Chapter 973 This is life!
The sun was shining in the sky, and the entire Lishan Mountain was covered with a layer of white snow, and flowers bloomed dazzlingly under the sunlight.
Rarely good weather.
The road leading straight up from the foot of the mountain to Lishan Mountain is paved with a thick layer of cement and is flat and wide. These days, there are no heavy trucks or overloading. As long as the roadbed is compacted during construction and no corners are cut and the road surface is not cracked, there will be no problem in maintaining this road for 30 to 50 years.
The four-wheeled carriage slowly went up the mountain to the farm. The road was flat. The springs required too much steel and had not yet been developed. However, the steel bows installed on the body still had a great shock-absorbing effect. The interior of the car was stable and not bumpy. Even the cup The tea inside will not slosh out.
Fang Jun wanted to send the two little princesses back to the palace, but the two little princesses refused. Princess Jinyang even wanted to play at the Fang family's farm, so Fang Jun had no choice but to do so.
Fang Jun almost always obeys Princess Jinyang’s requests unconditionally...
The specific regulations for the establishment of the Jingzhao Prefecture will have to be discussed in the Zhengshitang during the Shuori Dynasty Meeting. After the specific steps are agreed upon, a memorial will be drafted for His Majesty Li Er to review, and then the Menxia Province will promulgate and implement it.
The whole process will probably be completed by the beginning of next year.
However, in Fang Jun's opinion, this is a good thing. Although the implementation of government orders through a set of strict procedures is a little less efficient, it is still much better than the emperor just doing whatever he wants. Any power must be restricted, which is an important condition for an empire to remain stable and for the entire society to remain proactive.
If the emperor wants to let Fang Jun serve as Jingzhao Yin, he still needs to discuss with the ministers. This is the importance of the system. Although it is basically impossible for the Prime Minister to refute the emperor's wishes, at least His Majesty Li Er is willing to follow this set of procedures. This is the embodiment of "democracy".
Although Fang Jun, who traveled from later generations, understands that no matter what kind of political system, "democracy" is just a coat worn by "autocracy", he must wear this coat, otherwise he will be acting like a hooligan.
When an emperor and the imperial power he represents start to act rogue, is there any way for the people of the world to survive?
The farm has now developed to a considerable scale. Not only the victims who were originally resettled here have now settled and worked in peace and contentment, but many poor people near Chang'an have also been absorbed into the farm. Fang Jun's background is very strong, and the farm's acceptance of disaster victims is regarded as a key concern by His Majesty Li Er. No one dares to stop the immigrants of Lishan Farm. As long as people's household registration is in the counties near Chang'an, they can submit applications to the government. After review, it is determined that their family has no permanent property and there are no criminals within three generations. They can register on the farm and each household can be allocated Approximately five acres of land.
There is not much land, but the farm encourages people to grow greenhouse vegetables, which can also earn a lot of income in winter. In addition, all food crops in the farm adopt different planting methods from those in the outside world, and water conservancy is extremely developed. Therefore, every household can have a good harvest.
Lishan Farm has become a well-known and wealthy place...
The snow on the road has been cleared and piled on the roadside, and it is slowly melting under the sun. The cool air is refreshing, and the mountains are high and the clouds are light, which makes people feel refreshed.
As the population of the farm increases, it will naturally attract nearby merchants to set up shops again. Some smart people even build their houses on the roadside and live behind the shops in front of them, including porridge sheds, teahouses, grocery stores, and clothing stores... …The closer we get to the core area of Fangjia Manor, the denser the population becomes and the number of shops increases.
A small town has been formed with Fangjia Manor as the center and radiating to the surrounding areas.
Halfway through the carriage, Fang Jun became interested and simply got out of the carriage and walked.
Princess Jinyang and Princess Hengshan had been feeling depressed in the palace for a long time. When they saw Fang Jun getting out of the car, they both shouted that they wanted to walk with their brother-in-law. Wu Meiniang stayed at the dock to handle the last batch of merchant goods before the river froze and did not accompany them.
Princess Gaoyang can't stop her. As long as she lets the headache go, she can't get out of the car, otherwise it will attract onlookers...
Fang Jun held one in each hand and walked along the street, while Princess Gaoyang went to the farm by herself.
There are many pedestrians on the road. Although the shops on both sides are much simpler than those in Chang'an City, their business is booming and they are very popular.
There were people selling candied haws, people making sugar candies, mountain mushrooms... There were even two strong men with big shoulders and round waists who placed half a piece of cleaned wild boar on the roadside, and a large circle of people surrounded them.
Various vendors sell goods along the street. Of course, most of them are local villagers. They just do some small business to supplement their family income during their leisure time in winter, so they are not considered traders.
Fang Jun was happy, this is life!
The two princesses saw that everything was fresh, and they clamored to buy whatever was delicious and fun. Fang Jun doesn't care about royal etiquette, as long as they want it, he just pays. Walking out a hundred or ten meters away, the two princesses were already eating candied haws in one hand and candies in the other. Their mouths were bulging like two little hamsters, and the servants behind them had their arms full of all kinds of food...
The two princesses were going crazy with joy. They were jumping like two beautiful butterflies, running in front and behind. Strings of laughter like silver bells never stopped. They were attracted by the two princesses wherever they went. Attracted by the beauty and liveliness of this little girl.
"Oh, isn't this Erlang?"
"Hey! It's true, Erlang, when did you come back?"
"Erlang, I haven't seen you for half a year. Are you still strong?"
Pedestrians on the roadside recognized Fang Jun and greeted him happily. Without Fang Erlang, this farm would not exist. How could there be such a good life without worries about food and clothing? Therefore, all the residents loved Fang Jun and greeted him one after another.
Fang Jun kicked an arrogant young man away and cursed: "I am 70 or 80 years old or what? I am still strong and strong. Do you believe that someone like you can beat you ten times?"
There were several women surrounding the door of a jewelry store. When they saw Fang Jun coming over, a plump proprietress smiled and said, "When it comes to fighting, no one in Guanzhong is Fang Erlang's opponent! But Erlang, Auntie, why do you think you’re cheating again?”
Fang Jun didn't feel embarrassed and said with a smile: "I don't need you to be a matchmaker. Do you care whether I'm black or not? You should just take care of yourself and watch this business get bigger and bigger and make a lot of money, right? With you It is said that men learn to be bad when they are rich. You have to watch your brother Liu and don’t secretly keep a concubine outside and imitate the rich man’s way of hiding his beauty in his house. It’s too late for you to cry!”
"Bah!"
The proprietress spat, crossed her hips, and said proudly: "How dare he?! If one day, I cut off his useless thing with a scissor, let's see if that bitch can follow." What a waste of words?”
Several women around him covered their mouths and bent over in laughter, and the men nearby also laughed.
Fang Jun sweated profusely, raised his thumb and said: "You are awesome! But then again, what do you use if you really cut it off?"
The proprietress waved her hand fiercely: "It's hard to find a two-legged donkey. There aren't many people with two legs. There are so many gentlemen and ladies on the street waving their hands. Who wouldn't rush into my den? Drill?”
Fang Jun laughed, completely convinced.
These uneducated women from the peasant family are not ashamed to talk to each other, and even the big men will turn red in the face!
However, Fang Jun likes this kind of atmosphere where people don't pay much attention to hypocritical etiquette. The people in the farm have not read many books, but they are simple and innocent.
The two little princesses looked very happy when they saw everyone around them laughing, but they were confused and didn't know what was so funny.
Princess Hengshan swallowed the last candied haws and threw away the bamboo stick. She took Fang Jun's hand and asked curiously: "Brother-in-law, what are you laughing at? Why can't I understand?"
Fang Jun sweated profusely, you yellow-haired girl just don’t understand!
The landlady's eyes widened when she saw two beautiful girls carved in pink and jade beside Fang Jun, one on the left and one on the right. She exaggeratedly said: "Oh, oh, oh, are these little fairies from heaven descending to earth? Look at this The little one is so handsome that your heart melts!”
The two little princesses didn't understand what they just said, but they understood the compliments about their good looks, so they all gave them blessings and said sweetly: "Thank you, aunt, for the compliment."
Since she is the brother-in-law's aunt, they can just call her her too.
The display of good royal etiquette immediately gave the two beautiful little princesses more and more points, and they immediately became the center of countless eyes. (End of chapter)