Chapter 446： Suspect

   In order to build Zhuangzi, the money was spent like water, even if she knew that this was the existence of a back way, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

Originally, they couldn't help thinking after the emperor who bought the property got the list of their expenses, "Just a little Zhuangzi spent more than 2,600 taels?"

"Yes, they have built a lot of houses in Zhuangzi, all of which are to house servants and long-term workers. In addition to the development of the three mountains, they have gone to nearly five hundred taels. It is a Zhuangzi under construction, which is about the same price."

"How much do they make a year?"

Anwei thought for a while and said, "Based on last year's per mu yield and grain price, one hundred and eighty mu of land will earn eight hundred taels of silver, and that's not even counting the cost of farming."

The emperor knocked on the table, "So this is a business at a loss?"

The dark guard lowered his head, "Unless the Qi family has other uses, this business is not worthwhile."

The emperor sneered, "What are their thoughts and ask Qi Haoran to find out? Qi Xiu has sent letters to me every few days, and wants me to release Qi Haoran back to the north."

The dark guard did not speak.

"How about the Yuan family?"

"The Yuan family didn't move at all. Although he and Qi Li got closer, they didn't have any special affection. They were both generals, so there was nothing unusual about them."

"Then continue to stare." The emperor waved his hand and told the dark guard to step back, then called in the servants and asked him to go to Xuan Qi Haoran to meet him.

Qi Haoran didn't expect the emperor to ask him about Zhuangzi, so he tried his best to suppress it so that he didn't show any strangeness.

The Emperor    asked with a smile: "Everyone said that the land would lose money, why are you still selling it? Even if you want to apologize to Prime Minister Qin, you don't need to be so circumspect?"

Qi Haoran, who was still thinking of a plan, was stunned and asked, "Your Majesty, why should I apologize to Prime Minister Qin?"

"Didn't you annoy Qin Xiang by rejecting your marriage last time? You too, even if you want to apologize, you don't need to buy his servant's land, why don't you just send something over there?"

Qi Haoran looked at the gossip emperor and shouted: "You can't wrong the minister, but the minister is a very strong man. Your Majesty, the marriage was originally based on your wishes, and I have never revealed the idea of ​​marrying his daughter. , I didn't give up, what's there to apologize for, I really liked that piece of land before I bought it."

"Oh? What's so good about that piece of land that it's worth spending so much money on?"

Qi Haoran blurted out, "Your Majesty, that's a treasure."

The emperor looked at him with bright eyes, "But I heard that the area of ​​​​the bare hills and the riverside depressions occupies 300 acres. How can it be a treasure?"

Qi Haoran could only bite the bullet and said, "Don't look at that depression, you can't grow land, but it can raise fish, and it can also grow fruit trees on the mountain. In the end, the income may not be less than farming."

The    emperor looked at him suspiciously, was he trying to deceive him as a fool?

Qi Haoran could only blushed and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, just wait. In winter, you can see that the income from this mountain and depression will definitely be higher than that of farming."

The Emperor    couldn't see anything, so he could only nod his head and say, "I'm just asking, but it's possible that there are capable people under your command who can generate income."

Qi Haoran immediately retorted: "How can there be any talented people under the minister's hands? This kind of land thing is to listen to Mu Shi, she is very good at farming."

When Qi Haoran saw the emperor smiling without saying a word, he knew he didn't believe it. He could only emphasize it again and again. In the end, the emperor had determined that their Zhuangzi must be tricky. Since the other party didn't say anything here, he could only ask people to watch, so he waved his hand. Let Qi Haoran go down.

Qi Haoran went out of the palace in frustration. This back road was exposed before it was completed. What is this called?

Qi Haoran was indignant, why did the emperor always stare at him when he had nothing to do?

Don't you just buy a Zhuangzi? There are so many courtiers who buy property every year, and there are even a few who are corrupt and bribery. Why not just stare at him?

Qi Haoran returned home dejected and said to Mu Yangling: "The emperor found that our Zhuangzi is abnormal."

Mu Yangling was taken aback, "We didn't do anything."

Although they planned to use this Zhuangzi as a back road, at this time they really did nothing and just invested in the construction of normal Zhuangzi.

Qi Haoran lay on the couch and said, "How could it not be done? We spent so much money, and the emperor thought it was strange, so he called me in to ask."

Mu Yangling said anxiously: "Then you admit it? Lord, why are you so confused?"

"You think I'm stupid," Qi Haoran rolled his eyes and said, "If I admit it, will I still be alive now?"

Qi Haoran said weakly: "I lied to him that the land is a treasure, and the income from the hills and depressions will be greater than the income of arable fields in the future. I don't believe it myself, let alone him, but Anyway, he couldn't find out why we bought this land, so let's pinch the back way, and he'll just stare at this village from time to time."

However, Mu Yangling sat beside him and pondered, and then slapped him on the back, "Who said that the benefits of depressions and hills can't exceed farming?" Mu Yangling said with bright eyes: "We can try to develop it. Three-dimensional agriculture!"

Qi Haoran almost jumped up when she patted it. Hearing this, he asked, "What is three-dimensional agriculture?"

Mu Yangling just pulled a piece of paper, smeared it with ink, and spent a few circles on it, saying, "We can plant fruit trees on the mountain. Of course, the benefits of fruit trees may take two or three years, but the distance between the fruit trees is large and the head For two years we can plant some soybeans, peanuts, etc. between the rows."

"As for the depression, we can use a net to pull up our section of the river, and then raise fish in it. The depression of more than 120 acres, even if it cannot be opened for farming, it can be used to raise ducks, duck eggs and ducks. Meat is also a profit. Don’t we have more than 50 servants and a lot of long-term workers? Let them do this during the slack season.”

Qi Haoran hesitated: "Can ducks be raised in depressions?"

"Of course, for such a big meadow, you don't even need to cover the nest, just stock it up. We can just tie the trouser legs and go directly to the duck eggs. The ducks are raised in the water."

"What about chickens? Can you raise chickens?"

Mu Yangling despised Qi Haoran, "Is it possible that chickens are raised on land, who do you see raising chickens in water?"

"Isn't it possible to raise chickens on the mountain?" Qi Haoran said casually.

Mu Yangling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and praised: "You are so smart, yes, we can also raise chickens on the mountain, so that there are eggs to collect, and chicken manure can be used as fertilizer, but raising chickens is also very expensive. , I can't raise too many, maybe we can plant some green vegetables among the fruit trees, it's so close to Lin'an City, it's easy to sell vegetables..."

The more Mu Yangling thought about it, the more open-minded she became. In the end, she ignored Qi Haoran. She lay down on the table and wrote down her thoughts. She didn't finish it until dinner time, and dried the ink on the paper. He smiled and said, "If we can make this piece of land a treasure, will the emperor still stare at us?"

Qi Haoran thought for a moment and said, "Unless the income from this treasure land is very considerable, and the emperor thinks that we are rushing to this land itself, he will still doubt us."

Mu Yangling said ambitiously: "Just wait, one day I will make everyone believe that this piece of land is a treasure."

Qi Haoran didn't hold out much hope, but he didn't stop her, but he was already planning to find another way out.