As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 800 Agriculture and Sericulture
In fact, everyone knew that Da Su's chances of competing for the secret realm were extremely slim compared to the three major provincial capitals.

Jiang Ran could have taken this opportunity to visit the capital of Da Ce Province, but after raising troops for so long, how could she not use them?

This was also a deliberate attempt to send the Dasu army out for training.

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Wei Fengsheng and Zhou Bao were filled with enthusiasm and couldn't wait to pack their bags and set off to fight for the secret realm. However, the carriage was still traveling smoothly to Suling Street, the most prosperous street in Sucheng.

Early morning is the busiest time on the streets. The gates of the Mercenary Guild are wide open, and many independent cultivators come and go. Various shops, taverns, workshops, and snack shops line both sides of the street, and open spaces are filled with vendors, among which food stalls make up a large part.

The aroma was enticing. The food options in Dasu were much more abundant than a few years ago, with all kinds of tofu products, steamed buns, vermicelli, and small cakes readily available.

A servant got out of the carriage and bought several snacks that looked quite appetizing. Even though Jiang Ran was used to the delicacies in the mansion, the street food had a unique flavor.

"This pastry tastes good, sweet but not cloying. Your Highness, please try it." Wei Fengsheng handed over a pumpkin-shaped pastry.

Jiang Ran took the food, took a bite, and nodded gently.

The roads in the main city were quite wide, enough to allow three or four carriages to pass at the same time. Carriages and pedestrians crossed the road in an orderly manner, but Jiang Ran wanted to get out of the carriage and walk around, so she asked the driver to find a place to stop and planned to get out and wander around.

The mask of Monmium twisted slightly in his hand, and the next moment, it turned into an ordinary gray half-face mask and was placed on his face.

Today, he deliberately wore clothes similar to those of ordinary cultivators, and stood with Wei Fengsheng and Zhou Bao, who were also disguised, looking like cultivators strolling together, which wasn't too strange.

A market brings together people from various counties and villages in Dasu, and is a microcosm of Dasu's economy.

Jiang Ran's gaze swept across the street, and she saw many bookstores selling paper, pens, and books. The rich aroma of ink wafted to the sidewalk. The people of Dasu revered cultivators the most, followed by scholars. When the villagers approached the bookstores, they subconsciously quieted down, straightened their clothes, and became more refined in their demeanor as they walked past the bookstores.

Jiang Ran entered one of the bookstores out of curiosity.

"Sirs, what would you like to buy?" The page bowed to the group and invited them inside. "Our shop has all kinds of writing implements, such as brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. Please take your time to look around."

Because Jiang Ran brought papermaking technology, after making paper from bamboo, Da Su later tried to make paper from hemp, wheat straw, reeds, and waste fishing nets, making the cost lower and lower. Now Jiang Ran saw that she could buy several sheets of low-quality writing paper for only one silver dollar in bookstores.

This type of writing paper is mainly bought by students who are just learning to read and those who are beginning their education.

Better quality Xuan paper is more expensive.

“There’s also blood-stained leather paper.” Jiang Ran spotted the blood-stained leather paper in a corner of the bookstore.

The pageboy chuckled, "Sir, are you a spirit talisman master? These blood-stained leather papers are very popular in Mingxiao City. If you are a spirit talisman master, you can buy some and try them out."

"I'm not, no need." There are still too few spirit talisman masters in Da Su. She had collected many books during her several training trips outside, and she had thrown some books about spirit talismans into Da Su's public library. She wondered how many people had discovered this treasure.

Jiang Ran turned around and started browsing the books on the bookshelf next to her. Most of the books were serious documents, but there were also many novels and tales of the strange. After "The Legend of Chasing Clouds", a novel craze suddenly swept through Da Su, which was lacking in entertainment. Some famous restaurants and inns would invite storytellers to tell stories, creating a lively atmosphere.

Jiang Ran's fingers slid across the bookshelf, taking down "The Laws of Su", "On City Strategy", "Battles and Military Tactics", "The Storm Report", "Rankings of Su Hongtianjiao" and a few other miscellaneous books and putting them into her storage ring. Behind her, Feng Sheng immediately went to the counter to pay.

"No need to look anymore." The pageboy quoted a price, and Zhou Bao tossed down more than ten spirit crystals. As he walked out of the bookstore, Zhou Bao muttered, "If it weren't for Your Highness, I really wouldn't have known there were so many interesting books in this bookstore."

Zhou Bao found the analysis in that ranking of Su Hongtianjiao (a group of prodigies) to be very insightful and logical.

He gave Wei Fengsheng a mischievous smile, openly mocking his superior, "Commander Wei, you have truly done a good job raising your son. He is outstanding and ranks among the top five talents in Suhong at such a young age. In ten years, he will probably become a great general in the army."

Hu Lian and others have left behind many legends at Suhong Academy. At this time, they are in the process of graduating. New Suhong prodigies have emerged, such as He Xiaoling, Wei Zhizhi, and Hu Yi. They can be described as a group of outstanding talents.

In response to Zhou Bao's teasing, Wei Fengsheng smiled modestly, "My son is still far from good enough and has a lot to learn. As for Commander Zhou, with your beautiful wife now in the family, when will you give birth to a son and two daughters, adding a few more great generals to our Great Su?"

Zhou Bao, having failed to make a joke, was instead teased himself. He rubbed his nose and said, "We'll talk about it again."

Jiang Ran found it quite interesting to watch the two "competing" with each other.

"Hey, that horse is well-maintained." As they entered Muxing Street, a street for buying and selling livestock, Wei Fengsheng pointed to a horse inside a stable.

The horse was strong and powerful, with a bronze coat that gave it a very steady appearance; it was indeed a wild blue horse.

"This hunting dog has good eyesight; it's sharp and fierce, but without any hostility," Zhou Bao praised, pointing to another hunting dog in the kennel.

In Muxing Street, the shouts of vendors could be heard one after another.

"Want to buy a chicken? My old hen lays two eggs a day, and look how lively and healthy these chicks are! You won't regret buying them!"

"Blue-spotted eggs, blue-spotted eggs, delicious and healthy, a top choice for cultivators!"

Come and take a look!

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Muxing Street has a large number of livestock for sale, including many chicken sellers. Farmers will buy some chicks to raise at home. Nowadays, there is a saying in Dasu: "Chicken butt is the farmer's bank."

In Dasu, more than half of the farmers now raise chickens at home, and when the chickens lay eggs, they sell them or keep them for their own consumption.

This was also thanks to the efforts of Wu Chuan, who was appointed Si Chen Qing by Jiang Ran. Even the people of Wu Chuan's hometown, Aojia Village, began to raise the spirit bird, the Blue-spotted Chicken, to lay eggs.

Besides small, docile livestock like chickens and ducks, merchants also came to Da Su to buy and sell cattle, horses, and sheep, and even some magical beast cubs. These cubs were targeted at a different audience, mostly cultivators and spirit beast masters.

It's hard to imagine that just a few years ago, Da Su Lian needed to travel for several days to Tianchen County to buy a horse.

Jiang Ran inevitably felt a sense of accomplishment.

As they walked, the group arrived at a shop with a sign that read "Huayao Silkworm House". This was an official silkworm house, where a group of silver crystal silkworms and silver crystal butterflies were raised.

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