Chapter 139
Chapter 139
The 41st year of Huayuan, the eighth day of the ninth month.
The people in the four border villages of Hehui Kingdom have already packed up their things.
It has been more than twenty days since mid-August until today.
It is said that a poor family is worth a fortune, but most people find that they actually have nothing to take with them.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the family is penniless.
Of course, there are also some elderly people who are unwilling to leave.
But if they don't leave, it will be more dangerous if they stay.
On one side is the Tianqi Kingdom, and on the other side there is the possibility of being harassed at any time. Even the most homesick person would know what to do.
Everyone was basically packing up while crying.
I don’t know why I’m crying, and I don’t know where the future lies.
What surprised Ji Yuan was that the other three villages wanted to leave more than the village where he was.
After a little understanding, you will understand.
When those three villages were robbed, they were not so lucky as to meet Ji Yuan and his men.
The village chief of Ji Yuan's village has finally recovered from his injuries.
His house was cleaned up quickly too.
Afraid of suffering another unexpected disaster.
When they were packing up, they were also very careful, for fear of being discovered by their superiors.
Fortunately, after the royal family brought the Zhanhui rice seeds here, they never came again.
I guess it’s because these villages have grown Zhanhui rice before, so they don’t care.
These rice seeds definitely did not come in vain.
Every family has to pay money to buy it.
But under Ji Yuan's guidance, everyone simply bought on credit.
According to the normal process, if you have money, you can give it now. If you don’t have money, you can wait until the rice seeds are harvested.
The latter will have a lot of interest, and generally speaking, everyone tries to pay it off directly.
What about this time?
"Everyone is leaving, what are you still worried about? Can they go to Tianqi to collect their debts?"
After this was said, not only the four village chiefs fell silent.
Even Ji Yuan's men couldn't help but remain silent.
How to say it.
This is a good method!
There are a total of 810 households and 4,860 people in the four border villages.
All households received Zhanhui rice seeds, totaling more than 100,000 kilograms of rice seeds.
The seeds in ancient times were different from those in modern times, and the amount of rice seeds required was several times that of modern times.
It can supply the use of more than 8,000 acres of land.
Although the royal family felt that they received too much.
But several village chiefs said that they were robbed by Jingguo and had to make up for the losses.
Mentioning the matter of Jingguo.
Even the officials of Hehui State knew that it was their country that had wronged the border residents, so they relaxed their grip.
He also said: "You guys plant well, the seeds are good, if anyone's yield is high, our prince will reward you handsomely."
A huge reward?
The four village chiefs almost wanted to sneer.
Although they were border residents, they never missed paying annual land taxes, head taxes, and even labor service.
I don't ask for your reward.
As long as they can live in peace.
What's the result?
Under such circumstances, it is not our fault that the four villages have different intentions.
In ancient times, villages were natural interest groups, and there was no need to worry about anyone going out and tipping off others.
Anyone who dares to tell others can be dealt with within the village.
So we started with 160,000 kilograms of rice seeds, packed up everything, and finally set off on the tenth day of September.
The matter was kept a secret during this period and not a single word of it leaked out.
In this situation, it can also be seen that the four border villages hate He Huiguo.
Taking their taxes and doing nothing.
Why!
It is not easy to organize a team of more than 4,800 people.
Fortunately, each of them is a household, and then they are sorted according to their respective villages.
The tenth day - early in the morning, everyone leaves the village where they have lived for decades.
Many people burst into tears.
No one wants to leave their hometown, and no one wants to leave their homeland.
But the inaction of Hehui Kingdom, coupled with the arrogance of Jing Kingdom and their accents being similar to those of the border people of Tianqi Kingdom.
All of these forced them to make changes.
Fortunately, everyone's mood improved when they got on the road.
Do you want to say I'm nervous?
There will definitely be.
But if you don’t move on, how can you know the future?
The people of the mountains are not afraid of the mountains. They can live in another mountain.
Go where the crowds don’t.
A villager sang loudly, and his song echoed among the mountains, sad and mournful.
But I don’t know which mountain the villagers were from, but they actually joined in with a few words.
Fortunately, Ji Yuan could understand the local dialect, and the unknown villager was actually comforting everyone, telling them not to be sad and to move forward.
Don't be sad, keep moving forward.
Then, everyone started singing local folk songs, and the singing became cheerful and natural.
There were also young men and women who sang their ballads, and Ji Yuan listened with great interest.
The team of nearly 5,000 people startled a flock of birds in the valley.
Ji Yuan was originally worried that young or elderly people would not be able to walk that long.
After all, they had walked all the way here for more than twenty days, more than a dozen men on horseback.
It would take at least two months for such a large group of people to travel on foot.
Who would have thought that regardless of the elderly or children, they could walk very fast.
One of the little kids said, "We grew up in the mountains, this is nothing!"
It's nothing.
But Ji Yuan still carried the children onto his horse and let the children and the elderly walk on, while the rest of them just had to walk!
It's not good to be inferior to children and the elderly!
Fortunately, most of the mountains are sparsely populated and not many people noticed them.
Even if some people see it, they will stay away from it.
It was not until October 15th, when they were almost reaching Ning'an Prefecture, that Ji Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Renhao was sharp-eyed and said directly: "There are scouts nearby."
Scout?
Ji Yuan mounted his horse and observed.
really.
Before reaching Ning'an Prefecture, scouts had already been discovered.
This is the work of General Zhang?!
Ji Yuan immediately said to Wu Renhao: "Flag signal."
It is clear that Wu Renhao had been in the army for a period of time and had even passed the imperial examination.
Wu Renhao took out a few small flags and waved them regularly.
The general meaning is that these are all our own people. There are a total of 4,873 people behind us. They are not the army. There are old and young among them. They have come to surrender to the Tianqi Kingdom.
Finally, it was revealed that he was an official of the Tianqi State.
Such detailed instructions made the scouts, whose fingers were on their bows and arrows, breathe a sigh of relief.
Not long after, a man came out, obviously wanting to negotiate.
Are General Zhang's men nervous?
Naturally, I was extremely nervous.
Normally, the area near Ning'an Prefecture is sparsely populated, with only a few or a dozen refugees occasionally visiting.
Looking from afar this time, there were actually several thousand people?
Could it be that someone called?
But look more closely.
These people don't look like an army at all. How can they be an army with families?
Fortunately, someone explained it in time.
The soldier who came out to negotiate had just come over when he saw four familiar-looking superiors.
And Ji Zhizhou?!
The boss the soldiers were referring to was naturally General Zhang's confidant.
And no one who has seen Ji Zhizhou will forget his appearance.
How did Ji Zhizhou come from outside Tianqi Kingdom?
And you brought so many people?!
His original nervousness turned into confusion. Just as he was about to salute, Wu Renhao stopped him and said, "Notify General Zhang and Deputy Governor Liu."
Ji Yuan nodded.
It's finally here.
He set out in July and now it is October 15th.
Finally brought back Champa rice.
Of course, we also brought so many suffering people with us.
Others might not have noticed anything about the scene here, but the four village chiefs understood it better.
One of them asked, "You, you are not a merchant who sells mountain products and timber, right?"
Ji Yuan smiled. Although he didn't say anything, he agreed. He just said, "I won't break my promise."
"Everyone's life will definitely get better."
Come all the way.
The four village chiefs and the villagers actually believed in him.
This young man has good looks and a good personality.
Doing things is more prudent.
What is his identity?
Why do so many people listen to him?!
When officials from Tianqi State dressed in official uniforms came over, everyone was even more shocked.
General Zhang and Liu Tongzhi were greatly relieved when they saw Ji Zhizhou.
Then look at the villagers behind.
ah?
When you set out, there were only thirteen of you.
How come there are thousands of people now?
Ji Yuan just said: "It's a long story."
"Let's settle them first."
"I remember there are still suitable places to live in Ning'an Prefecture. There are less than 5,000 of them, so they can be settled together."
After that, Ji Yuan said, "Place them in the inner part of Ning'an Prefecture, not in the border areas."
Liu Tongzhi nodded repeatedly.
The four village chiefs breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good if he’s not at fullback, it’s good if he’s not at fullback.
General Zhang was even more stunned.
ah?
Ji Zhizhou, what are you doing?
Where are the rice seeds?
The rice seeds are still in the hands of these people, and Ji Yuan did not ask for them immediately.
In their eyes, these are their only support, and it is inappropriate to leave just after arriving.
Suddenly coming to a strange place, I feel insecure, so it’s better not to do anything else.
Even though Ji Yuan wanted to get Champa rice again, he still restrained himself.
Wait until everyone enters Ning'an Prefecture.
Ji Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.
Chai Feng, Wu Renhao, and other lumberjacks, General Zhang's confidants, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Stop talking!
Let them have a good rest too!
I haven't had much rest for more than three months, and I've done so many things.
I’m really tired!
From beginning to end, the string in my heart was tense.
It’s really hard!
Ji Yuan and his group went to rest.
The news that another four to five thousand people had arrived from Tianqi naturally leaked out.
Naturally, no one knew that these were brought back by Ji Zhizhou, and they just thought that these were people from Jing State who had fled here.
When I found out that these people came from Hehui Country, I wasn't too surprised.
Their Tianqi country is so good that everyone is willing to come here.
Besides, everyone speaks with similar accents, so as long as we can communicate, there won’t be much of a barrier.
Ning'an Prefecture is so big, and Tianqi Kingdom is also so big, they can accommodate everyone.
This attitude made everyone from He Huiguo feel relieved.
We've arrived.
It's finally here.
But there is still confusion in their eyes, and they really don’t know what to do in the future.
As the crowd was walking on the road, they suddenly saw a silver-like color on the hillside.
"What is that?"
"A canal."
"The canals built in recent years bring water from the mountains down, so we can irrigate the land."
"Look at those terraced fields. They are all irrigated by these canals. It's very convenient."
“Then we can also repair the canal, right?”
What they said was that they also wanted to repair it themselves.
The official said, "Not yet."
no?
"Old Man Li has been extremely busy lately. Please wait for half a month and let them come over to give you some instructions."
"The government will also send people to help you when the time comes, don't worry."
The government sent someone to help?
And also instruct them to build canals?
Walk all the way.
The beautiful terraced fields and silver-ribbon-like canals were a feast for the eyes of the newly arrived people.
On the way, we also met farmers who were doing the final autumn harvest. Most of them were leading oxen and had well-made farm tools. Even their clothes looked more colorful.
“Can all of you here afford to buy a cow?”
"Not really. I heard from Liu Tongzhi that nowadays, only six households have one cow."
“The rest are mostly rented.”
"Well, I hope that by the end of the year, we can have one cow for every three households. Then Magistrate Ji will be very happy."
Six households.
Can you have a cow?
Can other families afford the rent?
What kind of magical place is this?!
Aren't you satisfied with this?
There were people around greeting each other: "Have you sent your child to the state school?"
"Send it!"
"Where's your home?"
"Of course I will give it to you, especially a girl!"
Can I still go to school?
These people who are talking seem to be ordinary farmers?
When we got to the designated place, the topography and landforms were similar to those of other people.
There is water at the foot of the mountain, uncultivated fields at the foot of the mountain, villages can be built on the mountainside, and there is a forest at the top.
There are already two villages on this mountain, and now with one more, it will be more than enough.
Everyone was accommodated here, and the village chiefs of the two neighboring villages asked people to come and help.
The people from the logging club are the most active and they are always willing to help others.
The new people were confused when they set out, and they felt equally uneasy after arriving.
But as I walked along, the uneasiness gradually disappeared.
Life here must be better than before, right?
Oxen, farm tools, clothes, and even school.
That's great.
They settled down and started everything from scratch.
But at least, we won’t have our food and people robbed by people from other countries, right?
Life here went on, and Ji Yuan changed into official uniform and sat in the prefectural government.
After resting for a few days, Ji Yuan also understood the recent situation.
There is nothing big happening in Zhennan Pass, but the local area is becoming more and more lively.
The demand for rubber has increased significantly.
Ning'an Prefecture and Zhennanguan are both producing rubber, and both are in short supply.
It seems that the entire Tianqi Kingdom is using rubber.
The situation in Ning'an Prefecture is a little different.
It was mainly because General Zhang came to recruit soldiers, which caused some unrest.
But now it has been handled. Ning'an Prefecture now has 5,000 regular troops and 8,000 militia stationed there.
Most of these militiamen are members of the logging association, so it is very easy to mobilize them.
The military strength of Ning'an Prefecture has also made local security better and better, which can be regarded as a powerful defense.
Apart from these, there are three roads leading out of Ning'an Prefecture.
The official road from Ning'an Prefecture to Zhennan Pass will be repaired in half a month at most.
The two roads heading east and west have also been planned.
We will just wait until the new year to continue the repairs, everything is going as planned.
The people of Ning'an Prefecture also have an understanding of taxation.
This understanding actually started from official education.
When I was studying in adult classes, the teachers of the official school explained in detail the role of taxation and what kind of taxation is reasonable.
In addition, what would the State of Qi be like if there were no taxes?
Everyone is gradually accepting this matter.
Such a well-reasoned statement can answer everyone's doubts.
Give it to me.
You have to give it.
If we don’t give it, there will be no money to repair the roads, public security will be in jeopardy, and there’s no point in even talking about schooling.
They enjoy the benefits brought by the government, so naturally they also have some obligations.
Some people always think that ordinary people are so stupid that there is no need to reason with them.
In fact, they may not have much knowledge, and they may only act on instinct, but we are all human beings and we all understand these principles.
As long as you are willing to explain patiently, they will understand the reason.
Ji Yuan just felt surprised.
He originally wanted to solve this problem through development and study.
Unexpectedly, he brought it back.
He doesn't have to worry about studying, as someone else has already taken care of that.
In addition to these things, Ji Yuan also opened letters from various places.
This time, there are obviously many more letters than before.
There is no need to talk about Teacher Cheng. He is the one who writes the most diligently now. He feels relieved when he knows that the other members of the Cheng family are living well here.
Mr. Zhao, Dr. Luo is in good health, so don't worry about him.
Others wrote in one after another, either to report their safety or to complain about official affairs.
Prime Minister Li's letter began with the usual greetings, but he focused on two things.
First, Ning'an Prefecture's taxes must be paid. This cannot be delayed any longer. The new prefect who has arrived at Zhennan Pass will bring this news over.
Second, rubber had become popular in Bian Jing, and its usefulness was so great that everyone in the Ministry of Industry was amazed. They said it could be applied in all aspects, suggesting that he increase production.
The first thing is that Jiyuan is already doing it.
The second thing is to increase production, which is not an easy task.
Nowadays, rubber is mostly extracted from the local water melon tree. The amount of rubber produced is not much, and some of it can only be used to make gum for dyeing cloth.
The Tianqi Kingdom has a population of 20 million.
Such a huge market.
They really can't supply enough at these two places.
Unexpectedly, the sales volume was so good that it also made people worried.
Prime Minister Li's letter was very useful, allowing him to make preparations in advance.
Prime Minister Li also mentioned another thing.
This question seems familiar.
That is to ask him where he wants to go in his next term.
The era began when he arrived in Ning'an Prefecture in June of the 39th year of Huayuan.
But the actual term of office can be counted from the first month of the thirty-ninth year.
In other words, he could leave at the end of the 42nd year of Huayuan.
The four-year term has expired.
It is now late October of the forty-first year.
If you calculate it this way.
In one year, he will leave this place.
Ji Yuan never expected that time would pass so quickly.
Asking one year in advance is naturally to let Ji Yuan choose a suitable place himself so that he can report it in advance.
As the Minister of Personnel, Li Shoufu understood the key points best and could arrange a reasonable position for him.
Where are you going?
Ji Yuan looked at the documents from Ning'an Prefecture.
In fact, he still has a lot to do.
I just feel like there's never enough time.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, Ji Yuan continued to open the letters.
The things we are dismantling this time belong to our friends.
Xiaohe from Anji Village, he is twenty-two years old this year. He has not passed the provincial examination yet, but he is still concentrating on studying.
He also wrote a letter to his brother Dahai, asking them if they were used to living here.
My good friends Li Ting and Qian Fei in Zhengrong County are both married, and neither of them passed the provincial examination last year.
Although he failed in the imperial examination, his family was still harmonious. Li Ting was twenty-five years old and his daughter was two years old. Qian Fei was twenty-three and his son was less than half a year old.
They are still in Zhengrong County.
Li Ting wanted to be a teacher at the county school, but the school was full, so he was probably invited to work at a nearby private school.
Qian Fei officially took over the family business.
Both of them lived a pretty good life.
Li Jin, who is now building the capital of Mengfu, is thirty years old this year. He also failed the provincial examination last year, but his family is rich, so he is still studying in the provincial school with his wife and children.
Among these people, 27-year-old Cai Fenglan actually passed the exam.
In the 36th year of Huayuan's provincial examination, he was just a little short of passing the mark.
He studied hard for another three years, and this time even ranked third in the Jianmeng Prefecture's provincial examination.
Such results are already very good.
Judging from the time when Cai Fenglan wrote the letter to him, it should have been written before he went to the capital to take the imperial examination.
The imperial examination will be held in April this year, and the results will definitely be announced.
It's just that the mail is slow in arriving.
According to the time, it will be around December when Ji Yuan will receive a new letter from Cai Fenglan.
However, in this letter, Cai Fenglan also said that he was worried about where to stay for the exam in the capital.
Originally, the Yue family and the Zhou family said they would give him money, but fortunately Ji Yuan told him that he could live in Ji Yuan's house when he went to the capital, thus saving him the trouble.
Ji Yuan himself laughed.
He made full use of the mansion bestowed by the emperor.
He had written in a letter before saying that if the candidates passed the provincial examination, they could live with him. The key to the house was originally in the hands of Monk Bai.
When Monk Bai was sent out, the key was given to the cook they were familiar with.
If you have a suitable place to live when taking part in the imperial examination, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
The imperial examination seemed really far away from him.
I think with Cai Fenglan's knowledge, he will most likely pass the imperial examination, it just depends on his ranking.
Ji Yuan read all the letters from other people carefully.
Monk Bai and the others from Wuying spread out the papers and replied.
Wuying is now on the northwestern border, and it seems that the defense needs to be changed. Life there is really hard and not easy.
Speaking of the northwestern border.
Ji Yuan's pen paused again, and then he attached a picture.
The picture shows a kind of dandelion unique to the northwest, which can also be used to extract rubber.
Ji Yuan also wrote about the method of extracting rubber from dandelions.
Rubber is about to become one of the daily necessities in Tianqi Kingdom.
This thing might be able to improve the lives of the people over there, and he believed that Wuying would handle it.
In addition to dandelions, there is also Eucommia ulmoides, whose bark also contains rubber.
Ji Yuan wrote quickly again and told Monk Bai and the others to also look for this product.
The multi-faceted development of rubber will benefit people all over the world and can also ease the pressure on their two places.
After finishing these things, the day is over.
October 22nd.
Under Ji Yuan's instructions, the Ning'an Prefecture government went to purchase Champa rice from the newly arrived people.
160,000 kilograms of rice seeds were purchased at a price higher than the market price.
If you don't want silver, you can exchange it for cloth, farm tools, materials for building houses, etc.
Anyway, you can choose, and it is definitely higher than the market price.
Every household has rice seeds, and these rice seeds can be exchanged for other things.
These people from Hehui Country, now also called Xinning people, gradually became less panicked, and they were greatly relieved when they saw the government coming to purchase rice seeds.
Today’s Champa rice is not a particularly good seed, but it is naturally good if it can be exchanged for daily necessities.
Every household was busy exchanging rice, and all the Champa rice was transported to the vicinity of the official fields.
The yield of these Champa rices is too low and must be improved.
You can plant it in December and harvest it in February next year.
This planting is the first time that the rice varieties are improved.
In addition, there were a lot of rice seeds in the government fields, and there were also farmers brought by Ji Yuan.
I think by next year, the output of Champa rice will increase significantly, and Ji Yuan is very confident about this.
Guantian received new rice seeds.
The people of Xinning received sufficient supplies for their living.
Soon, the supporting facilities were brought up.
Things like population census, canal construction, land division, and inquiries about whether to go to government schools, and whether to find skilled lumberjacks for logging.
The four or five thousand people in Xinning don’t even have time to feel sad about the passing of time, as they have to start a new life.
This new life seems to be completely different from the previous one.
If all government offices were like this.
Then they are really willing to pay taxes!
Only the four village chiefs were a little curious.
Who is the young man who brought them here?
The officials are very tight-lipped and nothing can be said.
It’s not that Ji Yuan doesn’t go to see them.
He went out secretly, and not many people knew about it, so he couldn't show up in a high-profile manner.
Otherwise, if the people of Hehui State knew that it was the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture who kidnapped the person personally, that would be ridiculous.
Ji Yuan also received another message.
Those merchants doing business in the border town of Hehui Kingdom secretly complained when they wrote to Ji Yuan.
Do you know what you have done?
You took away all the people from the four border villages and also took away the rice seeds of Hehui Kingdom. The royal family of Hehui Kingdom was furious, but they couldn't find who did it.
Therefore, royal guards have been patrolling other border villages in Hehui Kingdom every day recently, for fear that they would run away as well.
ah?
Is this true?
These merchants did not know Ji Yuan's true identity and thought he was a bold young man or a powerful businessman.
Most of these complaints were about them being implicated in this incident and having to return to Tianqi to hide away, and then come back to do business after a year or two.
In addition, it was said that the Hehui Kingdom was furious because the Zhanhui rice was taken away, and it had been discovered that these people had come to the Tianqi Kingdom.
Maybe they will ask Tianqi Kingdom for people soon.
No, it’s rice seeds.
The reason why the Hehui Kingdom treasures those rice seeds so much is naturally because their prince sees their value.
Forget about people.
With just these people, the royal family of Hehui might not take the initiative to speak.
But these rice varieties are different.
He Huiguo even hopes that their country can turn things around with this rice seed.
Therefore, the matter will most likely be addressed to Ning'an Prefecture of Tianqi State for an explanation.
Ji Yuan raised an eyebrow.
He is not afraid.
He wrote back to these merchants, telling them not to worry and that he was fine. He also said that the rubber business in Tianqi was going to expand and they could go and take a look.
Merchants:? We are not worried!
We're just complaining about you!
But this proposal?
Is it true?
Is the rubber business going to expand further?
They just don't know Ji Yuan's identity, otherwise they would have done it immediately.
The royal family of Hehui Kingdom.
Prince He Hui was furious.
How could there be such a cunning person?
He took every precaution, but failed to prevent the rice seeds from being stolen.
It’s okay for the people of Jing.
They only robbed food and ate it, without knowing the importance and uniqueness of these rice seeds.
What he was most worried about was that the people of Tianqi would find out.
Therefore, any smugglers from Tianqi State who stole seeds would be beaten to death by him.
Regarding the previous conflicts with Jing State, they also did not want to seek mediation from Tianqi State.
Some officials knew very well that those Jing State bandits were using the reputation of Tianqi State soldiers.
The reason for not exposing it is that they are afraid that Tianqi State will intervene.
Now what?
Now I am intervening.
When the people of Tianqi found out about this, they not only demanded an explanation from the Jing Kingdom, but also took away the people and the rice seeds.
If this thing is given to the people of Tianqi Country, it will surely produce results soon.
Even if the yield of Zhanhui rice can only increase by a few dozen kilograms, it is worth it.
Why are the people of Tianqi so overbearing? !
Why do you care about the life and death of the Hehui people!
So, are they going to Ning'an Prefecture of Tianqi Kingdom to ask for an explanation?
Prince Hehui was hesitant, and finally said, "Don't go yet."
"Let's wait until they develop good Zhanhui rice."
Why?
Because although the people of Tianqi are domineering, they can also be reasonable.
When the good Zhanhui rice seeds are cultivated, they can use this matter to request some seeds.
Since I can't figure it out myself, I might as well borrow your help.
It’s a pity for the people from the border villages who were abducted.
If they don't live there, the land will soon become deserted and the Jing people might become even more greedy.
We still have to send someone over.
He Huiguo endured it again and did not cause trouble for Ning'an Prefecture as the merchants had guessed.
As for the reaction of the Dianzhou Prefecture after it learned about this?
What reaction do you want?
Everyone wants to be a citizen of the State of Qi. Is there anything more to say?
There are only four or five thousand people, just settle them down.
However, the new governor of Zhennan Pass is coming. I heard that the new governor also brought a new order from Ning'an Prefecture. This matter is worth paying attention to.
Having said that, the local prefect trusts Ji Yuan very much.
I believe he can handle it.
The new governor of Zhennan Pass also traveled through mountains and rivers, and he sighed all the way.
Why not be assigned to Dianzhou Prefecture?
The pain of traveling on the road is really beyond words.
Fortunately, there is a rubber business in Zhennan Pass, which is popular throughout the Tianqi Kingdom. As long as I manage this business well, I think I will be able to go to a suitable place for the assessment four years later.
The only thing to note is the era of the current governor of Zhennan Pass.
He built up the rubber business, so we will definitely have to rely on him in the future.
This Ji Zhuangyuan was already very famous.
I thought that I would never be able to make a name for myself after arriving in Dianzhou Prefecture, but it seems that people can succeed wherever they go.
The new prefect has made up his mind to cling to Ji Yuan's support. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the changes in Zhennan Pass will not be that big.
The imperial court must have taken into account the special nature of Zhennan Pass and sent an official of this character to help Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan himself didn't know that he was so highly valued by the court.
During this period, he has been busy in the official fields.
The importance of Champa rice needs no further explanation.
But how to plant it is a problem.
Ji Yuan knew the local climatic conditions and said that crops could be grown in two seasons a year.
That is, plant in December of this year and harvest in March of next year.
After the harvest in March, normal land can be used to plant ordinary rice, which is still planted in March and April and harvested in August and September.
But according to Ji Yuan's intention, he wanted to mark out most of the official fields and directly plant more crops a year.
He will plant in December of this year, and in March, May and June of next year.
That would require at least four plots of arable land.
At the same time, the rice in December will be harvested in March of the following year, and the land will be planted again with the newly harvested rice seeds in late March.
Plant in late March and harvest in late June.
Continue planting in July and harvest until October.
The rice seeds that will be harvested in October next year will probably be the result of three seasons of cultivation of high-quality rice seeds.
This method of planting was unheard of by anyone.
If it is said that officials were extremely greedy in the past, what they are greedy for now are these lands.
Land, fertilizer, water, and even manpower all require multiple investments.
According to Ji Yuan, always have land with sufficient fertility ready.
If one piece of land is not fertile enough, replace it immediately.
To put it bluntly.
We must spare no effort and use all human and material resources to cultivate high-quality Champa rice.
At the same time, there are also requirements for the cultivation direction of rice.
More resistant to pests and diseases, more tolerant to waterlogging and drought, etc.
The clerk in charge of the government fields wrote so quickly that everyone was dumbfounded.
He can't do it!
He really can't do it!
There are too many things to do!
The prefect has gone out for a while, why does he insist on taking over the government land?
Ji Yuan naturally knew that the request he put forward was very demanding.
But he had to do it, as he didn't have much time left.
Champa rice must be cultivated before he is transferred.
"Don't worry, I have already asked the prefect to fill the local agricultural department."
"The government will also allocate more money to the Agriculture Department this year."
"As long as you can cultivate this rice seed, you will be the savior of the people of the world."
This is not an exaggeration at all.
This is Champa rice.
If I must say, the rice that grows in just three months naturally tastes pretty average.
But nowadays, we can no longer be picky about food. As long as we have something to eat, it’s good enough.
Ji Yuan plunged headfirst into the Agricultural Division.
The other six departments of Ning'an Prefecture also started construction.
The Ning'an Prefecture government office used to have few staff, but now it has to be filled one by one.
They are getting closer and closer to a "normal" state capital.
The first round of enrollment for the Ning'an Prefecture School ended early.
Cheng Yisan's abilities are self-evident. She compiled teaching materials for local children and also put Mandarin on the agenda.
If you go out to study, you must know the official subjects.
Ning'an Prefecture now has a population of nearly 300,000, and in the first year of enrollment in the provincial school, it enrolled more than 1,000 students.
This amount is enough.
After all, it’s the first batch.
Taking into account the distance and the circumstances of each family, the number of students enrolled in the first year was over a thousand, which far exceeded expectations.
Besides, the provincial school is just the beginning. Subsequent encouragement of private schools, private schools, academies, and government-run schools will allow more students to have access to education.
In June of the 39th year of Conghuayuan, Ji Yuan and his group arrived in Ning'an Prefecture.
It is now November of the forty-first year of Huayuan.
The changes here are earth-shaking.
Good things also happen in November.
The new official road from Ning'an Prefecture to Zhennan Pass has been repaired!
Officially fixed!
A wide road wide enough for four carriages to run side by side has finally been built!
Before the road was officially opened, the new governor of Zhennan Pass happened to arrive.
The new governor was very polite to Ji Yuan.
After all, not only are all things in Zhennan Pass in good order, but Ji Yuan has also delegated power very efficiently.
General Zhang even patted him on the back and said that he was the same when he first arrived.
Same?
Yes, before General Zhang and himself came, the military and political affairs of Zhennan Pass and Ning'an Prefecture were all in Ji Yuan's hands.
This is also the reason why the court sent people here so quickly.
I guess no one expected that Ji Yuan would give up power so easily and without any reluctance.
Ji Yuan himself didn’t think that much.
There are so many things going on with him.
The various departments of Ning'an Prefecture were adjusted and staff were added.
Some scholars and clerks from Zhennan Pass were transferred here to make room for the new prefect and to supplement the Ning'an Prefecture government with officials.
Before, these officials might not want to come to Ning'an Prefecture, but it is different now.
Ning'an Prefecture is no different from Zhennan Pass now.
Even because the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture is Lord Ji, they are more willing to follow.
With enough manpower, the daunting planting tasks at the Agricultural Company were divided up layer by layer, with everyone having their own area of responsibility.
In short, cultivating high-quality rice seeds is everyone's ability and everyone's achievement.
The people from the government office's engineering department were inspecting and accepting the roads.
Finally, on the sixth day of November, the new road was officially opened to traffic.
The new governor of Zhennan Pass even came early to accompany Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan was younger than him, and their official positions were indeed of the same level.
But he knows his abilities.
Ji Yuan saw through this man’s character at a glance and thought, this is indeed a lot less trouble.
Can't we all live in peace and develop together?
Fortunately, this is a clear one.
On the day when the new road was opened to traffic, in the era of the Yuan Dynasty, the new prefect of Zhennan Pass was appointed, as well as the magistrate of Changyan County and Yonglin County.
As well as Lord Ye from the City Engineering Bureau and Lord Cheng who is guilty.
There were also many local officials present.
In November in Ning'an Prefecture, Yunnan Province, the sky is still clear and the clouds are incredibly beautiful.
Open to traffic.
Officially opened to traffic.
Many local songs and dances are even more cheerful.
Today's people understand the significance of this road very well.
Mr. Ji said, if you want to be rich, build roads first!
They fixed it!
Among the onlookers, there were some criminals, and these criminals didn’t know what expressions to make.
What kind of experience is it to work so hard to build a road and then be pulled over to inspect it?
The people who were hired to build the road were also watching.
They are happy.
The roads that we build ourselves look beautiful and neat.
Moreover, they rely on road construction to buy cattle and other things for themselves.
Since there are material rewards and spiritual rewards, they look at this path no differently than they look at their own children.
The criminals turned their heads away.
If they had not made mistakes in the first place and had not oppressed the local people so much, would this not have happened?
But they all knew that there were still two roads waiting for them to be built.
For these people, there are neither spiritual rewards nor material rewards. The future seems confused. No matter what they do, they are working for others.
One of the families sneered, "Do you know how we felt back then?"
"I work so hard, but I'm just earning money for you, right?"
"You deserve to suffer!"
This statement is absolutely correct.
All the sufferings that the people had endured in the past have now come back upon themselves!
Now the future of ordinary people is bright.
And these criminals have to work as long as they live!
Common people from all over the country looked at the miserable plight of these people, and the local wealthy people were also terrified and did not dare to show their faces.
The wealthy and powerful are the most afraid now.
If there is anything wrong, the local people and the logging industry will report it to the government.
If the government encounters such a thing, it will definitely not show them mercy.
If the whole family is detained, they will also have to do this kind of hard labor.
Thinking of this, the spoiled gentry wished they could shrink their heads into their shells.
You must be friendly when dealing with local people and even your own servants.
The atmosphere in the entire Ning'an Prefecture, and even in Zhennan Pass, seems to be getting better little by little.
Some local officials may be able to sense the changes, but they can't say anything.
The newly arrived General Zhang and others, as well as the new prefect of Zhennan Pass and others.
I was amazed at the situation in these two places.
They have all served as local officials.
There are not many places like these two in Tianqi Kingdom.
These two places are even close to what is described in the books of sages as a country with peace and prosperity, simple folk customs, and a positive and optimistic attitude.
Thinking of this, everyone became more enthusiastic about Ji Yuan.
They all believed that Lord Ji had a bright future and that there would be no problem following him!
The road from Ning'an Prefecture to Zhennan Pass is open to traffic.
Changyan County in the east and Yonglin County in the west were extremely anxious.
It's finally our turn, right?
Let’s not start next year, can we just start in December?
If this road is repaired one day earlier, we can earn one more day's money.
The criminals nearby were full of questions.
They are human beings too.
Don't they get to rest?!
No one cares about their thoughts, just like they didn't care about the thoughts of ordinary people before.
They finally understood what it meant to be worse off than death and what it meant to be in excruciating pain.
Ji Yuan nodded: "Okay, then let's get ready and start building the second and third roads."
Road construction.
Cultivate good varieties.
Let’s do it together!
Anyway, he has more and more people under his command.
Should be able to handle it?
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