Aspirations

Chapter 145 The Solution
"Ms. Lian is serious. You are the official's virtuous helper. How can you say that you are doing the work of a dog and a horse? It should be that the husband sings and the wife follows, the harp is harmonious, and the phoenix sings in harmony." Xia Xiang teased Lian Ruohan, not waiting for Lian Ruohan to change his face , hurriedly said, "About tens of thousands of acres of salt land are abandoned here, and there are about a thousand refugees. If there is a way to turn the salt land into fertile land, each of the more than a thousand refugees will get ten acres of fertile land, which is enough to support their families. "

Lian Ruohan was molested by Xia Xiang, but pretended not to hear, with a look of indifference.Cao Shuli bowed her head shyly.

"But how to turn the salt land into fertile land?" Cao Shuli didn't know agriculture at all, but she also knew that if the salt land could be easily turned into fertile land, it wouldn't be abandoned until now.How will Mr. Xia Lang solve the problem that no one has solved for thousands of years?

Zheng Hao, Man Tuo, and Xiao Jia also didn't know about farming and planting, and they were all very curious. Although even Ruohan had never planted crops by herself, because she grew up in an aristocratic family, had contact with tenant farmers, and was proficient in agriculture, plus she was smart enough, After thinking about it, I figured out the key to the problem, and I was pleasantly surprised: "Xia Xianzun not only has the ambition to serve the country, but also has an exquisite heart. The little girl really admires it."

"What do you admire about me?" Xia Xiang asked knowingly, and was also very happy in his heart.Among the few people, Lian Ruohan was the first one to guess what he was thinking. It can be seen that Lian Ruohan and his mind are connected, and only Lian Ruohan is his best match.

Of course, Mrs. Cao is gentle and virtuous, but she will be a good wife and mother if she runs the house.

"Xiaxian Zun wants to spread the cleared Hutuo River silt on the salt land. The silt has been aged for a long time and is very fertile. It is very good for planting crops. Covering the salt land with silt can achieve multiple results in one fell swoop, which solves the problem of the Hutuo River. Hidden dangers, turning the salt land into fertile land, and letting the refugees have land to grow..." Lian Ruohan has rarely been convincing in his life, and he has known Xia Xiang for a long time. He has always had a respectful and distant attitude towards Xia Xiang Today's events made her really feel Xia Xiang's heart for the people and his wisdom of thinking and methods, and finally admired Xia Xiang sincerely, "Xia County respects all people and lives for all people. Please be respected by the little girl!"

Lian Ruohan stood solemnly, and after standing still, he bowed to Xia Xiangying.

"I can't, I can't." Xia Xiang supported Lian Ruohan with both hands, with a look of sincerity and fear, "Miss Lian said seriously, the so-called political affairs in her position, since I am the county magistrate of Zhending and the official of the parents of the people of Zhending, Do things for the people with the heart of a parent.”

"If every official has the heart of a parent and treats the people as their children, then the world will be peaceful." Lian Ruohan's heart was filled with emotion and long-lost passion, "Since I broke up with my family, I have come here alone. I am used to being alone. After I established a good business, I focused on doing business and gradually expanded. I just wanted to make more money, annex more companies and occupy more places. Although I also thought about helping the world and becoming a big business , but has never done one thing like Xia Xianzun, benefiting countless people, please Xia Xianzun to be worshiped by the little girl again!"

Xia Xiang could truly feel Lian Ruohan's sincerity, and could also understand the emotion and passion surging in her heart.Lian Ruohan has been lonely since she was a child and has a strong personality. It is inevitable that she will be strong-willed.It was rare for her to have great kindness in her heart, so he was also moved for a moment, and returned the gift: "Even my lady has something to do right now, and once it is done, it will benefit countless people."

"I just want to follow Xia Xianzun and do something within my power. But according to Xia Xianzun's orders." Lian Ruohan's extremely serious appearance added a bit of solemnity to her beautiful face, making her more noble meaning of infringement.

"I don't dare to order, but I just hope that even the lady can help me build some houses for the refugees to live in." Xia Xiang continued to walk towards Wayao, and several people followed closely behind, all silent, and they were all caught by Xia Xianghe. Lian Ruohan's dialogue was shocking.

Needless to say, Cao Shuli has been well-clothed and well-fed since she was a child. Although she is not as noble and rich as Lian Ruohan, she has never tasted the hardships of life.This time when she went south to Zhending, she saw people working in the fields along the way, seeing displaced refugees selling their sons and daughters in order to survive, and seeing the difficult livelihood of refugees outside Zhending City, she was extremely sad and deeply worried.But he hated himself for being powerless, unable to help Mr. Xia Lang, and having no money to help the people, to help them feed and clothe them.

Zheng Hao's heart was also slightly touched, he was also from a family, and he had never experienced the suffering of being displaced. Although he had seen the hardships of the refugees' survival, he only regarded it as the fault of Hou Pingpan's new law, and did not take it as the fault of the local parents and officials. From this perspective, we try to find ways to help refugees solve their livelihoods.I just want to wait for Pingpan to step down and everything will get better.

Compared with Xia Xiang, he still lacks responsibility and the tolerance he should have. He only wants to stop Cui Xiang from dictating power from the starting point of party struggle, and he only wants to see Hou Pingpan fail and fall into the dust. At the same time as the battle of the church, how many people will be affected by this, displaced or even destroyed.

But... Zheng Hao suddenly felt that what he did was not wrong. He came to Zhending Mansion to serve as a general judge, and he was originally ordered to monitor Cui Xiang.It was Cui Xiang and Xia Xiang's responsibility to appease the people and govern the region. He was only responsible for passing judgments, supervising the magistrates and county magistrates, and co-signing state government affairs such as soldiers and civilians, money valleys, household registration, taxes and labor, and prison lawsuits.Only the post of joint signature does not have the right to directly intervene.

Thinking of this, Zheng Hao felt a little relieved.

"If Lian Niangzi builds a private house for the refugees to live in, I will definitely persuade Cui Fuzun to let the government government also help Xia Xianzun and Lian Niangzi." Zheng Hao really wanted to make this happen, and he was also happy to see Xia Xiang and Lian Ruo Han teamed up.

"Even if Cui Fuzun disagrees with my building a private house, he will not block it openly." Lian Ruohan smiled confidently, "After all, Cui Fuzun is a member of the Cui family of Qinghe, and I am a family. Even if Cui Fuzun and Qinghe The head of the Cui family is at odds with each other in politics, and he will not easily run counter to the members of the family on matters that have nothing to do with the overall situation."

"If the refugee houses are built, I'm afraid it will cost a lot. The refugees have no money. Should the houses be sold or rented?" Zheng Hao thought of the crux of the problem.

Man Tuo didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, just followed Xia Xiang and kept Xia Xiang safe.She was calm on the surface, but in fact she was secretly happy in Xia Xiang's unchanging heart for the people.Like his father, Xia Xiang has a broad mind and always regards the affairs of the common people as the most important thing. It is not in vain for her to do her best to protect him, and he is indeed worth following.

What's even more commendable is that Xia Xiang is more flexible and tactful than his father, knowing how to advance and retreat, acting both hard and soft, and in addition to his light and dust, he also has the style of a gentleman who does not fight for the crowd and does not party.Man Tuo secretly sighed in his heart, if only his father knew how to advance and retreat like Xia Xiang.If a person is above the officialdom in the court, if he wants to benefit the common people, he must sometimes have the wisdom to judge the situation and not blindly fight for the courage of everyone.

"Replacing rent with labor, and buying with rent." Xiao Jia is the most thoughtful in business, and at this time he has roughly figured out Xia Xiang's train of thought, and said, "When cleaning up the mud in the Hutuo River, the government expropriated the boatmen and labor labor. , responsible for digging and transporting silt from the river. After being transported to the salt land, the refugees are responsible for spreading the silt. Each refugee can get [-] acres of fertile land by paving [-] acres of land. It’s not enough to only have fertile land without growing grain. Sow seeds in the next spring At that time, Haojing Changzai, Xu Yuanwai, and Ma Yuanwai will provide grain for planting. When the autumn harvest comes, the grain will be repaid according to a certain interest.”

Xia Xiang nodded, smiled without saying a word.Even Ruohan was thoughtful, but didn't speak.Zheng Hao nodded, thought of something else, and asked: "It means that the refugees got ten acres of fertile land for nothing, and only paid for the grain and interest. How to calculate the cost of fertile land and residential houses?"

"Ms. Lian spent huge sums of money to build thousands of private houses. Naturally, she would not just invest without getting anything in return, and the government would not allow Mrs. Lian to pay for nothing." Xia Xiang had a plan in mind, but he did not say it himself. The problem was thrown to Xiao Jia, "Let Mrs. Xiao talk about how to benefit Mrs. Lian."

Although Xiao Jia is not as good as Xia Xiang in having an overview of the overall structure and strategy, she can give full play to her ingenuity and wisdom under Xia Xiang's overall situation, and implement Xia Xiang's overall situation and strategy into planning and strategies. She thought for a moment, With a slight smile on his face, "Miss Lian will bear the cost of requisitioning the boats and boatmen. Mistress Lian will also bear the cost of building the houses. The total of the two items will cost at least 10 taels of silver."

"10 taels?" Although Zheng Hao came from a family, he couldn't help but be astonished, "Such a large investment, even if the good times are always there, no matter how rich and powerful, I am afraid it will not be able to bear it."

"10 taels of silver is quite affordable." Lian Ruohan smiled lightly.

"It's one thing to get it out, but how can the local government ask the merchant to take out 10 taels of silver for the government's use for no reason?" Zheng Hao laughed jokingly, "Even if Ruohan and Xia Xianzun are a family, it's not okay. I only heard that there are people who benefit from the public for their own benefit, but I have never seen anyone who benefits the public for their own benefit.”

"Zheng Tong, just listen to me." Xiao Jia gave Zheng Hao a dissatisfied look, and blamed Zheng Hao for interjecting indiscriminately, "The two items total 10 taels of silver. Zhending County can't get it, and Zhending Mansion can't get it either. Good times can be obtained, but how to repay the investment of good times is the key. In fact, it is easy to say that the tens of thousands of mu of fertile land paved after cleaning up the silt are all classified as good times. All refugees , all belong to the tenant farmers who are always in good times. In this way, won’t all be solved?”

"Also, the mound just now is located in the middle of the [-]-mu field, and a house was built, which is just right for Mrs. Lian to live in." Xiao Jia pointed to the tile kiln not far in front of him, and smiled playfully, "Look, Xiaxian Zunlian The tile kilns used to build the house have been taken into account, so how many people can there be in the whole Great Xia with such a county magistrate who has the overall situation and thoughtful consideration of everything?"

"Admit, I am sincerely convinced." Zheng Haoping has rarely been convinced in his life, but this time he really admired Xia Xiang. He not only admired Xia Xiang's foresight and foresight, but also admired Xia Xiang's ability to take advantage of the situation, and he was comprehensive. It would never have been considered so meticulous and thoughtful, "Xia Xianzun, please accept my gift."

Xia Xiang hurriedly returned the gift, waved his hand and smiled: "Zheng Tongpan, don't be fooled. I just casually mentioned today's plan. The reason why I can have such a detailed plan is because Lian Niangzi has a bodhisattva heart and a wealth that can rival the country." Financial resources, but also because of the kindness of Mrs. Cao, and because of Mrs. Xiao's intelligence and whimsy."

Lian Ruohan, Cao Shuli, and Xiao Jia were very pleased with what they heard. Although the three of them clearly knew that everything was actually Xia Xiang's scheme, they still couldn't help but feel elated.Xia Xiang carried the three of them out, which shows that Xia Xiang attaches great importance to the three of them and puts them in a very important position in his heart.

Zheng Hao laughed loudly: "At first, I only admired Xia Xianzun's clever way of being an official, but now I admire Xia Xianzun's skill of controlling women even more. It kills three birds with one stone. It's really amazing. But Xia Xianzun County lord, I have something to say first, your favorite lady and Mrs. Cao are fine, but Mrs. Xiao can be left to me, and I want to marry Mrs. Xiao as my wife."

"Who wants to marry you? Dreaming!" Xiao Jia didn't pretend to Zheng Hao, but there was a playful smile in his voice, "The person I want to marry must be as handsome and talented as Xia Langjun, and he must be as handsome as Mr. Xia Lang. A big official has a heart for the country and the people. If you have a big heart, you will have a high vision, and if you have a high vision, you can make a lot of difference. Young and promising are completely different realms. Zheng Tongpan, you are considered young and promising. It’s not a big deal, but it’s not necessarily true.”

Zheng Hao refused to give in: "What if I can accomplish a lot in the future? Will Mrs. Xiao marry me?"

"There are many kinds of great achievements, depending on which one you are. If Zheng Tongpan only became a high-ranking official, such as a first-rank and second-rank official, he might think he has made a lot of achievements. But in my opinion, if he doesn't do something for the benefit of the people Even if he becomes a prime minister, he is nothing more than a bureaucrat if he does real good deeds. As for Xia Xianzun, he is a seventh-rank magistrate, and he can benefit one side, so that tens of thousands of people have food to eat. Clothes to wear and housing to live in, is a great achievement.”

Zheng Hao looked at Xiao Jia and then at Xia Xiang, and smiled meaningfully: "So, the person Mrs. Xiao wants to marry in the future is the one who resembles Xia Xianzun as much as possible?"

Xiao Jia didn't shy away from it, and admitted generously: "Exactly. So I advise Zheng Tong to quit and find another beautiful woman."

Zheng Hao laughed: "Although I don't think Xia Xianzun is much better than me, but since Mrs. Xiao has set a threshold, and I like Mrs. Xiao, I will naturally give it a try. You must have ambition, what if it comes true? "

Xia Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you talking about me? I'm so innocent."

Lian Ruohan said angrily, "How innocent are you? You are the worst person."

"I..." Xia Xiang was even more speechless, so he had no choice but to pretend to be confused, "What's wrong with me? I'm just a loyal and honest little man who can't talk sweetly. People call him an honest and reliable little man."

"Hey..." Cao Shuli couldn't help laughing, covered her mouth and smiled, like the wind passing over lotus leaves, like clouds passing over the sky, bright and distant, "The first time I saw Mr. Xia Lang, I saw that Mr. Xia Lang was in the seemingly loyal Beneath the appearance, there is actually a hidden heart of flirting with women."

(End of this chapter)