Chapter 878 Chapter 878, Taking Root
When he first arrived in Ganzhou Wei, Xiao Yeyang devoted himself to military training and defense. Only by ensuring the safety of Ganzhou Wei and defending against the Western Liao people could Ganzhou Wei develop.
The rice flowers are also busy, busy reclaiming wasteland, busy opening shops, and busy building ranches.
Ganzhou Wei was the poorest of the nine Wei in Xiliang, with the smallest population. In addition, it was closest to Western Liao, and suffered from wars all year round, and its economic development was seriously hindered.
What she has to do now is to grow a lot of grain and promote the grain seeds so that the people here can see hope and ease their livelihood. As long as the people here live well, it will naturally attract people from other places.
The imperial court did not give much support to Xiliang. If Xiao Yeyang wanted to make some achievements here, in addition to establishing a complete military defense system, he also had to have a corresponding material production and supply system.
Obviously, food is the most important part.
Therefore, rice flowers pay much more attention to barren slopes than shops and pastures.
The iron shop delivered shovels and other farm tools, and Daohua immediately sent Yan Shouhou to deliver the things to the slope.
"Miss, Master Tan from the carpentry shop has finished making a cart. I'd like you to come over and take a look and see if it suits your taste."
Daohua immediately went to the front yard.
The carts in Ganzhouwei all have two wheels and are relatively large. On flat ground, one person can pull them, but on a slope, one person is needed to pull them from the front and another person to push them from the back.
She asked the carpenter to make a single-wheeled bicycle with a small body that could be pulled by one person even on a slope.
Seeing the single-wheeled cart made by the carpenter, Daohua nodded with satisfaction, noting its stability and sturdiness. She looked at Master Tan and said, "I need this cart urgently. How many can you make per day?"
Master Tan: "The cart that Madam wants is easy to make. Together with my apprentices, we should be able to make about five a day."
Daohua shook her head. "Not enough." She paused and said, "Master Tan, I need a thousand carts. I'll give you the order directly."
"You can hire a helper, or ask a carpenter you know to do it together. I don't care about the specific process. I just want you to give me 20 to 30 wheelbarrows every day. If you can make more, that would be great."
"Of course, the quality of the trolley cannot be any problem. Master Tan, can you take this order?"
Master Tan was silent for a while, discussed it with his son beside him, and finally nodded: "Madam, I can take this order."
Daohua nodded and looked at Guyu beside her. "Take Master Tan to the accounting office later and withdraw 100 taels of silver as a deposit. After that, you will pay him according to how many wheelbarrows he turns in every day."
After Guyu took Master Tan away, Daohua silently calculated the money she had spent during this period and was glad that she had collected more than twenty boxes of silver and gold from the abandoned imperial tomb.
"Although these silver and gold were not transported to the national treasury, they were used for the construction of Ganzhouwei, which is equivalent to entering the national treasury."
Seeing that everyone was busy, Gu Jian felt restless too, so he approached Daohua and asked, "I heard you're going to open a pharmacy?"
Rice Flower nodded.
Gu Jian: "Then I'll go to the pharmacy to see patients."
Daohua smiled and said, "That's great. Master, you are such a skilled doctor. With you in charge of the pharmacy, it will surely be packed with people soon."
Gu Jian ignored his apprentice's flattery. He was quite serious about business: "How is the store layout going?"
Rice Flower: “I haven’t been there yet.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Jian immediately stood up and said, "You go about your business. I'll go and take a look for you." After saying that, he strode out of the house.
The old man wanted to find something to do to pass the time. Daohua was happy to see him, but when he saw Dongli following him, he didn't bother to pay any more attention.
On the 25th day of the first lunar month, a huge grain transport team passed by Shiqukou.
Wang Wu stood on the mountain, looking at the grain transport team that was at least twice as long as the previous one, his mouth hanging open in surprise. After a long while, he said to Wang Qi beside him in a stammer:
"Sir, how rich is this prince in the capital?"
Wang Qi didn't say anything, but just stared at the grain transport team at the foot of the mountain.
Having invested so much, it seems that the prince of the royal palace is really planning to take root in Xiliang and make some achievements.
Wang Wu was still amazed: "No wonder that lady didn't even blink when she gave us a few carts of food. If I were as rich as them, I would give them too."
Wang Qi ignored him and looked at the old man beside him: "Chief, February is coming soon. We must hurry up and open up the wasteland. We can't waste the seeds left by the noble man."
The Wang clan leader nodded and said, "Don't worry, the grain seeds are so precious, the clan members dare not waste them."
Three days later, on the 28th day of the first lunar month, the grain team was transported into Ganzhou City.
"Most of the food delivered this time is grain seeds. Now you should believe what I said before, as long as your household registration is in Ganzhouwei and you are sure to stay to open up the wasteland, you can get grain seeds for free."
Seeing the refugees eagerly looking at the grain team, Dong Yuanxuan took the opportunity to spread some publicity.
"Moreover, these grains are not ordinary grains. Lord Xiao and Madam Xiao saw that our land in Ganzhou was barren and lacked food, so they specially sent us the high-yield grains they cultivated at home."
Hearing the words "high-yield grain seeds", not only did the refugees become agitated, but even the garrison officials on the city wall became excited.
Fan Tong struggled to turn his gaze away from the grain team and looked at Xia Jianren beside him: "Old Xia, tell me, is what Master Xiao's advisor just said true?"
As he said this, he gritted his teeth.
"If Xiao Yeyang can really bring high-yield grain to Ganzhouwei so that the people and my brothers can have enough to eat, I will be his subordinate. That's what I accept."
Xia Jianren smiled bitterly as he listened to Fan Tong's words.
He had previously reported Xiao Yeyang's plan to accept refugees to Lord Wei, but Lord Wei simply told him not to pay any attention to it. He also sneered at Xiao Yeyang's naiveté in his heart.
Xiliang is different from other places. It is short of supplies and cannot get support from surrounding areas like other provinces. To accept tens of thousands of refugees, human, material and financial resources must be available. But obviously, Ganzhou Wei does not have these conditions.
He originally thought that Xiao Yeyang would definitely mess things up, and was waiting to see him make a fool of himself, but he never expected that he would directly transport high-yield grain seeds.
Xia Jianren was a little shaken. Xiao Yeyang had invested so much money and seemed determined to take root in Xiliang. Could Lord Wei really drive him away?
Looking at the refugees who were excited and rushing to the registration office under the city wall, Xia Jianren thought to himself that if this year's autumn harvest really increased, Xiao Yeyang would be able to gain a firm foothold in Ganzhou Wei.
The people's hearts are always the fundamental core for officials to govern a piece of land.
Outside the city gate, several ox carts slowly drove towards the city gate only after all the grain transport teams had entered the city.
"Xiliang is in need of everything. If we want to develop it, the initial investment is really huge. This is not something that everyone can do. The emperor sent the young prince here, and he really found the right person."
Xiao Yeyang has the royal family behind him, and he can intimidate the local officials of Xiliang, so the government orders can be implemented well.
At the same time, Xiao Yeyang has the Yan family behind him.
Although the Yan family came from a humble background and was not prominent among the noble families, the high-yield grain varieties that Daxia was currently promoting were cultivated by the Yan family.
During the war in the northern border, he donated millions of dan of grain without any hesitation. He was a super grain producer.
In Xiliang, if the people's food and clothing problems can be solved, the people's hearts will be almost won over.
The more Mr. Dong thought about it, the more excited he became. When Xiao Yeyang came to Xiliang, there were not many people available around him. As long as his son followed him and worked hard, the Dong family would have no worries about turning things around.
In the temporary office next to the porridge stall, several clerks were working hard to write registrations. Dong Yuanxuan was maintaining order on the side and occasionally said some words about looking forward to a better life in the future.
Suddenly, he noticed an oxcart in the distance. Seeing that it was his family, he quickly said to Zhang Da beside him, "Master Zhang, my family has arrived. I will take them into the city first and then come back soon."
Zhang Da knew that the person behind Dong Yuanxuan was Xiao Yeyang. Even though he was an official, he was very polite to Dong Yuanxuan: "Go and take care of your family. I'll watch over here. Don't worry."
After expressing his gratitude, Dong Yuanxuan ran towards the ox cart.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, are you tired from the journey?"
Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "No, everyone is fine."
After greeting the elders, Dong Yuanxuan walked over to Liu Xiaoman and asked, "Are you tired?"
Seeing her husband's concern for her, Liu Xiaoman smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Husband, I'm in good health and not tired at all. Our son has been very well along the way."
Mrs. Dong waited for the young couple to talk for a while before urging them, "Okay, let's go into the city first."
Dong Yuanxuan nodded, stepped forward to pull the ox cart, and said to Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong as they walked: "Sister Yan helped find a house in the city. It has everything. My son moved in a few days ago."
Mrs. Dong: "I'm really sorry to bother that girl." After a pause, she said, "In a couple of days, when the house is tidied up, I will take Xiaoman to visit her."
Dong Yuanxuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, when I came over, Sister Yan said she missed you. She must be very happy to see you."
Hearing this, Mrs. Dong looked at her son's expression and saw that there was nothing unusual, so she silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Now Yan Yatou has married Xiao Yeyang, and her son has remarried Xiaoman. She doesn't want her son to still let go of the past.
Soon, Dong Yuanxuan brought his family to his residence in Ganzhou City.
Xiao Mansion.
Yan Shouhou led Qin Xiaoliu, who had brought the food, to the guest house to wash and change clothes. He smiled and said, "Brother Xiaoliu, the young lady and the old man are processing the medicinal herbs and can't leave them for a while. You should take a rest first. I'll call you when the young lady is free."
Qin Xiaoliu nodded: "Thank you very much, brother. I want to take a nap now."
During this period, his mind was always tense. He was either worried about encountering bandits or afraid that the food would not be delivered in time. He had not slept a full night. Now that he arrived in Ganzhouwei, he felt really exhausted when he relaxed.
"Thanks a lot."
Daohua met Qin Xiaoliu the day after the grain arrived.
After a night's rest, Qin Xiaoliu was in good spirits. He smiled and said, "I'm glad I didn't delay the young lady and her husband. This time delivering the grain was indeed tiring. The main reason was that the roads in Xiliang were too difficult to travel, there were not many post stations, and the grain team often traveled at night. In addition, there were many bandits here, and everyone's nerves were on edge along the way."
He did not exaggerate the facts, nor did he deliberately conceal anything.
It is unknown how many years the young lady and her husband will stay in Xiliang. There will definitely be more food deliveries in the future. Some things should be made clear so that if something unfortunately happens, they will not be blamed for their incompetence.
Daohua nodded. "We encountered the same problems you mentioned the last time we came here. Next time, if we need you to deliver something, please hire a few more escort agencies like you did this time. Safety is always the most important thing."
Qin Xiaoliu grinned and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss."
Only a kind-hearted person like the girl would value the lives of her servants so much.
Daohua asked about the affairs of the capital, the Wang Mansion, and the Yan Mansion. When she learned that nothing major had happened, she let Qin Xiaoliu go.
(End of this chapter)
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