vrcanaries Chapter 1174: I can only take out so much
Chapter 1174: I can only take out so much
Wang Sizhu and the other man huddled aside, not daring to speak, not knowing who to ask for food.
As a result, Dashu gave each of them a piece of musk deer meat, and the constables also gave them a big rabbit.
The two people held the meat in their hands blankly, somewhat afraid to move. Are these all theirs?
Oh my God, they haven't even left the mountain yet and their meals have already started to change. Can they eat so much meat in one meal?
Zhou Guo was roasting his own roe deer legs, looking at the two stunned people and said, "Roast it yourself, and then you can set off after eating. It will take some time to get back from here."
Not close to the county town.
The two men seemed to be dreaming of taking so much meat, and like everyone else, they put it on branches and roasted it over the fire.
Wang Sizhu couldn't help but whisper, "What do you think your family is eating now?"
The peddler frowned and asked, "Porridge? Wild vegetables? Tree bark?"
After these words were spoken, the two of them stopped talking. Their family members ate these things, but they were eating meat here. The whole meal was all meat!
If we bring this meat back home, the family can eat it for ten days or half a month. The elderly, children, and daughters-in-law, all the family members can eat it, and it can nourish their bodies.
No one noticed the loneliness of the two people, or if they noticed, they didn't care.
Everyone was starving. The meat was not yet cooked, but they cut it into slices and ate it, nodding as they ate. "Hmm, delicious. Why is this meat so delicious?"
When Zhou Guo saw this, he asked Xiaoshu to take out the seasoning bottle and said, "Give them the salt bottle."
Everyone was flattered. "Sir, this thing is precious. You should use it yourself. We are thick-skinned and have meat to eat. As for salt, it's okay to skip it for a meal."
Zhou Guo said: "These are plenty, and we can't use them all anyway."
The constables accepted it happily. The deliciousness of the meat was incomparable with or without salt.
Zhou Guo swallowed her saliva while grilling the meat, and occasionally ate the outer layer. After waiting so long, she was finally able to eat it. She didn't care about the heat and put the slices into her mouth while they were still hot.
Although her cooking skills could not compare with those of the old man and Chef Zhang, after being hungry for so long, being able to eat such tender meat was extremely delicious and she would not trade it for anything.
She was alone, guarding the roe deer leg and eating it all up. She burped with satisfaction. It was so delicious!
The others also smiled with satisfaction, and the detectives were also very satisfied. Fengfei County was a poor county, and sometimes they couldn't even pay salaries, let alone feast and drink.
Following Zhou Guo, even their dry food consisted of braised meat and flatbreads. They had never dared to dream of such a good meal before.
Wang Sizhu and the other man were wolfing down the meat, grinning foolishly as they ate. They had never thought that they could have such a good life following the adults.
Zhou Guo didn't expect that a wild game meal would win over these people. When she saw that everyone had finished eating, she stood up and said, "Pack up and leave."
In the county, the county magistrate had been waiting for a long time, starting from the moment he woke up and continued until it was almost dark.
Just heard the report that Zhou Guo is back.
He stood up quickly and said, "Please come in."
Zhou Guo strode in, looked at the county magistrate in the courtyard, and said, "Sir, have you been waiting for a long time?"
The county magistrate smiled and said, "Not long, not long. Sir, you have been gone for so many days. Did you gain anything?"
Zhou Guo recounted what he had seen and heard these days, and then said, "Sir, even though Fengfei County is small, it would take some time for me to walk through all the villages here by myself. I will not go there anymore. Let the people below go. Let them go. With the household registration of the county government, I think it won't make much difference."
She was in a hurry and didn't have time to go from village to village.
The county magistrate said, "Okay, okay, that's right, that's right. But I don't have many people I can use. You can let them go if you see anyone who can be used."
Zhou Guo said: "The detectives are illiterate, so we need to recruit a few people who can read in the county. If they can go to the countryside with us, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
It is better for the government to come forward than for her to do so. Besides, compared to her, everyone would definitely be more willing to trust the government, since they are paid by the government after all.
The next day, the county government posted a notice that it wanted to recruit knowledgeable people.
When the notice came out, not many people signed up. At the end of the day, there were only about ten people.
Among them, there was only one scholar, and he was an old scholar in his fifties or sixties with white hair. The others were not even scholars.
Zhou Guo also truly felt the level of literacy in this county, which is really poor.
But without people, these people are barely enough.
These people were taken by the constables to the villages below to find out the situation. These constables followed her to Laoshan Village and knew what they needed to find out.
Wang Sizhu and the peddler were also sent out. The place they were going to was far away and the village was large, deep in the mountains. It would be better if local people went there so that people would be less wary.
Zhou Guo stayed in the county government office to check the household registration.
The county magistrate has been feeling better day by day these days and can't stay any longer, so he wants to see the doctor with Zhou Guo. He explains what she doesn't understand.
With so many villages, it took the two of them almost eight days to complete the search.
After looking at the household registration, she had a rough idea of how much grain Fengfei County needed.
Of course it is impossible to take more. Based on the population, each family can give at most eight stone of grain.
The amount of grain transferred from the north was about one million dan.
The two prefectures together have a maximum of 200,000 households, totaling more than one million people.
This was the most she could spare; she couldn't afford any more.
The county magistrate almost knelt down to her, "Sir, I want to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people of Fengfei County. You are their second parent."
Zhou Guo said: "Please stand up, sir. Of course, I don't give this food for free. There are conditions."
The county magistrate's face froze. The only condition he could think of was the land in the hands of the common people, which was the most valuable.
Zhou Guo continued, "They took over my grain, so they will need my fertilizer and grain seeds next year."
I briefly explained the tricks involved.
The county magistrate's heart dropped, and he agreed with a smile on his face: "This is easy, this is easy. I can agree to it on behalf of the people. You are not trying to make money from them, but to help them make a living."
The common people got food, seeds, and extra fertilizer, all given by Zhou Guo for free. The price was the grain from the fields. All in all, no one suffered any loss, and grain production might even have increased.
why not?
Moreover, in previous years, when the imperial court provided disaster relief, it had never been heard of giving a few stones of relief to each family. A token of gratitude was enough, and the common people were blessed.
After it was confirmed, Zhou Guo wrote a letter to Wu Jiang, asking him to send someone to transfer grain.
Taking advantage of this time, she took Dashu and Xiaoshu to visit several neighboring counties. Although the neighboring counties were also affected by the disaster, the situation was slightly better than that in Fengfei County.
It's just a little bit.
She followed the same method and found a few local people in the county.
With the addition of these people, things will be much more convenient and the progress will be faster than in Fengfei County!