They exchanged greetings, and Zhao Shi'an scrutinized the other woman, making sure she posed no threat before slowly sitting down next to Fang Qing.
Fang Qing wondered if it was just her imagination, but Li Yuan seemed much more reserved after Zhao Shi'an came into contact with him, and left after talking for a short while.
Fang Qing personally escorted the person out of the mansion, and only turned back after watching the person walk out of the alley.
Li Yuan walked over, and Fang Qing noticed that his clothes and shoes were worn out.
Despite being the top official in Yongzhou, he lived in such poverty.
"Everyone's gone, why are you still looking?" Zhao Shi'an waved his hand in front of her.
"Lord Li has had a tough time."
"He has his own way of living, it's his choice. He's gone, he's gone back, why bother talking to him so much?"
Fang Qing naturally knew.
Why do I feel like you're speaking with hostility?
Where?
"You looked impatient while we were talking. What upset you?"
Zhao Shi'an paused for a moment.
Actually, he simply didn't like Fang Qing talking so happily with other men.
"There's some trouble at court." He attributed his current bad mood to the situation at court.
"But the tax collection process isn't going smoothly?"
"It's alright, but overturning the current tax system in Yongzhou will inevitably make the Emperor lose face. It needs to be done slowly. Don't worry, it's going very smoothly here."
Zhao Shi'an appeared relaxed again, and Fang Qing trusted his efficiency.
In the following days, Fang Qing was busy traveling with Lord Li to various counties to promote the seeds, and she knew nothing about what was happening at the imperial court.
Anyway, it wasn't until half a month later, after the seeds had been planted, that Fang Qing learned that the tax issue had been resolved in the capital.
Fang Qing had just returned home that day. She had spent the whole day at the government office checking the accounts with Lord Li, and her arms were sore. Fang Qing was doing stretching exercises on the screen that Xiao Dou had found when Zhao Shi'an told her the news from the capital.
"The Emperor blamed the issue of taxes in Yongzhou on the late Emperor, saying that it was the late Emperor's decision and that he was now abolishing the rule on behalf of the late Emperor."
Fang Qing couldn't help but laugh.
"He was truly the late emperor's beloved eldest son."
The late emperor forbade him to investigate the Zhong family's affairs, but he didn't do it himself. Instead, he let Zhao Shi'an investigate. The Zhong family was exonerated, and he promoted people from the Zhong family in the court. I wonder if he will be afraid to see his old father in the afterlife a hundred years later.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an teased the Emperor.
However, the tax issue has finally relieved the burden on the people of Yongzhou.
Things are moving in a positive direction.
By the time the crops planted in the ground matured and a new batch of seeds were planted, the weather in Yongzhou had turned cool again.
Fang Qing had lived in Yongzhou for more than half a year and had adapted to the place. The only thing she was not used to was that there were not many vegetables to eat after the weather in Yongzhou got cool. There were many dried vegetables, but they did not taste as good as fresh vegetables.
Yongzhou was skilled at animal husbandry, and meat was cheaper than vegetables.
At first, eating meat at every meal was fine, but after a while, Fang Qing felt nauseous at the sight of meat.
With the current underdeveloped transportation system, it is obviously not suitable to transport goods from other places.
So Fang Qing came up with the idea of growing vegetables in greenhouses.
Greenhouse vegetables are not difficult to grow in modern times, but this is an ancient place without plastic greenhouses and artificial lighting.
Fang Qing spent two days studying the system and began to try to cultivate a piece of land in their yard. She built a sturdy frame with bamboo poles and replaced the plastic tarpaulin with the oil paper used to cover the windows.
Although oil paper cannot achieve the transparency of plastic, it can still allow sunlight to pass through.
After the oiled paper is pasted on, a straw curtain is placed on the outside. When the temperature is low at night, the straw curtain is lowered to keep warm, and when the sun shines during the day, the straw curtain is rolled up.
Once the temperature drops further, charcoal fires will need to be lit inside the greenhouse to raise the temperature.
In addition, the burning of candles is used to observe the oxygen concentration in the greenhouse.
In short, you need to gradually summarize your experience at each step.
The first batch of vegetables Fang Qing planted in the simple greenhouse she built in the yard were green beans, spinach, and eggplant, all of which are vegetables with relatively short growth cycles.
Although not as good as growing in a natural environment, the fruits produced from seeds in the system store are still quite considerable.
Fang Qing delivered a portion of the first batch of greenhouse vegetables to Li Yuan.
At this time, Yongzhou had already entered winter, and the temperature was below zero at night. Seeing such fresh vegetables here greatly surprised Li Yuan.
Later, Fang Qing invited Fang Qing to visit her greenhouse at her home.
“The growth rate in the greenhouse is naturally not as fast as outside, but it’s enough to be able to eat fresh vegetables in the cold winter.”
Li Yuan was clearly shocked. He looked around for a while, and the first thing he asked was the cost of building the greenhouse.
"The only expensive items are the oilcloth and charcoal. A piece of oilcloth can last for one or two years, so it's not that expensive on average. The high price is mainly due to the charcoal. If we were to be self-sufficient, the cost would be too high. But if we were to make a profit, these costs wouldn't be so high."
Vegetables are a bit more expensive at this time of year than in the summer, but it's still acceptable for ordinary families to buy them every few days.
"Besides, I have other ways to save charcoal and keep the fire warm, which can also reduce costs."
Li Yuan became more and more excited as he listened, and then he pressed Fang Qing for the method she had mentioned for lowering costs.
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