It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

On the way back, I passed by the fields and saw many farmers working in the fields.

Farmers mostly grow wheat and sorghum.

It's just that their farm tools are too backward.

I don’t know whether the system can reward her with a set of new farm tools.

In addition to farm tools, oxen, the main labor force, were also extremely scarce.

Raising horses is a waste of fodder and most farmers simply cannot afford it.

Mules are actually the best agricultural labor. They are not as fast as horses, but they have better endurance and eat less than horses.

Lu Xingchen observed that the utilization rate of mules was very low.

When she was about to return to the county town, a horse galloped towards her from the direction of the city gate.

"Master, it's Ling Xiao." Feixue said.

Ling Xiao rode his horse to Lu Xingchen, then dismounted and reached out to hold her reins.

"Master, what have you been doing?"

Lu Xingchen looked at his handsome and childish smile and felt a little better.

Sunny and handsome boys always make people like them.

"I just went out for something, why are you here?"

"I wanted to find you, but they said you went out of town, so I followed you. Why didn't you take me with you when you left the city?" Ling Xiao looked up at her and asked.

"Your participation is not necessary, so I didn't bring you along," said Lu Xingchen.

A disappointed expression appeared on the boy's face. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the person following behind him.

"You need Wei Hu and the others, not me."

"I don't need him either. I met him on the way. I went out to do some things with Wei Hu and Zhang Fan." Lu Xingchen had to explain to the jealous boy.

Ling Xiao raised his chin proudly towards Wei Hu and Zhang Fan.

Wei Hu and his team's training was very effective. Two days later, everyone could climb up the stone within thirty clicks.

Although Lu Xingchen did not give each person ten taels of silver, he killed two pigs and treated everyone to a meal of braised pork.

Although it was just two pigs and a meal of braised pork, it was a great encouragement to these soldiers.

Lu Xingchen asked them to continue practicing. Counting to thirty and climbing onto the stone was the minimum requirement, and of course the faster the better.

In the past two days, several villages have been robbed by bandits.

The world is not at peace. In fact, every village has some forces to protect the village, which are organized by the villagers themselves.

But sometimes, when faced with powerful bandits, they simply couldn't defeat them.

In the morning, Lu Xingchen said something to Lu Kui and prepared to take his men for another patrol.

It seems that the deterrent effect of the last patrol and killing was not enough.

"Be sure to be careful. Maybe you just changed the policy on dealing with bandits and they are taking revenge." Lu Kui asked worriedly.

Previously, Lu Kui and Lu Nie's policies towards refugees were relatively tolerant and gentle.

"There are more and more bandits. If we can't deter them, the people will not have peace." Lu Xingchen still insisted on his opinion.

"Be careful when you go out." Lu Kui knew that he could not change Lu Xingchen's mind, so he could only remind him.

"Yeah, I know, don't worry, Dad." Lu Xingchen said.

Wei Hu and Zhang Fan led those people to train in rock climbing. Lu Xingchen led Lu Feng, Lu Yun, Ling Xiao and others.

The group took some dry food and left Xing County.

Xing County and several surrounding counties belonged to Jizhou.

The prefect of Jizhou is still in office.

However, when Qi was destroyed, the former governor of Jizhou led his troops to resist the Liang army, but was completely killed by the armies of the two countries.

When the Liang army broke into the city of Jizhou, they killed everyone inside and almost all of Jizhou's soldiers and horses were killed.

Therefore, although there was a new prefect of Jizhou City, he had already lost effective control over the counties below.

This time, Lu Xingchen plans to patrol all the borders of Xingxian County.

So it was impossible to return in one day, and if he didn't rush back, it would take at least three or four days.

By the way, it also allows the soldiers and generals to experience what it is like to go out to fight.

Whether it is Wei Hu, Zhang Fan, Lu Feng or Lu Yun, they will all be her generals from now on.

If the soldiers are incompetent, the generals will be incompetent. If these generals do not perform well, how can the soldiers under them fight bravely?

So before leaving, Lu Xingchen told everyone about his plan.

So on the first morning, they did not go into the village to settle down, but directly found a place in the open space where they could make a fire and cook.

When the army is on the march, the kitchen team will naturally follow.

Making delicious meals with limited supplies is also a test for the cook, so she needs a large number of cooks.

Feixue found a cushion for her to put under her body.

Lu Xingchen sat cross-legged, holding the plate he brought with him, and began to eat in big mouthfuls in the strong wind and the dust brought by the wind.

In fact, Lu Feng and Lu Yun were the most pampered orphans under Lu Nie's care.

They looked at Lu Xingchen and just started eating, feeling a little unbelievable.

After all, these rough meals and the spring breeze blowing dry soil in the air are not a good environment for eating.

Lu Feng and Lu Yun had no choice but to lower their heads and keep silent while they started eating.

Although Ling Xiao also went out to do business, he always carried money with him and had never eaten like this in the wild.

However, seeing that Lu Xingchen didn't resist at all, how could he show his dissatisfaction?

Even so, none of the people sitting together for dinner spoke, and the scene seemed very dull.

Apparently they felt that there was no need to do this at all. There was a village nearby and they could just find a family and sit on their kang.

But such an environment is nothing to Lu Xingchen.

In my previous life, I survived in the wilderness without even a drop of water or a bite of food.