Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 266

Those refugees were men and women, old and young, and there were quite a few barbarians from the north. They fought against the Bei Rong in the past and died countless people. The Daqing Dynasty did not know how many widows were added to drive the Bei Rong away. Many captives were taken, and some barbarians were redeemed by their families with money and horses. The rest of the poor families were stabbed in the face by the court, and they were used as official slaves to do some hard work that no one did. Those who were imprisoned in the big prison, now because of the war in the Daqing Dynasty, the national treasury is thin, and there are so many prisoners in the prison. The emperor wanted to reclaim the wasteland in the south, so he ordered that anyone who committed crimes in the prison with justifiable circumstances, such as being oppressed by bullies, who could not bear to kill someone by mistake, or who had some bloody filial piety in his bones, as long as he was not a heinous criminal For the capital crime of conspiring against the enemy and traitorous country, and violating the bottom line of the imperial court, 1000 people were selected and sent to Yi County with all their brains.

Luo Baisu was worried about manpower, and was overjoyed when he saw these criminals and refugees. The officers and soldiers who bought wine and vegetables really entertained the officers and soldiers under escort. Those officers and soldiers worked hard to escort the prisoners all the way. Beware of the prisoner escaping, I really can't sleep at night. Now that I have arrived at the Yixian county government, I have handed over the person and the roster to Luo Baisu. Return to life.

Now that there are 1000 more people in Yi County, there are manpower to work, and it is not difficult to settle them down.There are many empty houses in the county town, some collapsed, some were burned by the barbarians, and some are not so dilapidated that they can be housed after cleaning up.

Cheng Qing then led people to tidy up the house and house the new thousand or so official slaves.

Among the thousand people, there are craftsmen, scholars, warriors, and former officials who have been officials. There are really 36 professions, and they have everything.

Luo Tian was in need of helpers, so looking at this opportunity, she told Luo Baisu that she wanted to select some useful people from this group of people.

Luo Baisu also felt that his family was too handy and had a lot of work to do, especially Luo Tiandu and Luo Mingdu didn't even have a maid by their side, which was very inconvenient, so he nodded and said: "What kind of people do you want to pick, first Let’s talk about it, and I’ll ask someone to pick it up and send it to you.”

Luo Tian didn't think about what he wanted for a while, and said, "I won't know until I see it."

Luo Baisu said again: "These people are newcomers, and they don't know what kind of temperament they are. Your elder sister has Xiqiao to take care of her, and you don't even have a waiter. In two years, you will have to go out. How about it? First ask them to send two smart girls to take care of you and your eldest sister, and then choose the rest slowly."

Luo Tiandu didn't want to pick maidservants, but wanted to see if there was anyone with special skills.Luo Baisu only knew that among the people who came were prisoners from Beirong, there were criminals, and it was really unclear which of those people had any skills, so he said, "Otherwise, wait a few more days, and I will arrange these people into the prison." You can choose again." These people are no more familiar with temperament than the servants who were trained and sold by officials before, and he dare not easily pick them into the mansion for his family to order.

Luo Tian nodded.

Not to mention the large number of people and the strength, with the addition of more than 1000 people, together with the soldiers brought by Liao Pianjiang and Cheng Sheng's 100 people, after half a month of hard work, the land suitable for farming around Yi County was roughly opened up. Do the math, there are also [-] to [-] mu.[-] to [-] mu of land is not too much for a county, but it is already a big improvement compared to the situation of no one in Yi County before.

Spring plowing did not wait for anyone, Luo Baisu registered the more than 3 mu of fertile land, and distributed about ten mu to each person from door to door, and distributed grain to them, allowing them to cultivate by themselves.

Liao Pian finished the work of inspecting the fields, and then led the people to renovate the county government office, made a plaque, and hung it on the gate of the county government office. A gloomy look.

After the yamen was repaired, Luo Tiandu sent someone to buy vegetables again, entertained the military masters, and took another [-] taels of money to distribute to the soldiers. He only asked them to go back and buy two jugs of wine. Meaning, they sent everyone away.

Once the soldiers left, they could no longer hear their loud yells every day, and the creaking sound of the carts pressing on the road when dragging stones and logs, the county town became deserted.

Luo Tian even calculated the expenses of these days. He really didn't know. He was startled when he calculated it. He usually pays her with a few dozen dollars. He didn't know the money until the final calculation of the ledger. It's really useless.I bought 100 taels of rations for these thousand officials and slaves, and I also bought hundreds of plows for farming. I went to the Yantie Division to apply for the iron. The shop was made into a plow and rake, and the wages alone were 1000 yuan, and an additional cattle were bought for each village. Later, after the fields were planted, tens of thousands of mulberry seedlings were dragged to several nearby counties. , plus the past two months, buying wine and vegetables from time to time, and entertaining the military men who helped build the city wall. Almost a third went.

In other words, construction is a matter of burning money. They still save and save, save and save, and they spend so much.

Money, money, money, money is needed for everything, so the spring plowing is settled, and the money in the treasury is spent like running water, but the autumn harvest is still gone. Not all of them can be collected into the warehouses of the government, but one-third must be allocated to those who cultivate wasteland, and the remaining two-thirds have been paid to the imperial court. Luo Baisu's salary for the three hundred soldiers was also drawn from the harvested grain, so there was not much left.

Luo Tiandu sighed inwardly, thinking that others said that the account room is not easy to manage, especially the yamen's account room is even more difficult to manage, and if it is not done well, he will have to pay for it himself.

Having said that, looking at the rippling paddy fields outside the city under the sun, and the lush seedlings in the fields, when the wind blows, they look like green waves, a thriving scene, no matter how many flowers there are. The money is also worth it, and the people of this county live by pointing at these seedlings.

Luo Mingdu has seen her frowning these days, and spent the whole day in the room doing the accounting. After doing the calculations, he sighed and sighed. The eldest sister cared about her, so he took a chance to ask her: "Little Du , why are you sighing in the house every day?" She felt that now that the county government has been repaired and the fields have been planted, there is no need to worry about these two biggest things.
"No money!" Luo Tiandu said.

"How much do you want? I'll give it to you." Not counting the Gu family's furniture kept by Uncle Gu, Luo Mingdu has the most money in the family now. Back then, the Luo family had saved her dowry for several years, and Luo Tiandu had a headache. Almost all of the money she spent on tinkering in Beijing for two years was added to her dowry. The gold and silver jewellery, including the land, amounted to over a thousand taels.Luo Mingdu was generous to his family, and he loved Luo Tiandu even more, seeing her complaining that he had no money, so he went to open a private house to withdraw money for her.

Luo Tian hastily stopped her: "Don't, I'm counting the bills in the yamen, big sister, don't worry about it."

Luo Mingdu said: "Is there not enough money in the yamen?"

"Enough is enough, but... well, forget it, it's okay, let's not talk about this, where is Zijin?"

"Ding Wu took him out to play all morning, he was exhausted, and now he is resting in his mother's room."

"I'll go and see him." I have to say, having Ding Wu to help lead Luo Zijin is indeed of great use. At least Luo Tian is completely liberated and can do what he is good at. Ding Wu Because the Luo family took him in, he was very grateful, and the work assigned to him was not heavy, just playing with the young master. In his eyes, only those who were quite trustworthy would be assigned to serve the young master at home. He felt that The Luo family valued themselves, so they took care of Luo Zijin very wholeheartedly, which made Luo Tian very relieved.

In the first few days, because Luo Zijin was not familiar with Ding Wu, he refused to let him play with him. Later, when he got to know Ding Wu better, he was gradually willing to let him hug and play around. Now he is very close to him.Today he and Ding Wu ran wildly in the yard for a whole morning, exhausted, and now they are taking a nap after lunch. When Luo Tian went to visit him, the child was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed and his limbs spread out. cooked.

Luo Tian watched Luo Zijin quiet down like a little angel while sleeping, and he loved him so much, he kissed him on the cheek, and then pulled the quilt for him, and then went out lightly, Ding Wu Standing outside the door, seeing them coming out, he lifted the curtain and looked at them uneasy.

Luo Tiandu has been watching Ding Wu's actions for the past few days. Although he is not very clever, he is very devoted to Luo Zijin. A person who can stand alone.

Luo Baisu is 39 this year, and the Fang family is 20, but Luo Zijin is only two years old. No matter how precocious and capable Luo Zijin is, if he can stand alone and support the Luo family's lintel, he must be at least 24 years old. At that time Well, Luo Baisu is almost sixty, lacks energy, and can't help Luo Zijin in everything. Luo Zijin has to cultivate one or two useful talents early on.It's not that she is boasting, Luo Baisu's Fang family and Luo Ming have her, so she can save a lot of trouble, but she will get married in two years, even if she wants to, it is impossible for her to take care of the Luo family after marriage To make a living, Fang's couple dote on their children, especially Luo Baisu, who is simply a [-]-filial father, and thanks to her adult soul, otherwise, with Luo Baisu's way of doting on children, there will be more children in the future. I really don't know what little overlord will be spoiled.

(End of this chapter)