As the patriarch, Wang Shouzhe only needs to be in the middle of the planning most of the time, and naturally does not need to participate in every step of the plan.
Therefore, during this period of time, I stayed in the main house, practicing every day, or "bullying" a younger brother or sister.
With abundant resources, his cultivation progressed rapidly and he had reached the peak state of the sixth level. It only took a few days of polishing before he could try to break through the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm.
But today, he needs to move.
After letting Wang Gui make some arrangements, he first summoned a child from the family.
Not more than a moment.
A gentle woman in her early thirties with a beautiful face led a boy of about ten years old into Wang Shouzhe's side hall.
"Ms. Chen has met the head of the family." The woman bowed and bowed. The boy seemed a little afraid and hid behind his mother.
"Sixth Aunt doesn't need to be polite, just call me Shouzhe." Wang Shouzhe returned the courtesy, invited her to sit down and said, "Please take a seat quickly."
This Chen family is the wife of the sixth uncle Wang Dinghai, who was born in the direct line of the Chen family in Donggang.
In the direct lineage of the sixth generation of the Wang family and the Chen family, intermarriage was very frequent. Two people of the Ding generation married women of the Chen family in Donggang. There were also two aunts of the Liu generation who married into the Chen family of Donggang.
Now the two families have even started intermarriage, and it can be said that the relationship between the two parties is very close.
The servant Wang Gui made tea, served candied melons and fruits, waited for the guests, and then stepped aside.
But Wang Shouzhe chatted with Mr. Chen, and after some exchanges of greetings, he turned his attention to the boy and said with a smile: "Shou Ye, how are you doing with your homework recently?"
This boy is currently the youngest male of the seventh generation, named Wang Shouye. He is only ten years old this year, ranking seventh.
Why do we say it is now? Of course, there are still young and strong elders of the sixth generation. For example, the third uncle Wang Dingzu and the sixth uncle Wang Dinghai. If they are not preserved, there will be younger ones.
This is not without precedent. For example, when the uncle Wang Dingchuan was fifty years old, only the fifth oldest brother, Wang Shouyong, was left. He was really old and strong.
Of course, this should also be attributed to my aunt, who was still able to give birth to babies in her forties~~ and she was also very good at giving birth.
Let’s not talk about gossip for now.
Wang Shouye was obviously a little shy, and he was also in awe of Wang Shouzhe. After hearing this, his face turned pale with fright, and he clutched Chen's clothes tightly: "Four, fourth brother. It's okay, it's okay."
"Don't blame Shouzhe, this kid has been shy since he was a child." Mrs. Chen explained slightly awkwardly, "But he has been working very hard recently..."
While talking, he secretly glanced at Wang Shouzhe.
Wang Shouzhe understood that Lao Qi had heard about the reputation of the devil in the school exam recently, and he was afraid that the fourth brother would be targeted by him for the exam, so he started studying early.
This is a good thing.
Wang Shouzhe drank tea and became more and more satisfied with his reputation as the Demon King of Examination. This was like a sword of Damocles, always hanging over the heads of his younger brothers, sisters and juniors.
Okay, then let’s take the exam.
Wang Shouzhe began to examine Wang Shouye, from basic literature, to basic arithmetic, to understanding of body skills, combat skills, etc.
At first, Wang Shouye was scared to death and stumbled over his answers. After a while, with Wang Shouzhe's encouragement, he began to answer questions fluently. It can be seen that his basic skills are quite solid and he has really worked hard recently.
"Not bad, not bad." Wang Shouzhe showed a smile and expressed admiration, "You are quite successful in your career. This is your reward." Wang Shouzhe directly gave a reward of ten thousand gold to commend the first child who successfully passed his examination.
"Thank you, fourth brother." Wang Shouye's little face flushed with excitement, and his eyes and words became much more confident.
The recent pressure from the Great Demon King has made everyone in the younger generation feel insecure. To reward the outstanding ones at this time will inevitably arouse some greed.
Wang Shouzhe believes that the carrot and stick policy will make the young children of the family become better and better.
Wang Shouye performed very well, which made Mrs. Chen very happy and happy. What mother doesn't hope that her son will succeed?
After the school examination was completed, Wang Shouzhe turned to the main topic and said: "Sixth Aunt, I will ask Shouye to accompany me to Xingsheng Farm in a while to pay homage to Grandpa Sixth." The implication is, of course, that you don't go.
Wang Shouzhe was not against Chen's going together, but he felt that as the male male in the family, Shouye seemed to be a little too dependent on his mother.
Look at Wang Luoqiu, who is only one year older than Shouye, but he has already begun to quarrel with the sky, the earth, and the air, clamoring every day that he wants to kill gods and buddhas, and that he wants to shoulder the important responsibility of the family's rise alone.
Although Wang Shouzhe couldn't understand the inevitable connection between the rise of the family and the killing of gods and Buddhas... In addition, her so-called "lonely girl" shouldered the fate of the family... The strong aura of a middle-class girl also made him unbearable. Some people want to slap people. Are they treating everyone from a big family as pig teammates?
But this does not prevent Wang Shouzhe from admiring Wang Luoqiuna's energetic and enterprising spirit.
Therefore, Wang Shouzhe still needs to let Lao Qi leave his mother's arms as soon as possible and quickly grow into a little man.
"Everything is obeyed by Shouzhe." Even though the Sixth Aunt Chen felt a little sorry for Lao Qi, she still followed her words.
Later.
Wang Shouzhe took Wang Shouye from the backyard waterway to Xingsheng Farm. He likes walking by water more and more now. It is quiet and natural, has a broad vision, and is connected with nature. He can have enough time to plan the overall situation of the family.
For example, on the waterway leading to Xingsheng Farm, there are low-lying swamps on the left and right sides, which are covered with reeds during this season. Some farmers from nearby villages took the opportunity to come and harvest reeds while walking in the mud.
Although reeds are not valuable, they have many uses. For example, they can be used as roofs for some mud houses after being dried, or weaved into some reed mats to keep the weather cooler in the coming summer. If not, they can be used as firewood after being dried.
It's just that reed batting is not very useful. It looks like cotton, but has no warming effect. On earth, reeds can also be used to make paper and so on.
Some information accumulated in the brain appears vaguely when exposed to this situation.
etc?
Cotton, paper?
Cotton has been cultivated in Daqian Country for a long time, and some aristocratic families rely on large quantities of cotton as their industry. If Wang Shouzhe wants to intervene, it will not be an easy task. After all, those aristocratic families have first-class methods of guarding cotton seeds.
But what about making paper?
Of course there is paper, books, letters, and paper is used everywhere in the world. The quality of paper ranges from high to low, and most of the prices are relatively expensive. The reason is very simple. Papermaking is monopolized by a few forces.
He rummaged through his memory and found that at least he had not heard of any family in Changning Wei possessing the art of papermaking.
The paper everyone uses is shipped from afar by Qian's Trading Company.
The principle of papermaking is very simple, much easier than making monosodium glutamate or Jenny spinning machine. Even Wang Shouzhe has a rough idea of the steps of papermaking.
This thing has a clue.
Wang Shouzhe secretly recorded this idea and incorporated it into his future plans. At the same time, Wang Shouzhe also had some thoughts about the large swamps on the left and right sides.
When our ancestors opened up farmland, they naturally chose areas that were easier to open up wasteland. For example, factors such as abundant water resources, flat terrain, fertile geology, and strong scalability can reduce the cost of land reclamation to a relatively low level.
As generations of ancestors occupied and expanded advantageous areas, the remaining uncultivated land had various disadvantages.
For example, the swamp areas on both sides of the river are low-lying. Once it rains, large-scale swamps will form. Even in the dry season, there are potholes and muddy ponds everywhere.
If you want to turn it into farmland, you have to carry out large-scale filling and raise the entire terrain. Even in the age of mechanization, this is a huge project, let alone in a world with underdeveloped productivity.
But now among the relatively safe cultivated lands in Ping'an Town, it is no longer easy to find large areas of land that are easier to turn into fertile farmland. Either the land of the farmers must be annexed, or the living space of the rival families must be squeezed.
Therefore, when Wang Shouzhe passed by these two large wastelands several times, he would always think about how to develop this place.
If the landfill strategy is implemented, where will the soil come from? How will it be transported?
In addition, if two large swamps are raised, the water storage capacity of these two swamps will disappear once the rainy season arrives. As long as the total amount of water remains unchanged, this part of the water will enter rivers, Zhuwei Lake and other waters.
If the rainfall is heavier, it is very likely to cause water levels in rivers, Zhuwei Lake, etc. to overflow, causing flooding.
The best way is to carry out large-scale dredging of Zhuwei Lake and fill the swamp with the silt. This will not only increase the water storage capacity of Zhuwei Lake during the rainy season, but also gradually turn the swamp into Fertile farmland.
In addition, after the water level becomes deeper, Zhuwei Lake can also be used for artificial breeding of large fish, which is really a wonderful thing.
But the only problem!
This project is so big that it requires more manpower, material resources, and time than our ancestors did to open up Fenggu Farm.