While Bai Ling was making intensive arrangements, Shangguan Yuzi in the capital also received the news.
The situation in Zixiao City is special. Once the victims riot and the epidemic spreads, no matter what the outcome is, some people will impeach the Han Palace for improper governance.
If the emperor wanted to get rid of Prince An's Mansion, he would definitely use the topic to his advantage.
Therefore, after receiving an urgent report from the border, Shangguan Yu requested an order to return to the border to fight. Even if the emperor wanted to retain the troops, he could only let him go.
Han Dynasty Palace.
"My mother and concubine know that the situation is tense and pay attention to safety along the way. When you get to the border, just focus on the war. There is no need to worry about my mother and concubine." Princess Han said softly as she sent Shangguan Yu away.
"Mother and concubine should also be careful in the capital. If they don't like socializing, they will push it away. The Han Dynasty palace never needs the help of the concubine." Shangguan Yu did not lower his voice, and did not care if anyone heard it and spread the word.
Staring at Shangguan Yu angrily, Princess Han nodded and said, "I understand, let's set off."
Shangguan Yu turned sideways and mounted his horse. Seeing Princess Han's reluctance to give up, Shangguan Yu felt sorry for her and said, "Next time, my father will come to Beijing to meet the Holy Emperor, and my mother and concubine will have to wait for a while."
Being teased by her son, Princess Han couldn't help but blush, glared at the son who was teasing her, waved her hand and said nothing, otherwise Shangguan Yu might not be able to set off today.
Whether it was her son or her husband, Princess Han wanted to stay by her side, but she also knew that this was a luxury.
The Han Palace has guarded the border for generations. Unless the Han Palace does not exist, it cannot leave its post without authorization, and the female relatives of the Han Palace are destined to be hostages in the capital.
Shangguan Yu rode away, worried about the situation at the border and equally worried about Bai Ling's safety.
When the team marched to Baifu County, Shangguan Yu forcibly resisted the idea of going to see Bai Ling and told Yang Fan: "Haoran, you don't have to go with me this time to protect the Bai family in Nanshan Village. If necessary, you can
Enable hidden stakes."
Yang Fan suddenly raised his head, and after seeing Shangguan Yu's worried expression, he couldn't say any words of rejection.
"Please take care of yourself, Your Majesty, I will protect the Bai family's safety." Yang Fan handed over his hand and rode towards Wufu Town without taking anyone with him.
After staring in the direction of Wufu Town for a few seconds, Shangguan Yu's handsome face only had a stern look on his face, and he quickly headed towards the battlefield.
The Bai family mobilized everyone, and everything was going on in an orderly manner. The uninformed villagers thought the Bai family had found another way to make money.
Bai Ling had an idea and let the news go. The Bai family wanted to buy a large amount of potatoes. The quantity was not limited, and the price was set at two cents a pound.
But if you want to sell to the Bai family, you must sign a contract in advance, and all the potatoes will be sold to the Bai family. Otherwise, you will pay five times the compensation, and the Bai family will teach greenhouse planting methods for free.
The guaranteed yield per mu of potatoes is more than four times that of grain. At this price, it is definitely more cost-effective than growing grain.
At one time, eight villages from all over the country came to sign the contract, and they learned from the Bai family how to build temporary greenhouses. Even if the weather gets cold, the potatoes can grow for a while, and the yield will be higher.
However, most of the villagers' fields are planted with eastern wheat, and only a few can be left free.
Those who didn't have extra land would plant their own vegetable gardens. The extra land they could win would also earn them more money to buy new year's goods.
In less than half a month, this wind spread to the entire Baifu County, and a craze for planting potatoes started.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Bai Ling immediately asked people to buy grain, which was a penny higher than the market price. People who didn't know about it said that many people in the Bai family were stupid.
But the merchants who were affected by the floods in the south regretted that they were not willing to pay any blood, causing the Bai family to take the lead.
"Sir, Madam, Miss." Uncle Fu saluted after entering the house, wiping his sweat and said: "Victims are pouring into Zidong City. It is said that many victims are coming. It is estimated that they will arrive in Baifu within half a month.
county."
"What?" Mrs. Bai Liu's expression changed immediately, and she was extremely anxious.
"Second girl, how much food do we have in hand? How many people can we save?" Bai Sanshu asked worriedly.
"Uncle Fu, does he know the number of victims?" Bai Ling had already received the news, but he still asked intentionally.
"It is said that there are at least tens of thousands of people." Uncle Fu sighed: "I heard that the disaster relief food from the court was not distributed, which forced the victims not to flee all the way north. However, even if the local governments can do something, they can only accept one person.
A small number of people simply cannot accommodate such a large number of victims."
Because Bai Ling had already given instructions, Uncle Fu had always been in contact with the outside world, so he was able to get the news so quickly.
Only now did Uncle Fu understand why Bai Ling had frequently asked him to go out on errands recently.
Thinking of this, Uncle Fu respected the second girl of his master's family even more, and he also deeply understood the reason why Bai Ling was able to take charge of the family.
"Uncle Fu, are you ready with all the wood I asked you to prepare before?" Bai Ling asked.
"Yes, everything is ready." Fu Bo replied.
"There are a few things that Uncle Fu needs to do immediately. Within the county, we must seize the time to purchase potatoes. If they are not sold to the Bai family within ten days, they will be treated as breach of contract. The purchased potatoes must be found in the village from reliable sources first.
Store."
"In addition, wherever the wood is stored, local villagers are hired to build wooden houses nearby. The simpler ones are better, and straw mats can be used to block the wind and cold. The coarse cloth used for greenhouses is also hired from local villagers to make cotton curtains, which are also kept as
Used to protect against wind and cold.”
"The grain purchased before and the medicine for treating typhoid fever were hoarded. After the victims entered Baifu County, they were immediately sent to various temporary wooden sheds and distributed to the victims on time and in quantity along with potatoes. The specific amount, and the amount
How to distribute the money? Let the person responsible for the purchase discuss it directly with the village chief and the most respected people in the village."
Bai Ling kept giving orders, which showed that he was already prepared.
Seeing that Uncle Fu had written it all down, Bai Ling turned around and said to Bai Sanshu:
"Dad, you are solely responsible for the affairs in our village. Seeing that chaos is about to break out, I will go to the town first, say hello to the master, and ask him to prepare early, and let Xiaoshan go home first.
.In addition, I have to go to the county seat and say hello to the county magistrate. After all, there are too many victims, and the relief provided by our Bai family alone is far from enough."
"Mom, I will leave the affairs of the workshop to you and the sisters. Under the current situation, we can only temporarily close the workshop, and it will not be able to operate normally in a short period of time. The goods that the Duan family cannot take away are all stored in
Nothing in our newly dug cellar must be known to outsiders. As for the contract, I will contact the Duan family and discuss it in detail."
"Hey, Dad understands. It's not peaceful outside. You need to bring more people with you when you go out, do you understand?" Bai Sanshu warned uneasily.
"Mom has also remembered it. Don't worry. Second girl, your father is right. If you don't take anyone with you, mother will keep you at home. It's a great kindness for our family to do this. Mom will never do it."
Let me take you in." Bai Liu said from the side.
"Okay, I'll listen to my parents." Bai Ling agreed with a slight smile, thinking that he would just send people out to do things later.
If it weren't for the lack of time, Bai Ling would still like to go to Fucheng.
Over the past year, Miaoxuan has secretly built up some connections for Bai Ling and established some industries. She would not be at ease if she didn't go.
But the situation was like this, and Bai Ling didn't want to take risks, so he thought of asking one of his own people to say hello to prevent Miao Xuan and the others from getting into trouble. (To be continued)