Xie Jue wasn't sure if Lin Heli could have proof, but after thinking about it, the only one who could confirm his identity was his mother.Otherwise, he can deny all the evidence. Whether the cousin is scaring them or there is evidence, he can only wait for the next move of the cousin, but he cannot let the cousin stay in Jiaozhou to persecute Xie Xun.

"I came to Zhongzhou to force him to leave. The twelve prefectures of Yanyang are barren and weak. The imperial court does not want us to get the twelve prefectures. It just does not want the Ningzhou cavalry to grow stronger. It hopes to trap the Ningzhou cavalry in Ningzhou city and resist Northern barbarians. If we occupy the twelve states, we will form a real rule by drawing the river. We need the hearts of the people in the twelve states more than the imperial court. If your cousin stays in Jiaozhou, you will be trapped in the city to deal with him, Zhongzhou , There is no grain in the south of the Yangtze River, the river transportation is interrupted, and Jiaozhou cannot store winter grain. Send him off. If I don't go to Zhongzhou, how come you brought your cousin to Zhongzhou to exchange hostages, and you are still trapped in the city to deal with him." Xie Jue's voice was flat.

Fengyu already knew Xie Jue's identity on the way, and she was very surprised. Hearing Xie Jue's plain talk about his life experience, she couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed. She had met Aunt Mudan several times, and she only thought that she was coquettish and good-looking. There was a wooden plaque hanging on the peach blossom tree in the courtyard, it was said that it was Sangnan's custom, Feng Yu thought it was the rumor brought by Aunt Mudan.

She was actually Princess Sangnan.

But what Lin Heli said may not be the truth, maybe he just wanted to use his background to attack the second young master.

Feng Yu looked at the extremely similar looks of Xie Jue and Xie Xun, no matter who his mother was, they were both the sons of Zhenbeihou.

"If I'm concerned, I'm in chaos. I have no choice but to take my cousin to Zhongzhou."

"I guessed it!" Xie Jue thought to himself, nothing unexpected, this is typical Xie Xun's style of doing things, "How did you talk with him?"

Xie Xun shook his head, "It's not going well, my cousin has to protect the family, but also my cousin and Abao, he can only seek a balance, just like my grandfather... At least, I know that the uncles have never teamed up with Yuwenjing to harm us. "

Each has its own position, so each will rely on his own ability.

"Cousin also has no other choice but to give it a try." Xie Jue could understand why he came to Jiaozhou. Yu Wenjing was crazy, but he was not some demented fool.Emperor Jianming played with a good balance, and Yuwenjing may be better at it than the first emperor.Abao was canonized as the prince when he was a baby, and the descendants and the Yuwen royal family could only be in the same breath. "The cousin can only clear the way for Abao. There is a difference between closeness and closeness."

Fengyu said, "Let's not talk about it beforehand. The most important thing right now is to store winter grain. Xizhou and Huangzhou have few people. They can survive the winter by relying on millet and vegetables. If they can't, they can still hunt. Other states and counties are different. , Jiaozhou has no winter grain reserves so far. Danzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangcheng all rely on grain delivered from Jiangnan. There are 150 million people in these four cities who have to eat and wear. At most, they can last until the end of December, Wang said. The grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River really have no grain, not hoarding grain to raise prices. How much grain did the second son raise in Zhongzhou?"

"It's a drop in the bucket, it's just an emergency." Xie Jue said, "The autumn harvest in Ningzhou is not bad. If there is really no food, we will use military rations. I have calculated carefully. Not every household in the twelve states needs food. When the ammunition is exhausted, the food will run out Put more food."

"If the grain and grass are moved, the morale of the army will be shaken." Xie Xun frowned. He doesn't agree with moving the grain and grass. The state must work together and pray that God will reward the food and there will be no natural disasters, otherwise the autumn harvest will be difficult, and the morale of the army will be disordered."

"I can only take one step, watch one step, and let's talk about it after we get through the current difficulties." Xie Jue said, "What will happen in the coming year, I will talk about it in the coming year. Ah Yu, let the commercial company collect as much grain as possible in Jiangnan."

"Okay!" Feng Yu hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "One more thing, although gold mines were found in Xizhou, mining is extremely difficult, and smelting also takes time. The firm suffered heavy losses in Zhongzhou, and only transferred half of its property. The news from Jiangnan also It’s not very good, my mother is in charge of the capital, at the foot of the emperor, Yu Wenjing has long been coveted, and sooner or later he will do it, and the company’s funds are also a little tight now, you... save a little."

Xie Jue, "..."

Xie Xun, "..."

Since having the third girl, the Xie family brothers who have never worried about not having enough money, and who are even a little extravagant, are silent.

Apart from a part of the ancestral property of the Hou Mansion in Ningzhou, most of it is in the capital, and now it has been filled with the private property of the Yuwen royal family. Xie Jue and Xie Xun are really helpless if they want to waste money.

"Can you extort money from Beiman?" Xie Xun asked tentatively. "We still need to spend money to build towns. The money should have been paid by the imperial court."

"You can try to ask the household department for money." Xie Jue said a cold joke, "The northern barbarians have a harder winter than us, and they can't blackmail food."

Feng Yu sighed, "Spend the winter first, and plow in the spring...the army should come out to plow the land."

"Okay!" Xie Jue said, "You arrange it, we send people."

"Second brother, my cousin has received news from the capital that the empress is at odds, and Ah Bao is seriously ill..." Xie Xun was also a little worried, "Ah Bao is still so young, so nothing will happen."

They have all seen Po, a very beautiful doll.

No matter how abominable Yu Wenjing is, A Bao is Lin Yushu's child, Xie Jue and Xie Xun don't want him to have any troubles, and the life of the prince who loses peace with the empress will not be very happy.

"Abao is still young, minor illnesses and pains are unavoidable."

Children are inherently fragile, and wind and cold are the enemy. Adults are like facing the enemy, let alone children.

Xie Jue was reluctant to talk to Xie Xun about people and things in the capital, and Xie Xun wisely kept his mouth shut. Feng Yu was knowledgeable, told Xie Jue the general situation of Xizhou, and asked him what to do next?
The Ningzhou iron cavalry returned from Zhongzhou to the Twelve States. Xie Xun, Feng Yu and Xie Jue wanted to divide their troops into three groups. Xie Xun led the troops to Jiaozhou. Lin Heli left. As long as Xie Xun can solve the problem of winter grain, Jiaozhou will not refuse Outside the door, Fengyu wanted to go back to Xizhou and continue to promote business with Huangzhou, Yunzhou, and Jinzhou.

After the spring of next year, she will connect all the cities and businesses in Yuzhou, Danzhou and Yangcheng. In addition to building grain and horse roads, Feng Yu hopes that Lin Xiao and Zhang Boxing can lead troops to build a main road for twelve states.

Nowadays, the official road is difficult and very complicated. In fact, a circular official road can be built in the Twelve States. After the road is repaired, the trade will be simple. Xie Xun thought that the grain and horse road should be built in early December.

If we really want to build official roads, we have to wait until the heavy snow melts next year.In December in the Twelve States, it will start to snow all over the place, the weather is bad, and it is not suitable for road construction.

"The main task of Lin Xiao and Zhang Boxing next year is to build roads everywhere," Xie Xun said.

Feng Yu didn't mention it, Xie Xun also wanted to build roads. He led his troops from Ningzhou to Jiaozhou and discovered the problem of official roads. The twelve prefectures were too poor, and the roads had never been properly built.

Build a ring-shaped official road that connects all state capitals and extends in all directions. As long as the road is open and trade is gradually brought up, goods will flow everywhere.

He also realized the importance of road construction, and planned to let Lin Xiao, Zhang Boxing and Zhou Liyu build roads in Twelve States throughout next year.

The three of them talked about infrastructure construction in the twelve prefectures and next year's spring plowing. The court cut off trade and food, and they had to be self-sufficient. Xie Jue was also prepared for this, but the time left for him was too short. It is natural to be exposed.

They also have to be ready for the court's counterattack at any time.

This winter is destined to not be peaceful!

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