On the banks of the Wuding River!

Qin Feng took Zheng Liwan to walk in the fields, and Ma Zhou reclaimed a thousand hectares of wasteland near here, which was specially used for rice cultivation. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Walking on the ridge, touching a piece of green fields, the fields, full of hard-working people, some of them are resting, some are pulling out weeds in the field, after hard work, some are cheerfully talking with the same people in the field, and some are singing folk songs loudly to express their cheerful mood.

Five hundred meters ahead, not far in front of them, an old man was resting on a ridge.

Qin Feng shouted, "Uncle! He stepped forward.

When the old man saw someone calling him, he smiled and said, "Is there something wrong with the young man being called an old man?" ”

Qin Feng and the others were dressed in ordinary clothes, dressed as cold warriors, and the old man also directly called Qin Feng by the name of the countryman.

Qin Feng said with a smile: "I don't know what the effect of the policy implemented by the imperial court is, but it can satisfy you!" ”

The old man laughed "haha", and his loud voice echoed over the field: "Satisfied, naturally extremely satisfied...... Haha, this is thanks to Lord Qin Dudu. If it weren't for him, how could the little old man be today! ”

Qin Feng was infected by the old man's hearty laughter, and he also laughed, but when he heard the back, he was inexplicable and confused, and he didn't know what this had to do with him.

With a full of incomprehension, Qin Feng asked, "Uncle, why is this?" As far as I know, all of this is the credit of Master Ma Zhouma and Lord Duhodu! Lord Qin has been preparing his troops for war, but I haven't heard of when he will deal with government affairs! ”

"This is just one of them!" The old man looked like you were lonely and unheard, and said, "Does the young man know about the conquest of Liang Shidu more than half a year ago?" ”

Qin Feng said with a smile: "Of course I've heard that the Liang division was beheaded under the efforts of General Chai Shaochai and Qin Feng!" But, that's Shuofang. Things that don't have anything to do with Gyeongju. ”

"That's a good thing, but if the two generals don't recover Shuofang, this is the border, and on this border, who of us ordinary people would dare to grow crops with peace of mind!"

In the past, Gyeongju was the first stop of the Turkic army, and the people's livelihood here withered, and a large amount of fertile land was wasted in vain, but now Gyeongju has become the second and third line, and the people are naturally no longer afraid of the Turks going south.

Qin Feng said with a smile. "Makes sense! But Shuo Fang was recovered by General Chai, and Lord Qin was just an assistant. ”

"Not really." The old man shook his head and said with admiration: "If it weren't for Lord Qin's fearless courage to go deep alone and personally behead Liang Shidu's big traitor who recognized the thief as his father, who knows how long the war would drag?" Because of this, Lord Qin was canonized as General Huben by the sage, and became the governor of our Gyeongju. ”

"Looks like he's doing a pretty good job."

"Of course."

The old man looked grateful, and said emotionally: "Lord Qin is just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, but he is very powerful, and he is also pretending to be our people, as soon as he takes office, he will crack down on corrupt officials, landlords and bullies, hooligans, and rogues in Sanzhou, and give our people a stable home, and he also invented what kind of tourism, free trade bazaar, all of this is to increase the income of our people." My youngest son works as a guide in the tourist attraction of Zhonghua Building, and is responsible for teaching the tour guide how to wrestle, and his income is very high. In half a year, my son will have money to marry a daughter-in-law. The old man smiled and said very ordinary things, his face full of yearning for the future.

Qin Feng smiled bitterly, he couldn't imagine that some of the trivial things he did at the beginning would be remembered by the people to this day, he really felt a little ashamed, and asked with a smile: "Old man, how many fish do you have in this field?" When the water was released, the big fat fish were eaten. ”

"Fish?" The old man had a confused expression on his face and asked rhetorically, "How do you put fish in this field?" We also raise fish, but in fish ponds. ”

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the people here didn't put fish in the field, so he said: "The fish pond is the same as the field!" I've seen people put fry in the fields, and when it comes time to dry the fields, the fish are the size of our adults' palms, and they put a grass carp in every stone field, and this grass carp eats the weeds in the field, because there are fish eating grass, and there are no weeds in their fields. ”

"This, grass carp eat grass, don't they even eat seedlings?" The old man is obviously a veteran of planting.

Qin Feng said: "When they release grass carp, it is usually when the seedlings grow to about a foot tall, so that the grass carp cannot reach it, and they can only eat the weeds on the water surface." If the old man is skeptical, he might as well find a hill field to try for a while, and as for the carp, I suggest that you put it in now, because carp don't eat grass. ”

"You observe for a while, and if you find that the seedlings are fine, you can raise all the fish. Of course, ducks can also be raised in the field, so that these ducks can remove insects, weeds, fertilize and loosen the soil for rice, and the rice field provides a place for the ducks to work, live and rest, as well as the water and abundant food that the ducks need to grow, and the two complement each other. Not only does it save manpower, but it also produces more environmentally friendly rice. When the duck is fattened, it can be said that eating it to improve life can be described as a good thing with one stone. ”

The old man groaned: "Thank you young man for telling me, I'll give it a try tomorrow." ”

"Old man, everyone is in the township, if you succeed, don't forget to share it with everyone."

The old man smiled: "Of course not. ”

Qin Feng nodded, smiled and said goodbye to the old man and left.

After walking for about five miles, nearly 10,000 people were braving the scorching heat, wielding hoes and digging a long ravine.

"How's the progress going?"

Looking at the people who were in full swing, I felt a little relieved in my heart. Opening the canal is a bitter and tiring thing, and on a hot day, the people are inevitably sweating profusely, but Qin Feng still saw the hope for the future on their faces, and the numb expression on their faces disappeared.

Once opened, this canal will be able to irrigate more undeveloped wasteland away from the river, and when this main canal is opened, countless veins and blood vessels will be formed in the land of Gyeongju, injecting blood into various places.

Regarding how to govern Gyeongju, Ma Zhou put forward a suggestion to make every effort to develop Gyeongju, concentrate the focus on Gyeongju, let Gyeongju develop first, and use Gyeongju's economy to drive the surrounding villages and towns. and form a demonstration point to provide reference data for other places in the coming year.

This proposal was recognized by Qin Feng and strongly supported. Although Qin Feng did not know anything about how to govern local government affairs, he was rich in theory, well-informed, and had personally experienced many things. In later generations, his hometown was a very backward and impoverished village, with a very poor living environment and poor conditions. But then there was a leader in a nearby township who was able to develop the economy, and the economy of the town next door grew by leaps and bounds. The prosperity of the town also led to the nearby countryside, so much so that in less than a decade, he rose from a small mayor to the director of the state's agricultural bureau.

In Qin Feng's view, the development trend of his hometown is similar to Ma Zhou's proposal, Gyeongju is located in a remote area, and if there is no economic heart, even if it is ten times more in vain. It is better to invest money directly in Gyeongju and develop Gyeongju into a nearby economic center to attract traders here.

Ma Zhougan is a little extraordinary, and with Qin Feng's support, his development plan has also been launched. The first step was to reclaim land near the river, which has been completed so far.

But there are also large areas of wasteland far from the river, where there is a great lack of water, and the water in the area is only enough for daily drinking, and there are even records of water outages during drought seasons. Most of the water used to grow vegetables in this irrigation field has to go to the Wuding River and the Beiluo River several miles away to get water, which is extremely inconvenient.

Ma Zhou's second step was to open a canal to the arid region, opening the door to the people.

Here Ma Zhou learned the lesson of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty: Yang Guang opened the canal is not a bad thing, but he made the heavens angry and resentful, and everyone in the world hated him to the core. The main reason is that they are too anxious, regardless of the people's strength, and act forcibly. So much so that the local officials forced the people to go down to the river, and worked hard day and night, and even their waists were soaked in water and rotten, and maggots grew. In order to escape this sin, the people even did not hesitate to break their hands and feet and become crippled, which is called blessed hands and feet.

In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, before opening the canal, Ma Zhou patiently told the people in detail what the intention and purpose of the canal was opened, and did not force the people to serve labor, but only promised that those who participated in the canal opening would be able to eat and live, and get wages.

The people of Gyeongju already had no surplus food at home and relied on money to live, but now that farming has passed, many people are facing idle time with nothing to do, and now in the face of this reasonable recruitment, they are all extremely enthusiastic, and 10,000 people have been recruited in a short period of time.

Qin Feng, as the governor of Gyeongju, although he handed over the government affairs to Ma Zhou and handled it with full authority, he did not let him do whatever he wanted, ignored it, and became a confused governor.

The official documents submitted by Ma Zhou will be read in detail every few days. Today, when I was free to call Zheng Liwan to play in the grassland, I also came to take a look at the excavation work of the canal.

It's rare to be alone with Qin Feng, Zheng Liwan doesn't care where Qin Feng takes her. Listening to Qin Feng say that he was going to inspect the fields, he followed her future husband without saying a word, and along the way, listening to the people's heartfelt praise and gratitude, Zheng Liwan was happy in her heart, happier than praising herself, and she was extremely proud in her heart, and she felt a sense of honor and honor. Moreover, this kind of heartfelt gratitude, compared with the sycophants of the officials who visit on weekdays, is particularly infectious, and this simple and simple words also touched Zheng Liwan's soft heart, and she was also thinking in her heart: Does Zhonghua Building still want to expand its business and provide opportunities for the people to get rich? (To be continued.) )