In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Originally, He Qiudi wanted to develop Lan County into a trading city.

Later, after being ravaged by war, He Qiudi realized that Lan County was not suitable.

The most suitable place to develop is Ningyuan County.

After the spring plowing was over, the weather gradually became warmer, and He Qiudi's winemaking speed became much faster.

The business of the He family grocery store and inn is getting better and better, and the planting and breeding industries of the farm and ranch are also getting on an orderly track.

Every time He Qiudi went to the ranch, he would bring back a sheep and roast it whole.

Sanlang was so hungry that he didn't want to study anymore. He just wanted to follow He Qiudi to run errands and do business.

But he was beaten back by He Qiudi.

He Sanlang didn't like studying, but He Dalang made great achievements in his studies one year after returning to school, and he improved rapidly in his studies and became much more cheerful.

Time flies and it is summer.

Feng Shiyan came back from the provincial capital.

He brought a lot of things to the provincial capital. After his people sold all the things in the provincial capital, he went there himself and brought back tens of thousands of taels of silver.

This batch of silver was all made by He Qiudi's workshop.

After He Qiudi's wine-making business became stable, she found a layer of clay in the direction of Ningyuan County towards Lan County. She asked Feng Shiyan to open a ceramic factory downstream of the river in Ningyuan County, using the modern technology she taught to make more exquisite porcelain than that of this era.

This batch of porcelain was not only sold within the Great Zhou, but also to the countries surrounding the western border.

It was even transported to the north, south and coastal areas, and was sold well in Nanzhao, Nanyue, Beidi, Dongqi and Dongyi countries.

A large amount of silver flowed into the Great Zhou Kingdom, increasing its income.

The autumn examination is about to begin.

He Huaijin and He Huaibi set off for the provincial capital.

He Qiudi has never been to the provincial capital.

Take this opportunity to visit the provincial capital.

It just so happened that Feng Shiyan went to the provincial capital to deliver goods last time and got a batch of silver in return. Two months later, they had another large batch of goods, so Feng Shiyan accompanied them here.

Before they set off for the provincial capital, the He family went to propose marriage to Magistrate Du.

Although He Huaibi was just a scholar.

But County Magistrate Du agreed to their marriage.

After getting engaged, they set off for the provincial capital.

After the Chinese New Year, He Qiudi went to Kuncheng, the provincial capital. Kuncheng was slightly more prosperous than Licheng, while the provincial capital was much more prosperous than Kuncheng.

There are more than 100,000 residents in the city alone.

Although there are more than 100,000 people, it is less than one-tenth of the population of first-tier provincial capitals today.

But in ancient times, if the population of a capital city reached 600,000 or 700,000, it was already considered a great prosperity.

The provincial capital has a large population.

The things that He Qiudi and Feng Shiyan brought over sold out quickly.

Feng Shiyan has a store in the provincial capital.

He Qiudi accompanied his brothers to participate in the autumn examination this time, and also wanted to open a store in the provincial capital.

It is easy to open a grocery store in the provincial capital.

It is not easy to find a suitable shop in a good location to open an inn.

And it’s too far away, and it’s hard to manage.

After some hesitation, I finally decided to give up and just open a grocery store.

If I want to continue to develop in the future, I will open a silk and satin shop.

When He Qiudi was in the provincial capital looking for business opportunities, an order for transfer came from the court.

The Western Rong Kingdom suffered a defeat last year, its treasury was empty, and its national strength was weak. It was attacked by the Western Chu Kingdom in the southwest of the Western Rong Kingdom. It has been attacked for more than three months now and has lost many cities and lands. Before, it was afraid that the Great Zhou Kingdom would take advantage of the situation, so it did not ask for help from the Great Zhou Kingdom. But now, it has no choice but to ask for help.

Otherwise, it will be annexed by Western Chu.

The Great Zhou Kingdom agreed to send troops to rescue.

With an order from the imperial court, General Chen, the garrison commander of Huangquan Pass who had fought against the Western Rong people last year, was dispatched to attack the rear of Western Chu and to attack Western Chu from both sides together with the Western Rong people.

The power of Western Chu has always been weaker than that of Western Rong.

The reason why they dare to take action against Xirong now is because Xirong suffered a severe defeat last year.

The General Chen who was transferred away was the Crown Prince's man, and he was also the one who taught Feng Shiyan how to fight in He Qingya's previous life.

Extraordinary abilities.

He was dispatched to attack Western Chu and help rescue Western Rong. Feng Shiyan should not have been worried, but once General Chen left, there was only one great general left to defend Huangquan Pass. Last year, when the Western Rong people attacked, he was successfully assassinated and poisoned by his own wife. In the end, he failed to accomplish anything. After he recovered from his illness, the Western Rong people were driven away. He was demoted to General Li afterwards.

Feng Shiyan came to the provincial capital this time, not only to sell goods and bring money back to Ningyuan, but also to supervise the autumn examination.

He did not take charge of the autumn examination at the imperial court.

As an ordinary King of Qin, he was just supervising the process of the Autumn Examination.

The war between Western Chu and Western Rong had been going on for more than a day or two, but Western Rong asked the Great Zhou Dynasty for help during the Autumn Examination, which made Feng Shiyan and He Qiudi a little worried.

The two agreed.

I feel that the Xirong people have no good intentions at this critical juncture.

Feng Shiyan simply said some encouraging words to the candidates in the provincial capital, booked several inns with good conditions in the provincial capital, waived the accommodation fees for those from poor families, and gave them some subsidy money. Then they left behind a few guards to protect the safety of He Huaijin and He Huaibi, and a few servants to take care of the inside and outside.

Feng Shiyan is going back to Huangquan Pass.

He Qiudi followed him back to Ningyuan County.

As a result, when they were almost near Licheng, they were assassinated by a group of people disguised as assassins.

The newcomers were well-equipped with weapons made using a new smelting method.

Fortunately, Feng Shiyan and He Qiudi were together, and Yang Yi and his group were not separated. The weapons in their hands were more sophisticated, and they were all equipped with "protective armor". The two groups fought for more than an hour before they subdued the assassin.

The leader of the assassins was actually one of the small guards stationed at Huangquan Pass.

After Feng Shiyan captured the other party, he immediately sent a pigeon message to General Chen, who was leading a large army to support Western Chu, asking him to pay attention to the spies in the military camp.

He took He Qiudi with him, and split into two groups with Yang Yi and the others again, and rode back to Huangquan Pass at full speed.

At this time, major events also happened inside and outside Huangquan Pass.

The Xirong prisoners of war who had not yet been redeemed rioted and launched attacks on Jinshan County and Changning County.

By the time Feng Shiyan rushed back to the six border counties, Jinshan County had already fallen.

Chen Rongjing was leading the defenders of Huangquan Pass to besiege Jinshan County.

Fortunately, Changning County was closer to Huangquan Pass, and Chen Rongjing rescued in time to suppress the riot.

This time, the Western Rong prisoners who started the riot were beheaded on the spot without any chance to survive.

Chen Rongjing saved Changning County, while brothers Jiang Yun and Jiang Tao were stationed in Lan County, but they did not have time to help Jinshan County.

I saw Feng Shiyan bringing He Qiudi over.

Chen Rongjing came over to plead guilty.

"Your Highness, the fall of Jinshan County is my fault."

Feng Shiyan waved his hand and said, "Rong Jing, I have heard about the counterattack of the prisoners of war this time. General Chen was transferred to attack Western Chu, and General Li must stay in Huangquan Pass and cannot leave. It is already amazing that you can keep Changning County."

"After all, Jinshan County and Changning County have been run by the Xirong people for many years. The power of the Xirong has penetrated deeply. If we are not careful, it will be easy for something to go wrong. Jinshan County has only been occupied temporarily, and we can take it back again. You should surround Jinshan County first and see what tricks the Xirong people will come up with."

What he is worried about now is that the Xirong people will turn around and attack Huangquan Pass.