Allure of a Country Maiden

This New Year is extremely cold, it can be said to be the coldest time in fifty years. On the day of the Lantern Festival, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the snow was almost as thick as a person's knees.

Xiaoer received Jingrui's letter that day and smiled: "Brother Shangguan, most of the poor people in Xuwen County of Nangong Kingdom don't have to worry too much."

After Xiaoer said this, she handed the letter to Shangguan Xuanyi to read.

Shangguan Xuanyi couldn't help but praise after reading ten lines at a glance: "Jing Rui's idea is great!"

"No, this can be said to have won over the hearts and minds of some people in Xuwen County. Even if we cannot get help from this to attack Xuwen County, at least the resistance will be reduced a lot."

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, Jin Rui made good use of the right time, place and people! However, they can also take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "We might as well seize this opportunity and find someone to express in front of the people of Nangong Kingdom how great it is to be a subject of Minze Kingdom."

"That's right, when the people of Min Zeguo have enough food, clothing, and food, the days are getting more and more promising! How can the people of Nangong State not be envious if they know this? They have heard these words too many times, and as time goes by, they every The first time you suffer from hunger and cold, you will wish you were a citizen of Min Zeguo."

The contrast between the people of the two countries is so obvious, even a fool knows how to choose!

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, walked to the desk, took out a piece of letter paper, and began to reply to Jingrui.

By the way, what did Jingrui do that made the two of them full of praise?

Because the weather this year was extremely cold, even though Nangong Kingdom is located in the south, it also experienced the coldest weather in history. Many people froze to death in various places a few years ago.

Jingrui carried forward the good deeds of the imperial court when he was in the imperial capital. When the weather began to freeze in Nanyue Prefecture, he set up tents to provide porridge and called on some squires to donate some unwanted old clothes and quilts to some poor people to keep out the cold.

Therefore, very few people froze to death in South Vietnam throughout the winter.

When such a good thing spreads to the other side of the border, the people of Nangong Kingdom are envious.

After Jingrui received the secret letter sent to him by Xiaoer, he learned that the imperial court would go to war against Nangong Kingdom later in the year.

When the weather was the coldest, he deliberately arranged for a steward to serve porridge at the nearest junction of Nangong and Minze. This steward was the steward of Shengpinghou Mansion. He was helping to take care of the business in the south, but in To those who don't know, he is a wealthy businessman.

The wealthy businessman, in his own name and with the slogan of imitating the good deeds of the imperial court, set up a tent to provide porridge every day. The people of Nangong Kingdom could not bear it at first, but later they were hungry, cold, and almost dead. Not caring about so much anymore, they all gathered together to make small bamboo rafts and sneaked across the river, and came to the soup kitchen to receive porridge. The people giving porridge turned a blind eye to this.

Later, more and more poor people in Nangong Kingdom knew about it, and they all secretly came to receive porridge. This secret was for the officials of Nangong Kingdom, and for the wealthy businessmen of Minze Kingdom, he also said that regardless of national boundaries, everyone is My neighbors don’t want to see any of my fellow villagers starving to death!

Some people in the Nangong Kingdom were so poor that they couldn't even go back to the Nangong Kingdom. They found a dilapidated temple to live in, planning to wait until they could no longer get the porridge before going back.

Jingrui's move may seem like nothing, but it can win people's hearts at a critical moment.

The imperial court attacked the Nangong Kingdom and allowed the non-resisting people to escape. However, if their homes were invaded, many people would pick up their hoes and resist. This would only hurt both sides. But with the help of this porridge, some people's ideas will change. .

The people actually don't care who becomes the emperor, as long as they can live a good life.

With the kindness of a porridge and the words of the people of Min Zeguo as foreshadowing, the attack on Xu Wenwen will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort!

After Shangguan Xuanyi finished writing the letter, he flew pigeons all night to send it out.

After the New Year, Shangguan Xuanjun secretly took 10,000 elite soldiers and dispersed in several directions to Zhang'er Island.

The night before Shangguan Xuanjun left, Shangguan Xuanyi came to Prince Qi's Mansion and gave him a key.

"What good stuff are you giving me?" Shangguan Xuanjun took the key, threw it up, and caught it again.

"food."

Shangguan Xuanjun wanted to continue throwing the keys but stopped: "How much?"

He estimated that it would take seven or eight years to conquer the entire Nangong Kingdom. What he was most worried about was that there would be natural disasters for several consecutive years in the future. After all, there had been no major natural disasters in Minze Kingdom for several years, and in ten years, there would be too many unknowns. .

Situations like natural disasters cannot be controlled by humans. If there is no food and the soldiers have nothing to eat, wouldn't that mean they will be defeated without a fight?

"Two granaries store one million grains. That's the grain stored in the granary. I had people seal it very well. The rice inside can be stored for at least five years, and the millet can be stored for nine years. These grains are used for preparation." If you need it from time to time, if there is no accident, the food provided by the court will definitely be enough."

Shangguan Xuanyi only gave him the keys to two grain cellars in the south near Zhang'er Island. The grains in them were all brought out from Xiaoer's previous space.

At that time, Shangguan Xuanyi built more than a dozen grain cellars in various places in order to preserve the grain in Xiaoer's space, storing tens of millions of kilograms of grain.

Those grain cellars were specially dug by Shangguan Xuanyi later. They were very particular. After the pits were dug, they were first dried with fire, then a thick layer of plant ash was spread at the bottom of the cellar, and wooden boards were laid on top. Go up and lay out a mat, put grain chaff on the mat and then lay another layer of mat. The walls of the cellar are also done in the same way. This "mat with chaff" method can make the grain cellar insulated from moisture and heat, just like a huge thermos bottle.

Of course, food storage needs to be carried out in winter, so that the effect of low-temperature food storage can be achieved.

This kind of grain cellar is not only rodent-proof, moisture-proof and fire-proof, but also has good fresh-keeping function. The grain is not easy to heat up, germinate, and rot.

Generally, the imperial court used this kind of grain cellar to store grain!

"So much as one million? It's really great!" That way he would have nothing to worry about and all he had to do was move forward!

After Shangguan Xuanjun left, Zhu Yan's stomach suddenly moved that day. Because she had always paid attention to proper exercise during her pregnancy, she started to have stomach pain and redness in the middle of the night. The next morning, the baby was born. , is a big fat boy who looks very similar to Jingrui, with bright eyes. The family is very happy.

After Xiaoer found out, she was very happy and wanted to take a quick look. However, because she was about to give birth, it was not suitable to walk around, and Mrs. Liu was afraid of collision, so she did not go.

Seeing other people's children being born, Xiao'er now has difficulty breathing every night when she lies in bed because her belly is so big that it is pressing on her heart. So she naturally hopes that the child will be born soon so that she can escape the sea of ​​suffering. It should not be said that she has regained her freedom. .