At the end of March in the 19th year of Jiajing, Zhao Ran finally returned to Junshan after a year and a half absence.
Jin Jiu brought Guan Er, Lu Jin, Lin Shuangwen, Zhong Sanlang and others to happily welcome Zhao Ran into the temple. It was quite lively after being separated for so long. Old man Xu happily went to prepare food, while Jin Jiu took
Everyone reported to Zhao Ran all the affairs of Junshan in the past year and a half.
Today's Junshan is different from when he left, and the word "great governance" is not an exaggeration to describe it.
Thanks to the master plan he made before he left, all matters are now proceeding in an orderly manner according to the previous arrangements.
In the Junshan area, three major settlements have been formally formed. One is the basin plain between Dajun Mountain and Xiaojun Mountain. Three large villages have been formed here, with more than 4,000 Dingkou. The second is the settlement established on the west side of Xiaojun Mountain.
At the relief point, more than 2,000 people who fled from Jiangyou County finally stayed here. The third was a small basin seven miles northeast of Xiaojun Mountain. Two villages were built here, and more than 1,000 people settled there.
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The three settlements together have a total of more than 8,000 people, and more than 20,000 acres of cultivated land. In September last year, due to good weather throughout the year, the grain fields in the entire Junshan area produced more than 100,000 shi of rice!
Zhao Ran silently calculated that the average rice yield per mu in a single crop was six stones, which should be considered quite good. He didn't know what the rice yield per mu was in the world he traveled to, but he intuitively felt that the yield was definitely not low.
As for why there is such a high output, it is actually very simple to think about it. This world is full of spiritual energy, so the natural output will be high. Besides, with the Five Color Masters here and complete water conservancy and irrigation facilities, if the output is not high, it will be in vain.
This also shows from another aspect that if it were not for man-made disasters, ordinary people would be able to support their whole family just by farming without any problem.
Because the tax exemption was implemented for three years, the common people had a surplus of food in their hands, and the first month of this year was considered a lively and good year.
In addition, the two workshops opened at the foot of Junshan are also producing smoothly. Various furniture from the woodwork workshop and daily utensils from the pottery workshop are directly supplied to the people in the entire Junshan area, which can be regarded as forming a virtuous self-cycle.
In addition to completing the plan before Zhao Ran left, Jin Jiu also took the initiative. Taking advantage of the fallow period after the autumn harvest, he organized people to build a wooden bridge across the Chongma River and repaired a dirt road that extended towards Guyang County.
More than twenty miles away, communication with Guyang County has been greatly improved.
After hearing this, Zhao Ran nodded repeatedly and praised Jin Jiu profusely. He estimated that the sudden increase in merit power he felt when he was in Xingqing Mansion was almost certainly related to this matter.
Looking at Jin Jiu who was talking freely, Zhao Ran felt very happy. This young man who was idle and idle in the past is really different now. He can take charge of many things on his own and let him do it freely. With such a person under his command,
Only by giving this temple blessing can I feel at ease and feel comfortable.
When Jin Jiu introduced them, he did not forget to praise Lin Shuangwen, Guan Er, Lu Jin, Zhong Sanlang and others. Of course, the great governance of Junshan was inseparable from the hard work of these people, among which Lin Shuangwen was the most credited.
Lin Shuangwen came from Xizhenwu Palace. He was originally a layman in the field of fire engineering. After spending ten years in Xizhenwu Palace, he had no chance to receive an ultimatum, so he had to return home sadly. And because his brother and sister-in-law controlled the family business, he couldn't bear the feud between his parents.
, so he simply came to vote for Zhao Ran.
During the two or three years at Junshan Temple, Lin Shuangwen was very helpful to Jin Jiu because of his proficiency in business. Not only was he responsible for resolving disputes in people's livelihood affairs, advising on farming and mulberry cultivation, etc., but he also helped Jin Jiu when he was busy.
Without Lin Shuangwen, Jin Jiu would never be able to complete the Zhai Jiao ritual.
The affairs of Guan Er and Lu Jin are to catch traitors and thieves, and to prevent thieves and bandits. Junshan is located in the Sangui zone, sandwiched between Long'an Prefecture, Baoning Prefecture and Dufu. To the north is Guyang, the county, and to the west is Guyang.
It is Jiangyou, the southeast is Zitong, Baoning Prefecture, and the due south is Weicheng, Chengdu Prefecture.
Such a special location should have been a hiding place for bandits from all walks of life. However, since the establishment of the temple in Junshan, the banditry has disappeared and the thieves have disappeared. The small Junshan area is actually peaceful and peaceful. Of course, Zhao Ran's heavy-handed attack at that time
The reason for the banditry is also closely related to the fact that Guan Er and Lu Jin have never slacked off for more than a year.
While Jin Jiu praised these key members of Junshan Temple, he naturally did not forget to mention two people. One was Sanlang from the local old Zhong family, and the other was Song Xiong, the monument builder who was captured back then.
Because of his familiarity, Zhongjiasanlang mainly assisted Junshan Temple in handling civil affairs, coordination and organizational mobilization. Song Xiong, the monument inaugurated the monument, took over the top spot in the Jundu Mountain bandit village because of his good skills and became a bandit openly.
In fact, it is a hidden pile.
After listening to Jin Jiu and others talking about the affairs of Junshan Temple for a long time, Zhao Ran, accompanied by everyone, began to inspect the territory, checking each one against Jin Jiu's report.
The first thing we went to was the two workshops at the foot of Mount Cointreau - the pottery workshop and the wood workshop. The two workshops were right next to each other, with only a dozen feet apart, making them easier to manage.
The foreman of the pottery workshop, whose surname is Li, is a craftsman from Weicheng in the south. He was recruited by Junshan Temple two years ago to build a workshop here. It was originally agreed that Foreman Li would only work for one year, and after the workshop was built, he would bring in a few apprentices.
, after finishing the work, you can go home after receiving a heavy reward of thirty taels of silver.
But after Foreman Li worked for a year, he was gradually attracted by the prosperity of Junshan. He simply brought his family over from Weicheng half a year ago and settled here. For this reason, Jin Jiu also used his father's relationship to establish a relationship with
Weicheng officials had to clear the way before the craftsman's formalities were completed.
The foreman of the wood workshop is surnamed Wang, who is from Guyang County. He did not bring his family to Junshan, but he himself has always lived in Junshan. Because of his rich income, he has accumulated a lot of wealth in the past two years, so he simply settled in the northeast of Xiaojunshan.
Dian Shang Xincun took in a concubine's room, which can be regarded as spreading out here.
The skills of the two foremen are impeccable, and the few apprentices they led have gradually grown up, but the number of workers in the workshop is much less than Zhao Ran expected, with a total of only about twenty people from both sides.
Jin Jiu explained: "Nowadays in Junshan, every household has a field. Last year was a great harvest and the harvest was very rich, so no one is willing to come to the workshop to do regular work. They only come to do casual work during the slack period. Now it is
It's spring plowing time, and all the temporary workers have gone home to busy with farm work, so there are only a few of them now."
Zhao Ran nodded and thought to himself, this is a problem. If the workshop wants to develop and grow, it must have a large number of workers. If you want a large number of workers to come to the workshop to work, you have to "crowd" people out of the ground.
Come out. In Zhao Ran's memory, every time he "squeezes people" from the fields is a history of suffering full of blood and tears. If he really wants to do this, then what is the purpose of his hard work in reforming Qingmiaoqian? Himself
How to earn the merit power required for spiritual practice?
Could it be that in this world, large-scale industry is not feasible? Zhao Ran couldn't help but have a headache.