If it was Gongsun Moyu in the past, he would not be able to eat the braised pork either. But now, he opened his mouth and ate a big piece. He had not improved his life for a long time.
The one and a half years in Wenshan were not easy. Except for the first two months of fighting with the county magistrate, he spent the rest of his time running around the village and outside. He even had to bring his own food to the people's houses. The people did not have enough food.
His family was not rich. After he graduated from the Academy, he gave most of the money he earned after the imperial examinations to his family. He had younger brothers and sisters at home.
So now that he had a chance to eat meat, he stuffed it into his stomach. Anyway, the little ones would not like it.
Soon, he finished the meat. Xiaoyuan pushed his own braised pork over. Gongsun Moyu did not continue to eat. He picked up a piece and chewed slowly. He nodded gratefully to Xiaobei and said, "It will be better in the future."
"Don't wait. I'll send dozens of boxes of canned food for you to eat. If you can't keep up with the nutrition, you will be tired out first. Who will help the people then? When you become the county magistrate in the future, you will be busy with more things. The goal is not to tire you out. Let me tell you first. No matter rich or poor, you have to educate the people well. "
Xiaoyuan looked at the cut on Gongsun Moyu's hand holding the chopsticks and said with distress. It was definitely not only because of the wind and cold, but also because of malnutrition. Officials who were capable and sincere to the people had to be taken care of and loved.
"Okay." Gongsun Moyu did not refuse. He also felt tired recently. Especially after he finished the work at the beginning of spring, he could find a place to lie down and sleep. It was not like this before.
He ate two pieces of meat in a row. He paused his chopsticks and said, "In the past, I wanted to rely on myself. I planned to continue to expand the breeding of ducks. I would buy half-grown ducks and raise them for a few months to lay eggs. Then I would make century eggs. The county is rich in sea resources. It is suitable for raising ducks. "
"What about now?" Xiaobei tried not to look at the braised pork and lowered his head to ask.
Gongsun Moyu did not answer Xiaobei directly. Instead, he continued to talk about his previous plans. "There are still a few good minerals in the county. I was thinking of finding a businessman to take a look. In addition, I will plant various vegetables in the late season. Although the vegetables are produced late at the beginning and I will lose money, when the price rises, it will be more cost-effective.
Also, try to plant a few medicinal herbs that are easy to take care of. After the profits are generated next year, we will increase the planting area. After two years, I will be relieved. At that time, whether I leave or stay, I will not have any regrets. "
Xiao Bei had already poured the soup into his bowl and was halfway into his mouth when he stopped. "It's okay."
"Since I want to use the resources now, I don't intend to find merchants to mine them first and then process them outside. I asked the technicians to come over and build a cement factory in the area. The cement produced would be sent to the outside along the Wenjiang River. Selling the finished product would be more profitable than selling the raw materials.
As for the environmental pollution, I'll think of a way to find a remote place to build a factory. At most, I'll just throw that piece of land away. For example, when the Great Tang Bank borrows money, doesn't the Imperial Court have a plan to support it? I used my connections to apply for it first. Buy more piglets and build a large pig house area next to the sea. Add the mud in the sea and make a large biogas pool. Use charcoal to burn gypsum and continue to deliver. "
When it came to business, Gongsun Moyu's chopsticks stopped moving and his eyes lost focus. His entire body and mind were devoted to the plan. If one looked at him from the side, one would find that he was the most handsome at this moment.
The people around him also stopped what they were doing and quietly looked at him and listened to him speak. A few local girls who came to help stared at him without blinking. A serious man was indeed attractive.
Xiao Bei and the others were stunned and puzzled. They felt that Gongsun Moyu's expression was making a fuss over nothing. It was just a plan, did he have to be so serious? When her brother and sister discussed national affairs together, they were relaxed and could even joke.
"Okay, maybe everyone is different." Xiao Bei muttered her thoughts and then smiled embarrassedly. She suggested, "Raising cows is not good. Our county has pasture resources. Moreover, cows are easy to sell and the beef is delicious. Oh, no, it's the beef that accidentally dies is delicious. "
After making the suggestion, Xiao Bei looked around guiltily. The beef that she ate naturally could not be completely dependent on the cow to die by itself.
Other people did not care about how the cow died and had tacitly agreed to the benefits and enjoyment of the privileged class.
"We don't have enough money. I can't use too many resources. We have to leave some for others. There is a lot of pasture. Last year, because of some restrictions, we did not implement it. Today, we plan to produce a large number of Qingchuan and cooperate with the garrison in Pengzhou to exchange their eliminated warhorses. Then, we will transport the warhorses to Chengdu and rent them out as laborers. We will use the money to buy supplies. "
When Gongsun Moyu spoke, he glanced at Wang Chang and the registrar. The two people who were looked at could not help but tremble and feel weak in the knees. Last year, when Gongsun Moyu wanted to organize the Qingchuan, they gathered the laborers to build the river one day in advance. The timing of the annual labor of the common people was very appropriate.
Thinking of that, they were worried and impressed. They were worried that Gongsun Moyu would tell Xiao Bei and the others. They were impressed because Gongsun Moyu did not show the slightest anger or frustration in the face of such a situation. Instead, he used the opportunity when a large number of people were building the irrigation system to release a lot of bamboo rafts.
Then, they were transported to Shu County in Yizhou and burned into bamboo charcoal in a remote place. A few months ago, they were sold in Yizhou City in the winter and made a lot of money. They ordered a lot of iron chains and were about to be transported back to the county. They were going to build a mixed iron and bamboo bridge over the Wenjiang River. After all, iron was too expensive and the money was far from enough.
What a good move to beat them at their own game. They could not help but be impressed.
"Yes, County Magistrate Gongsun, speaking of which, I am also …"
"Shut up." Xiao Bei glared at the registrar who just spoke. "This time, we don't want to kill people. Don't force me. You keep silent now. I will forgive you if I am happy with what Gongsun Moyu said. You can't hide the fact that you are doing bad things behind the scenes. Don't think that I don't know that some things are referring to you and Wang Chang."
As expected, the registrar did not dare to speak again. He thought that he could fool him, but he did not expect that Xiao Bei was also a shrewd person.
Turning his head, Xiao Bei smiled and said to Gongsun Moyu, "You know the actual situation. I gave you a blind idea. What other ideas do you have? On the way here, we met a group of people who asked for two water pumps. We agreed, but the problem of electricity is not easy to solve. Originally, we wanted to rely on manpower and animal power to generate electricity. Tell me about this. "
"No, the fields on the mountain are useless." Gongsun Moyu rejected. "It is not cost-effective to build a small hydropower station in this county. The fields on the mountain have been planted this year. Tomorrow, I will let them plant medicinal herbs. If it is really not possible, we will use bamboo to attract the mountain spring. "
"Okay, okay." Xiao Bei was not familiar with the local situation, so he followed the good advice. He would send someone to tell the people he met. It was not that he did not want to give, but that Gongsun Moyu did not want it.
"Go on, what else do you want to do?" Xiao Bei asked again.
*****
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who had already arrived at Wing Prefecture, looked very leisurely at the moment.
Last night, they drank with the people of various villages and woke up at seven in the morning. They only had a bowl of porridge and would have a good meal at noon.
Now, the two of them were standing upstairs and looking at the busy street through the window.
When they arrived yesterday, many people had already started moving from outside to the city.
When An Yi was the provincial governor, he made many businessmen leave. Now that they heard that Zhang Xiaobao and Cuckoo were coming, the businessmen began to come back. They believed that even if the two of them left, there would be no more problems in Wing Prefecture.
One by one, they brought their families and formed a huge team to enter the city. The houses, which were originally covered with spider webs, were cleaned up again. Everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles when they were working.
Not only people came back, but also many goods from outside.
Looking at the crowd and imagining the prosperous scene in the future, Qiang Hu's smile never stopped. He said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "When the war starts, Wing Prefecture can be used as a logistics base. I believe that many people will settle down there."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other and said, "We need to build the river. It's still not convenient to transport goods by land."
"River? Where does the river go? "Qiang Hu was confused. The river was built, and it was the last to enter the Yangtze River. What did it have to do with the front line?
"To transport the things in the mountains out." Zhang Xiaobao answered.
"Not going to war?" Qiang Hu was still thinking about the war.
"Yes, but not in a hurry. We'll stay in Wing Prefecture for half a month first, and then go sightseeing all the way there. It'll be fine as long as we can arrive before September. When the autumn harvest comes, we'll transport the surplus food from other places and the local specialties out. We need a lot of people for the big trade. "
Wang Juan added.
Qiang Hu was even more confused. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, but still didn't understand. He said, "Didn't we say that we would start the war before the autumn harvest and catch them off guard? If you don't start the war earlier, they'll have all the food."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan laughed mysteriously. After a long time, one would find that they were laughing sinisterly.
"Tell me, what's the plan?" Qiang Hu urged.
"When we come, the war will start. Many cannibals will know that we're in Wing Prefecture, and then we'll go to the front line. What will they think?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
Qiang Hu immediately answered, "Of course, they'll be prepared for war. When you come, they'll be very scared and need to guard against you."
"How will they prepare for war?" Zhang Xiaobao asked again.
"Of course, they'll gather their forces at the border and wait for you to take action. They'll try their best to defeat you or not lose too much land. Oh, I understand. Once they do as I say, they won't have anyone to harvest the food. You'll use the cannons to cover them, kill their people, and occupy their land, right? "
Qiang Hu rolled his eyes and felt that he had figured it out. This was a good idea. Before the two armies fought, they could torment their opponents first. Although they would give the other side time to gather their forces, they could still use the cannons.
Zhang Xiaobao was still smiling. After a while, he said, "If we do as you say, how can my Cuckoo be the Vice Principal of the Military Academy? Why would His Majesty hold the position of a dean and teach everything to my Yaojuan? "
"Huh? I didn't say that? Then you want to wait until next year? "Qiang Hu couldn't keep up with the train of thought. He couldn't guess how the war would start.
"We'll fight this year, and we'll beat them hard for a few months. War is unpredictable, and water is unpredictable. We'll fight and not fight. That's why we're here in person. "
Zhang Xiaobao's words made it seem like he had understood everything, but in fact, it was still a mystery.
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