I bring the system to tease Shihuang to engage in infrastructure construction

On the second day, Zhao Jun brought Qing Liu and Meng Yi to the Sheriff's Mansion according to the agreed time.

"Look, Qingliu, this mansion is much worse than the Junwei's mansion."

"Yes, obviously the county lieutenant and the county guard are officials at the same level, but there is a big difference. I think the Yu county guard is also very afraid of General Ma."

In front of Zhao Jun, Qingliu said without any scruples.

"The main thing we have to do is to deal with the sheriff, and I don't want to see Ma again in the next period of time."

"It's already mid-May, time is running out."

Zhao Jun was thinking about her cotton, so he didn't bother with Ma Hong for now.

During the conversation, several people entered the hall of the Sheriff's Mansion, and Yu Zhaoyi had been waiting for a long time.

"Master Zhao, Mr. Meng, you had a good rest last night."

Yu Zhaoyi respectfully led Zhao Jun to the upper seat, and Meng Yi also sat in front.

"Not bad, let's not talk nonsense first, I want to understand the situation in Xiabeidi first."

Zhao Jun just sat down and did not exchange pleasantries with Yu Zhaoyi.

Yu Zhaoyi was also surprised by the swiftness of this lord of internal history.

"How many counties are under Beidi County? What is the area planted in previous years? What kind of grain is mainly planted? How is the harvest?"

"what?"

Zhao Jun asked several questions in succession, which made Yu Zhaoyi confused again.

"Do not you know?"

Zhao Jun glanced at him coldly.

"No, I know I know."

Yu Zhaoyi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and organized his words.

"Well, Beidi County is quite special. It is on the border of Qin State next to the Xiongnu, so Beidi County doesn't have many subordinate counties. In addition, there are relatively few people in Beidi County, so it is almost directly managed by Beidi County."

Yu Zhao answered each question one by one.

"When it comes to planting, we almost always grow corn and wheat. Because of the climate in the north, corn and wheat don't grow very well. Every year, we have to rely on relief from above. Every household's harvest is not good, and many people have to move. Gone, so there is less acreage planted now."

"There is a lot of land, but no one is planting it."

Yu Zhaoyi has also stayed in Beidi County for several years, and he also feels very sad when he talks about this.

Zhao Jun nodded thoughtfully, no wonder there are so many wastelands in the Northland,

It just so happens that I will leave it to her to grow cotton in the future.

"By the way, I see that many people in the Northland wear woolen sweaters, and mutton is also very common. Does this place produce sheep?"

she asked again.

"Well, this..."

Yu Zhaoyi hesitated for a moment, then thought of Zhao Jun's previous style, and said it anyway,

"Of course Beidi County doesn't produce sheep, and no one here can raise them, but..."

"But the Xiongnu will raise sheep, and they never lack mutton, so the people in the north sometimes exchange things with people outside the pass."

Meng Yi, who was sitting by the side, was shocked when he heard this.

How can you make a deal with the Huns?

Compared with Meng Yi's shock, Jun Zhao was extraordinarily calm.

Seeing Meng Yi's strong reaction, Yu Zhao hurriedly added.

"However, the people we traded with were not the kind of bad Huns. In fact, many people outside the customs wanted to communicate peacefully with us, but how can I say that there were quite a few of them who provoked troubles, so trading with them sometimes requires See luck."

Yu Zhaoyi muttered, this kind of transaction is common in the Northland, I don't know if they can accept it.

"The Northland is an important border area of ​​the Qin State. This situation will not affect the lives of the people here. Wouldn't the Xiongnu be allowed to enter the city during the transaction?"

Obviously Meng Yi couldn't understand.

"This……"

For a while, Yu Zhaoyi didn't know how to answer.

This Northland has always been like this.

"Meng Yi, when you entered the city, did you see a child with particularly big eyes and a high bridge of nose that looked different from us?"

Zhao Jun didn't look at Yu Zhaoyi, but instead asked Meng Yi.

"Well, I saw it. Isn't that the unique appearance of people from the Northland?" Meng Yi replied.

"No, of course not. I think it should be a mixed-race child born from the intermarriage between the people from the Northland and the Huns outside the pass."

Speaking of this, several people looked at Yu Zhao.

At this point, he has nothing to hide, anyway, they will know after staying in the Northland for a while.

"Yes, there are indeed intermarriages with the Huns in the North, but they are all voluntary Hun women, and have no influence on the North."

Meng Yi was a little surprised, he looked up at Zhao Jun.

Since she found out as soon as she entered the city, she must have no objection to such a thing.

really.

"I have no objection to making transactions with people outside the customs. As long as both parties have needs, such private transactions cannot be prohibited."

"By the way, how do they usually trade? Do they let people from outside the customs enter the Northland and trade freely, or do the people from the Northland go out of the city to trade?"

Zhao Jun asked in detail.

She had an idea in her heart. Didn't the later Tang Dynasty have a treaty to open a mutual market at the border, maybe they can try it now.

"Returning to my lord, it is like this. Because General Ma Hong is in charge of the security of the city gate, the Xiongnu generally cannot enter the city. It is the people of the northern land who leave the city. However, the place of transaction is in a forest not far from the city gate. It can be seen from the city gate and is relatively safe.”

When Yu Zhaoyi heard that the internal history was not pursued and agreed, his heart dropped a lot and he spoke more clearly.

"Well, okay, I know about this, let's talk about planting first."

Zhao Jun nodded and turned the topic back to the right track.

"I now have a batch of cotton that I want to plant in the Northland, and I need the help of a large number of people. Moreover, this kind of seed is not food that cannot be eaten, but it can be made into warm clothes."

"It's not food. The people in the Northland probably won't be willing to grow it. Besides, there is no shortage of warm clothes in the Northland. They all have woolen robes they bought from the Huns."

Mr. Neishi may not be able to handle this matter.

"I know this. Now I plan to rent the land of the common people and let them help grow cotton. I will pay wages and food according to the cotton production of each family."

Of course Mr. Zhao has thought about it. It is not food that will make the people unwilling to plant, but it is different to pay wages and food.

"Really, give wages and food!"

Yu Zhaoyi stood up excitedly, never heard of such a good thing.

"Really." Zhao Jun nodded affirmatively.

Yu Zhaoyi asked hesitantly after being excited.

"But the common people don't know how to plant. What if the yield is not good?"

Zhao Jun raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect the sheriff to be shrewd at such a time.

"Well, I'm also afraid that the common people's bamboo baskets will be empty."

"You don't have to worry about this, I will stay here and guide the people to plant."

"Also, I will give a reward money to all the people who are willing to receive the seeds to plant."

"As long as you are willing to plant, you can get the money first. Regardless of whether the plant is good or not, the money will not be returned."

What Jun Zhao said was extremely tempting.

"Really, you can get the money no matter whether you can grow it or not, don't pay it back!"

Now Yu Zhaoyi's heart became more at ease.

If so, there should still be many people willing to plant.

"Okay, my lord, I will send someone to inform the people!"