Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

When Zhao Sheng learned that someone was stealing in the workshop and was colluding with outsiders, he thought about it briefly.

"First, interrogate him and find out who he's colluding with. Then, send him to the authorities and see who his guarantor is. Compensate him for the damage he's caused."

He didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter, especially the seasoning. It was most likely not from the Shi family, so he didn't really care who it was.

If he couldn't even protect the princess's property in Luancheng, Dingzhou County, he would have nothing to say. After all, in this era where imperial power and the powerful had privileges, he was nothing.

After sending Zhao Yongsheng away, Li Shuya probably knew about this matter and came to visit Zhao Sheng under the pretext of taking a walk.

"Husband, I already know what happened today. I see that you have no intention of investigating this matter thoroughly."

Seeing Li Shuya's big belly and the inconvenience of moving, Zhao Sheng supported her with a distressed look, and after she sat down on the chair, he said:

"These people won't give up until they get the formula. I gave the formula to the five major families, but they still refuse to make it themselves."

"you mean?……"

Li Shuya didn't know what Zhao Sheng was up to and had many questions in her mind.

"Shuya, you should just focus on taking care of your baby. I plan to develop Weizhou and do some border trade later."

"Border trade? What are you going to do?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but the simplest way is to transport our products to Weizhou and exchange them for some cattle, sheep, and other things. I plan to develop Dingzhou's animal husbandry."

Li Shuya didn't understand what Zhao Sheng was talking about animal husbandry, but after breaking down the words, she seemed to understand something.

In the past two years, Zhao Sheng seemed to be very busy in Dingzhou County, but in fact he did not make much money. Most of the money in the early stage was equivalent to investment.

In addition, Zhao Sheng came from the future and was a pushover.

When he first arrived in Shigang Village, he built a house out of selfish motives to make himself look good. As long as the words of the Princess of Da Zhou were not written down, he could also be the Palace Master.

That's why he built it in the name of Zhao Zhen. If he hadn't had enough silver to spend when he left the imperial city, the house would not have been built.

However, later on, he used soy products as bait and successfully connected the people of Shigang Village together, with his own Zhenzhongyuan as the center.

Making friends with the Zhao family of Zhao County and expanding one's own territory was equivalent to handing over the production methods of tofu and bean sprouts in disguise in order to gain a safe haven.

Although he had the powerful weapons for making salt, sugar and wine, he did not have large-scale production after all. In order to shift the focus, he set his sights on Luancheng.

If he can get enough security and self-protection, he can rest assured with his current development.

But he knew that people are born in adversity and die in comfort.

Analyzing the environment around the Great Zhou Dynasty and his analysis of several princes in the court, the future era will either be a time of division of land and enthronement of kings, or a time of war.

There is even the possibility of being invaded by foreign races.

Maybe he can't change anything when he comes to this world, but what he can do is to harmonize some cruelty and bring some shelter to the people.

Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

But now these people do not see the benefits that I have brought to them. They only see the pitiful benefits at hand.

Two months have passed since the New Year.

The climate in the north has clearly warmed up, with occasional late spring cold snaps.

Li Shuya is in the expectant period.

As a princess, with an eight-month-old belly and twins, she seemed heavy.

Zhao Zhen was also called to the Princess's Mansion by Zhao Sheng. Although there were maids and servants at home, the family could not be without someone in charge.

As Zhao Sheng's sister, there is definitely no problem for Zhao Zhen to live at home, and Li Shuya is also particularly confident in Zhao Zhen.

"Sister, my two little nephews are about to be born, and my brother doesn't know whether he likes boys or girls?"

Looking at Li Shuya's belly, Zhao Zhen asked sincerely.

"My husband said that as long as it's his child, he likes them all, regardless of gender."

Li Shuya once asked the same question, but Zhao Sheng replied that he liked both.

"Sister, what kind of person do you think my brother is?..."

Zhao Zhen no longer seemed to be so hostile to her sister-in-law. After all, in this era, one could have three wives and four concubines, and the two of them treated each other as sisters.

"Your brother?..."

Li Shuya knew Zhao Zhen's past, but Zhao Zhen didn't know Zhao Sheng's true identity. If she hadn't met Zhao Sheng when she was a child, she probably wouldn't have kept this secret that had been rotten in the palace.

Since the delivery date was approaching, the delivery room and experienced old maids were all prepared, including the midwife who was on call during the day and stayed at the mansion at night.

During the time when Mr. Zhao was not at home, Zhao Zhen's top priority was to chat with Li Shuya.

According to the rules of that era, even if Zhao Sheng was at home, the two of them could not be in the same yard at night.

Li Shuya was considerate and sent her personal maid to Zhao Sheng's room, but Zhao Sheng did not appreciate it.

In the middle of spring in the fourth year of Daoming, Weizhou.

A group of troops were stationed outside the city, including people from Shigang Village. Zhao Long, who was in charge of the military in Weizhou, had already received the news that the people sent were the ones who would build the kiln for him.

Moreover, this kiln is not far from the city, only about ten miles away from the city gate. It is currently taken over by the army.

The house was once a village. After the war, most of the people did not return, and Weizhou County issued a notice to relocate the residents here to the next village.

"You are now the commander-in-chief of Yuzhou. Should we kowtow to each other when we meet in the future? Otherwise, it will feel unnatural."

The person who was speaking was an old man from Shigang Village. They had lived in the same village in the past and did not have so many rules with each other. But now that he saw that Zhao Long had suddenly become an official, he had to greet him politely.

"My dear uncles and brothers, I have been entrusted by the young master to guard the city again. His idea is to turn this place into a new Shigang Village."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. It turned out that they came here to turn the county town into a village!

Zhao Long saw them making a noise in private and said with a smile, "Don't worry, we will start by making bricks. There is a kind of black soil in the barren mountains in the west. The young master said that the bricks made from that soil are very useful."

There are two types of land in Weizhou. One is brown soil, which has a moderate soil texture and is mostly loam. It has certain water retention and good air permeability, which is conducive to the growth of plant roots.

The other type is chestnut soil, which is mainly distributed in areas with higher terrain. The soil texture is lighter and is mostly sandy loam or sandy soil. It has relatively poor water retention but good air permeability.

The reason why Zhao Sheng was attracted to this location was not because of its strategic location, but because according to his memory from his previous life, there were a large number of coal fields here, as well as iron, germanium, manganese, gold, fluorite, barite and other materials.

Of course, the most secure and developed resource here is coal, which is now being developed into industrial fuel by Zhao Sheng and is gradually replacing household fuel.

The biggest obstacle to household use is the desulfurization and denitrification of harmful substances. However, as a household fuel for heating, the military camp was the first to use it during the Spring Festival, and it has already inspired the local people.