Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 377: Turning against Mink

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ci's proposal was rejected, but he was very happy and admired Bai Mingwei's approach: "That's what I admire about you. You are always calm, rational and upright."

Bai Ming smiled and said: "This is what it should be. My grandfather once said that when it comes to people's affairs, you must not be mercenary."

"What's more, it is for the benefit of the people of other countries. Even if the two countries are at war, many people will be innocent."

Jiang Ci sighed helplessly: "You say such a simple truth, why are there so many people who don't understand it?"

Bai Ming shook his head slightly: "Who knows."

After saying that, Bai Mingwei fell into deep thought.

In troubled times with wars and wars, food is already in short supply. Seeds mean security for next year, and their importance is sometimes greater than gold and silver.

Qiang City has tens of thousands of hectares of fields, and it needs a huge amount of rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts.

This year coincided with the war between Dongling and Beiyan, and the imperial court urgently imposed additional taxes. Other places should not be able to distribute so many seeds.

Thinking of this, Bai Mingwei made a decision immediately: "Brother Jiang, I need to know the number of fields and seeds in the five cities, and I need to be very precise."

"For example, how much land is suitable for growing rice, and how many rice seeds are there... We divide these fields according to the types of seeds we have."

"Look at how many fields are left without seeds after all the seeds are allocated to the appropriate fields, and what seeds are suitable for planting in these fields."

"When these situations are understood clearly, we will have clearer goals, and then we will have the direction to replenish the seeds."

After hearing Bai Mingwei's words, Jiang Ci agreed at first, but soon showed a worried look: "Miss Bai, do you want to take care of the spring plowing in the five cities together?"

Bai Ming nodded slightly: "Well, this can ensure to the greatest extent that they will not go hungry next year."

Jiang Ci disagreed: "If the people don't have seeds, you can help them find them. If the people don't have food, you can also find ways to help them make up for it."

"But you are the leader of the Bai Family Army, and local civil servants are responsible for general affairs. If you interfere in all seed distribution and farming matters in these five cities, it is tantamount to overstepping your authority and violating the rules. The superiors will definitely hold you accountable."

"You are going to do a thankless thing. If you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

Jiang Ci's worries were not unreasonable. Even a feudal official like Huo Shixun would not meddle in the affairs of local officials at will.

What's more, she doesn't have any official title, only a tiger talisman, which gives her the power to dispatch the Bai family's army.

However, Bai Mingwei knew that this matter was impossible, but Bai Mingwei did not hesitate at all.

She looked at Jiang Ci with determination on her face: "Brother Jiang, my grandfather has worked hard for the people all his life. Even when our family of women and children came to the border, in addition to saving the family from fire and water, they also saved the country and the people from danger. My thoughts."

"There are too many rules and regulations in this world, and many people are abiding by them honestly. However, the end result of completely abiding by the rules is that they can't do anything."

"I can't let these people have nothing to eat next year just because of the rules. If that happens, it will be meaningless for us to recapture these five cities."

Jiang Ci also wanted to persuade: "But..."

Bai Mingwei interrupted him: "All the officials with integrity in the five cities have died under the sword of the enemy. Now there are no officials in charge of general affairs."

"Even if the imperial court appoints officials and urgently dispatches officials to take office, it will be more than a month later at the earliest." "I don't think those officials will immediately deal with the food issue as soon as they take office. It is the people who will suffer in the end. "

"I have to take care of this matter, but I won't take care of it stupidly. I didn't make this decision on the spur of the moment, but the result of careful consideration, and I think it must be correct."

After a pause, Bai Mingwei continued:

"If we can do this well and distribute the seeds to the people before the officials arrive, then the court will not be able to punish me for this."

"Although it is very risky, it can keep the people alive. This is the most important thing. Besides, I believe everything will go smoothly. Brother Jiang, don't worry."

Seeing Bai Mingwei being so determined, Jiang Ci said nothing more.

It is not Miss Bai's character to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and Miss Bai will never ignore the people because she is worried about being punished.

Otherwise, she would not be the queen of all loyalties, let alone the granddaughter of the old prime minister.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ci nodded solemnly: "I will handle it as soon as possible to buy you more time."

Bai Ming smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Jiang. This is your expertise. I believe you can handle it properly."

Jiang Ci nodded: "Don't worry, but a lot of the land in these cities is owned by wealthy gentry and wealthy merchants. There are very few people who actually own the land. The vast majority of the people who farm the land are tenants."

"This involves the interests of the landowners. If you don't get their support, I'm afraid you will encounter obstacles in what you do next."

Bai Ming smiled slightly: "Landlords live on rent. If the people don't have seeds, they won't rent their land. If we solve the seed problem, they will definitely want it. But..."

Jiang Ci immediately understood: "However, the rent may be adjusted. Otherwise, after the people pay the rent and then pay heavy taxes, there will not be much left."

Bai Mingwei said: "So, it is very important to understand the details of the land in these cities. Only in this way can I be fully prepared to talk to them, and everything will be troublesome to Brother Jiang."

Jiang Ci nodded and then left the study.

Bai Mingwei fell into deep thought. She knew that the people's livelihood plan was far from as simple as leading troops to fight. This was a principle practiced by countless ancestors for thousands of years.

And what she could do was very limited - give them seeds, mediate between them and the landlords to lower rents, and ensure that they would not starve to death in the most difficult year after the war.

As for what kind of life they will live in the future, in addition to relying on themselves, it also depends on whether their parents can support them.

But even if what she can do is limited, she will do her limited part well.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Ming slightly rubbed his eyebrows and then prepared to go find Mr. Gongsun.

As soon as she opened the door, a white shadow rushed towards her face, two small claws kicked on her forehead, and then bounced back.

Bai Mingwei's head, which was already in pain, became even more painful after being kicked by Xiao Bai.

Feng Qingchen took the opportunity to hold the back of her head, rubbed her forehead distressedly, turned around and cursed: "You will be punished without food for a day."

When the little white ferret heard this, he jumped on Bai Mingwei's shoulder in aggrieved manner, and cried with snot and tears: Master, he has no conscience. It was clearly the ferret who created the opportunity for him to touch your forehead, but he turned his back and refused to recognize the ferret. The mink is used as a scapegoat.

(End of this chapter)