However, they all said that if they were going to be busy, they would be busy together; if they wanted to have fun, they would have fun together.
Qiao Lian'er: "I just think it's too much trouble to go there."
“It’s not tiring at all. Riding a horse around the fiefdom is so pleasant. We can also expand our business here. It’s a great thing for our Qiao family.” Qiao Zhizhi said, and when she saw the servants bring over the Akhal-Teke horse, she scrambled onto it.
“Miss Qiao, although the people in your fiefdom are your subjects, they grew up in the capital and have their own opinions. They may not listen to you completely. If there are more of them, they won’t dare to act recklessly,” Pei Zhujin said, and then mounted his horse.
Let's go.
Qiao Lian'er muttered to herself, Pei Zhujin always faced those important matters with a calm and collected demeanor. If he said that, could it be that those common people were very difficult?
I went to the sealed-off area yesterday.
Then she saw Pei Shijiu with thirty guards, each carrying a fine sword, and the veins on Qiao Lian'er's forehead throbbed.
“Bringing so many people makes it seem like I’m a tyrant who’s trying to suppress people. Seven or eight attendants would be enough. This will only lead to misunderstandings among the people.”
“Little girl, the people around the capital are not so easy to deal with. Some of them are troublemakers, and if they are stirred up, it can easily cause trouble.”
“You’re asking them to plant your things, which is like uprooting them. I’m not even bringing enough people.”
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking at all, Qiao Lian'er couldn't help but prepare herself mentally.
The Pei family is a century-old family rooted in the capital, and their understanding of the capital and its surroundings is naturally much greater than hers.
Within a hundred li of the fiefdom, there were more than forty villages. The largest village, called Shiquan Village, was situated entirely on a plain and surrounded by endless rice paddies.
Once the largest village is persuaded, it will be easier to advance the other villages.
Foods like tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and peanuts have gradually spread throughout the country. With so many products available, competition for prices can easily arise, leading to lower profits. Qiao Lian'er simply plants them in the space to exchange for gold coins.
However, to prevent others from obtaining the seeds, she only sold milled white rice. Once the rice was grown on her fiefdom, she didn't sell the whole grains, but the whole grains, thus creating a monopoly.
Vegetables don't matter, but rice is the foundation of survival, and she must have control over it.
Rice is something that people care about most, so let's start with rice.
Two people were sent out to deliver the message. When they arrived at Shiquan Village, the village head was waiting at the village entrance with several white-haired elders and villagers with whom they could usually discuss matters.
They were all very curious when they heard that this piece of green maple plain had changed owners, and that the owner was a thirteen-year-old girl.
Not only the village head and clan elders, but also the villagers were peeking out of the courtyard gate, full of curiosity.
They discussed it privately.
"A thirteen-year-old girl may have some clever ideas, and she has become a county princess, but does she know how to manage such a large fiefdom?"
"Don't give blind advice without knowing anything and make things chaotic here. Also, whatever you do, don't increase taxes."
Upon hearing the word "taxation," everyone else looked wary.
Taxes in the Gyeonggi region have never been light, especially during this war against the northern tribes, which confiscated most of the grain as military rations, leaving every household struggling financially.
Fortunately, the spring planting season has arrived, and the war has been won, so everyone feels that there is hope for the future again.
The place has a new master, and the system of granting titles to nobles still applies, so taxes have to be paid to the county lord, which is a factor that makes them uneasy.
Upon seeing the person arrive, He Lizheng stepped forward and bowed.
"It is a great honor for Shiquan Village to have you here, esteemed guests."
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