Soon it was the first month of the lunar calendar, the second month of the lunar calendar, and the weather was still very cold, only about ten degrees Celsius.
There aren't many sunny days, and even when they are, the sun doesn't have much power.
At this time, the army was in crisis, and the barbarians invaded the border town again. Although they were repulsed by the generals guarding the border, Li Qiao was still worried.
The Hu people didn't go south because they were full. The Hu people went south because they had no food to eat.
When people are pushed to a dead end, they will naturally develop huge potential.
In particular, the Hu people are nomadic and have stronger physiques than the Dasheng people.
In the next few years, barbarian attacks will become more frequent and more ferocious.
Gao Zhiyuan mentioned in the pamphlet that the sixth prince died at the hands of barbarians in his previous life, and that barbarians almost broke down the gate of Shengjing. This should be true.
In mid-February, Li Dao returned after disappearing for ten days.
He brought back the latest news about Gao Zhiyuan.
"Last year, Gao Zhiyuan got some money by telling people's fortunes. His mother-in-law, Chen Yinhan, wanted to change his residence, but Gao Zhiyuan has been unwilling. She wanted to create a noble character of living in poverty and living happily."
"At the beginning of the month, someone called the Gao family and said that Gao Zhiyuan chose the wrong place for the Feng Shui move last year, which caused a bloody disaster to the family during the Chinese New Year. Now they are coming to the door, not only to make Gao Zhiyuan pay back the money, but also to make Gao Zhiyuan pay back the money. Beaten from afar."
"In the past few days when Gao Zhiyuan was in bed, people in Niutou Village were talking a lot, saying that Gao Zhiyuan was like a beggar when he first came to Niutou Village, but in a few years he turned into a fortune teller. Gao Zhiyuan must be cheating."
"Gao Zhiyuan's mother and son were so angry that they moved to Shangshui Town two days ago with the help of one of Gao Zhiyuan's followers."
"The new house is not spacious, it is just an ordinary small courtyard. Chen Yinhao wants to change the image of Gao Zhiyuan being beaten because of his poor fortune-telling. Gao Zhiyuan also wants to avenge his shame. The mother and son go out every day to promote Gao Zhiyuan's fortune-telling. With such efficacious deeds, I took one big order after another and went to Fenghuai County."
"The younger one took the booklet back."
"Gao Zhiyuan lifted up a brick under his bed and hid this pamphlet inside. He had just moved into his new house a few days ago. The traces of the brick being lifted were very fresh and could be seen at a glance."
After Li Dao finished speaking, he reached into his arms and took out a booklet wrapped in brown paper.
Li Qiao reached out and took it.
It had been a few months since he last saw this pamphlet, and Gao Zhiyuan didn't know if he had added anything to it.
The first few pages were the same as the last time he saw them, with no new content. However, when he turned to the latest page and read the words clearly, his brows instantly knitted into knots.
Because this latest page says:
Suddenly I remembered that in my previous life, the Holy One had issued a notice to the rich people in the world, saying that his collection of authentic calligraphy masters would be auctioned in the capital.
Alas, it’s a pity that I am still not a rich person in this life. Otherwise, I would definitely donate money directly to the Holy One so that the Holy One can keep his heart. In this way, the high-ranking official will receive a generous salary... There will be no generous salary, and the Holy Master will be poor.
But senior officials are not bad either!
hatred!
Li Qiao read this short page three times, feeling extremely complicated.
In his previous life, was Sheng Hong so poor that he wanted to auction off his private collection of authentic calligraphy...
Chapter 204 Sheng Hong has a nightmare and rewards Li Qiao with 60,000 acres of arable land
Although Sheng Hong said that calligraphy represents a person's face, in fact, Sheng Hong did not determine anyone's fate because of calligraphy.
Sheng Hong's love for calligraphy is limited to himself and will not affect others because of his preference.
For example, Li Qiao's handwriting can only be called correct so far, but it does not affect Sheng Hong's use of him in the slightest.
As far as Li Qiao knew, Sheng Hong had the habit of collecting authentic calligraphy works by famous calligraphers, and would dig them out to appreciate them when he had nothing to do.
Sheng Hong's first hobby is reviewing memorials. No, it cannot be regarded as reviewing memorials. Sheng Hong likes to know all kinds of news. There is no Internet at this time. If Sheng Hong wants to know the latest news from various places, he can only go through memorials.
In the past, memorials were either reviewed by Sheng Hong alone or written by several bachelors.
Later, it was discovered that Li Qiao, a strong laborer, could be used at will and would rarely get tired, so he passed the memorial to Li Qiao.
But this does not mean that Sheng Hong ignores the memorials handed over from various places. Sheng Hong wants to intervene, and he wants to know the latest news from various places in Dasheng.
However, there is nothing new under the sun. Sheng Hong has been emperor for a long time and has seen a lot. He will not be forever young and always full of tears like before. In addition, he pays attention to health and will not be easily irritable and irritable. Therefore, these two Even if Nian Shenghong sees some big news, he doesn't like to write short essays anymore.
But knowing the latest news from various places in Dasheng through memorials is still Sheng Hong's biggest hobby, and no one can deny this.
In addition to this hobby, Sheng Hong's second love is calligraphy.
His handwriting is not good, but he can appreciate other people's works.
Sometimes after summoning a minister to discuss business, he would take out a few newly acquired or recently favorite works and invite the minister to taste them together.
When Sheng Hong passed his birthday, several princes would also give him calligraphy works.
Moreover, he previously ordered the British Duke and Peng Zhiye's house to be searched, and all the authentic works of famous artists that were copied were put into his own private treasury, instead of being put into the national treasury like other antiques.
This is harmless. The emperor certainly has the power to act as he pleases.
But I didn’t expect that Sheng Hong was so poor in his previous life that he wanted to auction those authentic works...
this……
Li Qiao pursed her lower lip, and then slowly closed the booklet in her hand.
never mind.
Anyway, it was a lifetime ago.
I have him in this life, and he has traveled through time for more than nine years. He has made vermicelli from the beginning and pays a lot of business taxes every year.
Now that there are two stable and huge channels for making money, the Royal Dessert Shop and the Gambling House, Sheng Hong will never be so poor that he needs to auction his exclusive collection in this life.
"well done."
Li Qiao looked at Li Dao and took out another five hundred taels of silver notes: "The people are simple and easy to trust, and they are also in awe of ghosts and gods. Gao Zhiyuan just caught the people's mentality, so he almost became a fool in a short time." An expert."
"You guys keep an eye on him to prevent him from cheating through ghosts and gods."
"Put this book back where it belongs."
Li Dao respectfully agreed and did not refuse the banknote given by Li Qiao this time. They were following Gao Zhiyuan in disguise and indeed needed funds for activities.
After Li Qiao went down with the knife, Li Qiao went to the tool room in the front yard and started tinkering with the bicycle.
Money was something he couldn't do without, so he had to get the bicycle out quickly.
In fact, he has been making soap from plant ash and lard these days.
Yes, plant ash can not only be used as fertilizer, cement, but also soap.
The process of making soap from plant ash and lard was quite simple, and he didn't need to "test" it repeatedly. However, I don't know if he did it wrong. The soap he made had a general cleaning effect and was a little greasy.
Obviously, this is a failure.
There are still quite a lot of cleaning supplies in this time and space. The poorest people use plant ash for washing and bathing, while ordinary people can use soap locust and soap.
Rich people use bath beans. There are many kinds of bath beans, and some precious spices are added to them.
Therefore, if he sells soap made from plant ash, it will not be competitive.
However, if you use soda ash to make soap, that's a bit deliberate.
Soda ash was not hard to find and was useful in making leather and printing and dyeing, but he couldn't use it. If he brought back some soda ash alone, it would easily attract attention.
Therefore, he temporarily gave up the idea of making soap and focused on bicycles.
If he gets the bicycle out, he will definitely sell it for a sky-high price, and one bicycle can be exchanged for hundreds of bars of soap.
The bicycle is too sophisticated and he needs to "research" more.
The next day, after going to court, Li Qiao went to Qiuxian Hall to write for him as usual.
Sheng Hong's face didn't look good today. Not only did he have dark circles under his eyes, but he also had obvious bags under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well last night.
He was always quiet at times like this, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Although Sheng Hong doesn't lose his temper randomly, it's always right to be cautious.
Sheng Hong was not in a good mood, but he still summoned the ministers to discuss the matter. The spring drought was beginning to show signs. Not only was there no rain or snow in Shengjing throughout the winter, but there was also no rain or snow in some places in Xishan, Bei and Dongshan provinces.
This must be taken seriously.
In order to harvest wheat this year, officials in these three provinces have to dig wells, build rivers and make irrigation equipment.
Moreover, it's already mid-February, and the weather is still quite cold. I can't take off my cotton-padded clothes yet. This climate is a bit abnormal.
Soon at noon, the courtiers left, and Sheng Hong, who had been talking all morning, looked even worse.
Li Qiao quickly finished processing the memorial, then walked out from behind the screen, preparing to escape.
Sheng Hong was holding a tea bowl and sipping at it. When he heard his footsteps, he raised his eyelids and looked at him.
"Li Aiqing."
"Wei Chen is here." Li Qiao said hurriedly.
"Did you hear what I just said? You should also use your brain to see if you can make some new irrigation tools or agricultural tools."
"I'm afraid farmers will have a difficult time this year."
Sheng Hong explained slowly.
"yes."
Li Qiao responded.
Even if Sheng Hong didn't say anything, he would still find an opportunity to mention it.
There will be floods in the future. I don’t know where they will be or when they will happen. But if it happens during the wheat harvest or autumn harvest, it will be a disaster.
Therefore, farmers must not only have irrigation tools, but also farm tools that are convenient for wheat harvesting and autumn harvesting, so that they can take the grain home as soon as possible and feel at ease as soon as possible.
"Li Aiqing..."
Sheng Hong spoke again, with a protracted tone. With his slow tone, he put the tea cup in his hand on the imperial table, and then looked at Li Qiao with a bitter look on his face.
"...Wei Chen is here."
Li Qiao couldn't help but cheer up after being looked at.
"I had a nightmare last night."
