Chapter 631: Unique Situation and Heavy Burden
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke and asked, he went into the department store to take a look and found that the arrangement of things was not so orderly.
A normal house has a shelf set up outside, with waterproofing on top, and things stacked underneath, with only a short fence.
It shows that the local people will spontaneously protect the interests of the store. They do not need to set up defenses and they will not steal.
"There is no shortage of coal." Zhu Yuanzhang saw the iron stove in the department store. It was not lit now and was prepared for winter use. The people who came in to buy and sell things could warm themselves over the fire and drink hot water.
"There is no shortage, Your Majesty. The coal mines in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the coal in Xuancheng are just across the river. We mainly use the coal from Xuancheng."
Ma Hui replied, the coal from Xuancheng The river can pass directly through it, and it flows downstream here.
To get to the coal mines on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, you have to go upstream of the Huangchi River.
Places such as Tongling and Anqing are upstream, while Liu'an is located far away on the other side of the river.
"So if there is too much coal slime, it will be cheaper." Zhu Yuanzhang saw the coal slabs under the shed, piled on top of the wooden boards.
The coal slime is guaranteed to be delivered from the coal mine in Xuancheng. It is easy to come here once and you only need to pay shipping and handling fees. It is not like good thermal coal, which is expensive.
Qian Dushi replied, "There is also good coal. The cooked coal will not be easily poisoned by charcoal. You can burn it when it is cold in winter. At other times, we burn coal blanks for cooking and boiling water. They are not allowed to drink it directly." The raw water in the lake.
Some boats come over and don’t stop, and the people on them just drink the raw water from the lake, and there are worms in the water.
p>Burned coal ash is the favorite of the people. It can be used to pave the yard. When there is too much poultry manure in the yard, it can be shoveled together with the ashes. It is a good fertilizer. ”
"Not bad" Zhu Yuanzhang was satisfied. This was the official he needed who was familiar with people's livelihood.
He continued to ask questions, asking questions casually when he saw something. Ma Hui and Qian Dushi answered fluently.
"Officials from Jiangning County have been here" After Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, it was almost time to eat. Everyone went over there to prepare for the meal. He asked Huang Lichang about things in the county.
The local area belongs to Jiangning County of Yingtian Prefecture. There was no Rouge River in the past, so officials from Jiangning County would not come here to take care of things, regardless of land tax and labor.
“I’m here, just to have a look, have a meal and then go back. I come once a month. Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Qian receive them.
The ones diagonally opposite are also from there. We ordinary people have nothing to say when the department store manager talks to the county officials.
And we don’t have to listen to Jiangning County. We listen to Xiaqiu Village. If there is anything, go to Nanjing and find the people in Xiaqiu Village. Don’t ask for help from Jiangning County”
Huang Lichang introduced the situation. The county government of Jiangning County came to visit once a month.
Then they don’t collect local land taxes, let alone let people work anywhere.
If Tianfu needs other places to transport supplies there, the people here are actually contributing to Nanjing despite receiving land tax..
They built the wharf and allowed people to stay and provide supplies. If there were too many eggs, some were sold to passers-by and some were sent to Nanjing.
Then more people came over and lived by the lake after naturalization. More and more land was opened, and there were also carpenters, blacksmiths, and skilled people who were building kilns.
When the country becomes prosperous and taxes and land taxes are collected, the people will no longer run away because they no longer care about the money and things they pay.
There is no need for corvee work. The people themselves find work every day and build roads one day at a time.
This side is on the east bank, and we have to go back to the west bank to repair it. Over there, Xiaqiu Village follows the edge of the river and lake, and all the way to the location next to the Qinhuai River in Nanjing requires land routes.
As long as there is a land road on one side of the river, if you think about the other side, there is a bridge.
So Zhu Yuanzhang's team came over land quickly and in good condition.
"In fact, it is best to ignore the situation. There is really no need for them." Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Huang Lichang's words and agreed.
Good officials sometimes don’t necessarily have to do things. The people know how to do it themselves. If you have to let others do other things, isn’t that a waste of time?
This place has always been managed by Xiaqiu Village, which teaches the people what to do. The people occasionally go to the village or Nanjing villages to ask questions.
The officials in Jiangning County are sensible. They only come once a month to take a look and do not interfere in specific affairs at all.
The reason for asking is that we are afraid that one day we will ask them, what if they can’t answer the question?
While talking, the food was served, the important people shared the meal, and the other people It's a dinner party.
There is still singing and dancing in the meal sharing area.
Huang Lichang looked at the dishes and found that they were just ordinary dishes, which seemed to be nothing. Then after taking a bite, he was shocked at how delicious they were.
"Huang Lichang drinks, this The food cooked by the children in Xiaqiu Village is different from what they eat there.
The same dish made by Guanglu Temple is not as delicious as the food made by the children in Xiaqiu Village. The others are doing the same thing.
Hanhan is the best at cooking, but today he is protecting us and didn’t do it.
Let’s eat slowly while the craftsmen are working on it. Assembling a soybean harvester, the harvesting platform is one foot wide.
Using it to harvest soybeans, one piece of equipment can support two to three hundred people, or even more. We came here to see this thing. ” p>
When Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to Huang Lizhang, he had nothing to hide. Yes, try the soybeans you planted.
Then we will look at Datong and Peiping this year to see how the soybean and sorghum intercropping harvest there is. If it is good, we will promote it here next year.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Chief Zhu, the village has made good things again." Huang Lizhang thanked Zhu Yuanzhang first and then asked the chief.
"Alas" Li Chang sighed first, "There is no way, there are too few big animals, and the breeding of animals is slow, so we have to make something to replace the animals.
This thing has limitations. , slopes and terraces cannot be used, and can only be used onCall on the plains.
If there are only a few thousand acres of land in an area, it will not work. The time it takes to get the equipment has already finished harvesting the fields. "
"It's okay here" Huang Lichang didn't understand much.
"No problem, Shijiu Lake is surrounded by lake plains. If it works well, throw down an equipment and replace it. Wearable parts.
To harvest soybeans this year and wheat next year, some separate equipment needs to be replaced.
In that case, interplanting cannot be done, and the equipment is difficult to adjust, but the planting area can be expanded, and no manpower is needed anyway. "
Li Chang nodded. Shijiu Lake is in a good location. As long as there is no flooding, it is a good plain. A lot of humus was deposited due to flooding before.
Huang Li Chang drank his wine and was in a daze. He used to think He is just an ordinary citizen, and he can help mediate the conflicts between people in various settlements here.
After Xiaqiu Village started to help, he was elected as the head of the village and took on more responsibilities. Responsibility, everyone trusts him.
When he considers problems, he has to work hard for the benefit of everyone. He is forced to do this.
Let everyone eat for a while. , he finally figured it out: “In the future, we will raise more livestock and poultry, freeing up manpower, and we can also fish.
Now everyone is waiting to catch crabs after harvesting the beans and use them to make drunken crabs for Xiaqiu Village. We also made a lot of money selling crabs last year.
The harvest is over, how long will it take to farm? We have to plant winter wheat. Since the Rouge River was opened, there have been no floods. ”
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