At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Several villagers looked at the rice fields with sad faces. Yu Yunxin walked over and asked, "Don't you have water? Why are you still so sad?"

"Young man, you don't know that due to the drought this year, we have no cattle and poultry, and no fertilizer. Now that there is water, the rice will ear in a month and need sufficient fertilizer to grow strong. You see, there are insect seedlings in this rice. Maybe after the severe drought and now with the water, the insects have come back to life." said the villager.

Yu Yunxin took a closer look at the place the villagers pointed to and indeed there were several worms wriggling. Now there are insecticides that can solve the problem, but where can there be any insecticides in ancient times?

"Sir, we raise ducks in some rice fields in our hometown, so we don't have to worry about insects." Chunyu said, looking at the fields.

"Raising ducks?" The villagers looked at Yu Yunxin and others in confusion.

"But if we raise ducks alone, where will so many ducklings come from?" asked the villagers.

Yu Yunxin thought it was right. This insect was not only found in Xiahe Village. Xing Village, Chenjia Village and Huashan Village, which had water earlier than them, must also have this insect. After thinking for a while, she said, "Leave the duck to me."

"Xin'er, what do you have in mind?" Yu Tinghai asked.

Yu Yunxin replied: "Dad, I will go to Nanling County City once."

"But the bandits there haven't been dealt with yet. It's too dangerous for you to go alone." Yu Tinghai said.

"It's okay. Those bandits have confessed. They are good people who rob the rich and help the poor. Besides, can't I just dress up as an ordinary citizen this time?" Yu Yunxin said.

"Is what those bandits said reliable?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"Don't worry, there would be no mistakes in my interrogation," said Yu Yunxin.

Yu Tinghai said nothing more and went to other villages. He returned to the county government office after dark. When he got back, he saw a bunch of ducklings in the backyard of the county government office. Lian Qiao, Chun Yu and Qiu Shuang were feeding the ducklings.

"Where do these ducks come from?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"I bought them at several nearby markets," said Yu Yunxin.

"Why did you buy so many ducks?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"I think all the villagers in Renwangshan County raise ducks, but that's not enough. Dad, these ducks are treasures. Just wait, I will make some money with these ducks." Yu Yunxin said.

"Come here, Dad, I made you some delicious roasted rabbit meat. Come and eat it!" Yu Yunxin said as she brought a pot of freshly roasted rabbit from the kitchen to Yu Tinghai.

Yu Tinghai sat in the pavilion and started eating the roasted rabbit. He said, "It tastes good, fresh and delicious. If the ducks you raise are also so delicious, you can open a restaurant."

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Yu Yunxin said, "You said women can't take the imperial examinations, so I want to ask my father if women can be businesswomen?"

"Of course you can. Among the wealthy businessmen in our Dacheng country, there are two female businessmen. One is Nan Niangzi. She owns most of the cosmetics shops and pastry shops in Jiangnan. There is another one who is even more amazing. Her nickname is Hu Li, the eight-sided fox. She is a woman with great ways to make money. She calls herself the boss of the cloth business and seafood business in the north and south, and no one dares to claim to be the best in front of her." Yu Tinghai said.

"Eight-Faced Fox Hu Li, is she very beautiful or does she have eight faces?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Of course not. Your mother and Aunt Si both know her." Yu Tinghai said as if he remembered the past events, and then he didn't say anything else. After finishing the roasted rabbit, he went straight back to his room and closed the door.

"Miss, I also fed these ducks some strengthening herbs. Now you can sell them to the villagers and raise them with peace of mind." Lian Qiao said.

"I won't sell them to them. I will give them to the villagers to raise, and then they will return them to me when they grow up." Yu Yunxin said.

"What should we give to the villagers to raise?" Lian Qiao asked.

"What if it dies?" Chunyu asked immediately.

"So! We have to sign a contract." Yu Yunxin replied confidently, and then immediately went back to her room to start writing her duck-raising plan.

"This father and daughter are really biological children. They have exactly the same tempers." Qiu Shuang said.

"Okay, Qiu Shuang, go to bed quickly! Chun Yu and I have to go to the market to look for the little duck tomorrow. Aren't you going to accompany the young lady to Nanling County City?" Lian Qiao is the oldest among them, so in front of these two people, she is the big sister and they basically listen to what she says.

After Lian Qiao finished speaking, he began to practice Ba Duan Jin.

In the palace, Emperor Cheng looked at the report sent by Governor Yang, stroked his beard and smiled, "Yu Tinghai really has a good daughter."

Nangong Sheng, who was reviewing memorials with Emperor Cheng, asked, "Father, what happened in Nanling County that made you so happy?"

"Sheng'er, you are the prince. This world will be yours in the future. You must work hard to benefit the people of the world! It was the girl Yu Yunxin who opened a spring in Wangshan County and used a hollow bamboo tube to lead the spring water from the mountain to the foot of the mountain. She also used a waterwheel to bring the groundwater to the shore." Emperor Cheng said.

"How can there be such a smart woman in this world? I would like to meet her." Nangong Sheng said.

Emperor Cheng looked at Nangong Sheng and smiled, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Sheng'er, I have a task for you to do."

"I will do my best to complete the task assigned by my father." Nangong Sheng replied.

"Nanling County wants to build new water conservancy projects. I have seen that Huzhou and Nanzhou can also follow Nanling County's method. This time you go to Nanling County first, and then go to the other two states to help the people build new water conservancy projects. I will write letters to the governors and prefects of the other two states to ask them to learn from Nanling County." Emperor Cheng said as he began to write letters to Huzhou and Nanzhou.

"Okay! Father, I will set off tomorrow." Nangong Sheng said.

"Wait a minute. Tomorrow I will ask you to take 100,000 taels of silver and Lin Dusi's 100,000 new troops with you. These 100,000 taels of silver are the money for the development of water conservancy projects in the three states. You must distribute them well and bring a few more people from the Imperial Observatory." After Emperor Cheng finished speaking, he signaled the prince to leave.

"Your Majesty, why don't you reward Yu Yunxin?" asked Eunuch Hu on the side.

"Of course I have to reward, but I haven't seen the results of this water conservancy project yet. Who would obey me if I rewarded them?" Emperor Cheng said.

"The emperor is really thoughtful." Hu Man, who was standing aside, replied.

"Please go to Chaofeng Palace. I will tell the Queen the good news today." Emperor Cheng stood up and said.

When the empress in Chaofeng Palace heard what the emperor said, she immediately laughed and said, "I didn't expect Yu Yunxin to be so smart. The emperor doesn't want to reward her, but I want to reward her and send her to Wangnan Mountain in Nanling County."

"Oh! It seems that the Queen likes this little girl Yu Yunxin very much!" Emperor Cheng asked, looking at the smile on the Queen's face.

"Of course I like it. Your Majesty, why is there no concubine in this palace who can give birth to a princess for you?" asked the Queen.

"If the Queen is happy, I will make Yu Yunxin a princess when I see that the people in Nanling County are not starving this year. What do you think, Queen?" Emperor Cheng said.

"I have no objection. I would like to give the future princess some gift." said the Queen.

"Someone, go pick out some good things from my palace's storehouse and send them to Wangshan County." After the queen said this, she began to undress Emperor Cheng.

In a dilapidated carriage outside Wangshan County, Yu Yunxin, dressed in plain clothes, looked at the mountain road of the official road and said, "No wonder the bandits from Yuehu Village dared to rob on the official road. Qiu Shuang, do you think there are more than 400 people in Yuehu Village, and are there more than 200 deserters?"

"Miss, I only know that none of General Lin's soldiers have deserted." Lian Qiao replied.

"It could be the deserters under Duke Li! Duke Li led an army of 300,000 to fight against Xiliang. He was about to repel the invading army, but in the end, no one knew who said Duke Li was a traitor. When our general went there, Xiliang had already withdrawn from Yuping Pass in Xizhou, but they still ceded half of Xizhou to Xiliang." Lian Qiao said, "Duke Li is also a master at leading troops. General Lin respects him very much. If they are really Duke Li's soldiers, they may be difficult to deal with. They are best at ambushes, sneak attacks and formations."

"Oh, is Duke Li so powerful?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Of course, you know His Royal Highness Prince Yu! When he was only twelve years old, he led an army of 10,000 to attack the imperial capital of Western Liang. In the end, Western Liang retreated. She was able to come and go freely among thousands of troops. It's a pity that before Duke Li's treason, Prince Yu became a fool, and now both Concubine Li and the emperor don't like him." Lian Qiao replied.

"Where did Duke Li's men go?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"I don't know about this. After Duke Li was taken to the execution ground, they said he was a traitor and had nothing to do with the soldiers. There were 10,000 soldiers in the capital serving as imperial guards, and there were more than 200,000 soldiers. After Duke Li's death, Emperor Cheng did not pursue them and let them stay in Xizhou, but they all disappeared. Secondly, although Xiliang received half of the land from Xizhou, no one from Xiliang dared to set foot on the land of Xizhou. Anyone who set foot in Yuping Pass of Xizhou would die without a burial place. Now the envoys of Xiliang dare not pass through Yuping Pass, saying that as soon as they pass Yuping Valley, there will be ghosts crying and wolves howling." Lian Qiao said.

"Is it so scary?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Miss, I also heard it from the heroes in the martial arts world. Two years ago, the Changyuan Escort Agency received an envoy from Xiliang who wanted to go to Beijing through Yuping Pass, but only the people from the Changyuan Escort Agency were alive. The envoys from Xiliang all died in Yuping Valley for no reason. The people from the Changyuan Escort Agency said that it was the wronged spirit of Duke Li who killed the people from Xiliang. They saw a headless general wearing the armor that Duke Li wore." Lian Qiao said.

"Headless General?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Yes, Lord Yu also found the escort officers from the escort agency who saw the Headless General and told them. It was because of these investigations that he was imprisoned by the emperor." Lian Qiao said.

"Do you think the Shura Sect we saw in the inn is also related to Duke Li?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Miss, please don't say anymore. My scalp starts itching every time I think about that day. You said we had just left Beijing and arrived in Liuzhou in no time. They gave us silver and dry food. Why?" Lian Qiao asked.

"Okay, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. They put us women in the same carriage. It seemed like they knew we were women!" Yu Yunxin continued.

The two of them talked until their scalps tingled, and soon they arrived at Nanling County City. This time she came to Nanling County City to find Boss Yang. She came to the rice shop under the stone bridge according to the address Boss Yang gave her that day. The business here was very good. If you bought five catties of fine rice, you would get half a catty of wheat flour for free. There were many people queuing up, and they all lined up behind the stone bridge.

"Hey young man, you have to queue up to buy rice." A waiter said when he saw Yu Yunxin in plain clothes.

"Oh! I'm here to see Boss Yang. I have something to discuss with you." Yu Yunxin bowed respectfully.

"Brother Yu, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. Come in and talk." Yang Yunsheng glanced at Yu Yunxin and said.

The golden abacus on his waist was particularly loud. Yang Yunsheng smiled and said, "Today, money is coming in. Whenever money comes in, the beads on my golden abacus will be particularly loud."

Yu Yunxin smiled and said, "I have something I want to discuss today, and I'm sorry to bother you, Boss Yang, with the rice from last time."

Yang Yunsheng brought Yu Yunxin to the attic where there was a tea room.

"Little brother, come and try our Sucheng Biluochun." He then brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of Yu Yunxin.

"I came here today to ask you to buy ducklings." Yu Yunxin said.

Yang Yunsheng smiled and said, "I am a grain and cloth merchant, not a duck dealer."

"Boss Yang, I know you are a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan. There must be a lot of ducklings in Jiangnan. I'll take as many as you can." After saying this, Yu Yunxin took out a silver note worth one thousand taels and placed it in front of Yang Yunsheng.

"A duckling costs at most seven cents. Do you want so much for one thousand taels?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"No, these are deposits. I'll take any ducklings as long as they're ducklings." Yu Yunxin replied.

"If you want so many, aren't you afraid that Nanling County City will become a duck city?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

Yu Yunxin smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I believe Mr. Yang will still cooperate with me when the time comes."

"Oh! Okay, Brother Yu, I will help you this time, but you have to pay for the water transportation fee." Yang Yunsheng said.

"No problem, I will pay you all the money when the time comes. By the way, please get me some chicks, no more than 20,000." Yu Yunxin continued.

"Brother Yu, do you want to become a professional poultry farmer?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"Of course not. I'm also following your example and offering a free half-pound wheat flour when you buy five pounds of refined rice." Yu Yunxin smiled and took out twenty silver notes worth one hundred taels each.

"Okay! Brother Yu, I will take over your business today." Yang Yunsheng said with a smile, "Ask Shopkeeper Fu to prepare a thousand kilograms of rice to be sent to Wangshan County."

"Brother Yu, how about you come back in three days to pick up the first batch of goods?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"Okay, let's just say this. Thank you, Boss Yang, for the good tea." Yu Yunxin finished drinking the tea on the table and wanted to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Yang Yunsheng.

"Don't be anxious, little brother! This Biluochun is this year's early spring tea. I have another can here and I'll give it to you." Yang Yunsheng said as he took a can of tea from the tea table.

"Mr. Yang, no need. This tea is too light. I will come to get what I want in three days." Yu Yunxin said and left the Nanbei Tonghuo Rice Shop.

After Yu Yunxin left, a man dressed in black and wearing a black cloak jumped in from the window.

"Master! The situation in the south has been very stable these days." Yang Yunsheng said.

"I am here today to give you one hundred thousand taels of silver and use it in Nanling County and Huzhou Nanzhou." said the man in black.

"Your Majesty, several counties in Nanling County have been recruiting men to build water conservancy projects these days," Yang Yunsheng replied.

"The prince is also coming to Nanling County. In Wangshan County, empty bamboo tubes are used to draw water, and water wheels are used to draw groundwater. These were all thought up by the girl just now." The man in black continued.

"No wonder she asked me to buy ducks and 20,000 chicks just now." Yang Yunsheng said.

"Then satisfy her and let the brothers in Ghost Market go find ducks and chickens and transport them to Wangshan County as quickly as possible." The man in black disappeared in front of Yang Yunsheng immediately after he said this.

"Miss, let's go see the eldest young master!" Qiu Shuang said.

"Okay, now that we're already in Nanjun, let's go and take a look." Yu Yunxin said as they came to a book forest. At the innermost part was Yu Linshan's study, where he could read books and look up information quietly.