During the surrender process, most people came forward.
When it came time to testify against each other, some people wanted to take a gamble. The bet failed, and the ending was very sad. They were all taken away. The village chiefs of the three villages all killed or seriously injured people and were taken away from them.
In addition, there were several murderers from Dashuizhen. The ones who had been instigated by the village chief to rebel just now had been beaten to death by soldiers from the Shenji Battalion. They were also pointed out. The Jinyiwei repeatedly interrogated them and found no problems. The matter of fighting for water was dropped. Curtain.
The three villages had been quarreling all day long for irrigation water, and it was already evening.
What happened today was just one incident outside Panyu City. There must be more in other places in Guangzhou Prefecture, but it has not broken out yet. The local water conflict is very acute.
Zhu Xuan added: "If you are dissatisfied and want to rebel, that's fine! If you want to go to Beijing to complain, that's fine. I don't care."
Those villagers were subdued and how could they dare to rebel?
As for filing a petition, it was a long way from Guangzhou to Yingtian, and they were not confident that they could reach Yingtian.
In the face of Zhu Xuan's absolute power and strength, they did not dare to do anything. Although they were very unhappy, they could only swallow this breath.
"As for your water problem."
Zhu Xuan touched his chin and said: "Mr. Xu, please tell all the villages in the counties under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture that within this year, I can help all villages start construction of water conservancy projects and alleviate their water problems as soon as possible. When my term expires, When we leave, we will ensure that all villages are irrigated and there will no longer be a shortage of water.”
This is the promise he made to the local people.
During the three years of rule, Zhu Xuan not only brought them wealth, but also brought water. Even if he could not win the position of the emperor's grandson, he would try his best to help them improve their lives.
The villagers present listened, but they didn't really believe what the child said.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
They didn't believe it, but Hua Ying did.
I still firmly believe that Zhu Xuan can do it.
Xu Qi also believed it and echoed: "Your Highness is righteous. I represent the people of Guangzhou Prefecture. Thank you very much, Your Highness!"
Proposing this promise is also a way to stabilize the minds of other villagers, giving them a little hope and stopping fighting for water.
Those villagers were quickly taken away by Hua Ying.
As for what kind of corvee they would perform, Zhu Xuan had already thought about it, and he would let them build river embankments, build reservoirs, etc. when the time came.
"Next, Mr. Xu needs to stabilize those villagers who may still be fighting for water."
"As for those in Fenji Village and Xian Village, Li Niu and Wang Er, you can lead troops to nearby lakes that are not affected by sea water and carry water for them to irrigate. You can also take them to carry water for irrigating to ensure that the crops survive."
"That's it for today."
Zhu Xuan finally announced that the matter was over.
As for how to arrange and deal with those villagers, Xu Qi will do a good job, so he doesn't need to worry.
Xu Qi nodded and said, "I know what to do."
"Brother, they are so scary."
Xu Miaojin had been watching from the side and said worriedly: "They almost injured my brother just now. Fortunately, our soldiers responded quickly."
Zhu Xuan said confidently: "Sister Miaojin, don't worry, they can't hurt me yet."
After practicing martial arts with Hou Xian for so long, he did not practice in vain.
Xu Miaojin finally smiled and said: "My younger brother is the most powerful."
"Of course!"
Zhu Xuan smiled again.
They left the government office and went directly back to the mansion where they lived.
Zhu Xuan thought for a while, then went to the nearby Science Pavilion to find the technical staff.
I saw that they were almost settled and settled in this science pavilion one after another.
Zhu Xuan proposed that they study reservoirs, build river embankments, and tap water and other technologies.
In the Guangzhou area, the real solution to the salt water problem came during the Qing Dynasty, when the government developed tap water and the drinking water was freed from salt water.
As for when the irrigation water will be settled, Zhu Xuan is not very clear.
Probably various water conservancy projects were continuously built and improved over the next hundreds of years, and the problem was gradually solved.
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the next day.
Wu Yongfeng hasn't come back yet, and there's still some time before he goes to sea. Zhu Xuan doesn't care and can continue to wait.
In addition, their cloth still needs time to weave.
Early that morning, Zhu Xuan took Xu Qi and went to Foshan Town.
The raw silk purchased so far basically comes from the vicinity of Foshan Town and Panyu. Only their sericulture scale is the largest. However, the amount of raw silk purchased is not very large. Some of it cannot be sold last year and has been backlogged until now.
Zhu Xuan is helping them clear their inventory.
The next step is to expand production, and the output needs to keep up. Zhu Xuan is not only helping the villagers clear their inventory, but also helping them find another way to develop.
Soon they arrived at the nearby mulberry field.
I saw that in these places, there are quite a few people planting mulberry and raising silkworms, and there are many mulberry fields, but they can't do it. They are connected into a patch, giving people a rather scattered feeling.
“One of the reasons why the yield of raw silk is not high is that the mulberry fields are scattered and cannot be planted on a large scale.”
"Silkworm rearing is one of the livelihoods of local people."
"In addition to raising silkworms, they also plant crops, fruits, and open ponds to raise fish."
"These things can be sent to the north of Nanling for sale when the weather is good and the environment is good."
"But apart from silk, their other products are not suitable for overseas trade."
Xu Qi is quite familiar with the local situation, and this prefect has passed the test.
Listening to his introduction, Zhu Xuan probably knew that it was not easy to obtain a large amount of raw silk or silk near Foshan Town. He would need to change places or find cooperation with other provinces.
Zhu Xuan asked: "How are the benefits here?"
Xu Qi said helplessly: "Although they grow a lot of things, they don't produce much. Most of the fruits bear fruit in summer and autumn. During this period, the weather is hot, and it takes a long time to pick the fruits and put them away." If it’s not obtained in time, it will easily rot.”
In other words, they don't know how to grow it, and their preservation techniques are not very good.
Zhu Xuan thought seriously for a while and said: "The agricultural structure here needs to be changed. Mr. Xu, let's go back to the Science Pavilion first. I have a way to keep the fruits longer."
The ancient preservation methods that can be used in the south are probably the sealing method and drying method.
The sealing method is to put the fruit in a sealed condition, consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide through respiration. As the carbon dioxide concentration increases, the freshness preservation conditions can be achieved.
Drying method, as the name suggests, reduces the moisture content of fruits to a certain level, which can inhibit the growth of microorganisms, but this will cause the fruits to be very unpalatable.
Zhu Xuan is going to bring them a third method.
and improved their agricultural structures.
It is not an easy thing to help them develop.
