Qin Qi followed Gan Ning to visit the salt factory on Zhouji Island.

The salt factory is large in scale, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres, and produces hundreds of thousands of kilograms of salt annually. It is not only used to exchange for horses, but will also be supplied to people in Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou and other places.

So spectacular!

Like terraced fields.

The rise of seawater during the day and night is used to collect seawater, and the water evaporates under the sun during the day, and then goes through dozens of filtration processes.

"Xingba, the women who work are the captive Orientals?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, there are not many real Oriental people. There are only about ten people. Most of them are rescued natives of the peninsula.

There are also more than thirty women from the Central Plains. Women from the Central Plains have been promoted to small bosses to manage the natives of the peninsula. These women,

They were humiliated by the Japanese and did not want to go back to their hometown to live, so they had to work in the salt factory."

Gan Ning said.

"Xingba, Zhouji Island is very big. We need to recruit some craftsmen and build several workshops here. Like a weapons factory,

It is specially used to produce arrows. Important swords, guns and armors are transported from Xiakou and provided to the army.

All arrows are transported from Xiakou, which is too far away. Once an accident occurs at sea, military supplies will be delayed.

In addition, craftsmen can be allowed to build waterwheels, farm tools, pots, knives, sickles and other daily necessities for the common people to increase their income and become self-sufficient."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, this requires someone from the Xiakou Workshop to take charge. The newly recruited craftsmen may not be able to do it."

Gan Ning said.

"I will return to Xiakou to make arrangements."

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, in the winter on Juje Island, the temperature is very low. Not to mention the people, even the soldiers can't bear it."

Gan Ning said.

"While the weather is hot, send people to explore coal mines, let people from civilized schools dig coal, and send it to Zhouji Island.

Build a fire kang in the barracks, hollow out the underground of the house where people live, and build a kang for burning fires. This way, you don’t have to worry about poisoning from coking coal and solve the problem of cold winter."

Qin Qi said.

A soldier ran over.

"Reporting to my lord, General Gan, Xun's fleet has returned, bringing more than 20,000 victims and refugees with it."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Xingba, let's go meet Gongda."

Qin Qi said.

Um!

The two walked towards the dock and saw several transport ships, escorted by two five-masted warships, slowly sailing towards the dock.

Xun You stepped off the warship.

It seems that Xun You has lost a lot of weight.

"Gongda, thank you for your hard work."

Qin Qi said.

"Master, when did you come? This is a humble duty, not hard work."

Xun You said.

Everyone greeted each other and walked towards the big tent together.

"Gongda, have the officials in Qingzhou taken care of it?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, I gave you a box of liquor as a gift from my humble post, and I also gave the glass cup that my lord gave me to my humble post as a gift to the Qingzhou officials. It is priceless.

When the officials saw the peerless wine and heard that the emperor also drank this wine, they couldn't tell how happy they were.

Plus the transparent glass cup, a peerless treasure, will make your eyes so wide that they won't move."

Xun You said.

Qin Qi knew in her heart that these two things were too lethal to officials and had basically no resistance.

Especially greedy officials cannot resist the attraction of treasures.

To Qin Qi, a few broken glasses were not worth much, but to the officials of the Han Dynasty, they were definitely treasures.

"My Lord, today's officials are too greedy and greedy. As long as they dare to give it away, they dare to take it. The laws of the country have become child's play and a bargaining chip in their eyes."

Xun You said.

"Gongda, these officials are just greedy. There are many local officials who gather troops and horses to raise thieves and wait for the situation to change."

Qin Qi said.

well!

Xun You let out a long sigh.

"The Han Dynasty cannot be saved."

Xun You shook his head and said.

"Gongda, don't worry, this is the inevitable result. Policies and regulations cannot meet the needs of productivity development.

will be ruthlessly abandoned. Brand-new principles and policies that meet the needs of social development will emerge. This is the advancement of civilization.

The trend of social progress is that there are too many corrupt officials and the people are too miserable. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. This is the two sides of things.

It has a good side and a bad side.”

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, Qingzhou is not only severely overcrowded in fields, but also suffering from drought, the government is not providing relief, and there are too many victims and refugees.

The phenomenon of selling children and cannibalism has occurred in many places. In addition, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army are raging in Qingzhou.

The bad habits of robbery, plunder, rape, and murder are everywhere. This provides us with conditions for accepting disaster victims and refugees.

Now that the officials have opened up the matter, the next step is to increase transportation and try our best to move the victims and refugees to the peninsula.

Now there are not enough transport ships on the peninsula."

Xun You said.

In Qin Qi's impression, she only knew that Qingzhou was in chaos and that there were millions of remnants of the Yellow Turban Army gathered in Mount Tai.

When Kong Rong went to Beihai to serve as governor, he was apparently attacked by the Yellow Turban Army.

Lao Cao captured Mount Tai and asked Yu Jin to train an army, which became the famous Qingzhou Army.

Damn it!

If the millions of remnants of the Yellow Turban Army on Mount Tai can be captured, the peninsula will not have to worry about being depopulated.

It's hard!

"Gongda, regarding the problem of transport ships, I will notify the Xiakou Division to send more transport ships to the peninsula."

Qin Qi said.

"Gongda, where will the victims and refugees be resettled?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, I feel that Lelang County is not safe. Something will happen. It is inconvenient to place the victims and refugees in Lelang.

The humble position placed them on the Hara Benhan, Mahan, and Chenhan sites. They were asked to work and build their own houses, and we distributed food.

After the fields are allocated, some food will be advanced to the victims and refugees, and then returned to the Yamen after the harvest."

Xun You said.

Qin Qi nodded.

"Gongda, it's a lot of work! You have to pay attention to your health and don't collapse from exhaustion. You are the host of the peninsula."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, don't worry, I'm in good health. In addition to the dozens of scholars who came from Xiakou Academy,

Let them be responsible for resettling the people first and exercising their work abilities. Then we will rearrange their duties."

Xun You said.

Xiakou Academy has been established for one and a half years, and it has indeed trained many grassroots officials. They have no experience, but they are very motivated.
To be continued...