In the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi, the eighteen-year-old Princess Mingrui embarked on the journey out of the customs and walked towards the unknown future, becoming the wife of the little prince of the Tushetu Khan Department, Jiri Gala. In order to make Ji Rigala worthy of his daughter, Kangxi deliberately gave Ji Rigala the title of county king.

Tushetu Khan, also known as the Khalkha back road, is the head of the four Khalkha Mongolian tribes, the eastern border Chechen Khan, the southern boundary Suiyuan and Chahar, the western boundary Sanyin Nuoyan Division, the northwest boundary Tangnu Ulianghai, and the northern boundary according to the Russian territory of Siberia, a total of 20 banners. Jirigala was the youngest son of Tushetu Khan, and he commanded a banner alone. After marrying Jizhigala, Princess Mingrui will not live with Tushetu Khan, but with Jizhigala in his fiefdom. Because the good territory has long been divided up by Jirigala's uncle and brother, Jirigala's fiefdom environment is relatively poor, close to the desert next door, and a small part of it is the desert. The grassland area there is much smaller than that of other territories.

"I'm sorry I wronged you." Ji Rigala said to Princess Mingrui guiltily and distressedly, "If you can't get used to living, I will accompany you back to the capital." I don't want this fief either. ”

"No, it's good, I love it." Princess Mingrui dispelled Ji Rigala's thoughts, "You are the king of the county and the lord of the banner, how can you abandon your people and leave your subordinates alone?" ”

"All of them combined can't compare to you." Ji Rigala said earnestly and affectionately, "I don't want you to suffer. ”

Princess Mingrui couldn't help but be moved, she married this man right.

"You are reluctant to let me endure hardship, and I naturally don't want you to be spurned by your clansmen. Don't worry, I was mentally prepared before I married you, otherwise how could I agree to marry you? Princess Mingrui said, "Compared to the palace with walls on all sides, I prefer the open world here." Don't worry, I made arrangements before I got married. The environment here is not good, and together we can change this place and make it a paradise. ”

Ji Rigala nodded vigorously and held Princess Mingrui's hand: "Let's change together and make this place our own paradise." ”

"Good. We opened up a piece of land first, and I brought a high-yielding crop that would be able to solve our food ration problem. ”

"Really?" Jirigala was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Is it wheat or rice?" Doesn't it say that rice should be planted in water? There is no suitable place to grow rice in our territory. ”

"It's not rice, it's not wheat, it's potatoes."

"Potatoes? What is that? ”

"The beans grown in the soil are bigger than a fist, which can fill people's stomachs and make delicious dishes." Princess Mingrui said.

Ji Rigala's eyes widened: "So powerful? How come I haven't heard of it? ”

Princess Mingrui said: "This potato is a crop in the south, and it is not planted in large quantities in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention you, even Huang Ama has never heard of it." I still overheard someone talking about this thing, and asked Huang Ama to send someone to help me find it in the south. ”

Hearing this, Jirigala was extremely grateful: "The princess has a heart." ”

Princess Mingrui said: "My nickname is Xia Zhi, you can call me by my nickname." ”

Jirigala was overjoyed, and the princess told him her nickname, and the princess recognized herself. Jirigala immediately shouted, "Summer solstice." ”

Princess Mingrui smiled slightly and said, "Jirigala, there are a few things that you need to do. ”

Ji Rigala immediately patted his chest and said, "If you have any orders on the summer solstice, just tell me, and I will definitely do it for you." ”

Princess Mingrui said: "I'm sorry for you to find more and more poplar and cactus plants, and plant them on the edge of the desert, these two plants can resist the wind and sand in the desert, so that the wind and sand can invade our territory a little less." ”

Jirigala's eyes widened when she heard this: "These two plants?" Okay, I'll let someone do it right away. ”

If you can really block the wind and sand blowing from the Gobi Desert, the environment of your territory will be much better. Needless to say, you must try your best to grow poplar trees and cacti.

Princess Mingrui said: "There are also sand dates." The vitality of this plant is also very strong, it can resist drought and sand, it is very suitable for planting on the edge of the desert, not only can block part of the sand, the most important thing is that the fruit of the sand date tree can be eaten, not only can be used as feed for livestock to eat, but also ground into flour after drying, and can be used as flour for people to eat. In addition to potatoes, this can also be a source of food for everyone in the territory. ”

Jirigala immediately jumped up: "I will immediately send someone to plant a sand date tree." ”

"Come back, I'm not done yet." Mingrui cried and laughed and stopped Jirigala.

Ji Rigala obediently returned to Princess Mingrui's side, scratched her head and said, "That, I'm too excited. ”

Princess Mingrui smiled slightly and said, "I understand your feelings. But no matter how excited I am, I have to listen to what I am talking about next. ”

Ji Rigala nodded vigorously: "You say! ”

Princess Mingrui said, "You send someone to the west to look for a grass called alfalfa. This grass is heat-tolerant, cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, and can not only be used as fodder for cattle and sheep, but also for soil improvement. After planting alfalfa for a few years, when the soil is improved, you can grow other crops and vegetables, which can solve the problem of difficulty in eating vegetables on the grassland. ”

Jirigala's eyes widened again, and his breath became thicker. This kind of good thing must be planted, it must be planted.

Princess Mingrui said: "The flowers of the alfalfa are purple, and the shape is a bit like a clover, so it should be easy to find." ”

Jirigala asked, "Summer solstice, is there anything else to look for?" ”

Princess Mingrui: "That's all for now. ”

Jirigala: "Then I will immediately command the men to look for these good things." ”

Princess Mingrui: "Well, you can go." ”

"Summer solstice, I'm leaving. Will come to eat with you in the evening. With that, Jirigala ran out with cheerful steps.

Princess Mingrui shook her head, this auspicious day gala was like a child in front of him.

"What about the four grandmothers?" Princess Mingrui asked.

The little palace maid replied: "At present, I am very honest. ”

Princess Mingrui commanded: "Keep an eye on them, don't be negligent, I feel that these four people are not honest, they are waiting for an opportunity." They must not be given a chance, you know? ”

"Yes." The little palace maid replied and decided to tell the other sisters and eunuchs later, that they must keep an eye on the four grandmothers. Of course, the marking must be carried out in secret, and they can't be seen on the surface, and the princess has to wait for them to show themselves!

In the days that followed, Princess Tomorrow and Jirigala were very busy. Princess Tomorrow led people to open up a small area to grow potatoes. The herders in the territory do not trust the potato crop too much, and all of them take a wait-and-see attitude. Princess Tomorrow doesn't know how to grow potatoes, so everything is like crossing the river, she wants to promote potatoes in the territory, this trial planting can't fail, the pressure is not small.

Jirigala was contracted to plant poplars, cacti, and dates, but he had many more assistants than Princess Mingrui. The people in the territory heard that planting these three plants would keep the wind and sand out, and after finishing their work, they all ran to help plant the three plants. In particular, they heard that the fruit of the sand date can not only be used as feed but also for people to eat, and their enthusiasm for work is greater. In just four months, a circle of poplars, a circle of cacti, and two circles of date palms were planted at the intersection of the Gobi Desert and the territory. The herders look at the jujube trees as if they were their own children, and even more like hope.

The men who had gone west in search of alfalfa also returned, bringing with them large bags of grass seeds. Jirigala had the grass seeds sprinkled on the semi-sandy land, where nothing grew but was empty, and now all of them were a little green. The territory is full of sensations! The lord actually created a meadow! There are also dates that can be used as food! With these two things, not only do they not have to go hungry, but they also have enough feed for their cattle, sheep and horses. Do they no longer have to be nomadic with the seasons, and can they live in one place in peace? Although they are nomads, they also like to be stable. In the past, there was no chance for them to live in one place in peace, but now that there seems to be hope, can they look forward to it more?

The answer given to them by Jirigala and Princess Mingrui was yes, the poplar tree and the cactus both survived tenaciously, blocking most of the wind and sand from the Gobi Desert, and the fruit on the sand date palm tree was ripe, except for a small part reserved for feed, the rest were all dried and ground into powder, which became one of the staple foods of the herdsmen, and solved one-third of the herdsmen's winter rations. The winter rations of the livestock were all solved, except for the sand dates, all the alfalfa was harvested and dried and distributed to all the herdsmen, and the hay was enough for the livestock to eat for more than half the winter. Livestock will no longer be starved to death.

What excites and surprises the herdsmen the most is that the grain called potatoes that Princess Mingrui experimented with has also been harvested, and more than 600 catties of grain have been produced per mu, which is two or three times more than the yield per mu of barley and other grains! The herdsmen were all staring at Princess Mingrui's experimental field, waiting for Princess Mingrui to give them seeds. It is said that Princess Rui will give them all the potatoes harvested in the experimental field as seeds, and next year she will take the whole territory to plant potatoes! Oh my God, they won't be afraid of running out of food again! Thank you, Princess Mingrui! May the Immortal Heaven bless Lord Mingrui and Lord Jirigala, and be able to become a lord of both of them, so lucky!

"Summer Solstice, you must be a fairy from the sky who came down to help me and my people." Ji Rigala said to Princess Mingrui with a grin.

Princess Mingrui glanced at Ji Rigala: "What nonsense." ”

Jirigala said: "I'm not talking nonsense. The people in the territory say you're a fairy. ”

Princess Mingrui: "If I were a fairy, could I cheapen you?" ”

Ji Rigala smiled: "You are a fairy, I am a cowherd." How compatible the two of us are! ”

"Nonsense." Princess Mingrui laughed at Jirigala, and suddenly her head was dizzy and fell backwards.

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