Jiangmen's direct daughter is busy farming

Chapter 237
"Father, it's not me who makes a lot of money today, but you, the king of a country!" Jingyue put the wooden box in her hand on the table in front of the emperor.

"Yue girl, where do you come from?" The emperor asked in puzzlement.

"Yue'er, what are you—" Several old men also looked at Jingyue in puzzlement.

"Father, Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa Yun, in this box are 900 million taels that I earned through auctioning seedlings today, of which 300 million taels will be counted as the cost of me and the domain, and the remaining 600 million taels will be used as Yue Please accept this gift from the palace to the people of the Xi Dynasty." Jingyue said sincerely.

"Yue girl, do you mean to give me the remaining 600 million taels?" The emperor asked in disbelief.

"Yes, if Royal Father thinks it's too little, I and Yu's 300 million taels are also willing to take it out." Jingyue said.

"A lot, a lot! Six million taels is a lot! But—you gave me so much money all at once, and I am really worried!" The emperor even frowned because of the money.

"Your Majesty, what is there to worry about! Now we have no shortage of food and grass in the Xi Dynasty, but there are still a lot of soldiers who are truly loyal to the emperor. Why don't we use the money to expand our soldiers and build weapons for use in wartime?" Mr. Song said. Said the idea.

"Your majesty, I think the money is still used to build bridges and pave roads. Didn't Yue'er say before that 'If you want to get rich, build roads first'?" Mr. Su felt that Jingyue gave the emperor a lot of money, so it's better to use some of it to benefit the emperor. The people benefit the people.

"Your Majesty, the 600 million taels cannot be easily moved. Now that the Xi Dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, the money must be put to practical use. Why don't we discuss it with the virtuous king after we return to Beijing!" Old Master Yun also felt that the treasury suddenly had too much money. 600 million taels, this is not a small matter, it must be discussed carefully.

"Okay, after returning to Beijing, I will make another plan!" The emperor felt that with these 600 million taels by his side tonight, he would not sleep well.

"The matter is over, let's go!" Xiao Chenyu pulled Jingyue and was about to turn around and leave.

"Where are you going?" Jingyue was confused by Xiao Chenyu.

"Go back to the room and go to bed!" Xiao Chenyu picked up Jingyue, and strode away in full view of everyone.

In the vast Xi Dynasty, there are four big cities that dominate the frontier fortresses, namely Beicheng, Dongjiang City, Xicheng and Nanjiang City. In addition to the guards of the city lord, there are also garrisons sent by the imperial court in each city.

Back then, Jingyue's second uncle and third uncle came to Beicheng in the form of garrisons, but they were framed to death by Yan Beitian, the lord of Beicheng at that time, in collusion with the enemy army of Beixiang Kingdom.

On the second day of the auction, Jingyue learned from Long Liu that it was not only Wu Qi, the mayor of the Eastern Frontier City who actually arrived in Huazhou in the shortest time, but also the current Mayor of the North City, Lu Teng, and the Mayor of the West City, Wen Ke. Zhuang and Peng Yi, the lord of Nanjiang City.

"Long Liu, have you found out why the other three city lords didn't show up at the auction?" After breakfast, Jingyue and Xiao Chenyu didn't follow the emperor back to Beijing, but stayed in Qibaolou.She really wanted to know the origins of these four city lords, and what purpose they had in coming to Huazhou this time.

"My lord, my subordinates have almost done the research. At the auction yesterday, Wu Qi, the lord of Dongjiang City, bid for 55 taels of sweet potato seedlings in a field of [-] mu. Some of them were for King Ming, because Wu Qi was King Ming's uncle, and Dongjiang City and Donghai Kingdom have always had a good relationship, so Wu Qi is the richest among the four city lords. However, although the other three city lords are not as wealthy as Wu Qi, they are also very good at seedlings. Xin, in fact, they let their subordinates pretend to be businessmen, and bought a lot of sweet potato seedlings in the other six auction venues." Long Liu said.

"Oh, so that's the case! These three city lords are smart and don't want to be so high-profile! Then where have they gone now?" Jingyue asked.

"Wu Qi, the lord of Dongjiang City, has already returned to the capital with King Ming, while Lu Teng, the lord of North City, is a guest at Huazhou Academy. As for Wen Kezhuang, the lord of West City, and Peng Yi, the lord of Nanjiang City, they are still insignificant in Huazhou City. Ling Feicheng, the eldest son of Duke Ling's mansion, has already met them, and evenly distributed the seedlings to Wen Kezhuang and Peng Yi." Long Liu came to tell them as soon as he got the news this morning. Jingyue and Xiao Chenyu are gone.

"Yu, what is the background of the four city masters? Also, why is the north city master related to Huazhou Academy? And Lingfei City, what does he want to do?" Jingyue said everything in her heart Confuse.

"Yue'er, when my grandfather established the country, he arranged for four strong generals to follow him all the time in the four frontiers of Xichao. Later, the ancestors also issued an imperial decree, if these four people and the descendants of the family can guard the border city well, then they can inherit the position of city lord and enjoy the same noble status as the princes and generals of the Xi Dynasty." Xiao Chen Domain said without emotion.

"I didn't expect the status of the city lord to be so high, but they are far away from the emperor, they will inevitably support themselves, and as time goes on, won't the intertwined forces make them gradually oppose the court?" Jing Moon asked with some concern.

"Yue'er, you are right. The four border cities should have been the strongest four gates to guard the Xi Dynasty, but they are also the most dangerous, because once one of the gates is opened, it will undoubtedly invite our enemies to come in. At that time, the Xi Dynasty will be in danger. It is precisely because of this reason that the royal family, which has been unable to shake the status of the city lord, has no choice but to respect them, support them, and dare not offend them." When Xiao Chenyu said this, there was a tinge in his voice. With coldness.

"Could it be that the lords of these four border cities have never changed to other houses? But wasn't the original lord of the northern city surnamed Yan? Why did he change his surname to Lu now?" Jingyue asked in confusion.

"It has never been changed. The four families of Wu, Yan, Wen, and Peng have always taken the position of city lord from generation to generation. If the main branch of the direct family has no children, then an excellent direct son will be selected from the side branches to inherit, or among all the children of the family The most popular one was chosen as the city lord. As for why the current Beicheng lord's surname is Lu, it's because the struggle in the Yan family's back house caused him, the legitimate son, to live in a foreign land. After recognizing his ancestor and returning to the clan, he was appointed as City Lord." Xiao Chenyu said slowly.

"The frontier land is so important to the Xi Dynasty, but the city lord is not appointed by the court, but chosen by the family itself. For the people of the Xi Dynasty, this is undoubtedly a dangerous move. No, it should be a four-step dangerous move, because And who can guarantee that the elected city lord will guard the gate of the frontier!" Jingyue's worries don't stop there, the Yan family in Beicheng has been found out by the emperor for collaborating with the enemy and treason, but the descendants of the Yan family can still Sticking to the North City, even the Lord of the North City is still a member of the Yan family.

(End of this chapter)