Fleeing the wasteland and farming: don't panic, the family's metaphysics boss

Chapter 205 The root of the problem

After leaving Dongyezhuang, Zhufeng planned to go to the Yamen.The method of pressing stones to preserve moisture is not something he just said casually, he really wants to do it.After all, my family has already settled in Yinzhou City. If there is a famine in Yinzhou in the coming year, it will be very unfavorable to them.

But when he returned to Yinzhou City, it was almost You o'clock. If he went at this time, the yamen should be off work, so he had to stay overnight and arrived at the yamen early the next day.Of course, Shi'an's Bocao Tongxing brand is used.

When I came to Tiancao yamen, because the business contract was done just yesterday, the yamen officials were quite polite to Zhufeng.

Chasing the wind made it clear what he wanted to do, he wanted to see Tian Cao.

When the yamen heard this, he was confused and vigilant, secretly wondering if something went wrong with yesterday's land?
"What do you want to see Mr. Tian Cao? Mr. Tian has a lot of things to do every day, but he can't just meet anyone." The yamen refused.

Zhufeng took out the letter written last night and handed it to the official, "My ancestors had a method of 'pressing rocks to preserve moisture' for soil preparation, which is suitable for planting in drought. I have tried it in the countryside yesterday, and today I am here to explain it to you. Sir, please implement it within the entire Yinzhou."

"Preserve soil moisture by pressing stones?" After all, the government official is a government official in Tiancao, so I still know some conditions on the land, but I have never heard of pressing stones to protect moisture.

He took Zhuifeng's letter in confusion, and after reading it, he questioned: "Put sand and gravel in the field to save water? Plant crops? Isn't this bad for the land?"

Chasing the wind affirmed: "This method is indeed realized by the ancestors, and they have also tested it themselves. It is effective. Although it cannot guarantee a good harvest, it can at least improve the current dry land situation.

Now that the drought has already appeared, if this continues, the autumn harvest will inevitably be bleak. By then, the surplus food will be exhausted, and countless people will probably face the plight of famine in the coming year. "

The yamen official thought to himself, this man has a good eye, and what he said is also reasonable. The famine in the coming year is also the most worrying issue for their farmers.

He accepted the letter, "That's fine, I'll send it for you, but whether Mr. Gao will read it, and whether he will believe it after reading it, I can't guarantee it."

Zhuifeng thanked with a smile, took out a bunch of copper coins and handed them to the government official, "I also ask the official to explain to Mr. Gao in detail for me. If this method is implemented, the whole Yinzhou will benefit."

The yamen official was not too polite, put the copper coin into his sleeve, said hello, and said: "I will deliver it when I am done with the matter at hand, and I will send someone to notify you when there is a result."

Zhufeng thanked again, and then left the yamen.

The yamen official still had some contracts in hand, and it was almost noon when he finished, but he also remembered the letter, so he tidied up a bit, took the latest land deed transaction booklet, and came to Tiancao's office where Gao Hui worked. .

"My lord, this is the land deed transaction last month." The clerk first handed over the booklet.

Gao Hui hummed and tapped his fingers on the table, signaling him to put it down.

After putting the booklet down, the yamen official paused, and said again: "My lord, I heard a saying today, 'pressing stones to preserve moisture', which means that by laying sand and gravel in the ground, the moisture in the land will not flow away, thus Improve the catastrophic level of this year's drought."

Gao Hui looked up, with a puzzled look on his face: "Press the stone to protect moisture?"

The yamen official handed over the letter, "That's the way it is said."

Gao Hui took the letter and was first attracted by the good handwriting. After reading the content carefully, he was surprised again, "There is still such a way? Who knows?"

The yamen official said again: "It's the person who paid [-] taels and bought Dongyezhuang. The officials are not sure whether this method is true or not, but this person is very clear. The officials thought, if this The method is really feasible, and for Yu Tiancao, it is a great thing, so I have the courage to hand this book to you, my lord."

Gao Hui nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since we can't determine the degree of authenticity, we can't implement it immediately. First allocate [-] acres of official land to try it out. If it really works, we can promote it at that time."

The Yamen official quickly responded yes and retreated.Then he sent an errand servant to bring the news to Tao Yaju.

If you agree to the experiment, you need guidance. After the trial is completed, if it is really effective, it will be promoted.

Such a simple sentence.Although Chasing the Wind is not disappointing, it is not joyful either.It will take at least two or three months for the next crop to mature, and it will be decided whether to implement it or not at that time. The sowing time has passed and the harvesting time has passed.

Moreover, it will take time to implement it. I am afraid that it will be at least the beginning of next spring when it will be popularized in the whole Yinzhou.As a result, famine was almost inevitable.

"Next year, it won't be another famine." Zhu Feng sighed heavily.Thinking of the experience of fleeing famine in the first half of the year, he really didn't want to do it again.

Although Qing Yu closed her eyes slightly, she continued to comfort her: "It is said that the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, so you don't have to disturb me, Senior Brother."

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But after Hongtao and Lian Fangya stepped on the land in Tongyuan for three days, they finally figured out the layout of Tongyuan.

At noon this day, after lunch at Lian Fangya's house, Heart wiped her mouth, jumped off the table, lay down on the recliner, and asked curiously: "Actually, putting aside the mess, to be honest, Tongyuan is not small. .Is this place so bad from the beginning?"

Lian Fangya never dared to underestimate this little Fangya after seeing Heart's extraordinary ability that day.She put away her arrogance and patiently explained.

"Tongyuan was built to a certain standard. It is said that it was built by a big merchant in the early generations. The biggest problem here is that the location is too far away.

Far away from the edge of the city, the order is naturally not as good as that of the inner circle.You have also seen that the sewage ditch in the city is almost completely blocked here.

Originally, in April every year, the street hall would dredge the sewage ditch in the city, but the street hall would not pay the expenses, so the residents and shops here made household donations and business donations.

This money is completely controlled by the street hall.They should have used this money to hire labor to carry out ditch removal in April, but the money will probably be embezzled by them.

The hired workers went on strike and quit when they were owed wages. Gradually, the residents and merchants stopped donating money, and the street hall simply stopped hiring workers. More and more traffic jams.

In addition, there are many houses here that have been expanded without permission, occupying the sewage ditch in front of the door, which has led to the clogging of the sewage ditch, and finally it has become the scene you see now. "

Heart pinches her nose: "It will take at least ten years for this place to become like it is now."

Lian Fangya nodded, and persuaded: "The problem of more than ten years can no longer be called a problem, but a cancer. How can such a cancer be cured? The situation here cannot be changed overnight. Even in our It doesn't look like it will change at all."

(End of this chapter)