Seeing his brother's vicissitudes of life, Liu Quan said with a distressed look on his face: "Jincheng, why don't we stop being this official? I'll see how tired you are."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jincheng immediately became anxious, "My dear sister, this is the New Year, can you please stop scaring me like this? If I don't become an official, what else can I do?"
Oh well!
Seeing that he didn't listen to the advice, Liu Quan had to stop talking.
At this time, Qi Yu took over the conversation and said, "Brother-in-law, how are you doing in Luzon?"
"It's good, oh no, it's very good!" Liu Jincheng nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then patted his chest and said, "Brother-in-law, I always remember your instructions, work hard, and everything must be done personally. Bow, there has never been the slightest bit of laziness in government."
"Very good, very good. It has a bit of my demeanor back then." Qi Yu praised happily.
After chatting for a few more words, Liu Quan was busy cooking.
Qi Yu, on the other hand, chatted and drank tea with his brother-in-law, and asked him why he was late in reporting on his work.
Liu Jincheng explained that the wind direction was not favorable on the way, which delayed the arrival.
That's all, I have the right to believe you.
Afterwards, the two chatted about business matters.
In other words, it was Liu Jincheng who gave the work report.
According to him, Luzon has now completed the exchange of local garrison troops with Annan, and the 10,000 troops formerly under Gao Zhongde's command have been successfully transferred to General 'Haitao'.
This is a military deployment that was planned earlier, and now it is just being completed step by step.
Taking this opportunity, Qi Yu specially conveyed the latest decree on building the Luzon Railway to Liu Jincheng.
He also told him that this matter was of great importance and he must do it personally and complete it successfully.
Liu Jincheng's face turned dark and unnatural as he had to bow before hearing anything.
"Do you remember everything I said?"
"When I reply to my brother-in-law, I will keep every word you say in mind and I will ensure that I won't miss anything."
"So good!"
Perhaps eager to show his merit, Liu Jincheng hurriedly reported on the grain output.
Cutting out the complex and simplifying it, Qi Yu roughly summarized it as follows: Luzon has achieved great harvests in three seasons throughout the year.
This is very rare.
"Brother-in-law, I'm not exaggerating. Even if the entire food production in Qiongzhou Province ceases for ten years, I still have enough food in Luzon."
"I said, this is the New Year, can you say something auspicious?"
"Well……"
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Liu Jincheng hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Brother-in-law, the food at my place is piled up like a mountain, and I really can't finish it. Do you think you can sell some to overseas businessmen? In this way, you can get a very large amount of money. fiscal revenue.”
Do you want to sell grain?
How can that work?
Qi Yu shook his head decisively without even thinking about it, and said: "As local administrators, we must understand the principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace and taking precautions. Among many crises, the biggest one is the food problem. No matter when and where, we must Put it in the first place. The principle is that it is better for the grain to be infested with worms than for the granary to be empty. Therefore, this grain must not be sold."
That works!
You are the boss, you have the final say!
Liu Jincheng nodded quickly when he heard this and replied: "I have remembered everything my brother-in-law said. Do you think there is anything special that needs to be explained?"
Something special?
Qi Yu was startled after hearing this, nodded and said: "Don't say it, it really does exist!"
"What is it? Tell me."
"Listen carefully, no matter who asks about Xiaotong, just tell her that she has traveled around Luzon and will be back soon..."
This is a white lie that has been fabricated before. If no reminder is given at this time, there is no guarantee that information will be leaked.
Liu Jincheng was very aware. He just thought about it briefly and understood what his brother-in-law meant. Then, he patted his chest and said that he would never let anything slip.
That’s good!
Qi Yu gave him a thumbs up and a rare thumbs up.
"Brother-in-law, do you know that a strange thing happened to me in Luzon not long ago?"
"Oh? What kind of weird thing is it?"
"In short, thieves from Java often come ashore to steal."
Javanese?
Also registered for theft?
Qi Yu's eyes flashed and he asked him, "Then, what did they steal?"
Liu Jincheng replied: "They didn't steal gold, they only stole potatoes. Do you think this is strange?"
What's so strange about this!
It must be that news of the high-yield grain grown in Luzon spread like wildfire, which in turn made the Javanese across the sea covet it, so they traveled across the ocean to steal the grain.
This kind of thing is hard to guard against. Even if you can stop the first year of junior high school, it is impossible not to stop the fifteenth day.
Forget it, just steal if they want.
Anyway, harvesting a few less potatoes won’t make us poorer, so we can just treat it as charity to help the poor.
Seeing that his brother-in-law didn't blame him, Liu Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, Liu Quan came over and called: It's time to start dinner.
After taking just one bite, Liu Jincheng praised from the bottom of his heart: The food is so delicious!
This is indeed what he thinks.
During his tenure in Luzon, how had he ever tasted such delicious food?
In particular, the slight hint of Yongchuan's hometown flavor when he tasted it made him want to swallow it.
Looking at his brother who was devouring his food, Liu Quan couldn't help but feel a strong sense of sadness.
Everyone says that being an official is good and wonderful, but why does my brother act like a beggar when he is an official?
…
The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.
Soon, it was the first festival after the new year - Lantern Festival.
Ouyang Xiu has a poem that says: On Yuan Ye last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day. On the top of the willow tree in the moonlight, people meet at dusk.
His poem seems particularly appropriate now.
Compared with last year, this year’s flower market is larger in scale.
Look, the bright moon in the sky is like a disk, fireworks are blooming on the ground, lanterns are as numerous as stars, and pedestrians are coming and going.
One word to describe it: Lively!
As usual, Qi Yu and his wife were invited to attend and enjoy the event with the people.
Although this matter is not big, it can bring the distance between us and the people very close, so we must pay attention to it.
Originally, Qi Yu just wanted to go through the motions in a hurry. After saying a few words, he handed over his time to the people. But who would have expected that he would be pestered by a group of enthusiastic students.
"Master Qi, a chance encounter is worse than an invitation. Please teach us a lesson here."
"Yes, yes, you are our honorary principal, how can you not teach?"
"..."
headmaster?
Do you still have such an identity?
Qi Yu tried his best to recall and soon thought of the reasons.
Don't tell me, this is really happening.
Now that this level of identity has been confirmed, we have to respond seriously.
After he was promoted to governor, he never gave a lecture on study. From this point of view, he did have some cultural and educational dereliction of duty.
Well, today I will improvise and teach you a lesson.
Qi Yu pressed his hands and said loudly: "As you wish!"
