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"The young master has put so much thought and effort into Qiuhu Mountain, and the tenants are all familiar with it. The water mill built with so much effort can grind twenty or thirty stones of millet a day, which can be considered as a help for the army."
How much can you earn by grinding rice? Now even if the area of the farm is doubled and there are more than ten households of slaves, it will still not be as good as Qiuhushan Villa."
In the afternoon, Mr. Zhao rode an old horse and followed Han Qian out of the city with the land deed. He was still muttering dissatisfied. He helped Han Qian settle the accounts, and he was still thinking about his farewell in Qiubishan.
Five newly built large tile-roofed houses in Yuanxigou.
Although their family all lived in the city at this time, everyone in the world pays attention to returning to their roots when the leaves fall.
Zhao Laoguan's family was originally from Taowu Ji. Even though Taowu Ji was designated as a military camp for the Longque Army, he had a little more money, so Zhao Laoguan also allocated a piece of land in the villa to build a courtyard.
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Mr. Zhao also went out of his way to build all the houses with blue bricks and small tiles. The cost is much higher than that of crude adobe and thatched houses.
Not long after the yard was built, when the news was tense later in the year, Mr. Zhao took his wife and daughter back to the villa to stay for more than ten days. Now that the place was going to be merged into the property of the county prince's palace, how could he be happy about it?
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"What's worse, the concubine's reward is not enough for you?" Han Qian smiled and said to Mr. Zhao, "The farm is next to the imperial garden given by your majesty to the third prince, so there should also be a house in charge of the farm.
Courtyard, when the time comes, you first choose a courtyard, and then select a few dignified-looking slaves to serve you. Maybe at this time next year, Wuji and Ting'er will have one or two more brothers and sisters."
"Young master, please don't abuse Old Man Zhao." Old Man Zhao's face turned red with shame.
The weather in Jinling has been sultry these days. There was a rare heavy rain at noon today. The dark clouds have not dispersed in the afternoon, and the southeast wind is blowing, which is also a rare coolness. Zhao Ting'er and Xi Rong are both wearing cool skirts and riding out to get some fresh air and go out of the city.
Seeing the turbid and mighty water of Qiupu River, wildly growing grass and trees on both sides, the chirping of cicadas, and a few old cows plowing in the paddy fields is a completely different experience.
The Qiupu River turns a big bend from the southeast corner of Jinling City, then goes straight north until it flows into the Yangtze River, and then slants eastwards for several miles.
The mouth of the river was originally a barren land. In addition, when Emperor Tianyou took control of Jinling, he conquered the old land of Jinling, totaling 50,000 to 60,000 acres of land. In the early years, it was the Shaofu, and later it was under the jurisdiction of the Inner Bureau. It has always been
A royal hunting park.
At present, the east and south parts of the Qiupu River are also the main body of the hunting garden. At this time, they are all given to the third prince as farmland of the county prince's palace. However, to the west of the Qiupu River mouth, there is about 600 acres of triangular beach land sandwiched between the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River.
, the farmland given to Han Qian by the imperial concubine this time is across the river from the farmland of the county prince's palace, but it is much smaller in scale.
After the summer, the water level of the river rose, and most of the beach covered with reeds was soaked in the river. Seeing this scene, Mr. Zhao's heart became even colder, and he could not keep up with Qiuhushan Villa at all.
Comparable.
In addition to the built courtyard, Qiuhushan Villa has nearly 300 acres of land within the villa, not to mention the more than 2,000 acres of mountainous land on the left and right that can be irrigated and planted with grains after the construction of a reservoir upstream. In theory, it should also belong to Qiuhushan Villa.
Yes, but now in exchange for such a deserted land, I have to thank the imperial concubine for the reward.
No matter how you calculate it, it's a total loss.
Han Qian, however, happily led the crowd and rode up to a high ground on the north bank of the river.
This highland is called Yandangji. It got its name from the large flocks of autumn geese that land on the nearby swamp in late autumn. It is said to be a highland, but it is naturally only more than ten meters high, but the grass and trees are unusually lush.
On the east side of Yandangji, facing the Qiupu River, there are twenty or thirty dilapidated courtyards, where the farm's caretakers and the dozen or so households of official slaves responsible for cultivating the fields live.
Han Qian's horse stopped on the rocks. The Yangtze River beach was three to four hundred meters away to the north. The south side of Yandangji extended into the Qiupu River, and a pond of more than ten acres was enclosed between it and Guanzhuang.
, is a natural river port, and the entrance of the pond is quite narrow, only more than 20 meters wide. If the wooden stakes are laid and only the gate for ships to enter and exit is left, it will be a water camp with both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Looking at the northeastern side of Yandangji, there are only more than 200 acres of farmland under cultivation. There are about a hundred mulberry trees planted on the edges of the pond and in front and behind the farmyard. Han Qian estimates that these fields can barely feed the dozen or so households living here.
Official slaves.
More places are soaked in water. Maybe after the water recedes in autumn, crops can be planted for a season, but don't expect any harvest.
However, what Han Qian likes here is the pond surrounded by the inner side of Yandangji, which can be used as a special river port for the Xuzhou Boat Gang.
The newly built fast sailing ships in Xuzhou have a deep draft and require a special dock to dock.
Along the Yangtze River near Jinling City, although the banks are steep and the water is deep, there are many places suitable for use as docks. However, these places are either water camp camps, royal hunting gardens, or have long been taken over by wealthy families.
For example, Yandangji does not require any modifications and can directly dock a large ship worth two thousand stones. The value is obviously not comparable to that of five or six hundred acres of land.
Now the warehouse, money shop and Qiuhushan Villa are all classified as the property of the county prince's palace. The Xuzhou Boat Gang wants to have its own place of residence in Jinling, and there is no more suitable place than Yandangji.
From time to time, Emperor Tianyou would take his followers to the other side to hunt. Yandangji was a warning post for the Louchuan Navy. Not only was the courtyard guarded by it spacious, it could accommodate an additional two to three hundred generals. Yandangji and Zhuangji were
The ponds and pond banks in the courtyard have also been repaired, and the siltation in the ponds will be cleaned up in time. The pond area may not seem large, but it is deep enough for two thousand stone sailboats to berth in.
After Han Qian took over, he could almost use it directly.
Otherwise, I don’t know how much manpower, material resources and time it would take to build a anchorage for the Xuzhou Ship Gang in Jinling.
Although Han Qian spent so much effort on Qiuhushan Villa, the position of Qiuhushan Villa in the entire Taowu Military Mansion is too central. Now to rebalance the power within the Prince's Mansion, Han Qian will make Zuo Si
He was placed directly under the supervision of Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei, and if he took Qiuhushan Villa into his hands again, wouldn't it just arouse suspicion?
If Jinling City can survive the storm within three years without being destroyed, and the place can be well operated as a land and water terminal, its potential may not be as high as that of Qiuhushan Villa. After all, what he can rely on in the future is the Xuzhou Ship Gang.
At this time, a gray-haired old official walked out of the courtyard, came towards Yandangji, and asked loudly: "Is this Mr. Han Qianhan from the County Prince's Mansion?"
This was originally the concubine's makeup field, so it was naturally impossible for the concubine to take care of it herself. The Changxin Palace where she lived also had no trustworthy manpower. The main thing was that an old official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was stationed here to take care of it, and a certain number of generals were taken care of every year.
Just leave the money and food in the hands of the imperial concubine.
The old official received the notice four days ago, but he did not expect that Han Qian would not leave the city until today to take over Zhuangzi.
Han Qian got off his horse, bowed his hands with the old official, and called Mr. Zhao. Du Yijun took the land deed and the slave deed given by the imperial concubine and went to hand over the matter to the old official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He took Zhao Wuji and Lin Zongjing with him.
, Guo Nuer, Zhao Ting'er, Xi Yi and others walked around the farm to inspect the terrain.
Han Qian walked around and returned to the village courtyard. At this time, Mr. Zhao and Du Yijun had already completed the procedures with the old official.
The old official saluted Han Qian, then took a skinny horse and two old soldiers who were also old and aged. They left the manor with reluctance and walked back to the city along the path with long grass.
For an old official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, guarding the royal estate and the official village is a very leisurely and contented job, and anyone would be reluctant to leave it.
Seeing the old man's lonely figure disappearing among the grass and trees in the setting sun, Han Qian retracted his sight and followed Mr. Zhao towards the manor's courtyard.
The manor's courtyard is quite spacious, and the houses where the slaves live are in dilapidated condition, but the official residence has a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits. There is also a cross-courtyard in the east and west. The place is three to four times more spacious than the Han family's mansion in Lanting Lane.
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"Currently, there are twelve households in the village, old and young, and sixty-seven slaves. They cultivate more than 240 acres of paddy fields, more than fifty acres of mulberry fields, and thirty acres of hemp fields. There are also eight cattle, two thin horses, and thirty-six acres.
A goat, a number of chickens and ducks. In the past, a fixed amount of two hundred and fifty stones of corn, ten bolts of silk, six bolts of linen, and a certain amount of cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and poultry were paid to the palace every year."
Han Qian stood in front of the granite steps of the official residence, looking at the sixty-seven slaves in ragged clothes. They were all sallow and thin, with expressions full of numbness. They seemed not to care who the new master was. After all, they were slaves.
As a matter of fact, destiny is always constant.
If the six hundred acres of land set by the farm could be cultivated or planted with mulberry and hemp, even if they had to pay such a high amount to the palace every year, the twelve households of slaves living here would still be able to support their families, but currently the land that can be cultivated is only
Half of them, and with the Navy officers and soldiers coming to station two or three times a year, these slaves didn't starve to death too much, which is pretty good.
Han Qian took the roster and saw that there were sixty-seven slaves, including young and old, about half of them were young men and healthy women. However, they were all quite weak and thin, and they might not be able to be used as strong laborers.
There was everything including oil, salt, rice and noodles in the official residence, and since it was much cooler outside the city than in the city, Han Qian decided to take everyone to stay in the courtyard for two days to get familiar with the environment.
Yang Qin, Feng Xuan and the others were parking the boat at the dock near Taowu Jijun Mansion to unload the goods. However, there was a small black-topped boat more than ten feet long in the village yard. Taking advantage of the dark sky, Han Qian took Zhao Wuji and the others.
I went down to the river and netted thirty or forty pounds of silver carp, slaughtered a big fat sheep, and stewed two large iron pots full of fish and mutton soup.
Han Qian and the others ate a pot of fish and mutton soup, and their faces were full of oil. They also gave a pot of fish and mutton soup to twelve households of slaves to share.
