Yi Xin as a concubine

The rules for the second round of competition are not difficult, but they are challenging.

Xin Baoer can draw, but she doesn't know how to design clothes. She can only draw the outline of the clothes based on her memory, but she can't draw how the details are made.

In later life, she liked all kinds of Hanfu and had seen many styles. At that time, she felt that the ancients were so smart that they could make many things out of a belt. Now, she thinks that the way to make up for the lack of details in her design is to gather ideas from all quarters.

Her method has been proven to be feasible and effective.

She drew three versions of the dress design, all of which were the most flat styles, and distributed them to the participants. She had only one requirement: to do her best to perfect the drawings and make the finished product. The deadline was three days, and the location was set in a very high-end teahouse in the royal city.

On the day of showing the finished product, Xin Baoer wore a dress she had perfected herself, a light blue gauze long skirt with a waist-hugging design. The hem of the skirt was outlined with silk thread to create the pink sand beach under the sunset.

As she moved, the whole dress took on an ethereal and romantic feeling, making people's temperament become gentle and graceful, which made the eyes of all the contestants and tea drinkers who were watching the fun brighten.

This is exactly the effect Xin Baoer wanted. If she chose such a high-end place, she certainly couldn't waste a large sum of money. It wouldn't be excessive to promote it at the same time!

After Xin Baoer's polite words, the competition officially began. One hundred contestants displayed their improved designs one by one.

Nanzhao is indeed the most open country among the countries. More than half of the clothes are sleeveless or low-cut, and some are off-shoulder and partially backless.

Xin Baoer said that she was also surprised. This was more than just a master among the people, she was simply at the forefront of the times. If she hadn't been wearing a veil, probably everyone would have seen her surprised expression.

Xin Baoer was really surprised. If she had not visited all the clothing stores in and outside the city before, she would have suspected that she, a latecomer, had returned to the original time and space.

After all the shows were over, Xin Baoer saw a lot of people leaning on the railings upstairs to watch the fun. Her eyes rolled and she had a new idea.

Qin Chu, who was called over to maintain order, leaned over and whispered in her ear for a while, then Qin Chu walked up to the platform with shining eyes.

"Are the beauties present today interested in being our models and helping us try on these clothes?"

Qin Chu's clear voice was transmitted to every corner of the building through the blessing of his internal strength, and immediately caused a commotion.

No matter what era or what place, there is always someone who loves to join in the fun. Soon someone responded loudly, "Anyone?"

"Of course, as long as the size is right." Qin Chu replied with a smile.

"I'll lend you these maids beside me." As he said this, he took two steps back, revealing the four beauties behind him.

Seeing that the woman who was speaking was dressed in noble attire and the maids around her were all pretty beauties, Xin Baoer nodded gently to Qin Chu who was looking over at her.

Qin Chu understood and said with a smile: "Sisters are naturally beautiful, thank you very much, noble man."

Once there is a first, there will be a second. When the four maids came forward to choose clothes that suited them, more and more people wanted to try them on, and soon all the one hundred pieces of clothing were taken away.

While waiting for the women to change their clothes, Xin Baoer personally visited several noble-looking women among the guests, and without much ado, she invited several of them to be judges for the day.

After the technicians showed their models one by one, and finally after several judges selected 54 finalists, this impromptu fashion show finally came to an end.

At the same time, Xin Baoer's name quietly appeared in the after-dinner conversations of celebrities from various families in the capital of Nanzhao Kingdom. Through her, the club that had not yet been completed became known to more people.

Xin Baoer was very satisfied with the result. As if she had predicted that the clothes would sell well after the opening, she waved her hand and recruited all 100 technicians. Later, it was proved that her decision was very prescient.

In the days waiting for the opening, Xin Baoer handed over the tasks of training personnel and assembling equipment to Zhao Xian and Qin Chu, and asked the ten shopkeepers to cooperate with them, while she herself concentrated on drawing the design drawings.

Men's wear, women's wear, children's wear, suits, dresses, tuxedos, sportswear, business wear, casual wear, flat shoes, high heels, sandals, boots, all kinds of bags, scarves, jewelry...

After a few days, Xin Baoer successfully turned into a drawing machine. All kinds of drawings covered the table. Fortunately, the people who were going to do the work had already been found, otherwise the work would not have been completed by the time of the opening.

It’s not that no one came to cause trouble at the moment, but because Tulu, the eldest son of the Tu family, was in charge, it was hard to guess the relationship between the two, so no one really dared to come and cause trouble blatantly.

Xin Baoer has everything ready, except for the favorable weather conditions.

And a great stranglehold is going on in the north of the country.

The cause of this incident was all because of Xin Baoer. If she hadn't transported supplies back in batches and blatantly sent such a large batch of oxen in the end, the North would not have been targeted by the other four forces at the same time.

For a force that had just experienced war and was eager to reclaim the vast wilderness, the temptation of oxen was like throwing a piece of fat meat into a pack of wolves that had been hungry for a month.

This is not what makes the major forces jealous. After they tried every possible means and went through numerous difficulties to get deep into the north, they discovered something that made them even crazier.

Two people with oxen pulling a curved plow can plow a large area of ​​land in half a day. While they were still struggling to urge those dirty refugees to work every day, they finished the work easily without any supervision, and they were obviously very motivated.

As they observed for more days, they became even more angry. They had never seen the seeds they were planning to plant in the spring.

We learned from the local natives about the new crops, such as sweet potatoes, yams, and corn. They not only have many ways to eat them, but also have short growing cycles and high yields, and can be planted twice a year.

This result was completely unexpected for them. What followed was madness. The existence of new grain in the north was kept secret. It was simply selfish and they didn't care about the fact that people all over the world were starving and freezing.

They must grab it. Who wouldn’t go crazy for something that can fill their stomachs?

Then, cases of food theft appeared in various places. At first, they were just petty thefts. After all, the food was not easy to take, and the amount one person could take was limited, so it did not attract much attention.

This was mainly because in the early stages of the establishment of the regime, apart from the royal city, other places needed to be gradually improved. When the official occupations were not clearly divided and the staffing was incomplete, they could only focus on handling major cases and deal with the big ones.

But before long, the crime committed by a single person turned into a gang. Perhaps because no one was watching, the thieves became more rampant. The people nearby lost more and more food, most of which were several new types of food. This had to be taken seriously.

Chu Xingchen discovered this incident when he was out on a secret investigation. After all, he was a person at the center of power, so he discovered the problem at once. After arranging people to investigate secretly and arresting several thieves, he finally figured it out.

Chu Xingchen looked at the results of investigations from various places. He was really too busy during this period of time. He didn't even know that there were so many spies from other forces coming in.

However, through this incident, Chu Xingchen thought of a way to make money. It was probably because he had been with the Xin family for a long time and had become somewhat shrewd as a businessman.

He first ordered his men to severely attack the spies of various forces, and then asked them to return to their masters to deliver a letter, which stated: Do you want new farm tools? Sure, exchange them with materials; do you want new grain seeds? Sure, exchange them with money or goods, otherwise, no deal, he would not accept moral kidnapping.

As for the exchange items being several times cheaper than what they would pay, isn't that normal? It's because you don't have what I have, and you need it.

It perfectly illustrates what it means that “there is no free lunch in the world”.

Between countries and between different forces, it is never the case that you ask for something and I will give it to you. There will always be a period of time, and then masters from various forces will secretly enter the north. Their goal is to create chaos and panic, so as to successfully bring back grain.

Chu Xingchen opened two holes in the northern border and ordered his men to hold them tightly, ready to close them immediately if the enemy got in. After several attempts, he finally frightened the enemy and they took the initiative to ask for peace and agreed to his demands.