The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Xie Tingwen was naturally aware of the military settlement system, which was only implemented at the border and in important military and political areas. Laigu County was currently in a state of neither.

If the military settlement system is implemented rashly without reporting to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, it may be suspected of treason if discovered later.

Seeing Xie Tingwen's hesitation, Xie Shuting smiled knowingly and said, "Father, you are worrying too much. I am not going to implement the military settlement system in Laigu County, but I can make some improvements."

"How to improve it?" Xie Tingwen asked doubtfully.

"Everyone in the countryside works hard, so they have plenty of energy. Besides, they have enough food and clothes, so they are definitely stronger than the refugees in terms of fighting capacity."

"Yeah!~" Everyone nodded without doubt, confirming what Xie Shuting said.

"Now that the sweet potatoes have been planted, the people are naturally less busy than usual. Leave some people to take care of the fields, and the rest can organize themselves."

Xie Shuting said this, then turned to Zhou Qing and said, "Master Zhou! You are the master of the military office. Arranging people to practice, there should be no problem with this, right?"

Zhou Qing, who was suddenly called, came back to his senses and hurriedly stroked his hands and said, "This is the responsibility of the military office, and I should do it."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Shuting nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Cao Zhen and said, "Captain Cao! Send five yamen runners to each of the three townships and seven villages to lead the defense. Is that ok?"

"No problem." Cao Zhen responded quickly, stroking his hand.

"Father! Your daughter will take her leave first."

As Xie Shuting spoke, she slowly stood up, nodded slightly to everyone, then turned and left the living room.

She was here today to wait for Xie Tingwen, fearing that there would be another accident during the execution. Now that she saw that Xie Tingwen was fine, she felt relieved.

The plan she just came up with was also a last resort. Now that it has been done, she has to leave. Otherwise, Xie Tingwen will have no place in Laigu County in the future.

Seeing Xie Shuting leaving, Xie Tingwen did not try to keep her. He was very clear about Xie Shuting's intention. He looked at everyone with a relieved smile and started to arrange other things.

After returning to the back court, Xie Shuting lay lazily on the rocking chair again, eating melon seeds and listening to Lian Xi's report. She felt very comfortable.

"On the third day of April, I paid five thousand strings of silver to redeem Zeng Hao and three hundred and seventy other grain transport workers."

"According to the master's instructions, I have received a summary from various chambers of commerce on April 7th. Except for grain merchants, all other merchants have closed their shops."

"On the tenth day of April, Mr. Mu sent a letter from Jiangnan, asking if the agreement made by Miss that year still stands?"

"April 16th..."

"Wait!~"

As Xie Shuting spoke, she threw the melon seeds back into the lunch box, dusted off her hands, and said, "Show me the letter from Mr. Mu."

Lian Xi took the letter from Mu Lao and handed it to Xie Shuting, saying, "Miss! Mu Lao is really persistent. You just said it casually back then, but I didn't expect he still remembers it."

Xie Shuting quickly read the letter and said with a helpless smile: "Ah! I didn't expect that he would really succeed."

"Ah!~"

Lian Xi looked at Xie Shuting in shock and asked in disbelief, "Miss! Does that mean that method can't succeed?"

"No!~"

Xie Shuting shook her head, thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "The method is definitely correct, but it will take 20 to 30 years to see the first signs. I didn't expect that in just seven or eight years, Mr. Mu has figured it out."

Xie Shuting only told Mu Lao theoretical knowledge about the method of hybrid rice. She originally thought that with the current agricultural level, it would take at least 50 to 60 years to see results.

Unexpectedly, she underestimated the imagination of the ancients, and even more underestimated the investment of the Lianjia Chamber of Commerce in this matter. Lian Yue supported it in every possible way.

The experimental field was expanded from the original three acres to thirty acres by Mu Lao. If the surrounding land had been able to be expanded, the area of ​​the experimental field would have been further increased.

"Miss! Do you want to reply?" Lian Xi asked softly.

Xie Shuting pondered for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "Write a reply! Just tell Lian Xi that I will go to Jiangnan to meet Mu Lao when I have time."

"Yes!~" Lian Xi responded, then quickly walked into the room, picked up a pen and wrote a reply.

The letter had just been packed when the maid guarding the outer courtyard of the back yamen hurried in, bowed and said, "Miss! Just now, the yamen runner from the front yamen came to report that the master wants you to go to the living room."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Shuting nodded, stood up, straightened her clothes, looked at Lian Xi and said, "You go and deliver the letter. I'll go see my father first."

"Yes!~"

Lian Xi responded and followed Xie Shuting out of the back court. Then the two of them parted in the pavilion in the garden, and Xie Shuting went straight to the living room.

As soon as I walked outside the living room, I heard a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha! I have heard about the commerce of Laigu County from the people many times. Today I see that it is indeed extraordinary. This is all thanks to Mr. Xie!"

"Why do you say that, Lord Zhao? I just wanted to make life better for the people. I didn't do anything else."

"No, no, no! Thank you for what you have done. If you report this to the Ministry of Personnel, you will surely be promoted within three years. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

As the two chatted, Xie Shuting walked in slowly, bowed to Xie Tingwen and said, "My daughter greets my father."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen nodded in satisfaction, then pointed at the middle-aged man at the lower position and said loudly: "Shu Ting! Let me introduce you, this is the magistrate of Pingyang County, Mr. Zhao Yuanzhao."

"My humble self Xie Weiyu greets Lord Zhao."

"Miss Xie, please stand up quickly."

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and looked into the air, his eyes unable to conceal his joy, which made Xie Tingwen look a little strange.

"Shu Ting! Lord Zhao specifically asked for you, but you are..."

After Xie Tingwen's reminder, Zhao Yuan realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly stroked his hand and asked, "Miss Xie, do you know Mr. Yan Shuangyan?"

"Kejun?"

Xie Shuting blurted out subconsciously, and her words were inadequate, so she quickly changed her words and said, "I also met Master Yan Shuang by accident. I don't know why Lord Zhao mentioned it, but Master Yan, do you want anything?"

"Hahaha!~"

Zhao Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss Xie is really smart."

Zhao Yuan's words left the father and daughter confused, and they looked at Zhao Yuan with doubtful eyes.

It was not until the other party took out a letter signed "Shu Ting Qing Qi" from his sleeve that Xie Shu Ting suddenly realized what was going on and took it.

Under the gaze of the two, Xie Shuting quickly opened the letter. After glancing at the contents of the letter, a smile could not help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

There was no sweet talk in the letter, only about the current predicament of Pingyang County and what Yan Shuang wanted.