Chapter 355： Still a good wife

Zhulan pulled some candlesticks closer, and Zhou Shuren brought back a detailed map of the area around Lizhou City. Zhulan first looked at the rivers, and people’s lives are inseparable from water sources. She is more concerned about water sources, especially when droughts occur. Water is even more important.

Zhulan looked at it carefully. The water source in Lizhou City was not abundant, and there was only one branch supporting it. "Are you going to dig a pool?"

Forget the reservoir, the amount of work is too large, and there is no cement to build dams, and the technology is not good enough to cause disasters, but pools and ponds are more secure.

Zhou Shuren pointed at a few places with his fingertips, "Smart, I have seen the distribution of counties and towns in Lizhou. It is not difficult to dig some ponds. I am afraid that there will be natural disasters after the war. The ponds can be contracted out to raise fish, which is also some income, and if there is a drought, the situation can be alleviated.”

Zhulan listened to her heart and said that there have been no droughts in these years, she is really afraid of droughts, this is not modern artificial rainfall, using technology to transfer water, ancient times all depended on God, "Bah, bah, good spirits are bad. Not working."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Good spirit."

Zhulan felt a little more at ease, and continued to look at the map, "You still want to build a road."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "You have also experienced how difficult it is for us to travel along the way. It happens that we have enough manpower now, and we can also use manpower to exchange food, and we can also kill two birds with one stone in the construction of Lizhou."

Zhulan frowned, "The amount of labor is heavy, so you eat more, and the two batches of grain left are not enough. These grains need to be saved for a few months."

Zhou Shuren took the map and said, "So half of the food is settled and half of the money is settled. It is impossible for the people to have no money in their hands. If they have money in their hands, they can buy households, and the markets everywhere can slowly recover. By attracting merchants, the entire Lizhou can slowly regain its vitality.”

Zhulan thought about the money in Zhou Shuren's hand, "Do you agree with Tongzhi and Tongju? Lizhou is managed by the three of you."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Today, I brought the money and got the rights given by the emperor, and they really have no choice. I hope they will all be entrusted to me, and they will not object."

Zhulan said: "That's good."

As for the intrigue after overcoming the difficulties, she was not worried about Zhou Shuren at all, he burned the incense without thinking about others.

Zhulan lay down and thought for a while, then turned to the side and said, "Actually, the yamen can buy some chickens for farmers to pick up, and each household can get a few chickens. After the chickens lay eggs, they can use the eggs to return the chickens' money, and pigs can also be used. If you really don’t have it, you can also withdraw the coarse grain for the pigs in advance from the yamen. When the pigs are released, the piglets and the grain will be paid back. Of course, the farmers who can receive them must be of good character. You must also sign a letter of guarantee at times, except for the force majeure factor, you will be responsible for other situations.”

Zhou Shuren's eyes lit up, "This method is good, the farmers have extra income, and they can still pay the yamen's money, and the yamen can also have the extra money to do other things."

Zhu Lan smiled, "Didn't I want to buy apple trees? You can also buy some good-tasting fruit trees and collect them from door to door, one or two per family. When the apples come down, you can buy them to some fruit dealers, which is also an extra income. ."

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "I think you want to make Lizhou City a hometown of apples!"

Zhulan smiled, "Yes, there are many apples in Chuanzhou, but there is no loud name. Once Lizhou Chengcheng becomes the hometown of apples, many fruit merchants will come here in the future, and it will also stimulate some local economies. How good is it to do so much?"

Zhou Shuren kissed Zhulan's forehead, "You have helped me a lot."

He knows how to manage and solve the current problems slowly. To generate income for the farmers, he still has to rely on Zhu Lan to find a way. To put it bluntly, the Meng Ju people he brought can only help him in political affairs and economic one. Still need bamboo orchid.

Zhu Lan rolled her eyes, "I haven't asked you yet, I remember you said that the prefect of Zhili Prefecture and Zhili Prefecture have the same rights as prefects, and the level of prefect in Zhili Prefecture is also the same as prefect. Tongzhi from Zhoucheng lives behind the yamen, did you say anything else when you came?"

Zhou Shuren, "With the emperor's attention and Wu Chun's relationship, Tongzhi naturally said it. When I was leaving, I told me that he could move out. I refused. I said that I had already bought the house, plus his The grade is higher than me, although the rights do not depend on the grade, but in the end he came before me, and he should not move out because of reason."

Zhulan curled her lips, "If you don't have the right to use money on the road, without Wu Chun, the eldest nephew, Chen Chen, the acquaintance, will not mention this at all."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Yes, they know that the new Zhizhou is the second place in the new department, but they don't know how upset they are. This time I am relieved to see me. After all, the emperor is very powerful. Chen Chen is also the one who restricts me."

Zhu Lan stretched her waist, "Fortunately, there is no regulation in this dynasty that officials are not allowed to buy a house and buy property on their posts, although only one house is allowed, no more than four shops, and no more than 200 acres of land, I'm already satisfied. ."

Although there are a lot of black box operations, you can record the living land of the shop on the followers, relatives and others, and many do this in Pingzhou City, but Zhulan does not plan to do so, she would rather invest in other prefectures.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren chatted for a while, this time both of them were sleepy, Zhulan fell asleep first, Zhou Shuren thought through what Zhulan said again in his mind, and then put his arms around Zhulan to sleep after confirming that he would not forget it. .

Early the next morning, I fell asleep on the hot kang. Zhulan had not slept so comfortably for a long time. She opened her eyes and Zhou Shuren was dressed. "Why did you get up so early?"

Zhou Shuren really didn't feel comfortable going to work. He used to sleep at home until he woke up naturally, and yawned, "There are a lot of things waiting for me in the yamen. There were a lot of people waiting for food at the gate of the yamen yesterday. Now go to the yamen."

Zhulan put on her shoes and went to the ground, "Aren't you going to have breakfast?"

She didn't have to guess to know that she must have no time to eat when she was busy today. Could she be hungry all day? Zhou Shuren is so old, his body can't be so tossed.

Zhou Shuren actually got up a little late. If he got up earlier, he could have eaten, but he wouldn't tell Zhulan that he didn't get up, "I won't eat breakfast, I'll kill a chicken and cook a few dishes for lunch. Going to the yamen can be regarded as a meal for me to invite a few of my acquaintances."

Zhulan went out with her clothes on, "Don't skip breakfast, there are a few cornmeal buns left from yesterday, I'll cut some sausages for you to eat on the carriage."

After saying that, Zhulan went out. The kitchen was burning with apricot flowers. Zhulan picked up two cornmeal buns and a sausage, and went back to the yard to stuff it for Zhou Shuren, "I must have breakfast."

Zhou Shuren's heart is warm It is still his daughter-in-law who loves him the most, "I must eat it all."

After Zhu Lan sent Zhou Shuren to wash up, the breakfast was ready. The food from yesterday was too clean. The rice porridge was boiled for breakfast and the cakes were pasted. There was no eggs at home. Mr. Li cut some sausages and cooked them together with cabbage. soup.

After breakfast, the members of the Yang family rested for a night, and their spirits and spirits were all relieved. Zhulan took Xuehan to the Wuchun house where her parents were taken by herself.

The yard of Wu Chun's house, Sanjin, was indeed as big as what he wrote in his letter, because Zhulan had a lot of things to do. Seeing that her parents had settled down, Zhulan went home with her daughter.

The Zhou family lacked the Yang family, and the whole house was very empty, and there was no one walking around.

Zhu Lan was silent, she still had to buy more servants to come back, and said to Xuehan, "Go and call your elder brother, and let him go to the Yaxing to find Yazi."

Xuehan, "Mother, won't you go in person?"

Zhu Lan pointed at the tip of her daughter's nose, "Silly girl, my mother is the wife of an official family, and her identity has changed. It's not good to go to the dental office in person. Go and call your elder brother."