Although Gongsun Yuanniang was reluctant, she was taken away by her mother. Huangfu Yongning saw Gongsun Yuanniang turn around in three steps, looked at Huangfu Yongning with pitiful eyes, and kept making the mouth shape of "Sister save my ......". I know that this is my mother taking my daughter home, but I don't know if I have to see this scene as someone robbing a woman from a good family.

Huangfu Yongning couldn't laugh or cry by Gongsun Yuanniang, so he could only give Gongsun Yuanniang a soothing look, and made a "grandmother ......" mouth, Gongsun Yuanniang nodded vigorously, and made up his mind to go back to the house to ask for the consent of the old grandmother, and then come to Dingbei Hou Mansion together. As long as the old grandmother opened her mouth, her mother could no longer control her like that.

Huangfu Yongning sent away the mother and daughter, and saw his father Huangfu Jingde coming from Yuchengxuan, Huangfu Yongning walked forward quickly, Huangfu Jingde frowned and asked: "Yongning, Aunt Gongsun is gone, she ...... Did I say anything unpleasant to you? After the last refusal to marry with death, Huangfu Jingde had a deep mustard for Mrs. Gongsun in his heart, so he asked this question.

Huangfu Yongning shook his head and smiled: "Dad, Yuan Niang came just now, and Aunt Gongsun took her back, and she didn't say anything unpleasant." Dad, have you finished reading the book? ”

Huangfu Jingde nodded and said, "After reading it, it's not too early, isn't your Uncle Du busy yet?" ”

Huangfu Yongning shook his head and said: "Not yet, if Uncle Du is ready, Uncle Du will come out, by the way, Dad, you wait a minute......" Huangfu Yongning's words were only half said, and he ran away.

Huangfu Jingde couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and walked slowly in the direction of Baicao Garden with his hands behind his back, but after walking a hundred and ten steps, Huangfu Yongning ran back like another gust of wind, holding a white porcelain dish in his hand, on which a triangular snow-white thing was placed, which smelled milky.

"Daddy, try this cheesecake, it's delicious!" It turned out that Huangfu Yongning remembered the best cheesecake, and deliberately ran back and cut a big piece and sent it to her father to taste.

Although Huangfu Jingde is not good for sweets, but this is his baby daughter's heart, he naturally wants to cheer, stretched out his hand to take the porcelain plate, Huangfu Jingde picked up the cheesecake and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it in three or two bites, and ate a big piece of cake cleanly. "It tastes good, it's just too sweet. Yongning, if you like it, let people buy it every day in the future. ”

In the month that Huangfu Yongning was not in the capital, Huangfu Jingde knew a lot about his daughter from Qi Jinghuan, and he knew that his daughter liked sweets very much, whether it was crispy or soft, as long as it was sweet, his daughter liked it, so Huangfu Jingde said so.

Huangfu Yongning shook his head when he heard this, "I still don't want it, Dad, this cheesecake is too expensive, such a big one will cost ten taels of silver, enough to help three veterans for a year, just taste it occasionally." Huangfu Yongning gestured with his hand and said in a slightly regretful tone.

Huangfu Jingde heard the words and exclaimed angrily: "It's so expensive! Is it not possible to make this thing of gold and silver? The extravagance in the capital is winning day by day, and I don't want to think about how hard the border soldiers are, it's really not like words! ”

"Father-in-law......" As soon as Huangfu Jingde's words fell, Qi Jinghuan's voice rang out. Huangfu Jingde looked up and saw Qi Jinghuan coming from the direction of the stable.

"Huan'er, are you going to the stable?" Seeing a few straws stained by his future son-in-law's side, Huangfu Jingde asked loudly.

"Back to my father-in-law, my son-in-law will go to the stable to see Ben Lei." Qi Jinghuan walked closer as he spoke, bowed down and saw his father-in-law. Hearing this, Huangfu Yongning couldn't help frowning and said, "Ben Lei Zilie, stay away, beware of it kicking you." ”

Qi Jinghuan shook his head and smiled: "I didn't get too close, I just added some fried beans to him, Ben Lei was very happy, and he didn't spray me." ”

Huangfu Jingde couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he heard this, and said, "Yongning, what kind of cake did you just say was brought by Huan'er, right?" Huan'er, don't be too lavish in the future. ”

Qi Jinghuan hurriedly shook his head and said, "Father-in-law, it didn't cost much silver, and Yongning likes it." By the way, the son-in-law has an idea to discuss with his father-in-law, are you free at this time? ”

Huangfu Jingde nodded and said, "Naturally, I'm free, come on, let's go to the study and say." ”

The three of them moved to the study, and Qi Jinghuan said straight to the point: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law went shopping in person today, and I suddenly had an idea in my heart, maybe I can completely solve the problem of caring for the disabled soldiers for my father-in-law." It's just that I don't know how many soldiers and soldiers of the Dingbei Army are disabled and retired, how many are slightly disabled, how many are moderately disabled, how many are severely disabled who have completely lost their ability to work, and how many people are in the families of them and the fallen soldiers? ”

When Huangfu Jingde heard this question, his face became much more solemn, and he said sadly: "We have 50,000 soldiers in the Dingbei Army who have retired due to disability, nearly 70,000 soldiers who have died in battle, and the court will pay a pension according to their grades, with a maximum of 50 taels and a minimum of 10 taels, and the disabled soldiers will also be paid 10 taels of silver at one time. In total, the number of people in need of pensions is about 200,000 per year. ”

In the past, Qi Jinghuan sent silver to help Huangfu Jingde help the disabled soldiers, but he never asked carefully, but now he has a comprehensive plan in his heart, so he will ask.

Qi Jinghuan nodded, his mood was extremely heavy, he knew very well in his heart that this should have been the responsibility of the court, and it was his imperial uncle's unkindness that made the emperor's father and daughter have to bear this heavy burden. And this is still a burden that may explode at any time, if there is a royal history to attack Huangfu Jingde's father and daughter on the grounds of this matter, buy people's hearts and secretly store private soldiers, Huangfu Jingde's father and daughter can't even defend themselves.

"Father-in-law, the son-in-law knows that there is not much land reclamation in northern Xinjiang, and the yield is low, so you have to help them every year, but the son-in-law thinks that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and only to help them find a way to make a living is the real solution."

Huangfu Jingde nodded and said: "What Huan'er said is right, it's just that we were busy with the war in the past, and we didn't have the time or energy to do this, besides, when it comes to attacking the city, we are doing it, but we ...... this economic way."

We will ...... the way to help."

"Dad, as soon as you talk about this, I want to go on the expedition, that Kula people really don't need to fight, if they can fight for a few more years, they will ......" Huangfu Yongning opened his mouth a little irritably, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by her father.

"Yongning, don't talk nonsense, you are a person who has been on the battlefield, don't you know that the battlefield is ruthless, which battle is not countless casualties!" Huangfu Jingde glared at him and scolded angrily.

Huangfu Yongning's eyes swelled with shame, and he lowered his head and whispered: "Yes, Yongning knows his mistake and doesn't think like this anymore." ”

Qi Jinghuan saw that the girl in his heart was reprimanded, and his heart was really not a good feeling, he hurriedly said: "Yongning, don't be embarrassed, I have a way to solve the livelihood of disabled soldiers without fighting." ”

"Huan'er, didn't you ask Yongan to buy Zhuangzi land last time?" Huangfu Jingde remembered today's topic, so he asked again.

Qi Jinghuan nodded and said: "That's right, the son-in-law asked Ah Ren to buy Zhuangzi, but if he wants to buy Zhuangzi that houses 200,000 people, it will be too eye-catching, I'm just afraid of ...... So the son-in-law has a new idea, especially with his father-in-law. ”

Huangfu Jingde immediately asked, "Say it quickly." ”

"Father-in-law, son-in-law wants to open restaurants, post stations and inns in all parts of Dachen. Every inn must have a shopkeeper, a cook, and a large number of handymen and messengers. Roughly calculated, a store can accommodate nearly a hundred people, and there are about hundreds of people in the whole city and township of Chen......" Qi Jinghuan said eloquently, until Huangfu Yongning interrupted him.

"No, how can one inn accommodate so many people?" Huangfu Yongning asked puzzled.

Qi Jinghuan explained with a confident smile: "It's just that the inn really doesn't need to use so many people, but Yongning thinks that you have to buy grain, meat and vegetables to open the inn, and then let those who still have some labor ability supply our inn with all the things they need, and let some people rush to pick up and drop off guests to deliver letters, so that more people can be supported, and after they have income and their lives get better, my father-in-law will not have to continue to help them." All we need to do is provide the initial funds, drive the inn, prepare the wagons, and help the farmers get a few acres of land. ”

Huangfu Jingde nodded after hearing this: "This method is good, but those soldiers are basically illiterate, how can they do these things?" ”

Qi Jinghuan smiled and said: "Father-in-law, this is not difficult, do you think, how many fallen scholars are there every year?" Over the years, but the son-in-law has heard that those who can't get famous and don't have the ability to make money can't survive, I don't know how many, and every inn hires one or two literate gentlemen, one can keep accounts and stewards, and the other can teach the disabled soldiers and their children, so it won't be a penny. ”

Huangfu Jingde nodded, but he was still a little hesitant in his heart, if he really did this, the movement would be inseparable, and he was afraid that there would be complications when it reached the ears of Emperor Zhaoming.

Qi Jinghuan saw his father-in-law frowning, so he smiled and said, "Father-in-law, but you're worried about the pressure from the emperor's uncle?" Huangfu Jingde didn't speak, just nodded.

Huangfu Yongning was very depressed when he heard this, and snorted angrily. She grew up in the Dingbei Army, she was refined in blood and fire, she practiced diligently every day when she was in the northern Xinjiang, and she had to find time to take care of Ah Hei, there was only one hour of reading and study time every day, and the people who were responsible for teaching her were Mr. Du and Zhuge Yueban. These two people have a common characteristic, that is, they have never respected the monarch, so Huangfu Yongning has never had a sense of awe for the emperor, if there is no Huangfu Jingde to suppress her temperament again and again, when he returns to Beijing, Huangfu Yongning is afraid that he will not even kneel to Emperor Zhaoming.

Therefore, when Qi Jinghuan asked his father-in-law if he was afraid of his imperial uncle, Huangfu Yongning snorted very disdainfully.