The aunt said: "Girl, you must have just arrived at first glance. Our prince is not an ordinary person. This is the prince's fiefdom. That's terrible. You will understand it in the future."
"Our prince?" The empress was stunned.
The aunt smiled and said: "Oh, look at my mouth, everyone says this, I'm used to it, girl, don't be surprised."
The empress smiled and said: "Of course not. It seems that the prince is indeed a good person."
The aunt said: "No, there is no one better than the prince in the world. When we first came to Lishan, it was because we couldn't live anymore and we didn't have any confidence in our hearts. Only then did we realize that life was falling into It’s a honeypot. If you ask me, there is no better place in the world than Lishan Mountain.”
The empress thought for a while: "But people from Lishan can't go out. Wouldn't it be very uncomfortable?"
The aunt said: "Going out? What are you going out for? What is the world like outside? There is war and chaos outside, food is not available, and life and death are unpredictable. The prince built the fortified city just to protect the people. Lishan Mountain is so big, it is not enough for us to live? Who? You want to go out, but you don’t want to cause trouble to the prince. Besides, the prince has said that in a few years, once the world is at peace, the city gates will be opened and everyone can come in and out at will."
The Empress said: "That's it. It seems like this place is really good."
The aunt stood up and said: "That's not true. Since you are here, girl, you should work hard. As long as you are willing to work in Lishan, anyone can live a good life. I won't tell you, I have to be busy, so you guys can eat slowly." "
Seeing the aunt leaving, the empress was lost in thought for a while, and suddenly looked at Jiang Fan: "You are very popular."
Jiang Fan was a bit arrogant: "That's it, that's it, I am a great good man."
The empress said slowly: "Is this the peace and prosperity you want?"
Jiang Fan put down the grilled fish: "People's livelihood is just about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Warm clothing, adequate food, stable housing, and smooth travel are what the people want. Isn't it as simple as that?"
The empress thought for a moment and nodded: "What the people want is indeed simple, but it is not simple either..."
Jiang Fan hummed: "There is a small group of people who have made the simplest thing in the world as difficult as climbing to the sky. The king used exorbitant taxes to plunder, the bureaucrats sucked blood with power, and the monks used force to disrupt the law. On the top of the tower, they It is so annoying to fight for power and gain, to stir up troubles and chaos in the world for selfishness and desire, leaving people homeless, hungry, and living a life of today and no tomorrow."
The empress said: "I am also one of them."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Purpose is the test standard. Your purpose is different from theirs. I hope you will end the troubled times and return the simplest but most difficult peaceful world to the people."
The empress ate slowly and listened, but said nothing.
After drinking and eating, the empress was still reluctant to leave, looking at the night market with people coming and going in a daze.
"Why, do you like it here?"
The empress looked a little dazed: "This is the fireworks in the world..."
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The most important thing about human fireworks is food.
This is the last stop on the Empress's trip to Lishan Mountain, and it is also the most important stop.
However, what she saw before her eyes made the empress's first thought - luxury.
What a luxury!
The endless giant greenhouse is actually made of colored glaze as its roof. It is pure colored glaze without impurities, shining with crystal-like brilliance in the sun.
The empress was speechless. If this thing was sold to the rich men of the five countries, it could support the military expenditure of the Qin Dynasty for a year.
Jiang Fan naturally understood what she was thinking and said with a smile: "Only you understand that Liuli is just a cheap product here, so the construction cost is not high."
The empress said: "If I hadn't known that it was made of sand, I would have killed you, a prodigal child."
Jiang Fan pinched his chin: "Liu Li is already making a lot of money. It's all thanks to the powerful chaebols of the four countries and the big bosses of King Zuo Xian. The construction of these greenhouses doesn't even require 1% of the net profits they create. superior."
The empress sighed softly: "This is business war."
"Yes, business war is called a war without smoke, but sometimes it is more cruel than real swords and guns."
The empress shook her head: "Who knew that you didn't pay a penny for the construction of these greenhouses."
Jiang Fan said with a smile: "Although greenhouses are low-cost, they are very useful. They can prevent cold and heat, and resist drought and floods. They can cultivate crops earlier or later, extend the growth period, and achieve the goals of early maturity, late maturity, and increased and stable yields."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Normally speaking, greenhouses are mainly used in winter and spring. But in order to breed and adapt to the growth time of some crops, greenhouses must be used. Come on, let's go take a look."
Although it was not the first time for the empress to see the temperature and scene in the greenhouse, she was already deeply surprised.
The dazzling array of vegetables, fruits, and various unknown crops are full of vitality, which is dizzying.
The two of them wandered around for a while before finding Tian Yuan.
In an open greenhouse, the old man was carefully tending some seedlings.
Even when Jiang Fan and the Empress arrived, he only glanced at them until he finished cleaning up the seedlings, then wiped the mud off his hands and walked slowly to the end of the field.
The two of them didn't dare to disturb them, so they just waited quietly on the ground.
The empress was the first to receive the ceremony as a junior.
Tian Yuan nodded slightly: "This must be the reason why Your Majesty is here today."
The empress looked around and saw a pleasant green, and she felt very happy in her heart.
"Exactly, Mr. Tian worked hard."
Tian Yuan said: "I have wasted countless years, and I have never been so happy, so why bother?"
The empress said: "I just heard him say that these are potato seedlings?"
Tian Yuan said: "Yes, the ground has just been broken, it will still take some time. If, as the prince said, the yield per mu can reach three thousand catties, then my wish will be enough."
"Three thousand catties..." Even if the empress knew it in advance, she was still shocked when she heard Tian Yuan say it herself.
"Three thousand catties is nothing. According to your old way of serving, four or five thousand catties is nothing."
The empress looked at him: "Why did you choose such an unpleasant name for such a precious thing? You still haven't made any progress in naming it."
Jiang Fan laughed loudly: "This thing looks like a bean buried in the soil. It's nothing if not a potato."
The empress shook her head: "Where is the sweet potato?"
Tian Yuan pointed to the distance: "Those are sweet potato seedlings. After they grow, they need to be cut off and raised. According to what the prince said, they can survive as long as they are transplanted. The conditions are extremely simple, but the yield per mu can reach tens of thousands of kilograms. It is more productive than potatoes. of food.”
Ten thousand kilograms... The empress walked there, squatted down, and gently stroked the tender seedlings. She couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that there was such food in the world. I thought he was just talking nonsense."
Jiang Fan knew how shocked the empress was and how concerned she was. In her opinion, for the moment, it is more important that even the Twelve Squares and the academy do not have food.
Tian Yuan said slowly: "I am not the same, but I have seen a lot of grains, fruits and vegetables that he got, and I believe in them."
