Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 209 The war ends

The confident look on the girl's face while she spoke made Chu Xingchen's heart burn with excitement. This was the girl he liked, and her beautiful appearance was just the icing on the cake for her talent.

"In addition, I have some suggestions for the future construction of the North. For example, in terms of agriculture, we can set up a department dedicated to agriculture and recruit some experienced farmers who have rich experience in planting various types of grains. Of course, it is best if the officials in charge also understand farming. Also, when registering the refugees, we should specially mark those with special skills, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers, etc., and of course also include women with crafts, such as weaving, raising silkworms, dyeing cloth, breeding, etc. Now these refugees are from both the north and the south, and the talents are naturally mixed. This will be helpful for future construction and the restoration of farming, industry, and commerce."

Xin Baoer's mouth was dry after talking, so she took a sip of tea. Seeing that Chu Xingchen was listening attentively, she continued, "You know I have read a lot of books, and I have read a lot of knowledge related to industry and agriculture in the books. For example, rice breeding and transplanting, increasing rice production through hybridization and mutation, and the method of composting and nourishing the land that we discussed before, as well as the improvement and update of agricultural tools, such as the curved plow that is more flexible and easy to use than the straight plow, and saves more manpower and animal power, and the sickle that can harvest faster and harvest a larger area than the ordinary sickle, the foot-operated thresher, the thresher, and so on."

"Oh, yes, there are also water transport trucks and water tankers. I will organize all the above into written materials, and I will also draw them if drawings are needed. They may not be very comprehensive, and I will find some professionals to study them later. They should have a considerable reference value."

"There are also some ecological farming models, such as raising fish in rice fields, planting mulberry trees beside ponds, cultivating mushrooms in the mountains and forests, and raising chickens and ducks."

Xin Baoer became more and more excited as she spoke, and she wished she could fill all the knowledge from later generations in her head into Chu Xingchen's head.

Chu Xingchen listened with great interest at first, but then his brows furrowed more and more as he listened. He always felt that the girl today was very strange, as if she wanted to explain everything about the next few years.

"Bao'er, it's getting late. It's too early to consider this matter now. We can discuss it slowly later." Chu Xingchen felt anxious for no reason and couldn't help but interrupt Xin Bao'er's chattering.

Xin Baoer was stunned when she heard this, then she looked at the sky and realized that she had talked too much today. Chu Xingchen was a very sensitive person, and she was afraid that he would guess her thoughts through his imagination.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Look at me. I was so excited that I even forgot the time. Let's rest early. You should be busy starting tomorrow."

Chu Xingchen noticed that her expression was a little unnatural, but he didn't think much about it. He just thought that they were both busy with their own things recently and had too little communication, so they were actually a little estranged. He thought to himself that he should come to see her more often in the future.

Xin Baoer obediently nestled in Chu Xingchen's arms. In the dark night, she took a deep breath. It was the pleasant smell of him, not some mixed incense scent, but a pleasant scent of sunshine and grass, which was her favorite smell.

She didn't know if her decision was right or not. She had heard that several of his advisers had suggested that he marry into a clan to gain benefits.

There is no way around it. Emperors have all come this way since ancient times. Since he has the ambition to save the world and become emperor, he has to take this path. After all, in this era, people are more accepting of the community of interests formed by in-laws.

After two years of companionship, Xin Baoer finally began to have some delusions. She felt that she had become greedy. She wanted him to always be hers alone. But what ability did she have to break the rules of this era by herself?

Since I can't resist or accept it, I might as well leave early. A tear quietly slipped down the corner of my eye.

After all, she was not a person who had no desires and when she met a young man who was stunning, she gradually lost her original intention.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day was another busy day.

With the ideas given by Xin Baoer, Chu Xingchen gradually changed from being passive to being active while running around, and was finally not so overwhelmed.

At the same time, more and more ladies from various families came to visit, and they all brought their daughters of marriageable age with them. Xiang Qing did not show it on her face, but she was very unhappy in her heart.

She always stubbornly believed that Chu Xingchen's face belonged to her husband. She was already very unhappy that Xin Baoer had touched her, and now there were so many women coveting it. How could she accept that?

Although she hated him to the core, Xiang Qing did not dare to fail to receive him well. After all, she knew her own business. She was not a legitimate wife. If Chu Xingchen's identity was revealed one day, she would be the most embarrassed one.

She and her son still have to rely on this brother-in-law to survive, and it has been agreed before that the world will eventually be left to her son. She cannot lose the big picture for the small one.

Thinking of her son, she felt much better. She also found the ladies in front of her much more pleasing to the eye. She was busy welcoming and seeing off guests every day and was having a great time.

Xin Baoer naturally did not miss the news from the front yard, which further strengthened her decision. The world is high and the sea is vast, and she does not want to be trapped in one place, imprisoned in a circle, and become a self-pitying little woman.

The more she thought about it, the clearer her mind became. She had lived in a daze for so many years, and now she could finally be her own boss. She was rich, so there was no need to be complacent. Besides, she didn't go out to have fun, she went out to help him find a new way out.

After figuring this out, he wrote faster and faster.

Before we knew it, it was already November. The further north you go, the colder the weather gets. There is no heated kang here, so Xin Baoer lit the charcoal fire early in her room. Zhao Xian and the others suggested building another kang, even if it meant having fewer rooms, so everyone could squeeze together and keep warm.

Xin Baoer was thinking about her plan. She estimated that she would have to leave soon, but she couldn't take everyone here with her. At least, Mother Lin was too old to follow her around.

Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement. As soon as there was any movement here, Chu Xingchen naturally received the news. Knowing that she was messing up his yard, he finally suppressed his bad guesses and went to Xin Baoer's place more and more often.

The courtyard was as usual, and the days passed by peacefully, but only Wei Yu knew that their people had almost gathered, and they could leave as long as the opportunity arose.

Although Wei Yu didn't quite understand Xin Baoer's behavior, since Xin Baoer didn't say anything, she didn't ask any more questions. After all, she was not a reckless person, and she left for a reason.

In early December, snow had already begun to fall in the north, and the wars in all places had finally come to a halt. The original Ning Dynasty was completely shattered into five regions: east, south, west, north, and center.

The North seems to occupy the largest area, but in reality it is sparsely populated and has few resources.

The south, which is occupied by the King of Zhennan, has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times and is considered one of the few prosperous places. However, due to successive floods and waterlogging disasters, the people are now only free from displacement. However, Chu Xingchen and others also know that although Shengjing today seems to be an independent force, its real master behind the scenes is also the King of Zhennan.

The defenders in the east and west also followed suit and incorporated the neighboring Zhou County into their sphere of influence. Those small forces that wanted to take advantage of the opportunity were either completely defeated or incorporated.

In any case, the war has finally come to an end, and the refugees who were forced to flee everywhere can finally find a safe place to spend the winter.

Now that the territory has been encircled, it naturally cannot be without a name. The first one to announce the establishment of himself as king was the King of Zhennan, who thought he had absolute advantage. Then the East and West were not to be outdone and established themselves as kings one after another. Ning Ye, as a puppet, also reluctantly proclaimed himself the King of Zhongzhou.

There is no way, he also wants to be emperor, but he is just a puppet in name only and has no control over his own affairs!

It was not until then that Chu Xingchen stepped forward completely, bringing with him officials from various departments that had been secretly formed, carrying the banner of the north, and under the slogan of recovering the Chu family's territory, he proclaimed himself the King of Dingbei.

At the same time, all gates in the north were open to refugees, and a series of people-friendly policies were introduced, such as free settlement, allocation of land and houses, etc.

As soon as the policy in the North was released, several other places also realized the importance of population and began to follow suit. Suddenly, homeless refugees became popular and suddenly they had free access.