At the north gate of Wuzhai Fort, Huang Laifu led Deputy Qianhu and others, as well as a group of Wuzhai Fort merchant representatives such as Qu Yuanrui and others, welcomed Zhang Wenbao and his group at the entrance of the fort.

When he was about to enter the fort, Zhang Wenbao asked his family to enter the fort to inform the Qianhu Huang Laifu and others of Wuzhai Fort. After Huang Laifu received the news, he felt suddenly, but he quickly notified Deputy Qianhu He, Jiang Yongsheng, Jiang Baihu, Yang Anzhang, Yang Baihu, Li An, Li Cheng, Han Bing and other households, and asked everyone to come out to greet him. Although these old officers are not in charge now, they are still good to use them as their storefronts.

When he was at the gate of the fort, Huang Laifu and He Deputy Qianhu and others discussed a few words, guessing the intention of the Shanxi Ministry of Revenue's grain management officer to come to Wuzhai Fort. It seems that the bumper harvest of Wuzhai Fort has attracted the attention of the superiors. This time, the Ministry of Revenue's grain management officer, named Zhang Wenbao, came here. I am afraid that I will come to inspect the situation of Wuzhai Fort and make the Qiufeng. I don't know how much grain and rice I will spend this time to handle the order.

Of course, Huang Laifu didn't know the fierce reaction caused by his harvest in the court at this time.

The grain manager has always been responsible for the distribution of military food and wages in Shanxi Town and the collection of grain in the army. This official said it was big or small. Although the grade was the same as himself, he worked in the Ministry of Revenue and was a civil servant, so he could naturally be polite to himself. Although Huang Laifu is different from other military forts, his food and wages can be self-sufficient, and there is no need to worry about the deduction of the superiors. The so-called collection of grain in the military households in the border town has become a piece of paper many years ago, but he was sent by the superiors, so he would be careful to deal with it.

After not waiting at the fort gate for a long time, Huang Laifu waited for Zhang Wenbao and others. He saw that these people were covered in dust and dust. At present, the road conditions of the Ming Dynasty were not possible without eating dust, so he had the idiom of receiving dust. At this time, although the officials of the Ming Dynasty had the habit of sitting on the bridge, Zhang Wenbao and others had several minor officials this time, but they did not sit on the bridge or ride a carriage, but everyone rode a horse.

At this time, Zhang Wenbao came to everyone, got off the horse, Huang Laifu and others hurriedly met him.

"Mr. Zhang came from afar, thank you all the hard way!" Huang Laifu stepped forward and smiled.

He observed Zhang Wenbao, the grain manager in Shanxi Town, and only looked at him in his forties. He was tall and thin, with long beards and wore a fifth-rank official uniform, wearing a three-beard crown, a leather belt and a silver ribbon, and a plate-carved pattern on it. His behavior felt like he was straightforward.

"As a court official, what is the responsibility of me? How hard is it?"

Zhang Wenbao gave a brief greeting. Although he was of the same rank as Huang Laifu, he still gave a brief greeting as a civil servant. He carefully looked at the Qianhuo, the Qianhuo family of Wuzhaibao who shocked him on the road before. Huang Laifu felt that he was young and afraid that he was less than twenty years old.

The second feeling is Huang Laifu's demeanor. Although he looks like a young and rough military man, his behavior is very decent, neither humble nor arrogant. This is rare in a group of military generals, which makes Zhang Wenbao secretly amazed.

Huang Laifu introduced him to Deputy Qianhu and others. Compared with Huang Laifu, Deputy Qianhu and others were much more nervous about Zhang Wenbao. When faced with these people, Zhang Wenbao even took airs and everyone bowed to him, and he just nodded slightly.

After a few greetings, everyone went to the fort. Along the way, the group attracted countless people to watch. It seemed that because it was rare to see the civil servants above the fort come down, everyone in the Five Village Fort looked at Zhang Wenbao and others with a strange and slightly fearful expression. Seeing Huang Laifu coming, the military households and merchants on the street bowed to Huang Laifu and kept saying goodbye. All of this made Zhang Wenbao think.

When you enter Wuzhai Fort, everything inside left a deep impression on Zhang Wen. Wuzhai Fort is not big, but it is very prosperous, with a sense of chaos and vitality. The streets are filled with vendors, squeezing all street intersections. Whenever there are carriages and horses, the coachman will shout loudly. In later generations, it is typical for dirty and messy, but in this time, Wuzhai Fort is a manifestation of prosperity.

In Zhang Wenbao's eyes, Wuzhai Fort was full of shops, and merchants with accents everywhere. The people walking in the fort were also full of energetic military households. Compared with the skinny and numb and desperate expressions of the military households in other forts, Wuzhai Fort was obviously full of hope for life and gave people a sense of vitality.

After entering Dadong Street, I saw the grain shops and rice shops all over the streets, cloth shops, tea shops, oil and sugar shops, etc., and then I saw the coming and going of the rice merchants who transported grain, and the constant carriages and horses. Zhang Wenbao and others were even more surprised. It seemed that the harvest was absolutely true. I really don’t understand. I heard that this Wuzhai Fort was originally just a poor place, but it was just a place where birds could not shit. When grain harvests were generally poor everywhere, why did Wuzhai Fort change such a big change?

To be honest, in terms of architecture and prosperity, Wuzhai Fort, of course, it cannot be compared with the big cities such as Taiyuan, Daizhou, Ningwu Pass, etc. However, among the many military forts in Shanxi, compared with the desolate and depressed military forts and the hardships of the military households, Wuzhai Fortress is small, but this kind of anger is unforgettable at first sight.

Soon everyone entered the official office of Wuzhai Fort, everyone entered the conference hall, sat down with guests and hosts, and presented tea.

After Zhang Wenbao sat down, he sighed: "I really didn't expect that Lord Huang would manage Wuzhai Fort so vigorously. After hearing about Wuzhai Fort before, I didn't believe it. I couldn't help but admire it when I saw it."

Huang Laifu bowed and said, "Mr. Zhang has been too rewarded, and the subordinates are just doing their duty. Everything in Wuzhai Fort is now dependent on the great blessing of the emperor and the cooperation of his colleagues, and he has achieved his current achievements."

Zhang Wenbao nodded and praised: "Although Lord Huang is young, he is not arrogant or impatient. This kind of effort is really a role model among young generals."

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "My lord is too much, but Huang really dares not take it."

Zhang Wenbao said: "Why should Lord Huang be humble? My official came from Daizhou all the way. Wherever he passed, there were disasters and famines, and the people were lingering. When he passed through various military forts, he was also devastated and desolate. Only Wuzhai Fort has abundant grain and rice, and the military households in the fort were full of energy. This is all the achievements of Lord Huang."

Huang Laifu was even more happy when he said this. Zhang Wenbao paused and said, "Mr. Huang, I have something to ask for advice. I have come all the way and see that there are various wells and water trucks in the various farmlands of Wuzhai Fort. Could it be that the harvest of Wuzhai Fort this time depends on this?"

Huang Laifu said: "The adults are as keen as a wise man. If Wuzhai Fort can have enough food and clothing, it basically depends on these various types of water trucks."

Zhang Wenbao exclaimed: "This relationship is good, this relationship is good, I should lead the memorial and report this to the Ministry of Revenue. I believe that after the promotion of these water trucks and other items in our Ming Dynasty, they will be like Wuzhai Fort, and will also achieve good harvests in the year of disaster. After the promotion of water trucks and other items, Lord Huang will make a contribution to our Ming Dynasty."

Huang Laifu said: "What Lord Zhang said is extremely true. Being able to share the worries of the saint is a blessing for us. As for some minor achievements, Laifu is not ashamed to be."

But in my heart, I didn't agree with what Zhang Wenbao said, just didn't want to hurt his enthusiasm.

In the agricultural society, it is very difficult to promote some technological products that cost a lot, mainly because of the capital problem. These water trucks cost a lot, and ordinary farmers can't afford it. Otherwise, the current Huang Laifu water truck, known as Lanzhou water truck by the Yellow River, appeared as early as the Jiajing period. If it were easy to promote, it must have been promoted to various places, and would not have waited for Huang Laifu to show off.

Take the civil forts outside Wuzhai Fort as an example. They were the first to come into contact with various irrigation tools in Huang Laifu. But now, except for some wealthy families, some Huang Laifu water trucks, Huang Laifu irrigation wells, etc., most people still cannot afford these well irrigation tools.

In fact, the reason why Wuzhaibao has a great harvest this year is that in addition to these irrigation tools, it is also the result of Huang Laifu's large farm plan. Using the power of the large organization and reasonable systems to mobilize the enthusiasm of military households, a strong hydraulic system, and a costly farming tool. After a series of operations, the final result of Wuzhaibao was achieved.

Wuzhaibao is an exception. It has a large land and sparse population. It can be run on a large farm, but it is absolutely impossible to place it in other places, especially in mainland counties. Now, when talking about the farm system with Zhang Wenbao, I am afraid that he will not understand it, so I will not say it. Of course, if you don’t run a large farm, these water trucks can be promoted to some places. At least it can alleviate the famine in some places, make the people have some normal harvests, and try to delay the social conflicts in the Ming Dynasty.

After discussing the flood truck and the well irrigation, Deputy Qianhu He looked at the sky and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang has worked hard all the way, so why not go to bathe and change clothes first. We and Mr. Qianhu will prepare a little wine, thinking that the adults will welcome you." Jiang Yongsheng, Jiang Baihu, Yang Anzhang, Yang Baihu and others were also laughing and responding.

Zhang Wenbao said: "No hurry, I still have some official duties to do."

He glanced at Huang Laifu and said, "By the way, Lord Huang, I heard that Wuzhai Fort has collected more than 400,000 stones of rice in this harvest, but this is the case."

Huang Laifu said: "This is all the merits of the soldiers of Wuzhai Fort. Some grain and rice are not worth mentioning." He knew that his farms had a bumper harvest that could not be hidden from others. He replied with a smile, thinking that the grain manager had finally talked about the serious matter of this matter. He didn't know how much blood was needed for his Wuzhai Fort this time when he came to fight Qiufeng.

Zhang Wenbao said: "Mr. Huang is too modest. He is storing 400,000 shi of grain. It is definitely not a little grain. Looking at the entire border town, only Lord Huang has made such a great contribution. This official will lead the memorial and ask the Ministry of Revenue to commend the merits of the Lord... However, I came all the way and saw merchants gathering in the fort, and the chariots and horses transporting grain were everywhere. It seems that Lord Huang sold the grain in the fort. These should be all handed over to the Ministry of Revenue. Lord Huang sold it privately. This method is inappropriate." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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