Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 56 Cooperation
In April in Huaiyin, spring is just right.

Due to the severe drought in Huaiyang last year, as soon as winter passed, refugees who could no longer survive continued to leave their homes and come to Huaiyin.

After the spring harvest this year, the number of refugees going to Huainan to seek livelihood suddenly increased.

After Liu Xuan asked about it, he found out that it was the refugees in the city who spontaneously promoted it.

Almost all the refugees who came to Huaiyin last year successfully survived the winter.
And there are already fields ready for plowing in the spring.

As I look forward to the future, I will naturally not forget to tell my relatives and friends who are still struggling in my hometown.

As a result, more refugees came to Huaiyin with their families.

Liu Xuan now has no shortage of food in the warehouse, and there is a lot of wasteland outside the city that can be reclaimed.
Naturally, the refugees will be resettled according to the previous policy.

Liu Xuan, who was inspecting outside the city, saw a flying figure running towards him in the field.

There was a hint of appreciation on his face,
I saw Hucao Xuchong tucking up his trouser legs and walking barefoot on the field ridge, with mud still on his feet.

"Xu Chong has met Magistrate Liu." Xu Chong said with a smile.

"Xu Hucao, the reclamation work of the wasteland is on the right track. Why do you have to do everything by yourself and go to the fields yourself?"

"Haha, Magistrate Liu, I just went to the fields today, and I happened to be seen by the magistrate."

He rubbed the mud on his hands and said excitedly,
"I originally planned to report to you. Now that I'm here, let me go and take a look."

"Oh? What happy event is this?" Liu Xuan followed Xu Chong away with great interest.

When they came to the edge of a field, they saw Xu Chong stepping directly onto the field with his bare feet, inserting his hands into the mud, grabbing a handful of mud, and handed it to Liu Xuan.

"Mr. Liu, please look at this mud."

Liu Xuan looked over and saw a handful of gray-black mud in Xu Chong's hand. The mud was delicate and moist, with a slightly sour smell.

This is just an ordinary piece of mud. If I really want to say it is special, just look at the color and texture. It should be quite fat.

"This is just ordinary mud, what's so special about it?" Liu Xuan asked in confusion.

"County Magistrate Liu, this field is an abandoned field that was cultivated only last winter."

"Arata?" Liu Xuan's eyes lit up, "Xu Hucao, have you made the organic fertilizer I taught you last month?"

"Haha, that's right!" Xu Chong smiled heartily, and unconsciously scratched his cheek with his hand, making mud all over his face without even realizing it.

"Alas, I, Xu Chong, have been studying this field for decades, but I haven't thought of a good way. I didn't expect that following County Magistrate Liu's instructions, this organic fertilizer would be ready in more than a month."

"It has only been used in wasteland for less than half a month, and the fertility of this wasteland is already comparable to that of official fields. From now on, our Huaiyin County will never be short of food."

Liu Xuan looked at the endless fields in front of him and felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The land of Huaiyin was originally suitable for growing grain.

Moreover, rice is grown in summer and wheat is grown in winter, and the two grains are rotated.

Su Lake is cooked, the world is full.

If we could really grow high-yielding rice and wheat in this vast plain,
Maybe this alone can control the lifeblood of the entire Han Dynasty.

However, for the time being, this goal is still far away.

Because Liu Xuan currently only has more than 3 acres of official land.

When Liu Xuan returned to the government office, he saw someone drinking tea in the living room.

The visitor turned out to be Grand Duke Qin Li of Qin, one of the three big bosses in Huaiyin.

When Qin Li saw Liu Xuan coming back, he quickly got up and went to pay his respects.

This attitude is much more respectful than before.

"Excuse me, Grand Duke Qin, for waiting for a long time. I wonder what you want to see Liu Xuan for?"

Qin Li smiled and cupped his hands.
"Haha, it's nothing big. It's just that the New Year is over and the spring is just right. I thought I would come to the county house to walk around and see if there is anything my Qin family can do for County Magistrate Liu."

Liu Xuan returned the gift calmly. The Qin family was a large family that had served as officials for generations. It was hard to say how important he, the county magistrate, was in the eyes of the Qin family.Even if he was a descendant of King Huaiyang, he wouldn't be able to please Qin Li like this.

However, Liu Xuan would not refuse Qin Li's kindness.

"Qin Taigong is interested. Liu Xuan has not forgotten the Qin family's kindness in helping me defend the city against Yuan Shu last year. If Qin Taigong has anything to do, just tell him and there is no need to tell anyone."

"In that case, let me tell you straight away." Qin Li cleared his throat.

"Liu County Magistrate knows that my Qin family has been operating in Huaiyin for many years, and the land property is the largest part of the family's business."

"In Huaiyin County, apart from the official land of the county government, my Qin family has the most land."

"This year's spring harvest has passed. Although the rent collected by my Qin family is the same as in previous years, it is really shabby compared with County Magistrate Liu."

Liu Xuan's eyes moved. Is this Qin Taigong's sense of smell too sensitive?

The spring harvest had just finished, and they found me.

Liu Xuan pretended not to know and said,
"In this situation this year, wouldn't it be great if there is no bad harvest? The official fields in the county are all managed by Hucao Xuchong. Maybe Xu Chong can manage it well this year and the harvest will be better than in previous years."

Qin Lidao: "Xu Hucao is indeed a good official who works hard for the people, but from my perspective, if Xu Chong had this ability, he would not suddenly use it this year."

"I know something about planting seedlings and wheat. I have compared the quality of the fields and the planting methods. After thinking about it, this year's Guantian harvest is so good, and the difference lies in the seeds."

Qin Li's eyes flashed, he stood up and saluted Liu Xuan,
"It won't be long before the summer grain crops are sown, so I'm going to go out of my way to ask Magistrate Liu for some seeds."

Damn it, Niubi!
Liu Xuan's thumb hidden in his sleeve was about to move, so he just stretched it out to give Qin Li a thumbs up.

As expected of a man who has matured with age, the Qin family really has a few tricks up their sleeves to become the first family in Huaiyin City.

His guess was accurate, and judging from Qin Li's confident look, it was probably useless to deny it.

He just nodded and said,

"Qin Taigong has a good eye. Yes, with the efforts of Hucaosi and I, we did improve some seeds."

"But there are not many of these seeds. They can only be used in official fields. I'm afraid they won't be able to help Qin Taigong."

"My Qin family can pay for the seeds."

Liu Xuan spoke firmly.

"Sorry, this kind of seed cannot be sold. It can only be used in official fields in Huaiyin."

Now this high-yielding grain is Liu Xuan's core competitiveness.It must only be in your own hands.

Anyway, the seeds from the upgraded seed box do not have genetic characteristics, so Liu Xuan is not worried about the spread of technology at all.

However, Qin Li seemed to have expected Liu Xuan's reaction.
He didn't get angry, nor did he seem disappointed. Instead, he approached Liu Xuandao,
"In that case, Magistrate Liu, I have another suggestion."

"Qin Taigong, please speak."

"Since this kind of seed can only be used on official land, my Qin family is willing to merge the property under our name into official land. From now on, my more than 2 acres of land will belong to the official family."

"This?" Liu Xuan was shocked, but quickly calmed down and said, "Qin Taigong should have conditions, right?"

Qin Li chuckled, "It's not really a condition, I just want to cooperate more with County Magistrate Liu. This field has been merged into the official family and will still be managed by my Qin family in the future. The official family will provide high-quality seeds. After harvest, we Share it proportionately. How about it?”

Liu Xuan licked his lips. He couldn't refuse Qin Li's offer. It was a hugely profitable deal.

"Then how do you plan to divide it?"

"Thirty-seven cents, three cents for you and seven cents for me." Qin Lida said, "I still get five cents for the transaction tax and for the tenant farmers, so there isn't much profit."

Liu Xuan tried to bargain: "Four or six."

"Deal!" Qin Li agreed immediately, seemingly mentally prepared.

Depend on!It seems that I have been fooled!

(End of this chapter)