Chapter 532 The hot spring water washes away the fat
Chapter 532 Hot spring water washes away fat
2023-08-19 Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 532 Hot spring water washes away fat
Youzhou Zicheng,
The back office of the Dudu Mansion.
Tomorrow is the day when Wu Huaiyu welcomes the thirty-fifth mother of the Lu family in Fan Yang, but right now he and Yang Muyun are taking a warm bath.
In the warm soup pool, there is lively color and fragrance.
In the cold winter, snowflakes are falling outside and the snow is knee-deep, but here it is warm and cozy, and spring is born in the room.
"Come here, you're still so far away from a warm bath, how can I still eat you?"
Yang Muyun smiled and moved her fingers towards him. The heat in the bathtub was rising, making people blush and their hearts beat. It was just so hot.
"Come on, the imperial edict of Chang'an has been issued, what are you afraid of? This is a special permission from the emperor, and it can also be regarded as a reward for you."
Wu Huaiyu smiled. He was a little wary of Yang Muyun's identity in Youzhou. After all, he was the princess of the previous dynasty and a sudden and powerful Ke Dun. However, he did not expect that instead of reprimanding him from the court, he was waiting for a secret edict.
The emperor praised his series of actions in Youzhou and thought that the fires he lit were very good. Finally, he also mentioned the matter of Princess Huainan. The emperor said that he already knew about it, and said that since the princess was willing to follow him, Tuli agreed.
, then the emperor will naturally not object.
He also asked him to take good care of Yang.
The Yang family who returned to the Central Plains was no longer the Huainan princess, nor the Turkic Kehe Dun. She was just a poor woman who had returned home after twelve years of absence.
The emperor also gave Yang a decree, commending her and her relatives for their contributions to the Central Plains. He then welcomed her back to her hometown in the Central Plains and specially rewarded her with some clothes, jewelry, gold and silver.
After receiving this order, Yang Muyun went directly to the back office of the Governor's Mansion without any scruples, and became a guest.
With the emperor's decree and Yang's initiative, Wu Huaiyu is not a particularly hypocritical person.
But taking a hot spring bath here is really special.
When the princess saw that he didn't come, she took the initiative to walk to him. The waves swayed and dazzled people.
"I remember a long time ago, we would go to Lishan Mountain to stay for a period of time every year. There were many hot springs on Lishan Mountain. The royal family also had a hot spring palace. Various ministers also had villas on the mountain and introduced hot springs. I like to soak in hot springs very much,"
With that said, she leaned over and rubbed Huaiyu's shoulders.
It feels good, comfortable and exciting.
"Why are you so reserved? Are you thinking about Lu Sanwu and Gao Twelve who will visit tomorrow? Or are you thinking about your Lady Fan from Chang'an?"
Are you reluctant to not go back to Chang'an for the Chaoji fair this winter?"
Wu Huaiyu closed his eyes and enjoyed it.
"Are you really not going back to Chang'an? Although your father is working abroad, he still has family members at home in Chang'an."
“It’s very nice here, I don’t want to go back.”
After Yang kneaded it for a while, his hands began to become less steady.
"Your three thousand Sogdian beetles haven't been sold out yet. Leave some for me."
"You want to buy a Sogdian slave?"
"I think you won't leave Youzhou for a while. Naturally, I want to settle down and buy a house here. Although Shibobi gave me some guards and maids, I plan to buy more. I also want to buy some land in Youzhou.
, let’s buy dozens of hectares of land first.
I heard that you are going to open an iron mine behind the mountain, so count me in..."
When the princess left Tuli, Tuli was quite generous. Not only did he give a lot of gold and silver, but he also gave many horses, cattle and sheep, and even some precious furs and gems, etc., and also gave them to the guard slaves.
Mrs. Yang is indeed a rich woman now, and she has a huge net worth.
Huaiyu admired her for her good deal-making skills. As soon as she settled down, she started to manage her finances.
"I'll arrange for Peng Zizi, Duan Shen, Kang Po, Tang Fengxiao, and Li Jinyan to help you take care of things,"
But Yang Muyun wanted He Mingyuan.
"That He Mingyuan is quite capable. I have met him several times in Tuli Yazhang before. He also gave me some gifts. Can you sell his family to me? I will ask him to be my steward and take care of the property.
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Huaiyu opened his eyes and smiled.
"Originally, I planned to send He Mingyuan and Chief Hu to Chang'an, but the saint asked me to deal with him directly in Youzhou. This man is indeed quite capable, but he was just confused for a moment. Since you are interested, then you can find Duan
Just be careful when paying money to get someone."
There were more than 20,000 Sogdian Hus from the three thousand families, plus their servants, slaves, mercenaries, etc. None of them escaped from the border of Beiyan Province. They were all trapped under the siege of the Tang army from all directions.
These people are still building cities, forts, Xuanyuan Terrace and post roads. After a period of labor reform, they will be auctioned off one after another.
Most of these Sogdian Huri were good at business, and there were also some like Tuoji who were good at fighting. It would be a pity to kill them, but they could still be sold at a good price at auction.
Beiyanzhou Sogdian slave auction, there are many registrations now.
Auctions are nothing unusual. The highest bidder gets it. It's just that 20,000 Sogdian Hu were auctioned at one time. This was an unprecedented event in Youzhou, even since the Sui Dynasty.
"He Mingyuan is old, but his brain is quite flexible. If you buy it, can you control it?"
"Don't worry, he has nothing now. I bought him and asked him to be my steward. I can buy his whole family and put them together. He must be grateful to me."
"I have many good horses there, you can choose whatever you want tomorrow."
As he said that, Yang Muyun had already extended an invitation to him, "We can't stay here forever. If we stay here any longer, our skin will become wrinkled and our bodies will become swollen."
"Oh, this is already soaked and swollen, go back to the house quickly, a spring night is worth a thousand dollars."
After hearing these bold and naughty words, Wu Huaiyu was not to be outdone, and simply picked her up and said, "Watch me execute you on the spot."
"Oh, it's very good here, I feel like a fish in water..."
The woman who has stayed in the grassland for twelve years is indeed not only still noble, but also has a bit of the boldness and openness of the grassland.
The snow is falling heavily.
After sleeping until very late in the morning, he woke up, feeling the numbness in his arms. When he saw the familiar Yun Niang, Huaiyu smiled.
She didn't move and continued to lie there, feeling her even breathing.
It has been snowing heavily for days, and it is estimated that it will snow even more outside the Great Wall. If it rains again, it will be another white disaster.
Fortunately, Youzhou had already made preparations this year. The Kaizhong Salt Law allowed merchants to transport a large amount of grain, cloth, etc. to the court.
But now that Youzhou has gathered a lot of soldiers and horses, they don't have to worry about food, grass, cloth and clothing, and they don't have to worry about whether there will be unrest, Turks, etc. who will invade the border after suffering a disaster.
Tu Li should have led his troops to the foot of Yin Mountain by now, and the uncle and nephew should have already done it.
As expected, Tuli will lose.
Huaiyu looked at Yang Muyun in his arms, Tuli's former Ke Hedun, and didn't feel any guilt at all.
First trap an association to death, then trap him Shi Bo Bi.
It is true to the old saying, you can go ahead and I will take care of your wife.
The emperor's decree to Wu Huaiyu mentioned that after Tuli's attack on Jieli failed, Jieli might take revenge on the border, so he should be prepared.
Wu Huaiyu has nothing to worry about.
It's freezing cold. Jie Li dares to invade the border of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion. He is here to show off his achievements. The current Youzhou Governor's Mansion has strong troops and horses.
Unless Jie Li is really happy, even if he wants to take revenge, he should attack Yunzhou Shuozhou, which is closest to the Dingxiang Khan Court. The Tang Dynasty's defense there was originally weak, especially Yunzhou, which was still ruled by Yuan Junzhang last year.
, attached to the Turks.
Jieli's revenge could only be to harass the border, show his fangs, and intimidate the Tang Dynasty. He doesn't have the courage to invade the Tang Dynasty again, and he doesn't have the strength.
Now that all parties in Youzhou are quite honest, there will be a one-year period of stable development, while training troops and farming, while mining and trading, which is good.
After the Northern Expedition to the Turks next year, we can shift our focus to Yingzhou, stabilize the eastern border, and prepare to scare the Goguryeo people a little.
Apart from being a bit colder in winter, Youzhou is actually pretty good.
He discovered that the Lu family of Fan Yang actually grew cotton in Youzhou, and the yield was not bad. The cotton grown by the Lu family was processed into white cloth. These fine white cloths were sold to Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou and other places, and the price was much more expensive than silk.
It is said that the Lu family has been growing this kind of good thing that should play an important role in keeping warm in the north for many years. The seeds and textile technology they obtained from Gaochang in the Western Regions have been
But it has nothing to do with ordinary people.
Wu Huaiyu plans to open a military camp for the army next year, and even the Wu family will need some land here to grow some cotton.
Not only do we need to bring down the price of cotton cloth, but we also need to produce some livelihood necessities that are relevant to ordinary people, such as quilts, cotton clothes, and shoes.
Although it may not take some years for the people to really enjoy quilts, etc., at least the military has grown its own cotton, which can be partly sold for money, and partly processed into cotton clothes to keep the Youzhou frontier soldiers warm.
In the past, the Lu family had kept the cotton planting and processing of white cloth a secret, and deliberately controlled the market, making it a very profitable business for the Lu family. As always, they behaved like a powerful family, a little unscrupulous, and only cared about their own interests.
Don't care about anything else.
The people's livelihood has nothing to do with them.
If too much cotton is planted, the white folded cloth will definitely become worthless. It is better to monopolize the technology and output like this.
You can grow cotton and weave cotton cloth. It is not a high-tech thing. As long as you are willing, it is actually just a layer of window paper. The real limitation is the processing technology. The efficiency of seed removal, spinning and weaving is too low, which increases the cost.
But whether it's factory processing or technological improvement, it's not a big problem.
The Wu family now has a lot of fields. In the past, the world was in turmoil and the price of food was always high. The Wu family also mainly grew grain. Later, the price of food gradually dropped. The Wu family began to change part of the grain farming, and mainly grew corn, potatoes and other auspicious grains.
owners, and develop pig breeding and other breeding industries, thus increasing the income from farming.
The other is to start planting other economic functions, such as growing medicinal materials. In Gyeonggi or in the suburbs of prefectures and counties, vegetables and flowers are mainly grown.
The price of food will get lower and lower, and it will be as low as two or three cents for a bucket of rice. To be honest, there is no profit from that kind of food, but although medicinal materials and other materials are also declining, the demand is still huge, especially since the Wu family itself has a thousand gold.
Large chain pharmacies like the Tang Dynasty are also promoting the establishment of the Huimin Pharmacy, a government-run pharmacy in the Tang Dynasty. The Wu family's own pharmaceutical industry can digest many medicinal materials.
"what are you thinking about?"
I don't know when Yang Muyun woke up and was looking up at him with some obsession, "You are so handsome when you think about things seriously."
Huaiyu lowered his head and said, "You are still charming even when you are sleeping."
She blushed, but her heart was as sweet as honey.
Sure enough, even if Zeng Gui is a princess, Ke Dun still likes to be coaxed by sweet words.
Compared to her, Lu Sanwu and Gao Twelve, who were about to meet him today but were still angry with him, seemed less cute.
"Get up quickly, you are going to be the groom today, and you have to do it twice." Yang Muyun got up and said with a sweet and satisfied look in his heart. In fact, he was still very envious that Lu Sanwu and Gao Twelve could have a grand wedding ceremony today.
Yes, and she, even with the emperor's permission, would not be able to hold a ceremony in such a public manner as Wu Huaiyu.
