The merchant is gone, and that's not the end of it.

The gentry and litigants also rushed to see Guo Dan.

The gentry believed that the price of grain could be raised appropriately, and the court was willing to support Guo Dan in doing so, and according to the rules, the court must also need the support of the court to change the contract.

But the opinions put forward by the litigation court are just the opposite, they think that Guo Dan should pay for the subsidy, because you are actually the government, you have collected all the tax money every year, and the finances are in your hands alone, and now everyone is in trouble, and this is not man-made, but a natural disaster, you should take the money out.

They all have a point.

But Guo Dan coped with it.

The problem is that he is not an official government, the money is nominally his own, and he can't easily come up with the money to help.

Visible under the glamorous coat, there are countless questions.

The crisis did not happen, it was just delayed.

But it is undeniable that this is an advantage, at least Guo Dan is currently facing only a few big landlords and wealthy businessmen dressed in brocade clothes, and they can still sit down and drink a cup of tea, instead of facing thousands of disaster victims, if they don't agree, they will be eaten alive.

However, it is also the time of a few cups of tea.

If the problem cannot be solved in a short period of time, then there will be no difference in the ending.

Guo Dan will lose everything.

"There's only so much I can do to help you."

Aunt Xu said truthfully.

She will have to be a traditional routine, facing the problems faced by the commodity economy, where can she come up with a way, she still lacks research on this society.

"I know."

Guo Dan nodded, and said, "But what will the imperial court do?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "Mobilize food from the state capital to rescue, and exempt some taxes from the local people, and the rest can only rely on the people themselves." ”

If this side is in trouble, the country can still mobilize some food to go to the rescue, or work for relief.

But then again, the state can not be very sufficient, and most of the people still rely on themselves to get through.

That's why Aunt Xu thinks it's a miracle that nearly 100 people died.

"And I can't enjoy any of that."

Guo Dan shrugged his shoulders and said a little helplessly.

Aunt Xu nodded silently.

If the imperial court asks for help, the bureaucrats will definitely use this to blackmail Guo Dan to hand over the four state capitals, and if they are not satisfied with this, the bureaucrats will definitely not agree to give food assistance.

But Guo Dan will definitely not hand over these four state capitals, especially Weihui Mansion, which is his production base.

He was on his own.

But you must know that this is only the situation of Weihui Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion is more serious, and there is still a small-scale peasant economy over there, there will definitely be disaster victims, how to help these disaster victims?

The difficulties faced by Guo Dan are actually greater than those in front of him.

If Guo Dan is willing to throw out another million taels, he can still solve the problem.

The key issue today is food prices.

Everyone knows that there is a flood in Henan Province, and the price of food will definitely rise.

This can't be blamed on others for being ruthless, if it is Guo Dan, Guo Dan will do the same, because this is the law of the market, if you want to break the law of the market, you have to spend a lot of money, because for most of the six months, you have to take money out to balance the price of grain.

But Guo Dan couldn't come up with this much money, in fact, he didn't come up with so much money last time, he just played a trick in the middle, but he couldn't be clever with this grain, he had to get real money.

But the overseas plan over there is also at the gate, and there is an urgent need for money, and it is also a lot of money, which makes Guo Dan very embarrassed.

After a night's rest, on the second day, Guo Dan went out to inspect.

"The grain store is open, the grain store is open."

"Really?"

"Really, really, all the grain stores are open."

"Then let's go buy some food."

"What to buy, this grain store is open, are you afraid that there will be no food to eat?"

"Didn't you try your best to buy food two days ago?"

"You also said that it was two days ago, but now it's different, don't you know that Guo Dan arrived at Weihui's Mansion yesterday."

"Yes! Guo Dan just arrived here yesterday, and the grain store opened today, and Guo Dan is still very good. ”

"Needless to say, Guo Dan is here, then we don't have to be afraid."

......

Aunt Xu lowered the curtain and smiled lightly at Guo who was sitting opposite, who was slightly embarrassed: "It seems that the people of Weihui Mansion have regarded you as a god. ”

Guo Dan shook his head with a wry smile: "The pros and cons are half!" At least for now, there will be no panic about the lack of food, but if I don't find a solution right away, then there will be as much hope and as much disappointment as there is, and I will probably be hit harder than in other state capitals. ”

When you come to the edge of the river, you can't say that it is full of desolation, ruins and broken walls, but there are also puddles and sludge everywhere, many large farms have become unrecognizable, grass sheds and wooden sheds have all fallen, fertile fields have all become puddles, and many waterwheels have also fallen into the fields, and they have not been able to repair.

I faintly heard some cries, although it was a hired farmer, but the farmer has a natural affection for food, hard work for most of the year, originally two or three months after the harvest season, the result is all ruined, even if it is not themselves, they are very distressed!

But then again, most of the people were very happy, even proud, after all, not many people died, but the fields on both sides of the river were drowned.

Guo Dan asked the people nearby about the situation.

The local old farmer told Guo Dan that if he rushes to plant another round now, not to mention that the harvest will be reduced on a large scale, the key will also affect the sowing season in August and September this year, and at this juncture, there is no way to plant again.

This is really a two-way street, the more you talk about it, the more worried you are, Guo Dan is upset, but he can't say it yet, not only can't he say it, he also has to praise everyone, he did a very good job, and the loss is far lower than I expected.

It's not a big deal.

It doesn't even affect everyone's lives.

There is no one in the world who knows more about farming than I do, and no one who knows more about floods than I do.

Just blow it to death.

He has no choice, he must give the market enough confidence, if there is a rush to buy, it is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, the local grain price will rise, once this situation occurs, can the local landlords not rise?

Can the merchants who buy grain from outside not rise?

The key Weihui Mansion has a market and space for price increases, and the people here use silver in their hands!

You can make a lot of money.

Guide Province may also be short of food, but no one will transport a large amount of food to the past, and the local people do not have much money, and there is no need for currency, which is equivalent to no demand.

After wandering by the river for most of the day, Guo Dan didn't want to go any further, and the more he looked, the more worried he became, so he went to other places to see the fields that had not been flooded.

"Huh? What are they doing? ”

Coming to a hill, Guo Dan suddenly saw many people squatting in a field in the distance, not like they were farming, but like they were in a meeting.

Chen Chen hurriedly said: "Uncle, you forgot, this year there is going to be a large-scale trial planting of pumpkin." ”

"Pumpkin?"

Guo Dan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Aunt Xu again, and Aunt Xu also looked at him at this time.

Guo Dan hurriedly walked over there, and asked as he walked, "The melon has not been affected, right?" ”

"No, no."

Chen Chen shook his head and said, "Because the places Xu Xiucai chose are all barren places, and they will never be found by the river." ”

Before he came to the edge of the field, the old farmers in the field had already seen Guo Dan and hurried out of the field.

"The villain has seen the proprietor."

Of course, they are Guo Dan's employees.

Guo Dan only knew one of the old farmers named Gong Fang, and asked, "Gong Fang, how is the cultivation of pumpkins?" ”

Gong Fang nodded hurriedly and said: "If you go back to the owner, it has been very smooth so far, and we are now arranging the planting matters." ”

"Planting?"

Guo Dan asked, "Is it the season for melon planting?" ”

Gong Fang nodded and said: "According to our observations, this melon is not cold-tolerant, and it is generally not planted until after the cold of spring." ”

Aunt Xu asked again, "Then I don't know when the harvest will be?" ”

Gong Fang said: "It was probably around September. ”

"Just right!"

Aunt Xu said happily.

"It's really an endless road!" Guo Dan nodded, and asked Gong Fang again: "If I ask to expand the planting now, we can have enough seedlings." ”

Gong Fang was stunned for a moment, and said: "If you go back to the owner, this seedling is enough, we have cultivated a large number of pumpkin seedlings in the past few years, but this manpower may not be enough." ”

"If you have manpower, you don't have to worry, as long as there are enough seedlings." Guo Dan said again: "If I want to turn the disaster area over there into a melon field, can you do it?" ”

Gong Fang and the other old farmers shook their heads in unison.

Guo Dan asked, "Why?" ”

Gong Fang said: "According to the habits of pumpkins, they are drought tolerant, but the fields over there have been flooded, and if you plant pumpkins there, the seedlings will die soon." ”

"That's it!"

Guo Dan frowned and said, "Don't tell me it's impossible, I believe that everything is possible, even if I use soil to fill it, I will fill in those puddles." ”

Speaking of this, he said to Chenchen: "Chenchen, you immediately go and invite some experienced old farmers to come over, let them obey Gong Fangde's orders, and I will set up an agricultural management department." ”

"Yes."

Chenchen was as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and he was excited.

Guo Dan said to Gong Fang again: "In addition to Weihui Mansion, I also want to plant pumpkins on a large scale in Kaifeng Mansion, and you must find a way to quickly transport the pumpkin seedlings over." ”

"Huh?"

Gong Fang was confused.

An old farmer beside him said: "Proprietor, last year we sent a lot of pumpkin seedlings to Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"Really?"

"Well, last year it was you who issued an order to request large-scale trial planting this year, but because the land in Weihui Mansion is very limited, many barren lands have been turned into pastures and workshops, but there are still a lot of barren lands in Kaifeng Mansion, and the land situation is not quite the same, which is more suitable for our requirements."

Guo Dan said excitedly: "This is really God helping me!" ”

Gong Fang hurriedly said: "But the proprietor .......!" ”

"Remember, don't tell me it's impossible, even if it's at all costs, I'll do it."

Guo Dan said to Cao Xiaodong again: "Immediately allocate 50,000 taels to the Agricultural Management Committee, and there is no upper limit on the allocation of the Agricultural Management Committee, as long as they need it." ”

Cao Xiaodong nodded and said, "I know." ”

Guo Dan said to Gong Fang again: "Tell me, you can do it." ”

Gong Fangmu nodded and said, "I... I was able to do it. ”

"Be louder and confident."

"Proprietor, I can do it." As if hypnotized, Gong Fang suddenly straightened up and shouted loudly.

"Good!"

Guo smiled and nodded.