After reading the report, Xue Qingyao immediately wrote a reply to Iron Anvil, approving the promotion of his administrative plan. Qiongzhou Island would continue planting corn in the first quarter of next year and begin converting the Paddy Fields, then start switching to rice in the second quarter.
As for the land reform, they would follow Iron Anvil's approach in full to avoid conflicts with the local commoners.
Regarding the immigrants, he said he would immediately put the proposal to the Chieftain. That way, they could recruit commoners willing to migrate before spring began, then have them travel south by ship at the start of spring. The immigrants would arrive at Qiongzhou Island by the end of February, settle there in March, and officially begin promoting rice cultivation in April.
The next morning, Iron Anvil received Xue Qingyao's reply. He was delighted—not because of any achievements or meritorious service, but mainly because his plan had been recognized, which made him feel proud. Perhaps he really did have the potential to serve as a Prefect!
Meanwhile, Xue Qingyao's letter to Luo Chong was sent that very night. After two days of transport by giant eagle, it finally reached Luo Chong's hands.
The letter contained a copy of Iron Anvil's report, followed by some additional thoughts from Xue Qingyao, as well as information about the overall situation in the Qiongzhou region.
It could be said that Xue Qingyao had handled the matter with great integrity. He had not monopolized Iron Anvil's achievement and passed the idea off as his own before presenting it to Luo Chong. Instead, he had directly enclosed the original report.
After all, he was the Provincial Governor of Qiongzhou, and theoretically, he deserved a share of the credit for whatever achievements the officials under him made. But he