From Yunlong Town, along the ancient canal for more than ten miles, you will arrive at Qianli Village.

Qianli Village is a semi-enclosed village surrounded by many houses, which has a clear defensive meaning, and outsiders can hardly see the actual situation in the village except for the people who come in and out. All the houses have thick facades and high firewalls. There are also shooting holes on it. Fence it off along the small plateau. Only the two ancient trees inside could be seen, and the faint human voices.

Entering the territory of the Zhang family, the road is very smooth, and there are drainage ditches on both sides. The ox cart walked on it without any bumps. The cotton fields on the high ground are neatly arranged in rows. Soybeans are planted underneath the cotton. This is the original planting model of the Zhang family. Because of the abundant fertilizer, it is said that the yield of one mu of cotton land of the Zhang family is comparable to that of four or five acres of other families. Other people's families can't imitate it, because the descendants of the Zhang family are not subordinates, they eat the same food, live the same, and dress the same as the main family, and the children of each family can go to school again. So I worked hard. The Li family and the Wu family also want to improve the treatment of the people, but they have no extra money, because the money is invested in the factory, and the children of the family have to go out to seek officials, and they can't weaken their identity and face. Fortunately, several are still thriving in business.

The Zhang family's rice land is also unique, and it is said that the seeds are all selected, and they are willing to pay the cost and have a high yield, which has nothing to say.

However, Zhang Chun is fifteen years old, and it is said that he has no money, and even the old house he lives in has been taken out to build a school, and the house he lives in has not been left, and he lives with a group of people. It's really hard to say whether this is ignorant or too shrewd.

It's just that his master is too powerful, the two prisoners, the third young master of the Yuan family also went to Japan to study, and the school run by such a person, even Xin Baojiu wanted to send the child here to study.

Xin Baojiu arrived at the Zhang family's land, and someone had already reported it. As soon as he passed through Henan Village, he was sore about building new houses for the villagers of Henan Village, and saw Yuan Fang greet him with a group of students.

It turned out that Zhang Chun and Gu Ming went to the "lake".

Xin Baojiu was in a good mood, and under the leadership of Yuan Fang, he visited the Nanzhangcun Market. However, from a distance, I saw the mountain people who set up the stalls leaving. These mountain people are not all from Shinu Village, many of them have walked dozens of miles of mountain roads from the deep mountains, and they are de facto bandits. The object of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers. When they saw a man dressed in an official's costume coming, they naturally avoided it. Some of the vendors who were talking about business also went into the street shops.

These small shops sell food, hardware and groceries, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, ready-to-wear, shoes and socks, carpenters, and bamboo. Some of them are produced by the Zhangjia villages, and some are trafficked in from outside, which is quite rich.

Xin Baojiu went to the distillery to get a pot of good wine, and went to the tannery to get a rabbit fur knee pad. Let the servant who followed him take it. Rushed to the docks.

The owner of the Wu family's boat at the dock is directing the men to load the boat with ready-to-wear clothes, which are all designed for children and students, not adults. The housekeeper of the Wu family picked out a set of student clothes and said that it was for Xin Baojiu's son.

Xin Baojiu's family has many children, but there is only one son, the baby is amazing, seeing that the set of clothes should indeed fit very well, he accepted it, and said that he would take the money to the Wu family in the town and send it over. The steward of the Wu family did not shirk it, smiled and got on the boat to say hello, and drove away.

The pier is actually a five-hole trestle bridge that connects the bluestone revetments of the deep water area. This revetment is capable of docking two large ships. It's not as regular as Yunlong Town, but it's a big project for a small family.

The water of the Nanhe River is very clear, and the water of the Yunlong River is a little muddy in the rainy season, containing a lot of sediment. It had just rained, and the river had risen, but not much. Therefore, the muddy water of the Yunlong River poured in, and it is said that there is a long road of two miles, and the boatmen of the Wu family are talking about this matter.

In the distance, I saw several figures coming out of the reeds on the opposite bank, getting into a small boat, babbling and rocking. The three people on the boat with a leg of mud, even the little girl Lizhi went into the reeds.

The three of them washed the mud off their legs on the stone steps before they walked up. Xin Baojiu sighed to Lizhi in his heart, this girl is pretty, her skin is too dark, and she is a little wild. Lizhi took care of him, took the towel handed by Zhang Cun and wiped his feet, put on his shoes, and put down his trousers. The little face is a matter of course.

Because these towels and shoes, including Zhang Chun's own, were carried on Zhang Chun's back. Zhang Chun is like a master, he is clearly a servant of Lizhi, he just let Lizhi ride to his head and, and he is not afraid of spoiling women.

Xin Baojiu muttered in his heart, but his face didn't show it, because the legends of the Zhang family are not well-known in Yunlong Town, and Yuan Fang, who accompanies him, is the famous tigress, Xin Baojiu doesn't want to provoke this bad luck.

When the three of them cleaned up, they realized that the three of them had been looking at the south bank of the Nanhe River from Shinu Mountain.

They decided to build a stone pond to separate the sandbar from the Nanhe River and move the streets of Nanzhang Village to the south bank. Xin Baojiu was taken aback, how much silver would it cost.

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Lord Xin, if the stone pond is repaired, a large area of reeds can be turned into farmland, but it will take a few years for the sediment to accumulate enough." Please also ask the adults to help me make a contract, how many acres of land I have cultivated on this wasteland, all belong to my Zhang family. ”

Xin Baojiu smacked his tongue and said: "Brother Zhang, this is a big deal, how many stones do you have to build this stone pond." ”

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Lord Xin, so I'm going to open a stone field in the South Mountain of Shinu Mountain, you know, I have a small escort team, and I have collected some mountain people in Shinu Village, and the mountain people want to see how much face I have." ”

Xin Baojiu's eyes flashed a thought, and he hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, in this way, I know that you are good to your subordinates, so many people are willing to help you do things." In the past few years, the hungry people in the north have not come down, but many places in the south have caused disasters, and there are many people who sell their sons and daughters, and many people who seek relatives and friends. I know that you are selling some victims in Hankou, but you also have to take care of my brother, the town is not big, hundreds of victims, disaster relief has spent a lot of food, Yunlong Town is a cotton production area, I can't stand this old brother. ”

Zhang Chun frowned and said: "I don't want to make the city full of wind and rain, Hankou is a big place, a small toss, there will be no movement." If I take over all the people in town, maybe someone else will say about me. ”

Xin Baojiu said with a smile: "Just say it, and my brother, this relief to the victims and the construction of the stone pond are all major events, and I will apply to the imperial court for a reward." There are benefits, I won't forget yours, Brother Zhang. ”

In fact, Xin Baojiu has made it very clear that he wants political achievements and promotions.

Zhang Chun glanced at Gu Ming beside him, Gu Ming smiled and said, "Lord Xin is dedicated to the people, and the son should support him." ”

Xin Baojiu saw that the masters around Zhang Chun had spoken, and knew that this was done. Sure enough, Zhang Chun nodded and said: "Relief for the victims is also what we should do, but I am the one who benefits from building the stone pond, and I will not trouble the imperial court." ”

Xin Baojiu's eyes lit up, it stands to reason that the imperial court wants to allocate some silver to build a stone pond, Zhang Chun doesn't mean that he doesn't want this to be more than silver.

"Then how to do it, the silver should still be allocated, the court is still counting on taxes, the capital has fallen, a lot of silver has been lost, and the new army will also be sent silver." Xin Baojiu snorted haha.

Zhang Chun smiled: "Then thank you Lord Xin." ”