At the same time, more people came to ask for marriage. This time, people even came to the Duke's residence.
When Dasheng was founded, a total of six dukes and five marquises were granted the title. Now there are dukes coming to propose marriage. According to Li Yuning, her fourth uncle is so powerful that he has forcibly reduced her worth to that of a small village girl. , raised to a height where she can marry into the Duke's palace.
But such a family must have a lot of rules, and they would never allow the granddaughter-in-law to show up and take charge of the shop.
She would not marry into such a family.
Even if she is married, she must have the freedom to return to the Li family at any time and manage the Li family shop.
The same is true for Li Xiaolan. Compared with Li Yuning, who suffered a lot when he was young, Li Xiaolan's childhood was much happier.
Although the family conditions were difficult in the early years, she was loved by her parents and brothers. She only needed to do housework and other tasks within her ability, and did not need to worry about anything else.
Therefore, her temperament has been gentle and pliable since childhood.
She was actually a little timid about the wealthy families in Shengjing, because she heard from Xin Zhi's sister, cousin, and Fan Yuanyuan that mothers-in-law from wealthy families like to set rules for their daughters-in-law. If they meet some soft-tempered daughters-in-law, it is purely She went to work as a maid.
Li Xiaolan had no interest in being a maid, so when she saw people coming to the Duke's mansion, she thought about it again and again, and went to Tao Zhu to express her thoughts.
She wants to marry someone whose status is lower than hers and who can't manipulate her.
Li Xiaolan put forward specific requirements in addition to the conditions such as good eye compatibility and character, and Tao Zhu was very pleased.
In fact, Tao Zhu was a little impatient. The days flew by day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half of this year had passed.
Moreover, in addition to the two girls Li Yuning and Li Xiaolan, there is also the eldest young man Li Xiaoshan.
Li Xiaoshan is already twenty-one years old. Since he entered Beijing, many people have come to propose marriage. The rich daughter of this family and that family almost made him look dizzy.
If you are too spoiled for choice, the marriage will naturally not be settled.
Forget it, let Li Yu'an and Li Ershan get married first this year. Speaking of which, the family hasn't had a happy event in several years.
It's time to get excited.
Li Qiao had no objection to Tao Zhu's decision. The reason why he was against Xin Zhi was because Xin Zhi was abnormal. Now that Xin Zhi and Li Yu'an were sweet, he would not be a bad person.
Moreover, who knows what will happen in the next world, it is better to get married as soon as possible.
Therefore, Li Yu'an and Xin Zhi's wedding was scheduled for autumn.
Li Ershan and Fan Yuanyuan's wedding is scheduled for autumn.
After the two marriages were settled, the wheat harvest began with great fanfare.
At the same time, Magistrate Ming, no, Governor Ming, finally completed the handover with the newly appointed magistrate of Hexi Prefecture and returned to Beijing to report on his duties.
After five years, Li Qiao met again with the Ming Governor.
Although Sheng Hong had asked about Li Qiao's personal relationship with Governor Ming before, Li Qiao was upright and his relationship with Governor Ming was purely a gentleman's relationship. Therefore, when Governor Ming returned to Beijing this time, he had normal interactions with Governor Ming.
He first visited Governor Ming and invited Governor Ming to his home, along with Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue and Xu Ying.
Sitting in the west courtyard of the Li family, which looked like a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, Governor Ming looked at the people present and admired the beautiful scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
When Li Qiao, Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue and Xu Ying went to Fucheng for scientific research, he never thought that this day would happen.
At that time, he only thought that Li Qiao was a good young man, and Xu Ying and Meng Yue were also good young people. Although Zhuang Wen had solid basic skills, he would probably stop at recruiting people as he got older.
As a result, these four people not only passed the imperial examination and became officials, but they were also promoted very quickly. Li Qiao was already a third-rank minister, and Xu Ying was also a fifth-rank doctor, in charge of the province's finance, household registration, and land.
Although Meng Yue's official position is low, she has close contacts with the seventh prince.
Zhuang Wen, the oldest, has not made any significant progress in the past few years.
But Zhuang Wenwen has no ambitions, and with Li Qiao, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying here, he doesn't need to work hard to climb up.
As for himself, when he was the fourth-grade prefect, he only thought that Hexi Prefecture's beautiful political performance would get him promoted, but he only dreamed about being able to jump several levels to become the governor of two provinces.
When he received the holy decree, he pinched the blood out of his palms, so that he was not knocked unconscious by the huge joy.
Recalling the situation at that time, Governor Ming smiled softly, and then picked up the wine glass in front of him: "Meeting old friends in a foreign land, it is not easy for you all to get together in Shengjing. Come, for the diligence of the past and the bright future of tomorrow, let's drink One cup."
"You have to have a drink."
Li Qiao picked up the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "Sir, I wish you great success and good luck in Jibei and Dongshan provinces every year."
"Hey, I like what you say."
Governor Ming, who knew what Sheng Hong valued most, heard the words and the smile on his face instantly deepened.
Governor-General of the two provinces, this is not only power, but also responsibility.
It's not like Sheng Jun has never fucked an official of this level before.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local coward. Before, he was a small prefect. This year, he jumped several levels and became the governor of two provinces. Will the people of these two provinces obey him?
Moreover, with Hexi Prefecture's political achievements, all Dasheng officials, including Sheng Hong, were watching him.
But the political achievements of Hexi Prefecture are rare in a thousand years. If he can stabilize the current situation in these two provinces, he will have to burn incense.
He has no background. He also took the imperial examination road and climbed to where he is today step by step. Thinking of the future situation, he is half happy and half stressed.
Therefore, he really liked what Li Qiao said.
Xiao Li was both capable and lucky, so he took advantage of Xiao Li's auspicious words and hoped that Liang Sheng would have a good harvest every year from now on!
Zhuang Wen, Xu Ying, and Meng Yue also knew Governor Ming's temperament. The three of them picked up their wine glasses and said auspicious words that Governor Ming liked to hear.
Governor Ming smiled happily and narrowed his eyes: "Everyone will have a smooth journey from now on!"
With these words, five wine glasses clinked together. After swallowing the rice wine in the glasses, Governor Ming picked up his chopsticks and tasted the delicacies of Li Mansion while asking Li Qiao about things in Jibei Province. .
His governor's palace is located in the capital of Dongshan Province. He cannot go to Jibei Province often, but now Li Qiao has 90,000 acres of cultivated land in Jibei Province, so Li Qiao knows Jibei Province better than he does.
These are not secrets, Governor Ming asked, Li Qiao answered, and Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying beside them would say a few words from time to time.
After hearing Li Qiao's arrangements for the 90,000 acres of cultivated land, Governor Ming couldn't help but said: "Xiao Li, according to your plan, it will cost a lot of money, right?"
Five acres of land with one well or a creek or ditch?
In the future, the tenants of these 90,000 acres of cultivated land will be able to irrigate their fields more conveniently than the people of Pingcheng at this time. The irrigation conditions in Pingcheng have not yet reached such an exaggerated level.
"It will definitely cost a lot of money, but Xianguan has already boasted about Haikou in front of the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord also rewarded Xianguan with 80,000 acres of land. Xianguan must honor his words, otherwise he will be deceiving the emperor."
"The Holy One hopes that the rivers and wells dug by the officials will be convenient for the people along the way."
Li Qiao remembered what Gao Zhiyuan wrote in his pamphlet about the Yellow River bursting its banks in Dongshan Province, and couldn't help but move out of Shenghong to clearly inform Governor Ming.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Governor Ming's expression became serious: "I see."
Li Qiao was satisfied and continued: "This year's spring drought has reduced wheat production. You must have heard that there are many small rivers and ponds outside Shengjing City. They were dug by the people after the Seventh Prince reported it to the Holy One."
"Frightened by the spring drought, after the wheat harvest, the people will definitely be more active in digging rivers and ditches than before. According to the Holy Spirit's prediction, next year's winter wheat will definitely use these ditches and ponds."
"There should be no spring drought next year."
"However, the situation this year is not optimistic. There has been only one snowfall and one rain in the past six months. I don't know how this year's autumn grain harvest will be."
Li Qiao sighed as he spoke, and Governor Ming's expression became more serious when he thought of the situation in Hexi Mansion.
There is also some drought in Hexi Prefecture this year, but it is not serious.
But in order to prevent drought, Shengjing and Xiaoli went to war to prevent drought.
It seems that drought relief will become the focus of his work.
However, this Xiao Li was extremely favored. He was amazed to see two hundred thousand acres of cultivated land.
If I could get married to Xiao Li...
From then on, although he was far away in Dongshan Province, he was as well-informed as if he were in Shengjing.
Moreover, his political achievements in Hexi Prefecture were all due to Xiao Li.
Now that he wants to achieve great political achievements as governor, he must have more contact with Xiao Li.
However, does His Majesty want him, the governor, to marry Xiao Li, the future cabinet scholar?
Your Majesty is most annoyed by officials forming cliques.
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Chapter 210 Sheng Hong agrees to get married and Li Qiao’s abilities are upgraded
Li Qiao didn't expect Governor Ming to want to marry his family, but after hearing Governor Ming's words, he was a little moved.
Governor Ming has a cousin named Ming Xi, who is twenty-three years old and is already a son.
Ming Xi is a loyal and honest person. Because Sheng Hong's scientific examination questions in recent years are relatively biased, Governor Ming's cousin is so focused on mastering various skills that he is still unmarried at the age of twenty-three.
Like Xin Zhi, this nephew had no maids and never went to Fireworks and Willow Alley. Besides reading, his biggest hobby was farming.
Yes, the nephew of Governor Ming loved farming.
He cultivated two acres of land in his small yard and cultivated it himself in his spare time while studying. Under his careful service, the crops in these two acres of land were harvested every year.
Moreover, Ming Xi has good facial features, a face with a Chinese character, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Not to mention how outstanding she is, she looks quite pleasing to the eye.
In addition to knowing that he is a good person, Governor Ming also mentioned another thing:
If Li Yuning or Li Xiaolan married in Dongshan Province, then several of the Li family's shops could open branches in the capital of Dongshan Province.
Dongshan Province is also a large farming province, and its economy is average among the twelve provinces of Dasheng. The Li family shop opened in Dongshan Province will definitely not earn as much money as Shengjing.
But after all, it is a blank market in a province. If a shop is really opened, the money earned will definitely not be small.
Moreover, it can also form a virtuous cycle like Pingcheng.
The common people raise chickens, ducks, pigs and other livestock, and the Li family's shop buys them. In this way, not only the Li family makes money, but the common people can also make a little money.
Coupled with the workers hired, it can also solve a lot of jobs.
In addition, the Ming family is very open-minded. If a girl from the Li family really marries, she will definitely be able to run the shop like she did in the Li family.
The daughter of the Li family is very capable, so if she only cares about the one-third of an acre of land in the back house, she would really be underestimating her talents.
Governor Ming's reason made Li Qiao unable to refuse.
