Although Zhu Youli was tired after a busy day, he didn't sleep. Compared with the excitement and insomnia yesterday, he felt more sad today. Ever since he was crowned Queen of Xinde, he had also been ambitious and wanted to shine his virtue again.
Prince De’s palace, so the first step is to store food. Prince De’s palace has tens of thousands of hectares of land. It can be said that he owns nine out of ten of the most fertile farmland in Jinan. These lands are cultivated by himself or rented to the people for rent. Every year, there are
Tens of thousands of stones of grain were put into the warehouse. With the number of people in the palace, there was no way he could finish all this grain. However, he did not think about selling it. Anyone with any brains knew the importance of grain nowadays. If you have money and power,
It's not as good as having food.
Of course, except for those with soldiers.
Now he met a soldier who almost sucked all his old man's back with just one opening of his mouth, how could he not worry about this?
I was reluctant to let go of the child, but I couldn't let go of the wolf. Although I was reluctant to give up, the deal was not a loss. What's more important was the investment in connections, so I used the transaction of 100,000 shi of grain to buy the favor of the great eunuch.
The leaders of Dongchang have always been powerful men. Being able to gain connections has indescribable benefits and conveniences. Moreover, this little eunuch not only has the trust of Emperor Chongzhen, but also has a good reputation in both the government and the public. More importantly, he is good at fighting.
He is invincible. As long as the world becomes unjust, he will still be useful. Neither the court nor the emperor will easily destroy him. He is far stronger than the previous ones.
"There are not enough carriages and horses. I may need Eunuch Chang to load the remaining carriages himself?" Under the eaves of the Chengyun Hall, Zhu Youli and Chang Yu were drinking tea and blowing the midsummer breeze.
"Our family just has a lot of cars and horses." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "It may take three to five days, or it may take ten days before the main troops and horses arrive. The prince will be able to haul as much food as he has."
"No, no, Eunuch Chang suddenly made him bankrupt." Zhu Youli laughed, while Chang Yu laughed: "You can also make a lot of money."
Zhu Youli sighed: "Eunuch Chang should know that food is more valuable than silver these days."
Chang Yu nodded and looked at a few locusts lying on the flower branches next to the eaves of the corridor. He frowned and reached out to catch them and play with them on the table. Zhu Youli glanced at them and sighed again: "Drought, locust plague, this year's harvest is again..."
Not much better, is there really no good way to control these damn locusts?"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Locusts are a natural disaster, and the best way to control them is to use their natural enemies."
"Natural enemy?" Zhu Youli was startled.
"Well, there is a kind of bird called the starling. It likes to live in groups and block out the sun wherever it goes. It is the natural enemy of locusts. But... this thing is hard to come by." Chang Yu sighed.
"Then after all, there is no good solution?" Zhu Youli looked a little disappointed,
Chang Yu put the locust on the candle and roasted it, then put it into his mouth, which made Zhu Youli stunned: "The only way left is to eat it, roast it or fry it. It is delicious. Later, the prince can join hands with the government to mobilize the people."
Go catch locusts and eat them, firstly to eliminate disasters, and secondly to satisfy hunger.”
In fact, there are many ways to deal with the locust plague, such as spraying, but in this era there is no such thing as sending an army of chickens, ducks and geese, which can be easily wiped out.
However, in this era, there are no large-scale breeding farms at all.
So the only way left was the method in front of him. Unexpectedly, Zhu Youli shook his head after hearing this: "I have tried it before, but it has little effect, and not everyone can accept this delicious food. It doesn't matter if you eat a few. Eat more."
I can vomit out bile."
Chang Yu felt helpless and was about to sigh when a sudden idea flashed: "What if we buy it with money?"
Zhu Youli frowned: "How much money do you have to collect that thing? Do you still want to use locusts as army rations?" As he said this, he couldn't help laughing.
"That's what I meant." Chang Yu said with a serious look on his face: "Buy it and use it as military rations."
"Eunuch Chang, aren't you... crazy? This thing..." Zhu Youyue was dumbfounded. Chang Yu then said: "It's military rations, but they are not for people to eat, but for horse feed."
War horse feed is not only hay, but also bran and bean cakes. These things are not cheap at all.
Locusts are rich in protein and are excellent feed. If you feed them directly to horses, they may not eat them. However, if you dry them, break them up and mix them into the locust feed, the animals will taste as delicious as fried food for humans.
In this way, locusts can replace bean cakes, which not only saves costs, can effectively eliminate locusts, but also mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, and at the same time earn some living expenses.
Kill multiple birds with one stone!
"Is this really possible?" Zhu Youli was dubious.
Chang Yu slapped the table and stood up: "But, the locust plague is mainly in Shandong, and has affected some areas in Hebei. Our family can deal with this first and then report it, so we can purchase dried locusts in the name of the court to replace war horse fodder, but we still need the prince's help in this matter.
, I will go to the governor’s office tomorrow to finalize it, and the prince will handle the operation process for me. You or the government will advance the money first, and the subsequent liquidation will be settled by the court..."
It was late at night, but Chang Yu and Zhu Youli were not sleepy at all. They drank tea and talked more and more about the matter, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.
In an inn on Furong Street at the west gate of Wangfu, Lian Xin brought a basin of water to the bedside and said, "Sister, wash your feet."
Su Jing sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes tightened: "I have been independent since I was a child and like to do everything by myself. You don't need to do this kind of thing in the future. Also, you are not allowed to call me sister or master. I will not say these words again."
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"Sister...Master, you are actually only a few years older than me at most. Wouldn't it be nicer to call me sister? Why do you have to call me master? Can't I just treat you as a master and respect you in my heart?"
"No!" Su Jing's face turned cold: "Master is master, so I can only call you master. If you call me sister, I... I'm afraid I won't be able to teach you because I'm a master!"
Lian Xin seemed to understand and said, "Then since you are a master, why can't you have a disciple serve you?"
"I told you, I like to do things myself." Su Jing glared at him and said, "The little governor brought you out to be a servant girl, but I am not the master. I am here to teach you your skills."
Okay, Lian Xin nodded, and when he heard him mention Chang Yu, she was curious again: "Master, is Mr. Chang's family a high-ranking official in Beijing? What kind of official is he?"
Sujing couldn't help but exclaimed: "High official? Those high officials in Beijing are not even qualified to carry his shoes."
Ah, Lian Xin was dumbfounded: "Then, then, could it be possible that he is a relative of the emperor?"
"Since he didn't tell you personally, he doesn't say much as a teacher. You just need to know that he is a very capable person." Su Jing said lightly, Lian Xin nodded repeatedly: "Disciple knows that he is very capable, otherwise his subordinates would not be able to do anything.
There will be so many capable people, and those two brothers Chen are also very skilled in martial arts..."
Moreover, Su Jing rolled her eyes: "Those two brothers look so heroic, they will definitely be injured by the master's sword within ten moves." Lian Xin couldn't help but admire: "That master is bullying the invincible."
Su Jing looked proud: "I dare not say that I am invincible, but except for the great monk under the little governor, the others are not worth mentioning."
"Is the monk very skilled in martial arts?" Lian Xin asked curiously.
"Unfathomable!" Su Jing opened the window and looked up at the moonlight in the sky. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly saw a figure turning over the wall of the inn and hiding in the shade of the trees.
"Stay there, don't move." Sujing turned around and told Lian Xin, then she blew out the lights in the room and jumped out of the window. Lian Xin couldn't help but let out a cry, you must know that this is the second floor.