Forced to farm for the princess

The iron mine has already exceeded the management scope of the Northwest. When Lin Heng came back, he immediately sent a lieutenant there. They must not be able to guard other places, but the silver mine pointed out by the slave has been completely guarded.

Wei Ruojin directly asked the people who looked at the coal mines to go to the place where the iron ore was said to be produced, and they needed to recruit more people. If the iron ore was found, the current manpower is very insufficient. Basically, the refugees collected the year before have settled down. I am afraid that few people will be willing to go to the land where people go.

"Oops!" Wei Ruojin found Lin Heng and said, "At that time, you only said that there was iron ore there, but you didn't verify it at all, right? What if there is no iron mine there?"

There was a momentary blank in Lin Heng's mind. He hadn't thought about this problem at all. The iron deficiency in Northwest China was getting worse, so he just heard about it and didn't think much about it.

"If there is no iron ore, then my battle is for nothing?"

"You destroyed three of my granaries in this battle, plus 100 million taels of silver." Wei Ruojin was expressionless, and her tone was even more unemotional, and she spoke in a straightforward manner.

"I will definitely pay attention next time." Looking at Wei Ruojin's appearance, Lin Heng swallowed.

"Okay, let's have a good life." Wei Ruojin sighed.

Those who were sent out to find the mine continued to search, whether the slave was lying to them, or just wanted to drag his master to hell, anyway, they were beaten down.

It would be impossible for him to spit out the food that cost him so much money, so Wei Ruojin wrote a plan.

Aren't there many slaves there?Did you raise sheep and horses when you were young?

Then continue to raise it, starting from the place near Pinghe Town.

After writing the plan, Wei Ruojin called Zhu Cheng and sent him an extra team of guards to let him continue walking deep into Ranjue.Caravans can not only make money, but they are also good at spying on news.

"Buy as many sheep and horses as possible, the better they can be bred."

"Yes, young master, I can buy some property in Pinghe Town. I have been away for a long time, so I want to find a place to settle down." Zhu Cheng received the order, glanced at Wei Ruojin and said.

"Just buy it. You don't need to ask me about this kind of thing." Wei Ruojin understands Zhu Cheng's thoughts. He has always been generous to himself, let alone buying property in Pinghe Town. After the house is built, let him rebuild the entire Pinghe Town, and you will choose a place."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

After Zhu Cheng left, Wei Ruojin processed several official documents that urgently needed Lin Heng's order, and went to the kitchen to cook for Lin Heng.As soon as he entered the house, a pigeon landed beside Lin Heng.

Wei Ruojin was not surprised, she moved the young couple to the bed, and when the food was served, Lin Heng's face became serious.

"what happened?"

"The fourth prince is dead." Lin Heng's voice was very steady. Although he was his half-brother, the Tian family had no family ties. What's more, he lived a hard life in the palace back then, and the few princes rarely even saw each other. .

Wei Ruojin's hands paused, he had no sense of reality, "Aren't you still in charge of the country? A while ago, if Cai Fulai hadn't ordered to withdraw the troops, I wouldn't have breathed a sigh of relief."

Lin Heng took his hand, "I also want to know, have there been any changes in Beijing during this period?"

Wei Ruojin shook her head, "No, the news that came back in the past few months is that everything is fine, except that His Majesty will go to court occasionally, although he will fall asleep after a while. How did he die?"

"The cause of death is a bit ugly, you can see for yourself." Lin Heng handed the cloth over.

"The assassins were two women. This death is too...bizarre and unspeakable." Wei Ruojin burned the paper after reading it.

"These two women came out from the First Prince's Mansion."

Wei Ruojin just sat down and was about to let him eat, but Lin Heng didn't expect to say such a sentence, and looked at him in surprise. "Lin Kang?"

Lin Heng lowered his eyes and shook his head.

Wei Ruojin turned pale with shock, and said loudly: "It can't be you...it's impossible, you don't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing."

Lin Heng was almost stunned by Wei Ruojin's words, if there was no later sentence, "Lin Guang only has these few sons, but do you know how many people are behind his son?"

Wei Ruojin smiled at Lin Heng, "Don't talk about eating, I guess the capital will be in chaos for a while, you just take care of your injuries and I'll make money."

Wei Ruojin really started to make money, and not long after, Taishou Yin and Chen Wei took away the newly grown rice. They heard that fish can be raised in the rice fields, so they didn't know anything about it. One of them asked for two in the village. Those who have grown this kind of rice, let them teach the local farmers.

At first, Wei Ruojin thought that the high yields of sweet potatoes and corn were entirely due to the high yields of these two crops; but the yield of rice planted this time was also far beyond his expectations.

One ridge of sweet potatoes can produce about one thousand catties, and this rice is also from the system store. Wei Ruo may think that although the yield may be at most two to three hundred catties more than the original millet planted by tenant farmers; he did not expect to harvest it. , One mu of land can produce about a thousand catties.

You know, it was impossible for him to harvest so much when he was a farmer. It was not until a great scientific researcher led his team that he did not know how hard it was to have the high-yielding grain in the future; The team of scientific researchers is similar to seeds?

Wei Ruojin smiled unconsciously. In the future, there will be more things to eat in the Northwest. With so much high-yielding grain, he can't believe that the Northwest is still the same poor and remote place.

Maybe they all know that Mrs. Yin and Chen Wei are valued by the Northwest King, and the other is from the Northwest Princess; seeing that they both received new seeds, they immediately went to Xinglin City to get the seeds without saying a word.

In the end, all the old masters in the Zhuangzi that Wei Ruojin used as the experimental site were loaned out, and even the apprentices who had helped him were gone; he had to ask Steward Shang to find someone else, this time to plant glutinous rice.

He doesn't want to eat rock candy, but glutinous rice candy.

"Back to the capital?" Wei Ruojin was puzzled for a moment, why did he go back to the capital?

"It's not that we're going back to Kyoto, it's that they invite us back to Kyoto."

Thinking of the current situation in the capital, Wei Ruojin understood, "You can't go back to Beijing unless you're summoned, please call your Majesty first." Then she didn't know what came to her mind, she laughed, and said, "Are you attending the funeral for the Fourth Prince?"

"You are really..." Lin Heng also laughed, "It was Lin Kang who wanted me to return to the capital on purpose. The fourth prince died, and the first prince became the most likely person to kill him. He is the only one who can make the decision on the surface, he is afraid."

Wei Ruojin still felt a little weird, "Is there really nothing about Lin Kang?"

"Lin Kang has always been timid." Lin Heng thought for a while, but he wasn't sure, but based on the information he had learned so far, Lin Kang didn't seem like a person who could do such a thing.

"Then he's quite smart and knows to find you back."

"Kyoto is in chaos now, the fourth prince's body is still standing still and cannot be buried, and the eldest prince is also temporarily locked up in the East Palace."

Wei Ruojin didn't know what to say for a while. Now that the weather is hot, the fourth prince was still in charge of the country before he was alive, and he was not allowed to rest in peace after death. It may not even save face.

Within two days, Lin Heng received news from the capital again, and Wei Ruojin looked at it curiously, "Now I really think that Lin Kang may be related to the death of the fourth prince, he was assassinated four times in five days, every time Hidden, this person is more than lucky."

Lin Heng chuckled, "In the royal family, everyone has a little secret. My injury is not healed yet, let's just watch."

The capital was in chaos, but the number of wounded soldiers in the northwest increased. However, the Jue people ignored the newly signed contract as nothing, crossed the redrawn border line, and had already fought a battle with the defenders there.

Lin Heng frowned when he heard the news, if Wei Ruojin wasn't by his side, he would have rushed over directly.

"Why are you so anxious, grandpa is there, no matter how bad he is, there are still two of his lieutenants, don't think that no one in this world knows how to fight except you." Wei Ruojin glared at him.

"Aren't they familiar with me?"

"No matter how familiar you are, you're still familiar. Stay honest." After finishing speaking, Wei Ruojin was about to leave.

"Ajin, where are you going?" Lin Heng hurriedly called to stop him.

"Go and talk about business with Ranjue." Wei Ruojin said without looking back, Lin Heng was a little anxious, he went to talk about business with Ranjue.

If there is any business to talk about, ordinary Ranjue people are not worthy to talk to him, the only one who can talk to him is the current King Ranjue; then he will have to expose his identity as the princess of the Northwest, but don’t be caught by those shameless people. However, the people took it down as a hostage!

As soon as Lin Heng thought of this, he quickly got off the bed, the wound on his body was no longer so painful, he put on his clothes quickly and ran away.

"I didn't tell you to take a good rest. What are you doing here?" Wei Ruojin had just ordered Housekeeper Shang to prepare things when she saw Lin Heng following him, frowning and driving him into the room.

"I don't worry, if you don't let me go, then don't go too, don't look at me hurt, then you are not my opponent now."

Wei Ruojin looked at him sideways, without any fluctuation in his tone, "You want to do something to me?"

"No, no." Lin Heng quickly shook his head, "Ah Jin, why don't you let me stay with you, I really don't trust you, please, if you don't let me go, I won't take medicine or eat, No one in this palace can control me."

Wei Ruojin was so annoyed by Lin Heng that he didn't want to talk, but Lin Heng was becoming less and less like the one he just met, and a strong man of his age would still act like a baby to him, he was almost dying of worry.

"You'd better be honest." Wei Ruojin warned him.

Lin Heng nodded quickly.

Steward Shang packed up his things, arranged a carriage, and asked Wei Ruojin to take the things to Pinghe Town. They only stayed in Pinghe Town for one night, and after asking the specific information, they rushed to the place where the two sides were fighting.

However, King Kunel had just finished his breakfast when he received a letter from the Dachang envoy. After reading it, he let out a sneer and threw the letter away, "Want to do business with me in the Northwest? Sell ​​me as a slave?"

Kunel laughed, and the next few ministers of Ranjue also laughed. The envoy was calm when he heard this, and after they finished laughing, he said in Ranjue's words: "Your Majesty can completely refuse, and the whole Ranjue will be determined in the future." There will not be a Dachang caravan selling salt and grain to you."

"If I don't sell it, won't I snatch it?" Kunel's face immediately turned fierce.

"Have you ever fought Dachang's army? The princess just doesn't want to lose her life. It's the common people who are suffering from the battle between the two sides. That's why I thought about doing this business with King Ranjue. If you don't want to, I just leave. However, you can also Cut off my head, but I don’t know how far your royal court will move north.” The envoy’s face was indifferent, even with a smile on his face.