Su Hao looked up in surprise, and saw that along the way they came, the river beach along both sides of the Fushui River was indeed abandoned. There were only a few vegetable plots here and there, and some autumn crops were planted here and there.
Winter vegetables and large tracts of weeds cover the entire river beach. A rough estimate is that it covers an area of at least dozens of hectares.
"Are you sure that these lands are ownerless wastelands?" Su Hao asked Zhao Luo.
Zhao Luo was very proud when he saw that he finally had something that Su Hao didn't understand. He said, "Let's ask the head of Fuyuan Village to find out whether it is true or not."
"You..." Su Hao had nothing to say. What a dandy from a wealthy family. This Zhao Luo is in his 40s, and his mind is still like that of a young man. He likes to show off his skills. Su Hao can't take advantage of him.
no way.
The three of them returned to Fuyuan Village along the original road. Ma Yu couldn't wait to go back to his residence to draw a map. Su Hao and Zhao Luo went to the village to inquire about the land from the village chief Yi Shizhong.
"These lands on the river beach are naturally ownerless." Yi Shizhong said clearly to Su Hao.
"Why is this?" Su Hao asked, "I did a visual inspection and found that this riverbank land is at least 50 hectares. If it is opened up, the people of Guangfuyuan Village can have one hectare of land per household. Why are they so poor?
?”
Yi Shizhong shook his head and said: "Su Baihu is a scholar, so naturally he doesn't know about our farm. Su Baihu only saw that these 50 hectares of land are now river beaches. When the heavy rains flood in the summer, these 50 hectares of land will be flooded.
You can’t see it at all, it’s all a patchwork of land.”
Sweat...how could I have forgotten this? Su Hao touched his head and felt ashamed. In fact, the river beach that Zhao Luo is interested in is a flood channel for rich water. Now it looks like a river beach, but when it rains heavily,
Sometimes, when flash floods occur, the flow of rich water will instantly increase dozens or even hundreds of times, and the river surface will no longer be as wide as it is now. If you plant food on this river beach, you may not even be able to get back the seed money.
But this situation will only happen before the reservoir is built. If the reservoir is built, the reservoir can play a role in regulating the flow. Flash floods in summer will be blocked by the dam in the reservoir, and the flow under the dam is
It can be adjusted artificially. When the flow rate is small, such a wide spillway is no longer needed. Then, as long as a few dams are built in some low-lying areas, the 50 hectares of river floodplain can be transformed into cultivated land.
When they walked back just now, Su Hao had already taken a careful look. The river beach was covered with grass and played a certain role in soil and water conservation. Therefore, the soil layer had not been completely destroyed. There were even some areas left when the river flooded.
As long as the flood problem can be solved, these lands can be cultivated.
There are specialties in the art. Su Hao glanced at Zhao Luo with admiration. Zhao Luo's face remained calm, and he seemed to ask Yi Shizhong casually: "Yi Lichang, Zhao seems to think that this
It's a pity that the river beach is deserted. Even if it is opened up, planting some rapeseed in autumn and winter can be considered as income. If Zhao wants to apply to the county government to open up wasteland on the river beach, can Yili Chang provide some convenience?"
"Opening up wasteland?" Yi Shizhong rolled his eyes and looked embarrassed and said: "Executive member Zhao, you are a member of Xuanfeng Township. Is it inappropriate to come to our Changle Township to open up wasteland?"
Zhao Luo said with a smile: "What's wrong with this? Su Baihu also has the identity of being the master of Han Zhi County, the county government. Wouldn't Chang Yi know this? If there is the order of Han Zhi County, Zhao will open up wasteland here, and it will be in compliance with the rules.
no?"
Yi Shizhong said: "Zhao Yuanwai, although this riverbank land is ownerless, in autumn and winter, the villagers of this village will plant some vegetables on it to relieve the problem of insufficient food rations. If Zhao Yuanwai opens up wasteland here, wouldn't it be a disaster?"
Is this the way for the villagers to survive?"
Zhao Luodao: "You are confused. If I open up wasteland here, the villagers in Fuyuan Village will be able to rent my land for planting. Why do they need to make a living by growing vegetables?"
"Well..." Yi Shizhong faltered. He couldn't find a reason to refute Zhao Luo, but he refused to readily agree to Zhao Luo's request.
In fact, in Yi Shizhong's heart, this river beach is worthless. If Zhao Luo didn't discuss it with him and went directly to the county government to apply for a wasteland reclamation document and occupied this land, Yi Shizhong would have nothing to do with it.
He could talk. But now that Zhao Luo was going to discuss it with him, he naturally had to think about what benefits he could get from it. Years of poverty had cultivated Yi Shizhong's shrewd mind. When he saw that Zhao Luo was planning to open up this land without
If you look at a wasteland of value, you will instinctively realize that there must be something good in it.
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, unowned things belong to the government. If you make profits from ownerless things without the permission of the government, you can be punished as the crime of theft. But at the same time, the government has a policy to encourage land reclamation.
The cultivated land obtained from wasteland reclamation can be owned by the developer after paying a certain fee.
This piece of riverbank land has always been ownerless due to its lack of farming value. The people of Fuyuan Village would not think of going to the government to get a land deed to take it as their own, because once the land deed is issued, it means that
You have to pay taxes on this piece of land. You have to pay taxes when there is no profit. No one would do such a stupid thing.
Zhao Luo saw the future income of this land and decided to take the first step and apply to the government for land reclamation. However, because the land was within the territory of Fuyuan Village, applying for land reclamation required the pledge of the local chief and the elderly. This is Zhao Luo
The reason for coming to discuss with Yi Shizhong.
Seeing Yi Shizhong's expression of hesitation, Zhao Luo smiled slightly, took out a piece of silver weighing two taels from his sleeve, placed it in front of Yi Shizhong, and said: "Yi Li is long, so is Zhao.
I want to bring some benefits to the folks in Fuyuan Village, so I asked Yi Lizhang to do it. This small token of thanks can be regarded as Zhao’s errand fee for Yi Lizhang.”
"Uh uh... Mr. Zhao is so polite." Yi Shizhong's face suddenly blossomed, and all the troubled expressions he had before disappeared. He quickly received the money in an unknown place, and then said continuously: "
Member Zhao is far away in Xuanfeng Township, and he is still thinking about our people in Changle Township. It’s really that..."
"High-spirited and upright!" Su Hao said the rest of the words for him. Anyway, he just wanted to find an adjective, regardless of whether it was appropriate or not.
Coming out of Yi Shizhong's home, Su Hao said to Zhao Luo: "Mr. Fengling, I really can't tell that you are still a profiteer. You took 50 hectares of wasteland for yourself with just two taels of silver. These 50
Even if one acre of land is worth 2 taels of silver, the total is still worth 10,000 taels. To say that you can make a million profits from one acre may be an exaggeration. But there is no problem at all if you make a million profits from two dollars."
Zhao Luodao: "Such a river beach, relying on water sources, as long as you fertilize it diligently, can at least be cultivated into a middle field in a few years. One acre will be worth more than ten taels. However, I am not making money for myself. I am
I'm helping you raise money to build the reservoir."
"This is a good idea." Su Hao said, "After the reservoir is repaired, the wasteland that could not be cultivated due to flooding can be transformed into fertile farmland. If the income from these fertile fields can be used to subsidize the investment in building the reservoir, then a new system can be formed.
A virtuous circle. Mr. Fengling is so wise."
Zhao Luodao: "In other words, although this matter is good, it still needs to be discussed with Han Zhixian. This matter of land reclamation requires the county government to issue documents. Without the county's approval, it will be difficult for us to get the documents. Especially.
This is the first reservoir, and no one has a clue yet. When we build the next reservoir, everyone will understand what is going on. By then, everyone will be rushing to open up this deserted beach, which will be troublesome.
"
"I understand that a rule should be formed. Whoever invests will benefit. Those who want to open up the wasteland must promise to invest in the reservoir. Mr. Fengling, I think it is good for you to do this. You are responsible for the operation of the reservoir.
Ma Yu is responsible for the design and construction of the reservoir. In the future, you can cooperate to set up a water conservancy construction and development company." Su Hao laughed.
"The owner of this company is naturally you, Su Baihu." Zhao Luo said, "Zhao has a small fortune. He just wants to have a chance to do something, so that my uncle will not say that Zhao is an unworthy descendant all the time."
What a shadow this Uncle Zhao has left on Zhao Luo! Su Hao thought to himself. Just to prove to his uncle that he was still useful, such a pampered rich man was actually willing to come to this ravine to contract wasteland.
There is something really inexplicable about human nature.
The two people walked out of the village talking and laughing, and met Han Qian and Honglian. Su Hao stopped and greeted with a smile: "Miss Han, Miss Honglian, where are you two going?"
ah?"
"It turns out it's Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao. The little girl is polite." Han Qian stopped and saluted Su Hao and Zhao Luo, but did not answer Su Hao's question.
Because Zhao Luo was by his side, Su Hao couldn't say much to Han Qian. The two parties greeted each other and walked away. After walking a few steps, Zhao Luo smiled and said, "I asked Han Qian instead, but it was a bit abrupt.
Already."
"Why did Brother Zhao say this?" Su Hao wondered.
Zhao Luodao: "It's natural that this girl's family has some inconveniences when she comes to the village. How can you, a man, interfere?"
"Uh..." Su Hao was stunned for a moment and then understood. Isn't it right? Master and servant Han Qian and the embroiderers all live in a corner of the military camp. There is only a symbolic fence separating them from the soldiers' tents. This bathing,
Things like convenience are very inconvenient. It is probably because of this that Han Qian went to the village. No wonder the two girls had a look of embarrassment on their faces when I asked them.
"Whose daughter is this Miss Han? Why did she come with you?" Zhao Luo asked gossiping. He only knew that Han Qian's surname was Han, but Su Hao never told him about Han Qian's identity.
, so Zhao Luo couldn't figure it out. If he knew that Han Qian was the daughter of the Han Wen family, he would probably flatter her quickly.
"This is the daughter of a friend of mine. This time I'm here to teach the embroiderers how to do things." Su Hao said with a careless look.
"From the look on this girl's face, I guess she is interested in you. My dear brother, you are very lucky." Zhao Luo said cheerfully. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piaotian Literature
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