System, help me become the empress

Chapter 187

In the next few days, Xu Youxi will go to these black people to communicate with them when he is free, guide them to actively learn about Dagan culture, take them to the street, and tell them the rules they must abide by to survive in Dagan.

In the first few days, the people in Guangzhou felt a little scared because they had never seen black people before, but since they learned about the tragic experience of these black people, the tenderness and kindness in the bones of Dagan overflowed, and they quickly accepted them.

When I see you on the road, I will take the initiative to wave and say hello.After several days in a row, the black people finally let go of their vigilance and uneasiness, and they would smile shyly when they met enthusiastic people.

Xu Youxi found a few particularly smart black people with excellent learning and observation skills, so he arranged for the person in charge of teaching to focus on training these people and make them representatives of black people.

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God bless three years, April seventeenth.

After several days of cloudy and rainy days, Guangzhou finally ushered in sunny days. Xu Youxi also heaved a sigh of relief, and could return to Beijing.

"It's all right here, there's no need to send it away."

Xu Youxi rushed back to Beijing in a hurry. Before leaving Guangzhou, she left an imperial decree, asking the admiral of Guangdong to be in charge of all subsequent maritime transactions.

As for the livestock such as cattle, sheep and pigs transported by the Britons, Xu Youxi specially exchanged the potion of [strengthening the advantages of livestock and poultry] from the system, mixed them into their water sources and drank them, and the offspring they bred It will also be easy to inherit their high-quality genes.

Xu Youxi also arranged for Feng Yi, the prefect of Guangzhou, to be responsible for raising this batch of livestock brought in from overseas, and select local high-quality cattle and sheep to crossbreed with these overseas livestock and poultry, so as to breed cost-effective livestock and poultry.

Once things were arranged properly, Xu Youxi was ready to leave.

When the officials in Guangzhou heard that Xu Youxi was about to return, they rushed to the gate of the city to see him off. Admiral Xuezheng Yan Sui, prefect Feng Yi, General He Jiangyi, including those black people who were under her special care also came.

Just before Xu Youxi was about to leave on horseback, one of the black men called out to her and said that there was a gift he wanted to give her personally.

Xu Youxi turned over and got off the horse, smiled and took the paper handed over by the black man. After spreading it out, he found that the front of the paper was covered with charcoal graffiti.

The black man looked a little anxious: "We are not very good at drawing this, and everyone sorted it out based on their feelings."

Xu Youxi stared at the paper for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "The circle represents your country, and the larger oval represents the British Empire? The blank area is the sea, and this straight line represents the sea route from Great Britain to Dagan?"

"You are so amazing!" The black man couldn't help but exclaim, "But we can't be sure that the direction of this road is particularly accurate. If you need to sail there, I can show you the way. I have a very good memory... ..."

It was probably because Xu Youxi was always chatting with black people during this time, and also asked about the specific locations and conditions of these countries outside from time to time, which made the black people think that Xu Youxi might want to go to these countries.

"Thank you, this gift is very important to us." Xu Youxi said solemnly, "Do you mind if I share this map with others?"

The black man shook his head desperately, for fear of being misunderstood: "Of course, you are our great benefactor! This is just a small thought from us."

After speaking, the black man bowed vigorously, and took the initiative to retreat to the back.

Xu Youxi stared at the paper for a long time, and after completing the map in his mind, he waved and called He Jiangyi and the three of them to his side and asked, "This is a sea route map from Great Britain to Dagan. Do you understand?"

The three of them fell silent almost at the same time.

Ugh, these doodles...

Should they understand it?

"The map looks a bit scribbled, but it basically draws all the countries except Dagan." Xu Youxi ordered Xu Ling to find her a pen, and began to mark the circles on the paper in Chinese.

Xu Youxi has also studied world maps, so it is not too difficult for her to understand black people's graffiti.

With a few simple strokes, she highlighted the location of Dagan: "This is Dagan, and this is Great Britain. They will pass through several countries along the way. These are places that are comparable to their country's strength. But here The entire area of ​​the country is the country of these blacks, and the territory has been divided up by several countries including Great Britain."

"In the past, our tide merchants seemed to have traveled far away to do business, but in fact they had never reached the vicinity of Great Britain. If these merchants from Great Britain do not come back after this time, then our merchants can also go to these few places. country to do business."

Xu Youxi pointed and said, and the three people who listened to her continued to nod: "When the steamship is built, we can take the first batch of tide merchants out, and our people have to see what the outside world is like. .”

"Okay, my lord."

He Jiangyi agreed, and the other two officials followed him.

"Okay, it's getting late, I have to hurry."

Xu Youxi finished clicking, got on the horse, bid farewell to the people behind him, and officially set off.

From time to time, a spring breeze accompanied by the smell of green grass and soil blows from the open field, a few butterflies dance around the wild flowers, and a few drops of last night's rain fall on the leaves.

"Your Majesty, are we looking for Mr. Bao?"

Xu Ling rode to Xu Youxi's side.

"Yes, go and take a look. Guangdong has been raining a lot in the past few days, so leave as soon as you finish reading, and try not to delay on the way."

The village that Xu Youxi found from memory should be built on the hillside. Before Xu Youxi rode his horse into the mountain, the road was already very difficult to walk. More and more yellow mud stuck to the horse's hooves, and the speed of the group was also slow. Slower and slower.

After walking for half a day, we found the village.

Because he had been to this village before, the village head remembered Xu Youxi, and when he heard the villagers say that Xu Youxi was back, he ran to the village gate excitedly to greet him.

"Master Li, you are here."

Xu Youxi had been here before last winter, and it was also because of several consecutive heavy rains that a landslide occurred on the mountain, making the mountain road in and out extremely difficult.

At that time, these villagers were anxious to go out to sell vegetables, but they couldn't carry heavy bamboo baskets around the mountains and ridges. Seeing that the fresh vegetables were about to spoil, many villagers cried anxiously at that time.

Xu Youxi rushed here because she heard that there was a natural disaster here. Fortunately, no one was injured, so she arranged for the government to clear the road here in an orderly manner, and at the same time taught the people in the village to prolong the decay period of vegetables by pickling vegetables.

"No entertainment, I just came to visit a friend, and left after watching."

Xu Youxi found Bao Youjin and found that he was holding a book and feeding the pigs while reading it.

"Li Si! Why are you here?"

"Why did you refuse the help from the shopkeeper of the Qihuo shop? Don't want all the supplies... Are you used to living here?"

Bao Youjin wiped the dust off his face, and said with a smile: "I told you that I came here to experience hardships. The villagers are all living a hard life, so I can't just enjoy it by myself."

"You can take it?"

Xu Youxi noticed that Bao Youjin was visibly thinner, with no flesh visible on his face, and when he was wearing the coarse clothes of the local people, it was even hard for people to believe that he was the son of the chief minister of the cabinet.

"Don't worry, everything will change slowly. I'm raising piglets now. When the village gets richer, everyone's life will be better, and mine will be better too."

Xu Youxi couldn't help reminding again: "If you encounter difficulties, go to the Qihuo shop for help. We are all friends, and there is nothing you can't talk about."

"Okay, I got it. After returning to Beijing, help me report to Pei Yao and He Muqing that they are safe."

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Bao Youjin watched Xu Youxi's horse drift away, leaning against the wooden fence next to him, and muttered: "Little pig, little pig, grow up quickly."

The village chief came over curiously: "Bao Xiucai, do you know Lord Li Si?"

"We were classmates when we were studying in Shanghai."

The village chief couldn't help casting surprised and sympathetic eyes: "Since you're a classmate, how did you end up in this situation? It's great to go to Beijing, come to such a small place to suffer, don't you think you offended some powerful person?" Bar?"

"Being an official is worthy of respect, but raising pigs isn't worthy of respect? Village chief, you will understand later, this makes people have different aspirations, but the road is different."

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Xu Youxi hurried back to Shangjing at the end of April.

But as soon as she entered Shangjing, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong. The streets and alleys of Shangjing seemed to be talking about herself?
What empress exempts a certain place from taxation for one year;
The empress's newly built water conservancy may save tens of thousands of lives;

What did the empress build again? It is really a merit for the moment and a benefit for the future...

Xu Youxi doesn't remember doing these things at all, so there is only one possibility left, that the money was approved by Xu Xiaoxiao during the recent period when the incident happened.

But she clearly entrusted Xu Xiaoxiao to handle money-related matters directly to the household department. In other words, it was Du Zhiyi who approved many projects during this period?

Thinking of Du Zhiyi, Xu Youxi felt more relieved, maybe it was indeed something that benefited the people.

When Xu Xiaoxiao heard that Xu Youxi was back, she was very happy to ask for credit: "Xixi, I have done a lot of good things for you!"

"you help me?"

Hearing these three words, Xu Youxi raised her heart that had been let go.

"Yes, yes." Xu Xiaoxiao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "Have you noticed that the entire people in Shangjing are praising you!"

I didn't hear the compliment, but there was a taste of big injustice.

"This month, I have approved many, many projects for you." Xu Xiaoxiao looked forward with anticipation, as if waiting for praise, "Xixi's prestige among the people must be getting higher and higher."

Xu Xiaoxiao continued to hint, did you understand, the prestige value is high, so you can buy a new substitute?

Since Mr. Yu was still next to her, Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't say clearly, she could only blink her eyes hard, and she looked at Yu Xuejing next to her every now and then.

what?
Xu Youxi cast doubtful eyes on Yu Xuejing who was watching the excitement: "Master Yu?"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Yu Xuejing immediately said seriously, "Your Majesty, I'm a military officer who doesn't know tens of thousands of Chinese characters. How can he interfere with Miss Xiaoxiao's approval of memorials!"

So?

Xu Youxi suddenly realized a little more clearly. Could it be that these two people messed things up deliberately in order to prevent Xu Xiaoxiao from continuing to be the emperor temporarily?
Think beautifully.

She didn't believe it anymore, could there be a mess that Xu Youxi couldn't clean up!
"Okay, I get it."

Yu Xuejing deliberately touched some hairs that had just been dyed white, and offered to apply: "Your Majesty, I only feel exhausted in this month. I implore Your Majesty to let me go back and rest for a few days."

"That's right."

When Xue Jing left, Xu Youxi looked at Xu Xiaoxiao: "Do you want to go back into the backpack?"

Xu Xiaoxiao touched his chin: "Actually, I can continue to criticize. But since Xixi has said so, I will reluctantly return the backpack."

This time was not much different from the last time. When Xu Youxi came back, everything in Shangjing returned to normal, which was normal.

But it wasn't until evening that Xu Youxi realized that she seemed to be happy too early.

"What did you say! The treasury is empty?!"

Xu Youxi suddenly felt dizzy.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Du Zhiyi is a little unclear, so, isn't the money approved by His Majesty himself?

"Oh, it's fine." Xu Youxi smiled with difficulty, "Recently, the imperial court spends a lot of money, and the imperial court can't make ends meet."

Du Zhiyi sighed softly: "Yes. Your Majesty, in fact, I really don't understand why you have approved so many funds during this period of time."

"It turns out that I... approved it."

Xu Youxi repeated Xu Xiaoxiao's name in her heart, and she was about to cry.

fall!
She ran around exhaustingly earning money, but when she came back, she found that her family was gone.

What kind of luck is this, after having a prodigal father, a prodigal mother, and a prodigal brother...

Like to mention the prodigal daughter again? !
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Recently, you only gave Master Rong's appropriation for middle school to the household department, and I have already rejected it for you."

"Oh."

Xu Youxi no longer has the energy to think about these things. She has not paid the 100 million taels of silver from the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, the 500 million taels of silver from the Shenji Camp next year, and the reconstruction funds after the snow disaster...

Even if she sold her now, she wouldn't be able to get so much money!
"Lord Du, do you know where there is the God of Wealth Temple in Shangjing?" Xu Youxi asked feebly.

Du Zhiyi's face was full of surprise, he didn't expect His Majesty to be willing to pay so much for making money: "I heard that there is a Temple of the God of Wealth outside the Shang capital, which is very popular, and it is more effective..."

"Wait a minute, not only do I need incense, you can help me find out how many temples there are, and I will go there one by one."

Xu Youxi deeply felt that she had to worship several more Gods of Wealth this time, after all, only one God of Wealth appeared, and I am afraid that it would not be able to save her who was impoverished and helpless at this time.

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard."

Du Zhiyi still couldn't understand His Majesty's intention of approving so many local funds. After all, His Majesty seemed to be in extreme pain at this time.

It's a pity that he is also very poor and cannot share His Majesty's worries.

Xu Youxi smiled wryly: "Okay, Master Du, go down, and let me stay alone for a while."

Besides worshiping the God of Wealth, she had to think about where to cheat money!

(End of this chapter)