Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 235 Patrol
Li Mingrui wanted to have a look around, so Zixuan left his yamen affairs behind and stayed with him every day.Fortunately, with Wenxuan and Wenchang in the yamen, ordinary things can be handled, so nothing went wrong.

Zixuan first took these people to the grassland, which is the closest place to Beiyuan Kingdom.On the grassland in early autumn, the endless greenery is like a good carpet.The flocks of sheep and cattle are like scattered patterns on the carpet, making the whole world come alive.

It was the first time for Li Mingrui to see such a scenery. Riding on horseback, looking at the endless grassland, his mood naturally widened.

Zixuan brought them to Batu's house. When the people in the tribe saw that Zixuan had arrived, they all came forward to say hello happily.In the past two years, they have been able to earn some money just by selling wool.Now the number of sheep has doubled several times than before, and there will be more wool in the future.Moreover, the women in the tribe can still spin wool by themselves when they are free, and then sell it to the weavers.In this case, there is one more income.

The warm and hospitable prairie man quickly let Zixuan and his party into the felt tent.The elders of the tribe also came over when they heard the news.Everyone sat on the ground and chatted affectionately.

Jing Han also followed, seeing the situation, she went to eat with some women in the tribe. "Sister Wu Ya, those people are distinguished guests, we have to prepare some good things." Jing Han instructed in a low voice.

"It's easy, our life is better now, it's easy." Wu Ya didn't care, went out to find someone, and even killed two sheep and a cow directly. "Ma'am, we have raised a lot of this beef, but we have never let you taste it. Just come this time, you can taste the beef, and it will be delicious."

Jinghan nodded, thinking that she had to leave something for Wu Ya for a while.Every time I come, these herdsmen warmly entertain everyone, but it’s not always good for them to spend so much money. "Sister Wu Ya, if you make these things well, I won't do anything, just make them as delicious as possible."

The women next to her nodded quickly and went to work on the food.

During dinner, everyone spread felt blankets on the open space outside and sat on the ground.All kinds of food were placed in front of them, and a fire was built in the center of the open space.Wu Ya and the others even made a rack and roasted a whole lamb.

Many people from the tribe came, and they all brought all kinds of delicious food from their homes, and everyone gathered around.Some people also brought various musical instruments and melodious music, floating over the grassland.

Li Mingrui and the others had never experienced such a scene, and they all found it very novel.It is definitely a different experience to eat a mouthful of crispy meat and drink a mouthful of mellow kumiss.

Several enthusiastic and beautiful girls came to the guests and invited them to dance together.Of course, the most girls came to Li Mingrui, which made him stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Li, this is the custom of herdsmen. They are expressing their welcome to you." Zixuan explained beside him. "Go and dance. People on the grasslands are good at singing and dancing. When distinguished guests from afar come, they will express themselves in this way."

So everyone got up together, came around the fire, and danced.Against the backdrop of the fire, there were happy smiles on people's faces.

This night, everyone played until very late, and then the herdsmen arranged the guests to rest in nearby felt tents.

The next day, Zixuan took everyone out of the grassland and walked towards Xianghaipao.Since Li Mingrui wants to take a good look at this place, let him take a good look at it.

"Zixuan, the herdsmen are really enthusiastic, and the food they ate last night was also very special. By the way, did some of the dishes in the evening have beef? How can I taste it? It's much more tender than ordinary beef Huh?" While walking, Mr. Han asked Zixuan.

"Well, that beef is a special breed that can only be used for eating. This kind of beef usually doesn't work, grows very fast, and the meat is very tender and delicious. Now there are a lot of them raised here, and it is estimated that in two years By that time, people in the interior will be able to eat this kind of beef." This is the kind of cattle that he told the imperial court to open the restrictions on killing cattle, which will be brought to the herdsmen on the grassland in the future. Great earnings.

Jinghan had already bought a large pasture near Xianghaipao, and also built a Zhuangzi.So when they come here, they don't need to spend the night at the villagers' homes, they can live directly in Zhuangzi.When Li Mingrui knew that Jinghan bought these, he praised her for her vision.

Everyone rested on Zhuangzi for a day, and went to play around here the next day.When everyone saw the flying cranes and all kinds of birds, they were amazed again.

This time, since Jinghan didn't bring her son out, and everyone could move easily, they found a place to hunt under the leadership of the local villagers.At dusk, everyone came back with a large number of prey. Although they were a little tired, they were all in good spirits.

In the evening, it is necessary to eat these wild game. The people on the Zhuangzi and the nearby villagers all came to help, and it was a lot of fun for everyone to be together.

This year, Jinghan also brought a lot of ducks and geese to raise here, and now they are growing well. The village chief came to ask Jinghan what to do with these things.There is no need to worry about this, Jinghan has already found a market through the Sun brothers.When the villagers heard it, they were relieved, and they didn't have to worry about not being able to sell it.

Zixuan and his wife stayed with Li Mingrui and his party for seven or eight days, and finally saw all the beautiful scenery here, and ate all kinds of good food, and everyone returned to the county government office.

"Zixuan, the products here are so rich, and you husband and wife have put in so much effort to do things, this place will definitely become a beautiful and rich place in the future. However, don't you think the defense here is too poor? The county is a There are dilapidated houses, even the city walls are so broken. If the Beiyuan Kingdom attacks this one day, it will probably be captured without any effort. We have expended so much effort, it is not for them." Li Mingrui proposed own ideas.

"My lord, why don't I want to build it properly, but I have to have money in the yamen to do it." The fact that Li Mingrui came here is a secret, so these people call him your son. "Since I came here, no tax has been collected for two years. The county government has no money and can't do anything. We run these weaving workshops and wineries, and Jinghan took out her own dowry to buy them. Anyway, now that I have made a profit, I can count on turning around. I can’t ask Jinghan to pay for the construction of the city wall, can I?” Zixuan is also helpless, since Jinghan has already put in too much effort when he came here.Besides, there are some things that cannot be done by their husband and wife.

Li Mingrui pondered for a moment, "In this way, the taxes for the next three years will not be handed over to the imperial court, but will be used to strengthen the defense of the border. In addition, I will ask the Ministry of Households to allocate some silver taels, and hurry up to repair the city walls of the county. In addition , all the important towns have also been rebuilt according to the appearance of the county seat. With your husband and wife running here, in a few years, I am afraid that the state government will have to be set up here. This place is too big for a county to manage Come."

The main purpose of coming this time is to do this.Zhendong is at the border, if it cannot be managed well, then the hard work of these years can only be prepared for Beiyuan Kingdom.Li Mingrui would not allow this to happen.

Zixuan nodded, "Okay, since the imperial court pays attention to this, the next official has nothing to say, just work hard." Of course, he also didn't want Jinghan to spend so much effort to build a beautiful home, It's time to hand over to others.

"Okay, this matter is settled like this. After I go back, I will ask the Ministry of Households to allocate funds here. I will also send some troops over here. The troops here are too empty to be useful at all. If there is nothing to do on weekdays, let those The soldiers are helping to work together, the sooner it can be built, the better. In addition, the population here is still too small, so we have to find a way.” Li Mingrui has made up his mind to strengthen the border to ensure stability.

The monarchs and ministers discussed a lot of issues about the border, and Zixuan had his own views on many things.This made Li Mingrui very happy, and felt that it was a very wise choice for Zixuan to be the magistrate. "Zixuan, be an official here for a few years, and I will leave it to you here. Not only do you have to make the local area rich, but you also have to guard the border. Your burden is not light." Li Mingrui is also willing to test Zixuan's ability is why he made such a request.

"The next official will definitely live up to the young master's entrustment."

Li Mingrui stayed in the county government office for another two days before leaving with everyone.Before leaving, he talked with Zixuan alone for a long time, and then he galloped back to the capital with Yunfei and others.

After seeing off these people, Jinghan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh my God, I finally sent these plague gods away. These days, I've been worried all day, because I'm afraid that something will happen." These days, she was so worried that she couldn't even eat. "Okay, I have to get something to eat. I can't even eat food these days."

It's almost noon, and the kitchen has cooked a lot of delicious food. Chuntao put some dishes on the table, "Ma'am, I stewed fish at noon today. You haven't eaten well in the past few days, so eat well."

A fishy smell wafted over, and Jinghan suddenly felt her stomach churning, covering her mouth and about to run out.Chuntao next to him saw it, quickly found out the spittoon, and handed it to Jinghan.

After Jinghan vomited violently, she took the water from Zixuan's hand and rinsed her mouth.Only then did I think about it carefully, and it seemed to me that this month had passed for a while.Looking up at Zixuan, seeing his understanding expression, he stretched out his hand and thumped Zixuan's shoulder. "It's all your fault."

(End of this chapter)