As soon as the spring water came out, morale immediately improved. Shi Zhongkui simply asked people to build a large pool of 10 by 4 meters here using gravel and clay.

The spring water flows downward along the dug ditch.

Xue Jinping and many officials excitedly raised their hands to Shi Zhongkui and said, "Sir, look at the amount of water. There is no problem in using it to irrigate the wasteland within five miles of the camp."

Shi Zhongkui was stunned and asked quickly, "How many acres of land are there in a radius of 5 miles?"

"this,,,."

A group of officials, you look at me, I look at you, it is obvious that you are not good at mathematics.

Shi Zhongkui calculated in his mind that the diameter of 5 miles is equal to 2.5 kilometers.

If calculated using a circle, 2.5 times 2.5 times 3.14 equals 19.625 square kilometers.

Ten thousand acres is 6.667 square kilometers.

That’s equivalent to a full 30,000 acres of land.

Of course, Wanping is not a plain area like Daxing.

It would be great to have 20,000 acres.

It can be calculated based on the amount of water produced. Even if the length of the ditch is lengthened, part of the water will evaporate.

There is still no problem in irrigating more than 25,000 acres of wasteland.

We can even introduce ditches all the way into the original farmland of more than a dozen nearby villages, and the amount of irrigation can definitely be doubled or tripled.

After all, these farmlands already have their own water sources.

By then, the price of farmland worth more than RMB 60,000 will inevitably double or triple.

Damn it, I suffered a loss.

But before the spring water gushes out, even the mountain god and the land cannot give an exact number.

And looking at the merit column, which was still increasing by 5 or 5, Shi Zhongkui's mood improved again.

If I remember correctly, it used to be 1,137 merits, but now it has gone all the way up to 4,000.

According to this trend, it is possible to gain 1 point of merit by clearing 10 acres of land.

Shi Zhongkui suddenly became motivated again.

He ordered everyone, "Order people to develop 3,000 acres of paddy fields around the camp. You must develop 27,000 acres of the remaining wasteland."

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely go all out."

Shi Zhongkui nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "I will give a memorial to Your Majesty. You can also report the situation here to the Ministry of Industry. Do you understand?"

Xue Jinping and others, You look at me, I look at you.

The meaning of this statement made it clear that except for the 3,000 acres of paddy fields used for cross-fertilization, Shi Zhongkui would not care how the officials of the Ministry of Works and the Farming Department allocated the remaining wasteland.

Xue Jinping and others hesitated for a moment, and finally everyone respectfully bowed to Shi Zhongkui, "I'll wait for you, sir. Thank you for your support."

The reason for Xie Shi Zhongkui's promotion is very simple. With Shi Zhongkui reporting directly to the emperor, everyone's credit does not have to worry about being swallowed up by officials from the Ministry of Industry.

Of course, if Shi Zhongkui said who had the greater credit, even the emperor would not ask more questions.

After all, according to his wishes, Huangzhuang will definitely come and eat up part of the farmland.

This not only brings financial benefits, but also merits. Xue Jinping and others wish they could stay under Shi Zhongkui forever.

Coupled with all the previous actions, Shi Zhongkui suddenly won the hearts of all the officials in the Wanping camp.

But this is not enough.

Shi Zhongkui stood on the mountain and looked at the soldiers and young men in the distance, "I have made the decision to reward each of these three thousand soldiers with one stone of grain, and this grain must be provided by you. Don't you object?"

Xue Jinping and others said without hesitation, "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely abide by your instructions."

Even if it is only 25,000 acres of land, and calculated based on the price of farming, it is almost 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver.

But if the spring water can be maintained for at least half a year every year, the current water output will be of this scale.

The farmland nearby is definitely the best paddy field, and its value is definitely more than 200,000 silver.

"Sir, why don't you inform Mr. Zheng and Uncle Pan."

Shi Zhongkui refused directly and said with a smile to Xue Jinping, who had just spoken, "Since I can find this spring with the Zhouyi Bagua, I will definitely be able to find more springs."

After speaking, he smiled and said to the officials around him, "It is better to look further ahead than to strive for temporary gains. Moreover, I have an imperial mandate, so how can I seek personal gain for myself and my family?"

When everyone heard this, they understood that when he said this in front of everyone, he did not just want to treat the 30,000 acres of land as a meeting gift and give it to the civil and military nobles in the court.

When everyone reaps the benefits, they will surely think that Shi Zhongkui is well versed in Zhouyi gossip, and he must be right.

The gentry and nobles in the capital will definitely look forward to him searching for more springs.

By then, even if Shi Zhongkui doesn't mention it himself, someone will definitely take the initiative to allocate part of the farmland to him.

Moreover, promotion has become inevitable.

Xue Jinping and others sincerely admired him and said, "Your Excellency is worthy of being the Duke of Liuyuan. He only looks at the long term."

Shi Zhongkui couldn't help but laugh.

When people live in the world, one is for fame, the other is for profit, and the third is for power.

While pursuing fame and power, he can also obtain the merits he cares about most, a little money, which becomes unimportant.

Besides, in an ancient official-based society, if you have power and fame, are you afraid of losing benefits?

"I advise you to choose a marginal land, do you understand?"

Some people were stunned, and some people reacted as soon as they heard it.

Taking the best farmland for yourself will be the source of disaster.

It's better to just focus on the corner from the beginning, and when the time comes, Shangguan will never go too far when talking about it.

After all, there are no officials who have to wait for specific tasks. The Liubu Minister and the Liubu Shangshu are just golden Buddhas with clay bodies that look bright.

Appearing but useless.

That's why Wang Anshi's reform was a complete failure.

In addition to offending and damaging the ruling class, when the reform was promoted across the country, the main force responsible for bad things was the officials below.

The Youth Law stipulates that the loan shall not exceed 2 cents. Yes, it is indeed 2 cents on the face of it.

But the officials below have many clever ways to create names. In fact, the three or four points they receive are very few.

They even used the Green Seed Law to force people to borrow money from the government, taking the opportunity to legitimately harvest people's wealth.

Xue Jinping and others once again raised their hands to Shi Zhongkui and said, "Thank you, Sir, we understand what to do."

"Very good." Shi Zhongkui took a deep breath, "Serving as an official will benefit a whole place. The hard work of this official and everyone else has not been wasted for half a month."

Everyone immediately started to flatter me.

But I couldn't help but murmur in my heart, if everyone was like this Liu Yuan Gong, the world would probably surpass the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties in just a few years.

For a moment, everyone truly admired and worshiped Shi Zhongkui.

Regardless of whether they are corrupt officials or corrupt officials, deep down in their hearts they actually hope that the world will be peaceful and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Five days later, after 3,000 paddy fields were developed, and 6,000 young people returned home first, this matter could no longer be hidden.

But those who received the news at this time were already one step behind many others.

Not to mention eating meat, I won't even give you a chance to drink soup.

Shi Zhongkui not only returned to Beijing quickly a few days ago, but also used his identity as a member of the imperial study room to easily meet the emperor.

After the Ministry of Industry received the news, it concealed it as soon as possible.

Since it is extra farmland outside of the mission, everyone does not have to worry about being criticized when sharing it.

Besides, even if I can't eat it all, can't I use it as a favor?

After Shi Zhongkui met the emperor, he thought he would be able to return to Wanping City after being promoted and praised.

Unexpectedly, the emperor actually asked Xia Shouzhong to take him to the harem to meet Jia Yuanchun.

The meeting was quite harmonious, but when Shi Zhongkui came out, his face was clouded.

Unexpectedly, less than a month after I had just gone out to farm and open up wasteland, the Jia family decided to build the Grand View Garden without saying a word or notifying me.

If this is the case, then I don't have to worry about the life and death of the Jia family.

Moreover, even though Jia Yuanchun looked worried on his brows, he did not stop her. It can be seen that even though this woman is smart, she is only well versed in the art of palace fighting and has no foresight.

To put it bluntly, after being forced and humiliated several times by Concubine Wu, she didn't even understand what the primary and secondary conflicts were.

He only thinks about women being competitive and not losing face of the Jia family.

He never thought about the emperor's thoughts, which was the key to the problem.

This may also be related to the fact that Jia Yuanchun himself did not have any affection for the emperor.

How can this kind of mentality win the favor of the emperor?
To be continued...