roccoschili Chapter 424 You are here to report on your work
Chapter 424 You are here to report on your work
Mu Tou burst into laughter and bumped fists with Xu Wenyuan in tacit understanding.
A bitter smile flashed across Qu Qing's lips, and he spoke out.
"Mu Tou, Wenyuan, my grandfather has used his connections to find me a job in Nanxun if I pass the exam."
Mu Tou looked at Qu Qing with admiration, "Ah Qing, you actually dared to go to Nanxun, you are done, you can't come to see me and Wenyuan anymore."
Xu Wenyuan also laughed, "Ah Qing is going to be beaten by the fat lady."
Qu Qing felt relieved when he saw the two of them having no grudges against each other, but then he felt an indescribable sense of loss.
Su He smiled and watched them discuss it before giving them a reminder.
"Now that you have made your decision, just listen to me. Follow me."
Su He and his people sat on the kang. The four of them sat on each side of the kang table. Su He handed the information to them to read.
"I compiled this recently, mainly for Mu Tou, but you two can also refer to it. Mu Tou went to our original hometown Huaihe, which is now an empty city. There is nothing there. If a child from an ordinary poor family wants to become an official, it will be difficult, but Mu Tou is fine, because his sister has money."
Su He gestured to everyone to look at the first drawing.
"This is the planning map I made for our Huaihe County. There has been no one in the county for ten years. These houses must be rotten. Even if they look good, you wouldn't dare to live in them. So our first step is to rebuild."
"First, the county government office is in the middle, and then there are offices in the four directions of east, south, west and north. Small matters are usually handled there, such as changing household registration and buying and selling land. If there are some small cases of theft, they are also handed over to the office for handling. If the office cannot handle it, the people in the office will take the people to the county government office to handle it."
"Then we have to build a number of houses for the people. We can't expect the disaster victims to have money to build houses. The county government will fund the construction of houses. First, we can lower the cost and reduce trouble. Second, we can attract the indigenous people to come back. As long as people from other places are willing to come, we welcome them to Huaihe. Of course, we will definitely have benefits for the indigenous people. The houses we build can be free for them to live in for five years. In the sixth year, we will start to collect rent, which is almost their monthly income."
"Food is important. We have sweet potatoes, and I have prepared other food. As long as they are willing to come back, the land can be given to them for free to grow for three years. In the fourth year, we will only harvest 10% of the food. You know the yield of our sweet potatoes, so the food problem is solved. We only need to provide food to the people in the first year, and they will be able to be self-reliant in the future."
"........."
"This is my 10-year plan for the Huai River. Do you have any questions?"
Mu Tou listened most attentively and was the first to ask a question.
"Sister, should we provide the first year's food ourselves? Or should we ask the court for support?"
Su He shook his head. "We will borrow from the South. We will pay it back in the fourth year. We don't have to pay it back to the South. We will pay it back to the border soldiers. When everyone in Huaihe can have enough food and every cellar is full of food, the border soldiers in Jinyang will not need support from the South. We can pay for the food and wages ourselves. They will not be unwilling to lend."
Mu Tou smiled and said, "I understand, Sister."
"Sister Lotus, who should we find to build the house? Jinyang City doesn't have enough people. Should we go to the south to recruit?"
"There are many candidates. First, the indigenous people. Second, we recruit in the south or the capital. If we want to recruit skilled people, we must show our sincerity. The first batch of people who participated in the construction of the house are of course the most fortunate. First of all, each person will be given 30 taels of silver, and the house will be given to them. Each person has 10 mu of land. The team leader will have 15 mu. If you have children, they can go to school for free before they pass the examination for Tongsheng."
Qu Qing hesitated for a moment, "Sister Lotus, it's free to study. Let alone the teacher, we can't afford the pens, ink, paper and inkstone."
"It's okay. I can make paper. When you become officials, I will give you the recipe. I can make not only paper, but also pens, inkstones, and paper. But at the beginning, we don't have to make them ourselves. The children are still young, so they can use the sand table. Let's take a couple of years to slowly start. If we really need it in these two years, we can spend money. We can earn it back sooner or later."
Su He's confidence and determination made Mu Tou and the other two nod their heads unconsciously. They believed that Sister Hehua could do it.
"The next step is clothing. I can do this, too. The first batch of aborigines must have female relatives. We can teach them for free and provide looms for free. The county government will accept the cloth we make. We are the first cloth shop in Huaihe. Wenyuan, can you open one?"
Xu Wenyuan's eyes widened. "My family? But I'm an official, and my family can't get involved in business."
"In our situation, we must take control of these major industries and seize the initiative. Go talk to the emperor."
When talking about meeting the emperor, the three of them shrank their necks at the same time.
"Remember, in the palace examination, others are going to take the exam, but you are going to report on your work."
Su He looked at Mu Tou and the other two with disdain, "If you don't even dare to do this, then you shouldn't become officials. All three of you should go to the south to seek positions as legal advisors and live in peace until you grow old."
Mu Tou straightened his back immediately, "Sister, I dare."
Qu Qing and the others also answered loudly, "I dare to do that too."
Su He nodded with satisfaction, then left decisively.
"In the next few days, you will go and refine what I said. I will give you three days. We will communicate here again after three days. Ah Qing, if you really want to go to Nanxun, you must be the magistrate. Otherwise, you will not be able to make it."
Qu Qing pursed his lips and nodded heavily.
"By the way, we also need to repair the road along the Huai River. Think about what to do about this."
Su He was also ready, but she didn't say it, leaving it to the three future officials to think about it carefully.
Su He went out after she finished talking. She was thirsty from talking, so she went to the kitchen to get some delicious food to reward herself.
The three people in the room looked at each other.
Qu Qing looked at the wood for a long time and said seriously.
"Mu Tou, ever since I met you, I have envied you because you have such a good sister. Your village is also so good."
Mu Tou was still thinking about what his sister said. When he suddenly heard Qu Qing say this, he smiled triumphantly.
"Of course. Although Miaomiao and I don't have parents, we don't feel inferior at all because my sister is the best sister."
"But you don't have to be envious. After all, there's no point in being envious. Hahahaha!"
Mu Tou laughed arrogantly, but was finally beaten up for a quarter of an hour by Qu Qing and Xu Wenyuan.
Su He could hear the noise of three people fighting in the kitchen.
"I simply cannot imagine what it would be like for them to be officials. Can these three really be capable?"
Su He asked the tribesmen beside him speechlessly.
"Okay, they know you're here. It's safe."
"Me? I will stay in Huaihe for two years at most. Once I have enough wood, I will go back to Guangyuan. I want to prepare for retirement."
Su He spoke so seriously that the sour plum juice in Wen Niang's mouth sprayed out.
"Grandpa and grandma still refuse to admit defeat and go out to do some work from time to time, and you are actually taking care of them?"
Su He sighed sadly, "I can't help it. I've been exhausted in the past ten years. Others have spent less energy than I have in their thirty years. If you count it this way, I should be seventy years old this year. Next time the village goes to cut grass for pigs, count me in. I won't do anything else."
Everyone in the kitchen burst into laughter. After hearing what Su He said, Wen Niang also felt that it made sense.
"You don't have to do anything. I'll make whatever you want to eat. How about the cold-mixed pig ears from yesterday? Did you like it? If you want to eat it again, I'll make it for you today."
"Yes, yes, yes, please give me more spicy food, more garlic and coriander! I want to drink the sour plum juice cold."
"Okay, dinner is included."
Liu Bai looked at Su He silently, "You can't eat cold food these days."
When Wen Niang heard this, she immediately regretted it.
"Forget it, I'll prepare some at room temperature for you, and don't add too much chili. Lotus, take care of yourself, don't let anything go wrong."
Su He curled his lips speechlessly, "Then I want to eat a corn cake, a tomato and egg soup, two more stir-fried vegetables, and a braised pork ribs."
"Okay, we can do all of these."
Liu Niang turned around and said, "We went to buy vegetables this morning and met someone selling loquats and lotus flowers. I'll make you some loquat juice to moisten your throat."
When Su He heard that there was also fruit, he smiled and said.
"It's so good, did you buy a lot? If so, I want to eat it directly."
"There's only one basket today, so eat whatever you want. I've told the vegetable vendor to send another truckload tomorrow. The deposit for the chrysanthemums has already been paid."
Liu Niang said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Su He turned around and thanked Juhua.
"Thank you, aunt~"
Chrysanthemum said with a smile, "You're welcome. Cousin niece."