What does it mean to work hard but still be a fool? Liu Yanqing didn't think he was that foolish. At least he wasn't like Liu Yuqin, who was the truly foolish one.
"Don't say that. What if you really make him stupid? Then what should we do?" Liu Yanqing said.
"How can a person be called stupid? If you're stupid, then you're stupid. Don't deny it," Lin Xiaowan said. "Don't just stand there and talk. When it's time to do something, you have to do it."
"Just sit for a while." Liu Yanqing thought that he was just going to sit in the yard for a while and not do anything else.
"You sit for a while, is that half an hour?" Lin Xiaowan asked.
"Why, is it not possible?" Liu Yanqing asked.
"..." Lin Xiaowan was too lazy to say anything. As long as Liu Yanqing didn't do anything stupid outside, it would be fine. If Liu Yanqing did do something stupid outside, that would be bad.
After the emperor passed away, people in the village who were planning to hold weddings began to postpone them.
Lin Xiaowan watched as the village quieted down, not as lively as before. She had no particular thoughts. She thought, with the crown prince now on the throne, he wasn't a particularly irritable person. He probably wasn't a tyrant, so their lives should be able to continue as normal.
As long as the policies don't get worse and everything remains the same, then there's nothing to worry about.
It's just that some people are worried about foreign enemies. They are worried that those people will take advantage of the new emperor's ascension to the throne and think that the Daliang Dynasty is easy to bully.
The surrounding tribes had no intention of invading the Daliang Dynasty. They knew that once news of the new emperor's accession reached the borderlands, his position would be secure. The Daliang Dynasty's emperor had ascended to the throne from the crown prince, providing a transitional period, thus preventing unrest.
The tribesmen aren't stupid either. Most importantly, they're learning how to grow pasture scientifically. Their cattle and sheep are valuable, especially their wool, which can be sold as well as goat and cow milk. They're still worried about others invading their grasslands.
The grassland is a treasure!
Those people had already realized this, and some tribes knew that Daliang had cement and glass. Some tribes were more receptive to new things, and some people found ways to get those things back.
So they built the house, and if one layer of bricks didn't work, they used two layers. Someone was working on it over there.
What about the Great Liang Dynasty? Those people didn't even think about going to war. Fighting is not an easy thing. If they go to war, there will be sacrifices. It is better to live a stable life now.
As early as when the emperor was seriously ill, General Xu had his troops step up their defenses and keep an eye on the border to prevent any accidents.
Then, General Xu's men discovered that the people of those tribes were more nervous than they were, and they were worried about the invasion of the Daliang Dynasty.
Obviously, the people on the grassland have realized that their grassland is a treasure. They have tasted the sweetness and are naturally worried that others will steal their things.
"..." General Xu was speechless. They really had no intention of seizing the grassland.
Whether it is grassland or not, Daliang Dynasty can also grow forage grass, it is not necessary to have those grasslands.
But it’s better this way. Those people know the benefits of the grassland, so they won’t think about invading the Daliang Dynasty.
Even so, General Xu still had to have those people keep a closer eye on them and not let their guard down. The soldiers were now living a better life. In addition to the tents, they had also built houses in some places, and with the addition of wooden bunk beds, their living conditions were much better.
Even if a house that tall doesn't have running water on the upper floors, that's still a lot better.
The brick houses were strong windproof, and with so many people, some had to live in tents. Those people were quite happy, as they took turns guarding the camp, which meant there were fewer wars and they had hope for the future.
Liu Yulian had no plans to collect more money from the Northwest Village, but instead asked the people in the Northwest to build houses to help the elderly and orphans.
The people in Zhuangzi didn't dare to say anything, because the money originally belonged to Princess Rongning.
Widow Zhang wasn't surprised to learn this. Those things weren't hers, and she hadn't thought of taking them for herself, nor did she think of giving them away to anyone for free.
"Princess, no, it's the princess's arrangement." Widow Zhang said, "Don't think about why the money is not given to you. You are not handless and it's not like you can't make money."
"Yes, you're right," Shi said quickly. "How can we just focus on petty profits? Our family has other sources of income, so this is quite good. Don't you agree? We all understand."
Widow Zhang likes people like Shi. The village chief’s wife’s niece is different.
Liu Yulian's main farms in the northwest are two. The output from those two farms isn't particularly high, and they don't help many people. Liu Yulian's reputation is mainly due to the culture medium.
In the capital, Miss Qin San was leaving the capital with her husband, and she couldn't stay here any longer. She couldn't help but accompany her husband on his transfer. Only by accompanying her husband could she do something else in the future.
"Go." said Old Madam Qin.
Miss Qin San came to say goodbye to Old Madam Qin. This time she left the capital and might not return for several years or even more than ten years. It was possible that when she returned to the capital next time, the old lady might not still be alive.
"Grandma." Miss Qin San knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the old lady.
"You guys go now," said Old Madam Qin. "Just write back when you have time."
"Yes." Miss Qin San responded.
Miss Qin San didn't think about Miss Qin Si, who was sent to the farm by Mr. Qin Er. Mr. Qin Er was worried that if Miss Qin Si continued to stay at home, it would affect the reputation of the family.
Miss Qin San did not go to see Miss Qin Si, she did not want to see Miss Qin Si. Miss Qin Si was overestimating her own abilities and harmed the girls of the Qin family alone.
No one knew how much Miss Qin San resented Miss Qin Si. If it weren't for Miss Qin Si, she wouldn't have been like this. She used to have a good relationship with Miss Qin Si, and she didn't think she would be like this at first. But things were different after Miss Qin Si became Qin's concubine.
The second wife of the Qin family, Mrs. Qin, felt a little sorry for Miss Qin Si. But she was not Mrs. Huo, and she couldn't always care about Miss Qin Si. Mrs. Qin had to consider other people, and she had to harden her heart.
"I came to see you this time to tell you. If you want to get married in a while, then you should stay away from the capital. From now on, you don't need to contact your family." Madam Qin Er said, "If you don't want to get married, then you can stay at the farm forever."
"Stay on the farm?" Miss Qin Si opened her eyes wide.
"That's right," said Madam Qin Er. "The terrible things you've done have brought shame upon our entire family. Your father wants us to leave the capital for a while and stay out of the spotlight."
Madam Qin Er said this not because they were going to take Miss Qin Si away, but mainly because they did not intend to take Miss Qin Si away, which is why this happened.
"You won't take me with you?" Miss Qin Si seized on this point.
"What do you think?" Madam Qin Er said, "Or do you think that if you are taken away, people outside will not know about those things? They don't know, what if one day they find out?"
Mr. Qin Er meant that Miss Qin Si should not think about getting married, and should stay on the farm forever. Their Qin family had the money to support Miss Qin Si.
"Think about it carefully and tell me your decision later," said Madam Qin Er. "If we leave the capital, we won't make any other arrangements."
"Why so fast?" Miss Qin Si was surprised.
"Why stay in the capital if you don't leave early?" Mrs. Qin Er wanted to stay in the capital, but they didn't have the face to stay.
Mrs. Qin Er was worried that the new emperor would be unhappy with their family, so it would be better for them to leave early. Mr. Qin Er had told her that he suspected that the crown prince had given Miss Qin Si a sterilizing drug.
Since the daughter cannot give birth again, it will be difficult for Miss Qin Si to get married.
"You can't have children anymore. Think about it carefully." Madam Qin Er said, "Stay at the manor. At least you won't lack food and drink."
"But those servants..." Miss Qin Si thought for a moment, "I want to marry again."
Miss Qin Si was not willing to stay in this farm for the rest of her life, as she still had a long way to go in her life.
"Okay." Mrs. Qin said.
But when Mrs. Qin Er was looking for a marriage for Miss Qin Si, she chose a butcher from a small town. Since the most loyal men are butchers, the most unfaithful are scholars. Mr. Qin Er and his wife did not intend to find such a good family for Miss Qin Si. They just hoped that the man could calm Miss Qin Si down and that she would not have a bad life.
The butcher had already been married and had children, so he didn't mind that Miss Qin Si was infertile. However, the butcher had no idea that Miss Qin Si had once been a concubine of the crown prince. He was tall and strong, and he just wanted to have a mistress at home.
Mr. Qin Er couldn't let Miss Qin Si go through the same trouble as Mrs. Huo. After he sent Miss Qin Si there, he didn't send anyone else there. Miss Qin Si's status there was just a remarried widow and an orphan.
In short, the Qin family would never care about the fourth girl Qin again. After the fourth girl Qin married there, she found that life was not easy. The butcher's mother was also strong. The fourth girl Qin was afraid of them and did not dare to say much.
Many students have read math textbooks, and even those who are older don't say much about these characters; they think they are useful. However, in formal documents, other characters must be used to prevent numbers from being easily altered.
The emperor conferred the title of princess on Liu Yulian. Some people thought that the emperor attached too much importance to Liu Yulian. Someone even said in front of the emperor that if Liu Yulian could make some new discoveries, she would be given no more titles.
"If she gets married and has children in the future, even if the children don't have hereditary titles, they can still be rewarded." The emperor did not think this was a problem.
When the late emperor was still alive, he told the emperor not to be too stingy with rewards, but also not to give rewards casually.
Liu Yulian is a woman, of course, but the fact that she can accomplish such a great feat proves she's not bad. Even if she's given a different title of marquis in the future, it's fine. Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan are engaged, and they don't have hereditary titles, so there's plenty of room for maneuver.
For example, at that time you can give a hereditary title, which can be earl, marquis, duke, anyway, it can be passed down layer by layer, which is also acceptable.
If Liu Yulian has a daughter in the future, and her daughter has a title like County Lady, then it will be easier for her to get married, and others will not dare to bully her daughter.
Rewards like this don't necessarily have to be given to the person himself.
The emperor shared the same sentiments as the previous emperor. If they were to let Liu Yulian down, it would be a waste of time. Some officials brought this up simply because they didn't have the same abilities and couldn't come up with so many ideas, and they were jealous of Liu Yulian.
Seeing that the emperor's attitude was so firm, the court officials did not dare to say much.
The Crown Princess became the Empress, and that Zhang became a concubine. Concubine Zhang had always respected the Empress, and now, she still respected the Empress. Concubine Zhang had been with the Crown Prince for several years, and this time she was childless, and the imperial physician said that she might never have children again.
Concubine Zhang did not think of adopting a child from other concubines, nor did she think of having a child through surrogacy.
The Daliang Dynasty always attached great importance to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Only when the queen had no legitimate son would the illegitimate son inherit the throne.
There was no way Concubine Zhang would think too much about those things. She just focused on serving the Queen.
"Take care of yourself, maybe you can get pregnant again." said the queen.
"I've thought about it, and it doesn't matter if I don't have children." Zhangpin said, "As long as the Queen has mercy on me, I can live a good life."
"Since the third princess's biological mother is not here, let her come to you." The queen already has three children, two legitimate sons and one daughter.
The queen has to manage many things in the harem, so how could she possibly pay more attention to a little girl?
"You should know what will happen to the children in this palace who have no mother to take care of them." The queen could not say that she managed the harem well. There were always times when she didn't notice that the children would not necessarily express all the pain in their hearts.
"Yes." Concubine Zhang wanted the princess to be better, not the prince.
If it was a prince, Concubine Zhang might not raise him. She was afraid that the prince would have other ideas in the future. Many princes were like that. Even though they knew they were not qualified to be the crown prince, they still wanted to fight for it.
They felt that they were bastards, but they were also the emperor's sons, so perhaps they still had a glimmer of hope.
Zhang was afraid of such people, and she was unwilling to raise such a prince. She did not think she could raise a sensible and obedient person. When the child grows up, there will be other people around the child, and those people will always whisper something in the child's ear. Who knows who the child will listen to in the future.
It is not easy for a woman to survive in the harem, and Zhangpin just wants to live a peaceful and stable life until she grows old. This is why she stands by the queen wholeheartedly. This is what she tells herself now. Even if she doesn't have her own children, her heart won't be so big.
After the Crown Princess became the Empress, she would leave the palace every month to visit places like the Zhuangzi. She didn't attend court like the Empress, but the Emperor allowed her to do some things.
The fields are green.
The queen looked at the green vegetables and the hard-working people, and a smile appeared on her face.
"We've cleared some wasteland," Liu Yulian said, "and planted some trees. We can't just cut down all the trees; we still have to protect them. Otherwise, it's easy to cause soil erosion."
Those culture media are not omnipotent. They cannot make plants grow overnight, nor can they make a sapling become a big tree in an instant.
Humans still have to protect the forests, and this is what Liu Yulian told those people.
Fortunately, the population in ancient times was not that large, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and there was much wasteland. In addition, some people migrated south, such as to Hainan, and those people developed more land.
The rice research team in Hainan has not yet developed high-yield rice, but the people in the past have opened up a lot of land and harvested a lot of grain from those lands.
Those people planted two crops of rice a year and harvested more food.
Liu Yulian did not go to Hainan. She did not keep an eye on them. At most, she just looked at the information reported by those people.
"There are a lot more fields in Hainan." Liu Yulian said with a smile.
"That's great." The queen has two legitimate sons. If nothing unexpected happens, her eldest son will be the future emperor.
The emperor has appointed the queen's eldest son as the crown prince and has found a tutor to teach him.
The queen naturally hoped that the Daliang Dynasty would become better and better. She wanted her son to take over a prosperous Daliang Dynasty when he became emperor, rather than a Daliang Dynasty where war could break out at any time.
"You have a good brain, you're smart," the Queen said with admiration. "I want the Crown Prince to learn from you."
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that I will mislead the young people?" Liu Yulian said.
"Then see how you can mislead the young people." The Queen said, "The Emperor also said that I should ask your opinion first."
The Queen didn't always talk about me in front of Liu Yulian, and they were outside, so there was no need to worry so much.
"Your Highness can do the same as you do and come and visit occasionally." Liu Yulian pondered for a moment. "It's unrealistic to follow and learn all the time. These things are not easy to learn. Some people never come up with anything in their entire lives."
"He just needs to know these," said the queen. She knew that the emperor wanted the prince to understand how difficult research was and how useful these things were.
"That's good too." Liu Yulian nodded.
Liu Yulian never says nice things or flatters people. She just says simple things.
The Queen didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Yulian's behavior. She thought it was the best behavior for Liu Yulian.
In Hainan, Ms. Xue Er has been with the research team for almost a year. She can't say she understands rice completely, but she knows more than before. They've built houses near the experimental fields, and some local residents are still there.
Those people migrated from other places. The imperial court allowed some people from inland areas to migrate to Hainan in order to develop Hainan.
The imperial court asked them to relocate, but they didn't offer much compensation, at most providing them with some food and tools. The places where those people originally lived weren't that good, and their villages were poor, so some of them didn't want to relocate, but since it was the imperial court's order, they had no choice but to come.
After they came here and helped to cultivate the fields, they found that Hainan was indeed a good place.
"You can't go into the water recently." Miss Xue's husband said, "Be more careful."
Since Miss Xue Er is pregnant, she can no longer go to the rice fields as freely as before and has to give birth to a child first.
In this way, Miss Xue Er might fall behind the other members of the research group, so she still wants to go to the fields more often.
"Just take a look." said Miss Xue Er.
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