Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 241 Food Delivery
Because Zixuan led the people to see it before.Therefore, the first batch of places to start construction are areas with steep rivers and prone to problems.Most of the people in the county government were sent out to monitor the progress of the project in various locations.

In terms of manpower arrangement, of course, the principle of proximity is the principle.Villages close to the river section are directly responsible for the construction of this section, which can save a lot of trouble.In addition, some of the soldiers stationed at the border were also seconded by Zixuan.These defenders were led by a partial general, and this partial general was exactly a guard by the emperor's side.Li Mingrui specially sent him here just to make things easier for Zixuan.This place is really important, and it is too far away from the capital. In case of an emergency, it would be too laborious to go back and forth to ask for instructions.Therefore, the emperor specially ordered that Zixuan has the right to act arbitrarily.

The defenders have been here for two or three years, and this general has a very good relationship with Zixuan, so he directly dispatched two thousand soldiers to help build the embankment.

In this way, along the banks of the Nuoni River and the Taoer River, more than a dozen construction sites are all working in full swing.

In this era, although there is no such thing as cement, people's wisdom is infinite.People mixed glutinous rice paste into the mud, so that the mud would be particularly sticky.Furthermore, the local soil has a lot of saline-alkali soil, which is inherently sticky.In this way, after the mud dries, the firmness is still relatively good.

There are not so many local stones, so someone specially bought stones from outside to build the embankment.This is also the one that costs the most money.

Of course, Zixuan was not idle, he went to various places to check the progress of the project every day.Under the warm spring sun, it turned into black charcoal within a few days.

Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts and the help of sergeants, the first batch of these key areas were all completed in more than ten days.It happened that the grass in the field had also grown, so Zixuan decided to stop for a while and let the people clean up the grass in the field first.

Since the land was planted, it rained twice, and it hasn't rained since then.Now some places are a little bit dry.Fortunately, the diversion canals are all ready-made, and it doesn't take much effort, so the crops in the field are growing well.

Today's Zhendong County is full of fertile fields.After several years of hard work, a lot of land has been reclaimed.In addition, the varieties planted by farmers are also much richer, and various economic crops are planted.People don't only grow corn sorghum as they did at the beginning.

Looking at the fresh green in the ground, the farmers feel that no amount of hard work is worth it.

Taking advantage of the time when the farmers were weeding, Zixuan led the soldiers and people from the county to start digging the moat.This place used to be the Beiyuan Kingdom, and there was no moat at all.Now that Zixuan and his wife have put in so much effort to manage the place well, of course they need to strengthen their defenses.Otherwise, if one day Beiyuan Kingdom calls, wouldn't it be prepared for others?

Zixuan discussed with everyone that the moat should be wide and deep.In this way, it can play a defensive role.Of course, they also brainstormed and planned to set up some traps at the bottom of the river as a sharp weapon for future defense.

This time, Zixuan went into battle in person and worked on the construction site with everyone.

"My lord, if you are too tired to panic, go and have a rest." A strong man next to him watched Zixuan digging, and said.

"It's okay, I can do this job as much as I can. If there are more people, I can do more, so it can be faster." Zixuan wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and then continued to dig the soil with his head down.

"To tell you the truth, I have never heard of any magistrate who can dig mud with us. There is really no need for you." The yamen servant on the side also said.

These days, people in the county government are busy on the construction site.But no one complained, because no matter what he did, Zixuan did not fall behind, and he also endured hardships and hardships with everyone.These days, anyone can see that the county magistrate is tired, dark and thin.So even though the work on the construction site was very tiring, no one complained about being tired, because the county magistrate didn't say he was tired.

Zixuan straightened up and looked up at the sky. The weather this year is really abnormal.Even on the rain festival like May [-]th, there was not even a single drop of rain.If it weren't for the fact that there are so many lakes that can be used, I am afraid that many crops will die of drought this spring.What he is looking forward to most now is that there will never be a real flood. These projects can be done in vain, but nothing really happens.

A lot of women came from a distance, it turned out that Jinghan brought some women from the county town to deliver food.Jinghan organized many women in the county to boil water and deliver food to the workers.They set up a big pot on the open space in the city, and they have to prepare a lot of meals every day, and then send them to the construction site.

"Everyone, take a break, the delivery man is here." Zixuan shouted.

In fact, there is no need for Zixuan to shout, everyone has seen that Jinghan will bring people to deliver meals at this time these days.Everyone has long been used to it, so some people have already stopped and sat down to rest.

Jinghan was dressed in coarse cloth, and her head was wrapped in floral cloth.Such a neat attire, on the contrary, showed a bit of a little daughter-in-law's coquettishness.

Some of these women were pushing carts, some were carrying loads, and some were carrying wooden barrels together, and they walked all the way.When they got to the front, someone shouted loudly, "It's time to eat, come and eat."

So these workers came to the front in a swarm, took their own meals one by one, and ran to the side to eat.

Zixuan took two steamed buns and a bowl of vegetables from Jinghan's hand, and said with a smile, "You look like a farmer's daughter-in-law."

"She's a little daughter-in-law, so what does she look like?" Jing Han also laughed. "This moat will take a while to complete, right? You are here every day, is the county government okay? Don't delay the serious business." Jinghan never interfered with Zixuan's official affairs, so she didn't know these things.

"It's okay, Zhao Xiancheng is watching over there. This season is not too busy. During the year, it is just busy after the autumn harvest, and the rest of the time is fine. Besides, the folk customs here are simple, and there are very few Naturally, there are very few complaints when any case occurs. Zhao Xiancheng can take a few people with him, and he can take care of it." Zixuan said while nibbling on a steamed bun.

Jinghan hurriedly brought a bowl of water and handed it to Zixuan, "Drink some water, don't choke. You have lost weight and darkened recently. You have to take care of your body. If you are tired, take two days off before doing it again." " Jinghan looked at the dark and thin Zixuan in front of her, and naturally felt distressed in her heart.

"Don't talk about me, aren't you the same? Look at you, you've grown white after two years, and now you're tanned again." After drinking the water, Zixuan handed the bowl to Jinghan, and then Said. "Follow me, you will not enjoy a few days of blessings, and you will always suffer from it."

Jinghan smiled, "What's this? I'm already fine. Look at those peasant women who don't open their eyes to work in the morning and don't rest until dark? Today, I It's enough already."

"By the way, help me think about it when you have time, what kind of mechanism should be put in this moat, in case it will be used in the future." Zixuan stretched out his hand, brushed away a strand of hair from Jinghan's temple, and tucked it behind his ear. "Go home, I don't have time to accompany my son for a while, and my son should miss you." Zixuan still couldn't hold back, and reached out to touch Jinghan's cheek. "You've lost weight too."

The husband and wife were talking here, and some people beside them couldn't help but look curiously, "Look at our lord and madam, the relationship is really good, and it makes people feel warm when they see it." A yamen servant Say so.

"You eat honestly, what do you see other people doing? Mrs. Lin, is that comparable to ordinary women? If you say that women don't give way to men, you are not wrong at all. They are called heroes among women, and they are worthy of us. My lord, these two people are really a perfect match." An older person next to him said.

"Well, I agree with Brother Zhang. These years, without the efforts of my wife, how could our broken place be what it is today? Look at it now, not to mention anything else, which one of our households doesn't have some Extra money? It’s nonsense to say that it’s a few thousand taels, but if you want to say a few hundred taels, you can get it from a similar family.” These yamen servants were discussing there when they had nothing to do. "This time the dam and the moat are built. Why do you guys cooperate so much? Isn't it because we are afraid that if something happens, our family fortune these years will be ruined? Whether it is a flood or the Beiyuan Kingdom, if If we are not prepared, then wait for it to be worse than before."

As soon as the words came out, everyone nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's the reason. If you look at these people, they know who is right and who is wrong. Mr. Lin and his wife, in the hearts of the people, they are almost like gods. I just don't know if Mr. Lin still In the past few years, if he leaves in the future, a corrupt official will come. Well, it’s hard to say in the future.”

"So, if you can earn in the past few years, earn more and save your fortune. Waiting for Mr. Lin to leave, there will be no such good officials. If the court can keep Mr. Lin here forever How good is it? Our people here will enjoy the blessings." Everyone expressed their aspirations.

In fact, the common people are like this. They know best who treats them well.There is a steelyard in the hearts of the people, right and wrong, and they all have their own standards.

"Okay, after dinner, let's hurry to work. We're done here, and there are still a lot of river sections to be repaired." An older person said.

Everyone hurriedly ate the food in their hands.

(End of this chapter)