The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

When the old men saw that Wan Lianxing not only kept his word but also backed them up at the critical moment, their tone of voice when talking to Wan Lianxing immediately became better. It was nothing like the momentum they had when they first came in and wanted to confront Wan Lianxing. "My Lord, can we not go to the sugar factory? It's full."

Wan Lianxing said, "Isn't there a sweet potato flour factory in the South City Tower? If you can't go to the sugar factory, go there. There will always be work for you guys."

An old man said, "If we go there, they will probably kick us out again."

Wan Lianxing spoke to the old men in a gentle voice, "How unreasonable! If they dare not follow my words, I will fire them. You old men can go without worry."

Several old men discussed with each other and said, "Then let's go to the sweet potato flour factory to report now."

Wan Lianxing said, "You can go ahead. If anyone stops you at the door again, I will go and settle the score with them myself."

With Wan Lianxing's support, several old men burst into tears and bowed to Wan Lianxing immediately, expressing their gratitude. "Your Majesty is truly our father and mother, a good official, a good official..."

Yan Qilian on the side was frowning and his teeth were aching.

Wan Lianxing said enthusiastically: "Since you old gentlemen are here, why don't you have a simple meal at my house before leaving?" He remembered an old man saying that he had rarely eaten food in his entire life and lived on sweet potatoes. He remembered the old man's words clearly and had not forgotten them even after many years.

The old men said that it was important to find a job and they dared not delay, so they skipped the meal.

Seeing the old men leave happily, Wan Lianxing came back to his senses, leaned back in his chair, made a comfortable posture, and took a long breath.

Yan Qilian said, "My Lord, whether it's the sugar factory or the sweet potato factory, they don't need so many people."

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't dampen everyone's enthusiasm. It's really hard to arrange for too many people. Just look at what other factories you can build and build a few at random. Let those who are willing to work do it."

Whatever comes out of Wan Lianxing's mouth seems light and insignificant.

Yan Qilian said: "My Lord, if I knew this, I would have given advice to the previous governor long ago. Why would I have waited until now?"

Wan Lianxing turned to look at Huang Chenming beside him, "Chenming, do you have any good ideas?"

Huang Chenming said: "Of course we can't all go to work in the sugar factory. There are not many people in Fengying now. If there are too many people, we will definitely not be able to arrange them. Everyone can do something else."

"for example?"

Huang Chenming said: "Men farming and women weaving is the minimum. Let men go to the mountains to farm, and women spin and weave at home. In the past, it was difficult to grow crops because of drought. Now there is enough rain, so farming should not be a problem. Women cannot do heavy work and are not good at showing their faces, but they can still do spinning at home."

Wan Lianxing said, "This is a good idea. Let's find someone who knows how to make a spinning wheel. Let each person have a spinning wheel and let them go home to spin the thread."

Flattery never wears thin, Yan Qilian said loudly: "My Lord, this idea is the best. As long as everyone has a spinning wheel, they won't have to go to the sugar factory to find work. But I don't know how to get this spinning wheel. Buy it with money? The people don't have money in their pockets."

Wan Lianxing said: "That thing is not valuable. I will arrange for someone to make it. It is very simple."

Wan Lianxing said to the people around him, "Go find someone who understands and ask the people in the West Courtyard to put down their work for a few days and concentrate on making the spinning wheel."

Huang Chenming said, "My Lord, I will do it." What he meant was that there was no need to look for someone who understood, because he understood it very well.

Wan Lianxing suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, no wonder Chen Ming could come up with this idea. Chen Ming's family is in the cloth business. How could I have forgotten about this? But it's a waste of your talent to ask you to teach everyone how to make a spinning wheel. So, why don't you go all out and teach everyone how to make a loom? Later on, you can recycle the yarn spun by everyone and set up a weaving factory for the people in Fengying to weave cloth. It's at least a way to make a living."

Yan Qilian saw that his troubles were solved, and that it would be easier for him to be the county magistrate than before. He said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is indeed far-sighted and thoughtful. It is a blessing for the people to have Your Majesty governing Fengying."

Wan Lianxing said, "Come on, stop flattering me. Just go do what you need to do. I'm going to take a rest."

Having said that, Wan Lianxing left first.

At Wan Lianxing's command, all the guards in the west courtyard of the prefectural government put down their swords and spears and started doing carpentry work.

The ding-dang-dang sound continued until late at night. A few days later, Lu Siniang brought a group of girls, each holding a spinning wheel to teach the people how to defend the line. Many people knew how to do this, and those who didn't know how to do it before could learn it at a glance. It was so simple that it was much easier than going up the mountain to farm.

Everyone held a spinning wheel as if they had found a treasure. Huang Chenming's suggestion immediately solved the pressure of overcrowding in the sugar factory. The women went home to spin yarn, and the men went to the factory to work. Although the daily wages were not much, everyone finally had a way to make money. After dinner, no one failed to think about the good things about Wan Lianxing.

Wan Lianxing was also becoming increasingly satisfied with Huang Chenming. Although this man was a little aloof, he was still able to help him solve his problems.

When Wan Lianxing was relaxing at home that day, the old butler came over with a smile and said, "My Lord, guess who's here?"

Wan Lianxing perked up and asked, "Is it the follower who has returned?"

The old butler said, "The attendant is on his way and will be back soon. My Lord, please don't worry too much about him."

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Who is coming?"

The old housekeeper said, "Hu Er and his men are here."

"Hu Er? Where is he?"

"I'm resting in the hall."

Wan Lianxing stood up leisurely and said, "Let's go and take a look." He said to Huang Chenming, "The Hu couple are Qiao Rong's parents. They probably miss their son."

As he was talking, Wan Lianxing came to the hall, "Oh, so many people are here."

"Master Hou."

"Master Hou."

"..."

Wan Lianxing was just worried about being bored, and when he saw so many people coming to entertain him, he was in a good mood, "Everyone sit down, what are you standing for?"

There were men, women, young and old all in the room, and it was obvious that almost everyone in the entire village had come. However, the smiles on everyone's faces were obviously very different from the first time they met. At that time, everyone was lifeless and without any vitality. Now it was different. There was light in everyone's eyes and smiles on their faces, which made Wan Lianxing feel a lot more comfortable.

There were several baskets of melons, fruits, and peaches placed in the middle of the field. Wan Lianxing patted the melons as he passed by, then looked at the wooden sticks in the hands of several people and said with a smile, "Did you bring these for me from home?"

Hu Er smiled and said, "There are so many people here, so we won't be tired if we take turns carrying the fruits. Everyone knows that the Marquis loves to eat fruits. We went to the fields to pick them the night before and set out before daybreak. They are so fresh, and they are even better than the last time the Marquis ate at my house."