"I have never seen such a streamlined government office." Liang Manshan was really enlightened.
His first impression of the Guanzhou government was very good.
Although it is poor, the staff are simple and capable, and they are all down-to-earth people who do practical things.
It is completely different from his hometown Leshan Prefecture.
No wonder his senior brother moved his family...
Yan Laoer listened for a long time and then asked: "Huju City is not a small city. How can it be done with just so many people?"
"Huju is a border town. The military settlements and military households are not under the control of Mr. Tian. This saves a lot of money. There are not many good people here. No wonder there are so many wastelands. It's not that the land is not good, but that there are not enough people." Liang Manshan said.
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"The second master said he went to Yongning to ask for money and food for disaster relief.
It is said that the third master took two teams of government officials to Gufeng..."
"Take the government servants with you? Are you going to arrest people?" Yan Laoer guessed.
"No." Liang Manshan looked strange and said, "We are recruiting refugees."
Yan Laoer was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he was overjoyed.
"We refugees have become a hot commodity? All the cities in Guanzhou are rushing to get us? Hahaha!"
"The two gentlemen also took away some bookstores, which made the government office seem deserted. However, compared with other places, there are really few people in the government office.
But it doesn’t matter, if you’re really busy, you can hire another clerk yourself.” Liang Manshan said based on past experience.
Yan Laoer was very curious, but he couldn't ask because it seemed like he had no common sense.
After all, he has also been in the circle of scholars. When it comes to these side things, the wisest thing is not to ask.
But it’s not easy for him to ask. His daughter can do it.
Yan Yu's little radar picked up her father's signal.
"Uncle Liang, what kind of paperwork do you want? Is it enough if you can write?" Yan Yu asked 'innocently'.
"Not only can you write, but you also need to write neatly. Xiao Er, if you practice more, you may be able to earn some coins from your uncle in the future." Liang Manshan joked.
Seeing his little niece looking over with wide eyes, Yan Huaiwen said warmly: "It involves government affairs and cannot be shared externally, but some unimportant copying and organizing, if you can practice your calligraphy well, you can help me share some of it."
He turned to look at his son who was listening attentively, and said, "If Heng'er is interested, you can try it now."
"My son is willing to write for his father." Yan Xiangheng's voice trembled slightly. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and kept reminding himself not to be rude in front of Liang Tongsheng and his son.
The hands hidden under the sleeves were clenched into fists.
The recognition from his father is very precious in the young heart.
"Look, there is the river ahead." Yan Laoer pointed ahead.
The oxcart moves flexibly through the forest.
Soon, the horizons broadened.
A long winding river flows quietly among the mountains.
Under the night sky, the light of stars falls far away.
The sparkling microwaves flickered over a curved mirrored moon, and the clear brilliance shone on the water, lightly outlining the features of both sides of the bank.
Yan Yu stood up so that he could see more clearly.
Even Li Xuemei couldn't help but stand up and look around, wanting to see what her father said was a good place with mountains and rivers.
I saw undulating mountains in the distance, and as I looked closer, the mountains became gentler.
The long river narrows with the constraints of the mountains. Looking downstream, the river channel maintains a long distance, and only gradually widens as far as the eye can see.
Liang Manshan first spoke in praise: "Brother Huai'an, this is really a good place!"
The scholar's feelings about landscapes are greatly satisfied at this moment.
Especially the long river under the moonlight night is like a fairy's jade belt left in the world, quiet and elegant, refined and quiet.
Yan Laoer grinned.
"There is also a boundary marker on the other side of the bridge, and Yongning is on the opposite side." He pointed in the distance.
Yan Yu visually measured the distance and felt that her father was reliable.
If you can swim, swimming to the other side will be no problem.
"Where is the bridge you mentioned?" Yan Huaiwen asked.
"We still have to walk along the river for a while. You guys sit down and we'll go downstream." Yan Laoer greeted, and the ox cart started moving again.
The water and grass along the river bank are luxuriant, and the swaying reeds and weeds on the river beach are taller than people...
The noisy insects chirped one after another, and of course the frogs croaked non-stop.
Yan Yu watched helplessly as an owl flew into the reeds and flew out again after a while, seemingly carrying something in its mouth.
I can’t help but sigh: What a vibrant place!
Without any introduction, the people on the oxcart realized that they had arrived at the large forest that Yan Laoer mentioned.
The naturally grown dense forest is sparse and scattered, with no rules at all.
Some trees are so tall and straight that they need two people to hold them, and some are still small trees.
The young saplings are unique: I don’t grow straight, I grow diagonally!
"The place we are walking now is a place where the water level has dropped and dried up." Yan Huaiwen judged as he looked around.
Yan Laoer said: "What the elder brother said is that this year's drought will have an impact on Guanzhou, but if we live nearby, we will no longer have to worry about water shortages in the future."
Liang Manshan nodded and responded: "Very, very much."
The bullock cart walked to the bridge.
Everyone saw clearly the stone bridge spanning both sides of the bank.
The narrowest part of the river was chosen. The stone bridge was made of extremely solid materials, and the stones were embedded in one piece. It was a typical round arch bridge.
The bridge deck is very wide, allowing cars and horses to pass without any problems.
The direct path under the bridge is flat.
Two stone boundary monuments line the two sides.
Walk along the road under the bridge, and there will be a road branching off on both sides.
Liang Manshan pointed his finger and said: "This is Huju, and there is Gufeng, separated by a bridge."
Yan Huaiwen said: "Cross the bridge and take a look."
The oxcart drove onto the bridge steadily.
Under the bridge on the other side, there is indeed a stone tablet of Yongning.
"Haha!" Liang Manshan clapped his hands and praised: "Sure enough, Yongning is on the other side."
Yan Laoer said: "We can't go any further. There is a post station not far ahead. We don't want others to discover us."
Yan Huaiwen said: "The place is good, but where is the wasteland you mentioned?"
"Going upstream, there are wastelands near the mountains. Plus the land we came here is enough." Yan Laoer said.
"Xu Li also wrote the book. I have made an agreement with him to borrow the cadastral map tomorrow. If it is really an ownerless land, we will occupy this place." Yan Huaiwen made the final decision.
The people on the bullock cart were full of joy.
Yan Laoer had been thinking about this land boundary for the longest time, and began to think about it: "It is too convenient to draw water from the river, but it is best to dig canals to divert water there, so that it will be convenient for us to farm and irrigate in the future.
The water is running out, can we grow rice?"
Liang Manshan joined the discussion: "Rice is more expensive than noodles. If you only grow one season a year, it is better to grow rice than wheat.
We can keep some and sell some, and we can get enough money to buy some noodles."
Yan Laoer said: "I don't know if all the seeds in the Yamen are complete or if there are any vegetable seeds. It's too late to plant food now. You can plant vegetables. If it's quick, you can harvest it in two or three months. Counting the days, it's not cold yet."
when."
Liang Manshan said: "One person has five acres of land, which is all wasteland. It will take some effort to open up the wasteland, and I don't know if I will have time to plant seeds."
"You must have good farm tools." Yan Laoer said.
Liang Manshan was not the one who didn't understand farming, so he immediately said: "That's right, I will look for an opportunity to go to the city tomorrow and go to the blacksmith shop to find out the price of iron."