Zhang Jia suddenly mentioned that Lin Jingzhi was resigned, and his face suddenly became gloomy. To be honest, the head of the farmland industry was just a small official from the ninth rank. It was no big deal if he was resigned, but he naturally liked to study.
Farming, water conservancy, soil quality and other matters now without an official position, you can no longer do what you like to do before, nor can you seek benefits for the people.
"If you have anything, please tell me Mr. Lin." After a long silence, Zhang Jia spoke again.
Lin Jingzhi's face turned right and said, "I know that Lord Zhang is an honest official and a good official. The reason why he threw away his black hat last year was because someone secretly framed him. But Lord Zhang has a specialty in academic research. Do you plan to just turn his skills into nothing.
Throw it away?”
Zhang Jia knew that Lin Jingzhi's identity was not necessary to flatter him. He was moved when he heard this. After all, there were not many people in this world who could understand him, "What does Mr. Lin mean?"
"Cooperation, Lord Zhang, you gave the court a note last year, saying that there was a large area of wasteland twenty kilometers east of Luocheng City. But it was suppressed by the above and falsely accused you of false investigations and want to use this
If you make achievements, you will be fine. Is this your official?”
Zhang Jia sighed and replied, "Yes, this is the case, but Zhang can swear with conscience that the wasteland can definitely be used. Although the initial investment is large, it will not take a few decades to get taxed.
If you take back one item and open the land, it will be a major event that can benefit the people."
After saying that, he was stunned and asked in surprise: "Young Master Lin doesn't want to drive it by himself? That's impossible!"
"Haha, I'm going to see that large wasteland is underneath, it's really worth it!" Lin Jingzhi smiled slightly, calm and composed.
Seeing that Lin Jingzhi really wanted to open that wasteland, Zhang Jia shook his head and said, "It's worth driving, but it's not possible to rely on Mr. Lin's family alone. You don't know that although the wasteland is very large, it's still
The biggest problem is to be smoothed out, and the biggest problem is…”
"Water, you have to open the canal!" A confident light flashed through Lin Jingzhi's eyes.
Zhang Jia was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "Since Mr. Lin knows that he wants to open the canal, why would he still open that wasteland? You don't think that you can open it with the Lin family's financial and material resources."
Lin Jingzhi did not answer Zhang Jia's question, but instead asked, "I know that Lord Zhang is smart and capable. I think before I put the note, I have explored the terrain, the quality of the land, and the road map for opening the canal.
Now?"
Seeing that Lin Jingzhi did not listen to the advice, Zhang Jia was helpless, but still replied honestly: "Yes, Zhang is ready for these things. He originally thought that if someone raised an objection, he could take them out and make a dialectical statement, but
I didn't expect that the above asked without asking, so I said no, and then removed Zhang Mou's official position."
"Okay, just have the drawings!" Lin Jingzhi finally calmed down when he heard this.
Since knowing that Tian Ji and Wang Meng conspired to seize the Lin family's property, Lin Jingzhi has always thought about how to resolve the crisis. However, he is an official and the Lin family is a civilian. It is impossible to confront each other head-on. Therefore, he
He decided to keep a low profile for the time being, so that the other party could not find a reason to punish the Lin family.
But whether it is low-key or low-key, hundreds of people from the Lin family want to have a meal, it is not possible without an investment. Moreover, in this era, the face and prestige of a family are very important. Take the matter of Manager Hu being beaten for example. There is no counterattack or no
When reporting to the official, the loss is not just the closing of a store.
Without prestige, if you are weak in the eyes of others, you will be bullied. This is the biggest loss of the Lin family. Because of this, Tian Ji and others, with some of their competitors, dare to find someone to come to make trouble without scrupulously.
Although it wasn't big, the income was reduced by more than half.
After all, no one will buy things in places where things happen frequently, not to mention that those things are not only available to the Lin family.
It was not until he heard that there was a locust plague in the north that an inspiration flashed through his mind. If there was a locust plague, there must be refugees who fled to famine. In the eyes of the court, after the natural disaster, these hungry people were a burden and it was difficult to withdraw a lot of silver for relief, but in his
In his eyes, there is a huge group of cheap labor!
If it were the past, the government could only do the land and the canal digging, because in addition to enough money, such large-scale projects also require enough manpower. If the court does not approve this
Projects, if you don’t force the people to open up land, you can’t find enough money, and you can’t find enough staff. After all, people are living and working in peace and contentment. Who would abandon their families and children to dig a canal in order to earn your big money.
.
But now it’s different. With natural disasters, there will naturally be hungry people who are not full of food. When they flee to famine, they just need to provide them with enough meals a day.
This deal is quite cost-effective!
In addition, Liuzhou is not in the southernmost part. It is just bordering the Central Plains and is the closest place to fleeing to the south. Then the flow of people will be very large. If he can open the porridge as soon as possible, he will definitely be able to win the reputation of good people.
By then, the streets were full of hungry people eating Lin’s food. How could Tian Ji and Wang Meng dare to make the Lin family’s idea?
If they really dare to move, the Lin family would just say in secret that someone would investigate the Lin family's food and could no longer open a shed to help porridge. Those hungry people would not agree to the fact that they could have stuttering.
He thought about this matter for a long time, and after thinking about it, there was another point, that was Mr. Zhang Jia and Zhang.
After all, it is not a simple matter to open up wasteland and dig canals. Whether it succeeds or not is closely related to the preparations made by Zhang Jia in the early stage. Otherwise, when Mrs. Lin saw that she would not get any benefits, she would definitely not agree.
Zhang Jia saw Lin Jingzhi's joyful look and shook his head slightly. He had heard of some of Lin Jingzhi's deeds before, saying that Lin Jingzhi was a business genius, but now it seems that it is not true, and he is clearing wasteland and digging canals.
, that's not a joke, there are too many difficulties.
"I wonder if Mr. Zhang can give me a look at the canal drawing?" Lin Jingzhi didn't mind that Zhang Jia had no confidence in him. After all, this matter was too big and it was not convincing just by talking.
Now that even the black hat is gone, Zhang Jia naturally doesn't mind a drawing equivalent to waste. He nodded, took the drawing from the study and placed it on the table.
After suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lin Jingzhi spread it open, and then carefully observed it on the spot based on the memory of the late Lin Jingzhi. After a while, he was overjoyed.
Zhang Jia is indeed a real skill. Although some subtle parts on the drawings are not satisfactory and need to be modified, there is nothing wrong with the general aspect. After closing the paper, Lin Jingzhi pondered for a while and said:
"Mr. Zhang, I know that you don't believe that the Lin family can open such a large wasteland, but if, I say, if there is really a day when the conditions are ripe, would you like to help me?"
After hearing this, Zhang Jia shook his head, not believing that the Lin family could do such a shocking thing. However, when he saw Lin Jingzhi's sincere attitude, he seemed to have to get an answer, so he responded: "Mr. Lin, I will not hide it from it."
In fact, Zhang also hopes that you can do this. Not to mention anything else, just to explore the mountains, detect the land, and draw this drawing. Zhang spent nearly three years with several subordinates.
The time, let alone benefit the people, is Zhang's grand wish."
"So, if the conditions really come true one day, whether it is to help Mr. Lin or the court to start construction, Mr. Zhang will definitely do his best to assist and try to make the project complete as soon as possible."
"Okay, it's good to have Lord Zhang's words!" Lin Jingzhi stood up after hearing this, bowed deeply to Zhang Jia, and said, "Lord Zhang cares about the people and does not seek wealth and honor. I admire him very much. In this way, if there is a
One day, the wasteland really opened, and the tenants would not have to pay rent for three years.”
Although Zhang Jia still didn't believe that Lin Jingzhi could accomplish this, he stood up and gave a greeting, "If there was really a day, Zhang would thank Mr. Lin for them in advance."
The two looked at each other and smiled, then sat down again.
Since we have discussed the matter with Zhang Jia, the next step is to find a way to get the imperial court's documents.
In the Daqian Dynasty, if you want to open wasteland, you have to buy the mountain first. Only with the land contract can you open it independently. If you want to quote river water, you must report it to the Ministry of Works for approval in advance. Only in this way can you open the fields in the future
Only officials of the Ministry of Revenue will measure the size and then pay taxes according to the standards stipulated by the state.
The Daqian Dynasty also had a famous article stating that newly reclaimed wastelands would not have to be paid taxes in the first year.
Before leaving Zhang's mansion, Lin Jingzhi wanted to leave some money for the Zhang family, but Zhang Jia said that he would not receive any reward without any merit and said he would not want anything. Lin Jingzhi knew that this person was straightforward, so he did not persuade him again. However, when he left the door,
He still settled Zhang Jia and asked him not to tell him about the fact that he wanted to open up wasteland and dig a canal.
Shimo stood in the hall, filling the two of them with water and tea from time to time, and listening to their conversation without missing a word. He was also surprised. He couldn't understand why the second master suddenly said he wanted to open it.
wasteland!
This is a huge project.
"Shimo, do you know the name of the military farm in Luocheng now?" Lin Jingzhi asked softly on the way back to Lin Mansion.
Shimo didn't think deeply at all and replied directly: "Second Master, you forgot that Liu Biao was originally an official in Luocheng. Later, because of a crime, he bribed the people above and transferred them to the Ministry of Works for Rentland.
Mainly."
"Liu Biao?" Lin Jingzhi thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, and then he laughed out loud. It turned out that the farm manager was Liu Biao. It seemed that even the sky helped me!