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Chapter 150 Nonsense
Xiaoqiu grew up in Shifang when she was young, and seeing pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep leisurely on the countryside, farmers working in the fields, birds singing in the woods, and endless agricultural plants are all novelties, not just her , most of the accompanying maids have never seen this kind of pastoral scenery. Although it is winter and everything is dry, the green winter wheat in the field is refreshing, even the usual depression in the heart is swept away. .After entering the spacious courtyard, although it is extremely simple, it cannot be compared with the magnificent architecture and exquisite courtyard of the Wangfu, but I also feel novelty and joy.

Seeing Xiaoqiu looking around with round and bright eyes, full of curiosity, Qin Zhao asked with a smile, "Does Xiaoqiu like my Zhuangzi?"

"Are all the princesses here?"

Qin Zhao nodded, Xiaoqiu looked up with a small face, and sighed solemnly: "Oh, it would be great if you could live here more, just now Xiaoqiu saw a little shepherd boy holding a cow, so Xiaoqiu also wanted to I want a cow. But my father said that cows are precious, and Xiaoqiu... Xiaoqiu's father is afraid that he can't afford it."

While speaking, he sighed twice.

It was funny to Yun Yi, even if that villain Li could afford it, they live in the city, why would they want to buy a cow?Then she tapped Xiaoqiu's delicate nose, and said: "Little Qiu, you are a little lady, how can there be any reason for a little lady to herd herds? Little Qiu should learn etiquette well, and grow up to be a gentle and gentle lady. Maybe ask your father to find you a good husband's house."

Xiaoqiu looked like an adult, she raised her head and said confidently: "Grandma said, Xiaoqiu has entered the palace, and he will learn the rules from his sisters, and he will surely marry into a good family in the future."

Grandma was the old woman who took care of Xiaoqiu in Li's house. Because of her seriousness, all the female envoys were amused.

Just approaching the gate of the courtyard, I saw a very clean woman leading several servants waiting in front of the courtyard. Seeing Qin Zhao and others, he bowed his knees and saluted. Li Da said beside him: "This woman is The villain, my wife, is in charge of this manor, if the Princess has orders, just send her to do it."

The woman also smiled and said: "Pang family of my family, I have seen the princess. I also ask the princess to go to the hospital to rest. The slave's family has ordered people to prepare tea, but the place is simple and inappropriate. Please forgive me."

The conditions in this village are obviously much better than those of the Yun family in Zhujiazhuang. After all, it used to be Huangzhuang, no matter how simple it is, it is not comparable to ordinary farms.

Qin Zhao led Xiaoqiu's hand into the courtyard, Pond led the people into the house, and Qin Zhao took his seat. As for the close service, it was naturally not the turn of the maids on the farm.Qin Zhao bestowed Li Dazuo and asked about the village.Because it was a matter of business, Yun Yi led Xiaoqiu back, Zisu left Yun Xiang to wait by, went outside to find Mrs. Pond, and Mrs. Pond led him to look around the house, and ordered the maids to make the bed , arrange the daily necessities.

The countryside is a bit colder than Chang'an City. Although Qin Zhao is not afraid of the cold when he learns martial arts, there is no reason to suffer from it when he sits in the house. Because of the freshly produced carbon, the heat in the house has not yet risen. He also ordered people to give birth to silver carbon.Mrs. Pang said apologetically: "Princess Jingui, I didn't expect the princess to come so soon, but I didn't prepare for it. These carbons are already the best in the village. It's not because I didn't do my best."

Zisu laughed and said, "It's none of my sister-in-law's business. Even the rich and noble families in the city can't afford silver charcoal. Where can I tell my sister-in-law to find good carbon? It's just that the princess doesn't care about others." Mind, the charcoal fire alone is a bit more particular, we replaced all the charcoal basins in this room with the silver thread charcoal we brought."

Seeing that Zisu is gentle and pleasant, and she speaks very politely, Mrs. Pond's originally uneasy mood settled down a bit.Because he didn't know Qin Zhao's temperament, he was afraid that he might make a mistake if he didn't serve well, so he tentatively tried to use Zisu's words to find out about Qin Zhao's hobbies.

Zi Su said: "I just said yes, although our princess is very honorable, she is not picky. You don't have to worry about living here. We bring everything from the palace, but we need to pay more attention to meals. Son. The princess’s diet is light, and the sister-in-law only needs to prepare clean ingredients. I will arrange all the three meals of the princess, and I only need to arrange a few servants in the kitchen to help me. The attendants and guards who came here are all valued by the princess, so they should not be taken lightly, and I hope that my sister-in-law will take some care to entertain her."

People in this line of work, even the humblest ones, are not something you can offend. Pond knows it well, and he is relieved to hear that the princess does not use the people in the kitchen for three meals. Everything else is fine. The top one is the most difficult to arrange. How can the cooking skills of the village master catch the eyes of the majestic princess?Since she doesn't have to be responsible for the meals of the princess and their maidservants, there is nothing to worry about.The attendants and guards were all men, so they probably wouldn't be too picky. Chicken, duck and fish are the most indispensable thing in the village, so they might not be satisfied.Mrs. Pond laughed and said: "Where do we need Miss Zisu to order? As soon as our family heard that the princess is coming, we have already ordered the best ingredients to be prepared in the kitchen. If Miss Zisu feels that there is something missing, just find a servant." Come and ask for it."

The two chatted for a while, and Zisu also inquired about what should be asked, and then said with a smile: "Last time I heard from Mr. Li that there is a young lady in your family named Lady Lan, why didn't you see it?"

Seeing that Zisu acted, she was also the most useful person around the princess at that time, and now hearing her mention her youngest daughter, Pond's heart was overjoyed.After Li Da sent the New Year's goods back to the manor, he told her about the county chief taking his daughter into the palace. If you are satisfied with Lanniang, there is no problem. It is related to your daughter's future. Mrs. Pond hurriedly said: "If you go back to the girl, Lanniang is good at cooking. I will let her help in the kitchen. I will call her to help the girl later. say hello."

After hearing this, Zisu nodded secretly. Pond didn't let her daughter lean forward, but went to help in the kitchen. It can be seen that she wasn't the one who just sharpened her head to seek business. She also heard that Miss Nalan was good at cooking, but Also happy.The princesses served them closely, but she herself was the first to be spotted by the princess. In terms of expertise, she has a better personality and a deeper relationship with the princess. She has been with the princess for a long time, and she is more considerate in reasoning. That's all.If it's true about acting, Yun Xiang is no worse than her, that girl is more stable and decisive.Yun Shang is articulate, lively and agile. The princess likes her very much. This girl is good at planting flowers and plants, but she has her own strengths. Yun Yi is shy, but the most meticulous. The main daily life is served by her close to her, but she really lacks someone who can show her cooking skills.This Lan Niang is good at cooking, if she has seen it, she thinks she is not bad, but she can catch the eyes of the princess.

"How old am I, so I can afford to be Mrs. Lan to say hello. When Mrs. Lan is free, I will ask her to come and chat with us. Our princess is the most kind person and treats us very well. He often says that his daughter's family is very convenient It is painful, I must be happy to see Miss Lan."

Pang said with a smile: "The princess's words are like what Xiao Langjun said."

After hearing this, Zisu also laughed.Obviously the princess himself is the daughter's family, but he said that the daughter's family is painful. Isn't this just like those lords who pity the fragrance and cherish the jade?

Because both of them had work to do, but they didn't gossip too much, so they went about their own business.

Qin Zhao was asking Li Da about Zhuangzi's affairs.

She is a food town of [-] households. Because it is Huangzhuang, it is said that there are [-] households, but it can be derived for several generations. These [-] households have a population of nearly [-] people. Zhuangzi is only a few dozen square meters of land. The per capita land is only two or three mu of land. With the current yield per mu, how can they support so many people, so most of the farmers are looking for work to support themselves.In this way, the farmers in this village are living a very tight life.When Qin Zhao knew that there were nearly [-] people in this Zhuangzi, he was also taken aback.
Speaking of which, these more than 200 households are all her closed households, and she is actually responsible for ensuring the livelihood of the [-] households.She enjoys other people's supplies, so she naturally has the responsibility to arrange their lives.In the past, it was all managed by Jinyang, and it was fine if he didn't care about it. Now that he knows it, there is no reason why he should not know it.

Li Da also sighed when he talked about the life of the Zhuanghu.It's rare for the princess to come to the village to check in person, but he doesn't want to complain.The reason why he wanted to try growing rice was because he wanted to find a way out for the farmers, so he was so concerned.

Seeing that he mentioned the hardships of the peasants, Qin Zhao felt that although Li Da was a bit smoother, he was a good-hearted person.As the steward of the farm, she is dedicated to her responsibilities and knows how to consider the farmers. Now she can't see how capable she is. Only this heart has already won her approval.

Speaking of livelihood, Qin Zhao remembered what he thought of when he talked about the oil workshop with Qin He on the road.He said: "There are only a few dozens of land in the village, but there are more than 1000 people. Isn't there a lot of surplus labor? Even apart from those who are looking for a living, the village has a lot of idle labor, right? About how many people, Does Guanshi Li have a good idea?"

Li Da smiled wryly and said: "To tell the truth, the princess, three or four hundred strong laborers are enough to handle the fields on our village, and now there are only a hundred people who can get work outside."

That is to say, even if the old, weak, sick, young and disabled are excluded, at least six or seven hundred people have nothing to do?It's no wonder that Li Da is worried.Everyone has a job, so there are few other things, but hundreds of people are idle, I am afraid that it is really embarrassing for him, the chief manager, to do it.

Qin Zhao thought for a while and asked, "In addition to farming, the Zhuangzi should also have other things to do, such as raising some poultry and livestock, which can always solve some surplus labor, right?"

Li Da replied: "The land is small and there are many people. In the past, [-]% of the harvest had to be handed over. Our mansion was sympathetic to the servants and changed the harvest to [-]%. But even so, the [-]% of the surplus food is not enough for the whole family to eat." ?Most households don’t even have enough rations, so how can there be any surplus to raise livestock? Even chickens, ducks, and poultry, they just raise a few idle to increase their income.”

Qin Zhao couldn't help feeling ashamed.When she was in Zhujiazhuang, the people in the village relied on meat workshops and sprouts to make a living. Raising some poultry and livestock at home was just to improve their lives. There were only a few in the family and there was no need to be careful, so she felt that others The same should be true for other places, but I don’t want people to be hungry, so where can I get food to feed other things?
However, she only asked this question because she thought about the oil workshop. Serving food is not a problem now, so she said: "Master Li should know that the oil workshops in Gyeonggi-do are all managed by the side-by-side palace. After the soybeans are fried in oil, they have their own bean cakes. These The remaining bean cakes can be made into tofu, and there is still bean dregs after tofu."

Li Da's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Qin Zhao continued: "Isn't bean dregs the best feed? If we get it and start breeding, first, it will solve the problem of surplus labor, second, farmers can also increase their income, and third, The village has also made money, isn't it three good things?"

"This really makes," Li Da stood up excitedly, "The villain thanked the princess on behalf of all the households in the whole village." Then he knelt down and kowtowed Qin Zhao solidly a few times.

Qin Zhao hurriedly ordered him to get up: "They are all my farm households, and I should plan for them. Li Guanshi doesn't have to be like this."

Li Da said happily: "Not only bean dregs, there are people in our village who know how to make tofu..."

Qin Zhao waved his hand: "Guard Li doesn't have to think about the tofu shop."

When Li Day thought about it, he understood.

This farm is only the food town of the princess, but there is also a prince's house next to the palace, a princess, a county boss, not to mention a princess mansion.Where will everything happen to them?As long as the bean dregs are not visible, even if you get them, it won't embarrass the princess, but she can do it.

And if the poultry and livestock can really be raised, it will already be able to make a lot of money for the farmers.

"It's the villain who wants to go wrong." Li Da said shamelessly, "When the princess returns to the city, the villain will tell the good news to the farmers. There are ten or eight people in every family, and there are idlers in every family." Even if you raise some livestock, you won’t be able to delay the farming work. Since you have ready-made food and you don’t have to worry about the future, there’s no family that doesn’t want to.”

After Qin Zhao heard this, he said, "It's meaningless for each household to support themselves. If you ask me, Guanshi Li might as well classify the population in the village, and those who are good at farming are responsible for farming, and the rest are assigned separately. Let's There are quite a lot of river ponds in the village, where you can also raise fish and ducks. The mountains and forests are most suitable for raising chickens, and the village will also set up a place to raise pigs. At that time, farmers will be hired and monthly money will be paid. If they are well raised, Taking out [-] to [-]% of the harvest as a reward is not better than free-range farming by each household. In this way, those who raise fish and ducks can solve part of the livelihood of farmers, and those who take care of mountains, trees and chickens can also solve part of the livelihood of farmers. There is another part of the pig raising. In addition, I am not only here to see the farm, but also to discuss with Li Guanshi about an important matter. This matter, but the big income of the farm, can also solve the livelihood of some farm households .”

Li Da didn't ask Qin Zhao what to do first, but said: "Although what the princess said is reasonable, fish, ducks and chickens are fine, they are just pigs..."

Rich people don't eat pork, Qin Zhao knows this.She naturally understood Li Da's question, so she smiled and said: "Fish, chicken, duck, and eggs, as long as you sell them to shops in the city, and the duck eggs are not for takeaway, it's not a problem. I can help you. As for pork, Li You don’t have to worry about things. Since I made a suggestion, it means I have a plan. When the time comes, I will arrange for people to buy, and I won’t let my farmers work for nothing.”

Although Li Da still hesitated, after all, Qin Zhao's age was here.But when she thought that when she talked about things, she didn't look like a noble girl from a noble family, and she didn't know anything about Sangtian farming, but she said it clearly and logically, and I believed it a little bit.Thinking again that the princess grew up in the countryside when she was a child, and what she said was well-founded, it can be seen that it was not a whim, so she said: "The villain listens to the princess's orders. It's just that the villain has never done this before, but it is now. Just arrange it carefully."

He also asked about the purpose of coming to the farm that Qin Zhao said before.

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "Before I came, I had obtained the consent of Her Royal Highness to set aside one or two hundred acres of land from the farm. One is to reserve dozens of acres for you to try planting rice next year. One is that I probably It takes [-] to [-] acres of land to plant greenhouses, and then leave dozens of acres of land for next spring to plant some new crops in Fanbang that our country of David does not have. If these new crops are planted well, they will spread throughout the country. It has been popularized in the farm. Let me boast to you today that it won’t take long, in a year or two, the princess will make our farm the richest farm in Chang’an City.”

What she said was ordinary, but Li Da was stunned.

Not to mention the matter of rice, he had discussed it with Qin Zhao.It doesn't matter what is the richest farm in the back, just the warm shed. Although the field in this farm is fairly fertile, it is not the best fertile land, and there is no hot spring in the surrounding tens of miles. shed?Isn't this just talking nonsense in broad daylight?

It's just the word "nonsense", Li Da dare not say it.

"Hot shed? But here, how can we build a warm shed?"

Qin Zhao naturally knew that he didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "Guan Li doesn't doubt it, I have some land in Fucui Pavilion, and I have my own way. As for building a greenhouse, you don't have to worry about it. At that time, I will arrange everyone to be responsible. When you are in charge, just arrange the manpower and help with the work. If you are fast, you will be able to harvest new dishes during the New Year. Just this New Year, you will have a fortune .There are still four or five months before next spring, and during this period, our greenhouse vegetables can sell well."

Qin Zhao's words are not in vain, she has already calculated, among other things, Ling spinach, radish seeds, and small white pine are all edible in the growth period of 30 days, and these are placed in the original production It is nothing in season, but in winter, it is a rare thing.And it's not just a new year, courgettes can also be planted, until April and May, before the spring vegetables and summer melons are on the market, all those produced in the greenhouse will be snapped up when they are put on the market, and there is no need to worry about sales.

Seeing what she said with certainty, although Li Da didn't believe it, he also had hope in his heart. The winter vegetables in the warm shed were quite common and delicious for noble families.If you can really plant a greenhouse on your own farm, what else is there to worry about?

"The greenhouse that the princess said, is it true?"

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "I took all these people and ran for tens of miles in the freezing weather. Could it be that I came to entertain Guanshi Li? It really can't be more true."

After hearing this, Li Da said excitedly: "This is really the blessing of our master, the princess, the villain will kowtow to you on behalf of the villagers."

Qin Zhao hurriedly stopped him: "Guan Li doesn't have to be like this. As I said, this farm belongs to me. I'll be fine if all the tenants are well."

After letting Li Da sit down, Qin Zhao told Li Da one by one about how the greenhouse was built in this way, and asked him to wait for her to return to the city, and then set about arranging farmers who were good at planting vegetables to be in charge of the greenhouse. In addition, arrange the places according to the order and make oilcloth for Li Huaida.Then prepare bamboo ropes and other things for building the greenhouse, as well as various vegetable seeds.

(End of this chapter)