The huge living room of Ma Mansion was almost eerily quiet.
It is normal for the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday.
But the question is, what kind of birthday would you like to have at 30 years old? ?
At most, it’s a birthday celebration!
Although the two have similar meanings, they are quite different.
To put it bluntly, birthday is almost enough.
But a birthday is different. Every aspect must be grand, especially the gifts.
When the late emperor held his birthday, he would start preparations at least several months in advance.
But the Queen Mother made a surprise attack and instantly stunned them.
It doesn't matter whether I participate or not.
Because this Queen Mother is the daughter of Duke Zhen.
At this time, everyone looked at Ma Yuheng.
They wanted to see how the imperial court, the Minister of Household Affairs, would react.
Ma Yuheng shook his head directly: "It's okay not to participate in this birthday!"
Hearing this, everyone took a breath. Ma Yuheng was so bold that he even dared not go to the Queen Mother's "big birthday".
"Ma Shangshu, no matter what, the Queen Mother is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. If we don't go, I'm afraid we will be suspected of not giving Xue Mansion face."
"Indeed, although it is a bit ridiculous for the Queen Mother to celebrate her 30th birthday, since we have said it, we have to go."
"Although Lord Zhen Guo is still recovering from his illness, even fools can see now that it is the Queen Mother who has locked him up in the palace."
"Now an organization called Jinyiwei has suddenly appeared in the imperial city, especially the commander named Di Renjie. It is even more difficult to deal with. They are searching for evidence such as ours. If we don't give the Xue family face at this time, how can we survive?"
....
Listening to the words of many ministers, Ma Yuheng said in a deep voice: "Do you think the Queen Mother really celebrated her birthday?"
"If my guess is correct, she just wants to make money."
"It doesn't matter if the longevity ginseng doesn't participate. The premise is that the money must be in place. Otherwise, just wait for the Jin Yiwei to knock on the door in the middle of the night!"
The ministers were stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Is it possible that the money for disaster relief is not enough? Didn't the emperor confiscate many people's homes, including Haoyun and Baisang Chamber of Commerce, so there will be no money?"
"Who knows, now that the three counties of the imperial city are in the hands of the emperor, our news can't get out, and news from outside can't get in." Ma Yuheng rolled his eyes.
"Then what should we do? Do we really pay?"
"Nonsense, she is the Queen Mother. If she doesn't give it, will she give the clue to Jin Yiwei?"
“But if it’s for disaster relief, I’m afraid the money needed is not a small amount.”
Ma Yuheng rolled his eyes and said: "Everyone, stop pretending now. When you take it, you grab it one by one. Are you crying for poverty now?"
"Let's put it this way, if the victims of the disaster are not dealt with and the town government cannot be rescued, we will always be passive."
"Not only must this money be given, but as much as possible should be given. As long as the Duke of Zhen comes to take charge of the overall situation, why are you afraid of a yellow-haired boy and a woman?"
"But you are right, the money needed is not a small amount, it would be too unfair to rely on us alone."
"Please tell me the news about the Queen Mother's birthday. We are all in the same boat and should advance and retreat together."
“Everyone has a share when it comes to taking it out, and there’s no reason why just us should bear it when it comes out.”
Hearing this, other people's eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea.
When taking it, everyone has a share, and if it bleeds, naturally everyone has to do it together.
"But if our news can't be spread, how should we inform the people below?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Do you think everyone is an idiot like you? As long as we tell you, I can guarantee that even the county officials below will know about it in less than a day."
"Also, let me tell you in a secret language that if you don't want to die, it's best not to touch the money. The Jin Yiwei is watching eagerly. They will definitely check it strictly. If anything is found, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ma Yuheng's words made everyone look solemn.
They are not fools. They would not dare to touch this money even if they had the guts to do so.
But just because they don't dare doesn't mean that the people below don't.
At that time, there will definitely be some things that are based on luck.
But it's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words. If someone else is reminded and commits a crime, they deserve to die.
....
When Lin Xu learned what Xue Jingruo had done, he was immediately moved.
Having this Queen Mother is truly a blessing to the people.
With money, he no longer restrained himself from doing things and ordered everyone to speed up the resettlement of the victims.
This week has passed in the blink of an eye.
All the victims were finally resettled, and even the submerged Jiangchuan City and Koujiang City have returned to life.
There will be no need for the court to intervene. In time, the people themselves will be able to restore the operation of Xishan County.
As for the banditry, with the recovery of the people's conditions and Zhu Lian's frenzied crackdown, the rest of the bandits have given up on being bandits and returned to the city to start a new life.
Of course, some of the most heinous people were found and all were beheaded.
This is to scare the monkeys, otherwise there is no guarantee that the gangsters will not reappear and harm the people.
Sheriff's Mansion.
Lin Xu was sitting alone in the study, with two light screens appearing in front of him, with two templates on them.
They are agricultural tool templates and lifting templates, respectively.
Both of these were recently drawn by him. The farm tool template seems ordinary and only farm tools such as hoes, sickles, and shovels can be purchased, but they played a huge role in this flood.
Without these farm tools, the time to resettle the victims would never have been so fast.
As for the promotion template, it is different from the previous templates and cannot be recruited.
But there is a very powerful ability, which is to give the recruited people the ability to become stronger.
Before obtaining this template, the abilities of all recruited people are fixed.
For example, strength, if you summon a first-rate master, if there is no improvement template, then he will always only have first-rate strength.
But with this template, the first-class experts recruited have the qualifications to aspire to be the land gods.
Although it is difficult, at least there is a chance.
Better than nothing at all.
During this disaster relief operation, his money had already bottomed out. If it hadn't been for the support of Xue Jingruo and You Jiuli who got the news from nowhere, I'm afraid everyone would have to stop halfway through.
That would be too embarrassing,
But fortunately, it was finally completed. Things like money are external possessions. If you spend it this time, you can find opportunities to earn it back later.
If nothing else, each of the vassal kings will be extremely rich. At worst, they will lead people to fight against the local tyrants.
With the strong men around him, he is not afraid that the feudal kings will not agree.
At this moment, there was a knock on the study door, and then Cao Zhengchun walked in with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, something happened."
Lin Xu closed the system template and frowned: "What happened? The flood happened again?"
"It's not a flood, it's Luoya City next door."
"That's the westernmost city of our Qianwu Kingdom, isn't it? It's the first natural barrier against foreign enemies?" Lin Xu asked blankly.
"That's right, I just got the news that while we were providing disaster relief, the Dabarbarians had 600,000 troops and wanted to break through Luoya City and invade our border."
"Mu Jiushan led 200,000 troops to fight to the death with the Daman tribe, and fought to the death to keep the Daman tribe outside Luoya City."
"So half a month has passed, and the Dabarbarians haven't even set foot inside the pass."
"But now, Luoya City is about to be lost!!"
