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Chapter 1315 Famine and Natural Disaster 474

"Except for the snow and wind, we didn't encounter any other problems along the way. It was relatively smooth."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he just wanted to chat with her more, so he deliberately talked about his experiences on the road.

"We predicted that there would be snow and wind, and it would be difficult to walk on the snow, so we chose to ride horses. We set out early, so we walked slowly on the road, but fortunately we got back before lunch."

  Fortunately, they set off early.

Otherwise, I might not be able to get back before lunch.

"Yiyi, don't worry about me." Zhou Ting rubbed the soft black hair of his beloved, his heart as soft as the silky black hair, "You know, I have no shortage of people to protect me, there are soldiers in the open and secret guards in the dark, they will protect me well. Besides, I am also a martial artist, so I have no problem protecting myself. Next time, you and the teacher should wait for me to come back at home peacefully, and don't worry like today, I will come back no matter what."

Mingyi looked up at his solemn face. She liked his deep, shining eyes very much.

His solemn promise made her heart sweet.

Only when you are loved can you be happy.

He knew all her worries in Fucheng.

"Okay, I won't do this next time. Be careful outside." Yingying smiled. He was so gentle and gave her a sense of security. "How long do you plan to stay in Fucheng this time?"

Zhou Tingjun smiled, his eyes full of tenderness and doting, and he showed great patience in answering her questions, "I'll be back after the first month of the year. There's nothing to do in the camp for now. As long as the generals are here, it doesn't matter if I'm here or not."

There is no war, and military affairs have been sorted out, so there is no need to worry and work as before.

"That's great. When you were not in Fucheng, the teacher reformed Fucheng and allowed the people to do business with foreigners. We plan to build Fucheng into a town for trading with foreigners, so as to obtain more information channels and boost the economy of the entire northwest. At the same time, as long as foreigners come and see the prosperity of our northwest Fucheng, they will definitely be reluctant to give up this piece of fat meat."

Zhou Ting listened quietly.

Mingyi talked about a series of plans, "As long as they are willing to come, the distance between us and the foreign races will be closer. We can assimilate them, especially the grassland tribes, make them abide by our rules and regulations, and then gradually invade their culture and language."

"The process is long and bloodless." Thinking of the plan Mingyi had shown him, this was a part of it, but it was not written in too much detail; at the moment, what she revealed was that she wanted to invade everything about the grassland people, starting with buying and selling transactions.

People all yearn for beauty and comfort. The grassland people live in a barren, vast grassland. Resources are already scarce, and there are constant disputes among the tribes. In addition to these injustices, they also have to face the crisis brought by the grassland.

"My teacher and I have planned this. The grassland people don't have many resources. As long as we guide them out to trade and control their economic lifeline, and at the same time let them understand that only by following us in the Northwest, following the Zhou Palace and you, the prince, can they live a good life, and let them identify with the Northwest and you from the bottom of their hearts. In this way, their acceptance will become very high. At that time, we will use the excuse of cultural exchange to interact with them. Then, the merchants will bring us the customs of our Northwest, so that they can know more about how well the people in the Northwest live, and then they can develop a desire to get close to the Northwest."

In fact, war was not advocated by the people of the grassland.

It's just that the royal families and tribes of the grassland took advantage of the fact that the people had a hard time and had no food in winter, so they burned and looted at will. The people were just their excuses, as the people didn't have much knowledge and were satisfied as long as they had enough food and clothes.

The people are easily satisfied.

"Then let's do it. After the spring, let the merchants from Fucheng go to the grassland to promote it. By the way, let the merchants bring some food, salt, wool products, various furs, and colored glaze for exchange." The two discussed, "Is the output of your colored glaze workshop high?"

Mingyi shook her head, "It's only been open for a few days, and the current output is not high. It's still early for spring, and we should be able to supply it in two or three months." "Yeah." Zhou Ting rubbed her little head, and the smile on his face never faded, "Send some to the Central Plains, ten pieces a month will be enough."

Mingyi's eyes lit up slightly, and she nodded in understanding, "Okay, we'll start sending them after the first month of the year. But, does the Zhou Palace have anyone in the Central Plains?"

"Yes, the previous An Yi and his men are all in the Central Plains. We have been in contact with them. We can just send the items to them and then pass them on to other people to sell."

"Colored glaze is a rare commodity. Wouldn't the powerful people in the Central Plains be jealous and scramble for it? The princes coexist and there is no order. They take out ten pieces every month. It is a bait and a trap. Can they protect themselves?"

Zhou Ting chuckled. The little girl acted as serious as an adult. "Don't worry about them. Most of the forces of the Zhou Palace have withdrawn from the Central Plains, but some are still there."

"That's fine." Reassured, she slowly said, "If they died because of Liuli, I would feel bad. Now that I know they are fine, I am not worried. But Liuli is valuable. How can I transport the gold and silver I got back?"

There is a food shortage in the Central Plains and the princes are fighting each other. Even if they have some power, they dare not say that they can send it to the northwest.

"Pingyang Pass is now in the hands of the General who Guards the Country. We have secret passages in the two checkpoints in front of Pingyang Pass. As long as we send them to Jiayu Pass, we can guarantee that they will be sent back to the northwest." Zhou Ting revealed the details of the secret line to her.

Mingyi was surprised, but soon found it normal; Zhou Ting and Tongtian didn't like to hide things from her and were always frank.

  "How many years have your ancestors been developing this route?" How come it hasn't been discovered?

"It's been one or two hundred years." Zhou Ting said, "After it was opened, it was not often activated. When the Great Xi Dynasty was at its peak, everything inside and outside the palace was under the emperor's eyes, and he didn't dare to activate it at will. Until now, it has only been used a dozen times, and most of the time it was used when it was closely related to the life and death of the Zhou Palace."

Is that so?

That makes sense.

The Zhou Palace has been in power for generations and has a solid foundation. It would be abnormal if it was not feared by those in power. Those dozen times were probably because the Zhou Palace handled them very well and did not allow those in power to find any evidence against it, so it was able to get through it safely.

It can be seen that every generation of Zhou kings had some abilities.

"Your ancestors were wise people."

“Even if you are not smart, you have to be smart. The heirs of the Zhou Palace are trained since childhood. They are all legitimate children, and the education they receive is different from that of illegitimate children. They get more resources, see more, and have a different perspective.” Zhou Ting talked about the deeds of the Zhou Palace throughout the ages in detail.

The first King of Zhou was a man of great talent and vision, and he was a close friend of the founding emperor of the Great Xi Dynasty. After the establishment of the Great Xi Dynasty, their friendship remained, and the first emperor once jokingly called them brothers with different surnames. This led to some people in the court saying that the first King of Zhou was a king who was on equal terms with the emperor.

However, the good times did not last long.

After years of war, the first Emperor Dayi died of an old illness; as soon as the successor showed signs of disliking the King of Zhou, the King of Zhou had already become as close to the previous emperor as a brother, and after the previous emperor passed away, he decided to go to guard the border and would not return to the capital for the rest of his life.

The second emperor would naturally not give up easily, but there were still many old ministers at that time. After many adjustments by King Zhou, they worked together to successfully settle down in the northwest.

From then on, successive Zhou kings would not easily return to the capital unless they had to report on their work.