Han official!

Chapter 76: Voucher
It's just the beginning of farming.

"The soldiers of Jincheng fought against the Qiang and Xiongnu peoples, and were inevitably wounded by swords and arrows."

Guo Jie expressed his thoughts: "Madam, teach your maid to learn medicine, follow the example of the doctors of the pre-Qin period, recruit students, teach them medical skills, and make preparations early so that they can treat the soldiers in Jincheng."

Yi Shuo nodded frequently, holding her stomach with increasing joy.

Curing diseases and saving lives is a great thing to do to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. It will also benefit the baby in your belly, and maybe she can give your husband a son.

"good."

Yi Shuo beckoned, and two maids came over, offering food. "My husband has been so busy farming with Ji Shaogong and Zhao Guo that he's forgotten to eat. He's already missed lunch, and we can't miss another meal. I've brought you some food."

Two maids came over carrying a basket and a chest respectively, placed them on the ridge under the mulberry tree, bowed and retreated, standing beside the covered wagon waiting for the lady's instructions.

A 簏 is a bamboo and reed box made of bamboo and reeds, and the style of the utensil is relatively large.

The box is also made of bamboo and reeds. It is a square utensil with a relatively small style.

Baskets and chests are usually used to hold food and clothes.

"Husband, please go back early."

Yi Shuo delivered the meal and ordered the carriage to leave the area. He returned to think about how to teach medical skills to the female disciples: "The female servants in Jiashe will be divided into two groups, one group will learn to treat diseases, and the other group will learn to treat ulcers. Well, we also need to build a medical house to treat the sick and save lives. There are still few residents in Jinchengli, and there are less than 5,000 acres of land. We haven't rented out any land to the residents yet, so we need to separate those who have land from those who don't."

She was worthy of being the most intelligent female doctor in Chang'an. She quickly came up with a detailed plan: "For those without land, we will not charge any money. We will treat them as free clinics. The prerequisite is that they have a place of origin in Jincheng. If they do not have a place of origin in Jincheng and are not kind, we will still charge money. For those in Jincheng who have land, we will charge a certain amount of money. A small profit is enough. The clinic can only last long if it can make a profit."

Yishuo also has a longer-term plan. Jinchengluli will become the intersection of the Silk Road that her husband mentioned.

Although she didn't know what the Silk Road meant, she knew from her husband that it was a commercial city second only to Chang'an in terms of prosperity.

Merchants gathered in Jincheng, and when the time came, they built shops on the land and rented them to merchants traveling from north to south.

Every day I lie at home and collect what my husband calls rent, um, I think it means land rent.

Demand for medical treatment will also surge.

My husband said so.

The medical business is one of the most profitable businesses.

The Guo family monopolized the medical clinic in Jincheng.

By then, just a large number of medical clinics would be able to make a lot of money.

Yishuo was able to implement the free medical care that her husband mentioned, a benefit unique to the people of Jincheng.

"No wonder he taught medical skills to his female disciples so early on."

Yi Shuo suddenly understood, her pretty face once again filled with admiration. "My husband is truly erudite and talented. He just told me about the Hehuang Valley and the West Sea, which others don't know about, and then he talked about ways to make money at the clinic. He also said he has many ideas about farming, which he needs to reveal day by day. Humph, no one is as knowledgeable as my husband, not even the doctors in Chang'an!"

Just like the four words "family manor", I don't understand what they mean when I first hear them.

The more you think about it, the more knowledgeable you become.

The family is a prominent and prestigious family.

The valve is a family with meritorious service.

Manor is easier to understand, farmland and garden.

The more Yi Shuo thought about it, the more reverence appeared on her beautiful face.

My husband Guo Jie is the most learned man in Chang'an.

The food that Yishuo brought was simple, but it was a rare delicacy.

Ordinary people could hardly even see it, let alone eat it. Only the rich and powerful had the money and silk to enjoy such fine food.

A big stack of pancakes.

Those cooked in a pot are called soup cakes, and those steamed in a steamer are called steamed cakes.

There was also a bunch of scallions and a ceramic bowl of pickled mustard.

The cake is a steamed cake placed in a larger container.

The scallions and the minced meat are placed in two separate baskets.

Guo Jie first took out a steamed bun from the basket, then took out a scallion from the box, dipped it in the sauce made from meat and fish, rolled it in the steamed bun, and took a big bite.

"It smells so good, it smells so good." Guo Jie said with a look of enjoyment. "Hurry up and eat, both of you! This way of eating steamed buns wrapped with preserved scallions is in no way inferior to yokan, duck soup, and other delicacies enjoyed by the nobles. It is truly a rare delicacy."

When Ji Shaogong and Zhao Guo saw him take the first bite, they were already drooling with greed. They couldn't wait to reach into their baskets and boxes and imitate Guo Jie by wrapping the scallions and salted meat in steamed cakes.

“It tastes great!”

“Even better than yokan!”

Zhao Guo and Ji Shaogong ate three large steamed buns in a row and almost swallowed their tongues. They were really delicious. They couldn't help but sigh that Guo Jie always had all kinds of sudden ideas.

Steamed buns wrapped with scallion sauce seem simple.

No one had ever thought of eating it this way before.

Just as Guo Jie and Ji Shaogong were enjoying their meal, a strange scene appeared before their eyes.

Zhao Guo reached out from the tilled field, crushed a handful of fine soil, sprinkled it on the steamed bun, and ate it together with scallions and salted meat.

He was enjoying it so much that he couldn't help squinting his eyes while eating.

Guo Jie asked with a strange look on his face, "Can it be delicious if you add dirt to it?"

“It’s delicious.”

Zhao Guo said expectantly, "Would you like to try it, Mr. Guo?"

"Need not."

Guo Jie quickly waved his hand and continued eating his steamed buns with preserved scallions. "From now on, the farming of Jincheng will be left to you two, and the Jincheng soldiers will be trained by Gan's father. Step by step, we will develop the land into a powerful Guo family estate that encompasses mountains and water."

"Mr. Guo."

Zhao Guo had heard the words "family estate" more than once, and while his heart surged, he asked a question in his mind: "Hezuo is a frontier. There are no officials from the county government to come and check the farmland. We can just occupy it directly. Why do we need the approval of the government?"

Guo Jie glanced at Zhao Guo and knew that he was not the only one who had this idea. He could not blame him for his lack of vision, but no one knew the future trend.

Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Hui, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing always treated the Huns with appeasement. No matter how aggrieved they felt, they had to endure the Huns' bullying.

It is customary to believe that Emperor Wu of Han would also endure the bullying of the Huns with frustration.

Little did people know that Emperor Wu of Han not only attacked the Xiongnu royal court, but also established counties on the Xiongnu land, more than doubling the current territory of the Han Dynasty.

"Here."

Guo Jie said seriously, "Jincheng is now a frontier fortress, but in the future it will be the hinterland. To the north, the four Hexi counties (Gansu Province) were established, and further north, the Western Regions Protectorate was established. Jincheng is the hinterland of the hinterland."

He comes from within the system and is well aware of the harm that an official with illegal activities can cause.

Privately occupying land is the hidden land of the powerful.

Wait until the decree on calculating and reporting silk is promulgated.

Yintian is the knife hanging over your head, bound to fall.

Jincheng is the hinterland, and no matter how much wealth you accumulate, it will inevitably be wiped out.

More importantly, ten years later, Guo Jie had occupied the best farmland in Jincheng, and with the official land purchase permit, he had the imperial court's endorsement.

If any nobles or marquises were jealous, they could only watch and could not take away Guo Jie's land.

Because there is a legal title deed.

Without the land deed, no matter how much Guo Jie developed, the land would still be ownerless.

Guo Jie was good at divination.

The dukes, ministers and marquises are even better at divination.

"Hurry is not enough."

Guo Jie said in a deep voice, "We can't rush for quick success. No one will compete with us for the Jincheng River Valley in the next ten years anyway. We should expand steadily step by step and lay a solid foundation. We can't be nouveau riche, but rather have a solid foundation."

Ji Shaogong nodded repeatedly, "That's a very good idea. More land means more manpower. Land is inanimate, but people are alive. Too much land won't talk nonsense, but too many people will easily lead to chaos. We need to gradually select villagers who are completely loyal to Lord Guo. If we rush, we will suffer the consequences."

Guo Jie's eyes lit up. "It seems that appointing you as the Jincheng official is a very appropriate decision. That's right! Fu Ji must carefully select the people in Jincheng. Now that this matter is over, I should return to Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)