Chapter 354 Guess

Zhulan just went to the kitchen and saw only firewood, pots and other kitchen supplies in the kitchen, but no food at all.

Zhulan said, "Go and see if your sister-in-law has finished counting the food. If she has, ask her to move the meat and vegetables she brought from the capital to the kitchen. It's getting late, so prepare the meal first."

Zhulan counted the number of people eating, including the Zhou and Yang families, and the soldiers Wuchun brought with him to help with the transportation, so there would be about five tables of food needed.

Fortunately, she had prepared enough. Knowing that Lizhou City was short of everything, she bought a lot of sausages in the capital. In addition, she also learned how to make bacon from Li in the winter, so she brought a lot of meat.

Yes, there were also hens and roosters. Zhulan bought a lot of hens in Chuanzhou just for them to lay eggs. After a few days of traveling, she bought thirty hens. Eight of them died and were eaten, leaving twenty-two. The rest were so wilted that they would not last for another few days.

It was really busy when she arrived at the new home. Zhulan put her things away and locked up what needed to be locked up. After everything was ready, she went to the west room in the yard. This was the room she reserved as a storehouse, where she kept the gifts she received in the capital, the silver and copper coins she exchanged, etc., all of which were her family assets.

She counted everything again to make sure everything was correct, then locked the door of the private room and went to the kitchen to find Li. The kitchen of this house was an independent small courtyard. Before she entered the courtyard, she heard Li's voice instructing Xinghua. Looking at her voice, she really had the aura of a eldest lady.

When Li saw her mother-in-law coming in, she hurried forward to greet her, "Mom, have you packed all your things?"

"Well, have you considered dinner for dinner?"

Li counted on her fat fingers and said, "The main course is cornmeal steamed buns, six dishes, five dishes and one soup, sausage, braised pork with bracken, cabbage with fungus, stewed potatoes with meat, spicy cabbage with meat, and the last dish is cabbage soup."

She also wanted to make something good, but the things at home were limited. The meat was wild boar meat that she bought from a fellow villager yesterday, and there were only about six or seven pounds left.

Zhulan thought the food was pretty good. Lizhou City was not the capital, so whatever you wanted to eat was available there. Lizhou City was experiencing a food shortage right now, so forget about eating meat.

Zhulan said to Li: "The yard facing the main gate is for you to live in. Move all your things there later!"

Li was delighted. She had just finished counting the food and was strolling around. She was looking for the best courtyards opposite the main courtyard. "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan saw the lady looking at her, "Do you also want a yard of your own?"

Xue Han wanted to live in a yard of her own, but she was afraid, especially in an unfamiliar home. She was afraid even if she was scared.

Zhu Lan saw what Xue Han was thinking and said with a smile, "When mother comes back to buy some servants in a few days, I'll give you a few maids, and you won't have to worry about that anymore."

Xue Han narrowed her eyes. She was not afraid when there were many people around. "Thank you, mother."

Zhulan stood there for a while, and her two sisters-in-law came over with their daughters-in-law to help cook. This time Zhulan did not refuse, as the family was indeed busy and needed more people.

When Wu Chun came back, it was already dark. When Zhou Shuren came back, it was even darker.

Except for the boys of the Wu generation, everyone in the Yang family ate first, washed up and rested. The soldiers brought by Wu Chun also ate first. As for the Zhou family, Zhulan asked Li to take the children and Xuehan to eat.

Zhulan was waiting for Zhou Shuren to come back and eat together.

Zhou Shuren came back tired, and sat down after washing up. "I drank a lot of water this afternoon, and my stomach is growling. Don't look at me, Wuchun, you all sit down."

Wu Chun sat down, "Has Uncle finished the handover? Will the food be distributed tomorrow?"

Zhou Shuren ate a few bites of food before saying, "The handover is complete. Tomorrow I will send officials to each county to notify them to collect food. I will also ask each county to re-register the population and change the household registration. I will also record the situation of each household. This way, I can know the situation of the entire Lizhou more clearly."

Wu Chun was also very hungry. He had been craving for meat for a long time, and the sausages were delicious. He drank a sip of wine and said, "Uncle, the food you brought today looks a lot, but there won't be much left if we divide it among the counties."

Zhou Shuren also knew, "There are still two supply teams that haven't arrived yet. Let's divide them up to ease the situation. I have my own plans for the rest."

Wu Chun stopped asking and said with a smile, "Uncle, you have worked hard on the journey. I'll toast to you."

Zhou Shuren felt relieved when he arrived in Lizhou City. "Okay."

In the capital, the emperor flipped through the letter in his hand, then gave it to the prince, "Take a look!"

The prince quickly glanced through it and chuckled, "No wonder Lord Zhou asked father for the right to control the silver. Lord Zhou has a sharp mind and can do things beyond 50,000 taels of silver."

The emperor was in a good mood. He had not made a mistake in choosing the right person. He was not only happy that Zhou Shuren had made a lot of money, but also happy that Zhou Shuren was sincere in serving the people. "I am now looking forward to the future of Lizhou under the management of our Lord Zhou."

The Grand Master thought to himself that he was also looking forward to it, and then thought again: "Father, when sending ministers to provide disaster relief in the future, you can follow Lord Zhou's method."

The emperor nodded. It was indeed stupid to give silver directly in the past. The silver was deducted layer by layer in the hands of officials, and there was really not much left for the disaster victims. However, he also had to guard against false accounts or forced sale of grain to farmers. In the end, the ministers had to serve the people. "Please prepare and write a letter to me."

Prince, "Yes."

"Go down."

After the prince took his leave, he still held the letter in his hand and his steps became much lighter. He was really looking forward to what other surprises Lord Zhou would bring!

Lizhou, after dinner, Zhou Shuren and Zhulan washed up and lay on the kang. Although they were both very tired, they couldn't fall asleep.

Zhulan asked quietly, "What rules do you have in mind?"

Zhou Shuren said, "There are quite a few rules, but we have to do them one by one. The first batch of food was distributed to help the emergency. When the second and third batches of food arrive, I am not going to let the people receive them for free."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren have been calculating how to get more food and how to maximize the use of money. Today is the first time Zhulan asks Zhou Shuren what he thinks. After listening to Zhou Shuren's opinion, Zhulan ponders for a while and says, "What are you going to build?"

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "The one who understands me is my wife."

Zhulan snorted in her heart. This is easy to guess, isn't it? "Don't be stingy. What do you want to repair?"

Seeing that Zhulan couldn't sleep either, Zhou Shuren sat up, lit a candle, took the bag he brought back, pulled over the table, and took out the map. He said, "This is a detailed map of Lizhou City. Take a look and guess what I'm going to do."

The last chapter did not correct the typos, but corrected them online

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