It doesn't matter what the Lord of Jiahua County thinks. What matters is that this time the Du family didn't get any light, but got a lot of help.
When Mr. Du learned that his son had been dismissed from his official position, he was so angry that he beat his chest again!
There was nothing he could do about it, Du Zhihe was not doing his job well outside, and a life was caused. Regardless of whether he was the one who forced him to death, it was always his inability to handle the matter.
You are also an official, so how come others are fine?
Now it's better. There are so many officials, big and small, but you, Du Zhihe, are the most capable. Before the errand was finished, you were fucked directly.
Du Zhihe was dismissed from office, which was a signal to many nobles or officials.
The Lord of Jiahua County has spent almost all his love over the years. Even if the emperor feels sorry for her, he has to step aside in front of national events.
Moreover, this time Du Zhihe was not severely punished for his crime, but he was dismissed from office. This was already a lenient sentence. It was equivalent to the Lord of Jiahua County asking for another favor from the Lord. It can be seen that the Lord treated the Lord of Jiahua County. His endurance has reached the edge.
Therefore, without the knowledge of the Jiahua County Lord and the Du family, some royal relatives or noble families secretly ordered their own families to avoid interacting with the Jiahua County Lord's family in the future.
Cheng Jingzhou's construction period was over, and the three ditches were successfully dug.
Of course, this is just digging, and water cannot be diverted immediately. Some detailed modifications are still needed.
Cheng Jingzhou arranged these tasks for the prisoners.
They missed the spring plowing anyway, so now they just need to get everything done before harvesting wheat, and then wait for the autumn crop.
In addition to those prisoners who were sentenced to hard labor, there were also some prisoners who were sentenced to prison. They were also arranged to work here. The main purpose was to have them clean up the bottom and the areas that needed to be widened, and then work on them.
At the same time, Cheng Jingzhou naturally had to step up arrangements for land reclamation.
In order to support her husband, Xie Rongzhao also specially arranged for his own family to open up hundreds of acres of wasteland. Of course, there were also people sent by Liu Ruolan. In short, they were to provide support for Cheng Jingzhou.
Someone took the lead, and in order to show their support for the new county magistrate, the local squires also began to send people to reclaim wasteland.
Some people cultivate ten acres, and some cultivate five acres.
Of course, Cheng Jingzhou still suggested that this wasteland should be reclaimed by some farmers.
Especially for fields with a slightly better geographical location and close to water canals, apart from arranging some for Xie Rongzhao, the rest will be distributed to local villagers as much as possible.
As for Xie Rongzhao getting a good place, obviously no one dared to have an opinion.
After all, he was the first person to stand up and open up a hundred acres of wasteland.
And they didn’t want a place close to a canal. They chose fifty acres in the most desolate place.
It is said that the soil quality of these fifty acres is not very good, and even sorghum may not survive.
Even so, Xie Rongzhao still admitted it, which made many local squires have to admit that he was the daughter of Xie Shangshu's family, and they were not capable of such courage.
Wang Yanqing also started to clean up the barren hills and prepare to build a house. Many nearby villagers found work here.
Building a house on the mountain will take at least half a year.
This is still with sufficient manpower.
This means that these villagers who have found work basically don’t have to worry about their expenses this year.
Originally, some people were hesitant and didn't dare to come, fearing that they would meet someone like the Du family again, who only knew how to make people work, but in the end they tried their best to deduct your wages.
But I don’t know where it came from, saying that this young nobleman is a well-known kind-hearted man in the capital, and he is also a good friend of our county magistrate.
As a result, the villagers no longer hesitated. Some came to do odd jobs, help with cooking, run errands, and some people with background as masons came to look for work.
All in all, Wang Yanqing's construction of the house provided at least fifty job opportunities to the local area.
This made Cheng Jingzhou extremely happy.
No wonder, his dear boy has been encouraging Wang Yanqing to build a house here.
This start of work is all good!
Not to mention, some of their local brick kilns are doing well, and they have to make bluestone, wood, tiles, etc., which are all in action.
Wang Yanqing is the eldest son of the Duke of Guo. If he wants to build a house, even if it is on a mountain, it must start with three entrances.
Of course, some changes were made in the end based on the geographical situation. It was not the three-in and three-out structure in the north-south direction, but wider in the east-west direction.
Mainly because of geography.
But this way, Wang Yanqing found it more interesting.
Even some people feel that this house is not square, nor is it a large north-south house in the conventional sense, and they always feel uncomfortable somewhere.
Xie Rongzhao gave me a suggestion.
"Isn't this simple? Then the reason is that the location is not suitable. If you invest too much in building a house, it is not worthwhile. In this case, why don't you just circle it and make it into a garden? Plant more flowers, grass, fruit trees Or something like that, raise some poultry or wild animals. Anyway, you are building a house here for enjoyment in your free time. If it is built in such a orderly manner, it will be much better for you to stay in the capital, why bother to come to a place like this? ?”
Wang Yanqing thought so too.
"Sister Zhao is right! Just like this, just enclose the back, cover the courtyard wall, and just create some scenery inside. There is no need to add flowers and plants. We are tired of seeing these things in the capital. It is better to have a variety of them. With these fruit trees, as you said, not only can you enjoy the flowers, but you can also eat fruits of various flavors. You can pick and eat them yourself, that would be fun!"
In fact, doesn’t Wang Yanqing have Zhuangzi under his command?
Of course there is.
It's just that ordinary houses in Zhuangzi usually don't build very good houses, and to be honest, there is nothing interesting near the suburbs of Beijing, so Wang Yanqing has never been interested in it.
That is to say, the main reason I am interested in Fuyuan Villa is that I can hunt and pick fruits there. The most important thing is that the accommodation is comfortable and the food is good.
Therefore, he was obsessed with building a Zhuangzi where he could relax in his free time.
Xie Rongzhao came up with another idea and asked him to arrange for people to plant some trees on the mountain that are easy to grow and do not require much attention. In three to five years, this place will be as lively as Fuyuan Villa.
"Why do these birds and animals like either the mountains or the woods? Isn't it because they have what they need? In the past, Fuyuan Villa was very bald, not to mention rabbits, not even a sparrow could be seen. Or later I My father and I have been planting trees and getting some grass seeds. This has attracted a lot of birds and beasts. However, brother Yanqing, you should also pay attention. The wall of this house must be built. It’s strong, just don’t attract any more ferocious beasts.” (End of Chapter)
