Since Zixuan led everyone to see it on the spot before, the first batch of places where the construction started were all areas with steep rivers and prone to problems. Most of the people in the county government were sent out to take care of the progress of the project at various locations.

In terms of manpower arrangement, of course, it is the principle of proximity. The villages near the river section are directly responsible for the construction of this section, which can save much trouble. In addition, some of the soldiers stationed on the border were seconded by Zixuan. These defenders were led by a side general, and this side general was a guard next to the emperor. Li Mingrui specially sent him here to facilitate Zixuan. This place is really important, too far from the capital. If an emergency occurs, it will be too difficult to ask for instructions back and forth. Therefore, the emperor's special order, Zixuan has the right to make arbitrary decision.

The defenders have been here for two or three years, and the general has a very good relationship with Zixuan, so he directly recruited two thousand soldiers to help build the embankment.

In this way, along the banks of the Noni River and Taoer River, more than a dozen construction sites were working vigorously.

In this era, although there was no cement, people's wisdom was infinite. People mixed glutinous rice slurry into the mud, so the mud would be particularly sticky. Furthermore, the local soil has more saline and alkaline soil, and the stickiness is already great. In this way, after the mud is dry, the strength will be relatively good.

There is not so much stone in the local area, so someone specially bought stone from outside to build dams. This is also the most expensive item.

Of course, Zixuan was not idle either. He had to go to various places every day to check the progress of the project. Under the warm spring sun, it turned into black charcoal in a few days.

With everyone working together and the help of soldiers, the first batch of key areas were completed in more than ten days. The grass in the field also grew, so Zixuan decided to stop for the time being and let the people clean up the grass in the field first.

Since the land was planted, it rained two times, and it has not rained since then. Now some places have a little drought. Fortunately, the drainage canals are ready-made, which does not take much time, so the crops in the field are growing pretty well.

Today, Zhendong County has fertile fields everywhere. After years of hard work, a lot of land has been reclaimed. In addition, the varieties planted by farmers have also been enriched, and various economic crops are planted. People do not only plant corn sorghum as they were at the beginning.

Looking at the new green in the ground, farmers felt that no matter how much hard work was, it was worth it.

Taking advantage of the time when the farmers were weeding, Zixuan took the soldiers and people from the county town to dig a moat. This was the place of the Northern Yuan Kingdom before, and there was no moat at all. Now Zixuan and his wife have spent so much effort here to manage the place very well. Of course, they have to increase their defense. Otherwise, if the Northern Yuan Kingdom came one day, wouldn’t it be prepared for them?

Zixuan and everyone discussed that the moat should be dug wide and deep. Only in this way can it play a defensive role. Of course, they also focused on setting up some mechanisms at the bottom of the river to be used as a weapon for future defense.

This time, Zixuan went on the battle himself and worked on the construction site with everyone.

"Sir, if you are tired, go and take a rest." A strong man next to him looked at Zixuan digging the soil, and went forward and said.

"It's okay, I can do this job so I can do more than one person, so I can get faster." Zixuan wiped his sweat with his sleeves, and then continued to lower his head to dig the soil.

"To be honest, I have never heard of any county magistrate who can dig the dredge with us. I really don't need this." The yamen runner next to him also said.

These days, the people in the county government are busy on the construction site. But no one complained, because Zixuan did not leave anything and endured hardships with everyone. These days, everyone can see that the magistrate is so tired that he is black and thin. So although the work on the construction site is very tiring, no one has ever called it tired because the magistrate has never said he is tired.

Zixuan straightened up and looked up at the sky. The weather this year was really abnormal. Even the rain festival like May 13 did not see a drop of rain. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many lakes to use, I'd probably have a lot of crops that would have died of drought this spring. What he most hopes for now is not to really cause floods. These projects can be done in vain, but there are no real problems.

There were many women walking away. It turned out that Jinghan brought some women from the county town to deliver food. Jinghan organized all the women in the county to boil water and deliver food to the workers. They set up big pots in the open space in the city, and cooked a lot of food every day, and then delivered it to the construction site.

"Everyone, let's have a rest, the food is here." Zixuan shouted.

In fact, there is no need for Zixuan to shout, everyone has seen it. These days are the same time, so Jinghan will bring people to deliver food. Everyone has been used to it, so someone has stopped and sat down to rest.

Jinghan was wearing coarse cloth clothes and was wrapped in floral cloth on her head. Such a neat outfit showed a bit of charm of the young wife.

Some of these women were pushing carts, some carried loads, and some two people carried wooden barrels together. Everyone walked along the way. When they arrived, someone shouted loudly, "I've eaten, I'll come here to have a meal."

So these working people came to the front in a swarm, took their own meals one by one, and ran to the side to have a meal.

Zixuan took two steamed buns from Jinghan and a bowl of vegetables, and smiled and said, "You are dressed like a young wife from a farmer."

"I am a young wife, why are you still like me?" Jinghan also smiled. "This moat will take a while to complete, right? You are here every day, is it okay in the county government? Don't delay serious matters." Jinghan never interferes in Zixuan's official business, so he doesn't know these things.

"It's okay, County Magistrate Zhao is watching there. This season is not very busy. During the year, it's just a little busy after the autumn harvest, and the rest of the time is fine. Besides, the people here are simple and rarely happen, so naturally there are few cases. County Magistrate Zhao brings a few people to come over." Zixuan said while gnawing on the steamed buns.

Jinghan quickly brought a bowl of water and handed it to Zixuan, "Drink some water, don't choke. You have lost weight and darkness these days. You have to be careful. If you are tired, take a break for two days before working." Jinghan looked at Zixuan, who was thin in front of him, and naturally felt distressed.

"Stop talking about me, aren't you the same? Look at you, you have finally gotten white in the past two years, and now it's sunburned again." Zixuan finished drinking the water, handed the bowl to Jinghan, and then said. "Follow me, you haven't enjoyed the blessing for a few days, and you're always suffering."

Jinghan smiled, "What's this? I'm already very good. Look at those peasant women, who do not work when they open their eyes in the morning and can't rest until dark? I'm already very content with the days now."

"By the way, I'll help me think about what mechanisms to get in this moat, what if I can use them in the future." Zixuan reached out and pushed a strand of hair on Jinghan's temples away, tucked behind his ears. "Go home. I haven't had time to spend with my son for a while, and my son should miss you." Zixuan couldn't help but reach out and touched Jinghan's cheek. "You've lost weight too."

The couple was talking here, and some of the people next to them couldn't help but look curiously, "Look at our adults and our wife, the relationship is really good. It makes people feel warm when they see it." A yamen runner said.

"You guys eat honestly, what do you do? Mrs. Lin, can that be compared to ordinary women? If you say that you are a woman who is inferior to men, you are not wrong at all. They are called a female hero. With us, these two people are really a perfect match." said an older person next to him.

"Well, I agree with Brother Zhang. If we had not had the efforts of our wife over the years, how could our broken place be like today? Look, now, if not other things, which one of our households has no spare money? It would be nonsense to say that it would take out a few thousand taels, but if it had to say a few hundred taels, the same family could be taken out." These yamen runners were talking while they were idle. "This time, there was a dam and a moat, why did everyone cooperate so much? Are you afraid that if there was something wrong, our family's fortunes would be over the years? Whether it was a flood or a Northern Yuan Kingdom, if we didn't prepare, then wait for it to be worse than before."

As soon as this was said, everyone nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's the reason. Look at these people, they understand the right and wrong best. Lord Lin and his wife are now in the hearts of the people, and they are almost like gods. I just don't know that Lord Lin can still be in the past few years. If he leaves in the future, he will change to a corrupt official. Alas, it's still hard to say in the future."

"So, if you can earn more in the past few years, you can save up your family. When Lord Lin leaves, there will be no such good official. How great would it be if the court could keep Lord Lin here forever? The people here would be happy." Everyone expressed their thoughts.

In fact, this is how the people are. They know the most who treat them well. There is a scale in the hearts of the people. They all have their own standards.

"Okay, after eating, work quickly. After finishing here, there are still many river sections to be repaired." An older person said.

Everyone quickly ate the food in their hands.
Chapter completed!