Huafanchunzhengming

Chapter 538 Return (1)

After Chen Shaoming and others left, Zhong Weiwei started another matter.

She invited Xu Han and County Magistrate Liao to discuss with them another idea of ​​her own.

Since Xu Han came here and started to build Xijing, he has been committed to recruiting troops, but these actions are all carried out in private.

In other words, although the imperial court will pay a part of the expenses, it will not be too generous, and it cannot be clear about it. This is a great constraint on the development of this army.

Now the number of people is still small, and it is already stretched. When there are more and more people in the future, many troubles will come one after another.

For example, how to feed this group of people and make them feel at ease.

For another example, military expenditures can be secretly accounted for, but it is impossible for him to hide all of these people and not leak any information.

If Dong Ling knew about the existence of this army, it would lose the meaning of Chonghua secretly building Xijing and Xu Han secretly recruiting troops.

In addition, Jiujun Town has been expanding outwards, but the population and economy have never kept up. Now, except for the original population, most of the residents are merchants and craftsmen who participated in the construction.

The tea trade alone cannot attract so many people to settle here in a short period of time.

When the project is over and these people leave, Xijing will become an empty city, a dead city, so it is very necessary to solve this problem.

Zhong Weiwei's idea is that she wants to turn this privately recruited army into a citizen of Xijing.

Serving the people in peacetime, farming, doing business, having children, and supporting themselves; in wartime, serving as soldiers, charging into battle, defending the country, and opening up territories.

As for growing tea, she didn't intend to include these. After all, growing tea and making tea is a technical job, not everyone can do it.

Chonghua has always hoped to change the status quo that Li country is too dependent on tea trade, and hopes that more people will grow food, but for various reasons, this policy has not been implemented well.

Nanjun has a warm climate, fertile land, and abundant rainfall. It is a very suitable place to grow rice. As long as it is operated properly, it can take the lead in implementing the New Deal in Nanjun and turn Nanjun into the granary of the country of Li.

If done well, this is a good thing that kills several birds with one stone.

Regarding this matter, Zhong Weiwei has been thinking about it since the day he wanted to build Xijing. After repeated thinking and verification, it took almost a year to come up with it now.

During this year, apart from running to the construction site, to the tea garden, she also ran to the fields, not just talking about it, but forgetting about it.

Therefore, when she expressed her thoughts, she undoubtedly got the support of Xu Han and Liao county magistrate.

Xu Han sighed: "It's hard for you to think so long-term and thoughtful. Spring is here, and the boys in the military camp fight all the time because they are idle and bored."

When young and strong men are locked up in one place, they have nowhere to exert their energy, and they don't have a home or anything, so they get angry, and when they are busy, they tend to make trouble.

County magistrate Liao quickly coughed twice, reminding Xu Han, what are you holding back, it is inappropriate to say such words in front of Zhong Wei's only woman.

Although everyone knows what is going on, there is no home and no women.

Xu Han rarely blushed, and said with a smile: "It's just that this matter is easier said than done, and we have to carefully draft a charter and submit it to His Majesty. After His Majesty agrees, we can proceed step by step. "

"Then, the content of stationing the army will bother the general."

Zhong Weiwei smiled and arranged for County Magistrate Liao: "Old Liao, you are more familiar with people's livelihood and farming than us, so it depends on you."

"Don't give up, even if you fight this old life, you will definitely fulfill your mission."

County Magistrate Liao's small eyes were shining with excitement, and he stared at Zhong Weiwei with the eyes of a big baby, feeling that his official career was about to reach a new level.

A group of people worked together in a division of labor and worked in full swing.

In a blink of an eye, it was March.

As the weather got hotter, the plan for stationing troops was modified several times and took shape. Zhong Weiwei sent a letter to Chonghua briefly mentioning this idea, and got a reply from Chonghua soon.

Chonghua was very interested and asked Jiujun Town to send someone to Beijing to explain the detailed plans and ideas to him carefully. He wanted to organize a dialectical discussion with ministers before deciding what to do.

Xu Han had just recruited a group of men and horses, but he couldn't leave, and he was a general himself, so he was not suitable for this task, so this task fell to Liao County Magistrate.

County magistrate Liao couldn't help but made full preparations for this, but he still felt a little unclear in a few places, and he was even more afraid that he would not be able to cope with Chonghua and would be embarrassed in public. , discussed repeatedly.

Several times caused Zhong Weiwei to miss his meal and rest, and received all kinds of big-eyed gifts from Xiaotang, Yanzhi and others. He was not angry, let alone took it to heart, and gave them all kinds of fresh gadgets in the countryside with a smile Son.

One day, seeing that Zhong Weiwei was in a good mood, he made an even more aggressive suggestion: "I'm a clumsy official, I haven't seen a big scene, and every time I think about going to an audience, I'm so scared that I can't sleep all night.

I'm really afraid of delaying things, His Majesty is not happy, it doesn't matter if I'm killed, I'm just afraid of delaying important things.Why don't you take me with you, with you covering me, I will be at ease. "

An old man, making such a pitiful and begging expression, looks really uncomfortable.

Xiaotang and Yanzhi looked at each other, and made a mischievous "vomit" movement. When Liao County Magistrate saw it, he was not angry, and said cheerfully: "I'm bothering the two sisters. The official knows that he is old and weak. ugly……"

Zhong Weiwei couldn't listen anymore, and scolded Xiaotang and Yanzhi with a straight face.

County magistrate Liao cheerfully spoke good words for Xiaotang and Yanzhi, not angry at all.

When he left, Zhong Weiwei warned Xiaotang and Yanzhi sternly: "Don't bully him, ugly, he is not an idiot, it is also a great skill to be able to live safely and securely in this kind of place for so many years without any achievements.

The drafting of this plan this time has proved his knowledge and ability. This person will be great in the future. "

Both Xiaotang and Yanzhi restrained their expressions and responded.

After dinner, Xiaotang took Zhong Weiwei for a walk, and asked her in a low voice: "Magistrate Liao County has been urging you to enter the capital, why do I think it's His Majesty's intention? Do you want to go?"

Zhong Weiwei looked at the tall tassel tree next to the white sandalwood pavilion, and was a little dazed for a while.

Chonghua wrote to her at the beginning of the year, asking if she could hang a lantern for him on this tassel tree, and then fall asleep reciting his name at night, inviting him to fall asleep.

She never replied, nor hung a lantern.

Since then, Chonghua has never mentioned such words in his letters to her.

The two still exchanged letters, but apart from greeting each other, what they said was business.

(End of this chapter)