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Chapter 359 Junshan Weather

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    At the end of March in the 19th year of Jiajing, Zhao Ran finally returned to Junshan after a year and a half absence.

    Jin Jiu, Guan Er, Lu Jin, Lin Shuangwen, Zhong Sanlang and others happily welcomed Zhao Ran into the temple. After being separated for too long, it was quite lively.  Old man Xu happily went to prepare food, while Jin Jiu led everyone to report to Zhao Ran all the affairs of Junshan in the past year and a half.

    Today¡¯s Junshan is different from when he left. The word ¡°great governance¡± is not an exaggeration at all.

    Thanks to the master plan he made before he left, all matters are now proceeding in an orderly manner according to the previous arrangements.

    In the Junshan area, three major settlements have been formally formed. One is the basin plain between Dajun Mountain and Xiaojun Mountain. Three large villages have been formed here, with a population of more than 4,000.  The second is the relief point set up on the west side of Xiaojun Mountain. More than 2,000 people who fled from Jiangyou County eventually stayed here.  The third is a small basin seven miles northeast of Xiaojun Mountain. Two villages have been built here, and more than a thousand people have settled there.

    The three settlements together have a population of more than 8,000 people and more than 20,000 acres of cultivated land.  Last September, due to good weather throughout the year, the grain fields in the entire Junshan area produced more than 100,000 shi of rice!

    Zhao Ran silently calculated that the average yield of rice per mu in a single crop was six stones, which should be considered quite good.  He didn't know what the rice yield per acre should be in the world he traveled to, but he intuitively felt that the yield was definitely not low.

    As for why there is such a high output, it is actually very simple to think about it. This world is full of spiritual energy, so the natural output will be high. Besides, with the Five Color Masters here and complete water conservancy and irrigation facilities, if the output is not high, it will be in vain.

    This also shows from another aspect that if it were not for man-made disasters, ordinary people would be able to support their whole family just by farming without any problem.

    Because the tax exemption was implemented for three years, the common people had a surplus of food in their hands. The first month of this year was considered a lively and good year.

    In addition, the two workshops opened at the foot of Junshan are also producing smoothly. Various furniture from the woodwork workshop and daily utensils from the pottery workshop are directly supplied to the people in the entire Junshan area, which can be regarded as forming a virtuous self-cycle.

    In addition to completing the plan before Zhao Ran left, Jin Jiu also took the initiative. Taking advantage of the fallow period after the autumn harvest, he organized people to build a wooden bridge across the Chongma River and repaired a dirt road that extended towards Guyang County.  More than 20 miles away, communication with Guyang County has been greatly improved.

    After hearing this, Zhao Ran nodded repeatedly and praised Jin Jiu profusely.  He estimated that the sudden increase in merit power he felt when he was in Xingqing Mansion was almost certainly related to this matter.

    Looking at Jin Jiu who was talking eloquently, Zhao Ran felt quite relieved. This young man who was idle and idle in the past was really different now. He could now take charge of many things on his own and let him do it freely.  With such people under my command, I can feel at ease as a temple blessing.

    When Jin Jiu introduced them, he did not forget to praise Lin Shuangwen, Guan Er, Lu Jin, Zhong Sanlang and others.  Behind the great rule of Junshan, of course, it is inseparable from the hard work of these people, among which Lin Shuangwen can be said to have made the greatest contribution.

    Lin Shuangwen came from Xizhenwu Palace. He was originally a layman of Huo Gong. After wasting ten years in Xizhenwu Palace, he could only return home sadly because he had no chance to receive an ultimatum.  And because his brother and sister-in-law controlled the family business, he couldn't stand the family feud, so he simply came to Zhao Ran.

    In the past two or three years at Junshan Temple, Lin Shuangwen was very helpful to Jin Jiu because of his proficiency in business. Not only was he responsible for resolving disputes on people's livelihood and public affairs, admonishing farmers and mulberry farmers, etc., but he also helped Jin Jiu when he was busy.  Without Lin Shuangwen, Jin Jiu would never be able to complete the Zhai Jiao ritual.

    "The duties of Guan Er and Lu Jin are to catch traitors and thieves, and to guard against thieves and bandits.  Junshan is located in the Sangui zone, sandwiched between Long'an Prefecture, Baoning Prefecture and Dufu. To the north is Guyang, the county, to the west is Jiangyou, to the southeast is Zitong, Baoning Prefecture, and to the south is Weicheng, Chengdu Prefecture.

    Such a special location should have been a hiding place for bandits from all walks of life. However, since the establishment of the temple in Junshan, banditry has disappeared and thieves have disappeared. The small Junshan area has become peaceful and peaceful.  This is certainly the reason why Zhao Ran was heavily involved in combating banditry at that time, but it also has a lot to do with the fact that Guan Er and Lu Jin have never slacked off in the past year or so.

    While Jin Jiu praised these key members of Junshan Temple, he naturally did not forget to mention two people. One was Sanlang from the local old Zhong family, and the other was Song Xiong, the monument builder who was captured that year.

    Because of his familiarity, Zhongjiasanlang mainly assisted Junshan Temple in handling civil affairs, coordination and organization and mobilization. Song Xiong, the monument inaugurated the monument, took over the top spot in Jundushan Bandit Village because of his good skills, and became a bandit openly.  In fact, it is a hidden pile.

    Listening to Jin Jiu and others talking for a long timeAfter the incident at the mountain temple, Zhao Ran, accompanied by everyone, began to inspect the territory, checking each one against Jin Jiu's report.

    The first thing we went to was the two workshops at the foot of Mount Cointreau - the pottery workshop and the wood workshop.  The two workshops are close together, with only a dozen feet apart, making them easier to manage.

    The foreman of the pottery workshop is named Li. He is a craftsman from Weicheng in the south. He was recruited by Junshan Temple two years ago to build a workshop here.  It was originally agreed that Foreman Li would only work for one year. After he built the workshop, he would bring a few apprentices with him, and then he could go home after receiving a heavy reward of thirty taels of silver.

    But after Foreman Li worked for a year, he was gradually attracted by the prosperity of Junshan. He simply brought his family over from Weicheng half a year ago and settled here.  For this reason, Jin Jiu also communicated with Weicheng officials through his father's relationship before completing all the formalities for the craftsman.

    The foreman of the wood workshop is surnamed Wang, who is from Guyang County. He did not bring his family to Junshan, but he himself has always lived in Junshan. Because of his rich income, he has accumulated a lot of wealth in the past two years, so he simply settled in the northeast of Xiaojunshan.  Dian Shang Xincun took in a concubine, which can be regarded as spreading out here.

    The skills of the two foremen are impeccable, and the few apprentices they led have gradually grown up, but the number of workers in the workshop is much less than Zhao Ran expected, with a total of only about twenty people from both sides.

    Jin Jiu explained: "In Junshan today, every household has a field. Last year was a great harvest and the harvest was very rich, so no one is willing to come to the workshop to do regular work. They only come to do casual work during the slack period. Now it is  It¡¯s spring plowing time, and all the temporary workers have gone home to do farm work in the fields, so there are only a few of us now.¡±

    Zhao Ran nodded, thinking to himself, this is a problem.  If a workshop wants to develop and grow, it must have a large number of workers. If you want a large number of workers to come to the workshop to work, you must "crowd" people out of the fields.  In Zhao Ran's memory, every time he "squeezes people" from the fields is a history of suffering filled with blood and tears. If he really does this, then what is the purpose of his hard work in reforming Qingmiaoqian?  How can I earn the merit power I need for my own practice?

    ¡°Could it be said that in this world, big industry is not going to work?  Zhao Ran couldn't help but have a headache.

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