Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 74 Pure evil, bad to the core
As soon as Xu Wang said these words, Lei Xin immediately became anxious.

"You old woman, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. How could this be a diseased, weak, or dead species?"

Lei Xin stepped forward quickly, picked up a bunch of silkworm seeds, and said, "Mr. Chen, look at how white and strong the cocoon of this silkworm seed is. You can tell it is a good seed at a glance."

The changes in Qingxi County are visible to the naked eye.

People like Lei Xin have already seen the huge opportunity before them.As long as he follows Chen Qingsi, he will definitely be able to take a sip of soup in the future.

The entire county government officials, except for Shi Wuzi, who had a good background and was purely a child of an aristocratic family, were all high-spirited and worked tirelessly to get more attention and opportunities for promotion.

For this batch of silkworm seeds, Lei Xin traveled around and personally visited Jiaxing, Hangzhou and Tonglu, and finally chose to purchase silkworm seeds from Tonglu.

Jiaxing and Hangzhou are both silk-producing places. The business rules of silkworm farmers are that they are not allowed to sell high-quality silkworm seeds to other counties. Second-class silkworm seeds are paid with Jiaxing and Hangzhou's gold and are expensive.

The new magistrate of Tonglu County has attached great importance to sericulture after taking office. He purchased silkworm seeds from Jiahang Lake at high prices through various channels, recruited talents, and developed sericulture technology in the county.Although the high-quality silkworm seeds in their county are not as good as the high-quality silkworm seeds in Jiaxing and Hangzhou, they are better than the inferior silkworm seeds sold in the two places, and the price is very affordable.

This obvious achievement was turned into a big mistake by an old woman.

How could Lei Xin not be anxious?
Chen Qingsi reacted very quickly. At this time, he did not continue to inquire and investigate, but ordered to be silenced.

"Ti Gan, take note of everyone present. If anyone dares to leak even a word, I will punish you severely."

Shi Wuzi felt awe-struck and hurriedly followed the instructions.

It was rare for the surrounding officials and officials to see Chen Qingsi angry. At this moment, they felt a chill running down their spines and they did not dare to say anything.

Lei Xin's face was pale and bloodless.

Mrs. Xu Wang was also shocked, never expecting that the young county magistrate who had always treated her with a pleasant attitude seemed to have changed in just an instant.

"Everyone, step back, Ti Gan, Lei Zongbu, Qin Dianshi...Xu Wangshi" He called the names of people one by one, but when he called "Xu Wangshi", he immediately changed his attitude, "Master, this matter The matter is important, let’s go inside and talk.”

He said and asked Kuang Zheng to hold a basket of silkworm seeds and enter a deserted silkworm room.

He ignored Lei Xin, but bowed and said: "Master, Master Lei has always relied on me as a bookkeeper. He is not a layman. His family has eighty acres of mulberry fields, which is one of the few in our Qingxi County." He is a big sericulture owner. He is responsible for the sericulture in the nursing home. He also took the lead in cultivating the silkworm species you praised. I just proposed a lime water killing method based on the method in the book. I completely believe it. , he is able to distinguish the good and bad silkworm species."

Lei Xin's eyes flashed with emotion when he heard this.

"However, I also believe in your professional judgment. I would like to ask the master to enlighten me on the whole story."

Xu Wang realized later that she seemed to be caught in an inexplicable struggle and didn't know how to answer.

Chen Qingsi continued: "Don't worry, Master. Today's matter will never implicate Master. I will not force Master to testify or threaten your family. I just want to know how Master can tell that these silkworms are diseases." Seeds, weak seeds, dead seeds? Qingxi County has just recovered from the war, and these silkworm seeds are the lifeblood of the old and weak in the county." Mrs. Xu Wang also understood that at this point, she had no choice but to say no more, and said : "Reporting to the county magistrate, the silkworm seeds ordered by Mr. Lei are indeed high-quality silkworm seeds selected through seed bathing. He was not mistaken. It's just that the seller's intentions were too sinister. If it hadn't been for the old woman who had been working in this business for 60 years. , you may not be able to see the problem.”

As she spoke, she took a bunch of silkworm seeds and said: "Bath bathing is the first step in identifying silkworm seeds. The second step is to warm the seeds. Use warm heat to speed up the hatching of silkworm eggs. There are many ways to warm the seeds, among which the most common ones are There are methods such as washing with warm soup, or burning rice bran in the silkworm room, which makes the early spring air like late spring in March, promoting the growth of silkworm eggs. There are also methods such as using the body to warm the seeds... The best among them is the silkworm room burning rice bran, which has the warmest temperature. It is also the most stable and long-lasting and can be maintained for a long time. This method is used for the best silkworm seeds in our Xu family, and it is also the most expensive method. This method is not used for ordinary silkworm seeds. I think it is not used by Master Lei’s family. This method."

Lei Xin said hurriedly: "The silk and satin we produce ourselves are uneven. If we really use this method, we cannot guarantee the final profit."

Xu Wang continued: "This indoor fire method is very strict with the heat. Once the fire is excessive and exceeds the range that the silkworms can withstand, it will cause the best silkworms to become sick, weak, and necrotic. Lei Zhubu Most of the purchased silkworm seeds are in this situation. Therefore, they may appear to be good silkworm seeds from the outside, but the silkworm chrysalis inside has problems due to various reasons."

Lei Xin was so angry that he couldn't tell the difference in this situation with his skills.

Chen Qingsi asked: "Is this kind of situation common?"

Xu Wang shook his head and said: "Most of the people who control the fire are experienced craftsmen. Generally, it only happens to a small number of silkworms near the fire end. Such large-scale loss is impossible. Unless it is a novice who cannot control the fire, But even our Xu family only allows novices to watch and learn from the sidelines, and we don’t let them control the heat."

Chen Qingsi nodded. There were no thermometers in this era, and controlling the heat was all based on experience. Normal people would not let novices control the temperature.

After a pause, Mrs. Xu Wang said hesitantly: "This situation is not an ordinary fire control error that eliminated the inferior silkworms. It is more like deliberately being suffocated for a while in the high temperature."

Chen Qingsi smiled and nodded, and said, "I understand. The master has been traveling all the way and has been working hard for a long time. Take a good rest today. Let Qin Dianshi take the master to appreciate the scenery of my Qingxi County tomorrow."

When Qin Yi heard this, he immediately sent Wang Xu away.

Lei Xin was so angry that he said, "Magistrate Chen, it's all my subordinates' fault. I will go to Tonglu County to ask for an explanation."

"Wait a minute!" Chen Qingsi stopped Lei Xin who was eager to make up for his mistakes. Although he was extremely angry at the moment, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he said calmly: "This matter is not your fault. Master Lei should not blame himself. The other party is not targeting you. No silkworm farmer would do this business. The person behind the scenes must be the Tonglu County Government. The target is our entire Qingxi County. Such behavior is extremely dirty and vicious."

If Lei Xin bought inferior silkworms that could not withstand Tianyu's frost and were eliminated, Chen Qingsi could accept it.

It's nothing more than greed, jealousy, and prejudice.

Good goods can be deliberately destroyed and then sold at a low price.

This is pure evil, rotten to the core.

Shi Wuzi was an upright person and figured out the key. He was so angry that his body was swaying, just like the upper body of a great god.

Chen Qingsi, on the other hand, acted very calmly, neither happy nor angry, and said: "Master Lei, please forget about today's events as soon as possible. I will go to Tonglu County tomorrow and say that I am very satisfied with their high-quality silkworm seeds and want to order more." Some."

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