Chen Wenhui asked Liu Yan: "I haven't been to the Jin King's Mansion for a long time, King Jin, how are you doing in the military department?" Did the Ma family start to do business in the northwest? ”

Liu Yan didn't speak, Liu Jingyuan said: "The Ma family has already sent people to the northwest to transport some salt and some daily necessities, after all, the northwest is poor in materials, and it still depends on the Central Plains." I heard that those goods were thrown away, of course, there was not so much financial resources in the northwest to eat these goods, but because the Ma family proposed to exchange horses, cattle and sheep, and prisoners, these are very common in the northwest, and it can be said that they are everywhere, therefore, soon, the Ma family sold all the things, in exchange for many cattle and sheep, and prisoners, it is estimated that it will be August to come back. ”

Chen Wenhui pinched her fingers and calculated, "When they come back in August, I will buy all these captives and transport them to Nanyang, where some mines have been found, and they are in great need of manpower." In this way, one buys and one sells, and it is estimated that the Ma family can make a lot of money. ”

Liu Yan couldn't help laughing, what a money fan.

Mingzhu couldn't help but complain: "Wen Hui, today is your birthday, do you just count the money like this?" Why don't you sit down and start eating? ”

Wen Hui was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said to Qiu Bi: "Qiu Bi, quickly call the food." ”

After the order, he apologized to everyone and said, "Okay, I was wrong, please sit down quickly." ”

After everyone sat down, the food also came up, and everyone chatted while eating. Mingzhu said: "Wen Hui, you are also eleven years old, so you are passing so fast." ”

Wen Hui said, "Really? Anyway, I'm very busy every day, and I haven't thought about age yet, so maybe when I'm older in the future, I'll be sad all of a sudden. ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "I still think you are growing too slowly. Why is it only eleven now? ”

Wen Hui said: "I don't want to grow up, I have to get married when I grow up, and I have to serve my mother-in-law." Serve the husband and serve the children. How miserable, how good it is now, my parents love me, my brothers love me, I can do whatever I want. ”

Zhao Chongyi was stunned: "No, you don't want to get married?" ”

Liu Yan narrowed his eyes.

Mingzhu said: "Wen Hui, you should be a little more restrained, where is there such a thing as you." is not shy at all when he talks openly about his marriage. ”

Wen Hui said: "It's all my own people, hehe, it doesn't matter, I promise not to say it in front of outsiders." ”

When Liu Yan heard her say that she was her own person, she felt inexplicably comfortable.

Wen Hui asked: "You haven't finished talking yet, what's going on in the northwest?" ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "Judging from the current situation, the northwest will have to fight another four or five years. The Ma family's business should last for four or five years, don't underestimate these four or five years, because of the exclusivity. The trading volume is huge, and it will definitely make a lot of money, and it should not lose to the share of Shanghai City. In this way, the emperor took back the Yicheng of the Ma family in Shanghai. It's also more comfortable. ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said: "Actually, it should be better, but it's the first time they have done this business, and they don't have enough experience, you see, the next transaction volume will be greater, and the military department has also made money this time, right?" ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "The military department did not make money directly, but only sent people to check the accounts, and directly gave the amount of prisoners traded between the Ma family and the Northwest Army to the Northwest Army as military salaries. It's affordable for both. On the one hand, there is no need to wait for the imperial court's military salary in the Northwest Army. and no one will detain them. On the other hand, the imperial court exempted a large amount of military pay expenditures. Didn't you save money? Saving money equals making money. In addition, this saves the cost of transporting money and materials to the northwest. It's a lot of money. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "This is true, and it is really a lot of benefits. But the emperor is happy, and the officials under him are definitely unhappy, there is no way to deduct military rations, military salaries, and no way to make money from freight. ”

Liu Yan snorted coldly and said: "From the emperor to the prince, everyone is worried about the military expenses in the Northwest Army, and those corrupt officials and corrupt officials still have to fill their own pockets, and they are hateful when they think about it." We saved money for the imperial court in this way, and my father was very happy and rewarded our military department. I thought that the next step would not only be to continue to do this, but also to think of ways to find out those who had withheld military salaries in the past, and to make sure that they vomited out what they had eaten. ”

Wen Hui said: "Lord Jin, we are eating, what do you say about vomiting or not?" ”

Liu Yan's originally cold face like ice suddenly melted, turned into an embarrassed expression and said: "Well, that, I'm sorry, I forgot about it, don't be affected, I'll pay attention to it, and I won't say it anymore." ”

Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, this Jin prince, the older he gets, the greater the pressure on people, and now his father-in-law Liu Jingyuan is also a little afraid of him, only Wen Hui remains like this as always.

Zhao Chongyi said: "Those people who deduct military salaries from the military department are the most hateful, we are fighting in the bitter cold land of the northwest, not only to face the enemy, but also to face these hateful bureaucrats from the imperial court, it is really annoying, it is best to rectify it by the prince of Jin, so that those of us who are soldiers can also have a good life, not only the Northwest Army will thank you, but also the garrisons in other aspects will thank you." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "It is also a good thing to uproot* , which can also be regarded as the merit of the prince of Jin." At that time, the prince of Jin did a good job in the military department, not only saving money and food for the court, but also eliminating harm for the court, and won the support of various armies. And the two princes, one is just filling his pockets, and the other will only pull the party for personal gain, and when the time comes, see what the emperor will choose. ”

Liu Jingyuan nodded.

Chen Wenhui said: "However, I am still thinking about those specialties in the northwest, do you want my caravan to follow the caravan of the Ma family, we are not involved in the trade of prisoners, nor are we involved in the trade of salt, just thinking about buying some specialties of the northwest, such as amber, how about it?" ”

Liu Yan said: "There is no problem with this, I'll go back and talk to the Ma family, in fact, aren't you also very familiar with the Ma family?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "It's very familiar, but it's better for the prince of Jin to speak, I make more money, isn't it?" ”

Mingzhu didn't speak for a long time, and said at this time: "You still want to make money, and you just want to make money on your birthday, don't you still think about having less money?" You should be the richest little girl in Da Chu now, right? ”

Chen Wenhui said a little proudly: "How dare you, I will continue to work hard." ”

Mingzhu couldn't help but want to roll her eyes.

Chen Wenhui continued: "I make a lot of money, but I also spend a lot of money, you see, this hospital, Yangshantang, I have donated a lot of money." And I Nanyang is exactly where I need money, and the more I invest, the more I earn, how can I make more money and invest. ”

Mingzhu shook his head, and Zhao Chongyi said with great interest: "Exactly, it's like I'm fighting in the northwest, obviously seeing that I will be able to complete the victory in an all-round way soon, how can I not continue to fight?" ”

Chen Wenhui's eyes lit up, and her eyes towards Zhao Chongyi softened.

Liu Jingyuan frowned again and peeked at Liu Yan. Liu Yan didn't realize it, on his cold face on weekdays, it was rare to see the color of Xihe, Liu Yan said: "Now that the national strength of my Great Chu has reached its most prosperous time, the Northwest War has achieved such a big victory, and the barbarians have been fighting by us for many years, and they are about to lie down." We also established Shin Kong City on Yizhou Island. Now we have begun to develop Nanyang again. My father really built a prosperous era, and I feel happy to think about this prosperous era and our participation. ”

Everyone was very happy to hear this, Chen Wenhui frowned and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, do you think that in the future, if we defeat the barbarians, the northwest will be safe?" ”

Liu Yan asked strangely: "Of course." ”

Chen Wenhui asked Zhao Chongyi: "On the northwest prairie, there is not only a barbarian nation, right? ”

Zhao Chongyi glanced at Wen Hui strangely and said, "How do you know?" Generally, the people of the Central Plains think that there are only barbarians in the northwest, but in fact, there are many ethnic groups in the vast grassland, and the barbarians are only the largest and most powerful military force among them. Because of the strength of the barbarians, it not only came to our Central Plains to buckle the border, but also oppressed other tribes on the steppe, all, there are many ethnic groups on the steppe that hate the barbarians, such as the Uighurs, Shamans, Qiang people, and so on. When we were fighting against the barbarians, my father used these barbarian-hating tribes to lead the way, they grew up on the grassland, they were familiar with the barbarians, and with their help we could achieve such a great victory. This father said yes, to raze to raze. ”

Liu Yan said: "I also know this, before, I didn't know that there were so many ethnic groups in the northwest, and I thought they were all barbarians, but I only found out after I entered the military department." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "The total number of barbarians is not as large as ours, why is it terrible, do you know? ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "Although the number of barbarians is small, their people are fierce, children and women can ride horses and shoot arrows, and their overall combat power is much stronger than ours." So it's so scary. ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said: "Yes, because the barbarians are nomadic people, they live by water and grass, ride horses for a living, and everyone knows how to shoot arrows and hunt, so they are very scary." Have you ever thought about it, why do they live like this, why don't they farm like the people of our Central Plains? ”

Zhao Chongyi smiled and said, "This is Hui'er who doesn't understand, right?" They live in the grassland, can't farm, and can only rely on raising horses, cattle and sheep, and grazing. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Yes, the barbarians live like this because they live on the grassland, and it can be said that the grassland has long been their nation. However, after the barbarians were exterminated, there were other peoples on the grassland, and these peoples did not have the oppression of the barbarians, and soon multiplied and grew, and after a while, they became the second barbarians. ”

This question made everyone frown. (To be continued)

ps: The third shift arrived, and it could have been three shifts in the afternoon, but the backstage has not been able to get on, which is really infuriating.