This person's ideas were really good, and he was always able to come up with ideas when he saw something. Although everyone was scared, this didn't stop them from dreaming of making money. After hearing this person's words, they felt that it was indeed reasonable.
If crocodile skin could be made into leather armor, it would be much stronger than some cowhide. Ordinary soldiers couldn't afford to wear it, but those generals didn't have any problems. Their families were rich, especially those who came from aristocratic families.
Thinking of this, everyone became interested and no longer feared the crocodiles. Sun Dongjia pondered for a moment and said, "I think we can't go back and look for the local people. Otherwise, if they tell this news to the Zhang family, with the Zhang family's means of making money, how could they not know the value of this place?
Zhang Zhong is the provincial governor of this place, so he can do whatever he wants. As long as he casually finds an excuse, such as getting rid of evil for the people, then he can bring a lot of people here to kill the crocodiles. When the time comes, we won't be able to get any benefits. "
"Yes, this matter can't be known to other people. We have to find our own people. However, it seems that dealing with these crocodiles won't be easy. We also need some tools. I don't know if the ship can make tools to kill crocodiles. If they can, then we can talk about it. If they can't, then we have to be careful when we buy them here."
Another owner was also very much in favor of this idea. It seems that there should be a lot of crocodiles in this place. With so many crocodiles, they were all money. If they didn't get them back, then they would regret it in their dreams at night.
Everyone reached an agreement and nodded. Each of them also expressed their own ideas, especially how to get the crocodiles back after killing them. Some said that they should use gunny sacks to pack the crocodiles, while others said that they should directly peel off the skin here. At that time, others wouldn't be able to see what the crocodiles were. In any case, there were all kinds of ideas.
Everyone reached an agreement. As for the final distribution, they would wait until the crocodiles were brought back first. They couldn't let this matter affect the harmony now.
The more he spoke, the happier he became. It was as if he was about to make a fortune. After putting on his shoes again, the group began to walk back. When they came, they were looking for something, so they walked slowly. When they returned, they were thinking about making a fortune.
As they walked, they suddenly heard a thud. A person seemed to have tripped over something. Everyone was shocked, thinking that there was a crocodile there. When the person got up, they realized that it was a false alarm.
The man cursed and lowered his head to see what had tripped him. In the end, he saw something made of wood. It was a pole with a piece of wood on it. He flipped it over and said to the others helplessly, "There's no need to go back and find someone to kill the crocodiles. These crocodiles already have owners."
Everyone curiously went closer to take a look and saw that the sign said, "Crocodile Breeding Area. Please be careful. Hunting crocodiles is prohibited."
"Eh? How could this be? Why was it like this? Did the Zhang family think of Crocodile? " The smile on the face of the man who had thought of this idea just now disappeared. He looked at the words on the sign and couldn't believe it.
The others had similar expressions. They felt a deep sense of helplessness. What was this? Could it be that they couldn't find other ways to make money in Lu Zhou's territory? Every crocodile that they found was already owned. They didn't leave any chance at all.
"Sigh!" Sun Dongjia sighed and said to the others, "I finally understand now. The Zhang family came here first. They have been here for so long. How could they not explore this place carefully? They would leave anything that could make money. These crocodiles are actually raised by them. There's no other way. Let's go back."
The others also understood when they heard this. It was true. The Zhang family was so good at making money. How could they not know that these crocodiles could bring them benefits? Did they really think the Zhang family was a fool?
At this time, they had already given up on the matter of the crocodiles. They could imagine that as long as too many people came here, how could the Zhang family not pay attention to the crocodile breeding ground? They would immediately send people over.
Fortunately, someone was knocked down and saw the fallen sign. Otherwise, if they really came here to kill the crocodiles and the Zhang family found out, they and the others would not have a good time. At that time, they would have no way to explain themselves. Who would believe that they didn't see the sign? That sign must have been deliberately knocked down by them.
"Don't be discouraged. Keep looking. Maybe the Zhang family has an unexpected way of making money waiting for us. If there's no other way, we can discuss with Zhang Zhong and do some business with them. It's fine even if we ask for less. After all, everything here is a treasure."
Sun Dongjia also thought it through at this time. If they could find something, they would try their best to look for it. If they really couldn't find anything, they would talk to them. They couldn't come here for nothing. The leftovers on the ship had already been paid for. They couldn't go back empty-handed, right?
As for bringing back those leftovers, it was even more useless. It was better to bring them to the sea and then put some fish here to collect the travel expenses.
The mood of the group of people had been fluctuating back and forth in the past few days. Even when they felt helpless, they were a little glad that they hadn't really boarded the Zhang Clan's ship back then. Otherwise, even if they had seen something, so what? If they came here, would Zhang Zhong take revenge?
*****
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't know that their original idea would bring such a big blow to others. The two of them were still teaching others Pinyin. It was indeed easier to teach adults than children.
The reading method of Pinyin was to first use some Chinese characters to replace them, then use Pinyin to spell the Chinese characters. It was a cycle. In the past few days, the people sent by Li Xun had already memorized the 26 letters and knew the rules. Now, they only needed one more proficiency. After Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finished the last lesson of the day, they didn't have to work so hard anymore. When the time came, they would let the people who learned it continue to teach others.
"Cuckoo, is it time to go up the mountain? We still don't know what the Shiwan Mountains look like in spring. It's a good opportunity to train them. "
After throwing away the chalk in his hand, Zhang Xiaobao patted the dust and discussed with Wang Juan.
"Yes, it's time to go up the mountain. These people need to train frequently. It's a good opportunity to train more in jungle warfare. After all, there will be more jungles in the future. If they aren't careful, they won't be able to adapt, or get sick, or get bitten by something."
Wang Juan actually also wanted to go up the mountain to play. These days, she and Zhang Xiaobao were really exhausted and didn't have much free time. It wasn't easy to get things done. They could slowly think about the next thing while training others in the mountain. Anyway, there were now many wooden houses in the mountain, and there was no lack of places to rest.
This time, they couldn't not bring Li Xun up the mountain. Li Xun planned to bring more people this time. Last time, he only brought 50 people, which was a bit too little. This time, he planned to leave the 50 people who went last time and bring the other 150 people with him. They would use the method last time, which was to rush to the mountain.
The advantage of going now was that the weather wasn't that hot, so 150 people could enjoy themselves. Moreover, they didn't need to bring so many things. They only needed to bring food for a few days. When they reached the mountain, there was food everywhere, so they didn't have to worry about going hungry.
While they were discussing about going up the mountain to play, the people in Qinzhou were busy planting this year's crops and some vegetables.
Tang: Governor Of Ning, even if it wasn't for the imperial court, he still had to work hard for the Ning family's foundation here. He gathered all the people in each county and assigned them a task. This year, not only did they have to plant all the land, but they also had to open up more land according to their current proportion of land. When the time came, they would be rent-free for a period of time.
He didn't say how long this period of time was. In fact, there was a rule, but he didn't want to follow that rule. That would cause him to lose a lot of benefits. One year might be his limit. He didn't want to see others reap the benefits while he didn't get anything.
After this order was issued, those officials all complained. It wasn't that they didn't want to accept this task, but they didn't have that many people. If more than 15,000 people left, how were they going to plant? Could it be that they had to do it themselves? Even so, they wouldn't be able to plant much.
Tang: Governor Of Ning didn't care about this. He only cared about giving orders. If an official didn't do a good job, he would find trouble with that official. Under such circumstances, the officials from each county left dejectedly. They really didn't know how to plant so much land.
If they wanted to plant the land, they would need a lot of cows. They understood that they could just fork out the money themselves. Maybe they could make it in time. In the end, they didn't know if they could earn back the money. They could only think of other ways. However, the land reclamation task was not easy. Could they use cows to reclaim the land? It was impossible now. To reclaim the land, they had to burn the land and plow the land.
After the land was plowed, they had to bring water over. There weren't that many people now. When they thought of the population, these officials were filled with resentment. They hated Zhang Zhong. If he didn't come over, if he didn't send people to provide disaster relief, why would all the people here go to Lu Zhou?
Apart from hating Zhang Zhong, they also complained about Tang: Governor Of Ning. All of this was caused by him. If he didn't stop the caravan, would they do this? If he sent people to help when the wind came and didn't hide in the cellar for such a long time, would the local people be bitterly disappointed?
These were all impossible. But what could they do now? They could only discuss with the others and see if they could come up with a solution. They couldn't just stand there and do nothing, right?
What should they do? What should they do? After these people left Tang: Governor Of Ning's place, they didn't immediately disperse. Instead, they gathered together and began to discuss what to do.
One by one, they discussed. Tang: Governor Of Ning was also worried about this year's farming. Naturally, he knew how many people were missing here. It was not just 15,000 people. 15,000 people had gone to Lu Zhou. There were also some people who didn't go to Lu Zhou. They had distant relatives in other places, so they went to seek shelter with them.
In addition to the people who died, more than 20,000 people were missing. How many people were there in Qinzhou? It would be a lie to say that he didn't regret it. He also knew that if he could send people over earlier, or provide enough food, not so many people would leave.
Now that he knew about it, there was nothing he could do. He could only send the pressure to the people below and let the people below bear it. He felt that he had not had a good time during this period of time, and the root cause of all this was after Zhang Zhong came here.
In the past, when he stopped those caravans, no one in Lu Zhou would say anything. He was already used to it. Since Zhang Zhong came, he first restricted some useful things from coming to his place. Then, he brought two disasters. Yes, these disasters were brought by Zhang Zhong.
The more Tang: Governor Of Ning thought about it, the angrier he became. He slammed his hand on the table, startling the steward who had just come in. When he saw that it was just a slap on the table, the steward quickly walked up and said, "Master, it's almost time.
Don't you want to go to the back and have a look? The people there are almost ready. "
"It's time to eat again? Fine, let's eat. We still have food to eat today. Who knows when all the people in Qinzhou will go to Lu Zhou? At that time, there will be no one to grow food. We can all just wait to starve to death. The Emperor clearly knows what kind of impact it will have on Qinzhou if those people leave, but he didn't say a word about it.
My Ning family is working so hard for him, and he doesn't pity us at all? I'm so angry. Who's going to grow all these empty land? Does our family have to do it too? "
Tang: Governor Of Ning was full of anger now. No matter what he saw, he would find a way to vent his anger. The steward also knew that this year's food was going to run out. If there was no one to grow the land, what was the use of having good land? When the time came, the taxes would not increase, and the Ning family would lose a lot of money.
Of course, this was not to say that they would not be able to eat. Even if all the people starved to death, it would not affect the Ning family. The Ning family had their own land, and they had taken over a lot of it through various means. There were people who specialized in growing food there. No matter what happened elsewhere, the Ning family had enough food every year. They could even sell a lot of it. Yes, they could put the new food in the warehouse and sell the old food.
The problem was that this was not how they sold it in the past. They used to mix the old food with the rent and send it to the other side. If a hundred catties of food was mixed with ten catties of food, no one would be able to tell the difference. In any case, the people in charge of inspecting the food would only take a quick look and weigh it. When the time came, they would give the officials their salaries.
Thinking of this, the steward's mood improved a little. Those officials from the Capital were awe-inspiring, but no matter how awe-inspiring they were, what could they do? If they said that the rent they sent was mixed with some old food, then they could only eat such food. If they said that they spit or put some sand in their food, then they would not be able to tell.
In order to make the Master happy, the steward said what he was thinking. Sure enough, when Tang: Governor Of Ning heard the steward's words, he laughed and said, "Yes, so what if they are officials from the Capital? They still have to look at our faces. In a while, I will write an impeachment report. Instead of giving it to the Emperor, I will ask the person in charge of impeachment to write a new report. Then, I will go and impeach Zhang Zhong. If they don't dare to do it, then I will put feces in their rent for the second half of this year. Hmph! "
Tang: Governor Of Ning, who felt a little better in his heart, found the steward much more pleasing to the eye. He followed the steward to the back of the hall. When they were eating, he said to the steward, "What do you think we can do to plant all the food here? The wasteland reclamation I mentioned was nothing more than to scare those officials.
I can already imagine that when the time comes, they won't think that there will be any wasteland. But if I don't say that and directly mention the matter of planting all the land, they will delay the matter of planting the land. Now, they will desperately plant the land. "
"Master, you are right. They are indeed such people. No matter how much pressure you put on them, there will always be things that they will not do. The less pressure you put on them, the more they will not work hard. Master, you are the best. I didn't think of this.
Master, speaking of farming, this lowly one learned from those who were sent out to gather information that Zhang Zhong didn't let the people farm on their own. Instead, he gathered the people together before letting them work together. Master, shouldn't we try the same thing? "
In fact, the steward had this idea in his mind. He found that the speed at which Lu Zhou gathered the people to work on the land was much faster than before. After all, some people were faster at plowing the land, some were faster at planting the seedlings, and some were faster at disposing the water.
Of course, another reason was that the commoners all listened to Zhang Zhong and never slacked off. Moreover, they were divided into small farming groups and competitions. The faster they were, the better they were, and the better they were, the better the rewards they would get. Of course, another reason was that the commoners all listened to Zhang Zhong and never slacked off. Moreover, they were divided into small farming groups and competitions. The faster they were, the better they would get.
This was the most important thing. If the people were to work in the competition, they would have people to chat with. Naturally, they would work faster and would not feel tired. Otherwise, if they were to work alone, they would feel dizzy just by looking at them.
Tang Governor Of Ning was very happy when he heard the steward's praise. When the steward said that he wanted to learn from Zhang Zhong's method, Tang Governor Of Ning made an exception and did not get angry. He had to admit that the Zhang family was capable. Although he did not know the specific reason, since the people gathered together could work faster, why not try and learn from Zhang Zhong?
"Alright, then I will leave this matter to you. Tell the county magistrates to gather the people together like what Lu Zhou did. Then, they will plant the land and open up more wastelands."
Tang Governor Of Ning did not want to see those county magistrates anymore. When he was giving orders today, they were like wooden blocks. Not only did they not know anything, but they kept whispering how difficult it was. Hmph! Was it difficult? If it were Zhang Zhong, perhaps he would have a good idea.
"What do you think, if Zhang Zhong encountered such a situation, what would he do?" Tang Governor Of Ning asked casually.
The steward was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Master, I don't think Zhang Zhong can do anything. After all, the situation here is different from before. Even Master can only come up with such a difficult method. How can Zhang Zhong compare to Master?"
"Yes, I think so too. You go and talk to those county magistrates first. Come back for dinner after you're done." Tang Governor Of Ning was very happy even though he knew that the steward's words were not reliable.
"Yes, Master." The steward answered and left in a hurry. The sooner he finished talking, the sooner he could come back. Today's meal was delicious. He could not miss it. He usually could not eat today's food.
When the steward came to the side of a large tree where the officials who had yet to leave were, he could already hear the voices of these people discussing how to adapt. Out of curiosity, the steward slowed down and listened carefully, preparing to hear something useful so that he could give the Old Master some ideas.
The more he listened, the more he realized that those people had indeed come up with many ideas, but none of them could be used. Someone even came up with an idea to get the people from Lu Zhou's side to help with the farming. This was clearly a fool's dream.
The other side suddenly mentioned what would happen if Lu Zhou's Zhang Zhong was here. When the steward heard this, his interest was piqued. In the end, the other side gave a variety of answers.
"It seems that they can't think of anything. As for Zhang Zhong, if he was here, it would be a different scene. Why bother to torment people?"
The steward muttered in a low voice. He made those people who were still seriously thinking of ideas look at him and said to them, "Speaking of Zhang Zhong, he may have learned some things from other places. If he really encountered the problem here, he may not have any ideas. He can only use the old tricks."
"Steward Ning, what old tricks?" When someone heard that there was an old trick that could work, he quickly asked.
This was the effect that the steward deliberately made. He could not tell everyone at the beginning that they should learn from Zhang Zhong now. That would be very embarrassing. He could tell them this method by belittling Zhang Zhong. Even if Master knew about it, he would not find trouble with him.
When he heard this person's question, the steward smiled and said, "What else can it be? Of course, it's the method that Zhang Zhong used many times before. Gather the people together and let them work. In this way, the capable people can naturally do their own work well. Moreover, we don't have to worry about those people being lonely when they work by themselves or by themselves."
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