Chapter 256: Ignore everything outside, let’s go home and farm
"That's about it now."
Sang Zhixia paused, grasped the restless hand on someone's waist, twisted the flesh on the back of the hand, and said, "Chen Nianhe promised to send people to help us open up the wasteland after the spring, but 70% of the grain produced from the land will go to the Northwest Camp, and we can decide where to go with the rest."
The most lacking thing in land reclamation is manpower.
Although the farm's profit-sharing system has attracted many people to participate, there is still an obvious gap in labor.
The more people there are, the more food there will be.
There are plenty of people in the Northwest Camp.
It is not a time of war now, and there are so many people in the camp who are idle anyway. If we assign some of them to work, we can reclaim a lot of wasteland.
When the autumn harvest comes, these wastelands are the hope of survival.
After experiencing the famine, everyone can see the importance of food.
Of course, the more the better.
Sang Zhixia tugged at Xu Yu's fingers, resting her forehead against his and saying, "I plan to select some of the people sent from the Northwest Camp to help me cultivate grain seeds."
The type of grain and the fertility of the land are the key factors in determining yield.
The fertility and quality of the land cannot be changed overnight.
Grain seeds are fine.
Sang Zhixia was hesitant to let outsiders get involved, so it would be a good idea to let the people from the Northwest Camp do it.
"Those who come out of these camps are only interested in making achievements. They have no obsession with farming and will not delve too deeply into it."
"I've arranged it. They probably don't care what they do, and they won't tell anyone about it after they get out."
Even if there are some gossipers, these people who are not good at production cannot say a single word.
After all, in their eyes, farming in a greenhouse and reclaiming wasteland are the same work.
Sang Zhixia was very relieved.
Xu Yu listened quietly without interrupting. When Sang Zhixia had almost finished speaking, he smiled, reached out and stroked the side of her face, pinched her earlobe, and said, "Well done."
“It’s much, much better than I thought.”
No one knew how frightened Xu Yu was when he heard about the famine in the northwest, and no one knew what kind of torment he was suffering in his heart during the time he was away, despite his calm demeanor.
Xu Yu even regretted many times why he left home at such a critical moment.
He was worried about trouble at home and even more worried that no one would be able to help. In the end, it was Sang Zhixia who suffered.
The dark color in Xu Yu's eyes surged repeatedly, and finally turned into an indescribable subtle pride.
"Zhizhi, you are really nice."
With no one at home and everything in chaos, his little girl handled it calmly.
Do it better than anyone else.
Sang Zhixia didn't react much when the old man praised her, but when she suddenly heard Xu Yu's words, her ears inexplicably turned red.
Sang Zhixia blinked her eyes and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore."
"By the way, didn't you write before saying that you wouldn't be back for a while? Why are you back so suddenly?"
Sang Zhixia suddenly thought of Chen Nianhe's desire for food. She sighed and frowned, saying, "Now that you're back, what about buying food?"
"Even with the ones delivered today, there are still too many missing ones. If..."
"I've already opened up the channels for purchasing grain. Next, we just need to follow the plan I laid out earlier. Xu Minghui is watching closely, so there won't be any mistakes for a while."
Xu Yu's lips were filled with a hint of teasing as he said with a smile, "As long as it's still needed here, the food delivered here will not be cut off, but..."
Xu Yu tilted his head and bit Sang Zhixia's cheek, whispering, "General Chen's benefits probably won't be earned many times."
Sang Zhixia's eyes flickered slightly: "You mean?"
"Before I came back, I received a message from Bai Ziyu. Chen Nianhe sent someone to Kyoto at some point to report the food shortage and famine in the northwest. There's no peace in Kyoto right now."
Chen Nianhe is different from the former Marquis of Jiaxing.
Chen Nianhe is a scoundrel.
When others are in high positions and have great power, they just think about hiding their broken arms in their sleeves, for fear of losing face and being laughed at.
Chen Nianhe is different.
This person is shameless and just makes a scene.
The complaints about the undelivered food and the tragic famine in the northwest were brought to Kyoto, shocking the government and the public.
Xu Yu played with a lock of black hair between his fingers, his chin resting on Sang Zhixia's shoulder. He said, "Before others could start a commotion and hold the famine responsible, Chen Nianhe's memorial of apology arrived before Your Majesty."
"It not only describes the plight of the people in the northwest during times of food shortages, but also lists the price General Chen paid to raise rice and grain to save the suffering people."
Simply put, Chen Nianhe also put the accounts of his spending on the table.
Chen Nianhe did not directly ask the Ministry of Revenue to pay money to fill the hole in his private account.
But looking at the huge amount in the account book, those who had prepared countless sharp words suddenly didn't want to speak anymore.
The national treasury is not well-off, which is a common problem for many years.
General Chen has already taken out the relief funds from his own treasury, so it would be inappropriate to say anything more.
If there is a commotion and compensation is really needed, where will the money come from?
The man on the dragon throne had a dark face when he saw the memorial sent from the northwest. If he were to talk about the issue of making up the silver again, wouldn't he be in trouble again?
Anyone who wants to find fault shut up.
With the help of the Chen family, Chen Nianhe also put the problem of delayed food and grass transportation on the table.
This matter cannot be avoided.
It won't be long before those who have received several reprimand orders will naturally find ways to send the food and fodder that have been delayed for more than half a year to the northwest.
The number will only be more than before, never less.
With these food supplies, the food shortage crisis in the northwest can be easily solved.
Xu Yu closed his eyes and slowly exhaled, saying softly, "The Chen family has been operating in the military for many years and has deep roots."
"It's a good thing that the Chen family is taking the lead in stirring up this matter."
There is no need to deliberately mention what the Xu family was like in the past.
When the wind and waves start to rise, naturally someone will notice that something is wrong.
Lay out the necessary groundwork first, and everything else will follow naturally.
Sang Zhixia thought about it carefully and found that the situation was better than he expected. He couldn't help but show a sense of relief on his face.
Sang Zhixia relaxed her back and leaned against Xu Yu's chest, sighing and saying, "It's finally over."
"You didn't even see what it was like when it started to get chaotic, and then..."
"Anyway, if this continues, I really can't stand it anymore."
It’s not that I’m afraid of starving, it’s that I feel a pang in my heart and can’t bear to watch it.
Xu Yu pinched the back of Sang Zhixia's neck as if to comfort her. Sang Zhixia adjusted herself to a more comfortable position, leaned back, closed her eyes, and asked vaguely, "Are you leaving again now that you're back?"
Xu Yu bent down and kissed her ear: "I'm not leaving."
"I'll just help you at home, okay?"
The commotion in the northwest was too big, and Chen Nianhe would definitely not be willing to stop anytime soon.
At times like this, the Xu family must keep a low profile.
Xu Yu's voice softened as he smiled and said, "Didn't you bring back a lot of rice seeds this time? Some are rare outside, with varieties like Pearl Rice, Green Stem Rice, Round Glutinous Rice, and Fragrant Rice. There are so many varieties I can't even remember them all."
"Once things here are almost done, I'll go home with you and cultivate the rice seeds in the greenhouse."
"Just tell me, I'll do the hard work."
Sang Zhixia grabbed Xu Yu's collar and laughed muffledly.
Xu Yu lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then chuckled and said, "Let's not worry about anything outside, let's go home and farm."
"good."
Sang Zhixia buried her head in Xu Yu's chest and rubbed it, laughing muffledly as she said, "Go home and farm."
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