After receiving the news that Jiang Tingshi and Liu Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry were coming to inspect, the entire Tuntian Yamen became nervous, and Lin Qing sent people to notify several Tuntian offices and asked them to be "ready" for the inspection.

Huazhou is dry and rainless, suitable for digging cellars and storing grain. After Lin Qing arrived, he requisitioned the soldiers who had missed the agricultural time, and dug a dense grain cellar behind the Tuntian Yamen. These grain cellars are criss-crossed, about three feet from each other.

Dig down to four zhang, into a cylinder shape, the diameter of the mouth has about three zhang. Chen Kecheng, the right deputy commander of the grain cellar, was responsible for the digging of the grain cellar, and he took Lin Qing, Ning Qingzheng and others down the steps next to the cellar, and introduced: "My lord, please see, the wall of this cellar has been roasted, and then the wall board is enclosed, so there is absolutely no need to worry about water seepage and moisture." ”

Ning Qingzheng stretched out his hand and knocked on the cellar wall panels, which were arranged horizontally, tightly embedded on the cellar wall, and the two ends of the plates were jagged, interspersed and staggered together, without the slightest gap.

Everyone came to the bottom of the cellar, Chen Kecheng stomped on the bottom of the cellar with his legs and continued to introduce: "The bottom of this cellar is grilled and compacted with fire, and then a layer of mixture mixed with red clay and black ash is laid as a moisture-proof layer, and a mixed layer of wood and grass is laid on the moisture-proof layer, and then a layer of mats is laid on the wooden board. ”

Lin Qing frowned imperceptibly, Ning Qingzheng happened to see it beside him, and secretly laughed in his heart Chen Kecheng's assurance, our Tuntian Ling Lord is afraid that he will do everything possible to think that the grain in the grain cellar next year will be moth-eaten, rat-stolen, and mildew-eaten.

Standing at the bottom of the cellar and looking at the top, it was really like an ant entering the bottom of the tank, Lin Qing asked, "How to deal with the top of the grain cellar?" ”

"Covering, like a cupola", Chen Kecheng gestured: "Use wooden planks to build a wooden frame from the center to the periphery, spread reed mats on the shelf, and then use straw bundles to gather on the mat to form a conical grass roof, and finally coat the grass top with a thick layer of mixed mud, which will never leak." ”

"How many grain cellars are there in total, and how much grain can be stored in each grain cellar?" Lin Qing asked.

"There are a total of 100 pits of grain cellars, each grain cellar can store more than 4,000 stone of grain, and these grain cellars can store at least 400,000 stone of grain." In two months, 100 grain cellars were dug up, and Chen Kecheng was attentive.

Lin Qing praised a few words lightly, and then said: "This year's harvest in Tuntian, this official estimates that he can collect 500,000 stones of grain, I am afraid that these grain cellars are not enough, Lord Chen, you have to continue to let people dig out twenty grain cellars." Within this year, the grain cellar must be dug to more than 200 holes, otherwise there will be nowhere to store grain next year. ”

Chen Kecheng's wrinkled face shrank into walnuts, and he said astringently: "There are not enough people, my lord has to send thousands of more soldiers to me, and the material preparation is also insufficient. ”

"People can send it to you, as for the quality of the project, you have to check it more, brother." Lin Qing walked up, Lin Qing followed behind him, not wanting to see Chen Kecheng's bitter face. This Deputy Ling Chen is really an honest man, and Master Lin's mind can't be detected at all, and he deserves to suffer.

Back in the lobby of the Yamen, Chen Kecheng immediately gathered people to prepare to continue the work. Lin Qing said to Ning Qingzheng: "Brother Ning, the summer grain has begun to be collected, and the tuntian offices will send the grain to the warehouse one after another in the past few days. I listened to the reaction of the generals of the Tuntian Institute, there is a shortage of horse-drawn carts to transport grain, brother, you work hard, go to various counties, discuss with the county commanders, and let them organize people to help transport grain, as for wages, your brother go and talk to them, I can trust you. ”

Ning Qingzheng smiled and nodded in agreement, knowing that Lin Qing was taking himself and Chen Kecheng away, so that he could do something when collecting grain. Unlike Chen Kecheng, Lin Qing had some scruples about his family, so he threw out a sweet date, implying that he could do something about the wages for organizing the delivery of grain.

"The lower officials will do it, and they will never delay the major event of grain storage." Ning Qingzheng stood up, said goodbye to Lin Qing and walked out, secretly laughing in his heart that Lin Qing's catastrophe was coming, but he didn't know that he just took the opportunity to leave Qingqing.

Outside the ya, the bright sun pierced his eyes, Ning Qingzheng narrowed his eyes, and remembered his grandfather's words in his mind, "Cooperate with Jiang Tingshi to take down Lin Qing, Ma Beijia hinted to me, if you do well, Lin Qing's position Jiang Tingshi belongs to you." ”

Tuntian Ling is the official rank on the seventh grade, from the deputy order to this position there are four orders, if you can go up to the top, you can come to your own future, Jiang Thorn Shi is the letter of the Son of Heaven, his recommendation is extremely heavy, plus the operation of his father in Beijing, plus the disaster relief Ning family left a good impression in the heart of the Son of Heaven, maybe he will not be able to let his father specialize in the front in the future. Ning Qingzheng pressed his fluttering heart, and strode towards the outside of the yamen along the shade under the corridor.

In the lobby, Lin Qing twisted his beard and pondered, and on the table, a faint mist came out of the tea. The uneasiness in his heart was as ethereal as tea mist, looming, and the crisp bumping sound always lingered, making him feel cold.

"My lord," a soft call pulled him back from his musings. Xu Baifu, the head of the Tuntian Yamen, stood aside respectfully with his hands crossed.

"What?"

Xu Baifu said softly: "According to the instructions of the adults, everything is ready." ”

Lin Qing seemed to have returned to his soul, remembering what he had told Xu Baifu, and asked in a low voice: "People can be trusted, it is related to the future of this official, and there can be no negligence." ”

"Don't worry, the servants in the yamen have been ordered by the master, and they are all willing to serve you, the master, and those who can't believe it are all looking for reasons to send out, and they are not in the yamen for the past few days. The people outside are my family, you can rest assured. Xu Baifu said confidently.

Lin Qing looked at Xu Baifu, this person was originally an ordinary official in Hecheng County, when Lin Qing arrived at the Tuntian Yamen, this person often came to hand over under the orders of Fan County, Lin Qing saw that he was able to do things and could speak well, so he simply asked Fan County to come to be the head of Tuntian Yamen. Xu Baifu was grateful to Dade and walked for him wholeheartedly, and as a local snake, he did a lot of tricky things for him.

This time, the grain was put into storage, as much as more than 400,000 stones, which was a hand full of oil and water with a casual stroke, Xu Baifu knew Lin Qing's intentions, and took the initiative to offer him advice, and he could receive three thousand taels of silver for him. Thinking that the ebony box under the bed was gradually empty, Lin Qing's originally pressed mind moved again, and acquiesced to Xu Baifu's actions.

Under Lin Qing's majestic gaze, Xu Baifu looked up with a smile on his face and smiled flatteringly.

"How do you do it, you don't have to tell the officer, and the officer doesn't want to know. One thing, if you are found to have a problem, the official will not be able to save you, you understand? Lin Qing stared at Xu Baifu and said.

"Adults can rest assured, small people understand that everything is made by the villain, and adults will never be implicated." Xu Baifu responded humbly.

Lin Qing advised again: "You should also be more careful, if there is a risk, you would rather not break yourself." ”

Xu Baifu said movingly: "Thank you for your care, and the little ones should do their best to serve the dogs and horses." ”

Waiting for Xu Baifu to leave, Lin Qing closed his eyes tiredly. Originally, there was no need to take this risk, but Xiao Cui's abrasive goblin took a fancy to the new perfume again, and that thing was more expensive than gold, and the inventory in his box was not enough to spend a few times. Alas, I am self-inflicted, I hope I can get through this year safely, and next year will be easy, and the grain that enters the warehouse is not up to me.

Xu Baifu walked out of the lobby, his waist straight, proud like a lion patrolling the territory.

A few waiting servants under the platform surrounded him and asked, "Big brother, how is it, what does the master say?" ”

"Do as I say, be careful not to let anyone get the handle. I can tell you that whoever makes a mistake will bear it himself, and don't get involved with the other brothers. Xu Baifu said sharply.

Waiting for a few officials to disperse with a smile, Xu Baifu glanced back at the gloomy lobby, with a sarcastic smile on his face, master, he is just a bodhisattva in the temple, as long as he has perfume, as for how to act, he can't rely on me.

The flat land in Baqing Town is full of golden wheat grains, and the wheat can only be stored after drying. Feng Dingzhong sat on the small bench under the eaves, looking at the wheat on the drying field from a distance, this year's harvest is good, one mu actually harvested two stones and one bucket, this mu yield is at least six or seven buckets higher than the family's field, Jiang Thorn Shi did not lie to me, the land of Tuntian is really a good land.

However, Feng Dingzhong also had troubles, after 3,000 soldiers, the Anxi Protectorate sent another 2,000 soldiers, led by Ji Gangbing, the commander of the Tun Army, this person was Captain Zhiguo, his top boss, and the troops of the Anxi Protectorate were all under his jurisdiction. When the wheat was harvested, Captain Ji came and said that he would hand over 10% of the harvest to him, and the rest would be divided with the Tuntian Yamen.

Feng Dingzhong's 3,000 soldiers received a total of 300,000 stone of wheat this year, and one achievement was 30,000 stones, 200 wen per stone, and the captain of the school would take away the harvest of 6,000 taels of silver in one mouth. Feng Dingzhong had the intention not to give it, but his brothers persuaded him to settle the matter, and Captain Ji also promised that if the Tuntian Yamen came to find trouble, he would come and deal with it. Spending money to buy peace, Feng Dingzhong endured it, thinking of this, Feng Dingzhong is always uncomfortable, there is one and there are two, so if you go down, the tuntian will become the same as the tun soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate.

Zhao Daliang, a soldier who lived together, waved a bamboo cane to drive away the birds that pecked, and when he came closer, he shouted, "Brother Feng, someone from your house has come." ”

Following the direction pointed by the bamboo cane, Feng Dingzhong saw three people standing in the distance, and he couldn't see the appearance clearly. Someone came to the house, Feng Dingzhong was surprised, at this time, the family was also busy with farming, how could he have time to come here. He just wrote to his family last month, saying that he was trying to find a way to move his family to Huazhou.

Feng Dingzhong strode over, and when he got closer, he found that he didn't know the three people. Although the three of them were all wearing short coats and dressed as peasants, Feng Dingzhong could tell at a glance that these three people were not croppers. The young man in the middle smiled at him and said, "Uncle Feng, why don't you know each other." ”

"Some familiarity", Feng Dingzhong hesitated, recalling in his mind that he hadn't been home for some years, and some relatives at home couldn't remember it clearly.

The young man said two words softly, "Mansion." ”

"Ah, my lord, why are you here?" Feng Dingzhong exclaimed in surprise, the young man in front of him was Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi "shh ”