Xia Guang felt that he had been completely cheated. He was originally arranged by the emperor to go to Liaoning Prefecture to try to grow cotton, but before setting off, he was asked to come to Qingzhou.
He is an upright person by nature and is not suitable for being in the officialdom, but he prefers to develop crops. Therefore, as long as he is allowed to come, it doesn't matter where he goes, but he doesn't expect that there will be such a thing.
You just farm when you say you want to, and why do you become a teacher? The more Xia Guang thought about it, he felt that he had been tricked by Prince Xian.
Fortunately, the two boys from the Tian family are pretty good, especially the younger ones. They are smart and quick-thinking. Although they are quick-tempered and not particularly hard-working, their qualifications are there. As long as they are carefully guided, they may not be able to succeed in the future.
He cannot become a talent. As for the big one, he has talent and learning, but his temperament is more upright than him, which is not allowed in the officialdom.
Xia Guang told Qi Qi Shiqi his opinion. Qi Qi Qi pondered for a while and said: "As long as one of them can be in the officialdom."
After hearing this, Xia Guang felt a little strange, but he didn't say anything. While discussing cotton planting with Tian Minyan, he also began to teach the two boys from the Tian family.
The experimental fields prepared by Qi Shiqi were very large, but because some of them were paddy fields, Tian Minyan advocated exchanging fields with others to join them together. Of course, her hundred acres of land would also be used as experimental fields.
Tian Minyan's family has made quite a move, and their previous rice fields, fish farming and potato planting were very enviable. Some people came to ask what they wanted to plant, and they wanted to follow suit.
But this time, Tian Minyan didn't have the same enthusiasm as before. She only said that it was a test field and she was testing new crops. As for the seeds, which were distributed by the imperial court, she couldn't buy them even if she wanted to, so the others stopped thinking.
As soon as February passed, the weather began to warm up. Tian Minyan worked with Xia Guang and others on cotton matters every day, leaving all other matters to the shopkeepers below.
The branch on the first floor in Fucheng has been renovated. It is said that it is several times more exquisite than the one in the county town. Tian Minyan promoted Liang Darong to the shopkeeper and asked him to choose an auspicious day to open the store. She and Xie Chengzhong presided over the opening. She did not go there herself. It was really too late.
No time.
And because we knew that the person standing behind the owner on the first floor was the prince, the opening of the branch went very smoothly. I heard that the prefect often went to support it, and many officers and soldiers came to 'support' it, so no one dared to make any plans.
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Tian Minyan burst out laughing after hearing this. Sure enough, there was someone above her that was easy to get things done. The intimidating power of this backer was extraordinary.
After the first floor of Fucheng opened and the business stabilized, Tian Minyan transferred Xie Chengzhong back.
"Going to the frontier?" Xie Chengzhong looked at Tian Minyan blankly. Did he hear correctly? The second girl asked him to go to the frontier to buy land?
He was indeed deaf, and Tian Minyan really meant this. She knew very well that this cotton would be planted in large quantities, and the land on the frontier, with its arid climate and drought, was the most suitable for growing cotton. Now that she knew that cotton would appear in the world, she
You must plan ahead, seize the first opportunity, and buy more land while it's cheap.
It has to be said that Tian Minyan has an extremely long-term vision. Even Xia Guang, who has lived for decades and has been immersed in official circles, has to admire him. No wonder he started his career so quickly!
But her idea is good, but the border is a long way and a bitter cold place. Even if you buy land there, you must have reliable people to manage it. The mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and there are many things that cannot be taken into consideration. Moreover,
, her foundation is not yet mature, so if she reaches out so far so quickly, she will only be out of reach, make people jealous, and cause trouble.
Tian Minyan was shocked after hearing Xia Guang's analysis. It was indeed true. The frontier was a long way away. Not to mention that he had no manpower, even if he had manpower and no connections, the money would still be wasted.
Thinking of this, Tian Minyan suddenly wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.
After Qi Shiqi learned about it, he scolded Xia Guang. The border was bitterly cold and the war continued. She still wanted to reach out there. She was so crazy about money that she even risked her life.
"Sure enough, it's just a small family who can't get angry on the stage, so he's a miser." After Fuquan heard about it, he sneered with disdain.
Seeing Qi Shiqi's eyes glance over, he shrank his neck and closed his mouth, thinking that the prince was deceived by the witch and became more and more cruel to him.
"Your Majesty, what the girl said is not unreasonable. The climate in the border areas is arid and relatively dry, so growing cotton is indeed feasible." Xia Guang got along with Tian Minyan for a while, and he also called her girl.
Qi Shiqi touched his chin and thought for a while, then said: "She is quite confident. It's still a problem if she can't do it."
That's what he said, but his tone was different. Instead, he had a slight smile.
Xia Guang raised his head to take a look, then lowered his eyelids, thinking, "It's weird, it's too weird."
The more Qi Shiqi thought about it, the happier he felt. He stood up and said, "Go out for a walk." Seeing Fuquan and the others following him, he added, "You don't have to follow me."
Fuquan had a bitter look on his face and scolded Tian Minyan a thousand times in his heart for being a witch at such a young age.
Qi Shiqi walked around to the backyard, where Tian Minyan was squatting in her small flower garden, bulging her cheeks and looking very depressed.
In fact, Tian Minyan is not depressed, but thinking about which place is most suitable for growing cotton besides the border. After thinking about it, it is the best in the border. If there is really a large area of land there and all of it is planted with cotton, then it will be terrible.
It's really a lot of money.
Just as he was feeling depressed, he suddenly heard a cough behind him and turned around. It was Qi Shiqi who stood up and saluted hurriedly: "Good luck, Your Majesty."
"Come on, didn't I tell you not to be too polite?" Qi Shiqi said quietly, clasping his hands behind his back. Seeing her languid look, he asked, "I heard that you want to buy land in the border area?"
Tian Minyan was startled, then thought that it was Xia Guang who said it, and nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Qi Shiqi immediately became furious.
"Are you crazy about money? Have you fallen into a pile of money? Can you even think about that bitter cold land where the war is raging on the border? How many lives do you have to mess with it? Even I can't reach out casually in that place on the border.
If you really go there to buy land and plant such a large area of cotton, you will die ten times, I'm afraid you will lose your money and spend it."
He is not being alarmist. Although the border area is also the territory of the Southern Dynasty, it is also the territory of a vassal king. It is equivalent to a small king. Even the emperor cannot easily interfere. You, a little peasant girl, want to buy land?
If you grow such a rare thing, won't people be jealous when it comes out? You may not even know how you died. If you want to take your things, where can you say it? Moreover, the lord of the vassal over there, King Ling, is the most protective and irritable.
Although Tian Minyan thought that buying land may not necessarily mean hoarding land, and he also knew that the Tian family did not have the capital to hoard land now, but he felt angry whenever he thought about her idea of just making money and not caring about the overall situation.
Tian Minyan was stunned, looking at Qi Shiqi's blushing face and scolding him, and asked stupidly: "My lord, are you crazy?"
