After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

In early spring, the summer sun is just beginning to rise, the flowers have not yet fallen, and the wheat is growing in its prime.

The sun rises earlier and earlier every day, and sets later and later every day.

The heat made the people of the Great Zhou take off their thick robes and put on cool clothes. Those with strong energies even rolled up their sleeves to reveal their lean arms.

Tea stalls and cold drink stalls along the streets have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

This year's summer came earlier and was hotter than in previous years.

The common people laughed and joked: "I'm afraid that Sun Wukong kicked over the Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace, and the alchemy fire fell on our prefecture and turned into the Flaming Mountain!"

"I just don't know where the Iron Fan Princess is hiding. Who can go and borrow a palm leaf fan from her? If it gets this hot, the rice seedlings in the field will be in trouble."

The farmers poured water into the fields with loads of water. When the fields were no longer so hot at sunset, they squatted on the fields in groups of three or five, chatting about "Journey to the West".

This storybook is so well written that people can't stop reading it. However, when the farmers cast their eyes on the wilted wheat in the fields, they feel as if a huge rock has fallen on their hearts, heavy and heavy.

In the storybook, the people living near the Flaming Mountain prepared some offerings and prayed to Princess Iron Fan to put out the fire and ensure good weather.

But in the real world, who has such ability?

"Gengjia Village is still the best. Su Erlang led them to build the canal, which saved them a lot of trouble this year!"

The farmer's eyes showed envy.

The neighbor sitting opposite him curled his lips and said, "So what? Most of their land was forcibly confiscated by the emperor! The excellent canals were wasted, and they were all filled up!"

Another old farmer who was making a straw hat for his grandson looked up and asked in surprise, "Don't the fields in Gengjia Village belong to the general?"

"Alas, you don't know this! The court did not allocate funds to Yunzhou, and the general managed to survive in the past few years relying on his own property. I heard that the general's fields and farms near Kyoto have been sold off."

"Oh." Old Tian Han sighed and looked at the field with unstoppable worry in his eyes.

Ten days ago, it took twenty buckets of water to farm one acre of land.

Today, we need to carry 25 buckets of water for one acre of land, and even then, it is still not enough.

The old people in the village all said that this year would be a disaster year. They just hoped that the disaster would not be too serious and the scope would not be too wide.

I wonder how it is in Yunzhou? Last year, Yunzhou Weekly reported that water conservancy projects were being built throughout Yunzhou, and almost every village had canals and water wheels.

If there is really no way to survive, should I escape to Yunzhou or to Kyoto?

……

This year's heat is not limited to Kyoto, but is felt throughout the Great Zhou.

"Sir, someone from Yunzhou asked if we could send someone to provide us with some technical guidance on canal construction? Their earth cement factory has a large output and can sell it to us at a lower price."

Inside the Shuozhou governor's mansion, several county magistrates were staring at their governor, He Yunyan, eagerly.

"Sir, Mr. Xu and Wang Ziting from Yunzhou both predicted that there will be a severe drought this year! I went to several villages under my jurisdiction to find some elders, and they also said that the harvest this year will not be very good."

"Sir, I went to Woye Town and saw that they have covered the canals. Wang Ziting said that this can reduce water evaporation."

A canal is so long, who would bother to cover it?

By doing this, they are definitely preparing for drought.

"The day before yesterday, the Huaishuo County Government also issued a notice to encourage every household to dig a well. Those who do not have the conditions can build one together as a unit. The county government will provide a one-year interest-free loan."

Digging a well is not an easy task. First, the well digger has to find a suitable location and then use tools to explore whether there is water source underground.

Even if there is a water source, it still depends on whether we can dig deep. If we encounter a hard, thick rock layer, we have to move to another place.

After going through the whole process, digging a well would cost at least three strings of coins.

In Yunzhou, except for the saline-alkali land in Woye Town, other places are crossed by rivers, some wider and some narrower.

The people of Yunzhou would rather walk a long way and take the effort to fetch water from the river than spend money to dig a well.

But this time the county government issued a notice and they had to do it.

He Yunyan's cheeks swelled up as she listened to several county magistrates reporting the situation.

He is different from Gu Nanxi. Gu Nanxi is the one who has the final say in Yunzhou and can do whatever he wants.

There are several powerful families in Shuozhou!

He Yunyan also wanted to improve the water conservancy, but the Shuozhou government had no money!

Those powerful people lived in bunkers, and they had hundreds of tenant farmers, and they didn't take the Shuozhou government seriously at all.

"Okay, I understand. I'll discuss it with Duke Yun."

After sending away several county magistrates, He Yunyan returned to the study with her confidants.

He Yunyan slumped in the chair, picked up the "Tao Te Ching" on the desk and casually flipped through a few pages.

Rule by doing nothing and follow the will of nature.

Seeing that this year is difficult, what should I do as the governor?

"You said, if I go to Duke Yun to borrow some earth and cement... forget it, Yunzhou is not rich. If I want to build the water conservancy project in the whole Shuozhou, it will consume too much earth and cement. Even if Duke Yun is willing, I can't ask for it."

He Yunyan stood up, frowning so hard that she could almost pinch a fly to death: "Tell me, why can't the powerful people in our Shuozhou contribute money and effort like the noble families in Yunzhou?"

The staff member said softly, "Sir, where are the powerful families in Yunzhou?"

Those who could run ran away, and those who couldn't were beaten by the county magistrates.

After Duke Yun arrived in Yunzhou, he made another move. The powerful people were very grateful to Duke Yun for giving them a chance to save their lives by spending money!

He Yunyan also knew this truth, but she was really exhausted by the predicament of Shuozhou. She had no money, no people, and her subordinates were disobedient. What should she do?

The staff suggested: "Why don't you try asking Duke Yun? Some time ago, Su Erlang brought you a gift on his way back to Kyoto and was quite respectful to you."

He Yunyan smiled bitterly in her heart.

This gift-giving was purely because Duke Yun was courteous and considerate, not because he valued himself!

He Yunyan took out the portrait that Su Yunting had sent over and asked the staff to take a look: "Can you help me think about what this means?"

The staff took a closer look and saw a crude looking rooster on the white paper, pecking at the tiny black dots on the paper.

To be honest, even a rooster drawn by a six-year-old child who has never learned to paint would be better than the one in the picture.

But this was painted by Duke Yun, so it must have a deeper meaning!

"I know! This is not an ordinary rooster, but a Pleiades star official!"