Chapter 67 Blushing
The prefect was so excited that he called the yamen officials to discuss the matter overnight and planned to cooperate with Gu Xiyue to do these things.
The people in the yamen may not have believed it before, but after cooperating with Gu Xiyue on sea salt and sea fish, and after Xiao Heng organized a defensive army in just a few days, they were completely convinced of these two people.
Ganzhou is where their ancestors grew up. They have never thought of leaving here, nor can they bear to see it being ruined. Even when they were abandoned by the court, they never thought of giving up this place. They had already secretly planned to die with this place.
As a result, Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng came. From initial suspicion to current conviction, they saw hope for Ganzhou's survival. They wholeheartedly agreed with some of Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng's initiatives.
Moreover, Gu Xiyue also wrote clearly how to release these messages, what to release first and what to release later.
The prefect and several of his colleagues quickly decided on a time for the notification.
The first notice was sent to each county. The notices in the north and south were slightly different. These were all made according to Gu Xiyue's plan.
Several counties concentrated their arable land, with part of the land used to plant mulberry trees and run silkworm farms, while the other part was concentrated together to sow grain. At the same time, spinning mills, brickyards, and ceramic kilns were opened.
Because the terrain in the south is flat, most of the fields are used for farming, planting mulberry trees, and running factories. The terrain in the north is very undulating, and most of the brickyards, ceramic kilns, and timber mills are in the north.
In addition, there are other shops, so many that it is dizzying to look at.
When these notices were issued, the people of Ganzhou were in chaos. At first, they raised all kinds of doubts loudly, and then they were completely puzzled.
You know, they can't even get enough food to eat now, so what the prefect said is like a dream to them.
"Isn't this just nonsense? We're almost broke, and you're still doing this?"
"Yes, they also want to concentrate the arable land for silkworm breeding. It's time to stop. People can't even get enough to eat, and they still raise silkworms."
"Are you kidding me because you think we're starving to death?"
There are all kinds of rumors, and everyone is basically skeptical and doesn't believe that these things happen at all.
Some people also raised some questions.
"The prefect is such a good man. He's worried about our food, getting us food, salt, and even sea fish. He won't harm us."
"Yes! Even if all this is true, who will run these factories? Even if we use the slack time during the farming season to work, it's not impossible. But my children are still young, and I can't leave!"
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Two days later, just as the discussion among the people was getting more and more intense, the second notice came.
Before this notice was sent out, the prefect was also worried, not knowing what would happen. After all, everyone had been calling for this a lot in the past few days. He could hear everyone's discussions whenever he walked in the streets.
If he didn't know the inside story, he would have thought what they said made sense.
Yes, I can’t even get enough to eat, isn’t it overestimating my abilities to do these things?
Take the issue of concentrating arable land, for example. It will affect the fundamental livelihood of the people. Who would agree to this?
If it were him, he wouldn't agree.
Therefore, when the second notice was sent out, the prefect was also nervous, wondering how the people would react after seeing it.
After this message was sent out, the entire Ganzhou fell silent in an instant. Everyone leaned against the notice wall in their village, crowding together to read the notice. Some people thought they were dreaming after reading it, and squeezed in to read it again. After reading it, they asked people around them to confirm it, and then they believed it was true.
The content of this notice said that someone would pay to open these factories, brick kilns, ceramic kilns and other shops, and they only needed to go in and work, and they would be paid for their work. Even planting mulberry trees, raising silkworms, etc. would be paid.
To put it simply, it’s just one sentence.
All they have to do is work, and they will be provided with food and paid.
This is so good it's unbelievable.
After everyone understood what was going on, they fell silent.
Compared to their reactions in the past two days, they are even less convinced now.
How could such a good thing happen to them?
Their Ganzhou is facing internal and external troubles now. How could anyone do such things, and it seems that they are on a large scale.
The prefect must have felt that they were too pitiful and were about to die, so he deliberately did this to tease them.
That would be too abominable.
Not only the prefect but also Gu Xiyue knew about the people's reaction. Some people who came to the Southern Wilderness to work heard the news when they returned home to rest at night. Soon, the news spread throughout the Southern Wilderness.
The villagers of the Southern Wilderness naturally knew that their Madam Gu had this ability, but because they had been warned not to talk about it, they could only pretend not to know.
Those who were undergoing secret training were all excited, knowing that a tough battle was coming.
How could Gu Xiyue remain calm? When she delivered the plan to the prefect, Xiao Heng and Wang Hu had already taken some people and two boats to go out to sea to find the country on the other side.
There were two boats. One boat was filled with ceramic jars and silk brocades they brought from Longzhou, and the other boat was filled with hundreds of kilograms of sea salt.
Xiao Heng set off when the first message was released.
Gu Xiyue was waiting for him to come back.
Today is the third day and he still hasn't come back.
Gu Xiyue was worried, but she didn't show it on the surface. Meixiang didn't say it, but she knew it in her heart. The young lady had been walking around a lot these past two days, and every time she went to the beach, she would stop for a while and look into the distance. She must be very worried about the prince.
There was no other way, she could only follow her closely and take good care of her.
Xiao Heng came back on the afternoon of the fourth day.
At that time, Gu Xiyue was taking a nap. From yesterday to today, he learned from the people who came to work that everyone knew what the prefect meant, but they didn't believe it in their hearts. They shook their heads and sighed, thinking that such a life would never happen to them.
On the contrary, working in the Southern Wilderness is the only way out.
Here, they have food and shelter, and as long as they work, they can get paid. They have never seen such a good thing before.
I also learned about the existence of Madam Gu and Mr. Xiao from the villagers of Nanhuang.
When they returned, they kept talking and told everything about the situation in the Southern Wilderness. Those who did not come to work at that time really regretted it.
The life in the Southern Wilderness spread through word of mouth and soon spread throughout Ganzhou.
Everyone is eagerly waiting, hoping that one day Nanhuang will recruit workers so that they can go and work and earn money.
I heard that there was meat to eat almost every other day.
They envied such a life to death. You know, when life was still decent before, they only ate meat once a month, and each time it was just a little bit of meat, and they could only taste a few meat dumplings, but they were satisfied with that.
Ever since the heavy rain, let alone eating meat, I haven’t even seen meat for such a long time.
However, the villagers in the Southern Wilderness can eat meat every other day. I heard that there are several large pieces of meat in everyone’s bowl. That feeling makes people drool just thinking about it.
In the past, the Southern Wilderness was a forbidden area among other people, and no one wanted to mention it. But now it has become a place that people yearn for.
Xiao Heng came back at this time.
Gu Xiyue slept uneasily and had a nightmare. She dreamed that Xiao Heng's boat capsized and he fell into the water and disappeared. She shouted for a long time in her dream, sweating profusely and shouting until she was hoarse. Suddenly, she was woken up by someone.
"Madam! Wake up, it's me!"
There was a gentle male voice calling her.
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Xiyue suddenly opened her eyes, and what came into her sight was the handsome face she had been thinking about day and night. At this moment, he was looking at her with concern.
Gu Xiyue adjusted her breathing and stretched out her arms to reach his neck. Xiao Heng took the opportunity to pick her up and held her in his arms, holding her slightly trembling body, and felt a surge of pity in his heart.
"Husband, I just had a nightmare..."
Gu Xiyue still felt a little scared when she thought of him disappearing in the boundless sea. The dream was so real, as if it was happening right before her eyes, and she couldn't help but be afraid.
After being together for so long, this man has become half her life. If something happens to him, what will she do alone?
Gu Xiyue, who has always been majestic, now looks like a weak and helpless little woman.
"I know. I heard you calling me. You must have had a nightmare."
Xiao Heng patted her back repeatedly, hugged her tighter, and comforted her in a low voice.
"Don't worry, even if it's for you, I will take care of myself and won't let anything happen to me."
After saying that, he buried his face in her hair and took a deep breath, which eased his longing.
"You too, take care of yourself when I'm not around. We're going to grow old together."
Gu Xiyue nestled in his arms and nodded, taking a deep breath and saying, "Husband, when these things are over, I will give birth to two children for you. If you think that's too few, four or five will also be fine."
After saying this, Gu Xiyue clearly felt the arm around her vibrate.
Xiao Heng's face showed a strange expression. He paused for a moment before whispering, "So, until this matter is resolved, you will continue to refuse to sleep together?"
Gu Xiyue thought she had misheard and it took her a while to react. However, because she was silent for a while, Xiao Heng thought she agreed.
Before Gu Xiyue could speak, Xiao Heng hugged her closer and said in a low, seductive voice, "My wife, I not only brought good news this time, but also brought back a good thing."
Gu Xiyue clearly felt that the thing was definitely not a good thing.
Sure enough, when Xiao Heng stuffed a small wooden box into her hand, she had a bad feeling after opening it.
The contents resembled fish intestines, with several overlapping in the box, somewhat like modern rubber finger gloves.
After figuring out what this thing was, Gu Xiyue's face turned red.
She stuffed the thing into Xiao Heng's arms and twisted her body to express her protest.
"Husband, why are you like this!"
Xiao Heng looked at her feminine look and laughed so hard that his whole body felt refreshed.
No matter how powerful this woman may appear in public, she will always be his little woman.
"Is this okay?"
He asked for her opinion in a low voice, and his sexy voice made Gu Xiyue's body hot.
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