Chapter 201: People's Livelihood

Yu Dan also came to Xiyuan City a few years ago, and at that time she felt that Xiyuan City was much worse than Lingyue Island, the land was vast and sparsely populated, the poor people lived a very hard life, the streets were not lively at all, and many places were not cultivated. The rich people migrated to other counties. Even the houses on the street look very old. At that time, Yu Dan was still very proud of his Lingyue Island, and many people wanted to migrate to Lingyue Island at that time, but they were all rejected by Lingyue Island.

But when he came to Xiyuan City again today, Yu Dan was a little surprised by the great changes in Xiyuan City. The street is actually very lively, and the houses on both sides have also been refreshed, because of the wedding of the nineteenth princess, so many houses have been repainted and renovated.

Look at the expressions on the faces of those ordinary people, they are all smiling, many people are shopping with their children on the street, and more are queuing up outside those tofu factories to buy freshly baked, hot and delicious fried stinky tofu, now this has become a very popular snack in Xiyuan City, and it is not expensive, the queue is mainly for children to buy, of course, those parents are also eating a bunch by the way.

Yu Dan obviously felt that the number of people in Xiyuan City had rebounded significantly, and the sale of grain and vegetables was not expensive, and due to the emergence of tofu, the bean products in Xiyuan City also began to sell well. At the same time, the enthusiasm of the people to farm has also increased, because the nineteenth princess has greatly reduced taxes, which has reduced the burden of the people a lot.

Anyway, the entire Xiyuan City looks like a thriving feeling. Yu Dan inquired for a long time, these changes only started after the nineteenth princess came, so those ordinary people are very trusting and supportive of the nineteenth princess!

Yu Dan also followed the crowd in line to buy fried stinky tofu, although the nineteenth princess invited her to eat last time also had this snack, but it was too little, only four pieces, she didn't enjoy it at all, but fortunately, the dishes in the back were served in an endless stream, which made her forget this tempting snack. Now that I have come to Xiyuan City alone, I can just have a good time. Yu Dan carried more than two thousand taels of silver with her, which was enough for her to live comfortably in Xiyuan City for a few years!

Although there were a lot of people in line, Yu Dan was not in a hurry, and just chatted with the uncle in front. The uncle was queuing with his two daughters, and he could see that he was an honest and honest farmer. Both hands are calloused, and the skin is dark and rough, but it is very energetic!

"Uncle, has changed so much in just half a year? I don't believe it, isn't it just that some taxes are exempted, which makes you so happy? "Yu Dan is a woman dressed as a man at this time, but the clothes on her body are still very luxurious, and she looks like a son of a big family!

"Hey, hey! Of course, not only the tax was reduced, but also the original forage task was canceled, and the forage that was supposed to be handed over to King Wen and King Ming every year was also distributed to each household, which was also a big burden! And now the emergence of this kind of tofu has made our beans sell, and the price has increased a little. What's more, the original beans could only be made into bean cakes, and no one wanted to eat them, but now this kind of tofu can make a lot of dishes, which is very delicious, so the dishes on our dinner table have also become rich. The uncle said happily.

"Then it won't be such a short time to have spare money to come to Xiyuan City to eat, drink and have fun, right?" Yu Dan still asked a little unconvinced, after all, it has only been half a year, and it is already very good to be able to improve your life, and it seems a bit too exaggerated to say that you have spare money to enjoy.

"Hey, hey! Of course there is no. But now my life is stable, and when I have time, I still go to cut some forage, and now the forage harvested, the nineteenth princess is purchased, although the price is not high, but I can also earn some pocket money, so I am taking my two children out to play, they just like to eat this fried stinky tofu, even my wife likes it! The uncle said a little proudly, now to harvest forage is a bit of a profit, so their family can make a little money when they have time, and they can actually improve their lives occasionally, which was impossible before!

"Oh! …… This nineteen princess is well governed? Yu Dan really believed it at this time, the nineteenth princess was really as rumored, and Xiyuan City was thriving, and now it seems that the atmosphere of Xiyuan City has surpassed that of Lingyue Island.

"Of course! Everyone is very grateful to the Nineteenth Princess, if the Nineteenth Princess had come a few years earlier, Xiyuan City would have become rich a long time ago! Now many people have started to buy land in Xiyuan City. Hey, little brother, I see that you are also the son of a big family, if you want to buy land, then hurry up, I heard that the land price in Xiyuan City is also rising now! The uncle didn't notice Yu Dan's expression, but the more he talked, the more energetic he became.

"Oh! Good...... Okay......" Yu Dan came back to his senses at this time, nodded again and again and said, at this time it was the turn of the uncle, he bought four strings of fried stinky tofu, and it could be seen that there was another string for his wife to bring back.

Yu Dan suddenly felt that this kind of family life was also quite warm, unlike their Lingyue people, who never had a concept of family, because after they gave birth, only baby girls were left. Because only baby girls can inherit the talents of the Lingyue people, they have always lived in a big family atmosphere. The baby boy was sent to the civilian area at the bottom of the mountain, where there was a special agency responsible for adoption, or the child's own father also stayed on Lingyue Island to live and settle down, and there were many such cases.

Yu Dan also bought five strings of fried stinky tofu, each string is four pieces of stinky tofu cubes, which is equivalent to twenty pieces, this time it was very enjoyable, and then ordered a bowl of bracken tofu soup, which is really delicious! Yu Dan actually burped after eating again, and then left satisfied! It only cost thirty-five copper plates in total, which is really super cheap!

Don't look at Yu Dan eating and playing, but she is also thinking and measuring, after all, she is the princess of Lingyue Island, and she also wants to improve people's livelihood, and now the lives of those civilians on Lingyue Island are not as good as Xiyuan City. How did the Nineteen Princesses do it? According to Yu Dan's analysis, the biggest driver is this kind of tofu, which made the beans that were not popular suddenly become a bestseller, and the enthusiasm of farmers has also been greatly improved!

Yu Dan regretted it a little, he knew that he would have added an additional condition last time, that is, to open a tofu shop on Lingyue Island, so that the living conditions of the civilians on Lingyue Island would also be greatly improved. Because Lingyue Island Lingyue Mountain is rich in iron and stone, the rest has no advantages, crops are also based on beans, and the common people eat bean cakes as the staple food, to be honest, that kind of bean cakes are very unpalatable, Yu Dan has eaten once, it is difficult to swallow at all, and I have never eaten it again!

"Humph! What tofu launched by the nineteenth princess is simply the masterpiece of Zhu Xiaobao! No, I still have to find this little treasure. If you take my golden arrow, you have to have an explanation, right? Yu Dan thought indignantly!

Around the City Lord's Mansion, it was even more lively, and today happened to be the arrival of the shops, and the soap and toilet paper were all placed on the shelves, as well as the burning knives were also piled up on another shelf. The guys in the shop are sweating profusely to maintain order. There were too many people coming, and the queue was all going to the City Lord's Mansion.

And many of them are young ladies and ladies from large families, with maids chattering in line to laugh, now no one dares to make trouble anymore, they all know that the nineteenth prince is very strict, even if the house slaves of King Ming have been beaten back, then dare to make trouble when they sleep?

Yu Dan didn't need to rush to buy it, didn't the nineteenth princess give her a very exquisite gift, there was everything in it, and it was all the best! But seeing this lively scene, Yu Dan is still very hot, this nineteenth princess is really very profitable! But after thinking about it, it turned to Zhu Xiaobao, isn't it all Zhu Xiaobao's handiwork?

So, Yu Dan didn't linger anymore and reflexively walked in the direction of the cave heaven blessed land. Now the blessed land is not a big secret, the goods and raw materials that come in and out every day have long been clearly checked by those spies, but no one can go up. So the Cave Heaven Blessed Land is now a very mysterious place.

When he arrived around the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, Yu Dan found that this place was heavily guarded, and he couldn't even get in, but fortunately, those soldiers saw that he was not very old, that is, he warned him, and he didn't pay much attention to it. Yu Dan could only watch from a distance as those huge hanging boxes were transporting goods up and down, but how did such a large hanging box hang up? Yu Dan was a little puzzled, could it be that he relied on manpower to pull it up? How many people does that cost?

The more Yu Dan looked, the more curious he became. But how can you get closer? Yu Dan thought about it, and then had an idea. She took off her backpack and put on a water repertoire, the water properties of the people on Lingyue Island are quite good, and this kind of water reliner is made of shark skin, which is very lightly rubbed. And Yu Dan's water-based nature is the best among all.

When it got dark, Yu Dan went into the water from an inconspicuous place and quietly swam in the direction of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

However, to Yu Dan's surprise, even if it was dark, the garrison here was still very strict, and there was even an extra group of patrolling soldiers than during the day. There are still a few small boats shuttling back and forth on the water, and it seems that the guards here are doing a pretty solid job. It's hard to let Yu Dan have no chance!

In desperation, Yu Dan had no choice but to swim to the west again, there seemed to be fewer people, but swam to a very inconspicuous place, there was actually a boat parked in it, this boat was too familiar to her, even at night, she could see clearly by the moonlight, wasn't it the colorful boat that sank the warship of the Seven Princesses?

Yu Dan was overjoyed, quietly swam to the edge of the colorful boat, saw that there was no one left and right, and turned over on the colorful boat very dexterously. She was so interested in this ship!

But to Yu Dan's disappointment, there was nothing on this ship, the original naval guns had been dismantled, and the rocker used for driving had also been removed, leaving a hull to park there alone......