Five days later, the new county magistrate Li Qian officially took office.

As soon as he took office, he canceled all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes previously set by Hu Chenglin, encouraged farmers to open up wasteland and promised to exempt new fields from taxes for three years.

In order to implement the decree smoothly, he also took drastic measures to remove several assistant officials and minor officials in the county government, and then openly recruited wise men with the title of scholar or above to replace them.

The new official took office three times. The people of Xianping, who had been frustrated by Hu Chenglin, saw the courage of the new county magistrate. They cheered and felt relieved. After being oppressed by various corrupt officials for so many years, they finally ushered in a new era.

A Qingtian parent official who cares for the people!

After the situation in Xianping became increasingly stable, Song Xi introduced the Yu siblings to Li Qian, and they had a pleasant chat with each other.

Li Qian admired the Yu siblings for spreading their good name and helping the poor. As soon as he heard that they wanted to promote new agricultural tools, ecological fertilizers and high-yielding grains, he immediately expressed his willingness to understand and help.

After Yu Yalan passed the verification with the soul-reading bracelet, she confirmed that Li Qian was a kind and upright but good-hearted official. She also lowered her guard and discussed with him the cooperation in promoting agricultural tools and grain seeds.

"The new farm tools are really easy to use! Not only are they labor-saving and convenient, they also greatly improve the efficiency and scope of farming. If they can be popularized, they will definitely improve the working methods of farmers in Dazhou. Miss Yu, do you have any promotion methods?"

After personally going to the fields and trying out the farm tools from Le Nong Trading Company, Li Qian enthusiastically discussed the details of the implementation with Yu Yalan, feeling deeply that such an artifact that benefits the people and farmers should not be buried in a small county town.

"I can make a collection of new farm tools, introducing in detail the usage and production drawings of each farm tool. The county magistrate can distribute it to the carpenters and blacksmiths in the county for free, and they can choose whether to make and sell it. In addition, if

If we can jointly organize this event with the Linxian County Government, the promotion effect should be even better."

Yu Yalan took out a sample of the already produced album and handed it to him, and explained some specific operating procedures.

Li Qian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, cupped his hands and said approvingly: "Miss Yu is so righteous! There are only a few people in this world who can sacrifice money and benefit the people. Since you are willing to make such a contribution, I will do my best to do this well."

, when the new agricultural tools become popular in Bianliang Prefecture, I will report to the Yuzhou Chief Envoy and the Ministry of Industry, and strive to fully promote these people's livelihood tools in the Zhou Dynasty!"

"Then I would like to ask you, County Magistrate Lao. What do you think about chemical fertilizers and high-yielding grains?"

Yu Yalan didn't have any objections. It would be better if the imperial court could join the ranks of popularizing farm tools.

Li Qian thought for a while and replied cautiously: "I see that the crops in the Yu family's fields are growing very well. Chemical fertilizers can be promoted together with new agricultural tools by then, but high-yielding grain seeds... I'm afraid we need to wait until the specific acres are confirmed after the harvest."

Only then can we discuss promotion matters."

When Song Xi, who had been listening quietly, heard this, he put forward a different opinion: "I'm afraid Hong Yunjie won't let you wait until after the harvest. He has been eyeing the Yu family, and maybe he will start planting high-yielding grains before the harvest."

Li Qian frowned, thinking that there was a sinister and cunning Shangfeng in the city, and suddenly felt a headache.

"Then let's promote potatoes first. Fortunately, there's still time to plant them now. The time for late rice has already passed. Just wait for the next season. When the harvest comes, I will send people in advance to protect the Yu family's fields. If anyone wants to use their power to coerce the monopoly, they will

Let me deal with it and stop it."

Li Qian thought about it again and again and made a decision.

Yu Yalan nodded in agreement with his approach, "I can provide 500 kilograms of potato seeds for free at that time. You just need to bring farm tools and fertilizers to promote and introduce them."

The three of them were discussing the implementation details of the promotion when they suddenly heard a loud cry nearby.

Li Qian was very concerned about the work and life of the farmers, and immediately went to the scene of the incident to check the situation, and the group had no choice but to follow him.

When we arrived at the public well in the center of the village, we discovered that a seven or eight-year-old child had accidentally fallen into the well while fetching water. After the villagers worked together to rescue him, they found that the child had gone into shock and had died, and his parents were holding him.

His body was crying and mourning endlessly.

Upon seeing this, Yu Yalan immediately stepped forward to calm everyone down and taught them how to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration to revive the child.

After the villagers scrambled to help, the drowned child choked and coughed and resumed breathing soon.

The child's relatives quickly knelt down to thank Yu Yalan, and then followed the advice and took the child to the county town for medical consultation and prescription of medicine.

The minor commotion subsided, but the villagers couldn't calm down for a long time, and they all gathered around Yu Yalan to praise her.

"The Yu Dong family is so amazing! They can think of such a magical method. They and Doctor Yu are indeed one family."

"Yes! The Yu Dong family also helped us open a sugar workshop. The village chief said that our sugar sales are very good and we will get dividends next month!"

"Yu Dongjia is really a kind person. You will definitely have good fortune and longevity in the future! The old lady will also pray for you every day."

"Thank you, Dongjia Yu..."

Yu Yalan nodded with a smile and kept saying you're welcome.

Sugar from Dafeng Village and tofu from Bailu Village have begun to sell well in Xianping County. Seeing that the villagers can improve their poor lives, she is also happy from the bottom of her heart, and feels that all her efforts and efforts have paid off.

Extraordinary meaning.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the old public well. She felt that the support for the pulley used to draw water was set too high. Slippery moss had grown around the edge of the well due to years of water immersion, so a half-year-old child would easily fall down when fetching water.

Go down.

Yu Yalan thought about ways to improve it and finally decided to design a pressure well.

After returning to the county town, she dove into the space. Not only did she dig out a lot of information about pressurized water wells, but she also specially designed a simple water filtering device to improve the problems of traditional pressurized water wells that easily produce rust and alkali.

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Two days later, Yu Yalan installed a pressurized water well for demonstration in her yard, and then invited Song Xi and Li Qian to visit her home and discuss the popularization of pressurized water wells.

Song Xi and Li Qian were both curious and tried it out. They saw running water flowing out when they lifted and pressed it. This not only saves effort and time, but also avoids water pollution. Both of them were very impressed by this.

"Miss Yu is indeed extraordinary! Such a magical ingenuity can be invented. With this pressurized water well, it will be more convenient for ordinary people to obtain water!"

Li Qian walked back and forth around the pressurized well to try it out with great interest. He understood why his friend was obsessed with this girl. For such a gifted and extraordinary woman, no matter who he was, he would be attracted to her and impressed by her.

Song Xi's eyes were full of smiles, and her tone was a bit proud, "Ya Lan is already very smart, and you will see more of her in the future."

Li Qian was caught off guard and took a bite of dog food. He couldn't help but look at Song Xi teasingly, and then discussed with Yu Yalan the principle and promotion of pressurized water wells.

***The author has something to say***

Pressurized water wells were a very common water intake device in the past. They may still exist in some rural areas now. Using the lever principle and a piston, groundwater can be pumped out by lifting and pressing. Most of them are made of iron.
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