Villager of Daming

Chapter 631 Unique situation and heavy burden

Zhu Yuanzhang was talking and asking, and he went into the department store to take a look. The things were not arranged in such an orderly manner.

A normal house has a shelf set up outside, with waterproofing on top, and things stacked underneath, with only a short fence.

It shows that the local people will protect the interests of the store voluntarily. They don't need to set up defenses and they won't steal.

"Is there a shortage of coal?" Zhu Yuanzhang saw the iron stove in the department store. It was not lit now and was prepared for winter use. The people who came in to buy and sell things could warm themselves over the fire and drink hot water.

"There is no shortage, Your Majesty. The coal mines in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the coal in Xuancheng are just across the river. We mainly use the coal from Xuancheng."

Ma Hui replied that the river in Xuancheng can be passed directly, and it flows here.

To get to the coal mines on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, you have to go upstream of the Huangchi River.

For example, Tongling and Anqing are upstream, while Liu'an is located far away on the other side of the river.

"So there is a lot of coal slime, so it is cheaper?" Zhu Yuanzhang saw the coal slabs under the shed, piled on top of the wooden boards.

It is guaranteed that the coal mine in Xuancheng delivers coal slime. It is easy to come here once and you only need to pay shipping and handling fees. It is not like good thermal coal, which is expensive.

Qian Dushi replied: "There is also good coal. The cooked coal is not easy to be poisoned by charcoal. It can be burned when the winter is cold. At other times, coal blanks are burned for cooking and boiling water. They are not allowed to drink raw water from the lake directly."

Some boats come over without stopping, and the people on board just do whatever they want. In addition, ducks and geese take raw water from the lake, and all the drinks are full of worms.

Burnt coal ash is the favorite of the people. It can be used to pave the yard. When there is too much poultry manure in the yard, it can be shoveled together with the ashes. It is a good fertilizer. "

"Not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang was satisfied. This was the official he needed who was familiar with people's livelihood.

He continued to ask questions, and Ma Hui and Qian Dushi answered fluently.

"Have officials from Jiangning County been here?" After Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, it was almost time for dinner. Everyone went over there to prepare for the meal. He asked Huang Lichang about things in the county.

The local area belongs to Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture. There used to be no Rouge River, so officials from Jiangning County would not come here to take care of things, regardless of land tax or labor.

"When I come, I just come to have a look, have a meal and then go back. I come once a month. Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Qian are the ones who take care of me.

Diagonally across the street, the store owner of the department store was talking to the county officials. We ordinary people had nothing to say.

And we don’t have to listen to Jiangning County, we listen to Xiaqiu Village. If there is something going on, is it better to go to Nanjing and go to the people in Xiaqiu Village than not to go to Jiangning County? "

Huang Lichang introduced the situation. The county government of Jiangning County came to visit once a month.

Then they don’t collect local land taxes, let alone let people work anywhere.

Ying Tianfu needs other places to transport supplies there, and the people here are actually contributing to Nanjing despite receiving land tax.

They built the wharf and allowed people to stop and provide supplies. If there were too many eggs, some were sold to passers-by and some were sent to Nanjing.

Then more people came over and lived by the lake after naturalization. More and more land was opened, and there were also carpenters, blacksmiths, and skilled people who were building kilns.

When the government becomes prosperous and taxes and land taxes are collected, the people will no longer run away because they no longer care about the little money and things they pay.

There is no need for corvees. The people themselves find work every day and build roads one day at a time.

This side is on the east bank, and we have to go back to the west bank to repair it. Over there, Xiaqiu Village follows the edge of the river and lake, and all the way to the location next to the Qinhuai River in Nanjing requires land routes.

As long as there is a land route on one side of the river, if you think about the other side, there is a bridge!

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's team came quickly by land and the road conditions were good.

"It's best to ignore the facts. They really don't need them." Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Huang Lichang's words and agreed.Good officials sometimes don't necessarily have to do things. The people know how to do it themselves. If you have to let others do other things, isn't that a torment?

This place has always been managed by Xiaqiu Village, which teaches the people what to do. People occasionally go to the village or Nanjing villages to ask questions.

The officials in Jiangning County are sensible. They only come once a month to take a look and do not interfere in specific affairs at all.

The reason for asking is that we are afraid that if we ask them one day, what if they can't answer the question?
While we were talking, the food was served, the important people shared their meals, and the others ate together.

There is still singing and dancing where meals are shared.

Huang Lichang looked at the food and found that it was just an ordinary dish. It felt like nothing. Then after taking a bite, he was shocked, how could it be so delicious?

"Huang Lizhang drinks wine. This is a dish made by the children in Xiaqiu Village. It is different from what is eaten there.

The same dish made by Guanglu Temple is not as delicious as what the children in Xiaqiu Village make, but it is almost the same as what other people in Xiaqiu Village make.

Hanhan is the best cook, but today he was protecting us and didn't do it.

Let’s eat slowly while craftsmen are assembling a soybean harvester. The harvesting platform is one foot wide.

Use it to harvest soybeans. One piece of equipment can be worth two to three hundred people, or even more. We came here just to see this thing. "

Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to hide when talking to Huang Li. Yes, try the soybeans you planted.

Then we will look at Datong and Beiping this year to see how the soybean and sorghum intercropping harvests there are. If they are good, we will promote them here next year.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Chief Zhu, has the village made something good again?" Huang Lizhang thanked Zhu Yuanzhang first, and then asked the chief.

"Alas~~" The village leader sighed first: "There is no way, there are too few big animals, and the breeding of animals is slow, so we have to make something to replace the animals.

This thing has limitations. It cannot be used on slopes or terraces. It can only be used on plains.

If there are only a few thousand acres of land in an area, it won't work. The time it takes to get the equipment has already finished harvesting the fields. "

"Is it okay here?" Huang Lizhang didn't quite understand.

"No problem, Shijiu Lake is surrounded by lake plains. If it is useful, drop down a piece of equipment and replacement wearing parts.

To harvest soybeans this year and wheat next year, some separate equipment for the operation needs to be replaced.

In that case, interplanting cannot be done and the equipment is difficult to adjust, but the planting area can be expanded and no manpower is needed anyway. "

The head of the village nodded. The location of Shijiu Lake is good. As long as there is no flooding, it is a good plain. A lot of humus has been deposited due to flooding before.

Huang Li Chang drank his wine and was in a daze. He used to be an ordinary citizen, and then he was able to help mediate the conflicts between people in various settlements here.

After Xiaqiu Village began to help, he was elected as the village chief and took on more responsibilities. Everyone trusted him.

When he considers problems, he has to work hard for the benefit of everyone. He is forced to do this.

After everyone ate for a while, he finally figured it out: "In the future, we will raise more livestock and poultry, freeing up manpower, and we can also fish.

Now everyone is waiting to catch crabs after harvesting the beans and use them to make drunken crabs for Xiaqiu Village. We also made a lot of money selling crabs last year.

After harvesting, how long will it take to farm?We are going to plant winter wheat. Since the Rouge River was opened, there have been no floods. "

　This is the third update today. The farmer owes two more updates. Go to bed!I don’t know why recently. I feel very tired and suffer from insomnia. It’s been half a month. I don’t know the specific reason. I’ll go to the hospital on Monday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)