Chapter 107: Fate with Me
When Aunt Lan said this, Feng Tianzong suddenly felt something in his heart. It would be good to find something for the women at home to do, so as not to be jealous at home all day long.
Moreover, the little girls he bought back have been reading and writing for more than half a year.
Back then, he was studying for Hongxiu Tianxiang Ye, and he also specially taught the little maids how to read and write. Since there are not enough talents in the city, we might as well dig them from our own house.
Being a hands-off shopkeeper and leaving all the family business to his own woman is perfect. As for the issue of showing up, that's simple. One person can bring a few ironwood puppets, which is enough to protect their safety.
Feng Tianzong stretched out his hand and slapped Aunt Lan on the big buttocks. He laughed and said, "This is a good idea. Master, I will reward you well today."
Wang Mingyuan lowered his head, not even daring to raise his eyelids. He was a gangster if he was naked but not a gangster. As a subordinate, he naturally abides by his duties, not listening to what he shouldn't hear, and not seeing what he shouldn't see.
He just complained secretly in his heart: "Originally, I wanted to ask the lord to recruit some people from other places, recruit some gentry children from other places, ease the relationship between Liaoyuan City and the gentry class, and share the work for himself. I didn't expect that a group of aunts would come."
In fact, Wang Mingyuan was very happy to be able to monopolize power. Even if he was a little tired, he was really intoxicated by the feeling of being able to display his talents without any constraints.
It's good this time. When these aunts come, although the county government still has the final say, there will definitely be a lot of trouble. And when you have a dispute with these aunts on some issues, you don't necessarily have to listen to whom.
Feng Tianzong naturally knew about his dilemma. It could be said that Wang Mingyuan was currently the only civil servant in Feng Tianzong's hands. This status required at least a prime minister.
"Mingyuan, don't worry. You will still be respected in the county government from now on. My two concubines, I will make them obey orders.
If you keep at it, the maids in my house have been studying for more than half a year. By next year, they should be almost ready for use.
It may not be of great use, but as a small official, there should be no problem. When they can do things, I will withdraw the two concubines. I will never make it difficult for you. "Feng Tianzong comforted him. For the only talent under his command, it is natural to give priority to appeasing him. Otherwise, who will help him?
"My lord, there is also the matter of land reclamation. Spring plowing is about to begin. Our Liaoyuan City has experienced war before, and so many refugees have come. We are short of strong labor and livestock.
Food is a big problem, and we can’t always buy it outside. You have to be self-sufficient. "Wang Mingyuan said worriedly.
This was all the result of taking in the old, weak, women and children among the refugees. The strong laborers were forcibly recruited by the rebels from all walks of life.
Otherwise, how could those rebels be so generous and allow a large number of people to come to Liaoyuan?
Feng Tianzong originally wanted to collect more taxes, but now the consequences have come. He could still use gold and silver to buy food, but this trip to the royal capital was a waste of money.
No matter how rich the family background is, they can't bear such trouble. Those three monster skeletons alone are worth a lot of money. Anything that can be used in the world of immortality is extremely expensive in the world.
Aunt Lan bought more than twenty top-notch little maids, which was also a huge sum. Population is indeed worthless, but beauty is different. Just look at the wealthy people who spend a lot of money in brothels, and you will know how valuable beautiful women are.
Those twenty or so little maids are the most prized treasures in every dental shop. Specially sold to the rich and powerful, ordinary people are not even allowed to look at it, let alone buy it if they have money.
Jin Hongzhi paid for the ironwood puppets, two pairs of demonic beast skeletons, especially the high-level demonic beast skeletons, and a large amount of food purchased in Jiemen Pass. The money hasn't been paid yet.
The property of those gentry who were confiscated at the beginning was basically spent. How much property can the gentry in a remote border town have? Shops and fields cannot be sold.
Feng Tianzong thought for a while and said: "Every autumn harvest, the Hu people will come to northern Xinjiang to plunder. Those Hu people must have no shortage of livestock, including cattle, sheep and horses. Otherwise, let's go to them to trade a batch How about it?"
"My Lord, I don't know. The barbarians worship monsters and are extremely barbaric. If you want to trade with them, you must conquer them first, otherwise they will not follow our rules." Wang Mingyuan explained.
The Hu people would go to northern Xinjiang to plunder every year, but they rarely plundered on a large scale. The northern Xinjiang of Daxia was so large that the Hu people would not gather wool in one place. Usually this city this year and that city next year will be robbed in turn.
Feng Tianzong suddenly remembered that last year, when he had just mastered the Exploration Eye, the barbarian wizard he saw was leading the tribe towards their Liaoyuan City.
As a result, when he was experimenting with spells, he was stunned by the ultra-long-range palm thunder, and then the opponent didn't dare to come again. Now that I think about it, that guy probably came here to rob us.
"You just said that the barbarians still worship monsters?" Feng Tianzong suddenly had an idea flash in his mind.
Isn't this a coincidence? Is he worried about not being able to find the monster? It happened that the Hu people had them, and Liaoyuan City happened to be short of livestock for spring plowing, so it happened that the Hu people also had them.
Liaoyuan City is short of food and grass, but the Hu people still have it.
Those bastards who tried to rob Liaoyuan City last year were considered criminal attempts. So many coincidences, don't they mean that these barbarians are destined to Feng Tianzong?
Feng Tianzong only has one sentence in his mind right now: "I can go where the enemy goes."
"Yes, the Hu people worship monsters. The wizards of the Hu tribe can drive monsters to fight. The more powerful the tribe, the more powerful the monsters they worship. I heard that there are not only monsters, but even monster tribes." As an official, Wang Mingyuan still knows a lot of useful information.
When Wang Mingyuan heard Feng Tianzong's question, he knew that he was planning to attack the Hu people, and immediately persuaded him: "My lord, the Hu people are not easy to mess with. If you don't provoke them, there are so many cities in the northern border, maybe they will come to plunder once every ten years, and they will not attack the city. At most, they will plunder the outer city and seize some food and grass.
If we take the initiative to provoke them, there is no guarantee that those Hu tribes will not form a coalition to retaliate on a large scale. At that time, it will not be a matter of plundering food and grass outside the city. There will also be sieges.
More than a decade ago, the Hu people's coalition forces had fought outside the Jiemen Pass. That was really a disaster."
When Feng Tianzong heard this, it was no wonder that when he asked for Liaoyuan City in the capital, the other party agreed so easily. It turned out that the Great Xia court had basically given up the land outside the pass, and this was the territory where the Hu people were kept.