The water in the field had almost dried up. Standing in the rice field, he picked a rice ear and rubbed it in his hands. The plump golden grains were displayed in front of Xiao Cheng's eyes. He was satisfied.

He nodded, this year's harvest looks very good.

"How many kilograms can be harvested from one acre of land?" Xiao Cheng asked an old man next to him, pointing to the paddy fields stretching down in front of him.

At first glance, he looks like a man who works hard all the time, but his clothes are really good. This cotton jacket alone is not something ordinary people can afford.

The dozens of acres of good paddy fields that Xiao Cheng could see in front of him all belonged to the old man in front of him.

Although he has quite a fortune and is a real landowner, the old man still has to work in the fields.

"If the contract is signed, one acre of these fields can produce four hundred kilograms of grain!" the old man said respectfully.

"These lands are so close to the river and are good irrigated lands. Four hundred kilograms per acre is a little less!" Xiao Cheng frowned.

"Signing the contract, these old men take good care of them and don't dare to show any slightest care. One acre has four hundred kilograms. In this area of ​​a hundred miles, no other family except the old man's family will have so many!" The old man was not happy.

He rubbed his neck and said: "When it comes to farming, in Pengshui, the old man said he is second, but no one dares to claim first."

Seeing the old man's strengths, Lu Ze on the side scolded: "Pang Yu, how do you talk to the judge? Are there any rules?"

Xiao Cheng waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Since it's not a matter of planting, it's a matter of seeds."

"I also carefully selected the seeds one by one last year." Old Pang continued to press against Xiao Cheng with a dark face. Lu Ze's eyelids jumped as he watched.

This old man didn't know the methods of Xiao Dianjing in front of him, but he knew it.

"Your seeds were selected from the rice you planted, right?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"certainly."

"Many years?" Xiao Cheng asked next.

Pang Yu was stunned and seemed to realize the problem.

Xiao Cheng turned to Lu Ze and said, "We need to write this down. When we get back, we will contact the caravan and try to get some good seeds from other places."

"Yes." Lu Ze nodded repeatedly.

"Pang Yu, you said you are the best in Pengshui farming?" After leaving the rice field, Xiao Cheng walked towards a rolling house above the river ditch not far away. Someone had already moved tables and chairs from the rolling house.

Placed on the open space.

Looking at the huge slowly rotating water wheel in the rolling house, Pang Yu sighed. One day ago, this rolling house was the property of his Pang family, but now, it is no longer. The Xiao Dianfan in front of him has already said,

This house was to be taken back into public ownership, and it was said that it would be bought with money, but Pang Yu knew very well that the so-called government buying it with money was just an idea.

Do you dare to argue with the government?

Unless you are tired of living.

Moreover, he knew Lu Ze, the former judge, and he had clearly hinted at what he said.

Be honest and obedient to avoid getting killed.

This young signing is truly a disaster!

I was convinced in my heart, but I still couldn't let it go in my mouth and on my face.

"Of course."

"Sit!" Xiao Cheng smiled and pulled a stool over and placed it in front of Pang Yu.

"There is no place for an old man to sit in front of the signing ceremony!"

"Yes, just because you say you are the best farmer within a hundred miles!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "The yield of such a good field is only 400 kilograms per mu. It's not a human problem, it's a seed problem.

I will ask people to get the best rice seeds from other places and give them to you, and you will breed them. If you can increase the yield by a hundred pounds per acre of land, then Pang Yu, you will have made a great contribution."

"Increase the output by 100 kilograms?" Pang Yu shook his head like a rattle.

"Aren't you the best? Why, you can't do it. If you can't do it, I will find someone else!" Xiao Cheng said: "Seeds also need time to be updated and iterated. Pang Yu,

It's like a marriage between people. The farther apart the man and woman are, the smarter the child will be. The closer the man and woman are, the more ordinary the child will be. Even when people who are related to each other get married, some idiots will be born."

Pang Yu thought for a moment and said: "Sign up, if I cultivate it, can this rolling house be returned to me?"

Xiao Cheng looked at the old man in front of him and couldn't help laughing. He felt that this old man was really cute: "Pang Yu, you have really cultivated such a seed. Just selling the seeds can make you rich."

, what will this rolling house be worth then?"

"Didn't you ask me to do this?"

"You cultivated the things, so they belong to you naturally!" Xiao Cheng said. "As for this rolling house?"

Xiao Cheng stood up, pointed at the rolling house and said: "This rolling house alone is not worth much, but if you build a dam here to store water, it will have a great impact on the downstream.

There are hundreds of farm families!”

"Every dry season, the old man opens the gate and releases the water!" Pang Yu said.

"Yes, that's why I didn't trouble you!" Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "If you had used this dam to choke the necks of the people downstream, your Pang family is gone now. On the other side of the Qianjiang River

, several families have done this, and now their heads have been moved, their property has been confiscated, and their families have gone to the iron mines to dig for ore.”

Xiao Cheng spoke calmly, but the smell of blood in his words made Pang Yu shiver. It was only then that he seemed to realize that the smiling young man in front of him was still

Someone who holds the power of life and death and can do whatever he wants with his life.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out.

"I have checked, and your Pang family can be considered a family that has accumulated good deeds. It has a good reputation for several generations." Xiao Cheng said calmly: "So, I am also willing to give you a chance. Take away this rolling house and the dam.

Acting as public property prevents your descendants from making mistakes. At the same time, using your skills to cultivate the best seeds also gives you the opportunity for the Pang family to truly develop. Do you really think I can't find anyone else? Pang Yu

, you just need to think about it, in the future, all the rice seeds planted in the vast land under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou will come from your hands, Pang Yu. How much money can you make? Moreover, you can also cultivate other excellent seeds, right?

No! If you do it well, your Pang family will not only earn countless wealth in the future, but also earn a good reputation. Calculate this account yourself. Of course, you must have a sense of adventure to do such a thing.

Because the possibility of failure is also very high. After thinking about it, go to Judge Lu and he will allocate you the rice seeds that the government has obtained from other places."

Lu Ze has now completely become Xiao Cheng's follower and yes man.

It was not only because of Xiao Cheng's strength and powerful methods, but also because Lu Ze saw that what Xiao Cheng did was truly for the sake of the people on this land.

Unlike Zhizhou Ma Liang, from the day he took office, all he could think about was how to make money for himself.

Contrary to Ma Liang's approach, Xiao Cheng seems to have been subsidizing his own money from his own pocket since he took office, and the amount of money he spent made Lu Ze speechless.

"The signing is really kind. This old man Pang is also very lucky. The Pang family has become prosperous only in the past few years." On the way back, Lu Ze sighed with emotion.

"How can it be so easy!" Xiao Cheng glanced at the other party and said: "The risk of failure in seed cultivation is very high. Only people with deep family background can withstand this torment. Of course, it succeeded.

The profits are also huge. Furthermore, even if the new seeds are successful, if they want to spread and be believed by others, they must be led by people with local credibility. It will be very difficult for the people to believe what the government says! So,

This time, the people I came out to find were all people with certain prestige in the local area. Unfortunately, only Pang Yu agreed."

"Those who refuse will regret it later!" Lu Ze was full of confidence.

"Of course they will regret it." Xiao Cheng chuckled: "Lu Ze, you should pay more attention to this matter in the future. If Pang Yu fails, you can encourage him and subsidize him with some money to let him continue. Once he succeeds,

, for us in Qianzhou, that is great news. If one acre of land is harvested an extra hundred catties, how much more will the entire Qianzhou be harvested?"

"Don't worry about the signing!" Lu Ze said.

What has changed in Qianzhou over the past year is not only those in Jisuzhou who are submissive and still trying to stand up, but also the grasshoppers after autumn who can no longer jump around for a few days.

In fact, Xiao Cheng's attention is not on military affairs. Those things can be done by Yang Wanfu and others. If they are not convinced, just beat them to convince them. If they lose and are still not convinced, then use the physical

It will be destroyed directly above.

Xiao Cheng spent more of his energy on the economy.

Building roads and water conservancy are the only laws for local development.

Then there is the development of industry and commerce and encouragement of farming and mulberry farming.

These things are easy to say, but really difficult to do.

Establishing industry and commerce is relatively simple for Xiao Cheng. He has professional talents, a mature business network, and a complete set of operating systems. Specialties such as tung oil and lacquer in Qianzhou are among the first batch to be mass-produced.

Although it only lasted a year, these two items have become Qianzhou's flagship products.

Encouraging mulberry farming is more difficult. Regardless of the people here, everyone farms, but the efficiency and output completely disappoint Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng hopes that people engaged in agriculture can feed five or ten people by themselves, so that he can free up more people to do other things. But the problem now is that in most places, one person

It can feed at most one person.

Xiao Cheng has moved away those guys who are pressing down on the common people, but the common people are still unable to achieve his goals. Lack of tools, lack of livestock, lack of skills, everything seems to be lacking.

These things can only be solved in a down-to-earth manner.

More than 90% of the first batch of good iron and steel produced by Dushan Iron Mine was used to make various agricultural tools instead of weapons.

A large number of large livestock were obtained from outside through the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce, and some were collected from wealthy households, and then the government lent them to the people for free.

Wait, wait.

After a year of hard work, it seems that I have gained nothing.

But those who have truly experienced these things know that this year, what was planted was hope.

When everything is sorted out, the harvest will be a matter of course.
To be continued...