Wang Houde did not give up and went to Cai Yaozong's house after leaving Chen Kang's house.

In the end, Cai Yaozong just fought with him, saying that grain levy, water conservancy, farming and other matters related to Li Zheng had been handed over to Zhao Ruxi, and there was nothing he could do if Zhao Ruxi wanted to replace Li Zheng.

Wang Houde originally believed Chen Kang's words, but seeing Cai Yaozong like this, his whole heart went cold.

But he finally went to Fucheng the next day.

"Brother-in-law, I originally advised you that the people in your village are all from the same clan. Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. No matter how you want to make money, it's best not to offend the villagers from the same clan too much. But you didn't listen. This

For once, I can't help you."

"Do you know how many people have suffered after the new magistrate Mr. Wu came to Fucheng? He came from Dali Temple. He knows everything very well. Nothing can be hidden from him, and his eyes can't tolerate sand."

"And he has a very strong backing. Even if there are people in the capital who know how to judge, how can they compare to Mr. Kumu? He is a person who comes in and out of the palace at will and drinks with the emperor every day. He doesn't have to say anything when something happens.

, as long as you show some displeasure, the emperor will send someone to investigate and settle the matter. Now everyone in the government office is in danger."

"Your brother-in-law, I am just a petty official. I can't even touch the side of the prefect. If you are responsible for this matter, for you, I will go to the prefect to say a word for you even if I risk my life. But you guys

It doesn’t make any sense.”

After hearing these words, Wang Houde gave up completely.

When he returned home, he told his wife what had happened, and the couple did not dare to mess around anymore. They restrained the family members and behaved honestly with their tails between their legs.

There were more than 20 people in Nanyang who knew that there was someone on Wang Houde's command. They knew that he had been evacuated, and they all waited to see how he would respond. As a result, they saw him go to Fucheng for a while, and after he came back, he stayed at home without moving.

Everyone knows how powerful the new Mr. Zhao is.

Therefore, when Zhao Ruxi went to the countryside to inspect, the attitude of the lieutenants was extremely respectful, and everyone responded positively to her orders. Except for Wang Houde, she also dismissed two lieutenants from their posts, and those two lieutenants did not say a word.

Dare to speak up.

Not only Li Zheng, but also the county magistrates of the four counties were watching what was going on in the state government. All of Zhao Ruxi's actions were heard in their ears, and they also learned clearly about her background.

"From now on, all the matters assigned by Mr. Zhao must be handled carefully. There must be no perfunctory behavior, and no disrespect to Mr. Zhao. Otherwise, see how I deal with you." The county magistrates all told their subordinates.

When Zhou Chun talked about these things, he smiled and said to Zhao Ruxi: "It's the girl who directly operated on Wang Houde, otherwise these people wouldn't be so worry-free."

If it weren't for his girl, it would be another official with no background in Beijing or Fucheng, and there would be nothing that could be done to Wang Houde in the background. Even if his cousin-in-law is only a ninth-grade official, he is still an official of the upper-level yamen and a lower-level official.

You have to give him some face. Although Wang Houde is a tyrant in the village and does things unethically, what he does does not violate the criminal law, so the officials have to turn a blind eye.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Houde's family acts unscrupulously.

But this time Wang Houde met his girl, which was considered unlucky for him.

"How's your inquiry about the land I asked you to buy?" Zhao Ruxi has been running to the countryside every day for a while, without even bothering with the winery. Now that she has finally visited more than twenty villages around Nanyang, she

Ask about the wine shop.

Among the three affairs she was in charge of, grain collection could only be carried out in the autumn, and water conservancy and farming could only be carried out in the winter when there was slack farming.

She spent almost a month as soon as she took over, painstakingly walking around the land around Nanyang, not to beat the locals, but to observe the water conservancy and wasteland conditions.

Nanyang is rich in water conservancy resources, but there are also high-lying places where water cannot be diverted. After walking around and having a good idea, she planned to draw a water conservancy distribution map based on her own ideas and combined with what Li Zheng and others proposed.

Difficulties, make a plan.

When the fields were slack in winter, she recruited corvees and built water conservancy projects. She dug ditches where trenches should be dug and built waterwheels where waterwheels should be set up. She made sure to spread ditches all over the fields so that the farmland could be irrigated better.

As for the place to open up wasteland, she is also optimistic about it.

The forest area here in Nanyang is quite large. If in modern times, these forests cannot be cut down and turned into fertile farmland, it would be good if they do not convert farmland into forests. But this problem did not exist in ancient times. Dajin has a vast land and sparsely populated areas, and the forest area

The biggest thing is that there is a shortage of people to open up wasteland, and there is even a shortage of food.

Nanyang is close to the capital, the land is fertile, and the terrain is relatively flat. It would be a pity not to build it into a granary. Zhao Ruxi planned to write to Xiao Lingyan to discuss with him how farm tools should be improved so that wasteland can be better reclaimed.

At the same time, she wanted to give Xiao Ge a discount to see if she could win some preferential policies to increase farmers' enthusiasm for land reclamation.

However, she can only make plans now. If she wants to implement them, she will have to wait until the farmers are idle in winter.

What she can do now is experiment with brewing.

"That piece of land was originally wasteland. If you want to buy it, you only need to pay a certain fee to the Yamen." Zhou Chun said.

When Zhao Ruxi heard this, she stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look with me."

She went out of the city and walked around the nunnery, and found that it was a mountain of dirt, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. The nunnery was located at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was covered with thorns and trees, and it was where city people cut firewood.

Although buying this hilltop can open up wasteland and plant fruit trees, clearing away the miscellaneous trees on the hill is too labor-intensive and the gain outweighs the loss. City residents also lose a place to cut firewood.

Zhao Ruxi gave up the idea of ​​buying it and said to Zhou Chun: "Just buy this place at the foot of the mountain. You negotiate with the nunnery first, and then go to the Yamen to buy the land. Just register my name."

"Yes." Zhou Chun responded.

Back on the carriage, Zhao Ruxi called to the system: "System, do you have a recipe for Danyang vat wine?"

Since the last time the system said it wanted to help her check information, but the two of them couldn't agree on the price, the system has never made a sound. Zhao Ruxi was very busy and wanted to let the system go for a while, so she ignored it.

At this time, Zhao Ruxi called, and the system took a while to answer: "No. All the things are placed in the light curtain."

"Can you find out about modern technology?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

System: "...cannot."

Zhao Ruxi heard the hesitation in its words and quickly encouraged: "Try, you might be able to do it. Since you can bring me to ancient times in modern times, then your light waves may also be able to travel through time and space and connect to the modern network.
Chapter completed!