farming female castellan

Chapter 422
The soldiers registered the number of people and some information, and went into the mountain.

"The bandit village actually built a cement road?" A soldier shouted in surprise.

"Aren't you ignorant?" A guard at the gate of the village taunted him.

A group of people walked hard in the mountains with their goods, and the doors of the houses they saw along the way were all closed.Seeing that the weather was not so good, I found a family and asked to stay overnight.

Lord Zhen Guo waited in the barracks, but did not receive any news.He stayed for one night and did not wait for news.

He looked at Zheng Baili angrily: "Why haven't those people come out yet?"

Zheng Baili bent down and saluted: "Please forgive me on the National Day. We don't know where the people are. If people over there come to make trouble, we can arrest them. But the people over there didn't come over."

"Do you know the situation in the cottage over there?"

"It is said that there are such Qinglong villages, Baihu villages, ghost gate villages, and many other villages. But the people there only fight there and don't disturb the people of Yuanshuo County very much." Zheng Baili replied.

Duke Zhenguo returned to Prince Chen's Mansion angrily.

Chen Zhongyan was very polite to him. He greeted him in the morning, lunch and evening. He entertained him with good food and drinks every day, and only gave him a few women.But the Duke of Zhenguo felt as if he was fried in oil, and he was restless every day.

Zhang Ci and the others knew the situation over there.Some soldiers wanted to provoke trouble and were taught a lesson; some wanted to seize the stronghold but were arrested.

Zheng Baili braved the heavy snow and came over.He came to report to Chen Zhongyan about the situation in the barracks, saying that food and pay were limited, and usually only 300 people ate, but now there were 600 more people, and the barracks couldn't bear it.

Chen Zhongyan looked at him: "Didn't you send a batch of food before?"

Zheng Baili lowered his head: "Almost finished."

Chen Zhongyan asked Yincan to bring out a box of copper coins and said, "You can buy and eat food in the mansion. You can take people to the village to buy some from the people."

Zhen Guogong wanted to speak but stopped.

Zheng Baili left, and Chen Zhongyan said, "Do you want to go around the island?"

"The teacher comes from Wuming." Zhen Guogong refused.

Chen Zhongyan smiled and said, "That's Anzhou in the Xia Kingdom. Of course the Duke can go there."

The Duke of Zhen Guo glanced at him and said, "You are the emperor's nephew, so you should go and see the emperor's uncle."

"I'm afraid of being labeled as one of the Nan'an kings." Chen Zhongyan smiled at him.

"The old minister is also afraid."

Then just keep sitting.

Lord Zhen looked at Chen Zhongyan: "It's complicated on the other side of the mountain?"

Chen Zhongyan smiled dryly: "The four countries have been serving you for so many years."

You brought so many soldiers, so you should take action.

Duke Zhenguo also laughed dryly: "Your Highness, the Sixth Highness, is very stable in Yuanshuo County."

"I was very stable in Wangjiadun, and then I got Changping Township. I thought I would stay there for the rest of my life. But it became the fiefdom of the prince's elder brother, and Yuanfeng County became the fiefdom of the second brother. I came here."

Duke Zhen remained silent and took a sip of tea.

In the evening, it began to snow heavily again, and it continued to snow all night long.The next morning I opened the door and stepped on it, the snow was up to my knees.

Duke Zhen Guo looked at the thick snow anxiously and said to Chen Zhongyan: "Can you communicate with the other side and find those caravans and ask them to come back?" "You can ask Zheng Baili to negotiate with the other side."

The Duke of Zhen Guo sent his guards to the barracks.After waiting for five days, Zheng Baili came back with more than a dozen people.

"Why are there only these few?" Duke Zhen was anxious, but he didn't speak steadily.

Zheng Baili was full of doubts: "Aren't these the ones who entered the mountain that day? Those who guard the border are all brought by the Duke of the country. They won't hide the report, right?"

What can the Duke of Zhen say?Said that he quietly sent some people there before?
Those who came back seemed to have been hit hard, saying that no one bought their goods, and they had to charge them for rent, charcoal and meals.They talked to the mountain people, but the mountain people ignored them.

Zheng Baili said: "You came from the capital to do business, are you acclimated? Those who want to buy cotton clothes and furs have already bought it, and those who don't can't afford it. At that time, County Magistrate Chen vigorously promoted the cultivation of cotton, rape and potatoes, and the mountains It must have been affected over there. Those who were going to do business have long since passed."

Some soldiers muttered: "Salt and oil must be eaten, right? Those who are rich can buy silk?"

Zheng Baili Dese: "There are salt mines in Yuanshuo County, have you forgotten? The salt here is cheaper than elsewhere. Anyone who wants to sell salt has already sold it. And silk, again, those with money have already sold it. I bought it. Those who don’t have money can’t afford it now. What kind of silk should I buy in the winter? Aren’t cotton clothes, quilts and duck down jackets warm? Nowadays, the inner clothes are all made of cotton, so why wear silk?”

The soldiers' faces were flushed, and they wanted to refute but had nowhere to refute.

Zheng Baili is still on the top: "Don't even think about selling melon seeds, apples, furniture and toys. The reason is the same. People who can do business have already done it. It's not your turn. Let's talk about the twelfth lunar month. You have to buy it early. I just bought it, you should go early."

The Duke of Zhen Guo glanced at him, and Zheng Baili shut his mouth knowingly and bowed to leave.

Duke Zhen sneered and said, "Business here is quite prosperous, and there is nothing lacking on the other side of the mountain."

"Indeed, both Yuanshuo County and Chunzhou are developing very well. Products are abundant, commerce is prosperous, people are well-off, water conservancy construction and road construction are far ahead. The cement road should be built from here first." Chen Zhongyan said seriously nodded.

Duke Zhenguo was so angry that he didn't want to speak.

Chen Zhongyan continued: "Master Guo will go to Qingyang County next year? There may be business opportunities there."

Duke Zhen sneered: "Don't use your words to irritate me. You may have already taken care of the entire Qingning County business."

"Indeed." Chen Zhongyan nodded seriously again, "You have to earn more money from other countries to really make money. You always earn money from your own people, isn't it from the left hand to the right hand?"

"Isn't the fair just to make money from your own people?" Duke Zhen mocked.

"That promotes the circulation of goods in various places, which is a bit different."

The Duke of Zhen Guo lost his temper and took a sip of tea.

After staying for another two days, Chen Zhongyan took some jade jewelry and asked Zheng Baili to exchange money to buy food.

Duke Zhen snorted: "Your Highness, are you pretending to be poor with me?"

"No, I'm just showing off to you. I don't have much copper, but I have plenty of gold, silver, and jade." Chen Zhongyan smiled at him, "I can afford to entertain you even if you stay here for several years."

The Duke of Zhen Guo sent guards to call over [-] soldiers, gathered everyone in the palace together, and surrounded them.

Chen Zhongyan looked at his fingers, and then at Duke Zhen: "You want to commit the following crimes? Come on, you've lived for so long and you've eaten all the rice in my house before you can't help it?"

Duke Zhen took out a token from his waist: "Seeing the token is like seeing the Holy One, why don't you kneel down?"

Chen Zhongyan had no expression on his face and stood motionless.

Duke Zhen shouted sharply, "Take it down!"

(End of this chapter)