"Your Highness, we must keep this secret. We will plant these two crops again next year. Based on this year's yield, we will have enough to distribute seeds to every household in Youzhou and Yuzhou after we finish planting next year."

"That's right. We can't eat them this year. We must save them for seeds." The prince felt that he was too extravagant. He actually ate so many potatoes and sweet potatoes. He didn't touch the rest, but asked the guards around him to pack them in the kitchen and prepare to distribute them to his subordinates.

"Miss Zhou, what do you think?"

"Your Highness and General Chu, you have thought it through very carefully. Let's do it this way." Zhou Jiaojiao just wanted to get the food out so that the people could have enough to eat. It was obvious that the two of them shared the same idea as her.

After the meal, the prince wanted to reward Zhou Jiaojiao.

He was rewarded with a lot of gold, silver, treasures, land and houses.

After Zhou Jiaojiao accepted the reward, she became rich almost instantly. Not only that, she also got the title of county lord.

Logically speaking, the prince has not yet ascended the throne and should not be qualified to award the title, but the entire Youzhou and Yuzhou belong to him, and her title is recognized in these two provinces.

Zhou Jiaojiao didn't take this matter too seriously. With the title, she had the additional power to meet officials without kneeling, and was awarded the fiefdom, which was no different from her before.

Chu San came back in winter.

After returning, he worked with Zhou Jiaojiao to create a batch of top-level Tang swords.

Ordinary Tang swords have long been used in the Youzhou Army. Not only that, there are also abundant reserves of Jingtianlei, which have been hidden by General Xie and the prince.

This winter, the people of the two cities obviously lived a better life. They no longer had to worry about the cold. The emergence of coal allowed ordinary people to survive the winter, and the military camps were no longer so cold. The problem of keeping the soldiers warm was solved. Although there was not so much food, it was no problem to eat half full when there was no war.

Zhou Jiaojiao cooperated with Chu Erge to open the first hot pot restaurant in Youzhou City. The business is always packed every day. Mutton hot pot is already popular here in winter, and no one expected that there are so many ways to eat it.

However, compared with Youzhou and Yuzhou, the situation in other provinces is somewhat not good.

New Year's Eve of the first year of the new emperor.

It was revealed in the capital that the third prince's mother committed suicide in the palace, and his in-laws were also poisoned to death in the palace.

As soon as the news came out.

The army led by the Third Prince went straight to the capital, and surrounded the capital under the pretext of purging the court of corrupt officials because the new emperor had come to power illegitimately.

The other princes had obviously already made their deployments and were just waiting for this signal to come out so that they could immediately join in the attack on the capital.

The news came on New Year's Eve. By the time Chu San and Eryue were about to go to the battlefield, the capital had already been captured.

"My wife, I'm going to the battlefield. Please be careful." Chu San was now more murderous than before, but he restrained himself completely in front of his family.

"Go ahead. I know you'll be fine." Zhou Jiaojiao patted his shoulder. "I'll take care of Bao'er. He can walk now. I can take him with me wherever I go in the future."

"Thank you, my lady." Chu San reached out and hugged her. "I will quickly resolve the issues on the battlefield. When I come back, we can live together like before."

Seeing how clingy he was, Zhou Jiaojiao felt a little amused and said, "Okay, I got it. Go ahead, Baoer and I will be waiting for you at home."

"Um."

Chu San left.

Zhou Jiaojiao only then learned that after the capital was broken, the capital was in chaos, the new emperor passed away, and the throne was vacant. The third prince who had originally entered the capital was besieged by other princes before he could sit firmly on the throne.

The third prince chose not to ascend the throne at this time, but instead joined forces with other princes to deal with the prince first.

After all, as long as the prince is there, anyone who comes to power will be in an illegitimate position.

I don’t know how the other princes were persuaded, but large armies actually came towards Yuzhou and Youzhou.

Chu San, General Xie Xiao and others led their troops to the border of Yuzhou, stretched out the defense line, and the war was about to break out.

Zhou Jiaojiao is leading people at this moment.

They began to grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, Champa rice and other crops.

"Jiaojiao, how is the front line?" Chu's mother came over again to ask for news.

Zhou Jiaojiao showed Chu's mother the message that Chu Sangang had sent back.

"Mom, the situation is pretty good. Our army is very motivated and has already recaptured two prefectures. The troops of several princes are not strong, but it will take some time. If all goes well, the current war should be resolved in two years at most." Zhou Jiaojiao analyzed.

"Is the third brother okay?"

"No, he brought a lot of self-defense equipment in his space, so he wasn't injured." He was definitely injured, but they were all minor injuries, which were too common on the battlefield. She even knew that Chu San was almost becoming a killing god, and even General Xie couldn't surpass his edge. As a result, General Xie could only defend the situation in the back, take care of the captured state capital, and arrange the affairs of the people. It was Chu San who went to the front line.

"Alas, Brother Chu is too fierce! I've even lost my battlefield." After three months of handling logistics, General Xie couldn't take it anymore and quickly called for his military advisor. "Military advisor, I'll leave this to you. I'll go watch over Brother Chu to prevent any accidents."

General Xie ran away without waiting for the military advisor's consent.

Chu San was not surprised at all when he met Xie Gong on the battlefield.

Xie Gong was so excited that he kept pestering him, "Brother Chu, you must take me to the battlefield to kill the enemy. You must teach me, otherwise I will complain to your wife and say that you are not willing to die on the battlefield."

Chu San was speechless, and he took Xie Gong with him to beat the opponent into a mess. Xie Gong was tortured so badly that he almost turned into a crying monster.

Youzhou and Yuzhou had a bumper grain harvest, and both places were particularly stable and were not affected by the war.

More and more refugees began to flee to the two places.

Zhou Jiaojiao had already seen many wealthy families rushing to Youzhou.

One day, she was coming back from the farm and was about to take Baoer to a restaurant for dinner.

At this time.

In the middle of the road, the curtain of a carriage in the convoy was lifted, revealing the face of a nobleman.

The woman frowned slightly when she saw Zhou Jiaojiao passing by.

"Mom, what's wrong?" A younger female voice sounded.

"Zhou Jiaojiao." The woman's face instantly darkened, looking very ugly. "Why is she here? She seems to be doing well."

"What?" Zhou Mianmian stretched her head out to see, and sure enough, she saw Zhou Jiaojiao. Without thinking, she said, "Mom, quickly catch her."

The former Third Lady of the Earl's Mansion raised her hand without saying a word and called the guards around her to surround Zhou Jiaojiao.

After being surrounded, Zhou Jiaojiao stood calmly, looking at these people and asked, "Who are you?"

The dozen or so guards didn't even respond, but waved their hands and said, "Catch them."

Zhou Jiaojiao smiled.

She simply waved her hand and sent more than a dozen guards flying.

She is no longer the frail Zhou Jiaojiao of the past, and these guards are obviously just minions.