Female-to-male: I live on farming

When Qin Ke woke up, he was still a little upset about the teasing his wife had played on him last night, and he was in a bad mood and refused to get up.

Lu Youqing straightened his clothes and saw that his lips were so swollen that you could hang an oil bottle. It was not exactly the same as the look of an ordinary child who was throwing a tantrum because he couldn't have candy, but it was pretty close.

However, Lu Youqing obviously had a set of rules for controlling Qin Ke. With a smile on his face, he bent over and pecked him lightly, reminding him seriously, "If some people don't get up, and my daughter sees them like this, they will lose their dignity in the future."

Qin Ke, who was originally feeling elated by her kiss, was obviously stunned when he heard these words. He listened carefully and indeed heard the crying of his own daughter.

I guess she got up at some point, ate her fill, and started crying, clamoring to see her mother and father.

"Hurry up and wash up. I'll go see Yueya." Lu Youqing turned around and went to the next room.

She was wearing office clothes and coaxed Yueya with sweet words for a long time before she finally made the crying Yueya smile again. She had a quick breakfast and left the house when Yueya was not paying attention.

Otherwise, given how much Yueya clings to her, it would take a while.

The routine every morning was pretty much the same, but Qin Ke's free time didn't last too long. It was probably because Her Royal Highness the Princess couldn't stand him staying in the house every day playing with the children, so she summoned him to the house and threw a bunch of things at him.

The autumn harvest this year was better than last year, but the princess was not satisfied with the harvest. She built several more granaries in Cangwu City and filled them up. She also asked Gu Lanxi to exchange all the money earned from business for food, and disguised convoys transported food every day.

Qin Ke could see that the princess was making full preparations for war. She had money and food. Perhaps the number of her troops was not as large as that of the Great Yan Dynasty, but the troops of the Great Yan Dynasty were more widely distributed and were mostly used to guard the borders.

Even if a war really breaks out, the terrain of the Liangzhou Pass is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. It may not be possible to capture it without several times more troops.

Of course, as to whether the eldest princess would choose to hold on to Liangzhou and accumulate strength, or expand outward, Qin Ke had no idea, and it was probably only the eldest princess herself who knew the answer.

Anyway, they are on the same ship, so all they can do is to continuously strengthen the ship's strength. There is no need to waste time thinking about trivial things and adding to their troubles.

He climbed onto the horse with some excitement. As for why Qin Ke was so excited even though he had been assigned so many things, it was naturally because the princess finally agreed for him to start building the road.

You should know that the idea of ​​building roads had taken root in Qin Ke's heart as early as when he moved his family from Qinghe Village to Liangzhou. It was not until he led the Ministry of Industry to experiment for a long time and finally developed cement that his intention to build roads became obvious.

Unfortunately, the princess put the plan on hold for the time being. After the spring came this year, in addition to using it to build the city walls, she only allowed him to experiment with building roads with cement on the main road of Cangwu City.

The eldest princess provided enough water-quenched slag. Even though Qin Ke was not so politically astute, when Xiao Anyi led the team to transport the first batch of slag, he also realized that the eldest princess had iron ore.

Therefore, the production cost of cement has been reduced again and again, but the eldest princess has never said anything about this project that is purely wasteful and has no profit, so Qin Ke could only give up the idea.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment when money was urgently needed, the eldest princess actually waved her hand and let Qin Ke take charge of the road construction.

Of course, Qin Ke only had a superficial understanding of ancient military wars from TV dramas, otherwise he would have been able to see that the road construction route given by the princess was obviously a marching map and grain transportation map during the war.

The first step in road construction is to close the road and recruit workers.

Passersby who were about to cross the road saw that the soldiers had blocked the road and put an extremely conspicuous sign in front of them indicating that "this road is temporarily blocked, please take a detour." They curiously walked over to ask why the road was blocked.

"Haven't you heard? Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to build a road here, so it's temporarily closed. She is also recruiting workers in nearby villages. I came here to apply for the job." The person who answered him was a middle-aged man wearing a short and coarse cloth shirt.

"Recruiting?"

"Yes, I get twenty coins a day. The autumn harvest is just over, so I have nothing to do so I might as well come here and earn some money."

The visitor looked around and saw a sail standing not far ahead with the words "Recruitment Office" written on it in eye-catching black letters, and a line had already started to form in front of the table.

They are obviously job applicants.

The princess now has great prestige in her fiefdom and is deeply loved by the people. Under her diligent governance, Liangzhou has enjoyed good public security in the past two years, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Her prestige comes not only from her status, but also from her character and talent.

You should know that Liangzhou was previously famous for its cold and poverty. In just two years, the princess ensured that the people in the state had enough food and clothing, removed all exorbitant taxes, and removed all corrupt officials.

For the common people, most of the time they don't care who sits in the top position, and they have no idea about the power struggle among the upper class. What they care about most is whether they can have enough food and clothing every day. They will support whoever can ensure their food and clothing.

Therefore, the princess's prestige in Liangzhou is so great that when people heard that the princess wanted to build a road, those who had spare time at home came here one after another.

In previous years, when building fortifications or stabilizing river embankments, the government would select able-bodied men from every household, and then calculate the amount of grain and silver that each household needed to pay based on the number of people.

Although this can ensure the progress of the project, it also brings a heavy burden to the people.

However, the princess's move to build roads, which benefited the people, not only did not force every family to send able-bodied men to participate in the road construction, but also paid them for their work. For a time, the people highly respected the princess.

"I really hope that the princess will stay in Liangzhou forever. Without her, we won't be able to live such a good life with hope."

"Of course the princess will always be in Liangzhou. This is the princess' fiefdom. I've heard that life in other places is not so easy."

"That's right. I have an uncle and aunt in Yizhou. They suffered a snowstorm there last year and have been having a hard time ever since. They are particularly willing to marry their daughter to us." At this point, the person who was speaking began to laugh.

After all, through the introduction of his uncle and aunt, his son found a girl he liked. When she heard that his son was from Liangzhou, she didn't even ask for much in terms of dowry.

……

When Qin Ke came over for inspection, he happened to see them chatting in private. There were countless similar conversations.

Qin Ke felt proud in his heart. He deeply felt at this moment that his choice was right, or rather, his wife's choice was right.

This is the wise leader they have chosen, and he is willing to do his best to improve the lives of the poor people here when he is able to do so in this era.