After finishing the meal, most of the officials went back to deal with their work. Only some people in high positions stayed with Zhu Biao, discussing together the plans to calm the people and open up wasteland.
The prefect of Fengyang meant that since there were nearly 100,000 people, instead of scattered villages, it would be better to build a larger town, which would allow us to concentrate manpower and material resources.
The map of Fengyang Mansion was placed on the table, and the villages and towns had to be carefully outlined on it. The originally empty villages were filled by the more than 100 people in front of them, although some more could be crammed in.
However, the natural resources near a village are limited, and there are only a few fertile fields. No matter how much wasteland is unsuitable for farming, there is nothing we can do. Moreover, Zhu Biao's plan is to stimulate population development, so he must leave rations for the newborns, even if
Each household in a village should not have too little cultivated land.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had no objection, Magistrate Fengyang drew a diagram on the map. There were only two places left where large towns could be built. The terrain needed to be relatively flat, with farmland and rivers nearby, and not far from official roads suitable for transporting building materials.
The only drawback is that there are no villages around and it is sparsely populated.
Zhu Biao nodded, saying that this matter was not a trivial matter, and said that he would go to see it in person tomorrow. Magistrate Fengyang had already made two trips in person, but there was no way he could stop Zhu Biao.
Seeing that Zhu Biao was a little tired, the officials resigned sensibly and said they would come back to see him tomorrow. Zhu Biao asked Liu Jin to send them out, and only the direct descendants he brought from the capital were left in the room.
Zhu Biao braced himself and looked at Zhang Fan. After parting ways after the heavy rain, Zhu Biao would miss the orphans, widows and children every day. Zhang Fan felt the prince's gaze and immediately bowed and said, "Thanks to His Highness's great blessing, those women and children all arrived here safely."
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction: "You have done a good job and have lived up to my trust. I have always been worried because those children are too weak."
Zhang Fan also smiled. He had put a lot of effort into completing this matter perfectly. Now that he could satisfy the prince, all the hard work would have been in vain. He bowed and replied a few words.
Zhu Biao felt better, looked at Zhu Fan and said, "Third brother, you have worked hard this time, aren't you tired?"
Zhu Fan said with a smile: "It's really not easy. In fact, it's okay for me, but it's really hard for my eldest brother."
Zhu Biao asked the rest of the people again. These people had followed him from Nanjing to Shanxi, and now they were walking back to Fengyang. Zhu Biao had very strict requirements on them on the way. Now only the finishing touches are left. They should be encouraged.
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When it got dark and everyone retreated, Zhu Biao rubbed his face and relaxed his facial muscles. Liu Jin sadly served a bowl of chicken soup: "Master, just ask them to retreat early. They are tired from traveling all the way."
, why bother spending time with them again.”
Zhu Biao glanced at him and made sure that he only said this because he felt sorry for himself. Otherwise, Zhu Biao would have to reprimand him a few times. He really didn't have the strength today.
Liu Jin also knew that he had said the wrong thing. After watching Zhu Biao drink the chicken soup, he hurried out and brought another basin of foot-washing water and added some medicinal materials given by the imperial doctor to it.
Zhu Biao soaked his feet in the hot water and sighed comfortably. Sure enough, nothing was easy. Zhu Biao had to worry about all aspects of things every day along the way. It was different from the Northern Expedition. At that time, Zhu Biao only had to worry about everything.
The generals are in charge, and the soldiers are in charge of their own military discipline.
Just follow the orders and prohibitions, and all along the way are ordinary people, and most of them are illiterate. There are many people who have never left their own villages in their lives.
No matter what he said to them, they just couldn't understand. Zhu Biao initially ordered the soldiers not to be violent easily and to mainly appease the people. As a result, there was all kinds of chaos and the marching troops were dispersed.
Zhu Biao tried to change, but what he found in the end was that the whip was indeed more effective than reason, and the effect was extremely fast. Zhu Biao could only comfort himself in the end that they were already like this, and this was the limitation of the times.
Early the next morning, Zhu Biao led the officials to the land planned by Fengyang Prefecture, inspected various conditions on the spot, and finally determined that the land was indeed good and suitable for building a county seat.
After receiving Zhu Biao's instructions, Fengyang Prefecture immediately went to Jockey Club City to arrange labor and organize craftsmen. The young men Zhu Biao brought first had a place to use. They were first allowed to cut trees on the spot, which would become their new home from now on.
Of course they have to do the work.
Leaving Xu Yungong, Chang Mao, Guo Chong and others in charge, Zhu Biao led Zhu Fan to see the people who had settled down again. He said that settling down was actually just a broken house, and they still relied on the army to supply food, and the village
The cultivated land has long been abandoned without cultivation for many years.
After Zhu Biao looked around, he ordered Zhu Fan to take the officials and soldiers to gather all the people. The old, weak, women and children stayed at home to clean up, and the rest worked together. The houses were built from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, and the cultivated land was also the same.
Anyway, the fields haven’t been divided yet.
If they were allowed to sweep the snow in front of each other, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to survive the winter. They had to organize things, and there would definitely not be enough officials. Zhu Biao could only give priority to literate gentry children to help with management and planning.
After Zhu Biao gave the order, he laughed to himself. No matter how hard he suppressed him, he still had to rely on others when it was time to do things. Zhu Biao finally realized the helplessness of kings in the past. It was really difficult to do anything without them.
The autumn harvest has also begun in Fengyang Prefecture. The imperial court ordered that the grain tax in Fengyang Prefecture this year does not have to be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but should be reserved for settling the relocated people. Zhu Biao did not bother to test the conscience of the officials and directly sent the nobles to watch with swords.
, whoever dares to covet a grain of food will be killed immediately!
Zhu Biao basically arranged errands every morning and went to each village in the afternoon. The men who worked were easy to talk to and he could do anything after giving them a full meal, but the women in the village were in trouble.
Trivial matters never stop, and conflicts between local police officers and soldiers are inevitable. There are also children from aristocratic families who are selected to manage. They have some rights and want to take care of their relatives and relatives.
There are all kinds of things, and there is also a shortage of building materials in the county, which also requires Zhu Biao to apply to the court. Recently, it is unknown what kind of disease the livestock have, and they have started to infect each other.
Hundreds of cows fell down. Zhu Biao ordered all those found to be isolated in one place. Their body temperature was very high and they could not eat anything. There was still turbid liquid in their noses. They were about to die. The imperial doctors were
It couldn't be cured, and even the Fengyang Mansion's special livestock treatment team couldn't do anything.
Zhu Biao cruelly ordered to kill them all. You must know that there are tens of thousands of cattle here. If they are all infected, the loss will be too great. Zhu Biao does not dare to take this risk, but heartache is inevitable. Livestock
So precious.
The others were even more distressed. The people watching all shed tears. Fu Zhong's tears also flowed from the corners of his mouth. Zhu Biao glared at him and ordered that no one was allowed to eat the meat.
The cause of death is unknown, but the disease is obviously contagious. Although Zhu Biao is not sure whether it will affect people after being cooked, he still doesn't want to take the risk.
Zhu Biao said seriously a few more times, and the people around him were not greedy for this little meat. Zhu Biao frowned and looked at the soldiers and civilians around him. The eyes of these people were shining.