farming female castellan

Chen Fan nodded: "The shipping is convenient, the goods are in circulation, and the economy should be developed."

Chai Jingxi smiled wryly: "You buy my cloth, and I buy your oil. There are only a few people who come and go. Farmers still have no money unless they sell grain."

Chen Zhongyan asked: "Can't the wood, fruit and game in the mountains be sold outside?"

Chai Jingxi said that the sales were not good.

Chen Fan didn't delve too deeply into it, and continued passing by.

Lunch is eaten on the way.Chai Jingxi accompanied them all the way to Chunhe County Yamen.

In Chunhe County, they just asked about the situation, and the next day, they arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

The people in Zhoucheng had heard about it, and many people gathered in the street to see what the female assassin was like, but they only saw the carriage.Zhang Ci and Chen Zhongyan were also nestled in the carriage.

The former governor of Chunzhou went to the Ministry of Industry, and Sima temporarily took the post of governor.When he saw Chen Fan, his expression was a bit complicated.

Chunzhou has a large area and belongs to Shangzhou, and there are many officials in the government.Chen Fan identified the people one by one, and said, "I'm slowly getting to know the situation in Chunzhou, and now I'm going to focus on one thing: shipping!"

Chief Shi Ren Jiayang said: "Although Chunzhou is adjacent to the river, the shipping is not smooth. From Chunzhou to the Huai River, you need to detour to Jingzhou. The journey is long, and some rivers have rapids."

Chen Fan said: "When I was in Changping Township, Qingxi River and other rivers could reach Hangou and Huai River. Are there no rivers in the surrounding counties?"

She is not in a hurry because the shipping in Yuanshuo County is not smooth, but in Linjiang, Chunzhou, the goods cannot be sent to the capital, which is a bit of a waste of resources.

Sima Li Weizhi said: "Although there are many rivers in Chunzhou and Xizhou, many of the rivers are not wide or deep, and cannot be used by large ships. Master Chen's Changping Township is a great blessing."

Chen Fan didn't say anything, after work, she arranged for Feng Shan and other guards to go down the river to catch a boat, and came back a month later to report.In the past three years, he was busy with Yuanshuo County and the other side of the mountain, so he didn't send anyone to explore the river properly.Xiang Jian was sent to find land for official land.

Chen Fan leaned on the back of his chair and said to Zhang Ci: "Chunzhou is rich in minerals, including iron ore, copper and coal mines, unlike Yuanshuo County, most of them are granite."

Zhang Ci has no interest: "The old mines that have been mined have nothing to do with us. The court, officials, and squires are all intertwined."

Chen Fan pinched his nose: "Where is the mine related to us?"

Zhang Ci answered the irrelevant question: "Chen Zhongyan is very depressed." The newly discovered salt mine belonged to the imperial court, and he only got a small piece for fun.Newly discovered iron ore or something, various forces will get involved.

Chen Fan said: "Langshan is going to take a good look, maybe there will be unexpected joy."

Zhang Ci smiled: "Occupy the mountain as a bandit?"

"It's not impossible."

Chen Zhongyan stayed for two nights and then went back.Xiang Jian found a hillside outside the city of Zhou, about [-] mu, where the grass grew taller than a person.He hired some people to weed, plow, and fertilize; he also hired some people to build houses.

Zhang Ci is still Chen Fan's master, and together with Chen Fan, he took stock of the situation in Chunzhou and sent guards to investigate.He also took the officials in charge of education to give lectures in various academies in the state city regularly to understand the teaching situation.

By mid-March, when it was raining, the census forms of the prefectural city and counties were sent over, Fengshan and the others came back, and the farming team also came.

"We are planting watermelons on the hillside this year." Chen Fan said to the melon farmers.

The melon farmers have no objection, they will plant it wherever Chen Fan says.

Nearly [-] mu of land can grow more than a dozen kinds of vegetables and crops.

The guards laid out river maps one by one on the table. The symbols and colors on the maps were clear.Fengshan and Fengshui introduce each river one by one.

Zhang Ci said: "In fact, rivers are not a problem. Several major rivers are navigable. The problem is the connection between rivers and the bridges on the rivers. Some simple bridges affect the passage of ships."

Chen Fan asked the officials to talk about their views on river excavation and water conservancy construction.The guards ran for a month, and found out all the mountains, forests and villages, and provided rich and detailed first-hand information on Chunzhou's water conservancy and road construction.

The officials all said that it was difficult to do engineering.Chen Fan smiled: "You don't remember my identity and background, right? One of my younger sisters is Prince Liangdi, one younger sister is married to General Hussars as his wife, and the other younger sister is the grandson-in-law of the Minister of the Household Department; two younger brothers They are all young Jinshi, and they entered the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Punishment respectively. You think your background is stronger than mine, so you can ignore me, right?"

The officials were silent.

"Or, do you think it's a local snake that has been entrenched for many years and can't be suppressed by Qianglong? As soon as I took office in Yuanshuo County, I killed a local snake." Chen Fan glanced at them.

The officials remained silent.

It's a lie to say that the officials don't please her. They all want to treat her to dinner and give her presents, but what Chen Fan needs is not this, and he doesn't bother to form gangs with them to make excuses.For more than a month, she mainly focused on understanding the situation, and did not intervene in their specific affairs.But now, she needs everyone to do things.

Chen Fan said: "Hang these pictures on the wall. In three days, you can find out the key places that need to be dammed or dredged. This year's corvee needs to do these works; find out the places that can communicate with the river. These three days only You need to find it, and the specific plan is the next step. If you find it well, there will be a reward."

Dr. Chu checked Chen Fan's pulse and said that he was in good condition, and he could go out to find medicinal materials.

Mother Xu smiled and scolded: "You haven't seen any medicinal materials brought back for half a month. Where did you find the medicine? Are you going to visit the mountains and play in the water?"

Dr. Chu argued: "Pull out the grass as soon as you see the root, and you can pull up a lot of them in a day. Is that useful? Chunzhou is so big, and it is so easy to investigate where the medicinal materials are distributed?"

"So what if you know the distribution? I didn't see how many wild ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum you brought back."

Dr. Chu got up: "I can't say no to you, I'm avoiding you. The madam and the master have the medicinal materials for recuperating their bodies at home, and they will be recuperated according to the prescription in the near future."

Madam Xu looked at Chen Fan cheerfully: "Madam is blessed if she can eat well, but don't overwork yourself, it's not good for you and the fetus. You need to rest more, the master will take care of everything, let Mo Jian They do more."

Chen Fan smiled: "Mo Jian and the others are busy every day, and they seem to have no time to spend money after receiving so much monthly money."

Mother Xu said: "That's because Madam and Master are generous and generous, taking care of everything. They don't worry about food and clothing, medical treatment and injury. There's nothing to spend money on."

The officials pondered for three days, and they really put forward many effective suggestions.Chang Shi and Sima lived up to their positions, with specific statements and extraordinary insights.

Chen Fan awarded a piece of jade alone, and said, "Today, Master Li and Master Ren invite me to dinner, would you like to?"

All the officials were stunned, what kind of operation is this?