find the right way. Instead, it made him even more insane, and finally gave up altogether. As long as it was related to Menghonglou, it became what he said.

Ahem, ordinary people are really easy to fool.

So after telling the common people about "Queen's Merchant" this time, the county magistrate didn't even say much, and the people under his jurisdiction flocked to the county government office just to inquire about this person who came from Jiangnan and had seen the world Has the county magistrate actually seen these crops.

The county magistrate must have never seen it before.

But prefect Lin has seen it!

He immediately recalled that a few days ago, the prefect of Lin summoned all the county magistrates to promote new crops among the common people, and the names of these new crops were different from the content in the first volume of "The Queen's Business"?

He immediately told the common people excitedly, and then asked everyone to set aside fields, and just wait to buy seeds from the prefect of Lin later.

The common people were also very happy, and then they spread the news to several surrounding counties in a short time.

After hearing about this, other county magistrates simply came together.

In the face of Lin Hai's problem, other county magistrates may not have the confidence, but this county magistrate...

"Back to the prefect Lin, after hearing the story of "The Queen's Merchant", the people under his command can't wait to plant the crops mentioned in the book that can fill their stomachs and make money through secondary processing. The officials have already let the people stay Get out of the field and wait until the seeds are in place."

Lin Hai looked at him in surprise: "Are you serious? If you lie to me, I will give you melons in the future, so don't complain."

The county magistrate confidently raised his chest: "Just rest assured, the magistrate, this time, the subordinates came here because of the urging of the people under his command. They want to get the seeds more than the subordinates."

When other county magistrates heard this, they all glared at him: You traitor!There is such a good thing, but he didn't tell me to wait.You yourself have performed well in front of the prefect Lin, but we have become mediocre people who are not good at doing things.

If this kind of impression is left in the eyes of Zhifu Lin, how will the evaluation be done in the future?

The prefect Lin's family has four generations of princes, and heirs of scholarly family. The family has rich assets. Except for the normal three festivals and two charcoals, they don't accept bribes at all. What can they do?

Fortunately, Lin Hai also knew that the progress of the other county magistrates was at a normal level, so he didn't criticize them harshly.

But the county magistrate has done this matter so well, so he naturally wants to reward him.

So he counted the seeds in his hand, and after asking the county magistrate how many vacant fields there were, he simply distributed the remaining seeds to other counties after satisfying the county magistrate's request.

The other magistrates glared again.

But what is the solution?Who let others take the first step and leave all the fields?

Prefect Lin loves the people like his son, so it is impossible to see these vacant fields go to waste because there are no seeds?They are willing to follow the county magistrate's words and leave the fields waiting for him to distribute the seeds. Isn't it also trust in him?How could he be willing to let down such a sincere heart?

So other county magistrates can only admit that they are unlucky.

Not long after, relying on the farming details described in Zhou Yao's novel "The Queen's Merchant", Lin Hai successfully spread potatoes and other crops to all parts of Chongqing Prefecture, and harvested the first batch of crops a few months later.

Looking at the grain that was almost piled up in front of them, the ordinary people who were only hungry last year cried on the spot, and then kowtowed in the direction of the Chongqing government uncontrollably.

After kowtowing, he kowtowed again and again in the direction of the capital after asking and hearing the news of the county magistrate who came to check the situation.

It was the emperor who knocked, and at the same time, it was Menghonglou who brought them these changes.

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