bullyxtreme Chapter 490 The nobles in the capital are about to cause chaos
Chapter 490 The nobles in the capital are about to cause chaos
He looked at Su Jixiang.
The beauty in front of me smiled sweetly, her eyes were like autumn water, filled with joy.
No, her whole body seemed to glow!
"How did you make so much money?" Wei Ling asked hesitantly.
"Our fertile farmland has not only achieved self-sufficiency in food supplies for the entire Black Tiger Army, but we can also sell food to foreign lands." Su Jixiang said with a smile.
She helped the North improve the rice hulling technology. The rice in the entire North was mechanically ground using a large waterwheel built by Su Jixiang using the water flow of Songjiang River. The rice in the North takes longer to grow than the rice in the South. In addition, the entire North has fertile land. After more fine grinding and husking, the rice becomes more crystal clear than the rice in the South, and each grain is plump as if carved out of white jade.
Currently, this rice milling technology is only controlled by the Black Tiger Army in the North, so one kilogram of rice produced by Su Jixiang can be exchanged for four kilograms of rice from other places.
Because the rice produced in the north is extremely delicious. The cooked rice has a fragrant aroma, is soft and sweet in the mouth, and leaves a full mouthful of rice aroma after chewing. This is incomparable to the ordinary rice in the south.
Su Jixiang also planted potatoes and sweet potatoes introduced from foreign countries on those not particularly fertile lands.
Corn production has also doubled under scientific management.
The Northland is no longer the desolate, barren land it was a few years ago. Instead, it is a land of abundance along the Songjiang River.
Not only is the rice and corn in the north delicious, but even the flour produced from the wheat in the north is chewier than flour from other places after Su Jixiang improved the flour milling technology.
The Black Tiger Army is not short of food at all now.
Every time Wei Ling clamored for the imperial court to release grain, it was always based on the principle of not letting it go to waste. In fact, in the past two years, they had basically processed the military rations released by the court into feed.
"I know this, but can you make so much money by buying food?" Wei Ling asked a little surprised.
"Then why do you think those big rice merchants in Jiangnan were able to build their own gardens?" Su Jixiang said with a smile, "Of course it's not just rice that's their income. We also have well salt and sea salt!"
The sale of private salt was prohibited in Daxie, and that was within the territory of Daxie. However, Su Jixiang's caravan sold the refined salt to foreign countries.
The refined salt that Su Jixiang extracted using modern methods was incomparable to the salt of the Daxie Dynasty. Not only was the Daxie Dynasty salt incomparable, but foreign countries also did not have this technology! Therefore, Su Jixiang's well salt and sea salt were exclusively used by foreign nobles.
The rose salt that Su Jixiang later had people mix was a high-end bathing product that foreign noble women flocked to.
Su Jixiang's glass factory is well-known abroad.
The profits that those glasses bring to Su Jixiang every year are also astonishingly high.
After Su Jixiang told Wei Ling about his earnings one by one, Wei Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief. After calculating it this way, it was really true!
He couldn't help but slump into the chair, "So, from now on, I can rely on you for support?"
Su Jixiang couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Yes, yes, Lord! Are you happy? Are you satisfied?"
"I'm so happy!" Wei Ling immediately jumped up from the chair again, holding Su Jixiang and spinning around several times! "Then it's a deal, you support me from now on!" Then he put Su Jixiang down and immediately leaned into Su Jixiang's arms.
Su Jixiang casually opened his arms and put his arm around Wei Ling's broad shoulders. "Okay, okay. Since you're so handsome, I will definitely support you for the rest of your life!"
Wei Ling and Su Jixiang looked at each other, and then both of them couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"My wife is so capable, I have to work harder!" Wei Ling took Su Jixiang into his arms, hugged her gently, kissed her forehead, and said softly, "I will protect you well."
Although both of them were immersed in the joy of wealth, they also understood that if they did not have some skills, they would not be able to keep such a huge fortune at all!
Wei Ling thought to himself that it seemed that he needed to muddy the waters in the capital even more.
For the long-term stability of the north, and for the safety of him and Su Jixiang, the more trouble Emperor Longchang has, the better!
"The Turks have suffered disasters for several years in a row," Su Jixiang said. "Because our Black Tiger Army is strong and powerful, they have also been holding it in for several years. I think they may soon be unable to hold it in any longer."
"Yeah." Wei Ling nodded. It was true.
In recent years, the appearance of the north has changed with each passing day. The cities have been reinforced and improved, the roads have been built wide and flat, and the Black Tiger Army is powerful, so the Turks have indeed been quiet for many years.
Even if some short-sighted Turkic tribes came to harass them, they did not end up well.
But Daxie suffered disasters year after year, and so did the Turks.
If it weren't for Su Jixiang's planning, coupled with Xie Yingfeng's prompt and rigorous management of the North's affairs, the North would not only have withstood the test of the disaster years, but the grain production would not have decreased but increased. But the Turks were different.
They have suffered from snow disasters for two consecutive years, and many large livestock have died. In addition, they do not know how to manage and farm. In recent years, they dare not come to Daxie to rob money, people and food. They only dare to go to the surrounding small countries that are not very powerful to beg for money. This year, they are likely to be ready to move.
The spies sent out by Wei Ling have already reported back that several large Turkic tribes have set their sights on Su Jixiang's trading market in the north.
They want to take this place back and use it to make a fortune.
Therefore, if the Turks make any unusual moves, it will probably be this winter or next spring!
It depends on how long their Khan can endure.
This time I left Mang City in the north, and I believe the news will soon be known to the Turks. I guess they will take advantage of this good opportunity to seize it.
Wei Ling knew in his heart that it was not scary if the Turks took action on their own, but what was scary was that the Turks would collude with people in the court!
Therefore, the powerful and wealthy in this capital city must be in chaos.
At least before he returns to the north, Emperor Longchang will feel all kinds of pressure.
I have to say, he is lucky.
When he saw the medical file from Miaoshou Pavilion, he thought of how to cause chaos in the Wu Mansion.
The secret spy in the capital is in the hands of Chen Xinghe, and now he and the eldest princess are at odds with each other.
The next one must be the Wuguogong Mansion, after all, the Wuguogong Mansion controls the guards of the capital.
The Queen Mother’s birthday this time will definitely be a very lively one!