Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Although returning the soldier talisman was a step that Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu had planned long ago.

However, the time is not ripe now.

Gu Yanshu could also see that after returning the soldier talisman, his little deer was not as relaxed as it appeared on the surface.

There is still some regret and reluctance in the eyes.

With just one glance, Gu Yanshu could see what Qin Lu was thinking.

But after thinking for a moment, he could understand Qin Lu's mood at the moment.

From the age of 15, the frontier, the battlefield, the three armies... almost covered the entire youth of my Xiaolu.

It can be said that the most important moments in my Xiaolu's life were all done in the army.

The first meritorious service, the fame, and the cultivation of three views...

Now that the soldier talisman is returned, although Xiaolu's reputation and status in the army will not be affected in the slightest, there are still some things that are different from before.

Thinking of this, Gu Yanshu thought in his heart, what should he say to comfort his little deer.

Who knew that before Gu Yanshu could open his mouth, Qin Lu had already noticed something, and opened his mouth first:

"Don't think too much, it's not a bad thing to hand over the soldier talisman."

"Huh?" Gu Yanshu raised his eyes, looking at his little deer with a little doubt.

"When I was in Yizhou, this king thought about whether this king was too domineering, so that the people below had no chance to stand out."

As soon as Qin Lu said these words, Gu Yanshu immediately understood the meaning of his words.

What Qin Lu wanted to say was that he had no successors, the sky was so big, and there was no one else who could provoke him except him.

"How can the prince take all the responsibility at this time on himself?"

Without even thinking about it, Gu Yanshu retorted, his family Xiaolu has never suppressed anyone, what does it mean to be too domineering?

Qin Lu also shook his head:

"But the concubine cannot deny that it is the existence of this king that fuels the inertia in their hearts and makes them less bloody."

Now, Gu Yanshu couldn't find anything to refute.

That's right, Gu Yanshu once persuaded Xiaolu to find a successor as soon as possible because of the fact that his family Xiaolu had no successors.

Although my little deer felt that it was unnecessary, he still thought about it according to his suggestion.

Unexpectedly, after screening all the young generals, Qin Lu discovered that this heir was not what he was looking for, so he could find it casually.

Because of Qin Lu's sudden birth, he won all battles, and the generals of Tianqi seemed to lose a little bit of the idea of ​​climbing up.

Because no matter how hard they try, their final achievements cannot surpass Qin Lu.

Some people even think that it doesn't matter if there are Qin Lu in Tianqi anyway, and whether there are other outstanding generals.

Because no matter how bad the situation is, as long as Qin Lu is there, the crisis can be turned into safety.

At this time, Gu Yanshu also understood what his Xiaolu wanted to say:

The word "Li Wang" brought to General Tianqi, besides peace of mind, he also had the idea that he could not work hard.

As long as his Xiaolu is still in the army, it will be difficult for these people to change their thoughts.

Only when Qin Lu left, might they be able to wake up.

But in the past, Qin Lu had no reason to do so.

But now, the dispute with the emperor is an opportunity that Qin Lu thinks is more appropriate.

Seeing that Ruan Ruan understood what he meant, Qin Lu raised the corners of his lips slightly, and added a sentence unhurriedly:

"Besides, if this king is still in the army, how can the foxes in the army show their tails?"

Li Mingpeng's confession was indeed very useful, and Qin Lu did find some clues based on his confession.

Following these clues, Qin Lu even found some surprises.

But because the time is too long, and there is still a two-year truce, most of the evidence has been covered up.

After Qin Lu returned to Beijing, the progress in rectifying the armed forces has been unsatisfactory, because although he knew who the moths in the army were, he could not find any evidence or reason to remove them reasonably.

Qin Lu was well-known in the army, and these people would not dare to act rashly as soon as he was there.

Only when he left and these people relaxed their vigilance could they see whether some people were human or ghosts.

Returning the soldier talisman now is indeed a little earlier than planned, and it is also not the best time.

But in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Originally, he wanted to comfort his little deer, and it would not be impossible for Gu Yanshu to sacrifice his appearance when necessary.

Seeing how lively his little deer was, and still having the energy to figure out how to thoroughly clean up the three armies, he immediately pushed back the thoughts in his heart.

Qin Lu's abacus was crackling, and he didn't know what kind of benefits he missed when he fiddled with the abacus.

After talking about the military talisman, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but share with Qin Lu the results of the royal palace's sea trip.

The first thing that was shown to Qin Lu was naturally the biggest harvest and the most unexpected surprise——

Sweet potatoes are gone.

Not to mention, the appearance of this raw sweet potato is really not good-looking.

Even if it is cleaned, it looks like a dusty lump of soil, which belongs to the appearance that no one else will look at it when it is placed on the road.

Although Qin Lu didn't judge people by appearance, when he saw this dusty lump of soil for the first time, he didn't take it very seriously.

It wasn't until her own princess mentioned that this object called sweet potato could reach an astonishing yield of [-] jin per mu, did she realize how precious this dusty lump of soil was.

"The yield per mu is [-] catties. Is everything the princess said true?"

Rao Qin Lu knew that Gu Yanshu's temperament would never say some fake words, so he still couldn't believe it at this moment.

"The yield of [-] jin per mu is just an approximate figure. According to the fertility of the soil, temperature, fertilization and other external factors, this yield will fluctuate."

Gu Yanshu stroked his chin and said seriously:

"If it is carefully raised, it may exceed the figure of [-] jin. Even if the conditions are not good, it will not reach [-] jin. If you pay more attention, you can at least have a yield of [-] jin per mu."

"Four thousand catties is not bad!" Qin Lu replied without thinking.

Even if Qin Lu only had a half-knowledge about farmland, he also knew the concept of [-] jin per mu, or even [-] jin.

Even now, Tianqi is the best to feed, and the crop with the highest yield can only reach about [-] catties per mu.

Just like this, when the news was sent back to the capital, it also made Tianqi's courtiers and the emperor happy for several days.

Even if this object can't reach the yield of [-] catties per mu, as his princess said, the conditions are not very good. If it reaches the yield of [-] catties per mu, he won't need to worry about food anymore in the future.

Thinking of this, Qin Lu suddenly couldn't sit still.

Dang even couldn't help but get up, find someone to plant the sweet potato, and observe it.

As a result, just as Qin Lu made some moves, he was directly pulled back by Gu Yanshu:

"What is your lord doing in such a hurry? This sweet potato loves heat, and it will soon be autumn. Kyoto is not a good place to grow it."

As far as Gu Yanshu is concerned, the timing of this sweet potato is actually not very good.

Although sweet potatoes are easy to feed and can survive in winter, the temperature in Tianqi and Kyoto in winter is too low, which will have a great impact on the yield per mu.

Before Qin Lu returned to the mansion, Gu Yanshu had thought about it, and it was not a good choice to put the experimental field in the capital.

At the same time, Gu Yanshu looked through Tianqi's map, and finally found a more suitable place——

South City.

That's right, it's Miss Mu's natal family, the area where Gu Yanshu's natal family is located, Nancheng.

Gu Yanshu certainly had some selfish motives in choosing Nancheng, but most of all, it was because it was suitable.

The first is the climate. Although Nancheng is not considered to be like spring all the year round, the winter is much warmer than that of Kyoto.

According to Gu Yanshu's reading of the county annals, when the temperature in Nancheng is at its lowest in winter, it can be about ten degrees above zero.

At that time, think about some insulation measures and use some external help to directly reach the ideal growth temperature of sweet potatoes.

Then there is the light.

Sweet potatoes are actually light-loving plants, and sufficient light can also increase the yield of sweet potatoes.

The terrain of Nancheng is flat, and in terms of light, it can also meet this condition.

In addition, it is the network and familiarity.

If you want to promote new crops, it will inevitably have a certain impact on previous crops.

There is only so much farmland. Once sweet potatoes are planted, no other crops can be planted on the same land.

Not to mention that for some areas with two crops a year and three crops a year, this new batch of crops has just been sown.

To replace it with sweet potatoes, it is necessary to pull out all the seedlings that have been planted in the field.

If you want to find a completely unfamiliar place, it is undoubtedly very difficult to do these things.

But Nancheng is different.

The Mu family has been entrenched in Nancheng for a long time, and has a certain reputation in Nancheng.

If he chooses Nancheng, Gu Yanshu can use the power of the Mu family to complete the above series of operations.

In addition, even Gu Yanshu has several capable shopkeepers in Nancheng.

Now the business in Nancheng has also entered a stable period, and the shopkeepers are relatively free, and they can go to the fields to help out when they are free.

If there is any emergency, it can also be reported in time.

Therefore, after many comparisons, Gu Yanshu finally decided to put the test field for sweet potato cultivation in Nancheng.

After listening to Gu Yanshu's analysis, Qin Lu also found that Nancheng is indeed a very suitable place, so he nodded immediately without thinking:

"Then follow what the princess said."

Gu Yanshu also knew that his Xiaolu would never refute him on these matters.

Smiling slightly, he began to think about it with his little deer.

Sweet potatoes like heat, and the sweet potatoes planted now are not as fast as in summer, and it takes about five months.

In other words, probably in the spring of the next year, it should be the spring of the next year before we can see the results.

Although it is not the best time to plant sweet potatoes, it will be just the right time in the coming spring.

At that time, the first batch of sweet potatoes planted will also be harvested, and that batch of sweet potato fruits can just be used for promotion.

Some places where the yield is not very good and the soil is not very fertile are replanted with sweet potatoes.

There are also poor peasant families who cannot afford rice seedlings, and they can also go to the government to get free sweet potato seedlings for planting.

The sweet potatoes can be stored, and now the cement road has been repaired, and the news is transmitted quickly, so it will not be too difficult to promote the sweet potatoes.

If the promotion goes well, the batch of sweet potatoes planted in spring should be able to reach a certain scale and output.

By next winter, the people of Tianqi will not have to worry about food.

Here, Gu Yanshu was chanting, while roughly calculating on paper, under ideal conditions, the scale and output of sweet potatoes planted in Tianqi next year, as well as the grain stock that can be saved in winter.

Over there, Qin Lu looked at the movements of his princess, his eyes darkened.

It wasn't until Gu Yanshu finally finished his calculations and put down his pen that he raised his eyes and realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his little deer's expression.

"My lord?"

Gu Yanshu directly cast a puzzled look at Qin Lu.

Qin Lu looked at Gu Yanshu, and directly asked the doubts in his heart:

"The princess is going to use the first batch of sweet potatoes for promotion?"

"Yes, of course this thing is going to be promoted!"

Gu Yanshu nodded without thinking.

"Free?"

Qin Lu asked again, although it was a question, but the determination in his tone showed that he already understood Gu Yanshu's thoughts in his heart.

Sure enough, the next moment, Gu Yanshu nodded without thinking:

"Of course it's free."

"Why do you want to do this?" Qin Lu's eyes darkened by two points, and his eyes were full of unclear light.

"Why else? This sweet potato is not a rare item. The high yield will soon form a buyer's market, and the price cannot be sold..."

Gu Yanshu gave the answer without even thinking about it.

But halfway through the conversation, he understood why Qin Lu asked these words.

Before that, Gu Yanshu had done many things for the people of Tianqi for free or even at a loss.

For example, "Kyoto Newspaper", another example is the snow disaster relief in Shaocheng, another example is movable type printing, or cement, the dam in Yizhou, the cement road in Tianqi...

But for everything that Gu Yanshu did before, even if he lost money in money, he had to make up for it elsewhere.

The money lost by "Kingdu Daily" eventually became the capital of Prince Li's mansion to control public opinion, and later even earned it back ten times and a hundred times by publishing advertisements.

The money donated for the snow disaster relief in Shaocheng was eventually exchanged for the fame of Prince Li’s mansion, the change in the image in the hearts of the people, and half of the credit for the disaster relief in Shaocheng.

Movable type printing, in addition to the fact that this thing does not have much technical content, and the exclusive technology has not been promoted to make it more popular, it has improved the prestige of Li Wangfu in the hearts of literati and the favorability of the emperor.

Cement, Yizhou dam, Kyoto cement road... the same is true.

The above "losses" are even based on a major premise:

At the beginning, Gu Yanshu thought that Qin Lu would inherit the throne, and wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous world for his Xiaolu from now on.

But this time, Qin Lu couldn't see any benefit from the promotion of sweet potato seedlings.

Even the throne is almost out of touch with Qin Lu now.

Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no need for Gu Yanshu to do so much.

Even if the sweet potato is as Gu Yanshu said, it is cheap to feed, and the yield is high, it will soon form a buyer's market and the price cannot be sold.

But before that, I believe that many people are willing to pay for the "[-] catties per mu".

If Gu Yanshu was more ruthless, he could even make a lot of money in the spring of next year when the first batch of experimental fields were harvested.

But Gu Yanshu obviously didn't intend to do this.

Instead, he chose to give up the benefits that are about to be obtained, and promote this thing for free.

This is not in line with Gu Yanshu's temperament of never losing money and plucking wild goose.

It was also because of this that Qin Lu was puzzled.

"Little deer."

After understanding what Qin Lu wanted to ask, Gu Yanshu's expression became a little more serious, and he looked up at Qin Lu.

Noticing the change in Gu Yanshu's expression, Qin Lu also quickly adjusted his mentality, and looked at himself softly with a serious face.

Sure enough, the next moment, Qin Lu heard his own soft and serious question:

"Do you still remember, after I founded the newspaper office, what was written on the first inscription in the newspaper office?"

"Ah."

Qin Lu nodded slightly. Of course he remembered that he personally helped his family hang up the words at that time:

"Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world."

"That's right, if you are poor, you will benefit yourself alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world."

Gu Yanshu nodded, and repeated the sentence again:

"Although I can't reach such a lofty state, I still want to give some help to others within the scope of my ability."

"That's right, I'm indeed a businessman, and I don't want to do business at a loss, but Xiaolu, not everything in this world can be summed up in terms of 'buying and selling' or 'business'."

Having said that, Gu Yanshu paused again, and then added:

"If you only talk about 'business', there is a law in the market, the greater the risk, the higher the return, but you know, I did a business with extremely high risk and extremely low return?"

After Gu Yanshu finished speaking, Qin Lu couldn't help casting a puzzled look at him.

The risk is high, the return is low, and you are soft. Have you ever done this kind of business?

Afterwards, Qin Lu saw his own Ruanruan approaching him.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Lu felt a warm touch on his lips, but the touch disappeared as soon as he touched it, without even giving Qin Lu any chance to react.

After pecking on Qin Lu's lips, Gu Yanshu turned his head slightly, pressed his lips to his Xiaolu's ear, and whispered the answer:

"Of course I love you."

If it was only about business, Gu Yanshu would be losing money from the moment he fell in love with Qin Lu.

Facing huge risks, he made a huge gamble with all his wealth.

If you win, you will gain a like-minded person, if you lose, you will be smashed to pieces, and you will never recover.

For such a business, the benefit is not directly proportional to the effort, and it is undoubtedly the most uneconomical for businessmen.

No businessman would be stupid enough to do this kind of business.

But as Gu Yanshu said, how can everything in this world be measured by the word "business"?

People are not plants, how can we put everything on both ends of the balance?

The same goes for the sweet potato seedlings.

From the perspective of profit, the promotion of sweet potato seedlings for free is indeed of no benefit to Gu Yanshu.

Even because his family's little deer is not destined for the throne at this moment, even the last bit of invisible benefits has disappeared.

But Gu Yanshu is not hard-hearted, and he can't do the practice of selling sweet potato seedlings for sky-high prices when he sees the people in Tianqi starved of food when he controls sweet potatoes with an output of [-] or even [-] jins per mu.

And Qin Lu has long been disturbed by the phrase "naturally falling in love with you" that his Ruanruan said in his ear, so where can he have other energy to think about the sweet potato seedlings?

Seeing that Ruan Ruan was still blinking at his appearance after finishing speaking, Qin Ludang bullied himself away to Ruan Ruan even if he no longer suppressed the throbbing in his heart.

Even Gu Yanshu didn't expect that Xiaolu's thoughts could change so quickly.

Weren't they still talking about business at the last moment?

How could my little deer be able to think wildly about such serious things as Jijitianxia and sweet potato seedlings?

Before he could react, Qin Lu had already hugged him in his arms.

At the end, Gu Yanshu could only say one sentence in time:

"Asshole, this is the study room! You can't go back and then..."

However, it was this sentence that Gu Yanshu couldn't finish, so he was blocked by Qin Lu:

"It's okay, Xingren and the others understand."

That's right, how could Xingren and the others not understand?

After all, when the two of them were at their most messy, they even developed every inch of land in the palace master's courtyard.

It's just a mere study, a person like Xingren who has experienced big storms has long been used to it.

Gu Yanshu struggled to no avail, and in the end he could only let his little deer do whatever he wanted.

At the same time, remind yourself in your heart:

From now on, when we talk about business, we will talk about business, don't just confess to nothing!