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Chapter 47: Grain Search Commander
The granary refers to the food that guests receive every month.

Guo Jie continued, "The food allowance is divided into three categories: beans, rice, and millet. Unhusked grain is distributed every month. Lower-class guests receive one liter per day, or thirty liters per month. The zuo (zuo) only receive salt, or three liters per month."

Millet, sorghum and wheat have different densities, and the weight of one liter is also different, but they are all around 1.5 jin per liter.

Thirty liters is equivalent to forty-five kilograms of grain.

Guests in medium-sized guesthouses were given an extra ration of 60 liters of millet per month, in addition to 3 liters of salt and 3 liters of vinegar.

Guests staying in the best-class inns were given a monthly ration for a family of three, which was ninety liters plus ten liters of millet, or one dan of grain.

In addition, three liters of salt, three liters of vinegar, three catties of scallions (xie, small garlic) or three catties of mustard (spicy food).

The guest stipend system established by Guo Jie was not a snap decision made by some leaders. It was based on the beacon tower stipends in the "Juyan Han Bamboo Slips" and determined a stipend that was close to life at the frontier, which was very suitable for the situation at the grassroots level.

In addition, they were treated better than the guests kept in the noble residences of the nobles and powerful people in Chang'an.

The innkeepers provided them with rice cooked with millet to prevent them from starving.

The guests in the guesthouses kept by the nobles and powerful were only given shelled millet rice, which was only enough to feed one guest.

The guests of Guo Jie's superior inn were not only provided with an extra ten liters of millet for a family of three, but also with salt, vinegar, scallions or mustard.

Ji Shaogong spread out the bamboo slips and wrote down everything in detail: "How should I treat my guests who are fortunate enough to stay here, or my guests who are my substitutes?"

Those who are fortunate enough to be left behind only eat meat and do not ride in the carriage.

Fortunately, guests can eat meat, but they are not allowed to ride in a car when going out.

Guo Jie had a plan in mind: "For guests of lower rank, the amount of millet will be increased by half a dan, that is, 1 dan and 50 liters. The amount of salt, vinegar, scallions, and mustard will be increased as usual. In addition, there will be an additional 30 coins per month for vegetable allowance. Guests will buy their own leeks, sunflowers, water chestnuts, and other vegetables. And there will be 70 coins for meat."

The millet allowance for lower-class guests in the lucky house was 1.5 dan, and the total vegetable allowance was coins.

According to the current market price, one hundred coins can buy twenty-five bunches of green onions, or thirty-five bunches of leeks.

The market price of livestock such as horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, dogs, chickens, and fish is higher. The market price of one catty of meat is three to ten coins, generally around six coins. One hundred coins can buy sixteen or seventeen catties of meat.

The millet allowance for guests in a medium-sized house is two dan, and the vegetable money is divided into 100 coins for vegetables and 100 coins for meat, for a total of 200 coins.

The millet allowance for the best guests in the lucky house is three dan, the vegetable money is 150 coins, and the meat money is 150 coins, a total of 300 coins.

Ji Shaogong recorded the details on the bamboo slips and continued to ask, "What should I do with the guests?"

The one who takes charge of the carriage eats meat and rides in the carriage.

The guests staying at the residences of dukes, ministers and powerful people were allowed to eat meat and enter and leave the imperial carriage.

"The guests at Daishe need a car."

Seeing his bewildered expression, Guo Jie explained, "When you become a guest in the Dai She, it's completely different from being a guest in the Xing She or a guest. You're considered a leader. Uh, a senior official. Besides a substantial increase in millet, vegetables, meat money, and so on, you'll also be given an open carriage."

At sunset (17:15-18:00), the sun sets in the west over the vast land inside and outside Jinchenglu, and the crimson sunlight shines on the broad river, reflecting the sparkling red waves.

It has the magnificent scenery of the setting sun over the long river.

Common people only had two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.

Guo Jie took into account the huge cost of building the aristocratic manors every day, so he implemented three meals a day during the construction period. The normal meal was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and an additional meal was added at noon, and the meal was changed to sunset.

The crimson-robed knight ate corn and rice, which was enough for him to eat as much as he wanted, and also had a small bowl of salted fish (hai).

Hae is a sauce made from meat and fish.

The executioners could only eat coarse wheat rice, but it was enough to fill them up, especially for those who only ate bland soup in Ting'an every day.

Being able to work and have enough to eat is already a blessing from heaven.

Normally, at mealtimes, crimson-clad knights and executioners would flock to the horse-hoof stove, earthenware bowls in hand, eagerly waiting to eat. Today, Guo Jie and Ji Shaogong were standing at the gate of their hut, gazing at the vast river in the distance and discussing the nine-rank guests of Jincheng Hu.

The knight in crimson robes and the executioner were so fascinated by what they heard that they couldn't help but walk over to the side to listen until the gate was filled with densely packed residents.

The knight in crimson robes stood beside the carriage covered with white cloth.

Since Chi Xingshi was a prisoner, he could only stand on the periphery and look with envy at the knights in crimson clothes who were gathering around Guo Jie.

Guo Jie was in a good mood when he saw that everyone was attracted. The fact that the guest hierarchy system was not implemented had already made everyone filled with longing and yearning, and their hearts were even more excited.

"The chariots are divided into three categories."

Guo Jie's voice became louder, and he said in a high voice: "Guests of the lower-class houses ride in covered carriages, guests of the middle-class houses ride in garment carriages, and guests of the upper-class houses ride in comfortable carriages."

In a world where people have to walk to get around, cars are no longer just a means of transportation, but a symbol of fame, status, and face.

A caravan is an open vehicle with a roof.

There are windows on the left and right sides of the sewing carriage, and it is a carriage for the powerful.

Only minor officials could ride in Anche. Although common people were not prohibited from riding in it, it was expensive and only government workshops could build it, so few people rode in it.

The way the knight in crimson robes and the executioner looked at Guo Jie changed completely. Their eyes were burning and scorching.

Which common people does not have a long-cherished wish to ride in a carriage?

Guo Jie shook the wide cuffs of Guan Xi, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled. He could understand everyone's passion and strong desire for a better life.

In the 1980s and 1990s when bicycles were rare, a caravan was equivalent to someone in the village suddenly driving a Santana.

A sewing machine is equivalent to a Crown sedan.

Anche is like a tiger running.

A rural man has the hope of driving a Mercedes-Benz back to the village.

Do it even if it costs your life!

The knights in crimson robes were also common people, and they were discussing things enthusiastically.

The executioners were in an uproar.

However, due to their status as prisoners, they did not dare to speak loudly, but they were still discussing intensely.

A prisoner named Zhao Guo stared at Guo Jie on the carriage covered with white cloth with a fiery gaze. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but take a few steps forward and walked out of the crowd of prisoner soldiers.

The knights in crimson robes became alert instantly and drew out the two-foot swords from their waists, ready to stab Zhao Guo to death at any time.

"My name is Zhao Guo."

Zhao Guo was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly and said hurriedly, "After hearing what the Pavilion Master said, I am deeply attracted to the place. I just want to ask you one thing: how can a criminal like me stay in Jinchenglu?"

Zhao Guo?

Guo Jie exclaimed in surprise and carefully examined the executioner. Could it be Zhao Guo, whom Emperor Wu of Han had summoned many times and specially invented the title of Captain of the Grain-Searching Army to confer upon him?

He is an agricultural genius.

Zhao Guo was not only good at agronomy and invented the Daitian method, but also invented a farming tool called the three-legged hoe (lou).

It integrates multiple sowing steps such as furrowing, sowing, covering and pressing into one.

The mechanized production of the Western Han Dynasty version was achieved.

(End of this chapter)