Chapter 598 Manpower Joins

However, Lin Xiao looked back at the causeway and found that the surrounding scenery was stunning.

Although this high platform at the foot has long been decayed and lost its utility of the year, the field of vision is still very broad, and it is an excellent place to climb high and overlook.

Especially in the embankment, on the side of Shijiaqiao Village, the whole picture of the Xiluo Lake, which was not visible at the beginning, is now in full view.

He secretly admired it, and couldn't help but imagine what kind of grand scene it was back then-

Light willow branches flutter in the wind, lush flowers and plants attract bees and butterflies; Chimney piers and tide piers are dotted around, near and far, protecting thousands of Li people; In the salt pans, singing and laughing, wooden rakes flying, and large and small pots and stoves are smoky, a busy scene; The embankment is full of traffic, and merchants from near and far are crowded and hurrying......

Every time the lewd rain is misty, the eyes are full of smoke and rain, it must not be a scenery, the water and sky are the same color in the distance, the water mist on the sea is hazy, and the vast sky is vast......

"This Fan Zhongyan is really like his text, he is a good official who worries about the country and the people......"

Immersed in the beautiful scenery, Lin Xiao was fascinated for a while.

"Chief,"

At this time, Sha Chengzhe beside him couldn't help but ask, "Let's ...... Do you want to open a salt pan here? ”

"I ask you, these waste salt pans...... What's the point? ”

Lin Xiao didn't answer, but asked directly, "Is it that whoever reclaims it will belong to whom?" ”

"Yes,"

Sha Chengzhe nodded and replied, "This large tidal flat is already a terra nullius, which cannot be cultivated or is uninhabitable. ”

"Oh......"

Lin Xiao nodded thoughtfully and did not continue to ask.

"But...... Chief,"

Seeing this, Sha Chengzhe frowned slightly, and reminded, "This place is not as strong as the embankment, no matter how strong the ridges are built, they can't withstand the impact of the tide......

As a local, he couldn't be more aware of this kind of thing, such a large area of tidal flats, of course, some people are greedy, every year people come to repair the fields, but they are washed away every year, and they are tired and tired and all in vain......

"Really?"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically, "No matter how strong it is, can't it?" ”

"Nothing in general, unless ......"

Sha Chengzhe looked puzzled, as if he had vaguely guessed something.

"Hmm,"

Sure enough, Lin Xiao pointed ahead, "What if we see the sages and think together, and also build a levee to enclose this area?" ”

"This ......"

Sha Chengzhe was stunned, boiling salt in the field is the proper meaning, but what a big project this is!

"How?"

Seeing his surprised expression, Lin Xiao smiled, "It is said that there are many people and great power, there are thousands of you, as long as you twist into a rope, are you afraid that you won't be able to do this?" ”

"Chief's ......"

Sha Chengzhe didn't know how to answer.

Seeing his dodgy gaze, Lin Xiao stared at him: "You, how long have you been away from your homeland?" ”

"Looking back, villain...... I have been wandering in a foreign land for more than three years. ”

"Well, now that you're back, you've lost your home, and it's hard to settle all of them for a while,"

Lin Xiao enlightened, "With this project, won't the problem of eating be solved?" ”

"That's what the chief said."

"Of course, this is only temporary, so many people, it is impossible for all of them to stay here,"

Lin Xiao waved his hand, "Let's do this first, and him for two months in a row, can we do it?" ”

"Then ...... Yes! ”

Sha Chengzhe finally mustered up his confidence and nodded firmly.

"Well, as long as you have confidence, you can find a way to do anything else, if it doesn't work in two months, then three months!"

"Yes......"

"Still,"

Without waiting for Sha Chengzhe to express his determination, Lin Xiao raised his eyes and frowned, "The tide rises and falls, and the coastline is not accurate, how should the dam site be determined......

In this era when science and technology are very underdeveloped, there is no equipment, and if you want to build another polder outside this embankment, confidence is one thing, and the practical difficulties will certainly not be less.

Not to mention anything else, he felt that it was not an easy task to survey the coast alone.

"It's not that hard."

Looking at Lin Xiao's expression, Sha Chengzhe actually smiled.

"Oh?"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, and asked urgently, "Do you have a way?" ”

"It's not like the villain has a way,"

Sha Chengzhe said with a smile, "Speaking of this, I want to thank the sage Fan again......"

"Really? Let's talk about it. ”

"Okay."

Seeing that the chief was so anxious, Sha Chengzhe pointed to the beach and said:

"At the beginning, when Lord Fan was repairing the embankment, he mobilized the people to scatter rice bran all over the beach, and when the tide came, the rice bran poured in with the waves...... When the tide falls, the rice bran is all attached to the beach, forming a winding line of chaff......"

He paused, and then said: "So, Master Fan ordered the migrant workers to drive piles along the line, and the embankment site was determined. ”

"That's ...... so"

Lin Xiao was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh again: "This Lord Fan is really not simple!" ”

"Actually, wisdom comes from the people,"

Sha Chengzhe smiled slightly, "One day, Lord Fan went to the beach to investigate, and when he was drinking water at a fisherman's house, he happened to see a circle of rice bran floating on the edge of the bucket where the fishermen feed the pigs......

"You're right, great wisdom is often hidden in ordinary life,"

Lin Xiao nodded and sighed, "However, it is precisely because Lord Fan is worried about the country and the people, and thinks about it day and night, that he can summarize the ingenious method from the ordinary......"

"The chief is talking about ......"

"However, far water can't save the thirst of the near,"

Seeing him patting again, Lin Xiao waved his hand and changed his tone, "If the salt can be produced immediately, it still depends on the old salt farm...... You also know how much salt is lacking in Jiangnan at the moment. ”

"The meaning of the chief, the villain understands,"

Sha Chengzhe nodded, "I see that Shijiaqiao Village is surrounded by water on three sides, most of the salt pans are barren, and the left is even more sparsely populated, and there are still a lot of wasteland around Xiluo Lake......"

"Well, I didn't expect such a good place to be deserted like this,"

Lin Xiao turned his head and asked, "I want to rent this white horse farm, what do you think?" ”

"Rent?"

Sha Chengzhe pondered for a moment, but shook his head and said, "The salt fields are all passed down from ancestors, I'm afraid it's ......."

"In your opinion, it's hard?"

"Difficult!"

Lin Xiao understood that although leasing is common, the weaker party often has great concerns, and he is afraid that if he rents it, he will not rent it.

"However, the villain came up with an idea, I don't know ......"

"Oh?"

"The villain thinks ...... There can be no time limit, and manpower can be occupied. ”

"Manpower?"

"Yes, this kind of thing has happened to us in the grass yard before,"

Sha Chengzhe nodded and explained, "At the moment, they are short of people, and they are also barren, as long as they promise to share the ...... with a reasonable share."

In this way, the initiative is in their hands, and they can take it back at any time...... Is that what it means? ”

"Yes."

"Hmm,"

Lin Xiao nodded, "Although it is a little harsh, it is acceptable, as long as it is done in the new salt field." ”

"The chief is talking about ......"

"You're a local, and you've read,"

When Lin Xiao saw him say this again, he asked directly, "If I let you lead the way in Baiju Farm, are you willing?" ”

"Chief's ......"

Sha Chengzhe swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a little at a loss.