Chapter 226 No One Can Grab Her Throat
The success of the pre-sale housing greatly increased Jiang Tangtang's reputation in the staff office and among a group of officials.
Now, even if there are a few people who are dissatisfied with Jiang Tangtang, a woman, running the government like a man and giving orders to a group of men, they dare not raise any objections.
And ask yourself, can they, or anyone else, do better than Jiang Tangtang?
Definitely not.
When it comes to resettling refugees, no one can compare to Jiang Tangtang.
Not to mention Jiang Tangtang's brilliant mind, which was comparable to that of a god, coming up with one brilliant idea after another. In less than a year, he had brought Lingnan's economy to such a terrifying level, and had such a strong influence among the people.
The officials in the General Staff Office and government offices were all extremely excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they all worked hard to implement the new policies.
But Jiang Tangtang was not satisfied with this.
The provincial capital has regained some of its liveliness, but for Jiang Tangtang, who has seen modern cities, the current provincial capital is not even comparable to modern small towns.
She still has a lot to do.
Now that we have enough money, we have to set up schools, clinics and workshops.
The school still follows the same model as in Taiwan, with knowledgeable teachers selected from among the refugees to teach.
The purpose of teaching in school is not to take the imperial examination, but to eliminate illiteracy and to understand reason.
In addition to ordinary reading and literacy classes, there are also classes to learn technical skills.
Baodao already had successful experience in running schools, so Jiang Tangtang saved trouble by directly transferring people from Baodao to set up the school.
In terms of medical clinics, in addition to building more clinics and imitating the modern medical insurance system, more exchanges between doctors will be organized to improve their medical skills.
Beyond that, there is industry.
Due to the remote and desolate nature of Lingnan, and the fact that wars were brewing in various parts of the Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty did not send anyone to attack Lingnan. Instead, he strictly restricted the export of sugar, salt, and iron in an attempt to restrain them.
But will Jiang Tangtang be afraid?
Of course not.
Lingnan already had abundant iron ore, not to mention they had also occupied the mineral-rich Treasure Island. If there was one thing they were lacking, it would be the technical talent Jiang Tangtang had always worried about!
As for sugar and salt, there is even less to worry about.
She had been preparing a sugar mill for a long time, had planted sugarcane many times in her space, and had read many books on making white sugar.
Now we have already mastered the method of making sugar.
Moreover, the sugar color produced is whiter than the sugar color available on the market in Da Zhou.
Lingnan is close to the sea, and the seawater contains a large amount of salt. People at that time did not know that seawater could be used to make salt, but drying sea salt is a very common method of obtaining salt today.
She also found methods in the book on how to process the sun-dried sea salt to meet usage standards.
However, sugarcane is currently only grown in small quantities in Zhounan Village, so we need to increase our efforts. We also need to find a group of reliable and trustworthy people to learn and manage the sugar factory.
As for salt drying, it is necessary to choose a suitable location and select the right people to manage it.
Jiang Tangtang planned to arrange these things before leaving for the capital.
When she and Lu Shiyan went to the countryside for inspection, in addition to inspecting the repair of canals and rivers and promoting national bonds, they also did not forget to select salt drying land.
Earlier, someone had followed her request and searched for a place in Lingnan with sufficient sunlight, flat terrain, and convenient for building salt fields.
Yuan Si led his men out and picked out four places in total. Jiang Tangtang took advantage of this inspection and decided to check out several places.
The first place she and Lu Shiyan went to was Changlu Village in Cangzhou.
Along the way, Jiang Tangtang had already told Lu Shiyan about her search for a suitable salt field at the seaside.
Lu Shiyan was amazed that salt could actually be produced from seawater. "Can salt really be produced from seawater? Using the sun?"
Jiang Tangtang nodded and continued, "However, the current climate may not be conducive to drying salt. For the time being, we have to use the old method of boiling salt to obtain salt, and the yield may not be very good. But when summer comes, the salt production will be greatly increased."
At that time, in addition to satisfying the consumption of local residents, it can also be sold outside, which is another source of fiscal revenue.
As they talked, they had already reached the seaside and looked at the long, wide, flat muddy beach.
Jiang Tangtang was very satisfied. This was simply a professional salt-drying place!
Looking at the smile on his wife's face, Lu Shiyan guessed, "Is this place suitable for drying salt?"
Jiang Tangtang smiled and said, "Yes! This place is great." As she spoke, she gestured, showing him how to build a salt field and then dry the salt.
Lu Shiyan felt as if her eyes were filled with stars, so beautiful that he couldn't look directly at them. He narrowed his eyes and said gently, "Then are you going to the other places?"
Jiang Tangtang said: "Go!"
If all the salt fields are suitable, then there will be no need to worry about lack of money in the future. Salt has always been a scarce commodity in ancient times.
In addition to the Great Zhou, it can also trade with neighboring small countries and even develop overseas markets.
"But it's getting dark!" Lu Shiyan held her fingers tightly, looked at the magnificent sea and said, "Why don't we find a villager's house to stay overnight and set off again at dawn."
Looking at the handsome man in front of her, Jiang Tangtang felt extremely happy. "Why don't we camp here?"
"Camping?" Lu Shiyan lowered his eyes and looked at her and asked, "Are you sure?"
Jiang Tangtang nodded confidently, "Let's find a place to set up the tent, catch some fish and shrimp and barbecue them, and then we can watch the sunrise tomorrow morning."
Suddenly I feel like I'm going on vacation to the beach with my boyfriend.
Lu Shiyan wanted to say that the camping conditions were difficult, but seeing her excited look, he swallowed his words and said lovingly, "I'll do as you say."
"Then go and tell the accompanying guards and officials to find a nearby village for resettlement."
Jiang Tangtang decided to relax and enjoy the scenery of nature.
After the followers left, Jiang Tangtang chose a place and took out the tent from the space.
Looking at the tent Jiang Tangtang had casually conjured up, Lu Shiyan wasn't surprised. Instead, he was completely absorbed by the tent.
The tent in Jiang Tangtang's hand was very small and light, but after some operation, it turned into a small house.
He unconsciously touched the tent and found it was made of a fabric he had never seen before. What was even more surprising was that it was waterproof.
This is much better than oilcloth.
"What kind of cloth is this?" Lu Shiyan finally asked the question in his mind.
"Canvas." Jiang Tangtang looked at his shining eyes and smiled, "Are you useful?"
"If it could be used in the military—" Lu Shiyan stopped mid-sentence. No matter how useful the cloth was, it was hers, and he shouldn't pry too much into it.
But Jiang Tangtang already understood what he meant.
In modern times, canvas is not only used to make tents, but is also often used to make camp beds, clothes, shoes, etc.
If their army could use better clothes and shoes in addition to weapons, the strength of the army would definitely be further improved.
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