When the big businessmen came down to recruit workers, these people who had no food to eat in the mountains were tempted to sneak down the mountains to work and never come back.

Chu Yuan asked again at this time: "How many people are there with you who claim to be hired by the Meng family?"

Cai Haoxian: "No, I didn't say it just now. We, the little ones, don't trust them. We asked them all to go with us. Weren't they all killed by you?"

Xiao Sining kicked him anyway: "What did you say just now? You're tired of saying it again! I can't help but kill you!"

Chu Qing saw that he could ask no more questions, so he stood up and said, "Okay, let's go here and let him go!"

Chu Yuan and Xiao Sining disagreed. Xiaobao was almost killed by them, so how could they just let him go? But they didn't dare to tell the reason, so they had to act rogue and just said that it would be better to kill him than to let him go.

Xiaobao thought of something and was about to speak when he saw Cai Haoxian already kowtowing: "Sir! Don't let me go back to the mountain. It's better to kill me! Please leave a way for me to live so that I can stay here."

It's okay for you to work here to pay for your sins, as long as you have food to eat!"

Chu Yuan: "What a beautiful idea! You..."

Xiaobao stopped the conversation: "Okay, you can stay and work."

Xiao Sining was anxious and whispered to Xiaobao: "We can't stay! What if he is supposed to be cooperating with the bandits here? They are all ordinary people here?"

Xiaobao smiled: "That's the best. I'm afraid they won't come. Otherwise, how can we catch them all in one go?"

Xiao Sining wanted to say that we have too few people, and there are about 500 people on the mountain, but he held back. He couldn't object to Xiaobao being too many in front of outsiders, and we would discuss it later when no one was around.

In fact, what Xiaobao really means is that according to what Cai Haoxian said, if the trap catches people and the screams can be heard by people on the mountain, it means that the bandits should already know that one of their own has been killed and captured.

It's just that he and Gan Lai were running fast at that time, so the bandits didn't have time to chase them down.

If nothing unexpected happens, the bandits will come down the mountain tonight. They will not rescue Cai Haoxian, but they will probably retaliate, demonstrate, and "replenish supplies."

Chu Qing watched several people take away the prisoners and sat alone in the room, feeling helpless and smiling to himself.

Now these brats are listening to Xiaobao more and more, and no longer listen to her.

The children have grown up and have their own concerns. From the beginning, Chu Qing deliberately let Xiaobao take charge of the family, but now it has become a state where Xiaobao consciously takes charge of the family, and everyone consciously listens to Xiaobao.

She has rarely had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaobao recently. It should be said that she has not had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaobao in more than a year.

At first, it was because the two of them were busy and wanted to have some free time during the Chinese New Year and chat then. But something happened on the way home.

Later I wanted to talk to Xiaobao, but I didn’t know how to talk.

That day I overheard the conversation between Huang Zhong and Master Lu.

Master Lu complained that the court did not care about Chu Qing's life and death and did not even offer a word of condolence. Huang Zhong sighed and only said, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable."

Chu Qing felt very powerless at that time.

Bai Hua once told her that she could get a knighthood just by relying on cotton. But it didn't happen. Not to mention her operation of "drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron" of the Voss Kingdom.

If cotton can make her a "village", "county king" or something like that, then it is not an exaggeration to think that she can be made a "marquis" based on her economic control over the country of Voss.

Women in Daxuan can be knighted, and there are three situations: " knighthood for relatives", " knighthood for virtue", and " knighthood for politics".

Chu and Qing accounted for two types.

First of all, she has the imperial plaque of "Jing Biao Jie Filial Piety", which is enough to illustrate her moral character. On this basis, she also contributed many drawings to the court to develop industry, agriculture and commerce.

Secondly, her outstanding contributions in the political field also left a mark in the history of Daxuan, such as her control of the economy and agriculture of Voss.

Even if there are no restrictions on women's status, these two contributions are enough to be awarded a title. At most, they will not be given a title, only a title.

But no, no explanation was given even for the fact that forty-eight of Chu Qing's men died and the mother and son were in danger.

What does this mean? It means that Chu Qing was either not valued enough by the emperor, or that he was controlled by the importance.

To put it simply, Chu Qing, you can only work for the emperor, you are not allowed to become bigger or stronger yourself.

Because of this, Chu Qing did not restrict the boys at home from obeying Xiaobao's orders. She had realized that she might not be able to protect Xiaobao by herself.

In modern times, she doesn't need to think so much. A mother's protection for her child is enough to give birth and raise her child. The matter of raising a child itself gives a mother a headache.

But here, Chu has cleared up the basic culture. She can't teach Xiaobao more, and she can't even educate Xiaobao according to her own three views.

Xiaobao seems to have matured a lot since he woke up from a coma. He has become more independent and can even be said to be "arbitrary" at times.

Chu Qing saw that Xiao Bao was eager to share the burden for her, but she wanted Xiao Bao to develop her own strength, so Chu Qing tried her best to respect Xiao Bao's opinions, acquiesced in his actions, and even obeyed his arrangements.

Mother may not be able to protect you, Xiaobao, you have to grow up faster!

But today, Chu Qing still had to discuss this matter with Xiaobao. If he didn't "discuss", there would be no "communication".

Xiaobao arranged a place for the prisoner, bandaged his feet, and put on a pair of almost the same shoes.

When she returned to the house, she saw Chu Qing waiting for her, so she asked, "What did mom do this morning? Are you tired?"

Chu Qing said: "Mom, I met some people this morning. Who do you think they are?"

Xiaobao said: "A farmer in the county?"

Chu Qing: "No, it's the magistrate of Yibin and the magistrate of Hulin County. And it's my mother they're looking for to talk about suppressing bandits."

Chu Qing asked workers to cut wood during this period, but they did not build many sheds. Instead, they sold all the wood. Xiaobao always thought that the money from selling the wood was used to pay the workers.

But through this activity, Chuqing spread the news among the people: the soil and water in this area are good, and peanuts and cotton can be grown on the hillsides. To grow soybeans on the land at the foot of the mountain that has been abandoned by the people, a large number of tenant farmers and labor are needed.

As soon as the news spread, many landowners approached the county and state governments for confirmation, because the wasteland at the foot of the mountain was originally a wasteland formed by the abandonment of crops in various counties and townships. If they really wanted to plant crops, the landowners did not want to lose such a good opportunity.

Although Chu Qing is just a farm official and has no right to sell land, she can bring policies to bring these lands to life. The world is vast and she can do a lot!

There is a lot of such land in various regions, which is cultivated land. It has been abandoned due to population decline, natural disasters, wars and other reasons, and is not considered wasteland.

In other words, these lands are still under the control of various regional yamen and can be bought and sold, and are of the same nature as the land bought by Chu Qing in Wushu Village.

After the landowners confirmed the news of farming at the Yamen, they immediately stated that they would buy the nearby abandoned farmland and bring in their own tenant farmers, so that Chu Qing would no longer have to spend money to hire workers.

Chu Qing expressed his objections "in good faith": There are many bandits in this place and it is unsafe. If you hire laborers, they will all be men, who are relatively capable of fighting. If they are tenant farmers, they will bring their families with them. Mountains

Once the bandits come down from the mountain, there will be no possibility of confrontation.

Upon hearing this, the landowners expressed their willingness to raise funds and asked the state government and the garrison to help suppress the bandits.

Money must be spent to suppress bandits. Otherwise, if Chu Qing pays for workers, who will get the crops? Even if the landowners buy the land, they can only earn land rent at most, but not food money.
Chapter completed!