Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Qingcheng was slightly stunned when he heard his brother's words, "I know that we were promoting high-yield crops in Qingshui County last year, but we bought so much land and we couldn't find anyone to work!"

Qinghe replied: "Horse-drawn plows can improve the efficiency of tilling the land. Not many people are needed in the early stage. We can just spend money to find people to do the work."

"Also, the county magistrate knows that there is a shortage of labor, and the land that has been cleared probably can't be cultivated. At that time, they will relocate some of the population from outside to Qingshui County."

"People who are willing to migrate here will be given land now, and they will not come out to work for others. After much thought, I think we need to find another way."

"We also have small caravans. When we import cloth or silk, we also bring some slaves from the inland."

Qingcheng nodded when he heard this. "I understand. The Central Plains has a large population, but the land allocated to them is small. Those who can't make a living will choose to come to Qingshui County."

"As for the slaves who sold themselves, we have money, so we can buy some of them and then build a place for them to live."

Qinghe smiled and said, "I have said everything I need to say. Brother and sister-in-law, you should go to bed early! I will leave early tomorrow morning!"

Seeing his brother turn around and leave, Qingcheng sighed, "My second brother is very happy now. He can finally do something!"

Madam Chen hesitated, "My husband, do you also want to go out and make achievements?"

Qingcheng was stunned and shook his head. "If I hadn't married you and had no children, I might have had such thoughts. But now I just want to live with you guys and don't want to go anywhere!"

"I don't want to live my old life of fighting and killing, and licking blood from the edge of a knife! I don't have any ambitions, my lady, don't blame me for not achieving anything."

Upon hearing this, Madam Chen shook her head and said, "My husband, don't underestimate yourself! It is a rare opportunity for us to be able to hold on until now and live a stable life."

"Since you don't want to establish a career, let's just stay at home and run the family business. My second brother has great ambitions, so let him spread his wings and fly high without letting him have any worries."

"Besides, he's not young anymore. We should find him a wife. His achievements shouldn't interfere with his family."

Qingcheng laughed when he heard his wife's words, "Madam is right!"

The next morning, when Mrs. Chen and Chen Cheng woke up, Qinghe had already left.

All the snow melted and flowed along the river to the distance.

There are many tributaries beside the big river, and the tributaries have many small branches, which continuously irrigate the fields with the melted snow water.

Fortunately, a new water conservancy project was built last year, so the water did not lie around, but flowed to where it should go.

The land that was reclaimed last year has become more nutritious and full of vitality after being irrigated by this year's snow water.

Every household began spring ploughing, and the use of horse-drawn plows greatly improved production efficiency.

After being improved, the curved plow became lighter.

With an ox pulling the plow in front, even a woman or a half-grown child can plow the field from behind with the plow in hand.

Many simple yet effective tools were put into use, which was the result of Zhou Jin rewarding skilled craftsmen with large sums of money.

The entire Qingshui County began a mass production campaign.

Zhou Jin goes out early and comes back late, and his face is red every day when he comes back.

Gu Xiling quickly applied a wet towel to Zhou Jin, which not only reduced the redness but also made the skin moisturized.

The next day, Zhou Jin's skin became fair again.

This was praised by Pei Jiuniang, Liu Sanniang and Gu Xirong.

"We are both men. Look at the Prince of Changning, he is still handsome and elegant, but my husband has become a black iron ball." Liu Sanniang complained.

Yuan Zhen has been going out frequently recently. He has long lost his previous gentle and frail temperament and is now becoming more and more like a tough guy.

Gu Xirong was in a complicated mood, "Sister Liu, please don't say that. If we compare who is darker, is your husband as dark as mine?"

Xie Jin trains outside every day and is almost turning into a black bear.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and burst into laughter.

Liu Sanniang explained, "How can you compare like that? General Xie is a military commander, and Black Spot is mighty."

Pei Jiuniang sighed, "I wish Wang Shiwen was a little darker and uglier, maybe he wouldn't be so romantic."

Hearing this, Gu Xirong persuaded, "Okay, now that you know the other person's character, don't be too sad. Remember, a man will not stop being romantic just because he is ugly. Come on, I'll ask you to go to the mine tomorrow to take a look. We have discovered a large amount of jade mines."

When the other three heard this, they were shocked and asked, "Can we go and see it tomorrow?"

Gu Xirong nodded, "Okay, bring everyone you arranged tomorrow. I won't pay, but I said I'll find the jade mine, and I won't break my promise."

Gu Xirong was proud that she did not take advantage of anyone.

If it is a good mine, there is indeed no such thing as taking advantage.

After all, the current mining conditions are relatively poor. If it is a good mine, it can save time and effort.

In some places, even if there are jade mines, no one knows how to mine them because the cost of mining is too high.

Liu Sanniang smiled and said, "Since Sister Rong said so, let's go and have a look tomorrow. If we can make a fortune, it will be worth it for us to follow the men in our family to this poor and remote place."

Pei Jiuniang nodded, "That's true, especially your husbands can still be sincere to you, but the one in my family, ah, forget it, I won't talk about it, it's unlucky to talk about it. It's still more practical to make money!"

Because this place is too far away from the capital, it is not cost-effective to buy land here.

The cost of governance is too high and it is inconvenient to travel.

When they return to the capital in the future, maybe these fields will benefit the managers.

Therefore, mining jade to make quick money is their first choice.

Gu Xiling didn't say anything, because she was good in every way and she was afraid that if she said too much, they would be envious and jealous.

In the evening, Gu Xiling told Zhou Jin that she would go to the mine tomorrow.

Zhou Jin was worried. "Although the bandits have been eliminated now, it would be dangerous if some ignorant people came out."

"How about this, I'll have someone go with you tomorrow to protect your safety. Making money is a small matter, but safety is the most important."

Gu Xiling nodded, "Okay!"

"When your jade mine is confirmed, I have a surprise for you?"

Hearing this, Gu Xiling was slightly stunned, "What surprise? Don't keep me in suspense, or I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Zhou Jin smiled and said, "There is a craftsman who has developed a water-powered mill, which saves a lot of labor. I gave him a lot of money and asked him to continue to use his brain to study whether it can be used to grind jade."

"I didn't expect him to be so smart. He really figured it out. He put the cut jade on it and polished it very quickly. It's much faster than polishing it by hand."

"When the time comes, after you dig out the jade, send it directly to the workshop over there, let the craftsmen make it there, and then transport it to other places in Kangguo."

When Gu Xiling heard this, she was delighted. She hugged Zhou Jin and kissed him hard on the face several times.

"My husband, you are so talented."