Episode 876
Anyway.
The weak, confused council member is told to take care of things on his own.
Jin Cheon-hee continued her thoughts.
Because his work doesn’t end here.
Another problem is that, even after surviving infancy, many people die during adolescence.
‘The reason the population is maintained in this era is because even if a lot of people die, a lot of people are born.’
Especially since it is based on farming, every member of the family is important.
Because farming can never be done alone.
So even though Baeklin County has become quite developed, people still maintain large families.
“So there is a problem.”
“Problem?”
Jin Cheon-hee’s eyes widen.
“okay. The problem is… Your guy seems to be so focused on saving people that he can’t see anything else… Isn’t this teacher a genius? “So this is a predicted problem.”
“I will listen carefully, Master.”
“You guy. Shouldn’t you guess? “It’s a problem you created.”
Master Zhugelin chuckles and taps his student’s head with a fan.
Jin Cheon-hee was a little prickly at the look on his face that said, “You look like a troublemaker.”
It was because I remembered the past that made my teacher cut the memorial tablet.
Then I thought for a moment.
What is the problem? The problem…
Then it suddenly occurred to me.
The teacher said that his eyes were set on saving people.
“Are you… running low on food?”
“okay. “That is correct.”
The teacher seems satisfied.
“The population of Jiangsu Province could increase by 5 to 10 times in just 10 years. So a food crisis will come soon.”
Meanwhile, Zhuge Lin gave the documents to Jin Tianxi.
Food production and consumption plus imports.
“Ah… I see.”
That was clearly written in the document Master gave me.
“That’s right. Of course, you made some preparations in the past.”
Flood control was reorganized and new fertilizer technology was introduced.
The divisions of rice paddies and fields were reorganized and waterways were built in a new style.
By renting oxen and horses, even poor households were helped to farm, and the concept of renting land encouraged people to cultivate their own land.
“Still… I guess it’s not enough.”
Jin Cheon-hee, who was looking at the documents, looked frustrated.
“According to the census conducted this time, yes.”
Master tapped the table with his fan and spoke.
“Hee, hasn’t it been quite a while since you became my disciple?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know how much the population of Jiangsu Province has increased in the meantime?”
Jin Cheon-hee answered immediately.
“There are a lot of immigrants in Baeklin County, so the statistics are not exact, but I believe that compared to Jiangsu Province as a whole, the number has increased by about four times.”
“okay. But we also captured all the immigration statistics this time.”
The document that Master handed over contained a figure that was as much as five times higher.
Although it is not comparable to the density of cities during the old industrial revolution or modern cities, it is still increasing significantly by the standards of this era.
“The speed is faster than expected?”
“Too fast. “If we consider immigration and our own population growth… food shortages are certain to occur in five years.”
“Ugh…?!”
Population growth was underestimated.
“You have been in charge of a small place for so long. “This is my first time running such a large county, so it must have been difficult to predict that.”
“…Well, it’s a good thing we conducted a strict census this time.”
“okay. Good place to live means that it is good for wanderers to settle down. More people than expected are rushing into Baekrin County, and at the same time, the number of people dying has decreased accordingly. So it has no choice but to increase.”
“and. okay.”
Zhugelin frowns slightly.
“Heeya. The civilians are more desperate than you thought. Even if it’s just to make a living. “To the point where I gave up everything because of the problem of making a living.”
“Will there be more to come in the future?”
“okay. “As long as you are in charge of the Baeklin Army, the number will increase and will not decrease.”
“…I guess I should start preparing now.”
Jin Cheon-hee immediately grasped the situation and moved on to the next step.
Zegalin smiled slightly inwardly.
‘As expected, when given a task, he works harder than anyone else.’
As long as this guy is in charge, the population of Baekrin County is bound to continue to increase.
Of course, Baeklin County is not the paradise of your imagination, but you can drink clean water and the police will not beat you up for bribes.
You have no idea how big it is.
“Now then, come up with a solution.”
“Yes!”
Predict in advance and prepare for the right time.
The same goes for life.
There was nothing better than that.
‘If something happens, it’s too late.’
* * *
Jin Cheon-hee returned to his office and looked at the map blankly.
‘Looking at it again, Baekrin-gun is in a really good location.’
Currently, Baeklin County borders Hongtaek Lake.
Areas bordering Hongtaek Lake are good for farming because there is water.
‘But not all of these places are populated.’
Of course, there are developed cities, but there are also many that are not.
And among them, there are empty areas between villages where no one lives.
Jin Cheon-hee took out chalk and drew a circle around the area near Hongtaek Lake in Baekrin-gun.
It is an undeveloped area and there are no small villages.
The reason is simple.
It is said that the black thieves poisoned the well and killed all the villagers.
It was an incident carried out by assassins to catch a small family owner in Baekdo at the time.
Along with Sogaju, civilians also died from poisoning. It is said that those who survived also had to disperse to other places.
It was natural.
The country doesn’t even purify the poison.
However, there is no way Yang Min would have water purification technology.
Because many wells were connected to each other, all water in the area was dangerous.
As time goes by, the poison will dilute and return to its original state, but from Yangmin’s perspective, he couldn’t even tell when that would be.
People who left like that never came back.
Because the location is good, I could have brought my family, but I didn’t.
Jin Cheon-hee searched through old materials and read them quickly.
‘Right. There have already been several more blood deaths at this location.’
Sometimes it is like that.
For some reason, this is a place where political factions and political factions often fight.
There aren’t any scenic spots nearby, and it’s not overcrowded, but they fight.
People think it’s because feng shui is bad.
However, the village is already exhausted and the poisoning of the well has become the final boiling point, so everyone has left.
‘There could be more places like this.’
Jin Cheon-hee diligently searched for empty land.
Even if it wasn’t the same bloodshed just now, there was an incident where bandits came down and massacred the villagers.
In some cases, a village simply disappears due to an epidemic.
There is also a history in which the members of the Demonic Cult were discovered and the Jeong faction massacred the entire village.
From a political faction’s perspective, it was confident.
Because I thought this entire village had fallen to the demonic cult.
Even though it can’t be like that.
But isn’t it always easier and simpler to cut out all the parts that seem rotten with a knife than to take them in one by one and interrogate them?
It was quite a long time ago.
This was before this body was even born.
‘You’re crazy.’
It is said that there is no empty space in this wide river lake, but if there is an empty space, it is because there is a story behind it.
For your information, the official turned a blind eye and cried out because of that guy’s incompetence.
He is an ordinary powerhouse.
The empty land was the village graveyard.
‘There are a lot of places without data.’
This meant that the official in power at the time covered it up without even properly investigating it.
‘If this happens, my successor won’t even know what happened?’
It continued to accumulate and became what it is now.
‘I see. That’s why Gold & Silver really hated missing data.’
Jin Tianxi, it’s frustrating to only have the White Lin Army alone, but you’re looking at the entire Hua Empire.
No matter how hard you try, there’s nothing to see, so how frustrating can it be?
‘I understand. Oh, so you liked it every time I sent you a report?’
Jin Cheon-hee tends to send relatively detailed reports.
No, I wrote it in such detail that it would be embarrassing to even say it comparatively.
We are quantifying everything, writing it down in detail, and sending it out.
I liked it so much, so why did I do something so obvious, but I guess other officials don’t do this.
‘Maybe that’s why they send inspections often.’
It is said that he is the emperor who sends the most inspectors of all time.
If you think about it the other way around, does this mean that even if we didn’t work hard like this and the civilians disappeared at the village level from time to time, the country was still in good shape?
‘It’s not like a powerful foreign power appeared out of nowhere like the Sukshin tribe did last time. If you do the right amount of diplomacy, it’s a rich land with a lot of resources and population…’
As long as the powerful people don’t start a civil war, it seems that things are going well thanks to Fuxi’s bloodline ability.
‘Besides, Kang Ho-in will eventually become equal in front of the power of supernatural powers, so he should prioritize the unification of the martial arts and not push for a revolution.’
That’s not all.
Even if Fuxi’s bloodlines each call themselves emperors and try to split into the Five Lakes and Sixteen Kingdoms, the Eight Kingdoms of the Empire will not let that happen.
For their interests, the Warring States Period will never be tolerated.
‘Now there are only seven branches of the empire.’
Even if Gold & Silver came to the throne, wouldn’t it be a tragedy if they came to the throne in this era?
If the two had been emperors in their predecessors or predecessors, they would have run the government much more comfortably.
‘To ascend to the throne as emperor in the last days.’
They probably didn’t know.
Tap, tap, tap…
Jin Cheonhee taps the table with her fingers and is lost in thought.
‘For Kang Ho-in, the civilians are ultimately like ants. ‘Like crushing an ant with your thumb, you can turn a village into a sea of fire in an instant.’
Of course, if it gets too severe, the coffin can no longer cover it and the troops are dispatched.
However, if they disperse and hide in the mountains on their own, there is no answer.
‘Even if I build a new village again. ‘There could be blood death again.’
A strong man is a strong man.
That won’t change.
However, I still wanted to prevent people from dying for no reason within arm’s reach.
Jin Cheon-hee copies the map in her head and lays it down.
Mountains, rivers and lakes are connected three-dimensionally following the mountain markings.
With the help of Hyeonwonjeondanshingong, the model was transformed into a model that looks as if it was drawn with a modern 3D printer.
“First of all, large farmland comes first. “In this era, farming is the foundation of everything.”
That is the purpose of pioneering.
“It would be better to demolish the old house site and build again. At this point, let’s start from the beginning by laying water and sewerage on the floor. “It would be better to destroy the well.”
Now, if you want to poison your drinking water, you have to dig that bastard out too.
Or try talking to the water supply officials.
‘If that happens, you won’t be a Sapa, but a dream tree from the Demonic Cult.’
The little Jin Cheonhees in my head started calculating together.
Thanks to this, Jin Cheon-hee’s calculations began to proceed surprisingly quickly.
The scale is drawn precisely in my mind.
It is truly an art that is close to miraculous.
‘Shall we go a little further from here?’
Let’s evolve it one step further.
