Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Guozixue, lunch break.

This morning, when the news spread in Guozixue at this time, Lou Anning had a poor appetite, and said in a muffled voice: "Yesterday, my grandfather stayed at the government office of the Ministry of Industry. I don't know if I can go home and rest now."

Lou Ankang was also worried.Lou Shangshu is diligent and never delays when things happen, and there are few urgent matters in the Ministry of Industry, so this is the first time that the two brothers have encountered a situation where their grandfather needs to stay overnight in the government office.After all, the old man is old, and the two brothers are worried, and they didn't sleep well last night.

Zhu Dingbei patted Lou Anning's head, "If you're worried, I'll take a leave of absence after dinner and go back to the house to have a look, and ask Ah Heng to talk to Master."

Ning Heng raised his head and nodded when he saw the brothers from the Lou family looking over.

The status of Marquis Changxin is still very useful, and the master didn't ask too much, and readily agreed to the Lou family brother's leave.

Without the two of them, Qin Xi suddenly felt that the classroom was empty in the afternoon and there was no fun at all. He was not as chic as Ning Heng and Zhu Dingbei in this classics and history class, so he could concentrate on being himself, so he had to bite the bullet and listen.

After the day was over, he couldn't wait to go to the Chen Mansion to look for Jia Jiaming.Originally, he wanted to go the same way with Zhu Dingbei, but Ning Heng signaled that he had something to say to the other party alone, so he left without hesitation.

On the carriage, Zhu Dingbei asked Ning Heng bluntly: "Is there any way to revitalize Xianbei's economy?"

This question has troubled him for days and nights.

After the Li family was maimed by him, Zhu Dingbei felt a big stone in his heart, and he let go of the pattern of thinking and thinking, and no longer just stick to the future of the Zhu family and the Zhu family's army.

Thinking back to the previous life, after Xianbei took over from Dajing, it has always been the poorest state capital in Dajing, not one of them.Not to mention the climate of Xianbei Prefecture, let’s say that it straddles Yongzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou. In terms of the area it occupies, it is the largest state capital on the border, but the output of farmers and merchants is only more than that of Misery. Jiaozhou, the place of exile.

If it weren't for its small population and the three-year tax exemption by the court, the people who migrated might not even be able to provide their own rations.

Such a bad situation in Xianbei Prefecture made the second and third emigration that was originally planned to be aborted.

But Zhu Dingbei was not really good at economics, so he simply put it aside and asked Ning Heng.

Ning Heng's eyes flickered slightly, he stroked his frowning brows, and said slowly: "The ancestors of the Ning family taught that there is no business without business, no land without business, and everything. Naturally, Xianbei also has his merits, but it still needs to be done." Time to find out."

Zhu Dingbei thought about Xianbei's previous life, which seemed to have no business worthy of praise, and pondered: "But if they are based on business, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Although Xianbei is bitterly cold, it can still grow food. If the farming work is delayed due to business, not to mention whether the money earned from business is enough for them to exchange for food, it will also be a great hidden danger to the supply of food and grass for the soldiers.

He is a member of the military, so he is naturally accustomed to focusing on the military from the perspective of thinking.Most of the silver taels distributed by the imperial court for the food and grass of the sergeants were taken from the local area.Xianbei replaced the original three border states as the new Dajing Pass. If the supply of food and grass cannot be guaranteed in a timely manner, there will be more unstable factors in future wars.

Ning Heng saw that he was not out of ideas, so he asked him how to imagine.

Zhu Dingbei made a fool of himself and said: "In the past, Xianbei made us admire one thing the most: horses. But the only thing that troubles us the most is their physique and force."

"If Xianbei can be used as Dajing's big horse farm to supply horses for various armies, it will be a good use. I also intend to let Xianbei enclosure be used as Dajing's training ground. Receive training here, repeat it like this, within five years our Dajing military strength will rise to a higher level!"

Zhu Dingbei couldn't hide his excitement when he talked about this matter, but he finally said calmly: "The first matter of raising horses is easy to handle, but the second matter, I'm afraid it can only be a fantasy."

Who will manage the construction of this training ground?

The Emperor Zhenyuan of the Zhu family must be worried. Originally, the lack of prosperity of the Zhu family's heirs has been the royal family's concern day and night. If they have such a group of disciples and really make achievements, wouldn't it be that half of the Dajing country falls under the control of the Zhu family? middle?Even if the Zhu family is upright, they cannot make the royal family restless.

But if he is not trained by the Zhu family, Zhu Dingbei is really not reconciled.

Xianbei is a good place to train soldiers, but the same Xianbei Mansion where Zhu Jiajun is present, His Majesty the Emperor does not want to see them even more powerful.

Ning Heng didn't say anything more about the second item. Xianbei Tiangao Emperor is far away, not only Zhu Jiajun, but no one else can make Emperor Zhenyuan trust him enough to entrust the other party to cultivate the army.

What he was talking about was what Zhu Dingbei said about raising horses. He said: "It is a drop in the bucket to make horses a way of life for the people of Xianbei. The reason why Xianbei can produce good horses is the climate and grasslands. But more importantly, they prefer lack over excess. They never raise too much, and they don’t overuse the grassland. Otherwise, the quality of the horses raised will be greatly reduced. According to Zhu’s existing horse breeding specifications, There can only be at most one private horse farm in Xianbei Prefecture, and the people who can benefit are very limited."

Zhu Dingbei naturally knew a lot about the cultivation of military horses, but he didn't take into account that today's horse breeding has been monopolized by the military and the royal family, and the tangible benefits it can bring to the common people are not too great.Being rejected by him, Zhu Dingbei was not disappointed, but he still had a headache.

"so what should I do now?"

Ning Heng patted him on the back reassuringly, "This matter is not in a hurry. In the past, Xianbei smuggled nothing more than horse fur to Dajing, and the big profit was because these things were so rare that they could only be supplied to a few people. Sima Yuqi During the control period, special personnel were set aside to provide horses and furs to the royal family and aristocratic families, and this was used as a business, which was not enough to support the entire Xianbei business in terms of Xianbei's current population and corresponding production."

Zhu Dingbei glanced at him, "Just tell me the feasible method."

Ning Heng shook his head, and said honestly, "I don't know either. I need time, so I will discuss it in the long run."

He is not a prophet either, he didn't intend to get involved in the affairs of Xianbei Mansion, so he didn't plan in advance, now that Zhu Dingbei asked him, he could only tell the truth.

Zhu Dingbei sighed, Xianbei's foundation is too weak, the ten years of war and internal friction are too heavy, neither the Xianbei people nor the migrants have any extra money and goods to use for purchase and exchange, only in and out, business is done naturally Can't get up.

This is really not something Zhu Dingbei can change, so he let go after the distress.

After returning to the mansion, Zhu Dingbei heard that Yue Yuan'er in the third sister's mansion was ill, so he thought about taking a rest and going to visit the next day.The child really hit it off with him, and when he heard that she was ill, he naturally missed her.

On the second day, Zhu Dingbei rejected Qin Xi's invitation, and went to the third brother-in-law's house early in the morning on Xiu's holiday.

Yue Yuan'er's illness has been mostly cured, and when she saw Zhu Dingbei, she seemed to remember him firmly, and she was not unfamiliar at all, she just thumped in the nurse's arms and asked Zhu Dingbei to hug her.

Zhu Dingbei hugged her over and said affectionately: "Let uncle see, Yue Yuan'er has lost weight, is she suffering from illness?"

Yue Yuan'er was babbling, clearly unable to understand anything, but she still pursed her mouth and made a very aggrieved appearance.

Zhu Chenyu, the grandmother of the third aunt, couldn't help laughing, and said to the distressed Zhu Dingbei: "Don't worry about this little cunning, this is acting like a baby with you. Letting her take medicine a few days ago was like bullying her for her mother. Dad just looked like he was about to cry or not, which caused him so much pain, and promised her a lot of benefits, now she can pretend to be pitiful when she sees people."

Zhu Dingbei laughed loudly: "Yue Yuan'er is really smart."

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the little baby playing tricks, but felt cute, and then gave her the souvenir I brought to play with, which really made her smile happily.

Zhu Chenyu saw a lot of precious things inside, and she was moved and said: "She is a child, she doesn't know what is good or bad, and what are you doing with these treasures for her? She broke them carefully."

I already planned to put all these things in the bottom of the box and give them to my daughter as a dowry in the future.

Zhu Dingbei didn't care about it, and said: "It's worth it to make us happy after hearing it."

Zhu Chenyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How can you spoil a child like this."

But she was also surprised in her heart, her little brother is not easy to get close to others, she did not expect to be so congenial with her daughter.Ordinarily, which young boy at this age has the patience to accompany a little girl?His uncle cared more than their parents, and he always had good things sent to the house before.

She didn't know that Zhu Dingbei had lived for so many years in his previous life, and he didn't have a son or a daughter. Although he didn't feel love for women, he liked children very much. At this time, he completely regarded Yue Yuan'er as his daughter.

Yue Yuan'er had poor energy after taking the medicine, Zhu Dingbei played with her for a while and then she fell asleep.

Zhu Chenyu asked the nanny to carry her down. She was not happy when she fell asleep, so she hid in Zhu Dingbei's arms and kept humming, causing Zhu Dingbei to hug him lovingly, saying: "It's not too late to hold her down when you're fast asleep."

Zhu Chenyu didn't know what to say.

After leaving a meal, it is rare for the siblings to have this opportunity to get along with each other. Without the full moon, the elder sister doesn't know what to say.Zhu Dingbei carefully asked her about her current situation, and it took a while for her to warm up after the question and answer.

"Brother, sister is fine. It's your second sister's place. If you have free time, go and see her. She is about to give birth. With her natal family by her side, she can feel more at ease."

In the end, Zhu Chenyu said lightly.

But Zhu Dingbei could hear the unfinished meaning in her words, couldn't help but smile, and frowned and said: "Second brother-in-law's family treats her poorly?"

Seeing that he was interested, Zhu Chenyu didn't hide it: "Everything is fine in her husband's family, but her mother-in-law is a little obsessed with children. I said earlier that your second sister has had no children for many years. If it is not a son who gives birth now, It is up to you to let your second brother-in-law take a concubine and give birth to a son as soon as possible. You know your second sister's temper somewhat, she can't tolerate sand in her eyes, she doesn't say anything, but she cares about it in her heart. I'm afraid she's too thoughtful, yes Bad for giving birth."

Having said that, but more, she asked Zhu Dingbei to go to the second sister's house to show off his prestige, so that the second sister's in-laws would quickly rest their minds about taking concubines for the uncle.Otherwise, if the second sister really gave birth to a daughter, I am afraid that the couple will be divorced.

Zhu Dingbei nodded emphatically.

The third brother-in-law, who was out visiting friends at noon, came back home to accompany his brother-in-law for dinner. During the dinner, Zhu Dingbei reminded the other party to take good care of the third sister and Yue Yuaner. The words implied threats, which made Zhu Chenyu heart-warming I can't laugh or cry again.

Her elder brother really took her words to heart, not only for the second sister, but also for her.

On the second day, Zhu Dingbei asked Ning Heng to buy a lot of good things. Several elder sisters were not left in the house, and he specially prepared a large box for the second and fifth elder sisters as gifts for the future nephew, and beat the in-laws one by one.

Another night, he specially invited his second brother-in-law to a restaurant for a talk.

During this meal, I don't know what the two of them said, but after that, there was no word of taking a concubine in the second brother-in-law's house.