Chapter 296: Not necessarily giving us face
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Xiao Shentian smiled and said, "Queen Mother, you are joking... If their Cai's Chamber of Commerce can grow to the size of Huitong Commercial Bank... then it will be a blessing for our Great Xia... Moreover, this world will belong to us. If they don't obey, theirs will be ours... Not to mention that it is just a small chamber of commerce... So there is no need to be so anxious."
After Xiao Shentian finished speaking, he smiled at Meng Fengfei.
After hearing what Xiao Shentian said, Meng Fengfei couldn't help but smile.
After looking at the expressions of the two people, the Queen Mother already knew what was going on.
Meng Fengfei then continued to say to the Queen Mother, "It may not be too early for us to start the tax reform now... Cai Shoucai is only in the initial stage. Even if he is powerful, it will take him several years to develop... So, there is no rush for this matter."
After hearing what Meng Fengfei said, the Queen Mother kept a faint smile on her face and said, "You are right... It's okay... It's okay..."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she slowly stood up and left without saying anything else.
After leaving the Yangxin Palace, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
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After returning to the Queen Mother's bedroom, Xiao Yiran saw the Queen Mother coming.
He hurried over to greet her, and seeing that the Queen Mother's face was not looking good, he quickly asked, "Queen Mother, are you okay? Why do you look so bad?"
The Queen Mother smiled bitterly and said, "It's alright... I wanted to ask for more military funds for your husband, but the evil concubine Meng Fengfei tried to stop me... and your father was also bewitched by him..."
After Xiao Yiran heard this, she said to the Queen Mother with a touching look on her face, "Queen Mother, you don't have to worry... Xunfeng will definitely find a way..."
When the Queen Mother heard Xiao Yiran say this, she asked Xiao Yiran in a questioning manner, "Yiran, does Xie Yizi have any foolproof plan?"
Xiao Yiran smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I don't know..."
The Queen Mother said to Xiao Yiran, "Okay, if Xie Jizi writes to you, you must tell me..."
Xiao Yiran looked at the Queen Mother with a hint of doubt.
The Queen Mother quickly added to Xiao Yiran, "After that, if you need any help, you can tell me as soon as possible... We can also help him find a solution in time..."
After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Xiao Yiran nodded repeatedly.
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At this time, Xie Xunfeng and the other two were on the road, speeding all the way.
This was the time when everyone was almost asleep, and the rest of the time, they were already on their way.
This run lasted three days.
Xie Xunfeng discovered that the further he ran towards Yuntai Mountain, the more desolate it seemed.
Moreover, after this period of travel.
He was almost certain that the land in this world was also different from his own world.
That night, they found an inn to rest.
While eating, Xie Xunfeng said to Xiao Wenqin, "Old Four, what's going on here? Generally speaking, shouldn't it be more prosperous as you go south? But this side is getting more and more desolate..."
After hearing what Xie Xunfeng said, Xiao Wenqin was a little surprised and said to Xie Xunfeng, "Brother Xie, don't you know this?"
Because they are away from home, their identities are also special.
So, the two sides came to an agreement.
That is, Xie Xunfeng asked them to call him the eldest brother, and he called Xiao Wenqin the fourth brother.
Xie Xunfeng said to Xiao Wenqin, "I'm really not sure..."
Seeing Xie Xunfeng say this, Xiao Wenqin did not ask any more questions. He just said to Xie Xunfeng, "It's all because of the harm done by the barbarians from the south..."
"Nanman? What kind of capital is this?" Xie Xunfeng asked curiously.
Seeing that Xie Xunfeng really didn't know, Xiao Wenqin continued to explain, "Nanman is not the capital... Nanman is a general term for some strange people..."
Xiao Wenqin introduced it very seriously.
Xie Xunfeng finally understood what was said.
The so-called Southern Barbarians refer to the area south of Daxia.
South of Daxia, most of the area is mountainous.
There are many indigenous people in the vast mountains.
They were called aliens.
These strange people originally lived in the mountains and forests, but no one knew what happened to them decades ago.
They come out from time to time and rob the people here.
The people here were also caught off guard, and the people of Daxia were also helpless.
If we send troops to defend, no one knows when they will arrive.
It will also cost a considerable amount of military support here.
If we don't defend, the people here will be robbed from time to time , which is really too sad.
If we send troops to wipe out the aliens.
It's too difficult.
Because in the mountains of the Southern Barbarians, even for ordinary soldiers, marching is a difficult task.
Not to mention food and supplies.
The most important thing is that the mountains in the southern barbarians are full of dampness, poison and miasma.
And these strange people live here all year round.
So once you hide, don't even think about destroying it...
Even their own people were not seen, and their soldiers suffered a lot of casualties.
So they simply gave up on suppressing the bandits.
Later, it was Prince Guan who came up with a solution.
That is, there are some ruffians and people who violate military law in the army.
If these people were locked up, their annual food and salary would be an expense.
Moreover, many of them were indeed extremely brave...
Prince Guan thought of sending these people to Yuntai Mountain on the border of Daxia.
Yuntaishan is the entrance of the entire Nanman to Daxia.
With these people guarding the place, the effect is still very great.
Although there were small groups of aliens sneaking in, there was no large-scale looting.
Despite this, more and more people left many places near the Nanman border.
This has led to this place becoming increasingly desolate.
Although Daxia thought of many solutions, the fundamental problem could not be solved.
The people were unwilling to come.
Over time, the imperial court just let it go.
After all, if you want to stabilize the border 100%, you need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, which is not commensurate with the benefits it generates, which has led to the current situation.
"What a pity... there are so many fertile fields..." Xie Xunfeng said as they looked at them.
Xiao Wenqin nodded and said, "Yes... But there is really no better way. If we vigorously develop it, then they will snatch it away and we will become the bride of others..."
Xie Xunfeng nodded, and then said, "We still have to solve the problem from the root... However, Daxia's battle line is too long, and it is indeed difficult to take care of both ends..."
Xiao Wenqin said to Xie Xunfeng, "Brother, if everything goes well, we will be able to reach the foot of Yuntai Mountain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow... You have to be mentally prepared... The people here are desperate anyway... They may not give us face..."
