"Whoa!" When the two saw Zhao Hao, they quickly pulled the reins, dismounted, shouted "Master, Master", and rushed forward to bow down to him.

The group of merchants who were about to leave were stunned and wondered who this kid was. Why did the county lord kowtow to him and call him master?

It seemed that Mr. Chen listened to his words just now and decided to temporarily add more cabin space for everyone, right?

The merchants couldn't help but talk about it, wondering who this young man surrounded by his beautiful wife and maids was and what was going on.

Is it Longqing's Secret Visit? Or Young Justice Bao? Probably not, because this young man is neither that old nor that dark...

Young Master Zhao, who didn't want to be the center of attention, gave these two inconvenient guys a hard kick on their butts, then quickly rode away on his horse.

Everyone was looking at the young man riding a white horse with a black colt, a black hair tied in a horsetail, and a golden rein on his horse's head, as he rode away in a cloud of dust. Suddenly, a merchant slapped his thigh and shouted:

"I know, he is Mr. Zhao the Science Master!"

"Oh my god, it must be him. I didn't expect that the 'master' that the county master always mentioned was actually so young!"

"I heard that the entire Jiangnan Group belongs to him?" The businessmen discussed with relish.

"How is that possible? He is at most a front in front of the stage. The real bosses are those behind the scenes..." someone said mysteriously.

"Who is it? Tell us quickly!" Everyone was busy.

"I can't go into too much detail about this. I can only say that those who understand will understand." The man shook his head, as if he really knew some secret.

~~

Meanwhile, Master Zhao and his entourage rode their horses to the sparsely populated East Beach of Sansha.

This tidal flat with flying reeds, chirping water birds and full of wildness did not actually exist originally. It is a byproduct of the Chongming pond construction and collapse prevention project last winter and this spring.

At that time, Jin Xuezeng and Yu Shensi led tens of thousands of laborers to build a slope protection outside the rough stone concrete seawall, which was several meters high. They raked and leveled the layers, sprinkled water and compacted them. Then they poured grout in sections with cone holes to make it more solid and strong, and not afraid of flood erosion.

The people of Chongming were really scared by the collapse. In addition to the slope protection, they built many embankments and groins with concrete. In order to protect the tidal flats and promote siltation, they also planted reeds in front of the embankment. The reeds were deep-rooted and not afraid of wind, water or waves.

Today, the reeds planted at that time have grown into endless reed fields, attracting countless south-flying water birds to spend the winter here. When the west wind blows, reed flowers fill the sky, and countless egrets, mallards, and mandarin ducks dance gracefully among the reeds. The scene is simply beautiful.

This rare beauty made everyone who was used to the monotonous blue excited and intoxicated. Even Li Mingyue, who wanted to go hunting, couldn't bear to destroy the beauty in front of him. He gave up the idea of ​​shooting geese with a bow and rode on the vast mudflats to enjoy the scenery.

Zhao Hao accompanied the young county lady on horseback for a few laps before slowing down and riding freely along the seawall with his two disciples.

He looked up at the endless 100-mile seawall and asked his two disciples with a cheerful expression, "How does this thing work?"

"The effect is great!" Jin Xuezeng said with a smile: "This is all thanks to Master. The people of Chongming say that you are their grandfather!"

"What kind of bullshit is this?" Zhao Hao was puzzled.

"Master, he is just bragging." Yu Shensi explained with a smile: "The people of Kunshan now call him their reborn parents. You are his master, which means you are his real grandfather."

"Oh, hahaha!" Zhao Hao smiled and pointed at Jin Xuezeng with his whip and said, "I think your monkey tail is about to rise to the sky!"

"Hehe, there's nothing we can do. Who told us to turn Chongming County upside down and change its face?" Jin Xuezeng said proudly, "Besides, Senior Brother, that's how they address us. Old parents, old parents, I'm the old father and you're the old mother."

"Your mother!" Yu Shensi glared at him, and the three of them burst into laughter again.

No wonder Jin Xuezeng was so proud. As the saying goes, hard work pays off. This three-dimensional barrier built by the Chongming people with great effort not only completely stopped the collapse of Sansha Jinbu, but also withstood the test of this summer's typhoon and blocked the backflow of sea tides, allowing the Chongming people to usher in a long-awaited harvest.

In addition, God, who always loves to add insult to injury and icing on the cake, has gifted the hardworking people of Chongming with an extra 100,000 acres of tidal flats - the entire Dongtan Beach was newly silted out this year.

"Chongkaisi is preparing to build another enemy dam outside Dongtan, pushing the defense line three or four miles out!" Yu Shensi pointed at the distant coastline with his whip and said with high spirits: "This will not only add an insurance to the seawall, but also add 100,000 acres of land...but the salt and alkali are too heavy, so we can only grow cotton."

"Growing cotton is good, the prospects are broad." Zhao Hao laughed loudly: "Now that sea trade has opened, my Ming Dynasty's cotton cloth is a hot commodity, and increasing the output tenfold is not enough!"

"Ah, so fierce?" The two disciples were surprised. Even they, Zhao Hao's disciples, had no idea about the huge overseas demand.

"That's how powerful it is." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile and said, "So next, the main problem that Jiangnan Group needs to solve is the contradiction between low production efficiency and strong product demand. Chongming Island might as well make arrangements early to seize the initiative."

"Yeah." The two of them nodded quickly.

"Master, our Chongkai Company also wants to operate as a farm next year." Seeing that Zhao Hao was quite interested, Yu Shensi took the opportunity to bring it up.

This year, Kunshan and Kunkaisi have made a big splash. The government counted the harvests of each county, and Kunshan County, which had been ranked last for thousands of years, unexpectedly won the championship in one fell swoop, and its total output exceeded that of the second-place Changzhou County by nearly 20%!

After research, the counties found that Kunshan County was able to launch this satellite because of the hundreds of miles of levees built by Zhao Zhuangyuan, which prevented the floods that raged this year; secondly, it was due to the "family farm system" launched by Kunkaisi, which centrally managed the land and carried out scientific planting.

Nowadays, officials and gentry in Jiangnan are all impressed by the power of science, and naturally want to learn from Kunshan and set up some kind of family farm to improve the agriculture of their county. In the Ming Dynasty, encouraging agriculture and mulberry planting and building water conservancy projects were all benevolent policies that were praised by everyone and could be included in local chronicles and local shrines.

Development companies in various counties reported to the head office one after another, asking to copy the Kunshan model. But when the head of the farm department of Kunkai Company came to talk, he found that it was not easy to operate a "farm system".

First of all, the land in the county must be concentrated. If the development company does not have hundreds of thousands of acres, it will be meaningless.

Moreover, scientific planting is not something that can be achieved simply by talking about it. In addition to scientific planting methods and a large supply of fertilizers, there must also be enough agricultural technicians to follow up and guide in a timely manner to solve the endless problems. Otherwise, it is very likely that a problem in one link will lead to a large-scale reduction in production or even a complete failure of production.

In addition, there is a key point, that is, to "unify the management" of land and producers, which is not an easy task. If the old farmers who are used to being lax cannot obey the management and follow the orders, then this collective farming method will undoubtedly turn into a disaster.

How did the Kunkaisi do it? They managed the farmers on the farms like workers, so they called them "agricultural workers".

Workers are more obedient and cooperative than farmers, so their production efficiency is naturally higher than the latter. However, the farm workers in Kunshan County are all recruited migrants. As long as they can support their families, they are willing to endure any hardship and naturally accept the strict management of the farm.

This one question stumped most states and counties, because although the flow of refugees was endless, the counties did not have the conditions to recruit them!

Kunshan was able to recruit workers because Kunkaisi took on projects in various places, and the men in the county became construction workers; the women also joined the newly opened textile factories in the county. The laborers in various families left the land, so they were naturally willing to rent their land to Kunkaisi for unified cultivation. In addition, the unowned new land obtained by water conservancy construction could naturally be cultivated by the recruited farmers and workers.

Although the farmland in each county was concentrated in the hands of the big landlords, the tenants were mostly from the same hometown and clan, and had been farming for them for generations. If they rashly took back the land, they would be criticized. Moreover, each county did not have many more profitable jobs than farming to offer to local farmers, so they could make room.

So many counties gave up due to the difficulties, but a few counties decided to follow up and give it a try, including Chongming County.

~~

"Master, look at the situation in our county and Kunshan. They are exactly the same." Jin Xuezeng also helped to speak up: "We have millions of acres of land that no one is planting. If we don't run a farm, wouldn't it be a waste?"

"Go ahead, I have no objection." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile. He had originally planned to make a sample in Kunshan first, and then have Chongming and Pudong follow up.

"That's great. Thank you so much, Master!" The two apprentices looked at each other, and Yu Shensi asked in a low voice, "Then Master, can you talk to Kunkaisi and give us half of the farm managers and agricultural technicians? We are willing to pay double the salary!"

"It would be even better if we could invite Mr. Meng He to take charge." Jin Xuezeng said with a smile.

"What the hell do you want? Mr. Menghe has to take care of Liyang, Kunshan and the Agricultural College. If you ask him to run to Chongming, are you going to tire the old man to death?" Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at him.

"Then we can invite his students. I heard there is a student named Shi Jizhi who is also very good." Jin Xueceng quickly made the second choice.

"Okay, I'll ask for you, but I can't guarantee how many people will come." Zhao Hao looked at the distance and saw several girls teaching Qiaoqiao to ride a horse... In fact, Zhao Hao had taught her to ride a horse on the way to Gaojiazhuang in the summer. How could she forget it in just a few months? Cooking is something she can learn quickly.

"By the way, the year of the big competition has come again." Zhao Hao retracted his gaze, whipped Yu Shensi lightly with his whip and asked, "What are your plans?"

"Disciple, I will listen to Master..." Yu Shensi was reluctant to enter the examination room. He also liked his current job very much, and felt it was meaningful and happy. But he dared not make decisions on his own, and angered his tyrannical Master, who would inevitably scold him again.

ps. There is one more update.