After breakfast the next day, Li Miao took Ke'er, Jia Yingchun and a group of others to inspect his territory. Lingshan Island was now his private territory, and it was also his last resort. The unique natural conditions and the huge amount of money he spent to build it.
There are now more than 5,000 residents on Lingshan Island, and they are self-sufficient in food and fresh water. When it comes to the value of Lingshan Island, it is simply priceless. Now Lingshan Island has started to make money for Li Miao.
Li Miao no longer needs to invest money. Lingshan Island's finances have entered a virtuous cycle and can bring him a lot of income every year. Add to this the annual production of two three-sailed galleys.
Not counting the output of salt, as well as the technical talents and guards trained every year, the craftsmen on Lingshan Island are no longer looked down upon by others. On the contrary, they are still enviable objects, with high income and good treatment. It is simply the treasure of Lingshan Island.
Lingshan Island is still recruiting capable craftsmen, and of course they must have families. According to Li Miao's estimation, Lingshan Island can support more than 20,000 people on its own without relying on the outside world. Lingshan Island is simply tailor-made for Li Miao.
No matter how much noise is made on Lingshan Island, it will be fine. Not to mention building a large ship, even firing cannons will be fine. Although Li Miao already knew Lingshan Island very well, he still had to see his own back garden with his own eyes.
Lingshan Island is indeed a livable place, with picturesque scenery and fresh air. More than 5,000 people live and work on the island in peace and contentment. Everything seems harmonious and prosperous.
Wang Yonggui has contributed a lot to the construction of Lingshan Island in just one year. It seems that Wang Yonggui will be of great use in the future. He is simply a capable minister in governing the world.
Every time Li Miao and his party went to a village, the guards in the village stayed at their posts and guarded the surroundings. It looked like they were well-trained.
After walking around Lingshan Island, Jia Lan was the only one who still had something to say. Putting aside the scenery, the key is the spiritual outlook of the people on the island. The people no longer worry about food and clothing, and they all think about raising their children well.
That's all I have to do anyway, farm the land when I need to, and be the craftsman when I need to be a craftsman. The children on Lingshan Island have endless possibilities. Boys of school age can study. In the future, some can be shopkeepers and some can be guards.
Manager Wang said that it is not impossible for those who are good at studying to get a merit degree in the future. Li Miao has always spared no effort in the cultivation of children. Isn’t it just about cultivating talents for yourself?
Jia Lan was stunned by the weather on the island, "Uncle Master, when will the people of the Zheng Dynasty be able to live such a life?"
Li Miao asked Jia Lan, "Do you find it difficult? Do you know the key to the problem?"
Seeing Jia Lan thinking, Li Miao was also happy. This question was so big that even Li Miao couldn't answer it well. It is both a social issue and a human issue.
The next day, Li Miao and his party left Lingshan Island and took a small two-sail boat straight to Qingzhou. When they arrived at Qingzhou Pier, a group of Qingzhou senior officials led by the Li family were waiting at the pier to greet them.
This group of high-level officials mainly include stewards and security commanders from Qingzhou Shipyard and Qingzhou Agricultural Tool Factory.
Li Miao quickly arrived at the Qingzhou Prefectural Government Office and completed the handover procedures with Qingzhou Zhizhou Zhang Jiye. In fact, it was just a formality. Wang Yonggui had completed the handover a few days ago.
Although Li Miao and Zhang Jiye met for the first time, they had been dating for more than a year through Wang Yonggui. It can be said that they have been friends for a long time, and both parties understand each other relatively well.
Zhang Jiye was very proud of his achievements in Qingzhou last year and immediately went to Beijing to report on his work. It is estimated that a fifth-rank official from the capital would not be able to escape. Li Miao couldn't help but be happy when he saw Zhang Jiye. I guess I am quite satisfied with the arrangements for going to Beijing.
Then a banquet was held, which was both Zhang Jiye's farewell banquet and Li Miao's welcome banquet. It was easy to hold two banquets in one. A group of official officials were definitely masters at the banquet. The banquet was lively but not noisy.
Then the two guests, Li Miao and Zhang Jiye, exchanged identities. At first, Zhang Jiye welcomed Li Miao as the host, and later it became Li Miao as the host to send off Zhang Jiye. Soon the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves and went their separate ways.
This was the first time that Li Miao II was in charge of a political party. Although he was an editor at the Hanlin Academy, he still had a dark eye on the political party. Fortunately, Wang Yonggui was here.
Wang Yonggui once served as the master of Tongzhi of Changzhou Prefecture for nearly ten years. Although the ending was not good, the whole family was taken as official slaves.
But I was familiar with everything about Qingzhou Yamen, and I smoothed it over in a few days, and everything was handled properly. Li Miao is now glad that he took in Wang Yonggui's family. Everything went smoothly in Qingzhou without any trouble.
It's not that Li Miao will not be able to govern Qingzhou well without Wang Yonggui, but it will take a lot of troubles. In this way, Li Miao was also cautious, walking on thin ice.
Although I knew a lot of things originally, plus Wang Yonggui was helping me. But it was the first time that Li Miao was in charge of a place. How could he not be serious? To put it bluntly, the party in charge was personnel power, financial power, judicial power plus the armed forces of the state government.
Due to various reasons, many officials have been sidelined or partially sidelined by officials at all levels below. Li Miao was not an unconventional official, and he was also very skillful. With Wang Yonggui's help, he quickly fell into the role.
As long as the relationship is sorted out, the rest of the things will be much easier to handle. Li Miao quickly took control of the state government and quickly straightened out all aspects, whether it was officials at all levels in the state government or officials in the counties below. Everyone knows that Li Miao, a Shangguan, is not easy to fool.
Li Miao did not act unscrupulously just because he had great power. All matters are handled according to the rules and are mature and prudent. Li Miao came to Qingzhou for official purposes. Firstly, to better promote high-quality seeds from the north, and secondly, to develop maritime transportation. He neither seeks power nor is he greedy for money.
Soon the officials below began to feel relieved, and they all performed their duties and went about their errands with peace of mind. With the current situation in Qingzhou, a bumper harvest of crops this year is not a problem. As long as they don't offend this superior, they will have a share of the credit.
Li Miao's family lived in the backyard of the state government. Li Wan and Jia Lan lived as guests. Although they had just arrived in Qingzhou, they were busy with business. But with Wang Yonggui's help, everything is busy but not chaotic. It has never affected the life in the backyard. Li Miao takes turns to accompany his woman every day.
That night Li Miao rested in Ke'er's room, and now Ke'er was completely relaxed. Li Miao went to Beijing to take the exam soon after her wedding, so she didn't spend much time with Ke'er.
I am extremely happy to be able to come to Qingzhou Keer this time. Can stay with Li Miao for a long time. Can you be unhappy? Not long after arriving in Qingzhou, both Jia Yingchun and Qiu Sheng became pregnant one after another.
Jia Yingchun was happy. She didn't know how to describe it. After one year of marriage, Li Miao was really good to her. Jia Yingchun also felt extremely happy. Her only regret was that she had never been pregnant.
These days, infertility is not a trivial matter for women. You can divorce your wife if you don't have children. It doesn't mean you can divorce your wife if you don't have children for one or two years. It will take at least three to five years. It can be seen that the pressure on a woman if she is not pregnant is unimaginable.
Jia Yingchun herself is of the type that is good at giving birth. Li Miao knew that Jia Yingchun's health was fine. Sometimes he would see Jia Yingchun worried and would often comfort her. However, as time went by, Jia Yingchun's pressure increased.
Sometimes pregnancy also depends on chance, which is what people often call the fate of children. This time Jia Yingchun was pregnant. Maybe she was in such a good mood that she walked much more briskly than before.
Qiu Sheng finally wanted to have a child this time. Li Miao estimated that it was related to Qiu Sheng's brother's persuasion. Qiu Sheng may also be thinking about her parents and brother when the siblings get together on Lingshan Island.
Concubines with children, and personal maids without children. Can family members be treated the same? As Li Miao's family business grows, more and more women surround him. Qiu Sheng also began to think about himself.
Now nominally Ke'er enjoys sole favor, but everyone knows that there is another Li Wan sharing her favor. Li Miao and Ke'er have a deep relationship, and they practice their double cultivation diligently. Li Miao just wanted to enter, but was blocked by Ke'er. "My husband, I seem to have another baby."
