Before dawn in the morning, Li Xiao woke up.

He used to be unable to sleep in the middle of the night and unable to wake up at dawn, and he has gradually adapted to the daily routine of this era. Everyone is accustomed to sunrise and resting at sunset.

People in Lijiazhuang have basically gotten up as soon as it is dawn, and there will be no one to sleep in. Nowadays, no matter whether they are landlords or members of the country, no matter how rich the family is, they will be despised by others.

After getting up and running around, Li Xiao passed by the academy and went in and took a walk.

In addition to studying recently, students in the academy are also busy fighting drought. After several months, the wasteland behind the academy has become flat and stylish. The uneven places have been flattened, the weeds and shrubs have been removed, and even the stones have been picked up.

Originally, this year it would be a good grain field, especially the manure picked from the toilet in the academy, which could greatly improve the fertility of this wasteland.

The wells dug last year and several ponds dug under the slope can also provide the required water.

But this year it was too dry, and several ponds were almost at the bottom, and the wells dug in the fields were already at the bottom, so it was very laborious to build a bucket of water.

The well was too deep, and Master Yang was discussing with several craftsmen to prepare to make several well trucks. The well truck was specially used to fetch water in the well, and it was more effective than a hand-cranked wheel.

"It's too dry now, the well water is too deep, and the well car is very deep. It takes a lot of materials and time to drive a well." said an old craftsman.

Generally, in this case, the well truck is unpaid.

"Draw a well truck in every well, and get it done as soon as possible. Money is not a problem." Li Xiao made the decision for Mr. Yang.

The wasteland of the academy is only a few dozen acres, and it is basically based on students' labor and farming. If students rely on students to run to the far-far Lanxi River to fetch water, it would be too embarrassing for the students. They are all children who are only seven or eight years old. Even if they become a family early, they cannot be so tired.

When the old master talked about the current drought, he was also worried.

"A lot of children have asked for leave and go home to help fight the drought."

Most of the academies are children of farmers in the village, and their families are working hard to fight drought at this time, so they naturally know that.

"They are young and can't help much when they go home. Let them stay in the academy and study. There are also some wastelands in the academy, which can be used to exercise for some meticulous work, but if you go to the river to fetch water, forget it. They are so young, don't exhaust them."

"This year's drought is very serious." The old master sighed, "Everything was going well, who would have thought that there would be unexpected situations this day?"

"People can't control the sky, they can only manage themselves. This year the drought is severe, and many places are engaged in activities to pray for rain and worship gods. I don't expect these. Instead of doing these, it is better to organize everyone to reasonably allocate water sources and work together to complete the spring plowing, maintain seeds and water."

The people are simple and although they also have narrow and stingy sides, they are also helpless choices under pressure.

The imperial government cannot manage the countryside, and these places can only be presided over by the patriarchs of those clans like Li Xiao, or the patriarchs of those large clans.

Under the current situation, Li Xiao feels that he has the responsibility to stand up.

On the other hand, this is also urgently related to his own interests. If the situation cannot be controlled, the water source will be unevenly distributed, and his own land will not be sown, and it will probably not be enough watered if it continues. And he also manages the princess's custodian this year, which involves 20% of the princess' fief, rent and tax, and a large sum of money of more than 1,000 guan.

"Well, you have built a cooperative and distributed the cows to the villagers. Now you have a lot of prestige in everyone's hearts. If you stand up and speak, everyone will definitely be able to listen. However, this matter must be handled properly. If it is handled well, you will have higher prestige in the future. But if it is handled well, you will have complaints about you, and even your previous efforts may be in vain." Mr. Yang agreed with Li Xiao's plan, but also reminded him to operate with caution.

For a little water, any situation may happen at that time.

Li Xiao’s prestige in Lanxi Township is indeed extremely high, and he established it bit by bit. Although the Li family had a good reputation in the village for several generations, after Li Xiao arrived, he built academies and cooperatives, and borrowed thousands of cows for everyone to adopt for free. This made Li Xiao now have a reputation in Lanxi.

After receiving a notice from Li Xiao sending someone to the meeting yesterday, the villagers nearby came immediately after getting up early this morning.

The nearest one is a few miles away, while the far one may be twenty or thirty miles away, but everyone is here.

Not only did the 800 bans who joined the cooperative and brought the cows, but the tenants from the Li Xiao family came, and the rest of the villagers also came. Basically, the families on the Lanxi River came.

The weather is dry and drought is inevitable, so everyone wants to hear what good arrangements Li Sanlang will make.

Lanxi Township has five miles and thousands of households. It is considered a town with a large population, and it is more than a county in some remote places.

According to the Tang system, the county magistrates, county magistrates, county magistrates, and chief clerks appointed by the court, were all officials of rank.

But at the township level, there are no formal officials.

At the township level, Datang did not even have a village head, but there were five miles per township, one village head. Five miles per village heads took turns to the township affairs, assisted the county government in managing the township local areas, helped collect rent and taxes, arrange Yao service, manage public security and other matters.

The inner chief is just a minor official, and it doesn’t count as a foreigner.

But in the village, they are indeed real officials, and are usually held by people from the larger clans in each village.

The situation in Lanxi Township is a little special now. If you have any questions, you don’t look for the village chiefs, but you all look at Li Xiao. Who made Li Xiao famous and popular? Not only can he go to and from the county magistrate’s yamen, but he can also interact with noble people in Chang'an.

Today, the five Lanxi migrants all came early. Several people gathered together and looked at the neat new village of Lijiazhuang and the villagers standing everywhere. In fact, they were still a little sad.

Although they are all powerful people in the village, they are not as good as Li Xiao when it comes to this appeal and influence.

With a notice from Li Xiao, everyone came.

Looking at the lively scene in the river, "Li Sanlang has the prestige of the Liu Envoy in the county."

The head of the river in the river laughed and said, "In the face of a major disaster, since Li Sanlang is willing to stand up, this is a good thing. How can those who can do it?"

Although the inner chief is not even counted as a foreign official, these inner chiefs are almost all hereditary, and their families often control this position throughout the ages.
Chapter completed!