Borrow the day to change the day

Zhang Fu's dream is on this plane, but because of Zhong Jinwei's appearance, it is impossible to realize it.

It's just that at this point in time, not only Zhang Fu didn't know the result, but even Zhong Jinwei, who had reminded Emperor Chongzhen in advance, didn't think about the final result of the restoration of the society.

At this time, Zhong Jinwei was on his way day and night with his guards.

Since the caravan stayed in Yulin, they didn't have this burden, and their speed was fast. In just a few days, Zhong Jinwei and his party crossed the Loess Plateau and entered the Guanzhong Plain.

The Guanzhong Plain is also known as the Weihe Basin, or the Eight Hundred Li Qinchuan.Since the Zhengguo Canal was built by the Qin State during the Warring States Period, it has become a treasure land rich in products and one of the most important grain-producing areas in China since ancient times.

Since Zhong Jinwei entered the Guanzhong Plain, the scenery in front of him has changed, and he can see large patches of green from time to time, which makes him feel better after seeing a lot of loess and high slopes these days.

Although it is the Little Ice Age, the temperature is low, and the Qin land is mostly arid, but the irrigation facilities in the Guanzhong Plain are relatively complete, so the trees seen on Zhongjinwei Road have not been skinned.

Zhong Jinwei thought, if the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan grow well like the wheat he saw, the output should be able to support northern Shaanxi.

After all, Zhong Jinwei came here for the first time, and it was not easy to confirm the output during the Ming Dynasty, so he dared not draw an accurate conclusion.

Thinking of this, he slowed down, straightened his upper body, stretched his aching body, then turned to the left, and said to Gu Baichuan: "Look at this wheat, it's not bad! If it's basically like this in Qinchuan for eight hundred miles, How much do you think you can get, is it enough for the people of Qin to survive the disaster year?"

When Gu Baichuan heard that Hou Zhongxing asked such a profound question, he couldn't help but replied in a bit of embarrassment: "Master Hou, if you ask your subordinates, the officials here seem to be suspected of committing crimes, and your subordinates can answer with a pat on the chest. You, the answer must be within ten. But if you want to ask your subordinates about this farm work, your subordinates really can’t answer.”

Zhong Jinwei thought so too, Gu Baichuan was a man of the capital, he was born in Jinyiwei, and worked in the East Factory.How could he know about these agricultural problems!

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei smiled at Gu Baichuan and said, "Understood."

Then he turned his head to the other side, trying to find someone to ask again.

Ma Xianglin on his right saw Zhongxing Hou turn to him, and said with a wry smile, "Master Hou, don't ask the general. The general is only good at fighting the enemy, and he doesn't know anything about farming."

Zhong Jinwei was speechless, and pretended to scold with a sullen face: "How can I do that? Aren't you the chieftain of Shizhu? You should be able to fight wars when you get on a horse, and manage the tribe well when you get off a horse. How can you only know how to fight!"

Ma Xianglin was speechless, and it was reasonable for Hou Zhongxing to say so.But my temperament likes to dance with guns and sticks, and I don't like pens, inks, papers and inkstones. It is really difficult for me to do what Zhongxing Hou said.

Fortunately, Zhong Jinwei did not continue to discuss with him about the management of the tribe by the dismounted society, but shouted: "Li Laosi!"

Li Lao Si was right behind the three of them, and when he heard Zhongxing Hou calling him, he quickly replied: "The villain is here."

"You seem to be from a peasant background. Come and answer the question I asked just now." After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he listened carefully to Li Laosi's answer behind him.

After waiting for a while, Zhong Jinwei still didn't hear Li Laosi's answer, thinking that the sound of horseshoes was too loud to cover Li Laosi's answer behind him, so he said loudly again: "Li Laosi, I can't hear clearly, answer Be louder."

Gu Baichuan could hear clearly on the side, and answered Zhong Jinwei's words with a smile: "Master Hou, the fourth brother didn't answer at all."

Zhong Jinwei was speechless, so he had to ask again: "You old man Li, you won't reply to my words, you are so courageous!"

Li Lao Si didn't dare not answer, and replied with a mournful face: "Master Hou, how much is eight hundred miles?"

After Li Laosi's voice fell, it became very quiet, only the sound of horseshoes.

Zhong Jinwei thought of Li Laosi, the joke he made when he was teaching one, two, three, four.It's really sad that there is no culture!

After recalling the deeds of Li Lao Si himself, he said loudly: "Li Lao Si, Lord Ben Hou has decided that after returning to the capital this time, he will lock you up in the Hou's mansion and let Uncle Yu's grandson teach you how to read and write. Don’t go out without teaching.”

Gu Baichuan listened to it, and immediately burst out laughing. At the same time, there was Wang Peng's laughter, but Zhong Jinwei also laughed.They laughed so that Li Laosi's face was flushed, but Ma Xianglin was puzzled.

Just chatting and laughing while hurrying on the road, it also reduced a lot of fatigue from the journey.

Wang Peng's eyes were sharp, and when he saw someone in the distance, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, there are people in front, you might as well ask their locals, maybe they can give you an answer."

Zhong Jinwei looked up and found that there were people on the side of the road in the distance, and there were still some people working in the fields.

So, with a sound of "drive", he immediately urged the horse to run quickly, and more than 300 people speeded up and galloped away together.

Not long after, the people over there also found a cavalry army coming on the road, and the people on the side of the road were frightened and ran to the fields.

It's just that they didn't run for long before they discovered that the flag of Zhong Jinwei, a pedestrian, was the regular Ming army.He stopped, but still looked at Zhong Jinwei and his party, and did not return to the side of the road.

When Zhong Jinwei and his group ran to the side of the road where those people had been, they found some stools, tables, a big umbrella, and teapots and cups dumped on the ground.

It can be seen that it should be the landlord or housekeeper here who is supervising the work of the farmers.

Without Zhong Jinwei's signal, Wang Peng shouted loudly to the people in the field: "Imperial envoy of the imperial court, the Marquis of Zhongxing passed by here, I have something to ask you, come here quickly, don't keep the Marquis waiting for a long time."

The people in the field saw the cavalry on the road, riding on horses, neatly lined up in a long line, without any other superfluous movements, and saw that Zhong Jinwei and his party were all well-dressed, and they must be the elite army of the imperial court. up.

He just heard Wang Peng's call again, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurried over to see him.

Zhong Jinwei saw the tense and fearful expressions of the people who came, so he smiled and said to them: "Get up, stand up and talk."

After these people got up, they all lowered their heads, as if they were big girls who were going on a blind date for the first time, shy and afraid to look up.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Zhong Jinwei said kindly: "I'm sorry to bother you, causing your teapots and cups to fall to the ground."

These people didn't expect Zhong Jinwei to say such a thing, and they were all taken aback. The leader quickly raised his head, waved his hands and said, "Don't care about the adults, it's the cowards themselves."

Gu Baichuan and the others were already numb to Zhong Jinwei's act of being friendly to the people, so they were not surprised. They just kept an eye on these people, and guarded against things that might be unfavorable to Zhong Jinwei.

"I have nothing else, I just want to ask you a question." Zhong Jinwei continued to maintain the previous tone, and said to the leader.

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it, just ask your lord if you have anything to do." The man's hands waved wildly again.

Zhong Jinwei knew that he should not be too polite, as it would scare them, so he asked this person again the question he had just asked his subordinates.

Hearing this, the man raised his head, looked at Zhong Jinwei, and said proudly: "My lord, the grain produced in Qinchuan for eight hundred miles, not to mention the Qin land, even the surrounding provinces, if the harvest is good, it can also be harvested." There is surplus grain to be transported to sell.”

"Then according to the harvest situation in the past few years?" Zhong Jinwei asked.

The man didn't hesitate, and answered directly. It can be seen that he is still very familiar with the things in the field: "My lord, if you only feed the land of Qin according to the harvest of the past few years, there is no problem at all." .”

Zhong Jinwei was surprised when he heard this, and continued to ask: "Then why are many people starving to death in northern Shaanxi, and many people are even forced to become bandits?"

The man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then replied in a dazed manner, "My lord, you are talking about eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, all of which grow wheat."

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, it turned out that something was wrong with him, so he asked instead: "Then besides wheat and other grains, what else does Qinchuan grow in eight hundred miles now?"

"My lord, I'm still planting cotton." The man replied immediately.

"Oh, that's true. Cotton is also essential in the Northland, or people will freeze to death." After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei said to himself, and then asked: "Is there too much cotton planted? People are starving to death, why do we need cotton?"

The man didn't answer right away this time, and those who have land don't care whether others are hungry or not, they only look at what can increase their own income.

However, he remained silent for a while, and immediately replied: "My lord, there is not much cotton planted."

"Oh, not much cotton is planted, so what else is there to plant?" Zhong Jinwei asked immediately after hearing this, thinking about what else is necessary for life, and he has to occupy the farmland.