On the 21st, Fu Xi rushed to Wei County, just as Qu Jin came back from Khitan and told the grassland that the drought was also serious and wanted to sell some livestock in exchange for more supplies. After everyone discussed it, in addition to implementing the measures in Suxian, they also increased trade with Khitan and exchanged iron, cloth, salt, etc. for sheep. The Wei County caravan will go there immediately. Fu Xi also talked about the organizational principles and promotion situation discussed at the annual summary meeting of Suxian County, and asked all officials and servants in Wei County to work hard. Fu Xi will personally attend the year-end meeting next year and carry out promotions. The crowd applauded.
On the 22nd, Fu Xi arrived in the same county, and Li Yuan and Shi Xiu also returned to the same county from Jin. Everyone held a meeting, and Li Zhishi, the magistrate of Tongxian County, said: "Tongxian County is located in a mountainous area. There should be no major dangers, but the water conservancy project is not completed in winter, which has a great impact. After discussion, we want to protect some grain fields with better water conditions and abandon them. The grain fields with poor water conditions are being used, but financial resources are tight." Fu Xi talked about the measures in Su County and Wei County, and everyone felt that they were all applicable. However, there are many abandoned fields in the same county, the influence of tenant farmers is small, and the big households cannot bear it. Shi Xiuyan: "Since the water conservancy project has not been completed in winter, we have to make up for it now." Fu Xiyan: "Okay, make up for it and provide food from the public. Xu Caozuo, can we do it from the public?" Xu Benyou, Cao Zuo of the household, replied: "There is no pressure. Small." Fu Xi said: "I asked Su County to lend grain to the same county." Xu Benyou said well. Li Yuan said: "Sir, the Jin State does not have enough food and may go to war. Our Xiang State will bear the brunt, and Tong County is a point of impact. Tong County is a neighboring county in Jin State's Qi County, and there are signs of an increase in troops." Fu Xi asked: " Is there no problem with the defense of the same county?" Xu Shisan, the county lieutenant of the same county, replied: "There is no problem with the defense. There are currently 317 city defense troops and General Wang has 4,000. The armaments and supplies are very sufficient, and our armaments factory has good production capacity." Xu Benyou He said: "The armament factory has a lot of expenses." Fu Xi asked: "Has the armament factory opened up the foreign trade market?" Xu Benyou replied: "Very few, mainly for self-use." Fu Xi said: "Let's do everything possible to reduce costs, and just maintain the scale. .”
On the 23rd, Fu Xi, Li Yuan and Shi Xiu returned to Suxian. Fu Xi, five people from the Strategy Department, and Zhao Si held a meeting. Zhao Siyan: "In addition to the threat of war this year, there is also the risk of a large influx of people fleeing famine." Qu Jinyan: "People fleeing famine are both a burden and a resource. We are now short of people for land reclamation and industry, especially mining and iron smelting." Su Guoweiyan "We still have to act according to our ability based on the food situation." Zhao Siyan said: "With the savings in Su County, we can survive the spring drought and absorb 10,000 people." At this time, Wang Hou, Cao Zuo of the household, ran in in a panic and said loudly: " Master, Master, the king is urgently collecting grain." Fu Xi asked: "How much?" Wang Houcai replied: "8 million catties." Zhao Siyan: "Fuck. So cruel?" Li Yuanyan: "Wu Shouwen is so cruel. How many people? He forced him to rebel." Fu Xi asked: "Where are Wei County and Tong County?" Wang Houcai replied: "There will be news tomorrow." Fu Xi said: "We will discuss it tomorrow."
On the 24th, Fu Xi, five people from the Strategy Department, Zhao Si, and Wang Houcai reconsidered. Wang Houcai said: "Wei County and Tong County have no grain collection tasks. The two counties have been deprived a lot, and the king knows it, so he is merciful. If Su County collects grain, the king will give money, half of it, and the other half." Fu Xi held up his forehead and said: "It's okay. Oh, it's great to ask Uncle Wang to come to the meeting. I don't even know the details of the Fu family." Zhao Si said hehely: "Master, I know. The Fu family has 10 million kilograms of wheat." ." Everyone said "Wow". Zhao Siyan: "Under the influence of the master, the major households have no money at home, so they stock up on grain. The last meeting said that there would be a year's surplus of grain. They were all low-key and had trump cards." Fu Xiyan: "It seems that the strength of the major households has increased a lot in recent years. ." Wang Houcai said: "Expressing oil, raising pigs, and weaving and making clothes are very profitable. In addition, farmers who own their own land have joined large households." Fu Xi said: "Implement the king's order quickly. Households use money to buy surplus grain from large households and tenant farmers. , will be used for future public projects, such as building official roads and water conservancy projects. Large households will provide food for the people fleeing the famine to open up wasteland. If the people fleeing the famine are mining, it will be provided by the Wei County government, and the victims will be provided with work instead of relief." Wang Houcai said well. Fu Xiyan asked, "The big households in Wei County are not strong enough, right?" Wang Houcai replied, "The public in Wei County is strong, a large amount of land belongs to the public, and there are mining and iron-making industries, so the grain storage in Wei County is growing rapidly." Fu Xiyan said : "We must support the strength of large households in Wei County and Tong County. High-yielding grain crops will be covered in Wei County and Tong County, and the land that is easiest to open up wasteland in Wei County and Tong County will be given priority." Wang Houcai said well. Tian Yuan said: "Master, I want to go back to the country of Hebei to carefully judge the country's movements and see if it will attack us." Fu Xi said well. Su Guowei said: "Master, I will also go back to Anhui to see what's going on in Anhui. The Anhui Congress will affect King Xiang's military layout and indirectly affect us." Fu Xi said well. Qu Jin and Shi Xiu were also clamoring to go on a business trip again. Fu Xi asked them to take a good rest and sort out the armament situation with Li Yuan.
In May, farmers fleeing famine began to enter the country. Those who enter from the west will work on water conservancy projects in the same county, while those who enter from the east will go to Wei County for mining.
On May 10th, news came from Tianyuan that King Yuan Quanshui of the Hebei Kingdom knew that Tianyuan had returned to Hebei and suddenly visited Tianyuan in person. He said that the Hebei Kingdom was good to its neighbors and would not launch a war against the Xiang Kingdom because of the disaster, but hoped to increase grain trade. , Reduce the deaths of ordinary people in Hebei. Fu Xi thought for a while and asked Wang Houcai to trade with the merchants from Hebei. He would not sell wheat, but increase trade volume with soybeans, soybean oil, and pork.
On May 15, news came from Su Guowei that the drought situation in Anhui was not bad and there was no sign of abnormal military mobilization.
Throughout May, more than 10,000 disaster victims arrived. Fu Xi arranged it easily. Due to the large number of people and drought factors, the water conservancy project in the same county is progressing extremely fast. Three large reservoirs, the digging of some rivers and irrigation ditches are expected to be completed by June 20th.
As June enters, more victims flood in. Fu Xi discussed with everyone. Cao Zuo of the farm, Liu Sanwa, said: "Su County's summer grain production will not decrease, and Wei County's summer grain production will definitely increase. Eat less wheat and more meat, and there will be no problem." Cao Zuo of the livestock house, Li Daniu, said: "There is a lot of pork in stock, and now there is no problem Cao Zuo sold some at a high price. Pig production has been steadily increasing. I predict there will be no problem with the autumn grain. The three counties have a basis for expanding pig production capacity." Fu Xi said: "After the autumn grain is harvested, Suxian County will sell some sows at a low price. The pigs will be given to fellow counties in Wei County to support their breeding industry." Li Daniu said: "Okay. I will keep more sow breeding pigs, and the number will be communicated with fellow counties in Wei County." Fu Xi asked Liu Sanwa: "Soybeans are a high-yielding grain. How many acres of land can the seeds cover?" Liu Sanwa replied: "There will be enough to cover all three counties. The wheat will not be fully covered until next year's harvest." Fu Xiyan said: "Okay. Director Nian, the oil press needs to be mass-produced. The oil press factory in Tong County, Wei County, can give them credit." Nian Shoucheng, the director of the oil press factory, replied. Wang Houcai, Cao Zuo of Hufang County, said: "Depending on the situation, the victims will exceed 30,000. Cao Zuocong Xuewen of Hufang County, Wei County said that based on the wasteland situation in Wei County and the economic strength of large households, it would be more practical to open up 100,000 acres of wasteland and accommodate 10,000 victims. In the same county, Hufang Cao Zuoxu Benyou said that based on the wasteland situation in the same county and the economic strength of large households, it would be more practical to open up 50,000 acres of wasteland and accommodate 5,000 disaster victims. There is no problem with Su County’s ability to open up wasteland, but the quality of the wasteland has greatly improved as good land is developed. It has dropped." Fu Xiyan: "How many acres of good land are enough to open up wasteland?" Wang Houcai said: "There are currently 630,000 acres of cultivated land, and there are still 200,000 acres of wasteland that can be developed as a priority." Fu Xiyan: "Okay. Let's use these 200,000 acres Drive out. There are also disaster victims who will be sent to the same county to lend grain to large households in the same county." Fu Xi said to Cao Zuo Xu Sanwei of the workshop: "The construction of housing for the victims must consider both speed and long-term cost." Xu Sanwei replied: "Due to winter production in Wei County, there are a large number of empty workshops in the mining sites. Now there is an influx of disaster victims, and there are not enough workshops, so many simple houses have been built. After the victims open up wasteland, workshops will be built. According to the master's plan, in the future for winter production, male There are more and more mining companies in Ding, and workshops must be fully prepared. Wei County, according to the land reclamation plan for 10,000 disaster victims, will first build simple farmhouses for them, and then organize the renovation of farmhouses during winter production. Su County, according to the land reclamation plan for 20,000 disaster victims, will first build farmhouses for them They build simple farmhouses and then renovate them during winter production. The county will first build simple farmhouses for them according to the land reclamation plan for 5,000 disaster victims. If there are more people, they will build them later. They will then renovate them during winter production." Fu Xi said well.
