Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons
Chapter 68: Passerby in Ancient Marriage Exchange Stories (End)
"Now we have both a son and a daughter, it's so great!" Chen stood aside, the smile on her face as bright and dazzling as a flower blooming in spring, even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to be smoothed out by her joy.
The next day, when Su Wan woke up, Jiang Yue and Jiang Ze each held a child and brought them to her bedside. Only then did she take a closer look at her child and said, "So small..."
"That's what happens with twins. When they are one month old, they will become white and plump. They will be very cute then!" Jiang Yue secretly took her pulse and said with a smile.
In the blink of an eye, 45 days had passed. Chen and Su Wanqing had originally planned to just sit through the full month of confinement, but Jiang Yue extended the period by another half month on the grounds that they were having twins, so the baby's full-month banquet was moved to this day. Not many people were invited, only some of Jiang Ze's classmates and Jiang Ze's father-in-law and mother-in-law.
The happy day passed in a flash. The two little kids were raised to be plump and white. Jiang Ze had little time to read these days. Jiang's father and Chen were busy taking care of the children all day long. Soon the college entrance examination began, and Jiang Ze also took the test. Unfortunately, he did not pass. Fortunately, his father-in-law introduced him to a job, and he planned to prepare for the exam while working.
"A three-year-old child even dislikes a dog." This saying also came true for these two children. Not to mention how naughty they were, they got into trouble again that day. They ran to Jiang Ze's study and tore up all the books on the table. They even nearly set the study on fire. Knowing they were in trouble, they quickly ran to Jiang Yue, because they also knew that it was okay to ask their grandparents for help with small matters, but they had to ask Jiang Yue for help with big matters.
After a while, Jiang Ze and Su Wanqing came over with a spanking stick. The two children also hid behind Jiang Yue. Jiang Ze tried to catch them for a long time like an eagle catching chickens. Jiang Yue didn't stop them this time. If the fire started and burned the house, it would be no big deal, but what if something happened to people? So after being beaten, the two children cried loudly. Jiang Yue wouldn't let her hug them even if she wanted to. She was in a bad mood.
This year, the heroine and the imperial teacher returned from the sea, bringing back sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, as well as a lot of vegetable seeds and fruit seedlings. The emperor asked someone to experiment on the imperial farm and found that the yield was really high. However, it was not as easy as expected to promote it. It still takes time for people to accept new things. Farmers in the capital were forced to grow new seeds, which made many people panic.
On this day, the new villager Muramasa came to Jiang Ze for advice. The Jiang family had discussed that they all believed in the national master, so they had already planted their own land. Jiang Ze also analyzed the situation to Muramasa and invited him to have dinner before he went back. As for whether he would do as he was told, no one knew. It was not until the autumn harvest that everyone believed that the story was true. So the next year, people near the capital rushed to plant the land.
Then it gradually spread to the whole country, and the rule of the new emperor became increasingly stable. If nothing unexpected happened, a prosperous era might be coming. Jiang Yue has not been idle in the past few years. She has been teaching the two little kids to read. There is no need to hire a teacher when they first start learning to read. Jiang Ze, Su Wanqing and Jiang Yue take turns teaching them, and when they grow up a little, they are sent directly to school.
A year later, a general amnesty was suddenly declared on this day. The reason was that the heroine who brought back the high-yield seeds gave birth to a child. Because the imperial master and the heroine did not ask for the emperor's reward, the emperor issued a general amnesty in the name of accumulating virtue and doing good deeds for the child. In the past few years, the country's strength has gradually become stronger, the emperor's position has become more and more stable, the curfew has been slowly lifted, and Jiang Yue's family also came out to visit the market.
People spontaneously released many Kongming lanterns to pray for their families, the heroine and the national teacher. Jiang Yue also bought two Kongming lanterns for the two children and asked them to write their own blessings on the lanterns before releasing them. A year later, foreign tribes invaded. Seeing that the Great Zhou was becoming stronger and stronger, the foreign tribes could no longer sit still, and several parties cooperated to invade the Great Zhou at the same time.
The strength of the country also means that the people have unprecedented self-confidence, and their recognition of the Great Zhou is also very high. Everyone signed up to join the army enthusiastically. Moreover, the Great Zhou has always been advancing both civil and military affairs, and the army is a capable army. The emperor and ministers regarded the conditions of ceding land and paying compensation proposed by foreign races as nonsense, and simply said: If you want to fight, then fight!
At this time, the heroine handed the gunpowder to the emperor, and not long after, Italian cannons and grenades were invented, which immediately stunned the foreign tribes. It was better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy and directly attack their heartland. The officials in the court were not merciful and directly occupied their territory. Then they recruited officials of all ranks to govern the new territory.
Because Jiang Ze was a juren, the court also sent them a notice that as long as he was willing to work in another place, he would be given an official position and money. After discussing it, his family decided to give it a try, otherwise Jiang Ze's ability as a juren would have reached the limit. So he went to the Ministry of Households to register. A few days later, the court notified him and he became a county magistrate.
Not knowing if he would have the chance to come back after this departure, Jiang Ze took Su Wanqing to his father-in-law's house to say goodbye. His father-in-law introduced him to some students, all of whom were those who had passed the examination for the title of scholar and that was their career path. Although their abilities were not very great, they could still assist Jiang Ze in governing the territory.
Jiang's father dealt with the shop and the fields. At this time, the imperial court's notice was posted, stating that they had to set off within 15 days and take office within half a year. Jiang Ze, together with the Jiang family and the families of the students who were going with them, formed a convoy and set off in a mighty manner. After leaving the city gate, everyone stopped to take a last look at the capital, as they didn't know whether they would be able to come back in the future, so they adjusted their emotions and set off.
There were many large and small convoys on the road, including people like Jiang Ze who were going to take up their posts, and some ordinary people. The court also issued a decree, giving very good conditions to encourage the people to migrate, including but not limited to reducing or exempting land taxes, providing resettlement fees, etc., and the tax exemption was not for one or two years, but basically for five to ten years. The court also knew that you can't catch a wolf by sacrificing a rabbit, so who would be willing to leave their hometown if it was exempted for one or two years.
The journey lasted three months, and when they arrived at the place, everything was in ruins. It was called a county town, but it was more like a small village. Fortunately, the people who wanted to come here also arrived one after another. Jiang Ze had a headache and didn't know where to start, and finally Jiang Yue took action.
The first thing is to recruit people, and then divide the land among the people. Only after the people settle down can we start working. There is no rush to build the city, because before leaving, I heard that the heroine has already started to develop cement, so we can just use cement when the time comes.
Not long after, cement appeared and Jiang Yue began to build the city. As for manpower, that was not a problem since there were so many prisoners.
The army was worrying about what to do with these prisoners as they had to keep them alive every day. Jiang Ze happened to solve a problem for them by letting them build a city. Jiang Yue found a blueprint in the space and Jiang Ze started construction according to the blueprint.
After the city was built, these people were allowed to reclaim wasteland, because there was still a steady stream of people migrating there. It was not until winter came that the court figured out how to deal with the prisoners. The officers in charge of guarding the prisoners didn't know what to say after seeing the prisoners. They were all pale and thin, and more than half of them were dead.
What else? Why do they keep them fat? Building a city requires stones, but where do they get them? They knocked them out bit by bit, and food is precious. The people are waiting to eat, so they can't just give them all. So if they eat less and work more, they will die more.
As for whether Jiang Yue was cruel or not, it can only be said that they had different standpoints. Moreover, the more Jiang Yue looked at the captives, the more they looked like people who were living a good life now. How could Jiang Yue still treat them as human beings? He really thought too much. He was simply using them to death. The people in the city looked at them with a bit of pity. So when Jiang Yue's city was built and a moat was dug, the progress of other counties was less than half.
Jiang Yue was also fearless, she knew that the emperor must have secret sentries watching in this situation. Jiang Yue didn't go too far at first, but later found that no one cared, so she just let herself go. Just as Jiang Yue thought, the emperor and several important ministers knew about it, even that Jiang Yue was the leader of the construction of the city, but they didn't care and just said one sentence: The girl is really cruel.
After all, the emperor did not regard these captives as his own subjects. Although he felt that he had done a good job and solved a big problem, he certainly could not say it out loud. After all, the emperor certainly could not be so cruel. The issue of dealing with the captives was discussed for nearly a year, and everyone had a tacit understanding that it would be better if more people died and fewer people were left. When the young and strong laborers were almost all dead, and the other women and children had no ability to rebel, then he could pardon some people and show favor to some, and then they would all surrender, right?
After the city was built, Jiang Yue helped govern it for several years. When everything was on track, Jiang Yue's mission was completed. It was also the first time that Jiang Yue started the early separation procedure. This world was so boring. Women were subject to so many restrictions that it was inconvenient to do anything. So after Jiang's father and Chen passed away, Jiang Yue called 8888 directly. Although she was reluctant to leave her two children, she still made up her mind to leave. So Jiang Yue died of illness a month later.
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