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Published at 21st of October 2021 10:53:41 AM


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February, the eleventh year of Yonglu.

It's the season of flying corn sowing. This is the second sowing, which is much larger than the last trial planting.

The year before last, the war between Li Xiao and his sister, Jiang Ma's family, led to a great famine in Feiyu.

While giving relief, Li Xiao gathered some people who had lost their fields and conducted a trial planting of corn introduced from Nanman.

Because Feiyu is a highland and mountainous terrain, it is more suitable for corn planting, so it grows well locally.

The harvest in the first year has effectively solved the continuing famine of flying geese.

Although the samurai class generally eats rice, and ordinary people usually don't eat rice, they also like the combination of millet and radish, better than corn and so on.

Therefore, corn is only used as a supplementary food for famine preparation, which can be filled in the stomach, but most people have never thought of using this food to replace their staple food for thousands of years.

However, in the 11th year of Yonglu, the planting scale of corn in Feixi was also expanded. Of course, most farmers still used corn as food for famine preparation.

Because this variety of corn is transmitted from Nanman, local people call it Nanman millet.

PS: there are 267 names for corn in the local dialect of Japan. It is generally called Tangshu, but it is also called Nanman millet in Kansai area.

Before Li Xiao knew it, he introduced corn to Japan more than ten years earlier. The first time corn was introduced to Japan in history was in 1579.

Introduced by the Portuguese, it was first planted in Nagasaki and four countries, and then gradually popularized. During the Meiji period, it was planted in Hokkaido.

However, different from the role of corn in China's Ming and Qing Dynasties, corn has not become the mainstream food in Japan, but as a multi food source.

PS: Nowadays, Japan is one of the world's largest corn importers, but most of them are not used for direct consumption.

At present, the corn planting in the second year has been carried out at the beginning of spring. Li xiaote intends to issue a decree that no annual tribute will be collected for the first three years and three years later.

In this way, the people's efforts to reclaim wasteland have been strengthened.

This preferential decree has attracted more people to move into feigu, partly because of the tax exemption for land reclamation, and partly because of the separation of soldiers and farmers under the leadership of Li Xiao, feigu. Therefore, the people do not have to enlist to fight during busy farming, which delays production.

In addition, there is a big discount in Li Xiao's collar, that is, when Li Xiao asks for general service, Li Xiao also employs people for labor by paying remuneration.

Therefore, although under Li Xiao's rule, it is still the annual tribute tax method of three public and two people, in fact, the burden is lighter than that of the surrounding famous families.

The current economic situation of Feiyu is booming under the rule of Li Xiao. According to the estimation of Da Zang Chang'an, the annual tribute income of the whole Feiyu this year will increase by as much as 20% over last year.

In addition to the promotion of corn in agriculture, the second is the trade on the commercial road.

Because of the current salt shortage in northern Sichuan, Feiyu became the second important channel to supply salt to Wutian family after Vietnam.

Li Xiao still monopolizes salt trading with his own imperial salt house.

In Chengsheng City, salt trading is mandatory, and then most of them are transported to Xinnong to sell salt.

In this way, although the cost of Li Xiao's journey is much higher than that of Vietnam, it is not just a famous move for Shangshan Qianxin to sell salt to Wutian family. In fact, he offers a price for salt, but it is not cheap at all.

Yuehou house, the imperial merchant of Shangshan family, is responsible for transporting salt from yuehou to Takeda family.

Compared with the salt house, yuehouwu is relatively rich and powerful. Like Qiuzhen of the salt house, Wulang left guard of the Tibetan field is also a part-time warrior as a businessman.

As one of the courtiers of Shangshan Qianxin, he was responsible for the financial affairs of Shangshan family after big bear Chaoxiu defected from Shangshan family.

Therefore, the salt house merchants and the yuehou house of the left guard of Wulang, Tibet, have to compete in price. This cost is certainly not as good as the other party.

Qiuzhen of Yanwu could only negotiate with Wulang zuojie guard of Tibet in person, and the two sides decided to sell salt at a price acceptable to both sides.

Under the competition between the two companies, Li Xiao still made a certain profit selling salt to Jiafei through salt house merchants.

However, Li Xiao also knows that there are not many such opportunities. As long as Takeda Xinxuan conquers JUNHE and gets to the sea, then salt can be imported from Feiyu instead of Feiyu.

After last year's salt trade, Li Xiaoji still saved a lot of military expenses. In addition, his shares in salt house merchants immediately began to get rich.

In addition, Li Xiao also began to secretly transport military grain and materials to Chengsheng city through the road between Shengang city and Chengsheng city just expanded last year, preparing for the strategy of Vietnam.

On this day, Li Xiao returned to Chengsheng city after inspecting the large barrel foundry in birui Costa.

As the expedition is imminent, he must take more time to accompany the small flag Youzhen who just gave birth to a son for Li Xiao.

In the Tianshou Pavilion of Chengsheng City, Youzhen, who is already a wife, is sitting by the cradle in a loose robe, looking at the little life inside with deep feeling.

Xiaofan Youzhen was so focused that she didn't even notice Li Xiao entering the door.

Seeing this, Li Xiao almost looked up to the sky and sighed. Sure enough, what he said is right. After a woman gives birth to a child, she will transfer more than half of her love from her husband to her children.

And Xiaofan Youmei, Xiaofan Youzhen and their sisters are really good, which explains this definition to Li Xiao.

This makes Li Xiao feel a little jealous.

Seeing that Xiaofan Youzhen was focused, Li Xiaomo quietly walked behind Xiaofan Youzhen and put his hands around her waist.

Xiaofan Youzhen didn't expect Li Xiao to appear because she was too focused. When she noticed, she felt that a pair of broad hands had been wrapped around her waist.

Xiaofan flashed by the surprised expression on Zhen's face. When she felt that it was Li Xiaohou, the expression on her face changed to a trace of tenderness and whispered, "you're back."

Li Xiao said, "you are too absorbed in it."

Xiaofan Youzhen smiled and said, "yes, it's not enough to see it all day."

Li Xiao nodded, slightly rubbed the small flag Youzhen in his hand, and said: "this time, the strategy is more successful, it may be a long time. You go back to Jiafei first and accompany your sister. You two sisters also have a partner, and you haven't seen each other for a long time."

The little flag floated a trace of worry on her face and asked, "does it take a long time to win the victory? Will there be a big war?"

Li xiaoha smiled and said confidently, "don't worry, Shenbao family is not an enemy. I'm worried about Beilu road. Only Shangshan Huihu is alone, but he won't be in Vietnam. As long as Shangshan Huihu doesn't appear, no one can get me."

After a pause, Li Xiao said again: "but it's not easy to attack Shenbao family this time. It will be a hard battle if it is delayed for a long time, so I let you return to Jiafei. Remember? I still owe you a wedding in the Ming Dynasty. I'll Jiafei as soon as the Vietnam China war is over."

When Xiaofan Youzhen saw that Li Xiao still remembered it, he smiled sweetly and said, "well, OK. I'll take sheng'er back to Jiafei. Please be careful."

Li Xiao nodded and suddenly said, "you said you must hold this wedding in front of your sister, so it hasn't been carried out until now. But I've been fighting in Meinong Feiyue in recent years, so I really owe you."

Xiaofan turned her head from Zhen, looked at Li Xiao YingYing and said with a smile, "it's too polite for you to say that. It's not what we should say. I want to have a place as soon as possible, and I want to see my sister as soon as possible, but what I want most is to be able to accompany you."

"You know what? Although my sister is your main room, she hasn't been with you for many years, so she must miss you in her heart. But I'm different. I can't compare with anything to be with you. So I'm very happy."

Li Xiao was deeply moved when he saw Xiaofan Youzhen looking at him.

At the same time, he thought of Xiaofan Youmei. Indeed, as Youzhen said, he felt owed to Xiaofan Youzhen for so long. She was alone and helped herself with a pair of children in Jiafei. Although as Li Xiaozheng's room, she would not suffer any hardship, she would not feel good in the bottom of her heart.

However, Xiaofan Youmei never complained to herself.

Perhaps this is what I call imperfection. In the eyes of outsiders, Li Xiao is an old Wutian family. He has a heavy army in his hand. He has made great achievements out of the town. Even heroes such as Zhitian Xinchang and Shangshan Qianxin are afraid of him, but in fact, he also lacks the happiness of family company at the bottom of his heart.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao felt even more indebted. He couldn't help thinking of Xiaofan Youmei's face, his son and his daughter he hadn't seen since he was born.

Xiaofan Youzhen was fascinated when she saw Li Xiao. She guessed that he had read about his sister and couldn't help sighing.

Li Xiao felt the strangeness of Xiaofan Youzhen in his arms and said, "sheng'er is not my legitimate son, so you can keep him by my side and take care of him personally. I want to give him military strategy and shooting skills when he is old. I think he will not be inferior to the positive son derived from huzai sect B in the future."

Xiaofan Youzhen listened to Li Xiao's words and said with worry: "in fact, anyway, I just hope Shenger can be safe. If he becomes a warrior, he will be at risk in the future."

Li Xiaowen smiled and said, "son, sheng'er, as my son of Li Xiao, can't inherit my family business in the future, but he won't be mediocre. You Zhen, born in troubled times, it's impossible to calm down and expect others not to invade him. Therefore, if he wants to protect himself, he must master his strength."

Xiaofan Youzhen listens to Li Xiaoru's words and has no idea. She can only say, "I listen to you."

Li Xiao nodded, bowed his head and kissed the small flag on Youzhen's bright and clean forehead. At this time, a nearby man reported downstairs and said, "report to the Lord, Lord, adult Honda Zhengxin, who sent to Shengxing temple, has returned."

Hearing this, Li Xiao could only put down the small flag Youzhen and said apologetically, "I can't accompany you. I have something important to do."

Xiaofan Youzhen nodded slightly. When Li Xiao left and went downstairs, there was a trace of reluctance in his eyes. (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly ticket at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)





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