The original Changhe Village was left with only a military camp and three thatched huts, and there was silence beyond that.

Ten miles from here.

Driven by the crowd, the ploughing oxen took heavy steps, dragging heavy plows across the wasteland.

A straight line appeared in front of him, and then the tumbling earth crushed the grass to the ground.

Although the planting season has passed, the clearing of wasteland is still a matter of great importance.

As far as the eye can see, large areas of wasteland have been reclaimed, and it can be expected that by the coming year, Changhe Village will have a bumper harvest.

"I never thought I would be able to drive oxen and plow the land in my life"

"Chaohu Lake, this is a wasteland on the edge of Chaohu Lake, the soil is fertile and tight."

"Wife, bring me some hot water"

"This man is old and his legs are not good, otherwise he can cultivate more fertile land today"

The voice sounded in his ears, and Jia Nian and Guo Da Pang stood not far away looking at these busy figures, and there was a trace of emotion in their hearts.

"Liu Ye is really a god man, and he actually conjured up so many ploughing cattle" Guo Dapang looked at those ploughing cattle and smacked his tongue.

Jia Nian nodded solemnly, you must know that the ploughing cattle are a strategic-level material in this era, and they are something that money can't buy: "Forty ploughing cattle, Liu Ye shouldn't have gotten all the ploughing cattle in Shouchun City?"

"How did you say Liu Ye borrowed it?" Guo Dapang asked with gossip on his face.

Jia Nian also showed a puzzled gaze: "I don't know, every time he talks about a topic, he always cleverly avoids it"

"Hey," Guo Dapang let out a sigh.

Looking at Guo Da Fat's sad face, Jia Nian replied with a smile: "Don't think about it, you must know that this is the imperial prince."

"Yes, now that the Han Dynasty still has some residual prestige, the identity of this royal prince is naturally a little noble," Guo Dapang sighed when he heard Jia Nian's words.

Jia Nian diverted the topic: "Guess what, how much wasteland does Liu Ye plan to reclaim?" ”

"How much?" Guo Dapang asked.

Jia Nian erected two fingers and shook them in front of Guo Dapang's eyes, quite proud in his heart.

"2,000 acres?" Guo Dapang was shocked.

Seeing Jia Nian shaking his head again, Guo Dapang showed a suspicious gaze, and cautiously tested: "Is it 20,000 acres?" ”

"5,000 acres are planned to be reclaimed in every direction," Jia Nian was a little proud.

Guo Dapang gasped: "With the financial resources in the village, can we support us to cultivate so much fertile land?" ”

"Of course we don't have so much money in our village," Jia Nian said in a humble voice.

Guo Dapang exclaimed: "If you don't have money, then you still do this?" You must know that the fields are not reclaimed and ended, and there are many things to come."

"Liu Ye said that I don't have to bother, he will borrow the money he needs in the name of the village. After the harvest in the coming year, Jia Nian's tone was slightly complicated, is this the difference between the rich and the poor?

Well, it turned out that he was a poor man, fighting for a huge sum of 150 gold, and as a result, Liu Ye was a big deal of tens of thousands of gold as soon as he got started.

The land of Chaohu Lake is a land of ointment, and the price of an acre of land is more than 1 gold, although it is now in chaos, it will not be less than 1 gold.

According to the market price, 20,000 mu is about 20,000 gold. This is also the reason why Zheng Bao misses Chaohu in his heart.

With a huge farmland, there is a stable income and a stable rear. Of course, there is actually a huge hidden danger here. For example, those water thieves are a mortal threat.

It is not easy to open up large-scale farmland, it is not easy to plant crops, and it is not easy to protect it.

After all, you can't build all those farmlands on the city wall, and bankruptcy is the only result.

"What if you don't get it yet?" Guo Dapang asked along the way.

Jia Nian handed him a meaningful look and let him experience it for himself.

"......" Guo Dapang was speechless for a moment.

Jia Nian looked at the busy figures around him and sighed lightly: "Now let's think about it, how to solve the task on my body."

"What task?" Guo Dapang asked rhetorically.

Pointing to the busy backs, Jia Nian explained: "How to ensure that our farmland is not invaded by water thieves"

"Especially when the harvest is about to be harvested," Jia Nian added.

Guo Dapang thought for a moment: "Didn't Liu Ye say it?" Incorporate the White Sail Water Thieves"

"The White Sail Water Thieves were incorporated a year ago, which means that we need to work hard" Guo Dapang said slowly, and then changed his words: "But this matter seems to be in a hurry."

"That's why I'm distressed," Jia Nian replied.

Although he has confidence in the plan to co-opt the White Sail Water Thieves, it is one thing to have confidence, and it is another thing to actually do it.

Although the current Changhe Village has survived the most difficult period without danger, there are more than 2,000 old and weak women and children. But even if all the young men in the village were trained to become soldiers, there would only be a hundred.

With a hundred soldiers as the force in the village, coupled with the old and weak women and children in his hands, he used this as a bargaining chip to recruit the white sail water thieves, but he was still a little weak-hearted.

After all, there are 800 white sail water thieves, and 300 of them are the core. Until their core forces are dealt a major blow, they simply cannot pose a threat. If you act hastily, you will inevitably become a thorn in the side. Not only is it impossible to succeed, but there is a danger of losing the foundation.

At that time, although Chaohu Lake is large, it is difficult to have a place to stay. There is no other way than a gray exit copy.

Jia Nian thought of the scene where Liu Ye proposed a plan to reclaim fertile land a few days ago. If he said that he would work hard to solve the security problem and ensure that Baifan Water Village would be incorporated within a year, he regretted it a little.

However, you must always be responsible when you say it, and even if there are big difficulties, you must grit your teeth and overcome them.

Guo Dapang also thought of the events of that day, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he patted Jia Nian's shoulder very sympathetically: "Don't worry, I have calculated the time, Zheng Bao's guy will definitely jump out this year." When the time comes, both sides will lose and lose, and that will be the time for us to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"Hanging" Jia Nian spit out this word heavily, looked around, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "There is no turning back when opening the bow, since we have cultivated fertile land, we can only firmly believe that we can complete this almost impossible task"

"Actually, I think that day was Liu Ye's problem" Guo Dapang tried to reply to the situation of discussing things that day, and subconsciously sighed: "If he hadn't boasted about the incomparably beautiful cultivation of fertile land, we wouldn't have been deceived." Of course, you told me about this after the fact, otherwise I would have objected."

Guo Dapang showed an embarrassed look when he said this, he seemed to be busy that day.

Well, I'm really busy.

"Actually, what he said is right, if you want to farm in time for next year's sowing season, you must work overtime to reclaim the farmland now," Jia Nian paused a little when he said this: "Chaohu Lake is fertile and fertile, and it is a land of ointment. The yield per mu can reach ten stones, that is, ten hundreds. Since all the materials for reclamation and sowing are provided by the village, half of the grain can be collected according to the agreement. We can also harvest all kinds of grain."

"Moreover, 20,000 acres is only a conservative estimate, and the harvest may be more at that time. In this troubled world, only when there is food can we have the confidence to speak loudly," Jia Nian replied firmly.