Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 716 I can plan whatever I want

The county magistrates were still discussing as they walked.

The maids around Bai Wanwan were furious. Zhiwei sneered, "This prefect is such a jerk. He came here on purpose to pick a fight."

Bai Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said, "It's not without benefits. At least he won't interfere with Qingshui County anymore. I can plan it however I want."

"But if that's the case, even if Qingshui County is in great difficulty, they won't help us."

Bai Wanwan said with a half-smile:

"The reality is that they're just going to sit back and watch no matter what, so we might as well just let them sit back and watch.

Okay, let's take a gamble. It's only a few million taels of silver anyway, so consider it an investment."

Bai Wanwan now has at least tens of millions of taels of silver in her hands, and several million taels are just a piece of cake for her.

Bai Wanwan directly implemented the policy of distributing land to households, allocating land to each household based on the number of people.

At that time, each family only needs to pay taxes. If the land does not produce any harvest, not only will they not have to pay any taxes, but the government will also give them food.

If crops are grown, the tenants can get 40% of it.

In this way, the people have hope.

Bai Wanwan asked people to distribute the grain seeds to everyone.

Someone loudly reminded: "These rice seeds are given to you for farming. Anyone who dares to steal them will be beheaded if caught."

Everyone has selfish desires, so the rules must be made clear in advance.

The common people quickly waved their hands and said, "Now we have enough food and clothes to eat, we will never do such a thing, don't worry, County Magistrate!"

The fields gradually became busy and the reservoir was also being dug.

However, fewer and fewer people are digging reservoirs now, with only a few thousand left, and each family provides one strong laborer to do the work.

They dug the reservoir during the day, and at night Bai Wanwan brought a group of people to blow up the reservoir. Soon the reservoir became bigger and bigger.

This speed is simply advancing by leaps and bounds.

Now that some people are farming, the commercial street needs to be built. This commercial street has been in ruins after the flood, and the shops along the street are all rotten and are completely useless.

Bai Wanwan planned to have all the houses here demolished and rebuilt.

Bai Wanwan knew how bricks were made. She asked someone to find a place with clay, enclosed the entire area, and started making bricks herself.

First, someone dug out the clay, piled it on the open ground, poured some water on it, and mixed it with some chopped grass. Several people then stepped on it barefoot to make the clay even and sticky.

Then take a rectangular wooden frame as a mold, fill it with the mixed clay, and press it firmly with your hands.

When the wooden frame is pulled out, a square lump of mud will be left on the ground, which is the brick.

When the bricks are half-dried in the sun and no longer soft or lumpy, they are stacked into the kiln.

The kiln was built with adobe bricks and looked like a large mound, with a hole at the bottom for burning fire.

Stuff the firewood into the bottom of the kiln and light it, letting the fire burn inside for several days and nights until the bricks are red hot.

Then seal the kiln door and let the bricks cool down slowly inside.

When the kiln was opened again, the gray mud blocks had turned into hard bricks. They were heavy to pick up and could be used to build sturdy houses.

Liang Tieshan was stunned when he saw these bricks: "If all the houses were built with these bricks, wouldn't the houses be very strong?"

Bai Wanwan smiled and said:

“Not only is it sturdy, but even if there is a flood, the house can still be used.

And if these bricks can be sold in bulk, we can make money, isn't this a business opportunity?"

Liang Tieshan's eyes lit up and he said, "Miss, I'll send some more people over to make bricks."

Bai Wanwan nodded and said, "Find some of our own people from the village to do it."

This brick factory can produce several thousand bricks a day. With these bricks, Bai Wanwan's plan can be carried out smoothly.

After working for a month and almost accumulating enough bricks, she had the original commercial street demolished and started laying the foundation on the original site. The solidity of the foundation was of paramount importance.

After the foundation was laid, everyone started building the house with newly baked bricks.

When the first house was erected, everyone around was stunned. The house was square, with flat and straight walls. It was much stronger than the original adobe house and looked bright and spacious.

But when Bai Wanwan looked at it, she felt that the bricks themselves were still a bit gray and not very pretty.

Bai Wanwan had limestone chiseled out and burned it at high temperature with firewood, causing the stone to crack and turn into snow-white quicklime.

She directed the addition of water to the quicklime. With a gurgling sound, the lime blocks gradually dissolved and became a fine lime paste.

Then add the sifted fine sand and clean water, stir well, and pots of sticky lime slurry are ready.

She also asked people to find ochre powder and malachite green, which is a bluish-green mineral powder.

Bai Wanwan tried adding some to the lime slurry. Seeing that the color was light and appropriate, she asked someone to brush the light green mortar on the newly built brick wall.

When the wind blew, the mortar gradually dried, and the wall surface actually revealed a refreshing light green color.

The brick patterns were previously covered up and made smooth, making it look clean and energetic. It was particularly eye-catching when standing on the street.

Many people gathered outside to watch in wonder: "Wow! Why is this house green? It's so big and spacious, it looks so beautiful!"

"That's right! And they're all two-story buildings. What will these houses be used for in the future?"

"This is a commercial street, so it will naturally be used to sell things in the future, but it's really beautiful!"

Bai Wanwan was also very satisfied. After more than a month, there were finally some results.

But now she encountered another difficulty. The food was eaten too fast and she could hardly keep up.

These people are now extremely poor and all rely on the food in Bai Wanwan's hands. Although Bai Wanwan has provided a lot of food, he cannot withstand such hardship.

With more than 100,000 people eating every day, it’s still too late even if we save on food!

Now more than half of the food on the island has been transferred here, but it is still not enough. It is like a bottomless pit.

Bai Wanwan was at a loss, and several maids were also unhappy. Zhiwei said helplessly: "Miss, why don't we ask for help from the capital? We have so many farms..."

Bai Wanwan shook her head and said, "The food supply on the farm is limited. Even if we transport it here, it will take a lot of time. It will definitely be too late."

"What should I do?"

"I know where the prefect's granary is. Let's just take the grain out of there and use it." Gu Sinian strode in from outside.

Bai Wanwan looked at him and said, "Brother Si Nian, you're finally back."

Gu Sinian sighed helplessly and said:

"Not only is Qin Biao trying to kill me, but now Su Zheng has also sent top assassins to hunt me down.

I can only act secretly now. I'll tell you the address and then I have to leave to avoid causing you any trouble.

Wanwan, just do your best. In fact, the throne of the emperor is dispensable to me.

If that doesn't work out, we can find a small place and live peacefully."