Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 197
"My subordinate, Zhao Lu, from Nanpi to Cangzhou, built a road for [-] miles, connecting twelve villages and towns, digging ditches on both sides of the road, cultivating soil, planting trees..."

"Xiaguanyan is bitter, from Haixing to Cangzhou, the road is 56 miles long, connecting nine villages and two mountain towns, the road width is two cars parallel and more than three feet, and the road carries three thousand catties without moving..."

"My subordinate Zhan Zeng reported that from Huanghua to Cangzhou, the road was built for 48 miles..."

"During the time when I came to the Qin Dynasty, from Cangzhou to the three counties, the three lines were built for more than [-] miles each..."

Xu Qing lay down as usual, Huang Shimei read official documents to him, Xiaoyue fed him with water and food, and Xun Xueer hugged Xu Wen to show Xu Qing.Xu Qing was overjoyed to hear the official documents sent by the counties.

It is estimated that within five days, the standard road from Cangzhou to Sanxian will be completed.At that time, the time from Cangzhou to the counties will be shortened by at least one-fifth.It is mainly rainy, and the vehicle will not get stuck in the mud.

The road was repaired, but the victims still couldn't go back, so Xu Qing wondered about other things.

There are two counties in Cangzhou that are near the sea. One of the disadvantages of the land near the sea is that there is not enough arable land.There is a saying in Haixing County, "Five sands and four alkalis, one sub-field, that is to say, out of ten mu of land, only one mu of land is cultivated land, which shows that the cultivated land is barren.Huang Hua is slightly better, but it's just not more in the third field.

Sandy land can also grow things, such as radishes are the best, but they cannot grow food.Not to mention the saline-alkali land, it is simply a place where there is no grass.

However, saline-alkali land has an advantage over sandy land, that is, it is easier to improve.Moreover, although there are many saline-alkali lands in Haixing, most of them are only mild saline-alkali lands, which are easy to transform into cultivated land.

In ancient times, when discussing political achievements, there were two most important things in the final analysis, one was people and the other was fields.More people means more food, more money, more taxes, and more political achievements.Although Xu Qing does not rely on political achievements, he still wants to leave some useful property for the piece of land he has managed.

Most of the victims are farmers, and they are best at farming and working hard.Before, Xu Qing arranged for many victims to open up wasteland, and now there are hundreds of acres of fertile land, and next year they will be able to grow grain with a step on the green manure.Now to transform the sandy land, those farmers should also know some.

30 days, 10 victims, even if each person has one mu every ten days, there are nearly [-] mu of fertile land.Converted into silver, it is several [-] taels!At that time, Xu Qing will rent out these lands, and their proceeds will be used to support the construction of state schools, ports, commercial and tax departments, etc., and he is not afraid that these good governance will be abolished later.

Poor water condition is one of the fundamental reasons for the formation of saline-alkali land, so when improving saline-alkali land, the first priority should be to improve soil and water.

In general, the transformation of saline-alkali land should be carried out in several steps.

First of all, the salt in the soil should be washed away to reduce the salt content of the soil, and then plants that are resistant to salt and alkali should be planted to fertilize the soil.

At this step, Xu Qing thought of a way to dig the salt pond.

Digging a salt pond, as the name suggests, is to dig a pond in the saline-alkali land.The pond is dug in the middle of the saline-alkali land, and when it rains, the salt in the soil will seep into the pond.The mud in the pond is cleaned regularly, and if the pond is dug densely, the soil in the shallow saline-alkali land can be washed clean in just one rainy season.

This is easier said than done. This kind of pond must be dug deep, and the dug soil must not be placed indiscriminately.The main reason is that the gain outweighs the loss. Digging ponds by one person for half a year can finally heal a piece of soil, and you have to grow grain before you can harvest. It is better to earn money quickly by doing part-time labor.Anyone who does that is either an idiot or a madly bored person.

But it's different now, Xu Qing has a lot of people who have strength and no place to use them!
The excavated mud can be transported to the sandy land and rocky mountains, where he can be piled up.Anyway, the sand is near the sea, and the salt that flows out will flow into the sea and will not come back.Those ponds can also grow some salt-tolerant aquatic products. In a few years, this Cangzhou may become the Jiangnan of Hebei.

Some less serious saline-alkali lands can even be transformed directly by digging deep into the land for farming, filling the soil and then leveling the land, planting green manure pastures, and returning straw piles to the field.Especially for pasture, the transformation of saline-alkali land is very fast.Grass is like leeks, once a crop is cut, another crop grows.Every time you cut, a part of the salt will be absorbed.The horses have to drink salt water every day to supplement the salt, and the pastures are just for the Cangzhou cavalry.

The problem is, Xu Qing can't move.It's not that he can't move, but every time Xu Qing wants to go out for a walk, the four girls pull him back and pin him on the bed.Twelve hours a day, round-the-clock surveillance.

Xu Qing had no choice but to summon the chiefs of Baxiang and Shili to come over and ask them to inspect the land on their behalf and draw out saline-alkali land that is easy to transform.During the meeting, the elders saw that Xu Qing was sick and did not dare to forget about the country. He was still working hard for Cangzhou while lying on the bed. So everyone asked in unison:

"Master Xu, what can we get?"

"Pfft..." Xu Qing didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood, sighed, thinking that there are still very few good officials like me, he said: "Everyone is looking for a piece of saline-alkali land to transform, with less salt and flat ground , sufficient water and rich fertilizer, the saline-alkali land that has been transformed will be contracted first in your hometown, and those who are not in your hometown will be paid half of the rent for nothing, for ten years in a row.”

The chiefs lowered their heads to calculate, and after a while, someone asked again: "Master Xu, is there no upper limit for this saline-alkali land?"

"There is no upper limit to enclosing land, but who can get as much as the actual number of successful transformation shall prevail."

"I understand. There are hundreds of acres of land in my township. It's only a low-grade field in normal times. No one cultivates it. But the water is good and the land is level. After transformation, it is at least a middle-level field."

"I also understand, um, Mr. Inspector, the villain will leave first..." An old village chief shrewdly said, and hurriedly left with his hands clasped casually, as if rushing to the cafeteria.

The people behind hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey, you old man, you look so indecent!"

Also chased them out.

Xu Qing shook his head, Huaxia peasants are the most down-to-earth, and they work harder than anyone else.If a village can gain hundreds of acres of land in vain, it will be a sudden wealth.The government doesn't care about buying and selling land, but the black market will buy and sell it. An acre of medium-sized land costs two to four taels, and three hundred mu is 1000 taels.How many households in a village, ten households are guaranteed for one mile, ten households are guaranteed for one mile, that is one hundred households, and each household has ten taels of silver in the account, three years of income!

And all of this is just to check the quality of the land, draw a circle, and let the disaster victims transform it.The wages of the victims are still paid by the government!Suddenly, the people of Cangzhou had an idea that the disaster victims are so useful, not a burden, not a burden, but a hope of getting rich!They even feel that the wages paid by the government to the victims are too low.

As a result, the people of Cangzhou formed spontaneous "public welfare" groups one by one to send food and drink to the victims. Although it was just a simple condolence, it was this simple bowl of wine and steamed white flour cakes that made the victims feel uncomfortable. Instead of living under the fence, the family is sad and lives in a relative's house for a period of time!
The passing traders, the unannounced surveillance and patrol history, were all very moved when they saw the scenes in Cangzhou.

Merchants traveled all over the world, and when they mentioned Cangzhou, they gave them a thumbs up first, and then said: "This is what people in Cangzhou are all about, and they are righteous! I receive goods from Cangzhou, no bargaining, and [-]% off when selling goods! Master Xu, governor of Cangzhou , the best official in the world!"

The inspector Shi was so moved that he immediately wrote a memorial and sent it to Chang'an as soon as possible. He said: "I have lived for more than [-] years, and today I have seen the enlightenment of the prosperous age... The people in Cangzhou are well-educated, live and work in peace and contentment, and treat others friendly... In the matter of receiving the victims You can see it! This is all the merits of the governor of Cangzhou... I think that if you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening. What you see today is a testament to what you have heard. If there is any deviation, you can die."

Xun Yushi is not a flatterer, and is recognized by the court as a relatively upright person. He has not said a word of praise for several years, but this time he added a lot of praise, which caused an uproar in the court.In addition to the integration of the news from travelers, tourists, businessmen, and scholars who have entered Chang'an one after another, a conclusion can be drawn-Xu Qing has built Cangzhou into a land of ancient sages.

Li Yuan obtained a lot of information from his special intelligence agency that others could not get. He smiled knowingly, and said to himself: "When will Xu Qing, kid, be willing to use my imperial decree?"

Yuan Tiangang next to him swept the dust away: "Your Majesty, Xu Qing's son has a good reputation, so he can be called back to Chang'an."

"Well, I'm also afraid that he doesn't know how to be humble and will be hated by others." Li Yuan took out a piece of information from a pile of information and handed it to Yuan Tiangang: "Look..."

Yuan Tiangang picked it up and took a look, even a senior Taoist like him couldn't help being surprised, but immediately calmed down and said: "Your Majesty is wise, to see through the tricks in this letter."

"Hahaha..." Li Yuan laughed loudly, took back the letter, lit it, and burned it.

It turned out that the letter said: "Xu Qing took the hearts of the people, built an army, and intended to rebel." It was a heartbreaking statement.

After pondering for a while, Li Yuan said: "Then let him come back before the spring test next year?"

"Spring test?"

"Yes, I want to hold the imperial examination again, and plant the seed of a disciple for Xu Qing again!"

An imperial edict was sent from Chang'an. Unlike usual, the sender of the edict this time did not seem to be in a hurry to deliver it, but was walking slowly.

Of course, these are things to follow.

As for Xu Qing, he was busy sending people to tell the village chiefs that fighting, stealing property, and taking the opportunity to accept money were not allowed.

I still have to be busy taking care of my body and show off my glory again.In the past few days, he has been passive several times. Although it is cool, it is not "cool".Another thing that caught Xu Qing's heart was that the first semester of state school was over, and the students in Cangzhou ushered in the first final exam, which was what Xu Qing called "quarter exam".

During the quarterly exam, Xu Qing needs to come up with a question, read some excellent papers, and finally evaluate the scores and give out rewards.

What kind of topic should I come up with?The students in the state school are all elementary school students, should they write "Unforgettable Day", or "My First Time", or "My Dad"?
No, it's better to write "Master Xu in my mind"!

(End of this chapter)