Chapter 238 Busy and Overwhelmed

"Oh my God!" Wei exclaimed in surprise and quickly covered her mouth.

Several large wooden boxes were filled with brightly colored silks and satins. The city had never been so prosperous even in Chang'an.

Is this Governor crazy? Giving away so much!

"Maybe good things are coming to the governor!" Su Ying looked at the box thoughtfully.

These silks and satins are very valuable. They can be made into clothes and can also be circulated as hard currency, equivalent to coins.

Seeing such a valuable gift, Su Ying's first thought was that the governor was about to be promoted.

In fact, Su Ying's guess was only partly correct.

Before leaving, Dou Jing, the Minister of Agriculture, had a long talk with Lu Zhaoshi. Tian Khan had high hopes for Wuzhou in Lingnan Road and was very satisfied with the strategy of the grain special district. He did not mention anything else.

Dou Jing has followed Tian Khan for many years and knows what to say and what not to say. You can figure out the rest yourself.

Of course, after much deliberation, the most basic point must be achieved, that is, doubling the grain production.

The grain special zone made such a big move, but in the end there was no result, which made Tian Khan lose face.

Privately, Lu Zhaoshi and Su Bucheng pondered Dou Jing's words and finally understood! As long as the two rice crops this year were successful and grain production doubled, Lu Zhaoshi would be promoted at least one level.

He would either be transferred to Lingnan Province or promoted to a wealthy area. If his performance was satisfactory, he might be directly transferred to the six ministries in the capital.

A letter from the Lu family also arrived. It did not mention the death of Lu Jie and others, but only said that Lingnan was too remote and asked Lu Zhaoshi to dispose of the newly purchased land of the Lu family.

Who proposed the "Special Administrative Order of the Lingnan Food Special District"? The spies planted by these noble families in the court can always be detected.

It's not complete, but when all the fragments of information are pieced together, we can get a rough idea.

They all gasped. The Lu family actually produced a capable person. A single memorial allowed the Khan to formulate a new policy overnight, which was then presented in the court the next day.

This strategy really hits the spot for Tian Khan. This person has great potential! A bright future!

The Lu family members, who were originally furious and angry about Lu Jie's unclear death, suddenly changed their attitude 180 degrees.

He quickly wrote a letter to Lu Zhaoshi, without mentioning Lu Jie's death at all. He also gave him full authority to handle the land purchased in Wuzhou, and to keep the money earned for his own use, considering his difficulties over the years.

His attitude was friendly and kind, implying that despite past events, he was still a member of the Lu family.

Although Lu Zhaoshi damaged the interests of his family, these benefits were not generated after all, but were only expected.

It didn't cost much to buy the land, so there was no loss.

But Lu Zhaoshi is about to soar to the sky. He will be an extremely important chess piece of the Lu family and a towering tree of the future of the Lu family. How could the family turn against him?

Lu Zhaoshi was not polite and accepted it.

This cleanup was shocking. Lu Jie had taken a lot of property for himself, so Lu Zhaoshi confiscated it all and returned the land to the farmers.

The assets of the county magistrate and officials bribed were recovered, confiscated and reported, but the money from the sale of land was kept by the individual.

Thinking of Su Bucheng risking his life to advise him, and his bright future, he felt grateful to the Su family, so he converted the recovered assets into valuable silks and satins and sent them together with the thresher.

The land reclamation had been completed, but Lu Zhaoshi was reluctant to let Su Bucheng go and kept him by his side as his aide.

He is dedicated to the public, loyal and courageous, has experience in governance, and is well versed in the ways of officialdom. It would be a pity to leave him unused, and it would be a waste if he were not used!

Su Bucheng held several follow-up proposals from Su Ying in his hand to supplement and improve the operation of the special district.

It is impossible to store all the grain in Lingnan Road. If it is not circulated, the places where there is a shortage of grain will still be short of grain.

In order to transport the grain from Lingnan Road, the road problem needs to be solved.

The mountains in Lingnan are high and the roads are long, so you have to rely on your own two feet to walk. There are many places where vehicles and horses cannot pass.

Therefore, while doubling the grain production, road construction must also be started, as well as supporting construction of waterways, land routes, docks, inns, etc.

Not only do the roads need to be unobstructed, but there also needs to be manpower to load, unload and circulate the food so that the food can be delivered continuously, and at the same time, the livelihood problems of many people can be solved.

This was also the reason why Su Ying encouraged her second uncle to develop cement that day.

There are two seasons a year, and there will be three seasons later. The area is vast and sparsely populated, and a large amount of grain will soon be accumulated. If the road problem is not solved, it will restrict the subsequent development of the grain special zone.

Su Laoer's cement will be a magic weapon for Lingnan road construction. It will be used not only for roads, but also for docks, granaries, etc.

Lin Chongzhi was lucky. When he found Lu Zhao with the letter of recommendation from County Magistrate Hu, he had a conversation with him and felt that this man had some talent.

Like County Magistrate Hu, he is honest and has the talent for practical work.

He was originally planned to be assigned to a lower county as a county lieutenant of the ninth rank, but unexpectedly, the magistrate of Mei County in Tong County was dismissed, and almost no one in the entire county government from top to bottom was spared.

Lu Zhaoshi appointed Lin Chongzhi as the magistrate of Tong County and took charge of the county.

This is difficult, but it is also an opportunity.

As long as he can sort out the affairs of Tong County, successfully plant and harvest two crops of rice, and pass the evaluation at the end of the year, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to county magistrate.

Although he was only a seventh-rank official, he was actually the chief official of a county and was on par with County Magistrate Hu.

As for Lin Chongzhi, after he left, he was worried about Magistrate Hu, so he wrote letters to his old friends, looking for help for himself and also for Magistrate Hu.

However, the master would not let go of the good one, and Lin Chongzhi, who had no talent, was too embarrassed to recommend him.

In this way, County Magistrate Hu was very busy all day long, and the officials under him had a hard time.

Wu County is a model county for Wuzhou and even Lingnan Province, and is at the forefront of many things.

There is a one-month gap between transplanting rice seedlings and harvesting winter wheat, during which time all villages and towns are called upon to build roads, mainly villages along the route.

Jinfengzhai and Huanggou Village built roads on their own initiative and no more corvee labor was levied on them.

Several main roads were started at the same time, and each Cao led his team to be responsible for the construction and management of one road, including technology, quality, safety, etc.

County Magistrate Hu had to inspect several roads every day, handle county office business, supervise the production of pedal threshers, and rent and sell them to various villages and hamlets. He was extremely busy and urgently needed manpower to share the work.

When it was dark, County Magistrate Hu returned home covered in dust and dirt, and after washing up, his washbasin was full of black soup.

"Oh!" County Magistrate Hu sat down on the chair, leaned back and sighed, pounding his legs.

"I wish I could have three heads and six arms! It would be so great if Chongzhi was still here, I wouldn't have to work so hard."

Mrs. Hu had just finished her work and was drinking tea. She looked at her husband with a smile and said, "You don't need the help when we have it ready!"

"Who?" County Magistrate Hu was shocked and couldn't remember who was around him.

"Aying's brother!" Mrs. Hu said with a smile.

"The Su Boyan brothers?" County Magistrate Hu sat up straight in surprise.

"Why would Madam think of them? They are about the same age as Erlang and have no experience in governing. How can they be responsible?"

"It's definitely not possible to let them handle government affairs because they have no experience. But I don't think it will be a big problem for them to handle official documents, coordinate various departments, and inspect the lower levels on your behalf." Mrs. Hu said slowly.

“They were originally students of the Imperial Academy, and their vision and knowledge far surpassed those of the local students. They had learned how to build roads in Huanggou Village, as well as other methods of farming and fertilizing the land.

Furthermore, having been trained by Magistrate Su, they are familiar with the official procedures of the county government. I think they should be able to handle the task."

Magistrate Hu thought for a moment and felt that it made sense. "Let's take some time to go to Huanggou Village and test the two people. If it's really as my wife said, it wouldn't be bad to ask them to handle the paperwork."