Chapter 544: Still No Movement
Feiyan told them helplessly: She had already gone to talk to her mother, and her mother had no intention of living with her father again. Or they could live in Huaxi Village. Si Niang and her family were building a rural inn, which was not far from the city, so anyone could visit them and it would be convenient for surveillance.
It is considered to give them sufficient freedom without giving them the opportunity to cause trouble in the city.
Yangjin nodded, thinking that it was a good idea, except that it would mean Wu Jing and the others would lose a way to make money.
Shunzhidi said: The court is making the arrangements for them, so let's leave it to you to discuss. And their safety and protection are also important.
Zhao Feiyan got a headache when she thought about all this, so she asked Shunzhidi to help her and reminded her that the matters concerning Chengdu Prefecture must not be left behind, as Sister Chen Chen had handed Chengdu Prefecture over to Zhidi when she left.
She asked Yangjin to accompany her to Huaxi to help her father choose a house.
The two disguised themselves and quietly left the city.
When we went to Huaxi Village, we found that the village was charging admission. Yangjin said proudly: "How is it?" She was right, Huaxi would definitely become popular.
The two of them suddenly came to the Zhang family compound, which really scared Si Niang and Madam Qian. Wu Jing and Zhu Fugui were delighted and called Yangjin "Mom" and Feiyan "Mom" in a sweet way.
The two men explained their purpose, but Si Niang was stumped. She thought that her grandsons had finally found a way to make money, and it would definitely be boring for them if the old emperor came along and interfered.
Wu Jing was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "Okay, Dashan, let the grandfather whom they have never met live here. She wants to hear about the interesting stories of the northern grasslands and deserts. Hulan's mother is busy and rarely talks about it."
Si Niang immediately said that there was a large landlord's house in the neighboring village, which was even more magnificent than this one. Since Huaxi Village was also going to be expanded, why not merge the neighboring village into it and ask the craftsmen to quickly repair this house and use it as a residence for the old official?
Zhao Feiyan looked at the location on the map. It was behind Huaxi Village, which was a quiet place in a bustling city. She only needed to open a small path to get in and out of the newly renovated eating and entertainment area. She thought it was a good idea, so she asked Si Niang to help plan the renovation.
Yangjin said that it was not necessary and that the Ministry of Works should be asked to send someone to repair it, and that it must be repaired according to the best standards.
Si Niang immediately nodded and said: Of course, but the place where the officials of the previous dynasty lived must be prepared.
Zhao Feiyan said "forget it, forget it" twice in a row and lazily leaned back on the chair to rest. The little girl murmured that she couldn't bear it anymore, Yulin brother left her alone, she would not do it anymore.
Yangjin quickly went over and covered Feiyan's mouth, whispering that no one was talking nonsense. There were ministers around them, and it would be disastrous if these words got out.
The young woman immediately perked up, sat down to drink tea and chat, took a short break, then said goodbye and went home with Yangjin.
Before Yangjin had taken a few steps, she vomited when she was blown by the wind. The guards and maids quickly escorted the two women out of Huaxi Village and into the city.
In Xinshi Town, Zhao Yulin was having a meal. He told Chen Chen that he should go back as there were many things going on in Chengdu. With all the turmoil in the grassland empire, there must be a lot of things happening in the city.
Chen Chen patted her little belly and said: There is no movement here, she won't leave, she wants to play for a while.
Zhao Yulin almost vomited, but Hu Lan laughed so hard that he vomited and ran to the toilet.
Zhao Yulin gave Chen Chen a glare and said, "That's good enough."
The girl still insisted: There is a big difference.
The next day, Chen Chen still took Hu Lan away.
Zhao Yulin sent the two women away, hugged Yuqi and said: Let's go riding and see the rape flowers. We have been bullied by that little devil Chen Chen all day long.
Yuqi immediately smiled knowingly, and the two of them rode their horses towards Zhongdu. Not long after they went far, the woman asked him to hold her, saying that his big white horse could easily accommodate two people.
Zhao Yulin hugged the woman and the two of them rode their horses freely in the sea of rapeseed flowers.
The guards behind him immediately slowed down and turned their eyes away in surprise. Immortal, Wu Da Zongguan has also learned the tricks of being delicate.
Wu Yuqi had her eyes slightly closed at this time, with a happy smile on her face.
There are rape flowers blooming all around, the ground is golden, and the air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of rape flowers.
The two were still sleepwalking aimlessly when Zuo Liangchen shouted from afar behind them: Third Young Master, the Fourth Young Lady is here.
Good times are always short. Zhao Yulin sent Wu Yuqi to her horse, and the two rode back. When they entered the door, they saw Duan Xiaolin and Zhao Sihan had arrived.
Zhao Sihan said happily: She saw Wu Jing in Chengdu. The little girl is amazing, running such a big business.
Wu Yuqi said with a smile that it was her third brother who doted on her, and with the fourth mother teaching her carefully, she would naturally be good.
Zhao Sihan told them that she wanted to send her son Duan Yu to Chengdu to work with Wu Jing and the others, and her third brother must agree.
He smiled and said: Sister, if you have anything to say, I will obey you as your brother.
Duan Xiaolin told him: My sisters-in-law are all very busy, so I will go back and persuade his father to open a postal route to Thang Long for fast delivery.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said, let’s not talk about state affairs, let’s just go and have a good drink, sisters.
The two families came to the Beggar's Chicken on the pier and had a relaxing meal. After seeing Duan Xiaolin and the others off, Yuqi called them back drunkenly. As soon as she entered the house, the lady suddenly turned into a tiger.
Zhao Yulin was caught by Wu Yuqi and eaten till not even a bone was left. After waking up, he admired the woman beside him for being so amazing, even more amazing than Chen Chen.
Yuqi smiled happily, stroked his cheek and said: You are so sweet, I am happy, one more. The big flower bed below immediately trembled with fear, and it was still shaking like a drunk until the fight between the couple ended.
The woman lay on him like a lazy cat, dozing motionlessly.
He said: We should go back.
These days, after extensive exchanges with the masters of Hongmeng Valley, Zhao Yulin plans to return to Cuiping Mountain.
With the continuous improvement of machines, the number of military equipment produced has increased and become more and more sophisticated. Combining the actual combat in Linzhou, he has been thinking about the transformation and adjustment of the army. He plans to train a new army in Cuiping Mountain, integrate resources and improve the overall combat effectiveness of the army.
Yuqi touched his smooth body and said, let’s go back, the scars are almost gone, and the rape flowers are about to wither, let’s go back now.
The couple immediately packed their luggage.
In the Dali Palace in the south, Duan Xiaolin returned empty-handed, and all the ministers were disappointed in him.
Duan Xiaolin began to persuade them: He believed that this postal route must be opened. You all know the truth but are pretending to be ignorant. We in Dali were originally a vassal state of the New Song Dynasty. The monarch of our superior country personally issued an edict, asking us to open a postal route, but we cannot even do so. What kind of vassal state is this?
Ever since his uncle Zhao Yulin founded the Shenwei Army, Dali has been interacting with the New Song Kingdom. Over the years, we have taken away Xinshi's taxes, purchased New Song's weapons at low prices, sold our goods to New Song in exchange for silver, and even borrowed silver from New Song when we were short of money. To date, we still have debts of over tens of millions, including interest, that have not been repaid. It is all the New Song Kingdom that is helping us.
Let me ask you, where in the world is there such a superior country?
Now, the royal court of the grasslands in the north is negotiating with the New Song Dynasty, forcing the New Song Dynasty to use silver to redeem the old emperor and subjects they have abducted.
When he went to Chengdu to inquire about the postal route, the Ministry of Rites explicitly asked us to repay the loan of 5 million first. They wanted to use this money to redeem the hostages held in the northern grasslands. What should we do?
Let’s all raise money to pay off our debts.
The crowd began to discuss, and someone trembled and said: "Why do we have to pay back the money? What has the New Song State got into trouble with itself? We won't pay it back."
The patriarch of the Gao family who serves as prime minister said: Five million strings of cash is five hundred thousand taels of silver, how can we come up with it all at once?
This is the New Song threatening our Dali. The New Song is a great country with a great cause. The Northern Barbarians only need them to pay 2 million strings of cash, and they will definitely give it to us without us having to pay back.
Duan Xiaolin said loudly: They are asking us to pay back the money, and I have brought back all the documents.
The young emperor had already read the document and said helplessly: Let's discuss how to open the postal route. If we agree to open the postal route, the New Song Dynasty will not ask us to return the silver and money.
Several pedantic old ministers immediately knelt down, kowtowed and shouted: "Absolutely not, Your Majesty, please think twice, do not open the postal route, as this will open our country's door to the New Song Dynasty."
The little emperor was annoyed and asked the guards to drag him away, and he wanted to howl outside the imperial city.
This guy knows very well that the country's doors have been opened long ago.
Ever since the currency of the New Song Dynasty began to circulate in the counties and tribes in his northeast, the lives of the people there have been getting better day by day. Merchants have been coming and going and doing fair business with the New Song Dynasty. Some have even gone to the New Song Dynasty to make money and when they came back they talked about how equal everyone is in the New Song Dynasty. Everyone hopes to be respected and naturally yearns for a life of equality for everyone in the New Song Dynasty.
From Hengshan Village to Yongshan Village, and then from Yongshan Village to the place connected to the Tubo Road, the lives of the border residents became better and better. Each border village became richer, and even people around the imperial city ran to the border villages to beg for food.
This is definitely not the result of the New Song Kingdom using petty profits to deceive the people. The people would only cross the border villages to beg for food because they truly realized how good the New Song Kingdom is.
However, his Dali Kingdom had an unchanging corrupt system and officials who greedily sucked the blood and sweat of the people. The common people were squeezed dry and their lives became increasingly difficult. It became increasingly difficult for the government to collect taxes, and the treasury was increasingly unable to make ends meet, entering a downward spiral.
Now it was February or March again, the time of year when there was a shortage of food. On one hand, there were starving people everywhere who needed relief, and on the other hand, the princes and nobles were closing their granaries and hoarding goods. He was worried about having no money to spend.
The young emperor issued an edict: approved, and ordered his Ministry of Rites and Ministry of War to form a special team to contact Thang Long Prefecture and investigate the opening of a fast postal route. He also sent envoys to Chengdu to report on the opening of the postal route.
Next, they discussed the issue of New Year relief for disaster victims. The little emperor said: It is impossible to go to the New Song Dynasty to borrow money after we had an unpleasantness. They are still asking us to repay the money.
Let's not worry about the repayment for now. All the ministers should donate some silver to help us out. The Imperial Palace has contributed 100,000 strings of cash. How much can the Prince of Zhennan's Palace give?
When Prince Zhennan heard that his father was asking him for money again, he said with great embarrassment: How much savings can the palace have from the small business it runs in Mantis River? Just donate 30,000 strings of cash.
