Chapter 284: Obstruction
Xinlu Xinrui immediately moved forward and stopped the man's progress.
"Young master, please stay."
"County Lord, I have something important to discuss with the County Lord," the man said.
Yuntao went straight onto the carriage and ignored the man.
Xinlv and Xinrui said with straight faces, "Master, if you have anything important to do, please go to the concierge and hand in the message. The county master will see it and come to invite you."
Then he blocked the person from the car and prevented him from moving forward.
Yuntao got on the carriage and rubbed her head, and actually felt that getting engaged early was not a bad thing.
There are too many wild bees and butterflies outside, and it’s annoying to see them too much.
After inspecting a circle of factories and land, Yuntao went to the iron-making workshop to have a look.
Li'an recently launched a new type of special ironware, iron nails.
Yuntao doesn't know how much iron output the Jin Dynasty had, but after sending out the ironware recipes, it trained a steady stream of blacksmiths for the court.
The imperial court never cut off iron ore, and every month they came to deliver iron ore to her in the quantity she requested.
Yuntao was very satisfied with this.
Iron nails were made that lasted far and wide and were used everywhere in Li'an.
There is a saying that you are willing to be a screw for a moment and dedicate yourself.
Although screws are small, they are vital. They are needed in many places in life, and so are nails.
With the advent of iron nails, the mortise and tenon furniture that used to take several months and hammered many times to succeed now only needs to be nailed on the wooden boards.
Simple and very easy!
A carpenter with quick hands and feet can make more than ten wooden cabinets in a day.
Before, it was a workload that they would have never dared to imagine.
Furniture made of iron nails has an obvious shortcoming, that is, it is not as beautiful as mortise and tenon. The nobles looked down on this kind of furniture.
But this furniture is for ordinary people, so why does Yuntao care whether the people outside look down on it or not?
First, let the people of Li'an have enough food, and then let them have a house to live in and clothes to wear. In their free time, they can do some work at home and make some money. If it doesn't work, you can take out the excess food grown in the fields.
Save money.
This is the best that Yun Tao thinks she can do.
Going a step further, Xu needs to rely on the efforts of the broad masses of the people and cannot rely solely on her own strength.
And those who are studying in the school are the hope of new life in Li'an.
Compared with their parents, they can read, work, have their own thinking, and may be able to create a better tomorrow.
As Li'an prospered, Yuntao turned his attention to Pingling.
Now that the war has just stopped, the people of Pingling are not living very well.
Yuntao originally planned to let the common people grow cotton, but she asked the princess's people to come forward to harvest it.
But compared to cotton, people care more about food with high yield.
Jiang Xingfeng was Yuntao's specially selected assistant from Li'an and sent to Pingling. Before that, he was the most ordinary clerk in the yamen, with a meager monthly salary.
Since the county lord came to Li'an, everything has changed.
Jiang Xingfeng originally knew a few words, and it was because of his ability in reading that he was selected as a minor official. Later, he learned a lot in the further training class run by the county boss, such as reading, and various kinds of grain-growing work.
The trick.
According to Yuntao, they are grassroots cadres.
Jiang Xingfeng didn't quite understand this term, but he only knew that the county boss trusted him very much, and he came here with the expectations of his family.
At first, when people came to teach the recipe for fertile fields, the people were unwilling to cooperate.
But within a few days, or in other words, half a month later, the vegetables in the fields grew well, and the people discovered their benefits.
One by one, they brought vegetables freshly grown from the ground with gratitude.
After knowing that these fertilizers can fertilize fields, people inevitably fell into a misunderstanding.
I thought it would be better to add more fertilizer, so I fertilized the ground vigorously.
At this time, Jiang Xingfeng's people had to stop them, and each family told them not to apply too much, as it would burn the seedlings and the crops in the field would die.
Some people don't listen to advice and think that this thing will make the food grow better.
Until I saw with my own eyes what the villagers were doing, many of the good seeds in the field were burned to death, and rescuing them was of no avail.
It doesn’t matter if I apply fertilizer one by one, or if I don’t apply fertilizer, I start to feel scared.
It took several months to act according to Jiang Xingfeng's instructions, not daring to give more or less.
Back in his small courtyard, Jiang Xingfeng fetched a bucket of water from the well, drank from an earthy gray porcelain bowl, and put some more into his water hyacinth.
He usually has a bad temper, but he always remembers the instructions of the county leader. Many people are stupid and have to spend a lot of time to explain to them.
As an official, the superior officer loves the people, and the following are no exception, so we need to spend more time to make it clear.
Jiang Xingfeng talked to the people every day, and only shouted a few times when he was anxious. Therefore, his voice became hoarse day by day, and he needed to drink a lot of water every day.
Just as Jiang Xingfeng rested his front feet, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps outside.
"Brother Jiang, we went to ask, and everyone tried to persuade us, but they were unwilling." said a square-faced man who hurriedly walked in from behind.
"Have you tried to persuade me? Have you told them about the cotton fields being directly allocated to them?"
"I told you, I told you, it's useless, they don't want to grow cotton."
"Oh, everyone just accepts death and thinks about stuttering, without looking at what they are wearing? I heard that many people freeze to death in the cold weather in Pingling. Many of their families have children.
I don’t have any decent clothes, and I don’t know how I survived the winter!”
The man who came in later complained.
They are all from the south. They grew up in the south. When they suddenly came to Pingling, they felt that it was dry and dry here, and they were a little uncomfortable for a while.
However, the summer in Pingling is cooler than that in Li'an, and the wind and rain are not as severe as in Li'an.
Before coming, the county leader had people prepare a lot of thick clothes for them. He said that the winter in Pingling was very cold, so he asked them to wear some clothes carefully to avoid freezing.
They know how much good clothes are worth, let alone thick clothes with cotton inside.
I was so moved for a moment that I was ready to work even harder for the county boss.
Everything the county leader does is for the sake of the people of Li'an. Although the people are confused, everyone understands one thing and believes that the county leader is always right.
After coming here, the difference was huge. Maybe Shangguan in Pingling was not as good as Shangguan in Li'an. They didn't trust Shangguan and didn't want to choose something better.
They were told to grow cotton one by one, but they were extremely reluctant, as if they were trying to harm them.
You must know that there are new rules in Pingling this year. If someone opens up wasteland to grow cotton, the land will be theirs.
Even so, not many people moved. In desperation, everyone wrote a letter to Yuntao.
Chapter completed!