"Mr. Xu Xiaohou also competed with Mrs. Pei Wu in arrows?" Originally it was just a casual conversation, but now Mingyi became really interested.
"Yes." , took the whip and was about to hit him, slapping his cheeks. Xu Huaian's most precious face formed a rift with Pei Wu. Later, when they met, Xu Huaian made rude remarks about Pei Wu. The lady is indistinguishable from yin and yang, and she is not like a girl at all, so Lady Pei Wu invited him to compete with each other in arrows. At that time, Xu Huaian lost badly. Although the people present did not dare to say anything outside, he walked around Lady Pei Wu, but said nothing No mercy.”
Mingyi's expression was very complicated and she couldn't explain it in words, "What did Mr. Xu Xiaohou think?" Is it more honorable for him to lose to someone who is half-assed in archery?
"Xu Huaian often forgets that he has a brain."
Mingyi: "..." If it comes to being venomous, it has to be you, Commander Xue!
"By the way, Mrs. Pei Wu just mentioned to me that you had saved her life?"
"Really?" Xue Lin frowned, then thought of something, and suddenly said, "It's also possible. There was a chaos in Lanzhou, and Beidi people took advantage of it and saved many people. It seems that the Pei family was visiting relatives in Lanzhou at that time , maybe she is among them!"
Mingyi glanced at him, wondering if she was really unsure.
Mingyi didn't ask any more questions, and Xue Lin also fell silent, but he didn't know what he was thinking, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"The Governor seems to have something on his mind?" Mingyi couldn't hold it back and asked anyway.
"Today in the Pei Mansion, I heard from Mr. Pei that the weather will be good this year and we should have a good harvest." Xue Lin did not hide anything.
Mingyi laughed when she heard this, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"It's a good thing! However, Anxi has thalassemia. Even if there is a good harvest, the people can barely make ends meet. I have been thinking these days, if I can find a way to divert water for irrigation, can the land in Anxi be more productive?" Xue Lin still frowned.
"I don't know much about these things, but Fan Shuang said before that although Anxi's grain output is low, its fruits and cotton output are good. We can form a caravan to transport fruits and vegetables to the Central Plains, and then transport the grain back. As long as we look at When profits are made, people will follow suit, so why worry about business not flourishing?"
"Why don't I know this? But the journey to and from the Central Plains is not close, and there are a lot of losses in the process. In addition, Anxi has mostly intermarryed with Hu people in the past twenty years, and the people are more or less resistant to the Central Plains." Xue Lin knew that he wanted to enrich the people. Commerce and trade must be vigorously supported.
"Businessmen are all unprofitable. As long as they see a profit, the governor's worries will not be a problem. After traveling to the Central Plains for a long time, they will naturally know the benefits of the Central Plains. Why not worry about going to the Central Plains? Then they will There are fewer disputes, internal troubles are gradually eliminated, and people are at peace. Even if Beidi and Tubo have intentions of invading our borders, they will have to think twice more. The governor might as well go to Dao Zhezi to discuss it with His Majesty. Your Majesty will be happy to see it happen. If If the Ministry of Household Affairs can provide some convenience for the Anxi caravan to do business in the Central Plains, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." Mingyi had also discussed with Fan Shuang many ways to revitalize Anxi's trade. Although it was for them to make more money, so what? Not to share Xue Lin's worries? Therefore, Mingyi could just talk about it at this time.
Xue Lin looked at Mingyi with a strange look for a moment, "What other ideas does Madam have? Why don't you tell me all of them."
Mingyi hesitated for a moment and then said, "It's just some random gossip when chatting with Fanshuang on weekdays. It's too crude to say that the method can be used. I don't know if it can be used. The governor just listens."
"Yes." Xue Lin nodded, then stretched his body, sat up straight and said, "Madam, I'll listen!" The car, which was originally quite spacious, seemed to become cramped with the addition of him, and it just crashed into his arms. The faint scent of grass and trees that I smelled when I got in seemed to fill the entire car room, and I could smell it when I lifted my nose. As soon as he moved, his knees came up and rested against Mingyi's legs only through a few layers of clothing.
Mingyi felt uncomfortable all over for a moment. This discomfort was different from the fear and nausea in the past, but she was still uncomfortable.
So, after she froze for a moment, she quietly moved her legs to the side.
Xue Lin didn't say anything, just looked at her, his eyes darkened slightly.
For some reason, Mingyi felt a little guilty at that glance. She lowered her eyes and said, "Not only in Wangjing City, but also wealthy people from all over the country like to make silk and satin clothes, but some silk and satin are always uncomfortable to make linings. Some time ago, Fan Shuang, I bought a piece of locally made cotton cloth from the street. It was spun from cotton and was a bit rough. Fanshuang bought it just as a novelty, so she used it to wipe the table. Unexpectedly, the cotton cloth absorbs water very well, and... After washing it a few times, it actually became much softer, and it felt softer than some satins."
"I don't know if this cotton cloth can be mass-produced. If we can control the quality and improve it, we may not be able to open up sales. If we can make money from this cotton cloth, we Anxi will buy grain from the Central Plains. So why bother?”
When Mingyi said this, Xue Lin remained silent, just listened quietly, tapping his fingers on the car wall, thoughtfully. Hearing Mingyi stop, he raised his eyes and said, "Continue!"
Still want to listen? Mingyi was silent and then said, "Speaking of the caravan, I have another idea. I went to Huaxiangrong one day a while ago and happened to see Fanshuang entertaining a merchant from the Western Regions, so I had a casual conversation with him. After a few words, he came back to us for the first time and was very interested in our porcelain."
"I'm thinking that there are many small countries in the Western Region, which are rich in fragrant dew, gems, and some precious medicinal materials. They are all valuable in the Central Plains. We can try to form a caravan to transport the porcelain here. Go out and see if you can sell them at a good price, and then sell the fragrant dew and gems back. If you make a profit this time, you will definitely attract merchants from both places. If this trade route can be opened up, in the future, Anxi, and even The entire Central Plains will benefit immensely."
"It's just that in addition to trade routes, we also need to consider security and surrounding national affairs. This is not my specialty. Therefore, these are just my random thoughts. I don't know if they can be done. The governor asked me to say it, so I said it. Just listen to it."
"Madam, you are too modest." Xue Lin looked at her with stern eyes and a slight smile on his lips, "Being able to marry Madam is a blessing to Anxi and me." The last sentence was so relaxed. It was low and soft, like a whisper sliding past her ears, but it made Mingyi's heartstrings suddenly tremble. She raised her eyelashes slightly and fell straight into the thousands of stars in his eyes.
While he was distracted, the carriage shook slightly and stopped. Lifting the curtain and looking around, he saw that the Governor's Mansion had arrived.
After getting off the carriage, Xue Lin strode to the study in the outer courtyard. As he walked, he said to Songfeng in a deep voice, "Have Xu Huaian call all the bookkeepers in the camp to the study to discuss matters. Hurry!"
Mingyi looked at his striding back and raised her eyebrows. She also raised her hand to call a servant and said, "Go to Hua Xiangrong, call Fanshuang back, and say, I have something urgent!"
The boy left, and Fan Shuang hurried back after a while. She thought something had happened, but Mingyi smiled brightly and told her the good news, "We can prepare some goods." Now, I guess, the caravan thing will be settled soon. We can take advantage of this east wind to make a profit first. With the capital, we can expand the business of the grain store and the medicine store. Come on, it’s time to slowly open Fuji and Deji Hall in other state capitals.”
