Chapter 236 Inspection
Li Mingrui wanted to go around to see it, so Zixuan left behind the affairs in the yamen and accompanied him every day. Fortunately, Wenxuan and Wenchang were in the yamen and could handle ordinary things, so nothing went wrong.
Zixuan first took these people to the grassland, which was the closest place to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. On the grassland in early autumn, the endless green and verdant look was like the best carpet. The sheep and cattle were like patterns scattered on the carpet, making the whole world come alive.
This is the first time Li Mingrui has seen such a scenery. He rode on a horse and looked at the endless grassland, and his mood naturally became widespread.
Zixuan brought them to Batu's home. When the people in the tribe saw that Zixuan was here, they all came happily to say hello. In the past two years, they can make some money by selling wool. Now the number of sheep has increased several times than before, and there will be more wool in the future. Moreover, the women in the tribe can spin wool by themselves when they are idle, and sell it to the weaving workshop. In this way, there will be an additional income.
The hospitality grassland man quickly let Zixuan and his party into the felt tent. The elders of the tribe came over when they heard the news. Everyone sat on the ground and chatted intimately.
Jinghan also came with him. When he saw this situation, he went to arrange food with some women in the tribe. "Sister Wu Ya, those people are distinguished guests, so we have to prepare some good things." Jinghan whispered.
"It's easy. Our life is better now, and it's easy." Wu Ya didn't care. She went out to find someone and actually killed two sheep and one cow. "Madam, we have raised a lot of this cow, and we haven't been able to taste it. This time you come and taste the taste of this beef, and it's guaranteed to be delicious."
Jinghan nodded, thinking that he would leave something for Wuya for a while. Every time he came, these herdsmen warmly treated everyone, but they always made it so much money. "Sister Wuya, if you make these things well, I won't do it anymore. Just try to make them delicious."
The women next to them nodded quickly and went to work hard for food.
During dinner, everyone laid felt blankets on the open space outside and sat on the ground. There were all kinds of food in front of them, and a pile of fire was gathered in the center of the open space. Wu Ya and his men actually made racks and roasted all the sheep.
Many people in the tribe came. They brought all kinds of delicious food from their homes, and everyone gathered around. Some people also brought various musical instruments and melodious music floating above the grassland.
Li Mingrui and his friends have never experienced such a scene before, and they all find it very novel. Taking a bite of crispy and rotten hand-held meat and drinking a sip of mellow horse milk wine is definitely another experience.
A few enthusiastic and beautiful girls came to the guests and invited everyone to dance together. Of course, there were the most girls in front of Li Mingrui, which made him stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Li, this is the custom of herders. They are expressing their welcome to you." Zixuan explained next to him. "Go and dance. The nations on the grassland can sing and dance well. When distinguished guests from afar arrive, they will express themselves in this way."
So everyone got up together, came around the fire, and danced. Against the backdrop of the fire, people's faces were filled with happy smiles.
This night, everyone had a very late time, and the herdsmen arranged the guests to rest in the nearby felt tents.
The next day, Zixuan took everyone away from the grassland and walked towards Xianghaiso. Since Li Mingrui wanted to have a good look at this place, let him take a look.
"Zixuan, the herdsmen are really enthusiastic, and the things I ate last night were also very special. By the way, are there a few dishes that are beef in the evening? Why do I taste it? It is much more tender than ordinary beef?" Mr. Han asked Zixuan as he walked.
"Well, that beef is a special variety and can only be eaten. The kind of beef does not work, grow very fast, and the meat is very tender and delicious. Now it has been raised here, and it is estimated that in two years, it will be able to form a scale. By that time, people from the mainland will be able to eat this kind of beef." This is the kind of cow he submitted to the court and opened restrictions on killing cattle, which will bring rich benefits to the herdsmen on the grassland in the future.
Jinghan had already bought a large area of pasture near Xianghaisau and built a farm. So when they came here, they didn't have to stay at the villagers' homes, just live in the farm. When Li Mingrui knew that these were bought by Jinghan, she praised her for her vision.
Everyone rested in the village for a day, and the next day they went to visit the neighborhood. When everyone saw the flying cranes and various birds, they were amazed again.
This time, since Jinghan did not bring his son out, everyone was able to move easily, so under the leadership of local villagers, they found a place to hunt. At dusk, everyone came back with a large number of prey. Although they were a little tired, they were in good spirits.
It is impossible to eat these wild game at night. People at the farm and nearby villagers all came to help, and it was a lively time together.
This year, Jinghan also made a lot of ducks and geese to raise them. Now they all grow very well. The village chief in the village came to ask Jinghan how to deal with these things at that time. There is no need to worry about this. Jinghan has already found a sales route through the Sun brothers. When the villagers heard this, they were relieved and did not have to worry about not being able to sell it.
Zixuan and his wife stayed with Li Mingrui and their group for seven or eight days, and finally saw all the good scenery here and ate all kinds of good things. Then they returned to the county government.
"Zixuan, the resources here are so rich, and you and your husband have spent so much effort to do things, so this place will definitely become a beautiful and rich place in the future. But don't you think the defense here is too different? The county town is just a bunch of broken houses, even the city walls are so broken. If the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacks one day, it will probably be possible to capture it without any effort. We have put in such a lot of effort, which is not something for them." Li Mingrui put forward his own idea.
"Young Master, I don't want to build it well, but I have to have money in the yamen to do things." Li Mingrui's arrival here is a secret, so these people call him the young master. "Since I came here, I have been collecting some taxes for two years. The county government has no money and can't do anything. We have all done these weaving and wineries. Jinghan took out his dowry to buy them. After all, now that we have made a profit, we have been considered to have turned over. I can't let Jinghan pay for the construction of the city wall, right?" Zixuan was helpless. When he came here, Jinghan had put in too much effort. Besides, there were some things that could not be done by the couple.
Li Mingrui pondered for a moment, "In this way, the taxes for the next three years will not be submitted to the court, but will be used to strengthen the defense of the border. In addition, I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate some silver to quickly repair the city walls of the county town. In addition, all important towns will be rebuilt according to the county town. With you and your wife operating here, it will take a few years to set up a state yamen. This place is too big and a county can't handle it at all."
The main purpose of this trip is to this. Zhendong is on the border. If it cannot be managed well, then the efforts over the years can only be prepared for the Northern Yuan Kingdom. Li Mingrui will not allow such a situation.
Zixuan nodded, "Okay, since the court can pay attention to this, then the officials naturally have nothing to say, just work hard." Of course, he didn't want Jinghan to build a beautiful home that he had spent so much effort and could give up someone to hand over.
"Okay, this matter has been decided. After I go back, I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds here. In addition, some troops are drawn, and the troops here are too empty and are not useful at all. On weekdays, I will let the soldiers help with their work together, and the faster they build, the better. In addition, the population here is still too small, so I have to find a way to do this." Li Mingrui has made up his mind to consolidate the border to ensure stability.
The monarch and ministers discussed a lot of issues about this border, and Zixuan had his own opinions on many things. This made Li Mingrui very happy and felt that it was a very wise choice to let Zixuan come out to be the county magistrate. "Zixuan, I will be a good official here for a few years, and I will leave it to you here. Not only do I have to make the local area rich, but I also have to defend the border. Your burden is not light." Li Mingrui was also determined to test Zixuan's ability, so he made such a request.
"The lower-ranking official will definitely live up to the entrusted son."
Li Mingrui stayed in the county government for two more days before leaving. Before leaving, he talked with Zixuan alone for a long time, and then took Yun Fei and others to gallop and go back to the capital directly.
After seeing these people off, Jinghan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh my god, I finally sent these plague gods away. I have been worried all day long, afraid that something would happen." She was worried these days and couldn't even eat food. "Okay, I have to make some food, I can't even eat food these days."
It was almost noon, and the kitchen made a lot of delicious food. Chuntao brought some vegetables to the table, "Madam, I stewed fish at noon today. You haven't had a good meal these days, so eat something good."
A smell of fish floated over, and Jinghan suddenly felt a tumbling in her stomach, and she covered her mouth and was about to run out. Chuntao next to her looked and quickly found the spittoon and handed it to Jinghan.
After Jinghan vomited wildly, he took the water from Zixuan's hand and rinsed his mouth. Then he thought about it carefully. It seemed that it had been a while since this month. He looked up at Zixuan, met his somewhat clear expression, and reached out to pound Zixuan's shoulder. "It's all blame you."
Chapter completed!