"This is our manor. It's so fertile!!"
“The land is completely connected to the entire area, and there are water canals connecting it!”
Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun have been sorting out their properties in the past few days, and the first one to bear the brunt is this manor.
This is the dowry of my daughter-in-law Ningyun, two manors.
One is called Liuyun Villa, covering an area of 3,000 acres.
One is called Tianyu Villa, covering an area of 5,000 acres.
This Tianyu Villa originally belonged to Zhu Gaoxu. Because Zhu Ningyun often said that he "loves this land so deeply", he asked for it.
"Xiaolang, do you like it?"
Zhu Ningyun held Li Xiao's hand and wandered along the paths in the fields of the manor.
"Of course I like it. Owning so much land makes me feel very secure."
Li Xiao said with a smile: "The land is full of vitality and hope. It has witnessed the hard work of farmers and carries the expectations of a good harvest. Every season and every reincarnation has witnessed the magic and generosity of nature."
The sun was shining brightly, and a lush green field lay before our eyes.
Like a vivid picture, it gives people comfort and tranquility.
The sun penetrates the rice leaves and casts mottled light and shadow, making people intoxicated in this peaceful beauty.
Occasionally, one or two dragonflies fly leisurely on the field ridge.
It adds a bit of life to this field.
The fields are connected together, and such fields are the best to take care of.
In the fields, many men are busy.
These people are all tenants, living in this manor and working all year round.
Most importantly, there are no taxes on these lands.
With more than 8,000 acres of land, after a year of busy work, apart from costs, each acre of land can produce the equivalent of 3 taels of grain.
Eight thousand acres of land can produce 24,000 taels.
These are fixed incomes!
And these lands don’t need to be managed.
Leave it to the tenants, who will farm it themselves and turn in the grain every year.
No wonder no matter what dynasty, land annexation is the most troublesome problem.
Li Xiao is now a direct beneficiary, which feels really good!
"Xiaolang, you seem to have something to say?"
Zhu Ningyun and Li Xiao had the same mind. When he saw Li Xiao thinking about the problem, he knew that Li Xiao must have some ideas in his mind.
"Well, I do have something to do."
Li Xiao thought for a while and asked: "Every year, these land in these manors are cultivated by these tenants, right?"
Zhu Ningyun nodded: "Yes, now the mother-in-law has given us all the accounts. We only need to manage the accounts and harvest rice every year. Leave these little things to me, you don't have to worry about it."
What Li Xiao thinks is that he can start planting hybrid rice and start stocking up on grain!
Then he pointed in a direction and said: "Ningyun, I want to store the food produced by the manor. Let's build a few granaries here."
Zhu Ningyun was slightly confused: "Build a granary and store grain??"
Because grain is sold every year, most of it is sold to the yamen to be used as local military rations.
Li Xiao nodded.
Zhu Ningyun said: "Xiaolang, you are the head of the family and you make the decision, but I can ask, why do you need to hoard food?"
Ah this
Li Xiao was asked about this immediately.
You can't say it's for the purpose of rebelling six years later, right?
Seeing that Li Xiao was embarrassed to speak, Zhu Ningyun did not ask further questions and said thoughtfully: "Xiaolang, you must have your uses, so I will do as you say. Tomorrow I will arrange for people to build a granary. The grain produced in the future will be Stock up and don’t sell.”
"Daughter-in-law, you are so kind."
Li Xiao kissed her.
They say that behind every successful man there must be a woman who works silently.
Zhu Ningyun simply looks like a prosperous husband.
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Although Zhu Ningyun didn't know what Li Xiao had planned.
But she knew that everything Xiaolang did must be for the good of this family.
As a woman, you just need to support me silently. Why bother asking too much?
You will naturally know when it is time to use it.
Since his wife was so easy to talk to, Li Xiao was not polite and took out some rice seeds, which were hybrid rice seeds.
"Daughter-in-law, look."
"Is this rice seed?"
Li Xiao nodded, then shook his head: "This is not an ordinary rice seed."
Zhu Ningyun asked: "How is it unusual?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Ordinary rice seeds can produce 500 kilograms of grain per acre. My rice seed has a high yield, and it can produce 2,000 kilograms of grain per acre. It has been doubled four times."
"What!"
Zhu Ningyun was so shocked that her face turned pale. She picked up the rice seeds in Li Xiao's hand and took a look. They were big and full.
She asked excitedly: "Can this really produce 2,000 kilograms per mu?"
Li Xiao nodded, "Yeah."
Zhu Ningyun asked curiously: "Where did this rice seed come from??"
Li Xiao explained: "It is obtained through artificial pollination and selective breeding technology. High-quality parents are selected, and these parents have different excellent characteristics, such as high yield, high disease resistance, high quality, etc. Then, the mothers are harvested through artificial pollination. The pollen of the male and female parents combine, causing them to produce new hybrid seeds. These hybrid seeds have the excellent characteristics of the female and male parents, and this "hybrid rice" can be obtained through multi-generation breeding and screening."
"I don't quite understand it, but it's really great. If such a rice seed comes out, people will have a good life, and no one will have enough to eat."
Zhu Ningyun is kind-hearted, but the first thing she thinks of is the people.
She didn't have any doubts about what Li Xiao said.
Li Xiao said that it can produce 2,000 kilograms per mu, which is definitely achievable.
"but."
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly and said: "Six years later, I will dedicate it to the country in six years."
Six years later, Zhu Di was rebelling, and naturally it was dedicated to Zhu Di's country.
"Six years. Okay, I will listen to my husband."
Zhu Ningyun didn't know what kind of medicine Li Xiao was selling in his gourd. Why would it be announced after six years with such high-yielding grain?
Xiaolang, Xiaolang, what on earth do you want to do?
If you don’t tell me, then I’ll take my time and guess.
"Announcement after six years means it can't be leaked now, right?"
Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao with squinted eyes and a smile.
"My wife is so smart."
Li Xiao nodded.
"It's not difficult to say. We just need to give these tenants more benefits so that they won't talk nonsense. Leave it to me."
Zhu Ningyun patted her chest and said proudly.
"By the way, the smelting shop and textile workshop have also been moved here. In addition, the manor has been fenced so that no one can get close to it."
Li Xiao made another condition.
The smelting workshop is naturally used to make weapons and armor.
Later, Li Xiao also planned to build a fireworks workshop. On the surface, it was to make fireworks, but in fact, it was to make bombs.
"Okay Li Xiao, do you want to occupy the mountain and become the king of the mountain?"
Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao with a wicked smile and pinched his belly.
"I am the king of the mountain, and you are the lady of the village."
Li Xiao was laughing and playing with Ning Yun, and almost accidentally fell into the farmland. Fortunately, Li Xiao was quick and pulled her back.
"Then the newly planted rice should be pulled out again and planted again."
"Um."
Li Xiao nodded, "Leave me another piece of land. I want to plant a vegetable garden myself."
"Okay, let's plant it together."
Zhu Ningyun unconditionally supports any decision made by Li Xiao.
That's it.
All these matters explained by Li Xiao were secretly arranged and operated by Zhu Ningyun.
Textile workshops and smelting workshops were also moved to the manor.
Some more houses were added to the manor for people to live in.
Li Xiao called a group of carpenters and worked overtime day and night to make textile looms.
Li Xiao plans to let Xu Ying'er manage the textile workshop, and the girls brought from Yangzhou are also being trained.
As for the smelting workshop, Li Xiao asked the craftsmen to dig a cave in a mountain in the manor and start work in the mountain. After all, they were making weapons and should not be too public.
A wall began to be built around the manor, and guards were arranged to patrol. Li Xiao secretly recruited some servants to work for him.
"Master of the house, master of the house, it's a big deal, it's a big deal!"
On this day, Li Xiao was supervising work in the manor.
Zhang Erniu, the leader of the smelting workshop, ran towards Li Xiao in a hurry.
These people are all domestic slaves, and now the deed of sale has been transferred to Li Mansion.
So they are all Li Xiao's slaves.
When Li Xiao saw Zhang Erniu, he was shocked and asked, "Isn't it because the mountain was dug to dig up the landslide?"
"no no."
Zhang Erniu shook his head and explained: "Iron ore has been dug! The mountain behind this manor is actually an iron ore mine, and the iron content is extremely high!"
"What!"
Li Xiao was overjoyed, as all good things happened to him.
Yao Guangxiao's calculation was indeed correct. He was indeed a man of great fortune.
"Take me to see it quickly!"
Li Xiao quickly followed Zhang Erniu towards the iron mine.
Sure enough, the blacksmiths who were digging the cave were all staring at the iron ore and smacking their lips.
"Let me go, it's really an iron mine!"
Li Xiao was surprised. How much iron ore could be obtained from such a big mountain?
"No one else knows about this, right?" Li Xiao asked in a low voice.
Li Erniu said: "No, I just found out and reported it to the head of the family."
"Don't disclose this matter."
Li Xiao took out some golden beans and handed them over: "Give them to the brothers. From now on, if you have nothing to do, don't leave the village. There are grains, cloth spinning, and doctors in the village. I will also set up a school later. I will Your family members will come and live here."
In the Ming Dynasty, the ownership of iron ore mines could be divided into three forms: government-owned, government-private joint venture and private-owned.
But regardless of the form, any discovery of an iron mine must be reported to the court for record.
I had previously thought of making armor and weapons secretly, which would require purchasing a large amount of iron ore, which would be easily discovered.
But now the problem is solved.
There is iron ore in the manor, so there is no need to go out to buy it.
No one would know about this iron mine unless it was reported to the court.
Since Li Xiao plans to turn this Zhuangzi into a copycat situation, he needs to have complete living facilities so that he can better keep it secret.
"Okay, Master, don't worry, we won't reveal a word."
Li Erniu took the golden beans and understood.
The purpose of bringing their family members in is to not reveal the news.
Otherwise, the family will not be protected.
But there is no need to leak it, and the new head of the family is so generous.
"Then you don't have to do it in the cave. Just mine the iron ore here and set up the smelting workshop first."
Li Xiao opened his mouth to give instructions.
If these blacksmiths don't have to go out to buy iron ore, they don't need to be so stable.
Just build a smelting workshop at the bottom of the mountain.
"Yes, head of the family."
Li Erniu nodded, then greeted everyone and divided the golden beans.
After explaining things clearly, he started directing everyone to work.
Next, Li Xiao went to the boundary of the textile workshop.
The textile workshop is located on a piece of land south of the manor, and a factory building is currently under construction.
The women were watching Xu Ying'er give a demonstration and teach them how to weave in an open space, while Zhu Ningyun was also listening.
"Ningyun."
Li Xiao smiled and waved.
"Husband."
Zhu Ningyun smiled slightly, came over and straightened Li Xiao's clothes.
"How's it going? Have you figured out the new loom?"
Li Xiao nodded, then looked at Xu Yinger and asked.
After he brought the loom over, he copied the instructions into a book and gave it to Xu Ying'er, without teaching her himself to avoid misunderstandings from his wife.
Xu Yinger put down what she was doing, nodded and said:
"Well, Master, I figured it out. This flying shuttle loom is really amazing, so amazing. The shuttle shuttles up and down the loom, passing the yarn through the threads of the loom to complete the weaving process. The efficiency is improved. More than five times.”
Xu Ying'er didn't like to talk much.
In the disputes between the Huang family, people are always frightened.
But when she came to Prince Yan's Mansion, she was still a little frightened.
I thought I was going to marry the adopted brother of King Yan’s son-in-law.
As a result, this adopted brother turned around and became the princess.
This surprised and delighted Xu Yinger.
What is surprising is how her husband managed to become a woman.
Fortunately, the princess seems to be interested in taking a concubine to serve as a concubine for Li Xiao.
More importantly, the princess treated her very well, treating her like a younger sister.
She was naturally happy in her heart. She already liked Li Xiao, but now she has been looking forward to him vaguely, and her eyes looked at Li Xiao with a hint of tenderness.
Li Xiao looked at the orderly training scene, nodded and said: "That's good, work hard, the textile workshop will be left to you, I won't treat you badly."
"Yes, head of the family."
Xu Ying'er made a gift of ten thousand blessings, and she was charming and beautiful.
Why is there something wrong with the way this little girl looks at me?
After Li Xiao nodded slightly, he hurriedly pulled Zhu Ningyun and left in a carriage.
On the carriage.
Zhu Ningyun smiled and said, "Do you like it?"
Li Xiao was stunned, "What do you like?"
Zhu Ningyun pursed her lips and said, "Xu Ying'er."
Li Xiao shook his head like a rattle: "Not one ten thousandth as good as Madam."
Although Ningyun wanted to take a concubine for him, Li Xiao knew that it was for the purpose of having more children and strengthening the Li family. In fact, he was still unwilling to do so, and he still had to understand this clearly.
"snort."
Zhu Ningyun snorted shyly, but her heart blossomed with joy.
Women are often like this.
You want it, but he won't give it to you.
You don’t want it, but I want to give it to you.
Zhu Ningyun said: "This Xu Ying'er is a nice person, with a clean family background, and she can also run a textile workshop. Aren't you afraid that she will marry another woman and take your craftsmanship away? It's better to keep this craftsmanship at home. Only when you become one of your own, can you It won’t be leaked.”
This is typical ancient thought.
Traditional family crafts in ancient times were often passed down from male to female, and from within to outside.
The purpose is to prevent technology leakage.
Li Xiao did not agree with this.
If we blindly work behind closed doors, social development will stagnate.
Li Xiao said: "In this world, the world will still turn around without someone. Just leave and find another one."
Zhu Ningyun rolled her eyes at Li Xiao and said, "Everyone will transfer without me, but will they transfer without me?"
Li Xiao's boyfriend is full of energy, "Without you, my world will collapse, the world will be destroyed, and it will have no meaning."
Zhu Ningyun was immediately elated upon hearing this, and threw herself into Li Xiao's arms to act like a baby.
At the same time, she was secretly complaining about herself.
It's been so long, why is there no movement in my stomach?
Could it be that what the doctor said is true? Is it difficult for me to have children?
Hey, if it's true.
No matter what, I will give Xiaolang a concubine.
then,
Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun went to the Dong'an County Yamen again.
Explained the affairs of the dormitory area.
The dormitory area is still under construction. After learning the news, many people signed up to be dormitory members.
The Yamen is almost overcrowded with people who come to sign up every day.
They are sorting out everyone's files and sorting out everyone's talents and so on according to Li Xiao's requirements.
Li Xiao took a quick look and saw that there were many talented people.
There are those who raise chickens, pigs, and fish.
People with these special talents will be able to manage the affairs of Luo Village Enterprises later.
I was busy for another two hours.
After Li Xiao explained everything clearly, he left in a carriage.
It has to be said that since Li Xiao promised the vacation system and salary increase, these people have been much more diligent than before.
Sure enough, if you are not happy at work, it is because the treatment is not adequate. This is the truth!
Back to Li Mansion,
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the mansion, another guard announced.
He said that Princess Yan had something to discuss with him.
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
Li Xiao nodded and turned towards Prince Yan's Mansion.
Huh.
Li Xiao suddenly felt something was wrong.
Didn't you come to the Ming Dynasty to be a county horse to enjoy life?
Why do you suddenly feel like you are as busy as a top day by day? ?
After he was busy with the affairs of the manor, he was busy with the affairs of the Yamen, building ships, and making secret plans.
Can't stop?
No, no, I don't feel tired.
Li Xiao thought about it and found that he seemed to enjoy it.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Xiao discovered the problem.
Power, or a question of power.
When a person has a lot of power and can do a lot of big things, he will not feel tired doing these things, but will have a sense of satisfaction.
Now I have too many resources at my disposal, and I also have a group of people who can use them.
Everything he did was a big deal in the Ming Dynasty.
It can change the livelihood of countless people and even change the direction of a country.
Moreover, I am not a screw, just doing a repetitive job all the time.
That kind of work would make people feel very bored and boring.
Li Xiao didn't have to lift a finger to do all these things.
He just ordered the people below him to do it.
I am only responsible for coordinating, planning, and using the available resources.
Those who plan great things should hide them in their hearts and act on them.
What you do is not meaningless.
At some point, a chemical effect will erupt and change the course of future history!
"If you think about it this way, this kind of life is interesting."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and stepped into Prince Yan's Mansion.
In the palace of Prince Yan.
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun prepared the meal.
But now, Prince Yan's Mansion feels very deserted.
Without Zhu Di and his three sons, now there are only three people sitting around the table to eat.
"Try it, Li Xiao. I have nothing to do today. My mother-in-law cooks it herself."
As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him. As soon as Li Xiao came, Xu Miaoyun gave Li Xiao a piece of duck leg.
Zhu Ningyun joked: "Mother and concubine are partial, why don't you have a daughter?"
My daughter is really becoming more and more cheerful now, and she even knows how to joke with herself.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Xu Miaoyun smiled and placed another duck leg in Zhu Ningyun's bowl.
"Thank you, concubine." Zhu Ningyun said affectionately.
The three of them chatted happily for a while while eating.
Only then did Princess Yan get down to business, "Li Xiao, please give me an idea. It didn't rain for several months. There were famines all over the place, and we in Beiping were the same. But thanks to you, Kaizhongfa got a lot." Food was given to the victims, so we in Peiping were in peace."
Li Xiao nodded, as if listening, and listened very carefully.
Princess Yan continued: "But in Baoding Prefecture and Zhangjiakou Prefecture next door, there are also a lot of victims. The local government is unable to provide relief. These victims have already come to us in Peiping. Prefect Huang has discussed with me and said that we will The victims are blocked outside Peiping. What do you think?"
After listening, Li Xiao finally understood.
If it were normal times, he would definitely ignore it, but now it is not normal times.
Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "Whether the victims are from Beiping Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture or Zhangjiakou Prefecture, they are all the people of Ming Dynasty. How can we just sit and watch them starve to death? Of course we need to provide disaster relief, since other prefectures are unable to do so. We, the Beiping Prefecture, will be responsible for the disaster relief, and besides, my father-in-law is currently fighting with the Central Government."
Speaking of this, Li Xiao paused.
Xu Miaoyun raised her head and waved her hand.
The surrounding maids retreated and closed the door.
Li Xiao then continued: "My father-in-law is vying for the position of the great treasure in the court. At this time, every word, deed, and action of the Beiping Mansion represents the image of King Yan. If you sit back and ignore it, although there is no merit or mistake, but The Holy One will definitely be displeased. We are here to provide relief, and if the news reaches the court, it will be beneficial to my father-in-law!"
After the words fell, Zhu Ningyun looked at Li Xiao in surprise.
He really felt that his husband was getting more and more powerful and his edge was gradually revealed!
Princess Yan also feels the same way. This son-in-law can understand this and is really making progress.
She nodded and said: "My mother and concubine thought so too, but the problem is that the victims from the two mansions are coming, and Beiping mansion is unable to bear it."
Li Xiao asked: "Didn't I practice Kaizhongfa in the past few months and get more food than the granary can hold?"
Xu Miaoyun explained: "Part of it is to relieve the victims in Peiping, and the remaining part is military rations and cannot be used. The people are important, but border defense and military affairs are even more important."
Li Xiao said: "Only the military rations for autumn are left. Is the remaining food enough for disaster relief?"
Xu Miaoyun calculated in his mind and said after a while: "Excluding the military rations for the autumn, there are still 15 million kilograms of food left. Although it is not enough, it is barely enough for disaster relief."
Li Xiao was also making calculations in his mind.
I have 8,000 acres of fertile farmland, all planted with hybrid rice, with a yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu.
It is calculated that during the autumn harvest, there will be 16 million kilograms of grain, which can just fill this hole.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao laughed and said: "Then take the general's food for disaster relief."
Xu Miaoyun frowned: "How to solve the shortage of military rations in the second half of the year?"
Li Xiao said: "I have a way to make up for it!"
Zhu Ningyun immediately thought of Li Xiao's hybrid rice with a yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu.
If you calculate it carefully, you can really fill the hole and show an expression of surprise.
Princess Yan showed a look of disbelief.
Zhu Ningyun said hurriedly: "Mother, I believe Li Xiao, he can turn decay into magic. Since Li Xiao has spoken, it must be possible."
If an ordinary person said this, Princess Yan would probably regard the other person as a liar.
But from what Li Xiao said, she still believed it, but she was a little hesitant.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Mother-in-law, after the autumn harvest, I will definitely be able to make up for the hole in the military rations. At this time, fighting for the throne is the most important thing."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said softly: "To be honest, if this move can help my father-in-law win the position of great treasure, then to say the least, even if I can't make up for the army rations, what does it matter?"
After hearing this, Xu Miaoyun looked shocked.
I am really smart and confused all my life.
What the son-in-law said is very reasonable!
If the prince gets the throne, are you afraid that such trivial matters cannot be solved?
My son-in-law really sees further than himself!
What's more, the son-in-law may actually be able to mend the hole.
Princess Yan showed joy and said:
"Okay, then it's settled, open a position and provide disaster relief!"
(End of chapter)
