"Slave Dongguo, I've seen Master Hou."

"Slave maid, slave maid Kong Sizhen, I have seen the Hou Ye ......"

Bumu Butai and Su Mo'er gave Xu Changqing a salute, and the two girls also came over to greet Xu Changqing separately.

When they got closer, Xu Changqing quickly saw the difference between them.

Although the two girls are about the same height, Dong Gu's little face is obviously much more immature, not very beautiful, but quite regular, is it the truth of the Qing Dynasty at this time? Princess.

Kong Sizhen is much more beautiful.

Especially a pair of eyes, extremely smart.

She was very afraid of Xu Changqing at this time, but she was secretly looking at Xu Changqing with her spare eyes.

Xu Changqing's mood couldn't help but be better.

The two girls in front of them are not an exaggeration to say that they are the two most noble women in the Great Qing Kingdom.

I'm afraid that at this time, Dorgon would never have thought that Dongor was the only bloodline left in this world in his life......

"Hehe, two Gege, you're still used to it in Haicheng these days, right? It's all because Changqing was too busy and didn't come over to accompany the two Gege as soon as possible. ”

Xu Changqing smiled and saluted them deeply.

Don't look at their young age at this time, but their identities are here, even Xu Changqing can't break the etiquette.

Although Dong Gu is young, he is very thoughtful, and he is deeply blessed by Xu Changqing, and said a little shyly: "Master Hou, the slave and maid are both very good in Haicheng, thank you for your concern......"

Unlike Han girls, even if she is not yet thirteen years old, she has already been able to marry......

In this respect, even Dorgon could not protect his own daughter.

This is the tide of the times, who can easily go against it?

But Xu Changqing doesn't have so much bad taste for Dongor, this girl is a bit innocent.

However, he was very interested in Kong Sizhen and Xu Changqing next to him.

This girl, although her parents are Han, her mother died early and she was fostered in the palace since she was a child, and she is already a little out of step with the Han people.

Historically, even though she ended up in a commotion, she did not keep Guangxi after all, and kept the division of her father Kong Youde, which directly led to the four feudatories becoming the three feudatories.

Moreover, her kind of cleverness is obviously able to communicate......

"Hehe, that's the case, two Gege, let's continue later."

Xu Changqing smiled and nodded to them, and directly stepped onto the high platform that had been prepared a long time ago, ready to give a speech.

When Xu Changqing left, the two girls breathed a sigh of relief, especially Dongguo, whose two little hands were already full of sweat at this time.

Although Kong Sizhen was clever, she was also nervous, and she stuck out her little tongue and said secretly: "This Haicheng is not too scary to look at, but, why am I so nervous." How are you, Tungor? ”

"It's okay......"

Dong Gu bit his red lip, "He, is he the mortal enemy of our Great Qing Kingdom?" ”

Kong Sizhen nodded vigorously and said in a low voice: "Dongguo, let's go back and talk about it, there are many people here." Is...... Nor can it be easily trusted. ”

"Hmm."

Dong Gu also came back to his senses, and was busy looking at the tall figure on the high platform.

"Brothers, after nearly half a year of hard work, let's finally go home! Are everyone's New Year's goods ready? ”

For this kind of speech, Xu Changqing has long been familiar with it, and the first sentence directly mobilized the emotions of countless model soldiers.

"Haha, Dashuai, it's all ready! I'm waiting to go back to the city and buy it. ”

"Marshal, this time I can get more than two hundred taels of silver."

"Haha, handsome, I'm going to marry a little wife this time......"

The model soldiers were excited, and the common people soon joined in, and the heavens and the earth quickly turned into a sea of joy, and everyone was looking forward to and looking forward to it.

The Japanese soldiers who came to Haicheng for the first time with the large army were all frightened.

It's Ono Heiji, and the leaders are all confused.

That's a huge scale.

These Ming people, one person spit on the stars, I'm afraid they can drown them, right?

But after the fear, they were deformed and excited, this Ming noble was too powerful, this was the best master of their heroic warriors.

As Xu Changqing announced that the whole army would have a three-day holiday, the welcoming ceremony also came to an end, and Xu Changqing directly shared a carriage with Li Youwei and returned to the official hall.

This is the glory of a wife.

As long as Li Youwei is here, no one can snatch it away, whether it is Zhu Yujiao, the princess of the Ming Dynasty, or Dongguo, the princess of the Qing Dynasty.

In the carriage, Li Youwei and several personal maids helped Xu Changqing massage his body and relax, while carefully telling Xu Changqing about the situation in Haicheng during this time.

The Qing army's invasion of the territory this time did not seem to cause much damage to Haicheng, but that kind of influence is still incomprehensible.

In particular, a lot of cultivated land in Shandong has been destroyed, and the loss is impossible to count.

Coupled with the displacement of the population and the blow to the morale of the people, Xu Changqing's income this time may be more than this deficit.

Fortunately, through the joint efforts of the Political Affairs Bureau, Li Youwei and their back-of-house ladies, including all Haicheng people, the situation has now eased, and all aspects of business have basically recovered.

However, the food problem remains a top priority!

Now, the whole world is displaced, and you can't buy food even if you have money.

Xu Changqing was also quite sad about this, and he was very helpless.

The land of China is indeed fertile and beautiful, but if you really talk about growing crops, because of the relationship between latitude, it is still a little worse.

For example, the grain on Hainan Island is harvested three times a year, and when it reaches Nanyang, it is eager to harvest four crops a year, and it can be planted and harvested at will.

In China, especially in the northern region, even if the people are very hardworking and hardworking, they can only grow once a year.

This is something that the current human power is unable to change.

The Xiaoice Age had a great impact on East Asia, including many parts of Europe, but the Indo-Ganges River basin, the South Seas, including Africa, were not affected, and many places could not even eat up the grain.

This is a goddamn evil......

But now the transportation strength is limited, and far water can't quench the thirst of the near, even Xu Changqing can endure it first, or focus on expanding the amount of fishing, and in addition, increase the collection and collection of marine plants, so as to alleviate the food dilemma.

But even so, the effectiveness is quite limited, and Xu Changqing can guarantee Haicheng at most, including these regions in Shandong, and other places, then there is no guarantee at all.

Back in the official hall, Li Youwei's maid had already gone to find Chen Ruyi, and Xu Changqing also came directly to his outer study and invited Li Yan and others to come over to discuss.

"Lord, this thing is too difficult. And it's not just us who is difficult, it's even more difficult on the side of the Qing Kingdom. The subordinates have received news in these days that many real Manchurian iron crops have slaughtered slightly older war horses in advance for the New Year......"

"Yes, my lord, that is, our sweet potato harvest this year is good, and we can barely hold on, and there is not much grain production land in Jiangnan, which is really ......"

"Lord, now several major wineries have reduced production across the board, and the volume is less than one-tenth of the original......"

Li Yan and the others were also full of bitterness.

They tried their best, but they could only maintain the current scale.

Xu Changqing nodded slowly.

Haicheng was already very difficult at this time, you must know that just the captured population after the war, Haicheng received more than 500,000. Even if most of these people are women and eat little, how much do they have to consume a day on such a large scale?

It is a miracle that no one in Haicheng has starved to death at this time.

"How's the cultivation of sweet potatoes?"

Xu Changqing thought for a while, looked at everyone and asked.

Li Yan heard that his spirit was a little better, and he hurriedly bowed his hand respectfully: "The effect is not bad, it is a little stronger than the original, but it is not too strong." The effect of the promotion is not too good...... The common people are not too recognized, but they are still willing to grow food. Our propaganda team has been exhausted and half dead these days, and we have only persuaded a few thousand households to plant sweet potatoes in an all-round way......"

"This ......"

Xu Changqing couldn't help frowning.

Sweet potatoes have been introduced to Daming for many years at this time, and a keen businessman surnamed Chen brought them back from Nanyang, but they have not been spread.

The reasons for this are complex.

In short, almost all of them are the opposite.

For example, the Gangnam area.

Sweet potatoes were the first to be introduced to Jiangnan, and it is said that the land in Jiangnan will definitely have a bumper harvest without doing much.

But.

In the Jiangnan region, the vast majority of the land is in the hands of the landlord Haoqiang, how could the landlord Haoqiang allow too much grain to be planted in the land?

It must be a more valuable cash crop.

Returning to the land has been carried out since the time of Jiajingye, but who can do it?

The common people have no land in their hands, even if they have land to plant sweet potatoes, they will be slandered, they are worthless, how can there be a harvest?

……

"Sweet potato, sweet potato......"

After the meeting was dismissed, Xu Changqing left only Li Yan, and the two of them pondered carefully, but they had no clue for a while.

"There it is!"

After a while, Xu Changqing suddenly became smart, and his eyes lit up: "Haha, Lao Tzu thought of it, thought of it!" ”

Li Yan looked at Xu Changqing with some confusion, "Lord, you, have you come up with any good plan?" ”

Xu Changqing was already calm at this time: "Strategist, it is not difficult to solve this problem. The key is to find the right way. Do you think, why are people reluctant to grow sweet potatoes? ”

"This ......"

Li Yan hurriedly said: "It's because sweet potatoes are worthless." My subordinates have also discussed with their colleagues in the Political Affairs Department before, whether they want the Political Affairs Department to endorse it, and we Haicheng officially purchased sweet potatoes, but the differences of opinion were too big and we did not make the trip......"

Li Yan said, he couldn't help but be frustrated, he very much suggested that the Political Affairs Bureau should take the lead in doing things, but there was too much involved, and he was not completely sure.

Xu Changqing said with a smile: "Strategist, you think well, but there is a problem that has not been solved. That is, what is the value of sweet potatoes? Grain can be eaten and wine can be made, this is all white silver, can sweet potatoes? ”

"Lord, you, you mean ......"

Li Yan has been with Xu Changqing for so long, and he has already understood Xu Changqing's train of thought, and he couldn't help but shudder, and said excitedly: "Lord, is it possible that sweet potatoes can still make wine?" ”

"Huh."

"Isn't it? Not only can you make sake, but you can also make good sake! Strategist, and even this thing may be easier to brew than food. Wait, I'll call a few masters of the distillery to discuss and discuss, let's do an experiment quickly. ”

Seeing Xu Changqing beckoning his own soldiers to call someone, Li Yan slapped his head violently, and immediately couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Such a straightforward thing, why didn't he think of it.

This kind of gap in talent is really beyond the reach of manpower.

If sweet potatoes can really make wine, and can make good wine, then ......

It's Li Yan's blood that can't help but burn!

Not only Haicheng, but also the entire Ming Dynasty's food crisis can be partially solved!