In ancient times, not only the emperor had a harem of three thousand beauties, but also the powerful officials had many wives and concubines.
If you have many wives and concubines, you will have many children and your population will be prosperous.
This is probably what "luxuriant branches and leaves" mean.
Money, beauty and power, these are the troika that men strive for.
The tangle and hesitation in Xu Qin's mind did not prevent Qiaozhen from entering the wooden tub and bathing together.
The bellyband was soaked with water, and the white and tender skin was exposed. Xu Qin did not dare to open his eyes and face it directly.
Her soul-calling hands helped Xu Qin rub it starting from his toes. The strange feeling was like an electric current, which was transmitted to his whole body.
Her fingers followed his legs, cleaning and kneading them flexibly, and slowly climbed up.
The troops are about to arrive soon.
Xu Qin felt that the 'Maginot' line of defense that he had worked so hard to achieve was so vulnerable to this beauty's attack.
His body began to tremble unsatisfactorily.
He couldn't hold it in any longer.
He was like a beast, with his red eyes open, he suddenly turned over, took Qiaozhen's plump body into his arms, and pressed his thick lips to her fragrant lips.
Qiaozhen moaned excitedly, wrapped her hands tightly around his thick neck, and responded enthusiastically.
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Last night I spent the night with my concubine Qiaozhen, and it was extremely joyful.
After fully exercising the power of being a man, the body and mind are relaxed and the balance of yin and yang is achieved.
For the first time, he did not get up in the morning to practice the exercises.
As for Qiaozhen, apart from feeling comfortable and glad that she was the young master's woman again, the rest of her mind was filled with surprise.
Last night, the young master seemed to have changed into a different person, energetic and fierce.
The endless tossing on her made her fly into the clouds countless times.
She had never been so happy.
He was originally a fledgling rookie, but who knew that he turned into a soaring eagle last night.
He is technically proficient and can be called a veteran in the Fengyue field.
But thinking about it carefully, she had never noticed any woman around him in the three years since she entered the Xu Mansion.
The Xu clan has strict rules, and it is even more impossible for him to go to Fengyue places.
But where did he get his clinical experience?
For Qiaozhen, she may not be able to figure this out for the rest of her life.
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Xu Qin arranged for Zhan Shifu's digital swordsmen and penmen to copy several copies of the "Mineral Salt Extraction Method" and other documents he compiled as training materials.
Then, he summoned several technical experts from the Ministry of Industry who were engaged in mineral excavation, and he explained and trained them.
While he was organizing personnel training, the Dongfang Salt Mine was registered with the Ministry of Industry.
From the perspective of future generations, he was registered directly with the Ministry of Industry and belonged to a large national company.
Now, everything is ready except for the salt mines.
Xu Qin sent people to Huai'an Prefecture, which is a place rich in mineral salt.
In his previous life, he personally visited the Huai'an Salt Mine, which is the salt mine area with the largest reserves in the world.
There should be salt mines in other areas, but I don’t know what the quality is?
Sure enough, the people who were sent to look for salt mines found a salt mine easily according to the map in Huai'an and returned to report to Xu Qin.
The next step is on-site inspection, contract signing, construction preparation, etc.
Just leave.
At five o'clock the next day, Xu Qin and his party of five were traveling on fast horses in regular clothes.
When they left the city gate, they showed the token of the Prince's Mansion, and there was no need to check it.
The soldiers guarding the city moved out of the way and let them pass directly.
Nonsense, who dares to stop the people in the Prince's Palace in the East Palace today?
It is about three hundred miles from Yingtian Mansion to Huai'an Mansion.
The location of a salt mine they found falls within the boundaries of Zhuqiao Town, Shanyang County.
The mine is between the two mansions, about 230 miles away from Yingtian mansion.
The horse was galloping, and we arrived at Zhuqiao Town before sunset in the afternoon.
This town was considered a big town in the Ming Dynasty.
Except for some public buildings such as the town office, the town market, and the town school, most of the surrounding areas are farmland and cropland.
Zhang Leping, the eighth-grade recorder of the Economic and Economic Affairs Bureau, who came to take charge of prospecting, took everyone to a place a few miles southeast of the town.
"Master Xu, this is it."
Looking in the direction of his finger, there were indeed two mountains not far away.
The appearance of Salt Mountain is similar to that of a snow-capped mountain, with a snow-white color and a dazzling luster under the afterglow of the setting sun.
The entire mountain was bare without vegetation.
Because it is a saline-alkali land, no plants can grow naturally.
Most of these salt mines were formed after the seawater dried up in ancient times.
What emerges from the surface is only a tip of the salt mountain; its huge body is hidden deep and wide beneath the surface.
Northern Jiangsu is close to the East China Sea, and the quality of mineral salt here is very good.
"Yes, that's the salt mine, let's buy it!"
Xu Qin's eyes sparkled.
"Then let's go find the mayor at the town hall. If it's too late, it may not be too late."
Zhang Leping said.
"Go quickly."
Everyone turned their horses and headed towards the town.
There is only one main street in Zhuqiao Town, and the town office is relatively easy to find.
As the saying goes, imperial power does not go to the countryside.
The administrative system of the early Ming Dynasty, based on the central instructions of the imperial court, came to an abrupt end at the county government level.
Further down, there are no official institutions of the imperial court, and there is no so-called yamen.
The town orders of each town and the integrity of each village are actually elected by local people.
They have no salary or official title, but their name, resume, family background, etc. must be filed with the county government.
The chiefs of these natural towns or villages are usually elected to serve as chiefs of prominent local families.
These so-called famous families, that is, the local wealthy families, belong to the gentry class.
Country gentry was a unique class in feudal society.
They are mainly composed of fallen scholars, landlords, retired officials who have returned to their hometowns or have been idle in their hometowns for a long time, or clan elders.
In short, they are a group of influential figures in the township.
They are non-officials and have a strong say in the local area.
The county government's normal annual payment of various taxes, corvee recruitment, etc. also relied on the cooperation of these squires.
The town magistrate of Zhuqiao Town Office, whose surname is Zhao, is one of the largest households in the area.
The town office is actually located in two rooms in the front yard of Zhao Mansion.
There was a wooden sign hanging at the door that read 'Zhuqiao Town Office'.
There was a town office master sitting in the hall, and several public office servants.
These people are actually members of the Zhao Mansion.
The scale of the Zhao Mansion is quite large, covering an area of nearly 100 acres, divided into four courtyards, east, west, north and south, with a total of one to two hundred houses.
He has his own servants.
Xu Qin entered the main hall of the government office, explained his purpose to the chief registrar, and then went in to see the town magistrate Zhao Shifu.
A country squire in his fifties, dressed in brocade robes and with piercing eyes.
"I heard that you want to buy the salt mine here?" Zhao Shifu greeted him with a smile.
As soon as he saw Xu Qin's clothes and heard that he came from Tianfu in Kyoto, he knew that he was not from an ordinary family.
He must be the son of a prominent official in the capital.
This salt mine is actually the property of the Zhao family and has been passed down from ancestors.
But this salt mine is useless in the hands of Zhao Shifu and others.
It cannot produce salt for sale, nor can it grow crops on and around the mountains.
To put it bluntly, it is a deserted wild mountain.
