There were already a lot of people serving around the princess, and Lan Qiduo's current specifications were relatively ordinary, except for the two hundred female soldiers, there was not much difference from the other sisters, because Emperor Kangtai had also increased the number of farmers in the imperial village to other daughters, so compared with the two, there was no victory or defeat.

Lan Qiduo said this at this time, several maids who were not serving closely were a little worried, they had been servants for many years, and naturally knew better than anyone that the princess's mansion was a good place to go out of a million, in case His Royal Highness really wanted to lay off people, where would they go?

The second-class girls Tuping also knew, and hurriedly said: "There are not many people in front of His Royal Highness, the eldest princess Hui Min, the sister of the former emperor, is called a group of servants and maids, and it is said that even the original prince is not as good as the eldest princess Hui Min." ”

Lan Qiduo smiled and shook his head: "Where did you all think of going?" The palace just thinks that some of them are not young, and when it comes to the time of marriage, there are so many good men in the West, if they are willing to give a dowry to marry them beautifully, the good years of the daughter's family cannot be delayed. ”

The girl's family is easy to be shy, and sure enough, many people are a little embarrassed when they hear Lan Qiduo say this, but their hearts are relieved, at least His Highness doesn't want to lay them off.

Although the place in the backyard is not as big as the princess's mansion, it is not small, Lan Qiduo walked for half an hour to see the same, but he was also a little tired, so he took the opportunity to rest in the pavilion.

When Lan Qiduo rubbed her shoulders and pinched her legs, Lan Qiduo also breathed comfortably, she looked at the sun outside and said: "The weather here is really different from Beijing, I feel a little cold in the morning, and Mama specially added a cloak, which will make my clothes thinner." ”

"What Your Highness said is that when the slave maid first arrived here, she didn't expect the weather here to be like this, and it was cold for several days."

Lan Qiduo thought for a while: "Speaking of wind and cold, there are a lot of people who came with us this time, and they must not be used to the climate here, Sister Ping ordered to go down and make some decoction to prevent wind and cold and drink it for two days each, in case of illness, it is not a joke." ”

"Your Highness is sympathetic to everyone, it is a blessing for everyone, without further ado, the slave maid will order it to go down."

Tuping hurriedly walked away, Lan Qiduo planned to go to the horse farm again to see and then go back to rest, anyway, the time was about the same, she was very interested in the direction of the horse farm, the horse farm in the princess's mansion was her favorite place on weekdays, but because of the water last year, she had never ridden a horse again, it was difficult for Xiahou Yi to remember that she liked to ride horses, so she deliberately made a small horse farm.

"Why is Your Highness here?"

Sailuban was dressed in a brown short dress, holding an ink fountain wire box, and when he came out of the courtyard next to him, he saw Lan Qiduo and his party, if it was someone else, he would definitely be scolded and saluted, but people who were familiar with Sailuban were also used to him.

"Hongu came out to look at the courtyard, what are you doing?"

"The things that the colt ordered before have not been completed, and this courtyard is going to be used as a guest room in the future, so we have to clean it up again."

Lan Qiduo looked at the plaque on the door "Qingfeng Xuan" and pouted, this name is really cheesy!

She thought for a moment and asked Seluban, "How long have you been here?" There are some things that this palace wants to ask you. ”

"Your Highness asks, as long as I know."

"What do the people of Dingxi do for a living, and when I came here before, there didn't seem to be many pedestrians in the streets and alleys."

When the April sun was close to noon on this land, it was already a little hot, Lan Qiduo stood in a shady place, and listened to Sai Luban say: "Originally, it was not like this, I heard the people here say that when Liu Qiangren was still there, although there was no prosperity in Xiliang Mansion here, there were also people coming and going, as well as Da Shi, Hui Fu, Da Yueshi, Loulan These merchants selling tea and silk passed by, and when they came, they would bring things to trade with the locals, so Xiangxi Liangfu, Jingbian Mansion, Jiuqu Mansion These places are not desolate, Later, Liu Qiangren became more and more bad, the merchants here walked a small half, and the rest were poor people who couldn't walk, coupled with the aggressive invasion of the dog Rong people, the walking business travel was always affected, even if this route was closer, few people walked again, and it slowly became a little deserted. ”

Lan Qiduo looked at the flowers in the distance, and thought to herself, sure enough, she not only had to worry about solving the logistics of the Dingxi Army, but also found a way to boost the economy.

"In addition to planting wheat, the people here also have a lot of rape and corn, but when the year is bad, it is basically deserted, so the interest in the field is almost enough to eat, and His Majesty's tax reduction in the past two years is a little better, but there are some herdsmen, who raise cattle and sheep, and there is no waste from spring to autumn and cow and sheep milk to drink, which can withstand hunger, and can exchange cattle and sheep for food when it is cold in winter."

No wonder there is so much beef and mutton here, Lan Qiduo suddenly realized.

"There is also a kind of flower farmers, presumably His Royal Highness has also heard, that is, roses, because of the climate, the roses here are very famous, those big businessmen often like to buy roses, they bring the roses back to reprocess them into a variety of precious spices, as well as essential oils, and when they come back again, they sell them to the people of Daqi, and the price often increases dozens of times. But the flower farmers get a pitiful amount of money, only a fraction of the income from growing crops. ”

Lan Qiduo was very emotional when she heard this, but she also understood the means of living in Dingxi, at this time she didn't have the heart to go to see the horse farm, when she thought that her capital protection mansion was so poor, no wonder she couldn't even eat fresh vegetables, Lan Qiduo only felt that even if it was to eat a bite of fresh vegetables, she had to get it here, but she knew that she would have to stay here with Xiahou Yi for at least three and five years, and not only because Dingxi Dadu protected this position, and heard the imperial doctor say that the air here is very suitable for recuperation.

"It would be nice if we Daqi people could get rose essential oil and spices, and then we wouldn't be cheap for those big food merchants."

Lan Qiduo said with some emotion, Xiao Tuping has been in charge of Lan Qiduo's personal affairs, and when she heard Lan Qiduo's emotion, she whispered: "Our Daqi actually has rose essential oil, but it's not as good as the things brought by those big food merchants." ”

"Daqi also has?"

Lan Qiduo suddenly heard Xiao Tuping say this, and turned around!

Xiao Tuping was startled: "Be a Gui...... The imperial merchant of osmanthus oil also makes rose essential oil, but the rose essential oil of Dashi sells for ten taels of silver and a small bottle, and their family does not store it for long, so there are not many people who buy a bottle of silver or two, and then they don't produce much, so they sell osmanthus oil. ”

"Where's that Imperial Merchant? What's the last name? ”

"The slave doesn't know what the surname is, but their family's osmanthus oil is sold everywhere."

"Immediately let people inquire which royal merchant produced this osmanthus oil, and prepare a sedan chair to go back!"

"Your Highness isn't going to see the racecourse?"

"Next time I have time, let people get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the study first, and the palace will use it."

Lan Qiduo is used to being resolute, fortunately there are people around him who have to use it, and the sedan chair is flying back, Lan Qiduo has already begun to think of countermeasures: "This rose is obviously a good thing to make a fortune when it is planted, but now some of the people here can't even solve the problem of food and clothing, food is the foundation of the people, so that we can not delay planting food and have to restore prosperity here......"

She kept flashing ideas in her head, and kept denying them, and when she returned to the yard, she immediately wrote and drew on the table, and then ordered someone to find an old man who was familiar with the weather and terrain, and an old man who could grow crops.

"What is Your Highness looking for this?"

When Lan Qiduo came this time, he not only brought the housekeeper, but also a few stewards on his Zhuangzi, Emperor Kangtai gave Lan Qiduo a fief in the three regions in the northwest, Lan Qiduo could not ignore them, and when the time came, the things here were planned, and a few of them could also follow to the fiefdom to have a look.

"Bengong thinks that just like those lands in the Zhuangzi in the capital, some places are suitable for growing grain, and some places are suitable for vegetables, can we open up those wastelands that are not used much to plant flowers, and then level the fertile land to grow food."

Everyone never thought that Lan Qiduo would think about it so long-term, but they only felt that what Her Royal Highness the Princess said seemed to be quite reasonable.

"Of course, this palace has no experience in farming, and it is still you who have to rely on it, and you will have to bother when the time comes."

"Slaves don't dare, these are the duties of the slaves, and the slaves should do their best for His Highness."

"It is a great blessing for the minions to be able to follow His Highness."

Lan Qiduo was satisfied, and then said, "I don't know how a few stewards can understand the affairs of Dingxi?" If the palace wants to reduce the commercial tax of Dingxi, Xiliang and Jingbian, what do you think? ”

Among the people sitting at the bottom are Lan Qiduo's butlers and stewards, which of them can be assigned to assist Lan Qiduo in the first place? But when I heard Lan Qiduo say "taxes", my scalp was a little numb.

The country's taxation has always been the top priority, and all dynasties basically want to shake the tax system without a good end, the most famous is the Shang Yang reform, after death, there is no peace, and it was also shown to the public by the car crack!

They are not those officials of the imperial court, who take it as their responsibility to help the people's livelihood, Lan Qiduo saw that the faces of a few people were faintly pale, and he didn't know why at first, and then when he saw that no one answered his words, he began to think about what went wrong, thinking that he was just talking about taxes, and suddenly realized that he was a little helpless, and said with a straight face: "Are you in charge thinking too much?" His Majesty exempted the northwest through the war-torn area for three years, but did not include the commercial tax, and the palace did not want to meddle in the tax matter, but only wrote a letter requesting a reduction of 10% of the commercial tax, so as to attract more business travelers here. This was originally an important intersection and transit station, and those merchants passing back and forth would bring much business opportunity to the west, and everyone must know it in their hearts. Isn't it a pity that such a favorable terrain is abandoned? (To be continued.) )