roccoschili Chapter 239: Officials in the capital city have to go to the fields to grow vegetables!
Chapter 239: Officials in the capital city have to go to the fields to grow vegetables!
Shen Ruyi was also startled. She leaned in the arms of her uncle and smiled gratefully at Chen Shengda: "Thank you, scumbag father, I'm fine!"
Chen Shengda smiled with a cold sweat on his face: "Okay! Ruyi, I'm glad you're okay. How can your father bear to see you get hurt?"
Jiusheng had already stepped on the snake's vital point. The snake was still struggling violently. Jiusheng took out a dagger and pierced the snake's gallbladder in one go!
Prince Qin Jinan patted Shen Ruyi on the shoulder and said, "Minister Chen has done a good job. Ruyi is not afraid anymore. The weather is dry, but the crops in Fulu Villa are very fertile. It's not the fault of these animals. They are all entrenched here. When we go back to the mountains tomorrow, everyone must pay attention to safety.
Ruyi, you are a girl, don't come to the farmland, it's too dangerous. Let your father and Master Chen bring people to harvest tomorrow, and you don't have to come."
Shen Ruyi: "It's okay, some animals in the mountains are normal, they just live here.
Your Highness, please don't go in. There are often snakes and field mice in the ridges here."
Everyone...
Starting from the next day, all the civil and military officials in the capital came with their men. Wei Zhendong and his daughter began to harvest the tens of thousands of acres of fertile land at the foot of Fulu Villa. The corn fields, sorghum fields, and millet fields were all filled with people...
After everything was arranged, Wei Zhendong arranged for Zhaocai Jinbao to take Shen Ruyi home. Wei Zhendong was a little worried about his daughter's delicate skin and tender flesh lying in the fields.
Shen Ruyi was not idle after returning home. She was busy in the space, preparing a lot of vegetable seeds. Cabbage, radish and carrots were all vegetables that were in high yield in this era.
She decided to harvest these tens of thousands of acres of land and immediately plant cabbage and radishes. Such simple and durable vegetables are the easiest to store!
We also need to grow some snow cabbage and mustard greens, which are also commonly used as pickles in this era...
Life was hard during the famine years, and ordinary people in the capital had to eat vegetables. She was not a heartless person who would profit from the national disaster, but if she didn't make money when she had the chance, she would be a bastard!
After five days of harvesting, all the grain at the foot of Fulu Villa was stored in the warehouse. The yield was truly amazing!
The average yield per mu reached 600 to 700 kilograms. With about 30,000 mu of mountain crops, you can imagine how gratifying the harvest is!
After Shen Ruyi arranged and selected the grain varieties, he kept some for his family's consumption, and then took out all the grain and sold it to the Ministry of Revenue, that is, to the imperial court at a super low price!
Pan Song really had to look up to Wei Zhendong, the Duke of Fuguo. Old Wei was indeed very generous! Shen's mother and daughter were not the kind of people who were greedy for money and wanted to make money from the country's misfortune.
Pan Song felt that honestly speaking his family could not be compared with the Fuguogong Mansion. At least the levels were not the same!
When tens of millions of kilograms of grain entered the national treasury, Emperor Bogu, Crown Prince Qin Jinan, and all the civil and military officials in the court breathed a sigh of relief!
In the court this morning, Wei Zhendong was really proud. He had changed from a general who was a prince of the state to an experienced farmer. This transformation became a glorious chapter in his history and he was praised by Emperor Bogu and the prince. It was really glorious!
After receiving the praise from the emperor and the prince, Wei Zhendong did not dare to be arrogant. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty! Now all the 30,000 mu of land at the foot of Fulu Villa has been harvested.
Our county lady and Ruyi want to plant autumn vegetables quickly. If we plant autumn vegetables with this limited water source, we will have vegetables to eat this winter.
But the Wei and Qin armies have both gone to war, and I am now a general without any troops under my command!"
Emperor Bogu laughed loudly: "Hahaha! You have no one under you, so everyone who can work in the capital should go and help grow vegetables, otherwise what will we eat this winter?
Prince, you should discuss this matter with Zhendong. Just like harvesting crops, mobilize thousands or even tens of thousands of unemployed men at home to rush over and help!
The Duke of the State and all the civil and military officials can go to the fields, and everyone else can help plant the vegetables.
I still say the same thing, when the country is in crisis, every citizen has a responsibility!"
Wei Zhendong straightened his back and clasped his fists: "Yes! Your Majesty is absolutely right!
The county lady said we have to start working this afternoon!"
Everyone was almost mad with anger. The blisters on their hands haven’t even gone away yet, and now they have to help grow vegetables. Wei Laogou, you’ve really had enough!
Some people may ask, why do we go to Fulu Villa to plant vegetables instead of planting them in our own farm? The answer is simple. Fulu Villa is a blessed land with abundant water resources. If you plant vegetables in your own farm, there is no water and you probably won’t even be able to sprout!
Prince Qin Jinan smiled and said, "Okay! Duke Fuguo, please go home and ask the county lady to get the vegetable seeds. I will lead people to the fields to start working this afternoon!"
Wei Zhendong smiled with his belly sticking out and said, "Yes, Your Highness!
I will take my leave now. I have to go home to find the county lady to make preparations!"
All the civil and military officials were almost laughing out of anger. The unfortunate old dog Wei married a young wife and was given a treasure mountain by the emperor. Now he is so proud. It makes people angry to see him so arrogant. It's like an old cow eating young grass, and he still deserves a beautiful flower!
Not to mention that the planting and watering of vegetables is in full swing in the capital, let’s just talk about Prince Qin Beiyu who is rushing to the border of Xiliang to meet the enemy!
Qin Beiyu was a natural born general. He led the vanguard camp on a forced march. He led his soldiers and their own rations all the way forward in order to reach the Xiliang border as soon as possible. Behind him, Wei Wanshan led the army and marched non-stop!
But in this day and age, traveling by horse and cart is simply too fast!
Qin Beiyu walked for more than two months, and after nearly three months, he finally arrived at Changzhou Prefecture. The 20,000 Qin family troops in the vanguard camp were attacked by the Western Rong tribe as soon as they entered Changzhou.
The territory of Changzhou Prefecture is vast, and Xichu County is the closest county to Xiliang State in Changzhou Prefecture.
However, before they reached Xichu County, they were attacked by the Xirong tribe in Changfeng County. Qin Beiyu understood what was going on at that moment.
It seems that not only Xiliang used troops against Daqin, but Xirong should also have joined in. In other words, Xiliang and Xirong have joined forces, and they want to attack Daqin from both sides!
The soldiers of the Xirong tribe were good at hunting. Like the Xiliang people, most of them led a nomadic life, so their tactics were too tricky. The soldiers of the Qin army suffered losses in the first battle, with more than 3,000 casualties!
Qin Beiyu led his men back to Pingshan Town in Changzhou Prefecture, set up camp on the spot and quickly put up defenses.
He knew that he was not only facing one enemy, but possibly two or three. If he went deeper into Changzhou Prefecture, he might face many restrictions, so he didn't dare to go any further!
Qin Beiyu immediately arranged to set up camp, and stretched the camp out very long. As expected, the Qin family army camp of dozens of miles scared the Xirong tribe so much that they dared not act rashly!
Half a month later, Wei Wanshan brought a large army and arrived in Changzhou Prefecture to meet up with Qin Beiyu!
Qin Beiyu ordered to camp here. He and Wei Wanshan both felt that the Qin army had come here so quickly that they would probably suffer a loss if they started a war with them immediately.
Just as Shen Ruyi said, although their Great Qin was hit by drought, they were not afraid of wasting time, as they now had sufficient food and grass.
There wasn't much arable land in Xirong and Xiliang, and they had long since run out of food. They probably couldn't hold on any longer, so they launched the war!
Because Qin Beiyu did not take any action, the two commanders of Xiliang and Xirong were so anxious that they were scratching their heads.
The Western Liang Kingdom had just occupied Xichu County, and the Western Rong tribe had just taken over Changfeng County. They had plundered some food supplies from the local people, and they hadn’t been happy for a few days. I really didn’t expect Qin Beiyu to come so soon!
Who is Qin Beiyu, the prince of the Qin Dynasty? He is a god of war. He brought 100,000 troops to block Changzhou Prefecture. Xiliang and Xirong are really embarrassed now...