Chapter 363 Going to the provincial capital with the second brother.
The former was Wei Ruo's earliest suggestion to Mrs. Yuan, asking the Taizhou government to replant late rice seeds and sweet potatoes to maintain the current agricultural output this year; the latter was Wei Ruo's expansion of farmland in order to resettle the victims. He personally led the land reclamation activities.
Now both have made good progress, giving hope to everyone in Taizhou Prefecture.
As she spoke, Mrs. Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Ruo'er, these are all your contributions. If Taizhou Prefecture has a good harvest this year, you will be the savior of countless farmers and disaster victims in Taizhou Prefecture!" Wei Ruo said: "Thank you, Madam, for your compliments
. It's just that we should talk about this later. When the food is in the warehouse, we can celebrate happily."
Wei Ruo did not dare to be happy too early when the situation was not yet determined.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now." Mrs. Yuan said hurriedly. She was so happy that she couldn't help but tell Wei Ruo about it, but she was also really afraid that something would happen at the last moment.
Then Mrs. Yuan asked Wei Ruo again: "By the way Ruo'er, I heard from Nanny Qin that you want to block the river and build a dam? Have you drawn the relevant drawings?" "Well,
I do have this idea. Taizhou Prefecture There is a lot of annual rainfall, but it is uneven. There is plenty of rain during the plum rainy season, but there will be a period of dry weather after summer, which is very detrimental to the growth of rice. This summer is not bad. If the situation catches up with the previous two years, even if More wasteland has been reclaimed, and food cannot grow without water to irrigate it," Wei Ruo explained.
"Yes, that's the truth. It's just that building a reservoir is no more important than other things." Mrs. Yuan felt that what Wei Ruo said was very reasonable.
Wei Ruo knew what Mrs. Yuan meant: "Building a reservoir not only requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but also takes a very long time. Even if you dig a small reservoir, it will take at least three to five years. If you build a large reservoir , it can only be completed in ten or twenty years."
"Yes, this is the biggest problem in building the reservoir. Although the merits are of great benefit in the contemporary era, in the years of construction, it was undoubtedly a waste of people and money." Yuan The lady said.
Wei Ruo analyzed: "If this is the case this year, it is really not suitable. We don't have more food to feed people and build reservoirs; but if there are enough granaries and the victims continue to pour in, I think the construction of reservoirs should be arranged like this This project can be regarded as a good way to settle the victims and stabilize the people's hearts."
"Ruo'er is right." Mrs. Yuan agreed with this statement.
Wei Ruo continued his analysis: "Opening up wasteland is indeed a relatively direct way to solve the food problem, but it also has some risks. Relying on increasing the cultivated area, increasing soil fertility, and the excellence of the crop varieties themselves, the ability to withstand natural disasters is still too weak. More Only by dimensionally increasing the fault tolerance rate can we better ensure food production." "
In that case, in your opinion, are you still planning to put the construction of the reservoir on the agenda?" Mrs. Yuan asked.
"If this year's grain harvest is bumper and the granaries are full, but the number of victims from other areas continues to increase and continue to pour into Taizhou Prefecture, then it would be a good idea to arrange for the extra victims to build reservoirs." Wei Ruo explained.
After thinking about it seriously, Mrs. Yuan said, "I understand. By the end of this year, we will discuss this matter based on all aspects of the situation." Then Mrs. Yuan held
Wei Ruo's hand and said, "This child is a Fortunately, your father is expected to be promoted to another level this time, and your Wei family's fortune will get better and better."
Wei Ruo smiled, it was hard to accept this. Is her father's promotion a good thing or a bad thing for her? It's hard to say.
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I stayed in Yuan Mansion until the evening, and solved the problems accumulated during this period one by one. At the same time, I also arranged for everyone to open up wasteland for the next period of time.
After it was over, Wei Ruo returned to the captain's mansion to prepare for leaving for the provincial capital tomorrow.
Wei Ruo planned to go to the provincial capital on the pretext of delivering supplies to Wei Yichen, but in fact he was going to look for a new shop.
Wei Jinyi and Xiaobei will be traveling with them tomorrow. When Wei Jinyi said he wanted to go with them, Wei Ruo readily agreed.
In this way, Wei Ruo has more reasons to go out, and his safety is more guaranteed.
Yun didn't ask much about whether Wei wanted to go to the provincial capital with Wei Jinyi.
She has been exhausted mentally and physically recently. The events that happened one after another made her exhausted and made her whole person sick. What happened to her eldest daughter or concubine? She really didn't want to ask too much about it now, and she couldn't care about it anyway.
But Wei Ruo followed the rules and said goodbye to Yun before going out early the next morning.
Yun just got up, leaned on the couch and said, "If your elder brother needs anything, you should make it up for him first. When the house is richer, I will replenish the money to you." Although Yun didn't know what was going on in the house
. When will I be free?
"I know." Wei Ruo didn't say anything. After all, a promise is a promise. Whether or not you do it is another matter.
Then Wei Ruo set off with Wei Jinyi and others.
Wei Ruo and Xiumei rode in a carriage, Xiaobei drove in front, and Wei Jin also rode a horse.
After leaving the city gate, Wei Jin also changed his appearance and became "Wang Jin".
Wei Ruo disguised herself because she was a woman and didn't want her family to know what she was doing outside. Wei Jin was also a man, so he didn't have as many restrictions as Wei Ruo, but he seemed to not want others to recognize him just like Wei Ruo. Get him out.
Although Wei Ruo had doubts about this, he did not ask further questions.
She just needs to know that her second brother is trustworthy.
The road from Fucheng to the provincial capital is an official road, which is relatively easy to travel. It can be reached in one day by hurrying, and it only takes two days for ordinary travelers to take a horse-drawn carriage.
But Wei Ruo was not in a hurry on this trip. The four of them walked and stopped along the way. When they encountered beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery, they stopped to take a look.
Sometimes we pick mushrooms and wild vegetables, fish and catch shrimps and crabs, and rest at random in the evening. We don’t rush to stay at the inn.
On the first night, the four of them stayed in a field not far from the official road.
In today's weather, you don't have to worry about catching a cold when sleeping outdoors, not to mention that Wei Ruo took out a tent from the carriage.
The more troublesome thing this season is mosquitoes, but this problem is no longer a problem here in Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo prepared ointment and incense that could repel mosquitoes to ensure that snakes, rats, insects and ants would not come near them.
Wei Ruo set up a pot and cooked mushroom broth, and they had a delicious meal under the stars.
Then Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also sat on the grass and chatted for half the night before returning to the carriage and the camp to rest respectively.
The next few days followed a similar rhythm. The four of them seemed to be traveling instead of rushing.
So by the time Wei Ruo and others arrived at Lin'an Mansion, it was already dusk on the fourth day.
Since he had already been here with Yunshi last time, Wei Ruo found an inn to stay at.
(End of chapter)