She makes money by carrying large bags to raise cubs!

Chapter 161 Investigation
"Lord Lu, look, our Jincheng is known as "Little Jiangnan". Outside of Jincheng, there are loess grasslands, where we can only live by grazing. Only a small part of the yellow land can be cultivated, but the harvest is also impressive. Our ancient Qin The old men in the land are not lazy, they are busy in the field from morning to night. They either carry water or weed the flat land, but our yellow land just doesn’t grow seedlings.”

Although Qi Hongxi is a general judge in one state, he only has three or five people under his command. These people also work part-time as Jincheng's government servants and patrol the city. Therefore, this time Lu Weimang led a team to investigate the terrain outside Jincheng, traffic conditions, etc. Hetian distributed, only Qi Hongxi and Tian tax ambassador followed Lu Weimang on a donkey.

Lu Weimang was completely convinced.The officials of the Jincheng state capital are definitely good officials who are not corrupt or corrupt, but they are also stupid officials. This Yongzhou has been a place for raising horses since ancient times. There are many kinds of fine-bred horses, but there are many more famous horses than other places. .Don't ask them to get a famous horse, but you can't ride a donkey, right?

Lu Weimang covered his face with his hands, waved his hands, and signaled Xiaoqiu to find a horse for the two of them.

Qi Hongxi and Ambassador Tian Shui happily sat on the tall horses, and spent a day with Lu Weimang to take a rough look at the fields and mountains and rivers outside Jincheng.

At this time, facing the rare plain fields with abundant water sources outside Jincheng, Qi Hongxi talked to Lu Weimang.

He is a native of Jincheng, and his wealth accumulated over several lifetimes was used for him to study, but his talent is mediocre. After studying for more than ten years, he only took the examination of scholar. He chose indiscriminately.

Therefore, Qi Hongxi did not continue to study like his classmates, but found a small official in Jincheng.

He, a scholar who eats the emperor's food, is the pride of their Qi family, and all the villages in ten miles and eight villages are proud of him.But who knew that the general judge who survived not only lived a tight life, but also often relied on subsidies from his family.

Every time food and vegetables are delivered to his family, Qi Hongxi can always think of when his grandfather and father were herding cattle when they were young, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, the scorching sun and wind from the northwest turned their exposed skin red.

Although Qi Hongxi has no talent for studying and studying, he was controlled by his family since he was a child, and he was not allowed to work in the field, and he only read in his free time.

Therefore, he knew very well that outside of Yongzhou, in the real Jiangnan area of ​​Dagan, the grain output there was several times that of theirs, and there was no need to carry water to farm like they did.It is said that in a good year, the seeds are sprinkled on the ground, and we wait for the harvest to come.Moreover, the grain harvested in a good year can feed the family for three years.

Ever since he knew this, Qi Hongxi felt worthless for his fathers and fellow villagers in Yongzhou.

They work in the fields from morning to night every day, but they can only reap a small harvest every year. God is not fair!

Hearing Qi Hong's hilarious words of hatred and indignation, Lu Weimang didn't comment too much, and only focused on inspecting the traffic and fields of Jincheng.

"Jincheng is a place where two rivers meet, and its geographical location is superior. This place is so flat and wide, why not build a pier?"

Lu Weimang looked at Qi Hongxi beside him.

Qi Hongxi explained to Lu Weimang in a rough voice, as if he was looking at someone who asked "Why don't you eat minced meat?" Fertile land is rare in the entire Yongzhou. Instead of farming such a good land, build a pier instead? Isn’t this a waste of money?”

Hearing this, Lu Weimang almost blurted out a sentence of Chinese quintessence.

There is still a reason for the people here to be poor. How much grain can be grown by farming?Since ancient times, the idea of ​​building roads first has been rooted in Lu Weimang's heart if he wants to get rich.If a wharf is built here, not to mention the economy and development of the local people, even the wharf economy will allow some people to work and earn money.Isn't it much better than farming by the river?

Moreover, Yongzhou is all loose yellow land. If the land is opened up on the river bank, the waterway will become narrower and narrower. Let alone the problem of soil erosion every year. Once the precipitation increases sharply in a certain year, not only the developed fields will be destroyed. If it is submerged, the surrounding cities and villages will also suffer from flooding.

Seeing Lu Weimang's stare, Qi Hongxi hurriedly asked for help, "Master Lu just came, I don't know, although our Yellow River can be sailed, it freezes in winter, and there is a big waterfall in the upper reaches of the river. Every year, the government enlists the villagers to serve in corvée and to pull boats on dry land. Without paying wages, they even send people to death. Our Yongzhou suffered a lot from it. Therefore, after the great power and the establishment of the dynasty, we don’t conscript corvée to pull boats. It is also the most popular civil administration in Yongzhou."

Lu Weimang nodded, "So I was scared."

Qi Hongxi nodded, "Indeed, although we have been working hard for many years, there are still some old people who talk about pulling boats. Moreover, the most important thing is that our Yongzhou is too poor, and the taxes and taxes cannot be paid every year, and the imperial government can't get us money. .Therefore, there is no spare money to build some docks or talk about development.”

Speaking of this, Qi Hongxi seemed to be a little rejoicing, "We Yongzhou people have had a hard life, but our land of ancient Qin was blessed by the heavens. Although we lived hard, there were no natural disasters. Unlike the people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River , flooded twice in three years, and the imperial court needs to allocate funds every year.”

What's the situation with this secretly a little arrogant tone?
Lu Weimang looked at Qi Hongxi, "You said just now that the people of ancient Qin worked hard and were busy all year round, just making ends meet. Why are you proud now? Don't you want us to develop and develop here, and it will be the same as the land in the south of the Yangtze River in the future? , the economy is booming, is life easier for people?"

Qi Hongxi was shocked by Lu Weimang's thoughts, and quickly shook his head again, "My lord is joking, although our Jincheng is called Xiaojiangnan, it's just because the climate is pleasant in all seasons. The place next to it is full of yellow sand, and life is very difficult. .They work hard every year and still barely make ends meet. Your lord, if you make a whimsical decree at will and delay farming, the people in this place may not be able to survive. Think twice, lord!"

Qi Hongxi knew very well that although the person in front of him was just a young girl, she was the magistrate of Yongzhou. If she had a whim, she could plunge the entire people of Yongzhou into dire straits.

I'm not afraid that the chief is lazy, but I'm afraid that the chief will command blindly.

At that moment, Qi Hongxi had a serious expression on his face, "My lord, you haven't passed the half-month handover period yet, why don't you go back to rest today? When the half-month period is up, come to the yamen again?"

Eviction order.

Lu Weimang felt Qi Hongxi's undisguised fear and fear, so he didn't say too much at the moment. No matter how much he said, it was meaningless. Only when he went back and came up with a complete plan could he persuade this Yongzhou general judge.

"It's almost done, let's go, let's go back to the city."

After entering the city, Lu Weimang didn't go back to the Yamen, but went directly to Huo Mansion.

Qi Hongxi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

"Dinner is already on the table!"

The familiar voice brought Lu Weimang back to his senses under the big bookshelf, and looked at Huo Jing who was talking at the door, "Why are you here, just ask Xiaoqiu to notify me."

Huo Jing walked from the door to Lu Weimang's side, "Xiaoqiu said that when you returned home at noon, you got into the library and couldn't come out. I'll come and see you."

Lu Weimang folded the local chronicles in his hand and put them back on the bookshelf.

"I'm fine, just looking for some information to testify my thoughts."

Although she is the chief official of a state, she can't do things arbitrarily. It is best to get the support of the people below.Everyone gathers firewood, and the flames are high. She is too busy to die alone, and she can't change Jincheng or even Yongzhou. If someone can share the same goals with her, then she will have countless avatars.

But Yongzhou has been bitterly cold for a long time, and their idea of ​​following the destiny has been rooted in their blood.She wants to persuade others to reform with her, she needs to come up with strong evidence and plans.

Lu Weimang stood there, doing just that.

(End of this chapter)