Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 174 Helping father-in-law win the position of great treasure, is this still a problem?

"This is our manor. It's really fertile!!"

"The land is completely connected as a whole, and there are still water channels!"

Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun have been sorting out their own properties for the past few days, and this manor is the first to bear the brunt.

This is the dowry of daughter-in-law Ningyun, two manors.

One is called Liuyun Villa, covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

One is called Tianyu Villa, covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

This Tianyu Villa was originally owned by Zhu Gaoxu, because Zhu Ningyun often said "I love this land deeply", so I asked for it and wanted to come.

"Xiaolang, do you like it?"

Holding Li Xiao's hand, Zhu Ningyun wandered around the fields in the manor.

"Of course I like it. Owning so much land makes people feel very solid."

Li Xiao smiled and said: "The land is full of vitality and hope. It has witnessed the hard work of the farmers and the expectation of a good harvest. Every season and every reincarnation has witnessed the magic and generosity of nature."

The sun is shining brightly, and a green field is in front of you.

Like a vivid picture scroll, it gives people comfort and tranquility.

The sunlight penetrates the rice leaves and casts patches of mottled light and shadow, making people intoxicated by this tranquil beauty.

Occasionally, one or two dragonflies dance leisurely on the ridge.

Added a bit of vitality to this field.

The fields are connected in one piece, and such fields are the best to take care of.

In the field, many men are busy.

These people are all tenants, living in this manor and working all year round.

Most importantly, these lands are not taxed either
More than 8000 mu of land, after a busy year, excluding the cost, each mu of land can produce grain equivalent to 3 taels.

Eight thousand mu of land can produce 24000 taels.

These are regular incomes!

And these lands don't need to be managed much.

Give it to the tenants, they will cultivate it themselves, and hand in the grain every year.

No wonder no matter what dynasty, land annexation is the most troublesome problem.

Li Xiao is now the direct beneficiary, this feeling is really cool!

"Xiaolang, do you seem to have something to say?"

Zhu Ningyun and Li Xiao share the same mind, seeing Li Xiao thinking about the problem, he knew that Li Xiao must have some ideas in his heart.

"Well, I do have something to do."

Li Xiao thought for a while and asked, "Isn't it these tenants who cultivate the land in these manors every year?"

Zhu Ningyun nodded: "That's right, now the concubine mother has given us all the accounts, we only need to manage the accounts well and collect the rice every year, and leave these small matters to me, you don't have to worry about it."

What Li Xiao thought was that he could start growing hybrid rice and start hoarding grain!
Then he pointed to a direction and said, "Ningyun, I want to stockpile the grain produced by the manor, let's build some granaries here."

Zhu Ningyun was slightly puzzled: "Building a granary, hoarding food??"

Because food is sold every year, most of it is sold to the Yamen as local military food.

Li Xiao nodded.

Zhu Ningyun said: "Xiaolang, you are the one who is in charge of the house, but I can ask, why do you want to hoard food?"

Ah this
This is what Li Xiao asked right away.

It can't be said that it was used for rebellion six years later, right?
Seeing that Li Xiao was not easy to speak, Zhu Ningyun didn't ask any further questions, and said thoughtfully: "Xiao Lang, you must be useful for you, so I will do as you said, and tomorrow I will arrange for people to build a granary. Stock up, don't sell."

"Daughter-in-law, you are so kind."

Li Xiao kissed her.

It is said that behind a successful man there must be a woman who pays silently.

Zhu Ningyun looked like a prosperous husband.

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Although Zhu Ningyun didn't know what Li Xiao was up to.

But she knew that everything Xiaolang did was for the good of this family.

As a woman, silent support is, why bother to ask too much?
When it's time to use it, you will know it naturally.

Since the daughter-in-law is so talkative, Li Xiao is not polite anymore, and took out some rice seeds, which are hybrid rice seeds.

"Look, daughter-in-law."

"Is this rice seed?"

Li Xiao nodded, then shook his head: "This is not an ordinary rice seed."

Zhu Ningyun asked: "Why is it unusual?"

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Ordinary rice seeds can produce 500 catties of grain per mu. My rice seed has a high yield of 2000 catties per mu, which has quadrupled."

"what!"

Zhu Ningyun was so shocked that her face turned pale, she picked up the rice seeds in Li Xiao's hand and took a look, it was big and plump.

She asked excitedly, "Can this really produce 2000 catties per mu?"

Li Xiao nodded, "Yes."

Zhu Ningyun asked curiously, "Where did this rice seed come from?"

Li Xiao explained: "It is obtained through artificial pollination and breeding techniques. High-quality parents are selected. The pollen of the parent and male parents are combined to make them produce new hybrid seeds. These hybrid seeds have the excellent characteristics of the female and male parents, and through multiple generations of breeding and screening, this "hybrid rice" can be obtained."

"I don't quite understand it, but it's really great. If such rice seeds come out, the common people will have a good life, and no one will be hungry again."

Zhu Ningyun is kind-hearted, but the first thing she thinks of is the common people.

She didn't have any doubts about what Li Xiao said.

Li Xiao said that it can produce 2000 catties per mu, which is definitely achievable.

"but."

Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "Six years later, six years later, I will dedicate it to the country."

Six years later, Zhu Di is rebelling, and naturally it is dedicated to Zhu Di's country.
"Six years. All right, just listen to your husband."

Zhu Ningyun didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Xiao's gourd. With such a high yield of grain, why did it have to be announced six years later.

Xiaolang, Xiaolang, what do you want to do?

If you don't say it, then I'll guess slowly
"Announced in six years, it means that it cannot be leaked now, right?"

Zhu Ningyun squinted her eyes and looked at Li Xiao with a smile.

"Daughter-in-law is too smart."

Li Xiao nodded.

"It's not difficult to say. You just need to give these tenants more benefits, so they won't talk nonsense. Leave it to me."

Zhu Ningyun patted her chest and said proudly.

"By the way, let's move the smelting workshop and the textile workshop together. In addition, the manor is surrounded, and no one is allowed to come near it."

Li Xiao made another condition.

Naturally, the smelting workshop is to manufacture weapons and armor.

In the later period, Li Xiao also planned to build a fireworks workshop. On the surface, he was engaged in fireworks, but actually made bombs.
"Okay, Li Xiao, you want to take over the mountain and become the king, the king of the mountain?"

Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao with a smirk, and pinched his stomach.

"I am the king of the mountain, then you are the wife of the cottage."

Li Xiao was laughing and playing with Ning Yun, and almost accidentally fell into the farmland, but fortunately, Li Xiao was quick and pulled her back.

"Then these newly planted rice should be pulled out again and planted again."

"Ah."

Li Xiao nodded, "Leave me another piece of land, I want to plant a vegetable garden myself."

"Okay, let's grow together."

Zhu Ningyun unconditionally supports any decision of Li Xiao.

That's it.

The things that Li Xiao explained were all secretly arranged and operated by Zhu Ningyun.

Weaving workshops and smelting workshops were also moved to the manor.

Some houses have been added to the manor for people to live in.

Li Xiao called a group of carpenters to work overtime day and night to make looms.

Li Xiao intends to let Xu Yinger manage the textile workshop, and the girls from Yangzhou are also training.

As for the smelting workshop, Li Xiao asked the craftsmen to dig a cave in a mountain in the manor and start working in the mountain. After all, they were making weapons, so they shouldn't be too ostentatious.

The perimeter of the manor began to be surrounded by walls, and guards were also arranged to patrol. Li Xiao secretly took in some servants to work for him.

"Patriarch, Patriarch, big event, big event!"

On this day, Li Xiao was supervising the work in the manor.

Zhang Erniu, the leader of the smelting workshop, hurried towards Li Xiao.

These people are all domestic slaves, and now they have been transferred to Li's house by selling their lives.

So they are all Li Xiao's slaves.

Li Xiao was startled when he saw Zhang Erniu, and asked, "Could it be digging a mountain to dig landslides?"

"no no."

Zhang Erniu shook his head and explained: "I have dug iron ore! The mountain behind the manor is actually an iron mine with extremely high iron content!"

"what!"

Li Xiao was overjoyed, he had encountered all good things.

Then Yao Guangxiao was right, he was really lucky.

"Take me to have a look!"

Li Xiao quickly followed Zhang Erniu towards the iron mine.

Sure enough, the blacksmiths who were digging the cave all stared at the iron ore and clicked their tongues.

"I'll go, it's really an iron mine!"

Li Xiao was amazed, how much iron ore does such a big mountain get?

"No one else knows about this, right?" Li Xiao asked in a low voice.

Li Erniu said: "No, I just found out and reported it to the Patriarch."

"Don't disclose this matter."

Li Xiao took out some golden beans and handed them over: "Give it to the brothers. In the future, if you have nothing to do, don't leave the Zhuangzi. There are grains, cloth spinning, and doctors in the Zhuangzi. I will run a school later. Your family will take over and live there."

In the Ming Dynasty, the ownership of iron mines can be divided into three forms: official operation, official-private joint operation and private operation.

But regardless of the form, the discovery of iron mines must be reported to the imperial court for record.

I thought about secretly manufacturing armor and weapons before, and I needed to buy a lot of iron ore, which was easy to be discovered.

But now the problem is all solved.

There is iron ore in the manor, so there is no need to go out to buy it.

This iron mine is not reported to the imperial court, and no one knows.

Since Li Xiao intends to turn this village into a copycat situation, he must have a complete set of living facilities, so as to better keep it secret.

"Good Patriarch, don't worry, we won't reveal a word."

Li Erniu took Jindouzi and understood.

The meaning of taking their family members in is not to disclose the news.

Otherwise, the family will not be protected.

But I don't need to reveal it, and the new owner is so generous.

"Then you don't need to do it in the cave, just mine the iron ore here, and set up the smelting workshop first."

Li Xiao gave orders.

If these blacksmiths don't have to go out to buy iron ore, then they won't be so stable.

Just set up a smelting workshop at the bottom of the mountain.

"Yes, master."

Li Erniu nodded, then greeted everyone and shared the golden beans.

After clarifying the matter, he began to direct everyone to work.

Next, Li Xiao went to the border of the textile workshop.

The textile workshop is on a piece of land to the south of the manor, and the factory building is being built at this time.

And those women were watching Xu Yinger demonstrate and teach them weaving in the open space, while Zhu Ningyun was also listening.

"Ningyun."

Li Xiao smiled and waved.

"Husband."

Zhu Ningyun smiled slightly, and came over to tidy up Li Xiao's clothes.

"How about it, have you figured out the new loom?"

Li Xiao nodded, then looked at Xu Yinger and asked.

After he brought the loom over, he copied the usage method into a booklet and gave it to Xu Yinger, but he didn't teach her how to do it himself, so as not to misunderstand his wife.

Xu Yinger put down what she was doing, nodded and said:

"Well, Patriarch, I figured it out. This flying shuttle loom is really amazing. It's amazing. The shuttle shuttles up and down the loom, passing the yarn through the silk thread of the loom to complete the weaving process. The efficiency is improved More than five times."

Xu Yinger was not very talkative.

In disputes in the Huang family, he was always frightened.

But when she came to Prince Yan's mansion, she was still a little terrified.

I thought I was going to marry the son-in-law's brother-in-law of King Yan.

As a result, the righteous brother turned around and became the princess
This surprised and delighted Xu Yinger.

What surprised me was how well-behaved my husband became a woman.

The good news is that the princess seems to want to take a concubine to be a concubine for Li Xiao.

More importantly, the princess treats her very well, treating her like a younger sister.

She was naturally happy in her heart, she already liked Li Xiao, but now she was always looking forward to it, and there was a trace of tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao looked at the orderly training place, nodded and said: "That's good, work hard, I'll leave the textile workshop to you, and I won't treat you badly."

"Yes, master."

Xu Ying'er performed the [-]-blessing ceremony, full of charms and delicious looks.

Why is this little girl looking at me so strangely?
After Li Xiao nodded slightly, he hurriedly pulled Zhu Ningyun away in the carriage.

on the carriage.

Zhu Ningyun smiled and said, "Do you like it?"

Li Xiao was taken aback, "What do you like?"

Zhu Ningyun pouted, "Xu Yinger."

Li Xiao shook his head like a rattle: "It's less than one ten-thousandth of Madam's."

Although Ning Yun wanted to take a concubine for herself, Li Xiao knew that it was for the sake of having more children and strengthening the Li family. In fact, she still had a hundred unwillingness in her heart, so she had to see clearly.

"Humph."

Zhu Ningyun snorted shyly, but her heart blossomed with joy.

Women tend to be like this.

If you want it, he won't give it to you.

You don't want it, but want to give it to you.

Zhu Ningyun said: "This Xu Ying'er is a nice person, her family background is clean, and she can still run a textile workshop. Are you afraid that she will marry another woman and take your craftsmanship out? It's better to keep this craftsmanship at home. It won't be leaked."

This is typical ancient thinking.

In ancient times, handicrafts were handed down from family to man, but not to women, and to the inside but not the outside.

The purpose is to prevent technology leakage.

Regarding this point, Li Xiao did not agree.

If we blindly build a car behind closed doors, social development will stagnate.

Li Xiao said: "In this world, if there is no one, it will still turn around. Just go and go, just find another one."

Zhu Ningyun gave Li Xiao a blank look, and said, "Everyone will transfer if it's gone, so will I transfer if it's gone?"

Li Xiao's boyfriend is full of strength, "Without you, my world will collapse, the world will be destroyed, and there will be no meaning"

Zhu Ningyun was immediately elated when she heard it, she threw herself into Li Xiao's arms and acted like a baby.

At the same time, she was secretly blaming herself in her heart.

It's been so long, my stomach, why hasn't it moved?
Is what the doctor said true? Is it difficult for me to have children?
Hey, if it's true.

No matter what, I will give Xiaolang a concubine.
then,

Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun went to the Dong'an County Yamen again.

Explained the things in the dormitory.

The dormitory area is still under construction. After hearing the news, there are a lot of people applying for dormitory staff.

People who came to sign up every day almost crowded the yamen.

They are sorting out everyone's files, sorting out everyone's talents and so on according to Li Xiao's request.

Li Xiao took a general look, and there were quite a few talented people.

There are chickens, pigs, and fish.

People with these special talents can deal with the affairs of the village enterprises in the future.

Another two hours of work.

After Li Xiao explained everything clearly, he left in the carriage.

I have to say that since Li Xiao promised the vacation system and increased salary, these people are much more diligent than before.

Sure enough, if you don't enjoy your work, it's because you haven't been paid well, the truth!
Back to the Li Mansion,

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the mansion, another guard notified him.

Said that Princess Yan had something to discuss with herself.

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

Li Xiao nodded, then turned to face the Yan Palace.

what.
Li Xiao suddenly felt something was wrong.

I came to the Ming Dynasty to be a county horse, didn't I come to enjoy life?
Why do you suddenly feel like a spinning top every day? ?

After finishing the work of the manor, he was busy with the affairs of the yamen, shipbuilding, and secretly planning.
Can't stop?
No, no, I don't feel tired.

Li Xiao pondered for a while, and found that he seemed to be enjoying it instead.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Xiao discovered the problem.

Power, or a power issue.

When a person has a lot of power and can do a lot of big things, doing these things will not feel tiring, but a sense of satisfaction.

Now there are too many resources that I can use, and there are also a group of people under my command who can use them.

Everything I do is a big deal in the Ming Dynasty.

It can change the livelihood of countless people, and even change the direction of a country.

Moreover, I am not a screw, I have been repeating a repetitive task.

That kind of work will make people feel very boring and boring.

Li Xiao didn't have to do all these things by himself.

They all ordered the people below to do it.

I am only responsible for coordinating, planning, and using the resources available in my hands.

Those who plan big things hide in their hearts and act on things.

What you do is not meaningless.

At a certain moment, an explosion will produce a chemical effect that will change the direction of future history!
"Thinking about it this way, this kind of life is interesting."

Li Xiao nodded slightly, and stepped into Prince Yan's mansion.

In the palace of King Yan.

Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun prepared meals.

But now, Prince Yan's Mansion feels very deserted.

Without Zhu Di and his three sons, now there are only three people sitting around a table to eat.

"Try it, Li Xiao, I have nothing to do today, and my concubine cooks for me."

As the saying goes, when a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, she likes her son-in-law more and more. As soon as Li Xiao came, Xu Miaoyun gave Li Xiao a piece of duck leg.

Zhu Ningyun joked: "Mother concubine is biased, why doesn't my daughter have one?"

The daughter is really getting more and more cheerful now, and she knows how to joke with herself.

"There are some."

Xu Miaoyun smiled and picked up another duck leg and put it in Zhu Ningyun's bowl.

"Thank you, concubine mother." Zhu Ningyun said affectionately.

The three chatted happily for a while while eating.

Only then did Princess Yan start to talk about business, "Li Xiao, you can give my mother an idea. Didn't it rain a few months ago? There was a famine everywhere, and it was the same for us in Beiping. But thanks to you, I got a lot from the Chinese method." The food was given to the victims, so we lived in peace in Peking."

Li Xiao nodded, pretending to listen carefully.

Princess Yan went on to say: "But Baoding Mansion and Zhangjiakou Mansion next door to us also have a lot of victims. The local government is unable to provide relief. These victims have already come towards our Beiping. The Huang Zhifu has already discussed with me and said that they will The disaster victims are blocking Beiping. What do you think?"

After listening, Li Xiao understood.

If it was normal, it would definitely be ignored, but right now it is not normal.

Li Xiao thought about it for a while, and said, "Whether the victims are from Beiping, Baoding or Zhangjiakou, they are all the people of our Daming. How can we just sit and watch them starve to death? Of course it is for disaster relief, since other governments are powerless." Assuming it, our Beiping Mansion will come to the disaster relief, and now, my father-in-law is fighting with the court."

Speaking of this, Li Xiao paused.

Xu Miaoyun raised her head and waved her hand.

The surrounding maids retreated one after another and closed the door.

Only then did Li Xiao continue: "My father-in-law is fighting for the position of great treasure in the court. At this time, every word, deed, and every action of the Beiping Mansion represents the image of King Yan. Your Majesty must be displeased. We came to relieve the disaster, and the news spread to the court, which will be beneficial to my father-in-law!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

He really felt that the husband is getting more and more powerful, gradually revealing his sharpness!

Princess Yan also felt the same way. This son-in-law, who can understand this, is really making progress.

She nodded and said: "My concubine also thinks the same way, but the problem is that the Beiping government cannot bear the flood of disaster victims from the two prefectures."

Li Xiao asked, "Didn't the granary not hold the grain you got when you practiced Chinese and French a few months ago?"

Xu Miaoyun explained: "Part of it has rescued the victims of the disaster in Beiping, and the rest is military rations, which cannot be used. The people are important, but the military affairs of the border are more important."

Li Xiao said: "Only leave the army rations for the autumn, will the remaining rations be enough for disaster relief?"

Xu Miaoyun calculated silently in her heart, and said after a while, "Except for the military rations for the autumn, there are still 500 million catties of food left. Although it is not enough, it is barely enough for disaster relief."

Li Xiao was also thinking about it.

I have 8000 mu of fertile and fertile land, all of which are hybrid rice, with a yield of 2000 catties per mu.

Calculated during the autumn harvest, there will be 600 million catties of grain, which just fills up this hole.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao laughed, and said: "Then take the general's food for disaster relief."

Xu Miaoyun frowned: "How to solve the shortage of military rations in the second half of the year?"

Li Xiao said: "I have a way to make it up!"

Zhu Ningyun immediately thought of Li Xiao's 2000-jin hybrid rice per mu.

After a careful calculation, the hole can really be filled, showing a surprised expression.

Princess Yan showed a look of disbelief.

Zhu Ningyun hurriedly said: "Concubine Mu, believe in Li Xiao, he can turn decay into magic, since Li Xiao speaks, it must be possible."

If an ordinary person said this, Princess Yan would probably regard the other party as a liar.

But from Li Xiao's mouth, she still believed it, but she was a little hesitant.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, after the autumn harvest, I will definitely be able to make up for the holes in the military rations. At this time, fighting for the throne is the top priority."

As he spoke, his voice lowered, and he said softly: "To say something outrageous, if this action can help father-in-law win the position of Great Treasure, take a step back and say, even if I can't make up for this army ration, what does it matter?"

After listening, Xu Miaoyun was shocked.

I am really smart and confused all my life.

What the son-in-law said is very reasonable!

If the prince wins the throne, are you afraid that such trivial matters will not be resolved?

The son-in-law really sees farther than himself!
What's more, the son-in-law is likely to be able to fill the hole.

Princess Yan showed joy and said:
"Okay, then it's settled, open a warehouse, disaster relief!"

(End of this chapter)