What an intelligent man Nan Yu is!
"Don't worry, Nine Sister. I know the fief also needs money for development, and I won't have any ideas about that."
Anyone can say pretty words, but He Zhiran doesn't believe it. There's no one who can resist the temptation of high profits.
Anyway, she and Mo Jiuye don't have anything to worry about. They have a large number of explosives, which Nan Yu knew about six years ago when they defeated the Southern Frontier and the Barbarians.
Nan Yu chose not to inquire, which shows he has a brain, because even if he said something, the Mo couple wouldn't reveal the method of making explosives, and it would only make people suspicious.
The group continued walking, and Nan Yu kept asking questions along the way.
"Nine Sister, is the snow-white paper we see on the market all from here?"
"Yes, there are two paper mills in the Northwest, and the white paper you mentioned is for writing. Recently, a new paper mill has been established, producing tissue paper."
Nan Yu is no stranger to this tissue paper.
Because Tang Mingrui is efficient, he immediately sent some of each type to Nan Yu after obtaining the distribution rights.
Tang Mingrui finds the tissue paper so useful that when using the restroom, it's simply...
"Tissue paper is indeed a good thing," Nan Yu couldn't help but praise.
They continued walking and continued asking questions.
"Is this the canned food factory?"
"Yes, the Northwest mountains produce a large amount of fruit, so I came up with this idea to sell them to distant places."
"And this is the sugar factory? The place that makes that fine white sugar?"
"Yes, I found that the Barbarian farmland is not suitable for planting crops, but the sugarcane yields are extremely high, so I had the people there grow more sugarcane to make the fine white sugar."
Nan Yu kept nodding as he listened, and he knew clearly that Mo Jiuye didn't have such a mind, and all these ideas must have been thought up by He Zhiran. What more could one ask for in a wife?
Thinking about his own harem, although the number is not too many, those women only know how to dress up exquisitely to seduce him...
Oh well, it's for the sake of propagating the imperial family, otherwise he wouldn't care about those powdery and gaudy women.
Nan Yu's thoughts were turning rapidly. He understood the principle of taking care of the business in his position the best. Now is not the time to think about those things. One reason he came to the Northwest was that he felt there was no one in the court with whom he could have an in-depth conversation, so he thought of Mo Jiuye. Their exchanges may not be frequent, but they have always maintained an equal attitude.
In addition, he has also heard a lot of rumors about the Northwest, with some saying that the economy of the Northwest has surpassed that of Da Shun by countless times.
Someone also told him that the business sources of the Da Shun imperial merchant Tang Mingrui are all from the Northwest now. He wants to come and see how the Mo couple have accomplished this in just a few years.
The most important purpose is that he also wants the people under his rule to live better. There are many things he couldn't think of, and maybe he can have a clear understanding after coming to the Northwest.
Indeed, that is the case. He saw factories for making refined salt, textile mills, pickle factories, wineries, tea factories, and so on in the Northwest.
Not only these profit-generating factories and workshops, but the environment in the Northwest is also unmatched by Da Shun.
Not only that, Nan Yu couldn't even see any idle land in the Northwest. Even the surrounding mountains are all being properly utilized.
The houses the people live in are all brick and tile structures, even rivaling the wealthy areas of the capital city in grandeur.
Of course, this grandeur is only in terms of the style of the houses, not the size. These people's residences are still incomparable to the mansions of the noble families in the capital.
But this is already enough. What does he, as the emperor, need to work hard for every day?
Isn't it just to let the people of Da Shun live a good life?
Although he cannot fully emulate the money-making techniques of the Mo couple, there are still many places worth learning.
After returning, he will encourage the people to reclaim more wasteland and turn those abandoned lands into treasures.
As for these high-yield crops, the Mo couple has never been stingy. As long as it doesn't affect the economy of the Northwest, they can give Nan Yu a favor.
In fact, they have already done so, and now these high-yield crops are also being planted within Da Shun. In recent years, whether it's in the households or the national treasury, there have been ample food reserves.
Even if there is a famine, not only can the court allocate a large amount of relief grains, but the people can also save themselves.
Therefore, in the few years since Nan Yu ascended the throne, there have been no more cases of people starving to death.
Although Da Shun hasn't developed as rapidly as the Northwest, just the fact that the people are no longer starving is enough to prove Nan Yu's remarkable achievements.
Furthermore, there are also grassland areas within the borders of Da Shun. After returning, he will also follow the example of the Mo couple and advocate for the people to raise large numbers of horses, cattle, and sheep.
Because the number of horses, cattle, and sheep being raised in the Northwest and the Barbarian territory is gradually increasing, Nan Yu has already abolished the regulation prohibiting the slaughter of draft animals.
Mo Jiuye has submitted a memorial saying that the cattle they raise are for meat, for people to eat.
And he has also tasted the beef jerky from the Northwest many times, the flavor of which is simply unbeatable, much more delicious than the pork he usually eats.
Nan Yu can achieve a balance, never letting unreasonable old rules affect his thinking.
As for raising beef cattle, he also plans to discuss it with Mo Jiuye this time, with the aim of introducing some calves so that the people of Da Shun can also engage in animal husbandry.
In short, after touring the Northwest with the Mo couple, Nan Yu can be said to have benefited greatly.
Even though he is traveling in secret, he is still the sovereign of a nation, so naturally, Mo Jiuye has to entertain him at the highest level.
Although there are countless delicacies on the commercial streets of the Northwest, everyone knows that they are still inferior to the cuisine created in the royal kitchen.
Nan Yu will be staying at the Wang Mansion and dining there as well.
After walking for so long, the group is indeed a little tired, so Mo Jiuye suggested returning to the mansion to rest.
As soon as they entered the mansion and turned a few corridors, they heard the cheers of children.
"Big Brother Zhu is mighty!"
"Big Brother Zhu is so powerful!"
In the spacious courtyard, on the martial arts stage, stood a little boy who looked about six or seven years old.
Zhu stood upright, holding a long sword that matched his stature, staring solemnly at the group of children, big and small, below.
"Who else wants to challenge me?" Although his voice still had a childish tone, it carried a solemn aura of one in authority.
The twenty-something children below all looked up at the stage, their eyes filled with admiration.
At this moment, Yu Er came over carrying a basket of fruits.
"Young Master, you've been training with the young masters and misses for the whole afternoon. Come and have some fruit to quench your thirst."
