Entering the granary, mountains of grain were presented in front of Hai Rui, which looked quite spectacular. Seeing this, Hai Rui nodded slightly.
The official in charge of managing the granary saw this and immediately stepped forward with a flattering look on his face.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, this is the largest granary in Henan!"
Upon hearing this, Hai Rui immediately turned around and asked the official.
"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet?"
When Hai Rui, the imperial envoy, spoke, the official responsible for managing the granary looked flattered and immediately responded respectfully.
"If you return to the Imperial Envoy, please send me to Wang Tinghai!"
In response, Hai Rui just nodded slightly, then came to the hill made of sacks filled with grains, and poked a small hole in the sacks filled with grains with his index finger.
In an instant, white rice flowed out of the small hole.
Hai Rui leaned down and picked up a few grains of rice. After examining them carefully in his palm, he put them into his mouth and chewed them carefully.
After that, Hai Rui pricked several sacks filled with grain with his fingers and repeated the same steps as before.
Then, Hai Rui patted the dust on his palms, turned his eyes to Wang Tinghai and Yang Yinglin, and asked.
"Before I became an official, I made a living by farming and studying. Therefore, I have some experience in this aspect."
"Can you tell me why there is so much Chen Mi in this official warehouse?"
Seeing this situation, Yang Yinglin glanced at Wang Tinghai without any trace and cursed in his heart.
"This loser can't even do such a small thing!"
Afterwards, Yang Yinglin suppressed his inner panic and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy is like this. In recent days, those grain merchants have gotten wind of something and suddenly started to raise the price of grain. As a result, the old grain accumulated in the official warehouse cannot be sold, which is why the grain merchants have accumulated it here."
"However, Xiaguan has taken corresponding measures. The price of grain will soon stabilize. By then, the old rice accumulated in the official warehouse will soon be replaced by new rice!"
Wang Tinghai on the side saw this and immediately echoed.
"Yes, Lord Imperial Envoy, this is all the fault of those grain merchants."
When Hai Rui heard this, he nodded, as if he believed Yang Yinglin's excuse, and then urged him.
"We must do it as soon as possible, we can't be careless about this!"
When Yang Yinglin heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately assured Hai Rui.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, don't worry, I will definitely implement this matter as soon as possible!"
At this moment, a subordinate official with an account book in his hand came forward and reported to Hai Rui.
"Master Imperial Envoy, here is the grain stored in the official warehouse of Kaifeng Prefecture, totaling 850,000 shi!"
"And the grain stored in the granary here is 7,900 dan!"
When Hai Rui heard this, he did not take the account book from the subordinate staff at the side.
Instead, he took the ruler from the hands of the guards on the side. Under the puzzled eyes of Yang Yinglin and Wang Tinghai, he threw it hard and measured the hill in front of him, which was made up of sacks full of grain. .
Hai Rui calculated the number of bags of grain based on the scale on the rope ruler. After Hai Rui measured the dimensions, he immediately started doing mental calculations.
After a while, Hai Rui got the result, nodded, and returned the ruler to the previous guard.
"There are two more bags of rice, one sack contains white rice and one stone, which adds up to a total of three hundred kilograms of grain!"
"I can understand the loss of grain in the warehouse, but how can we explain the extra three hundred kilograms of grain for no reason?"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Wang Tinghai and asked unhurriedly.
When Wang Tinghai heard this, his brain suddenly shut down and he just stayed there, hesitating and speechless for a long time.
Seeing this situation, Yang Yinglin on the side felt bad in his heart, an eager look appeared on his face, and he urged him.
"The imperial envoy asked you something, didn't you hear it?"
Gradually, Wang Tinghai came back to his senses, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Just when he was at a loss for words and couldn't find a suitable reason, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the mouse hole in the corner of the wall. An idea flashed in his mind, as if he had grasped some life-saving straw, and he said excitedly.
"Rat, yes, it's a rat!"
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, to tell you the truth, my official has been vigorously promoting the rodent eradication policy since he took up this official position."
"The extra three hundred kilograms of grain must have come from the mouths of rats."
Hearing this, Hai Rui couldn't help but become interested, and immediately asked.
"In that case, tell me how to get rid of rats?"
Then, Wang Tinghai suddenly realized what he was doing, picked up the basket on the ground, put it on his head, and reported to Hai Ruihui.
"Your Excellency, the imperial envoy, the method used to eliminate rats in the official warehouse is to use a branch, tie a rope at the end of the branch, use the branch to support the basket, and then put things that mice like to eat in the basket. When the mouse entered the basket, the people waiting on the side suddenly pulled the rope!"
"In this way, the mouse is trapped in the basket and can no longer escape."
Hearing this, Hai Rui didn't have much emotion on his face. He nodded and spoke words of encouragement.
"Well, that's good. It seems that this rodent eradication measure should be extended to the entire province."
"With this measure alone, one warehouse can produce an extra three hundred kilograms of grain out of thin air. If this method is implemented in the entire granary in Henan, the extra grain will be immeasurable, and the people will no longer have to go hungry!"
"Master Wang, you did a good job!"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he patted Wang Tinghai on the shoulder to encourage him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy! Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
Seeing this situation, Wang Tinghai had a flattered expression on his face just like before, and warned himself in his heart.
"Judging from the attitude of the Imperial Envoy towards me, I, Wang Tinghai, should be on the verge of success soon!"
"Wang Tinghai, you must work harder and strive to win the favor of the Imperial Envoy as soon as possible!"
At this moment, Yang Yinglin stepped forward and asked Hai Rui.
"Sir, we still have a few places we need to go to next. You see..."
Upon hearing this, Hai Rui turned around, shifted his gaze to Yang Yinglin, and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"That's all, let's do this for today. I'm tired from traveling and traveling!"
When Yang Yinglin saw this situation, a hint of imperceptible joy flashed across his face, and he immediately said respectfully.
"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
Then, a look of hesitation appeared on Yang Yinglin's face at the right time, and he continued.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, the Governor has prepared a banquet for you. Look..."
When Hai Rui heard this, he shook his head and declined.
"I took a boat from the capital to Henan. It was a tiring journey all the way and I haven't had a good rest yet. Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I will convey your words to the Governor right now, word for word!"
When Yang Yinglin saw that Hai Rui did not refuse directly, he breathed a sigh of relief, then patted his chest and assured Hai Rui.
"Okay, I'm a little tired too, so that's it for today. If you need anything, you can come to me at the inn!"
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he left the granary under the protection of the guards.
Seeing this, Yang Yinglin quickly followed Hai Rui's steps in three steps and two steps at a time, and said flatteringly.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I will send you off..."
(End of chapter)
