The two or three things about Emperor Jingqing and Concubine Li that Xiao Yin spread out spread all the way north through Nanyi Mansion, and the speed of transmission was surprisingly fast.

is also because of the spread of various rumors, after the winter, Nanyi ushered in waves of displaced people.

Many of these displaced people are people from Yancheng and the surrounding areas who have been afflicted.

They really have nowhere to go.

There is no food, there is no salt, all kinds of living materials are extremely scarce, in order to survive can only wander around begging for food, in the process of begging, I heard that Nanyi is well governed, so I rushed with the crowd.

Because of the arrival of the tide of displaced people, Xiao Yuan and An Ning have a lot more things.

When the displaced people come, they need a place to live, they also need to eat, and these must be arranged.

In addition, these displaced people also need to be registered, which is also a big project.

Xiao Yuan handed over the management of the displaced people to Yuan Wei, the uncle of the Marquis of Guangning, and asked Xiao Song and Xiao Ying to assist him, and by the way, he learned from Yuan Wei.

He demanded that the basic situation of these displaced people be asked clearly, where their hometown is, how many members of the family have done, what their specialties are, and so on.

If they have read books, you can arrange for them to teach or make a bookkeeper, or to do paperwork in the yamen.

If you are a craftsman, you can also be placed in a suitable position.

If they are farmers, they should be given some land and high-quality grain so that they can settle down.

If you are strong, you can also join the army or something.

Because there are a lot of displaced people who come, these displaced people are all unbalanced and need relief from the government, but there is not much grain stored here in Nanyi Mansion, so Xiao Yuan sent a fleet to Nanyang to transport grain.

In many parts of the South Seas, the land is very fertile, and the grain can be harvested twice or even three times a year like summer all year round, and their grain is very abundant.

Xiao Yuan took out the porcelain he burned and the cloth he weaved, and he could exchange it for a lot of food.

In addition, Xiao Yuan also built a lot of workshops in Nanyi, and he encouraged craftsmen to have a spirit of research and work hard to study new things.

Xiao Yuan also often went to those cellars and workshops to have a look, and casually mentioned a few words to those craftsmen by the way.

In the depths of winter, some kiln craftsmen fired a simple version of cement, and after improvement, they made a very modern and close cement product.

When Xiao Yuan learned about this matter, he took Xiao Qing over to see it, praised the craftsman very much, and rewarded him with one hundred taels of silver.

This hundred taels of silver made the craftsmen everywhere work hard and research, all wanting to research good things to get rewards.

Xiao Yin doesn't like to go out much in winter.

Nanyi's winter is very cold, and she doesn't want to stay outside for long, so she stays in the house every day to read books and practice calligraphy or study with An Ning.

She stayed at home for a while, and wanted to go out for a walk that day, but she almost didn't die of scare when she went out for a spin.

The roads of Fucheng have changed.

One by one, they turned into spacious concrete roads.

Xiao Yin twisted her face vigorously, and found that she was not dreaming, so she ran back.

Just when a ship that went to Nanyang to transport grain returned, An Ning was talking to the captain and asking about some of the situation in Nanyang, Xiao Yin ran into the house suddenly, An Ning collected the account book, and said to the captain with a smile: "Okay, I know everything, you take people to rest first, and the next time you go to sea, you will give you some good things to transport to Nanyang." ”

"Good. ”

The captain stood up and saluted his farewell.

After the captain left, Xiao Yin walked to An Ning's side, holding An Ning's arm and coquettishly: "Mother, do you know, I was scared to death when I went out just now." ”

An Ning smiled and twisted Xiao Yin's nose: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yin frowned: "Why has the road in our Fucheng changed? That road seems to be paved with stones, but it doesn't look like it, it looks clean and smooth, what is it made of?"

An Ning smiled: " That, didn't our Fucheng receive a lot of homeless people, among them there are some craftsmen, your father let those craftsmen go to the workshop to help, and encourage them to get more new things, there is a kiln craftsman who made a kind of plaster, this kind of plaster is used to repair bridges and pave roads and even build houses are particularly useful, no, your father will use it to repair the road in Fucheng first, at this time, I am afraid that Liu Song has been asked to take the plaster to Xifeng Mansion to repair the road, Ningyang also sent some, your father plans to repair the roads in the three places, whether it is to send people over or transport materials are much more convenient and easy to control。 ”

Xiao Yin was shocked when she heard this.

She looked at the calm and smiling tranquility, and then thought about her father's sassy operations, did she really feel that the gap between people was so big?

Her father, a pure ancient, actually thought of building roads as soon as the craftsmen burned the cement, and he used cement to build roads so quickly to control the land of Sanfu, which shows that her father has a keen mind and is born to be a good material for government and power.

An Ning touched Xiao Yin's head: "You, stay in the house all day, you don't know the new things in our Nanyi Mansion, not to mention this plaster, that is, before my mother also found a loom to weave faster, and also built a library, and ah, the craftsmen who fired the glaze recently changed a little recipe on a whim, and they actually fired a more transparent and cheaper glaze. ”

"What?"

Xiao Yin almost jumped up.

Why did she stay at home for a while, and it was all fired out of cement and glass?

An Ning chuckled: "If you stay at home for a few more months, I'm afraid you won't be able to recognize this city when you come out." ”

Xiao Yin really believed this.

"That's right. ”

An Ning remembered something, and then Xiao Yin walked out: "Our family has built a port by the sea to attract fleets from all over the world to trade, and I got some seeds from Hu Shang before, my mother is thinking about raising seedlings these days, since you are here, let's accompany my mother to go." ”

"What seed?"

Xiao Yin looked curious.

An Ning shook her head: "It's not something on the ground of our Daqi, and my mother doesn't know it, but it should be able to eat, my mother tried to plant a seedling, if it's good, you can also add one or two high-yield crops to our Nanyi Mansion in the future." ”

Xiao Yin followed An Ning to the family's warehouse.

When she entered the door, she saw several bags of things in the warehouse, An Ning untied the bags, and Xiao Yin recognized what was in them at a glance: "Potatoes, sweet potatoes...... And chili peppers. ”

"You recognize?"

An Ning glanced back at Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin hurriedly said: "I read it in a book, and these things look very similar. ”

An Ning picked up a potato: "Is this a potato? It's quite similar to a clod of soil." ”

Xiao Yin nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, this is a potato, it is easy to grow, and the yield is very high." ”

She pointed to the sweet potato and said: "There is also a higher yield of this sweet potato, if it is planted well, an acre of land can produce thousands of catties, in addition, this thing is easy to plant, does not pick the ground, and is particularly drought tolerant." ”

An Ning listened with great interest: "According to you, these are all good things. ”

"Uh-huh. Xiao Yin grabbed a handful of chili peppers: "Mother, we must plant this, and there are many more seeds, this is a seasoning, which can make a particularly delicious dish." ”

She thought about the sour and hot shredded potatoes, what kind of boiled fish, what beef noodles and super spicy hot pot, and her saliva couldn't stop pouring out.

An Ning took the chili pepper and looked at it, peeled it off and took a look: "Okay, there are seeds in this, it should be able to be planted, but how to grow these potatoes and sweet potatoes?

Xiao Yin was thinking about what to eat, and when she heard An Ning ask, her mouth popped up directly: "It's to cut the seedlings into pieces, mother, let's go and plant them quickly." ”