Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 161 Wasteland 1 Future

The land reclamation will be started tomorrow. After dinner at night, seeing that it was still early, Ling Jingxuan simply invited Chu Ci, his son, and Zhao Han and his wife to wander around the wasteland. Going out, scrambling to be the first to go with them, the wolf cubs obediently nibbling on a large piece of stewed beef also rushed up and circled them wagging their tails. Finally, a group of adults brought a group of small buns, plus The two wolf cubs went out together.

"Be careful, although nothing grows in this wasteland, there are many poisonous insects, snakes and rats, so be careful not to be stung by them.

Crossing the road they built themselves, it was almost the extent of the wasteland. Seeing the little buns running wildly with Da Hei, Han Fei couldn't help but worry.

"woman.

The little buns responded obediently, and ran back with the wolf cubs, laughing and making noise along the road, just like the little beasts released from the cage. Ling Jingxuan shook his head helplessly, signaling that Tuesday, who came out specially, would follow them and take care of them , he entered the wasteland with Yan Shengrui and others. The ground is not flat, there are small potholes everywhere, and holes of different sizes can be seen from time to time, which should be made by snakes and rats.

"The distance from here to the tributaries of the Inner Sea is at least ten acres, right? Was it this wide before?"

Looking at the large piece of barren land, Chu Ci couldn't help frowning slightly. He only knew that Qingguo's agriculture was not developed enough, so he thought it was due to the lack of land and the large population. ?Even the land of Cangzhou, which can be regarded as rich, is like this. Aren't other state capitals even worse?No wonder the people complained a lot, and he would be dissatisfied if he had to pay high taxes for the limited land.

"No, I heard that it wasn't so wide before. The land on the edge could still be planted. It's just that the area where the sea water flooded back became wider and wider, and more and more land could not be planted."

Although Zhao Dalong is not an authentic Lingjia Villager, he grew up in Lingjia Village. In addition, he used to help the iron shop in the town to forge iron, so he had more contact with outsiders and knew more things.

"is it?"

Chu Ci fell silent. The backflow of sea water is a natural law, and there is no way to improve it by man-made power alone.

"That's because successive local officials didn't think about improving the erosion of seawater and let it invade."

On the other hand, Ling Jingxuan curled his lips, broke away from the handshake with Yan Shengrui and took a few steps forward, closed his eyes and took a breath of the cool night wind. The smell of sea water mixed in the wind was not strong, that is to say, this inland sea The tributary is not as huge as imagined, and the salt content may not be really high. If the officials in power really care about the people, they are willing to go to the mountains and the countryside to learn about the local people's conditions and the annual intrusion of seawater, and then combine the experience of water control, It is not difficult to dredge the inland sea and divert water sources to completely solve this problem.

"Do you have a solution?"

Both Yan Shengrui and Chu Ci stepped forward excitedly, could it be possible that he can still make Neihai disappear?

"Yes, and no, don't ask, the country is not mine, and I have no obligation to be a free laborer."

Shrugging his shoulders, Ling Jingxuan said that it would be a time-consuming, labor-intensive and cost-intensive project to completely rectify the encroachment on the land in the Inland Sea. He thought that he could not be so selfless if he did not care about the compassion of the common people.

"What if it's not free?"

Chu Ci didn't give up, his sword eyebrows were tightly frowned, maybe he didn't even realize that he had given up his status and status, whenever he encountered such a thing, he would always subconsciously care about it, maybe, he was born with Destined to go that way.

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government, Chuci, think about what you want before asking me."

A faint glance at him, no one knows, he deliberately invited him to come out with Chu Yan today, just to wake him up, no, to be precise, it is to pave the way for his future, and also to cultivate future allies, It will be a matter of time before Yan Shengrui recovers his memory. If there is no accident, Zeng Shaoqing will probably know that Yan Shengrui is with him in a short time. At most two months, he may appear in front of them. At that time, it doesn't matter whether Yan Shengrui has recovered his memory or not. I am afraid that Chu Ci and his son must go back, but they escaped. If they go back, they will peel off their skin if they don’t die. If Chu Ci can speak to the high-ranking nine-five-year-old at this time, it proves that he is still valuable, maybe It can save their lives and completely reverse the situation. After all, whether they are guilty or not depends on a word from the Ninth Five-Year Lord, doesn't it?

Jian Mei frowned even tighter in an instant, Chu Ci was not stupid, he always felt that there was something in Ling Jingxuan's words, and for a while he couldn't figure out what he meant, but Yan Shengrui on the other side touched his chin and looked at them back and forth, his tiger eyes slipped quickly After a while, it became clear that he had originally planned to quietly ask Jingxuan how to govern after he went back, but he changed his mind. Since Jingxuan was optimistic about Chu Ci and his son, he also took a good look at it for the time being. It gives people a refreshing feeling, big brother, if this place turns into a field next year, it should be another lively scene, right?"

Zhao Han and his wife may not understand what Ling Jingxuan and the others are talking about, and they are used to not interrupting if they don't understand, but Ling Jinghan, who came with them, obviously felt the subtlety, and he also doubted Chu Ci's identity, but, he Still can't guess who he is.

"Well, but it can only be planted once a year, which is a pity."

Looking back at him, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help showing a firm glint in his eyes looking at the distance. He must grow food on this saline-alkali land, for sure!

"It would be nice to have one season, brother, what are you going to plant?"

Walking over to stand side by side with him, Ling Jinghan said curiously, they never knew exactly what he was going to do.

"Salt-tolerant plants can only choose sorghum, cassava and cotton at present. If the situation of seawater intrusion can be improved, mulberry trees can also be planted to raise silkworms. The economic value and driving force of the people will be higher, but it should not be possible in recent years. , sorghum, cassava and cotton are all one-season plants. They are planted and harvested in the same year, but mulberry trees are perennial woody plants. Once the sea water floods them, they will drown in the ground no matter how salty they are.”

This is the conclusion he reached after careful consideration. Compared with cassava and cotton, he prefers to grow sorghum, which can be eaten as rice and made into wine.

"Isn't cassava poisonous? There is also sorghum, which is used to make brooms. Why do we plant so much? Do we want to grow cotton next year?"

After hearing what they said, Han Fei asked curiously. He was not optimistic about cotton either. He heard that the output was not high, and it was troublesome to manage. Topping, more than 5 mu of land, the amount of work is too big, and the later picking is even more troublesome. As long as cassava is bundled into bundles and thrown in the river for about half a month before eating, it will not be poisonous. The taste seems to be very good, especially suitable for famine years. As for sorghum, who said it can only be used as a broom? Sorghum is very useful. I plan to plant all of our [-] mu of sorghum. We will rely on these in the coming year Sorghum has earned mountains of gold and silver."

Ling Jingxuan became more and more refreshing when he got to the end. At present, Qingguo's wine is usually rice wine or flower wine. Not to mention the high cost, but the strength is not high, so it is inevitable that it will not be strong enough to drink. And because of raw materials, the annual output is definitely not high, sorghum wine is different. Next year, he plans to build a sorghum winery directly in Lingjia Village, when that time? ?Hey, it's hard not to be developed, isn't it?

"Oh? From the look of you, it seems that you have made plans for the next few years?"

Yan Shengrui walked over and hugged him by the shoulder without hesitation. He likes to see his confident appearance the most, which is very attractive.

"Of course, otherwise, why would I buy so many lands?" The corners of the lips curved up because of their good mood, and there was an undisguised confidence and fear between their brows. I believe that after they successfully planted next year, In the next year, many landlords and squires will follow suit to buy saline-alkali land in nearby counties, right?At that time, due to the pressure, the county master will definitely come to ask him how to plant. Not only will he not hide it, but he will also teach them carefully. In the next year? ?hey-hey? ?Those people can only grow but not use. Except for the sorghum produced in their own fields, others have to sell them all to him. He can buy them at the lowest price and build a branch factory in every county in Cangzhou. Go on, within three years, he will become the largest wine merchant in Qingguo!

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, Ling Jingxuan seemed to have seen Yinzi grow legs and swarmed towards him, so he couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe... You can tell from Jingxuan's appearance that we must be right to buy land along with him."

Everyone looked at him amusedly, and didn't ask him what he wanted to do. Han Fei couldn't help but tease a few words. Although they might not know much about Ling Jingxuan, they knew that every time Jingxuan showed that kind of smile He must be fully confident when it comes to time, so why should he worry about it?If you follow him, there will definitely be meat to eat!

"Second brother, do you think our eldest brother has the potential to be a profiteer?"

Ling Jingpeng bent his elbow and rested it lazily on Ling Jinghan's shoulder, looking at their elder brother with a smile on his face.

"You only know now?"

Glancing at him slowly, Ling Jinghan slapped his hand away unceremoniously. If he hadn't been abusive, could the elder brother have earned such a large family fortune in just a few months?

"Uncle Ling is not only a profiteer, but also a rare talent for governing the country. If he goes to participate in the scientific examination, he will definitely win the championship!" Chu Yan looks like a little old man, but his eyes are full of admiration for Ling Jingxuan, He likes to study with Uncle Ling the most. Every time he sees him talking to people or communicating with him, he seems to learn a lot of different things. If possible, he really wants to stay with him forever side.

"So you have to learn more from him."

In the future, don't always be bullied like before. This is what Chu Ci didn't say. In the sum of his two lives, the only person he feels indebted to is Chu Yan. If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be so young? ?

"Hey, if I don't speak, you all think I'm dead? One by one, why the more I listen to it, the more I feel that you are burying me?"

"Haha."

Seeing them talking more and more outrageously, Ling Jingxuan put his hands on his hips which is rare and funny, a group of people couldn't help laughing out loud, and scattered countless laughter in the wasteland, probably no one except Yan Shengrui and Ling Jingxuan would have expected that this time next year , everyone present will no longer be what they are today. When they think about it again, everything at this time has become the most precious memory in their lives.