Chapter 79 The New Official Takes Office to Catch Fire (3)
Regarding the matter of roses and planting crops, Lan Qiduo also thought of it because of a casual sentence by Sailuban, but when you think about it carefully, it is indeed very feasible, of course, this feasibility is based on the premise that someone can research better rose oil.
Lan Qiduo is very confident, she feels that if she first brings up this matter, it must be a response, then the feasibility of this matter will be higher, not to mention that businessmen are all going for profit, she herself does not take those money in her eyes, naturally someone will cooperate with her.
Therefore, before the eight characters were skimmed, Lan Qiduo himself had already begun to plan the next things.
Which piece of land needs to be planted with crops, which land can be planted with roses, she left enough blanks to fill in the place when the local elders arrived, and then the most important thing was the question of production.
Since we want to invest manpower and material resources in rose planting, we must see the results in the end, but Lan Qiduo actually knows in his heart that the emperor has not studied a better recipe for rose oil over the years, and there may not be any good results for a while, Lan Qiduo can only hope that they can find another way, such as a better rose balm than others, rose lipstick and even rose stuffed snacks, as long as the taste can be unique, Lan Qiduo has a way to find a good buyer for them.
The original plan was to wander around Dingxi City in the afternoon, because Lan Qiduo's temporary mind had to be changed, and this plan to go out had to be changed to a later date!
When Lan Qiduo was still writing hard at the table, someone reported that there were six old people who could see the heavens and were familiar with farm work, and they were now waiting for His Highness in the outer courtyard.
Lan Qiduo has not seen these people in the outer courtyard since she arrived at Dingxi yesterday afternoon, it stands to reason that Lan Qiduo is the highest official in Dingxi, these people are her subordinates, and they should be seen, but no one knows what Lan Qiduo is thinking, she doesn't go to see those officials, and those people naturally don't dare to act rashly.
"What do you mean by this, Your Highness, but you want to see these mud legs before you see us."
"Talk less and do more, watch what the stewards in the inner courtyard do, how do we do it."
Although the official is a small seven-rank official, but he is from the capital, he has heard of the reputation of Princess Yuanjia, but he has never seen it, the person who talks to him is older than him, and there are thirty or forty civil officials in the outer courtyard alone, not to mention the military attachΓ©, no one else speaks, so he does not dare to say anything.
The six old men invited by Lan Qiduo are all fifty or sixty years old, almost all of them are dark-skinned, but they look quite energetic, since they were brought over by Lan Qiduo's people when they were working in the fields, they were panicked, although the people who went to bring people were already considered to be pleasant, but the common people were naturally afraid of dealing with the people of the government, and the biggest official they had ever seen was probably the county official, and suddenly one day someone told them that Her Royal Highness the princess wanted to see them, which was tantamount to a thunderclap on the ground, Several people all looked at the old man who had been sitting in the first position on the left with his back straight.
Seeing that there was no one guarding the flower hall, an old man wearing a blue homespun cloth robe quietly said to the old man above: "Old Brother Qi, what did you say Her Royal Highness the princess called us here?" I really don't know the bottom of my heart. β
"Yes, we are just shaving food in the field, we don't understand anything, I heard those people say that Her Royal Highness the princess has something to ask us, what do you say it will be."
Although the old man sitting at the top was dressed no different from the other five old men, his eyes were bright, and he said calmly: "If you come, you will be safe, Her Royal Highness the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, but she is also a human being, since she said that there is something to ask us must be something that she herself does not know, so let's know what to tell the truth." β
As soon as his words fell, he heard someone say, "Her Royal Highness the princess has arrived!" β
Except for the man who was called Old Brother Qi, the rest of them all knelt down in a hurry.
The combined age of these six people is at least three hundred years old, although Lan Qiduo is a princess, she will have something to ask someone else, so her posture should naturally be humble, and quickly let people help them up, and let people serve tea.
Several old people have been facing the loess with their backs to the sky almost all their lives, and seeing that the tea bowls that Lan Qiduo served them tea were better than the rice bowls they ate at home, they didn't know how many times, and they were even more uneasy in their hearts, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads when they were helped up.
Lan Qiduo waved his hand to let people go down, and he said to a few old people very sincerely: "Just let a few old men come over, I really want to ask you for a tutor for some things, so I have to disturb your work." β
Lan Qiduo said this, several people stood up again, whether people speak sincerely, sometimes they can hear it at once, although several old people were terrified in their hearts, but after listening to Lan Qiduo's words, they glanced at each other, or the one who was called "Old Brother Qi" said: "Grass people Qi Zhong, I don't know what is the matter with Her Royal Highness the princess letting us come over?" β
Lan Qiduo saw that this old man was very calm, and glanced at him appreciatively, finally he could say things directly.
So Lan Qiduo said what he had discussed with the housekeepers before, and several old people understood Lan Qiduo's intention, and they were suddenly a little excited, even Qi Zhong himself was so excited that he couldn't help himself, Lan Qiduo didn't finish speaking, he said to a heavy head: "Her Royal Highness the princess is really a living bodhisattva in the world, if this matter is done, it will benefit thousands of people!" Although the grass people are already over the age of old, they still have a lot of strength, and there are more than a dozen sons and grandchildren in the family. β
"When the grass people are alive, they can still see Dingxi flourishing again, it's really an eye-opener, Your Majesty is wise!"
Lan Qiduo smiled a little helplessly, now it's okay, no matter what the outcome of the matter is, after these old people say, she must take care of Dingxi! Otherwise, wouldn't you be talking nonsense?
When Lan Qiduo came out, he brought the plans he wrote at noon, and the old people discussed the weather, terrain and other reasons, and finally came to the conclusion that there are 1,000 acres of land that can be used to grow roses, and the rest of the places can be grain, although they know that the people are still based on food, but now this thousand acres is also a surprise, Lan Qiduo is not in a hurry, and the whole Dingxi now grows no more than 500 acres of roses, and half of them are not planted. The next thing to do is to use these officials in the outer court!
A few old people began to really talk about things, but they were much more relaxed than at the beginning, and a few stewards came in to pour tea and water for them, and they were not as anxious as before. Especially Qi Zhong is the leader among several people, with him taking the lead, they said while Lan Qiduo added that this written document is probably much fuller than what Lan Qiduo wrote alone before.
Before she knew it, time passed, Lan Qiduo looked up and found that it was getting late, she looked at the appearance of several old people and was a little sorry, she had prepared the meal before, but she just forgot! They may not even be able to use lunch!
"It's getting late today, the palace has prepared a meal, a few people will go back after dinner, and it's not too late for us to continue the discussion tomorrow."
"Then the grass people are welcome!"
When the sixth elder brother was left in the flower hall again, someone broke the silence: "Old Brother Qi, you said that I wasn't dreaming, did I really talk to Her Royal Highness the Princess?" β
"And drank the tea of Her Royal Highness the Princess. I've never drunk such a good tea in my life, and Brother Qi knows what it is? β
"Ming Qian Longjing."
"It's still old Brother Qi who has insight."
"A few big brothers, Your Highness has already prepared dinner, and I ask you to move it."
This is the person who treats Her Royal Highness the princess with courtesy, and the housekeeper does not dare to slack off, and when a few old people arrive at the dining table and see the dishes on the table, even if they are so old, they still swallow their saliva.
A table of dishes, chicken, mutton, beef, it would be good to have a cabbage stewed radish in the winter at the people's home, and it is even rarer when they see meat, and they don't know how many times better than what they eat during the New Year.
"This ...... It's too rich. β
"Although a few big brothers can use it with confidence, they will add more if they are not enough."
After the housekeeper finished speaking, he turned around and went out, several people looked at each other, Qi Zhong took the lead in picking up chopsticks and pretended to be calm and said, "Eat!" But he was a little excited in his heart, even if he was a captain when he was a soldier in his life, he didn't have as much face as he does today!
"I didn't expect to be able to eat such good things in my life."
"If you can ask Her Royal Highness the princess to dinner, it will be worth it in this life."
"When I go back, I have to tell the children that we can grow crops and have a great future."
"No, I heard that even the county lord has never seen Her Royal Highness the princess."
Although several old people picked up chopsticks while Qi Zhong was talking, no one picked up the dishes.
There was still an old man who saw that the carved flowers on the plate were so beautiful, and he didn't dare to move and said, "Old Brother Qi, what kind of dish is this?" β
"Isn't it for people to eat no matter what they are? Eat it and you'll know. Eat! Eat! Eat! β
After putting a chopstick dish in his mouth, some said: "Mutton is a famous dish in our Northwest, but it is the first time I have eaten such a fragrant dish, and I can't wait to swallow it with my tongue." β
"What about the haggis I ate. This is a good thing that you may not be able to eat during the Chinese New Year! β
"I don't know how long it's been since I've eaten chicken!"
"We don't have vegetarian food here, look at Her Royal Highness Princess, even mushrooms, which are more expensive than meat, have come up to us!"
Qi Zhong stopped the cumin mutton in front of him, and sighed with some emotion, this cumin is a spice from Qiuzi, which is not used at home at all, but the princess is used to entertain them, so it can be seen that they are indeed regarded as guests!
The six old people ate a satisfying dinner at the princess, and when the housekeeper sent them out, they also gave them a big bag of white noodles and a few catties of meat and a few boxes of maltose. (To be continued.) )