Chapter 282: Catch It Back Quickly

"Aying, why are you here?"

Su Bucheng, who was busy, went to see County Magistrate Hu with Lu Zhaoshi, but did not want to see his daughter.

"Father, I came here with Lord Hu to help with the resettlement of the disaster victims." Su Ying replied.

Lu Zhaoshi and Su Bucheng looked at each other and realized that County Magistrate Hu was indeed unable to handle this matter.

"Sir, the disaster victims are pouring into Wu County. Wu County is financially strapped and can't handle it, hehe!" County Magistrate Hu laughed awkwardly.

"The victims have been there for more than half a month, right? How are they resettled?" Lu Zhaoshi took a sip of tea and asked slowly.

"Arrange some strong laborers to build roads to earn food to support the family." The more County Magistrate Hu thought about it, the more stupid he felt. Why didn't he think more deeply about it?

"What else?" Lu Zhaoshi stared at County Magistrate Hu.

"And, and..." County Magistrate Hu's face turned red and he hesitated for a long time without saying anything.

"Lord Hu even paid out of his own pocket to provide porridge to the victims and hired doctors to treat them.

The victims were registered one by one and included in the household register, dispersed and arranged to various villages, and officials were arranged to provide training for the victims.

Learn new farming methods, as well as making vermicelli, raising honey, and pressing oil." Su Ying took over.

County Magistrate Hu looked at Su Ying in surprise. These were clearly her suggestions, so why was it put on him?

"Today, Lord Hu came to ask you to open the granary so that I can lend food to the victims.

"We also need a large number of farm tools and oxen to help the disaster victims reclaim the land before the next rice planting season," Su Ying continued.

"Oh, open the granary? Why? There has been no disaster or famine in Wu County this year, and the people are rich. Why should we open the granary?" A smile appeared in Lu Zhaoshi's eyes.

"Sir, there is no disaster in Wu County, but a large number of disaster victims from Hebei Province have poured in. If not handled properly, it will disrupt the public security in Wu County.

Moreover, these disaster victims were not disaster victims, but farmers who rushed to the area to reclaim wasteland after hearing the news. They should be resettled in accordance with the "Administrative Order of the Lingnan Province Food Special Administration District."

The special agency order does not have specific implementation details, and each case is handled on a case-by-case basis. The farmers have nothing and have left their homes to come here. They need strong support from the government, and the government should first pay them some food rations to keep them alive.

If we want to reclaim wasteland, we must have the necessary farm tools. Moreover, time is short, with less than two months left. We must reclaim the land as soon as possible so that the second rice crop can be harvested. We cannot do without oxen and plows."

Su Ying spoke slowly and calmly.

"Well, County Magistrate Hu, what do you think?" Lu Zhaoshi asked County Magistrate Hu.

"Sir, I beg you to allow Wu County to open its granaries and lend grain to these farmers who are reclaiming the wasteland! I also ask for a large amount of farm tools and oxen!"

County Magistrate Hu climbed up the ladder. For the sake of Wu County, he didn't care about his reputation!

"Well, not that stupid!" Lu Zhaoshi said with a smile.

The victims followed the caravan to Wu County. When passing by the provincial capital, Lu Zhaoshi and Su Bucheng were thinking about this problem.

Can Wu County accommodate the people and how will they be resettled?

What the two discussed coincided with Su Ying's idea. By settling the farmers who reclaimed the wasteland, it would be natural to open the granaries and borrow grain to provide support. The population of Wu County increased by thousands, and it quickly became a medium-sized county.

As for resettlement, I didn’t expect the method of breaking the whole into parts. These days I have been wondering where County Magistrate Hu will resettle people?

"This method of dispersed resettlement is very clever. What is it called?" Lu Zhaoshi asked casually.

"My lord, this method is called breaking the whole into pieces!" Su Ying blurted out.

Then he realized it and looked at Lu Zhaoshi in annoyance. That was not the correct way to talk.

"Hahaha!" Lu Zhaoshi laughed out loud, "Master Su, you gave birth to a good daughter!"

"Your Excellency is too kind!" Su Bucheng said modestly.

"It seems we need to revise our report and use a break-up resettlement method. This way, the farmers can quickly integrate into the local community and reclaim the wasteland in a very short time!"

Lu Zhaoshi nodded and said that this girl was so knowledgeable at such a young age and should not be underestimated.

"Sir, do you agree to open the granary and release the grain?" County Magistrate Hu did not expect that the governor had already made preparations.

"Well, time is running out, so just do as you say. I will report to Lingnan Dao." Lu Zhaoshi replied.

"Then, sir, where are the farm tools, plows, and oxen?" County Magistrate Hu looked at his superior eagerly.

It’s not enough to have food alone. Can’t we dig the ground with our hands without farm tools?

"You're really pushing your luck!" Lu Zhaoshi laughed and pointed at Magistrate Hu, scolding him, "I've been waiting for you for all this time, and you're just remembering this?"

"Your subordinate, your subordinate..." County Magistrate Hu felt ashamed that he had not thought so much.

"The farm tools are ready, more than a thousand of them, and fifty sets of plows and oxen!" Lu Zhaoshi did not make things difficult for his subordinate.

He may be a little stupid, but he has a good heart and cares about the people.

"Thank you very much, sir! Thank you very much, sir!" County Magistrate Hu bowed to Sir Shi to express his gratitude.

"Don't thank me. These are all loans from Wu County and will be deducted from the tax grain!" Lu Zhaoshi waved his hand and looked at his subordinates with a malicious look.

"Ah? This..." County Magistrate Hu was stunned, and it took him a while to understand. "It's as I should, as I should!"

"Okay, you guys go back!" Lu Zhaoshi chased them away.

"Ah?" Magistrate Hu blinked. He hadn't finished speaking yet. "Sir, I have something else to report!"

"What else?" Lu Zhaoshi looked at County Magistrate Hu and then at Su Ying.

The first crop of rice will begin to mature next month, and the wheat has been harvested for some time. What else can we have?

"Sir, please look!" County Magistrate Hu asked someone to bring in the wooden box and said mysteriously.

"What is it?" Lu Zhaoshi sipped his tea slowly, glancing casually at the box. "How did this thing get in there?"

As soon as I saw the colorful brocade, I realized that it could not be dyed. It could only be made by dyeing silk threads and then weaving them. There was no such dyeing workshop in Wuzhou.

"Sir, look at this again!" County Magistrate Hu opened the wooden box, revealing a colorful cocoon.

"When did such a dyeing workshop appear in Wu County?" Lu Zhaoshi picked up the colorful cocoon and played with it.

"Sir, this is not dyed! It is natural colored silk!" County Magistrate Hu corrected.

"Haha, it's not dyed, it's natural color..." Lu Zhaoshi was stunned.

"Hu Sansi, where did you find this? Do you think this brocade is made of natural colored silk?"

Su Bucheng was also shocked and stood up. He looked at his daughter in surprise, but saw his daughter smiling calmly.

"Sir, look, the person is in front of you!" County Magistrate Hu pointed at Su Ying.

"Su, Ah Ying!" Lu Zhaoshi grabbed Su Ying and said, "Come, niece, sit down and tell me what's going on with this colored silk!"

"Your Excellency, these are the natural colored silkworms cultivated in Huanggou Village. After special feeding, the silkworms can produce colored silk."

Su Ying was passionately pressed down on the main seat by Lu Zhaoshi. She felt very uncomfortable and wanted to get up.

"No, tell me quickly! How did you do it!" Lu Zhaoshi enthusiastically handed over the tea again.

“Well, sir, these are all made of colored silk, and we originally wanted bright red, bright yellow, indigo, and purple.

But the silk produced by the silkworms has different shades of color, so we sort them by color and weave the few colored threads into colorful brocade.

"Four colors? What are the rest?" asked Lu Zhaoshi.

"The bright red, indigo and gradient colors were given to Mr. Fu. He uses them." Su Ying said.

"Puff!" Lu Zhaoshi spat out a mouthful of tea. "What? Gave it to Mr. Fu? Hurry, hurry and get it back!"