Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 817 Song County Water Conservancy Project Completed

Zhou Guo said, "You guys have to make some money. When the crops from these two acres of land are harvested, I'll take all the rest, except for enough for next year's planting, okay?"

"Sure, of course. I'm happy to sell it to you. If anyone else wants to buy it, I won't even look at it."

Zhou Guo selected some villages in several provincial capitals and visited them. Many people planted two acres of crops, so he estimated that he could harvest a lot this year.

By this time next year she will be able to sell these grain seeds all over the north.

If the seeds are good, the fertilizer is adequate, and the management is good, the yield per mu will be higher than in previous years.

After the spring plowing season was over, there was still no news of victory from the border.

The water conservancy projects in several places in Song County had been completed. On the day when the water channels were put into use, all the members of the Zhou family arrived.

With a loud bang, the dam opened, and the river water rushed into the land. The canals that were interconnected in the land were finally filled with water.

Zhou Guo rode on his horse and followed the source of the water. Looking at the river water rushing towards the white saline-alkali land, he was so excited that he could hardly control himself. From now on, this piece of land would no longer be barren. Soon, rice would grow here.

Green in spring and summer, and golden in autumn, it will be the granary of her Zhou family!

The workers on the farm were happier than Zhou Guo. They ran after Shuitou with joy and excitement. Some even knelt on the ground and cried loudly. They also had land to farm!

Li and the others were also excited, but seeing the crazy looks of these people, they didn't dare to step forward.

Zhou Gu looked around and asked, "Whose land is this? Did Guo Guo sell it to them???"

The old man shook his head. "How is it possible? She has put so much effort into these plots of land. She has invested so much money over the years. How can she possibly sell them? She is not crazy!!"

Zhou Mi said: "If you don't know, you might think this is their land. They seem more excited than us."

Zhou Su said, "I know. My sister said that after the land is healed, it will be rented out to these people for cultivation. They will only collect 40% rent every year, so they have been treating it as their own land."

Everyone was stunned.

Forty percent rent, no one in their village rents at forty percent. Even the Zhao family rents at fifty percent, and several other landlords rent at sixty percent or even seventy percent!

Zhou Mai said: "No wonder the water supply here was so fast. It seemed that they said it would be completed next year, but it's a whole year faster now."

Zhou Mi shook his head. "It's not really a year. There are only a few months in the north where construction can start."

It is really fast. These ditches and ponds are well built, solid and strong. You can tell at a glance that they are not done in a perfunctory manner.

These people really treat this as their own business.

Li said, "Guoguo, you did a good job. With such a large piece of land, even if our family had twice as many people, we would still not be able to grow any crops even if we worked ourselves to death on the land. It would be best to rent it to these people. They were refugees, just like us. If they have land to grow crops in the north, they can be considered to have settled down there."

Sigh, isn’t it the dream of refugees to have a stable home?

Looking at Zhou Guo's back as she rode on the horse and laughed, she felt a surge of emotion in her heart. This was her daughter, who was capable and talented, and who had single-handedly provided a place for so many homeless refugees to live.

As a mother, she is really lucky.

The whole family thinks so!

At the same time, the magistrate of Song County heard the news and was so excited that he smashed a tea bowl and ran away from the county government office without even having time to put on his shoes.

Zhou Guo looked at the source water flowing into the ditches and his face was filled with joy.

Her hundreds and thousands of hectares of saline-alkali land are finally saved, hahahahaha...

Of course, water alone is not enough, fertilizer is also needed. It just so happens that she lacks everything except fertilizer. With a few pipes, such a large piece of land can be comparable to other lands in a few years.

Just as I was dreaming happily, I saw someone carrying a sedan chair hurriedly coming in front of me, followed by a group of people, including the chief clerk and yamen guards, who were obviously people from the yamen.

She rode forward and asked from a distance, "But is this Lord Yao?"

Everyone paused, and the bearers stopped and put down the sedan chair.

The magistrate of Song County came out with his hat askew. When he saw Zhou Guo, he was overjoyed.

Zhou Guo dismounted and said with a smile, "Sir, you are so grand, you ride in a sedan chair whenever you go out."

County Magistrate Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Don't tease me. Everyone knows that Song County is the poorest. The county government doesn't even have a decent carriage. I heard that your work was finished. I was so anxious that my shoes fell off. When I go out, I can only sit on anything I can get. Come on, you have to take me to have a look."

Zhou Guo laughed, "This place won't run away, why are you in such a hurry? Let me tell you, if you had come half an hour earlier, you could have caught up with the gate opening and releasing water. Thousands of people ran around the living head. I ran with the living head for a while, it was really interesting."

She is still very excited and can't calm down, laughing happily.

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Yao stamped his feet in regret, "Why didn't you send someone to tell me earlier so that I could watch this great event together!"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just forgot about it because I was so happy. Besides, we can't change the auspicious time, can we? But don't worry, although Song County has been completed, the other counties are not yet completed. I will let you know when the time comes."

She really didn't remember it, and by the time she remembered it, it was too late.

County Magistrate Yao waved his hand and walked forward, "Let's not talk about this for now. I'll go take a look."

His county is so poor because there are so many salty and bitter lands. If these salty and bitter lands can be improved, his entire county, no, the entire north may become another granary.

Zhou Guo has done something big. With this, he, the county magistrate of Song County, may be recorded in the history books and his name will go down in history! !

Why did he work so hard to be an honest official? It was for the common people, and for the reputation after his death. Being recorded in history is the highest honor for an official!

County Magistrate Yao looked at such a large piece of land and the water in the ditches, ponds and ponds. Tears almost fell from his eyes. He asked Zhou Guo, "Can this work? Can this really make these salty and bitter lands become neither salty nor bitter?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Of course this is not enough. We also need to apply fertilizers, both agricultural and green manures, and bury hay, dead branches and fallen leaves in the ground. It can only be said that water is a big deal, and there are many things to do afterwards."

County Magistrate Yao heaved a sigh of relief and said, "This is easy. No one has as much wealth as your family."

Looking at the endless land, he sighed, "Wow, this land is so big. Mr. Zhou, are you going to plant crops on such a large piece of land yourself?"

I know she has a lot of people.

Zhou Guo smiled. "It's such a large piece of land. I can't cultivate it myself even if I want to. There have been so many refugees coming to Song County in recent years. County Magistrate, you can't settle them all, so I have to come here."

County Magistrate Yao was overjoyed, "I knew that Master Zhou had a kind heart and couldn't bear to see the sufferings of the world..."