Chapter 204: Reconstruction of Kuo County

The river that Qin Mian and Lei Tie found was a little far away, and the lake was relatively close, and was quickly found.

Knowing that there is a lake not far away for a good wash, the common people take the initiative to find out where the lake is without being urged. Lei Tie arranged for a team to lead them specifically, carrying some water back by the way.

Qin Mian pondered for an afternoon, but decided to move to Kuo County, which is located by the lake. Most of the people are farming, and it is convenient to irrigate near the water source, and then only a large area of ​​farmland can be opened up.

Early the next morning, Qin Mian first went to find the original county magistrate. After officially becoming the county magistrate, he changed into the county magistrate's clothing, which was more handsome and prestigious. Lei Tie couldn't look away.

But now is not the time for the children to have a long relationship. The two have discussed and invested in the reconstruction of Kuxian County.

Qin Mian first asked all the people to gather together, and clearly stated that they would move Kuo County to a lake not far away. There are those who are happy, and there are those who are not. I am happy because Kuxian is obviously a dangerous place now. Wouldn't it be possible to wait for the next ground move without moving? What's unhappy is because the ancestors have lived here for generations, and the homeland is hard to leave.

Regardless of their various ideas, Qin Mian said directly: "From today, we will begin to rebuild Kuo County. All those who are willing to stay in Kuo County will be divided into two teams, one team is responsible for making the road to the outside of the mountain smoother, Wider; another team is responsible for reclaiming wasteland and building houses in Xinkuo County. At that time, the cultivated land will be evenly distributed according to the head. In addition, starting today, three meals a day will be distributed according to work, that is, work talents There is not only food to eat, but also meat and vegetables. Those who don't work, find a way to solve the three meals a day. As for the unwillingness to leave bad retributions, the official will give everyone two or two silver, from now on You have nothing to do with Ku County anymore."

Because of the huge indemnity of the Tuluo Kingdom, Emperor Xiaohui granted a lot of relief money to Qin Mian, and each person divided two or two silvers. But it's not that Qin Mian wants to be so cruel, but that he is confident to build Kuo County better, so he hopes to keep people in this way, lest they have to go all the way to relatives and friends and send them under the fence; Now, some ordinary people are feudalistic and stubborn. Instead of wasting time arguing and arguing with them, it is better to use such a tough way to deter them. You know, if one more day is delayed, one more day is in danger. In case it rains, the situation will get worse. When Kuo County is built, ordinary people will naturally understand his good intentions.

Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, the common people started clamoring. Most of the people have their relatives killed in the ground movement, and their hearts are sorrowful. The new county magistrate wants to send them away with only two taels of silver, making them even more angry and dissatisfied, and some people yell at the official.

Lei Tie frowned and wanted to do something, but Qin Mian stopped him.

Qin Mian had anticipated this situation a long time ago, but did not persuade him, and ordered a few noisy soldiers to shout loudly.

"Those who are willing to stay come to line up and get ready to work."

Only a small part moved.

Qin Mian didn't care to assign tasks to them.

By noon, when there was indeed no one to prepare meals for the protesters, they finally realized clearly Qin Mian's current identity-the county magistrate, that was his parents, and the escort of Zhen Guo Gong and Cai Zhifu! Everyone panicked, and they quickly found the officers and soldiers brought by Lei Tie, stating that they agreed to relocate and were willing to stay and work.

Of course, there are still people who are unwilling to stay.

In order to prevent someone from cheating money, Qin Mian also stated clearly that it is not impossible to return after leaving, but for the first ten days after returning, other people can eat two steamed buns per meal. The vegetables are meaty and vegetarian. These leave and come back. People can only eat one steamed bun and a small bowl of soup per meal.

There are people who plan to get money first, leave for a few days and come back, falsely claiming that no relatives have been found. When Qin Mian said this, he immediately dismissed his mind and went to queue honestly.

Even so, a few people still choose to leave. Qin Mian didn't say anything, and in front of all the people, asked Vice-General Cheng to give everyone who was leaving, write their names on the paper and have them handprinted.

But only a small number of people left, there were only six households in total, making up less than 30 people. Qin Mian asked people to ask questions secretly. It was confirmed that these six households had relatives in the prefecture and that relatives were 80% likely to help them. This was relieved, and people secretly gave them a repayment of twelve taels of silver to make sure They have enough to get to relatives' homes.

These people knew that the new county magistrate was not as bad as they thought, and left with gratitude.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first." This sentence can be said to be the truth. Therefore, Qin Mian arranged for one-third of the people in Kuo County to build roads. For the time being, build a flat dirt road first, and then organize manpower to dig sand and pave the road after Xinkuo County is built, or use bricks to pave the road. The remaining two-thirds of the staff, one part is responsible for restoring the land by the lake to facilitate the construction of houses, and the other part is responsible for picking all the bricks and stones available in the county to the lake.

Thanks to the fact that in ancient times, most of the houses were on one floor, which was convenient for excavation. The common people pulled out the farm tools from the collapsed ruins and put them into the intensive labor.

Of course, the 10,000 elite soldiers brought by Lei Tie cannot be idle. He sends a team of 500 people every day to hunt and improve the food for everyone; a small group is responsible for supervising the work of the common people to prevent deliberate laziness; the other part also helps Cut trees, dig soil, etc.

There are a lot of children in the county. Qin Mian found four children from the common people and arranged two rooms for them. They were responsible for teaching the children to read, so that the children could read while preventing the adults from paying back when they were working. Be distracted and worry about them.

In this way, after Qin Mian's meticulous arrangements, almost no people in the county are idle. Even old ladies and old men who can't do work can help sew clothes, take care of children from one to five years old, or dig Dig wild vegetables.

Cai Zhifu has not left, and I am impressed to see that it took Qin Mian less than three days to arrange all the important things for the reconstruction of Kuo County. In the case of Kuxian, he originally only had the idea of ​​protecting his life, but at this time he was suddenly blessed to his soul and felt that he must not miss this opportunity. Qin Mian's arrangement is almost without any problems. It will be a matter of time before Kuo County is built. If he can help Qin Mian from time to time, Qin Mian and Lei Tie will definitely say some good things to him in the account of the emperor. At that time, it was not far from getting promoted.

After figuring it out, he began to actively cooperate with Qin Mian's work.

Qin Mian secretly sent a person to the state capital to find out who the prefect Cai is. Before the news came back, he did not prevent him from arranging the prefect Cai to be responsible for the road construction. The main purpose was to supervise the process of road construction and the food provided by the workers to ensure that the people build the road. Positivity, and indeed they can eat every meal. Of course, he also arranged for Lei Qin Jian and Lei Qin Yuan to help Cai Zhifu. Said to be a helper, both sides understood that this was to prevent the prefect of Cai from taking the opportunity to deduct food from the workers and profit from it.

Cai Zhifu didn't mind that very much. Qin Mian didn't understand his personality, and it was not unusual to guard him. Cai Yongxin may not be a good official, but he is not going to grab food from the victims of the disaster.

Qin Mian and Lei Tie are in charge of all affairs in the new county. Qin Mian tried to recall the Quyuan Plows he had seen in his previous life. After two or three days, he asked the craftsmen to try out a few, and finally made the Quyuan Plow. The curved shaft plough is composed of ploughshare, plough wall, plough bottom, chán, head, plow arrow, plough shaft, plow tip, plough review, plough construction and plough disc. A plough disc that can rotate freely is installed on the head of the shaft. It not only makes the plough frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates turning and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and animal power.

As soon as this plough came out, Cai Zhifu was shocked. The long straight-wheel plow used by the common people is difficult to turn around, laborious to cultivate the land, and extremely inefficient. And Quyuanli can get twice the result with half the result with only a slight modification on its basis. How can it not be surprising? If this plow is to be extended to the whole country, wouldn't the productivity level of Daxia country have to be improved? But looking at Qin Mian's appearance, it seems that he didn't realize the significance of it.

Qin Mian didn't have the ideological level of being "great" to improve the productivity of Daxia, so he didn't think about it. If it were not for the reconstruction of Kuo County, he would still be unlikely to think of this. Now, he naturally knows the importance of Quyuanli to the farmers, but he still rejected Cai Zhifu's suggestion to "immediately report the matter to the Ming court". He dare to say that once Emperor Xiaohui learns about this plow, he will send high-ranking officials to inspect it. In Kuo County, he and Lei Tie are the highest identities, so no one will point fingers and chirps on the rebuilding of Kuo County. If there are more senior officials, it will not be necessary, and it will definitely hinder the progress.

Therefore, his idea was that he had to wait until the fields near Kuo County were fully cultivated before he could tell the emperor about Xinli. Anyway, ordinary people have used old plows for hundreds of years, and it doesn't matter if you wait a few months.

Qin Mian and Lei Tie have imperial decree. Lei Tie also has the sword of Shangfang that can be cut first and then played. Regarding the unanimous decision of the two, the prefect Cai did not dare to object.

Qin Mian promised that he would make a contribution to Prefect Cai in the future, and Prefect Cai calmed down.

Therefore, Quyuanli was not mentioned in the first memorial that Qin Mian and Cai Zhifu respectively wrote to Emperor Xiaohui to report on the progress of rebuilding the new county.

With the Quyuan Plow, the progress of reclaiming the fields is faster. The common people watched the square fields by the lake increasing day by day, with sincere smiles on their faces, and their hopes for life rekindled in their eyes.

By the lake, rows of houses have gradually taken shape. From a distance, they are neatly arranged and much more beautiful than the old county town.