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Tang Hao also mentioned in the letter: The Sixteenth Mother is now very popular and often patrols the streets. She is not only condescending, but also has a benevolent heart and makes profits for the people.

Now the people in Yuzhang City are opening their mouths, "Where did Miss Tang go today?" and shutting up, "Miss Tang is so considerate."

Tang Hao felt that maybe his eldest brother Tang Nuo might not have such an effect even if he came back to govern. Sixteenth Mother used to be like a noble girl in Lin'an, but now she acts in a very orderly manner, but she is a little too hasty.

However, Yuzhang City is in dire straits and is waiting to be revitalized. If she wants to, just let her go, and the Tang family can afford it.

In this kind of life where there was no one in charge and Uncle Tang didn't interfere, Lin Qian lived a happy life.

Put the right people in the right positions, get up every morning to practice shooting, take the sisters-in-law to handle official documents in the morning, watch Danxin and the others train in the afternoon, and sometimes take people out for inspection and research.

The security matters in the city were left to Lu Wen and Duan Jin, and the two of them cooperated in both civil and military affairs, which was considered a tacit understanding.

The selection of officials was over. From the same examination paper, 30 men and 6 women were hired.

These six women have the same identity, they are all widows.

Lin Qian understood the specific situation. Some of them were couples' fun after marriage, and the husband taught his wife to read and write. Some come from poor families and were taught by their mothers when they were young.

In order to understand the habits of these six people, Lin Qian interviewed them twice, once to chat alone one-on-one, and once to invite the two sisters-in-law to have dinner together.

Four people who were outgoing and receptive were chosen by her to keep with her. The other two didn't dare to look up at anyone, so they were left in the mansion to help her sister-in-law handle paperwork.

One month passed, and merchants who went out to sell masks began to come back one after another. The grain and cloth they brought back just made up for the warehouses that were about to bottom out.

The return of the caravans also stimulated the city's economy, and people began to set up stalls on the streets.

The merchants came back earlier than Lin Qian expected. They had just entered the city, and they wanted to come to the Governor's Mansion to purchase goods.

Lin Qian didn't put on airs and made appointments with these people in batches that day.

As the Romans do, each mask has its own name. The best-selling one at present is the "Linglong Veil" for women, which comes in three colors: pink, clear water, and azure.

Followed by the "Xuanwu Mask" for men and the "Ankang Face Mask" for young children.

These three models have fine workmanship and long-lasting medicinal fragrance, so they are not cheap and specialize in upper-class products.

This time Lin Qian collected the deposits from the merchants and made a proposal to them: to tie Youjian Medical Clinic to the shop they opened, and the shop would use half of its profits every month to support "Youjian Medical Shop" "The poor seek medical treatment" activity.

The money is used for free clinics to provide medical treatment and medicine to the poor.

For any store that is willing to participate, the government will issue a unified and customized store sign and post a notice to promote the store's charity.

Basically, all merchants should bear this responsibility. They have to pay protection fees anyway, so it is better to have a good name and get the title of "righteous merchant".

If a city wants to develop, the core is people. People are needed for war and construction.

Throughout the ages, whoever's land has the most people has the ability to develop.

Food and medical care are the basic guarantee for large numbers of people.

The merchants also brought back news from nearby areas. Dou's mother had previously sent people to deliver the prescriptions for treating the plague directly to the governors of each county.

The capable county guards basically stabilized the situation, but a large number of people still died from the epidemic, and some people lost their fortunes and became refugees due to the epidemic.

Lin Qian asked the merchants: "Did you mention anything about Yuzhang City?"

"The lady has told me again and again, and I dare not disobey."

"Very good."

She asked merchants to advertise that Yuzhang City had miracle doctors and food wherever they went, mainly to attract refugees and reduce the burden on the neighboring counties.

Tang Sanshu's remaining mission was to help Tang Nu train his reserve army. He had been selecting soldiers.

According to Lin Qian's observation, the Tang family has its own training methods and unique military formations.

She simply used her dowry to buy 300 young men, and asked Di Yi, Di Er, and Di Shan to lead 100 men each to practice with Uncle Tang San.

Many of these 300 young men are the second sons of their families, and they came out to fight for their lives when they saw the good treatment they were given.

Lin Qian originally planned to buy 300 more women, but in the end only 150 people came.

Excluding those who were in extremely poor health and were not suitable for strenuous exercise, only 120 women were left, ranging in age from 15 to 25 years old.

Let Danxin give the 120 people a book, and then divide them equally among the first batch of 12 female generals such as Sui Shi, Jia Zhong, Tong Yue, Zhong Lu, and Mang Zhong.

Each of them led ten people into a team and held a competition once a month, one literary test and one martial arts test. If they won, they would get money and meat. If they lost three times, the team leader would win the title and be replaced by someone else.

After each competition, the players are randomly rotated to avoid the situation where one team is dominant or hates each other.

What Lin Qian wants is elite soldiers. After training these people, they can lead the new with the old in the future. The ultimate goal is to build an army with the same interests as her.

Participating in the dynasty change is more important than Tang Shiming's safety, doubling the survival points.

At present, the only way she can think of to participate is to seize power by force.

However, raising soldiers requires money, and Lin Qian plans to continue to make money.

There were many profit-making industries in ancient times, and currently the more convenient ones are "sugar" and "salt".

There is a lot of sugar cane in Jiangyou, and there is a saying among the people that "eating sugar cane at the beginning of winter will not hurt your teeth."

During the Warring States Period, sugar cane could already be processed primitively. "Zhejiang" was the juice obtained from sugar cane, and it was also a must-have drink for the upper-class banquets of the Wei Dynasty.

The raw materials of rock sugar, white sugar and brown sugar are all pulp.

The method is not difficult. According to ancient records, at the beginning of the first month when the weather is cold, the sugarcane juice is boiled until it is as thick as glutinous rice. The bamboo strips are inserted into the urn, then the sugarcane pulp is poured in and covered with a bamboo mat.

After two days, sugar crystals like fine sand will precipitate on the liquid surface.

Making salt is even simpler. The Wei Dynasty was still in the stage of "raising the mountains to cast copper and boiling the sea to make salt". It took a lot of firewood to cook the salt, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that seawater sun-drying salt was widely promoted. "The salt has become brine, and when exposed to the scorching sun, it becomes a square seal, which is white and lovely. The first small ones gradually become larger, or dozens of seals are connected one after another."

However, sugar and salt are huge profits, and everything must wait until Tang Lang has a firm foothold, otherwise they will be used as wedding dresses for others.

With huge profits from salt and sugar in hand, Lin Qian felt that feeding the "Women's Army" of tens of thousands of people should not be a problem.