Xue Zhi knew that he was afraid that he was going to be unlucky today, and without waiting for Qi Yue to speak, he took the lead in confessing: "Of course, the evil son has done such a thing to bring trouble to the father of Canglang City, and my Xue family originally invested 500,000 taels of gold to make up for the loss, I don't know what His Highness thinks?"

Seeing Xue Zhi like this, Qi Yue didn't beat around the bush with him, and directly said: "One million taels of gold, one penny less, your Xue family is waiting to be expelled from Canglong City!"

Hearing this, Xue Zhi felt a pain in his flesh, even for a big family like them, one million taels was a lot of money. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But under the eaves, how can he not bow his head, now that Qi Yue is in control of the whole city, coupled with his own determined cultivation, anything has to make him grit his teeth and nod.

In this way, the criminal Xue Jin was thrown into prison, and the onlookers cheered one after another, and under the observation of system data, the people's hearts in Canglong City continued to rise.

And Qi Yue also got his wish, extorted a large amount of property from the Xue family, and solved the urgent need of the current financial constraints.

After waiting in the city lord's mansion for two days, he received a good news from the front line early in the morning of the third day, and learned that Nangong Li led the army after a bloody battle, and had successfully occupied Shanhaiguan, and took advantage of the news to spread out, and attacked the two cities in the north with lightning speed, and nearly doubled the territory of Canglang in one fell swoop.

With the defeat of several cities in the north and Feng County, Qi Fu and the two of them, as county guards and county officials, naturally have no reason to stay any longer.

The form of Canglong City has basically stabilized, and after the two of them got the news, they couldn't wait to pack their bags and bid farewell to Qi Yue, and headed towards the north under the escort of the Seagod's guard.

As soon as they left, he was really the only one left in the huge City Lord's Mansion.

There is nothing in the house every day, except for the daily compulsory exercises, the rest of the time has been staying in the file room, learning about the history, geography, customs and customs of Canglang Country.

This lasted for about seven or eight days, until an official letter came from Qi Fu, hundreds of miles away, and he came out of the dark room.

"Inform Ji Taishou and ask him to bring the details of the recent expenses of the front line" As soon as he came out, Qi Yue instructed the people waiting outside.

Because the mansion was only a few streets away from the city lord's mansion, Ji Ping did not let Qi Yue wait, but with a stick of incense, he hurried into the house with a large number of files.

As soon as he entered the house, Qi Yue couldn't wait to ask: "What the hell is going on with the finances of the front line, didn't I just allocate 700,000 taels? How could it be exhausted so quickly?"

After Ji Ping received the news, he ran all the way, he didn't have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and in the face of Qi Yue's questioning, he hurriedly put the detailed file in his hand in front of the case, panting and said, "It's very ...... It's normal, Your Highness will know when you see these things."

Hearing this, Qi Yue picked up the dossier casually, read it at a glance, and a fine sweat gradually broke out on his forehead, and his doubts were replaced by pressure weighing more than a thousand catties.

I saw that it read: "50,000 new recruits, 170,000 taels of armor and weapons, and 90,000 taels of military expenditure." Under the rule of Heng County, the people's livelihood withered, and 200,000 taels were invested to rebuild the official system and appease the people. The locust plague in Yexian County was not harvested, and most of the people died of famine, so they invested 100,000 taels to buy grain and grass to help the victims and win people's hearts......"

The twenty or thirty volumes on the table are all detailed records of such expenses, and each stroke is clear and Qi Yue has nothing to say.

After a while, when Qi Yue put down the last volume, the whole person was not good.

In the past, when he was a person in the rivers and lakes, he almost didn't need money, and his biggest expense was only the 100,000 gold he spent when he bought Xiaofeng.

But now compared with these, it is purely insignificant.

He now finally knows that the real reason why the Nangong brothers have been planning for many years, but they have not started to revolt for a long time, is not because of him, the nominal prince, but because the money it will cost once the country is restored is not something that one or two people can afford at all.

The most important thing is that Ji Ping didn't seem to notice Qi Yue's troubles, but stepped forward and added in a whisper: "Your Highness, the Qijun guard sent a message saying that a lot of materials and manpower are needed, should we give it or not?"

Qi Yue rubbed his head, raised his head and glared at him: "I want to give it, but where is the money in Canglong City?

Ji Ping rolled his eyes, since the Xue family suffered a loss last time, the door has been closed these days, and they have hardly come out, and now they can't catch the other party's handle even if they want to blackmail, and forcing it will only make Canglong City fall into chaos again.

"Then how is this good, those families can't move, and ordinary people are even more money, even if they want to collect taxes, it would be good if Lord Nangong was here" Ji Ping shrank his head, sat back next to him and muttered to himself.

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, and his words suddenly made Qi Yue think of a person suddenly.

slapped his head and suddenly realized: "That's right, didn't Nangong Ze say that he was going to solve the financial problem, why hasn't he come back yet, didn't he run away when he saw the situation?"

Before the words fell, Nangong Ze's voice really came from outside the City Lord's Mansion: "Your Highness's words made Wei Chen feel cold, when did I, Nangong Ze, think about escaping?"

Qi Yue was startled at first, looked up at the door, and saw Nangong Ze's smiling dragon walking in, followed by a slightly wealthy middle-aged man.

"Chu Le'an, why are you here?" Qi Yue didn't care what Nangong Ze thought, and hurriedly got up and said with a happy face.

That's right, the person who came was Chu Le'an, the richest man in the world, and it had been a little half a month since the last time he said goodbye to Minghe Mountain.

Hearing this, Chu Le'an stepped forward with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, everything is fine with Your Highness."

Chu Le'an was an ordinary politeness, but he didn't want to say this to make Qi Yue, who got up excitedly, suddenly sat down again with a gloomy expression, and sighed: "Alas~ I'm ashamed, the front line is now in need of supplies, but I can't take it out here, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that this restoration will be empty and happy!"

Qi Yue's tone burst into tears, and Ji Ping's heart was gloomy when he listened, but Chu Le'an waved his hand like a person who had nothing to do: "Your Highness, why should you worry about these trivial matters, you are short of money to find me!"

When Qi Yue heard this, he suddenly came to his senses: "Is this true?"

Seeing this, Nangong Ze, who had not spoken since entering the house, couldn't sit still, and stepped forward to explain: "Your Highness, Lord Chu is here to solve my financial problems, so Your Highness, please rest assured."

"Lord Nangong is right, my old Chu lacks everything, that is, he is not short of money, as much as His Highness wants, just ask, as long as you can promise me, it is not impossible for me to provide the finances of the waves in the future" Chu Le'an patted his chest and said quite confidently.

As soon as these words came out, it made the happy Qi Yue calm down, there is no free lunch in the world, the other party can make such a large amount of money, the plan must be not small, he naturally can't be cautious.

His face returned to no sadness or joy, and he waved his hand to signal the two of them to sit down and talk first, while he picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "Oh, I don't know what Lord Chu wants me to promise you, can you say it and listen to it?"

Seeing Qi Yue's tone change suddenly, Chu Le'an was unmoved, and motioned to his subordinates to hand him something.

"Does Your Highness remember this?"

Qi Yue took it with curiosity, it turned out to be half a purple round jade, the jade felt very good, it was obviously a high-grade product, but compared to his value, he was attracted by the pattern on it.

"This thing...... Why is it exactly the same as the Seagod Totem on my body? Could it be that Lord Chu is also a member of my Canglang Imperial Family?"

Seeing his puzzled expression, Chu Le'an looked a little lost, and slowly turned his head and glanced at Nangong Ze.

Nangong Ze understood, and then took out half a jade from his arms and handed it over.

When he took out half of the jade, Qi Yue had already vaguely guessed the relationship between the two, but when the jade was put together and tightly sealed, he was still a little surprised by the craftsmanship in his heart.

The two jade pieces were put together and locked with a click, Qi Yue tried to exert a slight force, but he didn't break it.

The most peculiar thing is that after the jade and bi are combined, the original sea god beast totem completely disappears, and is replaced by a dragon and a phoenix, and the dragon and phoenix are vivid and lifelike.

"This is a promise made by His Majesty the old man, if the descendants of the Chu family hold half a jade bib, and the royal descendants of Canglang must complete one of his requirements, in return, the descendants of the Chu family will also do their best to assist Canglang" Nangong Ze saw that he was puzzled, so he told this secret in the court.

Qi Yue nodded, looked at Chu Le'an and said, "Since it is the ancestor's will, if Lord Chu has any requirements, just mention it."

Hearing this, Chu Le'an looked sincerely frightened, and said: "Your Highness is laughing, how dare I make a request to Your Highness, but when His Majesty handed over the jade bi to me, he made a promise to me, and my Chu family has been waiting for this promise for more than 20 years, and Your Highness is now back, I only hope that you can fulfill this promise, and there is nothing else to think about."

In this way, Qi Yue's face softened a little, after all, he was forced to do something, and he was a little unhappy, and immediately raised his hand to signal him to get up: "Anyway, what is the matter, since you have been waiting for twenty years"

Chu Le'an straightened his robe, walked to the center of the room with a solemn face, and respectfully gave a courtier salute: "Please Your Highness marry the little girl, I have been thinking about it for many years!"

Even if Qi Yue's psychological endurance is outstanding, after hearing this, he couldn't help but squirt out the tea he had just drunk in his mouth: "What! let me marry your daughter!"

Chu Le'an was sprayed with tea because he was close, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face, but he nodded flatteringly: "That's right, His Majesty promised me that he would let the prince marry the little girl in the future, and now there is only one prince left in Canglang, and this promise can naturally only be fulfilled by you."

Don't look at the current Qi Yue's decisiveness than before, but when he encountered this kind of big event, he couldn't help but hesitate for a while: "This matter is too sudden, can I think about it" (to be continued. )