His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

The next day.

Xu Bing arrived at the front yard early in the morning to watch the gatekeepers and servants practice boxing.

Before entering the mansion, they were all ordinary people, pitiful people who couldn't even get enough to eat. But once they entered Xu Bing's mansion, they could no longer continue to live ordinary lives.

Xu Bing wanted to train them to become experts.

As for the four maids, one was responsible for gently rocking the nun's chair, one for massaging her shoulders, one for feeding her fruit, and one for massaging her legs.

Xu Bing deliberately arranged for Qiu, a maid suspected of being an inside agent, to massage his legs.

Song Si acted normally, but inwardly he thought to himself, "This guy really knows how to enjoy himself."

Xu Bing narrowed his eyes and secretly used the "Pupil of Insight". In his eyes, Qiu's appearance changed little by little and finally turned into the appearance of "Song Si".

"interesting."

"The dignified master of the Star Gazing Tower actually infiltrated it personally."

Xu Bing's face remained impassive, but he was inwardly slightly alarmed.

He suspected that the maid Qiu was the traitor, but he didn't expect that the traitor would actually be Song Si.

Could this be considered... the infiltrated owner of the Stargazing Tower?

"Cough cough."

Xu Bing coughed lightly a few times.

The four maids immediately stood up, their faces filled with fear.

"They're quite good at pretending." Xu Bing's gaze swept over the four people one by one.

After gaining "keen intuition," he could clearly sense that Song Si's background was not simple.

This woman, like Ji Yuan, was an extremely arrogant person.

Perhaps... they all enjoy taking risks?

"Old Tang, arrange their daily work. I'm going out." Xu Bing got up and left.

Steward Tang bowed and scraped as he saw Xu Bing off, then methodically arranged for his servants and maids to handle miscellaneous tasks.

As a maid, Song Si could not avoid it either. When you're under someone's roof, you still have to obediently do the chores you're supposed to do.

……

Xu Bing is acting as regent, but he did not attend the morning court session today. The officials below are using this as an excuse to criticize him for neglecting state affairs and being dissolute.

But if he attends the morning court session, they will accuse him of disrupting the government, abusing his power, and being an inhuman son.

In short, there are arguments on both sides, but Xu Bing has always been too lazy to pay attention to these crazy remarks.

Xu Bing rode in a carriage to Futian. Just as he left Daxi City, he discovered that someone was following him. He flicked his sleeve, and a gust of wind howled.

Before the man could react, he was swept away by the hurricane, and streaks of blood appeared out of thin air. In less than half a breath, he was covered in blood.

If we don't take drastic measures, this kind of stalking will continue in the future.

Upon arriving in Futian, he ordered the seven farmers to gather and instructed them on matters related to the grain cultivation program.

He then ordered Gong Zhonghou to go to the villages near Tantan Mountain to investigate the situation and report back to him.

noon.

Gong Zhonghou returned on horseback, saying, "Grand Preceptor, the villagers of Tan Village are very willing to cooperate with us!"

"They have 245 people, 130 of whom are adult men."

"I have investigated the area, and Tantan Mountain does indeed match the characteristics of a mine. It is very likely to be an iron mine."

Gong Zhonghou knelt on one knee and said.

Xu Bing nodded, very satisfied with the result.

With a wave of his hand, he continued to issue orders, before mining, to purchase some bedding and rice and send them to Tan Village, assuring the villagers that as long as they worked, they would definitely be rewarded.

The expenses for just one day amounted to a huge sum of money.

The Huochui Army and Tancun villagers, totaling more than 450 people, each had only one mouthful of food, which was a huge expense. Not to mention that as winter approached and the weather grew colder, they also needed to prepare bedding, clothing, and cloth.

If you don't have several businesses under your control, you really can't afford to support these people.

Of course, if Xu Bing were to be more frugal and cut corners in certain areas, he could save at least a third of the expenses.

Xu Bing, however, felt it was unnecessary.

……

A week passed in such a flurry of activity.

Xu Bing's business is booming. Take Futian for example. A week has passed, and the ten acres of land that enjoys the halo of advanced agriculture have already been harvested three times.

The seven villagers were completely stunned.

They had never seen rice mature so quickly, which made the two hundred cooks follow Xu Bing wholeheartedly.

The Imperial Advisor is indeed the Imperial Advisor.

It's really awesome.

Gong Zhonghou, who was somewhat knowledgeable, was not surprised, but terrified. He exclaimed that a miracle had occurred, and that these were "nine meters"!

Can it grow like this?

Jiumi is a special type of rice. Even if it is planted in a blessed land with excellent feng shui, stable rainfall, and daily care, it can only be harvested once a year.

Here, it ripens in just a few days?

This matter was so outrageous that Marquis Gongzhong could hardly accept it, and in the end he could only blame it on the fact that the Grand Preceptor had used magic.

The high yield of rice is due to the halo effect of agricultural products.

Ten acres of land with advanced agricultural aura can produce 700 catties of rice per acre after maturity.

Ten mu equals seven thousand jin.

After ripening three times, it weighs 21,000 catties, which is 175 shi (a unit of dry measure), with each shi weighing 120 catties.

The output was terrifying; in just one week, a full 175 shi of rice were produced.

This is not all.

Of the forty acres of Futian land, apart from the ten acres covered by advanced agricultural products, the remaining thirty acres had all been harvested once.

Another 21,000 jin.

In other words, these forty acres of fields produced 350 shi of rice in just one week!

Even ordinary rice is worth a lot of money, enough to feed about a hundred adult men for a whole year.

But this is "Nine Meters"!

Nine meters, as precious as gold!

In just one week, they planted almost as many as Ji Yuan and his team, far exceeding their annual yield.

Xu Bing arrived at the makeshift rice warehouse.

Gong Zhonghou and his two hundred cooks were both extremely excited, their hearts filled with lofty ambitions.

Xu Bing nodded in satisfaction and picked up the plump, golden rice grains.

Judging from its color and smoothness, it is top-notch. If it were to enter the market, it would only be more expensive!

“Lord Gongzhong,” Xu Bing called out.

"Yes!" Gong Zhonghou knelt on one knee.

Xu Bing said calmly, "From today onwards, the soldiers' rations should also be changed."

"Transport the ordinary rice to Tan Village, and the soldiers will begin eating Jiu Mi!"

The words fell.

The two hundred cooks were stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Gong Zhonghou's voice trembled as he asked in disbelief, "Grand...Grand Preceptor...I...I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

"Does this national teacher seem to be joking?" Xu Bing asked with a light laugh.

"That's true, but..." Gong Zhonghou swallowed hard.

This rice is a luxury that only noble young masters who dedicate themselves to martial arts can afford.

It makes you stronger.

Moreover, even nobles don't have the financial resources to eat rice every day.

That's too extravagant.

“My soldiers will naturally eat the best.” Xu Bing looked at Gong Zhonghou, “And… now that the Huochui Army has surplus rations, we can also recruit more soldiers.”

Xu Bingjiang entrusted the task of recruiting soldiers to Gongzhonghou.

He was the Imperial Advisor, and the Fire-Cooking Army was his regular army.

His army was his own, free from constraints, but it also received no funding from the imperial court.

However, it's best to keep a low profile during the recruitment phase; these matters can be left to Gongzhonghou.

As a commoner, Gong Zhonghou rose to this position, so his abilities in all aspects must be quite impressive.

At least one thing is certain: Gong Zhonghou had a keen eye, extraordinary courage, and great ambition.

How can such a person not be considered talented?

Upon hearing this, Gong Zhonghou bowed solemnly, deeply moved, and almost burst into tears.

how many years.

Because of his humble origins, he was never entrusted with important tasks and was always a backup option.

Now, we finally feel the importance attached to us.