The story of Princess Lenggong's farming

Chapter 215
Changsheng didn't know how they would think of bringing up this topic, it was really scary, what would they do if they were overheard? !

Changsheng wiped off his sweat, and heard Han Ji say with a smile: "...you have read a lot of books. You dare to say these things, but don't go out and talk nonsense in the future..."

"I'm not a fool, I only tell people who understand..." Shen Sisi curled her lips and said, "I like reading unofficial history the most. It's good to pass the time. In this unofficial history, there are too many people like you, so it's okay." Big deal..." So don't make a fuss.

Han Ji didn't care about her contempt, just asked her with a smile: "How do you plan to solve the food problem!?"

"Actually, you don't need the general to come forward, but you still need the general to say hello..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "Let's make two preparations..."

She paused and said: "The general said hello to the prefect and local officials in the border town, and asked them to prepare the warehouse and buy all the food in order to prevent drought. It is best for the prefect to check it out in person. Warehouses, lest the people below fill up these warehouses with shoddy goods, I think they are all prepared, but the bottom line is not effective enough..."

Han Ji nodded, "I will discuss with Fu Yin."

"The government is afraid that money is easy to get in but hard to get out. Don't pick a few of those officials. If you want to rely entirely on them, the border town will be in chaos. Therefore, the other thing is to call merchants. The border town is where all the merchants gather. I heard that there is also a caravan, and I will hold a meeting in the chamber of commerce to collect some food from other places. The merchants naturally value profits, and I think many people are not willing to suffer this loss, so I have It's my way..." Shen Sisi smiled and said: "But it also needs the permission of the government, as long as it doesn't cause trouble, I believe this year will be able to pass safely..." Shen Sisi smiled.

Han Ji nodded, knowing that she would not say it, he said, "I will ask the government to make it easier for you..."

"That's good, but it's only February now..." Shen Sisi continued: "There is still a lot of time, as long as you are prepared, there is enough time..."

Han Ji estimated the date, and said, "It's not too late, I'm going back to the border town now, to discuss with the governor..." He paused, and said, "Changsheng, get the horse out, we're going to the border town today..."

Shen Sisi watched their master and servant leave before coming out, Zhong Gensheng just came back, his face was in a hurry, obviously bought a lot of things and came back to prepare, he was afraid that this year would be really dry.

After Shen Sisi watched him busy moving all the things in, she called out: "Father, I have something to tell you..."

"Tell me..." Zhong Gensheng sat on a chair in the yard to rest, wiped his sweat and said, "Is it about food? I have bought a lot now, but now the price of food in the county has risen. I guess it’s because we all know that the drought year is coming, and there are more buyers, so the price has increased. Fortunately, I bought it early, otherwise it will definitely skyrocket in a few days..."

Shen Sisi smiled and said: "Father, buying food is not enough, there is also the problem of water, how to solve it?!"

Zhong Gensheng was taken aback, and said: "Yes, water, I am afraid that people with water in the village will not open their wells in the future, and the well at the entrance of the village can supply so many people without wells in the village. Enough...and this field, will this year's dry die...hey..."

"Father, I actually have a way..." Shen Sisi whispered.

Zhong Gensheng's eyes lit up, and said: "What can you do, tell me quickly, Tu Niu..."

Shen Sisi smiled and said: "First of all, we have to dig a well. It is best for every household to dig a well. Those who don't have a well this year should also dig a well. Dad, how about you go and discuss it with Li Zheng? I think It’s only February, and the sky is a bit strange. The people in Murakami know it well, but this time the well must be drilled deeper. The deeper the better, I think Rizheng will concentrate on manpower soon The well was drilled, and the water was saved, so I could always get through this year..."

"Sure, I'm going to discuss it with Lizheng, but what should we do with our family? The well in this yard is sealed, and we can't drill it in this yard. The groundwater in the same place is probably polluted..." Zhong Gensheng frowned. road.

"There is a well in the cooking workshop. At that time, it will be a big deal to fetch water every day..." Shen Sisi said in a low voice, "Our family is not in a hurry. I think if there is a drought, our home cooking workshop will have to stop working. Therefore, this well is enough for us people to eat, so we don’t need to eat from the head office, and the well was dug deep at the beginning. If it is not enough, there is another well at the entrance of the village..."

"That's right, save it. When the water in the river dries up, what will happen to the crops in the field?! There are so many seasonings in this field..." Zhong Gensheng said distressedly.

"That's what I'm going to say..." Shen Sisi said, "Let's dig wells for irrigation. Let Lizheng call for manpower. Ten wells in the designated places are enough for watering. No one grows rice. If rice is planted, it may be useless, but our spices are drought-tolerant. As long as people work hard and water more, although the yield may be reduced due to severe drought, it is impossible for all of them to be completely dry. Dead ones can increase some income after all..."

Zhong Gensheng's eyes lit up, and he said again: "That's right, those crops don't need water very much, as long as they don't dry out and die, people in our village can also endure hardships, and we must be able to prevent these crops from dying... ...But the work of carrying water is really tiring, and getting a wheel will save some effort..."

"Yeah, this well has to be dug as soon as possible, so as to be prepared for any danger. If there is a sudden drought, it will be troublesome. Now that people still have the strength, they must dig the well well and put it away..." Shen Sisi road.

Zhong Gensheng couldn't sit still anymore, and said: "I'll go to Lizheng to discuss it..." After speaking, he hurried away and didn't come back until very late.

Then Zhong Gensheng also got busy, and the village was even more busy. The income of seasoning is very good, how can the villagers watch them all dry up, so they immediately called the whole village to start hunting. The well is on, and the work is in full swing. People who don’t have wells in various households are also starting to dig wells. They are too busy for a while, and there are people who go to the county to buy food, buy vegetables, and buy things to stock up for the year. Yes, there are obviously more and more people entering and leaving the village than usual...

However, the efficiency of the border town seems to be quite fast. Han Ji is also very busy. He didn’t go back to Zhong’s house for a few days. Yes, they also went to stockpile food, because the government has controlled it, and there are very few stores on the market that have raised prices because of this phenomenon. Once they find out, they will deal with it immediately, so only the stores that are sold out and have nothing to sell, the high prices like in previous years However, the grains did not appear again, but the grains on the market gradually became less and less. When the grains came, they were basically sold out and sold very quickly, so the business of the stores was also very good, but most of them were more Some people are secretly hoarding it, and it is estimated that they will sell at a high price at a critical moment as in previous years, but this year, their plan is doomed to fail...

Gradually, the entire border town was digging wells, and even a lot of officers and soldiers were dispatched, imitating their village to dig wells for irrigation.

But Shen Sisi knew that apart from his own village, it would be useless to drill wells in other villages, unless they planted sorghum rice, which was drought-tolerant, but if they planted rice, it was basically absolutely useless. If they planted wheat It is possible to endure the harvest, some is better than nothing, but when Shen Sisi saw him, he only knew that Han Ji had put in a lot of effort to change, and it seemed that he had really done a lot of work.

Shen Sisi was very relieved to see this phenomenon, especially if he was preparing to try to change something, he could form a charter in the future, and when there was a drought, he could make use of these charters that he had prepared earlier to keep the border town safe again. up...

Shen Sisi calculated the route, and dug another deep well in the backyard of his own house, and then summoned the manpower to dig out the reserved canal first, leading to the fish pond dug by the cooking workshop. However, due to the severe drought this year, it is impossible to raise fish, so Shen Sisi is not in a hurry to get the fish pond out, anyway, it will have to be killed by then.

She found He Axiu and said, "Mother, I think it's really going to be a drought because it's so hot this year. Let's fish out all the fish in the pond in the backyard and make them into small dried fish. You can eat them at that time." Once you eat it, you can save the time when the fishpond dries up and the fish dies. If you fish it out at that time, I’m afraid that the dried fish will not be easy to cook, and it will already stink before it’s finished..."

When He Axiu heard this, she also thought that the fish would not be easy to marinate in the hot weather, so she nodded and said, "Xiaohua and I will prepare all the fish online, don't worry..."

Shen Sisi nodded, and when Dabao came back in the afternoon, he pulled him aside and said, "Dabao, if the assistant in the county is really drought this year, it will have to be closed at that time, and it will be troublesome to deal with. By that time, the condiments at home It is estimated that Fangfang will have to be free, so during this period of time, you can go to the border town with me. I have something to do with you. In the future, you will also be a big businessman who wants to stand up to the sky. Naturally, these things will also go through your hands. Many things, you can truly be independent..."

Dabao said: "You tell me, I will listen to you, and I will do things well..."

Shen Sisi smiled and said: "Government and business are not separated, this time it is about purchasing food, but there are some regulations here, I have to explain it to you in detail, I also have more than ten thousand taels of silver in my hand, I think Buy more grain, and then sell it at the previous market price, firstly, you can make some money, and secondly, it can be regarded as good deeds..."

(End of this chapter)