Chapter 499: Krypton Gold Palace Intrigue System (34)

Xie Yang told her family what she could, and since there happened to be a Carlos who owed her a favor, it saved her from having to find other excuses.

The Xie family listened as if they were hearing a myth, stunned and bewildered; it took them a long while to come to their senses, and they asked one after another:

"Yang Er, did that Holy Maiden not come back with you this time either?"

"Yang Er, what about your ship? Which pier is it docked at? Is there anyone guarding it?"

"Little sister, is the Spanish Royal Family you mentioned the same as the royal family here? Does that mean you saved a prince? He invited you to visit their country? And he gave you so many things before you parted?"

"Little sister, can you let me ride the Sweating Blood Horse?"

"Yang Er, ……"

The Sweating Blood Horse is an excellent warhorse most suitable for light cavalry, and she intended to donate them to the Zhenbei Army in the name of the Xie Family Third Branch.

Regarding the sundries brought by the carriage, she suggested dividing them into three parts: one to keep for their own use, one to give away as gifts to return favors, and the rest to be sold in the general store.

"These are clearly different from Nanyang goods. Yang Er said they are specialties from the Spain region, right? Then these must be Western Goods."

Third Master Xie admired the set of silver tableware one by one, then sniffed the wine, which was completely different from the coconut flower wine of Nanyang, and took a satisfied deep breath:

"The shops on both sides are now ours; after they are renovated, they will be used exclusively to sell this batch of Western Goods."

Xie Yang: "……"

So, is this how the term "Western Goods" originated?

"Father, we can sort these out slowly later; the most important thing is this batch of seeds."

Xie Yang remembered that she had also brought back a batch of carefully cultivated crop seeds from South America!

The time at sea was quite long, and she had stayed in Europe for a while afterward; she didn't know if the seeds had rotted or sprouted from the humidity.

Fortunately, fortunately!

Before they were packed away, they had been dried thoroughly under the scorching sun.

The sea ship was also wrapped in a layer of iron, so no seawater seeped into the cargo hold; when they arrived in Europe, it was just entering summer, and the Mediterranean summer was hot and dry. The journey back to Daye was along the overland Silk Road, and it had barely rained along the way, so there was no need to worry about them being too dry.

Therefore, these seeds were all preserved quite well, with only a few bags showing signs of dampness or insects.

After being poured out and spread evenly on a drying mat, they could still be used after being exposed to strong sunlight a few times.

"Yang Er, where did these seeds come from? Why are they all so strange?"

"Master saved an overseas Nongchang owner, and that person gave them to Master out of gratitude. Master didn't know how to plant them, so he let me bring them back. Mother, that Nongchang owner said these are all high-yield food crops, and I want to try them out on our Farm."

Xie Yang picked out the Corn, sweet potato, and potato seeds, and there were also a few grapevines suitable for winemaking that she had exchanged from a famous grape Farm in Europe.

The rest were vegetables and fruits, which could be grown in the small flower garden at home that she played in.

In the past, Third Madam Xie definitely wouldn't have been happy about her daughter running off to the Farm to farm.

A dignified young lady of the Xie mansion running off to a Farm to farm—wouldn't she be laughed to death by outsiders if word got out?

But now, she just wanted her daughter to stay home properly, stay in Jingcheng, and not leave home for three years at a time; she could play however she wanted.

She even transferred the suburban Farm she received during the family division under her daughter's name, counting it as her dowry Farm in advance.

When Xie Yang learned that the family had allocated the Farm with the best harvest to her for an Experimental Field, she happily hugged Third Madam:

"Thank you, Mother! Once Yang Er succeeds in the trial planting, I will make delicious food for Mother."

Third Madam Xie beamed: "Good, whatever Yang Er makes, Mother will like."

Third Master Xie felt jealous: "Does Father not get a share?"

Xie Yang laughed: "Yes! When the grapes are ripe, I will brew wine for Father. You can drink as many jars as you want; you can even pour out a jar for every one you drink."

"……"

What a spendthrift daughter! Who drinks like that?

……

Third Master Xie received a reward from the palace once again!

And this time, not only was there a reward, but he was also promoted!

He was promoted two ranks at once, suddenly sitting in the position of Taipu Temple Shaoqing of the fourth rank.

Although this wasn't an official position with real power, it was still a fourth-rank position; not to mention anything else, just the annual salary alone was more than double!

Third Master Xie was happy while also feeling worried: "It must be because our family donated twenty-four Sweating Blood Horses to the Zhenbei Army that I was promoted to the Taipu Temple."

Taipu Temple Shaoqing, to put it plainly, is a job for dispatching horses and supplying warhorses.

Does the Emperor think that since he could produce twenty-four Sweating Blood Horses, he could produce more in the future?

If he couldn't produce them, would he be demoted? Or even charged with "occupying a position without doing the work"?

Although he mostly just coasted along while working in the Yu Department.

But a small sixth-rank official didn't need to attend court, and no one came to ask what specific work he had done after signing in every day.

But officials above the fifth rank have to attend morning court; can he continue to coast under the Emperor's nose?

That is absolutely impossible!

What if the Emperor calls his name and asks him to answer what practical work he has done recently? What should he do if he can't answer?

But if he were really asked to do practical work, he wouldn't know how!

Where would he get more warhorses?

A headache!

Xie Yang saw her father so distressed and thought for a moment:

"Sweating Blood Horses are not easy to obtain, but Western Regions Good Steeds can still be traded for. Father can petition the Emperor to send an envoy to the Western Regions. I heard from my Master that the Western Regions are arid and lack water, and are extremely short of food. Once I grow high-yield crops, we can use the food to trade with the people of the Western Regions for good steeds."

Third Master Xie was amused by his daughter's words: "High-yield crop seeds are not that easy to get! The Nongchang owner your Master saved was probably just speaking casually to coax you. Don't go around bragging about things like a thousand catties per mu that have no basis."

Sigh, his thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket—could it be that she took after him in liking to brag?

But bragging depends on the situation: things concerning the people's livelihood and the state should not be bragged about blindly.

Some people will take it seriously, and once it reaches the Emperor's ears, it will be hard to clean up.

Xie Yang did not argue with her father; in any case, once they were grown, the results would naturally speak for themselves.

She rested in the manor for a few days, mainly because she could not refuse her mother, who insisted she was thinner than three years ago and was determined to stew some soups and broths to nourish her.

In reality, she had simply shot up in height; she refused to admit she was thin.

The location she chose for her Farm on the South American continent happened to be on a plain between two large mountains; besides clearing a large area of arable land, she also fenced off a piece of land at the foot of the mountains to serve as a pasture for raising pigs, cattle, and sheep.

The local pigs in South America were descendants of wild boars, lacking the gamey odor of wild boars but possessing a firmness that domestic pigs lacked, making them very fragrant to eat.

Unfortunately, it was too far away, and live pigs were difficult to transport, so she only brought back a few dozen hams.

It was precisely by relying on these hams that she traded for the Sweating Blood Horse.

Xie Yang stayed in the manor for ten days or so, and after being nourished until her chin became a full circle, she hurriedly took the crop seeds brought back from the South American continent to the Farm in Jingjiao. If she continued to stay at home, she would grow as fat as a ball.

It was the end of the eighth lunar month, and the farmland at the Farm had just finished the autumn harvest; the crops in the fields had all been cleared, which was perfect for planting Corn, sweet potatoes, and Potato.

Planting them at this moment would allow them to be harvested just before the frost.

To ensure the harvest, Xie Yang even spent some points to redeem a bottle of Plant Special Nutrient Solution, and before sowing, she soaked all the seeds in diluted Plant Nutrient Solution.