Xuan Yuyan is not familiar with this feeling of one being praised and the other ignored, but this scene of being loved and protected by everyone is too familiar.
Xuan Xian seemed to feel Xuan Yuyan's silence, "I didn't ask you to go to court just to ask them to invite the prince."
"I know." Xuan Yuyan's voice and the child's voice sounded at the same time, making her open-minded and a little childish.
Xuan Yuyan smiled, "My father just wanted me to display my talents, but time did not allow me to display them all. The person I expected was not me, so the things I did were somewhat It’s superfluous.”
Xuanxian's voice was serious and thoughtful, "There is never any unnecessary talk about what you have done. Your achievements in those days will always be seen by the courtiers. From now on..."
Before Xuan Xian finished speaking, he saw dozens of burly young men in their 70s and 80s walking toward him in groups wearing short jackets.
Xuan Yuyan followed Xuan Xian's eyes and paused for a moment.
She had seen how her father was portrayed when he was young. He was an aloof young man with extraordinary abilities.
The young men in front of them were noisy in their voices and words, saying that no one was convinced by anyone, but there was no aloofness or aloofness in their eyes.
"I'm going to help my dad pull the fishing net today, so I'll take the first step."
"My father wants me to go to Qian Dong's house today. I go there once a month and I can give you one tael of silver per trip! If I can be chosen, my family will always be better off."
"Haha, you can't do it. I was directly selected by the Leping Caravan! From now on, your eldest brother, I will have a bright future!"
"Hmph, Yang Er next door was selected by the National Guard Army. I heard that he gets five taels of silver per month. If he has merit in the future, his monthly silver will be doubled!"
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Xuan Xian's eyes followed these people as they dispersed and then watched one of them who was lagging behind enter the shop next to him. He took out a few taels of broken silver from his arms and then took the silver that had been surrounded by him for a long time with a look of joy on his face. hairpin.
Xuanxian was in a daze for a moment.
Xuan Yuyan came to her senses amid the various voices, and looked at Bai Guo again, "What's the use of cultivating these people but seeing that they can't be used by you or the country?"
Everyone in the court said that there were many students in Weixian Academy, but Xuan Yuyan could tell by looking at the number of people who came out that only a few of them could stand in the court.
But so much money was thrown away just for these few people...
Bai Guoyan: "It may be useless to me, but it may be a single-plank bridge across the abyss to them."
"They may not be able to use these things, but if one day this place becomes a battlefield again, then their counterattack will no longer be as weak as that of Shang Shuangzhou. If it becomes a place swallowed by a tsunami, then they will be able to lead Leave your own family.”
Bai Guo tapped his chin on the scholars following him, "These students will become the force to protect this state."
Yeah?
Xuan Yuyan couldn't tell.
But Xuan Yuyan saw that Bai Guo was a very suitable person for the court.
No wonder her father would be so indulgent and partial to her.
"My father asked me to take this position to prove that I am the princess of the Zhou Kingdom, but my father asked you to take that position to prove that I am the princess of the Zhou Kingdom."
Xuan Yuyan's voice was very quiet, and Bai Guo wouldn't have been able to hear it if he wasn't by Xuan Yuyan's side.
Xuan Yuyan didn't want Xuan Xian to worry any more, so she didn't want a reply after Xuan Yuyan said it, but the next moment Xuan Yuyan heard Bai Guo say: "It's just to make up for the regret."
Xuan Yuyan looked at Bai Guo, but she saw that Bai Guo was looking at Xuan Xian.
Only then did Xuan Yuyan realize that Xuan Xian had been looking at that student for a long time.
Xuan Yuyan's worries turned into reality. Xuan Xian responded slowly to her words and at the same time withdrew her eyes, "It's nothing."
But those eyes never looked like they were innocent.
"Ruiyu Prefecture is mostly made up of merchants from all walks of life and people brought here by these merchants, so the businessmen here value Ruiyu Prefecture very much, and it has developed faster than Huiping Prefecture in recent years."
Bai Guo gestured to this street with no end in sight and said: "There are five streets and seven alleys extending from here to the surroundings. More than 570 shops are the center, followed by 3,000 shops from here, and there are seven more. They either come out on their own or borrow Leping's trade routes to safely transport all kinds of fish here to several surrounding states. Every year, their donations are used to improve the current situation of Ruiyu Prefecture, and they have to It is said that they are doing a good job, and many people here have relied on them to have enough to eat over the years."
Gingguo gestured to the other side, "All kinds of delicacies made from fish. In the past two months, after consultations with officials and dozens of businessmen here, we decided to unify all delicacies in Beicheng, which is not far from here, and then promote these delicacies." Go out, so that wealthy people from other states can move around here, and the people in Ruiyu Prefecture can have enough food to live."
"And over there."
After all, it was he who watched the place grow up to its current size little by little. Bai Guo was very familiar with these things, "I don't know who promoted the scenery here. I heard from officials that many wealthy families have come here since last year, so there are a lot of people over there." Most of the big movies are inns, but this year it seems that some are in short supply. Seven major owners have subsidized five major inns, and all profits are tax-free for the people."
"Over there, the two streets are made of various types of shells. Some of them make a pleasant sound when blown by the wind, and some are unique in their placement. They are composed of people who survived and had no income from hard work. of."
Xuan Yuyan looked at Bai Guo's casual words for a long time.
"But these are secondary. The most valued ones are the Twelve Cities over the East City. The fishermen there have good shipbuilding skills and have been registered by the officers and soldiers. The boats they build are not easy to sell to other fishermen for fishing. If they are well built, they will be rented out to wealthy families who come here to play. If they are built the best..."
Bai Guo said: "There is also a shortage of merchants and navy."
"Most of the donations received last year were used for schools, and this year we received more than in previous years. A few days ago, officials gathered all the big bosses and businessmen for a discussion, and finally decided that the money would be used for Beicheng. Calculate the days Work will probably not start this year, so next spring there will be a lot of young people who can make a living again."
The Beicheng side is remote, but the advantage is that it is large and close to several other places. The most important thing is that it is easy to modify the layout.
So after the drawings are confirmed this year, construction will start next year.
"Those children saw them as innocent and lively being pampered by their families, but in fact the fishing nets they woven were enough for the family to use for a long time, and the excess was sold in exchange for some copper coins."
Xuan Xian also followed Bai Guo's words and looked at those places, and seemed to see even greater prosperity in the future.
"Those businessmen already want to rent shops in good locations at high prices, but they haven't really started to confirm it yet."
"What about you?" Leping couldn't bear to interfere in such a good place?
Bai Guo smiled at Xuan Xian's determined tone, "Leping has signed a contract with the people in the seventy-eight cities of Huiping Prefecture. As long as 70% of the food they grow is sold to us, Jinlin Prefecture, Shangshuang Prefecture, Leping Prefecture, States have also signed such contracts.”
Xuanxian nodded, that's right.
The more people who come then, the higher the demand for food. Even if Leping does not earn the most among them, it will definitely earn the most steadily.
"You have placed a big shopkeeper in other places to manage these, so who in Ruiyu Prefecture will be in charge?"
Xuanxian's question made Bai Guo look slightly distressed, "It hasn't been decided yet. Ruiyu Prefecture seems to be just one state, but it actually involves far more things than the other states combined."
Moreover, there is an army on the other side of Ruiyu Prefecture, which is the main consumption channel of food in Leping, but it is also one of the most important places in Chengzhou State.
Because there are also weapon forging and iron mines there, and while making Ruiyu Prefecture prosperous, this boundary must be kept clear, Bai Guo has no one in mind.
The best candidate is Yu Die, but she already has enough to do.
The remaining Bie Xia, Jian Xiu and other Ging Guo were hesitating.
"You will handle the matters before Ruiyu Prefecture and Huiping Prefecture, but the positions of Zhizhou and Tongpan cannot remain undisclosed. If there is no one on your side, there will be one in my court."
A caravan is a caravan, but the affairs of the court cannot be left to the caravan. It can only be said that the merchants headed by Leping and the officials headed by the court help each other but have clear boundaries. Only in this way can a balance be achieved.
Bai Guo asked: "Is it Chang Ziming?"
Among the countless people he met, only this man's sobriety, ability, and intelligence left the deepest impression on Ging Guo.
"Chang Ziming still needs a few more years of training. He is extremely intelligent and has seen the suffering in the world, but his temperament is unstable." Xuanxian said, "Gu Shang is okay."
When Bai Guo first heard the name, he didn't remember who he was, but at a certain moment, Bai Guo thought of the accomplished Magistrate Gu whom he met back then.
Even counting it, it has been many years.
"Other official positions have been vacant for a long time. We will decide after the crown prince renews his throne." Xuan Xian's extremely ordinary words made Bai Guo and Xuan Yuyan fall silent.
"Take me to see Huipingzhou again."
Huiping Prefecture is where local grains are mainly grown.
Compared with the dozens of cities selected from other states, Huipingzhou has a large amount of planting in almost every city as long as it is suitable.
Therefore, there are countless fields that are endless. At first glance, I just feel that the prosperous age has arrived.
There are not many cities that are walking slowly along this road, and it is still mid-October.
"This is the last batch."
Xuanxian wanted to see it, so Bai Guo took Xuanxian to a place she knew where the autumn harvest had not yet been completed. Countless people here were too busy in the fields to look up, but they could see the satisfied expressions on their faces when they were resting.
Xuan Xian just looked at the piles of fruits. They were all covered in mud when they were unearthed, but he felt really happy when he looked at them.
"There was plenty of rain at the beginning of this year, but for some reason there was less rain in the following months, and the plants in the ground were not as lush as when they were cultivated."
After all, it was still a little bit worse. Bai Guo gestured to Xuan Xian and said, "It used to be as big as two fists, but now it's only half of it."
"The harvest is already better than other grains." This year, He Xuanxian knew better than Bai Guo, "Other countries have been affected. Hongliang Kingdom has been experiencing insufficient planting since three years ago, otherwise it would not have devoted so much national energy. Fight with Cheng Yiyi."
