This batch of sweet potato seedlings is neither more nor less, only enough for a quarter of Zhong Xiangcheng's fields to be planted.

Zhong Xiang Taishou was thinking about where to plant this batch of sweet potato seedlings, and finally decided that the people would sign up to receive them themselves.

He sent for a notice to be posted, and ordered those who could read to stand next to the notice and read it aloud.

"The new crops brought by the existing princess, I hope everyone will actively participate, come to Taishou Mansion to receive seedlings and planting, and the planting method Taishou Mansion will also inform them one by one."

There are a lot of people watching the excitement, but everyone doesn't know what this new crop looks like, the land is the lifeblood of the peasants, and the peasants dare not take this risk at will.

There was an old man who heard the news and decided to sign up immediately. His fellow villagers asked him, "Why don't you think about it before deciding?" What if that thing doesn't grow? ”

The old man looked around and spoke sonorously: "The princess just came, and we were allowed to pay only 20% of the tax, exempt from all harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, my family's grain this year is enough for a year, even if I can't grow it, my old man is not afraid, since it is what the princess wants, my old man is willing to try, not to mention anything else, thank the princess for her kindness to my family." ”

Zhong Xiangcheng froze to death and starved to death many people every year, and as soon as Xu Jiao came, their food was much more abundant, and many people remembered her kindness.

"Yes, although I have never read and do not know how to read, I also know that the princess is a good person, and she is kind to us, so I will go with you." Another middle-aged man in the crowd also stepped forward.

The crowd suddenly boiled, yes, the princess is kind to them, since this year's food is enough to eat, what does it matter if you accompany the princess to toss?

At that moment, a large number of people flocked to the Taishou Mansion to sign up.

Zhong Xiang Taishou was taken aback, he had been an official in this place for five years and knew the stubbornness of the locals.

Because of poverty, he valued his land more, and he originally thought that he would have to forcibly order people to plant these sweet potato seedlings in the end. Unexpectedly, the old farmer who signed up instantly crowded the Taishou Mansion Hall.

"Queue in order, queue in order." The officials of the government instantly poured out and shouted loudly, and finally stabilized the scene.

The sweet potato seedlings were taken up in less than half a day, and the news that the slower people came back were empty and couldn't receive anything.

Everyone who receives it will be taught how to grow sweet potatoes on the spot, and the method of growing sweet potatoes itself is very simple, these are experienced old farmers, and it is no problem for them to grow sweet potatoes.

Xu Jiao suddenly remembered the group of officials she brought from the national capital, and she didn't know what she was doing during this time.

As soon as they came to Zhong Xiang City, the officials asked for orders to collect and understand Zhong Xiang's situation, Zhong Xiang's jurisdiction was too big, and they didn't know if this time was enough for them to go around the jurisdiction.

Wang Fugui and the others are all practical factions, and they are all wandering around the counties and cities under Zhongxiang's jurisdiction at the moment.

The economic level here is indeed very low, and materials are scarce, but fortunately, along the way, there are no county officials who oppress the people to the point of anger, and most of them are officials who have no sense of existence.

The county official of the previous county and city was not in the county office, and they inquired for many days before they got the news, and the county official secretly went to the nearby mountains to cultivate immortals, and he has not yet returned. It is said that he has to go to cultivate immortals several times a year, and he doesn't know what he has cultivated.

There are no officials at the county level to govern development, and most of the grain that the people have worked hard to grow every year has been handed over, can they not be poor?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have recorded what we have seen and heard along the way, landforms, climate, farming conditions, and humanities in the booklet I have with me, let's go back to Zhongxiang and see what the princess will command." Wang Fugui nodded and said.

Everyone agreed, they had been tired for more than a month in order to collect first-hand information, and now it was time to go back to their lives.

Xu Jiao had already imagined the officials in Zhongxiang's jurisdiction, but she didn't expect that there would be people who went to the mountains to cultivate immortals, so she laughed angrily.

Looking at the booklet, Wang Fugui's booklet recorded that there were mountain bandits near the mountain, who often went down the mountain to harass and rob the people, and the local officials were busy cultivating immortals, and they did not send anyone to clean them up once.

Those mountain bandits must also know the absurdity of their parents' official cultivation of immortals, and avoided the place where he cultivated immortals.

"Go and call Lin Hai over."

Xu Jiao felt that this group of mountain bandits was simply a carefully prepared training gift for that group of soldiers, and the soldiers had been training for so long, and it was time to see the results in actual combat.

Lin Hai soon arrived at the princess's mansion.

"How well are you training?" Xu Jiao asked.

Lin Hai smiled bitterly, those rabbit cubs are getting stronger and stronger day by day, as if they took half their lives in a cultural class.

"Back to the princess, the physical training is still the same as before, and the results are remarkable. It's this reading, they don't read very fast. As if he was afraid that the princess would be angry when he heard this, Lin Hai added: "But they listen to the art of war very seriously. ”

"It's fine." Xu Jiao waved his hand and asked him not to be too nervous, he was in a hurry to recognize words, he only started learning when he was so old, and his speed was definitely not as fast as when he was young.

"I called you this time because I have a task for your team." Xu Jiao smiled and handed Wang Fugui's booklet to him, pointed to the page of the mountain bandits on it, and said: "Go and hand over these mountain bandits, harass the people all day long, don't have to show mercy to your subordinates, practice your hands." ”

Hearing that it was just to exterminate a small group of mountain bandits, Lin Hai not only felt that this task was too easy, but it was his duty to obey orders, so he didn't show it and responded immediately.

"That's right." Xu Jiao couldn't help laughing, "There should be a Taoist temple on this mountain, you can arrest the immortal cultivators in there for me." ”

Lin Hai nodded, although he didn't know why, but it was just a matter of catching someone, and it was not a very difficult thing.

He took his leave and returned to the barracks to prepare for the suppression of bandits.

You can despise the enemy in your heart, but you can't despise the enemy tactically.

He immediately gathered ten squad leaders and formulated three plans to suppress the bandits.

This is also what the princess told him before, that everything needs to have an alternative in case of emergency.

Late at night, after the plan was discussed, Lin Hai gave an order to the ten squad leaders: "Set off at noon tomorrow to suppress the bandits!" This is the first actual combat after training, be sure to win beautifully, win fast, and don't let the princess down! ”

The captains all responded loudly, the knife had been sharpened enough, and it was time to try it.

Early the next morning, the soldiers received a notice of suppression, although it was a little sudden, but after many days of training, they formed the instinct to act quickly when they heard the order.

Everyone immediately packed their field bags in a short time and quickly gathered on the training ground.

"At the end of the roll call, no one was late or absent."

"Good!" Lin Hai looked at this group of elite soldiers who were surging with blood and shouted, "Let's go!" ”

The team ran neatly, and there was not a trace of confusion.