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Chapter 205: Building a Winery

Jinghan and Zixuan spent an unforgettable night here, and even more experienced the enthusiasm of the shepherd.

In the evening, everyone caught fire in an open place outside. While drinking horse milk wine, eating mutton, then listening to the melodious melody of the horse-head fiddle, and enthusiastic girls and young men were dancing around the fire.

Zixuan was handsome and charming, which made the big girls and young men among the herdsmen come to invite them to dance. The two of them couldn't help but the enthusiasm of everyone, and followed them, holding hands and dancing together. People sang and danced until midnight.

Everyone arranged a separate felt tent for Zixuan and Jinghan. It was a novel experience for the couple to live in such felt tents for the first time. On this day, riding a horse and dancing just now, both of them were a little tired, so naturally they did not make a fuss anymore, but hugged each other and slept until dawn.

The next morning, Zixuan and Jinghan were about to go back after breakfast. These enthusiastic herdsmen repeatedly tried to keep them, but Zixuan was in charge of official duties and could not be delayed for too long, so they had to say goodbye to everyone. Batu and the elders in this small tribe kept inviting Zixuan and his wife to come back when they were free.

When Jinghan came, she prepared things and asked An Fu to distribute what she brought to everyone. What they brought was naturally not gold and silver, but some brocade. For these herdsmen, the beautiful brocade in the Central Plains was something that only nobles could wear. The hostess Wu Ya touched the smooth and gorgeous silk on her hands, excitedly not knowing what to do.

Jinghan looked at her and took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, "Sister Wuya, we hit it off at first sight, and I have nothing to give to you. You can keep this bracelet as a thought. I will come to see you again when you have the chance."

The bracelet is green and clear, and it is obvious that it is not an ordinary product. Wu Ya will not accept it. "The brocade given by the lady is the best gift, and this Wu Ya cannot accept it."

Jinghan forced the bracelet to Wuya, "Sister, we have rules. If people don't accept the things they give out, they will look down on me." Jinghan likes the innocence and simplicity of these people, so she said that.

Wu Ya had no choice but to accept it and thanked her repeatedly.

Zixuan helped Jinghan get on the horse, and then went up himself, "Thank you for your kind hospitality. I will come again if I have time in the future." After that, Zixuan rode the horse and walked back.

The herdsmen waved at the direction Zixuan and the others walked until they could no longer see it. Then they each took the brocade sent by Jinghan and went home happily.

Zixuan and Jinghan walked all the way to the county and did not return to the county government in the afternoon. Ruyu and the others were very happy to see Jinghan. "Madam, you are back, we are still worried. It looks like it will rain this day."

Jinghan looked up at the sky and it was indeed gloomy. It seemed that it would rain at night. "Okay, hurry up and prepare some food. We ate some dry food on the way and have dinner later." Jinghan was quite satisfied with these girls. "Ruxue, go get some hot water for me. I want to take a shower, but I haven't taken a shower for two days and feel uncomfortable." The key is that I was all the way, and it was covered in dust.

Ruyu quickly went to the kitchen and told the mothers about having dinner in advance. When the mothers heard this, they immediately started cooking. Ruxue and Rumei quickly made hot water and asked Jinghan to wash it.

After Jinghan finished taking a shower and changing his clothes, the food in the kitchen was ready. Zixuan just happened to come back from the front and the two of them had supper together. "How is it? Are you getting what you gained when you go out this time?" Zixuan looked at Jinghan, who was refreshing and asked with a smile.

Jinghan tilted his head, "What do you think? Anyway, I think the lives of these herdsmen look okay. But it may also be because we went there. People always have to come out some good things to entertain guests. My feeling is that the grassland is really big, but there are too few herdsmen, so they have not used the advantages of the grassland at all. Furthermore, they are too simple to use the wool, which can do a lot of work. I think we can start from this, let the herdsmen expand the number of breeding, and then find a good sales channel for them."

"Also, Sister Wu Ya said that the beef they raise is very delicious and grows fast. But since they returned to the court, the court has issued laws that prohibit killing cattle, but they dare not raise so many cattle. I wonder if you can react to the court. This cattle is not the plowing cattle we usually use, it is a kind of cattle for meat. If it can be raised on a large scale, at least it can be made to have more meat on the table. Raising cattle is relatively cost-effective, and there is no need to feed food." Jinghan talked to Zixuan first about what he could think of.

"As for the future, there are many things that can be improved. In addition, I plan to go to various places to see them personally. Some of them are just listening to others, but I always feel that I can't see through them." Jinghan still feels that only after seeing them with her own eyes can she make accurate judgments.

"This is fine. When I go to bed, I will take you out for a look. If you want to go out on weekdays, let Anfu be with you. It's just for your hard work." Zixuan looked at Jinghan's beautiful face and felt infinitely satisfied.

"It's okay, I can still do these things. Let the people live a good life. This is definitely not something that can succeed overnight. You must persevere to the end. The emperor means that you can stay here for a few more years, so let's take it slowly." Jinghan likes this feeling. She actually just likes the process of making money, which is a challenge for her.

After the two of them finished their meal, the girls packed up all the food, and then the couple took a book and read it there. It was late at night that they rested. The two of them were resting outside last night and couldn't be together. Tonight Zixuan was intrigued and became intimate with Jinghan.

The two of them had just been married for a while, and they were both young and young, so how long could they last? Jinghan naturally liked to be with Zixuan, so she cooperated very well. The two of them went to bed until midnight before they fell asleep.

In the following days, Jinghan became busy. He went out every few days and let An Fu accompany him in the nearby places. If he walked farther, he would wait until Zixuan was off and the two of them were together.

After almost all the county's jurisdiction, Jinghan discovered new problems. Although the population here is not too large, the grain output is still quite high. In the central plains, almost every household has hundreds of acres of land. But there is a problem, that is, if you plant these lands, it is really useless except for eating them at home. At most, you just exchanged some things with others, and the grain cannot be sold.

Later, I gradually found out that this place was the place where the Northern Yuan Dynasty belonged. Although the imperial court collected it, some nearby places had an instinctive fear and disgust towards the people here and were unwilling to do business with them. Therefore, even if people planted a lot of food, they could not turn it into money. Many places still bartered, and money was actually something that rarely appeared. This phenomenon is not too obvious in the county town, but in the slightly farther countryside, people rarely saw copper coins.

This discovery made Jinghan a little angry and relieved. Since the grain production is good, there is no need to worry about not having enough food if there are too many people in the future. However, if there is too much grain production, you have to find a way to consume it. Building a winery has become Jinghan's first choice.

So Jinghan led his men to find a place upstream of the Taoer River and started building a winery. At this time, there are still a few days before autumn harvest, so it is relatively easy to find people. When people heard that they had wages to get when they came to work, many people came.

The winery was built smoothly, and it took more than ten days to cover the big frames. Next, people were about to harvest autumn, so Jinghan temporarily stopped the winery project, but instead made people promote it everywhere and buy grain this year. Now, people were happy. In the past, they were worried about taking out food after planting the land because they couldn't sell it. Now the magistrate sent someone to collect the food. Many people quickly collected the new food, and then took out food after processing it. Jinghan learned that each family might have some old grain from last year, so he asked people to collect the old grain from each family that was not moldy. Now, people were even happier. Many people left behind food and food for their homes next year, and all the rest were sent to the harvest place.

Just as the imperial decree was also delivered, and he agreed not to collect any taxes from here within two years, so that the people here could rest and recuperate. This was very good news. People rushed to tell each other, and for a moment, the people were very grateful to the new magistrate.

By the end of the autumn harvest, Jinghan had already collected more than 100,000 kilograms of grain, and it was urgent to start work at the winery. The farmers had already collected all the grains, and some had sold out the grains. It was just when they were idle. Jinghan posted a notice saying that the winery would recruit workers, and only worked for half a year, and would stop working before farming next year, so that farmers would never delay farming. Now, many people came to work. An Fu was the best at these, picked out a hundred strong young men and stayed in the winery to work. And he said that if one of them did well, he could be promoted to a manager. Even if he didn't come to work during the busy farming period, he could still get wages. Now, these young men were working hard.

On the other hand, Jinghan also wrote a letter asking the Xu family to prepare 5,000 duck eggs and 5,000 goose eggs for themselves next spring. What are the swamp wetlands left for? Of course, you have to raise ducks and geese quickly. Raise them one day earlier and make money one day earlier, right?
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