The black-bellied lord, the first wife is mighty!

Officials below the third rank in the court were sent to "plant trees" in turn; students in the school, as well as businessmen, were also assigned hard targets for "tree planting".

Under Xing'er's proposal, large-scale breeding of sheep, which mainly eat grass and leaves, is also prohibited.Xing'er first set an example by reducing the number of sheep by [-]%.Xiangmanlou in various places only supplies ten sheep a month, and does not buy sheep from outside.

Xing'er took the lead in establishing the chamber of commerce organization, and Yan Wushuang was the chairman of the National General Chamber of Commerce.The Chamber of Commerce has formulated a series of rules and regulations to strictly restrain the merchants under the Chamber of Commerce. One of the regulations is to limit the number of sheep raised.Under the leadership of Xiangmanlou and Tianyuan Farm, the restaurants, restaurants, and farms of his business, after a struggle, obediently obeyed the double ban imposed by the court and the chamber of commerce, preventing people from intensifying their efforts to make money. of sheep.

As early as last winter, Myolie "invented" briquette, and under the joint promotion of the chamber of commerce and government offices, briquette has entered thousands of households.In less than two months, honeycomb has become the main fuel in all parts of the country, from civilians to the homes of officials and nobles.

Firewood and thatch branches are not unused, but they account for less than [-]% of them.Most of them are those poor families who can't afford briquettes and go to the mountains to collect them by themselves.What's more, I didn't dare to blatantly cut down like in the past. I just hooked some dead branches, picked up some pine cones and bamboo shells that fell on the ground, and went to some mountains that had not been closed for forestation to cut some thatch, thorns, and shrubs.

The closure of mountains for forestation does not mean that all of them are closed, but the method of closing the mountains in turn. "When the water is clear, there will be no fish." It is also impossible to seal everything up and prevent people from going up the mountain.After all, there are still many poor people who cannot afford coal.If they are not allowed to go into the mountains to collect firewood, many people will not even be able to cook food, which may spark a civil uprising!

Under the auspices of Xing'er, the "Contract Responsibility System" has been implemented in the entire Wuzhu Mountain in Lizhou County.Those mountain tops were all contracted to the mountain people who lived nearby, who were responsible for watching the forest and patrolling the mountains to prevent mountain fires and people who stole trees.And organized a special forest guard team, set up checkpoints at every intersection down the mountain, intercepted and checked, to see if there were illegal fellers.Moreover, I went to patrol the mountains and forests from time to time to see if the contracted mountain people had major violations.

On hilltops that have not been closed for afforestation, you can go in to cut thatch, pick wild fruits, pine cones, dead branches, mushrooms and so on.Only one thing is not to cut down trees, especially young ones.As for the hilltops closed for afforestation, it is still within the allowed range for the contractors to chop a little wood for furniture, build houses, or gather firewood, hunt or gather mushrooms, herbs and wild fruits.If you don't give any sweetness, how can those contractors still have enthusiasm?

However, once it is found that the trees are cut down secretly to sell money, or given away in large quantities, they will be severely punished.At least, before the end of the drought, the intensity of the punishment will definitely be quite strong!

Build reservoirs and ponds to store water, prohibit deforestation, plant drought-resistant crops, build more wells, form village protection teams, and promote burning briquettes, etc.A series of measures have achieved very good results. Because of adequate preparations, when the severe drought came, the officials and people in Li County did not lose their sense of proportion.

Starting from the end of April, the weather was sunny and cloudless for a month.It was supposed to be a humid spring, but there was a dry heat in the air. The temperature was obviously much higher than in previous years, and it was also much drier!

The water level in the creek was much lower, cracks began to appear in the rice fields, and the crops were limp.The emerald green leaves began to turn yellow, no longer as green as in previous years at this time of year.

The county magistrate, Situ Changfeng, led his entourage and rushed to the front line of drought relief. Xing'er was in charge of Luotan Town and Maozhu Town, and Situ Changfeng was in charge of the other three towns.The prefect, Mr. Tai, sits in the government office of Lizhou. He sent three capable generals to inspect and supervise the remaining three counties under Lizhou to prevent civil unrest.In addition, a complaint point was set up at the gate of the county government. If the common people feel wronged or find the whereabouts of bandits, they can report and complain day and night.

There are four counties under Lizhou. In addition to Li County, there are also Citrus County, Qingshui County, and Zaogou County.In Li County, Xing'er and Situ Changfeng are sitting in town, Lord Tai need not worry, he is very relieved, so he didn't send capable generals over.However, a traffic officer was still dispatched to deliver news and communicate with each other.

The word "traffic officer" was coined by Xinger. The position of traffic officer was first born in Li County during the extraordinary period of drought.Then, it expanded to the entire Lizhou area, and the remaining three counties and state capitals each had a group of full-time traffic officers.

Most of these traffic officers were selected and sent by Wushuang Villa. They were similar in writing and ink, with high martial arts skills and excellent equestrian skills.The uniform was designed by Xing'er herself, referring to the characteristics of military uniforms in modern society, and combined with the characteristics of An Languo's uniforms.Unique and unconventional, it is loved by everyone.The color is grass green and light gray, which is easy to hide in the mountains in case of danger.

By the end of May, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.Fortunately, Lizhou is a mountainous area, and the work of closing the mountain for afforestation has been going on for another seven months. Under the severe crackdown, there are not many deforestation.There are very few fields to grow rice, and ponds can be seen everywhere.Standing in the field, as far as the eye can see, there are green sweet potatoes everywhere.

Taoranju is full of vigor and spring, more green than any other place, and makes people feel refreshed and pleasant.On the tree-lined road, there is a half-acre pond every five acres of land, and the big river flows around Taoranju on both sides.Moreover, on the remaining two sides, deep and wide trenches were dug, which are equivalent to small rivers.

A tall waterwheel was erected near the river in Taoranju. Every morning and night when the weather was cool, Taoranju’s long-term laborers stepped on the waterwheel to lead the water from the big river to the big fish pond in Taoranju.Then, through the irrigation canal, it is introduced into small fish ponds and rice fields.

Fruit trees and sweet potatoes are irrigated by manpower carrying water, but with small fish ponds and irrigation canals extending in all directions, the labor intensity of carrying water is greatly reduced, and it is not very laborious.All Tao Ranju mobilized to carry water. Women, children and the elderly took a long wooden water ladle to water sweet potatoes, vegetables, fruits and fruit trees.

Once in the morning and once in the evening, watered thoroughly, the sweet potato will show its drought-tolerant characteristics.Vibrant and growing well, it doesn't seem to be affected by the drought.In contrast, rice and other crops, even if sufficient water sources are guaranteed, their growth will plummet compared to previous years.

In the evening of that day, the patriarch, Li Zheng, Chai Laoshi, and Xing'er were strolling on the field path in Tao Ranju, and the patriarch couldn't help sighing: "Although the rice is growing well, judging from the situation, the yield must be greatly reduced. It is conservatively estimated that there will not even be [-]% of the previous year's harvest! Moreover, the rice fields here in Tao Ranju have sufficient water sources, if there is a lack of water for irrigation like other places, I am afraid there will be no harvest!"

"That's right, how wise the decision to plant sweet potatoes was!" Li Zheng took the words, his face full of relief, full of laughter.The old man was very happy that Xing'er was such a lucky star in the backer, and felt extremely proud, and his heart was filled with joy. .

Chai Laoshi is still a little worried: "For now, Taoranju has a convenient and sufficient water source, so naturally there is no need to worry. However, over time, the water in the big river will dry up sometimes. Even if it will not dry up, but as long as In another five months, it will be difficult to bring water up with water trucks!"

Xing'er didn't take it seriously, and smiled calmly: "Grandpa, don't worry too much! If you really get to that point, open more than a dozen large reservoirs on the opposite mountain and put the water into the river! Then, use the water truck to bring the water into the river. The water in the large and small fish ponds can probably last for three months. Planting another season of sweet potatoes this year will not be a big problem!" She is full of confidence and smiles lightly.Breeding officials.

Li Zheng stroked his gray beard, nodded and smiled: "Well, in this way, with two seasons of sweet potato harvests, no one will be starved to death! As long as there is something to fill your stomach, you don't have to worry! Some eat, That's good!"

"Grandpa Lizheng said very well, don't worry too much!" Xing'er smiled sweetly and said in a loud voice, "Besides, it's the end of spring, and there are mushrooms, wild vegetables and wild fruits on the mountain; in autumn, there will be more wild fruits , you can also catch a lot of small animals. After a while, you can pass!"

In a blink of an eye, it will be mid-June, and sweet potatoes can be harvested!

Tao Ranju's sweet potatoes, because the water supply is sufficient and the care is meticulous, the yield per mu is as high as [-] catties.The yield of sweet potatoes in other places in Kaoshantun is as high as [-] catties per mu, which can be regarded as a bumper harvest!

"After the sweet potatoes are harvested this season, they will be planted for another season. Every time a piece of land is dug, it will be plowed quickly. From the sweet potato seedlings that have been dug, cut suitable potato seedlings and plant them in the plowed land! In autumn , and a large batch of sweet potatoes can be harvested!"

Xing'er was not overwhelmed by the joy of the harvest, and carefully instructed the traffic officers under her command to hurry to each village to convey her order.

The folks who had tasted the sweetness no longer complained at all this time, and happily followed Xing'er's instructions to dig sweet potatoes, plow the land, and plant sweet potatoes.

In the sweet potato incident, Tianyuan Farm is undoubtedly the biggest winner!Selling sweet potato seedlings made a huge profit. The pastoral farms in the top ten regions of the country made a profit of as much as 10 taels of silver in one year!For Xing'er, this number is already astronomical!

Without saying a word, she donated 5 taels of it to build wells for villagers near pastoral farms in various places, benefiting the village.This act of hers saved the lives of many people in the drier days to come.