After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

The shopkeeper smiled kindly.

"In the past, our area was in chaos."

"At that time, every household was hungry and cold."

"When a natural disaster strikes, some sell their children, and some leave their homes."

"We are too far from the capital, and the news of the disaster will never reach the capital."

"Later, in order to survive, some people were forced to become bandits."

"What about your county magistrate at that time?" Mo Yi asked.

"The county magistrate at that time would find a way to use his connections to escape as soon as he arrived."

"Not only is our place poor, it's also chaotic, which affects the performance of officials, so the officials who came here all tried to leave."

"Then why hasn't the current county magistrate left?" Xiao Minshen asked suddenly.

"County Magistrate Gao is a good man!" the shopkeeper exclaimed.

"When County Magistrate Gao first arrived, he also tried to find a connection to get transferred out early."

"Later, there was a flash flood here, and Magistrate Gao's wife and daughter were buried in the mountains."

"Mr. Gao was heartbroken and vowed to stay and be with his wife and daughter."

"County Magistrate Gao asked someone to find connections and asked the court for relief grain."

"The common people survived thanks to the relief food from the imperial court."

"Then, County Magistrate Gao negotiated with the local gentry and reduced all land rents by 10%."

"If the common people can have enough to eat, naturally no one will want to be a bandit."

"Gradually, we widened the road here, and people from neighboring counties came to our place to buy things."

"We have become a wealthy county nearby, so we are all very grateful to Magistrate Gao."

"If he hadn't stayed here, we would still be a very poor place."

After saying this, the shopkeeper's face was full of admiration.

"He is indeed a good official!"

Shen Yunjin couldn't help but nodded.

After leaving the clothing store, they went shopping in other places.

Whenever people talked about County Magistrate Gao, they all praised him highly.

"It seems that this County Magistrate Gao is really good. If all the officials in the court are good like this, the common people will have no worries about not being able to live and work in peace!"

"If everyone is like the county magistrate under the jurisdiction of King Rui, lustful and greedy for money, how can the common people live?"

After Shen Yunjin returned to the palace, he talked while helping Xiao Minshen change his clothes.

"If an official cannot serve the people, he might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes." Xiao Minshen said thoughtfully.

If local officials can benefit the people, it will be a blessing for the people in that area.

After all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor's hands cannot reach that far.

The next day, Xiao Minshen took Mo Yi to the government office.

After all, this is his fiefdom, so he must participate in its management.

After Shen Yunjin watched Xiao Minshen leave, he began to write and draw.

Yang Liu is a person who can't stay still.

She walked around the palace from front to back.

The palace was not big, and she finished her tour in no time.

She went into the house again and watched Cuiliu embroidering.

After watching for a while, she couldn't sit still anymore and ran to Shen Yunjin.

"Master, I will change your tea."

"Okay, Yang Liu, sit down."

"You're swaying around like that, and I'm dizzy."

Yang Liu stuck out her tongue.

"Princess, how about I go to the mountains and hunt some game to add to the dishes?"

Cui Liu covered her mouth and laughed.

"Did you not hunt enough game along the way?"

"I see, the game has run away when it sees you."

Shen Yunjin also pursed her lips and laughed.

“There are many mountains here, and there is a lot of game.”

"Anyway, I have nothing to do in the mansion, so I might as well go into the mountains."

"If we catch some game, we can improve our food supply. Even if we sell it, it will be an income."

These words touched Shen Yunjin.

They came from the capital, and for safety reasons, they did not bring much silver.

It will take some time for the silver from the capital to arrive.

When they first arrived in Shu, there were so many things they needed to spend money on.

Although Mo Yi arranged for people to clean up the palace.

In fact, the palace was only acceptable on the surface.

First, they needed to buy some servants.

Now, there are only a dozen servants in the entire palace.

This is not enough.

Secondly, the palace was bare, so he needed to buy some flowers, plants and trees and plant them.

In addition, a study room should be set up for Xiao Minshen to discuss matters.

......

And so on. Shen Yunjin looked at the details he had drawn.

The list she has made now alone is worth over a thousand taels of silver.

When they came from the capital, Jinzhi had all the banknotes sewed into their clothes.

Last night, Shen Yunjin asked Cui Liu to take them out and count them.

There are only five thousand taels in total.

These are all the banknotes that can be taken away temporarily from several stores.

Five thousand taels, according to the details planned by Shen Yunjin, was not enough at all.

"Yang Liu, did you find out the prices here yesterday?"

"My princess, the prices here are much cheaper than in the capital, only 30% of the price in the capital."

"So cheap? Then wouldn't your prey be even less valuable?"

Yang Liu was stunned.

"Then I'll go out and ask around to see what makes money."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Liuren disappeared.

Cui Liu pouted, "Probably just looking for an excuse to go out and have fun."

Shen Yunjin smiled and continued to list the details.

Tomorrow, she will go and select some servants.

Then, she would see if she could buy some land and shops.

There will be many people in the mansion by then. If we buy all the food, clothing and daily necessities from the market, we will soon suffer losses.

However, if there is produce from the land, plus subsidies from Beijing, things will be much easier.

Besides, they can't rely entirely on subsidies from Beijing.

The King of Qi still has many places where money is needed.

Here, Xiao Minshen was also discussing this issue with Mo Yi.

This time, there were more than thirty secret guards following Mo Yi.

The eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of so many people is not a small number.

"Those among the secret guards who have skills should find a way to get a job."

"For those who don't have any skills, Mo Yi, you pick some and send them to the palace."

"Tell the princess that I bought this servant."

"The rest of the people will pretend to be hunters and settle down in the capital."

"Yes."

Mo and his group were very motivated and assigned all the people in a short while.

He went to the palace with about twenty selected people.

"Princess, this is the servant the prince bought to do odd jobs in the palace."

When Shen Yunjin heard Mo Yi say this, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Xiao Minshen actually thought ahead of her.

Shen Yunjin took a look at the people Mo Yi brought and had an idea in his mind.

"Mo Yi, I still want to buy some land. When the time comes, I will need a manager and some farmers to rent the land."

There was a flash of joy in Mo Yi's eyes.

"Lao Xiang, come out."

"The little one is here."

An honest man walked out of the queue.

"Princess, this old man Xiang can read. If you need someone to manage things, I think he is the most suitable."

Shen Yunjin looked at Old Xiang without saying a word.