After the reform of the canal transportation, millions of stones of grain had been transported into Chang'an, and the freight alone saved a lot of money.

With the gradual steady income generation of wool spinning, sugar, steel, etc., His Majesty Li Er's life is getting better and better. What is conquering Gaochang and rebuilding the Daming Palace, he speaks quite confidently.

After sighing happily for a moment, His Majesty Li Er got up and left the palace and went to Jinyang Palace to see his beloved daughter, Yizi.

The new drama "The Legend of Li Wa" was staged. Aizi and Xincheng made excuses to stay at his sister's house for a few days. They just came back last night, which made His Majesty Li Er, the female-loving madman, miss him very much.

Before he arrived at Jinyang Palace, he heard the music and the sound of Jie drums inside. The melody and rhythm were very familiar. His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile.

This is another monster made by Xu Qilin. He taught Xiao Zhao, and taught Yizi and Xincheng. The little princess took the palace maid to dance the ghost step dance, and the scene was simply.

It is called "exercise". His Majesty Li Er has seen it twice and thinks it is really that way. As long as you don't leave the palace, the princess will dance, just dance, anyway, it's not a big deal.

After entering the palace gate, I saw several palace maids dancing vigorously. Under the teaching of the little princess, they were already very skilled in dancing.

As for ghost step dance, it is beautiful if there are too many people and neatly.

The Aizi and Xincheng were dressed thickly, and they looked happily outside the hall gate, chatting and giggling.

Seeing His Majesty Li Er, the palace maids quickly stopped dancing and greeted him. The two young masters came running with a smile, holding hands and sleeves, and shouting at the father's emperor. His Majesty Li Er's face was wrinkled in a ball of smile.

One on the left and one on the right, His Majesty Li Er was led into the hall by his beloved daughter, sat down for tea and chatting casually.

"I'm having fun at Lizhi?" His Majesty Li Er carried Xincheng to his lap and asked with a smile: "I'm going to see the show again, and I'm going to sit on the sled with Xiao Zhao. You two are busier than your father these days!"

Xincheng opened his mouth and laughed, saying, "I originally wanted to play for two more days, but I missed my father again, so I returned to the palace."

Haha, His Majesty Li Er is very relieved, even his youngest daughter is so sensible.

Yizi brought a cup of tea to his father, which seemed a little hot. He took off his thick coat, exposed the fine cotton underwear inside, and wore a red satin cotton horse clip. All of them were produced by Ganzhou Weaving Workshop, which was both comfortable and warm.

Well, there is also the quilt. His Majesty Li Er glanced at it. The quilt with satin in the cotton was put on the bed. It was so comfortable to cover it. The habit of getting up early was almost destroyed by staying in bed.

After winter began, cotton products from Ganzhou were transported into the capital. Fine cotton underwear, quilt covers, cotton vests and other items were tried first, and then charged money, which soon conquered the powerful and noble bureaucrats.

No shortage of money. As long as you wear it, it is comfortable and warm, who doesn’t like it? Moreover, the price is worthy of your identity, and it will be reduced if you don’t have it!

Needless to say, even His Majesty Li Er thought it was good. It was not as rough as linen, nor as cold and slippery as silk, but it was not as sweat-absorbing as silk. It was so comfortable.

The soft and warm quilt is simply an unstoppable temptation in winter, and it is not much better than a blanket.

I already have a kang, and I think it’s hot, just underwear and vests, which looks so clean and neat.

His Majesty Li Er understood why Xu Qilin was obsessed with it. Cotton is really a good thing. Dayingku has now made a big investment, which is more promising than wool spinning.

Moreover, if it is promoted and planted, it will bring great changes to the lives of the people. His Majesty Li Er still cares about the reputation among the people.

Yizi felt comfortable, and smiled and picked up the yak jerky and sent it to his father's mouth, "Father, eat jerky, the more you chew the jerky, the more you chew it, the more you smell."

Xincheng blinked his eyes and picked up snacks from the coffee table to feed his father, "Father, eat raisins."

His Majesty Li Er was very happy and his beloved daughter was respectful. He nodded and praised while eating, saying, "The specialty of Ganzhou tastes good."

"Yes, it was all given by my uncle." Xincheng said: "My uncle also wrote a letter saying that he had sent dozens of heads, such as the mutton, and he could eat mutton during the Chinese New Year, so it was delicious."

"It's the Ora sheep from the Maqu grassland." Weizi said: "Each head has hundreds of kilograms, and the meat is delicious."

"Yes, yes, it's Ora Sheep." Xincheng repeatedly lit his little head.

His Majesty Li Er rolled his eyes and thought to himself: This brat has grasped the princess' weakness. It's either delicious or fun. Listen, this uncle is so comfortable to call.

Wei Zi sat next to His Majesty Li Er, holding his arm and said, "The new drama is very good. Please invite them to perform two shows at the Royal Theater!"

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "It's almost the Chinese New Year, so it's okay to invite the opera troupe to come and have fun."

Both Aizi and Xincheng laughed, and now they can relax after leaving the palace again.

"Is beautiful body good?" His Majesty Li Er asked: "She has a bad body and needs to rest more. You two can't get old and let her play with you."

Weizi said: "A sister is in good health now according to the prescription given by her uncle! Besides, Xincheng and I don't need her to accompany me, and I won't let her be tired."

Well, sisterly love is deep, and he is such a sensible child. His Majesty Li Er was very pleased and reached out to pat his daughter's little shoulder.

Xincheng ate raisins and said, "At Xiao Zhao's house, we still grind tofu, it's tender and delicious."

"I heard that eating tofu has also become popular in the capital recently." His Majesty Li Er said: "There are also soy milk, fruits, tofu brains, and Hu cakes, which seem to have become standard breakfasts."

"We've all eaten it." Xincheng grinned and said, "But I prefer to eat tofu, it's the best tofu with sugar."

Weizi said: "There are a lot of people selling on the street market now. The original Hu cake shop almost always adds tofu brain. The way to eat it from Ganzhou is the most authentic way to make it with soybeans from Ganzhou."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "This is Qi Lin's idea again. Soybeans are not the same. What's soybeans special in Ganzhou?"

"But the shops say that they use Ganzhou soybeans!" Yizi defended her uncle: "It should be different, otherwise why would they recognize them!"

His Majesty Li Er smiled and did not argue with his daughter. He just needed to know what was going on.

In fact, His Majesty Li Er knows more than these.

Because there are quite a lot of changes in Ganzhou and Chang'an City. Breakfast is just one of them. Just like the current barbecue, if Ganzhou cumin is not put, it will definitely be considered unauthentic and unauthentic.

The bigger change is that the supply of slaves is in short supply, and many powerful and wealthy people are buying slaves, especially the strong male labor force, and the prices have increased more than doubled.

The reason is very simple. When cotton is harvested, huge profits will be presented to people. And those who can plant on a large scale without being restricted by the imperial court laws are only the three states of Gan, Su and Liang.

When Xu Qilin took office, he introduced various policies to rent land and buy land. Now it is not only effective, but also expanded to Suzhou and Liangzhou.

Although for the powerful and wealthy bureaucrats, land cannot be bought and sold freely and rented land to grow cotton is still a big investment. If the family does not have so much labor, the children and slaves can make up the numbers, and then they will beat slaves, that is, the untouchables.

Some people are even more greedy for money and want to plant, harvest, spin and sell themselves! Although Dayingku masters cotton spinning technology, Xu Qilin has already exported the technology and can transfer the technology, as long as he pays the patent fee.

Of course, there will definitely be corresponding regulations for those who have to pay the patent fee. For example, how many spinning machines and how many yarns are, at least they are also a workshop. As for personal textile production, they are naturally not listed here.

His Majesty Li Er is also happy to see this. It can accelerate the development and construction of Gan, Su and Liang prefectures, which will benefit the court without any harm.

Now that there is no need for hard orders, someone goes to the three states to plant and produce. He is still very enthusiastic, isn’t that a good thing?

In nearly a year, tens of thousands of official slaves were moved to Ganzhou, and their support for Xu Qilin was spared.

When moving to Hexi, the official slaves still rush to get rid of their slave status and the "city" that can prove to be free.

Now it is not only the powerful bureaucrats that have focused on the interests of cotton planting, but many Hu people have also seen the benefits. In addition to the profits of planting, the policy of naturalization is also attractive.

Green card, becoming a Tang people is the dream of many Hu people.

His Majesty Li Er knew about these situations. With acquiescent or even support, he also remembered what Xu Qilin had said to the so-called "nationality".

At that time, His Majesty Li Er did not take it seriously, or was somewhat resistant to the improvement of the Hu people's identity. Although he had made a hole in the development and construction of Ganzhou, he did not expect that there would be such a great effect.

What impact will it have if the preferential policies for Ganzhou are transferred to other places or even implemented nationwide?

For example, being a soldier to fight for the Tang Dynasty; for example, investing in construction, adding bricks and tiles to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty; for example, building bridges and paving roads to benefit the people...

At least in the short term, the benefits obtained by introducing a similar naturalization policy are obvious.

But His Majesty Li Er is still very cautious, always paying attention to the situation in Ganzhou and weighing the pros and cons.

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The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and in Ganzhou, thousands of miles away, the preparations for this are not less than those for Chang'an.

In the first year of immigration and settled down, Xu Qilin was preparing to make it lively and grandly, so that the people of Ganzhou would have a carnival and release their passion.

The purpose of this is to make the people feel a sense of belonging and let more people see the prospect of Ganzhou's increasing prosperity.

Shops must be decorated with lights and ordinary house doors must be placed at least couplets and lanterns. For this reason, Xu Qilin also pulled out money from the treasury and issued some subsidies.

Apart from money, it’s all about goods. During the Chinese New Year, not to mention year-end bonuses or other things, each family gives away more than ten kilograms of meat, which is also a manifestation of the government’s love for the people.

For the simple people, the things are not about the many things, but about their hearts. Moreover, it seems that it is an unprecedented event for the government to distribute New Year’s goods.

After handling official duties, when Xu Qilin returned to the mansion, he saw Scarlett taking Ah Jiani in role-playing.

After coming to Ganzhou, Scarlett gradually became the boss in the mansion, acting as the hostess and housekeeper. Xu Qilin was also happy to let go of leisure, allowing Scarlett to exercise and live out his addiction to managing people.

Before the New Year, Scarlett was busy working on it. It was so majestic, such as cleaning the courtyard, purchasing New Year’s goods, lighting and decorating, etc.

"Ah Lang, the New Year's goods orders have almost been purchased." Scarlett came to greet him like a show of excellence, and handed the order to Xu Qilin for inspection.

Xu Qilin took a casual look and smiled and said, "It's done well, don't ask someone for instructions. Just do it, don't worry."

Scarlett received the praise and smiled and asked Ajiani to follow him and wait, but she continued to direct her subordinates to arrange the arrangements.

Xu Qilin didn't go back to the hall, so he went straight to the study, opened the letter from Wang Fangyi before he got off work, and read it.

Although he was temporarily appointed as the governor of Suzhou, Xu Qilin still focused his work on Ganzhou, and most of the affairs of Suzhou were handed over to Wang Fangyi and several officials transferred from Ganzhou.

Like the early days of Ganzhou's business, Wang Fangyi and the officials had considerable experience. Growing grain and cotton was the foundation, and building houses was to stabilize the minds of immigrants. Xu Qilin didn't have to worry too much about these basic tasks.

In the letter, what Wang Fangyi said was nothing important. As for the work report, that's it.

The transportation of grain to Shifeng Shiyi has come to an end for the time being, and the people transported grain have returned home to celebrate the New Year; other work has basically stopped, but most of the work has been completed, and it is not too late to be busy after the first month.

Wang Fangyi also said that during the Chinese New Year, the meat and food that Xu Qilin had transferred had been shipped, as well as other trivial matters.

Xu Qilin put down the letter, thought for a while, and picked up the pen to write a reply.

"Alang, there is a guest asking for a visit." Ajiani came in and reported, "It was from Chang'an."

Xu Qilin took the Mingtao and looked at it, feeling a little surprised, pondered for a moment, and said, "Please invite the guest to the hall, I will go there immediately."

The Chinese New Year is almost over, and Feng Zhidai has arrived thousands of miles away. Why doesn’t Xu Qilin feel strange and confused?

There must be something wrong, but it is not my own, but it is related to the Feng family.
To be continued...