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Chapter 108 Conscription Order and Food Restriction Order

"Does the princess have any arrangements for today?"

In the early morning behind the mansion, facing the dawn, King Qian was panting heavily while trying to keep up with Xia Jing's sprinting pace.

Xia Jing turned her head to look at him again, and answered the irrelevant question: "How much is the weight of the prince now compared to that in the capital?"

King Qian took the kerchief handed over by Anu and wiped the sweat off his face, "I lost ten catties during the escape, and maybe two catties in the past two days."

"That's how you feel about yourself. This concubine thinks that you've sweated a little over the past two days."

As she said that, Xia Jing looked at the sons who were running ahead, "I lost two catties in a few days, and you can only get what you want like them."

King Qian's eyes fell on the most energetic Xiao Wu, "I think back then, I was no worse than Xiao Wu, but now that I'm getting older, if you run like him, you want my life!"

Xia Jing rolled his eyes at him, trotted to catch up with Li Chengyi in front, saw that he was panting like King Qian, shook her head and overtook him.

It was difficult to run the first three laps, but now Xia Jing can insist on running three laps and then walk slowly.

After the morning exercise, when he was enjoying breakfast in the gazebo in the garden, King Qian came over again.

"Princess, you haven't answered the king yet, what are your plans for today?"

Xia Jing took a sip of horseshoe juice, "I don't have any plans, I just want to go shopping in the street, order some farm tools and seeds, and go to the livestock market to buy cattle."

"Princess, is this preparing for land reclamation?" King Qian signaled Hongmei to put another pair of bowls and chopsticks, "You are so confident that Tong, Lou, and Chen's family can obediently pay the tax and money as we demand, and return the wasteland The government?"

"Do they have a second choice?" Xia Jing asked back.

Although Tong, Lou, and Chen's three aristocratic families will not be straightforward, they admit that the account is easy to handle, and it will take three to five years to recover it!

Now that Lingnan is the fiefdom of King Qian, she has long been prepared for a long-term struggle for her sons.

If the sons don't work hard and the world is really chaotic and difficult to survive, then it is not bad to occupy an island in the sea and become the owner of the peach blossom island.

Of course, being the island owner is a last resort.

"Unless they move out of Lingnan or turn against us!"

King Qian's brain was not bright enough and he really thought about it seriously, and gave two choices.

Xia Jing rolled her eyes at him in her heart, stared at him inexplicably and said, "The aristocratic families from all over the world have their own territory, and they will give up their ancestral home in Lingnan for a mere 10,000+ silver?"

What's more, if you change the land, you have to step on the land again, and the money you spend on social affairs may have to be multiplied several times, which may not necessarily lead to a comfortable life.

It makes sense that people are cheap and things are expensive away from home.

In later generations, locals like to bully foreigners, not to mention the ancient times when traffic was blocked.

Let's talk about their rebellion, as long as they dare to raise this flag and attack them in groups, all the saliva in the world will drown them.

Regardless of the distance, Yuan Rujiang from Jingzhou next door will be the first to kill and seize the territory.

Tong Lou and Chen Sanjia's Patriarch would not have chosen such a bad move unless his brain had gotten into trouble.

King Qian's face was embarrassing, and now the princess is getting impatient with him, so anxious!

I want to talk to her to get closer, but every time I open my mouth, she will be speechless.

He is so hard!

After Xia Jing drank the horseshoe juice, she put down her glass and stood up, "Is your lord busy today?"

King Qian thought about it and shook his head blankly.

Xia Jing was troubled, and took a deep breath, so that she did not run away, "Yesterday I received a large amount of money, what is it used for? Isn't it used to develop Lingnan!"

"In the past, Lingnan had no money, so many things were not easy to carry out. Now that you have money, you didn't think about going over to discuss with the two gentlemen about recruiting troops?"

What is the most secure in this troubled world, of course, is force and food to make people feel at ease.

As long as there are no droughts or floods in the south of the Five Ridges, there will be no problem with a good harvest this year.

What's more, they can also grow a lot of food in the next season.

What is imminent now is to expand the army, build weapons, and create a fighting force in the shortest possible time.

"Oh." King Qian scratched his nose, he was right, as long as he opened his mouth, this woman would have no good looks towards him.

Completely scold him as a grandson!
Xia Jing was afraid that the old man really didn't care, so she took Xiao Wu out of the mansion and ordered the boss Li Chengshang to follow up on this matter.

Today's trip was only in the city, Xia Jing didn't bring many people with her, only Hongmei, Xiaowu and five or six personal guards.

Sitting on the carriage, Xia Jing asked Li Chengmu: "Xiao Wu, if I asked you to form a troop, what would you do? Are you confident that you can train it in three months?"

"what?"

Li Chengmu's attention was on the scenery on the street, when he heard such a sentence suddenly, he couldn't react for a while.

"My concubine wants me to form an army? But... you are not afraid that the father and the brothers will have opinions?"

"The stronger the armed force of the palace, the better. I can give you a few brothers a chance to form a team of 5000 people. As for the final force value of the team, it depends on the individual's ability."

Xia Jing chuckled, treating everyone equally, the final achievement depends entirely on their abilities.

In the last days, parents like the free-range model for their children. If you want to be strong, you must work hard. No one will always stand in front of you and sweep away all difficulties for you!
Li Chengmu was very moved, men who don't have a dream of being a hero, but in reality...

"Will the king agree?"

If several brothers have their own team, it is equivalent to dividing the power of the father.

Xia Jing laughed lightly: "It doesn't matter whether he agrees or not, don't forget, he is a rich dude in the capital, who can play better than him?"

If it weren't for his body restricting his performance now, he would have let himself go.

How can I care about these worldly trivial matters.

At this moment Li Chengmu also remembered the absurd things about his father, and immediately the last worries disappeared.

He nodded: "Son has confidence."

Xia Jing didn't mention any difficulties he might encounter. It's best for young people to experience it for themselves.

"Princess, we've arrived at the blacksmith's shop."

The coachman's voice came from outside the carriage, and then the carriage slowly stopped.

"Get out of the car."

The blacksmith shop has common agricultural tools, but the quantity is not much. Xia Jing ordered a lot, and specially asked the blacksmith to help make some pointed thickened hoes specially used for land reclamation. Tree roots and other difficult thorns.

Ordinary people dare not dig hard, but this kind of hoe can do nothing.

Coming out of the blacksmith's shop, Xia Jing strolled in the streets of Fucheng. The pavement was paved with bluestone slabs, and people and animals walked around all the year round. a small pit.

As the saying goes, dripping water wears away rocks, and it was the first time Xia Jing knew that a mule's hooves could make holes in rocks.

"Xiao Wu, what do you think is the difference between cities in Lingnan and Gyeonggi?"

Li Chengmu pursed his lips and thought for a while, then looked at the surrounding scenery.

He smiled and said: "Each has its own characteristics. Gyeonggi and other places are located in the north, and the climate is dry. Most of the cities are mainly colored in earthy yellow, but Lingnan is different. Maybe it is because of the year-round warm and rainy reasons, whether it is buildings or streets. It's very clean, not much dust."

Especially the bluestone road under the feet, as clean and smooth as if washed with water.

Most of their buildings are made of blue bricks and black tiles, and the door frames and window lattices are all in log color, and there is no dust on them and they are very clean.

Perhaps due to the gap between the rich and the poor, there are still few adobe houses and thatched houses on the front of the street, and most of them are green brick houses.

Occasionally, you can see a plank house, that is, the walls are composed of planks and wooden piles, and the roof is still tiles.

"The characters have different styles, especially their local accents. If I communicate with them alone, I can't understand a word."

"Haha!" Xia Jing laughed out loud.

Hongmei also covered her mouth and smiled lightly.

Passing by the grain store, Xia Jing would go in to inquire about the price, but after walking through a few stores, the mood of the few people became a bit complicated.

"Is the rise in food prices related to the closure of the Tongjia grain shop?"

"There are some reasons, but the main reason is that the north and other places have been drought for many years. When the north is dry, the grain merchants in the south will buy grain and transport it to the cities near the north when they see a profit. This will lead to food shortage in the south. Float up."

Xia Jing believes that the situation will improve after the autumn harvest.

Li Chengmu helped Xia Jing write the plan, so he naturally knew her plan. If Xia Jing's reclaimed land had a good harvest, at least they would have no shortage of food in the Qian Palace.

"Mother and Concubine, the food in the whole world is in short supply. Under such circumstances, should we control the caravans to transport food to the Central Plains and other places?"

Xia Jing was surprised by these words, she didn't expect Li Chengmu to think so far.

Seeing Li Chengmu looking at her expectantly, she laughed and agreed: "You have thought carefully, now it is very necessary for us to control the export of food, the development of Lingnan cannot be separated from money and food, and food is the confidence for Lingnan to increase its troops. I will leave this matter to you to discuss with your father and the king.”

The new official took office three fires, King Qian came to Lingnan, and the decrees were delivered very quickly.

On the second day, notices were posted at the entrance of the government office, the city gate and the market entrance, regarding the conscription and restrictions on food export.

As soon as the notice came out, the whole city was in an uproar!

All the streets and alleys are discussing this matter, and restricting the export of food may only affect the caravans, so the conscription order is related to the vital interests of the people in the south of the Five Ridges.

The discussion in the teahouse was even more lively. The sky in Lingnan was high and the emperor was far away. Unlike the people in the Central Plains who were afraid of what they said, the people in Lingnan did not fear disaster from their mouths subconsciously.

"Hey, have you checked the notice?"

"Looked at it, it's just that the drawing is a bit ruthless this time, one for three. If there are six or seven strong men in a family, then two will be drawn."

"That's right. In the past, the imperial court drew one out of five men. This Lord Qian is even more ruthless than the imperial court when he came to Lingnan. Fortunately, my family only has one son, and I only have two strong men. According to this notice, I can't draw one." On my head."

"Hey, you're relieved, but my family's four strong men, if we want to draw one, we brothers don't know who our parents will let?"

"Anyway, your parents dote on you as a 'man cub', and they won't let you go to the military camp. You have brothers above you."

Feng Tu hoped that his parents would agree to let him be recruited into the military camp. All his elder brothers had already married and had wives and children to take care of him. He was the only one who was not yet married. He was not burdened by his family. The most important thing was that he had learned some kung fu for self-defense. It's better than my brothers who only have brute force.

It's just that according to his parents' love for him, it is really possible to force his brothers to go, but he will not be allowed to go.

Feeling apprehensive, Feng Tu bid farewell to his friends and returned home.

As soon as he entered the house, he found three sister-in-laws sitting at the door of the kitchen wiping tears. He had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked, "What's wrong with sister-in-laws?"

"Fourth uncle, you're back. We're fine. We just got sand in our eyes. It'll be fine in a while."

The three sister-in-laws each have their own thoughts, and the eldest sister-in-law is the kindest and most considerate of the family. Of course, the other two sister-in-laws are also good people, but when their personal interests conflict with the interests of their families, they will give priority to personal interests.

It's not that Feng Tu didn't pay attention to the complaining eyes of the other two sisters-in-law, but he was stupid and didn't know how to comfort them for a while.

He nodded and turned to enter the main room.

The atmosphere in the house was sluggish. When he entered, his father, mother and three older brothers were almost frowning.

"Father, brother, second brother, third brother, I'm back."

None of the three elder brothers was in the mood to pay attention to him. Mr. Feng just nodded, sighed and turned his head aside. Only Mrs. Feng said reluctantly: "Si'er is back, come and sit down."

Feng Tu sat at the bottom of the table of the Eight Immortals, looked around, and said, "Father, mother, three elder brothers, I know why you are worried. In fact, there is nothing to worry about. According to the conditions for conscription, only one member of our family will be sent out." However, the elder brothers have families to take care of, so let me go for this conscription."

Hearing this, Master Feng was taken aback, "Sier, when did you have such an idea? To be a soldier is to go to the battlefield. You have just turned seventeen, and you haven't gotten married yet. How can your mother and I have the heart to let you go?" Are you on the battlefield?"

"But you can't bear to let your brothers go to the battlefield. My father's palms and backs are full of flesh. I know it's a dilemma for you, but according to the conscription order, our family must produce a strong man. Instead of letting the brothers who are worried about go, it's better Let me go. At least I have a bit of martial arts foundation, and I have more confidence to save my life when I go to the battlefield, right?"

Mr. Feng was in a dilemma for a while, but he actually wanted to pay money directly, but this time the conscription order clearly stipulated that money cannot be used instead.

After a long time, Feng Jin stood up, "Father, don't make things difficult. I am the eldest son and should take care of my younger brothers. Let me handle this matter."

"No!" Feng Muteng, who had been lowering his head, stood up suddenly, "Big brother, fourth brother, don't argue with any of you, let me go!"

"Second brother!"

"Second brother!"

Feng Mu waved his hands, "Brother is the eldest son of our Feng family. You can't do without you to support your parents and take care of your younger siblings. The fourth younger brother hasn't married or stayed behind, so he can't go to the battlefield, and I, because of you at home, feel helpless." If you are concerned, you can go outside to fight with peace of mind."

"It's just that the wife and children at home need to trouble the brothers to take care of them!"

Feng Huo was sitting on pins and needles, looking at the second brother who sacrificed his life for righteousness in front of him with extremely complicated emotions, he hesitated and said, "Second, second brother."

"Everyone stop talking, let's decide the matter like this!" Feng Mu directly settled down.

Feng Tu: "."

He didn't expect his second brother, who is usually taciturn, to have such a domineering side.

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