Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of May, and the sweet potato leaves have grown green and are ready for cutting and planting.

Ren Huaimin and others have received the letter sent back from the capital. Mu Jiasong's reply was very straightforward, meaning: I don't understand, you guys should act according to the circumstances, and the right to grow sweet potatoes is up to you.

Ren Huaimin and others who suddenly received such a heavy responsibility were not very happy, but instead looked worried.

Lord Liu suggested, "Why don't you go ask County Magistrate Chen? He has been an official here for more than ten years and is more familiar with the local conditions and people than we are."

Lord Ma seconded, "I think it's feasible."

Lord Xu said, "When it comes to sweet potato cultivation, no one knows more about it than the Li family. Why don't we ask Ah Ye?"

Lord Ma immediately objected: "They do know more about growing sweet potatoes, but right now it's a matter of promoting the cultivation of sweet potatoes, isn't it the court's business?"

Lord Liu nodded and said, "Lord Ma is right. Why don't we go find Magistrate Chen first, but we can take Ah Ye with us."

Ren Huaimin's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! A Ye is indeed a rare talent." If he hadn't been lame, he would surely have become a good official who was useful to the people.

No one else objected. They all admired Li Xinye's talents and believed he was indeed a good agricultural official.

Just like that, Xin Ye was taken to the county government office by several adults with a confused look on his face. Of course, he could not participate directly at the beginning. Only after consulting with the county magistrate was he called into the study to discuss it together.

I didn't expect that they were discussing the promotion of sweet potatoes. This is a simple matter, my wife had already discussed it with him.

Of course, he would not be so foolish as to expose his true purpose. He scratched his head and showed a simple and honest look: "Since the adults do not treat me as an outsider, I will not be polite to them.

My opinion is of course to start planting in the mountain villages.

As a native of a mountain village, I naturally want to help my fellow villagers. If everyone can grow sweet potatoes, they will definitely have a good year this year.

Furthermore, from the perspective of planting technology, sweet potato vines cannot be preserved for many days and are not suitable for being sent to farther places. They should be planted nearby, and of course the first choice is the mountain village.

Moreover, the villagers of the whole Dashan Village plant sweet potatoes, and when they are almost ripe, it is very convenient for adults to send people to buy sweet potato seeds or protect the sweet potatoes from being destroyed by people from other villages."

Xin Ye spoke sincerely, as if he wanted to seek benefits for the villagers of Dashan Village.

But these people have been in officialdom for many years and are familiar with the struggles between political parties. Their dedication to the people does not mean that everyone is like that.

If Xin Ye hadn't mentioned it, they would have forgotten to consider that someone would do whatever it takes to destroy the sweet potatoes for some purpose, or even spread the value of the sweet potatoes to other countries. By then... the consequences would be something they could not afford.

Ren Huaimin said immediately: "I will write a letter to Lord Mu later and ask him to send someone to protect these sweet potatoes."

Lord Xu looked at Xin Ye with appreciation and said, "In that case, let's plant it in Dashan Village."

The others nodded in agreement, and Mr. Ma asked another question: "Although we agree, will the villagers of Dashan Village agree?"

Xin Ye said confidently: "They will agree."

Then he said, "However, how to negotiate with the villagers? Can you please leave this matter to me?"

Ren Huaimin immediately replied: "That's great. I'll leave it to you, Ye."

Xin Ye stood up and bowed to the adults, saying, "I will definitely live up to your expectations.

By the way, there is one thing I need to make clear in advance. No matter whether it is our family or the villagers’ family, the food we grow belongs to us.

The court wants seeds and needs to use silver to buy them, but how to set the price requires the adults to discuss and come up with a reasonable price. "

"Okay, we will discuss this matter." Ren Huaimin said.

"If there is nothing else, I will go back and discuss with the villagers." Having completed what he needed to do, Xin Ye took the initiative to leave and no longer interfere in their official affairs.

The main point is two words - know what's interesting.

Xin Ye returned to Dashan Village and went home to find his wife first. He told Yan Yiyi what the adults meant. Yan Yiyi asked him to act according to the plan.

Although everyone knows that Yan Yiyi is tough, they will not let her interfere in their decisions on major issues, so Xin Ye is her spokesperson.

The couple went to find the village chief. When the village chief heard about this good news, he immediately beat drums and gongs to summon all the villagers. The villagers had become a little numb to the fact that they had been frequently summoned by the village chief to give instructions in the past few months.

Xin Ye asked the village chief to count the number of people present. As it was a major event involving the entire village, even the ancestors of the three major families were invited, except for the young people in the village who were working outside. Everyone else had to be present.

After counting the number of people, the village chief found that some people had not arrived yet, so he immediately asked their families to go back and find them, and those who did not come were driven out of the mountain village.

Hearing the seriousness of the situation, they dared not delay and immediately went back to bring the people who were making trouble home to gather together.

When everyone was present, the village chief struck the gong again, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said loudly: "Quiet! I called everyone here today because I have something important to tell everyone that concerns all the villagers."

The village chief turned to look at Xin Ye and motioned him to stand beside him. Xin Ye walked over obediently, glanced at the villagers indifferently, and said nothing.

"Everyone knows that the Li family planted rare sweet potatoes last year and received a reward from the emperor. The seeds were limited last year, and Aye and his family only planted a few acres of land this year.

Now that the seedlings have grown, we can cultivate another batch. Aye specifically asked the adults in charge to give us some seedlings to plant. Anyone who is willing to plant sweet potatoes can sign up, but there are conditions. "

After that, the village chief looked at Xin Ye and motioned him to speak. Xin Ye did not back down and said loudly: "We will teach you the method, but the seeds belong to us and we cannot give them to you for free.

Moreover, sweet potatoes are a rare commodity and the emperor attaches great importance to them, so any information about sweet potatoes and how to handle them after the harvest is not allowed to be leaked.

Therefore, those who want to grow sweet potatoes need to sign a contract with us. First, they must guarantee not to leak any information related to sweet potatoes. The leaker will be tried by the government and will be punished with exile, beheading or extermination of the entire family depending on the emperor's wishes.

Second, after the sweet potatoes are harvested, you need to use 10% of the sweet potatoes as the cost of purchasing seeds;

Third, of the sweet potatoes grown, except for a small portion for your own consumption or for seeds to be planted next year, the rest must be sold to the court. The specific amount is still being discussed by the adults, but in any case, you will not lose money.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will try my best to answer any that I can.”