The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Nanny He stood upright, looking straight ahead and scanning the entire room.

"From now on, the six of you will be in charge of the kitchen. You must be loyal and dedicated. We only want loyal people in our Princess Mansion. Those who violate the rules will be sold or punished accordingly. Do you understand?"

The six people replied tremblingly, "I understand."

"When you reply to the master, the maid, and the stewards in the future, you must say the same thing to the master, the maid, and the steward. I understand."

Everyone replied respectfully, "Madam, I understand."

Nanny He nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, go and get busy."

She had to see how the two maids were teaching people.

Shundao County

In the carriage, Mr. Xie closed his eyes to rest, Yu Hongtao and Master Qian stared at each other, and the carriage was very quiet.

Yu Hongtao and Master Qian had never imagined that the princess would actually hire a teacher to teach her herself. This kind of foresight is something that not everyone can have.

Zhen Luosang wanted to look outside, but Ruan Qingling stopped him with a look.

"Lift it up, so I can take a look."

Ruan Qingling and Zhen Luosang were stunned. "Yes."

Ruan Qingling gently lifted the curtain, and Shen Jiarou, who had closed her eyes to rest, also opened her eyes at this time.

"It looks like there's no frost yet."

The other three also looked outside through the gap.

"parking."

Ruan Qingling was stunned. "Master, please slow down."

The carriage in front stopped, and the carriage carrying Yu Hongtao and others had to stop as well.

Yu Hongtao was stunned when he saw the carriage stop. "What happened?"

Master Qian shook his head and the three of them got out of the car.

Seeing the princess standing on the official road, the three men walked up to her and greeted her in turn.

"The county lord."

Shen Jiarou turned around and said with a faint smile, "No need to be polite."

Then she looked at Yu Hongtao and asked, "Which territory is this?"

Yu Hongtao took a look and said, "It should be Mushan Town. He and Niuhe Town are the closest to the county seat."

Niuhe Town?

This name...

The crowd walked and stopped, and Yu Hongtao began to explain along the way.

"Start with Mushan Town and arrange four yamen runners to supervise and assist."

Yu Hongtao brought Shen Jiarou and others to one of the villages. Shen Jiarou, who was tired from walking, rode on the horse. Not only did she feel more relaxed, but she could also see farther.

Although it is winter, people are very happy, especially the men who work, as they can increase their family income.

Shen Jiarou went to see a few warming spots and pursed her lips in thought.

"I'm afraid this amount of firewood is not enough."

Yu Hongtao explained, "We have organized the villagers to go up the mountain to cut wood and collect firewood, and the wages and treatment are the same."

Seeing the people reclaiming the land in an orderly manner, Shen Jiarou nodded slightly.

When she turned around, she saw the carriage parked at the entrance of the village and was stunned.

"Master Yu, this road needs to be left wider so that ox carts, donkey carts, and horse carts can pass more easily." After all, things need to be transported at any time.

Each village that registers for the event is required to have 20 people, 15 of whom will participate in land reclamation, and 5 will be responsible for logistical work such as felling, chopping wood, and stacking firewood for burning.

A total of 720 people participated in the land reclamation, and 240 people were involved in logging and logistics.

Following Shen Jiarou's instructions, Yu Hongtao arranged a team to build a three-meter-wide road to facilitate subsequent progress.

Shen Jiarou stroked her chin in thought, and Ruan Qingling, who was standing quietly beside her, asked.

"Master, what do you think?"

Shen Jiarou took a deep breath and exhaled, "Go and arrange for people to buy potatoes and plant them directly later. In addition, the people who plant potatoes will be selected from the village separately."

Yu Hongtao nodded solemnly, "Yes, Princess, do you think we can arrange for more people to come to the government office?"

Shen Jiarou glanced at her and said, "It's feasible. Let's have two people in each town to check and patrol."

Yu Hongtao nodded silently.

Shen Jiarou, who was standing by the path, felt cold and shivered unexpectedly.

Ruan Qingling was startled, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Jiarou looked around and said, "Let's find a warm place."

It's not worth freezing to death.

Ruan Qingling went forward to support her and walked towards the nearest warming place.

Shen Jiarou, feeling warm, recalled her past life.

Generally, families choose to slaughter pigs in the twelfth lunar month, when it is quite cold and they need to pile up firewood to burn for warmth.

Zhen Luosang watched the princess's thoughts drift away, and quickly waved his hand.

"Princess, Lord Yu is talking to you."

Shen Jiarou was slightly embarrassed and looked at Yu Hongtao.

"I'm sorry, what did Master Yu just say?"

Yu Hongtao sighed helplessly, the princess was distracted at such a young age.

"I mean their food arrangements are quite good."

Shen Jiarou's face was full of question marks.

Zhen Luosang explained, "Princess, you said that they eat white porridge with white steamed buns + minced meat and ginger beans (cowpeas) for breakfast, corn rice with minced meat and vegetable roots + stir-fried seasonal vegetables + old pumpkin soup for lunch, and corn paste + vegetable pancakes for dinner."

Shen Jiarou pursed her lips slightly and said, "Well, let's do it this way. Have you prepared the ingredients?"

Ruan Qingling at the side replied, "It's all ready. Bring them over one after another. We've hired four women to cook, and the wages are also twenty cents."

"good."

She wanted to make some money in these few months, after all, the cost of living in Beijing is high.

She spent one thousand taels of silver to buy the wasteland, and the daily wages of the common people were nineteen taels of silver and thirty-two coins.

It would take about half a month to clear the land, which would cost about 300 taels. Planting potatoes would also take about half a month, which would cost about 300 taels.

The total expenses amounted to one thousand six hundred taels.

And their daily food, which they also bought with their own money, would cost more than one hundred taels a month.

They spent 1,700 taels.

Fortunately, the potatoes were his own, so he didn't have to spend any money. If all 1,000 mu of land were planted with potatoes, not to mention the high yield, 1,000 jin would be 30 million jin. If it was 30 wen per jin, it would be 30,000 taels. Minus the 1,700 taels of expenses, and the cost of potatoes, 20,000 taels would be more than enough.

Suddenly she became excited. If she could make various foods from potatoes, she could make more money.

A cold wind blew by, and Shen Jiarou shuddered. "I don't know how Xu Zhi arranged the hand warmer."

She was looking forward to making money, but now she is a little short of money.

When Ruan Qingling was about to speak, she was interrupted by a male voice.

"I am here to see the princess."

Seeing him coming on horseback, Shen Jiarou didn't know who this man was.

"No gift."

"Thank you, Princess."

The guard stood up and reported, "My lord, Guard Xu said that he has made twenty hand warmers according to the pattern you gave. He said he didn't know what you were going to do next, so he asked his subordinates to give you some instructions."

Shen Jiarou touched her chin and said, "Qingling, Luosang, do you think we should hold a housewarming party?"

Ruan Qingling's mind worked quickly, "The princess wouldn't want to..."

The two looked at each other, Shen Jiarou smiled and pursed her lips, and Ruan Qingling understood.

Yu Hongtao and Master Qian were both silent, totally unable to understand what the girls were saying.

Mr. Xie looked at the princess's sparkling eyes, which were like the vast starry sky, and smiled rarely.

"It will be very expensive to go to Beijing next year, so I'll take this opportunity to earn more."

Shen Jiarou smiled gently, her eyebrows curved, "The one who knows me best is you, sir."

After listening for a while, Yu Hongtao finally understood that the princess had thought of another way to make money.

"My Lord, I wonder what other ways you have thought of to make money. I wonder if I can be your partner."

Everyone was stunned. Was that what Lord Yu said just now?