The queen of the end times is reborn and goes crazy, her whole family is burned to death

Chapter 92: Building a House Together

The next day, Yan Wanwan ruthlessly sent Qin Yu back to Jingzhao.

In her opinion, Qin Yu's staying here was purely causing trouble. Not only did it make her act in a secretive way, but she also had a follower following her, which was very troublesome.

Yan Wanwan went straight to find the prefect, and when they met, she spoke directly: "Sir, I have something that I need your help with."

The prefect quickly waved his hands, his attitude extremely humble, "My Lady, your words are too kind. If you have any orders, I will obey them."

After all, Nanping Prefecture had been granted by the Emperor as Yan Wanwan's fiefdom. How could he dare to act like a lord in front of her? He had to be respectful and humble.

"Please find some people to go to the mountainside where the mudslide occurred to collect the silt that has fallen, and then transport it all to the farmland."

The prefect looked suspicious and asked, "Please forgive me, my lady, for being so rude. But may I ask what you are going to do with this silt?"

Yan Wanwan smiled softly and said, "I don't really have any other intentions. I've heard that silt can nourish farmland, and the fields here aren't fertile enough, so I thought about taking some silt and using it as fertilizer, hoping for a good harvest in the future."

Although the prefect understood her intention, his expression suddenly changed. He said urgently, "County Lady, this is absolutely unacceptable. We have tried covering the fields with mud, but it attracts insects. Those insects will eat all the seeds before the crops have even grown. This is simply not feasible."

Yan Wanwan smiled and waved her hand, saying, "You guys are using the wrong method. Don't worry, I have my own ideas."

Seeing that Yan Wanwan had made up her mind, the prefect no longer insisted on persuading her.

After all, she had previously stated that she would lease the entire Nanping Prefecture's farmland in her personal name. The farmers only needed to cultivate according to her requirements, and she would distribute silver or equivalent grain according to the size of the cultivated area.

Since someone is covering for you, why bother to annoy others?

But in the end, he couldn't help but say something extra: "County Lady, why not try it out on a small plot of land first? If the results are impressive, then we can implement it throughout the prefecture."

Yan Wanwan looked at him deeply and said, "You're right. Let's do the local experiment as you suggested."

She then moved to the temporary resettlement site where the people were being resettled. She saw that everything was in good order, with all matters proceeding smoothly, and the people were all safe and sound.

Seeing this, she showed a satisfied expression on her face and nodded slightly in approval.

When the people live and work in peace and contentment, and have no worries about food and clothing, the society will be able to maintain a harmonious and stable order and will not easily give rise to incidents and chaos.

Soon, the people gathered around and asked cautiously, "County Master, when do you think we can go back?"

"What are we going back for? Our house has collapsed because of the underground dragon. We have nowhere to live if we go back."

"That's right. And with all the farmland destroyed, I don't know how we're going to get by in the future!"

Yan Wanwan immediately comforted them, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. I'm here to discuss rebuilding your homes. We have two options. First, you can return to your original location and rebuild your homes. I will provide each household with three taels of silver, or an equivalent amount of grain, as a subsidy to help you rebuild your homes."

Everyone looked at each other and whispered about their opinions on the feasibility of this method, while more people's attention was focused on another plan she proposed.

"Is there another way?"

"There's another option. I'll be responsible for building the houses, but they won't be built at the same location as before. After they're built, you can draw lots to randomly select a location. From now on, you only need to pay one or two taels of silver each year. If you don't have silver, you can use herbs, grain, or other goods of equal value instead. You just need to pay this for five consecutive years."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

"That's only five taels of silver, and we can't even build a house on the original site. This is the house that has been passed down through our ancestors!"

"That's right, three taels of silver can barely build a house, we might as well build it ourselves!"

After he finished speaking, many people immediately responded.

Yan Wanwan nodded and said to the housekeeper, "Okay, you go and do the statistics, write down the names of those who want to build their own houses and the original addresses of the houses, and make a written receipt."

The steward was familiar with this and quickly arranged people to do the statistics work. Soon his front was filled with people who came to register.

At this time, someone suddenly asked: "My Lord, why can't you build your new house in the original place?"

Yan Wanwan explained: "This is probably not the only time your house has collapsed!"

"Yes, here we have an earthquake every few years, so if a house collapses, we just rebuild it."

"You are located in an earthquake zone, so earthquakes often occur. I chose to build my house elsewhere to reduce the impact of disasters on you and minimize the casualties among the people."

Those who had just been clamoring to build their own houses stopped writing and looked at her blankly.

"You think the earth dragon will turn over and come back again?"

Yan Wanwan remained silent. Just when she thought everyone would choose the second path, a burst of shouting and cursing suddenly broke out from the crowd.

"You are cursing our village. If another earth dragon rises, it will be due to your evil thoughts."

These are clearly absurd words, but they can bewitch many people. The face of the person who was fawning and grateful the moment before suddenly turned into a hideous and ferocious look.

Yan Wanwan laughed in anger and then clapped his hands. In an instant, rows of well-trained soldiers rushed out and dragged those people away without saying a word.

"Anyone who insults the princess will be whipped ten times."

Then there was a burst of crying and begging for mercy. Those who had spoken wildly were silenced and dared not utter a word.

Yan Wanwan was filled with delight as she witnessed this scene. As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Since they won't believe, there's no need to waste any more words. Everything is their own fault.

After the flogging was finished, Yan Wanwan glanced at everyone coldly and said loudly, "Continue to register."

This time, the people lined up quietly and most of them chose to build their own houses, and only a few chose to have Yan Wanwan build a house for them.

"Uncle Liu, your family isn't wealthy, so why don't you build your own house? That way you don't have to spend extra money."

"Yeah! It's more cost-effective to build your own house."

Many people were trying to persuade him. Uncle Liu looked at everyone and said, "Tell me, why is my family not rich?"

"It's all because of the Earth Dragon..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Uncle Liu also laughed, "Yes! Think about the matter of the underground dragon. If I still built the house in the same place, I'm afraid I would never be able to turn things around in this life. It's better to believe the county lady this time. Maybe I can really keep my wealth. After all, it's a hope. It's much better than guarding the old place that is doomed to have a bad ending."

As he was thinking this, sure enough, many people changed their minds and chose Yan Wanwan to build their houses.