I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 65 I’ve tolerated you for a long time
Gu Ci stood aside with a cold face, looking at the affectionate father and daughter over there with indifference.

It has to be said that Tang Zhao had developed a good eloquence from his time in the business world in his previous life. It is no exaggeration to say that he could make the dead come alive, and he managed to coax King Xuan into a state of confusion without making any expression.

Gu Ci was amazed and admitted defeat.

King Xuan said enthusiastically, "Zhao Zhao, you haven't been to the military camp yet, have you? Come on, let Daddy take you for a good tour."

"That's wonderful. Zhao Zhao often hears her husband, mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law praise her father's strict military discipline, and she's longed to see it with her own eyes. However," she paused, her face filled with despair, "Zhao Zhao is a girl, and she came here in secret, so I'm afraid it won't be easy for her to appear openly in the military camp."

King Xuan slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot about this!" He pointed at Gu Ci and cursed, "Your father forgot, and you didn't even remind him. You just stood there and watched. I really don't know what the point of giving birth to you is!"

Gu Ci ignored his father.

Tang Zhaoshun said, "Daddy, don't be angry. This is just my husband's personality. It complements my daughter's noisy personality."

King Xuan's expression changed instantly, "It's difficult for my son."

Gu Ci's forehead veins throbbed, "Are you leaving or not?"

Tang Zhao gave him a reproachful look and said, "Dad, it's cold outside and you're wearing so little. Let's go back and talk about it."

King Xuan nodded, turned around, mounted his horse and led the way.

Gu Ci let out a long sigh, carried Tang Zhao on his horse and chased after him.

In less than an incense stick of time, more than a dozen small wooden houses appeared in the forest.

King Xuan dismounted and said as he walked, "This was built when the Turks launched a massive attack on the northwest and the people fled into the mountains. Later, when the northwest army recovered the lost territory, the people all moved into Wuwei City, and this wooden house became empty."

"Now it has become a place for scouts to stay overnight."

Tang Zhao: Wow!

Tang Zhao entered the house and found that everything he needed for daily life was there. Although it looked very old, it was well preserved, which showed that the person who used it was very careful.

King Xuan beckoned, "Zhao Zhao, come here and tell your father about soybean oil."

Tang Zhao sat on the chair that Gu Ci had wiped clean, repeated the business plan he had previously told Gu Ci, and then looked at King Xuan expectantly.

King Xuan:?
I can understand every word, but I don't know what they mean when put together.

Gu Ci glanced at Tang Zhao and said, "Look, father is not as good as me."

Tang Zhao ignored him and continued to flatter him, "Father, you're so busy leading the troops in the battles defending the northwest, how could you possibly have the time to bother with such a trivial matter? Why don't you invite the military advisor over, and I can talk to him directly?"

After discussing with the military advisor, King Xuan immediately accepted the suggestion and went to invite the military advisor in person.

Gu Ci accused, "You didn't treat me like this in the beginning."

"That's right," Tang Zhao said triumphantly, finding a new backer. "What can you do to me?"

Gu Ci turned his head to look at her for a while, then went to arrange for people to come.

King Xuan returned quickly, not only bringing his military advisor with him, but also bringing a bag of soybeans.

Tang Zhao looked at the military advisor who had his mouth gagged and was tied up like a dumpling, and felt very sad. Money is so hard to earn and shit is so hard to eat.

Gu Ci cut the hemp rope with one knife.

Jiang Yiming pulled out a rag that Prince Xuan had found from some obscure corner and threw it to the ground angrily. "Prince Xuan, acting like this, how can he be the Lord of the Northwest?!"

King Xuan spread his hands and said, "I have invited you", but if you don't want to come, what can I do?
Jiang Yiming was furious. "Extracting oil from soybeans is pure nonsense. If soybeans could really produce oil, why couldn't ordinary people even get a whiff of oil for thousands of years, while the aristocratic families could control the production of animal oil without being able to change it even a little bit?"

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world for believing in the outrageous words of a little woman?" Tang Zhao:?
Tang Zhao withdrew his sympathy for him and secretly gave King Xuan a thumbs up.

Good job! People with eyes on the top of their heads must accept the beatings of society.

Or her beatings.

King Xuan was embarrassed. In fact, he didn't believe that oil could be extracted from soybeans, but he believed in his son Yuan Ye, who would not joke about something that could change the world.

Gu Ci testified calmly, "Military Advisor, I saw soybeans being squeezed for oil with my own eyes. If you don't believe me, you can squeeze the oil on the spot as proof."

"Ha!" Jiang Yiming attacked indiscriminately. "I originally thought the General of the Cavalry was a man of steel, but I didn't expect him to be like an ordinary man, blindly believing what women say."

"What are soybeans? They've been cultivated across the vast land for thousands of years, yet countless scholars have yet to discover any uses for them beyond food. How old is Princess Zhaoshan, and how much knowledge do you have to surpass the countless scholars?"

He sneered, "The general and the princess are deeply in love, and they can let whatever happens in the boudoir. You must never joke about such things!"

As the most loyal and capable military advisor under King Xuan, Jiang Yiming relied on the power of King Xuan's palace to build a powerful information network. From state affairs to quarrels between neighbors, there was nothing he didn't know.

Therefore, everything that happened at the Warm Winter Banquet had already reached his ears word for word.

However, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily, and the army was in a turbulent period, so he did not have time to report it to King Xuan.

Jiang Yiming had long been dissatisfied with what Princess Zhaoshan had done, but since the final result was beneficial to the situation in the northwest, he just turned a blind eye.

Now that Princess Zhaoshan is showing off in front of him, don't blame him for wanting to put a damper on her prestige.

As a woman, you should just stay at home and raise children and take care of household chores. It’s not okay to meddle in government affairs all day long!
Gu Ci said quietly, "Before Zhao Shan invented tofu, no one knew soybeans could be made into something as delicious as tofu, as well as other soy products like dried tofu and bean skin."

"The military advisor has also tasted it. Could it be that these are all fake?"

"Tofu and dried tofu are still vegetarian, so they can be made from soybeans. But oil is made from the essence of animals, so it's a meat product. How can one be meat and the other be vegetable?"

Gu Ci retorted sarcastically, "How did the military advisor know that soybeans couldn't produce oil?"

Jiang Yiming did not answer.

Gu Ci continued, "Since arriving here, the military advisor has refused to listen to my explanation and refused to see it for himself. Instead, he's determined to refute this matter. Who is it that insists on listening to one side and being so stubborn?"

Jiang Yiming retorted, "Such a fantastical thing, do you really need to see it with your own eyes to believe it?"

Gu Ci was about to make some explanation, but he saw Tang Zhao walk up to Jiang Yiming step by step and smile slightly.

Jiang Yiming snorted heavily through his nose.

Tang Zhao kicked him three inches below his navel, and when he bent over, he kicked him hard on the shoulder.

Jiang Yiming covered his lower body and flew three meters away.

He endured the severe pain in his body and looked up in disbelief, looking at the woman he had never taken seriously.

Tang Zhao's smile remained unchanged, but his words were extremely overbearing and cold, "I have tolerated you for a long time."

"If you want to die, I'll grant you that."

The scene suddenly fell silent.

King Xuan:?
Gu Ci: He just knew it.

King Xuan: Is this still my good daughter who always calls you daddy?
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(End of this chapter)