My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 676: I don’t understand but I am shocked! How can there be people who give gifts to seek death?
Yan Chen was not far away.

Yan Chen, who had heard the entire conversation, hurried over and bowed repeatedly: "Yan County is absolutely not like this, absolutely not like this!"

Yan Kuo slapped Yan Chen on the face and shouted angrily, "You are the villain who is slandering Yan County?!"

"What is your name, you thief? Who sent you here?"

Although Yan Chen was Yan Kuo's cousin, Yan Kuo slapped him mercilessly.

As soon as the slap was removed, Yan Chen's cheek turned noticeably red.

Yan Chen didn't care about the pain in his cheek, but just shouted repeatedly: "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"Our Yan County is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and we are even more ruthless in dealing with thieves and bandits!"

"What I just said to you is that there may be some trouble because a group of bandits came to Yan County recently."

"Of course, the people of Yan County are all voluntarily suppressing bandits and the Yan County soldiers are also patrolling every day. I think it won't take long for Yan County to return to peace!"

Wu Qing asked with a hint of surprise: "Really?"

"Is it such a coincidence?"

Yan Kuo pretended to be enlightened, patted his forehead and said, "Indeed!"

"Recently, a group of bandits have been roaming here. I am leading the team to eliminate the bandits and clear them out. I never thought that the common people have also taken the initiative to suppress the bandits."

"But this fact is a trivial matter, so I have not informed you superiors."

Wu Qing frowned and said, "This matter is a small matter for the county officials, but it is a big matter for the Agricultural Research Office."

"Most of my colleagues in the Agricultural Research Office live in the fields, without the protection of city walls."

“Domestic security is particularly important!”

"Such a valuable talent cannot be put in such a dangerous place!"

Yan Kuo's heart sank, he stretched out three fingers and said, "Three days!"

"In three days at most, Yan County will be safe and sound!"

All the bandits and robbers near Yan County were either related to the Yan family, or to Xiong Liu and Qu Qiu.

As long as the three of them work together, Yan County can maintain peace for a period of time!

Wu Qing still took a step back and shook his head: "Or, I'd better take another look."

"The territory of Nanjun is very vast, and Yan County is not far behind."

"I cannot bear to trouble the officials of Yan County too much in order to assess the farmland."

Are you okay?
We are so bad!

Yan Kuo took out two golden beans from his bosom, secretly stuffed them into Wu Qing's hands, and whispered: "Misunderstanding, it is indeed a misunderstanding."

"Yan County is a large county in Nanjun. I dare say that Yan County is definitely the safest place in Nanjun."

"Wu Yanjuan, there's no need to worry too much. At least wait and see!"

Feeling the golden beans in his hand, Wu Qing panicked: "This, this, this, no, no! This is against the law!"

"Yan Yuyuan, take it back quickly!"

Seeing Wu Qing's unconcealable panic, Yan Kuo felt delighted.

This person has never received any gifts, at least not many gifts!
His focus was actually on whether it was legal, not whether it was enough!
As expected, the imperial examination system is unreliable. They actually entrusted such an important position to such an inexperienced rookie!
This kind of new official with little experience is the easiest to deal with!

Yan Kuo seemed even more surprised than Wu Qing and asked back: "Wu Yanpan, what are you doing?"

"Although I have helped a little, I really don't deserve such a generous reward."

"Why do you give your money to me?"

Wu Qing was stunned: "Is this my money?"

Yan Kuo said sincerely: "This is naturally the official's money!"

Wu Qing was not pretending to be stunned this time, he was really dumbfounded.

Don't you feel the slightest bit of shame when you lie with your eyes open and bribe people openly?

Wu Qing, who had just entered the officialdom, said he could not understand it at all!
Wu Qing had long known that the people were shameless, but he never expected them to be so shameless!

But since these people are even willing to give away money in order to die, why should I stop them?
Slowly holding the golden bean in his hand, Wu Qing smiled: "How about taking a look?"

Yan Kuo said in a broken voice: "Look! We must look!"

"Look, Wu Yanpan, this piece of land is so good!"

“Although it is close to mountains, it is close to rivers and has no shortage of water for irrigation.”

"It's just that the crops have been cultivated for a long time and are lacking in fertilizer."

"As long as we cultivate the manure properly, we will surely have a good harvest!"

What Yan Kuo said was not false.

The land that is fought over by multiple forces such as the Xiong family and the Yan family is definitely the best land in the entire Yan County.

Wu Qing ignored Yan Kuo's boasting, and just picked up another handful of soil and said seriously: "This soil should be yellow soil, and it should be acidic overall."

"Bring up a bucket of dirt!"

Two officers immediately stepped forward, picked up a Luoyang shovel and drilled into the soil.

When the Luoyang shovel brought sections of deep soil to the surface, Wu Qing squatted on the ground, looked at the sampled soil and nodded slightly: "The layers are quite obvious."

"There is also a bright yellow, heavy, blocky inner layer, which should be the yellow soil."

"Go deeper, put on the labels and send it back to Xianyang!"

Looking at the actions of Wu Qing and others, especially the Luoyang shovel that he had never seen before, Yan Kuo's eyes were a little confused.

Isn't farming just a matter of doing this and that, and then that and that, and it'll be done?
Why is it so troublesome!
But despite the troubles, the actions and words of Wu Qing and others revealed two words everywhere: professional!

Yan Kuo couldn’t understand it, but he was greatly shocked!
Watching the Luoyang shovel continuously spitting deep soil into the wooden box, and then Wu Qing's subordinates marking the wooden box with a label, Yan Kuo couldn't help but lower his voice: "Wu Yanpan, what does this yellow soil mean?"

Wu Qing answered casually: "Yellow soil is a type of land."

"The soil in Nan County is mainly yellow soil, red soil, yellow-brown soil, yellow-brown soil, sandy black soil, etc."

"The soil here should be yellow soil."

Yan Kuo couldn't understand it at all but still nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Then may I ask Wu Yanpan, is the soil in my Yancheng good or bad?" Wu Qing asked in surprise: "Compare the per-acre yield in Yan County with that in other places, and Yan Yuyuan will naturally know whether the yellow soil in Yan County is good or not."

"The officials of Yan County should know this best. Why do you have to ask me?"

Does Wu Qing understand agriculture?

Of course he understands.

But Wu Qing doesn't know much more about agricultural knowledge than Yan Kuo.

Everything Wu Qing said just now was from the booklet written by Ying Chengjiao, but Wu Qing just memorized it word for word.

Therefore, Wu Qing would never allow the direction of professional topics to be led by Yan Kuo!
Yan Kuo said bitterly: "The per-acre yield of Yan County is not much inferior to other counties in Nanjun."

“But compared to other counties, it’s far behind.”

"When I first heard about the method of curing excrement with gold juice, I was excited and thought that the people of Yan County had found a way out."

"I just don't know if this technique of curing feces with golden juice is applicable to Yan County?"

Wu Qing shook his head: "The yellow soil is thin, cold, and wet, so it is naturally not as fertile as the soil in other counties."

"Moreover, I have observed that the soil layer here is quite thin, and I think there is a risk of soil erosion."

"Golden juice can cure the dryness and coldness of this field, but it is difficult to change its wetness. If there is soil erosion, the things in the manure field will be washed into the river, and the manure will be white!"

After waiting for a few seconds without receiving a reply, Wu Qing looked at Yan Kuo and asked, "Is there a risk of soil erosion here?"

Yan Kuo bowed and asked, "May I ask Wu Yanpan, what is the problem of soil erosion?"

“And how do we determine the danger of soil erosion?”

What is soil erosion?

I have been studying all my life but have never seen these four words!

Wu Qing explained: "Rainwater cannot melt into the ground, but flows away, taking away the sand and fertility of the fields. This is the problem of soil erosion."

"As long as the soil here becomes thinner and the yield per mu decreases, there will be a risk of soil erosion."

"As an official of Yandi, the Yanyuyuan should know something about this."

Yan Kuo replied with shame: "I am a prison official, not in charge of farming."

"I will call my colleagues to answer Wu Yanpan's questions."

Wu Qing threw away the soil in his hand, clapped his hands and said, "Will Yan Yuyuan's colleagues go to the fields to farm in person?"

"As this is a matter involving farmland, we should naturally ask the farmers directly."

"I see a village ahead. Come with me to take a look."

Hearing that Wu Qing was going to the farmer's house, Yan Kuo hurriedly said, "The farmer is poor and unsophisticated, and I'm afraid it will frighten Wu Yanpan."

"I will summon the farmers to be questioned by Wu Yanpan."

Although officials in Yan County had already prepared the paperwork, the land belonging to the Yan family was nominally owned by hundreds of farmers.

But who can guarantee that these hundreds of farmers can hide the truth from Wu Qing?
If Wu Qing were to ask in person, he would inevitably be exposed!

Wu Qing shook his head: "Farmers are indeed vulgar, but our research envoys are supposed to deal with farmers."

"And no matter how crude the farmers are, they should understand that I am here to help them increase their yield per acre."

“Who would have a problem with food?”

"More importantly, I don't just want to question one farmer, I want to question all the farmers. How can I summon them?"

Yan Kuo said without hesitation: "Then I will summon all the farmers here!"

Wu Qing looked at Yan Kuo in surprise, with a little more vigilance in his eyes: "I would rather let all the farmers come to see me than let me go to see the farmers."

"Are you, the Yan County, trying to deceive me?"

"I came here on the orders of Lord Chang'an, so I cannot do anything that violates my duty!"

Yan Kuo whispered, "I can guarantee with my life that County Yan will never lie to Wu Yanpan in the slightest."

"But it's really inconvenient to enter a farmer's house."

"I wonder if Wu Yanpan is willing to help me?"

"You drink the wine and hug Meiji, and we will go and collect all the information you need and ask all the farmers to come and answer Wu Yanpan's questions. You don't need to trouble Wu Yanpan at all."

"Afterwards, my Yan family will give you a generous reward!"

As he spoke, Yan Kuo stuffed five more gold beans into Wu Qing's hand.

But this time, Wu Qing just flicked his hand to avoid the golden bean, and even took a step back and said seriously: "I am new to the court, and my foundation is insufficient!"

"If I delay Chang'an Jun's plan again in the analysis of such an important matter, I will not be able to pay you back even if I have ten heads!"

"These two pieces of gold can be exchanged for my silence on this matter. As for the rest, I cannot accept it."

"Just say goodbye!"

Seeing Wu Qing turning around and about to leave, Yan Kuo hurriedly stopped Wu Qing: "Wu Yanpan! Wu Yanpan!"

"You are... Alas! I have good intentions too!"

"Since Wu Yanpan is not afraid of hard work, I will not stop him."

"Judge Wu is free to check and inquire at will."

Wu Qing frowned and looked at Yan Kuo hesitantly: "Will there be any more trouble later?"

"Let me be clear, I don't have to make a judgment in Yan County. There is no contradiction between you and me."

"If there is any more trouble, Yan Yuyuan can speak up and Wu will turn around and leave!"

Yan Kuo said bitterly: "There is really no trouble!"

Putting the golden beans back into Wu Qing's hands, Yan Kuo said in a sad voice: "Wu Yanpan, give the people of Yan County a chance to live!"

After Wu Qing pondered for a long time, he finally accepted the golden beans and said in a slightly difficult voice: "Then I will take a closer look."

Yan Kuo excitedly called out, "Wu Yanpan, please come to the front!"

"I will lead the way for you!"

(End of this chapter)