Looking at the jade and wheat growing very well in the fields, Liao Wenguang wished that Taiyuan Prefecture would also plant jade and wheat immediately. Once he achieved political achievements from jade and wheat, even if he could not rise to the throne and sit on the governor's seat, he would still have a lot of potential to be the chief envoy. Big opportunity.
Of course, in order to obtain this political achievement, he knew that the harvest of jade and wheat could not be lower than the existing grain output, otherwise it would not be an achievement but a fault.
With such a large-scale promotion of jade and wheat in Datong, he believed that Liu Thief must have a way to increase grain production.
"It's not that I don't want you to grow jade and wheat, but you can't grow it at all. Even if you do it, you may not be able to have many defenders." Captain Yan on horseback shook his head and said.
Liao Wenguang frowned and said: "I have jade and wheat growing very well here. Why does it not work well when I plant it in Taiyuan Prefecture? Is it possible that the water and soil in the two places are different?"
"Consultant Liao, you might as well take a closer look into the fields." Captain Yan raised his finger and pointed to the fields planted with jade and wheat on the side of the road.
Half of Liao Wenguang's head peeked out of the car window, looking at the cornfield not far away, and asked in confusion: "I don't see any difference?"
"Look under Yumai. There are ditches not far from each piece of land and the ditches at the head of the land." Captain Yan reminded.
Liao Wenguang stared at it for a while, and then said with a sudden realization: "It's true as you said, ditches were dug around the fields. It seems that these families on the roadside are very careful about their fields and dug ditches specially."
"It's not that these families dug ditches. Each of these households has ditches on their land. There are also water trucks near the ditches specially used to collect water for irrigation. This is how we have these good-growing jade and wheat. Captain Yan explained.
Liao Wenguang nodded thoughtfully and said: "Water trucks are a good way to collect water for irrigation. No wonder the jade and wheat we saw along the way are growing so well. I can also ask the people to install a water truck later." As long as we can harvest more water, I believe Baixin is still willing to pay for it."
"The harvest from the fields every year is not enough to pay taxes. The people usually don't even have enough to eat, so how can they have money to spend on the water tanker." Captain Yan sarcastically said to Liao Wenguang.
Liao Wenguang seemed not to hear the irony in his words, but asked curiously: "Is it possible that the waterwheel here was not purchased by the common people?"
"Of course not." Captain Yan said with a hint of complacency on his face, "My generals have spent money and effort to purchase waterwheels in various places and use them on farmland. Otherwise, how could the people here come up with the money to buy waterwheels."
Liao Wenguang frowned.
After leaving Yanmen Pass, along the way, we saw patches of jade, wheat and green jade. If you want to have enough water to irrigate the land, the number of water trucks is indispensable. A village needs at least several water trucks. The number of water trucks in Datong will be It will be a huge number.
This made him unable to figure out why Thief Liu was just a rebel, so he was willing to spend so much money just to install water trucks for those lowly farmers.
If Liu Thief wanted to win the hearts and minds of the people, he should not divide the fields. If the fields were divided, he would have lost the hearts and minds of the people of Datong.
"Without a waterwheel, there will be no harvest if the weather is dry. With a waterwheel and dug ditches, even if you don't plant corn and wheat, you can still increase the harvest of other grains. If Counselor Liao is really good for the people, he might as well plant it here Let's think of a solution from above." Captain Yan said this, then urged his horse to rush to the front of the team.
Councilor Liao sat in the carriage, looking disappointed.
If he just asked the people to grow jade and wheat, he could still do it as a counselor of the Prime Minister's Office, but if he dug ditches and purchased waterwheels, this was no longer within his capabilities.
He just wanted to gain some political achievements from this and take the opportunity to get promoted. He never thought about using his own money to benefit the people.
Moreover, most of the land in Taiyuan Prefecture is in the hands of the wealthy gentry and powerful people. Who doesn't have a rich family fortune, and he doesn't have money that is hot in his hands, so how can he use his own money to let the squire and powerful people in Taiyuan Prefecture get an advantage.
As for the money at the yamen gate, there is no need to think about it. There are not enough people in the yamen. If he dares to use the money to dig canals and buy a water tanker, he will only offend his colleagues at the top and bottom. Not to mention being promoted, I'm afraid I can't even keep my current position.
A water tanker made him understand that it was impossible to promote Yumai in Taiyuan Prefecture. If the promotion failed, there would definitely be people who would take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury.
He wanted to be promoted, so naturally some people were staring at the black gauze hat on his head.
Leaning against the inner wall of the carriage, Liao Wenguang closed his eyes and rested.
Along the way, the carriage did not encounter any big potholes, and the carriage rarely bumped around. The journey from Shanyin County to Datong Town was much smoother than the journey from Taiyuan Mansion to Yanmen Pass. The road is much easier to walk.
At the same time, this was also something he found difficult to understand.
A group of rebel bandits not only purchased water trucks for farmers, but even built roads from the various state capitals to Datong. This was nothing like what the rebel bandits would do.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Liao Wenguang in the carriage felt that the carriage he was riding in had slowed down. At the same time, there were a lot of noisy sounds outside the carriage.
He opened the curtain on the side window of the carriage and saw vendors shouting and selling on the roadside. There were many people around the vendors preparing to buy things.
At this moment, the commander he brought rode back to the carriage.
"Sir, we have arrived at Datong Town. We will enter the city immediately. Captain Yan said that you don't like their potatoes, so I asked the younger one to ask you if you want to find a restaurant to eat first after entering the city."
Liao Wenguang hesitated for a moment, thinking of the potatoes he almost vomited from eating along the way, and then nodded and said: "The guest is as he pleases, let him take care of the arrangements!"
"I understand, little one."
Let the general manager ride to the front of the team to meet Captain Yan.
The convoy soon entered the city.
Along the way, we arrived at the Fourth Archway and stopped outside a restaurant.
The coachman and several soldiers leading the horses went to the backyard of the restaurant, and Liao Wenguang entered the restaurant with the general manager beside him.
"Brother, find a quieter private room for our eldest man." He said something to the waiter.
The waiter put the linen cloth on his shoulders and greeted politely: "Follow the younger ones, please go upstairs. There is a private room upstairs."
As he spoke, he wanted to walk up the wooden stairs one step at a time and lead the way for several people.
The private rooms are divided into several partitions separated by screens.
The waiter took the person to one of the partitions, wiped the table with the linen cloth on his shoulder, moved the person to his seat, and said, "Master, what do you want to eat?"
"Whatever you are good at here, feel free to use it, it won't be worth your money." The boss said to the waiter.
"Okay, I'll let the kitchen prepare it now."
The waiter turned around and prepared to pass the food.
"Go and serve a nice pot of tea first," the manager told him.
