Chapter 288: Could this be a decapitation meal?
The fourth elder brother mentioned in the letter that he had arrived in Yunnan and Guizhou.
On the plateau, there are undulating hills, there is not much land for farming, and the speed of conveying policies is also very slow.
But local people also have the wisdom to make a living.
Hu Bu and Wang Er each have their own methods.
The Ministry of Household Affairs followed the official route, and with the cooperation of the local magistrate, distributed seeds for some more cooperative people to plant.
When waiting for the autumn harvest, the sight of the dazzling array of hanging fruits will naturally make people want to do something.
Wang Er, on the other hand, went deep into the mountains and forests, found the mountain people in the nooks and crannies, and used his sharp tongue to "fool" them to plant seeds.
The other party also regarded him as an angel from heaven and believed in him without any doubt.
That's one way.
Chen Shiyuan, on the other hand, followed the old path of his ancestors.
When he met the local chiefs, he would go up and tell them the stories of his ancestors, and then give them sweet potato seeds.
The quantity is not much, so they rush to get it.
Things are rare and valuable.
But Yungui is a big place, so not many people come from them.
In terms of effectiveness, we can only say that it has opened a small hole.
Everyone could see that the fourth prince was quite anxious, but promoting crops was not a fast process.
Chen Shiyuan also often said to him: "I think of my Chen family. Since the previous dynasty secretly hid sweet potatoes and brought them to our dynasty, and now they have been passed down to me, after hundreds of years, they have only made a little name for themselves in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Brother Si, I know you are anxious, but this matter really cannot be rushed."
He said it, but he also saw that Brother Si didn't listen much.
On this day, Brother Si and his party arrived at a new place.
After reading the local files, Brother Si suddenly asked: "Where are these people being imprisoned now?"
Accompanying him was a low-ranking official who knew the local situation very well. He immediately said: "Returning to Fourth Brother, they established themselves as enemies and did not harm the common people. They were just copied by the former officials."
"The governor just got promoted and left. These guys haven't been tried yet and have been in jail for two months."
Brother Si has long known what "the sky is high and the emperor is far away" means.
What's more, this is the land of Yunnan and Guizhou where the political power is not too clear at the moment.
If he is not in his position and does not pursue his duties, he will no longer be easily angered by the countless small and big things that officials have left behind due to the handover.
He nodded: "Okay, bring them up."
"Brother Si, all of them?"
"right."
The official saluted and said, "Then, please wait a moment, Brother Four."
Dozens of mountain warriors stood in a row and sparsely saluted the noble man: "Greetings, Mr. Guan!"
The Yamen wanted to correct their statement, so Si Age waved his hand and asked directly: "I see it says in this file that you were tenant farmers of a certain landowner before?"
No one from the mountain men answered.
The official was about to take action.
The fourth elder brother pointed to one person: "Here, you answer."
The man was short in stature and said nonchalantly: "If you tell me back to the official, we are indeed tenant farmers. Later, we ran away..."
Brother Si continued to ask: "I see here, the harvest in your land is pretty good?"
At this time, a tall mountain man replied: "That must be good. That son of a bitch..."
The officer scolded: "Hey! Keep your mouth clean in front of the nobles!"
"That bitch landlord is not a human being. He clearly said that as long as we grow more food, there will be enough food left for us."
"Unexpectedly, he didn't keep his word. I just tried to reason with him, but he actually wanted to hand me over to the Yamen. I couldn't get angry, so I took all my brothers and ran away."
"There is land and craftsmanship in the mountains, and we can support ourselves."
"Unexpectedly, that man went to sue us, but the former official thought he was a gangster and took him back."
Si Age said gently: "So, you are still farming in the mountains?"
The short mountain man cried: "Master Guan, if you can't survive, who would want to occupy the mountain as a bandit? Moreover, we chose poor land that no one wants."
"If it weren't for the boss's good job, we would have starved to death long ago. Where can we talk in front of the official..."
The Yamen shouted: "What kind of boss! Can you speak?"
The fourth elder brother said: "Which one is your boss?"
The tall mountain man said: "It's me! How about it?"
The officer pointed at them again and said, "Hey! Are you hungry and dishonest?"
Brother Si is here to promote high-yielding crops in order to prevent people from going hungry. You can never hear the word "hungry".
Su Peisheng immediately shouted: "How outrageous!"
Suddenly, all the officials, officials and mountain priests in the room knelt down.
The fourth elder brother waved his hand.
He was also used to the disorganization in small places. Not to mention that he didn't have such responsibilities, even if he was cleaning up every place, he didn't have the time.
The fastest way is to let everyone see the use of high-yielding crops in Yunnan and Guizhou.
Once the officials know that this little thing can produce high crops, they won't worry about the people planting it!
Su Peisheng immediately took the officials and officials out.
The Fourth Brother was left talking to a group of mountain warriors: "Everyone, get up."
"If I say, let you go back and continue farming. But you have to plant what I give you, will you be willing?"
The short mountain priest said: "Master Guan, is it true?"
The others have already started to say: "Humph, you must be trying to lie to us again?"
"He is an official. It's not easy to kill us."
"You didn't see that those people listened to him, why did he lie to us?"
A group of people chattered.
The tall mountain man asked: "Besides planting what you give me, are there any other conditions?"
Fourth Brother nodded: "Yes."
"You also need to find more people like you to plant with."
"What to plant?"
“Grow sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.”
"Sure enough, it's not a good thing. I've never heard of it."
"Forget it, let's keep him locked up. Although he won't be full, he won't starve to death."
…
"Someone is coming."
The mountain men were startled again.
But Su Peisheng asked someone to bring in a basket of cakes and a basket of something round and dark.
They didn't recognize the things, but everyone recognized the cake.
What's more, this cake is ordinary, but it smells sweet.
Su Peisheng distributed the cakes directly to their hands.
The mountain men looked at each other in confusion: "Isn't this just a meal for the dead?"
"At least give me some meat?"
"If there's no meat, fish will do."
"Maybe the meat is sandwiched in the cake?"
"Dream on you!"
…
Xiao Lizi on the side couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Only the master could bear it, these stupid people!
Brother Si also took a bite of the pancake: "These are potato pancakes, sweet potato pancakes and corn pancakes."
The tall mountain man looked at death as though he were dead and took a bite.
Others followed suit: "Boss has eaten, let's eat too."
"Mmm! It smells so good!"
"It's sweet!"
“And crunchy!”
"I'm so soft."
"Is it crispy or soft?"
"Is it something we eat?"
…
At this time, Brother Si raised his voice a little and said solemnly: "This is what you want to plant."
"This is what you will have to pay back in the future."
