farming female castellan

Chapter 253 Reward money, completion

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, Eunuch Xiao came to the Xiangjun Mansion again.

"Congratulations to Xiangjun, congratulations to Xiangjun. Xiangjun's mansion has figured out movable type printing and a new type of threshing machine. Sacred Heart is very happy, and I specially ordered our family to send a reward."

Chen Fan and others knelt down to thank him, and gave Eunuch Xiao a big red envelope.

"Your Majesty is considerate. This time, all the rewards are copper coins. It will be more convenient for the Xiangjun Mansion to use them."

Chen Fan once again saluted and thanked deeply.

The considerate Holy Majesty has been nagging the Grand Tutor for a few days: "You actually asked me to reward you with copper coins. When did I reward you with copper coins?" They are all rewarding land and people, rewarding gold, silver and jewellery, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, delicacies from mountains and seas...

The Taifu always said that: "The common people use copper coins, and copper coins are easy to pay."

"Can't she pay for gold and silver when she buys large quantities of food and utensils?" The emperor thought it was a big deal.

"The number of large transactions is small, and the turnover is basically based on copper coins." The Daxiang Dynasty did not explicitly restrict the use of gold by the people, but it was indeed difficult for ordinary people to earn a tael of gold.

Eunuch Xiao looked at Liao Liao and the others, and said in a displeased tone, "Are everyone else busy?"

Chen Fan saluted and replied: "Grandpa, the children are in the academy, and my husband went to the mountains to check the terrain, hydrology and vegetation."

"He is really pragmatic, and he actually ran to the mountains himself." Eunuch Xiao's smile was a little cold.

"The mountains and forests stretch for dozens of miles, so it's better to check them out." Chen Fan's tone was still sincere.

"We are in a hurry and don't wait for them to come back to thank you. Farewell."

Chen Fan watched Eunuch Xiao and his party leave, heaved a sigh of relief, and sat back on the chair.

Yan Qiong poured her a cup of tea: "Today's reward is an acknowledgment of the thresher's contribution."

Chen Fan nodded: "The children will be very happy. It is also a good thing to give the credit to the Ministry of Accounts. After all, it is more convenient to act in the name of the Ministry of Accounts. That is, Wei Zhanning was too arrogant and danced on Cui Shishi's head to make things happen. Like this. It would be great if he quietly sent the blueprints up."

Yan Qiong couldn't help laughing: "The upstart is high-minded and impatient, blindly building momentum. But Cui Shishi also offended the Ministry of Industry."

Chen Fan didn't answer, she didn't quite understand the twists and turns between those complicated forces.

Zhang Ci and Cui Yunlang patrolled the mountains, looking for suitable places to set up factories, and thinking about the use of mountain water.

"Why did I feel like a magistrate in advance?" Qiao Xinghui joked.

"That's what magistrates do." Zhang Ci wasn't joking at all.

"I've been wandering around the mountain for a few days, and I've hunted a lot of wild game. Have you figured out where to build an embankment?" Wu Qisheng said.

Since the five of them came here, one of them was arranged to go to the academy every day, while the others patrolled the mountain.Chen Fan's proposal is to build dams and build reservoirs in places with relatively large differences in terrain and places with relatively abundant water.Water can be stored in dry season and drained in wet season.

Several people patrolled the mountains and drew pictures, and they did not forget to hunt by the way.There is game every day in Fuchu, but the project has not yet been planned.

"Isn't it normal to inspect for more than ten days? We have only transferred a small part." Kang Xucai was not in a hurry, "Some things can't be settled for several months."

"How many months will Mr. Xiang let us travel? We will make a plan in a few days. This part of the topographic map is clearly drawn." Cui Yunlang thinks it should be faster.

"We can't start work even if we set a plan. It will be a little cold soon, and it will be difficult to construct on frozen soil." Kang Xucai said.

"The plan will take many days to make, and there will be inspections later. It can be done in the spring." Cui Yunlang said.

Yang Hong and Yang Yun lived in Liu's house for five days. Every morning and evening, they served tea, poured water, cooked medicine, and were stared at by Xiang Jian and Yan Qiong for doing various things.

Yang Yun was happy, but Yang Hong was very sad.

The Yang family didn't try to reason with him, but just watched quietly.

On the day before leaving, Liu Huaizhen took her children for a walk in the garden, looked at them deeply, and said, "If you want to live in the Xiangjun's mansion, Changping Xiangjun will treat you well. Listen to Xiangjun and the others. If so, take care of yourself."

Yang Yun hugged his mother: "Mother, you must take care of your health and don't worry about it anymore. Our blessings are still to come."

Liu Huaizhen patted her head, then hugged Yang Hong again.Yang Hong was reluctant and did not resist.

Huaizhen just hugged her for a while, then let go.

In the evening, they returned to Xiangjun Mansion.

"Let's study and study together tomorrow. We can do anything together." Chen Fan said to them.

The fifteenth day of the winter moon is the day when the Xiangjun Mansion holds a banquet.The new bridge was completed, and the water conservancy project was completed.

At ten o'clock in the morning, firecrackers sounded beside Changping Bridge, and thousands of people cheered, walking back and forth on the bridge, adding joy to the new bridge.

The Xiangjun Mansion prepared a large amount of steamed buns and candies, and threw them to the crowd. The scene was very lively.

Yao Shouzheng was excited: "In just a few months, Mr. Xiang and Mr. Zhang have built three bridges with people. They are really courageous."

The people dispersed, and those who came to the banquet also walked onto the bridge.Yao Shou is just a fan of engineering, so he went down to the bridge to see the foundation of the bridge.

"Are there any characteristics of this foundation?" He asked Zheng Youchun.

Zheng Youchun replied: "The distribution of strata in this area is very stable. The river has been scoured by the river for so many years, and the embankment is also in good condition. This is a place with coarse sand, which can improve the bearing strength of the bridge, so the Changping Bridge was built wider than other places. .”

The two were discussing enthusiastically.Chen Fan and Zhang Ci chat with other people.

The Governor of Pingzhou was promoted by the former Sima Shi Yanlin. He looked in Yao Shouzheng's direction and said, "I'm afraid that County Magistrate Yao is going to start a big project in Shengping County."

Inspector Cui smiled: "It can benefit the people by making the grain harvest abundant, the roads smooth and the bridges convenient. We also need to send more people to inspect and inspect and see how we can make things better."

The magistrate of Guangyun shrank far behind.The county lieutenant said: "Your Excellency should also take the initiative to go forward and have a chat."

Magistrate Fu shook his head: "I felt a little uncomfortable when I saw them. It was like that on the street."

"Your Excellency upheld justice and supported them back then. They will be grateful to you in their hearts, and this may be the reason why Your Excellency was promoted."

"I'd better be safe. The county magistrate Yao is obsessed with terraced fields, roads and bridges. We just need to do our job well."

Everyone also rode horses and carts to inspect the newly opened river ditches.Looking at the criss-crossing water network, Cui Jieshi laughed loudly: "Great hand! These places are no longer afraid of drought."

Zhang Ci smiled: "Changping Township Lord is a famous ditch digging girl."

Everyone pursed their lips and laughed.

Back in the mansion, Cui Jieshi smiled and said to Chen Fan: "It's like cutting your meat for you to kill a sheep. I brought two of them, so I won't bring those cloth, paper and pens."

Chen Fan made an exaggerated expression: "Lord Cui really understands me, what I lack the most is sheep."

(End of this chapter)