I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 115 This mysterious level of Chaodou
Tang Zhao pointed to the last pattern on the parchment scroll. "This is a waterwheel. It uses the flow of water to bring water from low places to high places for irrigation. This way, the soldiers don't have to work hard to carry water."

She spoke from her own experience, "Zhao Zhao built a 15-meter-high waterwheel on the Mingxia Manor given by her mother, just waiting for it to be used for farming this year."

King Xuan swallowed his saliva, "Really, is it really that useful?"

Tang Zhao nodded, "Absolutely true!"

"Let's go!" King Xuan rolled up the parchment scroll as if it were his treasure, said goodbye to his deputy general, and left.

"?" Tang Zhao grabbed King Xuan's arm, "Where's Daddy going?"

King Xuan: "The sooner the weapon workshop can produce it, the sooner the Northwest Army can use it."

Tang Zhao added, "And the people!"

"Yes, and the people as well!" King Xuan nodded. "Once the military has tried it out, we'll roll it out to the people."

Tang Zhao praised, "Daddy really loves the people like his own children."

Jiang Yiming had to interrupt their father-daughter love, "Your Highness, this iron for making farm tools..."

Crack, as if a thunderbolt struck, instantly shattering King Xuan’s beautiful fantasy of every soldier and civilian in the northwest having new farm tools in their hands.

Iron. King Xuan scratched his head. "Hasn't the scouts we sent out found any iron ore yet?"

Jiang Yiming spread his hands and said, "I didn't find it, and the weapons that Luoyang promised to send haven't arrived yet."

King Xuan frowned, "What happened?"

Jiang Yiming looked around and saw that the soldiers had consciously retreated three feet away, but Tang Zhao's feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and he didn't move at all.

He felt a little helpless, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he could only signal King Xuan with his eyes.

King Xuan nodded to show that he understood and waved to Tang Zhao, saying, "Zhao Zhao, come closer. What the military advisor said is confidential and must not be known to others."

Tang Zhao blinked, took two steps forward at Jiang Yiming's speechless expression, then leaned forward slightly, looking at Jiang Yiming with bright eyes: Speak!

Jiang Yiming was completely convinced and whispered, "I have received news that His Majesty is not feeling well and has been taking Golden Elixir since February of this year."

Tang Zhao was surprised, "The emperor can't do it?"

King Xuan:
Jiang Yiming:
Tang Zhao:!
I did not say anything!

Jiang Yiming had a complicated expression, "Princess, the golden elixir was refined by the national master. Its main function is to harmonize the spleen and stomach, strengthen the liver and kidneys, and replenish qi and blood", not to enhance yang.

Tang Zhao said embarrassedly, "It's mainly because I haven't heard of any princes or princesses being born in the palace for a long time."

King Xuan's expression became even more complicated. "Your Majesty is already fifty-two years old this year."

Even if it's okay, I won't be able to give birth.

Tang Zhao skipped the topic and continued, "Your Majesty, what does eating the golden elixir have to do with delaying the northwest military preparations?"

Could it be that the golden elixir is blocking my brain?

"Your Majesty is not feeling well. Although he attends court daily, his review of memorials has slowed down considerably," Jiang Yiming said, tacitly skipping over the previous topic. "To ensure the rapid delivery of government orders, the Crown Prince has entered the Imperial Study to discuss matters."

King Xuan's face turned cold.

The problem lies with the prince? Tang Zhao was eager to learn, "Daddy has a grudge against the prince?"

Jiang Yiming said succinctly, "The prince tried to interfere with the Northwest Army."

Tang Zhao:.
Did the prince have his head screwed over by a pig? He thought the Northwest Army was a potted plant and he could do whatever he wanted.

"Your Majesty is wise. He has repeatedly rejected the Crown Prince's proposal to place generals in the Northwest Army," Jiang Yiming sighed. "The Crown Prince then set his sights on the Northwest Army."

Tang Zhao wondered, "What are the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War for?"

"The Minister of War suddenly suffered a stroke last year. The new Minister is the Crown Princess's father. As for the Minister of Revenue," Jiang Yiming sneered, "He's a fence-sitter, he obeys whoever has the most power."

Tang Zhao refused to give up, "Is there no one in our palace in Luoyang?"

This is unscientific! "Yes," Jiang Yiming sighed, "but they are all officials below the fifth rank. They can handle things conveniently in normal times, but when faced with such a major event, they can only obey orders."

Tang Zhao:.
Otherwise, why haven't you ever tricked the Eighth Prince of the Turks? Everyone knows that you have planted spies in Luoyang!
No wonder everyone in the Turkic tribe knew that except for Jiang Yiming, the Northwest Army was just a bunch of barbarians who only knew how to fight!

Tang Zhao expressed disappointment with their level of fighting.

King Xuan whispered, "Zhao Zhao, this," but Tang Zhao swallowed back his remaining words silently under his deadpan gaze.

Tang Zhao felt her shoulders become heavier. She temporarily avoided reality and said, "Let's continue talking about spring plowing."

King Xuan nodded repeatedly.

"In addition to farm tools, Zhao Zhao has also developed a new method for composting, which can increase soil fertility and increase grain yields," Tang Zhao said honestly, "but it's a bit laborious."

King Xuan said it was no problem. "I'm not afraid of the trouble. The army has nothing but a lot of men. Every day they have a full stomach and nothing to do. Doing more work can help pass the time."

Tang Zhao felt very pleased and told them the method of composting in detail.

King Xuan was filled with questions after hearing this. "What is straw? What is the carbon-nitrogen ratio? What does it mean to increase oxygen content and promote microbial activity?"

Jiang Yiming also looked puzzled.

Tang Zhao, who was severely frustrated by King Xuan's level of court fighting, slapped his forehead and explained it in words they could understand.

Jiang Yiming found it quite mysterious. "This way, we can increase the organic matter in the soil and reduce the odor produced by the fermentation of human and animal feces?"

Tang Zhao snapped his fingers, bingo!

King Xuan had a look of having learned something. He rolled up his sleeves and said, "What are we waiting for? Spring plowing is about to begin, so let's make the compost!"

King Xuan left in a hurry.

Huh, a gust of wind blew by, and Tang Zhao blinked his eyes, "Dad, wasn't he going to the weapon workshop just now?"

Jiang Yiming waved his fan and said, "The princess will get used to it in the future."

His Royal Highness Prince Xuan was obviously afraid that the people in the workshop would slam him down, saying "No iron, no money", and embarrass him in front of the princess, so he ran away in a hurry.

Tang Zhao understood, looked at the white folding fan in Jiang Yiming's hand, and suggested, "Military Advisor, you can change to a goose feather fan."

Jiang Yiming asked, "Why?"

Tang Zhao replied, "Only in this way can one be worthy of his position as the smartest military advisor in the northwest."

Jiang Yiming:?

Doesn’t his folding fan deserve his status as the smartest person in Northwest China?

"I will come to the military camp to get farm tools at the end of April. It doesn't need to be a lot, 500 of each will be enough!" Tang Zhao said, got on his horse and left.

Five hundred? Every kind? Jiang Yiming looked at the man and horse running away and wanted to yell, "Who said I gave you farm tools?!"

After Gu Ci returned to the military camp in the evening, he went to the kitchen to get five bean curd cakes, a bowl of tofu soup and two pieces of fried tofu, and sat next to the soldiers to eat.

"Do you think the princess's composting method is effective? I've been cutting straw all afternoon and my arms are almost dead."

"What's that to you? I've been messing with shit all day!"

Princess? Gu Ci looked up, "But Princess Zhaoshan?"

"Yes!" the soldier replied, "The princess came to the barracks today and taught the prince a recipe for composting. Now half the barracks are busy making manure."

Gu Ci asked, "Where is she?"

The soldier replied, "The princess left this afternoon."

gone? !
Gu Ci: Gone?!

Zhao Zhao: Sorry I forgot about you.