Northern Dynasties

Chapter 141
Near the river, the manor of the Metropolitan Water Administration raised two watchtowers several feet high. Most of the watchtowers were above the river, supported by bamboo rafts and wooden piles, and a small wharf for boats was built.

The two watchtowers looked like camps guarded by soldiers, and people inside and outside the government office did not dare to approach them at will.Li Tai also set up a water and land camp here, and the Buqu family soldiers stationed here, but these two watchtowers are not purely military buildings, there are two large water conservancy spinning wheels inside.

It's not that Li Tai is reluctant to share advanced productivity with the masses, but even if he shares it kindly and selflessly, he may not get a good result.

Once the hydraulic spinning wheel is widely promoted, water conservancy along the river will receive greater attention.Right now, he still can't completely control this water area, and rashly promoting water conservancy production will only face greater resistance.

So right now, he can only cherish his own broom, and wait until he has the right to speak in the Luoshui River Basin, and can adjust the productivity and means of production along the river, before considering further promotion, so that the masses can benefit from it.

The newly erected large hydraulic spinning wheel has a more stable and durable output of kinetic energy than the previous castrated version driven by animal power. It can spin yarn uninterrupted from day to night, and its efficiency has nearly doubled.

Fortunately, Li Tai built a trading channel like Qushi before, so the acquisition of raw materials no longer has to be constrained like last year.The two spinning wheels spin continuously day and night, and the raw silk materials accumulated at the moment can last for a period of time.

The more than [-] soldiers rationed by Sinonong are mainly used for water conservancy maintenance.However, the water official warehouses in the capital are still empty, and most of this year has passed. Under such poor and empty conditions, it is difficult to organize large-scale water conservancy projects.

So in the past few days, Li Tai has also classified the soldiers into categories. The adult males are mainly responsible for cultivating the public land of the manor and planting the winter wheat for the last season.The women mainly weaved to save capital for the official warehouse.

As for the grain seeds and the yarn needed for weaving, Li Tai was still responsible for raising and providing them, and paid them to the government office in the form of rent.

There is no need to pay for the business of the family at one time. The output of two large spinning wheels alone is enough to maintain the rent.As for the original millstones, they are Baide's hydraulic power, which is mainly used for crop processing.

The lower reaches of the Luoshui River are an important farming area in the Guanzhong Plain, but due to the existence of Zhao Gui, a river tyrant, the number of stones set up by Zuo Jin is not too many.

Li Tai always wants to benefit the village when he gets a bargain. In addition to processing the grain purchased and produced by himself, he also gives free processing to the people in the left and near towns. The amount of processing is one dime and one stone.

It is one thing to benefit the village, but there is no need to abuse the favor. As long as you hold a canal ticket, it means that no matter what situation the villager goes through, he has made contributions to the affairs of the village.

As for the issue of forging canal tickets, Li Tai wasn't worried at all.

Because the channel ticket is not a currency at all, but a certificate extended from the channel alliance.Without Qumeng's complete set of matching affairs, this piece of paper would be worthless at all.

Moreover, the ticket is a kind of printed matter. In the current era, from papermaking, ink mixing to engraving and printing, a complete set of processes is carried out, which is definitely not something ordinary people can do.If a whole set of procedures is operated to forge only three or five canal tickets, then there will be no pants left to be compensated.

People with this kind of ability can join the Qumeng in an open and honest manner, and it doesn't make much sense to simply forge bills.

Right now, the biggest role of Qu Tickets is to gain an opportunity to deal with Qu League affairs.

For example, buying a series of products produced by Li Taijia Manor, or asking the Qumeng construction team to dig wells, etc., still have to pay for the goods.If you have money but don't have a ticket, then I don't bother to talk to you.

In the final analysis, Li Tai hopes to build a township alliance, and the ticket is only a certificate to maintain personnel interaction within the alliance.Even if someone forged a large number of them, it would be tantamount to expanding the influence of Qumeng's personnel.

The work of harvesting fish in the administrative office is still going on, and coupled with the free processing of crops, the Linhe administrative office is crowded with people every day, and it has a great sense of presence in a very short period of time.

A sense of presence is a good thing, and it is the basis for all interactions.If everyone doesn't know your existence at all, no matter how big the plan is, it will be impossible to implement it.

Just like before, everyone only thought that the Metropolitan Water Administration was a fish shop, and even the renting of the 碓硙 was greatly affected.

But now because so many villagers come and go, at least they already know what this yamen is in charge of.Therefore, the benefits brought are also obvious, and any orders and measures of the Dushui Government Office will receive great attention.

Two days ago, the administrative office needed to rent civilian boats, and after the notice was posted in the afternoon, the water surface of the river was covered with boats of all sizes, there were hundreds of them.This appeal alone has far surpassed many county governments.

Of course, the current appeal is still based on the fairness of clearly marked prices and fairness.If we want to gain stronger control over the nostalgia, we still need to continue to work hard.

Just when all the affairs of the government office had begun to run in an orderly manner, finally a serious business came to the door.

"This one is Chen Muzhi, Chen Weng, Xiangxian County, Baishui County, and this one is Zhou Zheng, a fellow villager. The two villagers visited Zhao Qu envoy before and asked about the Longshou Canal in my township. After Zhao Qu envoy's reception, he invited The humble job is introduced to the practitioner."

Wu Jingyi brought two villagers to the hall and made an introduction, and those two also rushed in to greet him.

"The two village sages came here to meet each other because of the water conditions in the village?"

Li Tai motioned for the two to sit down at the table, and then asked with a smile.

The gray-bearded villager Chen Muzhi immediately clasped his fists and nodded when he heard the words: "The Baishui River is wide and shallow, and every time it comes to the flood season or when there is a sudden rainstorm, it will flood unsteadily, and the villagers along the river will suffer a lot. Therefore, a certain class of villagers Self-discussion, I hope to set up a pool weir in the middle of the river, which can store water to protect farming when it is cold, and can discharge water to prevent floods when it is flooded..."

"This is a good thing! It's a blessing for the local people to live in the village. I have traveled to Baishui before, and the river is indeed wide and difficult to tame. Since you and the sages of the village intend to do something, the sooner it can be done, the sooner you will benefit."

Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard this. Baishui was originally one of the tributaries of Luoshui that he planned to rectify, but right now he didn't have the capital and energy to make things happen. He said with a smile: "If there are any difficulties in the matter and need to come forward to adjust, I am obliged to do so."

"The Longshou Canal event has amazed both sides of the strait, and some villagers are also grateful for it, but not everyone in the village agrees with it, and the recruitment of characters is still a bit slow..."

Hearing this, Li Tai said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter. Longshou Canal has several hundreds of kilometers of wells and canals running in an orderly manner, and the Qumeng has contributed a lot. The personnel here are skilled, and you and other villagers who have this ambition will You can join the alliance and work together, watch and learn, and use personnel to create this cause."

Qumeng has such a good organizational model, of course it is impossible to stick to one place in Wu Township. Li Tai said with a smile: "I also recommend talents and do not avoid relatives. I believe in the virtues of my villagers. If Qumeng is in charge, this matter will be easy." It can be foreseen that seven or eight successes can be expected. The water management in the capital will also adopt this nostalgic feeling, and subsidy and dispatch will be given as appropriate in terms of people and things."

After hearing the words, the two nodded quickly and said: "Because of believing in the righteousness of the village, some of them have also joined the alliance, and got Zhao Qu envoy's advice to prepare to return home to build a public warehouse in the village, solicit funds from the village, and gather people to set up a cause. Enter today Tell the envoy, there is an official matter that cannot be resolved by the villagers, I implore the envoy to speak out and reconcile."

While talking, they will tell about the difficulty, which is where the location of the pool weir is located.

Baishui is located in the transition zone between the Guanzhong Plain and the Northern Shaanxi Plateau, and it is also the dividing point between the lower reaches and the middle reaches of Luoshui River.The territory is not as flat as the Guanzhong Plain, and there are many ups and downs in the territory.

If you want to dig a reservoir to store water and prevent floods, you must naturally choose a low-lying place to get twice the result with half the effort.But the low-lying areas are often cultivated fields, so there is also a problem of land occupation involved.

In fact, these village households in Baishui County discussed building a reservoir for flood control and water storage earlier than Li Tai's Longshou Canal, but it was because of this problem of site selection that it was delayed for several years.

The big households contribute their people and efforts, and of course they don't want to lose their arable land.However, if they want to occupy the land of Juntian households, neither the rural households nor the county will agree.

In particular, the county is extremely opposed to this. Whether Baishui is drought or flood, and whether the reservoir is repaired or not, has little interest with their officials in office, but the increase or loss of the number of households under governance is closely related to political performance.

Baishui County is originally a narrow township, and there is not much arable land that can be used for granting land. The Baishui coast is considered to be one of the few arable lands. Once the land is occupied, it will inevitably lose control of some households. This is unacceptable to the county. of.

After Li Tai heard the words, he frowned, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Do you have a selected employment location? I will take a few people with you to go to the township for investigation, and then discuss with the county magistrate, hoping to reach a consensus as soon as possible. "

When the two heard this, they immediately beamed with joy, thanked them again and again, and then withdrew.

Li Tai then instructed Wu Jingyi: "Arrange two people to go back to the village with them to investigate, and a few others to go to the village to collect folk songs. If the site selection is irreconcilable, I would rather choose a big family and get compensation from another place. He Mitian threatened Odo, and then coordinated with the county magistrate."

Wu Jingyi nodded yes, and then withdrew from the staff.

Li Tai was still waiting for his staff to retrieve information about Baishui's books, but two subordinates rushed in anxiously: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! Shijian Mao Shijian was attacked and trapped by Yanhe Township when he was passing through Shicheng County... "

Hearing this, Li Tai's expression changed immediately, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who is the name of the townsman there? Do you know that Mao Shijian is my envoy?"

The person accompanying him was Mao Shijian's entourage, and he hurriedly went forward and reported: "The township man's surname is Lei, and he is the head of the township party there. Because he saw that he falsely passed on the government office's order and strangled the villagers, he went in and questioned him, but he was met by him. House slaves besieging..."

"Tell Li Yantou to rectify the troops immediately, and follow me to the north to help my colleagues!"

Li Tai had a general understanding of what happened, and said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)