"It's been windy in the past two days, and Pingqiu Mansion is a rare and sparsely populated place in Chenliu, so it shouldn't be too late, otherwise you can take a carriage, which is more comfortable."

Qin Jing looked at Su Zijin, who was obviously a little chilly beside him, and said.

Su Zijin was afraid of the cold, in the early winter weather, she had already put on her fur and shoulders, and when she stood in front of Qin Jing, her hands would unconsciously shrink into her sleeves. But after listening to Qin Jing's words, Su Zijin still shook his head habitually, "It's okay, the more you hide, the more you can't do things, it's more convenient for me to ride a horse." ”

As he spoke, Su Zijin took his Xiaobai from Hou Yi's hand and got on the horse neatly.

Seeing Su Zijin like this, Qin Jing could only follow the horse, "Let's go, let's go early today and come back early." ”

The two of them went to Pingqiu Mansion yesterday and asked the prefect for the Pingqiu land register, and today they went to the fields accompanied by the prefect.

As soon as he got out of the city, Su Zijin felt that there was an unusual sense of disobedience in Pingqiu Mansion.

It is a rare plain land, but it is uninhabited, and it is rare to see a figure from a distance, but after seeing a group of people on his side, he subconsciously dodged it, which is diametrically opposed to people's curiosity and enthusiasm when he was in Sour Zao Mansion a few days ago.

Su Zijin glanced at Qin Jing, and the two glanced at each other, "There are a few trees that grow strangely there, I'll go and take a look, you guys are busy." ”

Immediately afterwards, Su Zijin took Hou Yi and the others to the side of the path, and the Pingqiu prefect was a little surprised, but his mind now was on Qin Jing, the fourth prince of Tianhuang and noble, even if he was uneasy, he still stayed by Qin Jing's side.

"The noble lady of Kyoto is different, the atmosphere is refreshing, and it is different from our small family in Pingqiu. Not to mention anything else, our Pingqiu daughters, if they are not accompanied by their father and brother, most of them will not go out three steps away. The only time I go out of my life is to get married. ”

The prefect of Pingqiu Mansion is not tall, his face is slightly dark, and he looks like he can't find it when he throws it into the pile. But his figure is very prominent, his belly is bulging, as if he is a female grasshopper who eats a full meal in autumn, and this prefect seems to be very proud of his belly, walking with a shy stomach, and twisting his little short legs.

The prefect is not very old, it is said that he was born in a serious imperial examination, he has a short figure and appearance, and it is okay to dress neatly, but he just kept the long hair that literati are used to, with his round face and round belly, Su Zijin quickly took a deep breath at first sight, for fear that he would judge people by his appearance, and laughed out loud.

At this time, Su Zijin walked away, and did not hear the words of the Pingqiu prefect, if she hadn't left, seeing such a "funny" little bean Ding pretending to be old and saying these words, I am afraid that she would really be unable to hold back her laughter.

I don't know if Qin Jing's cultivation of kung fu is better, he doesn't seem to feel the appearance of Hou Peitong, the prefect of Pingqiu, he just looks at the large farmland in front of him, "Miss Su is the only daughter of Wuhou, and her spirit is not comparable to that of ordinary men." Okay, Governor Hou, how about Miss Su, it's Wuhou's business, and it's still important to measure the field at the moment. Let your servants act quickly. ”

Governor Hou's words were held back, and he didn't dare to refute them, so he laughed at the moment, "Of course, we have something important." Lao Wu, you take the angel to measure the acres of the field, Wang Yong, you go to catch up with Miss Su and lead the way for Miss Su. Don't let senseless people collide with Miss Su. ”

Qin Jing listened to the Hou Governor's command, and didn't say anything, but looked at the surrounding terrain, and sighed with some emotion, "Chen Liu is a big dry granary, the land here is fertile, and the plains are thousands of miles, if the water can be cured, I'm afraid this place will not be so desolate." ”

Governor Hou flattered Qin Jing carelessly, "What the fourth prince said is true, but who will accompany us to let Chen stay next to the Yellow River?" There is no way to do this. In the past few years, we have made a great deal of effort, and the life of the people has been much better, and the population has been better than before. You know, we are a battleground here, and after every war, the people don't survive, and now they are recovering very well. ”

Qin Jing naturally knew that before he came, he had consulted the maps and documents of various places for a long time, and the first thing he did when he came here was to consult the local chronicles, and he naturally knew that the natural and man-made disasters here a few years ago were very difficult.

"There is no need to go up the mountain and go down the water here, it is all flat land, it stands to reason that as long as people settle down, it is not a problem for a family to reclaim more than ten acres of land a year, if there is more labor at home, there are always thirty or forty acres a year, right? Why is it that in recent years, the land register here in Pingqiu has not shown a lot of growth? ”

Qin Jing looked at this as far as his eyes could see, it was all flat ground, and couldn't help but ask the Hou Governor on the side.

The Hou Governor's Mansion is not false, and he talked eloquently in the face of the questions of the four princes, "Hey, this family has three or four acres, just enough to eat, the people are always like this, easy to be lazy, and easy to be satisfied." Sometimes in a village, it would be good to have a diligent and interesting person. In previous years, when our servants went to the countryside, those peasants searched very much, and the officials went all the way to collect field taxes, and they couldn't even drink hot water. In that case, what can be done? There's no way, they all came here because they couldn't survive in their hometown, and if they have the ability, who will leave their hometown? The officials and officials in the government did not have much requirements for them, as long as they paid enough taxes. ”

Governor Hou's words made Qin Jing's side Xi Yan couldn't help but look sideways, he followed the four princes, and also left Chen Liu's three or four county mansions, this is the first person to talk to the four princes so directly, it is simply impressive. Everyone else is secretive about the things under his rule, and they say that this prefect is different, and I don't know if he really has confidence or no heart.

The number of acres of land reclaimed is not much, but it is relatively scattered, Qin Jing looked at the farmland that was not next to each other, and frowned, there is often water here, and the land looks very fertile, but now it is so vacant, it is really a waste.

Just when Qin Jing was silently calculating the number of vacant acres in his heart, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, Qin Jing turned around, and Su Zijin had already returned with Hou Yi.

"Miss Su, in the winter, we are empty here, there is no good scenery, if you have time in the spring, you can come to our Pingqiu to have a look, then there will be much more to see than now."

The Hou prefect enthusiastically introduced to Su Zijin, but Su Zijin stared at the Hou prefect as if he didn't know this Hou prefect, and sighed with interest, "I didn't expect it, Hou Zhifu, I originally heard that you were born in the imperial examination, but I didn't expect that you were a prefect who was promoted by virtue of his ability. ”