On the territory of the Yuexi people, there was a tribe called Wulin who had always refused to submit to Chu Jinmo, and Chu Jinmo decided to use troops against the Wulin tribe.

I persuaded Chu Jinmo: "The Wulin Department is different from these small tribes annexed by Baishui City before, it is a big tribe on a par with Baishui City, and I heard that the leader of the Wulin Tribe, Shi Xian and his son, are very good at using soldiers. ”

Chu Jinmo said: "You have a point, then I will send someone to persuade Shi Xian to surrender first, who will I send?" ”

I groaned for a while, and called Helian Rui: "You go to the Wulin Department and persuade Shi Xian's father and son to surrender, if you don't surrender to Baishui City, the king of Chu will definitely conquer Wulin in person!" ”

Helian Rui took the order and soon came back to restore his life, Shi Xian rejected my proposal without hesitation and would never surrender.

Chu Jinmo decided to send troops, and I said: "Wulin is definitely not easy to fight, you must be careful in this battle." ”

Chu Jinmo said firmly: "If Baishui City wants to develop its strength, after recuperating for so long, it is time to test whether the sword in your hand is sharp!" ”

Chu Jinmo ordered 2,000 soldiers to take command in person, and ordered General Qinnan to stay in Baishui City, set off after sacrificing the flag in front of the city gate, and the army was drawn out, pointing at the Wulin Department.

Before leaving, I stood on the city tower and looked at Chu Jinmo on horseback. At this time, he was dressed in a black robe, raised the sword in his hand, and nodded to me.

The sunlight reflected on the sword in his hand, and the dazzling light made me squint slightly, and Chu Jinmo issued an order to the soldiers: "Pass my commander's order, the army will set off, and set foot in the Wulin Department!" ”

The war horses kicked up dust, the battle flags fluttered in the wind, and the two thousand Yuexi men marched towards the Wulin Department.

I looked at Chu Jinmo's back, I didn't know what to do, I remembered the scene when Huo Quzhi went out for the first time, the majestic hussar general, at this time, he and Chu Jinmo's figure were superimposed into a person.

Maybe Chu Jinmo is also the same as Huo Qubing in his bones, arrogant, unyielding, and good at fighting. I hope that this battle will be successful and the Ulin will be defeated.

After Chu Jinmo set out on the expedition, I had nothing to do in the palace, so I simply took Helian Rui and Doris brothers and sisters out of the palace on this day, planning to have a good look at the people and customs of Baishui City.

Seeing a lot of people on the street in front of me, I was curious, and I squeezed into the crowd to see what was going on.

It was a built platform with a woman masked and her head hanging down.

I asked Helian Rui, "What are they doing here?" ”

Helian Rui said: "Master, they are trading slaves. Poor people who could not afford to eat and could not afford to raise their daughters had to sell them to these traffickers, who bought and sold them uniformly, and took a large commission from them. ”

I frowned: "After the short reign of Chu Anguo, Baishui City has made such a difficult life. Now that they have to conquer the unyielding tribes, if this battle continues to be fought endlessly, Whitewater City simply cannot afford to spend a huge amount of money. ”

As he was talking, a man in a short robe with thick eyebrows and big eyes came up on the stage, he pointed to the masked woman and said, "Come, come, please see." This woman is beautiful and beautiful, which nobleman takes a fancy to it, so he buys it back and becomes a concubine! ”

There was a ** voice in the audience: "The women you sell all say that they are beautiful and beautiful, who knows if it is true!" ”

"If you don't cover your face and don't show it, you won't be old and ugly, right? I don't know if it's a gimmick!"

The man in the short robe replied: "Cover her face because she is afraid of life, you don't have to worry, to describe her appearance in four words, that is..." ”

The people below began to coax: "It's all you say, there is no evidence, why should everyone spend a lot of money?" ”

"That's it!"

The sprinter said: "Whoever can afford the price will let him see, a gold look!" ”

A diminutive man with a feather on his head said, "I'm out!" ”

The sprinter arched his hand and said, "This noble man has eyesight, please come up!" ”

The man came to the stage and lifted the veil of the masked woman, glanced at it, nodded and praised: "Sure enough, it's a beauty!" ”

The people in the audience bided, "I'll pay ten gold!" ”

"I'll give twenty gold!"

"Twenty hardware!"

The sprinter man excitedly said: "Twenty gold! Is there anything higher than twenty hardware! ”

"One hundred gold!"

Everyone looked at me one after another, the price of a hundred gold to buy a slave is really too unbelievable, even if it is a heavenly immortal, it is not worth this price.

I ignored everyone's eyes, asked Helian Rui to come to the stage and paid, turned around and left with people.

After returning to the palace, Helian Rui brought the woman he had bought back to me.

The woman, about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a green shirt, was on her knees shivering.

I said, "Take off your veil." ”

The woman took off the veil with her hands, still bowing her head and not daring to look at me.

I said, "Raise your head." ”

She raised her head slowly, a fair and pretty face that looked even paler for fear, handsome eyes and eyebrows, and a greasy nose. Her beautiful face was not covered by simple clothes, but revealed a sense of beauty. As soon as her gaze made contact with me, she immediately withdrew her gaze and looked down. I was shocked in my heart, this woman is really good-looking!

"What's your name? What about your family? Why was it sold by human traffickers? ”

The woman whispered: "The maid's name is Luo Qiao'er, her parents died early, and there is only one brother left, and my brother died on the battlefield not long ago, so I went to my uncle." But my uncle's family was also poor and couldn't afford to support me, so he had to sell me. ”

Doris stood behind me and heard this, and couldn't help but wipe her tears secretly.

I sighed and said, "Where do you want to go?" I'll send you there. ”

Luo Qiao'er hurriedly fell to the ground: "The maid has long been no longer to rely on, the master bought me, I am the master's slave from now on, please don't drive me away!" ”

Chu Jinmo is a simple person and doesn't like too many people in the palace to serve, so the number of people in the palace has been reduced by half compared to when the Empress Dowager Yaotian was in charge. I already have Doris, but if I get rid of Luo Qiao'er now, she will be an orphan girl who will have to live on the streets, starve to death, or be sold again.

Thinking of this, I said, "In that case, you can stay!" ”

Luo Qiao'er said gratefully: "Thank you, master!" The servant will serve her master with all her heart in the future! ”

I said to Helian Rui: "Go and call Feng Rong!" ”

After Feng Rong arrived in Yuexi, I made him an envoy to Tibet. This official position is mainly responsible for things related to money and silver in the palace, which is equivalent to the steward of the palace.

Feng Rong, dressed in green clothes, came to see me and bowed his head and lowered his hands. I said, "Feng Rong, I saw people trafficking in human beings on the street today, and they were all children of poor families. Tell me, what's the economy of Whitewater City doing now? ”

Feng Rong didn't think about it, and immediately said: "Baishui City is partial to the small number of people, and it was no problem to be in a corner of Xiao'an, but unfortunately, after Prince Donglin's chaotic government and Chu Anguo's bad state affairs, the already not rich country has been worsened. If we raise troops on a large scale now, I'm afraid that the life of the clansmen will not be easy! ”

My body was shocked, Chu Jin Mokong has a white water city, Xingguo is known as the king, but unfortunately the strength is too poor, even the people can't afford to support it, how can they dominate the Quartet?

I muttered, "Whitewater City is short of money now, what can you do to make money?" ”

Feng Rong raised his head, his eyes shot out of essence, and said slowly: "My subordinates have already thought about it in my heart, so I will wait for Miss Lan to ask my subordinates." In order to replenish the treasury, the first thing to do is to stabilize the overall situation, and I propose to issue a "Decree of Grace" to the surrounding small tribes, appoint tribal chiefs, weaken their power, and imperceptibly eliminate potential threats. ”

I nodded, "Go on." ”

Seeing that I agreed with his point of view, Feng Rong was no longer restrained, and talked eloquently: "Second, levy a tax on the assets of merchants, crack down on wealthy merchants, collect iron smelting and boiling salt into the official camp, prohibit subordinate tribes from minting money, and implement currency unification. At the same time, water conservancy was built, resettlement was made to the northwest tuntian, and agriculture was vigorously developed. ”

I stood up and saluted Feng Rong: "The treasury of Baishui City in the future will depend on the Tibetan envoy!" ”

Feng Rong hurriedly returned the salute to me: "Miss Lan, don't torture your subordinates like this!" When I was in trouble, the girl risked being questioned by the Hun envoy and causing a catastrophe to protect me and prevent me from handing me over to the Hun envoy. The girl is as kind to me as a mountain, and Whitewater City is my reborn parent, and I will definitely do my best for Whitewater City! ”

Feng Rong is a talent, I am very glad that I did not hand him over to the Xiongnu envoy, this treasure is right, if it is implemented according to Feng Rong's plan, within five years, Baishui City will definitely become the richest tribe in this desert!

As he was talking, the palace people came to report, "King Chu is back!" ”

I hurried to meet it, why was this battle fought so quickly?

Before he walked out of the palace gate, Chu Jinmo had already come back in the dust. Covered in smoke and dust, his face was full of tiredness, and there seemed to be an unsolvable trouble between his eyebrows. I greeted you: "I thought you would be back in a few days." ”

He didn't say a word, just looked at me. I said to Feng Rong and the others: "You guys go down first!" ”

After everyone retreated, Chu Jinmo walked to the couch and lay down upright. I was so frightened that I hurried to help him, and he reached out to hold my hand: "No, I have to sleep first when the sky falls." As he spoke, his breathing became heavy and long, and the man fell asleep.

I withdrew my hand, but instead of pulling it out, he subconsciously held it tighter. I sighed softly and sat down beside him. The lower end of his black robe was covered with dark red marks, and there were many cuffs, and there was a strange smell floating around him. I leaned over him and sniffed it, and the smell of horse sweat mixed with blood rushed to my head, and I immediately wrinkled my nose and avoided it.

Tear off the blanket and cover him, and look at him depressedly. From the time the sun was shining until it was dark, he slept motionless like a dead pig.

I tried to break his hand away, but he actually knew that he opened me with his backhand in a dream, and then he couldn't stand it, and looked at the ground, which was just a thick cashmere carpet, and simply lay on the ground next to the couch, and put some blanket corners on his body at will, and slept with his eyes closed.

The unpleasant smell kept around the end of my nose, and I thought about it with a headache, and fumbled for a moment to take an aromatherapy handkerchief and put it on my face, so that I felt calm down and fell asleep peacefully.

The moment Chu Jinmo took off the veil on my face, I had already woken up. A room full of bright sunshine and a brighter smiling face above my head, I was in a trance for a moment, and I looked at him fixedly.

"I haven't seen me for a long time, do you miss me?" He was still holding my hand in one hand, and he was holding a handkerchief in the other, and he asked me by caressing my face with the corner of the handkerchief.

I waved my hand and opened the veil: "When you come back, you will occupy my house, why should I think of you!" ”

Chu Jinmo was surprised: "Why did you sleep on the ground, the couch is so wide, why don't you come up and sleep?" "If you say that, you're going to pull me up.

I quickly broke free of his hand: "Stop messing around, let's talk about Ulin first!" ”

Chu Jinmo's face changed, a smile faded from his face, and he sighed: "Shi Xian's father and son really didn't give it in vain, Wulin is very strong, and Shi Xian's father and son are also very good at using soldiers, and if they didn't fight, I had to withdraw in embarrassment." ”

I said, "Whitewater City is too poor to afford huge military spending, let alone a lost war. I've thought about it, to deal with Ulin, since we can't gnaw this hard bone, we will outwit it and take Ulin without a single soldier! ”

Chu Jinmo sat up from the couch and looked straight at me: "I also know that Baishui City can't afford to fight, but how can I outwit it?" ”

I smiled lightly: "You don't have to worry, I've already figured out a way!"