Chapter 1680: Reclamation
In this day and age, we all rely on firewood to boil water and cook. There is a lot of firewood to be mined from the land reclamation! I will bring it all back to them. It will be enough for each family to use for at least two or three months.
Just leave it to the end and let them divide it among themselves.
They usually worked as temporary workers or domestic helpers in the city, and might not be good at land reclamation. Song Shi was very good at it, and he gave detailed instructions to Lu Qian and Liu Fu on how to keep an eye on those people, reminding them to be safe and not get hurt, and also to make sure that they dug out all the roots when they were reclaiming the land. Some people would be cunning and not dig out the roots at all, but cover them with soil, which would cause weeds and shrubs to grow, causing a lot of trouble later.
Liu Fu wrote them all down and was in high spirits.
After all, he was still young and couldn't control others, so he asked Lu Qian to accompany him. Mori was also sixteen years old, and with them accompanying him, it was not difficult to control forty employees.
Taking advantage of the good weather, we started work quickly and worked hard.
First, cut down trees, shrubs, and mow the grass, clear all of them from the ground, and pile them together. Trim the firewood and pile it separately, and burn the unwanted grass leaves, leaves, and other debris.
After the ground is clean, start digging and clearing the tree roots and grass roots underneath.
The hired workers in the city were indeed not good at farm work. In the first two days, they were so busy that they were overwhelmed and there were problems everywhere.
Fortunately, the employees were reluctant to give up the job because of the good salary, and they were willing to listen even if they didn't know how to do it at first.
Qiao Xuan drew topographic maps for Song Shi and Liu Fu respectively, and circled an area for them to reserve in advance so that they could build a courtyard house when the time came.
The courtyard should have a farm tool room, a warehouse, a place to dry various fruits, a workshop hall for simple fruit processing, a duty dormitory and a supporting small kitchen, etc. About three and a half acres of open space should be left in each place.
In addition, the two places are about seven or eight miles apart. Qiao Xuan asked Song Shi to take a look at the terrain. After they reclaimed the land and planted crops, they would free up some time to build a better road to connect the two sides.
Song Shi and Liu Fu wrote them down one by one.
While reclaiming the wasteland, Qiao Xuan asked Sun Bai and Sun Qian to arrange two or three people to inquire about the seedlings of Sichuan pepper and star anise.
Purchase according to the demand of 10,000 acres each. If there is not that much, then forget it.
There are no pepper and star anise in Yuzhang, so they can only be found in Anzezhou. Large-scale planting is not popular nowadays, and Qiao Xuan feels that it is difficult to find the saplings. After finding them, she might be able to cultivate them with branches in the space first, and then quietly take them out and mix them in to expand the number.
In a blink of an eye, after seven or eight days, Qiao Xuan's rest period for pregnancy was over. When she had nothing to do during these two days, she would stroll and walk around in the garden.
Perhaps Mrs. Guan had learned her lesson last time and restrained the young master. Qiao Xuan never saw the young master Guan in the garden again.
Suddenly remembering something, Qiao Xuan thought for a moment and asked Lixia and Liqiu, "I was resting for the past few days to take care of my pregnancy. Normally, everyone should come to visit me, right?"
This is the most basic interpersonal communication.
As the wife of the local governor, Qiao Xuan was frightened by her miscarriage and was taking care of the baby. Out of concern, she said that it was indeed time to visit the local wealthy families and famous gentry. Even if they were not available, they should send a high-ranking maid or servant to visit with a letter.
(End of this chapter)
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