Fenghou

Chapter 565 Warning
When Lu Xiu and his party arrived in Jingzhao City, Chen Qing happened to be patrolling Lantian County, and it was already the second day when he returned to the mansion.

Chen Qing returned to the mansion, got into a light carriage and headed towards Cuiweiju, the main courtyard. At this moment, he suddenly heard a coquettish cry, and when he turned around, he saw a painting boat driving on the lake.

The boat was full of his family members, his wife Lu Xiu, and the wet nurse hugging his son Chen Ji, who waved to him excitedly and called Daddy.

There were also Yu Ying and Yu Lian, Li Qingzhao and Zhao Qiaoyun, everyone was smiling, even Zhao Qiaoyun, who was always sad, was smiling when he saw him, and his eyes were shining brightly.

Seeing his family, Chen Qing couldn't express the joy in his heart. He jumped out of the carriage, pointed at the small island and asked loudly, "Have you ever been to the small island?"

Lu Xiu smiled and said: "Husband, we have just been there, and the master said that she wants to live there!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Qingzhao blushed immediately, and quickly explained: "There are so many mosquitoes in summer and it's cold in winter, so I don't want to live here."

Chen Qing didn't hear Li Qingzhao's explanation, so he laughed and said, "If you want to live, you can live here! I'll go back first, and you guys will come over later."

"Go! Go! We're going back soon."

Chen Qing first returned to Cuiweiju, where the dormitory is located. This is the largest house in the back house. It faces the lake and is the southernmost part of the entire central axis. The house covers an area of ​​three acres and has two entrances. With the female guard, the backyard has two floors, including the main bedroom and Chen Qing's inner study.

The inner study room has been furnished. Although it is exactly the same as the one in Chengji County, the area is more than several times larger. The lounge inside has become a library, and there is an additional second floor, and a lounge is set up on the second floor.

These few days, Chen Qing is thinking about financial resources. His army has expanded to [-], and his monthly military salary is [-] guan, which is [-] million guan. It's really not worth mentioning,
But for the Xihe army, it is unbearable to spend a lot of money. If they can't find a sufficient and stable source of finance, they can't support so many troops, so they can only disarm.

However, Shaanxi Road, which was ravaged by the Jin soldiers, was so poor and weak. The population dropped by half compared to the Xuanhe period. You can only release water to raise fish and recuperate. It is impossible to collect taxes, and even commercial taxes are exempted to promote commercial prosperity.

Moreover, this kind of recuperation will not be effective in a few months, at least a few years. The question is, where will the military salaries and various expenditures of the [-] soldiers come from in the past few years?

Chen Qing paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his hands. He thought of three ways to make money. One was to open mines to make money, and the other was to sell bulk goods to the Song Dynasty, such as wine, salt, sheepskins, livestock, briquettes, and kerosene. Wait, the third way is to negotiate with the court and ask the court to pay part of the military expenses.

In fact, it is not a good way to mine and make money, which is equivalent to printing money. If the money is consumed on Shaanxi Road, it will definitely cause hyperinflation, but if the money is taken to Bashu to buy cloth, oil, tea cakes, chicken, duck and fish Pigs, etc., a large amount of supplies are transported to Shaanxi Road, this is a good thing.

Just as he was thinking, the door opened, and his wife Lu Xiu walked in with a cup of tea. Chen Qing saw his wife faltering, stepped forward to pick up the tea cup, and complained: "If you are inconvenient, let A Ying and A Lian do it. What if you accidentally wrestle?"

Lu Xiu smiled and said: "I have some things I want to talk to my husband, so I didn't bother you!"

"No! No! Sit down and talk slowly."

Chen Qing helped his wife to sit down, Lu Xiu smiled and said: "I heard from Li Mei that all the officials are persuading the husband to marry the Du family's daughter as a flat wife, as a way to win over the gentry in Guanzhong. Is it true?"

Chen Qing smiled, and admitted frankly: "There is such a thing, but I didn't agree."

Lu Xiu smiled insincerely, "Actually, I think it's not bad! Isn't marriage the best way to stabilize the situation?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "When I seized the Hexi Corridor, the Yellow-headed Uighur chief wanted to marry me with the daughter of a nobleman, but I did not agree. If I want to marry a woman for the capture of Shaanxi Road today, then the next step is to seize the East Road What should we do, seize Hebei Road and the Central Plains? I don’t want to set a precedent for this.”

Lu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile, "But what if you marry Di Ji as your second wife?"

Chen Qing's face suddenly became a little unnatural, and he forced a smile: "My lady, don't make this joke!"

Lu Xiu said lightly: "Actually, your husband knows her thoughts, right?"

Of course, Chen Qing knew it well, he had felt Zhao Qiaoyun's thoughts on him as early as in Ganquanbao, but he was always pretending to be stupid, Zhao Qiaoyun is the emperor's younger sister, how could he marry her?

"Qiaoyun is a princess, how can a princess be a second wife, so don't think about it."

"But she doesn't care. She doesn't even have to give up her name. Although she didn't say anything, I know."

Chen Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "If there is a woman like you, other wives will do everything possible to prevent their husbands from remarrying, but you will do everything possible to give me a woman."

Lu Xiu said with a displeased face: "I didn't try every means to give you women. I was afraid that you would marry everywhere outside and keep bringing women home. I will fill up your holes first. Qiaoyun is my junior sister. Poor, I am willing to accept her, but I don't accept other women."

"This. Let's talk about it later!"

Lu Xiu nodded, "Let's talk about it later! I still have important things to discuss with my husband."

"what's up?"

Lu Xiu was a little anxious and said: "I have felt a little stuffy in my chest for the past two days. Today I invited two old imperial doctors to check my pulse. They all said that my condition is not stable, and they want me to pay attention to protecting my pregnancy."

Chen Qing was taken aback, and his expression became serious, "Is it so serious? Could it be because of the hard work on the road?"

"The old imperial doctor also said that it has something to do with this long journey, and the fetal gas is moving. Husband, I feel like a little lady in my stomach. I really don't want any accidents."

"Then is there any best way?"

"Physician Liu proposed a plan for me. His daughter has been practicing medicine with him for twenty years and has a lot of experience. Or he can ask her to live in the mansion for a long time and take care of me until the child is born."

"of course can!"

Chen Qing agreed without hesitation: "I will hire her as a full-time doctor in my mansion, and I will give her good treatment, but what about her husband?"

"She is a widow, her daughter is married, and she has been practicing medicine with her father."

"Then don't worry."

Lu Xiu hesitated again and said: "She may have to check my pulse at night and listen to the fetal movement, and my husband may have to sleep alone."

"It doesn't matter to me, the safe birth of the child is the most important thing."

"I see, I will make arrangements for my husband."

After speaking, Lu Xiu got up to leave, Chen Qing hurriedly supported her, and asked the two maids waiting outside to help Madam back to the dormitory.

"You two come here!"

Back in the dormitory, Lu Xiu beckoned to Yu Ying and Yu Lian, and the two stepped forward obediently.

"Just keep one of you with me at night, and the other one will take care of your husband. Let's take turns!"

The two secretly glanced at each other, with secret joy in their eyes.

"Listen to me, you two dead girls. Don't think that I don't understand your thoughts. I will warn you first. You are only allowed once a night. If you dare to be intemperate, I will drive you out to get married!"

(End of this chapter)