Parents are busy farming

After Ye Zifen separated from the eldest young master of the Hong family, she hurried to Magistrate Su's house.

She is now very concerned about how the ditch digging in the county is going? Time flies by and soon the second irrigation will begin.

I don’t know how much damage this irrigation can save. It would be best if it rained at this time.

But she looked up at the huge sun... and knew that this was wishful thinking.

People walked to the door of Magistrate Su's house. His door was not closed. Magistrate Su was sitting on the table in the center of the room and writing furiously. What was he writing?

Ye Zifen coughed softly, and Magistrate Su raised his head.

He saw Ye Zifen standing at the door and said with a smile: "You're back, you've been gone for about ten days!"

Ye Zifen nodded, and then asked worriedly: "How is the digging of the ditches in the county? It is estimated that the second watering will be needed in about half a month. I saw that there is not much water in other rivers in the county. It’s estimated that it won’t be able to support this irrigation!”

Magistrate Su was also helpless, "You mentioned my biggest headache just after you came back. Judging from the current excavation progress, there is still no way to ensure that the entire county has water during the second irrigation. But I will dig first These are the places with the best wheat production in our county in previous years. This ensures that the wheat produced in these places is not affected, so that the people in the entire county can eat despite the reduction in grain production."

Ye Zifen also knew that Magistrate Su was under a lot of pressure, but there was a drawback in doing so.

"Have you ever thought that if only these places are dug out, they will have water to irrigate their wheat fields? But if there is no water in other places, the people there will definitely be unhappy. If they come to see you, how will you explain to them? "

Ye Zifen frowned, with deep worry.

From the perspective of Magistrate Su, there is nothing wrong with him solving the problem this way, but from the perspective of the people, if Magistrate Su favors one over the other, they will only become angrier.

Magistrate Su will no longer have good reviews by then. Although he will definitely be promoted in two years, he still needs to leave some good reputation.

"Alas! I have been worried about this matter recently. It will really arouse public anger. It is estimated that they will no longer be active in digging trenches. Do you have any solution?"

In the past few days, Magistrate Su had been so worried about this matter that he couldn't sleep. When he saw Ye Zifen, he felt as if he had seen a savior.

Not to mention that Ye Zifen hadn't thought of this yet, hearing Magistrate Su say this really affected everyone's enthusiasm.

"Based on the current situation, this year's drought is inevitable. As for other places where trenches have not been dug?"

Ye Zifen paused for a moment after saying this. She needed to think about this problem carefully, but then she asked Magistrate Su: "Have they made all the windmills we need in the past few days since I left?"

Magistrate Su nodded, "They were not lazy and made those windmills very quickly. I even allocated a yard specifically to put the completed windmills."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen felt relieved and said: "In places where no ditches have been dug, use the existing windmills. Then dig a shallow ditch and let the water pumped out from the canal by the windmill flow directly into the ditch. . Then connect this shallow ditch to the river in their area, the purpose is to let the water in the shallow ditch flow to their river. The time required to dig the shallow ditch is not so long. But there is a drawback to this, that is, the water transported It’s relatively small, and I don’t know if the water will be enough for the second irrigation.”

Magistrate Su stopped and his eyes lit up, "It will take some time to dig this shallow ditch. During this time, we can install the windmill that has been manufactured on the canal. After the windmill keeps turning day and night, the obtained Although the water is limited, it can solve their problems to some extent. Although it cannot irrigate all of them, it may be able to solve everyone's food and clothing problems. But by then, it is estimated that the tax collection will not be completed, and I need to write a statement to the court. "

Ye Zifen doesn't need to worry about how to do it, she just puts forward her own point of view.

"It's a good thing you're back, otherwise it would have wasted more time." After Magistrate Su said that, he stood up and walked out.

Ye Zifen was helpless, and then said: "I saw my cousin from the Hong family when I came in just now. He is now at the Ministry of Industry. I heard that the Ministry of Industry has been here for a while?"

Magistrate Su immediately stopped, patted his forehead and said, "Look, I'm so busy now that I forgot to tell you about this. People from the Ministry of Industry have indeed been here for a while, just to Those windmills came because they wanted to take away all the people here, because our county still needs these people, and if they were taken away, we would have to train people again, so I have not agreed yet."

Ye Zifenqing immediately said: "We just can't let them take people away so easily. Just take people away if they say they are going to take them away. Will they throw them back when they are no longer needed? How can it be such a good thing? Let them take them away first." We have agreed on what kind of treatment these people will receive after they go there. If they can join their Ministry of Industry, they will be considered as guaranteed officials. We train people, not just to have them come and go at a moment's notice."

Zi Zifen was rude in his words, and these people only took Zi Zifen. If Zi Zifen didn't agree, people from the Ministry of Works probably wouldn't be able to take them away.

In addition, the county now needs these people to try their best to build the windmill, and the county government will try its best to stop it.

People who want to come to the Ministry of Industry also know that they will not follow easily, so they ask the Hong family's cousin to come with them. This is the rhythm of playing the family card!

Ye Zifen didn't believe that he would meet Hong's cousin just after he entered the county government office. Someone from the Ministry of Industry must have noticed her coming, so they hurriedly pushed him out.

Maybe the people from the Ministry of Industry have stayed here for so long just waiting for Ye Zifen to come back!

Magistrate Su was very happy when he saw that Ye Zifen had the same idea as him.

Said: "Your ideas coincide with mine, and I think so too. Since we both think so, people from the Ministry of Industry will definitely come to you again later. You have to think of your words." !”

Ye Zifen nodded to reassure Magistrate Su.

"I'm going to find a few people to inform you about the excavation tasks tomorrow. By the way, I'm going to look at the drawings to see how we can save the most labor and allow the residents of the entire county to use water. I won't tell you more. You are in the county government office. Just do it yourself.”

He was worried about Ye Zifen being alone with people from the Ministry of Works, but he was now pressed for time and had heavy tasks, so he really couldn't accompany her to meet with people from the Ministry of Works.