Zhu Bai felt like he was getting lost in this exquisite architectural design.
The warehouse manager said: “All grain must be exposed to the sun before being put into the warehouse.”
Zhu Bai: "Is it better if the grain is dried in the sun?"
Lao Zhu smiled: "Hey, as soon as you make a sound, people will know that you have never been planted in the fields. Just like rice, if it is too dry in the sun, it will easily break into broken rice when it is peeled off. The broken rice can be used to make porridge. , the taste of cooked rice will be much worse. Moreover, every grain of grain is a seed and is alive. If it is dried too much, they will die and will not sprout. Therefore, if the grain is dried just right, it can be both It is easy to preserve, does not affect the taste, and does not affect the germination rate. In cold places, such as Mobei and Yandi, the grain is not afraid of being a little wet. If it is in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be better."
Zhu Bai ran out and took a look.
Zhu Bai suddenly understood and nodded: Oh, so many things, isn’t it just the effect of water content on respiration and the growth of microorganisms?
At low temperatures, microbial growth and grain respiration are inhibited.
The warehouse chief said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is a wise man, and he is an expert as soon as he hears it."
Zhu Bai suddenly discovered that there was a small hole the size of a fist left at the junction between the wall and the foundation of the cellar.
He pointed at Kong in surprise and asked the warehouse chief: "Eh? What is this?"
The warehouse manager was somewhat proud: "This hole is very mysterious. People can see through this hole outside the cellar, but they cannot see outside through this hole inside the cellar. It is a vent for ventilation."
Zhu Bai looked out from inside the hole, then ran out and looked in from the outside, and it was really like this.
The warehouse manager waited for him to come in and raised his finger: "The ground is paved with fine sand, square bricks, fir wood and door panels from bottom to top to prevent moisture and ventilation. The skylight or air hole above can be adjusted by adjusting the opening and closing of the skylight. The temperature and humidity inside. These are methods to control the dryness, humidity and temperature of the grain to prevent mold and insects to the greatest extent."
Zhu Bai asked doubtfully: "Aren't you afraid of snakes, insects, rats, and ants?"
The store manager smiled and pointed to the trees in the courtyard outside that were as dense as a canopy: "Your Highness, look at what kind of tree that is."
Zhu Bai said: "Camphor tree."
Many families in Yingtianfu like to plant camphor trees in their yards.
The warehouse manager smiled: "Yes, camphor trees. The aroma of camphor trees can repel insects and prevent corrosion. So we planted camphor trees in the barn. The trees can also effectively absorb sunlight, keep the granary from getting too hot, and prevent spontaneous combustion of food, or Suffocated to death. As for rats, as long as there is food, there will be rats. Even if we don't dig holes in the wall, rats will come in. We have more than a dozen civet cats in the granary, and the small hole that His Highness saw just now It can also make it easier for civet cats to enter and exit the granary to catch mice.”
Zhu Bai frowned: "But if the food is stored for a long time, it will be lost, so what should we do?"
Even if it is not rotten, the grain still needs to respire and consume itself, which will cause weight loss.
Zhu Biao replied: "The warehouse chief's task is to prevent the grain in the barns under his jurisdiction from becoming moldy as much as possible. However, the imperial court also considered the decrease in grain itself, so it stipulated that 'the storage and inspection should be three years, and each dendrobium should be consumed per liter. , each dendrobium consumes two liters."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: He is really a layman at this point. He doesn’t know whether this standard is reasonable.
However, the loss of the Taicang military granary must far exceed this.
Zhu Bai asked again: "What is the procedure for bringing grain into and out of the warehouse?"
Zhu Biao said: "Every year, the grain produced in each region is reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs distributes and transports these grains to various official warehouses and military warehouses. The official warehouses are mainly used to pay official salaries and provide disaster relief. The military warehouses are mainly used to store military grains. Generally speaking, the official warehouse can deliver grain to the military warehouse. However, the grain in the military warehouse cannot be moved unless it is sent to the guard post. The person who escorts the grain will take the documents from the Ministry of Household and come to the corresponding granary to hand over the grain. Warehouse chief The quantity, type and quality of the inspection are consistent with the documents from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the receipt is signed, the grain is received, and registered in the warehouse. The official who escorts the grain takes the receipt to deliver the goods. When the grain is shipped, it is just the opposite. The person who escorts the grain takes the receipt from the Ministry of Household Affairs Approval documents must be sent to the corresponding granary to withdraw grain. The warehouse director then leaves the withdrawal slip of the document as a base for the warehouse record, and then registers and makes a book. Every quarter, each granary will send a copy of the book to the Ministry of Households for statistical review to ensure that the court can always Understand how much food is left in the granary."
Zhu Bai asked: "The food that comes in first goes out first. Right?"
Zhu Biao smiled: "Of course, otherwise it will lead to food waste."
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked, "But what if I don't get the grain from the granary with the documents from the Ministry of Revenue?"
Zhu Biao shook his head and smiled: "Why can't I get it?"
Zhu Bai added: "Besides the official granary, what else is there?"
Zhu Biao said: "My father set up about 20 military granaries within the jurisdiction of the Chengdu Administration Department of Nanzhili, with a total of 6 million shi of military rations. There are also military granaries in Linhao and Linqing. To facilitate the transportation of military supplies."
As he was talking, a question suddenly occurred to him, and Lao Zhu also thought of it.
Then the two father and son exchanged looks.
No matter how hard Dingliao's military rations were shipped, it couldn't be that the people in front didn't get enough food from the military silos.
Who is the warehouse manager of the Taicang Army Granary?
Just go back and check the records of the household department.
Well, I have to check it quietly.
Zhu Bai dropped the bomb, but ran away again. Pointing to the cellar with "Guangheng" written on it, he asked the warehouse manager: "What's in it?"
The warehouse chief said: "It's also rice."
Zhu Bai said: "Is it full?"
The warehouse manager said: "Half full."
Zhu Bai pointed to the one he saw just now and said, "That one is also half full."
The warehouse manager said: "Yes."
Zhu Bai asked: "Why don't you finish selling one brothel before opening another one?"
Wouldn’t it be better to count and manage this way? Moreover, the barn can be freed up as soon as possible to receive new grain.
The warehouse manager said nothing.
But Zhu Bai suddenly understood.
The quality of the grain stored in these two farms is different.
Yingtian officials' salaries and food supplies in the palace all come from here.
Even if the food is of the same quality produced in the same place, the new food will definitely taste better than the old food.
For those in the palace and high officials, they should be taken from good private rooms.
Others are taken from another shop.
That's why each shop takes a little bit.
He felt that there was no need to blame the warehouse manager harshly for this kind of thing.
This is a concession that the warehouse manager is forced to make on the premise of doing his best to fulfill his duties.
It's innocuous.
He smiled: "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu didn't hear the conversation at all.
Their minds were filled with the affairs of the Taicang Army Granary, and they wished they could go back immediately to investigate.
Zhu Bai had seen it all, so he came back and said to Lao Zhu, "My son, today is really an eye-opener."
Lao Zhu said to the warehouse manager: "Bring the booklet."
The warehouse manager hurriedly responded and brought the booklet.
Lao Zhu said: "Open all five brothels."
