When wealthy households are useful, Yun Zhao does not mind sharing some benefits with them, because they can do a lot of things with their strong financial resources.
When the people of Lantian County needed their own small county magistrate to make a choice between them and wealthy households, Yun Zhao naturally chose the people of Lantian County.
This is because at this time, there are many benefits to choosing all the people, and if you choose the rich households, Yun Zhao's work this winter will be in vain.
As Yun Zhao said, he really doesn't care much about money. He even thinks that in a place like Guanzhong, using money to trade will only make it cheaper for businessmen who have made no contribution.
Only with surplus materials can there be demand for transactions and businessmen's living space.
In Guanzhong now, except for human trafficking, Yunzhao sees no business opportunities.
When people have surplus materials, the merchant class will naturally appear, just like weeds, they can’t be cut down, killed or burned.
After the heavy snow melts, the next step is to open up wasteland...
Although there is not much wasteland left in Lantian County to be reclaimed, due to human limitations, Yun Zhao ordered that there should be no wasteland in Lantian County. A vacant place.
If you have endless land for planting and have not prepared for spring sowing before spring sowing, then others have the right to cultivate on your land, and in summer and autumn, the harvest will naturally belong to other people.
If your family's land has been abandoned for two consecutive years, the government will take back the abandoned land and hand it over to the meritorious refugees for cultivation. It will also become the private land of the refugee family and will be registered by the government. The owner will never take it back.
Yunniang is not planning to plant roses in her beloved garden this year. She has dug out the rose roots and plans to use the entire garden of more than an acre to grow peppers, corns, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. , especially peppers. Yun Zhao did not give any seeds to outsiders, and his mother took them all away.
“Pepper seedlings must be raised first, and then transplanted to the ridged fields. Corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes also need to be ridged, and they cannot be planted slowly like wheat.”
< p>I saw my mother, Qian Duoduo, and a group of sisters tidying up the garden, raking the ground neatly with a rake, and harnessing a donkey to drag a mill woven with willow branches to grind the ground carefully. , can be called a model of farming."It would be better to plant all the peppers."
Qian Duoduo was extremely dissatisfied with Yun Zhao for collecting 30% of the pepper seeds. She didn't like tomato seeds and felt that Yun Zhao was stingy. Still hurting her, because this thing called 'Persimmon', Xu Guangqi clearly wrote on the paper bag containing the seeds - not to be eaten, only to be viewed!
Yunzhao has been craving tomato beef brisket for a long time... As for tomatoes, he can't eat them? It's probably Xu Guangqi who ate the green persimmon.
Yun Zhao was too lazy to explain to Qian Duoduo, and told Qian Duoduo arrogantly that this thing was the poison he would use in the future, and he must plant it well. IfIf the seed is not good, use this thing to poison her first.
"My sister has planted it. Can I try it first?" Qian Shaoshao revealed his big head from behind Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao nodded and said: "You are lucky. When this thing is mature, we will eat it first, and then your sister will be starved to death!
But don't tell her yet. , otherwise we will never wait until the persimmons are ripe."
"Is this thing edible?" Qian Shaoshao mentioned the bag containing the tomato seeds, which had the word "poisonous" clearly written on it.
"I will be the first to eat it then!" Yun Zhao was very sure. After all, he had eaten for many years and had never been poisoned to death.
"Forget it, I'd better eat it first!"
Qian Shaoshao breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't think that his young master was going to poison him to death. It was natural for him to say it cheaply. It's something to say.
"Okay, you will be the first to eat when the time comes. I will eat after you are not poisoned to death!" Yun Zhao pressed Qian Shaoshao's shoulders with both hands and followed Qian Shaoshao's suggestions. < /p>
Since a heavy snowfall, Yushan has seen a grand scene of steaming clouds and rosy clouds. The stream flowing from the mountain has slowly returned to its former appearance, no longer violent, but as gentle as a little woman.
Today is the day when the reservoir opens and releases water. After all, it is the first time to fill the reservoir with water. Yun Zhao did not dare to fill too much. Before he came here, he had just seen the Indians building a new dam. After hearing the news that the dam had collapsed due to being eaten by rats, Yun Zhao did not think that the dam he and his men built would be better than the one built by his third brother. Therefore, when the reservoir was 80% filled with water, he opened the gate and released the water in advance.
With the order from the head craftsman, the gates on more than twenty ditches were removed together, and then water rushed down the stone ditches to the top of the waterwheel. The water flow is restricted by the stone strips again, making the water flow thinner and more powerful.
The water jets shot out and washed on the water blade baffle of the waterwheel. The waterwheel first moved for a moment, then slowly swayed up and down, and after a while, it began to rotate slowly. Soon after , it operates freely.
Dogs of water were lifted high by the water wheel and poured into the wooden trough in mid-air. After a while, the farmers on the slope were shouting. ——'The water is coming! ’
Twenty-two ditches and twenty-two waterwheels carry water from four high-altitude wooden troughs of different heights. The water is collected in the repaired earthen ditch and runs happily into the distance.
"Sir, the reservoir is safe and sound. I thought it could store another two cents of water."
Yun Zhao shook his head and pointed at the water returning to the river. : "We can no longer store water. We must give people downstream a way to survive. I don't want to take you to fight with the people in Chang'an County over water."
The water officer in charge of building the reservoir shook his head and said: "These Even when the water reaches Chang'an County, it flows into the Wei River in vain.
Earlier when Xiaguan was repairing the four reservoirs in Beixiang, Nanxiang, Dongxiang and Xixiang, he had informed Chang'an County that he hoped they would also start building weirs and reservoirs, but he was scolded by others.
Yun Zhao sneered and said: "You will stay in Lantian County from now on and don't go back to Xi'an. You will have no role there. I will transfer you to Lantian County Water Officer."
We will not only build reservoirs and ponds this year, but also build more water conservancy projects next year. If you have colleagues who are willing to come to Lantian County, you can invite them too.
Don’t worry, the salary given to you by Lantian County will not be silver or copper coins, but food. Regardless of your official position or ability, you will be paid in full according to your salary. ”
The old water officer bowed his head to the end and said gratefully: “Thank you for your life.”
Yun Zhao did not support the water official, but sighed and said: "My husband once said that the reason why there are refugees in Guanzhong is more important than natural disasters."
Guanzhong Water Conservancy has been constructed for more than two thousand years, starting from Zhengguo Canal to Jinghui Canal, Zhangshui Canal, Hedong Canal, Longshou Canal, Liufu Canal, Bai Canal, Mengzhen Canal and Lingzhi Canal. , the traffic on the streets is like spider silk, the best in the world!
It is these water conservancy projects that ensure that Guanzhong is the world's granary, with plenty of food even in lean years.
This time, Lantian County only repaired some old water conservancy ditches, using only 10,000 dans of money and grain and more than one million labor. It took three months to complete the current major undertaking.
It’s not about how powerful we are, but that we have the foundation laid down by our ancestors. As long as we make use of these foundations and repair them, we can save all people from disaster. I don’t know why, but no one does it. .
The old water official cried bitterly: "I just want you to be promoted step by step, so that you can go from Lantian to Chang'an and then Xi'an, and then Guanzhong. If you can always stay in Guanzhong, it will be a blessing to the people." Although I am too old to drive, I must follow you to recreate the grand scene of eight rivers surrounding Chang'an and dotted with lakes!
Yun Zhao turned his back, looked at the water in the ditch and whispered: "Go, agricultural officer in Xi'an. If the craftsman intends to leave Xi'an, he will also recruit Lantian." "
The old water officer burst into tears of gratitude again and led a group of craftsmen to inspect along the canal.
"What do we need so many useless people for?" "
Although Qian Shaoshao is smart, he is still young after all.
"These people have been practicing a craft for generations. If they are not outstanding, why would they be promoted from craftsmen to officials?
These people are different from the officials in the yamen. They are all people who can come in handy. They must be the best in their own profession.
This kind of person is not useless, but of great use.
Next, we have new grains to be rolled out in large quantities in Lantian County. We also need to build enough weapons. If possible, we will also build real firearms. No matter what big cause we want to do, we will definitely leave. Don't drive these people. ”