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Upon learning that Zhou Shunqing had committed suicide, Wu Weiye hurried over. He had to have an autopsy to see if he was really dead. After all, Zhou Shunqing's identity is special. During this process, Su Tiancheng always accompanied him and said nothing.

On October 20, Wu Weiye left Nanzhili and returned to the stable. He originally thought that he would have a good gathering with Su Tiancheng, or even to visit Qinhuai River. Unfortunately, Zhou Shunqing committed suicide. He had to think of a good statement about this matter and excuse Su Tiancheng. He also heard that Zhou Yanru's housekeeper seemed to have come to Jiangning County and had met Su Tiancheng, but Su Tiancheng never mentioned this matter. He knew the subtlety of the officialdom, and of course he would not say much.

Everything returned to peace, but in this peace, Su Tiancheng's prestige continued to improve. Even many students of Donglin Academy secretly admired him. Although Liu Yunqing, who had left Donglin Academy, went to Jiangning County and became Su Tiancheng's aide, this was equivalent to slapping Donglin Academy hard.

The next thing to worry about is the matter of the official land. The emperor did not issue an order or the Ministry of Revenue’s imperial edict agreed in principle. The so-called principled agreement means not interfering in the specific operation process. The matter of leasing the official land is only a trial in Jiangning County and Nanjing Jingying. Other places are not allowed to do so.

As long as Su Tiancheng was given permission, he would not care about the rest of the world.

In any case, in this era, grain is the hard currency, the most fundamental thing. No matter how much silver you have, once you can’t buy food, it will have no effect. From the sixth to tenth years of Chongzhen, many wars consumed a lot of food, because of the invasion of bandits, the harassment of the Later Jin Dynasty, and natural disasters, causing the price of food to rise exponentially, the depreciation of gold and silver, and the lives of farmers became even more difficult.

According to this calculation, Su Tiancheng rents official land as long as it can ensure output, it is actually a very cost-effective thing.

Most of the official fields in Nanjing Jingying were paddy fields, which disappointed Su Tiancheng. In this era, the yield of rice was limited. It was impossible to increase significantly. Hybrid rice did not appear at all, and he did not understand that technology. If he had known that he would have to travel through time, it would be great to learn from Yuan Longping.

The relevant agreement has been discussed long ago, so it was very smooth to take over Guantian.

Ten thousand hectares of official land, a total of 150,000 mu.

Su Tiancheng took Su Pingyang and others to see these official fields in person.

The scene in front of me is a bit miserable. The so-called paddy fields are invisible and covered with weeds. A small part of the dry fields are reborn. I don’t know how long it took to be cultivated. This kind of situation is really rare in places like Jiangning County.

Zhang Taining was with him out of etiquette and felt a little embarrassed to see such a situation.

"Mr. Su, I have no choice. Many soldiers from the Nanjing Jing Camp were drawn. The bandits in the north were harassed. The court drew soldiers several times. This time, the bandits invaded Shanxi on a large scale, and the court even drew 50,000 soldiers. A few days ago, Lord Hong came to the Beijing Camp to discuss the matter of re-sending troops. I dare not agree. If all the soldiers were drawn away, what should we do if the guards in Nanjing? Lord Tang and Eunuch Qin both gave the emperor a memorial, and the official field would not be enough."

To ensure a bumper grain harvest, the focus is on the construction of water conservancy facilities. Unfortunately, these 150,000 acres of official fields do not have at least ditches, let alone canals, dams, etc.

Fortunately, the official fields are concentrated and they are all contiguous. Water conservancy transformation can save a lot of money.

Not only the official land, but also the arable land of Kuang Siming in the past, there were no water conservancy facilities.

It is still time to go, and there are still a few months to carry out necessary water conservancy facilities and organize the fields.

When I returned to the county government, the cultivation of official fields became the most important issue.

The morning session of this day was extended, mainly to discuss the matter of farming in official fields, including Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang, Luo Chang, Ma Huabiao and others from the Inspection Department, all of which participated.

The topic of discussion is the transformation of official fields, including the 10,000 hectares of arable land confiscated by Kuang Siming and a total of 300,000 mu of arable land. This is not a small amount. To carry out large-scale transformation of these arable land, a lot of money is needed.

The opinions discussed by everyone were far beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations.

Everyone agreed to carry out the renovation, but this task must be completed by tenants who rented arable land. Even Sun Yuankun and others who knew the ownership of the official land had the same opinion. They believed that the county government would pay 25,000 taels of silver, which was a heavy burden. It would definitely be inappropriate to continue to take out the money and renovate water conservancy facilities.

Su Tiancheng has never expressed his opinion.

His views must be different. In the transformation of arable land, the county government must take out the silver. As for the source of the silver, you can find a salt merchant and borrow some for the time being. In the next step, when cleaning up the remaining merchants in Jiangning County, you can return the collected taxes to the salt merchants. If the county government does not take out the silver, the transformation of arable land will not achieve the expected goal.

Food is crucial, and the money that should be invested must be invested.

There are still a lot of gold and silver in Su Tiancheng's mansion, but he is not going to use these gold and silver for the time being, and it will be of great effect in the future.

Everyone's opinions were almost done, and Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Everyone has said a lot. It's just that the county government has already taken out enough money and is unable to continue to take out money. The tenants are responsible for the transformation of arable land. I don't think so."

"Everyone knows that food is crucial. Without food, it is difficult to do anything well. Therefore, the areas where it should be invested must be invested and then there must be output and harvests. It is not only about the transformation of arable land, the construction of ditches, but also about the plowing of oxen and seeds. The county government needs to consider it."

Everyone was quiet. How much money was needed to solve these things? This was something that could be done by talking about it.

"I have also considered that doing these things well requires a lot of money. It takes at least 60,000 taels of silver to be renovated, sorted fields, and built ditches and canals. It takes at least 60,000 taels of silver to be 20,000 hectares of farmland and at least 2,000 oxen. This is also more than 40,000 taels of silver. You may have to settle the accounts. It is difficult for a year to have so much silver to have in the grain income. Wouldn't this be paid? But I don't think so."

"With food, we can stabilize the area. If we encounter a famine, we don't have to worry and can deal with it calmly. There is a concept. Please remember that we should take it from the people and use it for the people. The county government is not only responsible for collecting taxes, but also doing things for the people. The money collected still requires the people to do things. This year, we will do experiments on 20,000 hectares of arable land. If the conditions are better next year, we will also be deployed in Jiangning County for a comprehensive transformation."

"As for the time to transform arable land, it must be completed in about one month. The county government issued a notice. Now it is the slack season. The labor force involved in the transformation of farmland must be young and strong. Each person has a reward of one qian per day, and the number of people is about 20,000. Each person can get a reward of about three taels of silver. This is equivalent to ensuring the life of a 20,000 family in a few months."

"The food I obtained from searching Kuang Siming's mansion was 70,000 stones left, and some of the expenses were provided for life..."

This time, everyone was no longer surprised, but shocked.

According to the rules, farmers can be required to be labor service when renovating farmland. The county government does not need to pay any money, and they are responsible for their lives. According to the magistrate's practice, it is estimated that farmers who come to sort out arable land will squeeze out the county government.

I have never heard of such superior conditions.

Sun Yuankun couldn't help it anymore. The tenants of the official fields were all the families of the soldiers in the inspection department. In his opinion, the money spent by the county government was actually for the brothers.

"Sir, the sergeant from the Inspection Department can participate in the transformation of arable land without any compensation."

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"Don't talk about such a thing in the future. The task of the sergeant is to maintain public order and kill the enemy. As for Peng, don't participate. This is the rule. In the future, all sergeants in Jiangning County will not participate in the matters in the farmland."

Isn’t this contrary to the court’s regulations?

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng and wanted to speak but stopped.

"The household and workshop are responsible for the renovation of arable land, each performs its duties. After three days, a comprehensive plan must be drawn up. Construction must be started on November 1st and cannot be delayed. All the officials of the county government must assist in handling the work in accordance with the relevant organization."

After morning shifts, Qu Qingze stayed.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for my arrangement today?"

"I know what you mean. Is it inappropriate for the soldiers of the Inspection Department to not participate in the farming and sericulture? This is inconsistent with the rules of the court. I have seriously considered this matter. Look at what the official fields in Nanjing Jingying have been ruined. If you put such good official fields, you cannot manage them well. What problems are there?"

"I have always believed that the task of the sergeant is to defend the country. They need to train hard and train soldiers for a thousand days. When they bleed on the battlefield, you will understand what I mean."
Chapter completed!