The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1042 - 878, Take Root

Upon first arriving at the Gan State Guard, Xiao Yeyang devoted himself entirely to military training and defense. Only by ensuring the safety of the Gan State Guard and holding off the people of Xiliao could development in the area begin.

Daohua was busy as well, busy reclaiming wasteland, opening shops, and building pastures.

The Gan State Guard was the poorest and least populated among the nine guards of Xiliang. Its proximity to Xiliao meant it suffered from the constant threat of war, severely hindering its economic development.

What she needed to do now was to produce a large quantity of grain, to disseminate the grain seeds, and to give the local people hope, easing their livelihoods. Once life improved for the locals, it would naturally attract people from other areas.

The Imperial Court provided little support to Xiliang, so if Xiao Yeyang wanted to make a mark here, he had to establish not only a complete military defense system but also a matching system for the production and supply of materials.

Clearly, grain was the most crucial aspect of this system.

Thus, Daohua paid far more attention to the wasteland than to the shops and pastures.

When the ironworks delivered tools like spades, Daohua immediately instructed Yan Shouhou to send them to the slope.

"Miss, Master Tan from the carpentry shop has finished making the wheelbarrow and would like to know if you’d come to see if it meets your expectations."

Daohua promptly went to the front yard.

The wheelbarrows in the Gan State Guard were all two-wheeled and comparatively large. On flat land, one person could pull it, but on the slopes, it took one person pulling in front and another pushing from behind to move it.

What she had commissioned from the carpenter was single-wheeled and more compact so that even on slopes, one person could manage it alone.

When she saw the single-wheeled wheelbarrow the carpenter made and noted its stability and durability, she nodded with satisfaction and turned to Master Tan, "I urgently need these wheelbarrows. How many can you produce in a day?"

Master Tan replied, "Madam, these wheelbarrows are easy to make. With my apprentices, we should be able to make about five a day."

Daohua shook her head, "That’s not enough." She paused before continuing, "Master Tan, I need a thousand wheelbarrows, and I’m giving you the entire order."

"You can hire extra help or get other carpenters you know to work with you. I don’t care about the specifics of the process, I just need you to deliver between twenty and thirty wheelbarrows a day to me. More would be better, of course."

"Of course, there can’t be any issues with the quality of the wheelbarrows. Master Tan, can you take on this order?"

Master Tan was silent for a while, discussing with his son by his side, and finally nodded, "Madam, I will take on this order."

Daohua nodded, and turned to Guyu, "Later, take Master Tan to the accounting office and give him a hundred silver taels as a deposit. After that, pay him daily for the number of wheelbarrows he delivers."

After Guyu left with Master Tan, Daohua silently calculated the silver spent during this period, grateful she had collected more than twenty chests of silver and gold from the abandoned Imperial Mausoleum.

"Although this silver and gold haven’t been transported to the national treasury, they have been used for the construction of the Gan State Guard, which is tantamount to having entered the treasury anyway."

Seeing everyone busy, Gu Jian felt restless and sought out Daohua, "I heard you’re opening a pharmacy?"

Daohua nodded.

Gu Jian spoke, "Then I’ll sit in for consultations at the pharmacy."

Daohua smiled, "That would be wonderful. With your excellent medical skills, the pharmacy will surely become overwhelmed with patients in no time." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Gu Jian ignored his disciple’s flattery, serious about proper matters, "How is the shop coming along?"

Daohua replied, "I haven’t gone to check it yet."

Hearing this, Gu Jian immediately stood up, "You continue with your tasks, I will go and take a look for you." And with that, he strode out of the room.

It delighted Daohua to see the elder busy and finding ways to pass the time. Seeing Dongli follow in tow, she did not intervene further.

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On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, a majestic grain transport convoy passed through Shiqukou.

Wang Wu stood on the mountain, staring in amazement at the grain transport team which was at least twice the length of the last, his mouth gaping open for a long while before he stuttered to the adjacent Wang Qi,

"Sir, just how wealthy is this Prince from Beijing?"

Wang Qi said nothing, just stared intensely at the grain transport team below.

Having invested so much, it seemed that the Princely Heir of the Prince Residence was genuinely intending to lay down roots and achieve something significant in Xiliang.

Wang Wu continued to marvel, "No wonder that Madam casually gave us wagons of grain without even blinking an eye. If I were as rich as they are, I’d give too."