The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

When Lu Linlang heard him say this, she knew that Lord Yi also had an idea, but it could not be realized due to many reasons.

Lu Linlang also wanted to help them, so after traveling around for two days and learning more about the situation in Chenji County, she took the initiative to find Lord Yi.

"Miss Lu, are you saying that you can help connect us so that we can also dry salt here?" Lord Yi did not expect that Miss Lu would give him such a big surprise. This was something he wanted to do but failed to do before, but now it is easy for Miss Lu to do it.

"Master Yi, I can only help you connect. If you are willing, you can discuss it in detail with the salt merchant later. According to my current observation, Chenji County currently has two options. One is to dry salt, and the other is what you are doing now, Master Yi, to repair the dock for foreign trade. This dock can also support more people.

If it is done well, perhaps Chenji County will be elevated to a higher level. Whether it is the people doing business at the dock or the merchants coming and going, it will be a sign of prosperity."

"Please give me some advice, young lady. Although I have some ideas, they have not yet taken shape. If you can help me, that would be great."

"Since you trust me, my Lord, I will tell you some of my ideas." Lu Linlang then expressed her ideas about salt drying and dock construction. Lord Yi quickly wrote down her ideas. There were many things he had not considered before, but after hearing Lu Linlang's suggestions, he immediately had a lot of ideas.

The two talked in detail until late at night. Lord Yi felt more motivated about the future of Chenji County and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Miss Lu. I will take these matters seriously. Tomorrow is when the foreign businessmen will arrive. I will have someone send you back right away. You can rest assured. I will also be at the dock tomorrow to conduct an on-site investigation based on what you said."

Lord Yi was overjoyed. After sending Lu Linlang away, he stayed up all night with a lamp on, writing down his thoughts.

The next day, the foreign businessmen arrived as expected. They came on a large ship and wore strange clothes.

The dock is very lively today. There are many businessmen who have come here after hearing the news, as well as many local people. They make some vegetables and other food to sell. Those foreign businessmen have been at sea for a long time, so they need to replenish vegetables in time. At this time, they are willing to eat the food on land, even if some of it is different from their taste.

Lu Zhan and Yun Can also saw the big ship. They showed envy on their faces. Seeing that their sister did not move and did not gather around to buy things like other merchants, they stayed with her.

The foreign businessmen brought a lot of things this time. Since they knew that the people of Daqi liked pearls and spices, they prepared more this time.

Lu Linlang also noticed that some people, judging by their clothing and appearance, should be not far from Daqi, possibly from those small countries in the southeast.

She walked towards the foreign merchants where there were fewer people. They were selling some strange and unusual things. Moreover, they did not come by big ship this time. They rowed their own small boats, but tied a rope to the big ship so that they would not get lost.

Seeing Lu Linlang coming over, those people looked at her enthusiastically, but because of the language barrier, they could only gesture with their hands.

Lu Linlang took a look and found that the things they brought were indeed not as good as those brought by others. They looked gray and dull. Lu Linlang carefully identified them and found that most of them were tropical crops. Although they could be bought, they could not be successfully grown in most places. However, they could be grown in Chenji County.

"Do you have this for sale?" Lu Linlang took out the rice and showed it to a few people. After seeing it, they were very calm.

They gestured to explain to Lu Linlang that their country produced rice, and due to climatic reasons, it could even be planted two or three times a year. They also saw that Daqi had some, but they thought Daqi didn't need it, so they didn't bring any.

After discussing the price, they found that the rice they sold was cheaper than that sold by Daqi. However, with the transportation cost, the price was slightly higher. They immediately made an agreement with these people to have them go back and bring it back, and they would buy as much as they could.

Due to the drought this year, less rice was planted, and floods in other places have greatly reduced the production of many grains. Therefore, if there were other ways to buy food, it would naturally be great.

After the discussion, Lu Linlang invited Lord Yi again. Many of these tropical fruits are not available in Chenji County, but Chenji County's geographical location allows for their production, especially lychees, longans, bananas, durian, mangosteens, pineapples, dragon fruits, etc.

If Chenji County relied on salt drying near the sea and planting fruits and grains near the land, it would surely enrich the tastes of the people of Daqi, and it might even be sent to the capital as tribute fruit.

When Lord Yi was called by Lu Linlang and talked about the benefits of growing fruits, his eyes lit up. Thinking about it carefully, Chenji County did have a lot of fruits, but the transportation of fruits was inconvenient and the cost was high. When people could not even afford to eat, few were willing to buy fruits. It was this concept that prevented these fruits from playing their due role.

But now when he heard Lu Linlang say that fruits that were inconvenient to transport could be canned, he felt hopeful, so he agreed and asked someone to negotiate business with these foreign businessmen, buy fruits or seeds, and try to grow them themselves.

After the merchants had bought what they wanted, they left. Lu Linlang then slowly walked over to see what they had left.

Soon, she saw several things she needed, such as dried chili peppers, dried tomatoes, sweet and sour sauce and other foods. She bought them immediately. Lu Linlang also saw some gray potatoes, which were good things. Last year, the ones she found were all wild and small in size, but the ones she saw now were quite large. If she took them back and cultivated them, the ones she grew should be better than the wild ones.

Seeing that Lu Linlang was interested in these things, they hurried to sell them to her. These were the only things they brought this time that were not selling well, and they were planning not to bring them next time, but they didn't expect a big customer to come.

"If the girl likes these, our friends have more and will ship them over next month." Both parties communicated using body language. Although it was a bit difficult, at least they understood what the other meant.

"If you still have any, keep bringing them. I'll have someone collect them for me."

Although the harvest this time was not as good as expected, Lu Linlang was not discouraged. Anyway, as long as he knew the pattern of their coming, Lu Linlang planned to ask Lord Yi to help him buy those strange and unique things brought by these people but not many people bought them.

In the morning, foreign businessmen sell things, and in the afternoon, merchants from Daqi sell things to them. These foreign businessmen like Daqi's tea and silk very much, and even the exquisite porcelain is something they can't let go of. Every time they come, they go for these things.

Lu Linlang also went to join in the fun, and sure enough, the things were quickly sold out, just like in the morning.

Feeling the benefits, the merchants in Daqi all agreed to come together next time with goods, so they would not lose money. If these people continued to come, they could continue to make money.