Chapter 304 The tranquility before the war, enjoy!

Chapter 304 The tranquility before the war, enjoy!

The people can not only choose to pay the rent with money, but also exchange their own harvested grain as an equivalent. After completing a year's defense mission, if the people plan to sell the excess grain, there will be a special business to buy it. These businesses have professional evaluators who will give a reasonable purchase price based on the quality of the grain. As for how much grain to sell and how much to keep for emergency use, it is entirely up to the people to decide.

The confiscated grains will be sorted and classified, and then sold at a fixed price. Fortunately, although the selling price is slightly higher than when it was collected, the increase is only about 10%. Because of this, the public sentiment in the southern region has remained stable.

After all, for ordinary people, the stability of food prices is directly related to their livelihood and happiness. Looking back at the past when they followed the Qin Dynasty, life was full of uncertainty and hardship. How could it be as stable as it is now? Now, as long as Lord Gao Yao can ensure that the people have enough food and warm clothes, the people will naturally support him from the bottom of their hearts. Because in the eyes of the people, Gao Yao is a good official who truly cares about their suffering and seeks for their welfare.

Private transactions of grain and salt were strictly prohibited, and all related matters were fully coordinated and controlled by Gao Yao. This centralized management model was undoubtedly the most appropriate strategy at this time. The surplus grain was not idle and useless, but had many uses. For example, it could be used for the fine processing of side dishes, such as the careful production of starch; it could also be used in the brewing of various types of wine.

The South Territory is located in the southern region, with a humid climate and heavy humidity in the air. Weapons and equipment were stored in the rice warehouse. It turned out that rice has good air isolation and moisture absorption properties, which can effectively prevent iron weapons from rusting.

In addition, grain has many other clever uses. Gao Yao was very thoughtful and made full use of every grain, never letting it go to waste. Because of this, the southern border is now prosperous and booming. If it were two years later, the court would face a completely different level of difficulty if it wanted to attack the southern border. Unfortunately, the Qin Empire no longer had enough strength and patience to wait that long.

After dinner, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the courtyard, giving everything a golden hue. Natasha was about to turn around and leave in the backyard when Gao Yao shouted, "Yuan Yi, wait a minute!" His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was clearly heard by Yuan Yi.

After coming to the Southland and studying for a while, Yuan Yi has mastered Chinese quite well. Not only that, she also gave herself this new name so that she can communicate and get along with everyone more easily.

Hearing Gao Yao's call, Yuan Yi quickly stopped, turned around and responded, "Yes, husband." Although her tone was still a little stiff, it was a great improvement compared to the beginning.

At this time, Lü Zhi also came over. She bowed slightly, saluted Gao Yao, and said, "My husband, I will take my leave now."

After saying that, she glanced at Yuan Yi inconspicuously, with a hint of doubt in her eyes. After all, Gao Yao suddenly called Yuan Yi, which surprised her. However, Lu Zhi knew the limits of being a wife and concubine, and knew what to ask and what not to ask. If Gao Yao wanted to tell her, she didn't need to ask; and if Gao Yao didn't mention it on his own initiative, she must not ask any more questions, otherwise it would only be regarded as jealousy. So, Lu Zhi just smiled slightly, and then slowly left with the others.

"Yes." Gao Yao nodded, indicating that he had heard what Lu Zhi said, but he did not say much. In fact, he did not come here to harm Yuan Yi this time, but just wanted to get some information about other aspects of the Peacock Kingdom from her. He turned his head to look at Yuan Yi and said calmly: "Yuan Yi, you need to prepare a letter for me and send it to your father. I will tell you how to write it and you can record it."

"Write...a letter?" Yuan Yi looked confused, obviously not quite sure what Gao Yao meant by this. However, before she could think too much, Gao Yao nodded decisively, and then waved to the servants beside him. Soon, the servants respectfully presented the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Gao Yao looked at the neatly arranged study items in front of him and explained to Yuan Yi again, "Yes, it's a letter. I will dictate the contents, and you just need to write them down as I say. Remember, express it in a way that your father can easily understand, and make sure he can accurately grasp my intentions."

"Yes, I understand." After Gao Yao's detailed explanation, Yuan Yi finally understood the situation and responded quickly. Then, she quickly rolled up her sleeves, picked up the brush, and prepared to write at any time.

Seeing that Yuan Yi was ready, Gao Yao took a deep breath and began to speak slowly. He conveyed to Yuan Yi the results of his previous communication with Xiao He through oral narration, and at the same time, in this letter, he naturally mentioned the various benefits that could be given to Yuan Yi's father. After all, if you want to achieve your goal smoothly, appropriate temptation of benefits is often one of the indispensable means.

There is no such thing as a quick rise without benefit. If you want the other party to help you, you naturally need to pay a corresponding price. However, how much the price is and how to impress the other party depends on Gao Yao. The benefits cannot be too much, otherwise the other party will seize the opportunity to ask for a high price, which will make you feel a little anxious. It cannot be too little either, otherwise you will not be able to convince the other party.

After all, what Gao Yao wants to do has to rely on the Peacock Kingdom. Now Aganpo has 30,000 troops, and she already thinks she is great. In fact, it is only the level of a county in Daqin. And letting 10,000 southern border troops pass through her territory, naturally she can't help but worry. The two sides are more of a cooperative relationship now, and Aganpo's trust in Gao Yao is not that high.

As for Yuan Yi being sent here, in the eyes of the Peacock Kingdom at this time, it was like a gift, and it did not have any meaning of marriage. This was also a conceptual difference between the two sides, so they had to have something that was enough to impress the other party.

At the same time, Gao Yao also had to ask Yuan Yi about Aganpo's favorite items, her usual hobbies, and what she focused on, so that he could more smoothly help Xiao He pass through the Peacock Kingdom.

Of course, borrowing the passage is one reason, and on the other hand, this borrowing of the passage will also have many benefits in the future. After all, Gao Yao does not intend to put another country at his doorstep and let the other party continue to grow and develop by relying on himself. Instead, he has long listed the other party as one of the targets for annexation. Knowing about it in advance also has certain benefits.

After dealing with these things, Gao Yao returned to Lu Zhi's room. At this time, Lu Zhi did not seem to be surprised by Gao Yao's arrival. She had even asked someone to boil hot water and was waiting for Gao Yao to come back.

"My dear husband, take a bath first." Lu Zhi opened her red lips and gently helped Gao Yao take off his slightly dusty clothes. Her movements were graceful and skillful. This was not the first time she served Gao Yao.

After Gao Yao's coat fell to the ground, Gao Yao said "hmm" faintly.

Due to the limited conditions here, there were no exquisite wooden barrels for bathing like in the north. How could Gao Yao, who was so smart, let himself be wronged? So he chose a special place in the yard and built a unique pavilion with his own hands.

This pavilion is not simple, and there is a secret hidden inside it - it is actually a bathtub carefully designed by Gao Yao himself! Although strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as a bathtub in theory, it does not affect its practicality and comfort at all.

Look, the bathtub is surrounded by small stones, which is not only very solid, but also gives people a sense of simplicity and nature; and its interior is made entirely of camphor wood with excellent water-proof properties. Whenever you need to take a bath, you just need to fill it with clean water.

Because the pavilion is quite spacious, it can accommodate three or four people at the same time. After all, he has traveled back to ancient times and is powerful. Gao Yao should not live a life of tightening his belt. He should enjoy himself when he can.

Gao Yao, with a comfortable look on his face, slowly stepped into the bathtub filled with warm water. Instantly, a warm and gentle feeling spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body, dispelling the exhaustion brought by the long journey.

At this time, several maids had come around and began to help clean the dirt off Gao Yao's body. At this time, Lu Zhi had just changed her clothes and slowly stepped into the water. Of course, Lu Zhi was still wearing a gauze dress, which was basically close to her body when she saw the water.

"Lü Zhi, how is the training of the people you asked me to train going?"

"Don't worry, my husband. We have trained 813 people in total and they are ready to be used at any time."

"Okay, let them get ready, it's almost time to use them."

The people that Gao Yao asked Lu Zhi to train were actually some women, some of whom were similar to the women who entertained Hu Hai at the beginning, but in fact, their training was more strict than that of those women. Gao Yao asked Lu Zhi to find women with clean backgrounds, mainly refugees, who were helpless and had no father or mother. Providing these women with food, clothing, shelter and transportation was basically no different from the way he trained death warriors.

It's just that Gao Yao trained women. He didn't care whether he was cruel or not. Many times, these women could change the course of a war. No one else knew about the training of these women except Lu Zhi.