Chapter 599 More Lively
Xiao Zhou asked about everyone's situation over the years, and then walked around the mansion with Yan Ning.
Xiao Zhou said, "Back then, I thought this would be where we would live. When the time comes, I'll take you to every corner of the mansion."
Xiao Zhou liked Princess Yan Ning since he was young, and he wanted to marry her and treat her well.
But he didn't expect that something happened that forced him and Yan Ning to live in Xinghua Village in hiding.
It was not until now that he took Yan Ning for a walk around the mansion.
Thanks to the people arranged by the emperor, the mansion was well tidy.
Moreover, servants and maids were busy working in groups of three or four, and the mansion did not look deserted.
It will also make Xiao Zhou and Yan Ning feel better.
Yan Ning said, "Actually, I'm also curious about what the place where you grew up was like, and what the mansion is like."
Now, whenever she and Xiao Zhou walk around the mansion and look at the scenery, they can feel the place where he grew up.
Xiao Zhou held Yan Ning's hand and said, "With you by my side, I dare to go back to the mansion."
Otherwise, he would not dare to come back, for he was afraid that seeing these familiar places would bring back memories and make him think of his relatives in the Xiao Mansion.
Fortunately, he has Yan Ning by his side now.
Yan Ning said, "Don't worry, if you want to live in the mansion, we will live in the mansion. We will call Shaochen, Shaojing and the others back later. The mansion will be more lively when Xuanxuan and Ruirui grow up."
"Clean up all the rooms in the courtyard for them."
"Now we also have a farm in the capital, and we can build a vermicelli workshop on it. Shaochen is now the prince, so he can still open a noodle shop here in the capital."
As far as Yan Ning is concerned, the capital has not changed much, and some old stores are still there.
Moreover, she has tried all kinds of noodles in Beijing.
She still thinks the noodles at Ye’s Noodle House are delicious.
Mainly because of the variety.
The noodles all taste different.
Even if it is opened in Beijing, business should be good.
Now that he has arrived in the capital, Yan Ning also wants to do something.
She thought of the commercial street her daughter had built in Liuhe Village. At first, everyone thought that even if the shops in the village opened, no one would go to buy things, and everyone would buy things in the town.
But who would have thought that the commercial street in the village is so prosperous today.
Merchants from other places would go there specifically to buy food.
Even Yan Ning and Xiao Zhou had been there a few times and thought the food there was delicious.
Yan Ning didn't think much about it at first.
But when she arrived in the capital, she saw that there seemed to be no changes in the city, and suddenly she wanted to do something.
Yan Ning said, "I remember my daughter told me about her ideas for economic planning, including supporting facilities, commercial streets, food courts, tourism, etc..."
Shen Yueyao would also share some of her thoughts with her parents.
Yan Ning was very smart, but she had never thought about opening a shop and doing business before.
But now that her status has been restored and she has come to the capital, according to the rules for princesses, she also has a manor and a shop, so she naturally wants to do something.
When Yan Ning said this, Xiao Zhou understood what she meant. "You want to plan a commercial district in the capital?"
Xiao Zhou and Yan Ning often heard Shen Yueyao talk about the planning of the commercial district, and they also understood what it was.
Yan Ning nodded and said, "Think about it, the inner and outer cities are actually fully planned. Yao Niang's farm is outside the city. Because the milk tea shop and barbecue restaurant inn are doing good business, many people will take carriages to visit the farm, and it's quite lively there."
“But think about it, many people who come to the capital from other places, no matter who they are, will rest outside the city after the city gates close at night.
Sometimes we have to sleep outdoors for a night and then go into the city the next day."
"Although the city is bustling, there are also many rules that restrict us."
"There's also a curfew. You said it would be great if we built a commercial district in the village outside the city, just like what Yao Niang said, a place that combines restaurants, residences, leisure and entertainment, and academies.
"The most important thing is the food street mall. The food street has a variety of delicious food, and the mall sells all kinds of clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, etc."
"People from other places can shop, travel and do business here."
Xiao Zhou asked, "Will that steal business from the inner city?"
Yan Ning smiled and said, "Of course not. Think about it, in the past, many merchants came to the capital and sometimes the inns were out of rooms. This made the city too crowded and the prices were also high."
"The consumer groups are different. Those scholars and ordinary people who come to Beijing from other places actually still want to find a cheap place to live..."
"We have our own farm outside the city, so even if we build these, the cost won't be much."
"The shop rental price is cheaper, and the goods sold are cheaper. People from other places who do business here will also find it cost-effective..."
Xiao Zhou asked, "What about safety issues?"
"Outside the city is no safer than inside the city."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "The foot of the capital is much safer than other states."
"Besides, you can hire guards."
Once the business is developed, it won’t cost much to hire guards.
Yan Ning also planned to discuss this idea with the emperor.
Both the inner and outer cities of Beijing are a bit crowded, so it is indeed possible to develop outside the city.
Moreover, if the development outside the city becomes rapid in the future, we can then build another city wall outside.
Yao Niang had mentioned something about cement before, saying that cement is very useful.
She didn't quite understand, but she felt that Yao Niang could figure it out.
So Yan Ning is not worried about these.
"Plus, there are many villages outside the city. If the areas outside the city develop, the villagers there will also find jobs. With more people coming and going in the commercial area, even if they set up a small stall to sell agricultural products, there will be people buying them..."
The more Xiao Zhou listened, the more he thought this was a good idea, and he also supported Yan Ning.
Of course, after the two of them discussed it, they also sent a letter to Shen Shaochen in Xinghua Village.
After all, he is the crown prince now, and we can't let him know nothing.
Originally, the emperor wanted to arrange someone to go to Xinghua Village to deliver the imperial edict.
But Yan Ning and Xiao Zhou declined.
They don't want the people in Xinghua Village to know their identities.
They are all ordinary people and probably don't know a lot of news.
When they return to the village in the future, they will find that everyone will still treat them as ordinary people and can talk to them normally.
In this way, Yan Ning wrote letters to her two sons and one daughter.
I talked a lot.
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Hezhou
The New Year is coming soon, and there is nothing to do in the prefectural government office, so Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi are also free.
Of course, the academy is also on vacation, and the two of them sometimes take their eldest and second child out for a walk and buy some New Year's goods.
In fact, even if they don’t buy anything, they like to go shopping at this time.
Because at this time people in Hezhou will come shopping to buy New Year's goods, there are many people on the streets, and children are running around laughing happily.
Everyone had a bright smile on their face and was preparing for the New Year.
At night, the pier is full of lanterns and you can also visit the night market.
Even though the weather was a bit cold, it couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm.
Of course, for everyone's safety, Su Xueyi mobilized more soldiers from the garrison to protect the safety of Hezhou.
The people also knew that the yamen runners and soldiers patrolling the streets were there to protect their safety.
So everyone feels more at ease shopping in the market.
Dabao and Erbao were holding windmills and toys in their hands, and they were running and playing.
Shen Yueyao looked at the bustling and lively scenes and a smile appeared on her face.
Of course, on this day, Shen Yueyao received news from the palace.
The emperor actually arranged for someone to read the imperial edict.
She was actually named a princess.
This caught Shen Yueyao off guard.
When she received the imperial edict, she was still a little bit in disbelief.
Lu Yechen came personally to deliver the imperial edict, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to it.
"The Emperor has given the princess many rewards, but they have been sent to the Xiao Mansion first. The princess will be able to see them after she returns to the capital."
Shen Yueyao was stunned and couldn't recover.
She suddenly became a princess.
"Aren't only the prince's daughters able to become princesses?"
Lu Yechen explained, "The Emperor said that the princess has made outstanding contributions to the Great Yan Dynasty, not to mention the contributions made by Lord Xiao and Princess Yan Ning in protecting the border. It is natural to confer the title of princess on her. No one will question it."
Now the emperor holds real power and has concentrated a lot of power in his hands.
If he wanted to do something, as long as he followed the rules, no minister would raise any objection.
Because the emperor has reason to shut them up.
The emperor would say, if you can also make cheap paper, invent printing, help cure a state, research high-yield crops and things like kangs, he would also confer them the titles of princes and princesses.
Once the emperor said this, everyone had to shut up.
Even if they racked their brains, they still couldn't come up with so many things.
Not to mention that all this is indeed beneficial to the country and the people.
Everyone was also afraid of offending Princess Yan Ning and Marquis Xiao.
One has status and the other has military power, so no one dares to say anything more.
Yes, after Marquis Xiao regained his status, the emperor also gave him the military token that originally belonged to the Xiao family.
He wants to manage the Xiao family army.
Of course, this border war also made Xiao Zhou see the shortcomings of the soldiers.
So he has to train a new group of elite forces.
In this way, if someone attacks the Great Yan Dynasty again, the Great Yan Dynasty will not be afraid of anything.
In fact, the enemy country was also a little wary when they learned that Lord Xiao was still alive.
It is true that Xiao Zhou had the ability to make people tremble in fear since he was young.
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Shen Yueyao is not a pretentious person. Since she was given the title of princess, she accepted it.
Of course, as a princess, she has heavy responsibilities. At most, she can make more contributions to the Great Yan Dynasty.
Su Xueyi hadn't talked to Lu Yechen for a long time.
When I was still in the capital.
They have been in Hezhou for half a year.
Shen Yueyao personally cooked a table full of sumptuous meals, while Lu Yechen and Su Xueyi drank and chatted happily.
Although Lu Yechen is now the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he has it much easier now.
Because the emperor has already held real power.
He no longer has to secretly help the emperor solve many problems like before.
Most of the court officials nowadays are promoted and selected by the emperor himself, and they are all people who can get things done.
Lu Yechen was also happy to see that the Dayan Dynasty was getting better little by little under the leadership of the emperor.
"You don't know, after the Emperor saw Princess Yan Ning and Marquis Xiao, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep that day, and he even called me over to talk..."
After being with the emperor for several years, Lu Yechen has come to understand more and more how good the emperor is.
Su Xueyi smiled softly, "The Emperor may also feel that with Princess Yan Ning and Lord Xiao around, the Great Yan Dynasty will be more stable."
Lu Yechen nodded and said, "That's right. Princess Yan Ning is also very prestigious in the royal family. Moreover, Princess Yan Ning's generation is also high. Many people have received her favor. She can suppress the people of the royal family."
"It's not like some members of the royal family will come out and express dissatisfaction with some of the emperor's decisions."
"Not to mention Lord Xiao's ability, he is also a general who can intimidate the enemy country."
"Originally, the Emperor was lamenting the lack of generals in the Great Yan Dynasty. Now that Marquis Xiao has joined us, the Emperor is very happy."
"The Emperor actually wants to meet Prince Shen and Second Master Shen as well."
In the eyes of the emperor, the Xiao family is represented by Shen Shaochen, Shen Shaojing and Shen Yueyao.
Shen Shaochen is the prince of the Xiao family, Shen Shaojing is the second son of Shen, and Shen Yueyao is the princess.
As for Chen Shaolei and Li Shaoshuo who used to be in Xinghua Village, they don’t count at all.
Su Xueyi understood the emperor's thoughts, "The emperor also wants to train a younger generation of generals."
"Some generals are born with talent, while others learn and work hard to become generals."
"But the Xiao family has a special physique and is naturally strong. The Xiao family spear is even more unique. Only the Xiao family can practice the Xiao family spear."
"My two uncles previously lived in Xinghua Village, and the Emperor actually hoped that they would have the talent to become generals."
Others might be afraid of being overshadowed by their own achievements, but Emperor Yan Hanxi would never be afraid.
He trusts the people he employs and does not employ those he does not trust.
Moreover, he didn't really want to be the emperor, but for the stability of the Great Yan Dynasty, he had to sit on that position.
He also hoped to train more talented generals for the Great Yan Dynasty and to train more loyal ministers for the Great Yan Dynasty.
Su Xueyi understood Yan Hanxi's thoughts.
It is precisely because she understands Yan Hanxi's thoughts that Su Xueyi is more willing to be loyal to him.
Be loyal to such an emperor.
It is rare that the Great Yan Dynasty has such an emperor now.
Su Xueyi and Lu Yechen were talking, while Shen Yueyao led everyone in the mansion to make paper-cuts.
They cut the paper-cuts themselves.
Shen Yueyao was thinking about decorating the house more beautifully during the New Year.
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Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian have been busy opening workshops and chain stores.
Now their hot pot restaurant has already opened, and the business at the dock is very good.
Although the store is large, there are many people eating hot pot, so as usual, there is a queue.
Not only was the hot pot restaurant doing good business, but the two men also built a persimmon cake workshop on the farm they bought.
Dried persimmon cakes made from persimmons are also very popular.
Of course, the secret recipe was taught by Shen Yueyao, so it tastes very good.
Not many people bought it at first, so Shen Yueyao had someone help promote it in the newspaper.
Someone was asked to make up a jingle, and the dried persimmons, persimmon cakes, and persimmon jam were pushed out.
Not only do local people like to eat it, but even merchants from other places come here to buy it.
Shen Yueyao helped Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian come up with a solution, which was to create Hezhou's specialty products.
In particular, there is a store opened at the dock, and the name of the store is Hezhou Specialties.
Many businessmen come to Hezhou to do business, and some come to Hezhou for fun. When they go home, they will go to the store to pick up a few boxes of local specialties to take back.
So business is good and a persimmon workshop has also opened.
The farm is over there too.
Originally, Xilin Town in Hezhou was very remote and poor.
But because a large farm and a large persimmon workshop were built there, it also drove the development of that area.
The villagers nearby now have work to do and are paid, so their lives have improved. During the New Year, they would go to the town to buy things, which also boosted the town's economy.
She listened to her fourth brother, oh, no, now it should be her second brother.
After registering with the emperor, she will only have two brothers from now on, one is Shen Shaochen and the other is Shen Shaojing.
Her second brother said that when he first went there, the roads were bumpy and the town was deserted.
But now there are more and more people in the town.
Of course, Su Xueyi had the road over there repaired now, so the carriage was no longer bumpy when passing through.
But this is not enough, Shen Yueyao is currently looking for limestone clay.
With limestone, we can make cement and build cement roads.
Once the road there is built and a few measures are taken, the economy of the westernmost part of Hezhou can be boosted.
Many farmers are waiting for the distribution of high-yield crop seeds in spring.
So it was very late when Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian came back.
Shen Yueyao hurriedly asked someone to go to the kitchen to bring out the food that was still warm in the pot.
"Why are you back so late again? I've arranged for someone to take care of it, so you don't have to keep an eye on it. It's really tiring."
Shen Yueyao felt a little sorry for Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian.
After these two people arrived, they have been busy with business matters.
Ning Mianmian smiled and said, "It's not hard. Seeing that business is so good, I am happy."
"Especially the persimmon workshop. Who would have thought that the supply is now outstripping the demand? Our specialty store at the dock is running low on supplies. We'll have someone ship some over from the Zhuangzi workshop tomorrow."
After spending a long time with Shen Yueyao, Ning Mianmian also knew some special words.
For example, the concept of supply exceeding demand was learned from Shen Yueyao.
Now they can understand some special words they say.
Shen Yueyao was also very happy to hear this and said, "It looks like business is good."
Shen Shaojing also washed his hands and came over to sit down and eat. He said: "The New Year is coming soon. Many people are rushing back home and want to bring some gifts for their families. Our store has a good name, Hezhou Specialties, and everyone will go and buy it when they see it."
"Besides, our food is really delicious. We have bulk samples for tasting and premium packaging. Once you see the premium packaging, you will feel at ease buying it."
These ideas were also thought up by his sister.
I have to say it really works.
Especially since the packaging was so exquisite, he wanted to buy it as soon as he entered the store.
What other souvenirs are so practical?
It's obviously just some persimmon cakes, dried persimmons, persimmon jam, beef jerky and other things, but they just make people feel good.
Of course, his farm was built next to the persimmon workshop.
The persimmon workshop is very large, with two workshops, which he uses specifically to make beef jerky.
Anyway, the ingredients are just beef from the farm, which is very convenient.
When they first came to Hezhou to do business, they were worried.
Now that the hot pot restaurant is open, they feel relieved to see that everyone enjoys eating there.
The reason why they keep them so busy is that they tend to miss Ruirui when they are free.
Ning Mianmian sometimes thought about it so much that her eyes would turn red in the middle of the night.
Fortunately, she knew her sister-in-law could help take care of her.
Now my parents have also gone to the capital.
As if thinking of something, Shen Shaojing said: "By the way, sister, I heard that someone from the capital came to deliver the imperial edict, and you were conferred the title of princess."
Shen Yueyao was stunned, "How did you know?"
Shen Shaojing said, "Oh, everyone in the hot pot restaurant is discussing this while eating. They say that someone from the capital came to the prefecture to read the imperial edict during the day, saying that the prefect's wife is now a princess. Everyone is discussing this heatedly."
"But everyone is very happy, because for them, the prefect's wife is a princess, which means that Hezhou will have better development. Moreover, everyone now loves you and your brother-in-law and hopes that you can have a higher status."
Ning Mianmian sighed, "It seems like everyone's thinking is very simple. They respect and love whoever can feed them."
"You and your brother-in-law are now well-known in Hezhou. Everyone is talking about you and is very grateful."
Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi may feel that they have not done anything, but in the hearts of the people of Hezhou, they have done a lot.
Because of them, everyone can return to Hezhou from outside to live, have a village to live in, have work to do and get paid.
Living in Hezhou today, as long as you work hard, you can always find a job and have enough to eat.
In previous years, when ordinary farmers were preparing for the New Year, they did not dare to buy anything.
But this year everyone is willing to buy meat.
Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian came over from the hot pot restaurant and could feel the joy and liveliness along the way.
Everyone had a bright smile on their face and a glimmer of hope in their eyes.
Shen Yueyao said, "Hezhou will prosper in the future. We will distribute high-yield crops in the spring."
Shen Shaojing was also quite surprised and asked: "Sister, you gave Bian Guanjuan one million dan of food, and now there is still food?"
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Of course there are. Don't forget the many farms I bought and the many high-yield crops I planted. This is just two seasons of crops. I harvested another wave of potatoes and sweet potatoes before, so there are naturally still a lot."
Not to mention that after Shen Yueyao's space was upgraded, there was more land in the space. She planted a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the space, and the output of the space was not comparable to that of the fields outside.
So she stored a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
After the spring, some potatoes and sweet potatoes were distributed, and she still has a lot.
And she will continue to plant it on her farm.
Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian admired Shen Yueyao very much after listening to her.
Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, now the people of Hezhou all know that it was you who donated more than one million dan of grain to the border, which helped the soldiers at the border win the battle."
"When the Northern Rong Kingdom attacked at the border, the people were very scared. Everyone was afraid of fighting. After the victory, everyone was very happy."
Not to mention others, even Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian were very happy.
During the previous battle, the atmosphere in the store was somewhat solemn.
After the victory, everyone ate happily, talking and laughing.
Shen Yueyao was stunned, "Everyone really knows this!"
Shen Shaojing said: "That's right. Even if the people in Hezhou didn't know at first, with so many merchants coming to Hezhou now, many of them came from the capital and brought some news with them, everyone knows it now."
Ning Mianmian added, "Yes, now everyone is more convinced that you have high-yield crops here, and they are all looking forward to the spring planting."
Shen Yueyao looked at the expressions of Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian, and asked tentatively: "Do you know about that Marquis Xiao and Princess Yan Ning?"
Shen Shaojing nodded and said, "I heard that everyone went to the hot pot restaurant to eat and discussed these things. I didn't expect they were still alive!"
"I used to hear stories about Lord Xiao, and I was really impressed by him, especially his skill with the spear."
Shen Shaojing said this with an expression of admiration.
Shen Yueyao looked at her second brother who was completely unaware, and the corners of her mouth twitched as she said, "I remember you can also use a spear. Dad taught you."
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