It was October, and the crops had been planted in the fields, and the peasants had nothing left to do but water the crops.

This year is a good year, and it is a royal estate, the farmers do not have to worry about the persecution of corrupt officials, after paying the imperial grain, the remaining grain not only fills the granary, but also enough to feed the children of the family.

The warm sunshine drove away the chill of late autumn, and Daiyu sat in the courtyard of an old grandmother's house with a group of women and children, smiling and asking about the daily life of the villagers.

During the reign of the Son of Heaven, the life of these two years can almost be said to be as beautiful as a dream. The embroidery needle in the old mother's hand kept going all the time, and at the same time she was telling Daiyu about the situation in the past few years.

As soon as people are old, they like to recall the past, Mama Lu was born in the family of Gusu embroidery house, and was once a female official in the East Palace.

Because the palace change in the last years of Zhaowu was affected, fortunately, the fourth master had a good adoptive mother, and the palace maid of the East Palace in the past was rescued by the Empress Dowager Cao and sent out of the palace.

The old lady and several palace maids had nowhere to go, so they settled directly in this imperial village, and helped the steward Zhang Qian manage the Zhuangzi on weekdays, and at the same time embroidered some embroidery and took it out to exchange for money.

With the increase in the number of widows of martyrs taken in by Zhuangzi, most of the wives of these soldiers and men have no skills to support themselves, and they can't do much energy to do farm work, even if they have the Huangzhuang to take care of them, they have a hard time.

As soon as the old mother pondered, she taught embroidery to this group of women and children, and she actually took a lot of work in the Beijing Xiufang, although she could not be rich and expensive, but she could also make a lot of money.

Otherwise, how could these little dolls in Zhuangzi grow strong one by one and practice martial arts with Qin Da and others.

"Who said that women are not as good as men, Mama Lu took everyone to exchange embroidery for money to support a large family, which is more powerful than many men."

Daiyu looked at the embroidery in the wooden box, even if it was just ordinary fabric, under the background of exquisite embroidery and exquisite patterns, it was stronger than the embroidery of several big show workshops in the capital.

However, because the show workshop is general, the embroidery and patterns are all superior, and the silver money that can be exchanged is also limited.

She thought that Xiangyun now had an embroidery shop in her hands, and she had a plan: most of the Zhuangzi were women and children, and they would definitely take in more widows of martyrs in the future, and they would only rely on the limited land output to fill their stomachs at most.

If you can make this group of women and children have a stable livelihood, such as embroiderers. It's better to open a show shop in Zhuangzi and let Xiangyun's shop sell it......

Wait, my father once said that the silk embroidery of the Celestial Empire was extremely popular overseas, and those Eastern and Western Yi nobles were proud to wear the silk brocade of the Celestial Empire.

In this case, the women and children in this Zhuangzi can support the family with embroidery, but can the women and children in other places also do it?

Sister Yun has a shop in her hand, and the Xue family runs several show shops. In addition, the second sister, the third sister, the fourth sister, and the nobles in the clan, if they can join forces, wouldn't they be able to help more orphaned women and children?

Which woman of this age does not know how many stitches to embroider? High, medium and low-end embroidery products will not be marketable.

In addition, the embroidery girl in the palace can be said to have mastered almost all the embroidery methods of the dynasty, as long as it is managed properly, the huge sea trade is enough to exchange these embroidery products for a large amount of silver.

The Queen Mother is benevolent, and she will agree to let the embroidery girl in the palace help. It's a big deal that she goes to Cining Palace several times a month to accompany the old lady to play the game of playing the golden boy and girl......

Daiyu looked at the embroidery in the box one by one, but she had already drawn up a rough plan in her heart.

The imperial court had already opened several cities along the coast, and the expansion of maritime trade was just around the corner, which was an excellent opportunity.

If this happens, at least the widows of military families who have no family members will have a stable income, plus the pension of the imperial court and the family's land, it will not be a problem to support the family at all.

Thinking of this, Daiyu's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and her bright eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had come back from her contemplation, smiled and asked, "Would you like to take more apprentices, I want to open a show in Zhuangzi......"

……

Today is the Winter Clothes Festival, and there is a bumper harvest, Zhang Qian is a person with a lively mind, and he sent an excerpt to the palace earlier, saying that Zhuangzi will put a flowing water seat today, thanking the grace of heaven and celebrating the advent of the prosperous era.

Originally, I just wanted to show my face in front of the emperor, and I didn't want to tentatively invite the emperor.

The Son of Heaven brought three children to the banquet, and Zhang Qian was excited and nervous at the same time.

Fortunately, the Zhuangzi is full of trustworthy people, one table is set out, one pot of dishes is served, and the school field can't even squeeze everyone in the Zhuangzi, and the tables are placed in the streets and alleys along the two exits of the school field.

There are no exquisite banquets, no delicacies from the mountains and seas, just pork stews, roasted game, steamed buns made of sorghum noodles, mutton risotto, etc., most of which are the usual meals eaten in the army.

Only the emperor and the two princesses put a few plates of delicate dishes in front of them, which were still fish that the people on the Zhuangzi had just picked up from the river and asked the cook to make them.

Chun'er, who is less than five years old, is happy today, with a lot of friends.

She followed the example of the little doll in the Zhuangzi, picked up the bowl full of meat pieces, and shaved rice into her mouth with hulala.

The emperor saw that his daughters were eating happily, and the farmers were all smiling, and they were naturally in a good mood.

In addition, the few people who sat with him were all martial artists, and they deliberately suppressed their own cooking speed regardless of the emperor's identity, which was also a storm and aroused the emperor's fighting spirit......

However, he can't compare to this group of dry rice people, and the bowl on the Zhuangzi is bigger than that in the palace, so he can hold up a little after two bowls.

"The fourth master's appetite is not as good as before, and the last general can still remember that you could eat at least three bowls of rice in one meal back then. The fourth master works hard every day for state affairs and consumes his mind and energy, how can he eat this? ”

Qin Da couldn't help frowning as he looked at the gray-white appearance of the emperor's temples.

"Fourth master, don't blame the last general for speaking rudely, back then, you and His Royal Highness practiced martial arts with the old man, how strong would your body be? This can't be done, having a holy monarch like you in the world is the blessing of hundreds of millions of people. You have to practice, the big guy is still looking forward to your long live. ”

If these words are provoked by someone with a heart, they don't know what trumped-up charges they will be charged when they encounter the king of mediocrity.

The whole table was quiet, but the emperor first smiled bitterly after hearing this, and then shook his head freely.

"How many people are looking forward to my early death, which is why you will tell me this...... I know that I will resume my martial arts in the future. In two years, when the prince is older, I will take everyone to restart the northern expedition and realize the original wish of the eldest brother. ”

On the way back to Beijing, the emperor's mood was quite complicated, and the farmers thanked the emperor for his kindness and offered the best harvest to the emperor.

The eggs of this family, the pheasants of the hunt, the potatoes of the east family, the pumpkins of the west family......

The emperor did not refuse these things, and asked Zhang Qian to arrange three carriages to bring the hearts of the farmers back to the capital.

He planned to use these things to entertain the ministers at the court meeting, so that they could also taste the gratitude of the people to him as the emperor and to the court.

……

Rongguo Mansion has a guest today, and Grandma Liu brought her grandson to kowtow to the old lady to thank her.

Last winter, her family was helped by the Rongguo Mansion to survive the famine year, this year's harvest is excellent, her family is now not short of food, and her grandson also went to the school, and now he has learned a lot of words.

Although the handwriting of the copied Buddhist scriptures is crooked, and some of the characters are obviously copied from the copy, Jia Cong can still feel the true feelings of the Wang family.

The old lady became more and more sensitive to Grandma Liu, and said with a smile: "That child is smart and clever, he can copy Buddhist scriptures after only one year of study, and he may be able to make a name for himself in the future." Originally, I wanted to keep Liu's grandchildren for a few days, but unfortunately the child was going back to school tomorrow to study, so I had to finish lunch and let people send him back. ”

"It is indeed not advisable to delay study, it is not easy for farmers to have the opportunity to study, and Wang Gou'er's family is also a person who knows how to be grateful and know how to be measured, and his grandson will help them again. Let someone send some more books another day, if that board is really talented, we can accept him as a beginner. ”

Jia Cong thinks more deeply than the old lady, Rongguo Mansion has no shortage of people in terms of military generals, but there are really few people who can be used in civil officials.

In the future, he will take the path of both civil and military skills, and from now on, he will search for and train more helpers. Grandma Liu's family has a good character, and Wang Ban'er has a talent for reading, so why not help him now?

The old lady understood Jia Cong's thoughts as soon as she heard it, and she was relieved after being surprised. There will be amazing and glamorous people in each generation of Ning Rong's Jia family, the first generation of Ning Rong's second duke, the second generation of Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua, and the third generation of Jia Jing...... Well, the eldest son is not good at stubble either.

In this generation, she originally thought it would be Baoyu, but now it seems that the brothers of the big house have obviously left the others behind.

And compared to Jia Lian, Jia Cong is several times stronger. Whether it is in terms of heart, talent or behavior, this Brother Cong is simply a demonic existence.

is his own husband, the husband of Rongguo Mansion is not as good as this grandson, maybe Brother Cong'er will be more creative in the future, and it may not be impossible to have three princes.

Grandma Liu sent a lot of home-grown fruits and vegetables, as well as wild meat that she exchanged from the hunters in the village. At dinner, the family took this opportunity to taste the freshness and talked about the interesting things about the farm around the table for a while.

Lin Ruhai was forced to take a leave of absence by the emperor, but he was a person who couldn't be idle, and after learning about his daughter's plan from Jia Cong, not only did he not stop it, but he was enthusiastic to help with advice.

Compared with Jia Cong and Daiyu's crude plan, Master Lin, who was familiar with the politics and economy of the dynasty, almost overturned the entire strategy drafted by Daiyu.

"You can't just know how to do things, as the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and doing business is the same, not to mention the big things related to the families of those women and children."

Lin Ruhai took the pen to the list of partners originally set by Daiyu, circled a few people and said: "Haimao is a cornucopia, yes, but Haimao is both a cornucopia and a beast that devours people. Every ally should be chosen carefully, such as these ......"

Jia Cong and Daiyu came over, only to see Lin Ruhai encircle the mansion of the eldest princess of Hengyang, the mansion of the Marquis of Jianning, the Xu family of Songjiang, and the Yuan family of Chengdu.

I only heard Lin Ruhai say: "The eldest princess of Hengyang is there for many years, she has been sick for the past two years, and her children are not successful, and their character is unreliable. The Hou Mansion of Jianning did run a silk business, but his family's business was obtained by relying on the power of the Hou Mansion to forcibly persecute the Fujian Chamber of Commerce. There are also imperial businessmen such as the Xu family and the Yuan family, whose ambitions are too great, and it is not suitable to make friends......"

Lin Ruhai has been up and down for more than ten years, and now he is an official and a first-class official, and he is in charge of the household department, and his control of people's hearts can be said to be superb.

He analyzed the two of them one by one, picked out the best among them, and divided them into several grades.

And began to guide Daiyu to make plans, such as piloting in the capital first, and the scale does not have to be too large. You don't have to find someone else to cooperate with in the first place, just bring the sisters in the family in.

After making some achievements, you can find people with good character in the clan to cooperate and expand the scale. Of course, this matter must be led by the Queen Mother or the Imperial Concubine.

When the scale is large enough, it is best to get the emperor's permission, set up an imperial merchant, and join the imperial court's maritime trade plan.

……

In early October, Jia Cong and Daiyu had their own jobs, and they were busy without touching the ground.

Although the plan against Warat was taken over by the central boss, Yilan seemed to have recognized Jia Cong, and now that he was free, he would come to Rongguo Mansion to find him almost every other day.

The emperor probably felt that he was so busy every day that he didn't even have time to go to the harem, and he was not happy when he saw the courtiers leisurely, so he even crowned Jia Cong with the title of Lang in the Ministry of Rites, and let him be responsible for entertaining the future king of Shunyi.

Yilan came to Jia Cong again, because with the coming of this year's Iron Net Mountain Hunt, when he has to accept the emperor's edict, Arotai's people will also arrive in the capital.

He really didn't know where Warat would go in the future. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have a sweat position, but if he causes Warat's blood to flow like a river because of his own intentions, then he will really become a sinner in Warat.

"Uncle Yongfeng, what is this?"

Yi Lan saw the newly made clothes on the table in Jia Cong's study, with strange styles, which were not worn by the current Han people.

Jia Cong pursed his lips: "Mao, that is, clothes woven from wool." Yilan Khan, the most indispensable thing in the grassland is wool, and the Central Plains has technology. When this technology matures, do you think the people of Warat will still lack money to buy food and salt? ”

This woolen coat was the first finished product to be hand-spun from fine wool and trial-woven on a hydro-powered loom.

The craftsmanship of those craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry is really amazing, Jia Cong just provided a rough idea, they actually built several looms in just one month, and the use of wool from traditional plain weave, twill wool fabrics, pile blankets, etc., to wool clothing.

Compared with things like blankets, clothing made of wool is more marketable. Extremely warm, it will definitely make woolen clothing a popular trend in the cold autumn and winter.

At least Jia Cong was very satisfied with the woolen coat on the table, although it looked a little weird, but the winter in the capital was really cold, and it would be better if there was a thick woolen sweater.

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I fell asleep today, my dream has been updated, and I woke up in the middle of the night and wrote more than a thousand words, crying to death.

I've just added 3,000 words, so let's update a chapter first. Wait for the evening to continue the update.

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