Quick Wear: Lu Ming She Has Many Children and Blessings

"Yes, the houses in the capital are all built with this kind of blue bricks, which are both neat and solid." The attendants of Prince An's Mansion patiently answered their questions.

"Will we have the opportunity to live in blue brick houses like those in the capital in the future?" the people of Xizhou City asked expectantly.

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Just then, the soldier who posted the notice came over with a middle-aged man dressed like a scholar.

As soon as the notice was posted, the middle-aged man began to read it one by one to the people around him.

The notice is written in simple and easy-to-understand language, and everyone will understand it as soon as they hear it.

The notice clearly stated that people with Xizhou household registration would be eligible to purchase blue brick and tile houses.

At the same time, in order to reflect the preferential treatment for public officials, officials in the palace will be allocated residences according to the size of their official positions, without the need to purchase them.

The management of military status was fully entrusted to Wang Li.

What is even more exciting is that the notice announced that Xizhou will recruit talents from all walks of life on a large scale, and especially welcomes people with special skills.

Xizhou's way of serving will also change and will be replaced by planting trees.

This measure is particularly necessary considering Xizhou's dry and hot climate and serious vegetation destruction, especially the areas close to the desert that are often attacked by wind and sand all year round.

Today, the wells and canals have been put into use, and the introduction of water has brought new life to this land.

Therefore, the work of preventing wind and sand needs to be carried out urgently.

With the participation of a large number of talents, the two tasks today - digging wells and canals and preventing wind and sand, will be carried out simultaneously.

Planting drought-resistant plants such as Elaeagnus angustifolia, camel thorn, red willow, poplar and sea buckthorn can not only prevent wind and sand and improve vegetation coverage, but also improve land quality, reduce soil moisture loss and make the land more suitable for farming.

As for the plants that can break wind and fix sand, they already exist in Xizhou, but they are relatively scattered.

After screening, Luming finally selected the Elaeagnus angustifolia as the main plant for windbreak and sand fixation.

The sand date tree has multiple advantages such as drought resistance, wind and sand resistance, saline-alkali resistance, and barrenness resistance.

Its whole body is a treasure, and its skin, flowers and fruits can all be used as medicine.

The flesh of the sand date is rich in sugar, starch, protein, fat and vitamins, and can be eaten raw or cooked.

In the original world, people in Xinjiang often grind the fruits of the sand date into powder and mix it with flour as a staple food. It can also be used to make wine, vinegar, sauce, cakes and other foods.

In addition, the fruits and leaves of the Elaeagnus angustifolia are high-quality feed for livestock.

It is worth mentioning that the reproduction ability of Elaeagnus angustifolia is extremely strong and the survival rate is high.

Planting can be done not only by sowing, but also by planting seedlings, transplanting seedlings, layering, root suckers and division.

This choice will undoubtedly bring great help to Xizhou's work on wind and sand control.

Xizhou seemed to be a place chosen by God. Rock salt was discovered within a few days, which instantly solved the problem of table salt.

Then, Lu Ming used the information to successfully purify fine salt.

Lu Ming was so shameless as to give it the beautiful name of "Xizhou Refined Salt".

Of course, they couldn't sell this salt to Da Zhou in a big way, not even to the city closest to them.

The Great Zhou had extremely strict control over private salt production. Once someone was found making salt privately, they would be seeking death.

Xiao Chengsi held the handful of fine white salt in his hand, lost in thought as to what to do with it.

He knew the importance of the salt and the difficulty of handling it.

Just as he was hesitating, Lu Ming's words interrupted his thoughts.

Seeing Xiao Chengsi like this, Lu Ming said casually: "I heard that the Arabs are also short of salt. I wonder how they solved it." She paused deliberately, and then continued: "By the way, I heard that the food and grass of the Xizhou Army are running out, and the food and grass from the court has not been delivered yet. Is there something wrong?"

"Although water has been diverted to Xizhou, how can we grow crops in winter? Even if we plant crops now, we won't be able to harvest them until April or May next year. It seems that you have to figure out a way to get food and grass!"

Xiao Chengsi looked at Lu Ming with helplessness on his face as he kept plotting against him. Didn't he want him to use the refined salt to exchange for the much-needed food?

What a clever and cunning little fox!

When the imperial court dispatched troops, it usually adopted a policy of differentiation, separating the military from politics.

The prince of the fiefdom is in charge of government affairs, while military power is held by others.

Therefore, the supply of food and fodder for the Xizhou Army should have been the responsibility of the imperial court.

However, the imperial court's food and fodder had not yet arrived, which put Xiao Chengsi under great pressure.

He knew very well that if this continued, the Xizhou Army would face a serious food crisis.

Xiao Chengsi is now in dire need of food. During this period of time, many soldiers have been eating with Prince An. If the imperial court does not send more food and fodder, the Xizhou Army will probably even think about eating grass.

Or she could directly surrender to Prince An. During this period of time, she has recruited a lot of personal guards.

Of course, he could also force the people of Xizhou to provide food and fodder, but he was Xiao Chengsi, how could he do such a thing?

There is only one and a half months left until the Chinese New Year. She only has one month, and she hopes to do her best to save the child's father.

Lu Ming raised his head and glanced at the people who were discussing official business enthusiastically, then shifted his gaze to Xiao Chengsi who was looking down in deep thought.

She could hardly imagine that these lively people in front of her would all die in a month and a half.

Lu Ming is not sure whether his arrival can change all this. Will the imperial court still cut off its food supply?

Especially in Xizhou, which is close to the barbarians, the situation is even more turbulent, and small groups of barbarians often go south to plunder.

This is only early winter, and it will probably be even more serious when the severe winter comes.

Her proposal was just to point out a way out for the Xizhou Army. Since the imperial court could not be relied upon, it would be better for them to find a way out themselves and leave a way out for themselves.

Xiao Chengsi also thought of this. Although he was rebellious and did not follow the rules, this was the first time he was so lawless as today.

He couldn't help but wonder, if his father knew what he was going to do, would he regret sending him to the army?

Will he even sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice?

The two looked at each other and agreed on the next course of action.

This is also because Xizhou has been in constant war and its geographical location is very special.

More importantly, the court had already begun fighting for power and had no time to care about them who were far away in Xizhou.

Whether it was iron ore, coal mine, or the production of refined salt, they were all under the charge of Xiao Chengsi, and the Xizhou Army was responsible for the production.

The sale was under the charge of the royal palace manager, with military personnel acting as guards. A merchant caravan led by the royal palace was formed to trade with countries in the Western Regions, including the Arabs.

With the arrival of winter, barbarians, horse bandits and others began to plunder without restraint.

Among these looting people, there were not only ordinary barbarians, but also barbarian soldiers, small forces assembled by barbarian nobles, and even other people from the Western Regions who came to take advantage of the situation to rob.

Xiao Chengsi also became increasingly busy.