After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 495: Beicheng County Magistrate Wei Zhen

As Xiao Chiye walked, he slowly talked to her: "A lot of people have come in from the northwest now, and everyone has gathered around the city to start building houses."

Xia Wanniang thought for a moment and said, "In some places, rice fields and land have not yet been reclaimed. They will have a hard time this winter."

Xiao Chiye: "After the city was built, the officials organized the people to start cultivating the land. They provided cattle and all the tools, so you don't have to worry about being late for the spring plowing."

Xia Wanniang: "The water for irrigation must also be in place. We can't run out of water at that time."

Xiao Chiye saw that she was destined to worry: "Xu Li has already gone to investigate and organized everyone to dig ditches and divert water. He will ensure irrigation."

Xia Wanniang took out a few blueprints from her bag and handed them to him: "This is a waterwheel. It will be more convenient to divert water for irrigation. You can ask Xu Li and Qing Feng if they can use it. It's too late to ask someone to make it now. I will take it out and ask them to install it directly."

Xiao Chiye looked at the blueprint above, put it away and put it into his space bracelet: "Okay, some people don't have time to build houses, so they live in tents first."

Xia Wanniang nodded: "Tents are windproof and coldproof and have a constant temperature. They are not worse than living in a house. Let's cultivate the land first."

Xiao Chiye agreed: "I will transfer some soldiers from the Northwest Army to you next year."

"What do you want to do with the soldiers?" Xia Wanniang was a little unresponsive.

Xiao Chiye: "Aren't you going to build a river embankment?"

"Don't worry. It will have to be after the spring plowing next year. By then, people will have more free time, so we don't have to worry about the manpower problem." Xia Wanniang felt that having two more little buns would be a sweet burden when she thought about it.

Xiao Chiye nodded. When the two arrived at the government office, the bailiff was about to salute them, but was stopped by the two: "Is the county magistrate here?"

The yamen runner nodded quickly: "He is reviewing the information of the merchants who rented the house."

Xiao Chiye: "You guys are busy, we can go in and find him ourselves."

The county magistrate of Beicheng was called Wei Zhen. He was a Jinshi who had just passed the imperial examination. He was confused when he was assigned to be the county magistrate of the northwest.

Everyone had the impression that the Northwest was a poor place, but when he arrived, he found that the Northwest had become the fiefdom of the Princess Zhenguo.

The Princess Zhenguo's husband was Xiao Chiye, the commander of the Northwest Army. Before he could come to his senses, a series of policies to attract the people were introduced.

Not to mention the common people, even a Jinshi like him who came from a humble family felt that the conditions were a little too good. Without saying a word, he wrote a letter to his family, asking them to come to the northwest.

He had just written the letter when he heard the prefect say that he wanted to build a city. He even wondered if he was hallucinating.

Can this city be built just because we want to?

If it were that easy, there wouldn't be only three small cities in this vast northwest.

But before he could doubt it, the prefect said that there was more than one town and the court did not need to pay for it.

If anyone tells him that the Northwest is poor again, he will definitely scold him to death. How can you care that the Northwest Province, which built so many cities in one breath, is poor? Are you blind?

"Lord Wei." Xiao Chiye walked in with Xia Wanniang.

Wei Zhen looked up and saw the two of them. He quickly stood up and saluted: "This subordinate greets the Princess Zhenguo and General Xiao."

"Lord Wei, there's no need to be so polite. Am I disturbing you from your official duties?" Xia Wanniang looked at the large number of documents piled on his desk.

Wei Zhen smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, I wonder if the princess and the general came here today to give you something?"

Xia Wanniang was a little tired from walking, so she sat on a chair nearby and said, "Sir Wei, I just came to see the current situation of the shops in North City."

Wei Zhen handed her a booklet on the table: "This is the shop that is currently rented out in North City, as well as the large livestock trading area in North City."

As Xia Wanniang looked through the books, she asked, "Are there many merchants renting from outside the Great Wall now?"

Wei Zhen answered honestly: "A lot, half of it."

Xiao Chiye took the tea handed over by the yamen runner and took a sip: "The review of merchants outside the customs should be stricter. If you are not sure, don't rent it out easily. You can go to the garrison to inquire about the situation and then make a decision."

Wei Zhen: "Yes. I will only rent it out after careful investigation."