Is my wife farming today?

Chapter 230 Mixed joys and sorrows
After two days of non-stop construction and renovation, the old house finally looked like an agricultural science base.

Bamboo slices were inserted into the land in the courtyard, not only increasing the temperature and humidity of the soil, but also adding fertilizer. Xie Xie also planted a few sprouted potatoes in it. From now on, he only needs to pay attention to the growth of the potato sprouts. .

The pond next to it was also renovated. Xu Boyan made a temporary water pump and introduced water from two wells on the side into the pond, forming a continuous stream of running water and eliminating the trouble of irrigation in the future. The silt in the pond is rich in nutrients and contains the corpses of many aquatic organisms, which can be used as ecological fertilizer for rice, killing two birds with one stone.

However, wars continued in Liangzhou and famine was raging everywhere in the city. Only a handful of wealthy merchants still had their granaries left.

Don't think that robbing the rich and giving to the poor is no longer an option.

Because of the small harvest and the large number of refugees, many shops on the street are closed. If things continue like this, Liangzhou's economy will be completely dragged down. At the moment, we must not only find ways to expand the grain harvest, but also open up Liangzhou's economy. Economic and Trade.

In other words, as long as enough money is earned, people's living standards will be able to change, and the problem of food shortage will be solved.

But how can we break out of today's barren situation?
In the evening, Xu Boyan took out a map of Rizhao Kingdom and outlined with charcoal the several places where food was abundant.

Xie Xie's eyes widened, "Senior brother, you don't want to commit cross-border robbery, do you?"

"Ouch." The forehead was stabbed twice.

Xu Boyan smiled and said: "What are you thinking about every day? I want to tell you that when I was in Rizhao Country before, I heard that Rizhao Country has a very special management method called grain punishment. As the name suggests, That is to say, people who have committed crimes are sent to prisons in various places to grow food. After the food cultivation reaches a certain level, they can be suspended or released. "

"In short, the reason why Rizhao Country is known as a big food country today is not only due to natural conditions such as the right time and place, but also the people and people. As far as I know, the people of Rizhao Country not only have a large amount of food surplus in every household, but also have a lot of food surplus. From the moment he was born, the king of Rizhao Kingdom had the belief that "food is more important than anything else" engraved in his bones."

"Think about it, Rizhao Country was just a small marginal country at the beginning. Not only were the people displaced, but they also had to worry about being implicated in the rebel wars around Jiyue and not having enough to eat. This unique living environment made the whole country very nervous. They value food. Even today, the people of Rizhao still dare not forget their original sufferings and insist on putting the development of agriculture first. This may be why Rizhao has been able to reach this day and still has the ability to compete with Jiyue. Reasons for strength.”

Xie Xie didn’t know anything about Rizhao Country, but he also knew that Rizhao a hundred years ago was just a small country attached to the borderland of Jiyue, so the two countries still retain tribute rituals and etiquette. As for Rizhao She had never heard anyone around her mention why the country had developed and grown to what it was today within a hundred years.

Even Xie Shen didn't know about these internal factors, and he once told her that Rizhao Country was blessed with natural resources, but if its troops were not strong, its horses would not be strong.

At night, Xie Xie lay on the small wooden bed in the abandoned house, and her mind was filled with what Xu Boyan had said to her that night.

Senior brother wants to implement "grain punishment" in Liangzhou.

But the Yongchang Marquis Mansion is stationed in Liangzhou and has no actual jurisdiction. What should we do?

If you want to take something, you must give it first. It is clear to refuse.

If the Xie family really caused some trouble in Liangzhou, once the news reaches the capital, it will definitely cause a bloody storm.

In addition, Xie Hong is still staying in the capital without knowing it. Isn't this a way for His Majesty to seize the Xie family?

It has been more than half a month since Xie Shen's memorial application was submitted, but there is no news at all in Beijing. This clearly shows that Xie Shen's behavior of caring about the sufferings of the border soldiers and the people was an invitation to win people's hearts in the eyes of the Queen and the Fourth Princess. What's more, there was the "Battle of Jincheng" first. "In the past, His Majesty was even willing to abandon a city in exchange for Jiyue and Rizhao maintaining superficial peace.

Liangzhou is located on the border and is a desolate place all year round. You don't need to think about it to know that even if the capital agrees to allocate food and sends people to support it, it will take as little as ten days or as long as half a month. By the time the people from the capital arrive, Liangzhou will Zhou is also afraid that he will have run out of energy long ago.

Lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, I simply put on my coat and pushed out the door.

Unexpectedly, I met two figures, one gray and one white, by the pond. The gray man had excellent ears and eyes, and as soon as he heard the footsteps that refused to approach, he immediately flew away, and the lone white shadow of Yuri turned around.

Dugu Xi looked at her slightly. Because of the quarrel a few days ago, they had not spoken for several days. Even if they bumped into each other occasionally in the courtyard, they would just avoid looking at each other in a hurry, just like a pair of familiar strangers, each holding on to each other's feelings. positions, never give in to each other.

Now it is a situation that is unavoidable.

He declined and had no choice but to walk up to him.

"Why didn't you sleep?" she asked first.

Dugu Xi slightly retracted his gaze, turned sideways, looked at the seedlings that had just been planted in the pond today, and asked with a somewhat erratic tone: "Can what you do really save the people of Liangzhou from the fire?"

Isn't his question too sharp?
It would be an understatement to say that it hits the nail on the head.

Declined and replied honestly: "To be honest, I don't know either."

"My mother wrote me back today, saying that His Majesty severely reprimanded the Marquis for his petition and rejected his request for food allocation."

"So, I'm afraid the news will reach my Lord Xie soon."

Dugu Xi thought for a moment, there was one more thing he didn't know whether he should tell Xie Rui or not.

Unexpectedly, Xianxie had already tasted the following words from his embarrassed expression.

"Don't worry, if your Majesty really wants to catch all the fish in the lake and kill the chicken to get the eggs, I will definitely arrange someone in advance to send you back to Kyoto safely."

He frowned slightly and his eyes became colder. It turned out that in her heart, she was such a person who could not share joys and sorrows.

Dugu Xi slightly felt a bit bitter in her heart.

The hands in his sleeves were also clenched tighter.

Until he declined and said: "It's getting late, you should go to bed early."

He then spoke, "Your Majesty issued a decree yesterday to terminate my engagement with the concubine."

She paused, a surprised smile on her face, "Really?"

Dugu Xi looked at her slightly, and continued with a knot in his throat: "Yes, but His Majesty also agreed to her on the grounds of sending the four princesses to suppress the Jincheng rebellion..." Asking for a marriage.

Decline's smile became even wider, "You mean His Majesty, turned around and granted you a marriage?"

"Okay, okay, there are no men in emotional Kyoto, right?"

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