"Let Zhao Li find someone and encourage the people in those villages near Shiwei Village to move first, and then release the news."

Zhang Xuanliang, the official of the government, didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the county master, so he stood there and didn't move.

"Huh?" Liu Quanhan snorted lightly.

"Ah, yes, let's do it for the little ones." Zhang Xuanliang hurriedly saluted and withdrew, how could a little person like him guess Shangfeng's thoughts?

Shi Zhenzong returned home, and the people in the village settled down, it turned out that the people of Shiwei Village were either the Shi family's own family, or the Shi family's former subordinates or slaves, although everyone is now a civilian, but psychologically, they still regard Shi Zhenzong as their master, which is also the reason why the people of Shiwei Village are particularly grouped.

The next day, Shi Zhenzong summoned Shi Qiwang and several other influential and capable people in the village to his home: "Uncles, you are tired, Shi Zhenzong apologizes here!" After speaking, he solemnly knelt down and kowtowed, and several elders panicked, and hurriedly jumped up and came over to support him: "The young master can't be like this, kill me and wait." ”

"No!" Shi Zhenzong knocked his head very seriously, and then got up, "Please forgive Zhenzong's previous youth and ignorance, until today I know that things in the world cannot be solved by force, besides, Zhenzong's martial arts can't be mentioned at all, like a three-legged cat, he is still arrogant, Xiao wants to make a career with this, and now, I finally understand something." ”

Several elders were dumbfounded, in the past, they had not persuaded Shi Zhenzong less, but this young master rarely listened to it, he only knew that practicing hard and being a force was the magic weapon to solve all problems.

What's going on today? The young master sat in prison once, enlightened? Although a few people feel sorry for the child to suffer such a sin at a young age, if they can understand the reason because of this, they will not suffer in vain.

"The young master can have such a mind, which is the blessing of our Shi family and the blessing of the entire village." Shi Qiwang said happily.

"Don't say it, the fourth uncle, I don't have to let Zhenzong die of shame."

Several old men were anxious, and said in unison: "Why is Zhenzong so arrogant? You are only sixteen years old, and such martial arts are rare. ”

Shi Zhenzong lowered his head in shame: "The kindness of the uncles and uncles, I understand it in my heart, it's not that Zhenzong looks down on himself, but, but, I can't even beat a fast catcher, so do you still have the face to say that martial arts are strong?" Also, the Qian Wenjin I met didn't read a book for a few days and didn't practice martial arts, but she knew a lot about farming. After talking to her, I realized that as the sect master, I must first let the old and young in our village eat enough food and wear warm clothes, and then what is the meritorious service, if the husband does not sweep a room, how can he sweep the world? ”

"This is what Qian Wenjin said?" Shi Qiwang asked hesitantly.

"No, it was because I listened to her talk about how to take her family out of poverty and live a good life, so that she had the opportunity to go to the academy with money for Qian Xiucai. Uncle, you reminded me the year before last that you prepared early, but Zhenzong didn't take your words seriously, so I have such a miserable day with no food and clothing this year, and I am ashamed of everyone. ”

"Young master, what are these words, you are still young, and you were only fourteen years old the year before last......"

"Fourth uncle, don't say that, Qian Wenjin is only thirteen years old, younger than me the year before last, she went around our village, and she knew what to do, so that our village could get out of the predicament."

The oldest person here is Shi Guangcan, he doesn't want the topic to go on like this, the young master in their minds is by no means a person who sits in the house and is self-effacing and depressed, he interrupted Shi Zhenzong's words and changed the direction: "Young master, what Qian Wenjin said, the people in our village are able to repair canals and cultivate land and plant rice instead, is it feasible or not?" ”

She said that next year she will try to grow rice in Weijiawan, and if it is feasible, we can learn from it. But there is one thing she says that can be implemented immediately. ”

"What works?"

"Plant trees to protect against the wind. Next year, the county magistrate will order the planting of trees, and the entire village along the river and the villages will be fenced off by the trees, and only if the wind does not blow, the water and fertilizer in the field will not be blown away. Shi Zhenzong said.

Several adults in the room nodded again and again: "Makes sense." ”

"Qian Wenjin said that the people of Weijiawan planted willow branches in the spring to enclose the whole village, and this winter the wind is really much lighter, and they have sorted out a lot of land, not a piece of which has been blown uneven by the wind, and the potholes are all over the ground, and the alfalfa planted in the spring is growing very well, and it is fed to ducks and sheep." Shi Zhenzong seemed to see that his village was also full of green leaves, with herds of cattle and sheep, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

"But, young master, how can we survive the famine now?" Shi Guangcan asked.

Shi Zhenzong said confidently: "Qian Wenjin said that if it can be reformed and planted with rice, one-third of the land will not be able to be eaten. Master Sun persuaded me to sell 2,000 acres of land to raise money to survive the famine, and the rest of my life would be better. ”

"What if the land can't be planted with rice? We are selling and planting trees, what will we eat when the time comes? ”

Shi Zhenzong scratched his head: "Our village covers a vast area, there are 20,000 acres of land, the average is per person's head, no less than 30 acres, anyway, it can't be planted, what's the harm in selling some?" Besides, the woods can also be planted with grass to raise cattle and sheep, and if there are livestock, there will be manure fields, which will definitely be better than the current harvest. In the past, we only knew how to carry water for irrigation, and almost relied on the weather for food, but now we build canals, set up water wheels, and water trucks are convenient for irrigation, and the yield will definitely increase. ”

Shi Guangcan was still a little worried, but the others were encouraged by Shi Zhenzong, and they were ready to do a big job.

Shiwei Village took the lead in Shanyang County, posting notices, hoping to sell land to raise money. At the same time, the people of their village, despite the bitter cold, began to dig stones and ditches.

At first, the 2,000 acres of land in Shiwei Village wanted to be sold for 10,000 taels of silver, but when no one cared about it, the price was slowly reduced to 8,000 taels, 5,000 taels, and 4,000 taels, and the last 1,000 taels could not be sold, and the people in the village were very discouraged.

Zhao Li saw this scene, he was very anxious, Tujia Village and Liangwan Village on the edge of Shiwei Village were all following the example, and they were also ready to sell land to raise funds and carry out transformation, but unfortunately the first shot could not be fired, and the people behind them were also discouraged.

Zhao Li was anxious, it was inevitable that there would be action, threatening a few people in the county who could come up with money, forcing people to buy land, Liu Quanhan heard about it and trained him severely.

Coming out of the county lord's official office, Zhao Li hung his head down, the people of Stone Village, if they can't live, they will definitely go up the mountain, and he doesn't dare to make things too much, in case of arousing public anger, the people of Stone Village really can't hold it down, and the people of Heao will also be unlucky, he only knows now that if there is a real fight, the old and weak women and children in Stone Village are not easy to mess with.

Qian Xiangui saw it and ran out of the small house where he worked: "What's wrong with Lord Zhao?" Come on, come on, go to the small side to drink water and take a break. ”

Although Zhao Li is a ninth-rate catcher, Qian Xiancheng is not a ninth-rate, but in the county government, only with strength can he have the right to speak, and Qian Xiangui looks down on everyone on weekdays, so it is normal for Zhao Li to treat him like this.

Zhao Li was depressed and unhappy, and frowned and entered Qian Xiangui's public house.

Qian Xiangui patiently listened to Zhao Li's confession, and nodded sympathetically: "The land on the river beach, now it is simply to plant one grain to harvest two grains, and you have to accompany a year's hard work, the transformation of Weijiawan, although it sounds good, but the investment in one acre of land is not small, it sounds like the land is sold cheaply, in fact, it is really better to spend more money to buy good land, this thing is really difficult to do." ”

When Zhao Li heard this, he was filled with anger, and a pair of small eyes widened: "Mr. Qian smiled." I thought Qian Xiancheng was mocking him.

Qian Xiancheng was so frightened that cold sweat came out of his forehead: "My lord misunderstood, what Qian meant, the people in the county are more or less dependent, you might as well put your eyes on the countryside, such as my younger brother, you look at him as just an ordinary person, but in the past few years, raising ducks and fish, this winter has also opened a shop to purchase medicinal materials, in fact, Yin is real, make a little effort to such a person, maybe there is hope." ”

Zhao Li had another cold look in his eyes: "Who doesn't know the weight of your nephew in the eyes of the eldest master?" You're causing me trouble. ”

Qian Xiangui was so frightened that he stood up: "My lord, I'm angry!" Adults are angry! You don't know my brother, he is enthusiastic, as long as you put the practical difficulties on the table and ask him for help, Xiancheng has three points, and he will make ten points, what the elders agreed, Wen Jin is a junior, dare to refuse? ”

Zhao Li thought about it, felt that the idea was good, the expression on his face was gentle, and he reached out and patted Qian Xiangui: "You are good!" "I went out in a hurry.

The wax moon has arrived, and Wen Jin has been unprecedentedly busy. Wei Chenglan brought a group of people from Weijiawan to help catch all the fish in the pond, and Wang Han helped to pickle the sauerkraut, which was also led by Ge Shi and processed into a sauerkraut fish base and wrapped in oiled paper. The cleaned fish is frozen, prepared with an appropriate amount of base material, and put it into a box with white bamboo beams and reed mats for noodles.

A few days ago, Wei Chenglan took a sample and went to the provincial capital, and found a merchant surnamed Wang, after the person tasted it, he was full of praise, and agreed to buy a fish with good ingredients for fifteen yuan, and they were ready to send the first batch of goods.

Wen Jin estimated that there were two or three thousand fish in the pond, and this one was a few dozen taels of silver, although it was better to buy medicinal materials to make money, but if she could hang up with the merchants in the provincial capital, there would be hope for future development.

There are also 2,000 fish in the fish pond in Weijiawan, Wei Chenglan only waited for this trip to come back, and also concocted the fish from his side and sold them into the provincial capital.

The ice on the surface of the river was already frozen like stones, and they only needed to transport these things to the ice, and then they could use donkeys and pull simple climbing plows from the Jiujin River to the Xinjin River and transport them to the provincial capital. Along the way, when you are tired, you will set up a tent on the ice and live, do not stay in a hotel, and it will be there in four or five days. Traveling on ice is several times faster than on land, and the freight is saved at once. Zhao Li entrusted Huang Township officials to come to the mountain nest to find Qian Xiancheng, which happened to be the day when Wen Jin was not at home.

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