The sun rises in the east, cocks crow and dogs bark.
Early in the morning, Lin Xiaoman, together with General Yu, brought a team of guards, and they rode on fine horses and galloped out of the city at lightning speed.
This time, we took the official road instead of the water route and rode at full speed the whole way.
After entering the southern territory and dispatching troops, Lin Xiaoman directly arrested the relevant personnel on the list. There was no need for interrogation. He just searched their homes after arresting them!
Confiscated the gold and silver and filled the national treasury!
I have to say, it’s fat!
However, the first county was caught off guard, and the corrupt officials were almost all caught in one fell swoop. But even if the news was strictly blocked, there is no such thing as impenetrable secrets.
The news that the empress sent the crown princess to the south to crack down on corruption still spread.
Officials in other counties who had committed crimes were in danger, and after being threatened with losing their heads and official positions, some people were bold enough to assassinate him.
Lin Xiaoman was exhausted from dealing with wave after wave of assassins.
She couldn't even concentrate on her cultivation!
In addition to assassinations, bribes with gold and silver, and beauty traps... there were even some who joined forces with the resident generals to rebel directly.
Assassination is a common occurrence for Lin Xiaoman, and bribery with beautiful men cannot impress her.
When encountering such a situation of rebellion, Lin Xiaoman would directly throw it to General Yu to deal with. For those who dared to rebel, General Yu would directly dispatch troops to crush them, and he was unstoppable all the way.
With the character of being "impartial and selfless, serving the country and the people", Lin Xiaoman fought against corruption all the way. The most corrupt and treacherous people would be wiped out, with a series of punishments including beheading, exile and property confiscation. If someone committed an unforgivable crime and brought disaster to a certain area, his entire clan would be executed without a single one being spared. After all, if the grass is not eradicated, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows.
As for the petty corrupt officials, give them a chance to "donate to disaster relief". If they know what's good for them, let them go.
Because of the large-scale rectification of work style, too many people are involved. If all of them are laid off, it will be difficult to find so many replacements in a short time.
It has to be said that supporting corrupt officials and confiscating their property is also an important source of income for the national treasury.
Lin Xiaoman's drastic actions established the image of an honest and noble princess among the people in the south.
Time flies, the cold winter is over and spring is here.
Spring is back and everything comes back to life. As the saying goes, sow a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand chestnuts in autumn. Spring should be the season for farming, but in some places in the north, where there were originally villages and fields, they are now barren and overgrown with weeds.
Because of the poor harvest, after enduring the cold winter, the farmers had no food at home and could not wait for the autumn harvest this year. They moved with their families and began a life of begging along the way.
As the number of refugees grew, even without careful searching, one could still encounter waves along the way. Little Sister Wang, who had been a bystander, finally submitted a memorial to the Empress, reporting the situation in the North. While the refugees were being driven by food shortages, the situation wasn't serious at the moment. However, officials in many areas, fearing the impact on their careers, concealed the situation and, instead of opening warehouses to provide relief, expelled the refugees, sometimes even resorting to force.
Then, Lin Xiaoman, who was actively cracking down on corruption in the south, received an imperial order from the empress. Immediately afterwards, she exchanged all the gold and silver she had confiscated from houses for supplies and sent them to the north to help the victims.
Lin Xiaoman spent a lot of his income in the south in the north, but overall he still made some money, and the originally empty national treasury increased a little.
Time flies. It has been almost three months since Lin Xiaoman set out from the imperial city. The potatoes and sweet potatoes in the farm have been harvested one after another.
Since Lin Xiaoman left, Yu Ziqian, who stayed in the mansion, focused three-tenths of his attention on the shop business under the name of the Princess Mansion, and seven-tenths of his attention on planting.
Yu Ziqian went to the estate in the suburbs almost every other day and was very diligent. Every time he would ask the farmers in detail about the growth of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
In addition to the main task of observing and recording crops, Yu Ziqian also did not forget to beat and intimidate the three people who were exiled to the farm.
In the end, unable to withstand the pressure and fearing that Yu Ziqian would kill them all, Fang Ke, Xu Youyang and Zheng Shuyan chose to fake their deaths and leave one after another.
Without deducting the "severance pay", Yu Ziqian happily arranged it, and the three of them "died" soon.
After seeing that the sweet potatoes and potatoes were about the same size, we expected a bumper harvest.
First, they each dug an acre of land. After weighing the output value per acre, Yu Ziqian was stunned.
The yield per mu of Tianhuang's several conventional crops is only 400 to 500 kilograms. Those that can reach 700 to 800 kilograms are considered high-yield crops.
The per-acre output value of potatoes is more than 2,000 kilograms, and the per-acre output value of sweet potatoes is more than 1,500 kilograms. This is when they are not familiar with the growth properties of crops. If they conduct in-depth research and carefully plant them, the per-acre output value will probably be two or three times higher.
After harvesting a few more acres of land and confirming that the output value per acre was indeed that much, Yu Ziqian personally handed the jade butterfly to the empress and requested an audience.
Soon, the answer was given.
After writing a detailed memorial and bringing dozens of kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes, Yu Ziqian entered the palace the day after the harvest.
After the court session, in the imperial study, Yu Ziqian reported to the empress about the two crops, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
After reading the memorial and learning the details of the situation, the empress was overjoyed and invited the person to stay and have lunch with her.
In the afternoon, Queen Huangyuan personally left the palace, brought people with her, and went to the manor with Yu Ziqian in a grand procession.
Under the personal supervision of the empress, the guards dug several acres of land and then weighed it.
After seeing this astonishing per-acre output with her own eyes, the Empress's expression could only be described as shock and ecstasy.
On the spot, the empress rewarded the Princess's Mansion with a lot of good things.
The empress immediately gave orders and several officials from the Ministry of Agriculture rushed to the scene as quickly as possible.
The empress solemnly handed over the task of researching and promoting potatoes and sweet potatoes to the Sinong Temple.
After giving the order, the empress returned to the palace.
Yu Ziqian stayed in the farm, taking the old farmers in charge of planting with him to assist. He explained the situation in detail to the relevant officials of the Sinong Temple and provided planting records.
The next day at court, although Lin Xiaoman was not there, the empress still praised him with a lot of good words.
The promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes is absolutely beneficial to the country and the people. It is a major national event. Lin Xiaoman became famous because of this achievement, and Yu Ziqian, the crown princess, also made an indelible contribution.
When sweet potatoes and potatoes appeared, the time-traveling girl Huang Lingxu was surprised for a moment, then she thought that there might be other crops in the deep mountains and old forests. Huang Lingxu was diligent for a rare time and worked overtime to search for a detailed list of crops from Baidu.
After transcribing it, Huang Lingxu handed it over to the empress.
The empress, overjoyed, generously praised Huang Lingxu and bestowed upon him a host of gifts. Later, during another court session, the empress distributed the plant encyclopedia, requesting that relevant departments copy it and distribute it to every county, every village, and every township...
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