Wheat is harvested in July and millet is harvested in September. The grain harvest was not as good as the wheat, but it was still very good compared to previous years.

Because of the killing of a few profiteers, the government set the lowest grain price, and now the grain price in the northwest is still very stable.

Looking at the folds sent from the place, a rare smile also appeared on Yuxi's face. All kinds of grain were collected, and more than half of the granaries of the government were full.

Seeing this, Xu Wu asked, "Princess, do you still want to go to Jiangnan to buy grain this year?" In the past two years, he has purchased a large amount of grain from Jiangnan and Taiyuan. Because of the long distance and the fact that the road is not smooth now, the cost of buying grain is actually very large.

Yuxi hummed and said, "I want to buy it." "In fact, the government's current storage of grain is not much, and it will not last for even a year in the event of natural and man-made disasters.

Xu Wu said: "Princess, the price of grain in Jiangnan is two percent higher than last year's. "Jiangnan has been relatively smooth in the past two years, and there have been no major natural and man-made disasters. However, there have been rebellions in Hubei and Henan from time to time, and many people have died over the years, and large areas of land have been deserted. In these places, there is no grain so they have to buy it from outside, and the price of grain is getting higher and higher every year.

Yuxi frowned and said, "The price of grain is higher than last year, and I have to buy more." ”

Xu Wu didn't quite understand, and asked: "We have a good grain harvest this year, and if the artichoke is fully popularized next year, there will be more grain, why do we have to go to Jiangnan to buy so much grain?" The grain they purchased was not from Henan, but from Hubei.

People who have been hungry like to store food, and Yuxi is no exception. I always feel that there is no food in my hand, and I am very flustered and unsteady, but I can't say it. Yuxi said: "Can you guarantee that next year will be as smooth as this year?"

Xu Wu shook his head, no one can guarantee this kind of thing.

Yuxi said: "Isn't this it. In the event of a natural disaster, we will have to double or even several times more than we do now to buy food. "In the event of a rebellion, even if you can buy food, you will be robbed

In the evening, Yuxi told Yunqing about this: "I want to take out another million silver to buy food this year." "In addition to grain, other things such as beans and brown sugar also have to be stored.

Yunqing looked at Yuxi and asked suspiciously, "Our harvest this year is very good, there is no need to buy so much grain?" Besides, we still have artichokes. "This year's potato harvest is very good, and Tian Yang has bought back more than 40,000 catties of seeds, so it can be planted on a large scale this year.

Yuxi said: "Four years ago, one tael of silver could buy three stones of grain, but now one or two stones of silver and two stones of grain cannot be bought. In the event of a natural disaster, no money can buy food. There is a lot of grain in our granary, but it can only last until April and May next year. "When there is turmoil, a tael of silver can only buy a few catties of grain, and you can't even buy it.

Yuxi likes to store more food, how can Yunqing, as a pillow person, not know. For Yuxi's little fetish, Yunqing thought it was very interesting.

Yunqing said with a smile: "I like to store food so much, I don't know if you think you've been hungry?" Yuxi is the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, even if she didn't like Han Jingyan when she was a child, it was impossible to starve. Moreover, she has a big house to take care of.

Yuxi's heart jumped, but his face didn't show it: "Didn't I hear you say that because of natural disasters back then, you all gnawed on the roots of the turf trees because of the lack of food? ”

Yunqing was either objecting or joking, but Yuxi's answer made him very satisfied: "With so much grain, the granary can't store it." ”

Yuxi shook his head and said, "Herui, these grains are not stored in the granary of the government. "Yuxi is preparing to store these grains secretly.

Yun Qing was a little surprised, and asked, "You mean to hide these grains, why do you want to hide them?" Now that the northwest is their master, there is no need to hide it when they buy grain. Unless Yuxi has other ideas.

Yuxi said: "It's not that it's hidden, it's that we don't want the spies of the imperial court to know where we hide the grain." Herui, I always feel that the next two years will not be as smooth as it is now. Save more grain now, and there will be more stability in the northwest in the future. "As long as there is food, the Northwest will always be peaceful.

Yun Qing's heart sank, and he asked, "Have you dreamed about something bad?" It's normal to think like this. Originally, it was a very gratifying thing to receive so much grain. As a result, Yuxi is now talking about natural disasters or something, and he has to make Yunqing think about it more.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "No, I just feel this way." ”

Yun Qing thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I'll handle the affairs of the granary." "In case someone finds out, the army will set up a secret place, so that the spies can't find out if they want to.

Yuxi said: "It's better to build more." "The more food she saves, the more stable she will be when natural disasters come.

Yun Qing quipped: "Is ten granaries enough?" Seeing Yuxi shaking his head and saying that at least twenty should be built, Yun Qing laughed.

Yunqing did not hand over the construction of the granary to just one person, but issued a secret order to the generals of each garrison to let them build more granaries in the garrison. It was also Yuxi who knew that the location of the storage of military rations was secret and good, so he deliberately told Yunqing about it.

Lord Yuan Ying was a little puzzled when he heard the news that Yun Qing said that he was going to build several military granaries, and asked Yun Qing: "Lord Wang, what are you doing to build so many granaries? Is there some disaster?"

Yun Qing said with a smile: "Madame said that next year's harvest may not be as good as it is now, buy more grain, if there is a natural disaster, we are not afraid of having grain in our hands." ”

Yuan Ying had some doubts about Yun Qing's words, and said, "How does the princess know that next year's harvest will be bad?" Could it be that the princess can still pinch and calculate, and have the ability to predict.

Yunqing can't say that Yuxi relies on intuition, because this is too child's play: "She also listened to the old farmer below." I don't think it's reliable, but she thinks it's safe to save some food. ”

Yuan Ying didn't agree with Yunqing's words: "It's also thanks to Madame's caution." Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to fight so smoothly last year. "If it weren't for the fact that Yuxi had purchased so much grain the year before last, they wouldn't have been so smooth. They have all suffered from hunger and suffering, and Yuan Ying is in favor of storing more grain.

Yun Qing smiled: "Her decision is very satisfying to you." ”

Yuan Ying didn't think much about it, and said: "I don't want to live the days of tightening my belt." "In fact, like Yuan Ying's current position, even if there is a natural disaster, they will not be hungry. There was really no food, and the people who were starving were the soldiers and ordinary people below.

In late October, some candidates arrived in Ho City. Because Yuxi spoke, there is an inn in Ho City that is dedicated to receiving these candidates, and it is free to eat and live in it, and you can live until the results are released.

Only more than 500 people were admitted to the first session, and even fewer people were admitted to the second township examination, with only 98 people. But it's not easy to get through the second game.

Yuxi showed Yunqing the scientific examination questions proposed this time. This exam is the same as the examination held by the imperial court, and it is divided into three sessions, each of which lasts three days. The first session is the proposition of the Four Books and the Five Classics, the second is the question of strategy, and the third is the historical theory.

Yunqing took it and looked at it carefully. After reading it, Yun Qing said to Yuxi: "This matter will be left to you to deal with with it all." "The Four Books and the Five Classics were all forced by my husband to finish, and I haven't read any historical theories at all. If he is asked to read the papers, his head will hurt.

Yuxi also knew Yunqing's weakness, so he didn't expect him to come to this matter: "If you have no opinion, then it's decided." "Although Yuxi has read a lot of books and has a lot of theoretical knowledge, he doesn't know anything about scientific research. So this time I mainly relied on Han Jianming and Tan Tuo. Although Han Jianming did not participate in the scientific expedition, he came into contact with this part. Tan Tuo, on the other hand, is a person who has experienced scientific research.

Of course, Yunqing has no opinion.

Yuxi put the scientific examination questions on the table and said, "It's not a matter for jujube to hide in the front yard every day. "In order not to read and learn words, Zao Zao simply stayed in the front yard at night and did not come back. However, Huo Changqing and Yunqing both felt that the jujube was still young, and it was not too late to study and learn calligraphy after two years, so they both protected the jujube and let the jujube live in the front yard.

Yun Qing said with a smile: "The child is still young, if you let her read and write, even if she learns, she will forget it soon." It's not too late to wait for her to learn after two years. Yunqing also started reading and learning words at the age of five.

In fact, jujube is only three and a half years old, and it is only more than five years old two years later. At the age of five, I started reading and learning calligraphy, which was just right. But Zaozao's attitude made Yuxi realize that the matter of reading and learning characters must not be pushed back. If you don't insist on it now, you will become more and more uncontrollable in two years.

Hearing this, Yuxi said angrily: "It seems that I abuse her a lot." "Yuxi doesn't have high requirements for jujubes. It is to let Zao Zao recognize three or five words a day, write each word ten times, and memorize a short paragraph of "Three Character Classic". It's a pity that the simple and easy course in Yuxi's eyes is a heavy task for Zaojube.

Yunqing said helplessly: "The child doesn't like it, and it's useless to force it." The more you push, the less willing she is to learn. He knows the pain of being forced to study, so he thinks it's not good to use this method.

Yuxi said: "If you don't force her to learn, you won't be able to recognize all the words in the future." Seeing that Yunqing was about to speak, Yuxi shook his head and said, "Other things can be discussed, there is nothing to talk about." "From Yunqing's temperament, it is estimated that Zao Zao will really become blind when he grows up.

After a pause, Yuxi said: "I'm going to hire a gentleman to teach jujubes, and I don't need to study for too long, it only takes one hour a day." ”

Yun Qing frowned, but he also knew that what Yuxi decided could not be changed: "Don't invite those old pedants. Those old scholars are all old-fashioned, if such a person is invited to be a gentleman for Zaozao, it is estimated that Zao Zao will be even more reluctant to learn at that time. He was tired of hearing it, let alone jujubes.

Yuxi is not an unreasonable person, but this time he was forced to implement tough measures by Zaojube. This kid can't be forced, Yuxi nodded and said, "I will be cautious about Mr.'s candidate." ”R1148