12dz Chapter 387 How about we encourage childbirth and allocate housing to them?
Chapter 387 How about we encourage childbirth and allocate housing to them?
"Mengli, we came here mainly to buy land. Where do you think would be a good place for us to buy?"
Jiang Shuzhi excitedly squeezed the silver notes in her sleeve.
After saving up money for a year, it finally has a purpose.
In all parts of Pingyao County, even in Pingding County, ever since my daughter-in-law started raising rice seedlings, rice paddy crabs, and rice paddy fish in greenhouses, there's not enough land for them to fight over.
Everyone is keeping their land tightly under control, not even leaving any wasteland uncultivated; they've cultivated everything that can be cultivated!
If it weren't for my daughter-in-law's insistence on building a protective forest to prevent soil erosion and landslides, and planting trees on sloping areas as much as possible without disturbing existing trees, they could have cleared the land from the bottom of the slope to the top without taking a break!
Gao Mengli was stumped by this problem, since Mengze was in charge of managing the prefectural city, but he was still out there and not present.
Lin Xi tugged at Meng Li's sleeve and gestured with her chin towards the distance, where Magistrate Shi was marking out positions for the remaining soldiers!
Gao Mengli's eyes lit up. That's right, no one knows the local situation better than the local magistrate.
She immediately stood on tiptoe and called out from afar, "Lord Shi!"
Magistrate Shi had come to the west city on purpose, pretending to help the remnants of the army, but in reality, he kept his ears perked up the whole time.
His eyes kept glancing at the entrance of Lin's restaurant, hoping that the "golden thigh" that Dou Di had mentioned would call him a name!
You can't blame him for that; it's just that Pingyao County, as described by Dou Weiyi, is so alluring.
Not only did everyone have enough to eat, but they also had work to do and money to earn. This was a stark contrast to the villages surrounding the prefectural city!
In the past few days, he went back and carefully considered the lessons he had learned from Dou Weiyi.
He gritted his teeth and decided to acquire some small properties under his wife's name, and he didn't even spare his six-year-old daughter's name!
Everything was ready, and his territory was about to take off; all that was missing was the call for a "golden thigh" (a powerful figure in the region)!
Sure enough, Gao Mengli's voice rang out. Magistrate Shi dropped the shovel in his hand, squeezed through the crowd, and jumped to Gao Mengli's side in two breaths. "Sister-in-law, what do you want with me!"
Those excited hands, those sparkling eyes—even Gao Mengli's bright eyes seemed to temporarily hide their brilliance, wishing they could close them as soon as possible.
She felt like she was being blinded by Magistrate Shi!
Before she could finish speaking, the man was already in front of her. His movements were so fast that Gao Mengli couldn't help but suspect that he had been lying in wait there on purpose...
"Cough cough."
Gao Mengli coughed twice. "Lord Shi, we'd like to buy land in the surrounding area. Do you think there's anywhere suitable?"
"Buy land? Who's going to buy it!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Shi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!
Sure enough, this immense wealth and fortune, like the wheel of fortune turning, has turned to his house today!
Gao Mengli gestured with her chin, and Magistrate Shi immediately turned around, staring in astonishment at the dense crowd behind him. "Them?"
“Yes, our whole village has come. They want to buy land in the surrounding area. Do you have time to show them around?”
Before Gao Mengli could finish speaking, Magistrate Shi immediately nodded eagerly, "I have time, I have time! Come with me quickly, I'll take you to buy some!"
Good heavens, so many people are buying land!
If the villagers of Wangyue Village are in his jurisdiction, then he can bring people to learn the planting techniques of Pingyao County and completely replicate them in his jurisdiction!
If the people in the area under his jurisdiction are well-fed and clothed, and the grain and land taxes are paid on time, then wouldn't he, as an official, have a chance to be promoted?
He had already begun planning what would happen next.
As long as these villagers bring over the planting methods from Pingyao County, within two years, his performance as county magistrate will definitely rank among the best in the prefecture, and his promotion will be a sure thing.
One second you're hoping for a promotion, the next it's already yours!
Magistrate Shi hurriedly turned around and led the crowd forward. The hem of his blue official robe was lifted by the wind, making him seem even more anxious than when attending banquets.
As he walked, he kept turning back and shouting, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement, "Fellow villagers, don't panic, let's go see that black soil in the south of the city first!"
Last year, I tried planting two acres of millet, and the yield was 20% higher than elsewhere. It is the most suitable for land reclamation!
I've heard you're most knowledgeable about reclaiming hilly terrain. My jurisdiction is mostly hilly; you could take a look!
As he led the way, he explained the surrounding area in detail.
He led a large group of people and his immense wealth to look at land!
Gao Mengli shook her head, her expression unreadable. "This Magistrate Shi... he really is a fascinating person!"
This is very similar to the original Dou Weiyi and Tang Guangjun.
"Mengli, take a look at this menu, is there anything else we need to add?"
Gao Mengli responded and walked over, taking the menu and glancing at it.
She plans to run a breakfast business and a grilled fish business in the evening at this restaurant, and she also plans to partition off a small room next door to sell roast duck.
She plans to sell the grilled fish in the evening along with drinks.
As for liquor, there is a village in Pingyao County that produces distilled liquor, and the liquor served at Linji Restaurant comes from that village.
After all, we're from the same county, so we should lend a hand if we can.
However, if her business takes off, the county's industries will also need to be affected.
Especially Li Doudou's tofu workshop, if they want to make grilled fish, they also need to make barbecue, which will require a lot of bean products.
The village's brick kiln can also be put into operation.
Wherever business goes, roads need to be built. I need to inform Zhao Chen about this!
But there are only so many people in Wangyue Village, and these few relatives are not enough.
"Xixi, what do you think about encouraging people in the village to have children by providing them with free education for life?"
"What? Mengli, you want to provide free nine-year compulsory education?"
Lin Xi looked up, puzzled.
Now every household has money, and there is a school in the village, so studying is not difficult. Moreover, they have invested money in the Chengbei Shushu Academy in Pingyao County, so the children of Wangyue Village can go there for free to learn.
"Yes, if the two of us want to go further and expand our business, we will definitely need the support of talented people from our clan."
Only when local officials come from their own villages can the convenience of doing business be guaranteed to a greater extent.
They weren't interested in court politics, but they were still keen on doing business.
Gao Mengli then explained her plans: "From elementary school to agricultural technology school, and then to martial arts school."
For every child from Wangyue Village, our family provides all the necessary supplies, including writing materials, paper, inkstones, and tuition fees.
Even if you want to apply to the academy in the state capital, your travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.
The problem is that everyone is so focused on getting things done and cultivating the land that the village's birth rate is terribly low!
We need to discuss this with Zhao Chen and get the village to acquire the surrounding land. If a child is born in the village, we'll allocate them a house!
With the welfare benefits provided, she refuses to believe the village won't have children!
This was a time of war, with a pitifully small population. She needed people, so she had to fundamentally address the quality of the children they gave birth to.
It's not enough to just give them birth; you also have to teach them to be upright so that they don't go astray and that they walk the right path in life!
In this way, she can draw personnel from the village when there are vacancies for shopkeepers in other places.
This is much more reliable than hiring someone you don't know well to manage the store.
Lin Xi thought it made sense.
He quickly grabbed the abacus and started typing away for a while, then froze.
This expense will cost at least several hundred thousand taels of silver. It seems that his days of slacking off will have to be postponed again. It's a long and arduous journey, and reality doesn't allow it!