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  Chapter 125 123【For the evil seed】

  Li Banghua stood by the canal with his hands behind his back, looking at the busy farming scene around him, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "The stream is good for fishing, and the river fields are good for transplanting rice seedlings. Life is only for this, and it is also enough to be proud of the emperor."

  Pang Chunlai stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Meng An, is there any difference between the spring plowing here and the spring plowing in Jishui?"

   "Farming for oneself is different from farming for landlords." Li Banghua said with emotion.

Zhao Han looked at the sky from the side: "It hasn't rained since the beginning of spring, and I'm afraid there will be another spring drought this year. Farmers' associations must be formed. When the spring drought is severe, farmers will help each other carry water for irrigation. Students can also be sent home. Whether you use a bowl or a ladle, every point you can help is worth one point."

  Pang Chunlai: "Other villages and towns are doing well. The villages in the north relying on the mountains only have a few small streams as their water sources. Once the spring drought is severe, the streams will dry up."

   "We have to continue to build the canal longer," said Zhao Han. "Use trucks to carry the river water into the canal, and the villages and towns in the north can be much closer to carrying water."

Ouyang Zheng popped up suddenly: "When I divided the land in Zhangtian in the north, I found that the acres there were relatively barren. Maybe the villagers could be organized to dig a few pieces of poorly harvested fields into water storage ponds during the slack season. The water is used when there is little rain, and it can also be used to raise fish in normal times.”

   "This method is very good, I will leave it to you." Zhao Han laughed.

   "So what you want." Ouyang Zheng clapped his hands and said.

   In the past two months, Ouyang Zheng's performance has impressed Zhao Han.

  A well-clothed young man, a scholar who was born as a prodigy, can actually get along well with mud legs.

   And work hard, don't complain about hardships or tiredness, do things justly, and win the hearts of the people.

  This guy is exhausted every day, but he still has the energy to read. He must read by candlelight every night, and write a poem praising Fentian every now and then.

   Very good internal affairs personnel!

Ouyang Zheng also said: "There are many limestones in the nearby mountains, but only the mountain in Yongyang Town has a lime kiln. Another lime kiln can be built to burn lime. There is also a lot of dolomite in the area. I have been to Jingdezhen, where dolomite is also used for firing porcelain." .Why don't we build a porcelain kiln?"

   "There is no porcelain maker." Zhao Han sighed.

  Ouyang Zheng said: "There are potters in the local area, but they can only burn pottery pots and bowls. Or you can bring a lot of money to Jingdezhen and call a few potters here, so that the local potters can gradually learn and improve."

  Li Banghua said: "Xianwen takes it for granted, firing porcelain is not something that can be done by recruiting a few porcelain workers."

Zhao Han praised: "Xianwen's idea is very good, but we have to take it step by step. The first priority is spring plowing. After the spring plowing is finished, a farmers' association will be established. The farmers' association will organize villagers to fight the drought together, and at the same time organize villagers to repair and dig water canals. Jiangxi Years of droughts are getting worse every year, and water conservancy projects are the top priority!"

   "Yes, water conservancy is the foundation!" Li Banghua deeply agreed.

  The national drought in the Chongzhen Dynasty was not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster.

  Since the mid-Wanli period, the central government has not organized much water conservancy projects, relying entirely on local officials to act with responsibility and morality.

  The local officials are getting worse and worse, and the water conservancy in various places has been abandoned one after another. A small drought will become a disaster, and a severe drought will lead to starvation everywhere. As long as Zhao Han seriously builds water conservancy, not to mention that there will be no impact from the disaster, but it will definitely be much better than other places.

Huang Shunfu, the mayor of Yongyang Town, said: "There are two canals in this town, both of which are very short and in disrepair. After the spring plowing is over, the villagers can deepen, broaden and grow. Not to mention benefiting the whole town, at least half of the town .”

  A boy student Liu Fang from the south bank of Heshui, he is currently serving as the head of the General Military Office, coordinating the performance evaluation of officials at all levels. The person suddenly said: "Wansheng comes from Yinkeng Village, where silver is produced. The silver has been dug long ago, and the mountains and slopes have been dug full of holes. During the slack season, you can organize the villagers to level the barren slopes and wasteland, so that you can get a lot of money." There are hundreds of acres of fields."

Another civil servant named Li Hongwen said: "Every summer and autumn, there are floods in Huangba Village and Lijiaguai. In the past, polders kept taking over the river, which made the river narrower and the flood more serious. But in the river Plant more trees on the side, prohibit villagers from continuing to polder, and then clean up the silt in this section of the river, which may slow down the annual flood."

   "Write it all down," Zhao Han was very happy, "Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. If you have any ideas, you can write them into official documents and send them to the General Military Office. Now that the great cause is starting up, a lot of waste is waiting to be done, and I hope you will work hard!"

   "We will do our best!" Everyone responded.

  Li Banghua can only secretly sigh, this atmosphere is too comfortable.

   There are not so many intrigues, as long as you are willing to do things, you can get promoted. If you do things quickly and well, you will be promoted quickly, and you will truly appoint people on their merits and reward them for their merits.

   Let’s talk about that Zhaomo named Liu Fang, who was an ordinary field worker a few years ago, has now been promoted to a celebrity in the Zongbingfu. All officials' performance review documents must go through this person's hands before being transferred to higher-level departments.

  In Li Banghua's eyes, Daming is already the afterglow of the setting sun, but this place is like the rising sun.

   "General Town," a soldier rushed to, "Mr. Li's family is here."

  Li Banghua was overjoyed when he heard the words, and cupped his hands and said, "General Town, I will take my leave first."

  Zhao Han smiled and said, "Let's go together."

   Everyone went to the pier, and Li Banghua felt a little sad when he saw his family members.

  There is only one old wife and one old concubine, and each brings a maid. Li Banghua's parents and children and grandchildren stayed in Jishui and did not come, obviously unwilling to follow the thief.

  Since he does not want to be a thief, he must disown Li Banghua. Li Banghua has probably been expelled from the family, and his son may even adopt his uncle's name—this is definitely not safe.

   "It's good that you are here, there is no need to say anything else." Li Banghua put on a smiling face and comforted his old wife and concubine.

  The wives and concubines are speechless, they are ignorant, and their husbands have somehow become thieves.

  Especially the main wife, the well-behaved second-rank imperial order, unexpectedly turned into a thief.

  …

  However, Fei Chun went straight to Qianshan Mountain by boat, and heard of a religious riot in Qianshan Mountain on the way.

  The demon Taoists Ma Liaoyang and Zhang Puwei led the people to revolt and quickly occupied Shanglu Town and surrounding villages. Not only did they **** one of the eunuch's banknotes, but they also blocked the commercial waterway leading to Fujian. The eunuchs, gentry and merchants were contacting to suppress the bandits.

   "Ma'am, I'm back." Fei Chun knelt in front of Lou, always feeling a little awkward, he hadn't knelt before someone for a year.

  Mr. Lou could not keep calm, and asked anxiously, "Where is Ruhe?"

   "Young Master and Brother Han are doing business in other places." Fei Chun handed out two letters, one from Fei Ruhe and one from Zhao Han.

  Ms. Lou quickly opened the letter. The contents of the two letters were similar. They both said that they were doing business in Ji'an Mansion, and that the business was booming and promising, so please don't worry about it.

  Since his son is not in danger, Lou feels a little relieved. She asked: "The fourth master robbed Chaoguan and was wanted by the imperial court. Do you know about this?"

   "I don't know, we haven't seen Fourth Master." Fei Chun told half the truth.

  Lou asked again: "What business do you do in Ji'an?"

   "Trafficking goods." Fei Chun replied.

   "What are you selling?" Lou asked.

  Fei Chun said: "Sell lacquerware."

  Lou's sneered: "Where do you buy the goods from, and where do you ship them to? What is the purchase price? What is the selling price?"

  Fei Chun was a little confused by the question, and wanted to continue fabricating lies, but felt that he could not fool Lou.

  Seeing that Fei Chun couldn't say anything, Lou sighed, "Tell me, what big things are you guys doing? Even if it's a rebellion, I can stand it."

  Fei Chun could only say: "Report to Madam, we are rebelling."

  Ms. Lou went limp all over, and Yingchun quickly supported her.

   After a long pause, Lou's voice trembled and said: "Sure enough, you have done a great job, you are really... unreasonable, unreasonable!"

  Fei Chun muttered: "Ma'am, Daming is hopeless, we can rebel."

   "You say you can do it, you can do it? It's you and Zhao Han who have led the young master to death!" Lou clenched his fists, already extremely angry.

Fei Chun simply went all out, knelt straight and said, "Madam, now we have half a county, and even the governor committed suicide after defeating the army. They are all from us. Mr. Li has served as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he is willing to be a thief. We are not just playing tricks."

   "That Luling tycoon Zhao Yan is actually Zhao Han?" Lou asked in surprise, apparently Zhao Yan's reputation had spread to Qianshan.

  Fei Chun said: "Zhao Yaonian, who ranks second in Haizhu documents, is the young master."

   "Ma'am!"

  Yingchun yelled anxiously, but it was Lou who fainted.

   In the inner courtyard, chickens were flying and dogs were jumping. After tossing for a while, Lou Shi finally woke up faintly.

  She ordered Yingchun not to talk too much, and pushed back the other house slaves, leaving only Fei Chun and Fei Rulan.

  Fei Chun said: "Madam, now that the matter has been done, it is impossible to stop it."

  Mr. Lou sighed: "You are going to implicate the Fei family, and let the entire Fei family confiscate their family and exterminate their clan!"

   "Ma'am, Li Shangshu is willing to serve as a thief, so is he also confused?" Fei Chun couldn't help retorting.

  Slumped on the chair, Mrs. Lou said weakly: "Do you still want to change the dynasty?"

  Fei Chun said: "I only want the harmony of the world."

   "The world is in harmony? Brother Han is really ambitious." Lou smiled wryly, his face full of sadness.

  Fei Chun suddenly said with arrogance: "I want to teach my wife to know that if Brother Han is willing, he can take over all the Ji'an mansion at this time. We have thousands of elite soldiers. If the government dares to turn their backs, half of Jiangxi can be taken!"

   "You're really talented!" Lou said through gritted teeth.

  Fei Chun stood up abruptly: "Madam, I am in charge of money and food now, and I am considered number one."

   "Okay, very good," Lou laughed angrily, "You are all very well, I really misjudged it!"

  Fei Chun clasped his hands and said: "Ma'am, wait a moment. In two or three years, Brother Han will definitely take over the whole of Jiangxi, and then the Fei family can follow suit. This is not a lie, Madam also knows Brother Han's temperament, he is not a fool."

   These words made Lou calm down a little, and began to think about the pros and cons of gains and losses.

  She has only one son, and since her son has become a traitor, Lou has to go all out.

   Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are all nonsense, and they are not as important as your own son!

   After thinking hard for a long time, Lou asked, "Brother Han is the thief?"

  Fei Chun knew that he couldn't explain clearly, so he only picked what Lou could understand and said, "Brother Han is like Emperor Taizu, Young Master is like Xu Da, Mr. Pang is Liu Bowen, and Li Shangshu is Li Shanchang."

  Mr. Lou asked again: "The government really has nothing to do with you?"

  Fei Chun smiled and said: "The officials in Ji'an Mansion and Luling County have all been killed, and the governor of Jiangxi has also been defeated. Unless the imperial court mobilizes a large army from several provinces to encircle and suppress, no one in Jiangxi will dare to send troops!"

   With these words, Lou believes that there have been riots in Jiangxi before, and they all mobilized troops from several provinces to suppress them.

   Among them, Guangxi wolf soldiers were so powerful in Jiangxi that there are still countless legends, such as Guangxi soldiers love to eat people and so on.

   It’s not a good reputation. Guangxi wolf soldiers entered Jiangxi, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes. Counties and counties were reduced to white land.

  So that, when there were rebels in Jiangxi, if the court could not be informed, they would try their best not to let the court know, for fear that officers and soldiers from other provinces would come to conquer them.

  Mr. Lou hesitated, and asked again: "Li Shangshu also joined you?"

   "It's absolutely true." Fei Chun said.

  Li Banghua is very well-known in Jiangxi, and Hanzhu Academy has hired him many times, but he couldn't invite Li Banghua to teach in Qianshan.

  Lou felt that Zhao Han and Fei Ruhe were unreliable, but Li Banghua was more reliable.

  Suddenly, Mrs. Lou said to her daughter: "Your Brother Han, you brought your brother to be a traitor. What do you think?"

  Fei Rulan's mind was a little confused, and she didn't even know how to speak, so she just stood by and listened.

   "Are you willing to marry in Luling?" Lou simply asked openly.

  Fei Rulan hesitated to speak, she was very conflicted.

  Mr. Lou said: "Follow Fei Chun to Luling, and I will make up the dowry for you when Brother Han returns to Qianshan Mountain."

  Lou made this choice purely for his son.

  Since her son is a traitor, she can only go to the dark one way.

  As long as there is one more son, Lou's will not be like this, Quan Dang gave birth to a wicked seed.

  Unfortunately, she only has one evil seed...

  (end of this chapter)