farming female castellan

Chapter 268
Some people from the second prince's side are also suggesting that next year, they should strive to make some achievements in water conservancy and farmland.

"My prince is going to Pingzhou and Huaizhou?"

"The river course in Huaizhou has been treated. Your Highness can consider the areas north of the Yellow River that were recently affected by the disaster."

"There are no people from the fake village to work in those places, are they short of manpower?" The second prince didn't want to go.

"Manpower can be recruited. As long as the refugees around know that there is food to eat and fields to plant, they will rush there. Changping Township has established its reputation by clearing rivers, digging ditches, opening up wasteland and farming land with thousands of refugees. This year, the common people were called upon to build a reservoir," said Lin Juncheng, an aide.

"So the more desolate the place, the more disasters there are, and the easier it is to achieve results." Staff Qin Yunchang said.

"It's just a small Changping Township, and it's easier to do things. How can it be so easy for a county and a state?" The second prince was not confident.

"There is no need to govern a state, a county is fine, and a certain place in a county is fine." Qin Yun often said.

"Where should the prince go?"

"You can go to any place that has been hit by a disaster. It is hard to leave the homeland, and many people still want to go back to their hometown. Your Highness only needs to stabilize people's hearts and let the people have land to plant, and naturally many people will defect." Lin Juncheng encouraged, "But it is better than the prince. One step too late. When there is news from the crown prince, His Highness will go to see His Majesty."

It didn't take long for the news that the prince was going out to help the disaster spread.The second prince followed closely to find the emperor and successfully received a mission.

The prince complained to the Taifu: "Father ordered me to leave now, and I will spend the New Year there, what kind of errand is this?"

"This year we can settle down the people and do a good job in surveying and investigation, and next year's spring farming will be more secure. There are 1000 people in this county returning to their hometowns, and many of them are ignorant. The crown prince is going now, which can be handled just right."

"It seems that it's too late to rush there now. It's been a few days since they returned home, and what will happen may have already happened."

"That's why we have to hurry over there." The Taifu said eagerly, "Go to eradicate the evil and help the weak, clarify the punishments, and establish the prestige of the court."

The prince reluctantly accepted, packed up and set off with others.

What happened to the people who returned home has indeed happened.In some villages there were not many people left, and those who returned to the village could not resist those who came to grab food, and were robbed of a lot of food.In some villages, a lot of people came back to help fight, but every family in the village had to send some food to them, and they were scolded for sending too little.

Robbery and murder often occur in other places.

The army brought by the prince arrested some food grabbers and troublemakers, and killed chickens to make an example to monkeys. The people were shocked.Next, the prince organized people to distribute porridge, distribute sweet potatoes, and register the land property and population.

The staff of the Longxing County Yamen were busy for a few days, reporting the situation with trepidation.

The Taifu frowned as he looked at the report.

"Why was the millet planting situation so bad last year?" the Taifu looked at Qiu Wenjie, the magistrate of Longxing County.

County magistrate Qiu trembled in fright: "It's true that there are too few people left to return home. There are not enough people, and the output of many fields is not high. When it was time to collect taxes, many people ran away again, which led to this year's How much wheat has not been planted?"

"Then how much is your land tax?" Tai Tu's tone was severe.

"Five, five buckets."

"Five Dou?" The Taifu's voice became louder, "How much do you charge for an acre of corn and wheat? You actually charge five Dou tax!"

"No, there is no way, the total tax revenue of our county is there." County magistrate Qiu tried his best to speak briefly.

The Grand Tutor waved his hand, and County Magistrate Qiu quickly kowtowed and stepped back.

"Does the prince know about these situations?"

The prince's face was a bit ugly: "The Ministry of Household Affairs has not said these things in detail."

Taifu looked at him: "Many things will not be put in the official documents, but if you want to find out, it is best to reflect as much as possible in the official documents."

The prince was silent.

"Prince, let's go for a walk, these humble ministers will report to the Holy Majesty." Taifu said solemnly.

The prince was reluctant, but he did it anyway.Tai Fu's writing was excellent, and he vividly described the story of the prince's dedication, relief of victims, and rectification of the county government, which was deeply touching. The emperor was moved and pleased when he saw it, and he praised it several times in front of his courtiers.

The second prince's report was quite satisfactory, the emperor just praised a few words, and there was no splash in the court.

There hasn't been much snow in the south before, and when I arrive in Xiaohan, it seems like I want to make up for the snow that didn't fall before. But from the [-]th of the winter moon to the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow on the ground is knee-deep.Chen Fan once thought that she came to the Northeast Snow Country.

The villagers did not panic, and stayed at home to spend the winter with peace of mind.But people who travel are in trouble.

Liu Jiannan's wedding was on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, so Chen Fan and the others had to rush back to Yuanfeng County in advance.The places where the snow hadn't been swept or melted creaked, creaked, sank, and crawled. Fortunately, the horses were well-bred and their legs were strong, otherwise Chen Fan was really afraid that they would kick them.

It will be even worse if there are too many people walking, and the road is muddy.Chen Fan kept saying that these roads should be repaired properly.

Zhang Ci smiled: "How much did it cost Changping Township to build those roads? How can you expect Shengping County to repair such marginal roads?"

"But every time it rains and snows, I have to experience this difference, and I still feel a little unhappy." Chen Fan sighed.

The richer villages in Yuanfeng County built gravel roads, and the children were pleasantly surprised.

When they arrived at Wangjiadun, they found that the village was paved with blue brick roads, and the children were even more pleasantly surprised.

Wang Lizheng and Mrs. Yang came over, and Chen Ya couldn't wait to ask: "Grandpa Wang, when was the road in the village paved?"

Wang Lizheng said with a smile: "It was paved during the winter solstice. This is the hometown of Lord Changping, so the road can't be too bad."

This is not only not bad, it is simply too deep, not only the main road, but also the roads in front of every row of houses are paved with blue bricks.

"There aren't many villages in Yuanfeng County that have such good roads, right?" Chen Ya's tone was exaggerated, and Wang Lizheng laughed happily: "It's a big deal, it's just that the villagers have more money, so they pooled up some money The road has been repaired."

"I would also like to thank Changping Township Lord. Each family has harvested a thousand catties of high-yielding rice, and the corn and sweet potatoes are also planted very well. The life of the villagers is better. By next year, every mu of land can be planted High-yield rice has been planted." Yang said with a smile.

Chen Fan smiled: "It was Uncle Wang who led the villagers to work diligently on the land, making Wangjiadun a well-known wealthy village."

Wang Lizheng laughed straight away: "Our village has a good atmosphere. Now that we have a township lord, the village will be even better."

"The villagers have enough rice seeds. We will not send rice seeds to the villagers this year, and we will send some others at the end of the year." Chen Fan said.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be so polite, everyone still remembers the kindness of rice seeds." Wang Lizheng was very polite.

The villagers came to the door in turn, some delivered eggs, some vegetables, and some food...

Chen Fan saw fresh food such as tortillas and dried sweet potatoes.

"Is this what you figured out?"

A few women nodded, saying that they received more money, so they wanted to make some tricks.

Chen Fan smiled and nodded: "Ingenuity, we are lucky today."

(End of this chapter)