The Empress's Gigolo Chapter 216

Ren Baqian got up from his bed and stretched after sleeping for more than two hours . He then shouted for someone to prepare the medicinal bath . It had been a long time since the last increase in his strength . Now that he's back, he could finally enjoy the pleasure of rapidly increasing his strength again .

An increment of 75 newtons a week was already considered very fast to him .

That would be 300 newtons in a month, 600 newtons in two months, and over 1500 newtons of improvement in three months . The thought of that left him feeling a little excited .

After soaking in the medicinal bath, Ren Baqian felt that the empress must be exhausted from the journey as well . She would probably be resting at Yangxin Palace Hall after the meeting in another place . Then, he went back to his room and waited until almost dinner time before visiting the empress at Yangxin Palace Hall .

Everyone who saw him along the way rolled their eyes at him . Even though the empress had returned, they were all very worried and on edge during the period she was away .

And Ren Baqian was the main cause of their worry .

When he arrived at Yangxin Palace Hall, the empress was yawning . It seemed like she had just woken up not long ago .

"Your Majesty, how was your rest?" Ren Baqian went forward and asked .

The empress kept silent and shook her head, and it seemed like she was still a little tired .

Ren Baqian knew for sure, that she must have really tired herself out over the past few days .

Qing Yuan brought a chair from the side, and Ren Baqian sat down with the empress for a while . He said to her that the sweet potatoes planted in the beast park had already ripened, and should be dug up for inspection .

"Is that the crop that can be grown in abundance?" The empress sobered up after hearing this .

"Yes . I can't say for sure that it will have a potential output of 10000 catties, but there should be at least 6000 catties of it . What's important is that it can be grown anywhere . It can be grown on any type of soil, even on the mountains," Ren Baqian replied .

"That's good . I will bring some people over tomorrow morning . " The empress nodded . Provisions were very important, especially such high yielding crops that could be farmed anywhere .

Dayao had low crop production, and not much were imported from other nations as well . They relied solely on raising livestock . Especially in the mountains, their primary resources were gathered by hunting as well as picking wild herbs and fruits . If those sweet potatoes were like what Ren Baqian described them to be, then it would be of great help .

"Your Majesty, do you have land estate?" Ren Baqian asked yet another question .

"What's that?" The empress was a little puzzled .

"That means royal landfills that belong to Your Majesty," Ren Baqian explained . The spices for those sweet potatoes should have ripened as well . Also, he had planned to grow some other things such as cotton, which could be used to make cloth . They couldn't possibly just rely on that plot of land at the beast park which couldn't serve much purpose .

"Everything in this world belongs to me," the empress replied .

After hearing those words, Ren Baqian understood that the imperial family of Dayao actually didn't have any proprietary land estate . It was truly unexpected .

Without land estate, and with only two merchant caravans mainly responsible for purchasing from other nations while incidentally selling some goods, it was no wonder that the empress lived a simple life . However, this was also because the successive emperor did not put much thought into it . After all, the condition of Dayao's economy wasn't considered good, and they didn't have much left over capital to lead an extravagant life .

But, hadn't the former emperor considered their ability to pay the palace maids' monthly wages? It wasn't surprising that there were so few palace maids in the palace .

"Then who does the land outside Lan City belongs to?" Ren Baqian questioned .

"It has all been distributed to those officers and soldiers with meritorious services back then," the empress answered .

"Is it possible to buy some of it?" Ren Baqian looked at the empress, and she looked back at him with a pair of glittering eyes but was full of bewilderment .

At the look of that, Ren Baqian thought to himself, "I understand, the empress has no knowledge of this at all . It is better that I consult someone else . "

"Later on I'll get someone to find out if it's possible to buy some . If we could grow and sell some spices, the profits will be huge," Ren Baqian said .

"You shall arrange for that . " The empress couldn't be bothered . She really had no interest in such things .

"Your Majesty, what is the imperial family's main source of revenue?" Ren Baqian still felt that he should ask .

The empress replied without hesitation, "The imperial family has a share of the gold and silver mines . "

Now Ren Baqian knew where the imperial family's money came from . He didn't have much knowledge about the minerals in Dayao, but he felt that the imperial family couldn't possibly have much of them .

He had better come out with solutions in future .

"Rest early, Your Majesty . I shall not impose on you any further . " Ren Baqian cupped his hands and left .

Early next morning, he left the palace and headed for the beast park . It had been about two months since the last time he had been to the beast park . He let out a sigh as he stood at the entrance of the beast park .

When he first arrived in this world, he had nothing much to do and always pondered about how to make money . He also managed a shaved ice shop with Caretaker Shi .

Who would have thought that things would turn out this way in just a few months' time .

It's not that he didn't understand, it was just that things were changing too rapidly .

This time, it was not just two people following Ren Baqian when he went out, but a group of ten men . The look of it was pretty impressive .

After entering the beast park, Caretaker Shi could be seen behaving as frantically as crabs from afar . Seeing that group of people, he promptly went over to welcome them . He was pleasantly surprised when he saw Ren Baqian's face .

"Deputy Prefect Ren!" Caretaker Shi paid his respects . As Ren Baqian had a different status now, he didn't dare address him as Brother Ren anymore . The empress would peel his skin off if she were to know of it .

"Caretaker Shi, I finally had time to come back and take a look . " Ren Baqian was all smiles .

It was still that familiar scent, that familiar mate, and that as loud as a big trumpet voice .

"Deputy Prefect Ren will always be welcome to visit anytime . " Caretaker Shi patted on his own chest .

"What's the status on those two plots of land?" Ren Baqian questioned, as that was his main objective here .

"There's someone constantly taking care of them . " Ren Baqian was very satisfied with Caretaker Shi's response .

"How are Tiantian and Gungun?" Ren Baqian asked . He hadn't seen them for a long time, and he still missed those two chaps .

"They have grown fat . Let me take Caretaker Ren for a look . " Caretaker Shi laughed .

Ren Baqian nodded, and walked alongside Caretaker Shi .

He bumped into a couple of familiar faces along the way . Some of them were the odd-job workers who used to be under his care . He saw Teng Hulu and Tie Dao as well, and they all greeted from afar .

Ren Baqian didn't speak much, but had intended to ask those two guys over to work under him . After all, he had planned to ask about the fields, and he couldn't possibly do it all on his own . There were also some other odd jobs that could be assigned to the pair of men .

There was still the house that he used to stay in, but the entrance had been fenced up into a courtyard . Tiantian was stepping on top of Gungun, peering through the window into the house . They could be wondering why he hadn't returned after so long .

When Tiantian sensed that someone was approaching, it clumsily turned over, immediately falling off Gungun's body .

When Ren Baqian opened the door, those two fellows stared blankly at him for quite a while before realizing who he was . Then, they crawled over to his side unhurriedly and hugged his legs, asking for food .

Ren Baqian stroked the both of them . They had indeed grown fatter as compared to before and were almost like balls . They looked much cuter and lovable now .

I shall bring the both of them back to Pingle Park later .

Just simply looking at them makes me pretty happy .

It was just that their teeth had gotten somewhat sharper and somewhat in the way . He accidentally got wounded on the back of his hand by Tiantian's teeth, and that made him infuriated which resulted in giving Tiantian a flick on its forehead .

After teasing them for a bit, Ren Baqian stood up and left to follow Caretaker Shi to have a look at the fields .

It was a sheet of green looking from afar .

First they went to the sweet potato field and got someone to dig along the vines and roots with a shovel . A huge bunch of muddy sweet potatoes were hauled up immediately . The bigger ones were the size of a fist, and the smaller ones weren't too much smaller . Ren Baqian held it for a while, and it weighed about 5 to 6 catties .

He then got someone to dig up another two spots, and every spot contained a pretty decent harvest . More than 10 catties worth of sweet potatoes were dug out in total from those three places . There should be a harvest of at least 6000 to 7000 catties of sweet potatoes from this mu of land, which met with their expectations .

Ren Baqian felt good seeing the whole bunch of sweet potatoes piled together . After all, this was the change he brought to Dayao . He said to Caretaker Shi,

"Get these cleaned up, and have the kitchen steam half of them and roast the other half . I will be expecting someone to bring them over later . "

Following that, they went to check out the other plot of land . The pepper and star anise grew into small trees and would probably take a long time to ripen . Even the sesame plant would take another two months . Only the cumin looked like they were ripe .

But, the people at the beast park didn't know how to harvest those crops and were afraid of spoiling them, so they just left them there . They had piled all those that had fallen to the ground together and waited for Ren Baqian to come back and handle them .

Ren Baqian stayed at the field until it was almost noon when he saw someone approaching from afar .

In one look, he noticed that lady in red was in front of him .

Chapter 216 The Sweet Potatoes Have RipenedTranslator YHHH Editor Book HoarderRen Baqian got up from his bed and stretched after sleeping for more than two hours . He then shouted for someone to prepare the medicinal bath . It had been a long time since the last increase in his strength . Now that he s back, he could finally enjoy the pleasure of rapidly increasing his strength again . An increment of 75 newtons a week was already considered very fast to him . That would be 300 newtons in a month, 600 newtons in two months, and over 1500 newtons of improvement in three months . The thought of that left him feeling a little excited . After soaking in the medicinal bath, Ren Baqian felt that the empress must be exhausted from the journey as well . She would probably be resting at Yangxin Palace Hall after the meeting in another place . Then, he went back to his room and waited until almost dinner time before visiting the empress at Yangxin Palace Hall . Everyone who saw him along the way rolled their eyes at him . Even though the empress had returned, they were all very worried and on edge during the period she was away . And Ren Baqian was the main cause of their worry . When he arrived at Yangxin Palace Hall, the empress was yawning . It seemed like she had just woken up not long ago . Your Majesty, how was your rest Ren Baqian went forward and asked . The empress kept silent and shook her head, and it seemed like she was still a little tired . Ren Baqian knew for sure, that she must have really tired herself out over the past few days . Qing Yuan brought a chair from the side, and Ren Baqian sat down with the empress for a while . He said to her that the sweet potatoes planted in the beast park had already ripened, and should be dug up for inspection . Is that the crop that can be grown in abundance The empress sobered up after hearing this . Yes . I can t say for sure that it will have a potential output of 10000 catties, but there should be at least 6000 catties of it . What s important is that it can be grown anywhere . It can be grown on any type of soil, even on the mountains, Ren Baqian replied . That s good . I will bring some people over tomorrow morning . The empress nodded . Provisions were very important, especially such high yielding crops that could be farmed anywhere . Dayao had low crop production, and not much were imported from other nations as well . They relied solely on raising livestock . Especially in the mountains, their primary resources were gathered by hunting as well as picking wild herbs and fruits . If those sweet potatoes were like what Ren Baqian described them to be, then it would be of great help . Your Majesty, do you have land estate Ren Baqian asked yet another question . What s that The empress was a little puzzled . That means royal landfills that belong to Your Majesty, Ren Baqian explained . The spices for those sweet potatoes should have ripened as well . Also, he had planned to grow some other things such as cotton, which could be used to make cloth . They couldn t possibly just rely on that plot of land at the beast park which couldn t serve much purpose . Everything in this world belongs to me, the empress replied . After hearing those words, Ren Baqian understood that the imperial family of Dayao actually didn t have any proprietary land estate . It was truly unexpected . Without land estate, and with only two merchant caravans mainly responsible for purchasing from other nations while incidentally selling some goods, it was no wonder that the empress lived a simple life . However, this was also because the successive emperor did not put much thought into it . After all, the condition of Dayao s economy wasn t considered good, and they didn t have much left over capital to lead an extravagant life . But, hadn t the former emperor considered their ability to pay the palace maids monthly wages It wasn t surprising that there were so few palace maids in the palace . Then who does the land outside Lan City belongs to Ren Baqian questioned . It has all been distributed to those officers and soldiers with meritorious services back then, the empress answered . Is it possible to buy some of it Ren Baqian looked at the empress, and she looked back at him with a pair of glittering eyes but was full of bewilderment . At the look of that, Ren Baqian thought to himself, I understand, the empress has no knowledge of this at all . It is better that I consult someone else . Later on I ll get someone to find out if it s possible to buy some . If we could grow and sell some spices, the profits will be huge, Ren Baqian said . You shall arrange for that . The empress couldn t be bothered . She really had no interest in such things . Your Majesty, what is the imperial family s main source of revenue Ren Baqian still felt that he should ask . The empress replied without hesitation, The imperial family has a share of the gold and silver mines . Now Ren Baqian knew where the imperial family s money came from . He didn t have much knowledge about the minerals in Dayao, but he felt that the imperial family couldn t possibly have much of them . He had better come out with solutions in future . Rest early, Your Majesty . I shall not impose on you any further . Ren Baqian cupped his hands and left . Early next morning, he left the palace and headed for the beast park . It had been about two months since the last time he had been to the beast park . He let out a sigh as he stood at the entrance of the beast park . When he first arrived in this world, he had nothing much to do and always pondered about how to make money . He also managed a shaved ice shop with Caretaker Shi . Who would have thought that things would turn out this way in just a few months time . It s not that he didn t understand, it was just that things were changing too rapidly . This time, it was not just two people following Ren Baqian when he went out, but a group of ten men . The look of it was pretty impressive . After entering the beast park, Caretaker Shi could be seen behaving as frantically as crabs from afar . Seeing that group of people, he promptly went over to welcome them . He was pleasantly surprised when he saw Ren Baqian s face . Deputy Prefect Ren Caretaker Shi paid his respects . As Ren Baqian had a different status now, he didn t dare address him as Brother Ren anymore . The empress would peel his skin off if she were to know of it . Caretaker Shi, I finally had time to come back and take a look . Ren Baqian was all smiles . It was still that familiar scent, that familiar mate, and that as loud as a big trumpet voice . Deputy Prefect Ren will always be welcome to visit anytime . Caretaker Shi patted on his own chest . What s the status on those two plots of land Ren Baqian questioned, as that was his main objective here . There s someone constantly taking care of them . Ren Baqian was very satisfied with Caretaker Shi s response . How are Tiantian and Gungun Ren Baqian asked . He hadn t seen them for a long time, and he still missed those two chaps . They have grown fat . Let me take Caretaker Ren for a look . Caretaker Shi laughed . Ren Baqian nodded, and walked alongside Caretaker Shi . He bumped into a couple of familiar faces along the way . Some of them were the odd job workers who used to be under his care . He saw Teng Hulu and Tie Dao as well, and they all greeted from afar . Ren Baqian didn t speak much, but had intended to ask those two guys over to work under him . After all, he had planned to ask about the fields, and he couldn t possibly do it all on his own . There were also some other odd jobs that could be assigned to the pair of men . There was still the house that he used to stay in, but the entrance had been fenced up into a courtyard . Tiantian was stepping on top of Gungun, peering through the window into the house . They could be wondering why he hadn t returned after so long . When Tiantian sensed that someone was approaching, it clumsily turned over, immediately falling off Gungun s body . When Ren Baqian opened the door, those two fellows stared blankly at him for quite a while before realizing who he was . Then, they crawled over to his side unhurriedly and hugged his legs, asking for food . Ren Baqian stroked the both of them . They had indeed grown fatter as compared to before and were almost like balls . They looked much cuter and lovable now . I shall bring the both of them back to Pingle Park later . Just simply looking at them makes me pretty happy . It was just that their teeth had gotten somewhat sharper and somewhat in the way . He accidentally got wounded on the back of his hand by Tiantian s teeth, and that made him infuriated which resulted in giving Tiantian a flick on its forehead . After teasing them for a bit, Ren Baqian stood up and left to follow Caretaker Shi to have a look at the fields . It was a sheet of green looking from afar . First they went to the sweet potato field and got someone to dig along the vines and roots with a shovel . A huge bunch of muddy sweet potatoes were hauled up immediately . The bigger ones were the size of a fist, and the smaller ones weren t too much smaller . Ren Baqian held it for a while, and it weighed about 5 to 6 catties . He then got someone to dig up another two spots, and every spot contained a pretty decent harvest . More than 10 catties worth of sweet potatoes were dug out in total from those three places . There should be a harvest of at least 6000 to 7000 catties of sweet potatoes from this mu of land, which met with their expectations . Ren Baqian felt good seeing the whole bunch of sweet potatoes piled together . After all, this was the change he brought to Dayao . He said to Caretaker Shi, Get these cleaned up, and have the kitchen steam half of them and roast the other half . I will be expecting someone to bring them over later . Following that, they went to check out the other plot of land . The pepper and star anise grew into small trees and would probably take a long time to ripen . Even the sesame plant would take another two months . Only the cumin looked like they were ripe . But, the people at the beast park didn t know how to harvest those crops and were afraid of spoiling them, so they just left them there . They had piled all those that had fallen to the ground together and waited for Ren Baqian to come back and handle them . Ren Baqian stayed at the field until it was almost noon when he saw someone approaching from afar . In one look, he noticed that lady in red was in front of him .

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