The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Xing'er hurriedly explained to Xue Pan: "This is not the second master's field."

Several kneeling farmers were dumbfounded.

Xing'er glanced at his master, stepped forward and asked on his behalf: "How many of you have seen Lord Jia Hou of Rong Mansion with your own eyes?"

Several farmers shook their heads quickly, "How can we see such a noble person as Hou Ye? The person who usually spreads the word is just a steward, surnamed Cui. He is the one who told us to switch to tobacco farming. When we heard that the new master is Rongfu Jiahou Lord, everyone in our farm family is famous, so it is right to follow him. Besides, some people in our village who have seen the world have inquired that Lord Jia Hou did indeed grow tobacco in his Xiaokang village."

Xing'er asked them again if they knew the real name of Cui Guanshi, and they all shook their heads.It was only assumed that he came from the Rongguo Mansion, and no one dared to ask his real name for the first time. As for other information about him, no one knew, except that he brought a dozen people to transport the seeds. They all come and go one by one.

"Second Master, it seems that this Cui man is very cautious."

Jia Lian also felt the same way. It was obvious that the other party was deliberately guarding against something, perhaps because he was afraid that he would find out something afterwards, so he acted so cautiously.The planting of this tobacco field is also obvious, just learn from him.

I just don't know if the entire tobacco field is infected with mosaic disease, intentionally or unintentionally.If not, then this person's behavior is a bit similar to Mrs. Wang's back then, and he belongs to the category of painting a tiger but not an anti-dog.But if it is intentional, the problem is serious.The ultimate purpose of his tobacco planting is to repel insects in the crops, and it will inevitably be scattered all over the field.Tobacco mosaic virus can survive in xerosis tissues for more than 30 years. If this person will learn from him in the future and use these tobacco leaves to repel insects in the field, basically wherever these diseased tobacco leaf fragments are scattered, there will be viruses , and there has been a risk of infecting the plants ever since.

"Second brother, it seems that someone has used your name to do bad things." Xue Pan said carelessly.

Jia Lian glanced at him, thanks to his 'help', now that his identity is revealed, he still has to keep it secret.

Jia Lian showed them the diseased tobacco leaves, and then asked, "Has something like this happened before? It's not limited to this, everything else counts."

The five shook their heads affirmatively.

"This diseased plant must be pulled out." Jia Lian looked at the tobacco field and pondered, "The good ones can't be kept, they should be eradicated."

"Yes!" Xing'er immediately ordered someone to go back to Rong Mansion to call for someone, but Jia Lian stopped her.He whispered a few words to the two guards and ordered him to follow suit. "Don't finish touching those seedlings with spot disease, and then touch the good ones, it will be contagious. Wash your hands with sulfur soap after you finish. Go call someone, be sure to cover your eyes and ears, and I will wait for you in Yuxi County later." .

The guard nodded.

Jia Lian turned to the two guards who sent the message: "Remember, you must ask those two adults to keep me alive until I come back."

The two guards agreed and immediately rode away.

When the farmers heard that they were going to pull out the seedlings, they knelt down excitedly, "My lord, then this field will be destroyed? Grassmen...then—"

"Master Hou will arrange for you, otherwise it's useless to keep this sick thing. If you pull it out now, you can still grow a crop of potatoes." Xing'er stopped the conversation and reminded them.

Jia Lian sent Xing'er to give some hush money to each of the farmers, which was not too little for them, but not too much.There is a lot of money, and they all spend money lavishly, which will attract attention and suspicion.Since the other party was so cautious about this matter, Jia Lian naturally had to handle it with caution.He suppressed his own identity, coupled with financial compensation, and equal emphasis on kindness and power, so that these five people must keep silent about today's affairs. "After you go back, don't think about how to explain and deal with other people, just pretend you don't know. When I catch him, I will send the compensation to other people."

The five farmers were very angry when they knew they had been cheated.Although they are tenants and the land is planted by the renter, they have to live on their own with the leftover grain after paying the rent.So what to plant in this field, whether it is good or bad, is related to their one-year rations, which is very important.If it wasn't for the fate of Lord Jia and the guarantee of the Rongguo Mansion, who would agree to try this new thing?It's too risky.

"Please rest assured, Lord Hou. This is our own business. We will follow your orders. We will not talk about it at all, even if our mother asks me about it. Today is the luck of the grassroots to meet you Help us to resolve this matter, otherwise in the autumn, when others disappear, how can we work! This tobacco leaf can’t be eaten!” Seeing Jia Lian’s kindness to them, several people were very grateful, knelt down and kowtowed to express their thanks .

"Don't talk about being friendly with outsiders. You five are not allowed to talk in private when you have nothing to do. Every family in the village is familiar with each other, and people come and go. It's hard to guarantee that the walls have ears."

Several people took note of it.

Jia Lian called a servant and asked him to live in the village as a relative of one of the five people, and wait for that steward Cui to show up.

"I'm afraid he will come over in a few days. Seeing the change in this field, he will definitely get angry and ask you to settle accounts. At that time, the five of you need to work together to deal with him for the time being. No matter what kind of temper he loses, just pretend to be confused. Just don’t know, and the people I send will deal with him later.”

The five farmers cried bitterly and complained again. Jia Lian was not very good at coping with tears, so he asked Xing'er to persuade the five.Xing'er followed his second master's instructions and told them to stay aside again, even coaxing and frightening, beating them must be careful, and then sent the five people away.

So, everyone got on their horses and continued towards Yuxi County.

All the people present, except Jia Lian, thought that the seriousness of this matter lay in the fact that 'someone pretended to be Lord Jia'.Liu Xianglian was also like this, holding the sword in her hand full of righteous indignation, scolding that surnamed Cui for being bold and reckless, and wanting to vent her anger on Jia Lian.Xing'er also followed suit, quarreling and cursing, and in the end they were all happy.

Jia Lian smiled, fell into deep thought, and said nothing more.It would be all right if it were as simple as everyone thinks it is.Even if it was the second "intentional" possibility that was conjectured, the person who planned this matter would be too scary.First of all, this person has the brains to guess or investigate the purpose of his planting these tobacco leaves. Secondly, if he knows that the disease is contagious, he will do it on purpose.It is a trivial matter for him to pretend to be his tenant who planted Yankeng Yizhuang. If these diseased tobacco leaves are scattered in other fields in his name, polluting thousands of acres of sinful fields, it is depriving people of the way of life. The ration of life extension is really a heinous crime.

These old farmers have not encountered mosaic disease in this kind of land for more than 20 years, which is enough to show that there was no such virus in this place.Because there are good and bad plants in the field, considering the problem of later infection, Jia Lian estimated that the source of the initial infection should be that the seeds were mixed with diseased ones.Before planting, the seeds were sown without routine disinfection, coupled with unhygienic touching, and the contact and biting of some insects in the ground, resulting in a certain possibility of infection.

I hope that the diseased seeds were only mixed in by accident, and the man just wanted to grow tobacco leaves, not against him.Otherwise... He will never forgive someone who puts people's lives at risk with personal grievances.This 'joke' is too big, and it is not a pity to be sentenced to death.

When he arrived in Yuxi County, Jia Lian decided to stay overnight here temporarily due to an unexpected incident on the road.Before dusk, the two sent guards came back and sent a message to Jia Lian that Jiang Zining had already sent someone to clear the land and spread lime.

Jia Lian wrote his name on the official document handed over by the guard, and then ordered him to run overnight to deliver it to Jiang Zining.

"No need, I'm already here." Jiang Zining knocked symbolically on the door, and walked in with big strides.Another year passed, and he grew a lot taller, much taller and stronger than Jia Lian.

Jiang Zining sat down with a hearty smile and drank a cup of tea that Jia Lian personally poured for him, "Well, as expected of a small inn, the taste is very bad. But brother Lian poured it, it tastes good no matter what."

Jiang Zining drank it all in one gulp and motioned Jia Lian to pour him another bowl.

Jia Lian didn't do anything.

"Brother, I ran for you all day, and tonight I have to lead a group of soldiers to work secretly overnight. I fought against the smoke seedlings in the fields, and I have worked so hard. Isn't it worth drinking the second cup of tea you poured?"

Jia Lian pushed a pot of tea in front of Jiang Zining, "A cup is not enough, let me pour you a pot and drink it up."

Jiang Zining smacked his lips. After all, he had never fought Jia Lian before. He pointed at him helplessly, and really picked up the teapot and poured it into his mouth.

It's a good thing the tea is warm, otherwise his mouth would have been scalded and blistered.

Before Jia Lian, he recommended Liu Xianglian.Xue Pan had met Jiang Zining earlier, and quickly greeted him with a smile.

When Jiang Zining saw him, he was taken aback, then slapped the table and laughed loudly, "Uncle Xue and mace are not allowed inside, hahaha..."

Xue Pan was embarrassed once in a while, so ashamed that he had nowhere to put his face.

Jiang Zining immediately chatted with Liu Xianglian for a few words, and found that this guy's personality was very forthright, similar to his own, so he fell in love with him.A few words are like old friends, and they made an appointment when he returned to Beijing, the two of them will get together in Yihong Courtyard.

When Xue Pan heard about Yihong Courtyard, he was even more embarrassed and moved to Jia Lian's side.Although I was greedy in my heart, I muttered in my mouth that I had learned well, and I would not be like those dudes who are not doing their jobs properly.

Jiang Zining had a good ear, and when he heard it, he knew that Xue Pan couldn't eat grapes and felt sad, so he raised his eyebrows to tease him: "Okay, then you can learn how to write the word 'decent' with Lian's second brother. You really learned it well. I'll give you a big gift. But our brother is dying, so we have to continue to be vulgar."

Jiang Zining hooked Liu Xianglian's shoulder, and the two laughed at Xue Pan together.

Xue Pan was so angry that he turned his head and gritted his teeth, cursing them in his heart.

Jiang Zining originally planned to go back after seeing Jia Lian, but when he saw the lively conversation, he was too lazy to leave, so he sent someone to inform the old man, and decided to stay in the inn as well.As for his subordinates who were working, they took the tokens, and it was estimated that it was just in time for midnight when they finished their work, so they could return to the camp 'quietly'.

Jia Lian expressed a little worry: "How many people did you transfer here, without authorization—"

"Don't worry, I just brought a small team out to 'experience', the name is justified, the report is broken, and nothing will happen. Don't worry, brother Lian, you won't hurt me." Jiang Zining happily patted Jia Lian Shoulder Road.

Jia Lian liked his nature, and smiled, "Thanks for your help."

Jiang Zining: "Be polite, be polite, who thinks we are good brothers, that's nothing."

"Since you are so generous, you don't have to thank me." Jia Lian said coldly.

"..." Jiang Zining dared to blink, but he really wanted to hear Jia Lian thank him, what should he do?Blame myself!

Jiang Zining really wanted to slap himself.

After all, the three children were young, they hit it off right away, gathered around the table and talked and laughed in the middle of the night.

Jia Lian was not in that mood, and sat alone in the room, holding a candle and writing the plan.

After putting down his pen, he went through today's events again.

If Cui Guanshi followed the tobacco planting process of Xiaokangzhuang, it is estimated that after three or four days, the first batch of tobacco leaves from Xiaokangzhuang will be flue-cured.If he imitates and learns, he will definitely reappear.But when he sees that his originally green and lush tobacco field suddenly disappears, he will probably be dumbfounded.It is certain to ask the tenants on the Zhuangzi to question, but except for those five people, no one on the Zhuangzi knows the truth.If he couldn't find out why, he would definitely report this important matter to his real master.

As soon as the real master revealed his identity, he quietly took care of Cui first, and everything else was easy to talk about.

Jia Lian was really curious about who this person could be.The first thing he naturally thought of was Mrs. Wang, but with Mrs. Wang's current ability, she couldn't send out any decent people, so she should be the first to be eliminated.It's impossible for Jia Zheng, he basically doesn't have such a brain.There didn't seem to be many suspicious people in the Rong Mansion. Thinking of the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Lian naturally recalled Jia Rong who gave him the wrong look that day, but he couldn't be suspicious of him with just one look.Besides, he's just a kid studying in school, he doesn't care about his family, he probably doesn't have such meticulous ability to deal with this matter.

It's late at night, and we have to hurry tomorrow.Jia Lian didn't bother to think about it anymore, anyway, there will be news in a few days, just wait for the result.

The next day, after bidding farewell to Jiang Zining, the group continued on their way.

Xue Pan suddenly remembered Lin Ruhai, and asked why Jia Lian didn't see him, "Didn't we agree to set off together?"

"It is true that we set off on the same day, but he took the water route and I took the dry road. Don't worry, you will see him in a month's time."

Jia Lian's first destination was Tongzhou. Considering that it was relatively close to Beijing, he only summoned the main officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of Cleaning Officials of the Ministry of Industry, and if necessary, stayed for only one day to explain on the spot. Move on to the next stop.

Jia Lian has already passed the Ministry of Industry and sent an official document in advance to inform the Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Industry of a certain place on the route, ordering him to lead the officials to advocate drawing a sketch of how to lead the canal into the field in the river.

After Jia Lian arrived, he took people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry together to discuss on the spot.Of course, this is what most officials should do in terms of their duties, but when it comes to Jia Lian, there is more to it. Apart from these people, there will also be representatives composed of local wealthy households who own farmland and farmers.

Before Jia Lian finalized the construction plan with the Department of Cleaning Officials of the Ministry of Industry, he would ask these people and listen to their opinions reasonably.People who just want to take advantage of it will not listen, but they will make up for the truth and negligence.

With this act of caring about public opinion, many people have left the impression of Jia Houye as being pragmatic and willing to be a good official.

It took about a month to go southward and arrive at Jinling.The horses that everyone rode had changed twelve times, and they were always in a state of stopping and going, and they were busy when they stopped.The horses are not tired after changing, but the people are exhausted after so many days of tossing.

During this journey, Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Liu Xianglian and others were all slightly tanned.But this kind of complexion shows the man's heroism and martial arts even more.A group of people rode horses and entered Jinling City in a hurry. The leaders were all young and handsome young masters, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.Especially those little daughters-in-law who went out to buy vegetables, some blushed and lowered their heads shyly, but still couldn't help but look up.In the blink of an eye, he saw those young masters riding tall horses go, with a look of perplexity, stomping his feet secretly, regretting his shyness just now.Don't blink, just keep looking, that's called taking advantage!

Wang Qinglei, the magistrate of Jinling, had been waiting for a long time, intending to greet him, but was stopped by Xing'er who came earlier.Knowing that Lord Hou is really the kind of frugal person in the rumors, Wang Qinglei hurriedly ordered people to withdraw the welcome banquet, and waited until Lord Jia and others settled down at the post station before he sat on a half-old The sedan chair came to pay respects.

Just as Jia Lian was preparing to eat, there was no need for him to wait, so he called Wang Qinglei in.After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Qinglei sat down with his superiors and had a meal that was neither 'noon' nor 'night' while following the crowd.

The dishes are very light, just a simple mix of meat and vegetables, no big fish or big meat.

Wang Qinglei kept it in mind, and couldn't help admiring the young Marquis. He was very calm and decent, especially his eyes. What a young man should have, he looks like an old city man with a calm mind and an age of at least thirty.

Wang Qinglei expected that this Marquis was not simple. When he heard his name earlier, he only felt that the rumors were exaggerated and exaggerated. Now when he saw the real person, he felt that it was too much.Jia Lian probably asked about the local folk customs in Jinling, and then began to ask basic data, such as the number of acres of land, the total annual output of catties, the number of people, the number of farmers with land, what are the main crops, food customs, etc. In many ways.

Wang Qinglei stuttered and answered a few times, but the rest of them were stunned and didn't know what to say.Fortunately, before he came, he notified those officials who were on standby in the government office to arrive at the scene 'one after another', which relieved his urgent needs.

However, there are still some detailed questions that they can't answer, and they have to go back and look through the records to find out.When a superior official came to ask questions, they couldn't get on the phone when they met for the first time. This was a very nervous and frightening event.Lord Jia Hou came here with the sage, that is, the imperial envoy, waiting for the emperor to review government affairs and have the power to raise or lower his official position.

Everyone was sweating cold, afraid.In particular, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry in Jinling were so nervous that they were like mice seeing a cat. They were too frightened to move, even the cold sweat on their foreheads. Downstream.

These local officials are like a local emperor in the local area, and they have the final say.When the imperial court implemented many things, the key implementation was on these people. Jia Lian still counted on them to help him with the work, so naturally he would not kill chickens and monkeys just because of such a trivial matter.

"Everyone is too nervous, please wipe off the cold sweat off your brow. It's just asking, I want to know the situation, and I don't mean to hold you accountable. I just came from Qizhou, and I brought some local specialty tea, everyone If you have a share, it can be regarded as a meeting gift. If you are a little poor, please don’t take offense, who told you that this Jia Hou Ye in front of you is a cheapskate.” Jia Lian laughed at himself.

Everyone relaxed when they heard this, and thought that Master Jia Hou had kindly brought them gifts, no matter what they brought, this kind of heart was really touching.Wasn't the official from above who came to inspect before showing off his might and glaring at them to flatter and give away things?This is the first time they have received something sent down from the officials above.

After getting the tea, I inhaled it secretly. It smelled really good, and there was a smell of being valued by the superior officials.Everyone was happy and relaxed a lot.

"After receiving the tea, why don't you take care of me? As I said earlier, I'm stingy, and I don't think it's a good deal if I don't break your legs." Jia Lian suddenly became serious while joking, and told everyone He said, "You still need to understand what you should understand. If you can't answer it, you can arrange it later and come back to me. You don't need to come in person, just send a subordinate to let you know."

The first half of the sentence was a joke, the middle was tapped, and the last sentence was a joke again.

The hearts of all the officials followed Jia Lian's words, and they were startled.Everyone knew that this young Lord Jia Hou was not easy to deal with, and he never dared to have the idea of ​​being degraded or going in a crooked way, so they separated, cleaned up the front door, and took care of the responsible things.

Wang Qinglei was the last one to leave. After saying goodbye to the post station, he hurried back to the government office in a sedan chair.All the officials in the yamen had been waiting here, and when they saw Wang Qinglei came back, they all stood up and surrounded him.

"My lord, this Minister of the Household Department is not like what you said. He is a lucky boy with a little talent. I think he is very shrewd, and none of us can match him."

"You treat me as blind, and I can see it too." Wang Qinglei walked to the front seat with his hands behind his back, then turned around, and sat down with a sad face.

"My lord, what about the generous gift we prepared together? Can... can I return it?"

Wang Qinglei looked up at them, twitched the corners of his mouth, and scolded: "Why retreat! Are you blind? Didn't you see how young he is, how young, how vigorous... I think his behavior is ordinary, and his diet is even more ordinary. It is estimated that he does not love money, besides, he is not short of money."