kvmb Chapter 621 Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Chapter 621 Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Suddenly, the price of cloth in Liangzhou soared, and a situation of cloth being hard to find emerged.
Of course, Zhang He was unaware of all this for the time being. After leaving Yongliang County, he first went to Zhangwang Village, where he brought along many men who wanted to do business with him. Then he embarked on the road back to Taiping County.
"Brother Zhang, is Taiping County really that good?"
"Skinny Monkey, is Chen Family Village really that wealthy?"
"Skinny Monkey, can we stay in Chenjia Village?"
"..."
Along the way, the men from Zhangwang Village, like curious children, kept asking questions related to Chenjia Village and Taiping County.
Zhang He and the skinny monkey patiently answered their questions one by one.
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Just as Zhang He led his team back to Taiping County, a caravan that had set off from Taiping County to Dingjun County also spotted Dingjun County on the horizon.
Luo Meng, who led the team, was one of the managers under the Zheng family, and was mainly in charge of the Zheng family's business in Dingjun County.
"We'll be there soon. Everyone, keep up the good work, and we'll be able to get some rest once we get into the city."
Looking at the city ahead, Luo Meng spoke to his somewhat tired guards and laborers behind him.
The journey from Taiping County to Dingjun County was much longer than the journey to Yongliang County in Liangzhou. After several days of travel, both the accompanying guards and the porters responsible for carrying the goods were exhausted.
However, seeing the city in the distance ahead, everyone immediately perked up and quickened their pace.
Meanwhile, outside the city gate of Dingjun County, Zhang Jun, leading several county officials, frequently looked towards the direction of the official road, appearing eagerly anticipating what was to come.
Suddenly, Zhang Jun's eyes lit up. He saw a caravan with the character "Zheng" flying slowly on the official road. The moment he saw the caravan, a burning light flashed in Zhang Jun's eyes, and he quickly went to meet them.
"Manager Luo, someone's here."
The caravan's guard commander, Hesso, reminded Romon.
Upon hearing this, Luo Meng squinted and looked ahead, quickly revealing an expression of being flattered.
"It's Magistrate Zhang."
It was hard for Luo Meng not to feel flattered that a county magistrate would personally come out to greet him.
It should be noted that in the Xia Kingdom, merchants were considered to be of low social status. Even some wealthy merchants were far below officials like county magistrates in terms of status, let alone someone like Luo Meng, the manager of the Zheng family.
Therefore, Luo Meng was very surprised when he saw Zhang Jun personally welcoming him outside the city.
"Is it Manager Luo from the Zheng family?"
Zhang Jun stopped in front of Luo Meng, shook Luo Meng's hand, and asked warmly.
"This humble citizen, Luo Meng, greets Magistrate Zhang."
Luo Meng quickly bowed.
Zhang Jun waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities."
After speaking, Zhang Jun looked intently at the truck behind Luo Meng and asked, "Manager Luo, did you bring any grain seeds with you on this trip?"
Three days ago, Zhang Jun received a letter from Zheng Qing, saying that the Zheng family caravan on its next trip to Dingjun County would bring the wheat seeds that Chen Dao had mentioned, which yielded a thousand catties per mu. This was the reason why Zhang Jun personally went out to greet Luo Meng.
"Bring it."
Under Zhang Jun's eager gaze, Luo Meng nodded: "The patriarch personally instructed that this batch of grain seeds must be delivered to the county magistrate."
"Good good!"
Zhang Jun burst into laughter, "Manager Luo, hurry into the city!"
As he spoke, Zhang Jun pulled Luo Meng along and quickly entered the city by scanning their faces.
After entering the city, Zhang Jun led Luo Meng straight to the county government office. After signaling the clerk to serve tea, Zhang Jun said impatiently, "Manager Luo, please bring the grain seeds for us to see."
Romon naturally did not refuse, and soon summoned a porter from the caravan to place a bag of grain seeds on the ground.
Then, Luo Meng opened the bag, grabbed a handful of wheat seeds, and said, "According to Chenjia Village, this wheat seed can grow in icy and snowy conditions, and its yield is astonishing, with a yield of over a thousand catties per mu."
"What?!"
Several officials from Dingjun County inside the room couldn't help but widen their eyes, as if they were listening to a myth.
"Manager Luo, are you kidding us?"
"Where in the world can you find wheat that can yield a thousand catties per mu and grow in the freezing cold?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"..."
The officials inside shook their heads vigorously, saying that in Xia Kingdom, a yield of 300 jin per mu was considered high.
Now, Manager Luo claims that this wheat seed can yield a thousand catties per mu and can even grow in icy and snowy conditions. How can they believe that?
"How dare I, Luo, deceive you gentlemen?"
Luo Meng said, "Both Chenjia Village and the prefect said so, so it should be true."
What the prefect said?
The group looked at each other in bewilderment. Even the prefect believed in the existence of wheat seeds that could yield a thousand catties per mu, which made them feel somewhat confused.
"Everyone."
At this moment, Zhang Jun smiled and said, "This grain seed is indeed genuine."
Seeing Zhang Jun's certainty, the officials present became even more confused.
Huang Hao, the official in charge of agriculture in Dingjun County, spoke up: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to believe you, but this grain seed with a yield of a thousand catties per mu is just too... astonishing. I wonder where you obtained the grain seed?"
"It came from Chenjia Village."
Zhang Jun replied with a smile, "I was invited by Chenjia Village to visit their autumn harvest and witnessed firsthand that Chenjia Village was producing 800 jin of wheat per mu!"
"What?! 800 jin per mu?"
Huang Hao stared at Zhang Jun in disbelief. As the agricultural official of Dingjun County, he knew the yield per mu of crops better than anyone else.
For ordinary wheat, a yield of 300 jin per mu is considered high, but Zhang Jun said that he personally witnessed wheat yielding 800 jin per mu, which shocked him greatly.
"Sir, are you serious about this?"
"Sir, did you really see it with your own eyes?"
"Sir, could it be that Chen Family Village has used some kind of illusion?"
"..."
Huang Hao was clearly not the only one shocked; the other officials from Ding'an County also looked at Zhang Jun with surprise, their hearts pounding.
What does a yield of 800 jin per mu (approximately 400 catties per hectare) of wheat mean?
In Xia Guo, where wheat yields are generally less than 300 jin per mu, a yield of 800 jin per mu means that the output has almost tripled. The same output from one mu of land can feed three times the population, which makes everyone uneasy.
"This matter was witnessed by my own eyes, and there is absolutely no doubt about it!"
Zhang Jun said with certainty, "Besides myself, Magistrate Cui of Dingping County and Prefect Zheng of Taicang Prefecture have also personally witnessed the wheat yield of 800 jin per mu, so you need not doubt the authenticity of this matter."
Upon hearing this, Huang Hao and the others exchanged glances.
If it were just Zhang Jun, it could be said that Zhang Jun was deceived by the illusion of Chenjia Village. But in addition to Zhang Jun, there are also the prefect and the magistrate of Dingping County. Then this matter... is probably not fake.