Chapter 69 Going to Hu Country
The thing that Ganzhou lacks the least is land. Gu Xiyue asked the prefect to agree to the people's petition, but each household also needs six acres of land, which is more convenient for growing vegetables, fruits, etc.
Finally, a small plot of land was left for each family based on actual conditions, and the rest was concentrated together for unified cultivation.
Although the land is concentrated, it still belongs to the same family. It doesn't mean that they will not be given any land.
This decision touched the people once again.
After resolving the worries of the people of Ganzhou, the fifth notice was to arouse the fighting spirit of the people.
You must know that Ganzhou has been abandoned by the imperial court, and the Hu Kingdom is eyeing it covetously. If Ganzhou does not save itself, it will be doomed. It will either become a slave to others or perish on its own.
It's not easy anyway.
You can only rely on yourself!
The prefect of Ganzhou, the county governments and the common people are two parties that achieve mutual success. If the prefect and the county governments do not work hard, the common people's efforts will be useless; if the prefect and the county governments work hard, the common people will not work either.
Only by working together can we live a good life.
If the government is good and the people are good, everyone will have a better life and their descendants will have an even better life.
This is what the fifth notice means.
At this time of internal and external troubles, after this period of time, several notices have been issued one after another, and the hearts of the people in Ganzhou have changed greatly.
The government was like delivering food to their doorsteps, grinding it into flour and packaging it separately. As long as they cooked and ate well, they would grow fat and white.
If they continue like before, it will be really outrageous.
The people of Ganzhou were unprecedentedly united. The old farmers who had been a little hesitant before quickly found the village head and expressed their ideas.
They would cooperate with whatever the prefect ordered. As long as they had food to eat and money to earn, their lives would only get better and better. Isn't this kind of promising life what they had always longed for?
The unity of the more than 70,000 people in Ganzhou made Lord Yan excited. He had never experienced this feeling in all his years as an official.
This feeling of being extremely trusted and needed really made him too excited. At this moment, even if he was asked to risk his life to stand up for the people, he would not hesitate.
He truly lived up to his highest values.
When Gu Xiyue left Ganzhou City, Lord Yan and Madam Yan sent her a long way away. After walking for a while, Gu Xiyue lifted the curtain and could still see the two small figures.
Still standing in the same way as when we were about to part.
Gu Xiyue was deeply touched.
Her mood also became excited.
"What are you thinking about? You're so focused!"
Just as she was lost in thought, Xiao Heng pulled her back from the window and stared at her deeply.
"My dear, after all these operations, not only Master Yan, but even I, your husband, am dazzled. I am really curious about how so many new ideas can come out of your little head."
Gu Xiyue shook her head and said innocently, "I don't know either. Sometimes it just pops up on its own. It's not actually my idea."
Xiao Heng was amused by her innocent look.
"It's not just my idea, okay? My husband, you also got involved. This is something we came up with together."
Xiao Heng suspected more than once that there must be some mechanism in the body of the little woman in front of him that allowed her to switch freely in different situations.
I have to admire her scheming and means.
In less than a month, through this operation, the entire Ganzhou was under her control, which was much more powerful than mobilizing each county one by one.
Xiao Heng couldn't help but ask, "What's your next plan?"
Gu Xiyue said without hesitation: "Everywhere has started preparations for construction. We can use this waiting time to have each place widen, consolidate and smooth the main roads based on the villages. Once the roads are open, transportation will be convenient and development will be accelerated."
Xiao Heng gave her a thumbs up, and Gu Xiyue smiled and threw herself into his arms, tickling him with her hands.
The two rolled around in the car, laughing and joking.
A few days later, the prefect summoned several county yamen workers to work on the overall layout of the roads and houses in each village.
Gu Xiyue participated in this matter throughout. Her views were bold and unique. In three days, she finalized the layout of the entire Ganzhou.
Once things are sorted out and everyone cooperates, progress will be extremely rapid.
Xiao Heng is responsible for the sale of sea salt in other parts of Yu Dynasty, purchasing what Ganzhou needs, and trade across the sea.
Xiao Heng had already known everything about the soldiers defending Longzhou. After giving them enough benefits, Xiao Heng's troops could enter Longzhou as easily as entering and leaving their own home.
The defensive fortifications on the border of Ganzhou were monitored by people sent by Wei Lin, who never relaxed for a moment. The troops that were organized at the beginning were well-trained and guarded the border tightly to prevent the Hu people from invading.
The reason why Gu Xiyue sent the express so quickly was so that he could recapture the Hu Kingdom one day earlier.
The governor of Ganzhou knew it, and the common people knew it too, so everyone worked hard. What used to take five days to do could now be done in less than two days in their hands.
Because the school and canteen were the first to be built and used, as long as people were able to work, they would have food to eat, money to earn, and someone to look after their children. Even if there were elderly people and women who had to stay at home, they would not have to worry about being left unattended.
By October, when the rice harvest was in full swing, hundreds of factories and businesses across Ganzhou had officially begun operations.
Zhao Yancheng and his team have been busy training talents in various places over the past two months, and these people will be on duty when the business opens.
The entire Ganzhou is full of vitality.
Before, Xiao Heng had always tried to purchase the things needed by the small country opposite from Yu Dynasty. Now that Ganzhou can produce them on its own, these newly opened factories have started to receive the first batch of orders.
After the rice was harvested and everything was in order, Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng planned to go to Hu State.
The Mid-Autumn Festival had just passed, and it was already getting chilly in the mornings and evenings. Before going out, Meixiang packed her bags and brought a few extra sets of thick clothes for Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng.
Before leaving, Gu Xiyue's mother Liu repeatedly told Meixiang to take good care of Gu Xiyue outside.
The last time Liu came here, she hugged Gu Xiyue and expressed her longing for her, which made Gu Xiyue's eyes red. She talked for more than an hour before Liu calmed down.
She was already very thin, so Gu Xiyue arranged for her to stay. Apart from eating in the dining hall on weekdays, he would make delicious food for her in his free time. After a few months, Liu gained weight and her complexion became much rosier.
She felt refreshed and energetic. After she regained her strength, she couldn't sit still, so she went to the canteen to help Madam Liu and the others with their work.
In the carriage, Gu Xiyue's mother's words were still echoing in his mind.
In the past few months, the mother has said several times that Gu Xiyun's mother is a bad person, but she is bad in an open way. Gu Xiyun is different. She is evil in a hidden way, and asked Gu Xiyue to be on guard.
It's strange.
There has been no news from Gu Xiyun for these days.
Xiao Heng had spies at the gate of Longzhou City and in Xifeng Town, but that day, when Gu Xiyun left the Southern Wilderness and arrived at Xifeng Town, he miraculously disappeared.
There has been no news from her for several days, and people in the capital also said that they haven't seen her return.
This made Gu Xiyue feel a little uneasy.
She expressed her worries, and Xiao Heng nodded, "Don't worry, I'll have someone keep an eye on it."
She knew Xiao Heng's methods, and with him watching, there would naturally be no problem.
But she felt inexplicably uncomfortable in her heart, and she didn't know why.
After thinking about it, he suppressed his thoughts and prepared to go to Hu State.
Entering the Hu State is through a trade port in the south of Ganzhou. This passage is the only road that has not been blocked. On the 15th of every month, this intersection will open once, and ten people from the Hu State will be allowed to come in each time to buy things.
Because the number of people coming is limited, we can't buy too many things.
And because of the tense relationship between the two sides, Ganzhou will not allow more people to come in each time, at most ten.
This is the greatest tolerance for them.
Therefore, what the Hu State wants to contribute most now is Ganzhou, so that it will be convenient for them to replenish supplies. After they capture Ganzhou, it will also be convenient for them to attack Longzhou.
Gu Xiyue calculated the time and arrived at the trade route on the 15th. The prefect had already sent people to wait for them there. After arriving, Gu Xiyue and several others went to the tent next to them to change clothes, and then showed their badges to the Hu people guarding inside at the entrance.
After looking at the badge, the Hu guard looked at the people behind her.
Gu Xiyue smiled and said, "Sir, this is my husband, and these two are our followers."
The Hu people liked merchants to come to them because they could not only buy their things but also bring them good things.
So after taking a look, he looked at the carriage and a truck behind him, then smiled and let them go.
The guard's eyes lingered on Gu Xiyue's face for a long time, obviously attracted by her beauty.
Xiao Heng glanced at him, took two steps forward, and placed Gu Xiyue in front of him to block the guards' sight.
That was not all. He put his arms around her shoulders, lifted her veil, hung it behind her head, and hid her beauty behind the veil.
Only a pair of willow-shaped eyebrows and big watery eyes were left.
Xiao Heng's heart was pounding when he saw this.
He felt that covering her face like this made her even more charming. He really wanted to cover her face completely so that the barbarians wouldn't see it.
Gu Xiyue saw through his little thoughts, walked away a little, and whispered, "Why didn't you do this before in the Southern Wilderness?"
Xiao Heng lowered his voice and said, "Southern Wasteland is our own territory. Everyone looks at you with respect. But it's different here. The Hu Kingdom is a country of tigers and wolves. Naturally, they look at you with ill intentions. From now on, we must stick together."
Gu Xiyue curled her lips under her veil, which was considered as her agreement to his proposal.
Not to mention anything else, in the unfamiliar Hu country, she did not understand the character of the Hu people. If she met a man with bad intentions, she would suffer.
It’s better to just follow Xiao Heng obediently.
She felt relieved to have him as her protector.
Four people and two cars were heading northwest.
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