[Busy to write new books, forgot to update, sorry! Sorry!]

Time flies, and more than half a year has passed. The early summer of the third year of Baoding has arrived. Qingzhou Beihai County, this is Zhang Xuan's place to make his fortune and is also the largest livestock producer in the Great Zhou Empire. In addition to horses and sheep, the output of other large livestock such as cattle, mules, and donkeys is the best in the world. However, Donglai County next door has a developed shipbuilding and fishing industry, and the production of various ships and sea cargoes is also the best in the world every year.

A team of thousands of people was walking slowly on the official road of Beihai County. Zhang Xuan sat in the carriage and looked at the wheat fields and farmhouses on both sides. He felt very moved. At that time, the official road was deserted for dozens of miles, and people were hiding in several important cities. Five or six years passed, and both sides of the official road had completely changed. Large areas of wheat fields were endless. At this time, it was when the wheat turned from green to yellow. The breeze blew, and the wheat waves were rising and falling.

There are huge windmills standing by the river in the distance, and even further away are villages with staggered buildings. Most of the houses are newly built, and the white houses and black tiles set off the distant Wei Wei green mountains, which is particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Does your Majesty want to go to the farmhouse for a cup of tea and rest for a moment?"

The one who accompanied Zhang Xuan on the trip was Shufei Pei Zhizhi. She saw Zhang Xuan’s feelings and smiled and suggested to find a place to have a tea and rest.

Zhang Xuan nodded. He wanted to ask about the people's sentiments. At this time, he saw a large tea shop not far ahead. He suddenly remembered that he had rested here and ordered: "Where should I go to rest for a while in the tea shop in front?"

Immediately dozens of people rode away and went to arrange security measures first. Soon, the carriage that Zhang Xuan was riding slowly stopped in front of the tea house, and several guards led the tea house owner to greet him.

The owner of the tea house is a father and son. In front of him is an old man with white hair. He led his son forward and knelt down to salute, "I pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhang Xuan signaled the guards to help them get up, then looked at him for a moment and smiled, "I should have seen my father-in-law, right!"

“That’s right!”

The old man said excitedly: "When Your Majesty went to Qi County, the old man had just built two thatched houses. His descended and drank water in the thatched house."

"By the way, I just forgot what your surname is. At that time, your wife was still there, and my son seemed to have been hunting in the mountains."

"The little old man's surname is Wang. My wife passed away the year before yesterday. This is my son."

The old man pulled his son behind him, "This is my son. He no longer hunts, and he is farming at home."

The man bowed again, "The Little King Psychic, meets His Majesty the Emperor!"

Seeing that the man was quite strong and had a military temperament in every move, Zhang Xuan asked with a smile: "Have you ever been in the army?"

"The villain has been through the army and has earned his merits to become a lieutenant. Last year, he was injured in a battle in Jiangxia. He has now been removed from his armor and returned to his fields. However, the villain is still serving as a lieutenant in the county militia and has just returned to his hometown for training."

Zhang Xuan then noticed that he actually only had one eye. If he didn't look carefully, he couldn't see it. He looked at the house again and nodded and said, "I used to be two broken thatched houses, but now there are indeed five large blue brick buildings, and there are a lot of changes!"

"This is built by villains with the money they rewarded for meritorious service. In addition, there is a house in the village. This is just a tea shop where my father does a small business."

"Since it's a tea shop, I'll sit there too!"

Zhang Xuan said to the guard again: "No need to go in. The weather is so good. Just drink a bowl of tea under the shed outside."

The guards quickly laid mats and couches under the awning. Zhang Xuan took the prince Zhang Ting and Yang Shidao, Pei Hong and others to accompany him on a tour, while several female family members and palace maids went to the room to rest and have tea.

After a moment, the old man brought the fresh camellia tea that had just been cooked. Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "I remember that Mr. Wang was the first person to move here!"

"The little old man was indeed the first to move here. At that time, the government issued a rule that if you live outside the county town, each household would receive five acres of residential land. The little old man came here by this temptation. It seems very wise now. It was cancelled the next year. The little old man's five acres of residential land is now worth at least 300 guan, and it is the best seat near the official road."

“Are there many people moving here now?”

"Many people have been moved here one after another. Our village is called Donghezhuang. There are at least two hundred families now. Look! That is our village." Old Man Wang pointed to the village in the distance and said with a smile.

At this time, the son of the old man Wang also brought a few plates of refreshments, "Your Majesty, these are all snacks made of mountain goods. Although they are rough, they are local characteristics. You can try them."

"What is this?" Zhang Xuan asked by picking up a small snow-white steamed cake.

"This is a cake made of yam. If you put some honey, it is called yam honey cake."

"I see!"

Zhang Xuan pushed the cake to his son, "This is good, try it."

Zhang Ting tasted it, nodded and praised: "It's thin and soft, really good!"

Zhang Xuan brought two more snacks to him, and then asked Wang Zan: "How many people are there in the county?"

"Report to Your Majesty, there are about 8,000 people. Before the summer harvest and before the autumn harvest, each trains for ten days, and in winter, we have one month training. The number of militias in Yidu County is the largest, with 3,000 people, divided into six battalions, and the villains are responsible for one battalion. The militia soldiers are all nearby villagers."

"What else does the militia do besides training?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"There is also the construction of water conservancy in winter. Of course, almost everyone has to participate, but the militia is the main labor force. In addition, the militia must jointly prevent the arrest of thieves."

At this time, Pei Hong quickly walked forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, how many old people over there want to see Your Majesty!"

Zhang Xuanshun looked in the direction he pointed, and saw five or six old men with sticks standing not far away. He was leaning his head to look here. He nodded and said, "Please come here!"

Soon, several old men were brought up by the guards. They knelt down and saluted, "Small people will meet His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhang Xuan quickly ordered the left and right guards, "Hurry up and let them sit down!"

Several guards helped them up, laid mats for them, and asked them to sit on the ground.

The old man in charge said, "I heard that Your Majesty is going back to Beihai County. The villagers recommend that our fellow villagers come to pay homage to His Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty stopped to rest, otherwise he would have missed it."

Zhang Xuan asked with a smile: "Everyone has to raise livestock!"

"Almost every household in our area raises cattle and mules and donkeys. It is said that thanks to His Majesty's foresight back then, he planted grass on both sides of the rivers in Beihai County, and there are even large areas of pastures distributed by the sea. Now these pastures have become the golden treasure house of Beihai County people. We have lived all our lives and have never been as rich as we are today. People outside say that the wealth of Beihai County people is no less than that of Zhongdu, but we say that His Majesty planted gold seeds for us and today they have grown into big trees full of golden fruits."

The gratitude of the villagers also made Zhang Xuan quite pleased. He gave up Beihai County and moved the capital to Wei County and established Zhongdu. He always felt very guilty about Beihai County. This was his long-lasting place and also the land where he fought for his ideal step by step. He sincerely hoped that the people here could live a prosperous life. Only in this way could he alleviate the guilt in his heart.

"You all talk about your income. I will compare the income of Zhongdu people. Maybe the income of Beihai County people is higher than that of Zhongdu." Zhang Xuan said with a smile.

Everyone discussed and introduced an old man to speak. This family is of medium and very representative. The old man bowed and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the young man's surname is Zhao, he has two sons and a daughter. The daughter is married. The young son joined the army three years ago. He had my wife and the eldest son, a grandson and a granddaughter. He had 160 acres of land in the family, of which 60 acres were military merit fields earned by the young son in the army, and 100 acres of Yongye fields divided by my eldest son. In the future, the young son will have fifty acres of Yongye fields when he comes back from the army. Our family has ten cows, twenty mules and fifteen donkeys. Last year, he sold five cows, twelve mules and ten donkeys, plus the income from farming, and earned more than 500 stags of money in total. Of course, the young son's military merit rewards are not counted, and it is not enough to be very rich. It is better than the best, and it is better than the best!"

Pei Hong and Yang Shidao were dumbfounded. They earned more than 500 tanes of money a year, and the annual salary of a minister was nothing more than that. Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "If this income is spread, I guess all the people in Zhongdu will run away and all of them come to Beihai County to make a living."

"Your Majesty, it's not so exaggerating!"

Pei Hong smiled beside him and said, "My father-in-law, a bartender in a big restaurant in Zhongdu, can earn six guan a month, but only more than seventy guan a year, and the shopkeeper doubles. Zhongdu's highest income is a copper miner in Lingquan Mountain in the south. He can earn twenty guan a month, but only two hundred and forty guan a year, but he is very tired and has a life-threatening situation. My father-in-law's family can earn five hundred guan a year, which is really unparalleled for people in Zhongdu."

The old man said tremblingly: "It seems that we have lost our words."

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly and said, "It's actually nothing. Everyone lives a wealthy life, and I am very happy. But I also want to make it clear. When I left Beihai County, I said that I would exempt everyone from the ten-year animal husbandry tax. Once the ten-year period expires, the tax will be imposed when selling livestock. At that time, everyone's income will decrease. I hope everyone will be mentally prepared."

Everyone nodded and said, "We have been exempted from our ten years of taxes, and we can only be grateful."

"It's not too early, and I've set out. Please say hello to the villagers, seniors."

Zhang Xuan stood up and said goodbye to everyone. At this time, a palace maid manager came forward to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu said that the snacks here are very good, and she wants to bring some back."

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Then buy them all and give them some for everyone."
Chapter completed!