Although Princess Zhengyang is a little softer, she is not an ignorant person. After being scolded in the Queen's Palace, when she returned to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, she cheered up and helped Xu Qingmo take care of the house. things.
This time during the expedition, due to the shortage of national treasury, supplies were not as good as in the past. Marquis Ningyuan could not bear the hardship of his soldiers, so he made a batch of marching shoes with his own money, because Marquis Ningyuan took the lead and had a richer family. Everyone has prepared a lot of things to accompany the army.
But after all, what was spent was real money. After such a sudden operation, even the warehouse of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion became a little nervous. Everyone was frugal, except for the indispensable bird's nest for the pregnant Mrs. Xu every day. Except for ginseng, Xu Qingmo and Princess Zhengyang have stopped using these things.
The so-called housekeeper, if you are rich, you will naturally manage whatever you want, but if money is tight, you really need to run it well, otherwise there may be trouble one day.
Xu Qingmo is in charge of the shop outside. He would rather reduce the expenses in his yard than treat the shopkeeper badly. The servants in the yard also purchase and distribute according to the quota, but several of his bosses and cronies are Reduced.
In order to support the war in Northern Xinjiang, the owners of the house have reduced their own expenses. The maids and servants in the house are also smart people, helping to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. After the shopkeepers in the shop outside knew about it, they also worked harder. .
At first, Princess Zhengyang was a little dissatisfied with Xu Qingmo's approach, but when Zhengyang saw the second month's account books, the income on the books had doubled, and she was very surprised: "If this is the case, In the palace, there will be no such effect!"
"Of course, if you don't like to hear it, the people in the palace are not as friendly as shopkeepers like us!" Xu Qingmo put down the account book in his hand and pinched his eyes, "My mother taught me how to be a housekeeper in the early years. At that time, he told me that the government must be strict, but what should be given must not be less, and what should not be given should not be given to them at all. After all, the people's hearts are not enough for snakes to swallow elephants!"
Princess Zhengyang was really surprised when she saw so much extra income in the account book: "We are also visiting a shop, so why did we get so much feedback in a short period of time? Could it be that the shop has increased its price?"
"Of course not!" Xu Qingmo shook his head, "Due to the war, the prices of grains and grains in the capital have increased. Some items have doubled, but our shop has not increased. The price is still the same. People in the city know that our family pays for it out of our own pockets. If you support the army, you will take more care of our shop, and since we have not raised prices, you will naturally patronize our shop more!"
"Won't the shop over there care?" Princess Zhengyang was a little surprised.
"The goods in our shop all come from my maternal grandfather's family. It has its own source of goods. Plus, it is backed by a big tree like yours. Who dares to provoke us?" Xu Qingmo poured himself a cup of tea. "The national treasury is tight and we need supplies. Insufficient, even though it is summer, days go by very quickly. If we don’t make more money, when the weather gets cold and we can’t keep up with supplies, we will be stretched thin. They are far away at the border, who can we rely on!”
In this life, the reason why Xu Qingmo tried every means to accumulate wealth at this time is because in his previous life, because of the tight national treasury, the Minister of Household Affairs filled his own pockets, so that all the cotton clothes sent to the border were filled with bulrushes. After the winter in northern Xinjiang, It is extremely cold. The people of Northern Xinjiang are already adapted to this environment and have a great advantage when fighting.
While our generals were fighting in a different place, they suffered from the disadvantages of the terrain. In the end, due to insufficient supplies and insufficient cotton-padded clothes and shoes, a large number of soldiers suffered from frostbite or even died of frostbite. Before the battle, their morale dropped by more than half. .
Later, the war was defeated. Marquis Ningyuan and Xu Yanquan died for their country. Yan Junuo and the prince jointly accused the Xu family of collaborating with the enemy and treason. The prince supported the Yan family and went to the point of ceding the city. Finally, he tricked her into joining the army, saying that it was for an attack. Beijiang avenged Marquis Ningyuan, but she only wanted Xu Jiajun in her hands.
Xu Qingmo fell into memories, with a murderous look in his eyes. Even Princess Zhengyang on the side was frightened by her eyes: "Mo Mo, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Qingmo came back to his senses and immediately averted his gaze: "Nothing, I was just thinking that it would be best if this battle could be resolved quickly. If it is delayed until winter, it will be very unfriendly to us!"
Princess Zhengyang didn't understand this, but when she heard Xu Qingmo say this, she became a little nervous: "Ah? What does this mean?"
"Once winter comes in Northern Xinjiang, the mountains will be closed by heavy snow and the temperature will be extremely low. Even if you are only on duty, many people will be frostbitten or even disabled by frost due to carelessness every year. His Majesty chose to go on the expedition in April in order to be able to Catch up with the summer, give them a warning during the summer, and avoid fighting in the winter!" Xu Qingmo said softly, "But my father told me before the expedition that this one will probably be a tough battle!"
Princess Zhengyang was a little nervous and tightened her hands holding the account book.
Xu Qingmo looked at Princess Zhengyang and patted her hand: "Sister-in-law, don't think nonsense. My father and eldest brother are both fierce generals. They are very powerful and will not get into trouble easily! But we still have to do a good job. This is a long-lasting battle." In preparation for war, especially in winter, we must prepare supplies for them as much as possible, at least to prevent them from frostbite!"
Princess Zhengyang's eyes were slightly red. After listening to Xu Qingmo's words, she raised her hand to gently wipe her tears: "My mother always said that I had no future. I was not convinced at first, but now look at you and me, really , except for crying, I really can’t help you with anything! If it weren’t for you here, Ningyuan Hou Mansion would be in chaos now!”
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? My mother and I are just used to it. My father was always away from home when I was young. Later, when I got older, my brother was always away fighting. I was sitting on my mother's lap, watching She's the housekeeper!" Xu Qingmo comforted, "My sister-in-law is also very good. She takes good care of my mother, and she won't be unhappy because I have reduced the expenses. It's the first time I have experienced this kind of thing, and my sister-in-law is already great! "
Princess Zhengyang looked at Xu Qingmo who was coaxing her like a child, and couldn't help laughing: "You, I'm a three-year-old baby, and you still say I'm great!"
"Big brother told me repeatedly before going out, telling me that I must take good care of my sister-in-law. I am completing the task assigned to me by big brother!" Xu Qingmo said with a smile.
