farming female castellan

Chapter 82
When Chen Fan went out, he saw five people entering the courtyard.

Chen Fan subdued them in a few strokes, and asked Da Zhuang and the others to tie them up.

The torches were lit, and many people from Shangma Village also came.

Those who were tied up were not people from the four surrounding villages, so Chen Fan heaved a sigh of relief.If she took her wages during the day and came to steal money at night, she would be very angry and sad.

Those few people were bums in the distant village. They saw a lot of people working today, so they came to watch the excitement.

The wages are paid in cash, and they saw the scene of everyone taking money, and they were concerned about Chen Fan's money.

Some villagers wanted to report to the officials, but Du Lizheng dissuaded them: "The people who report to the officials have to be slapped a few times before they decide the case. It is not worth it for a girl to be slapped for them. Sending these people to the county government will also disturb the case." The prison is not stable, and the family has no money to honor the yamen servants, so the county yamen doesn't make many arrests."

"Let's take them to their village for a village tour at dawn." Chen Fan said.

The officials came in the morning, a large group of people.I guess I came here to be filial.

Chen Fan was watching everyone plant trees in the mountains at that time.She contracted more than 600 trees to villagers in four villages, ten for each family, and twenty yuan for each tree, and the villagers were responsible for planting and taking care of them.If the tree dies or is cut down within five years, they will have to replant the same tree or compensate Chen Fan with double the money.

She wrote an agreement, and Lizheng read it to everyone and explained it clearly to everyone.A list was attached at the back of the agreement, and the head of each family stamped their fingerprints.

If she was asked to sign contracts one by one, she would have hand cramps writing the contracts.

Each family received two hundred Wen, and they were very happy, and they were actively planting trees.

A group of officials were wandering around on the mountain, but Chen Fan didn't take the initiative to step forward until they turned in front of her.

Si Lizheng naturally went up to meet them a long time ago and accompanied them to find Chen Fan.

The county magistrate did not come, but the county magistrate and county lieutenant came, as well as those in charge of household registration, those in charge of agriculture, and those in charge of various affairs. There were several teams.It was Chen Fan's first formal and comprehensive understanding of the county government organization.

"Go to Da Zhuang's house and sit down. My carriage stops at his house." Chen Fan said.

The old lady Luo entertained the most officials she had ever seen in her life with sincerity and trepidation.Chen Fan took out a pack of tea leaves and asked Mrs. Luo to boil the water, and she made tea for the officials herself.

"Miss, this tea is really good." Zhang Xiancheng praised.

"My aunt prepared it for me. There are still a few small bags in the carriage. Each of the officials will take two taels back. The quantity is not much, and I hope the officials will forgive me."

"The Liu family is really polite, please send our greetings to Mr. Liu." Master Tan said with a smile.

Did the eldest lady and the others expect such a scene?Chen Fan smiled.

"Master Zhang, I want to transform the mountain into terraced fields. Is there anyone in the county who can guide me?" Chen Fan asked Zhang Xiancheng.

Zhang Xiancheng stroked his beard and looked puzzled: "Shengping County has no experience in building terraced fields."

She looked at the small official in charge of agriculture again: "Does Master Lou have any talents you can recommend?"

The little official also looked embarrassed.

Chen Fan walked to the carriage and unloaded a small wooden box and a bundle.She put the box by her side, opened the bundle, and gave each of them a pack of tea.

Chen Fan said bluntly: "I just want to build a terraced field. If the terraced field is completed, people from far and near will praise Shengping County for its good governance of the mountains."

Mr. Tan stroked his beard: "There is one person who might give it a try. He is Yao Zhubo from the county. He was a fellow Jinshi. He once suggested that the county government build terraced fields on the mountain, but Shengping County has insufficient manpower and financial resources. It never worked out.”

With the Jinshi and the first degree, he only made a master book, and he didn't even get the county magistrate?
"Then let Director Yao be in charge. How many people are needed to ask the county government to help out. How much should I pay per day?"

"The salary in Shengping County is ten yuan a day, including two yuan for lunch. Girls can pay twelve yuan and let them bring their own lunch. The manager can give fifteen yuan."

"Then I ask the officials to take more trouble. I will go to the mountain to investigate in the next two days. I will go to Qijiadu first to see the land over there. Do you want to go to Qijiadu again?"

"We won't go to Qijiadu," said the county magistrate.

Chen Fan opened the box and handed it to the master: "A small gift is not a respect. Chen Fan is young and inexperienced, so I ask all the officials to take care of him."

A box of jewelry and jade, the officials looked straight at it.The master is usually the county magistrate's confidant, so let him worry about the money distribution, Chen Fan is too lazy to care about their twists and turns.Whether they are harmonious or contradictory is their business.

These jewelry and jade articles are of good quality, this gift is not light at all.

The master said: "Let's go back and report to the county magistrate about the terraced fields. We will investigate for two or three days first, and the girl has arranged the affairs of Qijiadu, and we can start work when we come back."

"Chen Fan thanked all the officials first." She saluted.

The officials were all gone, and Chen Fan was also ready to set off.

It took half an hour to walk from Yema Mountain to Qijiadu, and it was noon when Chen Fan arrived.

She didn't light a fire, ate two scallion pancakes, and drank a few sips of water from the water bag.

This Qijiadu is a barren beach by the river, without mountains, and there are decent farmlands in the distance.There are far more than seven households, there are dozens of households, living along the river.

Under the scorching sun at noon, Chen Fan stood on this thousand-acre barren beach, feeling cold in his heart.

She looked at the river, the water was already rippling on the embankment.As long as there is another heavy rain, the water will overflow the dam and rush to the barren beach.

The terrain on the other side of the village seems to be relatively high, and the river dam is also high.

She drove the carriage back and forth along the river three times, and walked around the barren beach twice, knowing it well.

Like the one on the Wild Horse Mountain, she has been walking back and forth for so long, and none of the villagers came out to watch the excitement.It's not suitable to work outside at noon, are you hiding behind the door to watch her?

What can be seen clearly behind the door?The deserted beach was three or four miles away from them.

The title deed states that the land covers 1100 mu, is 1800 meters long along the river, and is 330 meters wide.The Liu family bought it at 120 Wen per mu, which is very cheap.

This land is not sandy soil either, there is a lot of silt, and there is still some fertility.Shengping County has not arranged for people to rectify it for so many years, no wonder it has been poor.

The west bank of the river is also wasteland, which belongs to another poor county.

She drove into the village, and immediately several children ran out of the house and surrounded her carriage.

She took out a pack of malt candy, gave each child a piece, and asked them where Lizheng's family lived.

Lizheng's house is on the easternmost side, so it's easy to find.

Qi Lizheng is over 50 years old. He is a thin old man with a small stature.Chen Fan introduced himself to him and explained his purpose.

(End of this chapter)