When the ice and snow melted, the wheat turned green, and the spring flowers bloomed, Zhu Chuan left Xiping with his remaining goods and returned to Shu.
Zhao Hanzhang went to give it away in person and generously gave him two boxes of glass products, one box of glass bottles and the other of small glass mirrors.
"I don't know when we will see each other again. I wish you gentlemen a smooth journey," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile, "I am short of food and cloth in Xiping. Next time you come, I must bring more of these commodities."
Zhu Chuan glanced at the farmers working on both sides of the road, smiled and nodded, "As long as the Lord of Xiping County is still Miss Zhao, I will definitely come!"
Not all cities are safe for doing business, and not all cities are welcome.
In order to prevent businessmen from out of town from occupying local commercial space, some counties will try various methods to drive away business travelers.
Zhu Chuan lived happily in Xiping these past few months. Not only did Zhao Hanzhang welcome him, but the local gentry and wealthy people in Xiping were also very friendly to him.
Can you be unfriendly?
Silks and brocades from Shu are very popular.
Zhu Chuan had to pass through Shangcai when he returned to Shu. He only stayed in Shangcai for one night. When he left the next day, he sighed deeply when he saw the people on the road who were busy digging canals and repairing water conservancy.
The chief attendant saw that he was sighing and not speaking, so he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lang, what a wonderful scene. Why are you sighing?"
"I sigh that the people of the Central Plains finally have a glimmer of hope," Zhu Zhu said: "Although our Shu land is not peaceful, it is much better than the Central Plains where there is a war every now and then."
"When I came out before, the places I passed were full of hunger and death, and the people's faces were all numb, especially at the beginning of spring," he said: "Obviously it should be the beginning of everything, and it should be full of vitality, but people's eyes are full of despair.
Only this time, I saw hope in their eyes."
Zhu said: "She may be ambitious, but who can deny her benefits to the people?"
Obviously, Zhu Zhuan knew that Shang Cai's change was due to Zhao Hanzhang.
In fact, not only Zhuanzhuan knows it, but also the people in Xiping County and Shangcai County know it.
Ji Yuan never hesitated to praise and promote his lord, not to mention that Shang Cai employed so many people from the Zhao family.
Therefore, the people in Shangcai all knew that the money and food they received for food relief and the current work-for-work relief came from Zhao Hanzhang. Of course, it was their county magistrate and Zhao Hanzhang who requested it.
It is said that the two counties have now become brother counties. From now on, Shangcai will help Xiping and Xiping will help Shangcai. The two counties will make progress together.
As a result, the relationship between Shangjiao Village and Xiajiao Village has become better. When they met while working in the fields, they were obviously from two counties, but everyone greeted them warmly, because the quarrel over competing for work hours years ago has faded a lot, and everyone is still friendly.
Cling to relatives.
"Our two villages were already connected by marriage, and now the two counties have become brother counties, and our relationship is even better."
"Yeah yeah."
Zhao Hanzhang also began to recruit a large number of refugees not only in Xiping but also in Shangcai. With her money and food support, the magistrate of Chai County, although uncertain, still followed Ji Yuan's suggestion and allocated a large amount of official land and wasteland to resettle the refugees.
Shangcai's bricks began to sell themselves and were sold to build houses for refugees. Well, Zhao Hanzhang paid for it, but the money earned flowed back to her...
The wealthy gentry in the county also took the opportunity to recruit some refugees. Unfortunately, the magistrate of Chai County suddenly became much more powerful and the inspections were particularly strict. They were no longer allowed to hide in hiding. All long-term workers who were hired had to go through the county government, and not only their names, but also their place of origin had to be reported.
, and also clarify the treatment they give to long-term workers.
They suspected that this was what Zhao Hanzhang meant, because the soft-hearted and easy-to-talk Magistrate Chai would not be so thick-skinned, but they had no evidence.
Seeing that Zhao's Manor and the entire Shangcai County were so lively and prosperous, they could only hold back their dissatisfaction, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to drink the water to wash the pot, let alone the soup.
Because Zhao Hanzhang set an example and slowly registered all the hidden households in the manor.
Magistrate Chai County:......
Magistrate Chai County was shocked. He knew that there was a hidden house in Zhao Hanzhang's manor, but he didn't expect that so many people were hiding there.
What made him even more stunned was that although she had registered, she had made two books. One was to be placed in the county government office for Shangguan to read. In Ji Yuan's words, it was Shangcai's account book.
A list of counties that need to submit taxes;
The other set is stored in his county government and Zhao's manor. In Ji Yuan's words, this is the tax that Shangcai County should receive.
Magistrate Chai County couldn't understand it for a while.
Ji Yuan directly pointed out, "The imperial court cannot be considerate of the county. Every time it levies taxes, it is based on the highest amount. However, when the local area encounters disasters, the imperial court cannot provide relief. If the county king does not retain some property in the county for the coming year, how can it be done every time?"
Are you going to turn to our girl for help in any disaster?"
The magistrate of Chai County was stunned for a long time before asking: "Is this also the case in Xiping?"
Ji Yuan said nothing and simply acquiesced.
In fact, not only Zhao Hanzhang was like this, but the previous Magistrate Fan of Xiping County also intercepted finances. He can even guarantee that other counties have this practice to a greater or lesser extent.
There are not many people as honest as Magistrate Chai.
However... Ji Yuan smiled and said: "This is what happens when the imperial court does not act. If the imperial court can operate normally, our actions will be of no benefit to the country and the people, so naturally it is not advisable."
"The county prince is now one of his own, so our Zhao Manor has released all the hidden houses." Look, our girl trusts you so much, so don't betray her trust.
Magistrate Chai was really moved, and after thinking about it for a while, he acquiesced to Ji Yuan's operation.
Even Zhao's manor is no longer hiding. Ji Yuan naturally does not allow other families to fish in troubled waters. Not to mention what happened before, it is not appropriate to take more action now, but now that the refugees are beginning to gather, no one is allowed to hide.
Ji Yuan was extremely happy fighting against humans and heaven. In this happiness, Shangcai County became better and better day by day.
Not to mention Xiping, with the efforts of Fu Tinghan, the papermaking workshop finally determined five different papermaking recipes, three of which are suitable for writing, and the cost and quality are divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower.
There is also a kind of cooked paper suitable for gongbi paintings. Fu Tinghan even slightly changed this formula and made half-raw paper and raw paper suitable for splashing ink.
Then I accidentally made toilet paper.
Zhao Hanzhang was very satisfied with this.
When preparing the papermaking recipes, the papermaking workshop was finally renovated. Fu Tinghan led the craftsmen to make a curtain bed. He also mixed lime water and plant ash water to speed up the decomposition of papermaking materials. Now the papermaking workshop can produce a large amount of papermaking materials every day.
Paper.
Xiping County Government will never be short of paper again, and even Shangcai County and Xiping County have begun to purchase large amounts of paper for infrastructure purposes.
After all, recruiting refugees and recording various information requires a lot of paper.