Chapter 271 Strengthening Defenses

Will there be a big problem?

The Empress and the King of Jin were both shocked.

What big problem could there be in the nursery?

At most, the cultivation method is not correct, the crops cannot be grown, or the harvest is not ideal.

However, with the guidance of the King and his wife, the harvest will not be too bad.

Xia Zhengqi deliberately slowed down his pace, pretending to observe the seedlings around him, waiting for his daughter to continue.

[It is no secret that the tenth uncle brings back new and exotic crops from foreign countries. Everyone in the capital knows about it. ]

[Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse must have known about it. ]

[As a time traveler, Yao Jinse knows the great benefits of these foreign crops. ]

[It is no exaggeration to say that high-yield crops such as corn and potatoes can save lives during famine years. 】

【To put it bluntly, whoever gets them can win the people, win the people's hearts, and gain the people's peace. 】

【So, they will not remain indifferent when they see the court planting. 】

【They don't want to see Daxia improve its national strength and benefit the people because of these high-yield and drought-resistant crops. 】

【So, they will find ways to destroy or steal them. 】

【For them, stealing seeds or seedlings and planting them in their bases is the most ideal. 】

【Even if they fail to steal, they can simply destroy the seedlings in the nursery. 】

Although the emperor and empress had heard about the benefits of corn and potatoes from their daughters, they had never seen them with their own eyes.

So these benefits were abstract in their minds.

Therefore, although they strongly support the cultivation of exotic crops, they do not have sufficient awareness of prevention.

Xia Miaoyuan's words suddenly woke them up.

Liang Chaozong and his men actually wanted to use these exotic crops? !

This is incredible.

After Xia Zhengqi walked out of the cultivation garden, he immediately pulled King Jin aside and discussed with him the security measures of the cultivation garden.

"The defense of this cultivation garden is still too lax, and it should be strengthened!" Xia Zhengqi said seriously.

When King Jin heard it, he understood what Xia Zhengqi meant. He expected that it must be Xia Miaoyuan's concern about the cultivation garden that Xia Zhengqi accepted.

So, he followed Xia Zhengqi's meaning and said, "After hearing what my brother said, I do feel that the defense here is inappropriate."

Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then said, "I plan to send two hundred imperial guards to be responsible for the guarding here. Divide them into three shifts to patrol day and night."

King Jin nodded in agreement, "This is a good idea!"

Xia Zhengqi said again, "Old Ten, do you have any other good ideas? Just say it! Let's brainstorm."

King Jin touched his chin, "Let me think about it..."

After a while, King Jin patted his head and said, "I got it!"

"I remembered a method I've read in a military book before."

"Use two walls to make a trap to prevent thieves."

"This nursery already has a wall. We just need to build a higher wall outside."

"Then install barbed iron hooks on the top of the wall outside. Once the thieves climb up to the top of the wall, they will be scratched and will usually jump down in a hurry." "

After that, they will be trapped between the two walls. You can also set some traps between the cracks in the wall."

"Then the imperial guards will be able to catch the thieves easily!" The more the King of Jin spoke, the more excited he became. At this point, he was already beaming with joy.

Xia Zhengqi clapped his hands and said, "Great! This is a great idea! Let's do it!"

That day, Xia Zhengqi ordered the King of Jin to design the high wall and hire workers to build it.

In addition, two hundred soldiers were dispatched from the imperial guards to the imperial manor, under the full command of Prince Jin, to be responsible for the guarding of the nursery.

In order to reassure his daughter, Xia Zhengqi announced the latest security measures in front of everyone before leaving.

Xia Miaoyuan happily jumped up and down while pulling Xiao Wanyin, [Great, great!]

[It turns out that Daddy also feels that the security here is not good enough.]

[Haha, the Emperor Daddy is really wise.]

Xia Miaoyuan looked up at Xia Zhengqi with admiration, but Xia Zhengqi felt that he was unworthy of the praise.

The next day, two hundred imperial guards marched into the imperial manor in an orderly manner, followed by dozens of carts carrying bricks and masons.

The peaceful palace was immediately in an uproar.

Old and young, women and children, ran out of their homes to watch the excitement. The men who were working in the fields stopped working, dropped their farm tools, and ran to the avenue to watch the excitement.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"I heard that the emperor ordered to strengthen the defense of the nursery."

"The nursery has a high wall and a gate, right? How to strengthen it?"

Everyone was talking about it.

The farmhands who were in charge of the nursery were all dumbfounded when they saw the groups of imperial guards and dozens of craftsmen.

Old Suntou, the farmer with the best farming skills, complained to Prince Jin: "Your Highness, what is the emperor doing? He's just trying to grow those things from foreign lands. Is it necessary to do this?"

"Aren't these things precious? They're not gold or jade. They're not as precious as ginseng. In foreign lands, only ordinary people eat them. Are there so many of them that they can't be found on the streets?" "If you want to

prevent ordinary people from sneaking in to pick them for novelty, the seedlings have just emerged and it's too early to bear fruit. Even if they sneak in, there's nothing to steal. Are they going to pick a few seedlings?"

Several other farmers echoed this.

"That's right! Why do they have to dispatch the imperial guards to watch over it? This is too outrageous, isn't it?"

"Yes, yes! People outside who don't know the inside story would think that golden beans are planted here!"

Several farmers laughed.

"Ahem!" King Jin cleared his throat and said, "Just do your own work, don't ask about other things, and don't discuss them!"

Seeing that King Jin looked serious and didn't want to joke at all, the farmhands stopped talking and went to work awkwardly.

The new wall and traps were built in just seven days.

King Jin also arranged the imperial guards to ensure that there were enough imperial guards guarding inside and outside the nursery garden for twelve hours day and night.

For more than ten days, not to mention the nursery garden, even the huge imperial manor was peaceful and harmonious.

The old grandson squatted on the ridge of the field, checking the growth of the seedlings. The seedlings grew smoothly and well.

After the inspection, he stood up with his hands on his hips, looked at the high walls and the guards who were standing guard conscientiously, and complained to several old guys.

"Look, I said, the seedlings have just grown so tall, how could anyone sneak in?"

"What would they do? Could they pull down the seedlings and take them home to make dumplings?"

Several other farmhands echoed, and everyone laughed.

The guards on guard looked very unhappy.

"Hey! Guards brothers! Come to the straw shed to rest, anyway, you are patrolling there for nothing, there are not even a single bad guy!" Old Suntou waved to the patrolling guards.