"It's just a creation of momentum, not worth mentioning. Although it's to help the people, it's not a glorious thing after all, so don't mention it again in the future." Wu Song said.

This matter is an absolute secret inside, and few people know it.

Before the rescue of the victims began, the grain was collected at a low price, and then the favorable factors were sold, saying that it would require a large amount of grain to rescue the victims. Speculators followed up and the grain prices rose. When the food prices were rising, the food collected earlier was slowly sold out. In the end, the food did not need too much food to rescue the victims. The benefits were gone, and the grain prices fell back to the starting point, and the grain went around and came back. Wu Song bought low and sold high and made enough money.

After all, except for hundreds of pigs and nearly 100,000 kilograms of fish, Tongda Car Store almost didn't make any money in it, and all the money earned was given to Cheng Wanli's road repair project.

Wu Song sighed: "There is nothing but temporary relief of hundreds of thousands of people."

Gongsun Shengdao: "Brother saved hundreds of thousands of people, and his blessings are great."

"Dede, always say goodbye to put a high hat on me. The work-for-relief should be done by Qingzhou Prefecture, so that it will be effective. In addition to the loss of cars and horses on the road, the money and grain are not used. We also have to think of ways to help as many people as possible. In fact, not enough food is a good way to eat meat. When sweet potatoes are promoted, each household will raise two pigs a year, and there is no shortage of meat." Wu Song said.

Of course, the development of horse, cattle, pigs and sheep breeding has begun to be promoted, and it will take time to see the results.

Next, Wu Song continued to arrange for Tongda Dache Store in Yizhou and Qingzhou to recruit strong men. He recruited 3,000 strong men at one time, not to do other work or reclaim land.

Danluo Island has a suitable climate, and there are still 300,000 mu of land suitable for reclaiming. The Danluo people are only interested in fishing and hunting and do not know any agriculture at all, so Wu Song plans to immigrate to Danluo Island.

Wu Yong said, "Since Danluo Island is larger than Dongping Prefecture, it is indeed a good place to go. We have the final say there. It is much more convenient in various matters. Unlike in Dongping Prefecture, I do not recommend recruiting agricultural workers to directly collect refugees and immigrate according to households. Each person will give five acres of ration fields and cultivate them on their own. We lend them seeds, sell oxen for credit, and harvest them. We exempt them from taxes in the first three years, and after three years, 10% of the agricultural tax is not allowed to be bought and sold, abandoned, and if they are not planted, they will be reclaimed. This is much simpler to manage."

Wu Song nodded: "This is also a good idea, two-pronged approach. Farm workers and farmers immigrants will be recruited together. See which plan the people prefer."

Immigration has no large-scale publicity, but only says to recruit farm workers, work and farm land, 500 cents a month, control food, accommodation and transportation fees, and bonuses.

In five days, two thousand strong men were recruited from Qingzhou Prefecture, and they drove to Danluo Island by a lucky boat through the Yizhou Prefecture Wharf, and then started building villages from Danluo Island and reclaiming land.

The development of Danluo Island is not a matter of overnight. I was anxious to eat hot tofu. The weather gradually became colder, and the merchant ships that traded with the Liao and Jin countries went home to celebrate the New Year. However, the first fleet led by Ruan Xiaoqi and more than ten warships went to Danluo Island for training, where they assisted Tang Bin's second fleet to resist potential enemies together. For a time, Danluo Island was as solid as a living.

Tongda Dache's freight transportation business has also slowed down, but the passenger transportation business has gradually become popular. Although there is no such thing as the Spring Festival travel rush this year, there are still many people who visit relatives and friends in winter and go home for the New Year.

Gongsun Sheng took Taoist boys to Qingzhou to perform activities to provide relief to the victims and promote recruitment of workers. Wu Yong was in charge of Dongping Prefecture, recruited guards, and opened local branch numbers.

In the backyard of Lord Cheng, Cheng Wan sat at the desk at the window writing, absent-minded and depressed.

"Hey, what are you thinking?" Cheng Zhi suddenly ran over and scared Cheng Wan.

"Aren't you known as Guo Jia? Tell me what I want?" Cheng Wan asked.

Cheng Zhi said: "You can't hide your little thoughts from me. You are worried about your brother-in-law. He is doing well. A few days ago, we fought with the prodigal businessmen. We gathered all the food to help hundreds of thousands of people without any blood."

"I heard that Hu Sanniang was leading troops outside, and she could get on horseback and board a boat. She followed Erlang to kill east and west, which was enviable." Cheng Wan said.

Cheng Zhi said: "That's easy. Just follow your brother-in-law out. He should be going out soon."

Cheng Wan rolled her eyes and said, "It's so cold that I'm suffering from riding horses everywhere. I can't bear this hardship. Even Pan Jinlian is the main manager of the canned shop. The canned food produced by the canned shop are very popular."

Cheng Zhi said: "You are worried that you will not do anything at home and your status in your brother-in-law's mind will be reduced."

"No, I just want to do something, but I am a scholar. I have been studying poetry and books for many years but it is useless. Doing some business can save the world and the people." Cheng Wan said.

Cheng Zhi said: "What are you most familiar with except poetry and books?"

"Apart from poetry and books, there are rouge and water powder, these things that my daughter uses for household use." Cheng Wan said.

Cheng Zhi said: "It's time to go to your brother-in-law and ask him to set up a rouge and water powder workshop for you to manage, and you don't have to be idle anymore."

As he was talking, the maid came and said, "Miss, the son-in-law is here, and he is talking to the adults in the front yard."

Cheng Wan's face turned red suddenly, and Cheng Zhi said, "It must be the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager. Dongping Mansion wants to bring out some decent gifts. My father will come to Master Wu to discuss it."

Cheng Zhi's guess was right. Wu Song was invited by Cheng Wanli, and the Empress Dowager's seventy-year birthday would be the Queen Mother's birthday. The Song Dynasty governed the world with benevolence and filial piety. The Emperor naturally had to hold the birthday of the Queen Mother. A birthday gift from each government in the world was indispensable.

"Erlang, why did you bring such a gift today? It's time for outsiders to gossip about it?" Cheng Wanli said.

Wu Song said: "Take some local specialties to respect your father-in-law and father-in-law, who dares to talk nonsense? Adults first see what I gave you."

Wu Song opened the first box, and the crispy melon with green horns was scented. After smelling it, it smelled fragrant.

"Oh, it turns out it's a little melon. This is not a gift, so I accepted it." Cheng Wanli was stunned after saying that, looking at Wu Song like a ghost in Bai Ri, and said, "If I remember correctly, it's the weather at the end of the tenth month of the lunar calendar. I have already started to sleep with a blanket at night. How can I still grow melons?"

"Don't worry, there's more." Wu Song opened it one after another, fresh beans, Chinese cabbage, leeks, fennel, and rapeseed.

"This is all things that only exist in spring and summer, how did Erlang get it?"

Wu Song said: "Sir, I've arranged to make it in the kitchen, so let's talk while eating."

Cheng Wanli waved his hand and ordered the kitchen to cook. After a while, the vegetables with meat and vegetables came up, and it turned out to be delicious after taking a bite. At this time, the north was basically cabbage and radish. It was hard to have other vegetables, and there was no place to buy them if you had money.

(End of this chapter)
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