He disbanded the army and took off the very hot clothes he was wearing now.
Back in the yurt, Zhang Qi asked the female soldiers to roll up the door curtains and open all the window curtains.
Under the ventilation, Zhang Qi felt a lot more comfortable.
It was April when we left, and it was already July when we returned. It was inevitably hot in the north.
All things grow on the earth, and the water and grass are fertile. It is worthy of the saying that wind blows the grass and makes cattle and sheep invisible.
Under the hot and dry weather, the farmland outside Wangting has been opened up a lot.
No, someone has already come to report it.
"Where is your director?"
Zhang Qi took a sip of cold grape juice and asked happily.
The person who came to report was not Lu Mu, whom Zhang Qi was familiar with, but a young man whom he had no impression of.
"Your Majesty, the director of the farmland reclamation department left three months ago, apparently with Youshao and the others. The subsequent farmland reclamation department has been entrusted to me with full authority."
"Oh, that's right." Zhang Qi's eyes narrowed. The only outposts sent out in March were Sanwu who was sent to Liaodong. Did Lu Mu follow him?
That's okay. If Zhang Qi were an ordinary person, Lu Mu's move would be tantamount to death. But fortunately, Zhang Qi was not. Just the blessing of spiritual points gave Lu Mu a gold medal to avoid death.
"You tell me."
Zhang Qi adjusted his sitting posture and felt a little lazy. He had been running around for so long, so why should he be a little lazy?
"Yes." The young man took out a wooden board from his arms. There were some symbols on the board that Zhang Qi couldn't understand, but the young man touched the symbols and read out the meaning.
"Your Majesty, with the help of 1,633 people from the Department of Public Works, 83,400 acres of farmland have been reclaimed by horses and plows, of which 20,000 acres were originally planted with bean seeds. Flowering, people in the department who know farming say, these bean seeds will be ready for harvest in two months.
Of the subsequent cultivated farmland, 30,000 acres have also been planted with bean seeds and can be harvested in November at the latest. There are also 33,400 acres that are currently vacant. Si Li believes that these 30,000 acres of farmland can be harvested within ten years. Sow in January and harvest in April.
In addition to the above, the Public Works Department plans to reclaim 30,000 acres of farmland before the autumn harvest and improve the construction of water canals. "
The young man read out all the contents recorded on the wooden board, and Zhang Qi nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Lu Mu saw the right person.
how old are you? "
Zhang Qirao asked with interest.
The young man's face lit up with joy and he said loudly: "I am twenty this year!"
"Well, he is a talented person. In this way, you continue to coordinate the Public Works Department until Lu Mu comes back, take time to go to school every day, and learn to read with those schoolchildren."
"Your Majesty is generous."
The young man kowtowed and thanked him. Zhang Qi waved his hand and asked him to go down. Besides him, there were others waiting to report their work.
The young man stood up excitedly and then withdrew.
Zhang Qi continued to drink grape juice, and then listened to the current situation of the royal court during his absence.
The cement workshop has begun to produce cement. With the efforts of hundreds of workshop workers, six to seven hundred tons of cement are produced every month.
Moreover, Hu Jiu also said that as the workers become more skilled, the output can be increased further.
This is the benefit of having mature technical support. The world of riding and cutting has already thoroughly studied the production of cement. Now in the outside world, as long as a group of qualified workers are trained, production can continue.
This is still limited by the supply speed of materials. The production of cement requires clay, lime, gypsum, and iron powder.
For this reason, there is a group of people in the royal court who specialize in mining clay, and now there is a large clay pit there.
Zhang Qi's opinion is to continue mining. In this era, there are many swamps in the Northeast. Since clay mining will form potholes, it would be a good idea. Once the clay is mined out, the water in the swamp can be diverted there to form a reservoir.
In the long run, it is not impossible to turn the swamp into fertile soil by supplementing it with low basins and diversion of water into rivers.
In addition to cement, other aspects are also in excellent condition.
Timber, minerals, cattle and sheep have all increased.
Zhang Qiguang listened to their reports for several hours, drinking glass after glass of grape juice.
Finally, after the Director of the Department of Justice finished reading the last word, all the things that should be reported were completed.
Bo Li straightened his clothes. Half a year's service as director had allowed him to develop a calm and calm face.
"That's all, Your Majesty."
As soon as the words fell, the book in Bo's hand also closed.
Zhang Qi, who was sitting on the throne, nodded somewhat bewilderedly. There were 30,000 people in the Royal Court, and he needed to be responsible for the final check on all matters. To say he was not tired would be a lie.
"I know. I didn't expect those Huns to turn to this side. This gave me an unexpected surprise."
This is what the uncle just reported. He was out for three months. Thousands of people crossed the Greater Khingan Mountains and came to the Xianbei Royal Court. Originally, they planned to defect to Xianbei, but they didn't expect that Xianbei was long gone. They fled from Baibai The claws of the evil ghost finally came under the rule of the white evil ghost.
If nothing else, when Zhang Qi's army returned to the royal court today, many of the Huns who came to surrender must have wet their pants.
"Let them do what they can do in the royal court first, restrict going out, and make other plans after Advent."
"By the way, have the outposts sent to Liaodong returned?"
Bo shook his head: "The Department of Justice doesn't care about this."
"Yeah, that's it."
Zhang Qi smiled and let Bo go down.
On the other side, Lu Mu and the others should have reached Xianbei's sphere of influence after setting off from Liaodong, but someone refused to let them come back.
Last time the seventeen of them set out from Xianbei and passed through Wuhuan, they attracted the attention of the Wuhuan people. This time when they returned, King Wuhuan sent someone to wait for them early.
Xianbei and Wuhuan belong to the same lineage, both from the Donghu tribe, but the Donghu no longer exists, and the Wuhuan people also want to establish good relations with the Han people.
King Wuhuan naturally understood the principle of going first to show his good will. He did not expect that Xianbei had already sent people to Han Dynasty before he took action.
This is inappropriate. If Xianbei had reached a deal with the Han people first, would Wuhuan still be reused in the future?
We have to find out what the Xianbei people talked about with the Han people.
so.
A group of sixteen people were surrounded by layers of Wuhuan cavalry.
King Wuhuan walked out of the military formation with a smile. He looked at Lu Mu, who was dressed as a Han man, and said enthusiastically: "Is this an official from Han Dynasty?"
Lu Mu also smiled. Although his palms were wet, he knew that he could not panic. As long as he delayed the retreat, the sentry who was retreating could bring the news back to the royal court, and his king would know that he and others What happened.
"King Wuhuan, right?" Lu Mu straightened his clothes, cupped his fists and saluted southward: "Liaodong Prefecture Counselor Lu Mu! May I ask King Wuhuan what this means?"
(End of chapter)
