The crossed scholar

"Is this true?" Zhu Xiaobao looked at Seventh Princess and asked.

"No jokes at all!" The Seventh Princess swore.

"Okay, for the sake of the Seventh Princess, I will keep them temporarily, old man, you must help me take care of these treasures! These ten cannons are precious!" Zhu Xiaobao was still a little bit reluctant to say Duanmu Qi said.

"Don't worry, let's go!" Duanmu Qi hurried to make Zhu Xiaobao disappear as if he regretted it.

"Hmph! Why can't I trust you so much!" Zhu Xiaobao was still moaning as he walked, but after walking not far, he saw a chubby figure flashing out, following Zhu Xiaobao !

Seventh Princess was startled, Dafu and Erfu didn't notice at all, this Dawu Zun was hiding around Zhu Xiaobao!Seven princesses are sweating all over

I broke out in a cold sweat, but fortunately I didn't make a strong move just now, otherwise, if this great Wu Zun made a move, he might not even know how he died.

After all the troops boarded the warship and Zhu Xiaobao returned to the top of the 'Three Auspicious Treasures', he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The warships are separated, and the current situation is hard to say!

"Little Treasure, did you really leave those red cannons to Princess Seven? She will definitely not return them!" Wu Yue said reluctantly from the side at this time.

"Hey! I don't know yet? Isn't this to save my brother? Didn't you see that the Seventh Princess came to Xingshi this time to inquire about her crimes? Now that we are gone, my life will be difficult. The cannon in red was forcibly left behind, which is an explanation to Princess Seven!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a sigh, but he was still very willing to help Duanmu Qi tide over the difficulties.

"I didn't expect Ji Zhi to be favored by the Seventh Sister. It's so strange!" The Nineteenth Princess said a little inconceivably,

"Hey! Do you think Ji Zhi is pretty handsome now?" Zhu Xiaobao asked jokingly.

"Bah! What a handsome fart, you didn't see how embarrassed he was under the horse, he looked useless!" Wu Yue scolded unceremoniously.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to be angry if you say that again!" Unexpectedly, the nineteenth princess gave Zhu Xiaobao a very dissatisfied look, and then took Wu Yue back to the cabin to rest!

……

All the troops brought by the Seventh Princess have landed. At this time, the Seventh Princess is in a complicated mood. Although the departure of the Nineteenth Princess makes her a little annoyed, Xiyuan City is now truly in her hands.

As soon as they entered Xiyuan City, the Seventh Princess re-appointed Feng Xiaoyong as the new city lord of Xiyuan City. At the same time, they immediately began to recruit laborers and build fortifications. Anyone who refused to obey would immediately be killed.

The people of Xiyuan City suddenly returned to the dark past!No, it should be said that it is worse than in the past. Now Princess Seven doesn't consider developing Xiyuan City at all, but only wants to strengthen the defense line here!

King Ming never expected that Princess Seven would come to Xiyuan City in person, and began to strengthen the fortifications with great fanfare. You can compete with them!

Unwilling to be reconciled, King Ming jumped into a rage and led his troops to attack on a large scale. He wanted to deal the heaviest blow to the Seventh Princess before she had a firm foothold.

But things went against their wishes, the Seventh Princess had these ten red-clothed cannons, and the number of troops was nearly doubled, so she fought against King Ming very aggressively, and won a complete victory because of these ten red-clothed cannons.There is no way to beat King Ming's troops to the ground.Before we even got close, we couldn't tell the difference between the southeast, the north, and the south that had been bombed!

Because Duanmuqi still has a treasure --- a telescope!Wherever King Ming's troops are distributed, they can be seen from far away, so these shells seem to have eyes, and they are specially found to bomb places with many people!The angry King Ming was furious, but he had no choice but to withdraw his troops quickly!

But Duanmu Qi was also very depressed, because his telescope was discovered by the seventh princess, and then he lent it away!

Chapter 267

It has been a month since the migration from Xiyuan City to Lingyue Mountain. During this period of time, the vigorous construction and cultivation have also come to an end, and the living problem of the existing personnel has finally been basically solved.Calculated in this way, it has been four months since the preparation for the migration began. I have to say that the efficiency of this era is still very slow.

Fortunately, Zhu Xiaobao delineated a large area of ​​arable land and improved the soil quality at the beginning. Now the first batch of food crops are about to be harvested.But here are some sorghum, beans and other coarse grains, don't even think about rice and the like.The rice of Daxia Kingdom is basically produced in the fiefdoms of King Wen and the Seventh Princess.But with our own food crops, we have peace of mind.This is the place where Princess Nineteen is most gratified.

What troubles Zhu Xiaobao the most now is that the population is still too small. There are only 3 civilians under his jurisdiction, while the number of troops is more than 7. This ratio is definitely not normal, although the army He also often participates in urgently needed labor, but Zhu Xiaobao still feels that the number of people is too small. The half of Lingyue Mountain they rented now should have at least 30 to [-] people to form a normal virtuous circle.

But since the Seventh Princess has completely controlled Xiyuan City, it is very difficult for the common people there to escape. All the gates of the city are closely checked, just because they are afraid that the common people will escape!Some people were forced to flee from the westernmost desert. Few people were able to cross the desert and then go to Lingyue Mountain, and most of them died in the desert.But even so, seven to eight thousand people found Lingyue Mountain one after another, which moved the nineteenth princess very much. These people actually wanted a place where they could live in peace.

Lingyue Mountain originally had 10,000+ common people. These people were called servants by the female warriors. The main job of these people was to dig ironstone mines, and some of them were grazing. Just north of Lingyue Mountain is a large area of ​​grassland. , This is the way Lingyue Mountain survives.Originally, the Lingyue people migrated from Xijue, and their living habits are more like nomads.Therefore, there are a lot of cattle and sheep in Lingyue Mountain, and there are inexhaustible game in the forest to the west.

It's just that Zhu Xiaobao had to buy the meat they needed from Lingyue Mountain.Because Duchene's breeding farm has just started, those chicks are almost grown up, and they can be eaten immediately!Other livestock such as cattle, sheep and pigs are still early!

And those who got the arable land and signed the agreement also began to feel the benefits of contracting production to the household. They lived and handed over the necessary grain, and the rest was enough for their daily consumption. In addition, the chickens, ducks and other poultry raised at home were unexpectedly There is a lot of surplus, which makes them very supportive of Zhu Xiaobao's agreement from the beginning.

Many people also asked for more arable land.Being rejected by Zhu Xiaobao, he was also trying to accumulate experience, and he didn't dare to go too far. What if he really couldn't pay the taxes and rations?Therefore, any provision must pass the test of time to prove its rationality!Although a large piece of land is idle now, Zhu Xiaobao believes that it will be fully utilized as the population increases in a short time.

In fact, Zhu Xiaobao also made a big mistake, that is, the houses he built for the common people were row houses.

, As a result, no one wanted to live there until the land lease agreement was signed.They live in a simple shed directly on the field, and can raise some poultry, go to the field when they wake up, eat and sleep after work, and don't have to travel so far to live in a row house , it's not practical at all, and you can hear the next door when you do something.Unlike in my own shed, there are almost no people around, even if the door is open, it doesn't matter!

In desperation, these conjoined houses of Zhu Xiaobao had to be allocated to the female barracks. Fortunately, this problem was discovered early, otherwise it would have been really difficult to end.

"Sigh! Stupid, backward! Why can't they accept my advanced and civilized lifestyle?" Zhu Xiaobao shook his head helplessly. Now his most proud bathroom and toilet are basically used by the female barracks .Those peasants have no interest at all. Although every household has issued a bath ticket, they just bring their wives to see a new one, and then stop coming. In their opinion, it is better to wash directly in the small river. happy!

However, Zhu Xiaobao has set an area in the upper reaches of the small river, and bathing and washing clothes are strictly prohibited, because domestic water is collected from the upper reaches of the small river!

Taking charge of such a large area all at once, Zhu Xiaobao has to adapt slowly.However, there is also something that makes Zhu Xiaobao happy, that is, several of his factories have been completed and put into production, and are now divided into a wine factory, a paper factory, a soap factory, an iron factory, and a special laboratory for him. .The area has expanded several times than before, and the manpower has also doubled. Apart from the old people in Dongtianfudi, there are many people who came from Ye Qinghong, who are more trustworthy.

Now the first batch of sorghum has begun to be harvested, and the burned knives that have been cut off will be produced soon.The production of toilet paper has already started, and now the toilet paper has begun to backlog, because the price has not been negotiated with the Seventh Princess.

Since moving out of Xiyuan City, Princess Nineteen and Zhu Xiaobao have unanimously decided not to supply them at cost price as before.Seventh Princess can still be the general agent of Southeast County, but the price will not be the original price, because the original price will not make much money at all, and most of the profits will be made by Seventh Princess!

In fact, since the two parties parted ways in Xiyuan City, they have not really turned their faces. They have always maintained a correspondence, because the seventh princess also found that she cannot do without those high-end products. In the past two months, she has run out of burning knives. , now a jar of burning knives has been fired to the price of no taels of gold, and the best knives have been quarreled to 30 taels of gold per jar, and they are still priced at no market!

What made Seventh Princess even more depressed was that without Zhu Xiaobao's brine, even tofu could not be eaten. This is the most terrible thing. Now many people are used to all kinds of dishes made of tofu, but suddenly there is no more. The common people in Southeast County are full of complaints, which makes the Seventh Princess feel a little lucky. Fortunately, she did not kill the Nineteenth Sister, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be no tofu in this life!

This point Zhu Xiaobao did very interestingly, not long after, someone sent the brine, because he didn't want the common people in the world to be implicated, that would be a bit too much!So the Seventh Princess and the Nineteenth Princess are still exchanging letters frequently, of course they are discussing those products

transaction problems.

"Xiaobao, the price is already very high. Our output has increased a lot now. There is no need to set the price so high!" The nineteenth princess is already a little annoyed, and now Zhu Xiaobao is biting The price will not be released, and it must be exchanged with grain.This puzzled Princess Nineteen.

"Hmph! When the battle is over, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food. Besides, we are short of food now, so we must let Seventh Princess exchange food!" Zhu Xiaobao said firmly.

"Hey! Dead money fan, our toilet paper is almost out of place now, are you still bargaining here?" Wu Yue also said aside, she was still standing on the side of the nineteenth princess, hoping that Zhu Xiaobao would let go and get it soon Realized!

"Hey! I would rather reduce production than lower prices! What do you know, once the price drops, it will be difficult to raise it! Besides, I'm not just counting on the Seventh Princess's family, I plan to sell it to Shahu Let's go!" Zhu Xiaobao shouted angrily, these women really have long hair and short knowledge, and they don't understand his lofty goals at all.

"You can continue to sell the brine to them at the original price, why must the price of these things be raised?" Nineteenth Princess asked very puzzled.

"Hey! Salt bittern is used to make tofu, which is beneficial to the common people in the world. Of course, I intend to make some sacrifices! But these are luxury goods, and they are used by these dignitaries. Of course, they can't be allowed to It's so comfortable! I'm such a person with a sense of justice and love!" Zhu Xiaobao raised his head and replied arrogantly.

Everyone looked at Zhu Xiaobao in a daze. Although these words were very heroic, the result was not good!So far, no business has been negotiated!

In fact, the Nineteenth Princess also has a lot of needs now. Among other things, the most urgent need for migrating here from Xiyuan City is the need for a large number of war horses. Originally, the need was not very urgent to guard Xiyuan City, but now When we arrived at Lingyue Mountain, there was a vast pasture to the north. If we started a war here, we would need a lot of horses.Now the nineteenth princess has more than 7 horses, and there are less than [-] war horses. This ratio is really too small!

Although Lingyue Mountain also has war horses, they are exclusively for female warriors of the Lingyue tribe, and they are not sold at all. There are now [-] female warriors in Lingyue Mountain, and there are almost [-] war horses. Usually, each person rides one, and there are extra It is for update and elimination!Moreover, the warhorses of Lingyue Mountain are very handsome, even more expensive than King Ming's armored warhorses.Nineteen public households are seriously trying to buy a batch, but Yu Qianhe politely refuses!It was just a courtesy gift to the Nineteenth Princess and ten war horses!

When the big guys were discussing to no avail, suddenly the female guard outside the door reported that the female warrior from Lingyue Mountain was making trouble in the bathroom, and was confronting Wu Yue's men...

Wu Yue became angry when she heard it, and got on her horse and rushed over with her men.The Nineteenth Princess looked at Zhu Xiaobao and asked anxiously, "Did you get into some trouble again?"

"How is it possible? I have always convinced people with virtue, and the price is fair. There is no reason to come here to make trouble?" Zhu Xiaobao also couldn't figure out what these female fighters were doing...

Chapter 268

Zhu Xiaobao and the nineteenth princess rode over there afterward, and from afar they saw thousands of female warriors surrounding the bathroom, arguing with Wu Yue.On a rare occasion, Wu Yue didn't get angry, and was still talking nicely with them with a smile on her face.

What the hell is this?Has Wu Yue changed her temper?Zhu Xiaobao was a little surprised, when Wu Yue was still so patient?Unexpectedly, at this moment, those female warriors saw Zhu Xiaobao, and they were excited immediately, pointing at Zhu Xiaobao and shouting: "It's him! What you promised doesn't count, go to him to settle the score!"

"Yes, it's this little fat man! Catch him!"

"Don't let that little fat man get away!"

Immediately, all the female soldiers surrounded Zhu Xiaobao, but luckily they didn't do anything, because they were all waving a bath ticket in their hands!

"Hey! Sisters, don't get excited. Tell me what you have to say!" Zhu Xiaobao was also taken aback, he was trapped in the middle like this, even the nineteenth princess was pushed aside, Zhu Xiaobao It was really the first time to face such a scene, and it was a little scary!These female fighters are going to fight if they disagree!

"It's you, to put it plainly, to help you with your work, you will be given bath tickets and vouchers, right? Why can't we go in and take a bath now?" A very tall female soldier pointed at Zhu Xiao Bao asked, standing under the horse, she was about the same height as Zhu Xiaobao.

"Didn't you say it can't be used? Did you make a mistake?" Zhu Xiaobao realized after hearing that it was for taking a bath.No wonder Wu Yue couldn't get angry with him, he was right!

"Hmph! I made a mistake. Look at the queue over there. There are so many people queuing up for a day and we won't be able to get in line for a day!" The female soldiers shouted angrily.

"Don't make any noise! ​​Stop it!" Zhu Xiaobao was dizzy from the noise again, and couldn't help shouting.

Immediately, the scene fell silent, Zhu Xiaobao was still a bit intimidating!Only then did Mu Chunyi squeeze in, and explained the situation to Zhu Xiaobao in a low voice.

It turns out that Zhu Xiaobao's bathroom has just started to be used, and it was built a long time ago, but in order to save manpower and improve efficiency, Zhu Xiaobao spent another month developing a simple boiler first, because in Lingyue Mountain To the north of the city, an open-pit coal mine was discovered, so it is extremely convenient to burn coal now, so Zhu Xiaobao thought about processing the simplest hot water boiler.

Of course, it took a while for the boiler, and during this time the bathroom was doubled, and now it can accommodate 200 people to take a bath at the same time.But I didn't expect that there were so many female soldiers with bath tickets. Nearly a thousand people came at once, plus the female soldiers from the female barracks, wouldn't they line up until dark!

"Huh? Have I sent out so many bath tickets?" Zhu Xiaobao was delighted to see how happy the employer was at that time, but he didn't expect to have already issued [-] bath tickets!

It turns out that although these female soldiers were very disdainful of exchanging labor for these things at the beginning, some of them brought back soap, beggar chicken, and even toilet paper, etc. These are the girls who are very jealous, so slowly More and more people came to help with the work. At first, they were sneaky, but later they rushed to come. Finally, in order not to affect the training, they had to take turns.

In fact, at first they liked soap and toilet paper the most, followed by burning knives, but some people worked hard and earned a lot, so they exchanged for bath tickets when they had surplus in their hands.It turned out that the weather was hot, and they didn't have this need. They just drank horses in the small river, and then took a bath by the way. Anyway, they are bold and unrestrained by nature, and besides, who would dare to peek at the female soldiers taking a bath!

But as the weather turns colder, taking a bath in the small river is not so comfortable. It just so happens that Zhu Xiaobao's bathroom is also open for use, here are a few to try first!I didn't expect that after washing, I couldn't stop it. It was so comfortable and it could also clean the places that I couldn't usually wash. So after going back and spreading the news, it caused today's situation. Many female warriors There are one or two bath tickets!

"Huh! Now I'm posting too much. When I was helping you with the work, why didn't I see you too much?" I didn't expect Yu Dan to rush over at this time. When he heard that the female soldiers were making trouble, Yu Dan was shocked. Hurrying over, she still wanted to help Zhu Xiaobao in her heart.It's just that I feel a little upset when I see Wu Yue.

"Ah?... Hehe! That's not what I mean, I'm..." Seeing so many female warriors, Zhu Xiaobao felt a little troubled.

"Is there nothing you can do? Aren't you extremely smart? I don't care, we must take a bath today anyway!" At this time, the two sisters, Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, who were afraid of chaos in the world, also came closer. The two are the leaders of the female warriors, and at this time they are deliberately making things difficult for Zhu Xiaobao.

"Hmph! No way? I can't help it?" Zhu Xiaobao knew why the sisters wanted to make things difficult for him. Was it because the sisters wanted a telescope, and Zhu Xiaobao didn't agree to them, so the sisters started now Make things difficult for Zhu Xiaobao!But how can Zhu Xiaobao let them be stumped, he sneered, and then said loudly: "Sisters, listen to me, anyone who has a bath ticket can exchange two for one. According to the regulations, those who are willing to change can come to Mu Chunyi to register!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhu Xiaobao easily solved this problem. If he really didn't want to change, he asked Wu Yue to free up half of the bathroom for them to bathe in. After all, his female soldiers were very cooperative.

In this way, [-]% of the people are willing to exchange. After all, as long as the time is staggered, you can enjoy it twice. This account is still very cost-effective!In a short time, more than half of the female soldiers left, and the order on the scene was restored immediately!

"Hey! How is it? Isn't it resolved now? Do you want me to take you in?" Zhu Xiaobao smiled proudly, and then looked at Yushuang Yuxue's tall figure with treachery, really Have you ever seen female warriors without clothes?

"Get out! Who wants you to take it! Third sister and fourth sister, let's go in!" Yu Dan immediately scolded, and then took Yu Shuang and Yu Xue into the bathroom!

"Hmph! Still watching? If you keep staring, I'll dig out your eyeballs!" Wu Yue warned angrily at this time, this guy still had such a wretched expression, it really made Wu Yue a little bit depressed!Even the nineteenth princess next to Wu Yue frowned a little. This little fat man is good at everything, but this wretched look makes people very worried!

"Where is there! I am looking at it with an admiring eye! I am studying why such a tall and fit woman is also very beautiful, and why such a delicate woman like Princess and Yu Dan is so attractive , Alas, when it comes to women, I really can't see through them!" Zhu Xiaobao was still shaking his head and sighing shamelessly, telling the questions that he had been puzzled for a long time.

"Get out! Wu Yue, let's go, ignore him!" Princess Nineteen couldn't help snorting immediately, and then hurried away with Wu Yue, who knows what nasty things this little fat man will say!

"Ahem! Mu Chunyi, what raw materials do we still lack now? Are there any facilities that haven't been built yet?" Zhu Xiaobao cleared his throat, and then asked in a serious manner. In fact, there is nothing to look at now. They all ran away!

"Iron and stone are the most scarce, and the male soldiers also need to build a bathroom, so I'm afraid they need a lot of wood and a boiler to be built!" Mu Chunyi remembered these things clearly, and he didn't even need to open his mouth. Come.

"Oh! The price of the iron and stone in Lingyue Mountain has not yet been negotiated? Let's build the bathroom for the men's barracks first. Remember, you don't need the help of those female soldiers this time. Let the men cut the wood and carry it back. !" Zhu Xiaobao nodded, now Lingyue Mountain's iron and stone have been refusing to reduce the price, so this makes Zhu Xiaobao very annoyed, but there is nothing to do, this is the resource that Lingyue Mountain's female warriors rely on for survival, of course, it is still not Will drop the price easily!

"Or, let's go to other places to buy. Although the iron and stone of Lingyue Mountain are of good quality, they are indeed a bit expensive!" Mu Chun asked in a low voice.

"Let me think about it again, alas! I haven't sold my own things yet, and I can't buy back others'. It's really difficult for me!" Zhu Xiaobao sighed up to the sky.

"Pfft! Who told you to sell it so expensive!" Nu Chunyi couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

"Oh? I didn't realize that you are so beautiful when you smile like that? Let me see if you smile again?" Zhu Xiaobao exclaimed exaggeratedly as if he had discovered a new world.

"Get out!..." Mu Chunyi couldn't help cursing in a low voice, and then ran away quickly!This master is too dishonest!

"Why are you running? You are so shy when you praise me. Look, I won't run when you praise me!" Zhu Xiaobao laughed and shouted from behind.

At this moment, someone grabbed the back of the collar, and behind him came the unique fragrance of women who had just finished bathing.

"Hey, hey! I'm half of Lingyue Mountain.

Lord, who is so presumptuous? "Zhu Xiaobao yelled angrily.

"It's us! How is it? You have to explain something to us today, or we will be rude to you!" Unexpectedly, it was the sisters Yu Shuang and Yu Xue who came behind and chased Yu Dan out of breath. .

"Hee hee, sisters, finished washing? How do you feel? Do you want to wash again?" Zhui Aobao asked with a smile on his face when he turned around and saw the two.

"Tell me, why do your female soldiers have such a good bathroom?" Yu Shuang asked domineeringly.I really enjoyed it just now, so the sisters were a little unbalanced.

"I spent money to make it for them, what's the matter? Could this have offended you too?" Zhu Xiaobao asked in surprise.

"That's not true, but make us an identical one, we have [-] female warriors!" Yu Shuang paused, and then said directly.

"Okay! Build a bigger bathroom, install a boiler, and have someone special to control it, um, so-so 5 taels of gold will be enough!" Zhu Xiaobao murmured something, and then raised Let's start.

"Ah? Why don't you grab it? You want 5 taels of gold for such a bathroom?" Yu Xue exclaimed from the side, how dare this little fat man speak!

"So! It's more cost-effective to take a bath with the bath ticket!" Zhu Xiaobao spread his hands and said.

"Then let me ask you again, why does each of your female soldiers have toilet paper and soap every month?" Yu Shuang asked even more unwillingly.

"What's the matter? This is the most basic treatment for our soldiers, let alone female soldiers, even those male soldiers! If you envy, why not join my female barracks, I guarantee that your treatment is twice that of others !” Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.

"Don't do it! Your female soldiers are so poor in combat effectiveness, and you still want me to join, hmph, that's a good idea!" Yu Shuang curled her lips and snorted.

"But, I've run out of toilet paper!" Yu Xue whispered to Yu Shuang, biting her ear.

"That's not it! Are you willing to work for him?" Yu Shuang still yelled angrily. Why can't there be anything to do with this little fat man!

"No! You don't need to be on errands. I'm your future brother-in-law. I'll give you the toilet paper!" After speaking, Zhu Xiaobao quickly ran to the women's barracks, first borrowed six dollars of toilet paper and six pieces of soap, and handed them over immediately Yu Shuang and Yu Xue's hands.

"Hmph! You're wise!" Although Yu Shuang was a little embarrassed, she didn't refuse. The two of them have already started using square leaves, which is really needed!

"Then... thank you!" Yu Xue still thanked her a little shyly, her character is much gentler than Yu Shuang.

"Hey! Don't go. I have a suggestion. You go back and talk to Master Yu. I will also give each of your female soldiers the same treatment as our female soldiers? How about it? As long as you pay every month Give me some iron stones, this suggestion should be very reasonable, right?" Zhu Xiaobao shouted loudly from behind.

"You scoundrel, you're trying to trick our Lingyue Mountain's Iron Stone again!" Yu Dan understood as soon as he heard it, and Zhu Xiaobao came up with a trick to seduce people again!

"Really? Then we'll explain it to the island owner as soon as we get back!" Yu Shuang and Yu Xue exclaimed in surprise, urging the horse to run away quickly.

"Hee hee! Why don't you leave? Today is not the time for us to date!" Zhu Xiaobao asked with a smile. Now the two can only meet once every five days. This is the result of Yu Dan's hunger strike.Because there are many disputes between the two sides, Yu Qianhe is also very strict with Yu Dan.

"Hmph! Why are you rushing me away? Do you want to rush back to accompany Wu Yue? Let me tell you, I'm not leaving today!" Yu Dan snorted jealously.