I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 116: Promoting New Composting Methods
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Chunfeng, who was serving the night in the outer room, quickly got up, put on his clothes and went into the inner room to ask, "What happened to the girl?"

Tang Zhao felt guilty, "I forgot about Gu Ci."

Chunfeng comforted her, "What's the big deal? My uncle is not in the barracks, so there's nothing I can do about it. As long as the young lady leaves the braised mutton she brought to me before leaving, my uncle will know that she is thinking of me."

Tang Zhao was silent, pointing at the small bag he had thrown aside.

A spring breeze blew, and I found a bag of braised mutton that they had carefully packed.

Chunfeng was at a loss, "I'll make it up to my son-in-law next time."

This is the only way. Tang Zhao comforted himself for a while, but he was so sleepy that he covered himself with the quilt and went to sleep.

The next day, Tang Zhao woke up at noon as usual.

Nanny Song wanted to try to persuade her, but she gave up the idea when she thought about how Nanny Li had led people back to Lanzhou yesterday, and now the young lady was in charge of everything in the General's Mansion.

After Tang Zhao had a delicious breakfast, he took a carriage to the Wuwei government office.

In the back hall of the yamen, Lu Ying was flipping through the fish scale book while eating a piece of bread.

The guard on duty outside came in to report, "Sir, the princess has arrived."

"Please come in!" Lu Ying put down the cake, stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked quickly to the door to greet him. "Your humble servant greets Princess Zhaoshan."

"Your Excellency, there's no need to be so polite," Tang Zhao asked Lu Ying to stand up. "I came to see you today because I have something important to discuss."

Lu Ying: "What's the matter?"

Tang Zhao: "Let's talk while we walk."

Half an incense stick later, Lu Ying sat in the carriage bestowed by the emperor, almost jumping up in excitement, "Are you serious, Princess?"

"Seriously!" Tang Zhao raised the banner, "The Northwest Army has begun using a new composting method to fertilize the fields."

She made a big promise, "Daddy has already promised that once the new agricultural tools are manufactured, they will benefit the people."

"If the new farm tools and the new composting method really have the effects that the princess claims, then the princess will be extremely meritorious," Lu Ying said with excitement for a long time before hesitating, "but farming is the foundation of the people and it affects their livelihood throughout the year. I am worried that the people will not dare to use the new composting method recklessly."

"I've thought about this," Tang Zhao said. "There are three options for getting the people to use the new composting method: good, medium, and bad."

Lu Ying said seriously, "Princess, please speak."

"The best strategy is to let the people actively promote the new composting method," Tang Zhao said. "As long as the people see with their own eyes that the new method can indeed increase yields, they will definitely rush to use it."

Lu Ying frowned, "If we use this method, the earliest it will be achieved is next year."

Tang Zhao nodded. "The middle strategy is for the government and the big landlords in Wuwei to take the lead in implementing the new law. The people will follow suit and become curious. The bold ones will definitely try it. Then the government will send people to publicize it and incite people. Ugh, incitement is not right either."

Tang Zhao struggled for a long time but couldn't come up with a good word, so he simply said, "If we can incite the people to believe in the new law, we can implement it among the people."

Lu Ying thought this method was good, but it was much more complicated to implement. "There aren't many landlords in Wuwei City, but they all have a lot of money. I'm afraid they won't listen to the government."

Tang Zhao also thought of this, "The worst option is for the government to force the new law to be implemented."

Lu Ying was startled and waved his hands repeatedly, "This is absolutely not allowed!"

"If the people riot, it will be a disaster!"

"It's okay if the people riot. Wuwei is close to the Northwest Army anyway, so we can suppress it at any time," Tang Zhao sighed. "But this method is too damaging to the relationship between the military and the people. It's best not to use it unless it's absolutely necessary."

Lu Ying nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself, "Wow, Princess Zhaoshan even thought of using the Northwest Army to suppress the people's riot. What a courage!" "The three strategies of upper, middle and lower have their own advantages and disadvantages. I combined them together and came up with a more gentle and effective method."

Lu Ying's eyes lit up, "I'm all ears."

Tang Zhao was confident. "I will cooperate with the government office. I will take the lead in using the new composting method. Your Excellency will be responsible for lobbying other noble families and posting notices to publicize the Northwest Army and this princess's use of the new method. We will also require the people to use the new method on at least 30% of the land."

"Great!" Lu Ying clapped his hands. "This way, no matter if it's the noble families or the common people, everyone will have no objections."

The aristocratic families were extremely wealthy, and the annual output from 30% of their land was not enough for them to spend a fortune to buy a singer or hold a banquet. As long as they were sane, no one would dare to give up this 30% of the land, no matter if they were willing or not!
It became a trend for the common people to follow the example of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families all used new laws, so the common people were naturally happy to implement them.

However, "I'm afraid that the people who rent the Song family's land don't want to be the first to take the lead."

"It doesn't matter whether they want it or not, as long as I want it," Tang Zhao leaned back on the brocade cushion. "Besides, all the clan fields of my Song family use the new composting method."

So there is no question of whether you are the leader or not, everyone is the same.

Lu Ying hesitated, "But if some people insist on not agreeing..."

Tang Zhao played with the golden seal on her waist, "I have my own way to make him agree."

Lu Ying paused. The several times he spent with Princess Zhaoshan were so heartwarming that he almost forgot that this Princess Zhaoshan was also a ruthless person who had beaten the drum to file a complaint to the emperor, causing the Duke of Wei's Mansion to lose face.

Starting from Wuwei City and heading south for thirty miles, you will reach the Song family's ancestral land.

Zhaohui had already sent guards from the palace to notify them. At this time, the county magistrates of Gulang County and Minqin County led the local headmen and village chiefs to wait at the gate of the Song family manor.

The carriage stopped and all the county magistrates, village heads and village chiefs knelt on the ground.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Princess Zhaoshan. Long live the Princess!"

"Your humble servant greets the prefect!"

Chunfeng opened the car window to reveal Tang Zhao sitting inside. She raised her hand slightly and said, "No need to formalize!"

"Thank you, Princess!"

Everyone stood up and stood on both sides. After the carriage and the dozens of guards from the palace had passed, they followed at the end and headed towards the nearby farmland.

The people who had received instructions long ago were trembling with fear. They turned the ground and glanced at the intersection. Suddenly, a gorgeous carriage appeared and gradually approached.

The closer they were to the ground, the clearer they could see. When the people saw the adults who usually acted so arrogant and domineering following behind the carriage, covered in dust and dirt, their pupils trembled and they cried out in surprise.

Chao Yi rode on his horse, his eagle eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, his left hand pressing on the sword, ready to draw it at any time.

The carriage stopped not far from the farmland. Lu Ying got out and stood respectfully aside, waiting for Tang Zhao to get out before following behind.

The common people secretly watched the woman who dared to walk in front of Lord Lu, the highest-ranking official in Wuwei City.

Tang Zhao walked to the edge of the farmland, looked at the deeply plowed land, and nodded with satisfaction.

Chunfeng asked, "Who among you is the manager of the farm?"

The county magistrates, village heads and village chiefs who were at the end came running over.

"My Lady, I am a humble official."

Tang Zhao:.
Tang Zhao looked at these dozens of old men and fell into deep thought.

This is such a big piece of land, why do so many people need to take care of it?

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