Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Pieces of rocks are piled up to form a dam, and after the dam is filled with soil, it becomes a half-moon-shaped field. This half-moon-shaped field is built from the bottom of the slope all the way up, connecting up and down, and the fields are connected, just like steps. Clearly covered the entire hillside, so there is a continuous piece of flat fields that everyone sees.

"This terraced field can not only preserve soil and water, but also preserve moisture and fertilizer. If we build ponds or set up high-drum carts to divert water up the mountain, we will not even be afraid of drought." After benefiting, Tang Cheng turned around and asked with a smile: "Is Captain Jia still satisfied with such a farmer?".

Before Jia Zixing could answer, a person suddenly rushed out of the team behind them and ran towards the first level of terraced fields not far ahead. When Tang Cheng looked carefully, he found that this person was actually helped down from the mule by himself last night the old farmer.

Li Nong ran hard. At this moment, all he had in his mind was the sloped flat fields, but this kind of regular flat fields could only be seen in dreams before, but now they actually appeared in front of his eyes.

A dream, a dream that has become reality!

Chapter 238 The benefits are not only there, but also great

Li Nong ran to the nearest first-level terraced field in one breath, stood on the dam made of stones and quietly looked at the half-moon-shaped field.

What a flat field!There is a stone dam built outside to block the soil in the field, even if it rains heavily, the soil in the field will not be washed away. The most feared thing on the slope is heavy rain. After a heavy rain, the ground will be thinner. The rain will not only wash away the soil. The soil is also taken away with the fertilizer. No matter how meticulous the farmers are, the barrenness of the sloping land and the thinness of the soil cannot be fundamentally changed. How can people resist the Lord?

After watching quietly for a while, Li Nong squatted down, ignoring the fact that the soil in the field had already been frozen cold, rubbed his hands and inserted it into the flat field. The soil was obviously newly moved, and it hadn’t rained recently, so The terraced fields are so loose that you can reach deep with one hand. How fast do the seedlings grow when planting crops in such soft ground?After rubbing the soil in his hands a few times vigorously, Li Nong started to dig with both hands, digging and digging for a long time, and didn't stop until he turned out a forearm-deep pit.

"Look at the dam and you'll know. The field is a cow's leg deep. How much rainwater and fertilizer can it store in such a thick field? If it is covered with a layer of floating soil shoveled from the yard, the crop seedlings will grow crazy. "Squatting down next to Li Nong was another old farmer who followed up. This old farmer stretched out his hands and twirled in the field just like what Li Nong did just now, "Brother, this is a good land. It's serious. Wait well."

"Good land, it's good land..." Li Nong, who habitually crushed a lump of soil in the terraced field with his hands and then scattered it back, agreed in a low voice, feeling a little sour in his eyes for no reason.

At this time, Tang Cheng also accompanied Captain Jia to the side of the terraced fields. After looking at the farmers squatting beside the fields with excited faces, the smile on his face became more and more lively, "If Mr. Captain Jia is interested in this terraced field If you are not satisfied, then the county really has nothing to do.”

It is said that manpower is sometimes poor, but the neat terraced fields on this side of the slope in front of you are a proof that manpower is superior to heaven. Faced with this unprecedented thing, Captain Jia may have been too shocked just now to hear Tang Cheng clearly. Then, I turned my gaze away from the terraced fields above and suddenly asked, "What about the water?".

"I asked these old farmers yesterday that there is no shortage of rainwater in Longmen County. In addition, the county has a lot of mountains and water. Any sloping land close to rivers and streams can be set up with a high-drum cart to divert water up the mountain to relieve the need in times of drought." Tang Cheng Pointing to those carpenters who were confident, they continued: "If there are people who are not close to the water source, it's easy to do. It's better to dig a pond at a higher place on the hillside. This pond can be dug as big as possible to absorb small streams of mountain springs and normal rainwater. To accumulate them, when there is a drought, open the gates and use the ditches to irrigate the terraced fields below, and the water can be adjusted, which is much better than blindly entrusting the harvest of the fields to the sky.”

Tang Cheng's words were just heard by several old farmers not far from them, and one of them couldn't help but shouted excitedly: "The county magistrate is thoughtful."

"The land is good, but it takes too much effort to clean it up."

"If Mr. Captain can think more about the benefits in the future, then the hard work ahead is nothing. After all, the hard work is only for a while, but the benefits are decades or tens of years." Tang Cheng just smiled at Jia Duwei's words That's all, "Furthermore, there is another great advantage in building terraced fields. The stones used to build the dam are all taken from the nearby mountains without any extra cost. The only thing that is used more is manpower, but this is no problem for the Tiancheng army. Yes? There is no war before Suoyang Pass, and the sergeants are also idle, so why not come here to build terraces for their upcoming family members, so that it can be regarded as buying property, and it is also the best training for the sergeants, killing two birds with one stone Master Duwei is not happy about this?"

Hearing this, Captain Jia's brows twitched suddenly, "You mean...you can start now?".

"Winter and spring are the best time to renovate the fields, what else is there to wait for?" Tang Cheng laughed, "It is not easy for the more than [-] family members of the Tiancheng Army to migrate long distances. Half a year won't come at all, if the soldiers under the captain's command are quick and energetic, the three acres of terraced fields can be repaired by the time their family arrives, and if the time is calculated, wouldn't it be just in time for next year's autumn planting? ".

"Well, well said." After looking at the terraced fields from top to bottom again, Captain Jia, who also laughed, turned around and patted Tang Cheng on the shoulder, "Okay, Magistrate Tang really keeps his word. If Captain Ben was not disappointed, the roots of the Tiancheng Army will be rooted in Longmen County. I would like to trouble Mr. Tang to draw up a place for the family members of the army as soon as possible. After half a month at most, the first batch of sons from the army who came to repair the fields will be able to leave ".

"It's easy to say. This county will definitely not treat your family members badly. The land is not only well planned but also must be large. As long as the soldiers of the Tiancheng Army are capable, the number of acres in Longmen County is at least twice that of their hometown in Guanzhong The above, so, the captain is still satisfied."

Land is the largest and most reassuring wealth for anyone in this era. The reason why the family members of the Tiancheng Army migrated thousands of miles, apart from the family reunion, is more important because there are many people in Guanzhong and less land, and the imperial court grants land. The life of these family members was really difficult due to the insufficient situation. This promise Tang Cheng made was the most appetizing for Tian Chengjun. Jia Zixing smiled when he heard it, and raised his hand to slap Tang Cheng on the shoulder again. There is no need for official titles such as "My lord, Mingfu", "I didn't believe you wrong, my brother is very interesting!".

"It's easy to say, easy to say", Tang Cheng laughed when he heard the words, "Longmen County is interesting enough, so your army can't bear to lose this county, right?".

At this point, Jia Zixing took the hand on Tang Cheng's shoulder back with a "shua", and the smile on his face disappeared, and he looked at Tang Cheng warily, "What does Mr. Tang mean by this?" .

To be honest, it's not because Jia Zixing overreacted. After the last negotiation in Baiyang Town, Tang Cheng's reluctance to suffer was deeply imprinted in his mind, so he couldn't help feeling nervous when he heard such words.

"So many family members of the Tiancheng Army want to come, and the land needs to be given generously. However, the family members of the army here still don't pay the land tax. This means that the Longmen County Yamen has done good things for your army, but the Yamen has not benefited at all. If you can't get it, this... is really unreasonable."

As soon as he saw Tang Cheng start talking out of the way with a smile all over his face, the vigilance in Jia Zixing's eyes became more intense, "Say what you have to say".

"Take one out of ten", Tang Cheng looked at Jia Zixing with a smile, "This county can allocate more land for the family members of the Tiancheng army, but for every ten acres of terraced fields that your army builds, the county government will take one of the acres into the official land, and the other one The county government is in charge, and those with less than ten mu will be counted as ten mu. Only one out of ten can be drawn, Mr. Duwei, is this request from this government too much?".

"That is to say, if you build eleven acres of terraced fields, your yamen will take away two acres?".

"Why do you need to build [-] acres? Since your army thinks it's not worthwhile, you can fix it to a whole number. You only take two acres to build [-] acres of land."

Although taking one out of ten draws is not considered light, the Tiancheng army's family cultivated land that did not pay land taxes after all. In this way, Tang Cheng's request is not too much. Besides, Jia Zixing is also a fifth-rank general who has been a captain for a long time. I also know that if the two parties want to cooperate for a long time, there must be some benefits after all. Although his Tiancheng Army is not under the jurisdiction of Longmen County, the family members of the army are managed by people on the ground of Longmen. If they are detained too hard now, they will suffer in the future. Or Tian Chengjun himself.After thinking about these things clearly, Jia Zixing didn't say anything more, looked at Tang Chengsu with a serious face and said, "It's a deal."

Compared with Su Rong's Jia Zixing, Tang Cheng smiled very comfortably, "It's a deal!".

Jia Zixing, who was born in the army, has a quick temper. After seeing the terraced fields and reaching a deal with Tang Cheng, he didn't want to stay any longer. After bowing his hands, he left with his guards.When Tang Cheng was about to talk to those farmers and carpenters, he suddenly heard a voice not far behind him laughing and saying, "You can count on one stroke, County Magistrate Tang is very scheming, congratulations."

"When did guest Yang come?" Tang Cheng turned around and saw Yang Pao with a smile on his face. Yang Bingke built these terraces in a short period of time so that Jia Duwei’s seeing is believing, and any ideas in this county will come to naught.”

"Yang is a long-distance sinner who is reborn as a human being, and the word "guest" should not be mentioned again." Yang Jiao, who was walking towards him, said these words in a deliberate manner, but there was a hint of frustration between his brows. It can't be hidden from others, "Speaking of which, I haven't thanked the Ming government for donating medicine."

At this point, Yang Jiao, who had already approached, looked at Tang Cheng sideways, and said with a bit of curiosity in his words: "The Ming government donated medicine to the whole village, and it's nothing for other families to accept it, but that Kong Gui didn't The refusal is really surprising, but I don't know what good means the Ming government has used?".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled, and waved his hands without saying anything in detail, "Such meager things are nothing to worry about, sir, you are too polite."

Seeing that Tang Cheng didn't say anything, Yang Jiao didn't pursue the question because of his cleverness, he turned his head and looked at the terraced fields in front of him and said: "Mingfu's actions are really unexpected, and the repair of this terraced fields is just to spend some money and food. It’s just a matter of hiring more people, but it’s really rare to think of such an unimaginable method of improving sloping land. This method will not only benefit Longmen County, but if it is implemented by the Ministry of Households, it will benefit thousands of people in the world. The matter of farming It is the foundation of the country, and only this Tang Ming government has made great contributions to the court and the world."

"The affairs of the imperial court are taken care of by the adults in the imperial court. For me, as long as Longmen County can benefit."

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Yang Pai turned his head and looked at Tang Cheng again.The education that scholars in this era have received since childhood is self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country and the world. Regardless of whether they can achieve it after becoming an official, at least psychologically they are used to taking meritorious service as the highest goal of governance. It is rare for Ling to hear such words of only sweeping the snow in front of the door, not to mention that Tang Cheng is still so young, it should be a time when he has a big heart.

Seeing Yang Jiao like this, Tang Cheng glanced at him and said intentionally or unintentionally: "It's good to have a lofty heart, but a tall building has to be built from the first floor, because he spends too much time imagining what will happen after climbing the tall building." With a beautiful view, it’s better to lower your head and start building from the first floor with peace of mind. When you’re tired, you may be standing on the top of the building when you look up.”

After listening to Tang Cheng's words, Yang Jiao thought for a while in silence, then smiled and said: "Well said, I will never forget this statement."

As a demoted official and expelled minister, Yang Jiao didn't think about returning to the imperial city of Chang'an?It's just that if there is no suitable opportunity to promote such a thing, it is useless to think too much, but if you want to find a suitable opportunity, you have to do it from your side when you can't borrow your strength.

Yang Pai's intelligence and ability to handle affairs are not bad, but the corresponding thoughts are too active. In addition, he has served as a guest of the prince in the past. Although he promised to serve in the county government earlier, is this promise true or for his own sake? No one is sure about Bao's tactful perfunctory, Tang Cheng's words just now are aimed at this situation.

You want to return to Chang'an Imperial City, well, if you can't leave now, just work hard at Longmen, after doing well here, you may have reached your goal without you having to think about it.As for what he could do for him on this matter, Tang Cheng believed that Yang Jiao would never ask because of his intelligence. Of course, even if he did ask Tang Cheng, he wouldn't say it, at least not right now.

As for whether he believes that his small county magistrate can have such a means to reach the sky, Tang Cheng will never deliberately explain anything now, everything depends on Yang Jiao's vision, if even this is a problem, then he How much value is worth paying attention to?

After ending the topic implicitly, Yang Pao pointed to the terraced fields and said, "The Ming government has used its strength in Longmen County, and with the help of the frontier army, it has not only solved the problem of ridiculing people in the city, but also reshaped the county government. Authority, it is a stroke of genius to have such a start as soon as you take office, but the frontier army is unruly and unruly, and if there is no benefit, you will definitely not make such a waste of effort. Listening to what Mingfu and the captain just said, this terraced field should be the condition for repayment."

Tang Cheng smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"Repaying the loan from the Tiancheng army that day, this is the first benefit that the Ming government has gained from the terraced fields." Yang Jiao pointed to the terraced fields and spoke eloquently. Even if only half of the 1 soldiers of the Tiancheng Army are willing to bring their families to Longmen for a reunion, according to the agreement of drawing one out of every ten, the Ming government can at least draw more than 1 mu from these [-] new households. From the land, how much food can be produced in a year with more than [-] acres of terraced fields with stable yields? How many other things can be exchanged? Longmen is barren and the county government is even poorer. Added a stable source of good money, but what is given is just an idle and useless barren hill, so it is a good deal! This is the second benefit of terraced fields."

In the Tang Dynasty, the yield per mu was higher than that of the later generations with advanced agricultural technology, so the amount of land needed to maintain a family was large. If this is the case, the estimate of more than 1 mu of Yang Jiao's tap is still conservative. After all, the last time in the In Baiyang town, I heard what Jia Zixing said, that nearly [-] soldiers in the Tiancheng army wanted to bring their families to join the army.

Seeing Tang Cheng nodding his head again, Yang Pao continued non-stop: "The third point is also the most important point, with the terraced fields as the rope, the Ming government has tied Tian Cheng's army and Longmen County tightly together, as long as Tian Cheng As soon as the military family settled down in Longmen, what other way would that Captain Jia have to go? In this way, the county government and the Tiancheng army were in a tie. With eight thousand soldiers to rely on, what fear would there be for [-] Xiren? It may even be possible for the Ming government to extend the authority of the county government to the grasslands.”

After the generous Yang Jiao finished speaking, Tang Cheng only said one sentence, "When will Mr. Ya come to the Yamen Counselor for official duties?".

Yang Jiao didn't answer when he heard the words, but asked instead, "When will the Ming government return to the Yamen?".

After two questions, both of them looked at each other and smiled.

After laughing, Yang Jiao looked at the farmers and asked softly: "But I don't know why the Ming government spent so much effort to gather these people? If you want to promote terraced fields in the county, you don't need to be so troublesome."

"These people are good at crop farming, and they are very familiar with the fields. After all, the construction of these terraced fields is only a preliminary test. If you want to promote it on a large scale, there will inevitably be some problems, and you have to rely on them to solve these problems. After all, these farmers are the ones who are most familiar with the land of Longmen. As for the carpenters, it is for the high-drum cart. In addition, I also want to take this opportunity to summarize the good methods and experiences of these farmers for many years. At that time, they will still go to various places in the county to preach and promote, only in this way can the land be fully utilized."

At this time, Tang Cheng didn't have any reservations about Yang Pao, and laughed in a low voice: "To pay attention to Nongsang must start with real things, and besides that, I have another big idea."

Sure enough, it's not that simple!Yang Jiao, who muttered to himself in his heart, asked: "What?".

"Longmen Mountain has a lot of land, and the more than 2 Tang people who live on farming in this county live too loosely. I want to use the mouths of these people to help me persuade the Tang people under my jurisdiction to gather together." Tang Cheng's eyes lit up when he mentioned the target.

"How is it possible for more than 2 people to throw away their homeland, houses, and fields that have been cultivated for many years? Let them say nothing." Yang Jiaozhen was taken aback by Tang Cheng's shocking idea, "Furthermore, What good does it do?"

"Of course we can't rely entirely on them. Such a major event can only be successful if you follow the trend." Tang Cheng said, looked up at Tianhou and continued with a smile: "As for the benefits, they are not only there but also very big. barren and poor."

Chapter 239 Ask yourself

Although Jia Zixing, Captain of the Tiancheng Army, had already left, Tang Cheng was not in a hurry, so he decided to live outside Liuguan Village. For the next ten days or so, except for resting at night, he spent the rest of the time with him. These old farmers and carpenters rolled together.

Putting aside the "model field" on one side of the slope for the time being, Tang Cheng found another hillside not far from those terraced fields. During the day, he took these old farmers to renovate the terraced fields by himself. There are many tricks in even the simplest things, and the renovation of terraced fields on the hillside is no exception.

How high is the dam for a terraced field, and how deep is the soil pad?If the soil is shallow, it is not conducive to the growth of grains, and if it is too deep, it will waste manpower; what is the most suitable labor to repair a terraced field?Fewer people will affect the progress, and more people will inevitably lead to layoffs... All these are problems. If it is only for one or two households, it is not a big deal to miss some work. But Tang Cheng has the ambition to spread the terraced fields all over Longmen County. If it is promoted in non-grassland areas, if the family members of the Tiancheng Army are included, it will involve 5 or [-] households with a population of [-] or [-].

From this, Tang Chengcheng thought of the current method. He wanted to formulate a standard, or in other words, the basic process of renovating the terraced fields. How high should the dam of one terraced field be?How deep is the cushion?The size of the reservoir is the most suitable size... There must be a rule for these. After all, terraced fields are a new thing, and no one in the local people has done it before. With such guiding opinions, the people can save a lot of fumbling when doing it. A family saves a little effort, and the accumulation of nearly ten thousand households is an astronomical figure. With this saved effort, how many new terraces can be repaired, and every additional acre of terraced fields is a real wealth.

People in Tang Dynasty naturally don't have much concept of standardization, but Tang Cheng, who is a time traveler, is different after all. After spending more than 20 years in the later generations, he always knows that the more standardized things are to be implemented on a large scale, the more important they are. means higher efficiency.For example, the assembly line operation in the factories of later generations is the best evidence. Of course, agricultural things such as renovating terraced fields are naturally inferior to the assembly line production in the factory. The data is allowed to have a relatively large fluctuation within a relatively large range, but it is better to have standards. There is no strong standard. Instead of letting the nearly ten thousand households figure it out on their own, it is better for the county government to take the lead first. This is not only the responsibility of the county magistrate, but also because things like this are the most suitable for the county government to take the lead. .

To formulate good standards as soon as possible requires experiments, and true knowledge comes from practice. Tang Cheng firmly believes in this. The old farmers he recruited are undoubtedly the best people for experiments. These people come from various places in Longmen County. Others may be I don't understand, but I am very familiar with the land conditions in this county, and they are all experts who have been working on crops all their lives. As long as they are allowed to repair a few terraced fields by themselves, they will go far in groping for the inside. Much faster than others.

Then, they can refine and summarize what they have explored together—the first purposeful agricultural guidance regulations in Longmen County and even in the entire history of Datang can be freshly released.

In the final analysis, when Tang Cheng promoted this matter, he still followed a well-known idea in the later generations-leave professional matters to professionals.

Needless to say, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of farmers like Li Nong, not to mention the value that the county respects for them, just the awe and obsession with the land itself is enough to ensure that they will devote themselves to this matter with unprecedented enthusiasm. Seeing these peasants who are usually reluctant to say a few words in front of others, arguing endlessly while working, Tang Cheng, who was calling the carpenters to talk at the edge of the terraced fields, couldn't help but smile.

After laughing, Tang Cheng turned his head and continued the topic just now, "Everyone came together, and now there is a lot of work there, we can't make any progress here, if your neighbors ask after you go back, Everyone's faces are also shameless. On the other hand, if you can come up with a good idea, it will be the heroes of tens of thousands of people in Longmen, and the county will not be stingy with rewards. You need to erect a stele called "Your Merit", Tang Cheng has lived in the countryside for more than a year after time travelling, so he naturally knows what these people think. In a way, the people in the countryside even value face more than the people in the city. That's how he started to cheer these people up.

Needless to say, the rewards, just looking at the county magistrate's arrangement of food for them these days, you can know that he is not easy to talk empty words.That can be passed on to future generations. When will such things in the past be the turn of craftsmen who travel from house to house?Seeing this, Tang Cheng smiled and continued: "You are all experts in the carpenter's trade in this county, so I won't intervene in specific matters in this county. All you need is one thing, you have to figure out a way, how to use the least material and labor to make the most elevated drums at the fastest speed, as long as you can find this method, it will be a great achievement, and the county will agree to any request."

Tang Cheng has also seen the elevated drum car used in Longmen County. Although it can be used, it is cumbersome and labor-intensive, which is not conducive to large-scale promotion. What Tang Cheng wants to do is to encourage The way is to force these carpenters to work together to propose improvement methods, even if they cannot make fundamental changes to the existing high-drum cars, even if they make progress a little.

He was busy with these things during the day, and Tang Cheng was not idle at night. After finishing work and having dinner, he brought the clerks and farmers and carpenters together in the largest tent, grilling over a charcoal fire, chatting while sipping wine.

There are only two topics for chatting. The first one is the summarization and exchange of these farmers' experience in farming over the past few decades. The whole process of farming, sowing, thinning, and harvesting is all-encompassing. Does anyone have any experience and ideas? Tips are free to speak out.

The second topic is the farmers' "evaluation" of the existing farm tools. What are the inconveniences of the existing farm tools and what effects do they hope to achieve? Then give feedback based on the opinions of these experienced old farmers. This farm tool can be changed, how to change it, whether it is suitable or not; And so on and on.

This kind of discussion every night Tang Cheng just acted as the proposer and guide of a topic. He didn't say too much. People and carpenters can also let go. This atmosphere is a bit like the "fairy meeting" that is often said in later generations. Everyone present can speak freely without distinction. In this atmosphere, the emotions of farmers and carpenters are all controlled. Mobilized, I said everything I wanted to say or didn't want to say, even the idea that I thought it would make people laugh after I said it. Anyway, other people did the same when they were excited.

The rural area is closed, and these farming masters and carpenters usually have the opportunity to communicate with the best in the industry?This time, thanks to the gift of Tang County Magistrate, everyone gathered together, and the experience and ideas accumulated over the years gushed out. Inspiration collided with inspiration, and sparks stimulated sparks. The concept of practice in the past year has been excavated bit by bit and accumulated together.

As the host, except for the few opening remarks and conclusions, Tang Cheng spent most of the rest of the time listening quietly with a smile on his face, giving each speaker an appreciative glance, and occasionally saying a few words of mobilization during the intervals when everyone was speaking. The atmosphere or the words that correct the topic will make the atmosphere in the tent more enthusiastic while ensuring the correct direction of the fairy meeting.

All in all, whether it is for farmers or carpenters, this is an unprecedented experience in their life, sharing the same tent with the unattainable county venerables in the past, and chatting with the best in the industry about what they are best at and their favorite topics , this feeling, hey, I really have nothing to say.

The only thing that suffers from such a fairy society is the civil servants brought by Tang Cheng. They have never seen such a scene, even if they have heard of it, they have never heard of it. The craftsmen of the city live together and treat them like guests, and what's more terrible is the decree of the county lord. They must make sure to record the words of these mud legs and the craftsmen.

The civil servants look down on these people from the bottom of their hearts, but they dare not disobey Tang Cheng's decree. In the current situation of the Longmen county government, as long as the county lord speaks, let alone disobey, they dare not Well, when this adult is not on official business, he looks friendly and easy to get along with, but once it involves official business, he will immediately look like a different person.

In short, it's a sentence, follow him to do things, as long as the orders and prohibitions cannot be followed, this lord will not be soft-hearted in dealing with others, you bastard?Don't even think about it, nowadays, every time the county lord gives an order, who doesn't listen with both ears at first, lest he miss a sentence and lose his job.

Thirty years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the rice bowls in the Longmen County Yamen are not as good as before. What is packed here is a heavy double monthly salary, which is enviable to others.Not to mention the benefits, it is also glorious in terms of face. After the two Qing Dynasty people, now the whole city hears that who is eating with Tang Xianzun in the yamen. A "capable person".

Who wants to lose such an affordable and respectable job?If you are really lost, don’t talk about how the neighbors poke your back, and even the wife will have to call a wimp. In the past, when you lost your job, you could still say that the yamen was too dark. An honest person like yourself was bullied and blamed Shangguan. Now But this method is no longer feasible, and fewer and fewer people believe it.

In this way, it will be hard for these clerks, farmers and carpenters, you can talk about each sentence, and the pen in their hands will shake like a willow blown by the wind. At this time, what kind of fonts can they care about? Fa, as long as you can understand the meaning, it is the most kingly way. The fairy will come out overnight, and your hands can't stop shaking when you put down the pen, and you are so tired that you have cramps.

The civil servants who came with them discussed privately and complained, saying that this day is really killing people. At this moment, it is embarrassing to recall the life of the county government when serving the previous county magistrates. , This is simply a heaven and an earth, but those days are probably gone forever.

After complaining and complaining, although the few civil servants didn't say anything, they had the same thoughts in their hearts. No matter how tired they are now, no one would really want to let them live the life they used to. The degree of pleasure when people relax is directly proportional to the degree of busyness before. In short, the more busy and fuller you are, the more enjoyable you will be when you are resting, and the higher the degree of pleasure you will feel .Play every day and play every day, until the end of the game until the end, even I have no energy, even if I am idle, I can't be happy.

Hey, people are really cheap!After lamenting from the bottom of his heart, the civil servants finished complaining and fell asleep. The next morning, when they were busy around with the county lord, they were already full of energy.

These days, there is still not a drop of rain, and a piece of snow has fallen, and according to the conclusions drawn by the farmers who concentrated on watching the clouds, at least in the short term, the possibility of snow is not high.

More and more winter wheat is dying in the surrounding area, and Liuguan Village in the shade of the mountains can't stand the whole mu of crops. When the crops start to die, the farmers and carpenters who have basically completed the tasks assigned by Tang Cheng are in a state of confusion. up.

Although they had already received the promise from the county lord—as a reward, no matter what the drought was like, they could receive enough food from the county government to survive the famine for their family, and even an extra gift of salt.But facing the catastrophe that they had never seen in their entire lives, these people still couldn't relax.

They were all farmers who grew up in the countryside, and no one knew better than them what such a natural disaster meant.

"Isn't this Kong Gui? He came to see Wuque you?" It was almost dusk, and Yang Jiao, who came to see Tang Cheng from the temporary camp area, looked at the back in the distance and sighed: "He hasn't been out for a while. At the entrance of the village."

After the conversation that day, although Yang Pao did not have the title of the head of the Longmen County Yamen - it was impossible for him to be officially appointed as a criminal minister who was far away, and he himself did not look down on this position.But he actually took on the role of the master book in an anonymous way.

When Tang Cheng was busy dealing with farmers and carpenters these days, Yang Jiao was hiding in a temporary tent and drafting a request for relief documents based on the data and materials sent by Cao Kuaima from the county government households, fields, and warehouses. There are countless precedents for official documents, but for Yang Jiao, Tang Cheng's requirements are different. The documents he wants are not just a few words, but a document containing all kinds of A solid document with real data.

In Tang Cheng's own words, this official document must be so solid that the yamen above can't find any faults, and they can't find a place to start.There must be specific data on how many people, how many acres, and how many large livestock were affected by the disaster, and then calculate the total amount of relief money and food needed by Longmen based on this, and these data need to withstand inspection and review.

Although he was once an official to the prince's guests, Yang Jiao had never done such a document. He had seen many similar documents. Although there were data, how could he be so careful?In this way, there will be no trouble. Yang Pao has been concentrating on these figures for the past few days, and now he came to Tang Cheng immediately after he finally figured it out, just in time to see Kong Gui's back slowly walking away.

"He just came to see, and he didn't talk to anyone." Tang Cheng also looked at Kong Gui's back and turned his head, "How is it, the official document is finished?".

"It's done," Yang Pai patted the official document, which was more than a dozen pages thick, and handed it to Tang Cheng, "According to what you said, every data on it is well-documented. The disaster relief money and food corresponded to human heads and large animals, and it couldn’t be more solid, and it would be difficult for the higher-ups to suppress it. It’s not a bragging, this official document is not to mention the government office of Guizhou, but how many years old officials have been sent by the Ministry of Households. Don’t even try to find out the slightest problem.”

After Tang Cheng opened the official document and flipped through it, he said with a smile: "That's good, this matter should be done sooner rather than later, and I will send it to the state government early tomorrow morning."

"En." After Yang Jiao nodded, he pointed to the peasants who were much more silent than the previous few days and said, "The relief work must be done quickly. Wu Que, when will you go back to Yamen?".

"The things of this trip are almost done, and the following things should be done in the county government. Besides, they can't stay anymore, and they will return tomorrow."

"This drought has also affected Xiren a lot. How to deal with the disaster relief? They have to plan a suitable regulation in advance." As before, it will inevitably damage the authority of the county government and the county magistrate you just established. If it is too harsh, with the last incident of calming the chaos in the city, it is difficult to guarantee that the already dissatisfied Xiren will not cause major incidents... ".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng didn't say much, and weighed the official document in his hand while bowing his head.

The atmosphere of the last fairy meeting that night was quite dull. The acres and acres of winter wheat that died of drought that the farmers accidentally saw this morning shocked them too much. They were out of sight and out of mind. Forget it, since they have witnessed it today, their emotions will inevitably be pulled back to the cruel reality.

Although there was a drought before, many crops still had some breath. As long as there was this breath, there was hope. Now when the crops on the shady slopes also began to die of drought on a large scale, it meant complete despair.

In such a mood, who can be like the previous nights?In such an atmosphere, Tang Chengcheng inevitably talked a little more. He talked about two things the most, both of which were related to water.

Not to mention him in Pitang, this is not something that one family can do independently; and even if the elevated waterwheel has been improved by carpenters, the cost is still not affordable for most households independently. By extension, the result of Tang Cheng wringing his fingers to the farmers is to make them clearly engrave the next thing-although the terraced fields are good, they are different from the farming of our own households in the past. It must rely on external forces .

After counting the accounts with his fingers, Tang Cheng officially announced that the meeting that invited everyone was over. Everyone will go back and settle down at home immediately tomorrow. The rewards, food and salt that should be given by the county government will arrive later. At that time, there will be new things for everyone Task assignment arrives.

After the work in Liuguan Village was over, the farmers and carpenters went back to their hometowns. After Tang Cheng quickly delivered the official document that Yang Pai personally handled to the state government, he also started to go back to the government.

When the cross-horse was about to go, Tang Changchang, who turned around and glanced at Liuguan Village again, let out a long breath. The preparations that should be done had already been done. It's a thorny step at every step. At that time, I can't even think about living the leisurely life of these few days.

"What will Longmen look like a year from now?" After asking himself in his heart, Tang Cheng, who turned around immediately, tapped his legs, and the healthy horse under his crotch neighed and galloped away.

2 Chapter Forty

"Brother Xiaofu, what are we doing here in Zhoucheng?" In Huairong City, Guizhou, a blushing Zheng Xiaoqi came out of the largest Sihai restaurant in the city with a belch, walking and walking. He turned his head vaguely and asked Lai Fu, who was facing back and clasped his hands: "Who were those barbarians just now? They can hold a lot of alcohol, but the smell on their body is really intoxicating."

Zheng Xiaoqi has been wandering around Huairong City with Laifu for several days. When my son-in-law left for Liuguan Village, Laifu, who was a close entourage, did not accompany him. Instead, he packed his bags and went to Huairong City. When he left, he was also called.