Ouyang Yunyao asked the two little girls Xia Yan and Xia Fei as well as Chu Feng and Wei Lei to teach some soldiers sent by Rong Zhihan to grow sweet potatoes.

They began to discuss how to develop and manage the island.

Chu Chenjing raised his black eyes slightly and said first: "Today, the king, the princess, and the prince Han and a few others have visited some places on the island and found that there is plenty of fresh water on this island. There are two large lakes in the depths of the island, and there are many mountain springs and streams in the mountain streams. I think rice can be grown on this island."

"Prince Jing, are the two big lakes close to here?" Rong Zhihan asked in surprise.

“There is a lake not far away, and we can build a road to get there.”

"That's great. This year, we will let the people plant the sweet potato seeds that Princess Jing brought. Next spring, when the road is opened to the lake, we can let the people reclaim more wasteland and teach them to grow rice and wheat."

"General Rong, don't be happy too soon. I heard the people chatting in Linxi City and found that they seemed unwilling to reclaim wasteland outside the city. They only wanted to grow some crops in the city. But General Su and I took a walk around the city and found that there was too little arable land." Ning Zhenwu said with a frown.

"Uncle! Why are they unwilling to reclaim wasteland outside the city? Have you asked?"

"We have learned that wild animals often appear outside the city, and wasteland is being reclaimed. We don't know what crops are planted, and they are also robbed."

Chu Chenjing pondered for a while and said, "We can first let the people go to the city where the slaves are imprisoned to cultivate the land. I see that there are ponds and mountain springs in that city, so we can give some preferential policies to the cultivators."

"Prince Jing, General Rong, the people may not want to go to that city. There is nothing in that city, just some dilapidated houses." said an adjutant.

After listening to their conversation, Ouyang Yunyao glanced at the generals, then at Chu Chenjing, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "A Jing, generals, I have an idea, I wonder if it is feasible?"

When Chu Chenjing heard Ouyang Yunyao say this, he smiled and said softly, "Yaoyao, please speak slowly."

Han Fengli got goose bumps when he heard Chu Chenjing's soft voice. He looked at Chu Chenjing with disdain and complained in his heart: I know you cherish your little princess, but you can't say it like this...

Ouyang Yunyao felt warm in her heart when she heard Chu Chenjing's words.

"Princess Jing, please tell me," General Rong also said. He is now a fan of Princess Jing.

Ouyang Yunyao raised her lips slightly and said slowly: "General Rong, you can post a notice in these two cities and at the city gate.

Anyone who is willing to reclaim wasteland outside the city can own the land he reclaims. No matter how much he reclaims, he will be exempted from taxes for three years. Anyone who reclaims land in the prison city can be exempted from taxes for two years. The people are free to choose.

"Princess Jing, your idea is very good, very good."

"Princess Jing, what if some people have enclosed their land but have not cultivated it?" Su Huoling looked at Ouyang Yunyao and asked.

"Then the land will not be taken back. The land to be reclaimed must be planted with food or crops before it can be considered his property. Next to the land he reclaims, they can also leave a piece of land for them to build houses. The government can send some people to help them build houses. If they are afraid of wild animals, they can also send some soldiers to station outside the city to protect the people."

When Chu Chenjing heard Ouyang Yunyao's words, he immediately imagined a piece of desolate land on the island, which was reclaimed and brought back to life. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he added, "General Rong, I will report to my father and queen when I go back. You can send more troops to station on the island, and send some people to build a road directly to the other end of the island, and dig the stream deeper."

"Prince Jing, I know. I will write a memorial to the emperor on how to develop this island." General Rong said excitedly. He had been stationed in the East China Sea for many years and had been fighting against pirates. He never thought that this time, Prince Jing and Princess Jing came and completely wiped out these pirates. Moreover, the pirates' large island also surrendered to the Western Chu State. Now he was going to develop this small island. How excited he was.

Generals Ning Zhenwu and Su Huoling listened to Ouyang Yunyao's talk on the policy of land reclamation and felt that Prince Jing and his wife Princess Jing were too smart.

At this time, Rong Zhihan's deputy general came to them with the written notice and showed it to them. Rong Zhihan asked the deputy general to post the notice before the sun went down to see if the people had any positive response.

When Rong Zhihan saw the deputy general leave, he remembered and said, "Prince Jing, the two large ships on the sea have been repaired. The boy named Lu Hai is really skilled."

"We have gone to see the ship, and it is in very good repair. General Rong, Lu Hai is a man worth using."

"Yes, I think so too."

Chu Chenjing thought about Xumi and said to several generals: "General Rong, General Su, and uncle, we have decided not to leave tonight. We will see the people's response to the reclamation of wasteland tomorrow, and then set off the day after tomorrow."

……

Time passed quickly and soon the sun was about to set.

The island was very lively at this moment. Not long after the notice was posted, the news spread in all directions like a gust of wind.

The people rushed to tell each other, and the news was passed on to each other, and there were discussions everywhere. When the people heard the news, they all ran to the notice board.

Many people were illiterate, so the soldiers guarding the notice read it to them.

"Great, I'm going to sign up. I'm going to get out of town and find a place to open up."

"I want to sign up too. I won't go back to Xichu for now. I'll plant some sweet potatoes on the land first, and then go back to find my brothers and ask them to come over."

"Me too. I won't leave yet. The government gave us seeds and taught us how to plant them. That's great! The land we reclaim will be exempt from taxes for three years."

"Alas! My children are still young. I will go to the prison city to cultivate the land. There are houses there and I can be exempted from taxes for two years."

"There are still soldiers stationed outside the city, so they are not afraid of wild beasts."

The place where the notice was posted was crowded with people, who were asking to sign up.

The soldier guarding the notice told the people that registration would start at noon tomorrow.

next day

As soon as the day broke, people began to line up at several notice posting locations.

Before the morning hour, the queues in several places had formed into long queues.

Rong Zhihan asked his soldiers to place tables and chairs in these places and sent soldiers to register. The soldiers from Chu Chenjing's guard camp also went to assist.

Chu Chenjing ordered the soldiers of the Divine Artifact Camp to go to the woods and mountains outside the city to eliminate the wild beasts for the people.

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