I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 275 New Commercial Center: Chang'an

"East Plant spy!"

Qing'er recognized the identity of that person in an instant, a cold light burst out from her eyes, and she swung the long sword in her hand!
The long sword sliced ​​across the man's chest, leaving a bloodstain.

The man was attacked and let out a mournful wail.

next second.

A guard rushed up and pierced his chest with a sword.

at the same time.

The shouting outside the carriage intensified.

Qing'er looked outside with a serious expression on her face.

Because she discovered that not only Dongchang's secret agents participated in the siege, but also some people, no matter the weapons they used or the tricks they used, she had never seen before!

These people are definitely not from the power of the Great Zhou!
"Dongchang mixed with outsiders?"

Qing'er frowned, making a judgment.

"Your Highness! It's not suitable to stay here for a long time! Let's withdraw first!"

Several guards came to Qing'er's side, persuading her with solemn faces.

"it is good!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qing'er led the guards and ran towards the location of the Yamen of Jinnan Mansion in her memory.

Seeing this, the besieging assassins chased after him without the slightest hesitation.

Someone shouted loudly: "Don't let her run away!"

Qing'er is Li Yaoyue's maid and also Li Yaoyue's personal bodyguard, her martial arts are far superior to ordinary bodyguards.

She wanted to run away, even if Dongchang's spies couldn't catch up!

soon.

Qing'er fled here, and didn't go far when she saw a general of the city defense army rushing over with a large number of soldiers.

"The last general is too late to save you! Please make amends, Your Highness!"

The general knelt in front of Qing'er and cupped his hands.

Qing'er stood upright, with a calm appearance, and ordered: "Take your men to capture the assassin, and keep him alive!"

"Yes! Your Highness!"

The general stood up, waved his hand, and issued an order.

"Follow me, General!"

"Yes!"

The secret agents of Dongchang are better than the city defense army in terms of assassination.

But head-on confrontation will be at a disadvantage.

soon.

The soldiers of the city defense army quelled the unrest.

More than a dozen assassins were captured on the spot, their hands were tied, and they were brought to Qing'er.

Qing'er stared at a few of them with sharp eyes, and asked coldly, "Who are you? Who ordered you to assassinate me?"

Those people raised their heads stubbornly, staring at Qing'er with murderous eyes, without saying a word.

Seeing this, Qing'er didn't bother to talk nonsense to them, and said coldly: "Take them to the prison in Dongchang, and I will interrogate them in person! I want to see how tough your mouth is!"

Two hours later.

The Imperial Prison of Dongchang.

An assassin from Dongchang looked at his inhuman colleague who was being tortured beside him, his eyes were full of fear.

This princess is not human at all!It's the devil!
Compared with Dongchang, the methods she used are even worse!

"I will give you a chance to tell me, who are you and who are you instigated by?"

Qing'er put down the blood-stained stick and looked at the assassin in Dongchang with a chill in her tone.

"I am a secret agent of Dongchang. The assassination of His Highness was ordered by Wei Dongzheng, Lord Wei and Wang Zhiwang."

The assassin's voice trembled in reply.

Qing'er pointed to the inhuman assassin who was being tortured aside, and asked, "Is he also a spy of the East Factory?"

The assassin shook his head hastily, and replied, "No, it's not."

"If it's not a spy from Dongchang, who is it?"

Qing'er raised her voice and asked loudly.

The assassin's heart trembled, tears fell, and he cried: "The little one only knows that they are from the country of Yan, and they are going to help Lord Wei and Eunuch Wang rescue His Majesty, the rest, the little ones are humble, so I really don't know. !"

When Qing'er heard this, her face became more serious.

From the country of Yan.

Not surprisingly, it should be the person from Yan Guo sticking the pole.

Didn't they have given up on Zhou Guo, why did they suddenly go into this troubled water again?
thought for a moment.

Qing'er looked at the guards behind her, and ordered: "Cure these assassins from the Yan Kingdom, blindfold them, drip water on their foreheads, and when to confess, when will it stop!"

"Yes! Your Highness!"

These guards are all dry people, and they know Qing'er's identity in their hearts, and they don't seem too surprised by her unusual cruelty.

When the assassin from Dongchang heard this, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he cried and begged: "The little one is also following orders, I beg Your Highness to give the little one a good time, and don't torture the little one!"

When Qing'er heard this, she turned her head and glanced at him, and told the guards: "Let him watch the rest of the people being tortured, when he will tell more information, then put him in the dungeon!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guards took command.

Qing'er turned and left the prison.

Back to the familiar palace.

But she has no time to recall the past, her mind is full of what the assassin said.

Wei Dongzheng and Wang Zhi absconded, and there was no disturbance in a short period of time.

However, Yan State is different.

Yan State is powerful. Although the army that attacked Qian State was repulsed by Qian State's prime minister, its strength has not been affected.

If they intervene in this war, the originally stable situation will fall into turmoil again.

At this moment, she just wanted to find out what the purpose of the Yan Kingdom was and what role they played in this assassination!
Qing'er returned to the palace, still thinking about this matter in her mind.

until the next morning.

A knock on the door woke her from her sleep.

"What's the matter?"

Qing'er was fully dressed, looked towards the door, and asked.

A guard's voice came from outside.

"Your Highness, all the Yan Kingdom assassins have been recruited!"

"Where's the confession? Bring it to Bengong!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guard pushed the door open and presented the confession with both hands.

Qing'er took the confession and browsed it from top to bottom.

The more she looked, the more solemn her face became.

When she saw the end, she was shocked.

"It's no wonder that Yan Guo has not made a move. It turned out that they planned to wait for Qian and Zhou to fight and reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

"Use the secret agent at the sticky pole to assassinate His Highness and Fang Xiu, and start the war again, so that the two countries will fall into an endless situation! It's a good plan!"

Qing'er was silent for a few breaths, returned the confession in her hand to the guard, and ordered: "Send this confession back to Chang'an and give it to Fang Xiu!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guard took the confession and bowed his hands in salute.

Qing'er looked at him, and suddenly thought of something, and stopped him again: "Wait a minute!"

The guard turned his head to look at Qing'er, and said, "Your Highness, please give me instructions!"

Qing'er said: "Hurry up and tell Fang Xiu that someone is going to assassinate him and His Highness. During this time, you must be careful!"

After a pause, he said again: "You know who I'm referring to, Your Highness!"

The guard hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The humble official understands! The humble official will do it now!"

Qing'er looked at his back with a solemn expression.

"Wang Zhi, as the helm of Dongchang, must know my identity, and he also knows that the real His Highness is still in Chang'an!

Since he and Yan Guo's sticky pole are in the same boat, maybe he will disclose this news to Yan Guo, so the sticky stick's target is not only Qian Guo's empress and Qian Guo's prime minister, but also His Royal Highness."

Thinking of this.

Qing'er couldn't help worrying.

However, she was in Jinnan, unable to protect His Highness, so she could only comfort herself, hoping that she was thinking too much.

dry country.

Changan.

Fang Xiu, dressed in brocade clothes, wandered around the bustling streets under the protection of many hidden guards.

Beside him, Daji in a long blue dress held his arm.

The two walked for a while.

Fang Xiu opened his mouth and said, "In such a huge Chang'an, it's true that you can't even find an open space to build an academy?"

"Master, after visiting for so long, you have also seen that more and more houses are being built inside the city walls. Even so, there are still many people who come to Chang'an from other places to work hard. There is no shelter, and there is no room for them. "

Daji said.

Fang Xiu glanced at the bustling street with a look of helplessness on his face.

After he linked Mingxiu Academy with "Students of the Son of Heaven" and "Imperial Examination Qualifications", he quickly raised a sum of money to build various academies and train talents.

just
There is money to build the academy, but there is no vacant land.

He clearly remembered that two or three months ago, Chang'an could still find some vacant land for building yamen.

Now I can't find it at all.

However, walking on the street, you can also find that there are many more passers-by than before.

In addition to the people of Qian State, there are also merchants from Yan, Wu, and Zhou States.

The war that lasted for half a year did not have much impact on these merchants.

As long as they obey the rules and pay business taxes on time, no one will embarrass them.

This is the rule that Fang Xiu set at the very beginning of the war, and it has been well implemented.

Therefore.

More and more merchants choose Chang'an as the center of business and trade, bringing their goods here for trading.

In addition, the original border of the three countries was also a prosperous place recognized by merchants, the business center, and Wochuan Prefecture. During this war, the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country was implemented.

Some merchants can only choose another place to trade.

This place is Chang'an!

After half a year of development.

Chang'an has actually become the city with the most developed commerce and trade in the Qian, Yan, and Zhou kingdoms!

A veritable business center!
"I remember that Zhao Zizheng suggested to His Majesty half a year ago that he wanted to expand Chang'an. At that time, the real minister meant to build a new city outside Chang'an. I don't know if Zhao Zizheng took this matter to heart."

Fang Xiu walked around and chatted.

A thoughtful look appeared on Daji's face, and he said: "Building a new city outside of Chang'an should not be possible in a short period of time. We must first think of a way to solve the urgent need."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu glanced at her and said, "It is true that the new city cannot be built overnight, but part of it can be put into use after it is completed. It is not necessary to complete the construction before moving the people of Chang'an there."

Daji was startled, with a pensive look on her face.

After a while, he hesitated and said: "However, if this is the case, the people live in the new city and have to go to Chang'an to make a living. It will take a lot of time and energy to go back and forth. I am afraid that this part of the people would rather live in the suburbs than go to Chang'an." Live in Xincheng."

Fang Xiudao: "Whoever said that the houses of the people should be built first, you can build a few academies first, let the students live in them, and then build a few workshops in the planned locations!
Instead of sending people to Wu to purchase cotton for weaving, this weaving workshop was also built in Xincheng! "

talking and talking.

Fang Xiu's eyes burst into light, he looked at the guard at the side, and ordered: "Go to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry and call Zhao Zizheng. I need to discuss the truth with him!"

"Yes!"

The guard saluted, turned and left.

Fang Xiu, who had already decided to build a new city, let go of a burden and was in a good mood. He held Daji in his arms and said with a smile, "I've been shopping with Zhenxiang for a whole morning. I should be hungry too. I'll take you to Yirenju to have a good meal." pause!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Daji's exquisite face, and she looked at Fang Xiu with charming eyes, and said in a charming voice: "Compared with eating, I want to eat my master more."

Fang Xiu frowned, and replied solemnly: "It's all the same. When you arrive in Yirenju, you eat the truth, and you eat the truth."

The slightly frivolous words made Daji's smile brighter, and she said coquettishly: "The slave family must have a good taste."

What a vixen.

When it comes to teasing, Fang Xiu thinks he is still a bit inferior to Daji.

wandered around for a while.

The two walked towards Yi Renju.

After half an hour.

Zhao Zizheng came to Fang Xiu.

"The next official pays homage to Prime Minister Fang!"

Fang Xiu looked up at him, and asked, "Half a year ago, I discussed with you about expanding Chang'an, do you still remember?"

Zhao Zizheng thought for a while, and replied: "I have the impression that Fang Xiang planned to build a new city in an open space not far from Chang'an. However, the war with Zhou State became more and more fierce later, and this matter was just a matter of time." Shelved it."

Fang Xiudao: "The truth is that I spent a whole morning in Chang'an today, and found that there are indeed too many people in Chang'an. I heard that the price of houses is constantly rising. Even during the war, it still increased by [-]% in half a year. But there is such a thing as this. ?”

Zhao Zizheng replied, "It is true."

Fang Xiudao: "The war in the north is about to end, and more and more people will flood into Chang'an. It's time to start building a new city."

When Zhao Zizheng heard this, he didn't know what he thought of, hesitant expression appeared on his face.

Fang Xiu noticed his expression and asked, "What concerns do you have, but it's okay to say."

Zhao Zizheng hesitated for a while, and said seriously: "Fang Xiang, half a year ago, the imperial court still had enough energy to build a new city, but now it has more energy than it wants."

Fang Xiu frowned slightly, and asked, "How do you say that?"

Zhao Zizheng said: "One is that the Ministry of Industry does not have extra money, and the other is that it cannot recruit labor. Since the mines in various places have given money to young and strong people to mine mines and build new cities, the imperial court has been unable to afford it."

Unspoken.

Since the mines in various places are for silver to be mined by young and strong.

It will be difficult to apportion labor to the common people.
Otherwise, riots will easily occur.

After all, those young and strong are used to exchanging their strength for silver, so they are not willing to work for the court for nothing.

From the winter of a year ago.

People's life is getting better and better.

The court wants to do things, but it is much more difficult than before.

Fang Xiu understood Zhao Zizheng's difficulties, he was silent for a while, and said: "First choose a suitable location, build a few academies, and build the money for mansions and workshops, and prepare accordingly."

"Your Majesty understands."

Zhao Zizheng bowed his hands and saluted, and responded.

"Go down."

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

"The subordinate retire."

Zhao Zizheng left after saluting.

"How does the master plan to raise money?"

At this time, Daji asked curiously.

Fang Xiu looked at her and said lightly: "It's very simple, in one word, sell the mansion ahead of time."

(End of this chapter)