My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 87: Buying Seeds (1)

When Bai Hanyun asked the question, Feng Xiyan lowered his eyes, deep in thought.

’According to the law of the Yu Empire, each family is granted two mu of farmland. But after the Yuezhi Tribe besieged the city, many citizens died, and the land was returned to the country. Now, much of the farmland is left unattended.’

’In this situation, I can only allow the remaining citizens to cultivate their own fields and have the soldiers manage the ownerless ones. As for how to report this to the imperial court, everything will have to wait until the war is over.’

With this in mind, Feng Xiyan looked at the bronze mirror and replied, "There were over 100,000 families living in Xiqiang City before the war, and about 70% of them were farmers."

"By law, each family was granted two mu of farmland by the government. However, after the Yuezhi Tribe attacked the western border, less than 20% of the population remained."

"Based on rough calculations, the remaining citizens currently possess around 28,000 mu of farmland, while the rest is ownerless. With the war ongoing, we must guard against the Yuezhi Tribe and spies at the same time."

He paused for a moment, then added, "At most, we can cultivate 2,000 mu of farmland for now. We don’t have enough soldiers to guard more than that."

After listening to Feng Xiyan’s explanation, Bai Hanyun nodded and said, "If you plant sweet potatoes, 2,000 mu should be enough to feed everyone."

"With an average yield of 12,000 jins per mu, you could harvest at least 24 million jins within 3 to 4 months. If you combine the sweet potatoes with the other food I have sent, the harvest of the sweet potatoes from 2,000 mu should last you at least half a year."

Feng Xiyan nodded in agreement and said, "Then I will follow Fairy Bai’s suggestion."

"Good. I will prepare enough sweet potato slips for 2,000 mu of farmland and include fertilizers as well." After saying that, Bai Hanyun paused before asking, "Do you need anything else?"

Feng Xiyan shook his head and gratefully replied, "We don’t need anything else for now."

Hearing that, Bai Hanyun said, "Then I’ll contact you again when the sweet potato slips are ready. You should distribute the food I sent just now before it spoils."

"Yes, Fairy Bai."

With that, Bai Hanyun tapped the frame of the antique mirror twice, ending the communication.

Seeing the light on the bronze mirror slowly dim and then disappear, Feng Xiyan knew that Bai Hanyun had left.

He then called, "Feng Yi."

A second later, Feng Yi appeared behind him. Because there wasn’t much space left in the tent, Feng Yi didn’t kneel.

Clasping his fists, Feng Yi lowered his head and asked, "Master, what are your instructions?"

Feng Xiyan turned to look at him and said, "Take some of this food back and share it with the brothers."

When Feng Yi heard this, his cold eyes flickered with gratitude. He knew how rare and delicious the food bestowed by Fairy Bai was, so he was very grateful to his master for sharing it with him and the others.

"Feng Yi thanks Master and Fairy Bai on behalf of my brothers."

Feng Xiyan nodded. "Go ahead and pick the dishes you like."

"Yes, Master."

With Feng Xiyan’s permission, Feng Yi quickly picked some dishes he had never seen before and carefully put them into his leather bag. When he had packed ten dishes, he said, "Master, this subordinate had chosen the dishes."

Seeing that he only took ten boxes, Feng Xiyan said, "You can take more."

Feng Yi shook his head and replied, "Master, this is enough. We can eat these with steamed buns."

Hearing this, Feng Xiyan waved his hand. "Alright. You can leave now."

"Yes, Master," Feng Yi said, then disappeared from the tent.

After Feng Yi left, Feng Xiyan called, "Someone, come."

Soon, one of the soldiers guarding outside came in. Clasping his fists, he asked, "Great General, what are your orders?"

Feng Xiyan pointed to the boxes of food and instructed, "Bring this food to the kitchen. Let the kitchen staff prepare a banquet tonight to celebrate our victory and distribute the food equally to the brothers."

When the soldier heard this, his eyes lit up. It has been a long time since they had a victory banquet in the barracks.

Holding back his excitement, the soldier said, "Yes, Great General. This subordinate will go immediately."

Taking the order, he went to call a few more soldiers to help him transport the food to the kitchen.

Before long, the news that there would be a banquet tonight to celebrate their victory spread throughout the barracks. When the soldiers heard this, they became excited and trained even harder.

While everyone was training and working diligently, Bai Hanyun was also busy finding a good seed company near Fu Cheng Town.

After making more than a dozen calls, she finally found a company that produced high-quality seeds and had enough stock.

Bai Hanyun negotiated with the company manager for more than half an hour before they reached a deal.

"Then I will visit the company at noon, and we can sign the contract," Bai Hanyun said over the phone.

On the other end of the line, the manager was thrilled to land a big order and said with a smile, "Alright. I will be waiting for your visit, Miss Bai."

"See you later, Manager Wang."

After ending the call, Bai Hanyun took a quick shower and changed her clothes. Putting the antique mirror into her backpack, she grabbed her car keys and left the house.

Just as she locked the main door, Hua Yuyu walked out of his capsule house. Approaching her, he greeted, "Miss Bai."

Bai Hanyun smiled and said, "Brother Hua, I need to go out to buy something in the neighboring town."

Hearing this, Hua Yuyu nodded and took the car keys from her hand. "Which town?"

"Zhu Yun Town," Bai Hanyun replied.

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