Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiao Lan was so angry at his shamelessness that she laughed, "I haven't earned a penny yet, how can I afford to buy land?"

"Hehe, I'm here to discuss this with you. Let's set off for Xingyuan Prefecture in another month. The sooner we go, the sooner we can come back. If we leave next month, we can be back in early winter." He Mingyu said with a smile.

He Mingyu had already made plans. If the business was good this time, he would apply to General Shen for a piece of land to build a workshop. As for the managers, he would select them from the old and disabled soldiers, and all the soldiers sent by the various camps who could no longer go to the battlefield would be assigned to the workshop.

The workshop not only ensured the food and drink for these people, but also provided all the medicines needed to treat their injuries. Of course, the military pay also needed to be transferred to the name of the workshop, and the workshop paid them military pay, which was also their wages.

This will also reduce expenses for Shen Liu's army, and those disabled soldiers and veterans who would otherwise be starving can also be accommodated.

Xiao Lan is doing this now, but a rabbit factory can only employ a limited number of people, so He Mingyu plans to open a large one in the camp. Of course, Xiao Lan needs to provide some preparations and the secret recipe for making meat jerky. She can invest in the technology, and when there is profit, she will get a share. He didn't mention this to anyone, just waiting to see how the meat jerky business in Xingyuanfu goes. If it can be popular, he will have the confidence to ask Shen Liu for something. After all, it was him who wanted to open a horse farm last time, but it didn't work out, so he couldn't hold his head up in front of Shen Liu for a while.

The trip went very smoothly. The dried rabbit meat produced in Xiaolan's workshop was delicious and was snapped up by all the major merchants. They all asked where in Liaodong Prefecture they were from. After transporting the dried meat back to the south and selling it, they would go to Shengjia Village to take a look.

When He Mingyu came back this time, he talked to Shen Liu with a cheerful face about the jerky being snapped up by the merchants. "General, the rabbit jerky made by Xiaolan's workshop is delicious. Merchants in the south like it very much. They say that if these jerky sellers go to the south, people there will definitely like it. Many merchants said that the amount we brought this time was too small, and even if we tripled it, it would still not be enough to meet the demand."

Shen Liu leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, raised his head slightly, and looked at him, "So?"

"General, you see, the Hu people can enclose land to graze their livestock, and you see that there are wastelands everywhere here. Why don't we enclose land to raise rabbits and let the military households start raising rabbits as well? They raise rabbits, and we recycle them and make dried meat. They can make money, and we can make money too. Isn't that great?"

Shen Liu thought for a while, then said, "No, we are Han Chinese, and Han Chinese mainly farm. The people of Liaodong Prefecture are already disgusted with enclosure for grazing. If we not only do not abolish this practice, but support it, it will arouse public indignation."

What Shen Liu said was true. Liaodong Prefecture originally bordered the Great Jin Dynasty, and several towns on the border often changed hands. The Han people were very disgusted with the Hu people. If they were really asked to give up farming and raise rabbits, it would probably really arouse public indignation.

"We are not touching the common people's fields, and we only allow military households to do this. I am doing this for their own good, wanting them to generate income. Look, Miss Xiaolan is doing a very good job, and I heard that she has attracted envy from others." He Mingyu muttered.

Shen Liu glanced at him and said, "That won't work either. Military households are also civilians."

He Mingyu continued to persuade, "General, we don't want them to use all their land to raise rabbits. If they want to do that, I can't collect that much. We have so many military households. As long as some of them are willing to use wasteland or inferior land to raise a few hundred rabbits, it will be enough. I don't want more... It's just that they may not be willing to switch from farming to raising rabbits at the same time. I think we can force them to do so for one year in the first year. After one year, it's up to them to decide whether to raise rabbits or not. Do you think it's okay?"

"We are only forcing them to take a few acres of land. They shouldn't be too resentful. You see, when we first built the reservoir, some soldiers didn't understand. But who could have expected that there would be a severe drought this year? If you hadn't planned in advance to release water from the reservoir so that everyone could irrigate the land in time, our army would definitely not have had food this year, and the people would have had a hard time."

Shen Liu pondered He Mingyu's words in his heart, then stared at him with deep eyes, thinking, this kid has grown a lot in this year, not only does he speak in a set way, but also sounds very reasonable. "How many soldiers can you support with the income from raising rabbits?"

He Ming looked him in the eye and said stupidly, "Of course, all the income is used to support the troops. As the general's adviser, it is my responsibility to share the general's worries."

Shen Liu smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, you can be the host of this matter."

"General, there is one more thing I need to tell you in advance," He Mingyu hurriedly sought Shen Liu's opinion, "Of course, all of my income can be attributed to the army, but we need to ask Miss Xiaolan for advice on how to raise rabbits and make dried rabbit meat. We can't just bully the little girl by relying on our power... What percentage of our income should we give her?"

"You can decide on this matter yourself. I have no objection. After all, the idea of ​​raising rabbits was proposed by someone else and it was successful. You will inevitably have to trouble them in the future. Don't bully them because they are young. Just do what you need to do." Shen Liu said.

"Okay, I feel relieved when you say that." He Mingyu said with a smile.

He didn't feel bad at all that he gave all the money he earned with hard work to Shen Liu to raise soldiers. But Miss Xiaolan was just an ordinary citizen, and she had no obligation to use her money to raise soldiers for them. Besides, the little girl was a money-grubber, and she had her own ideas about making money. He Mingyu only wanted to get along with her now, but he didn't know when he would have to ask her for help again.

He could have gotten Xiao Lan to tell him the secret recipe of raising rabbits and cooking rabbit meat by just talking, but he couldn't take advantage of her because she was young. After all, he had experienced Xiao Lan carefully during the days he spent with her. This girl was not simple, and was definitely not as harmless as she seemed. There were only benefits to having a good relationship with such a person. Besides, the girl was so amazing at such a young age. When she grew up and gained experience, she would be even more amazing.