At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 96 Establishment of the Foundation
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It rained intermittently, but the water on the roof never stopped, dripping continuously along the thatch.

Early in the morning, Huang Zhen put on his coir raincoat and went out.

Even though he is the deputy general manager of Liuqiu, his house still has earthen walls and thatch, but it has three rooms, one more than the common people, and his dress is no different from that of the common people.

At this time, there were already people cooking smoke in the village, mixed with the fragrance of beans.

Thanks to the warm climate, the first beans planted have been harvested for one season. Although the yield is not high because the soil is immature, it still gives great encouragement to the immigrants.

When we left the village, we saw a lush green vegetable garden, with water drops hanging on the vegetables and radishes, which looked really cute.

After a brief inspection and finding that there was no accumulation of water, Huang Zhen walked towards the wild with a smile.

The conditions are still very difficult, but the advantage is safety.

If it is in Wenzhou, no, even in inner-city places such as Guangzhou and Fuzhou, soldiers must accompany them to protect them from assassins.

When we arrived at the fields, farmers who got up early were already plowing the fields in preparation for the next planting.

Further away, a large group of people were busy.

Those who were strong were cutting down trees and grass, digging trenches, and those with less strength were cutting grass. The old and weak women were gathering grass and collecting firewood. No one was idle, and everything was busy.

Although the clothes are ragged, there is hope for life, and they are all smiling and full of energy.

Suddenly, a scream was heard, and someone shouted: "Snake, snake, snake."

"Quick, here."

"Kill it."

"No, it's a turtle shell flower."

After a moment of chaos, the poisonous snake was killed and the bitten one sat on the ground.

Someone immediately tied up the upper part of the wound, then pulled out a knife and made a cross-shaped wound.

Li Zheng Wang Er shouted: "Hu San, you are not good at driving snakes away, so you have come to take drugs."

"I...I..." Hu San looked embarrassed.

Wang Er shouted sharply: "As I said before, those who fail to drive away the snakes and insects will take drugs. If there is any further delay, we will expel them!"

Hu San gritted his teeth, walked over and started taking drugs.

Someone nearby took the snake gall and let the injured person swallow it.

Scientific treatment is the experience summed up by the doctor. After all, the climate in the barren mountains is mild, and the number of snakes and insects is not ordinary. If you are bitten more, you will have experience.

Swallowing snake gallbladder is also a doctor's recipe. As for whether it is useful or not, some people die and some people survive.

As for the choice of drug addicts, this is agreed upon by everyone.

Before land reclamation, there were people wearing leather clothes and shoes to drive away snakes and insects. If someone was bitten because they were not driven away completely, they would be responsible for taking drugs.

When Huang Zhen walked over, he saw that the bleeding from the injured man's wound was normal, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I've met the officials." Prince Li Zheng saluted.

"No need to be polite." Huang Xing asked, "Only one of you can drive away snakes?"

Hu San replied: "With only a pair of leather armor, there is really nothing we can do."

"The national situation is difficult, and you all have worked hard." Huang Zhen consoled him.

Hu San said with a smile: "When we went south to the sun, we suffered from hunger, injuries, and deaths. Now that the houses have been built and the fields are harvested, a mere poisonous snake is worth nothing."

While they were chatting, a man rushed over and shouted: "Deputy General Manager, Your Majesty has an order."

"Excuse me." Huang Zhen said with cupped hands and hurried back.

When we arrived at the government office, we saw the same five thatched houses with earthen walls and five rooms in a row. The courtyard walls had not yet been built, so they were also very simple.

"Brother Jing Shen," Huang Zhen said, "I didn't expect you to announce the decree. This is an unexpected surprise."

Hu Sansheng cupped his hands and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, but Brother Dongfa looks very haggard. If we meet as an official, we will definitely be worried."

Huang Zhen is over sixty years old. Before he left Wenzhou, he looked like a middle-aged man, a very handsome man. Now he is thin and dark, with gray hair. With his rolled-up trouser legs and mud-stained straw sandals, no one would call him an old farmer. Suspect.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that his shoulders are as straight as ever.

"The officials are kind." Huang Zhen said with a smile: "Although it is hard work here, everything is prosperous and sooner or later we will be a land of plenty."

The two chatted for a while, and Hu Sansheng asked Chen Zizhong why he didn't come.

Chen Zizhong recently went up the river, one to survey the geography, the other to search for minerals, and the third to visit the natives, but he was unable to accept the order.

Huang Zhen said: "If the matter is of great importance, I will immediately send people to find it." "Ten days ago, the central government decided to divert the current to Haidong Road, establish prefectures and counties, and change the general administration office to Xuanfu Division, which is Xuanfu Envoy, you will be the deputy."

Hu Sansheng thought for a while and said: "Although the official's orders can be acted upon easily, it is related to the adjustment of the manager's responsibilities, so it is better to be present. However, the official has not set an itinerary, so we can wait for him to change."

In addition to the division of administrative regions and the adjustment of official positions, there are also experiments in the physicalization of roads.

The administration of this dynasty is a two-level system of states (government, military, supervision) and counties. The road level only has the power of supervision but cannot interfere. This effectively prevents local expansion. However, when foreign enemies invade, states can do their own thing and cannot pool their efforts. In one place, they were eventually defeated individually.

It's not entirely Huangpao's fault. The main reason is that the damage done to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was too serious and everyone was afraid.

As world affairs changed, Zhao Shi believed that roads could be concretized and that the three-level administration of province, state (road, prefecture, and road) and county could be implemented like the Yuan Dynasty to effectively integrate local areas.

Fujian and other places are involved, and Haidong Road, which has just begun to be developed, is undoubtedly a good pilot target.

"That's fine." Huang Zhen looked at the sky and said, "Brother Jing Shen, would you like to try the local flavor?"

"There's no rush." ​​Hu Sansheng said: "This time the central government dispatched 41 officials and [-] staff. Do you know Brother Dongfa?"

Huang Zhen cupped his hands toward the west and said: "The officials are worried about it, and the flow... up and down Haidong Road will definitely rise."

"There is no need for false courtesy." Hu Sansheng pulled Huang Zhen, turned around and shouted: "Wu Cheng."

Wu Cheng saluted and said, "Wu Cheng, the magistrate of Zhituxing County, has met the deputy general manager."

"You have a young and clear character. He is the number one scholar in the undergraduate program. He has outstanding literary talent and outstanding policy making. Therefore, His Majesty has given him the responsibility of the magistrate of Ruian County." After Hu Sansheng's introduction, he added: "Haidong Road governs Ruian Prefecture, and Ruian Prefecture governs Tu Xing. county."

"Your Majesty is thinking about Zhou Xiang, why worry about Haidong Road?" Huang Zhen's compliment was perfunctory, but his happiness came from his heart.

There are more than [-] people, but there are only five officials and one commander. It is really difficult to describe.

The arrival of these officials has indeed eased the administrative pressure.

After introducing everyone one by one, Huang Zhen ordered a banquet to be prepared, which consisted of various fruits, beans, and fish.

"This place is indeed remote, but it is rich in products, including wild fruits and river fish. The first season of beans has been harvested, so we can be self-sufficient." Huang Zhen said with emotion.

Hu Sansheng said: "It took half a year to do this. Brother Dongfa has done a lot of credit."

Huang Zhen replied: "Serving the country is a matter of course."

After dinner, Huang Zhen took everyone to visit various places.

There are 14 immigrants, scattered for hundreds of miles along both sides of the Tuxing River (Zhuoshui River), and they are all plain areas with rivers passing through them.

"Currently there are fifty-eight thousand and six hundred and forty-one households, and all the houses are ready. The protection method is implemented according to the old system."

The Baojia Law began during Wang Anshi's Xining Reform. The Baojia organization was based on households, with a household chief. Ten households were called Jia, and a chief was appointed. Ten households were called a bailor, and a chief was appointed.

"The chiefs of Jia and the chiefs are elected by each household, and the two are connected to each other to help each other." Huang Zhen said: "Now the imperial court sends officials to build counties and towns."

Hu Sansheng asked: "Your Majesty once taught the methods of drying salt and making sugar. I don't know how it has progressed?"

"Ashamed." Huang Zhen said: "The location of the salt field was improperly selected. It is either cloudy or rainy, so salt cannot be produced. The method of making sugar is still being explored, and it is unknown when frost sugar will be produced.

Today, the workshop on Haidong Road is just a brick kiln, which produces hundreds of blue bricks a day, which is not enough for use, and the rest depends on Fujian for supply. "

Hu Sansheng pulled Huang Zhen slightly away from the crowd and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty asked, is it possible to produce soil saltpeter?"

"Ashamed, I gained nothing." Huang Zhen lowered his head in embarrassment.

So far, he has not completed any of the things the emperor asked him to do, especially the matter of collecting earth salt.

"Everything is going to be difficult when the foundation is established. Your Majesty has already foreseen it and has no intention of taking responsibility." Hu Sansheng said: "The south is humid and the soil is difficult to grow saltpeter. We should learn from the land of Shu to find holes for saltpeter."

Huang Zhen cupped his hands toward the west and said, "I will do my best."

"The center is looking for people from Sichuan and Sichuan, or someone who can find a saltwater hole." Hu Sansheng said.

When Huang Zhen came to Haidong Road, the emperor assigned him many tasks, the most important of which was to boil soil saltpeter.

Seeing that Huang Zhen had not reported yet, Zhao realized that he had made a mistake.

Nitrate absorbs water and melts. Therefore, in the north, nitrate soil can be collected at the foot of walls to boil nitrate, but in the south, there is no such thing. Only in Sichuan and Sichuan, nitrate soil can be collected in caves to boil cave nitrate.

Finding a saltpeter-producing cave is as difficult as prospecting for minerals. It is not an easy task.

While walking around, Huang Zhen asked about the war in the Central Plains.

"The Grand Master and Gong Xin used water power to defeat the Yuanlu. They thought they had joined forces in front of Longxing Mansion at this time. However, it was raining continuously and they had to wait for the weather to clear before they could attack the city."

As soon as Hu Sansheng finished speaking, the clouds disappeared and the rain dispersed, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.

After looking up for a moment, Hu Sansheng said: "The weather is clearing and the war is about to begin."

(End of this chapter)