Officer Lü admired Qin Mu and had a good relationship with him.
Upon hearing this, he cautiously asked, "Then what do you mean, sir?"
"The people of Chijia'ao and Xiechi'ao may be spared the death penalty for now, but they cannot escape punishment."
The people from Xiechi'ao who want to settle here need to make some kind of offer.
There's still a shortage of people for the outer city walls. If any of their families are willing to send someone, then that family can be spared the trouble.
If the family members are unwilling, they can offer five taels of silver as payment.
However, since they just arrived this year, and considering their difficult circumstances as newcomers, they will not be subject to this year's corvée labor.
Officer Lü's heart pounded with nervousness, and he asked the questions with even greater caution.
"What do you think of the people from Chijia'ao, sir?"
"I don't know how many people from Chijia'ao are participating right now."
However, based on speculation, the Chi family, to which Chi Yu belongs, was definitely involved.
If she can produce what I need this time, then I will let this matter drop.
If not, all those involved will be fined two taels of silver and must also produce one thousand catties of potatoes.
With this thousand catties, I can order someone to deliver it to the capital at top speed.
Given the current season, it would be perfect to send this plant to some areas in the northwest for cultivation.
One thousand catties can be used to plant several acres of land.
Those few acres of land, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will yield even more once the harvest is complete.
In this way, dozens or even hundreds of acres can be planted next year.
At this rate, within three years, this plant will be able to be grown in many parts of the Northwest.
In this way, it can be considered that the people of Chijia'ao are saving the people.
But it would be even better if I had what I wanted.
I heard that the yield of sweet potatoes is much higher than that of potatoes.
That crop is exactly what our Great Chu Kingdom is currently lacking.
Upon hearing this, Constable Lü fell silent. He knew that Fang Shizhong was someone of great importance and had connections to the royal family.
I just heard him say that Qin Mu has been following him for many years.
Under such circumstances, did he consider Qin Mu's thoughts when making this request?
When the people of Chijia'ao discovered something good, they voluntarily offered it to the government.
None of the things Fang Shizhong promised have been seen so far.
Isn't he afraid of hurting the feelings of the Chi family by exploiting them like this?
Perhaps this is what it means to be in a position of power!
All he could think about was how to maximize his profits.
Of course, this benefit was for the benefit of the people in other parts of the Great Chu Kingdom.
Perhaps to him, it was just that the people of Chijia'ao, no, Chi Yu's family, suffered a little loss, which was not a big deal!
The fish in the pond, caught in the middle of a struggle, had no idea of Fang Shizhong's scheme.
But even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
The sweet potatoes were meant to be offered as a sacrifice, but she was only thinking about how to profit herself and her clan.
After she had minced the filling and seasoned it, she brought out a large bowl of cabbage and pork filling.
At that time, Chi Qiao's dumpling wrappers had also been proofed, and she was kneading them again.
Chi Yu put the filling aside, walked over and said, "Sister, let me knead it. You can rest for a while."
The dumpling wrappers, after resting slightly, are soft and elastic.
If it weren't for the fact that this was being prepared for Fang Shizhong, neither of the sisters would have wanted to go through all that trouble.
How you eat dumplings doesn't matter, so why care about the taste?
These days, being able to eat dumplings is considered a good thing.
Chi Qiao didn't stand on ceremony with her sister. After giving up her seat, she shook her hand and then used her chopsticks to pick up some filling to look at it.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Little Fish, I want to eat it with dried shrimp."
"Bring out some dried shrimp; I'll make about twenty later."
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