Chapter 66 Kingly Style
If these people were in the present day, they would be national treasures, each with unique skills and able to drive the economy in various fields, but put these people in this unknown ancient country.
Although it is not known when this ancient country belonged to in history, it was also feudal and self-contained.
The rulers constantly suppressed business and the worship of martial arts, infiltrated the educated with their feudal ideas, and ruled the people with corrupt and oppressive ideas.
The result is that either the people are too poor to survive and rebel against it, or they are poor and backward and are bullied by neighboring countries.
Either way, the consequences are bad.
After Gu Xiyue finished reading the booklet, he gave some instructions, which made everyone present excited.
Some of the people on the list can make textile machines, some can make bricks, and some can make pottery...
Gu Xiyue was in high spirits, as if he had already seen the future of Ganzhou.
However, most of these people are the backbone of the Southern Wilderness. Once they start doing these things, the manpower of the Southern Wilderness will be insufficient. After all, fishing and drying sea salt are still the main sources of income.
When she realized this problem, she instantly thought of a solution. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yancheng also raised this question as soon as she finished speaking.
As soon as he said this, the people around him realized the problem and looked at Gu Xiyue.
She smiled faintly and said confidently, "Now that we are citizens of Ganzhou, if Ganzhou is doing well, we will also be better off. So I've decided to recruit people from neighboring villages to do the work, freeing up time for capable people to focus on more important things."
When these words were spoken, everyone laughed.
Xiao Heng sat opposite Gu Xiyue, his eyes full of deep light. His gaze was always involuntarily drawn to her. Listening to her lively expression as she told everyone her thoughts, he was attracted by her liveliness from the bottom of his heart.
In his eyes, there is no woman in the entire Dayu Dynasty who can compare with her, and he doesn't bother to compare. His Xiyue is the only one.
Things were quickly arranged. Xue Jun took Xu Junye and his wife to the neighboring village to recruit people. This time, both men and women were recruited.
There was another thing to do, which was that Madam Du would take Xu Rulan with her to recruit some girls who were good at needlework and start training them in weaving and embroidery, so as to make plans for their future work in various counties in Ganzhou.
After everyone left, only Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng were left in the room. Xiao Heng raised a very realistic issue.
"As the saying goes, 'food and fodder must be sent before troops move.' Our development along with Ganzhou is tantamount to a major war. Many strong men have been called up to join the army, and the food they grow in their spare time is only enough for the army. We are not only facing invasion from the Hu Kingdom, but also pressure from the imperial court. They may attack us at any time. It's like there are tigers in front and wolves behind."
"You can ask the people to do anything you want, but you can't let them go hungry. The last time the rainstorm hit, the entire Ganzhou was severely damaged. Let alone having enough to eat, even just barely filling their stomachs was a bit difficult. These problems must be solved. Only when the people have enough to eat will they cooperate with you."
Gu Xiyue nodded after listening to this. This question is indeed very important.
If the people can't get enough to eat, who would be willing to follow her?
"Husband, is there any way to buy some food from other states? We can build granaries in the seven counties of Ganzhou to ensure that everyone has enough food when the next crop comes in."
Gu Xiyue pondered in silence.
It is now mid-September. People in Ganzhou plant crops twice a year, harvesting wheat in the summer and rice, corn, and soybeans in the autumn. The rice will not be harvested for more than a month, and because of the last rain disaster, many people in Ganzhou are still starving.
Just barely enough to fill my stomach.
If we go to neighboring states to buy food now, we will be too conspicuous and easily attract the attention of the court, and it will be impossible to buy much food at once.
Gu Xiyue thought about it, and when he thought of the millions of kilograms of sea salt piled there, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Husband, how about this? We split up into two groups. One group will go to the governor of Ganzhou and work with him to find a solution. See if there are people from Ganzhou doing business in Yu Dynasty, or want to do business there. We can secretly bring in sea salt to sell, and then use the money to buy food and quietly ship it back."
"I'm afraid this won't work. The Longzhou city gate is difficult to pass."
Xiao Heng raised a question.
“This is easy!”
Gu Xiyue smiled and said, "Everyone has weaknesses. As long as there are weaknesses, we have a chance. Besides, who would have trouble with money, right?"
Xiao Heng sincerely admired her idea and thought about it briefly, thinking that this method was feasible. "By the way, Longzhou is also close to the sea in the south. As long as we have people there, we can receive the goods by sea, which is more convenient. Leave this matter to me, and don't worry about the food problem. Just do what you want to do."
Gu Xiyue felt relieved. She was completely relieved to leave the food problem to him.
"Don't worry, there is another way."
Gu Xiyue said mysteriously, "I previously instructed Wang Hu and the others that when fishing in the sea, they could go farther away to see if there were any neighboring small countries. As a result, Wang Hu actually saw them."
"really?"
Xiao Heng looked incredulous.
Gu Xiyue nodded and pointed at the sea. "Four hours south of here, there's a small country with a population of tens of thousands. They can grow three crops a year, so they have plenty of food. But they lack necessities like ceramic pots, silk, and coarse cloth."
Xiao Heng's eyes also lit up.
"In that case, we can temporarily buy these things from Yu Dynasty, transport them over and sell them, and then buy their food back."
Gu Xiyue nodded and said, "Yes, let's buy it from other places for now. Once we make it ourselves, we will make more money. By then, not only will we make money, but the people of Ganzhou will also make money."
Xiao Heng's expression was moved. He didn't expect that Gu Xiyue could think of these things. Ganzhou was abandoned by the court and faced foreign enemies. It looked like an abandoned island and it was difficult to survive. However, after Gu Xiyue's operations, it seemed that the entire Ganzhou was full of vitality.
It's just a matter of time.
"My dear husband, don't forget that there is also the Hu Kingdom. It is a big piece of fat meat. When the food is delivered here and our 100 shops are about to open, we will take some samples and go to conquer the Hu Kingdom."
Xiao Heng's mouth curled up slightly, looking at her determined look. He firmly believed that as long as she wanted to do something, there was nothing she couldn't do.
Having her is not only my luck, but also the luck of the people of Ganzhou.
Thinking of the people in dozens of other states of Yu Dynasty, his eyes dimmed for a moment, but after thinking about it, his eyes became firm again.
It's just a matter of time.
After the meeting, they got to work the next day. Xue Jun took people to recruit people. The first place they went to was Jingquan Village. To Gu Xiyue's surprise and joy, Xiaohui's parents were also recruited. Xue Jun also made an exception and brought Xiaohui with him, allowing her to study and play with everyone in the school during the day.
There are quite a few empty houses in the Southern Wilderness. Gu Xiyue wisely divided all the rooms into single rooms, totaling more than sixty or seventy rooms. Each room has a bed, a cabinet and a table, making it a fully equipped dormitory.
Working in Nanhuang means free food and accommodation, and you can also earn money. This time when we went to recruit workers, we recruited more than 50 people in less than five days.
The labor shortage in the Southern Wilderness has been made up.
When Gu Xiyue heard that Xiaohui was coming, she specially brought Meixiang to see her. The little girl looked better than before. When she saw Gu Xiyue, she was shy and excited. Her parents thanked Gu Xiyue profusely. If it weren't for her, Xiaohui's mother might have passed away.
I really didn’t expect that after all the twists and turns, Gu Xiyue actually became their boss and changed their lives.
Gu Xiyue held Xiaohui's hand, squatted down and spoke to her at eye level. Her voice was gentle and sweet, without any airs at all. After a while, Xiaohui's nervousness disappeared and she spoke to her happily.
After settling them down, on the way back, Gu Xiyue found that he had missed one point, which was the issue of settling the children.
Next, a lot of people will need to get involved. Basically every family has children. If their parents work, who will take care of the children?
As soon as she returned to the house, Gu Xiyue took out the map. This was given to her by the prefect. After traveling through the entire Ganzhou a few days ago, she marked a lot of words on it. After taking it out and spreading it on the table, she stared at the map and pondered for a long time. Finally, she asked Meixiang to grind it, picked up the brush, and began to mark the school.
The entire Ganzhou has a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people and seven counties, each of which has a dozen villages. These villages are scattered, and if a school is to be built, population concentration will be a big problem.
Gu Xiyue had a headache. In this case, moving people together would also be a problem. Besides, people tend to be nostalgic and like to live where they grew up.
This matter cannot be rushed.
Can only be put at the back.
However, in this case, the distribution of schools needs to be carefully considered.
In some villages with scattered residents, schools can only be built in relatively concentrated areas.
It is inevitable that there will be some things that are overlooked at the beginning, but once you start, these problems can be gradually improved.
After the school matter was finalized, Gu Xiyue wrote a plan overnight. This plan detailed what was to be done in the north of Ganzhou, what was to be done in the south, where the location was, where the school was, etc., all were written clearly.
These decisions that benefit the people will be easier to implement if they are made by the prefect.
Gu Xiyue gave this benefit to the prefect.
When the detailed plan fell into Lord Yan's hands, his beard began to tremble as he read it.
His trembling appearance was seen by Mrs. Yan, who laughed at her. Fortunately, there were no outsiders around, otherwise others would think something was wrong with Lord Yan.
Even a prefect would have his beard trembling with excitement because he was too happy.
If I tell this to others, no one will believe it.
"Madam, our adopted daughter is truly the life-saving Bodhisattva of Ganzhou!"
Seeing how excited he was, Mrs. Yan was curious and went over to take a look. After seeing just a small part, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
"It's a shame for such a remarkable woman to be an ordinary citizen. In my opinion, she has the qualities to be a king..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Lord Yan covered his mouth.
"Madam, you can't say that!"
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