The food in the county guard was not very rich.After all, the whole of Yuezhou belongs to the poor area.And in all the dishes, there is never fish.Even the rest of the meat is all bone-free.There is only one reason for this, all for Wei Xi's safety.Steamed bun rolls, a few common side dishes, a plate of chicken and a plate of rabbit meat, plus a pot of noodle soup.If you want to eat rice, you can't grow it in the field, and it's too expensive to transport it to Zhuoting County from other places, so you can't have it.Wei Xi was eating seriously and carefully with a steamed bun in one hand and a soup spoon in the other, Wei Yun was sitting next to her, also opposite Wei Junshou, who was carefully paying attention to the little sister's meal, but when she looked up, she saw Wei Junshou frowning, and subconsciously asked, "What is Dad worried about?"
”Wei Zhao sat next to her, and it was too late to pull her clothes.Wei Yan put aside his chopsticks, sighed lightly, thinking that there was nothing he couldn't say, so he said: "This year, there is drought and little rain in Yuezhou, and the harvest is nearly thirty percent lower than in previous years.Now that the land is dry, the water is not abundant, and the grain is about to be sown, it is because of this that my father is worried. ”There was silence at the table.Wei Zhao frowned slightly when he heard this, and his finger tapped the table, "Last year, the whole territory of Yuezhou received a total of 32.56 million catties of grain, which was converted into nearly 5 million taels of silver, and paid taxes of 950,000 taels, and the rest will be enough to feed and wear, and this year's harvest is less than 30 percent" He paused, "But taxes will not be reduced due to the reduction of harvests." ”Wei Yun listened to Wei Zhao's analysis on the side, and only felt that the meat that came to his mouth was not fragrant, "Then the people have paid taxes, and the food is probably not enough to eat." ”As soon as Fu Yuheng wanted to speak, he saw Wei Xi, who had been eating obediently, raised his face, "It's going to be very uncomfortable if you don't have enough to eat." ”Wei Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard what his little daughter said, and then his face was bitter, "Not only will it be uncomfortable, but if it is hungry to a certain extent, no one dares to think about what they will do." ”"It's a pity that it's not up to us to decide whether it will rain on this day.My father consulted with the officials of the Department of Agriculture for several days, but he couldn't come up with any good solution. ”"Does the husband have an excerpt about the drought in Yuezhou to the court?""
No," Wei Yan shook his head, "There is still a state pastor above the husband, how can he report to the higher level."
Moreover, according to what our saint has done in the past few years, even if he is a husband who has this fold, he probably just ignores it. ”After he said this, Fu Yuheng also thought of some of the ridiculous things that the current saint had done over the years, and his face couldn't help but darken.Dinner ended on a dull note.Fu Yuheng took Wei Xi's hand and left the table, just as the housekeeper came over to Tongbing, Wei Yan hurriedly went to the study after hearing this.Wei Zhao hesitated for a moment, and then quickly followed.Wei Yun, who stayed at the end, watched the mother-in-law clean up the dishes, chopsticks, tables and chairs, and couldn't think of any way to come out after thinking about it with his cheeks, so he had to tear off the whip that used as a belt around his waist in a depressed manner, and went to the courtyard to play for a while, which made him feel better.Wrapping the whip back around her waist, Wei Yun walked towards her courtyard and instructed the maid who followed behind: "Tian'er, from now on, the clothes, jewelry, and food in my yard will be reduced by thirty percent, and these three ingredients will be converted into food and sent to the Nursery Hall in the north of the city, and the remaining two percent will be saved for emergencies." ”Tian'er was busy bowing down.Fu Yuheng on the other side returned to the main room and said similar words to Mama Rong beside her.Wei Xi listened silently while kicking his calves, and couldn't help but look out of the open window, the sky that was gradually darkening.Daddy, big brother and sister are all worried about the drought on the ground and the reduction of the harvest if it doesn't rain, and she also wants to do her part.But since I woke up, I haven't been allowed to do anything other than eat, drink, and have fun, learn to read and read, so how can I help?
Wei Xiaoxi fell into distress for the first time.Front yard study.When Wei Yan came over, there was already a middle-aged official in the study who was dressed in a dark robe and had gray hair.Hearing the footsteps, the man hurriedly stood up and saluted with his fists, "I've seen Lord Commander." ”Wei Yan waved his hand and sat down behind the table, raised his eyes and swept the man's frowning eyebrows, his heart sank again, and asked in a deep voice, "How is it?"
”"My lord," Wang took two steps closer to the table before speaking, "Most of the soldiers who went to the mountains in the county in search of water have not found sufficient water, let alone anything, but there are two accidents. ”"What accident?"
Wei Yan sat up slightly and asked, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Wei Zhao standing outside the door, beckoning him to come in.Wei Zhao walked behind Wei Yan and stood still, looked at Wang Tong, arched his hand towards the father's left and right hands in front of him, and said respectfully: "Mr.
Wang." ”Wang Tong hurriedly returned the salute, "Young Master Wei." ”"Don't move, you go on."
Wang Tong bowed his head, "The soldiers who went to Xiling River found a water source in a valley," As soon as the voice fell, his eyes lit up before he met, and he smiled helplessly and continued to say the following words, "It's just that the water source is in a broken mountain stream, and if you want to draw the water out, you have to dig the mountain stream thoroughly, but there are huge rocks at both ends of the mountain stream, and it is difficult to dig through it."
And even if it takes manpower to dig it, it will not be too late to water the fields. ”Wei Yan's fingers holding the armrest were slightly forced, and he finally suppressed the disappointment in his heart, and asked, "What about the second accident?"
”"It's such an adult, when the soldiers were looking for a water source, they accidentally discovered this."
Wang Tong said as he took out a palm-sized cloth bag from his chest, untied it and poured out a few dark red particles from it, "This is exactly what it is." ”Wei Yan and Wei Zhao couldn't help but stretch their necks to look."
It's shaped like a grain of rice, and it's slender compared to ordinary rice grains, and you can smell a faint dark fragrance when you get closer," Wei Zhao said and looked at Wang Tong, "This grain is a plant seed?"
”Wang Tong nodded, "Hui Gongzi, it's true."
This kind of son is also the government soldiers in the valley where the water source was found by chance, two of the soldiers in that team came from the south of the Dayong River, and found that there was a plant in the valley that resembled the rice planted in the south of the Yangtze River, but this plant was red and mang, and it matured earlier than ordinary rice, not to mention that it actually grew in our northwest arid land, and the two were not sure, so they just pulled out a dozen trees and came back, first fed the horses raised at home, confirmed that they were non-toxic, and then cooked a bowl of it themselves, and went to the doctor to diagnose it as nothing.
Only then did he report to the lower officials. ”After hearing this, Wei Yan directly reached out and twisted a grain from Table Mountain, threw it in his mouth and squinted his eyes and tasted it carefully, "There is indeed a fragrance of rice, but it is more fragrant than ordinary rice," and then looked at Wang Tong impatiently, "No, how many such plants are there in the valley?"
”"About ten acres.""
Ten acres!"
Wei Yan sighed lightly, but he was not much disappointed, he could see that these grains were originally obtained by accident."
Don't move, tell the people to go down, and the Agricultural Department will gather the people to dig ditches in the mountains, and at least one person from each household must come out, and remember not to delay the people's own land.The government prepares dry food, and you can return home once after ten days, and harvest the red rice, remember to leave one acre for rice seeds. ”"Yes."
Wang Tong solemnly responded.As soon as the people left, the study returned to silence.After a while, Wei Zhao spoke up, "Dad, do you want to send a letter to your uncle?"
The uncle is now in the household department, and the household department is now under the control of the prince, we don't wait for him to finish, "Wei Zhao!
”Wei Yan snorted, his face was unusually cold, "Don't say anything like this, our Wei family is only a pure minister, as long as the Holy Lord reigns for one day, our Wei family will never fall to any prince." ”"It's late at night, let's go back." ”Wei Yan interrupted him, pressed his fingers to his eyebrows, and waved his hand, "Think about it again for my father, there will always be a way." ”Wei Zhao pursed his lips and strode to the door of the study, stretched out his hand to open the door, and the two figures, one tall and one short, leaned forward suddenly, and then reacted very quickly to stabilize his figure.Wei Zhao: ""Cough," Fu Yuheng lifted the food box in his hand, and pulled Wei Xi into the house with one hand, "It's easy to have a dry mouth, let's drink a bowl of tea and soup I made myself." ”Wei Zhao had no choice but to turn around and obediently follow in.The father and son reluctantly and tacitly ignored what the mother and daughter had just overheard outside the door.Four people with four bowls of tea and soup sat around the table and drank slowly.Wei Xi was afraid that he would be choked, so he drank the slowest, and looked curiously at his father's study while drinking.There was a pause as his gaze shifted from the front bookshelf to the particles beneath the lanterns on the table.She stretched out her little short arm and pinched it, leaned in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, "Rouge rice?
”This seems to be a very precious kind of rice!
Don't ask, that's what she thinks.Who knew that as soon as her three words fell, the three people who were silently drinking soup next to her raised their heads together, and Wei Zhao, who was closest to her, spoke directly: "Xi Xi just said what kind of rice is this?"
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