The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Coming out of the breeding area, I stood on the hillside and looked at the sparkling paddy fields below the mountain. The water surface of the plowed paddy fields was khaki. Some villagers who had already finished breakfast picked up seedlings and poured them into the fields. Others came with them. The villagers lined up in the fields and started planting rice seedlings.

Xia Jing looked at the speed of the villagers at the foot of the mountain, and said with a smile: "It's their first time planting rice seedlings, and their speed is pretty good. It is said that farmers depend on the sky for their food. I think their hands-on ability is pretty good, and in the future, even with this hands-on ability, they can be fooled eat."

Zuo Jiuchuan looked at the many plowed paddy fields at the foot of the mountain, and some villagers joined the team of transplanting rice seedlings, and nodded: "The speed is not bad, practice makes perfect, and their speed should be even faster in the afternoon."

Xia Jing has never actually been in the field, and according to her visual inspection, the speed of the villagers is already good, but Zuo Jiuchuan knows more about farming, so his judgment should be more accurate.

"It's better if the speed can be improved. This summer planting is a very difficult task for you. Hundreds of hectares of land are waiting for you to cultivate. Everyone will work very hard during the busy farming period. Next, you can go to the surrounding villages to buy a batch of live pigs and come back. , give the villagers extra meals to ensure nutrition, and pay attention to heatstroke prevention, you can prepare and buy some heatstroke prevention medicinal materials in advance.”

"Look at the arrangements for these small things, so don't worry, the villagers won't get tired if they are small during the busy farming season."

With the guarantee of logistics, Xia Jing felt a little more at ease.

Hundreds of hectares of land are quite a lot, and it is impossible for them to be all in one place, divided into more than a dozen farms, but Xia Jing is appointed as the temporary manager of Zuo Jiuchuan.

If Xia Planting and Autumn Harvesting are finished and there are no major problems in any of the farms, then Xia Jing will officially appoint him as the manager of the farms to be in charge of all the farms under her and Xiao Wu's name.

Now they support a lot of people, food is especially important.

If food can be self-sufficient, Xia Jing's military expansion plan next year will be much smoother.

Food cannot be self-sufficient, and it will always be constrained by others, especially the Tong family, a large grain family in Lingnan.

This year's land reform policy has hurt the foundation of the Tong family. Although peace is maintained on the surface, the Tong family does not know how much they hate the Qian Palace.

If there is not enough food, after all, there will be no confidence and no sense of security.

Therefore, the most important things that Prince Qian's Mansion came to Lingnan were opening up wasteland and growing grain.

After arranging the affairs of the farm, Xia Jing rushed back with her maids and guards.

In the hot summer, even though an ice basin was placed in the carriage, the wind blowing in from the door curtain and the window still burned the skin.

Near the gate of the city, many people gathered on both sides of the road, and their clothes looked more like the servants of some people.

"What's going on here? Why are there so many householders gathered at the gate of the city?" Hongmei noticed the situation outside.

Not long after her words fell, Ye Fei rode over to report, "Princess, there are many family members gathered at the gate of the city. My subordinates inquired and found that they are all organized to go outside to suppress the bandits. Look, what do we want?" Don't stop?"

Xia Jing lifted the curtain to look at the situation outside, and asked with a smile, "Why did we stop it?"

Ye Fei was a little anxious, "If these aristocratic families also get involved, won't our great cause of suppressing bandits come to an end?"

There is a lot of wealth in the bandit's den, if the aristocratic family takes it first, then what will the soldiers and horses in the hands of the masters of their palace be used as sharpening stones?
Xia Jing couldn't help chuckling when she heard that, "Let them go, there are a lot of bandits in Lingnan, and it's not bad to let them do their bit, not to mention that the bandits in Lingnan have to be wiped out by the regular soldiers of the palace."

The bandits in Lingnan have been surrounded and suppressed by their own guard battalion and Xiaowu's personal soldiers. They must have been prepared, or the small group of bandits has completed the integration.

Now that someone is the vanguard, why should she stop it?
Ye Fei was a little reconciled, "Just let them go like this?"

"Yes, let nature take its course." Xia Jing put down the curtains, "Let's go back home!"

Ye Fei didn't understand why the concubine let these aristocratic families go and let them take a share, but the master spoke, and he couldn't disobey.
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Back at the palace, Xia Jing had just finished washing when she heard the maid report to find Mr. Zhang.

Xia Jing asked her husband to be led into the study.

Entering the study room, Mr. Zhang accidentally found the study room of a woman, the princess, with bookshelves full of books.

It hasn't been long since I came to Lingnan. Apart from being busy with making a living, the princess has never seen her go shopping in a book store. Where did these books come from?
Xia Jing noticed his surprised eyes, and smiled slightly: "Mister, are you curious about where these books come from?"

Mr. Zhang nodded, "I have some doubts in my heart."

"Actually, I collected most of these books from Yuzhou. At that time, anyone with connections in Yuzhou knew that the emperor was being pursued by Beidi. Who would care about these cheap and bulky books when they were running for their lives?"

"So you sent people to collect and transport them to Lingnan?" Mr. Zhang found it inconceivable, and any short-sighted woman would not do this on the way to escape.

Xia Jing once again impressed Mr. Zhang.

Xia Jing laughed loudly: "Yes, it's all to pass the boring time on the road."

Mr. Zhang did not believe this at all.

Xia Jing saw that Mr. Zhang looked at her collection of books like a wolf staring at the meat, and his eyes were glowing green, so she asked first, "Why did you come here today, sir?"

Mr. Zhang coughed lightly, and was finally willing to find a seat to sit down, "Well, I came here today for the matter of fine steel, and now the palace has recruited tens of thousands of horses, and the first conscription to Lingnan is over.

The prince has long had an idea, he wants tens of thousands of recruits to hone and hone, and spread them to the mountains and rivers of Lingnan to suppress bandits, but the ordnance forged in Bingzhangfang is not as good as the ordnance made of fine steel. "

After hearing this, Xia Jing could probably guess why he came, "So?"

"So, this time, I came here to talk to you about the price of this stainless steel. Since you and the prince are a family, can you give me a preferential price?"

Mr. Zhang is miserable, the matter that the husband and wife can't agree on has been left to him as a counselor.

The prince went to the princess's iron workshop today. The steward of the workshop heard that they asked for the quantity and directly asked for a price. The prince wanted to negotiate the price, but the steward refused.

The reason for the management is that the smelting of fine steel is difficult, the output is not high, and the cost is high, so the price is not negotiable.

Seeing that the discussion with the steward was inappropriate, the prince sent him to talk to the concubine. Isn't this embarrassing him!
Xia Jing didn't answer his question right away, but poured him a cup of jasmine tea, "Taste this scented tea, sir, and see if you get used to it."

Mr. Zhang had already smelled the scent of flowers when he entered the door. At first he thought it was the princess who had applied the fragrance, but later he found out that it was coming from the teapot.

In fact, he has long wanted to ask what kind of tea is this?
"Can jasmine flowers be used to make tea?"

After hearing this, Xia Jing laughed, "As long as the flowers in the world are not poisonous, they can be made into scented tea."

Mr. Zhang took a sip and said, "Oh, this statement is novel, because I am an ignorant minister. But what is the statement about this jasmine tea?"

"This tea is made by blending and scenting tea leaves and jasmine, and the tea leaves absorb the fragrance of the flowers. The tea soup is bright yellow and green, and it tastes mellow and refreshing. It is especially suitable for drinking in the hot climate of Lingnan."

After listening to her introduction, Mr. Zhang took another sip, "It is rich and mellow, with a lingering fragrance, very suitable for scholar gatherings."

"Haha. It's very rare. It's an honor for this tea to get a pertinent evaluation from Mr. Xia Jing." Xia Jing smiled and said, "This flower grows a lot in Lingnan, not to mention the mountains and plains. The finished tea will be mass-produced and sold to various places in the Yu Dynasty, what do you think the prospects will be?"

Mr. Zhang tasted it carefully and had a long aftertaste. Caught off guard, he was shocked by Xia Jing's words.

He digested it for a long time before he gave a thumbs up, "If the princess is a man, the position of the staff of the humble minister should have been given over to the virtuous."

Xia Jing looked at him with a half-smile, "Mr. Congratulations. I'm just a housewife. In the eyes of the prince, as long as I manage the middle school, I will be a good wife and mother. And my wife and mother The standard has not been met, but I cannot afford Mr.'s evaluation."

The corners of Mr. Zhang's mouth twitched when he heard the words. There was really no way to answer those words. Some of the Prince's thoughts were beyond the control of his staff.

Otherwise, the prince would not have the reputation of being a dude, and he would not be whipped by the concubine while he was wandering among the flowers on the way to escape.

Xia Jing didn't make things difficult for him either, "The price of steel is not negotiable, you go back and tell the prince, although our family will suffer and all will prosper, but in terms of business, I can't sell steel to him at a loss."

Mr. Zhang was silent for a while, and persuaded: "Wangfei should know that the current situation in the world is unpredictable. With force in your hands, you can live with peace of mind. Only when the prince is well can you be well, and the fifth master can be well.

Although the prince is the king of a state, but the prince started too late.Now the strength of the palace is not feared in the eyes of powerful officials anywhere in the world, they can all come and pull off the prince's beard.

In such a difficult situation, you husband and wife should work together to bring the palace out of this quagmire. "

After hearing what he said, Xia Jing sneered, "If the palace is going to be supported by me and the prince, two old men and old ladies, sooner or later we will withdraw from the stage of history, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible.

If the other rooms don't work hard, it's useless if you force me.At least for the time being, I will not compromise, the price is not too low, if the prince is short of money, he can release tens of thousands of horses, and there are treasures everywhere in Lingnan, still afraid of short money? "

Mr. Zhang spent all his time talking, and seeing that Xia Jing refused to enter, he was also very helpless, "The prince has already sent the team out, I believe there will be good news soon."

"That's fine. If he really can't afford the money now, he can pay a deposit and get the goods first, and the money can be settled once a month."

Xia Jing originally thought that she would not pay on credit, but after thinking about it, she took a step back.

It's just that this small step also found a market for the smelted steel.

Mr. Zhang had already had great psychological expectations that Xia Jing would not compromise and pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.

But unexpectedly, Xia Jing finally took a step back and agreed to a one-month settlement.

For a moment, he was surprised and delighted.

However, just to be on the safe side, I still asked one more question: "Wangfei, can the knot be changed from one knot in January to one knot in March?"

Xia Jing rolled his eyes at him, and reminded: "Sir, you'd better not push yourself too hard. Be careful that it will backfire, and you won't get anything in the end."

Mr. Zhang shut his mouth when he was threatened, and he didn't dare to be good again after getting the benefits.

After seeing off Mr. Zhang, Xia Jing asked Hongmei to prepare a meal.

"It's true, Mr. Zhang. It's almost lunch time, and I still want to talk to you. After his delay, the meals in the kitchen have been reheated."

Hearing the maid's complaint, Xia Jing smiled: "The weather is too hot, the food will be cold if it is cold, it's okay."

Hongmei shook her head: "It's definitely not good to eat cold food and cold dishes, your stomach will not be able to bear it."

Xia Jing smiled and stopped talking, waiting for her to arrange the food.

This is the benefit of living in ancient times. Everything is served by maids, and daily life and food are taken care of in every possible way. What a corruption!

Xia Jing lay flat, let the maids help to wipe her hands and face, spread the food, stretched out her hands when she was actually made of clothes, and opened her mouth when she was eating.

It's just that this feeling didn't last long before it was disturbed by a voice.

"Mother and concubine, my son is here to accompany you for dinner."

Xia Jing glanced at Li Chengmu who entered the door, and said angrily: "It's getting late, why haven't you eaten yet, where have you been?"

Li Chengmu naturally sat under Xia Jing, the place closest to the ice basin, and let Hongmei and Baimei help him wipe his face and hands, "My cousins ​​are clamoring to go to the commander of the army battalion to see you, and I was caught by them." There is no other way to make a fuss, so I can only take them to the military camp, let them experience the taste of the military camp, hehe!"

Wait until the summer heat subsides.

He picked up the chopsticks and picked some of Xia Jing's favorite dishes before he started to eat them himself.

This made Xia Jing a little surprised, "They have experienced it once, what should I say?"

"Other cousins ​​said that the military camp was too hard and tiring, with one exception, mother and concubine, guess who it is?"

"Who is it?" Xia Jing was not interested in guessing.

"Second cousin Xia He, you said that he is married, why doesn't he want to be warm, fragrant and soft, and wants to stay with those stinky men in the barracks? I really don't know what he thinks?"

Li Chengmu chatted while eating, as if he had forgotten his upbringing since he was a child, he didn't talk when he ate or slept.

He is eating with Xia Jing now, and he is gradually getting used to chatting about family matters.

This kind of warm daily life cannot be experienced by the whole family in the palace.

Xia Jing took a sip of the soup, put down the bowl, and said in a leisurely manner: "The situation of the Xia family does not allow him to waste his time. He is trying so hard to get ahead, probably because he wants to change the family background of the Xia family. Does the merchant's background affect the quality of life?" Children's marriage matters, whether it is marriage or marriage, are too restrictive and the range of choices is too narrow."

Of course, the original body was completely an accident. In fact, Xia Jing is now quite curious about why Yuanshen married King Qian as his second concubine in the first place?
Li Chengmu nodded, in fact, he guessed it was probably because of this reason.

He took the soup that Hongmei served him, drank a few sips, put down the bowl and remembered something again.

"Mother Concubine, do you know, maybe I was too high-profile when I entered the city this time, and the powerful families in the entire prefecture recruited their servants to go out of the city to suppress the bandits."

Xia Jing heard the news, her expression was calm, "Well, I found it when I went to the city today."

"I'm really afraid that they'll confiscate the bandit's lair. In order to grab more treasures, I plan to assemble a team and set off tomorrow." Li Chengmu looked at Xia Jing, "Mother, my son won't come to say goodbye to you tomorrow, maybe We will leave before dawn."

Xia Jing held the teacup and touched his bowl lightly, "Okay, I wish my son a successful return and a safe return!"

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