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Chapter 711: Gao Sheng

Hearing what her old man said, Mrs. Wu looked worried, "It's freezing cold today. You're old and your body can't stand it!"

At this time, Mr. Wu said in a deep voice: "Dad, my eldest brother is like my father. It's better for me to go back. I just want to keep company with my uncle's second brother. Life is so good here, and Lan Niang also wants to take over her parents and brothers."

Sister-in-law Wu also said quickly: "Brother, I will also find someone to write a letter and tell my parents and brothers to come over."

Mrs. Wu thought of her two daughters' in-laws, and she felt disgusted. "Both the eldest and the second oldest will go back and take your two sisters over. Even if your sister's in-laws don't want to, just ask your brother-in-law if he can come."

"If they don't come, let your two sisters make peace with you over there and bring them here. I will still find unmarried young men for them here."

Everyone was stunned when they heard Mrs. Wu's words, "Mom, it's not that big of a deal, is it?"

Mrs. Wu glared, "How come it's not the case? Your two sisters' in-laws' families are similar to ours before, with more people and less land, and they don't have enough to eat all year round."

"There are obviously good times now, so you would be a fool not to come. Those two old godly women think that coming here is inferior to others. They don't want to live a good life. I also want my daughter to live a good life."

"I'll tell your two sisters this when I get back. If they don't come to live a good life, I won't care about them anymore. Whether they live or die, it's up to them. We won't go back to our hometown anyway."

Wu Dazhuang, Wu Erzhuang nodded repeatedly, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely bring my two sisters back."

This kind of situation happens to many families, and they all prepare to wait until the autumn harvest is over, and then go back to their hometowns and bring all their relatives here.

Not only can relatives come here to get land, but they won't run away in vain, and each of them will be rewarded with one or two silver coins.

It took Wu Sanzhuang three days to harvest all the beets in his family and sell them all, making hundreds of taels of silver.

Not only that, but there are also a lot of beet leaves for feed.

Next comes the harvest of corn and potatoes.

All the big potatoes were sold, and the small potatoes were kept at home and eaten in the cellar.

Finally the wheat is harvested.

Old man Wu is worried. There are 300 acres of land in total. Everyone in the family is working on it, and he doesn’t know when it will be harvested.

At this time, Wu Sanzhuang bought several machines for harvesting wheat. He pushed them around and rotated the discs on top to drive a dozen knives below to cut the wheat.

One person can cut more than ten acres of land in one day, greatly improving efficiency.

Three people pushed the machine, while others bundled it behind, and then cleared out a threshing floor in the field.

The oxen pulls the stone roller and grinds the wheat ears in circles on the wheat-covered threshing floor.

Old man Wu and his two grandsons were responsible for threshing the grain, while the others cut and tied the wheat.

Such a useful machine is expensive, but everyone has just sold sugar beets and has money in hand, so they are buying agricultural tools for harvesting wheat.

The family was busy again, working for twenty days, and finally harvested all the wheat.

The yield per mu is about 500 kilograms. Harvesting so much grain from so much land makes people like Old Man Wu a little worried.

Finally, there is endless food at home, and there are too many worries. This is really a sweet burden.

At this time, the government began to purchase grain.

Five cents a pound.

So what are you waiting for? Go sell food!

Even though there are enough purchase points, there is still a long queue.

The grain purchased this year is completely enough for the north's own use. Such a large amount of grain is continuously transported to Beiyun City.

Beiyun City traded with the Beirong people, using grain and salt in exchange for horses, cattle and sheep.

The newly built cement road played an important role at this time. Not only was it convenient to go back and forth, but the speed was greatly improved because the road surface was impervious to water and fire.

Even if it is rainy, as long as you are waterproof and moisture-proof, your journey will not be delayed.

The entire autumn harvest lasts for a month. The cultivated land is fertilized and the rapeseed that has been nursed for a long time is planted.

After the rapeseed crops survive, this year's busy schedule is over.

Many people come to the government to issue directions and plan to return to their hometowns and bring their relatives here.

For the north, the land is vast and abundant, but there are still too few people.

This policy is still ongoing.

Wu Dazhuang, Wu Erzhuang, and other people from Wujia Village, a group of dozens of strong men, walked together.

There are many such teams, and they can be regarded as returning home in glory.

They found that when they came, it was an ordinary dirt road, but when they returned, there was a smooth cement road, and even their ox carts were faster.

Before the freezing weather started, people started building houses again.

We have prepared materials for the whole summer, and now they are put to use. Those who have money are building brick houses and trying to build new houses before the freeze.

Gu Shao looked at the statistics in front of him. Although he had expectations in his heart, his eyes were also full of shock.

In just one year, Sang City and Beiyun City were completely different. The surrounding land was reclaimed and countless grains were harvested.

In just three years, the surrounding areas of Beiyun City will be completely stabilized.

Now Gu Shao admires Li Yuanqing and Mrs. De Rui even more.

Time flies so fast, another two years have passed.

After attracting people and recuperating, the population in the north has reached one million. A lot of land has been cultivated, with an average of ten acres of land per person, which has quickly allowed the people here to live a good life.

In the past three years, Beirong has been in civil strife and fighting.

The eldest prince persisted for three years because of his mediocre talents and stubbornness. He was finally defeated by the fourth prince who had the golden seal and became a prisoner.

When the fourth prince finally ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to submit his credentials, make good friends with the Zhou Dynasty, and conduct a wider range of trade.

The reason why the Fourth Prince has been able to persist for so many years and still achieve victory is because Da Zhou made deals with the Fourth Prince behind his back.

The fourth prince has cattle and sheep, which can be exchanged for grain, cloth, medicinal materials, etc.

The fourth prince also knew that the current strength of Beirong was huge, and it was not enough to compete with the Great Zhou, or even compare to the northern region of the Great Zhou.

Therefore, the most important thing is for the two countries to have good relations and then rest and recuperate.

After Beiyun City was stabilized, it was also the time when Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing left Sang City and Beiyun City.

"Da da da da" the sound of horse hooves sounded loud and clear, approaching from far away.

After arriving in Sangcheng, they stopped in front of Governor Gu and Li Dadu's mansion respectively.

Liang Bao personally read out the imperial edict, affirmed the contributions of Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing, and both of them were appointed to the cabinet.

Li Yuanqing and Gu Shao have now been promoted to the first rank, and their powers have been greatly increased.

In the past, he was responsible for managing the military power of a certain part of the Zhou Dynasty. After returning to the capital, he will manage the military and government affairs of the entire Zhou Dynasty.

This is the great trust and responsibility that Emperor Zhou Ping placed on Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing.

Liang Bao arrived at Dadu Tongfu. As soon as he read out the imperial edict, Li Nan rushed over and said, "Father!"

Liang Bao was even more happy when he saw the slim Li Nan, "Anan, I haven't seen you in three years, and you have grown so tall!"

Li Nan laughed and said, "Thank you so much, foster father! I haven't seen my foster father for three years, but he still looks the same!"

Liang Bao smiled and shook his head, "I'm old!"

Li Nan shook his head and retorted, "You are not old at all! Please come inside quickly, foster father, are you hungry?"

Liang Bao smiled and said: "I'm not hungry now. Let's eat together when it's time to eat."

Li Yuanqing and Liu Pan'er greeted Eunuch Liang, "Eunuch Liang, you've had a hard journey!"
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