The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed since the capture of Jiading Prefecture.

There was only one major event that happened during this period: Marquis Xiaoyong died of illness, and his youngest son Qi Yan'an succeeded to the throne.

However, this doesn't look like a normal abdication at all.

Such a dignified marquis died of illness, and there was no unrest at all.

The rest of his sons were either imprisoned by him for previous mistakes or disappeared unexpectedly and could not be found.

Nowadays, all the descendants of the Marquis of Valor who can walk freely outside are either members of Qi Yan'an's party or useless fools.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that everything was done by Qi Yan'an.

He was able to stand out among so many sons and quietly replace his right-hand man or even turn him against him right under the nose of Marquis Xiaoyong.

Anyway, he is not a good person.

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During this period, the villages outside Qingyun County became busy.

Tang Qiuwan and their village were naturally no exception.

This morning.

The three members of the Tang family went out with sickles.

Now is the season for harvesting rice. Taking advantage of the good weather these days, we cut the rice, take it home, beat it with a flail, and dry it in the sun.

There are three people in the Tang family, so the paddy field is naturally more than three acres.

On the road.

"Hey, your family has gone to harvest rice too. We started yesterday. This year's rice is much better than before, and it's very full."

Tang's mother looked at the enthusiastic woman and nodded, "Yes, while the weather is good, let's cut it down quickly."

"That's what we thought too."

The woman looked at the people following behind them and said, "You are so lucky to have such a good daughter. She is going to help you harvest rice."

Tang's father, who was standing aside, listened to the praise for his daughter and a smile appeared on his honest face unconsciously.

Tang's mother's smile became even brighter. "Haha, our Wanwan is indeed sensible and has been helping with housework since she was young."

"Not only that, he's not only filial but also capable. Just a few months ago, the wheat harvest was so high, and it's the first time I've seen such a high yield. And now it looks like the rice yield is not low either."

Tang Qiuwan felt a little uncomfortable listening to the two people praising her back and forth, and had to interrupt, "Aunt Cao, since Liao praised her, it's... it's okay."

"That's not flattery. You have real skills. You are indeed gifted by heaven."

At this moment, Tang Qiuwan felt that he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his feet.

It's so embarrassing.

I can't stand it anymore, "Aunt Cao, it's getting late, we won't disturb you from doing your work."

After saying that, he took his parents' hands and left quickly.

When they arrived at their paddy field, Tang Qiuwan breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang's mother laughed, "Husband, look, we are shy."

When Mr. Tang heard this, he turned to look at his daughter, whose face was a little red, and laughed along with his wife.

"No! Mom, don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, okay, mother, don't say anything anymore."

Tang Qiuwan turned around with the sickle in his hand and ignored them.

After taking off his shoes and socks, rolling up his trouser legs, he slowly went down to the field.

Although she had never been cut, the original owner had been cut, and with the calluses on her hands, she was not cut by the rice leaves.

After cutting a crop, she took it in her hand and looked at it.

Fertilization does help a bit, but the gap with modern hybrid rice is still too big.

The average yield of modern rice per acre is more than 1,000 kilograms.

Can there be 600 kilograms here?

Almost half less.

And their family has such a high yield because the land is relatively fertile.

It seems that hybridization is the way to go.

Next, the three members of the Tang family stopped chatting and bent down to cut hard.

After filling two baskets, the Tang family carried them back.

It took nearly four days to get busy like this, and that was from morning to night.

It took a total of half a month to harvest the rice, thresh it and dry it.

At this time, the village chief began to knock on the doors of each household to collect the tax.

The village chief looked at Tang's father and said, "It's just right that you are all here. Let's weigh the harvest and calculate the tax."

"Hey, good."

After saying this, the Tang couple carried out the rice they had stored.

Looking at the baskets before him, the village chief smiled and said, "Your harvest is pretty good this year. Our village is doing well this year."

After saying that, he looked at the people behind him and said, "Come up and be weighed."

"Yes, village chief."

Next, every time a basket was weighed, the village chief would record the weight.

The final sum is given later.

"Yes, you have 18 dan here, which means one mu has more than five dan. Last year it was less than two dan, which is almost three times the amount."

Draw for a while.

"The tax is 20%, so I'll collect 3 stone and 6 dou from you."

Tang Qiuwan, who was standing aside, silently calculated in his mind.

Here one stone is about 120 kilograms.

Ten liters make one dou, and ten dou make one shi.

So their yield per mu is about 600 kilograms, and now after paying taxes, there are only 1,700 kilograms left.

Adding the wheat from previous months, after collecting taxes, there is still nearly a thousand kilograms left.

The remaining food should be enough for their family to eat, and there may even be some left over.

While Tang Qiuwan was still calculating in his mind, Tang's father and mother had already sent the village chief and others away with smiles on their faces.

Looking at the person standing there in a daze, Tang's mother walked over and patted her with a smile, "Wanwan, what are you thinking about? Go back to the house. The sun is so hot now, don't get sunburned."

"Hey."

The Tang couple carried the rice back after paying the tax, both with smiles on their faces.

"This year, the tax revenue is low and the harvest is good. Husband, let's sell some of the remaining grain and buy some clothes for our daughter, Wanwan. I heard that the Lin family's clothing store has new clothes."

Tang's father nodded and said, "Okay, I'll buy you one when the time comes."

"What new clothes do I need as an old lady? Just buy one for you and your daughter, and save the rest of the money."

Listening to his parents' conversation, Tang Qiuwan walked up to them and said, "Buy them all. My monthly salary has been paid anyway, so I'll sell them for them."

"He's just wasting money."

Although Tang's mother said this, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

the other side.

Yun Zhi was looking through the memorials submitted by various counties.

In just one or two months, the previously vacant soldier positions were immediately filled, and the number of people recruited has now reached 10,000.

During this period of time, two more counties were gradually taken over by her.

After reading the memorial, Yun Zhi began to read the secret letter that had been sent to her.

After expanding his power, Yun Zhi sent out many spies one after another.

I picked up a letter at random and opened it.

After reading the above content, Yun Zhi tapped the table lightly, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough.

After waiting for so long, I finally know Qin Wan’s true identity.

According to the points given by Yun Zhi, the people sent out confirmed Qin Wan's identity a few days ago.

Also know her background.

It turned out to be...