Hu Xianxian was very afraid that Cheng Haofeng would be angry when she asked this, and she was worried that he would not hear clearly, so she would have to ask again, she didn't have the courage to ask a second time.

It is said that time is like water, and it passes inadvertently, but Hu Xianxian feels that time flies so slowly at this time, her eyes have blinked many times, and Cheng Haofeng still doesn't even change his expression as if it is solidified.

Hu Xianxian tensed his body to make his trembling less obvious, and then reached out and touched Cheng Haofeng's fingertips.

The fingertips touched very lightly, lightly, lighter than a feather brushing, and she was afraid that a little force would shatter her dreams.

What a beautiful dream it is now, why do you have such distrust? If he gets angry, the dream will really be shattered.

"You're apologizing?" Cheng Haofeng grabbed her hand, his expression was still cold, but his eyes looked alive.

"I just don't understand...... Not to doubt you...... Really, really! It doesn't matter if you don't explain......" Hu Xianxian replied incoherently and eagerly.

"Don't be so nervous, you can just ask, you seem so afraid of me, it's really like I've done something heinous." Cheng Haofeng pinched his cheeks with both hands and pulled them to both sides, so that the corners of her mouth bent up in a semi-circular arc before letting go.

Kissed her pinched red cheek, Cheng Haofeng sat down on the chair next to him, you squint at me, I glanced at you, and only after the two of them calmed down did he talk about the military funds in detail.

Relying only on the imperial court appropriation and Cheng Haofeng, Ye Guanying, and Zheng Tianba's money, it is indeed not enough to train the army privately, and it is impossible for a large amount of expenses to be conjured by Cheng Haofeng's magic.

There are rules for the amount of coins minted by the imperial court and the price at which silver can be exchanged for coins, and if there are no rules, it will cause chaos in the financial order and will cause the country's economy to collapse.

Cheng Haofeng, including Lei Mad and his son, all used their own industries to collect money, although they did not comply with the rules, they could not be said to have violated the law, because they recruited private soldiers with a military registration.

The Xiang army was originally a private army subordinate to the local government or various departments, and the imperial court allowed the transfer of money from the local treasury or the private property of various departments to supply military expenses, and even allowed the soldiers to collect their own money. It's just that the scope of this permission is very controversial.

For example, Ye Guanying was in charge of the horse delivery shop, and when sending letters and goods to the border gates, soldiers escorted the caravan on the same road to collect merceans, which was allowed.

Because, the soldiers of the box army use their excess "strength" to earn money, which is equivalent to using part-time positions to earn money in addition to their official positions.

However, if a soldier of the box army saw that there were few goods and letters he brought at a certain time, he took on other tasks without permission and used the car of the military family to transport other people's things, then it was not allowed.

This is because the soldier occupies the resources of the public in the army for his own personal gain, and does not rely on the strength of the soldier himself. To use public for private purposes is to pervert the law for bribes.

Hearing this example, Hu Xianxian covered his mouth and smiled. Cheng Haofeng asked her with a wry smile: "Do you think the rules are too cumbersome, and right and wrong are too difficult to define?" ”

Hu Xianxian nodded, and Cheng Haofeng sighed: "No way, these are all rules that have been followed for many years, and even some of the regulations are conventional, and there are no explicit provisions in the law." It may be that the imperial court originally wanted to maintain the number of troops, and the finances could not support the huge expenditures, so they acquiesced to the existence of the semi-regular system of the Xiangjun. ”

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it is not possible to solve these problems fundamentally overnight.

If we do not completely change the system, and rely entirely on people's self-restraint, there will be no standard for measurement. If there is no punishment, it will be difficult to control the chaos; If it is a punishment, many people will cry out for injustice.

Hu Xianxian suggested: "It would be nice if the box army could be abolished, the forbidden army would only be in charge of the military, and all the expenses should be allocated from the state treasury, and other miscellaneous troops and the like should all be set up by various localities and ministries to set up village warriors, and whoever set them up will pay for it." Since local laborers and self-armed personnel do not touch the state treasury for a single penny, there is no question of whether they are greedy or not. ”

Hu Xianxian thinks this is the simplest and clearest way to solve the problem, why did it become so complicated before? After Cheng Haofeng listened to her advice, he looked at her with a flat mouth, his eyes full of disgust.

Why are you so disgusted? After thinking about it carefully, Hu Xianxian understood that if the armed forces of the localities and departments were completely free from the money of the state treasury, that is, if these private townsmen were allowed to get out of the jurisdiction of the imperial court, it would make some areas with rich resources and rich people support their own troops, and even create a situation in which the vassal kings were divided and went their own way.

"It's really complicated, there are loopholes in any system, and the main thing is to win people's hearts and minds......" Hu Xianxian rubbed his swollen head in annoyance.

Cheng Haofeng smiled warmly and said: "The system is dead, and the people are alive, and some iron laws should have been revised." Any law must be adapted to local conditions, to change from time to time, and from person to person.

For example, Lei Peng's trade with the seaside countries was the result of the imperial court's refusal to open treaty ports due to the old ways, if Lei Peng did not do that, the people would see that the trade needs to take risks and do transactions randomly, and there would be more chaotic and terrible things.

With Lei Peng suppressing it, at least it can ensure a relative degree of fair trade, ensure that looting and killing will not happen, and also ensure that those foreign spies who have long coveted the riches of the French dynasty will not get involved. ”

After listening to so many explanations, the big stone in Hu Xianxian's heart fell, but it was still difficult to solve his worries.

Cheng Haofeng knew what she was thinking, and said with relief: "This kind of gray thing that is neither black nor white will have to be rectified sooner or later, and I will discuss the most appropriate way with them." The emperor also hopes that France and the DPRK will prosper and support us in making innovations. ”

"I don't know so much, as long as we don't deviate too much from the fortunes of the country for our own affairs", Hu Xianxian stared at Cheng Haofeng's eyes and sincerely apologized, "I'm really sorry, I can't help, and I always cause you trouble." ”

Cheng Haofeng didn't respond to her, turned around to the table and took out the same thing from his sleeve, first wine, pastries, dishes and chopsticks, etc., and then bright red new bedding, curtains, and pillows......

Later, there was a big red wedding dress and a red hijab, as well as a pair of dragon and phoenix red candles, which were used for marriage!

Hu Xianxian wondered, is he in a hurry to get married? Her face burned red, and she was embarrassed to ask Cheng Haofeng what she was going to do.

"Didn't you say there was nothing to help me? Then come and help. Cheng Haofeng calmly sorted out his belongings.

"What can I help with? We still have a lot of work to do......" Hu Xianxian was so excited that his heart was like a deer, but thinking about the situation at the moment, it would be better to remind him.

"Won't you help at all?"

"Haofeng, it's not that I won't, you know...... Okay, if you insist on getting married as soon as possible, then let's ......" After arguing for two sentences, Hu Xianxian still agreed.

She gritted her teeth and thought, maybe the desperation spell is not so terrible, but if she really loses her life because of this, she can have a spring breeze with him, and she doesn't owe him anything.

Seeing her resolute look as if she was about to die, Cheng Haofeng laughed loudly: "Haha...... Let you bring some wedding supplies to prepare for Da Niu and Sanhua to marry, what are you going to do with us? ”

When Hu Xianxian saw his treacherous appearance, he knew that he was deliberately misleading himself, and his already red face turned purple with embarrassment.

"Okay, don't tease you, how can I be willing to let you take the risk." Cheng Haofeng stretched out his arms to take her into his arms, pointed to those items and said, "When we get married, I will definitely choose the most exquisite utensils myself, these are too simple." ”

Speaking of Da Niu and Sanhua, Hu Xianxian felt that it was too urgent to prepare wedding supplies, and he didn't want the two parties to tie up and get married.

Cheng Haofeng thinks that Da Niu is willing to take clotted ice jade for Sanhua, and Sanhua is willing to fake his death for Da Niu, which is already because their relationship is deep enough, and it is natural for them to get married.

"It seems inappropriate for us to handle it......" Hu Xianxian still hesitated.

"You are still a nominal master-servant relationship, and the master arranges a marriage for his subordinates, which is completely in line with the rules."

"Such a hard tie to get married, what if they never have that love?"

"You have to tie it up and get married! Couples are tempted to come and go, thinking left and right, wanting everything to be perfect, how can there be a perfect thing? How many good relationships were missed like that, and we almost missed them. Cheng Haofeng said with regret.

Hearing him start to talk about crooked reasoning, Hu Xianxian had to put things in his sleeve the same, and he had to go to mess around with the mandarin duck score.

Cheng Haofeng saw her listening to the arrangement, and smiled happily: "You are helping me, there are so many troubles this year, and there should be something festive." ”

After putting away her things, around the end of the day, Cheng Haofeng invited her to take a walk in the garden, saying that they would go out together before the end of the day.

Walking hand in hand in the courtyard, the moon is like water, the sound is silent, the shadows of the trees are gently swaying, and the lover is accompanied. Cheng Haofeng often hears foreign pilgrims say that the pavilions, flowers and trees here are beautiful, but he didn't feel where the beauty was, and only then did he realize that he lived in an ethereal fairyland.

Moving with each other, the ten fingers that are clasped tightly convey the warmth of the other party; Look at each other and smile, everything is in words; Even if there is a knot, they are all relieved, and life is nothing more than a happy life.

The time is approaching, Cheng Haofeng wants to prepare for the early dynasty, Hu Xianxian wants to return to Lingzhou, and the two of them go to the gate to cherish and say goodbye.

After returning home, Hu Xianxian brought back the silk and satin, the finished cotton clothes, the medicinal materials for the body, as well as tea and candied fruit.

Hu Dacang and Aunt Hu both smiled from ear to ear, and asked their daughter to take out some things and send them to the third uncle.

In the next few days, Hu Xianxian accompanied relatives and friends at home, and discussed with Cui'er to repeatedly improve the "Lijun Method" so that he could exert his maximum power.

Sanhua's recovery is getting better and better, and I saw that the skin on her face is gradually becoming white and delicate. Although there is no sign of awakening for the time being, after touching the pulse, Hu Xianxian estimates that he will wake up in three days at most.

On July 26, Mud Daner said that the big cow had returned to Lingzhou. Hu Xianxian hurriedly found the big cow who was about to go to Yingxian Pavilion to resume work, and no matter what Zhou Lao Wu who went back with him asked, he flew back to the small courtyard of the Hu family with the big cow.

The big cow, who had never flown in the air, turned pale with fright, and before he could come back to his senses, he was dragged into the room by Hu Xianxian again.

Hu Xianxian pointed to Sanhua lying on the bed and said: "Look, she has really become a beauty, but she will be so ignorant and unconscious in the future, you have to take care of her for the rest of your life." ”

"What? Sanhua has always been like this? The bull was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground.

Hu Xianxian held back a smile with a tense face, and nodded in reply.