novelaction Chapter 511 Proposal to Plant Peppers
Chapter 511 Proposal to Plant Peppers
Although Xie Ruiyuan did not send anyone to keep an eye on Li Mengyue's every move, he was still very clear about the cooperation between Li Mengyue and the Qian family. In addition to tofu and roast duck, there was also something called chili.
At that time, he heard from his subordinates that chili pepper was a seasoning used in cooking, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Because he gave Li Mengyue a high degree of trust, he believed that Li Mengyue would not do anything to disappoint him. It was just a seasoning. Even if the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have it, it would not matter.
He also specially asked someone to get a lot of chili peppers, planning to plant them on the farm under his name next year.
"Xie Ruiyuan, I have an idea. How about letting the people of Qingshan Town grow peppers?"
Xie Ruiyuan knew that Li Mengyue said this because she must have thought about the sales of the peppers.
As expected, Li Mengyue said that she had cooperation with the Qian family. The Qian family had opened Fumanlou in various cities. As long as the food made with chili peppers was accepted by people, the annual consumption of chili peppers would definitely be an astronomical figure.
By that time, no matter how many peppers Qingshan Town grows, I'm afraid there won't be enough supply to meet the demand.
The villagers sell the peppers they grow, and the money can be used to buy food at the grain store. She has also studied the soil and climate of Qingshan Town, which are very suitable for growing peppers.
"Ayue, whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it. Don't be afraid. Even if something goes wrong, I will take care of it for you."
Li Mengyue is certainly not worried, because she knows how great the demand for peppers will be in the post-era. The villagers don't have to worry about not being able to sell them after growing them, and they might even be snatched up by people.
However, if you want to grow peppers, you have to wait until next year. It’s too early to talk about this now.
She was not worried that the villagers would oppose her suggestion.
After all, she was very clear about how important she was in the hearts of the villagers. She believed that no matter what she said, the villagers would carry it out unswervingly. Even if she said that shit smelled good, the villagers would agree unanimously.
The most important thing now is to distribute tents to the people who have nowhere to live in the prefecture city north of Qingshan Prefecture before going to Beiling City, so that they can have a temporary residence and build houses when the weather gets warmer.
Xie Ruiyuan obviously knew what he should do at the moment, and went back to the villa after eating hot pot.
As time was urgent, Li Mengyue used teleportation again.
Anyway, she is not short of money now, and the distance from her home to the villa is relatively short, so even if she uses teleportation, the cost is not high.
What's more, the snow outside is so thick and the heavy snow has not stopped, which is really not suitable for riding a horse or a carriage.
Li Mengyue's current physical condition does not allow for jolting, so teleportation is the most appropriate method.
Xie Ruiyuan was no longer surprised by Li Mengyue pulling him back to the villa by teleportation.
When he arrived at the villa, he immediately gathered people and issued orders to transport the tents in the warehouse to various counties.
When the warehouse was empty, Li Mengyue would fill it with tents again, two million at a time, and did this four times in a row before stopping.
Together with the two million tents taken out last time, there were a total of 10 million tents, all of which were transported out of the villa by Xie Ruiyuan's men.
Li Mengyue was not worried that these tents would be embezzled because she believed that the people trained by Xie Ruiyuan would definitely carry out the orders.
Even if some officials wanted to take the tent for themselves or use it for other purposes, they would be discovered by Xie Ruiyuan's people, and then it would not be as simple as losing their official hats.
You should know that the construction of water conservancy projects in Qingshan Prefecture has been going smoothly. No one has caused any trouble. In addition to building reservoirs and digging rivers, it is beneficial to refugees and local people, and it is also beneficial to local officials.
After all, building water conservancy projects can not only help resettle refugees, but also be a political achievement for local officials.
If it were in the past, even if someone wanted to do this, it would not be possible to actually implement it. But with Xie Ruiyuan in charge, it is different. With Xie Ruiyuan's status and position, it is not difficult to mobilize hundreds of thousands of refugees to build water conservancy projects.
What's more, there is an imperial edict there, so even if someone objects, it won't be of much use.
Besides, no one believed that Xie Ruiyuan could actually settle hundreds of thousands of refugees based on the court's allocation of only 600,000 kilograms of grain. The people from the first and second prince's parties were all laughing at Xie Ruiyuan, but in the end they themselves became the laughing stock.
Originally, Xie Ruiyuan should have returned to the capital after settling the refugees in the two prefectures. However, the weather changed too quickly, it snowed heavily, and the snow on the ground was too thick, making it difficult to travel.
Besides, the staff were reluctant to leave so early in the first place, and the university just happened to give him a reason to continue.
He had originally thought about spending time with Li Mengyue during the time when the snow stopped and the carriage could be on the road.
The key point is that even if there was no heavy snow, he didn't want to go back to Beijing and wanted to wait until the child was born.
He never thought that life is full of surprises. Since the secret report from the North, not only can he not stay in Qingshan Prefecture, but he has to leave for the North as soon as possible, and even Li Mengyue has to follow him.
However, Li Mengyue went to the North with him, which made him feel relieved. He no longer had to worry about whether Li Mengyue would encounter any danger. He would not be able to accompany Li Mengyue to give birth and would not be able to see the baby being born.
Three days later, Xie Ruiyuan finally settled the refugees who had suffered from the snowstorm and made other arrangements. Even if he was not in Qingshan Prefecture, nothing serious would go wrong.
Li Mengyue did not take Qingning or Canku with her, but asked them to guard the house and take care of their two younger brothers. Li An let them stay in the honeycomb coal factory.
That is to say, the snow fell too heavily, and the demand for honeycomb coal increased a lot. Production had to be carried out day and night, so Li An was asked to keep an eye on the honeycomb coal factory.
Li An agreed readily. He also knew that the honeycomb coal factory was a very profitable business in his daughter's hands. He himself did not have much ability and could not give his daughter a better life. Now that his daughter was capable, he wanted to help her protect the industry and not let anyone covet her honeycomb coal factory.
As for his two younger brothers Mingyu and Minghao, Li Mengyue told them that his cooperation with the Qian family required him to check the accounts in person and stay in the county town for a few days.
Although Mingyu and Minghao felt that their pregnant sister should not leave home after such a heavy snowfall, they both always listened to their sister and would not object to anything she said.
Even this time when Li Mengyue said she was going to the county town, Mingyu and Minghao did not have any doubts. Instead, they assured their sister that they would study hard at home and would not act naughty.
Li Mengyue is quite relieved about her two younger brothers. Although Minghao is more naughty, he knows what to do and what not to do, and he is quite sensible in doing things.
Just like Minghao didn't like studying and wanted to be a general, she told Minghao that if he wanted to be a general, he had to be literate and be familiar with military books. Then she started studying in the academy and was not lazy at all. Although her grades were not among the best, they were considered average.