Restart the Disaster of Another World

Qingyang County is vast but sparsely populated, so there are many wastelands. Wen Yu circled a piece of wasteland near the county government office and recorded it, indicating that this was the wasteland circled by Jing Yao.

Although some villagers' land was enclosed, Wen Yu successfully solved the problem by paying some silver as compensation. The villagers whose land was taken away even felt fortunate because they exchanged wasteland for silver.

In the yard, Zhou Lin led the guards under the command of Jing Yao and began to assemble various parts made by the craftsmen.

Zhou Lin could not help but ask Jing Yao: "Why did the county magistrate want to enclose so much land?" He muttered to himself, feeling that he was going backwards and backwards, and now he had to rely on trickery to even understand some things.

Jing Yao looked up at Zhou Lin, his eyes revealing a look of "Why are you so stupid?", and then replied: "The purpose of enclosing land is to grow delicious things."

Zhou Lin frowned and asked in confusion: "Growing delicious food? Who will do the farming?"

Jing Yao said as a matter of course: "We can ask someone to plant it."

Zhou Lin was speechless.

"But there aren't many people in Sha County here, so how could anyone be willing to help with farming?" Zhou Lin asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Jing Yao glanced at him, shook his head helplessly, then gave Zhou Lin a look that said "you are so stupid" and said, "Of course I will hire someone to farm the land! As long as I have money, what can't I do?"

After hearing this, Zhou Lin suddenly understood, but still found it a little unbelievable.

At this time, Wen Yu walked into the backyard and saw several imperial guards assembling the various parts of the curved plow according to Jing Yao's instructions.

"Sir, it has been installed. Please check whether it is correct." One of the imperial guards asked Wen Yu.

Zhou Lin ran forward excitedly, wanting to try operating this new farm tool himself.

Wen Yu carefully observed the assembled curved plow, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, that's about it. How many did you make in total?"

"Four pieces, but the others have not been assembled yet. If all are completed, we can probably make about ten pieces." Zhou Lin replied.

After thinking for a moment, Wen Yu decided to let them take a few horses out tomorrow to try and see if they could plow the land successfully.

Jing Yao secretly thought that it was time to take the livestock out for a walk. After all, it took a lot of fodder to raise these livestock.

Although no crops are planted in winter, it is still necessary to plow the soil. If the foundation is not laid well in winter, the crops planted in spring will not grow well.

The next day, Zhou Lin followed Wen Yu and four other hired farmers to the fields, leading the horses.

Jing Yao also followed Wen Qun to the field to watch the fun.

When he arrived at the field, Zhou Lin saw Wen Yu directing several farmers to put a strange thing on the horses.

Then, Zhou Lin watched several farmers plowing the land under Wen Yu's instructions, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"What is this?" Zhou Lin asked Jing Yao excitedly.

Jing Yao smiled and said, "This is called a plow, and it is used to turn the soil."

"Oh!" Zhou Lin nodded and continued to stare at the plow.

He looked at the ground that was plowed easily and thought to himself: This thing is amazing. With this thing, plowing this kind of land will be much easier.

However, this thing looks quite complicated and probably isn't cheap.

The curved plow, a farming tool, caused a sensation in the villages around Qingyang County.

For farmers, farming is a big deal because they spend two-thirds of their time farming throughout the year.

After years of development, various farming tools have been updated countless times, but they are still far from being light and fast.

And now, a tool that can quickly plow the soil and sow seeds suddenly appears. In their eyes, it is no different from the magic of immortals!

In particular, Wen Yu also stated that if the surrounding farmers did not want to buy these tools, they could rent them with silver money! This is a big deal!

It is not the busy farming season recently, but the county government chose to announce the news at this time, which surprised everyone. Moreover, the rental fee for renting these tools is not expensive, only ten coins a day.

Looking at the efficiency of these tools, people who have farmland at home carefully calculated and found that ten cents a day is not expensive at all. After all, the efficiency of these tools is much higher than that of human labor, which can save a lot of time and effort.

Moreover...those families with more land are even more drooling over these tools and can't wait to rent them home and use them.

There are only ten sets of tools available for rent in the county government. One must make an appointment and sign at the county government before one can rent these tools. If they cannot be returned within the fixed time, the money will be deducted from their deposit.

Some poor families were discouraged by the price of ten cents, but they could not afford to rent the tools. There were many people who wanted to rent them. As soon as the news was announced, many farmers came forward and paid the deposit directly, ready to take the tools back to show off their skills.

Wen Yu and Jing Yao didn't expect so many people to rent. "I thought they would wait and see for a while."

The two sat in the quiet yard, observing the movements outside.

Jing Yao nodded in agreement: "I didn't expect this tool to be so popular."

He glanced at Zhou Lin, who was busy outside, sweating and looking a little helpless, and paused, "Should we really leave this to Zhou Lin?"

"Yes." Although Zhou Lin was the emperor's man, Wen Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with letting him handle things.

Jing Yao knew that Wen Yu had his considerations, so he didn't say anything more.

Wen Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's see what happens first."

He knew that although Zhou Lin seemed a little flustered when handling things, it was also because he had no experience. As long as he was given enough time and opportunities, he believed that Zhou Lin would be able to do this well. Moreover, this was also a good opportunity to train Zhou Lin so that he could better understand the needs and ideas of the people.

"Okay, let's wait and see." Jing Yao nodded in agreement.

They continued to observe the movements outside, watching the farmers excitedly leaving with their tools, their hearts full of anticipation.

I hope these tools can truly help farmers, improve their production efficiency and improve their living conditions.

Jing Yao asked the village blacksmith to make a double-pot for them. In the winter, several people gathered together to eat hotpot.

The steaming hot pot made people feel extremely warm. Everyone sat together, eating and chatting, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Wen Qun stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a quail egg from the bowl, lifted it up in the air, and it fell back into the bowl. This annoyed him a little, but also amused him. So he kept picking it up again, and the quail egg fell into the bowl again. He repeated this several times, and he seemed to enjoy it.

Seeing Wen Qun fail again and again, the others couldn't help laughing. However, Wen Qun didn't give up, but instead concentrated his energy and looked very interested.

Jing Yao watched for a long time, and saw that the food was getting cold, but he was still playing, so he had no choice but to pick out the quail eggs and put them in his own bowl. Seeing this scene, Wen Qun smiled with satisfaction.

Zhou Lin was holding a bowl, slurping noodles. He didn't like noodles in clear soup, but noodles dipped in chili oil were his favorite. He could finish a whole pot by himself, enjoying it very much.

Wen Yu scooped up some potato chips to eat, and Jing Yao scooped up some tofu for Wen Qun. Everyone took what they needed and enjoyed the happiness brought by the food.

The whole scene is full of warmth and joy, making people feel the warmth of home.

No matter how many times he has eaten hotpot, Zhou Lin is always amazed by this novel food. While he is devouring the tripe and mutton rolls, he exclaims that this delicacy is truly the best in the world.

He couldn't help but think of the delicacies he had enjoyed in the palace, but in comparison, these simple ingredients could make people feel the beauty and happiness of life.

However, when he turned his head and looked at Jing Yao standing beside him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart.

Jing Yao always seemed to be able to find all kinds of new and interesting things to enjoy life, while he himself could only be busy dealing with government affairs.

But on the other hand, Zhou Lin also understood that it was because of people like Jing Yao who knew how to enjoy life that the world became more colorful.

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a chill.

Wen Yu shrank his hands and feet, muttering that the winter here was much colder than in Lin'an.

Zhou Lin looked at Wen Yu and couldn't help but smile. He thought, how can a man be afraid of the cold? Besides, the room wasn't too cold, it was just that Wen Yu was too delicate.

Thinking of this, Zhou Lin deliberately opened the window to let the cold wind into the room, wanting to see Wen Yu's reaction.

Sure enough, Wen Yu was shivering from the cold, his brows furrowed, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Lin felt secretly proud, thinking that he had finally found an opportunity to play a trick on Wen Yu.

So, he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "This little bit of cold is nothing. I think you are still too delicate." After saying that, he deliberately blew a breath out of the window, as if to show Wen Yu his courage and strength.

Wen Yu was speechless at this big fool. He didn't understand what there was to be proud of for not being afraid of the cold.

Jing Yao took the cloak and put it on Wen Qun. Seeing that the two people had completely different ideas, he lowered his head and laughed secretly.

"Don't worry, brother. I have sent people back to Lin'an to deliver the supplies. They will arrive in a few days." Jing Yao said comfortingly.

Wen Yu nodded when he heard Jing Yao's words, and felt relieved.

"Brother, take a look at these letters. They are what I saw and heard during my recent visits to various villages." Jing Yao took out a thick stack of letters and handed them to Wen Yu.

Wen Yu took the letter, and the more he looked at it, the uglier his expression became. His brows were furrowed, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.

Zhou Lin looked at the two of them, not knowing what they were talking about, but who cares? With delicious food in front of him, the most important thing was to eat.

Although the climate in Qingyang County is cold, the area is vast and sparsely populated, with a very large plain area and countless fertile fields.

At this time, Old Man Zou was standing by the ridge of the field supervising the work. A big man had just stopped his hoe and moved closer to him. Old Man Zou raised a stick and hit him hard.

"Ma San, you're being lazy again. Don't you want your wages today?" Ma San was furious, but he dared not say anything.

The Zou family is a wealthy family in the village and owns a large amount of land. However, due to lack of manpower at home, they often need to hire outsiders to help with the work.

The daily wage is six coins, which is not much, but in this place, job opportunities are scarce and it is very difficult to make money. Everyone has little land at home, so they can only come here to work.

However, Zou Laoer always found various reasons to deduct their wages, making them work all day long and only earn three or four cents in the end.

Even so, everyone had no choice. After all, the family was poor, and having some income was better than having none. The land in front of us was connected, totaling 16 acres, all of which were fertile fields.

At the beginning, the Zou family tried to acquire the land here, including the fields of Ma San and several other families in the village, under the pretext of connecting the land into a fish pond.

Naturally, everyone was unwilling to sell their land, but the Zou family was too powerful to allow them to refuse.

There were all kinds of intimidation and threats. The villagers said they would report it to the authorities. The Zou family didn't care and said, "Go ahead! The officials can protect you for a while, but can they protect you forever?"

Their eldest son is rich and powerful outside, so he is not afraid of the officials. But if you dare to report to the authorities, you will have to keep a close eye on the children in your family.

What does this mean? The poor are afraid of the rich, so they had no choice but to sell it. They paid 500 yuan per mu, which was almost the same as robbing.

This is how the Zou family acquired dozens of acres of land.

Just as Ma San was about to say something, Zou Laoer hit him with a stick again: "Hurry up and do it for me."

Several people nearby pulled Ma San.

"Third brother, don't be stubborn, just bear with it!"

"Yes, your land has been bought by his family. It's hard to find work outside now. If you offend Zou Laoer, people won't work for you. How are you going to survive with your old and young? Don't forget how your eldest brother died. Just bear with it. This is our fate, ah!"

Ma San remained silent, knowing that he had no other choice. His family needed this job to make a living, and if he lost this opportunity, he didn't know how to face the old and young in the family. He could only silently endure Zou Laoer's insults and beatings, his heart filled with helplessness and bitterness.

This is how the Zou family got their land. Through intimidation, threats and low-price acquisitions, they continued to expand their family business. Poor people like Ma San could only survive in poverty and oppression.

Ma San was silent, staring at the black mud on his palms, his heart full of bitterness and helplessness. He couldn't help wondering when such days would end. The family's land had been lost, and now he had to work for the Zou family for a living.

Why is this world so unfair? Good people don't get the rewards they deserve, while bad people can enjoy wealth and glory. Ma San felt extremely painful, but he could only continue to work silently.

He recalled the time when he was sent to build a canal not long ago. At that time, he could get ten cents a day, and the meals provided were not only sufficient but also meat. The county magistrate is really a kind person! If he goes to beat the drum to complain, will the county magistrate be willing to help the people in the village?

When Zou Laoer saw that Ma San had become obedient, he laughed triumphantly and insulted him as a bastard who must be taught a lesson before he would be obedient.