Up until now, Shangcai and Xincai in Runan County of Yuzhou were still important counties in Runan. They were not inferior to Pingyu County. Although Xiacai in Jiujiang County of Yangzhou had a weaker foundation, its population was still not bad.
Such a blessed existence, yet under Yuan Huan's rule, there were still more than 100,000 mu of uncultivated land, tens of thousands of mu of abandoned land, and 70,000 mu of land being used for sowing. The aristocrats occupied nearly 60,000 mu, and only less than 10,000 mu of land was in the hands of ordinary people!
After the battle, there were less than two months left until the sowing time. Yuan Huan and Zhang Zhao decided to seize the two months 'time to reclaim large amounts of barren land and build irrigation works and infrastructure.
Zhang Zhao had sons, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xiu. They were responsible for counting the land, planning and measuring the land, and formulating a series of reward mechanisms to increase the enthusiasm of the people.
Two days later, in Xiacai County.
The commoners went to the streets together. Even the commoners from the villages outside the county town came to the county town. As a result, the entire Xiacai was filled with people, and it was so congested that not even water could pass through.
"Have you heard? The new county magistrate, that Zhang Zhao, seems to be leading us to open up wasteland. I heard that the conditions are very good, but I don't know if it's true!”
"I don't know much about Zhang Zhao, but I know that the one in charge of Xiacai is Young Master Yuan Huan. He is the son of General Yuan Shu, so he should be the one leading this matter.”
“......”
The commoners discussed animatedly. They were skeptical about the new policies in Xiacai, but more of them were filled with hope, hope for a new life!
Opposite the venue where the new policies were announced was the landmark building of Xiacai. There were a total of three floors, and at the very top sat a few men dressed in luxurious clothes. Their brows were tightly knitted, and it was unknown what they were melancholic about.
"That Yuan Huan is just a bastard son of the Yuan family. He was sent to Xiacai, and he still doesn't live in peace. What kind of new policy is this? Is he going to make some achievements before returning to Shouchun?”
"Why can't we do business? But why do we have to open up wasteland? If that's the case, the common people will have more land in their hands. Who will still farm for us?”
"Damn Yuan Huan! If he wasn't the son of Yuan Shu, I would have killed him!”
“......”
It turned out that this group of people were the aristocrats of Xiacai. They were the rulers of a region, and because they were dissatisfied with Yuan Huan's policies, they had gathered together. Among them was a person named Cai Hui, the biggest aristocrat in Xiacai!
Cai Hui waved his hand." Everyone, don't panic. As far as I know, although Yuan Huan is Yuan Shu's son, he is not liked by Yuan Shu. This can be seen from his banishment from Shouchun.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Young Master Yuan Yao is the eldest son of Yuan Shu, and he is very much loved by Yuan Shu. With him backing us up, why should we be afraid of Yuan Huan?”
"That's right! Yuan Huan is just the second son of a concubine. In Yuan Shu's eyes, he is not worth mentioning at all. Although we don't dare to do anything to him, we can still disgust him!”
"Hahaha! If he wants to open up wasteland, how can he do it without cattle? Xiacai will become cattle, and it's all in our hands. If Yuan Huan wants to open up wasteland, he has to borrow our strength. When the time comes, we'll be able to help him."
"Brother Wang is right! Even if he could reclaim the wasteland, it would be a waste of time if he didn't have grain seeds.”
"Hahahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Huan and Zhang Zhao finally appeared in the venue outside the tavern under the gazes of everyone. Before they could speak, a voice sounded from below,
A voice rang out, immediately causing a commotion among the crowd. They were all here for the new policies, so this was naturally the question they were most concerned about.
"Hello, fellow villagers of Xiacai! I am Yuan Huan, the son of General Yuan Shu!”
Yuan Huan's first sentence revealed his identity. There was no other way. In the eyes of ordinary people, the words of those with higher positions still had some power.
"Perhaps no matter what I say, everyone will be skeptical! It doesn't matter. A long journey tests a horse's strength, and a long time tests a person's heart. Since I, Yuan Huan, have arrived in Xiacai, I will definitely stay here and help everyone get rid of poverty and become rich!”
"In order to ensure the smooth progress of this wasteland reclamation, I have already transferred over 10,000 sets of cattle and tools from other places. I am currently on my way back and will arrive at Xiacai at noon today at the latest.”
"I promise that everyone's daily wages will be settled at County Magistrate Zhang's office on that day. In order to ensure sufficient funds, I sold one of my properties. Now, all the money is in place!”
After saying that, Li Cunxiao carried a box in one hand and walked to the stage. He opened the box in front of everyone and gestured to everyone. The copper coins were neatly arranged and densely packed. It was extremely terrifying!
Ding!
"Shock Points from Lu Liang 876!”
Just the appearance of the copper coin caused a sensation in the audience!
Yuan Huan roughly estimated that he had obtained at least 50,000 to 60,000 shock points, and one shock point could be exchanged for 100 coins. However, this time, he had obtained 5,000 to 6,000,000 copper coins!
Yuan Huan could clearly feel that the confidence of the commoners had skyrocketed the moment the copper coin was revealed. Their attitudes towards Yuan Huan and Magistrate Zhang Zhao had changed drastically. At least more than half of them believed that they were not lying!
At this moment, Dian Wei rode his horse over and said loudly,""Young Master! The oxen had reached the city gate, and there were a total of 13,228 of them!”
As soon as he said that, another wave of shock surged into Yuan Huan's mind!
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