When Su Rina returned to the backyard, she looked unhappy. The maidservant tried to persuade her, "Madam, the master is also thinking about Wuliangha. Why do you have to quarrel with the master over an irrelevant family? It will only benefit those concubines."
Su Rina waved her hands irritably, "What do you know? Go, go and invite Ke Rimu to come over. I have something to ask him to do."
Kerimu is the largest spice merchant in the county town. He comes from the Western Regions. His ancestors are related by blood to Surina's mother, so Surina takes special care of Kerimu's business in both the county town and the Western Regions.
Su Rina spoke up for the Qiao family in front of Agula, not to seek justice for the Qiao family.
Although she did not agree with this method of breaking off diplomatic relations and forcibly seizing other people's prescriptions, after marrying into the Wulingha clan, she had seen too many times the merchants' unscrupulous pursuit of profit, and she was no longer surprised.
She felt sorry for the prescription that she had not had time to change.
Before, she only knew that the White Jade Dragon Cream sold well, but it was only after she exchanged the Glazed Fruit for the recipe that she realized how profitable this thing was.
The medicinal materials used in the White Jade Dragon Cream are all common and cheap ones. To others, the most expensive one is actually sheep fat.
She never thought that there was mutton fat in it, because there was really no fishy smell at all.
But sheep fat is expensive for the Yue people, but not for the northern Mongolians.
Apart from other things, Northern Mongolia has plenty of cattle, horses and sheep. They are their most important reserve materials. Even when noble women get married, their dowries and betrothal gifts are calculated according to the number of cattle, horses and sheep.
When Guang Surina married into the Wulingha clan, her dowry included 5,000 sheep.
Therefore, the cost was reduced again. In total, the cost of a jar of White Jade Dragon Ointment was only five to eight cents of silver, including the jar.
But a jar of White Jade Dragon Cream costs five taels of silver, and it is sold at a higher price in Northern Mongolia and the Western Regions, and doubling the price is no problem. Any businessman would go crazy for such a profit.
So Su Rina sent a large number of people to look for the plants that Miao Wan wanted, both in Northern Mongolia and the Western Regions.
Fortunately, she found two more things, one was an ornamental plant with a color very similar to the glass fruit, and the other was a ground egg that grew underground.
She knew that Miao Wan would not waste her time. Since she was willing to exchange the secret recipe, it must be a good thing.
She felt a little regretful about giving away the Glazed Fruit before, but she didn't think much about it because she heard that the Glazed Fruit was highly poisonous.
Later, I heard that Miao Wan had found a lot of glass fruits in the fields. That thing can replace dogwood and is even more delicious. Only then did I realize that I was careless.
She also tried the remaining two things on humans and livestock, and the results were puzzling. Some people were fine after eating them, some had diarrhea, and some even died after eating the ground eggs.
She didn't dare keep it for herself. Just then, Agula sent a letter saying that Xining Town suffered a disaster because of her carelessness.
Originally, she wanted to take two things with her as an apology, or exchange them for a secret recipe.
In this way, you can save face and gain benefits, and the matter of making money will be over. You can still change the recipe in the future.
Su Rina wondered if the White Jade Dragon Cream contained sheep oil, then the shower gel might contain cow's or goat's milk? After all, it was milky white.
There is no shortage of milk in northern Mongolia. In the past, it was thrown away when it changed taste. Later, with the invention of milk blocks and milk tofu recipes, it was able to be stored.
Therefore, the Wuliangha clan became one of the richest merchants in Northern Mongolia, and was valued more by the Qiyan clan, and even had a say in front of Wang Khan.
But the value of milk cubes and milk tofu lies in the fact that they are food. Just like grain, the unit price is not high. The more you have, the richer you are, because they themselves are a kind of currency.
Su Rina felt that they had stored enough milk cubes and milk tofu, and that selling them would bring in more money than selling shower gel, so she kept the recipe in mind and rushed over from northern Mongolia without stopping.
As a result, she found out that Agula and Bayin had actually done such a thing, and she was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood.
Now, let alone exchanging two things for a recipe, Miao Wan might not agree even if a few more things were added.
Su Rina was too lazy to waste time talking to the two brothers who were obsessed with money. Since one way didn't work, she had to try another one. Fortunately, her mother was a princess from the Western Regions, so she still had some options.
When Miao Wan was worrying about cotton and duck down, A Dun came in and reported, "Boss, the Western Region merchant on the street is here with the Western Region merchants from the county town. They said they want to discuss something with you."
Miao Wan was a little puzzled. When she sent her parents-in-law away, she had already stockpiled a batch of spices and made some herself. What could the people from the Western Regions do now?
When she arrived at the front hall, Miao Wan discovered that Wutuk, the Western Region merchant who came from the street, had been notified by other merchants to come and pay money to choose a shop.
She also knew another one, Ke Rimu Miaowan, and she had stockpiled some spices from him.
"Do you have any new spices?" Miao Wan asked Ke Rimu.
Ke Rimu smiled and shook his head, his mustache twitching. "Madam, you misunderstood. I heard that you wanted to build a commercial street. I wonder if you need any fresh goods. A few years ago, the Western Regions sent a large batch of new things, and I brought some here. If I can sell them to you, I would also like to rent a shop here like Wutuk did. I wonder if that's possible."
This made Miao Wan a little puzzled. Ke Rimu had a good shop in the county town, so why did he come to Xining Town to open a shop? His shop in Xiping County was quite large.
But Miao Wan didn't refuse, she just smiled and asked, "Can I take a look first?"
Ke Rimu nodded quickly. "Okay, okay. I've asked someone to bring the samples over. They're all at the gate. You can take a closer look."
Miao Wan did not comment and asked Adun to take Utuk to handle the formalities, while she and Ke Rimu went to the gate to check the goods.
Just as she reached the door, Miao Wan paused, her breathing became noticeably irregular, and she pinched her palms hard to suppress her excitement.
The ones pulling a lot of cargo... are camels!
Camel hair is even warmer than wool!
These camels are all hairy and have never been shorn!!!
If someone could see the light in her eyes, they would probably be scared. Fortunately, she lowered her eyes just when Ke Rimu looked over, so Ke Rimu didn't notice.
"Ah, these horses are so weird!" Weird and cute hehehe...
Ke Rimu smiled. "This is a camel-horse raised by the Uk people. It's not as fast as a horse, but it's very useful for pulling goods. If my lady likes it, I'll give her two later."
Miao Wan bit her tongue to suppress her smile. "How can I feel so embarrassed... I wonder how many horses you can give me? If they can't run fast, I can ask the children at home to learn riding. Oh, and we have more than 20 children at home."
Ke Rimu: "..."
He almost couldn't hold back his smile, and only coughed a few times, "Madam, please take a look at the other goods first. If you want more, I can buy some for you from the Wuke tribe."
Miao Wan nodded, suppressed her excitement, and tried to look at the goods sent by Ke Rimu as calmly as possible.
In front are dried fruits such as honeydew melon and grapes, which taste very sweet. The fruits of the Western Regions have always been a specialty.
In the middle were some relatively fresh spices and rose water. Miao Wan picked out a few spices that she didn't have and put them aside.
When she walked to the back and lifted the lid of the basket at the camel's feet, Miao Wan was stunned.
Potato? !
She took a deep breath, walked quickly to another basket, opened it, and took another deep breath.
tomato? !
She suddenly turned her head to look at Ke Rimu, and suddenly had a bold guess in her mind that no one knew she was looking for this thing.
The courtesan selection that Ruan Qin wanted to hold was interrupted by a fire before it had even started for long, and it has not been restarted yet.
Only one person knows that these things are very important to her.
Surina!
And Su Rina is the daughter of a princess from the Western Regions, and she lives in the county town...
Miao Wan suddenly smiled. Without even looking at the goods in the back, she directly asked Ke Rimu to go back to the front hall and sit down.
"I like all the goods that Mr. Ke Rimu brought. If the price is right, I will buy them all, no matter how many there are.
By the way, that camel and horse we saw earlier is also very interesting. I would like to buy a large quantity so that I can transport goods between the county town and Xining Town. Please name a price."
Ke Rimu was startled. He had been reminded by Su Rina that the ground egg and wolf eggplant at the back were very important to Miao Wan, but why did it seem that she was not as enthusiastic about these two things as she was about the camel and horse?
He hesitated and cautiously probed, "If Madam wants all the goods, there are quite a lot. I have goods worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Miao Wan smiled generously. Don’t you have any dignity if you have no money?
"As long as the goods are worth hundreds of thousands of silver, I can take them. Just give me the price list and the total quantity of goods."
Ke Rimu was not really prepared for this. He came here actually for the ground eggs and wolf eggplant.
However, if it could lead to a big deal, Ke Rimu would certainly be happy to do so. He seemed to be getting more enthusiastic. "Excuse me, Madam. Could you wait a moment? I only brought the unit price and didn't write the quantity on it, but I have it all memorized. Let me complete the list and give it to you."
Miao Wan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to get you some writing brush and ink. I have other things to do. I'll come over once you're done here."
After saying that, Miao Wan hurried back. It seemed that it was indeed an urgent matter.
A'dun was a little nervous. He remembered that his boss had already arranged everything else. He had been racking his brains these past two days to think of how to find the money to purchase cotton from Anyong County and Xiping County.
Could it be that he remembered it wrong?
When they reached the backyard, A Dun spoke carefully, "Boss..."
"Hahahaha..." Miao Wan really couldn't wait to get into the house, and when she got to a place where Ke Rimu couldn't hear her, she couldn't help but clapping her hands and laughing out loud.
My palms hurt from clapping, but I couldn't contain my excitement.
Qiao Rui was drawing a flower on Taotao's eyebrows when she was frightened and the flower slipped from the eyebrows to the corner of the forehead, leaving a thick vermilion mark.
"Crazy?" Qiao Rui guessed in a low voice.
Taotao turned his head left and right, trying to reach the mirror, and thoughtlessly echoed his aunt's words, "You're crazy!"
Qiao Ruichen heard the noise and came out of the study. He knocked on someone's head and said, "Be careful with your words."
Qiao Rui pouted, "Brother, you married a wife and forgot about me. You only care about your wife!"
Taotao imitated her mother and pouted, still remembering her appearance. Her fat arms were placed on her inconspicuous waist, and she said, "Marry..."
No matter how smart she is, she is not even two years old yet, so she can’t really explain it in a complete way. She just stared at her father and said, “Love Awan, Taotao, don’t be bad!”
Qiao Rui explained on behalf of her niece, "Taotao means that you only love her mother and not her. You are so bad!"
Qiao Ruichen nodded expressionlessly, "I was wrong. Let me put it another way. Watch your words and be careful with your butt."
The two of them subconsciously covered their buttocks and kept silent.
Very good, Qiao Ruichen smiled, Awan still has some authority in front of the children.
Miao Wan, who had just established a little bit of authority, jumped three feet high with joy when she saw Qiao Ruichen, jumped directly onto him, and kissed him several times with joy.
"Hahaha... My husband, I'm so happy! I really am God's darling daughter! He loves me so much! Hehehe..."
Qiao Ruichen carefully supported his wife, but had to avoid her arms. She couldn't hold on with one hand, and was afraid of hurting her. She was in a panic and was kissed all over the face. Her face turned red instantly.
It was also the first time that A-Dun had seen his boss being so... enthusiastic. His face was so hot that you could almost fry an egg on it, but because of his skin color, it couldn't be seen, so he quickly lowered his head.
Qiao Rui also quickly covered her eyes, saying, "Young lady, you can't look at this," but the gaps between her fingers were big enough for a carriage to run in.
Taotao followed suit, and perhaps because she noticed her father's bewilderment or was simply helpless, she suddenly blurted out, "Shame on you! You deserve it!"
Qiao Rui: “…”
Qiao Ruichen: “…”
Miao Wan turned her head to look at Taotao, with a fake smile, "Qiao Aqian, is your butt okay?"
Taotao screamed, covered his butt and ran away like a duck.
Qiao Rui was chasing after them, laughing so hard that she was about to die. Aunt Geng poked her head out of the kitchen and heard the chaos. She couldn't help but laugh and shook her head.
She went back into the kitchen and laughed as she and Aunt Zheng and Aunt Zhao, who were making dumplings together, sighed, "Don't think that our young lady from the host family has only given birth to one child. She lives her life like she has seven or eight."
It was so lively.
Aunt Zheng agreed with a smile, "Isn't it lively and lively? This is a sign of prosperity. We will be happy to listen to it every day."
Aunt Zheng and Aunt Zhao both suffered from disasters and had no talent in their families, so they became servants in the hands of human traffickers. For them, the lively atmosphere of a large family is the best. Both of them are afraid of silence, which will easily remind them of their deceased relatives.
Outside, Qiao Ruichen finally carried Miao Wan into the house. The blush on his face had mostly faded, and he asked her with a smile what had happened.
Miao Wan leaned in Qiao Ruichen's arms. "No need to buy cotton! I've found something even better! And weren't you worried that after all the grain was distributed, since every household in Xining Town now relies on work points for food, there wouldn't be enough food reserves next year? I've discovered a particularly high-yielding crop. Let's build a shed and plant a crop in the winter. As long as there's enough seeds for twenty acres of land, we won't have to worry about running out of food!"
Qiao Ruichen was stunned. "Twenty acres of land is enough to feed thousands of people for a month?"
Miao Wan raised her eyebrows and shook her head. "It's more than just a month. You underestimate potatoes! I figured it out. Nowadays, a family consumes about 30 kilograms of food a month. We're only responsible for 500 households, which means 1,500 kilograms. One acre of potato land can produce 1,000 kilograms. Three acres of land will be enough for them to eat for a month. I'll have everyone plant it in the spring, and after the harvest in late summer, everyone won't have to worry about not having enough to eat anymore."
Qiao Ruichen's breathing quickened when he heard it, and he tightened his arms, squeezing Miao Wan until she groaned, "It hurts, it hurts! Are you trying to murder God's own daughter?"
Qiao Ruichen was amused and couldn't help but laugh bitterly, but if what his wife said was true, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was God's own daughter.
He suppressed his excitement and asked carefully, "So... is this easy to grow? Can it be sent to the capital so that everyone can grow it?"
For the people of Dayue, the most difficult thing is to have enough food. If the people can have enough food and clothing, and the soldiers will not lack food and drink, it can be said that a big problem has been solved for Dayue.
Miao Wan immediately sat up straight and became alert. "Good seeds are good seeds, but we have to see how many they send. These must be used as seeds and cannot be sent to the capital first."
Miao Wan would not object if the potatoes were sent to the capital after they were grown. She also wanted the common people to have enough to eat.
However, Miao Wan was not happy about sending the food rations of the people in the northwest to the capital. She did not have such a grand vision, and now all her thoughts were on how to make the people in the northwest prosperous.
Qiao Ruichen hurried to comfort his wife, "I won't ask you to send everything to the capital. How about just keeping half and sending the other half? Actually, the county town can also provide a batch of grain to Xining Town for disaster relief. It's just a game of power. If you use the will of the saint as an excuse... you can also send more cotton."
Miao Wan lay back down and said, "That's no problem." She didn't want to stop the popularization of potatoes. The more potatoes were planted, the better.
No matter whether it is rice or wheat, at most there are a dozen or twenty grains of rice hanging on an ear of rice, which weigh less than one or two ounces in total.
But there are more than ten or twenty potatoes under one potato vine, at least one kilogram. The yield per mu is nearly ten times higher, and you can see how good this thing is.
The most difficult thing is that potatoes and sweet potatoes contain starch. Sweet potatoes can cause heartburn, but potatoes don’t. Fortunately, I found potatoes first.
Miao Wan put her left hand in front of her right hand, which had not yet removed the wooden board, and put her hands together. "God, please send me more this time. I'm not greedy at all. I just want something around 800 kilograms."
Qiao Ruichen: “…”
Eight hundred kilograms is impossible. Potatoes...which are called ground eggs by people in the Western Regions, are actually found in the wild. People mistake them for taro, but they don't taste as good as taro, and eating them can kill people. No one would eat them unless they are very hungry, and no one would grow them.
Therefore, the total amount discovered was not large, with only 500 kilograms left, and Su Rina pulled them all over.
There were even fewer wolfberry fruits, with a total of thirty pots. These things looked even better hanging on the branches than the glass fruit, and to Miao Wan, they looked more like cherry tomatoes of later generations.
There were quite a few dried fruits and spices, and the prices were very attractive, but the number of camels and horses was more than Miao Wan had expected.
"One thousand horses? So many people from the Western Regions are willing to sell them to me?" Miao Wan looked at Ke Rimu in surprise.
Ke Rimu smiled and said, "These camels and horses can't run fast, they can only be used to pull goods, so originally they were mostly sold by traveling merchants. The Wuke people have always been selling them, but there are fewer traveling merchants this year. If you want them all, I can help negotiate a price and sell them to you at a lower price."
Miao Wan was in no hurry to speak. The prices on the list Ke Rimu gave her were not expensive, but not cheap either. They totaled over 30,000 taels of silver, which was considered a reasonable price for ordinary customers.
And the price was not the final price. Judging from his calm look, he was probably waiting for her to bargain.
The only thing was that he described the ground eggs and wolf eggplants in great detail, saying that these two things were good things in the Western Regions, that ordinary people could not buy them and that the cost was extremely high. He asked to exchange them for a large two-story shop to learn the recipe for shower gel.
Miao Wan chuckled inwardly. If ordinary people couldn't buy her belief, no one would eat this stuff. But it was a good thing? It was a lie.
If it weren't for Su Rina's help, she would have diarrhea while standing upside down.
At that time, Ke Rimu will honestly follow the contract. As long as he does not admit that he resold it and he does not do this business outside, it has nothing to do with him whether Wuliangha sells it or not.
As for the Wuliangha clan, before they fell, they did not believe that Miao Wan had the confidence to confront them.
She didn't even discuss the price. She just put the bill on the table and picked up the tea. "Mr. Ke Rimu seems to not want to do business with my Qiao family. Then I won't send it."
Ke Rimu was startled and stood up nervously. "Madam, why do you say that? Of course, I am doing business with you sincerely...but is the price an issue? If so, we can discuss it."
Miao Wan snorted softly, "Other people exchange my recipes directly for land deeds and rent, or even future commercial taxes. I'm after long-term benefits. Do you take me for a fool? You're offering me a few junky things no one has ever seen, and you're expecting me to return my recipe that's making me a fortune, and you're even offering me an unrealistic price. Is this the right way to do business? Let's not discuss this."
After saying that, she didn't give Ke Rimu a chance to continue speaking. She stood up and asked Adun to see the guest off. She walked out the door without hesitation, without any hesitation at all.
Ke Rimu was stunned by Miao Wan's smooth departure and didn't even react.
Miao Wan counted in her heart, and she didn't hear the person behind her trying to stop her until she stepped over the threshold. She bit her handkerchief in her heart and thought, "Oh, oh, oh, oh!" Could it be that she was acting too convincingly and this person gave up?
This person is too frightened!
Fortunately, Ke Rimu reacted and saw that Miao Wan had disappeared after turning around. He quickly ran out and called out to Miao Wan, "Madam, please stay. I don't understand the situation in Xining Town. We can talk it over. How about we talk a little more? I really want to do business in Xining Town."
If Ke Rimu fails to accomplish this task, Su Rina will be angry, and then it will not be so convenient for him to get goods from the Western Regions.
Miao Wan smiled brightly in her heart, but turned around with a frown on her face, "Forget it, next time, next time we have business..."
"No, no, no, don't be so angry with me. It's just that I don't know how to talk. Well, there are still 1,500 camels and horses left from the Western Regions this year. The extra 500 will be given to you as a token of my sincerity. Please give me a chance and we can talk again." Ke Rimu said gritting his teeth.
The cheapest ones are indeed camels and horses. These horses cannot run fast and eat a lot. Their only good feature is that they are cold-resistant and drought-resistant. They are not needed to carry too many goods. If merchants do not buy them, the Wuke people will not have the money to raise new camels and horses. There is not enough food, so they have to be sold anyway.
If he lowered the price, he might be able to get it for two taels of silver per piece, and he could get one thousand taels of silver back from other places.
Miao Wan bit her tongue tightly, afraid of laughing, but she only put on a relieved look as if she had gotten the upper hand, and reluctantly returned to the front hall.
This time she wasn't shy and slashed all the prices in half. Adun also took the business contract and said, "Mr. Ke Rimu, please think this over carefully. I can give you the shower gel recipe, but the raw materials can only be purchased from the manufacturer I specify."
Ke Rimu gritted his teeth and agreed to the price and the harsh contract.
Anyway, he didn't make much money, but he could still make some. As long as he gave the shower gel to Su Rina, she would have nothing to do with him in the future.
The shop in Xining Town was handed over to Wutuke to run. Shower gel is a good product, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt the pain of being bargained down, but it was still within an acceptable range. He gritted his teeth and signed the contract with both parties.
After Ke Rimu left, Miao Wan laughed alone for a long time.
There are 1,500 camels. The cotton and duck down that are in short supply this year can be replaced by camel hair, which is enough.
Even if there are some old, weak or sick camels, they can be killed and eaten.
Miao Wan remembered hearing from the older generation that camel meat was rare and had a very high nutritional value. It was not only rich in protein, but also contained sufficient trace elements and vitamins such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
The most important thing is... a lean camel is bigger than a horse! A horse is bigger than two sheep! I'm making a ton of money!
As for the shower gel recipe, after Miao Wan returned to the backyard, she held her stomach and laughed in front of Qiao Ruichen.
"If Su Rina knew that the baking soda in the recipe can only be bought from me, and that essential oils are also needed, and milk is the only thing that is dispensable, I wonder if she would be furious, hahahaha..."
Qiao Ruichen was afraid that she would laugh until she choked, so he handed her a cup of honeysuckle tea and said, "Drink some water first. How can you be sure that it was Su Rina who did it?"
Miao Wan took a sip of water and curled her lips. "I only told her. No one else would trade something like ground eggs, which can kill people if not eaten properly, for a priceless recipe."
Qiao Ruichen was stunned for a moment, "Can eating poorly kill people?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, these potatoes... aka ground eggs, will sprout. They can only be planted after they sprout, but the sprouted part can't be eaten because it's poisonous. So, it's best to peel the potatoes and only eat the bright yellow flesh inside. It's soft and sticky, and super delicious!"
Thinking of mashed potatoes, beef stew with potatoes, French fries, baked potatoes... Miao Wan subconsciously wiped the corner of her lips.
And there are tomatoes too. Once we have ketchup next year, the fast food restaurant business will be even better.
Miao Wan felt a little disappointed. "It's a pity that there are no sweet potatoes and peanuts. These two things also grow underground. They say that those who keep quiet will make a fortune. Things that grow underground always have high yields and are especially delicious."
Many potatoes, tomatoes and peppers were introduced from Southeast Asia. Many of these places are close to the Western Regions, so they were able to be introduced there.
But sweet potatoes, peanuts, and corn are mostly products of South America. They have high yields and good taste. I don’t know when I can find them again. It’s probably difficult.
When the traveling merchants come back, they can ask people living near the sea to help look for it.
Miao Wan was not greedy. She had planted potatoes that could be promoted in Dayue. In the future, the people's food supply would be greatly improved, and the number of people who died of starvation would be greatly reduced.
The goods, totaling 15,000 taels of silver, were all transported to Xining Town within three days.
The other goods were easy to deal with. The garrison first let the two battalions take away the food belonging to the Gubei Army, and then cleared out a large warehouse to store the food.
Fifteen hundred camels filled the open space in the commercial street and attracted everyone's attention.
Yang, who was called over, felt dizzy. "Awan, I've only fed mules, not horses. I can't feed this weird horse!"
Looking at the huge monster with two humps two meters high, Yang didn't even dare to get close.
The person who brought the camel over quickly explained, "This camel is a herbivore. It won't hurt people. It's very docile and can eat any grass. Ten kilograms of grass and five kilograms of water at a time will keep it going for several days. You can feed it less each day, more at one meal, or even not feed it for several days."
Miao Wan couldn't wait to let Qiao Ruichen lift her onto the camel. Qiao Ruichen didn't trust her hands, so he followed her on. The two humps were more suitable for two people to sit on than a horse.
She was on the camel, looking far away from her high vantage point. The children were extremely envious, but they did not dare to go over to her, so they circled around Miao Wan's camel.
"Auntie, can you let me sit down too? I want to ride a tall horse, too. I promise not to make mistakes for three days, okay?"
"Auntie, let me sit, let me sit, I won't make any mistakes for five days!"
"Auntie, I'll be here for seven days!"
"I, I'll try my best in ten days!"
Everyone: "..." Sooner or later, I'll let you ride, and you're rolling up your sleeves now? It turns out that calling you a silly kid is absolutely right.
Miao Wan accepted everyone's "quote" with a smile, and asked Adun to write it down seriously. Only then did Jing Zhuzi and others who had been eager to try it out grab a carrot head each and ride their camels to stroll around nearby.
Seeing the children talking and laughing on the camels, Yang felt much more relaxed. She also heard that camels and horses would not hurt people, so she went over to touch them and felt that they were very docile, so she felt relieved.
After she felt relieved, she began to worry. "It's not hard to find fodder, but where are we going to keep so many camels and horses?"
Jing Zhuzi shouted from his camel, "We have a horse farm in Xiying, and we can help place some of the camels and horses!"
"We also have a horse farm in Beiying, and we can help raise some of the horses," Xu Dayao shouted, "but the madam will have to pay for the fodder herself."
Miao Wan originally wanted to open a camel farm outside the town and select some people to raise and shear camels. Camels are not afraid of the cold, can withstand hunger and thirst, and there is no worry about not being able to keep them alive.
Since there is a ready-made place that can make the camels more comfortable and also increase the income of the soldiers, she is willing to do so.
"Then keep them in the North Camp. It's closer, but I'll send people over to check on them regularly. If anything goes wrong with the camels or horses, you'll have to compensate me."
Jing Zhuzi, who originally wanted to argue, fell silent when he heard that he had to pay compensation.
Miao Wan added, "I'll pay for the fodder. I'll also need to do other things when the time comes, such as taking care of the camels... and the horses. Once the city wall is built, I'll have people build a horse farm and transport all the horses and camels back."
Camels can be used to transport goods, and in the future you can set up a camel express company and make money.
Xu Dayao scratched his forehead and said, "I can't make the decision on this. I have to go back and ask our Cavalry Commander."
Qiao Ruichen said directly, "Let me arrange it."
At that time, we have to make it clear to Xu Bin that camels are related to the soldiers' winter clothes and cannot be taken lightly. In order to prevent a few soldiers from freezing to death, Xu Bin will not be careless.
Ke Rimu also came and sent two people to learn the recipe. A man and a woman, they looked like they were born reversed.
The man has deep facial features but is short, while the woman has flat features but slightly higher cheekbones. She is tall and strong. If you don't look at their appearance when they stand together, they look like a mother and son.
Miao Wan nodded in agreement with a smile, and arranged for someone to teach them how to make a milk-added version of the shower gel. Seeing her so happy, Ke Rimu was very happy, and hurried back to report to Su Rina, and left without any delay.
Jing Zhuzi and the others were busy for a while, and then a group of people who had gone to Anyong County to transport timber came back. They stopped playing and sent the children back to Miao Wan, and went over to help maintain order and move timber.
Even in the middle of the morning in September, the cold wind was very biting. Driven by the weather, no one dared to delay and everyone was busy.
Xining Town is now completely free of the ruins left by the fire. Even though there is still smoke and fire, it only looks messy. There are more and more new blue brick and tile houses and cleared and leveled land.
Even though it has not yet gotten rid of its desolate appearance, it gives people hope that everything can be rebuilt. When everyone looks up and glances around after a busy day, they can foresee what the future will look like, and just thinking about it makes them feel excited.
But precisely because everyone worked so hard, many people had cracked hands, and their cheeks were severely frozen, chapped and patchy. Even the soldiers had them, and it hurt Miao Wan just looking at them.
Other things can be put aside. We must quickly count the goods and work points, let people move into habitable houses, distribute winter clothes as soon as possible, and pay the soldiers' salaries and benefits as soon as possible.
But before doing these things... there is something more important -
"Is that all? It's not even enough for half an acre of land." Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu looked at the potatoes placed at the kitchen door with worry.
Qiao Ruichen didn't expect that five hundred kilograms would be so little. There were ten baskets of potatoes weighed, which was indeed not enough even for seeds, let alone sending them to the capital.
Miao Wan also felt that it was too little, but it was definitely enough to plant two acres of land, and there would be a little extra to send to the capital for people to experiment. As for the capital wanting to plant more, they would have to grow it themselves and then use it as seeds.
Fortunately, in the capital and even in some places in the south, two or three crops can be planted a year. Those that mature quickly can be harvested in 60 days, so it won’t take too long.
She explained, "You can't plant the whole potato; you won't get a harvest if you do. One potato needs to be cut into five or six pieces, then covered with sand and straw in a kang room until it sprouts. Then you use the pieces to plant the land. Otherwise, the planting process is pretty much the same as for beetroot."
She knew how to plant it. This grandmother had sprouted seeds in her own yard, but the work in the fields still had to be done by Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu.
Zhang Bo and his friend were extremely surprised to hear this. It was the first time they heard that a seed could be cut into several pieces, and then after sprouting, it could be planted as individual seeds.
"This saves seeds." Uncle Wu sighed.
Qiao Ruichen reacted faster than the two old farmers. As soon as Miao Wan finished speaking, he tightly grasped Miao Wan's left hand, with a gleam in his eyes.
If one seed can produce several or even dozens of fruits, and one fruit can be used as five or six seeds... His breathing became a little rapid. If the yield per mu of this thing is really as high as Miao Wan said, how much more food will the people have to produce?
I'm afraid his original idea of just allowing the people to barely fill their stomachs was still too restrained!
Miao Wan's hands were clumsy, really clumsy, so Qiao Ruichen specially invited Sun Laohuo over. According to Miao Wan's instructions, he cut the potatoes into several pieces and covered them with sand in the kang room.
It cannot be placed on the kang because the temperature of the kang is higher than the temperature required for germination.
However, a higher temperature in the kang room is conducive to germination, so after washing the potato pieces, spread them flat on the floor of the kang room, sprinkle a layer of sand and then cover them with straw.
"It should sprout in two to three days. Uncle Zhang, you should take people to select two acres of land near the kang house at the end of the field to build a shed." Miao Wan ordered.
Although potatoes can be planted at low temperatures, they are also afraid of freezing. The northwest wind is so cold and the temperature is too low, so we have to build a shed and burn a charcoal brazier in the shed to plant a batch of potatoes as seeds as soon as possible. They can be distributed next year for everyone to plant, and there will be a good harvest after the summer.
After everyone finished these things, Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen took the children to eat together, and then immediately followed Qiao Ruichen to the study to settle the accounts.
"Awan, I believe it." Qiao Ruichen suddenly spoke when Miao Wan was busy.
Miao Wan raised her head in confusion, "Huh?"
Qiao Ruichen paused, then imitated his wife's tone and said with a smile, "I believe it. I might really be God's biological son-in-law."
Miao Wan heard it and snorted with her beautiful eyes narrowed, "...What, you want to go to heaven?"
Qiao Ruichen smiled and leaned over to kiss the corner of Miao Wan's lips, "I don't want to go to heaven, I just want to get on the bed."
Miao Wan: “…”
The author has something to say:
Miao Shiren: The infrastructure was completed quickly. The blacksmiths made machines that were used to produce the raw materials for the factory. Humph, recipes, especially those from Qianjinlou, how could a stingy old man like me give them away for nothing!
In two chapters at most, we will attack the richest man in Xiping County!
See you tomorrow!
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