The Tang Dynasty was based on agriculture, and farmers were based on food. Not growing food meant no harvest and no way to survive. They all looked at Qin Huaidao, and the trust and respect they had just begun to shake.
Qin Huaidao was worried that he had no excuse to give money to everyone to improve their lives. It would definitely not work if he gave it directly. There must be a reasonable excuse. After all, when a good opportunity arises, he will not miss it. He sees everyone with complex expressions, eye contact, and twinkling.
With a certain panic, he explained: "Listen to me, everyone, since the water is blocked upstream, the Wang family's style will definitely not dig it anymore. If there is no water, the harvest will be lost, right?"
Everyone was silent.
Mr. Huang said with some reluctance: "We depend on the weather for food, and we can harvest some. If we don't grow food, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive."
"I definitely can't stand it."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said in a firm tone: "Everyone, since there is no water, instead of relying on the sky for food, why not make a change and dig the soil deep, and build the dug soil into an earth dam to store water and raise fish..."
"No." Huang Lao was anxious. Seeing Qin Huaidao looking over, he quickly bowed and explained: "Young Master, please forgive me for interrupting, but this method is really not feasible."
"Why?" Qin Huaidao asked curiously.
Mr. Huang hurriedly explained: "Fish farming requires skills that not everyone in Qinjiazhuang understands. Moreover, even if we raise some, we can't transport them to Chang'an for sale. It's a long way, and most of them will die along the way. I heard that Liujiazhuang is ten miles away."
I had raised fish, but all of them died on the way to Chang'an, so I had to pickle them, but pickling requires salt. The cost went up, and it wasn't delicious. There weren't many people, and in the end I lost all my money."
Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought it was a big trouble, just a technical problem. He smiled and said: "No need to worry, Mr. Huang. I know a little about breeding methods and will teach them to you later. As for the problem of dead fish during transportation, I
There is a solution."
Qin Huaidao was born in a rural area in his previous life. There were many fish farmers in the village. It is not surprising to see so many fish in the village. As for the problem of dead fish during transportation, it was just a lack of oxygen and could be solved by making a simple feeding device.
Seeing Qin Huaidao's firmness, everyone was immediately shaken. The dignified heir to Duke Yi had a noble status, so he couldn't make fun of everyone's poverty. What's more, the land belonged to Duke Yi, and we were just tenants. Qin Huaidao could do whatever he wanted, and no one could stop him.
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Mr. Huang exchanged glances with everyone and looked at Jia Youcai for help. After seeing Qin Huaidao forging weapons, Jia Youcai was confident and explained knowingly: "Old brothers, if the young master says it is okay, then it will definitely be done. Young Master, it will be okay."
The master has the ingenious ability to investigate things."
Everyone was a little surprised when they saw Jia Youcai's support.
After hesitating for a moment, Huang Lao said uncertainly: "If it is feasible, then there is indeed a way."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Mr. Huang, I can guarantee that raising fish can improve the life of the villagers, allowing everyone to have enough money to marry a wife, and even build a brick house."
"hiss--"
Everyone took a breath of air-conditioning. No one dared to think about it in a brick house, but those words about marrying a wife instantly shattered everyone's psychological resistance, and they became fanatical, and even their breathing became rapid.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having offspring.
We are all eldest, but we are very poor. If we don’t marry in a few years, we may be unable to have children, become a sinner of the family, and will not be able to see our ancestors after our death.
At this moment, the hopes and thoughts buried in everyone's hearts were instantly ignited.
Huang Lao said excitedly: "Is what the young master said true?"
"What's the use of lying to you?"
"That's right, young master, why do you need to lie to you?" Jia Youcai suddenly became unhappy when he questioned Qin Huaidao.
"It's a matter of great importance. It's not that I don't believe it, but that I don't believe it." Huang Lao said excitedly, staring at Qin Huaidao with a pair of cloudy eyes, not paying attention to Jia Youcai's question.
Qin Huaidao also knew that this matter was too big to win people's trust, so he said: "Let's do this. There are five hundred households in the village. Mr. Huang just mentioned that each household will not earn two taels of silver at the end of the year. I will give each household two taels of silver first."
, it is regarded as a deposit for raising fish in advance. After the fish are raised, they will be purchased at market prices. You don’t have to worry about not being able to sell them all. If there is not enough to deduct, the excess will be used as a subsidy for everyone. How about that?”
Anyway, we will need fish to open a barbecue bar in the future. Don’t worry about sales. There are too many. At the worst, we can open a shop to sell them or a restaurant. There will always be a way to digest them.
When everyone heard that they paid a deposit and bought everything at the counter-market price, and there was no need to return anything less, there was no risk, they were all tempted. They all looked at Mr. Huang, who bowed and solemnly said: "Thank you, young master, for giving me a way to survive for the young man in Qinjiazhuang."
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"Thank you, young master!"
Everyone said in unison and bowed solemnly to express their thanks.
Even though the matter was settled, Qin Huaidao pointed upstream and said, "Let's go and have a look at the border."
The group walked a few hundred meters along the river embankment. A large earthen dam appeared in front of them. The water was blocked and only a small amount of water flowed out from the gap. Huang Lao pointed to a field stalk next to it and said: "Young master, this is the branch."
The lower reaches of the boundary line is the young master’s fiefdom.”
Qin Huaidao looked at the surrounding terrain and said: "Dig soil to build a dam next to the dividing line. It should be more than six feet above the ground. The same is true for river channels. They should be reinforced with stones and wooden piles. The thickness should not be less than six feet."
Six feet is two meters. Once built successfully, it will be an earth wall two meters above the ground. It doesn't matter when there is water shortage. Once there is a heavy rain or rising water, the entire upper reaches will be submerged, and the Wang family will lose everything.
We have been farming for several years, how can we not understand the truth? But the Wang family built a dam to deny everyone a way to survive, so don't blame everyone for being cruel. Everyone's eyes lit up and they smiled knowingly, but no one pointed it out.
Huang Lao also understood, secretly praised, and said with a smile: "Young Master, I know what to do, but what should I do if the Wang family blocks it?"
"Don't worry, they can build dams, why can't we? I still have the penalty document from last time. If they come to cause trouble, there is no need to stop them. Just let them destroy it. Send someone to tell me what they did to destroy it. What will I tell them to do?
Once repaired, the loss will be as small as possible."
"So... I understand." Huang Lao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"Remember, the paddy field is dug deep, and all the soil is used to build a dam, which is surrounded by a dam to store water and form a lake. After the construction is completed, I will send fish fry and teach everyone how to raise them. In addition, the fish farming must not be leaked."
"Understood, whoever leaked it will be expelled from Qinjiazhuang." Mr. Huang knew the depth and responded solemnly. His turbid eyes looked at the people around him and became sharp.
Everyone understood the pros and cons and agreed one after another.
Qin Huaidao asked: "The money will be sent to you soon. Just dig down to the hard soil, about two feet. It depends on the situation. The amount of work is large. Start the construction as soon as possible. Can it be completed within three months?"
Huang Lao estimated the time and said quickly: "It has to be done even if it doesn't work."
After everyone chatted about the details for a while, Qin Huaidao led his men back the same way they came. They stopped when they passed the mountain where King Fengsheng lived. He found an excuse to go into the mountain because he was in a hurry, put on a black cloth to cover his face, and rushed into the cave to take a look. Wang Fengsheng had woken up.
When Qin Huaidao came in, he started screaming, but unfortunately his mouth was gagged.
Qin Huaidao knocked the person unconscious with a single blow of his hand. He deliberately controlled his strength so that he would wake up in half an hour at most, untied the rope, left the person behind and hurried back.
If the Wang family withdraws the case and releases the man, he will not be guilty of killing innocent people. He has a bottom line and principles as a human being.
The group quickly returned to the door of the mansion and found a chamberlain waiting, walking around anxiously.
The chamberlain also saw Qin Huaidao coming back, breathed a sigh of relief, and said quickly: "Qin Xiaoguo has accepted the order!"
"Accept the order...what order do you receive?"
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised. He had already resigned, so why was there still an order coming? What did Li Er want to do?
However, the imperial edict was so majestic that I had to accept it, otherwise it would be disrespecting the imperial power and the consequences would be very serious. So I had to say: "Father, please wait a moment and we will talk after you enter the palace."
"Quick, open the middle door." Jia Youcai also shouted quickly.