Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 300
Early the next morning, Di Qing took Zhongguan Pang Zhong by boat to inspect the northern racecourse. Pang Zhong was the deputy head of the internal affairs department and held the post of group shepherd envoy. This time he was visiting Kunzhou as the special envoy of the Son of Heaven.

It stands to reason that Fan Ning would also accompany him, but a large number of people and officials had just arrived in Kunzhou, and Fan Ning couldn't leave for a while, so Di Qing had to accompany him northward.

Early in the morning, Fan Ning took Zhu Pei to the South Lake area to play. Zhu Pei and Jian Meizi both knew how to ride horses, and they rode well. It was mid-spring, and there were gorgeous flowers blooming everywhere in Kunzhou. Clusters of colorful flowers made people feel very special. pleasing to the eye.

Zhu Pei is wearing men's clothes today. This is a must-have item for her. It is also more convenient to go out. Although she is wearing men's clothes, she is already 16 years old. She is the most beautiful girl, with skin like snow, bright eyes and red lips. How can she hide it in men's clothes? Can live with her beautiful and charming demeanor.

"A-Ning, where are they going?"

From time to time on the road, I met a group of people, all of whom were pioneer farmers who just arrived yesterday. Zhu Pei couldn't help being curious when he saw that they were also going to the direction of Nanhu.

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Their land is all around the South Lake, and the village is also built there. They should go to see the land!"

"Can food be grown here?"

"Of course, it's all volcanic soil, which is very fertile, but it's relatively cold. You can only grow wheat for one season, not rice. This year is a bit late. You can grow some melons and beans, and start growing wheat next year."

Zhu Pei was still a little puzzled, "It's also spring now, why can't we plant?"

Fan Ning smiled without saying a word. She was angry and turned to ask Jian Meizi, "Sister Jian, why don't you say it can't be planted?"

Jianmeizi lazily said: "I don't know the details, it seems that the newly reclaimed wasteland is raw land, and we can't grow food immediately, we need to cultivate it."

"A-Ning, is that so?" Zhu Pei asked with a glare at Fan Ning.

"Almost! Plant some melons and beans this year, just to ripen the land, and distribute the land and reclaim the land. It's almost May, and it's too late."

The three of them rode for about a quarter of an hour, and suddenly a deep blue lake appeared in front of them. Zhu Pei exclaimed suddenly, and urged his horse to run towards the lake. The lake was already full of people admiring the lake. The deep blue lake water is so clear that there is no trace of impurities, just like the sea water here, it is all dark blue, completely different from the light blue water in the Song Dynasty.

Someone leaned over to drink a few sips of lake water in the afternoon, and suddenly shivered from the cold, "This water is too icy, like ice water."

Fan Ning urged the horse to come to Jupe's side, and stood beside her. He pointed to the high mountain in the north with his whip and said, "The snow on the top of the mountain here does not melt all the year round, but there is also melted snow, which gathers dozens of small streams to form a mountain. The three small rivers all flow into the South Lake, and the river water here is very cold, almost just melted ice water."

Zhu Pei blinked and smiled, "Don't you think it's amazing that there are hot springs and icy lakes so close to each other?"

"In winter, the northern sea is covered with endless ice floes, and the entire Kunzhou is almost covered with half a person's height of snow, but the east coast is very warm, and there is no snow. You will also feel amazing."

Zhu Pei sighed longingly, "I don't know if I can stay until winter!"

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From Nanhu Lake to the north is a green grassy field, stretching for dozens of miles, the terrain is very low, the land is relatively flat and fertile, and this place was originally part of the eastern grassland, but it was divided into two by the mountain ridges extending from the west. To the north became the Eastern Pastures.

Fan Ning decided to turn it into a farmland to grow wheat and other crops.

At this time, someone came running and shouted, "The land is going to be divided!"

Hundreds of people panicked immediately, ignoring the beautiful scenery of the lake, they turned around and ran towards the northwest.

Looking at the direction they were running to, Zhu Pei asked strangely, "A'Ning, is the land going to be distributed today?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "The drawing of lots will start tomorrow, and today I'm just showing it to everyone, it should be a misinformation!"

Zhu Pei suddenly became interested, and said with a smile: "Let's take a look!"

The three urged their horses to run northwestward. ． ． ． ． ． ．
There are three small rivers flowing in this wilderness of more than [-] miles in front of me. The small river closest to the county town stretches for hundreds of miles. It is named Xiaotang River.

The first batch of land was allocated on both sides of the Xiaotang River. The land had already been measured and divided squarely with red-painted wooden wedges, and the ditches between the plots were also reserved.

The houses in the three villages by the lake have also been reserved, but the houses need to be built by the owners themselves. Of course, the army will also help appropriately, mainly burning bricks and carrying wood for the villagers.

The distribution of farmland and residential land is of course decided by drawing lots, which will be held tomorrow morning. Everyone came to inspect the land today. Thinking that the imperial court actually granted 50 years of tax exemption, everyone is full of expectations for a new life.

The land that will be distributed tomorrow is on the south side of the Xiaotang River, about seven or eight miles away from the county seat, with a total of more than [-] pieces and nearly [-] hectares of land.

The extra 300 yuan of land belongs to the official land, which is mainly leased to capable farmers. The harvested grain is divided into [-]-[-]%, [-]% from the government and [-]% from the farmers. This is also very attractive.

In addition, Juntian is in the north, covering about [-] hectares. It was opened up last year, and wheat has been planted more than a month ago, and it will be harvested in July.

At the beginning, the grain output was not large, but as time went by, the land matured, and the grain output would gradually increase. Of course, the output of wheat was not large, and an acre of land was only two stones at most.

If calculated on the basis of two shi of wheat per mu of land, the wheat output of 50 hectares of land would reach [-] shi, enough to feed [-] troops for a year according to wartime standards.

The army stationed in Kunzhou has only 5000 people, plus [-] laborers and all the residents, they can’t finish it. Of course, the rest is sold to Japan as trade goods in exchange for gold and silver.

This is just the military field. When the civilian fields are reclaimed, the grain output will be even greater. Of course, this is a later story.

More than 1000 people gathered in the field. They were all farmers who came to see the fields, mainly to see if the soil fertility was sufficient and whether the water source was sufficient.

Generally speaking, in the volcanic soil in the temperate zone, the organic matter is not easy to decompose, so the soil is thick and fertile, and the grass that has grown for thousands of years has become a source of fertility.

Farmers are satisfied with the fertility of the soil, the only concern is the water source.

Hundreds of farmers were surrounding the two officials, asking questions in one go, and some were agitated and couldn't help shouting.

At this time, the two officials saw Fan Ning coming on horseback, and quickly separated from the crowd and ran over.

Fan Ning glanced at the farmers who were discussing, and asked the two officials, "What are they excited about?"

The two wryly smiled and said, "Report to the censor, do they think the division of land is unfair?"

"Where's the unfairness?" Fanning asked.

"They say that some land is close to the river, and some land is far away from the river, and the water source is insufficient. It seems unfair to those who do not get to the river."

"Didn't you say you were going to build an aqueduct?"

"I said it, it doesn't seem to have much effect!"

"Then I'll tell them!"

Fan Ning glared at one of the two officials and urged him to go immediately. Many people knew him and gathered around him, shouting, "Your official, it's not fair to distribute the land like this!"

Fan Ning waved his hand. He was riding on a horse with a relatively high body position, and all the people could see him, and they all fell silent.

"Everyone come here, I want to say a few words!"

More than a thousand people gathered around, and Fan Ning said loudly: "I am Fan Ning, the governor of Kunzhou, and I am also the parent official of all the folks. If you leave your hometown and come to the distant Kunzhou, you will definitely have various discomforts. As your parent official , I will do my best to help everyone solve their difficulties, so that everyone can live and work in Kunzhou in peace and contentment!"

There was a burst of warm applause all around, and Fan Ning waved his hands, signaling for everyone to quiet down.

He continued: "Many folks have questions. Some plots are close to the river, while others are far away from the river. This will lead to unfair distribution. I can understand everyone's feelings, but I need to explain three o'clock.

First, the distribution of land is obtained by lottery, without any black box operation, absolutely fair.

Second, even if we don’t get the land by the river, it doesn’t mean that there is no water source. You should have seen that almost every piece of land is reserved for water canals. We will use water trucks to ensure that the wheat needs water. , sufficient water.

And everyone also understands that the land next to the river is not directly able to get water from the river, but also depends on the canals, but it gets the water first when the water truck fetches water, that's all.

Third, the climate in Kunzhou is not hot in summer, and the evaporation of water is not large. In winter, there is three feet of snow. After the snow melts, the land will be deeply moistened. The land is wet all year round, and there will be no The phenomenon of dry and cracked soil in the north of the Song Dynasty does not require a lot of water. You can go to Juntian to take a look and you will understand that worrying about water sources is completely unnecessary. ． ． ． ． ． "

Fan Ning talked eloquently to everyone, and he naturally had a convincing prestige. Zhu Pei looked at his leader-like temperament from a distance, and his beautiful eyes were even more radiant.

She smiled coquettishly and said, "I didn't expect this guy to be really powerful. He can become a frontier official in Duzhen at a young age."

Jianmeizi understood the little master's mind very well, she said with a meaningful smile: "Ape, we must seize the opportunity in Kunzhou!"

Zhu Pei blushed, and muttered in a low voice, "I don't understand what you're talking about?"

She couldn't hold back the shyness on her face anymore, turned her horse and ran towards the lake.

(End of this chapter)