"As for construction and expenditure...the Lord still has to ask Zhao Hua, Shi Er and others. The general is not very clear."
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand: "Then what are you waiting for! Let's go!"
Although Xiong Wuliang's current fiefdom spans three counties: [Quyang], [Ping'a], and [Shansang], the core is still Quyang.
The industrial park, the blood supply heart of Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom, is located on the outskirts of Quyang City.
The center of power currently controlled by Zhao Hua is also located in Quyang City.
Xiong Wuliang returned to Quyang City and went straight to Quyang Jun's Mansion amid the welcome of the people.
Although the news that Xiong Wuliang was coming back had already spread throughout the fiefdom, Zhao Hua couldn't spare the time to greet him like Zhong Hua.
To be honest, he was extremely busy every day.
But... I can hold on!
The Lord has a good saying - only when I trust your ability will I leave all the work to you!
Young people should strive more!
When Xiong Wuliang walked into the study, Zhao Hua had just finished reviewing the last official document.
Fortunately, white paper has long been used for government documents in the fiefdom, and bulky bamboo slips have been eliminated... Otherwise, according to the workload of reviewing every day, just carrying bamboo slips would cause back pain and leg cramps.
"Zhao Hua has met my lord!" Seeing Xiong Wuliang come in, Zhao Hua quickly stood up and bowed deeply.
Feeling the crunching sound in his waist, Zhao Hua had a bitter look on his face.
Three counties, more than 50,000 people.
Government affairs are definitely not small.
Xiong Wuliang didn't give himself a single helper and relied entirely on Zhao Hua for support.
My body really can’t bear it anymore!
Zhao Hua was about to speak...
Xiong Wuliang patted Zhao Hua on the shoulder just right: "Zhao Hua... I can see all your efforts these days!"
"Looking at the entire fiefdom, you are the one who works the hardest and achieves the highest results!"
"Work hard and you will definitely not make mistakes in the future!"
Zhao Hua was moved to tears.
I feel like my efforts have finally been recognized!
I originally wanted to hold onto Xiong Wuliang’s clothes and complain. I was even overwhelmed by the heavy workload and had the intention to resign... Now I no longer have that thought!
After chatting with Zhao Hua for a while, Xiong Wuliang got down to business——
"It will be nearly two months since I left the fiefdom this time."
"What is the situation in the fiefdom now? I just asked Zhong Hua, but he was vague..."
Zhao Hua's spirit perked up!
A look of pride appeared on his face.
"Including newborns and people who have migrated from other places, the population in the fiefdom is now close to 60,000!"
Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom was very prosperous, with extremely low agricultural taxes and almost no labor - it could be regarded as a paradise in this era.
Although it is not well-known in the entire Chu State...but several surrounding counties still yearn for this fertile land.
Especially [Zhongli] from the east.
Since the dam was built on the Huaihe River, even irrigation of farmland in Zhongli County has been a problem.
The farmers could no longer survive, so of course they did not hesitate to disobey Zhongli Jun Mi Fei's strict order and drag their families with them to sneak into Xiong Wuliang's fief.
From now on, we will live a beautiful life with low tax rates, more money, and less labor...
"Now, the roads in the three counties have been connected, the farm has been fully constructed, and it is prosperous!" Zhao Hua continued.
"Under the leadership of Hu Cong, the magistrate of Ping'a County, Ping'a County has reclaimed hundreds of miles of fertile farmland on both sides of the Huai River, and has fully popularized Quyang County's advanced agricultural technology."
"In terms of wealth, Ping'a County is now almost the same as Quyang County!"
Xiong Wuliang was very satisfied and nodded repeatedly.
Hu Cong is a somewhat pedantic person, but he is a good official who is down-to-earth and dedicated to the people.
Such local officials were still very rare in the Warring States Period - in this era, most bureaucrats did not regard civilians as their chiefs.
"Ping'a County is developing well...how about the development of Shansang County?" Xiong Wuliang asked.
"A lot of roads have been dug initially, and the road to the Song Dynasty in the north has been opened." Zhao Hua replied: "Although the road capacity is still very poor, it is a good start after all."
"The 'construction engineering team' established at the beginning has made great achievements."
Xiong Wuliang nodded gently.
After all, it’s only been more than two months.
Being able to build a barely walkable road is already pretty good.
According to this development rate, it is estimated that trade with Song State will be possible before the end of the year.
Zhao Hua seemed to understand what Xiong Wu was thinking, and changed the subject——
"It's a pity that although the construction speed in the past two months has been fast, we can no longer maintain this speed..."
"The large amount of money and food that was plundered from the last attack on Vietnam... has been almost used."
Xiong Wuliang was surprised: "It's so fast!"
It should be noted that in the last battle against Vietnam, Xiong Wuliang made a lot of money. The money, food and goods alone amounted to tens of thousands of gold!
If we develop in the fiefdom step by step, even under Xiong Wuliang's always bright and correct leadership, it will take at least ten years to create so much wealth.
All spent in two months? !
Zhao Hua spread his hands, his face full of helplessness: "Junhou, you are really a hands-off shopkeeper..."
"Tens of thousands of Vietnamese civilians migrated here. The planning, construction, and resettlement of farms...the newly developed farmland, roads, waterwheels, shops...which of them does not require money?"
"Shansang County is a remote and remote area. To build a road, you need to build bridges and dig out mountains. The cost of cement is an astronomical amount... Which item does not require money?"
"Not to mention the expansion of the factory and the wages of workers..." Zhao Hua began to think casually.
When Xiong Wuliang heard this, he put his hand on his forehead and felt dizzy.
Come to think of it——
The rapid development of fiefdoms actually goes against the principles of economic operation.
If it weren't for the massive investment of funds behind it regardless of cost, it would not be possible to be as prosperous as it is now.
Although it is said that everything invested now is worth it, and there will be returns hundreds and thousands of times in the future... But now that the money is squandered in just two months, the development speed has to be slowed down again.
Xiong Wuliang sighed.
"I still have a thousand pieces of gold gifted by King Qin in my chariot - take it and use it first."
"If it's no longer useful, I'll think of another way."
Zhao Hua glanced at Xiong Wuliang with incredible eyes.
A gift from the King of Qin?
Thousands of gold is not a small sum!
As expected, my master has been criticized. A trip to the Qin Kingdom will make the King of Qin look favorably upon him and grant him such a huge reward!
Xiong Wuliang: This is all thanks to Mr. Mi Fei next door...
For Xiong Wuliang, Master Mi Fei not only supported the family wealth accumulated in Zhongli County for decades for free, but also supported the population of Zhongli County.
Now, he even has to sell himself to Qin to help Xiong Wuliang earn a thousand gold in hush money.
The last bit of remaining value was donated to Xiong Wuliang for free!
How touching!
As for the thousand gold gifted by the King of Qin, Xiong Wuliang used it to develop the fiefdom and contribute to the great cause of resisting Qin in the future!
What is this called? The wool comes from the sheep!
Isn’t that reasonable?
King Qin: That’s reasonable! It’s so reasonable!
