Chapter 192 Arrangement Charter
Ever since returning from the banquet, Jiang Wan has been extremely busy.
As for the Salt Monopoly Bureau, things have gradually gotten on the right track, and there are many helpers there who can take care of the work, so I can let go a little.
After she freed herself from the situation, she took the time to take people with her and go to each village to check it out in person.
As expected, the people in these farms had a harder life than those in the mansions. They were all ragged and skinny. The only thing worth mentioning was that they seemed to be in good spirits.
Although they are poor, they still work hard in the fields and are not lazy.
This made Jiang Wan very pleased.
Only those who help themselves can get help from others. If it is those lazy people who cannot be helped, she will be helpless even if she has great ideas.
After a series of field investigations, I came back and worked day and night for a long time before I finally drew up a rough plan.
Then she summoned the loyal Prince Qi and began to assign tasks.
"Have you handed over all the military matters to General Qiao?"
"That's about right. He knows what's going on anyway."
Li Chengxiu's eyes flashed, and he took the account book from his wife's hand and flipped through it a few times.
"What are you doing?"
"Proposal."
Jiang Wan walked over to the chair and sat down. She felt a little dizzy after two nights of poor sleep. She rested her elbows on the chair's armrests, casually pinching her brow as she gave a brief explanation.
"These past few days I've been through all the farms in our mansion, and I've been able to roughly categorize them into three main types. Farms with more fertile land grow crops, farms with more mountainous land grow medicinal herbs, and those that can't really farm raise livestock.
This way, those orphans, widows, the elderly, the weak, women and children will have a place to stay. I have already asked Hongzhu to compile the population accounts, and I will make detailed arrangements when the time comes.
If you have nothing to do over there, don't just sit there and bring all your men with you to help me open up new land.
It's okay if you don't know how to do it. I'll ask the old masters at the farm to teach you. Once you've tidied up the fields and forests, I can go find Miao Yue and ask for someone to come back and teach us how to grow medicinal herbs."
Li Chengxiu flipped through the so-called plan in his hand again, but he found it a little difficult to understand.
"Wife, what are you planning to let them raise?"
"Pig farming, listen to me first."
Jiang Wan put down her hand and explained it to her husband in detail.
"We have to adapt to local conditions. Since Dongling Prefecture has limited fertile land, we can only encourage the people to grow more beans. After all, I've heard from the old farmers that beans seem to be easier to grow and yield more. You and I don't know how to farm, so we need to listen to the advice of professionals.
Beans can be pressed for oil, and the remaining dregs can be eaten by humans or fed to pigs. I've already tested this process. Besides, there's also suitable land in the mountains for raising pigs, which saves a lot of trouble."
"No, I'm not saying your idea is bad. It's just that pork isn't very tasty. It has a strong fishy smell. Rich people look down on it, and poor people can't afford it. If we really raise it, I'm afraid it won't be easy to sell, right?"
Li Chengxiu didn't dare pour cold water on the money-making business his wife had racked her brains to come up with, so he could only give cautious suggestions.
"How about we raise cattle? Oh, yes, no, cattle are not an option. They're too expensive, and you can't just slaughter them. So, we can raise sheep. Wouldn't it be okay to raise them in the mountains?"
"It's OK, but it's not as practical as raising pigs. Beef and mutton are only eaten by the rich. How often can poor people eat them?
But if this pig is raised well, the people of Dongling Prefecture can at least add some fat to the stomachs of their families, young and old.
Don't worry, I've heard of a way to make the pork less smelly. I'll have someone try it a few more times, and there's no doubt it'll be fine.
If the pork really can't be sold in the end, I have other ways to deal with it, don't worry!"
"Oh, all right then."
Anyway, my wife has always been smarter than me. If she says there is no problem, then there is definitely no problem.
"If you're in a hurry, I'll take my men to clean up the land first. I can't support them for nothing anyway. It's good to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. I can treat it as daily training."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy with your work first. If anything happens later, I'll ask Ma Fei and the others to come look for you."
"good."
He rushed to his wife and while she wasn't paying attention, he bent down and sniffed her lips, then walked out with a sly smile.
"Wife, I'm leaving!"
"Pah, you are really promising!"
Jiang Wan chuckled and cursed at the clueless fellow as he sauntered off. Just then, the second personal secretary came in to explain. Hongxiu was a bit confused when her master scolded her for entering with her left foot first.
"Princess, please don't be angry with me, my servant. How about I go back and step in with my right foot first?"
The maid felt a little aggrieved, and the princess felt a little embarrassed.
"Well, I'm not scolding you, just come in and say whatever you want to say."
"oh."
The well-behaved Hongxiu walked in obediently and bowed.
"Didn't you ask for some doctors? They're already waiting in the outer courtyard. Princess, are you feeling unwell?"
The girl frowned tightly and said that the master hadn't slept for two nights in a row and his body must be unable to bear it, but he refused to listen.
"Don't worry, I'm in good health. I just have some other things to discuss with the doctors. Let's go over and take a look."
Jiang Wan stood up upon hearing this, and while comforting his second personal secretary with a smile, he walked out.
Arriving at the front yard, the doctors from the three largest clinics in Dongling City were waiting there obediently. Seeing the Princess of Qi approaching, they quickly and respectfully saluted and greeted her.
"I greet the princess!"
"No need to be polite, everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Princess!"
"Please take a seat, everyone. I haven't called you here to see a doctor today, but to discuss something else with you. So don't think too much and just sit down. Hongxiu will serve you some tea!"
"Yes, I'll bring the tea over right away."
Hongxiu turned and walked towards the tea room.
"Thank you, Princess, for the seat!"
After being called up and seated, the three doctors remained somewhat nervous, not daring to speak. Although the Princess of Qi had a very good reputation, being gentle, virtuous, kind, and polite, she was not the same type as the overbearing and unrefined Prince of Qi.
But hearsay is not necessarily true. After all, she is a princess of the royal family. How can she be so kind to others? She invited common people like them to the palace for no reason. She was not here to take the pulse or treat an illness, but she was so polite. What was her purpose?
Could it be that he wants to steal his family's secret recipe?
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