Chapter 156: Raising Piglets
Wang Sanniang and Zhou Bo looked at Mo Jinchun almost at the same time.
They didn't have much contact with the members of the Xu family, but Mo Jinchun was an exception, because Mo Jinchun happened to be their ordnance instructor, and it was Mo Jinchun who taught the female soldiers archery personally.
When they met Mo Jinchun, they had to respectfully address him as Instructor Mo.
Xu Zhenying looked at Wang Sanniang and Zhou Bo again.
Unlike others, Xu Zhenying had very high requirements for his soldiers. Therefore, even though the two men were a little frightened when facing Xu Zhenying's direct gaze, they did not dare to lower their heads or avoid it.
Xu Zhenying once said that a soldier is like a sharp sword that would rather break than bend. How can he be afraid of the eyes of others?
"Very good. Although you have been promoted, positions here are not permanent. I must give others a chance. Therefore, your positions will be changed every three months. If your knowledge or training declines during these three months and you are surpassed by others, then, regrettably, you will have to leave this position."
These words made Wang Sanniang and Zhou Bo's hearts skip a beat.
They knew that everyone participating in the competition was an elite, and they had only managed to gain a slight advantage with great difficulty.
Take Zhang Wanjun and Gu Guihua, who ranked second and third, for example. Their training results were far ahead of her.
The reason why Wang Sanniang ranked first in the overall score was entirely because of her advanced academic performance.
Although Zhang Wanjun ranked second, she was only 0.1 point behind her.
It was already a fluke that I got the first place in this exam, but I have to maintain the first place for a long time in the future.
Wang Sanniang suddenly felt overwhelmed.
"This land distribution in Ye County marks the first time that male and female soldiers have collaborated. I'm giving you sixteen words, so listen carefully. Don't engage in confrontation, help each other, cooperate sincerely, and you'll win the battle! Go back and manage your men well. Anyone who violates these sixteen words will be subject to military law!"
Although Xu Zhenying said this while looking at the two of them, everyone knew that this was only directed at Jiang Yongkang and Zhou Bo from the male soldiers.
Everyone couldn't help but think of the words that the male soldiers said in the barracks a few days ago to tease the female soldiers.
Zhou Bo's face flushed, and he quickly declared, "Don't worry, City Lord. I will return and discipline my soldiers. I will instruct them to be more cautious in their words and actions, and I will definitely do a good job of distributing the land!"
Wang Sanniang also said: "Don't worry, City Lord, the female soldiers here will definitely not embarrass you!"
After Xu Zhenying tapped the male soldier, he gestured for the two to sit down. "You two should sit down first. Since you two are already deputies of the Military Affairs Department, you must attend joint meetings like this from now on. Listen to what's next. If you have any ideas, feel free to speak up!"
Wang Sanniang and Zhou Bo sat down in fear and listened quietly to what others said.
Xu Yinxi flipped through the next items for discussion and said, "The city lord previously promised each soldier five mu of land. Now there are 100 female soldiers and 500 male soldiers, totaling 3,000 mu of fertile land. Where should these 3,000 mu of fertile land be placed?"
Ming Xiaoshuang said, "Since the city lord has promised that the soldiers can choose the fields first, then it is best to listen to the soldiers' opinions and let them choose for themselves."
Xu Yinxi immediately retorted, "That being said, if we can encourage soldiers to prioritize farmland between Ye and Lan counties, it will be better for the defense of both counties from a military perspective."
Xu Zhenying also nodded and said, "That's right. This pincer movement will allow us to better support each other. If there is an invasion, it will also facilitate faster dispatch of troops."
Ming Xiaoshuang's face turned slightly pale. He didn't expect that when he came back this time, Xu Zhenying would be surrounded by so many capable people.
Although Xu Yinxi has only been with Xu Zhenying for a short time, her ability to handle government affairs is first-rate.
Xu Yinxi was able to naturally consider the military position in a small matter of selecting land, while Ming Xiaoshuang, who was responsible for dividing the land, felt that his ideas were full of mistakes.
Alas, this is the bad thing about being with a girl.
roll.
This is also what Xu Zhenying often says.
If you don't pay attention to your learning progress, you will instantly feel that you have been left far behind by your colleagues.
No wonder the people in the Xu family team are busy handling government affairs during the day and have to study late into the night.
Each of these is comparable to the King of Rolls!
"Then we can find a way to encourage the soldiers to choose the fields in the middle." Fang Ningmo remained focused and composed, listening to everyone's speeches. Although she had a lively personality, she appeared calm and composed at the meeting. "We can formulate some preferential strategies. For example, if the fields are located in the middle of the two counties, we can give them an extra acre. Or we can promise to build a road and a village. With the village, the fields will be connected and popular. And that location is close to both Ye County and Lan County, so it has certain geographical advantages."
Xu Zhenying was very satisfied. After several months of training, her subordinates' thinking could almost resonate with her.
Looking at Fang Ningmo, he could actually think of a method like macro-control.
In time, these people will all be able to stand on their own.
I really hope the leeks can grow up quickly!
Xu Zhenying knocked on the table. "Ning Mo's proposal is very good. If we want the people to follow our ideas, sometimes we need some tough measures, sometimes we need to induce them with benefits, and sometimes we need to influence them subtly. Brother Xiaoshuang, go back and consider all the methods discussed at today's meeting. Try to guide the soldiers to choose the fields between the two counties, but remember not to force them, lest a good thing turn into a bad one."
Wang Sanniang was so excited when she heard this.
She wondered to herself how these people were so smart that they could figure out a problem that she couldn't solve no matter what in just a few words.
Ming Xiaoshuang reminded him, "City Lord, the land between the two counties is good, but it needs to be reclaimed. I'm afraid there won't be much harvest in the first one or two years."
"That's not a rush. Originally, it was said that soldiers would only receive their five mu of land after a year of enlistment. And I have a composting method that can enrich the land. Zhenniang, remember to have the village chiefs from the following villages come to a meeting in a few days..."
Xu Yinxi hurriedly said, "City Lord, Zhenniang is organizing the craftsmen to sign up at the county government office."
Xu Zhenying patted his head and said, "Look at my memory. Okay, let's have the village heads come over in a few days and I'll teach them how to apply fertilizer."
Wang Sanniang didn't understand why everyone's expressions changed slightly. Fang Xun was even more expectant: "Does the city lord also know how to make compost?"
Xu Zhenying smiled awkwardly, "I understand a little bit, a little bit."
Thanks to her ex-boyfriend who majored in agronomy, she traveled through mountains and rivers to accompany him to complete two projects. Although she had never done composting, she had seen it. Anyway, the steps are similar, and at least it is faster than the traditional composting method used now.
Everyone immediately looked excited. To be honest, apart from the soap recipe, no one had ever seen Xu Zhenying try his hand at anything else.
It is said that Xu Huiming took away a few prescriptions when he left, but no one had seen them with their own eyes, so naturally they could not imagine.
Now when Xu Zhenying talked about the composting method, his eyes immediately widened.
Xu Yinxi immediately recorded this matter in her notebook.
The pencil that Xu Zhenying mentioned a few days ago was finally made, but it has not yet been mass-produced. Only a few core members of the Xu family, including Xu Zhenying, Xu Yinxi and Fang Xun, are using it.
At this moment, everyone saw Xu Yinxi holding a pencil and writing on the paper. The pencil wrote very quickly, without any smudges, and the work was done very quickly. Everyone was envious and jealous.
Xu Zhenying made the final decision. "Then this will be the temporary arrangement. We'll first locate the land between the two counties, send people to measure the area, and then reclaim and divide the land. This will take a lot of manpower and resources. Once the soldiers have selected the land, the remaining land will be used as our tax revenue. Ming Xiaoshuang will take the lead and make sure this is done properly."
Xu Zhenying slapped his forehead. "Oh, I remember now. We still need to keep about a hundred acres of experimental fields there. When the intermediate class graduates, we'll have them conduct experiments in the fields to see how we can increase grain production."
Wang Sanniang finally couldn't help herself this time and asked curiously, "City Lord, do we still have an intermediate class?"
Xu Zhenying smiled, "Of course there will be. In fact, your evening classes will include some of the content from the intermediate class. However, I just finished writing the textbook and haven't sent it to you yet. When the time comes, you will have to take the intermediate class's general knowledge courses again in a systematic manner."
Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Xu Yinxi said, "Then let's move on to the next item. Fang Xun is discussing the agricultural sector."
Fang Xun, who was called, did not stand up.
Wang Sanniang discovered that the Xu family's government team actually didn't pay much attention to etiquette. Generally, everyone would just find a seat and sit down, and when it was your turn to speak, you would just sit down and speak.
Xu Zhenying seems to only care about efficiency in everything he does.
In this kind of meeting, Wang Sanniang felt that if her mind was a little slow or she was distracted for a moment, she would be completely unable to keep up with the pace of the meeting.
But she saw that Xu Zhenying was always energetic, his thinking was very clear throughout the whole process, and he was very decisive when making decisions.
Wang Sanniang felt that being the city lord was not an easy job.
"Our standardized piggery has been completed and currently covers an area of about two mu. There is a shed outside, and inside, according to the city lord's request, the city's dry toilets and pig pens are connected. There is an opening in each pigpen so that the pigs' feces and urine can be pushed directly into the opening, which ensures the cleanliness of the pigpen and the pigs."
Everyone was naturally curious about this standardized pigpen. After hearing Fang Xun's description, someone immediately asked, "What about the feces and urine in the hole?"
Fang Xun couldn't answer either, so he looked at Xu Zhenying for help.
Xu Zhenying coughed softly. "Pig manure contains large amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter, cellulose, and lignin. These are all good things and are perfect for use as base fertilizer. One pig's manure can even increase grain production by hundreds of kilograms. Even though it tastes bad, it's excellent for nourishing crops!"
When everyone heard this, no one doubted the truth of Xu Zhenying's words. Along the way, everyone had blindly worshipped Xu Zhenying. If Xu Zhenying said one day that the sun rises from the west, they would probably hesitate.
Everyone was extremely happy.
Xu Yinxi immediately asked, "City Lord, what are these nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter you're talking about?"
Everyone looked at Xu Zhenying expectantly.
Xu Zhenying didn't know how to explain it, so he just said perfunctorily, "You'll understand when you take the advanced courses."
Advanced courses are also available!
Some had tearful faces, while others were extremely excited.
At this moment, someone said, "I really want to see what this standardized pigpen looks like."
Fang Xun smiled meaningfully and said, "What a coincidence! All the piglets are here today. The city lord happens to be going there this afternoon. Would you like to come along if you're interested?"
Xu Yinxi flipped through the schedule, "Oh, yes, this afternoon the city lord summoned the butchers in the city to feed the pigs..."
Xu Yinxi paused for a moment, a suspicious look on her face. "Cleanse the pig."
All the men present felt a tightness in their bodies.
Mo Jinchun wiped the sweat from his head and smiled reluctantly, "I heard the city lord say that he wanted to cleanse the piglets before, and I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Xu Zhenying smiled, "Of course it's true. Don't look upon purification as a scourge. You must understand that all things in the universe are born from the interplay of yin and yang. The same is true in the animal kingdom. If you observe carefully, you'll find that male animals are often more brutal and active than females. This is all influenced by hormones in their bodies. As long as their hormone levels are lowered, these boars will no longer be as aggressive and aggressive as before, and their temperaments will become more docile. With less activity, their weight will naturally increase. This is a matter of great concern to people's livelihoods. If this is done well, the people of Lan County will be able to eat pork during the Spring Festival this year."
Wang Sanniang immediately said sincerely, "The City Lord is right! This is a matter of public welfare. Since we are promoting this piglet castration technology, we should not feel embarrassed. What we do is for the benefit of the people, so we can naturally stand up straight!"
After hearing this, Xu Yinxi thought about the inexplicable sense of shame that had just arisen in her heart, and suddenly felt that her vision was too narrow, and this shame instantly turned into humiliation.
Xu Zhenying had already stood up, and everyone in the room immediately stood up as well. Xu Zhenying smiled and said, "In that case, today is the best day. Those of us who don't have work on hand can go over and see the construction of this standardized pigpen."
Fang Xun immediately led the way.
Xu Zhenying followed closely behind, and the others hurriedly followed. At this moment, dozens of people walked out of the county government office with an astonishing momentum.
Qian Zhenniang was still in charge of registering the craftsmen at the front door, so they could only go through the back door. However, a slightly hunched figure could be vaguely seen under the weeping willow tree at the side door.
Old Master Fang was standing there.
He was wearing a coarse linen shirt. Although he looked quite old, he was still energetic.
Xu Zhenying didn't see him at first. He only saw Fang Xun and Fang Ningmo leaving the team. Then he took a closer look and saw that the two people from the Fang family were pulling Old Master Fang aside and saying something.
Xu Zhenying left the others and walked over. He saluted the old man and then caught a glimpse of the embarrassment on Fang Xun and Fang Ningmo's faces.
"Mr. Fang, why are you here?"
Old Master Fang also smiled when he saw someone. "Xu girl, you are now the ruler of Lan County. It is as difficult as climbing to heaven for me to see you!"
Xu Zhenying saw the expressions of the Fang siblings and seemed to understand something, so he asked, "Does Mr. Fang have something to say to me?"
Xu Yinxi had already followed and flipped through her schedule behind her. "City Lord, you have to inspect the agricultural development this afternoon, and also have a medical meeting with all the doctors in Lan County."
Xu Zhenying nodded and looked at Mr. Fang with an apologetic look on his face. "It's just the beginning of spring, and the weather is still very cold. You might as well go back first. I'll come to visit you in person in the evening."
Mr. Fang naturally did not embarrass Xu Zhenying and nodded, "Okay, I'll remember what you said. I'll wait for you."
Fang Xun said, "Ning Mo, help Grandfather back first."
Seeing Xu Zhenying had already turned and left, Fang Xun quickly followed. He seemed to be preoccupied, hesitating to speak. Xu Zhenying caught a glimpse of his serious expression and couldn't help but smile, "That's not necessary. I know what Mr. Fang is going to say."
Fang Xun was stunned.
Xu Zhenying patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will convince Mr. Fang. Now get to work. Today is the first step in standardized breeding. Everyone is waiting to see your results."
Fang Xun was slightly startled, but quickly calmed down and hurried to catch up.
Everyone walked quickly to the pig house in the south of the city. When they passed through Lan County, Xu Zhenying was naturally conspicuous with such a group of people. Now the common people were no longer afraid of her. Instead, they greeted her with a smile when they saw her.
Now they no longer call her the Mountain King in front of her, but instead call her the City Lord affectionately.
Xu Zhenying was still feeling emotional, and said to Xu Yinxi, "Fourth sister, have you seen that? We've gone from being called mountain kings, rabble-rousers, and a makeshift group by the common people to being the city lords and the Xu family troupe. This fully demonstrates that if you treat the people well, they will naturally feel it."
Xu Yinxi paid no attention to this and simply said, "City Lord, we still need to have a guard when we go out in the future. If there are assassins among us, your safety cannot be guaranteed."
"You're absolutely right. When the time comes, we'll simply pick a few loyal men from the military camp. Especially those who undergo rapid ideological reform and support our regime."
Xu Yinxi nodded, "I understand."
A group of people were walking slowly, and occasionally patrolling Lan County. Xu Zhenying also saw a familiar figure in the crowd. The man was wearing an apron and busy at a small stall. The pot was still boiling hot, and he was shouting to passers-by.
Xu Zhenying smiled and said to Xu Yinxi, "Is that person... Lao Liao?"
Xu Yinxi followed Xu Zhenying's gaze and said, "Yes, it's him."
Xu Zhenying was immediately overjoyed. "I remember I let him out only a few days ago, and now his wonton business is booming?"
Fang Xun also said, "This guy is quite capable and has a high level of awareness. I heard that when we last held a literacy experiment class, he took the initiative to inquire about it and said he would be happy to attend even if he paid."
"Really?" Xu Zhenying thought it was interesting and walked over quickly, "Let's go and take a look."
Old Liao never expected that he would meet the most important figure in Lan County just two days after opening his newly set up stall.
He cried out "ouch" a few times, unable to tell whether it was surprise or fear. He quickly wiped his hands on his apron, wiped the stool with a towel, and cordially invited her to take a seat. "City Lord, why... why... are you here?"
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