farming female castellan

Chapter 358
Chen Fan introduced Zhang Ci to everyone: "This Mr. Zhang Ci used to be the dean of Changping Academy. From tomorrow on, he will be my teacher."

All the officials toasted together: "I have met Mr. Zhang."

Yan Xiancheng asked: "After lunch, my lord will take a nap and start checking the accounts?"

Chen Fan nodded.These officials have to sleep after drinking alcohol.

At the end of the banquet, Chen Fan said: "Today, my colleagues hosted a banquet for the official, and we had a good time drinking. Starting tomorrow, during the duty period, you are not allowed to drink at noon."

The officials blinked, digested for a while, and nodded in response.

Chen Fan and Zhang Ci went to the backyard.

Si Bing exchanged in a low voice: "Didn't you say that Mr. Changping Township looks very dark? It doesn't look dark today."

"You are so dark, of course everyone is white. Her complexion is indeed much darker than the ladies of the adults." A yamen servant said.

The county magistrate shook his head: "It's not that I want to compare with the official daughter, but I think she is different from the one in the legend."

Shi Xuan and the two touched their heads: "It seems to be a little whiter than when we were in the capital. Shouldn't it be darker in summer?" The two couldn't figure it out.

Chen Fan walked slowly around the backyard.Yuanshuo County has a small population and a large area, and the houses of the county government are also built tall and spacious.With so many officials, each office room can be divided into an office area and a rest area.

This backyard home is also very spacious.The servants had tidied up the courts.A scene and courtyard in front gave Zhang Ci.Chen Fan lived with Madam Xu and Chaoyun and Muyu in the Chunhe Courtyard at the back, and there were three maids who lit the fire and cleaned and washed clothes.

"If the young masters and ladies are all here, it will be lively. Right now, there are only two masters, Mrs. and Master, and there are not many servants. Those yards are empty and a bit deserted." Madam Xu missed the children.

"They stay in the capital to study in a better academy, and the Feng family and the Yan family will also take care of them. The nanny is here to worry about them. They are so happy in the capital that they don't necessarily miss us."

Mrs. Xu couldn't help laughing: "Madam is easy to say, but this old slave knows it well." Staying in the capital is also equivalent to being a hostage.

At three o'clock, Zhang Ci came to look for her.

"How are they doing?" Chen Fan asked him.

"Some are awake, some are still asleep. They are all drunk with such a strong drink."

"Let them rest. Today is just going through the motions, and I want to see their attitude. Tomorrow or a few days later, invite their family members to have a meal."

Zhang Ci said: "Qingji and the others can send over all the investigations today." Those people arrived several days in advance.

At four o'clock, Qingji and others climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard.

"Can't you go through the small door? Do you have to climb over the wall?" Chen Fan glanced at the wall.

"Today when the new official takes office, someone will pay attention to Xiaomen. Besides, Dutong and Captain Xuan haven't left yet." Qingji said, put the materials on the table with everyone, and retreated.

The two sat down, and Chen Fan saw a map on the top.

She looked at the map in her hand. The topographical distribution of Yuanshuo County and the main mountain peaks and rivers were all on the map, which was clear and detailed.Villages are dots or small squares, marked with numbers, and neatly listed in the left book of the map.The Qiushan mountain range in the west is painted bright red, which is particularly eye-catching.Over or around that mountain, that is the land of no man.

"A border county, why don't you let us come here?" She looked at Zhang Ci, "Don't worry about our self-respect? There are officers and soldiers here."

"This county is too poor and too weak, maybe you want to have a surprise effect?" Zhang Ci said casually, but his expression was very stern.

Five younger brothers and four younger sisters are all in the capital, supporting their own self-respect?hehe.

If they are ambitious and occupy that unclaimed land, it will belong to the imperial court again.

"These mountains account for more than half of the area, and there are still many wastelands on the remaining flat land. No wonder it is poor." Chen Fan sighed.

Zhang Ci smiled and pointed to the mountains in the north: "This area is low mountains and hills with gentle slopes and no cliffs. It is logically a good place for terraced fields to grow crops and medicinal materials. But these soils are sandy and loose, and the end The heavy rain was washed away, so the soil layer on these hills is only so thick, and the bottom is covered with weathered stone layers." Zhang Ci gestured about ten centimeters.

What can be grown in ten centimeters of soil?
"Is it the fertilizer at the foot of the mountain?"

Zhang Ci shook his head, and then pointed to the mountains and their names in the west: "There are high mountains and low hills in the west, as well as rivers, and some villages are scattered.".

After looking at the map for a while, the two began to look at the information.

"Go and tell them, and have a banquet for the family in half a month." Chen Fan decided.

"I'll tell them later." Zhang Ci replied, looking at Chen Fan: "There are many disasters in Yuanshuo County, including drought, flood, wind, hail, snow and earthquake."

The corner of Chen Fan's mouth twitched, all possible disasters are here?
"But there is a good resource here, do you want to know?" Zhang Ci blinked.

"Is there gold ore ore?" Chen Fan first thought of these two things.

"It's a good idea. If there are gold mines and iron mines, they are also owned by the imperial court. If you occupy and develop them privately, you will be imprisoned or even beheaded."

what is that?
"Geothermal heat, there are geothermal resources here, we can soak in hot springs."

"A lot of hot spring pools have been built, right?" Chen Fan was not surprised.

"That's for sure, but we can build it if we want to."

"Then we're going to build the biggest one."

Zhang Ci grinned: "We'll build the biggest one. Are you going to be a dude county magistrate?"

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows: "We are rich people from rich places."

The next morning, Chen Fan and Zhang Ci arrived at the county government office with two boxes in their hands. Mo Jian and Xiang Jian brought in a big box and went out.All the officials gathered around.

"My lord, where should I start to investigate today?" The county magistrate asked her.

"No hurry, I will introduce the newly added Bai Zhi first." Chen Fan pointed to Qing Ji and others.All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and the servants looked resentful that they had been robbed of their jobs.

"Ten?" The county captain exclaimed, "My lord will pay a lot more."

"It's okay, I can afford it." Chen Fan looked rich and powerful.

She called Wenshi and Baizhi to her face and asked, "Can you all know how to write?"

Some say yes, some say no.

Chen Fan pointed to Qingji and said: "These ten people can write, and you must learn to write hard in the future. Starting today, I will give you ten days. You will form ten groups in pairs, and go to each village to investigate and register. Population and household registration, real estate and land, etc. This involves the distribution of maternity subsidies, disability subsidies and death pensions, and the collection of household taxes and land taxes, which are very important.”

The yamen servants followed each other, and quickly formed a team.

(End of this chapter)