Chapter 251: Two Countries Fight
Bai Li stamped his feet in anger and secretly made a note of him, saying he would settle the score with him later.
After finishing the work at the mansion, Bai Li took Old Man Sun and the farmers to collect grass roots, bran and various discarded plant rhizomes, and piled up and fermented these materials according to the methods he remembered.
She patiently explained the key points to the farmers: "Everyone, please note that during the composting process, it is important to maintain appropriate humidity and temperature, and to turn the compost regularly to allow it to fully ferment. This is how it can become fertile fertilizer."
After a few days of fermentation, these seemingly useless things are transformed into high-quality fertilizer with the fragrance of soil.
It would definitely not be so fast if it was done using traditional methods. Bai Li secretly added the fermentation agent she made to achieve this effect.
There was no other way. Time waits for no one. If she didn't fertilize the crops, she would miss the best time to fertilize them. She had to use a quick method.
Old man Sun looked at the shiny black fertilizer and still couldn't believe that these things were better than pig manure and human manure.
Bai Li directed everyone to spread the fertilizer evenly in the fields.
With the continuous irrigation from the waterwheel and the nourishment of fertilizers, the crops that were originally dying miraculously recovered and thrived.
After more than a month, the fields were golden, the heavy rice bent their waists, and the plump rice ears swayed in the wind, presenting a scene of a good harvest.
Instead of decreasing due to the drought, the grain output of the Great Zhou Dynasty reached an unprecedented level, and the granaries were filled to the brim.
The Great Zhou had a bumper grain harvest, and the whole country celebrated.
The news spread quickly to the surrounding countries as if it had wings.
Simon and the Mongolian envoys could no longer sit still and went to the farm to find out what was going on.
When they saw the mountains of grain with their own eyes, they were shocked and jealous, and a crazy idea came to their mind - to snatch Bai Li away and use him for their own country.
The envoy from Simon State then submitted his resignation to the Emperor of Zhou, and Zhou Yu readily approved it.
Simon's envoy expressed his sincerity in his apology this time, ceding two states and offering thousands of cattle, sheep and horses as compensation.
Zhou Yu couldn't even suppress his smile. The more compensation, the better.
After hurriedly returning home, Envoy Simon immediately advised the King of Jin, "Your Highness, Bai Li is truly a remarkable woman. If our country can utilize the waterwheel and fattening method she invented, we will have abundant food and strong national strength. We must find a way to capture her."
Prince Jin cast a gloomy look at him, "Didn't I ask you to propose to her?"
The messenger wiped the sweat from his forehead and said under immense pressure, "The Emperor of Great Zhou pushed it to Princess Donghu, but she flatly refused."
"Humph! She's a divorced woman. I'm lucky enough that I don't despise her. How dare she refuse?!"
The envoy did not dare to answer, because Princess Donghu was a hot commodity and everyone wanted to take her over.
Who dares to say now that she is an abandoned woman? No one can get her.
As soon as Simon left, the Mongolian envoy and Xuan Yuhao also returned.
After returning to China, Xuan Yuhao was depressed and had no appetite, as if he was suffering from lovesickness.
At first, he proposed to Bai Li with the intention of using her to make magical weapons, but the increasingly radiant Bai Li attracted him so deeply that he vowed to marry her in this life.
The Mongolian envoy described Bai Li's great achievements to the king in vivid detail, which moved the Mongolian king deeply.
"Your Majesty, if Bai Li can serve the Mongols, our country will no longer be plagued by natural disasters and will surely dominate the world."
"That's a good idea. My dear ministers, if you have any good ideas, please share them with us for our discussion."
The eldest prince Xuan Yuao looked at the listless third prince and whispered, "Waste!"
Xuan Yuhao was in no mood to argue with him, so he said goodbye to his father and left.
Xuan Yuao snorted contemptuously, and watched his royal brother walk away before asking his father to go to Da Zhou to propose marriage. The person he proposed to marry was Bai Li, the Princess of Donghu in Da Zhou.
The envoy looked at this with a look of hesitation. The eldest prince, who had always loved competing with the third prince, glanced at him and said to the king, "The third prince has already proposed marriage, but the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has not agreed. The eldest prince will go again..."
"Why, if he couldn't propose, I can't propose too? Who made this rule?"
Xuan Yuao stared at the messenger with a sinister look. The latter was drenched in sweat and quickly changed his words, "Perhaps the Third Prince is not in the eyes of the Princess of Donghu. Why not give the First Prince a try?"
Xuanyu Aocai nodded with satisfaction, a hint of satisfaction hanging on the corner of his mouth.
The two countries became eager to compete for Bai Li, and immediately began to secretly plan an operation to seize Bai Li.
The envoys from Simon Kingdom first sent a group of agile assassins lurking in the Great Zhou Dynasty to sneak into Bai Li's mansion under the cover of night.
However, Bai Li had been prepared. Since she became famous, Nangong Min and Luo Yang became her personal guards, and the guard force in the mansion was strengthened.
As the assassins approached the mansion, they were spotted by patrolling guards, and a fierce fight ensued. Although the assassins were highly skilled in martial arts, they were ultimately outnumbered and fled in disgrace after suffering heavy losses.
The envoys of the Mongolian Kingdom learned that the action of the Western Kingdom had failed and decided to take another approach. Before the court had made any plans, Xuan Yuao took action privately.
Through his secret contacts, he bribed an official in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty to report Bai Li in the court, falsely accusing her of colluding with foreign enemies and plotting rebellion.
When Zhou Yu heard this, he laughed out of anger!
"They're using this trick again. Should we say these spies are stupid, or are the people behind them brainless?"
Eunuch Li added, "They are stupid. They think the trick they used on Bai Zongren will work..."
He slapped himself before he could finish his words. This really touched the emperor's sore spot. He was really bringing up something that was out of the question.
Although the emperor wanted Bai Zongren to take private work, he never thought of letting him bear such a serious crime.
Someone happened to impeach him in the court, and the emperor, for some unknown reason, issued an edict in accordance with the memorial...
Fortunately, the Bai family suffered no casualties during their exile, otherwise he wouldn't know how to compensate them...
The bribed officials were reckless and even exaggerated their words in the court: "Your Majesty, I have heard that Bai Li has a close secret relationship with Simon. I am afraid there is a hidden secret behind the recent drought and bumper harvest. Perhaps they are trying to send food and fodder to Simon in order to commit illicit acts!"
But before the court was dismissed, the official who was talking so loudly was apprehended by the imperial guards and taken to the Dali Temple for detention and interrogation.
The officials gave out the spies, and several spies sent by the Mongols to the Great Zhou were arrested.
Meng Guoxuan Yuao did not receive timely news, and he thought the time had come, so he prepared to secretly kidnap Bai Li.
He personally came to the Great Zhou, led a team of elite cavalry, and quietly approached Bai Li's Princess Mansion on a stormy night.
Nangong Min and Luo Yang have been on high alert, so how could they let them succeed?
Xuan Yuao's men failed, and at the same time, his plan and the ambition of the Meng Kingdom were exposed.
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