I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

"Madam has been asked to leave by the general. Miss Yu, do you have something to ask her?" Uncle Chen frowned and looked at her.

How can you dress so seductively while doing something? Even if you are just watching, you shouldn't dress like Yu Hanyan, right?

Chen Bodu suspected that she wore a veil because she was afraid that others would see her pale face and purple lips from the cold.

Yu Hanyan frowned, "Didn't Madam say she would teach you how to do things? How can this be accomplished without her here?"

"Don't worry about this, Miss Yu. Madam has already made arrangements." Uncle Chen gave her a cold look.

Ruhua stepped forward and said with a smile, "Uncle Chen, our young lady is also worried that the Madam's absence will delay the progress of things. If it is an important matter, wouldn't it be bad?"

Uncle Chen had lost his patience and waved his hand impatiently, "If you have nothing to do, go back quickly. You don't need to worry about what's happening here."

It seems that these two people have been too idle in the mansion all day doing nothing. When the general comes back, he will have to persuade them and give them some work to do, so that they won't find trouble all day and waste time.

Since Jiang Qinyu was not around, there was naturally no need for Yu Hanyan and Ruhua to stay.

It was extremely cold outside. In order to show her best side, Yu Hanyan wore less clothes, and in order not to contrast with Ruhua, she also wore less clothes. The master and servant lost the motivation to stay and quickly returned to their own yard.

"What on earth did Madam ask these people to come here for? Why in Uncle Chen's room?" Yu Hanyan asked in confusion while warming herself by the fire in her room.

Ruhua wasn't very clear either, but she got some information from Xiaowu. "I heard it's for cold protection, but I don't know the details."

"To keep warm? Apart from laying floor heating systems, building fire walls, or lighting charcoal fires, what else can we do in the house?" Yu Hanyan was puzzled.

Ruhua spread her hands and said, "I don't know about that. We'll know when they're done."

Yu Hanyan seemed to be thinking about something, but didn't say anything else.

……

Jiang Qinyu is in the city at the moment, with Lu Yanzheng standing beside her.

"You called me out just to watch them collect cotton?" Jiang Qinyu looked at Lu Yanzheng speechlessly.

Lu Yanzheng nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but complain in her heart, what's so good about this? It's not like the people will get more because of her presence.

But at this time, Jiang Qinyu heard someone discussing with the person distributing cotton.

"Master, I'm the only strong laborer in my family, but I have two elderly people and two children. If I rely solely on the labor to earn cotton, someone in the family will have to endure the cold. Do you have any opinion on this matter?"

The person distributing the cotton took a look at his household registration information and looked up and said, "The general said that in your case, you can let your wife and elderly family members take up work in the army."

"Is there still work in the army?" The man's eyes immediately lit up.

The person distributing the cotton nodded and said, "It's just simple mending work. The cotton you are receiving now is also available in the army, but the soldiers have to train and defend the city every day, so they don't have much time to make clothes."

"We can do this job! General, please register me and I will go over there to take a look later!" the man said happily.

Jiang Qinyu turned her head and looked at Lu Yanzheng, "You want me to see this?"

"Well, after all, it was you who provided the goods." Lu Yanzheng nodded again.

Jiang Qinyu understood now, stopped talking, and stood there for a while.

I have to say that Lu Yanzheng was very smart. He took advantage of this opportunity, not only to prevent the soldiers and civilians from suffering from the cold, but also to recruit a wave of new soldiers.

The first policy given by Lu Yanzheng is that all new recruits who register today can get six kilograms of cotton!

But cotton is not something that can be taken away by anyone. Just like the first person who asked, if he has no skills or other special abilities and can only do manual labor, he will have to go and reinforce the city wall, and it will take three months of work to pay off the debt of three pounds of cotton.

In this way, Jiang Qinyu felt assured about the future reclamation and planting of the border town.

After all, after such a screening process, those who are cunning or lazy will be directly screened out.

"Once Uncle Chen and the others have finished building the kang bed, I will have people promote the technology in the city. At the latest, in half a month, all the people in the border town should be able to build kangs in their homes." Lu Yanzheng suddenly said.

Jiang Qinyu nodded. "Then you can also boost the income of the brick kiln. After all, this thing still needs some bricks."

"Madam reminded me of this," Lu Yanzheng chuckled, "I've already told Qin Shen about it."

Jiang Qinyu looked at him strangely, "Why do I feel like you have to go to Qin Shen for everything?"

"He is my deputy general," Lu Yanzheng looked at her helplessly, "and the brick kiln is a military property, so he should be responsible for this matter."

Now Jiang Qinyu understood. After all this time, Qin Shen was not only a military general, but also Lu Yanzheng's secretary?

It seems that Qin Shen is quite capable. After all, he has to remember so many things at all times and always be with Lu Yanzheng.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Yanzheng asked someone to send Jiang Qinyu back.

It was too cold outside, and he didn't want Jiang Qinyu to suffer from the cold. However, since Jiang Qinyu would have to collect 20% of the grain tax from the border town for the next three years, he couldn't help but let her come and see the situation with her own eyes.

Jiang Qinyu returned to the mansion and just as she stepped into the gate of the general's mansion, Uncle Chen rushed out and was frightened by her excited expression.

"Uncle Chen, what are you doing..." Jiang Qinyu asked quickly.

Uncle Chen looked at her adoringly, "Madam, the fire kang is ready! It's burning inside, and I can tell how good it is even before it's completely dry! Thank you, Madam!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Jiang Qinyu.

Jiang Qinyu was really at a loss for words. "Uncle Chen, there's no need to do this. As long as it's done well, it's fine. Then you can continue tomorrow and put up the mats in all the sleeping rooms in the mansion. That way, we won't be afraid of the cold."

"Yes! I will go and tell them right now. There is no need to wait until tomorrow. Let's do it tonight and try to use it as soon as possible!" After saying this, Uncle Chen ran back.

Jiang Qinyu didn't know why he came out. Could it be just to pay his respects to her?

It turned out that she guessed right. Uncle Chen did hear some noise at the gatehouse and knew that she had returned, so he ran out to bow to her and express his gratitude.

Jiang Qinyu also followed. She had to go and take a look no matter what. The safety of the kang had to be carefully checked.

As a result, as soon as she entered, she heard Xiao Wu happily say, "Uncle Chen, let's go to Miss Yu's room tonight, right?"

"You kid are really...what can I say about you? Your Uncle Zhao and the others are not in good health, why should they give priority to those two young girls? Besides, the general's main courtyard has not been prepared yet, so how can it be her turn?" Uncle Chen glared at Xiao Wu angrily and hit him on the head with his backhand.

Xiao Wu's head hurt from being hit by him. Covering his head, he said aggrievedly, "I'm just worried that the two girls will freeze to death."

"You're just a womanizer, aren't you?" Uncle Chen was speechless. "No, they're staying in the guest house. Let's finish up the main house and our place first."

Recently, he has become increasingly disgusted with Yu Hanyan and her servant. If this cold wave can make her see her true identity, he wouldn't mind being the bad guy.

"Oh, Uncle Chen, don't be like this... Madam? Madam, please be fair. Miss Yu is a guest in our house. Shouldn't we build a kang in her yard first?" Xiao Wu turned his head and saw Jiang Qinyu, so he quickly asked the question.