Chapter 292 - Grain Release
"Are the lands empty now? I went around yesterday and found that most of the fields are in the mountains, and if it is the rainy season, the flood will wash and it will be useless to plant anything. ”
Those people glanced at each other, but they didn't expect that the county lord was not very old, but he knew a lot about farming, and he actually went to the field to see it!
"I have an idea, just discuss it with you, after all, you are landlords, and you know better than me about the situation here."
"The county lord, please say, we must have something to say, and share the worries for the county lord."
"Hehe, I have an idea, it is too risky to grow grain on the mountain, but there is no good land under the mountain, because the trees are cut down to make fields, and the landslides are also terrible, so my fields will no longer be planted with rice next year, and I plan to plant some trees! Near the foot of the mountain, vegetables are grown. ”
"Ah, the county lord can't, food is the foundation of life, don't grow food, what do so many people eat?" King Shun's land is cultivated by the islanders, and he can make a living after paying the rent.
"Don't worry, the island has a humid climate, and it is a little difficult to grow food at present, but the land by the sea is raised, and it can still be planted, but some fruit trees and mulberry trees should be planted on the mountain, and if you manage it well, you can also earn silver.
When everyone listened, their faces were still very solemn, and they said lightly, but how could there be so many ships? Why don't you go fishing and transport these things?
Seeing that they didn't speak, Man Qing knew that they hadn't figured it out, so he continued,
"As the saying goes, if you want to get rich first, you have to build roads, and our islands are the same, we must be connected to the mainland, so that we can communicate with each other."
"County Lord, we all know what you said, it is impossible to build roads, and shipping is also very difficult, no one has a spare boat to do this, we still have to fish in the sea." The old man of the Wu family is old, and he is a little bit of a betrayal of the old, so he is directly scolded.
"What you said makes sense, so leave this matter to me, you probably don't know that before going to the island, the lord of this county had already built a ship in Qingpujiao.
This time the ship is with sails, and in the future, there will be a boat to Qingpu Jiao every day, and there will be no problem in pulling people and carrying goods,"
When those few people heard this, some of them were unimpressed,
"Lord, how much time did you spend on the island?"
"Hehe, it's been half a day, it's long enough, but my new ship is very fast, and you'll know when the time comes."
She told Gu Bo that she would build a few small boats first, and then try the big boat, and then try the big boat, and the small boat was just right to run and transport, saying that it was a small boat, but compared to the big ship, this kind of sailboat was originally wide, very capable of loading, and much faster.
The county lord is building a new ship? Several people are looking forward to it, begging for a life at sea, and the ship is the most valuable wealth.
The meal was a good meal, and Manqing's amiability made everyone feel relieved, and the lord didn't think about squeezing them, and brought so many new ideas.
Ah Shuang heard their discussion, and when she came back, Manqing secretly laughed, where is this? There are many good ideas, follow her, and it's not trivial to get rich.
Now that the land has been handed over to her, the tenant farmers will also have to meet her, after all, she still has to decide the arrangements for this year.
Tao Zheng brought people over, Manqing was directly stunned, the poverty of Uncle Zhang's family had already surprised her, but she didn't expect these people to be even more yellow-skinned and unclothed, so they couldn't see it.
"Have you always sown the land of the rebel king?"
"Yes, it's always been our ten families." An old man Mu Mu replied, it seems that it is the head of their group, and there are only seventy or eighty of the ten families, including adults and children.
"Mama, prepare some linen cloth according to the head." Manqing turned her head and said to Mama, took two steps forward, and said to them,
"King Shun's land is given to me now, and it will be up to you to plant it in the future, but I have the final say on what to plant, I will see you for the first time today, and I will send some greeting gifts to everyone later, and the family will make clothes, right? If anyone has difficulties, they can tell Mama. ”
She also instructed Ah Shuang to carry some rice, and each person gave three buckets first, and those people were surprised when they heard the greeting ceremony, this is the county lord, is it the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva?
"Our county lord is a good person, very different from the rebel king, as long as he is obedient, he will definitely have a good life in the future!" Tao Zheng was also moved by Manqing's words, the people are very miserable, but the precious people see it in their eyes.
Man Qing took their family members to the field first, and after walking for a while, Ah Shuang took people to carry the rice to the yard and told them to go home to get the container.
"We're going to start planting trees on the island, and I'm going to plant trees in these fields, but it's fruit trees that I'm going to plant, and I'll ask someone to bring the seedlings over when I go back."
"County Lord, let's stop growing food?" The old man suddenly shouted loudly just now, aren't they going to starve to death if they don't grow food?
"Yes, old man, you can only harvest one season of grain grown in this place, and you have to watch the weather to eat in the autumn, so it is better to plant trees, and when the time comes, it is better to sell the fruit, which is better than growing grain."
"But, but, the fruit can't be used as food."
"Hehe, don't be afraid, the fruit can't be used as food, but you work for me, I will definitely take care of the rice, rest assured, in the future, we will send a monthly example, well, we will send rice, and those who come to work, each person will have five buckets of rice per month, and adding some vegetables is enough to eat."
Where is there enough to eat, if a family of four or five people goes to work, it can be more than the food in previous years. I'm afraid the county lord is wrong, right?
The old man looked at Man Qing tremblingly, and asked in a low voice,
"What you say, is it true?"
"Of course, if there are half-grown children going to work, let's have three buckets per person, and we will not only plant trees in the future, but also grow vegetables and beets! Vegetables that can be made from sugar, as well as rape, vegetables that can be squeezed from oil, in short, what is worth what we plant, we will definitely not be hungry anymore. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a cry below, what was going on? I saw that the old man knelt down, and knelt down in a hurry, and the master said, don't let them be hungry in the future, this is the Bodhisattva master.
"Get up, get up quickly, let's talk about these lands and see how they are arranged." Manqing waited for them to calm down a little, and a group of people talked as they walked, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.
Soon everyone came back to their senses and quietly asked each other, the master just said that he would send rice, is it true, and said that he would send sackcloth!
I thought my ears were broken, but it turned out that all this was true, haha, I'll have food when I go back today!
Manqing didn't notice their small movements, she wondered, what kind of fruit trees are more diverse? The seedlings are ready, there are bananas, as well as tropical plants such as coconuts, which are suitable for planting on the island.
When they returned, they learned that Mama had gone to the houses of those people with the cloth.
"Mama was afraid that they didn't have any covers, so she said it was strange and pitiful, so she went to see it herself."