Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 376 Seed, gone

Bai Mingwei understands that it is not easy for a family to get along, so she has always fulfilled her responsibilities as the eldest sister well.

She will love and protect her sisters, but she will never protect them.

She would let her sisters grow up freely, but she would never indulge them.

She would be strict with her younger sisters, but she did not become a strict eldest sister.

She will also tolerate the little tempers of her sisters, but she will not condone their willfulness.

After Bai Mingwei returned home from Chengtian Temple, the six sisters also changed a lot. Bai Mingwei's words and deeds have always had a subtle influence on them.

In addition, the family tradition is upright and the education is good. Even if the family bickers and quarrels on weekdays, when a disaster strikes, they will choose to work together to overcome the difficulties without hesitation.

Bai Xiuying threw herself into Bai Mingwei's arms, her eyes moistening with dissatisfaction: "Eldest sister, I am really lucky to have so many lovely family members, but the one I like most now is eldest sister."

Yu Jiao covered her lips: "Sister-in-law Seven is disgusted."

Bai Xiuying raised her eyebrows: "I just like the eldest sister the most. If my sister-in-law likes to eat, just eat it. At worst, I will give you a little bit of this love."

Ren couldn't help but laugh: "I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

The three of them laughed together. The corners of Bai Mingwei's lips that had been raised suddenly blossomed into a smile that was gorgeous and bright, like a phoenix flower burning like fire on a branch.

While several people were chatting and laughing, Jiang Ci walked to the courtyard with an anxious look on his face: "Miss Bai, I have something to report."

If it wasn't an emergency, Jiang Ci would not come to her directly.

Bai Ming patted Ren's hand slightly, stood up and walked out.

Ren was helpless: "This is the first time in several months that I can sit down and rest. It has only been a while since I have to be busy again."

Yu Jiao said: "This is Mingwei's responsibility and Mingwei's responsibility. All we can do is help as much as possible. The rest is beyond our power."

Bai Xiuying shook her skirt: "The seventh sister-in-law is accompanying the second sister-in-law. I will continue to train. Otherwise, I will be bullied if I can't beat my husband in the future."

Ren couldn't help but shake her head: "I don't know what kind of fate these six girls will have in the future."

Yu Jiao smiled and said: "He must be a lucky one."

Ren nodded: "Yes, I will."

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In the study, Jiang Ci looked solemn: "Miss Bai, something serious has happened."

Bai Mingwei poured him a glass of water: "Brother Jiang, don't be anxious, speak slowly."

Jiang Ci explained the matter calmly: "I know you are thinking about spring plowing. After taking care of other things today, I thought about checking the situation of the seeds, but I never thought that the warehouse was empty and the seed reserves were missing. And flew away.”

In recent years, heavy taxes have made it hard for the people to have enough to eat. How can there be any surplus grain left at home to make seeds?

So Bai Weiyong set up seed warehouses in various towns. People could exchange their labor for seeds before spring plowing, thus ensuring that people would still have crops to plant in the coming year.

When Bai Mingwei conquered the first three cities, he also paid attention to the situation of seeds, but because the Beiyan army arrived suddenly, this year's warehouse was not filled up.

If there are no seeds in the warehouse of Qiang City, then other cities will not have extra seeds to supply Qiang City.

As a result, the villages near Qiangcheng will have no food to grow.

Whether spring plowing can be done on time means whether people can have a harvest next year.Therefore, Bai Mingwei tried his best to regain Qiang City before spring plowing, just to ensure the normal progress of spring plowing.

Now there are no seeds...

This is a very serious matter, no wonder Jiang Ci is so worried.

However, Bai Mingwei was not too shocked when he heard the news: "The border guard general stationed in Qiang City in the past was Li Xianzhao."

"He was able to abandon the city and flee, and even led the remaining soldiers to plunder these cities, which shows that he is not a good person."

"Although my grandfather had good intentions in establishing the seed warehouse, he couldn't guarantee that none of the seeds would fall into the hands of the people. In my opinion, eight/nine times out of ten, it would go into Li Xianzhao's pocket. How about the warehouse in Jingcheng? "

Jiang Ci replied: "All the seeds in Jingcheng are there, but the main source of income in Jingcheng is salt. There is not much farming in Jingcheng and the villages under its jurisdiction, so there is not much seed reserve."

Bai Mingwei pressed his hand gently on the table: "Not to mention that I have filled half of the salt lake in Jingcheng. In the future, a large number of people will turn to farming, and the seeds in Jingcheng are not enough."

"Even if we move all the seeds from Mirror City to fill the needs of Qiang City, it will only be a drop in the bucket. There is no excess inventory in the other cities, so we have to find another way."

Jiang Cidao: "I have investigated and found that the lands under the jurisdiction of these cities are very suitable for growing cotton and some medicinal materials."

How could Bai Mingwei not know these things?
Not only does she know, but she also knows exactly what every inch of land in Dongling is suitable for growing.

But what the people need first is food and clothing, and then prosperity.

If the food problem is not solved, even if thousands of hectares of cotton are planted, it will not be able to fill the stomachs of the people.

Bai Mingwei slowly sat on the chair: "The land in Dongling is fertile, and you can grow anything. But right now, you can only think about other things if your stomach is full."

Jiang Ci was thinking quickly, and he had a new suggestion: "Miss Bai, there is food in Xichu, but the cotton output is not high. Why don't we each get what we need?"

In fact, after Jiang Ci came to Qiang City, he learned about what happened on the night of the battle in Qiang City. Although the soldiers believed in Bai Mingwei, they would not doubt Feng Qingchen's identity.

However, Jiang Ci could be sure from these things that Feng Qingchen's identity as regent was true.

However, like Wei Xiao, he chose to side with Bai Mingwei, so he pretended to be confused and didn't care about it.

At this moment, Jiang Ci wanted to say that the person who could make the decision in Xichu was right beside him. As long as Bai Mingwei opened his mouth, the cotton from these cities could be used to exchange food for Xichu.

How could Bai Mingwei not understand Jiang Ci's intention, but she was relatively calm and analyzed the matter objectively: "Brother Jiang, if the four countries are at peace and the world is fine, this is definitely a wonderful method."

"But now the four countries will be at war with each other at any time, and food is so important. It is related to the lives of millions of people. We cannot leave our destiny in the hands of other countries."

"And if it were just Qiang City, the cotton grown would not be large enough, and the quantity would not be enough to meet the need to exchange needs with Xi Chu."

"Even if Xichu is willing to suffer a loss, we can't do such a thing, because food is the guarantee for the survival of the people. If we have to make a long-term plan and let Xichu suffer a loss all the time, this is not a long-term solution."

What's more, this involves diplomatic relations between the two countries and is not a decision she can make arbitrarily.

She knew that as long as she opened her mouth, Feng Qingchen would definitely give the opportunity to Dongling. However, she also understood Feng Qingchen's difficulties in governing a country.

How could she ask Feng Qingchen to agree to something that was not beneficial to Xi Chu because of something like this?

Bai Mingwei has always been able to distinguish between public and private affairs.

She will accept the help Feng Qingchen gives her in her personal capacity, but she will never embarrass the regent of Western Chu for anything about Dongling.

If there is no mutual benefit, this cannot be done.

(End of this chapter)