Chapter 281 Eating Cake with Tears
In the family quarters of Houcheng Military Camp, Lu Songli and Qin Sheng had already washed up and returned to their rooms, ready to go to bed.
Qin Sheng took a cloth and wiped her hair, "Lili, I heard something today."
Lu Songli sat lazily with her eyes slightly closed, letting him do what he wanted. "What's the matter?"
"Ji Wuyin and his men were escorting grain north and encountered two pirates."
"Then what?" Lu Songli thought to herself, there are not only bandits but also pirates on the water.
"Now that we've defeated the bandits and pirates on land, can we go and fight the bandits and pirates in the water?"
"You have long-term ideas and are ambitious," Lu Songli praised.
"But Lili, we don't have a boat."
"I'll figure out a solution. You eliminate the bandits on land first."
"Okay!" Qin Sheng responded excitedly, then took the opportunity to put his arms around her from behind and said, "Lili, you're so nice."
"Silly boy." Lu Songli tilted her head back, smiled and kissed his face.
Qin Sheng couldn't help but pull her into a hug, then he couldn't help but put his arms around her waist and kissed her.
After the kiss, the two lay on the bed. Qin Sheng fanned her while sticking to her, and the two whispered to each other.
Lu Songli endured the feeling of a big stove ironing her skin and whispered to him.
Gradually, Qin Sheng's voice became softer and the fan stopped and started waving.
Lu Songli took the fan from his hand, threw it aside, then moved away a little and closed her eyes.
In her mind, she was thinking about what had just happened: building ships to develop the navy, getting horses to develop the cavalry...
We need to recruit craftsmen and artisans...
When Lu Songli thought about how ships and horses were big money-burning items, she got a headache. Money was really needed everywhere.
No, she was still too lenient with Ji Wuyin, the richest man in the South! Tomorrow, she would have to squeeze more money out of Ji Wuyin, the richest man in the South.
This time, Lu Desheng was out for about ten days. He left after seeing off Prince Gong and Imperial Censor Zhou Chengzhong. After touring three counties, he came back.
I'm tired and I miss home.
Regarding their father's failure to meet his self-imposed requirement of inspecting five counties, Lu Songli, Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi and their siblings dared not say or do anything.
For Lu Songli, she feels sorry for her own father, and she will also get angry if he doesn't let her rest after working hard.
After he had a good rest at home for a day, Lu Songli went to find him and discussed with him about posting a notice to recruit craftsmen.
Lu Desheng was kicked out of the room by his wife Jiang. When he heard that his little girl had come to the room, he didn't want to move at all.
Hearing his daughter's suggestion, Lu Desheng couldn't help but say, "My daughter, being the governor of Liaodong County is just a job. Do we really need to fight so hard?"
Lu Songli said sternly, "Father, let's not talk about how others can sleep soundly beside my bed. Just to say Liaodong County is now the place where our Qin and Lu families have made their home. If we don't comb through the entire Liaodong County, will you feel at ease?"
Besides, they had taken over Liaodong County with great difficulty, so how could they let it be given to others?
Lu Desheng said embarrassedly, "Dad didn't mean anything else, he just felt sorry for us father and daughter."
Lu Songli tried to comfort him, thinking he was just a child throwing a tantrum. "Dad, be good. We, father and daughter, will work hard for a few years. From now on, I will let you and mother enjoy your life without having to work anymore."
"Really?"
"real."
"How many years is a few years?"
"Three, five, or seven years, but you certainly won't be as busy later on as you are now."
"Okay, Dad believes in you." Lu Desheng ate the pie drawn by his little girl with tears in his eyes. What else could he do if he didn't eat it? He couldn't really not work.
In the afternoon, Lu Desheng summoned Mo Lianfeng, the manager of the Xiangping military garrison, in the name of the county magistrate.
Mo Lianfeng never expected that the Qin family would turn things around so quickly!
Although the Qin family is still guilty, now that Qin Liu's father, Lu Desheng, has become the governor of Liaodong County, no one would be so tactless as to mention this restricted area.
Liaodong County is located in the northeast corner of Dali, too far away from Chang'an. The emperor is far away, and Lord Lu is the local emperor of Liaodong County.
He was extremely grateful that when the Qin family fell into his hands, he did not mistreat them, and even gave them certain conveniences within the scope of his authority.
So, when he was summoned, he was still calm.
When Mo Lianfeng was invited in, he saw the county magistrate, Lord Lu, sitting in the first seat, and Madam Qin Liu sitting next to him. When she saw him looking over, she smiled and nodded slightly at him.
Mo Lianfeng stepped forward and bowed, "I pay my respects to the County Magistrate!"
"Stand up," Lu Desheng waited until he was standing before asking, "Manager Mo, I heard my daughter say that when we were in the Xiangping military settlement, she suggested you set up an experimental field. Did you do it in the end?"
Mo Lianfeng collected his thoughts and replied, "Master Lu, you're asking about the acres of paddy fields that Madam Qin Liu suggested using the rice seedling transplanting method?"
Lu Desheng remembered the term his daughter had said, "Yes."
"Yes, I planted about five acres of paddy fields."
"How are those acres of rice growing?" Lu Songli asked with concern.
Mo Lianfeng recalled that the rice in the five acres of land was indeed growing more lushly than the rice planted using the old method next to it, and he replied truthfully.
"Don't worry about it, just plant those acres of land well. You don't have to take too much care of it. Just take care of it the same way you take care of rice before." Lu Songli instructed. She was worried that after Mo Lianfeng returned today, he would pay special attention to the five acres of rice. It would be bad if he overdoes it and kills the rice.
Lu Songli plans to promote the new rice planting method next year. When this crop of rice is ripe and ready for harvest, the village heads of various villages in Liaodong County will go to visit it.
Land is the lifeblood of the people. Without concrete examples, asking them to change their farming methods will be met with great resistance.
Seeing is believing, hearing is not. Only tangible results can convince them.
I believe that if the five acres of rice have a good harvest and one acre can yield a few more buckets of rice, the resistance to promotion will be much less.
After finding out the truth about this matter, Lu Desheng let Mo Lianfeng go.
After Mo Lianfeng returned, he received the appointment letter promoting him to the position of General Manager of Xiangping, which attracted envious looks from the people around him.
Mo Lianfeng was in a daze. From today on, he also had a backer?
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