Yulang County had been cleaned up by Li Zhi, but he did not disband those villages. On the contrary, Li Zhi changed his management method.
That was, Li Zhi would personally set up an official position called village official in each village. It was an official position with no rank, but it could enjoy the salary issued by the county government.
This kind of official position was usually held by the elders of the village or people with prestige.
The previous hereditary family system in the village was abolished, completely destroying the possibility of turning the village into an individual's strength. This point had received the support of some people. It was likely that those clans from back then were also unpopular.
"Greetings, Milord!"
In the hall of the government office, when Li Zhi came out, the village officials of the various villages in Yulang County had been waiting for a long time. Most of them were old men with white hair. They were considered elders in the village and had quite a reputation.
"Yes, please take a seat."
Li Zhi waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down.
Then, he went straight to the main topic.
"Today, I called you here because I have something to announce to you. Currently, only 30% of the food in Yulang County came from farming.”
"The last 170% comes from hunting!”
"But this is very bad. Because of the change in the weather, the number of prey in the mountains will also change. Therefore, every year in Yulang County and Yelang County, countless people would starve to death.”
Everyone discussed animatedly and nodded in agreement. Having lived in Yu Lang's place for a lifetime, they naturally knew this. After all, they had experienced this all their lives.
"Then, if I say that I can make sure that the people of Yulang County do not have to go hungry, would you believe me?”
"Impossible!"
Just as Li Zhi finished speaking, an old man suddenly stood up and said.
This old man was not dressed in the Miao family style, but in the Han style. Li Zhi knew him. He was from a relatively large village in Yulang County.
When he was young, he had been to the Central Plains and had even studied. He could be considered a learned person.
"Milord, it's not that this commoner disobeys Milord, but that this is simply impossible. In Yulang County, there were about 240,000 people, regardless of age!”
"So many people! It was simply too difficult to rely on planting food to feed them. It wasn't that the people of Yulang weren't diligent. On the contrary, the people here were the most diligent.”
"Because we rely on the mountain to survive. Since we were young, we have been fighting against the heavens and nature!”
Li Zhi nodded. There was no doubt about this. Yulang County was basically filled with people from the Miao Family. Since ancient times, they had been very hardworking, unlike those foreign races outside the pass who only knew how to burn, kill, and plunder!
"It's because the land of Yelang is surrounded by mountains. It's extremely difficult to reclaim a piece of farmland! The manpower and resources required were unbelievable. Sometimes, they even lost their lives when they encountered disasters!”
the old man said.
Li Zhi nodded. Indeed, there were rugged mountain roads and towering mountains everywhere. It was indeed very troublesome to develop farmland.
But that was based on the Great Tang's current grain harvest.
"Everyone, the Great Tang's current grain harvest is one mu!”
Everyone nodded. This was something that all the commoners in the world knew.
"Then what if I say that I can produce ten dan per mu or even more?”
As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.
The village officials of the dozen or so villages stood up and looked at Li Zhi in disbelief.
Li Zhi clapped his hands, and a few bailiffs carried out the grain seeds that had been transported from the capital.
"This is the grain seed that I brought from the capital. This seed has yet to be announced to the world. This was because this seed was only being nurtured in the Imperial Manor, which was the manor of the royal family.”
"Because the number of seeds is limited, it needs to be cultivated to a certain number before it can be spread to the world.”
"However, I used some methods to obtain these seeds from the Imperial Manor. If it could be sown in the fertile fields of various villages, the yield per mu would be 500 kilograms! Couldn't he let the people of Yulang eat and drink to their fill?”
As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, everyone was shocked!
"M-My Lord, are you joking?”
An old man dressed in the Miao family's uniform asked in disbelief. He had lived for 60 to 70 years and had never heard of such a divine item.
"Since I said it, it must be true. If I am lying, I will be struck by lightning and destroyed by the Sorcerer God!”
In the Miaojiang, they believed in the Witch God! This was because they believed that they were descendants of Chi You, while Chi You was from the Wu Tribe.
Hearing that Li Zhi had actually made such an oath, everyone believed it without a doubt. This was because Li Zhi's actions in Yulang County during this period of time had made them believe that Li Zhi was not the kind of person who would brag.
"That's great, that's great! If this is true, then all the citizens of Yulang County will remember you!”
Everyone was extremely excited.
"This seed ripens three times a year. It can be sown at the beginning of next month. We can try to let the people of Yulang eat the rice they planted personally during the new year.”
"My wish is for the people of the world to have ample food and clothing!”
Li Zhi stood up and looked at the mountains surrounding Yulang as he muttered in a low voice.
Everyone nodded repeatedly. Immediately, the entire Yulang County began to operate.
After cleaning up all kinds of trash, Li Zhi could be said to be the one who ruled Yulang County. Moreover, he had obtained the support of more than ten villages.
These seeds were distributed to the village buildings for free. Although everyone was surprised, it was already autumn. Could they still grow food?
However, he still obediently sowed the seeds and watered them regularly every day.
However, no one would have thought that this grain that had basically not been taken care of would actually bring them a huge surprise.
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