After getting this money, Tailuo was of course happy, and said to Xiao Jiu: "Childe, I have something to discuss with you." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Tailuo took it upon himself to rent out the inn in the city, and after saving some money over the years, he wanted to buy some more land to expand the grange to which the annex belonged. After all, the other courtyard grange was purchased many years ago, and the three farming families in charge of farming are now more and more populated, and now that there are about to divide two more, it seems that the land is a little less, and it is inevitable that there will be insufficient support.

Although theoretically, the owner of the Grange needs to ask for instructions, but in fact, the owner of the Grange is too young to ask. But now that Xiao Jiu is not simple and has ideas, he doesn't dare to make his own decisions about everything, so he discusses with Xiao Jiu.

Tailuo wanted to buy a paddy field to grow rice. In fact, this generation was originally not suitable for planting rice, but Dayu controlled the water and diverted the river, and Lord Boyi also brought rice seeds to the river, and taught the local people seedlings, transplanting seedlings and other farming methods. At that time, the climate in this area was warmer and wetter than in later generations, so it was possible to grow rice.

To grow rice, there must be a water source, and the field that Tailuo wanted to buy was originally formed by flooding and silting, and it was also a new fertile field after the successful flood control, and it was precisely because of this that Lu Zebu has become more prosperous over the years. That kind of land is more expensive, and the better the land, the more expensive it is, Tailuo discussed with Xiao Jiu, what kind of buy and how big? Originally, the money was not enough, but now that I have a new batch of goods, I can make up for it.

Xiao Jiu said: "I have long known that you are always accumulating wealth and goods, and you should want to buy land. However, buying such a good field may not be very large, and it will still not be enough in the future. It is better to buy a large piece of mountain wasteland, which is very cheap, and we can slowly cultivate it ourselves, even if there are several times more people in the grange in the future, it will be enough. ”

Tailuo's old face couldn't help but blush slightly, he had been secretly saving money and goods in the past few years, and he thought that Xiao Jiu didn't know. I didn't expect Childe to be young, but he knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it, and now he took the initiative to mention it. As long as it wasn't a misunderstanding, he privately deducted his daily support, so he settled down and asked: "The mountains are barren, and you can't grow rice, and you still need to spend energy on reclamation, I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Xiao Jiu: "Who said you can't grow rice? I have long been optimistic about a place, and now it is enough to buy it, and the extra money can buy all the surrounding mountains and enclose that piece of land in it." ”

Xiao Jiu not only knew Tailuo's plans in advance, but also had his own ideas, when he was playing on weekdays, he had secretly inspected the fields and mountains in the surrounding area, and when Tailuo discussed with him today, he gave suggestions. This surprised Tailuo, and secretly praised this little master in his heart for really having an idea!

Since Gongzi Xiaojiu has already chosen a place, Tailuo, as a servant, of course has to go to the field to see, and he went with Xiaojiu the next day. This place is a little far away from the grange, and the terrain is relatively high, which is a barren mountain and wild forest. But on the hillside, there is a naturally formed depression that is filled with water that just reaches the feet and necks when it rains heavily, and it is a lush meadow with some shrubs.

Xiao Jiu pointed to this col and said: "This place can be opened up as paddy fields, and if all of them are opened in the future, there will be at least more than 30 acres." But we don't have to rush, just take our time. Mu is a unit of measurement of area, which is different in different periods and places, and in ancient times it probably referred to the range of "a husband living in".

Tailuo: "It's okay to open it into a mountain field, plant some beans, potatoes and the like." But if you open a paddy field to grow rice, there is no water to irrigate. ”

Xiao Jiu hooked his little hand: "You come with me." ”

They went up the hill again, and went round a hillside through the dense forest, and came to a place where no one was visited, and between the two mountains there was a spring and a stream. It is the source of a river that flows down the mountain into the new river that has been opened up today. Xiao Jiuyi pointed above and said: "Open a ditch from there, take an arc along this slope, and you can lead the water over." I did the math, and it would take about 300 zhang to get around. ”

Tailuo was surprised: "Childe, how did you come up with that?"

Xiao Jiu: "When I came here, I often heard people talk about the water control of the Son of Heaven Dayu, and the new 3,000-mile river waterway was opened, so there is the prosperity of Lu Zebu today. Then we can do the same, judging the terrain, we can indeed open a ditch of 300 zhang to divert water to the side of the hillside. ”

Some things are easy to say, but no one thinks about them. After the success of flood control, the fields reclaimed by everyone are fertile soil formed by flood and siltation, and who will notice the barren mountains and forests. There is indeed a water source in this ravine, but it is unlikely that the mountains on both sides of the river will be able to reclaim the fields, and the place that Xiao Jiu has taken a fancy to the other side is on the other side of the hill that bypasses this ravine to the left.

Just such a little distance, often others can't see, along the slope down the hill to build an arc diversion canal can solve the irrigation problem, in fact, according to the terrain to dig a ditch. Xiao Jiu has already thought about the route of this ditch, and he has estimated it in his heart, and he can open this ditch quickly if he calls all the farmers when the farmers are slack.

They walked back to the col just now along the route of the ditch, and Xiao Jiu pointed to the circle with his hand and said: "This is in the territory of Lu Zebu, but the selfless lord, it doesn't cost a few dollars to buy it all, including the gentle slopes around and the mountains and forests that the ditch passed through just now......"

Tailuo looked at Xiao Jiu and couldn't help but light up in his eyes. The boy stood there, his small body straight, pointing to a barren mountain and forest, and he seemed to have the courage to point out the country! As if a general was commanding an army array, or a monarch was handling state affairs.

A child pointed to the barren mountains and forests to speak, and it was funny and funny to have such a tone and structure, but his expression was very serious and even full of ambition. And Tailuo couldn't laugh at all, he had seen the previous monarch of Baoming Kingdom, that is, Xiao Jiu's grandfather, and the real monarch had never given him this feeling.

Tailuo reminded again: "Childe, the terrain here is a bit high, and it is a little far away from our grange, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to go back and forth to farm." ”

Xiao Jiu replied: "Didn't you say that the number of those three farmers has increased, and now we have to divide two more families, so let those two farmers move here, and I have even chosen a suitable homestead...... In addition to opening up paddy fields, the surrounding slopes can still be planted with beans, potatoes and taro, and some poultry and livestock can also be raised...... Over time, it will be bigger and more productive than our existing grange......"

Tailuo looked at Xiao Jiu and was a little in a trance, and it was difficult to describe the emotion in his heart. Before Xiao Jiu, Bao Mingguo sent the sixth son. The sixth prince was several years older than Xiao Jiu when he was there, but people were completely different, and he felt like he was already eating and waiting to die.

It's no wonder that the sixth son was sent to a place far away from home and without relatives when he was so young, although he was also free of food and clothing, but his life was not too easy, and he couldn't be called rich and glorious, he felt like he was ignored or even forgotten by the world, and he was depressed all day long.

is too childless, he takes care of the sixth son as his own child, but no matter what he teaches, the sixth son can't lift his spirits, can't write or martial arts, and is not even willing to go out. Of course, the sixth prince will not worry about any other affairs, Xu is related to his young age, lack of vitality, weak physique, and died of illness a few years later.

didn't take good care of the sixth son, Tailuo was very guilty and helpless, and he was very disappointed for a while. Fortunately, Xiao Jiu came, seeing Xiao Jiu at this moment, Tailuo even had a wish, this child should become the next monarch of Baoming Kingdom, and he will be much stronger than his father and ancestors.

In this case, not to mention that Xiao Jiu's suggestion is very good, even if his suggestion is not as good as Tailuo's original plan, Tailuo will follow it. After all, Xiao Jiu is the master of the other courtyard, and it should be up to him to decide, and more importantly, as long as Xiao Jiu Gongzi is happy.

The mysterious man in Ge Yi that Xiao Jiu met by chance in the mountains was also hidden in the clouds at this moment watching all this, and his eyes couldn't hide his approval. Of course, this master can see more than Tailuo, and he can really understand Xiao Jiu's state of mind at the moment, which he has also experienced and witnessed elsewhere.

Moving farmers, diverting mountain springs, and opening fields are actually trivial things in the eyes of the world's big men. But this child's state of mind is like the immortal family opening up the cave heaven enchantment, and the emperor opening up the emperor hometown divine land.

In front of him was a barren mountain and wild forest, but Xiao Jiu stood here and saw a world. Even if this world is limited by what he sees, this world is still very small, and it is the world he wants to create and see.

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The decision has been made, and the specific affairs still have to be handled by Tailuo. Tailuo went to the city and bought this barren mountain and forest, which was originally a land of selflessness and was owned by the tribe, and the tribe encouraged the cultivation of wasteland, so the cost was very small. Tailuo bought all the places in the circle that Xiao Jiu had drawn out, and there was still a surplus of goods in his hand.

Surplus goods are also useful, and it costs money to level the land, build ridges, dig ditches, and build houses. After Tailuo got the land, he and Xiao Jiu went to the mountain to see a circle, this time to discuss the detailed plan, and the specific affairs had to be handled by Tailuo, and it was necessary to concentrate the farmer's manpower, and if it was not enough, he could ask for help.

Xiao Jiu was very excited, the tip of his nose was sweating when he walked up the hill, his little face was flushed, and he said to Tailuo: "If we have more money on hand, we can also buy another healthy cow." ”

Tailuo suddenly sighed and said, "Childe, look, where did you get a cow?"

I saw a sturdy green ox standing in the grass where Xiao Jiu was about to open up a paddy field, its tail swinging leisurely in the wind, and mooing at the two of them. Xiao Jiu stepped forward quickly and said, "Whose cow is this, why did you come here?"