Looking at the familiar city wall of Fufeng, Ma Chao suddenly had a feeling. It's as if he's never crossed over, and his life started with Fufeng.

In two years, unconsciously, Ma Chao already has a sense of belonging to this world. As for the memories of his previous life, they gradually began to blur: this was the starting point of his dream; There are people he loves and trusts; There is also every scenery he is familiar with.

However, this return, Ma Chao still found some differences from before. The biggest change is that in Fufeng City, living water has actually been introduced!

Looking at the sparkling river surrounding Fufeng County and watering the farmland on both banks, Ma Chao couldn't help but feel emotional, because he felt that the current Fufeng actually had the flavor of a new socialist community.

"This ......" Ma Chao pointed to the small river flowing into Fufeng City, and couldn't help but call Han Feng and asked.

"Back to the lord, this is the credit of Lord Zhang." Han Feng was a little pleased when he said this, and he was really impressed that Zhang Ji was able to persuade Meng Da to come up with a large sum of money to build water conservancy: "Lord Zhang said that the water source of the tributaries of the Wei River is abundant, and there is still the harm of flooding in the rainy season, so it is better to build a river, which can not only avoid the disaster of flooding, but also benefit the wind." ”

In the midst of idle talk, Ma Chao had unknowingly entered Fufeng City. At this time, Fufeng City is still bustling and lively. This time, Ma Chao did not mobilize the public to make any return ceremony, according to him: The previous time, he was acting for Han Sui and Zhang Lu to see, and this time he returned to his own door, what kind of formalism is he doing?

But even so, the people of Fufeng still spontaneously organized a welcome procession, and those young girls who were pregnant with spring turned into female men very fiercely, not only did not shy away from sending flowers to the soldiers of the Ma family, but some also directly offered hot kisses; As for those hot-blooded young people who wanted to join the army, they all followed the march of the Ma Jiajun with envious and jealous eyes; Even, some shops and stall owners on the side of the road, when they saw Ma Jiajun's return, they all took the initiative to give up the business in their hands, took out the fruits and vegetables from their stalls, and wanted to stuff them into Ma Jiajun's hands.

Along the way, such scenes emerged one after another, and Zhang Ji had to dispatch county soldiers to maintain law and order, so that Ma Jiajun did not die on the battlefield, but was almost killed by the enthusiastic people.......

At this time, Zhang Ji also had to give up the affairs in his hand and walk with Ma Chao. By the way, Ma Chao introduced the changes in Fufeng in the past three months.

"Building water conservancy and diverting water into Fufeng is indeed a good thing for the benefit of the people for generations to come. It's just that before I left, it seems that the remnants of Fufeng are not enough to build such a large project, right? Ma Chao looked at the willow tree by the river, temporarily broke free from the grief of Yun'er's death, and asked.

"That's true," Zhang Ji nodded, looking at his expression, as if he was very unfamiliar with the construction of such a large project in the first place. However, he smiled and said, "Actually, all this is thanks to the lord's idea." ”

"Me?" Ma Chao pointed to himself and asked: He did think about building water conservancy, but that movement was money. And his financial director, Meng Da, is now a little paranoid about the control of money, looking for death and life to save some old money for Fufeng. Even if it is Ma Chao, sometimes he is afraid of Meng Da, who has a black face all day......

"Yes, when the lord repaired the Fufeng city wall, he used to use the method of paying for work. From this, the subordinates thought, since Fufeng County can't take out so much money for the time being, why don't the people of Fufeng take the initiative to contribute? When Zhang Ji said this, he couldn't help but smile to himself, as if he was very proud of his original genius.

However, Ma Chao was a little confused, because he didn't understand what Zhang Ji meant: Has this guy come to the forefront of the ancient economy? How can you speak that even a high-achieving student who has received a formal university economic education can't understand it?

"Oh...... That's right, my lord. Seeing Ma Chao's doubts, Zhang couldn't help but feel a little rude, and after apologizing, he explained: "When my subordinates planned at the beginning, they found that relying on Fufeng's financial resources alone was not enough to complete the project. But his subordinates felt that if this project was built ahead of schedule, it would be beneficial to everyone in Fufeng. Therefore, with reference to the method of paying for work in the first place, the propaganda team under the Fa master Bo was mobilized to publicize the benefits of building water conservancy in Fufeng. ”

"Huh? Then the people who helped the wind took the initiative to dig the ditch? Ma Chao was a little incredulous: no matter how easy the ancient people were, who would be idle to dig ditches and play when it came to painting flatbread on the white ground?

"Naturally not, the subordinates first mobilized the relatives of Ma Jiajun to take the lead, promising that as a family who contributed, they would have the priority to build a small platform for laundry, rice washing, and vegetable washing. The specifications are naturally formulated by the scribe of Fufeng, the four-foot square stone platform, and the pattern is also engraved, I am afraid that it will be too slippery and hurt, and the stone will be sent to the person who contributed it for free, and I will find someone to install it myself, no matter how you use the water platform in Fufeng County......."

"Oh?" Ma Chao gradually became interested, this move is indeed powerful. It is beneficial to the county and the people, if it can be promoted and tested, then the 'Ministry of Industry' among the six departments in my heart may have to be established in advance.

"At first, after the people of the county called their friends to clean up the front of their houses, they began to dig channels. However, the depth is quite uneven. Your family dug three feet, my family dug four feet, and there were a few two-pole fools, and they dug six feet directly, almost digging out the spring water. In the end, it was up to the subordinates to set the standard, which was four feet. As a result, the ditch in Fufu County was dug without any money. ”

"De Jong is talented!" After listening to Zhang Ji's explanation, Ma Chao couldn't help but pat Zhang Ji's thigh, and was full of praise for Zhang Ji, a capable minister.

But Zhang Ji did not have much arrogance, but said more happily: "The lord does not know, after his subordinates dug through the water of the Wei River, the clear water flowed through the ditch, after the night of living water, at dawn, the clear and bright river water flowed in front of the door, and the swimming fish in the water were clearly identifiable. And seeing the happy smiles of the people, his subordinates really realized the meaning of being an official. ”

"Very good!" Ma Chao was even more overjoyed, and personally bowed his hand to Zhang Ji and said: "Derong cares about the people and is accommodating, and he is really a capable minister of the Ma family!" Therefore, please receive a super gift......"

"The lord must not be too tormented by his subordinates. It's just that the subordinates heard that the lord has recovered a lot of property from Chang'an this time...... The water conservancy of the three counties of Beidi, Xinping, and Longxi can also be put on the agenda as soon as possible. When he said this, Zhang Ji looked calm, as if it was natural for him to ask Ma Chao for money to do things.

And Ma Chao was indeed a little bitter in his heart: as soon as he arrived in Fufeng, Zhang Ji started the idea of this money, and it seems that other counties will never lag behind......

To be honest, Ma Chao this time can be said to have packaged back decades of Chang'an's wealth. However, at this time, after being reminded by Zhang Jiyi, Ma Chao suddenly found that there are really a lot of places where he will use money in the future: this water conservancy construction and benefiting the people need money, right? The scientific and technological innovation of Ma's farm and arsenal also needs money, right? The further development and growth of ranches and shops, to make money with money, should we invest first? I still want to come to the imperial examination to recruit talents, build schools and medicine halls, and improve the health and quality of the whole people on a large scale, but I also need money, right? More importantly, the growth and development of Ma Jiajun seems to be inseparable from money, right?

Suddenly looking up, Ma Chao looked at the sparkling river again, and suddenly felt that it was not so beautiful: this money is a bastard, and it can still be earned when it is used. But the problem is, everyone loves this bastard, and no one is reluctant......