Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 105 Letter from a Friend

When Jinyang received Lu Youqing's memorial, he was inspecting iron mines in Pingshan and Jiangquan counties with Gu Lanxi.

That’s right, iron ore.

Since Jinyang had decided to accept the title, she would naturally make preparations in advance. She used the drawings of the harvester and thresher that Qin Ke had handed over when he surrendered, and calculated that her father was wary of her, so she asked him to give her the two counties of Pingshan and Jiangquan as a reward for her military exploits.

To outsiders, there is an iron mine hidden at the junction of two counties that seem ordinary, small and poor. It was discovered by her people by accident, but she kept the news secret at the time.

Now it finally comes in handy.

It would be great if she could take that position without bloodshed, but with the current targeting from her father and brothers, this path would be difficult to take.

Money, soldiers, and food are the foundation for her future conquest of the world. According to the current speed of development, within three years, she will have the strength to compete for the world.

"Your Highness, the efficiency of using coal to smelt iron has indeed increased several times. The weapons equipped by the army have been updated, and the recruitment you arranged before is also being carried out secretly."

Xiao Anyi followed two steps behind Jinyang.

"Very good, the affairs of the iron mine must be kept secret. If there are people with bad intentions, it is better to kill them by mistake than to let them go." Jinyang's eyes were sharp and murderous.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will personally monitor it."

"Your Highness, this is a memorial sent from the West Sea." A guard walked over quickly, bowed and presented the thing with both hands.

Jinyang first flipped through Lu Youqing's memorial and couldn't help but chuckle, "This Lu Youqing."

Seeing her reaction, Gu Lanxi also came over curiously and said with a smile: "This person's style of action is decisive and decisive, and he makes plans before taking action. He has a bit of your style. He is worthy of being the person you have chosen."

Jinyang smiled, said nothing, and then picked up Qin Ke's memorial.

Gu Lanxi curiously picked up the delicate white jar in the guard's hand and frowned, "What is this?"

"This is pure white sugar, made by Qin Ke from sugarcane in the West Sea. It is called white sugar." Jin Yang handed the memorial to Gu Lanxi and said, "It seems that he wants to use white sugar to launch the business plan in Liangzhou."

Gu Lanxi stretched out her finger and lightly dipped a little to taste it, and said in surprise: "The candies I ate before were all sweet and bitter brown sugar, or maltose that was quite sticky. This kind of candy that has no bitterness at all and only pure sweetness is the first time I have seen it."

"What do you think of this suggestion that the county government take the lead in building a sugar factory in Xihai and cooperate with local merchants?" Jinyang also picked up the small jar and examined it carefully. He saw that the sugar was as fine as snow grains.

"It would be great if there was enough sugarcane supply. Sugar is naturally expensive, so this kind of white sugar will definitely sell for a high price."

"Qin Ke said in his memorial that the geographical location and climate of West Sea are suitable for growing sugarcane, so the people of West Sea can be encouraged to grow it. This matter will be handed over to Lu Youqing." Jinyang picked up his pen and prepared to reply to their memorial.

Seeing Jin Yang's official attitude, Gu Lanxi smiled and sat beside her. She stretched out her slender jade finger and pointed at the childish handwriting on the memorial, saying, "You boring guy, don't you see the deep meaning behind Qin Ke's words?"

Jin Yang raised his head in confusion, his eyes fell on the place where her fingers were tapping, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Does he want to stay in Xihai for a few more days?"

"Of course. Look at the way he phrases his words. He is usually a very straightforward person, but suddenly he is so shy. He must be asking for something."

Jinyang was speechless. Qin Ke had really shown his pettiness to this.

Suddenly, her narrow eyes narrowed, and she looked at Gu Lanxi with a dangerous gleam, and her tone was also a little dangerous: "I don't have any interest?"

If Jin Yang had this expression on his face, he would have been scared to death. But Gu Lanxi was not afraid of her. She always knew how to calm her temper.

She smiled slightly, and that smile was as beautiful as a flower in full bloom in spring. Then, she gently raised her hand, tucked the hair behind her ears, slowly bent down, kissed her cheek gently, and said jokingly: "What should I do? I just like your serious look."

Her voice was extremely gentle, and the emotions on Jinyang's face disappeared instantly, and his phoenix eyes curved in satisfaction.

……

Along with the eldest princess's memorial, there was also a letter from Cui Yuanyuan.

Cui Yuanyuan took part in the imperial examination in Jinzhou together with Lu Youqing. She was the only two woman in Jinzhou who passed the examination and became a scholar. The two of them admired each other and became good friends. Unfortunately, after the examination, Lu Youqing decided to follow the eldest princess to Liangzhou, while Cui Yuanyuan decided to go to the capital to continue taking the imperial examination.

Not many people were informed that Lu Youqing and Qin Ke were following the eldest princess to Liangzhou, so Cui Yuanyuan's letter was sent to Yong'an Town. After receiving the letter, the people who stayed in Yong'an Town sent it to Liangzhou via the Gu family's caravan.

So it was a month later when Lu Youqing received this letter.

Qin Ke, who was standing behind Lu Youqing and massaging her shoulders, also bent down, leaned forward and asked, "This letter was sent from the capital? What did she say?"

"She is preparing for this year's examination. I regret that I cannot accompany her to take the examination."

"Oh," Qin Ke nodded, and then asked, "Madam, do you think she has a good chance of passing the imperial examination?"

"If we estimate it based on the real level, it's hard to say. But I heard from His Highness that the situation in the capital is now at a stalemate, with various forces fighting for power. Yuanyuan, an outsider with no background or power, is probably not in their eyes at all."

If she fails to meet their standards, it means they will not give her the qualifications to enter the officialdom.

Qin Ke sighed softly. The upper class controlled the upward channel, and the classes were solidified. It was extremely difficult for scholars from poor families to cross the class barrier. This had been the case since ancient times.

Lu Youqing pondered for a while before picking up his pen to write her a reply.

The letter mainly wished her to get what she wanted and pass the imperial examination smoothly. After writing this letter, Lu Youqing started writing the second letter.

"Hmm?" Qin Ke curiously looked at her reply and guessed what Lu Youqing was thinking: "Madam, you plan to write this second letter to her after the results of the imperial examination come out."

"Well, she needs to concentrate before the exam. I just need to wish her the best. When the results of the exam come out, it would be great if she passes. If she fails, this is also a choice for her."

Qin Ke could guess her true thoughts and chuckled, "I think you want her to come to you."

"Based on my previous understanding of her, if she failed the exam, she would not be the type to be willing to marry and raise children, so she would have come."

It is precisely because of this that they have similar personalities and become good friends.