After the meal, the team left Mengcheng County, leaving behind brochures for those who raised rabbits, those who kept bees, those who grew purple flowers, and those who kept blood nets.
Magistrate Han and others sent them some distance away. Slowly, the team went away. They looked at each other, still feeling incredible.
Why is that chief of Xiaqiu Village so powerful?
"I feel like he is a native of Mengcheng County, which is scary." Shen Xiancheng recalled what happened during the meal and sighed.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not satisfied with you two. You have a big family locally. No matter how big your family is, can it be bigger than your Majesty?"
The magistrate of Han County told Mao Zongbin and Mao Dianli that he usually had to take care of each other's family.
Today, the other party dared to stop His Royal Highness from keeping bees, and was killed on the spot, but no one felt wronged.
"If I raise it, then I won't be complained by people in the clan, and I can better help other people."
Official Maodian was not afraid. He deliberately told the truth to the prince.
Master Mao was reading a brochure about keeping bees when he suddenly shouted: "Oh! How can this be done?"
The other three people looked at him together, and he pointed out the booklet: "It contains the methods of raising bees that our tribe knows, and also writes many methods that we don't know.
Look, you can actually shake the honey without hurting the spleen, which is better than cutting the honey.
Moreover, when the bees are divided, the old bee swarm is directly installed, without pouring water into the sky.
There are several ways to catch wild bees, and there are several ways to deal with wasps.
Others are better at raising bees than we are. Others know what we know, but we don’t know what others know. "
"Let's take a look." Official Maodian took it over, looked at it for a few times, and then shook his head: "How could they be willing to pass on these methods to others? What a heirloom skill among flower collectors!"
"That Zhu Yi, whose surname is Zhu, is His Majesty's distant relative? Seeing him talking to His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin, he seems very casual."
"If that's the case, why is he just a lieutenant?"
"So what about the chief? I am the county magistrate who follows the prince and the King of Qin. I don't think I am better than the chief."
"Take the booklet back, copy a lot of it, post it in the county and every village, and send people to explain it to the people." Magistrate Han did not want to stand in the autumn sun.
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"The local families are really big and difficult to manage. Any benefits will definitely go to the family first."
Zhu Feng sat on a horse and talked to everyone. He was unwilling to ride in a car all the time, even though his and his brother's cars were shock-absorbed by Xiaqiu Village.
Zhu Biao also rode on horseback: "The family is actually easy to manage, but they are afraid of being exterminated. Are you afraid, chief?"
"Afraid! Otherwise, why didn't we dare to sell things hard at first? Most people in Xiaqiu Village are named Zhu, and later people will follow us to worship their ancestors."
Instead of holding the reins, the leader took a telescope and looked around.
"When our copper movable type printing workshop prints the entire brochure, plus the instructions for appointment, and sends it to us, we will go all the way and distribute it to the officials along the way.
In fact, there are many of them, taken individually, which are all good ways to make a fortune. Xiaqiu Village should enjoy the current benefits.
Chief, are there any good things you haven't brought out yet? The outside of a car is covered. "
When Zhu Xiang said that, he looked back at the motorcade in Xiaqiu Village. There was a shed outside the carriage in Xiaqiu Village.
"Yes! This time I have used all the village's technologies, but I don't want to use some of them."
The chief admitted frankly, but did not go into details.
"We are the King of Qin, please tell us." Zhu Xi requested.
"Oops! There's a problem ahead! Look, a large group of sparrows are flying, and there are old kites catching them in the sky." The director pointed forward.
"If you don't say it, don't say it. Why change the subject? There have always been sparrows and other birds!" Zhu Xi turned his head.
"We can't reach Bo County tonight, nor can we reach Yimen Town. Let's rest early, hang up the bird netting, and stick some sparrows to eat.
Your Highness, King Qin, don’t always worry about the things in the car. Once you know about them, you will think of using them first when something happens.
Just like the backhand in a battle, if you don't want to show it, don't show it. "
Li Zhang estimated the distance to be more than 130 miles, unless the convoy was abandoned and everyone rode horses and ran as hard as they could.
"Catching sparrows will reduce the burden on the people." Zhu Xi didn't mention the matter of watching the convoy in Xiaqiu Village again.
In the evening, they set up camp in front, hung up sticky bird nets, and threw millet on the ground.
Sparrows rushed down in groups, hanging on the net one by one.
Everyone was busy putting up the new net and putting down the net with many sparrows on it to pick sparrows.
Others plucking, gutting, and then various cooking methods.
The sparrows were in groups, going crazy for their last foraging action before dark.
On the road that stretched for several miles, the people in the team couldn't rest at all, and the more sparrows, the greater the impact.
The nearby villagers came over to watch. They were afraid that if there were so many sparrows eating the food, they would starve to death!
Then I saw a team here, scattering a lot of millet on the road, and I understood. At the same time, I was very happy. Someone helped catch the sparrows.
"Are you officers and soldiers? Where did you come from?" Someone went back to report the news, and the village chief and the village elders came out to see.
"Don't you recognize the flags of the Prince and King of Qin?" the sergeant on guard who was asked turned his head and gestured with his chin.
"I'm old and my eyesight is hard to use! Are the prince and King Qin here? I'll call the people back in the village." The village chief learned about the situation and wanted to take everyone away.
"Don't leave in a hurry. Come here, His Royal Highness will naturally entertain you. How old are you? Are you forty?"
The sergeant on guard made a sound to stop him. When the common people went to a place, they always wanted to give some gifts.
"Forty to five! Don't bother the Crown Prince and King Qin? My place is called Jinwo Village, and I am Li Dagui, the village chief."
The man who called himself Li Dagui squinted at the flag again, and finally nodded, as if he could barely see it.
"Everyone, come with me. We will search you first. Both men and women will be searched. The women will be searched by us women. We will go over there to see the Crown Prince and the King of Qin."
The little girl ran over on horseback. This location was still one mile away from the prince's side.
"Girl, there are still people in the village!" Li Dagui looked back.
"Come here! Don't be afraid of those who are sick. We happen to have a doctor. Stop cooking and eat sparrows here." The little girl said loudly.
"Okay, go call the people, come all. The cooks should remove the fire and put it out. Don't burn the house down." Li Dagui chose to believe it.
Not long after, all the men, women, and children from the nearby village came, some holding sleeping babies.
The crowd was brought to the place where the maids and guards searched their bodies. A little boy stood naked and looked around in a pair of straw sandals.
Some little girls have multiple bellybands with horns tied around them.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin have ordered that there is no need to kneel, just bow. The ground is dirty and everyone should wash their hands."
A eunuch shouted, and there were 410 people in a village. They obeyed the order and lined up in several lines to wash their hands.
An adult took the opportunity to apply soap on his naked son, then rinsed it with water, wiped it clean, and used it as a bath.
No more today! Thanks!
(End of chapter)
