please make me king

Chapter 408
At any rate, Zhang Shun is a descendant with rich experience in civil engineering.He watched for a long time, and finally saw something.

Zhang Shun said to Zhang Shen: "If we rely on manpower so much, I'm afraid we won't be able to achieve the goal of reclaiming [-] mu of farmland. I watched it for a long time today. The most time-consuming and labor-intensive part is the felling, transportation and uprooting of trees."

"I have a few ideas, and I will discuss them with Minister Zhang in detail. First, I want to deploy fifty or sixty yellow cattle from the rebel army for transportation. Second, almost everyone has other tools. I am going to order Zhang The governor puts off other work and focuses on building saws and speeding up logging. Thirdly, rooting is the most time-consuming and labor-intensive. I want to set up pulley blocks and levers to try to lift and reduce labor hours."

Zhang Shenyan frowned and said, "I've never heard of the so-called 'pulley block' and 'leverage'. It's good to have a try. It's just that I don't think it's necessary to deploy cattle. After all, when farming later, more It is indispensable for these old cows to contribute, if they are exhausted and sick because of the reclamation, it will delay the farming."

As a traditional official, Zhang Shenyan had an instinctive reaction to caring for cattle.How could Zhang Shun think that he is still so "stingy" at this time, and he couldn't help crying and laughing: "Mr. Zhang, if the wasteland cannot be reclaimed, even if there is a lot of land, how can there be fields for it to cultivate? Let's use it as much as possible. I will bear all the damage, and I will never blame you!" Zhang Shenyan reluctantly agreed.

Zhang Shun found a few more carpenters, and barely made some levers and pulley blocks, which were used as simple tower cranes and cranes, which could reduce the workload of digging roots and speed up the process of reclamation.

But Zhang Shun still thinks it's not enough.According to Zhang Shenyan, the sowing here should not be later than the beginning of May. Now that the first month has passed, it is less than three months before the beginning of May.According to this progress, more than [-] mu can be reclaimed in a month, which is already blessed by the Bodhisattva. How can we achieve the goal of [-] mu?

At this time, Xu Ziyuan, who had completed the statistical work, rushed over with his team in a hurry.When Zhang Shun was having a headache for land reclamation, he didn't want to talk to him in detail, but said: "I already know all the data you have collected. Now that you are busy with land reclamation, you don't have to come here to report!"

Xu Ziyuan didn't know what Zhang Shun meant, so he hurriedly said, "My lord, I'm here for this matter. After measuring with our own hands, we never thought that the east of Sanchuan City has the most arable land or land in Lengshui. Master report?"

Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, he only glanced at the result roughly, and didn't understand the details, so he hurriedly asked: "How do you say that?"

As expected of his background in cartography, Xu Ziyuan quickly took out a simple map that he carried with him, and pointed out to Zhang Shun: "Now the Rebel Army controls a village, a town, two cities and six miles. Among them, Chituli is the worst. The arable land is small and difficult to cultivate. Miaozili is to the east of Luanchuan Town, and it is a barrier for Luanchuan, so it is not suitable for deep plowing."

"Sanchuan City's agriculture is average, and it's just enough to support itself. Kangjiazhuang's agriculture is prosperous, and a lot of land has been reclaimed. The reclaimable land is only two to three thousand mu, which is better than nothing. Taojiawan and Shimiao are better, but the total reclaimable land is almost Six to seven thousand mu, the advantage is that it is closer to Luanchuan, and there is Yishui to irrigate."

"Secondly, it is called a river, with abundant water sources and a lot of wasteland. It is also close to Sanchuan City, and it can be more than [-] mu. Thirdly, Luanchuan Town is estimated to have [-] mu of wasteland, which is also good for irrigation. It can be called a fertile field. It's just that the Lord may not have expected , there are [-] to [-] mu of wasteland in the cold water that can be cultivated, and the farming conditions are no less than that of Luanchuan Town."

"What?" Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words. He thought that the land of Luanchuan in the Yishui River Valley was the best land in the mountains, but he never expected that the inconspicuous cold water was no less than the Yishui River Valley!

Zhang Shun originally thought that there were [-] to [-] mu of wasteland to be cultivated in the mountains, and he was satisfied, but he never thought that there were still [-] to [-] mu of wasteland to be cultivated.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun hurriedly called Zhang Shenyan, told the truth and asked: "Since there is so much wasteland now, how about we plant widely and harvest little? Those trees will be cut down, but the root system will be dug slowly later. As long as we have enough land, why worry about insufficient food production?"

Zhang Shenyan twirled his beard when he heard the words, but his eyes lit up and he replied: "That's fine, but the roots will sprout and grow saplings in spring and summer, and they need to be cut off in time. It's just that the yield per mu is too low." Little, I don’t know if it’s feasible!”

Zhang Shun couldn't care less, so he said with a smile: "I heard that the yield of this millet has never been high. Even if it is cultivated carefully, the yield per mu is only more than one stone, and two stones are as high as the sky. I don't ask for a high yield per mu, but seven or eight. Dou, if it can reclaim [-] to [-] mu, it will be enough for the rebels to ration."

Zhang Shenyan nodded in agreement when he heard the words.So Zhang Shun simply appointed Xu Ziyuan as the general manager of Lengshui garrison, and allocated him [-] men to be in charge of Lengshui garrison. He also ordered Chen Changjiu to reclaim the wasteland near Kangjiazhuang according to law after rectifying Kangjiazhuang.

Now the rebels are working hard to reclaim land from dawn to dusk in various places.Although Zhang Shun couldn't do his best, he supervised and patrolled every day, and he was tanned and thin, which was even harder than leading troops in battle before.

He suddenly remembered a sentence in the "Six Kingdoms" in his previous life: Expose to frost and dew, cut thorns, so as to have a sizeable land.

Zhang Shun never imagined that one day, he would also have to "enlighten the mountains and forests with blue strands on the road. We will forge ahead despite the wind and rain."

Think about how I muddled through when I was in Zhangjiazhuang, Chenzhou, and how I was lazy and slippery.How is it different from those farmers who are farming all day long?Sure enough, only under persecution can people endure hardships and stand hard work. This is probably what Mencius meant when he said, "Heaven will send great tasks to people."

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun shook his head, and wrote a letter to Hong Niangzi:

Hong Niangzi, my wife, my husband has come to where you said.The vegetation here is really lush and the land is fertile.There is a valley between two mountains, which is very narrow. Fortunately, there is a stream flowing out of it, and the two banks are moist.

Since I entered this door, I have worked tirelessly to cultivate the fields day and night, and I never slack off for a day.But now I have sowed hundreds of millions of seeds in it, if there is no difference, until this winter and autumn, you should get something.

It's time, share the joy of the period with your wife, and repay your lady's kindness!

Yours sincerely.

On May [-], the seventh year of Chongzhen, the husband Zhang Shun wrote it in hand.

The red lady had just finished farming in Baodu Village, she opened the letter and read it for a while, her pretty face flushed slightly, she spat and said: "This pervert, what a good letter he makes!"

Jian'er heard the words and stretched out his head to have a look, and giggled too!

(End of this chapter)