Chapter 200: Regaining the Force

According to the laws of Nanling, prisoners serving hard labor also have annual leave.

Otherwise, how could there be any guards watching over them?

People also need to rest.

We were busy picking up a group of people and placing them in different places, and we didn't gather together until the evening.

As for the fourth room and Su Nianwei...

Su Shengsheng naturally didn't pick it up, nor did she let anyone know.

Surprise, right?

Well, she did it on purpose.

Who asked them to bring this unprovoked disaster upon themselves?

My grandfather's handwriting was factual and not insulting.

In other words, this dynasty was too restrictive on people's thoughts. If my grandfather couldn't write down what was pent up in his heart, he would probably have fallen ill.

Palace Reception Hall

Everyone in the Su family who had just gathered looked shocked.

"How could this happen?" Jiao couldn't help but ask first.

She was also wondering why Sheng Yatou insisted on bringing the whole family here to celebrate the New Year when the fire was so small.

If General Xie had not come along, they would not have been able to refuse and would not have come today no matter what.

Only after Sheng bought some land could she get a pass.

They only have a shop, and if they want to come to Chiyan City, they need the county magistrate to act as a guarantor.

Although it is not a big deal, it is still very troublesome for so many people to travel across the city.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Yatou coaxed them here because she was afraid that they would not be able to act and would have to move a lot of bags.

When Jiao thought about the embroidery studio she had worked so hard to build being taken away so abruptly, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

The Zhong family never expected that the current emperor would not let them go.

When she thought that all the women in the family would have to do hard labor in the future, she was afraid that the whole family would have to burden Sheng Yatou to help them, and she felt sad.

For the first time, despair appeared on the men's faces.

Su Jingshan looked panic-stricken. Although Su Ruilin was relatively calm, he did not say a word.

The emperor made such a decision to leave no chance for the Su family to survive.

Su Yuanzheng, Su Wenxuan and Su Hengji had gone through many hardships, and now when they heard the decision of their superiors, they were no longer so frightened, but instead had different emotions on their faces.

Although this imperial decree is still a continuation of the crime of exile.

But they can see from this that the emperor is ignorant, arbitrary and has no self-reflection at all.

But people like Wang Yongshou, whose father colluded with the powerful and abused his power, actually killed 100,000 soldiers and civilians.

How can Your Majesty be a wise and benevolent ruler if he keeps company with such a sycophantic villain?

Although I know that if the Su family cannot do it, the women in the family will also have to do hard labor.

But this time, the men and women were not afraid at all.

"Father is right. Nanling is on the verge of collapse. If we continue to be a sycophant, it would be better to do hard labor here."

Unexpectedly, Old Master Su was upset. After several men expressed their opinions, the women also expressed their fearlessness in unison.

It would be truly tragic if the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were disregarded and no one dared to speak up for the people and soldiers.

"Don't worry too much, everyone. This isn't a hopeless situation. I have other plans."

Old Master Su was shocked when he heard Xie Xuan's words. Before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by his granddaughter, "That's right, I haven't even said I can't make a million gold ingots yet? Why are you all so discouraged?"

Li's hand, wiping away her tears, froze. She looked at her daughter, who had spoken so arrogantly, and said, "Sheng'er, you've lost your mind, haven't you?"

That’s one million gold bars!

It's gold ingots, not silver!

Not to mention Li's reaction, even Brother Heng frowned.

He tried to count on his fingers how much silver it was, but the more he counted, the more confused he became.

But Brother Heng understood that even if the whole country worked together, they would not be able to make any money.

Su Shengsheng looked around at her unbelieving family members, but she didn't dare reveal her shocking conspiracy in advance.

For the upright Su family, Nanling, with its low consumption power and poverty, might not be able to collect so much tax revenue even in three years. Even if it did, it still had to pay tribute to Beirong.

To raise such a large ransom, for Nanling, which was like a castle in the air and on the verge of collapse, it would be like killing the chicken to get the eggs, even if they didn't peel off a layer of skin.

What's more, Nanling's national strength is currently struggling and people's livelihood is in decline.

Not to mention the complete Nanling in the past, even if the taxes from Beirong were included, it might not be possible to make up this number.

"The last domino effect was a combination of friction and reaction. The right point of contact and the ball were both essential. But the lever wasn't what mattered."

Su Shengsheng looked into the distance, "If the starting point is a pile of loose sand, then no one can lift it up."

Just like Nanling now, it is all scattered.

The people are demoralized, the army is unstable, and the ministers are fighting each other...

Last time, after Su Shengsheng used that domino to intimidate the Fan family, everyone had an in-depth discussion about it.

After all, the men also operated equipment in the mines and had some understanding of cranes.

The women also understood a little about the kinetic energy of mechanical looms.

Therefore, they all understood what Su Shengsheng said at this moment.

I also understand more deeply that as long as they can do this, it will also represent that the people can stand up and speak out...

After all, the current Tianqian Pass has undergone earth-shaking changes, right?

The former half of Nanling couldn’t do it, but that doesn’t mean the current Nanling can’t do it!

After all, which country could grow another crop of crops in winter in the past?

As long as they work together and harvest 20% a year, they can catch up with the previous complete Nanling.

It has to be said that the Su family has transformed today.

Although there was a moment of despair, hope was soon rekindled.

"Even if we can't raise enough, I think we can negotiate with Beirong. I'll go to Beirong with my third brother, and we can at least lower the price."

After Su Ruilin finished speaking, Jiao quickly took over the conversation, "My second and third sister-in-law and I are at home, so we should hire more female workers. We can always earn more."

Mrs. Zhong nodded in agreement. "Let's take a step back and say, even if we really can't raise enough, it won't be a problem for us to do hard labor now."

Fortunately, the laws of Nanling are somewhat humane, and Brother Heng and Xiao Ningxuan are not among them.

Cen touched Xiao Ningxuan's forehead with a soft gaze, "Yes, no matter how hard or difficult it is, you have to go through it. There will always be a way out."

This ordeal made the women stronger.

Even Su Yuanling did not express any discouragement.

Xie Xuan did not interrupt them, but just listened quietly.

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, he asked the housekeeper to prepare the meal.

Jiao suddenly stood up and said, "Sheng girl didn't even say hello. My money is still at home. I have to go back."

How to expand the store without capital.

Su Shengsheng chuckled, "Don't worry, Auntie. I've already had them cleaned up. Otherwise, why would I have set that fire?"

Jiao was delighted when she heard this, "You clever little fellow."

The thoughtful Zhong said at this time: "I don't know if the books in father's study will be confiscated. Should we take them?"

Su Shengsheng hadn't thought of this.

Isn’t the reason for this incident that the evidence was on the paper?

When Su Yuanzheng and the others heard this, they quickly stood up and said, "Let's go back and clean up now."

Madam Su, who had just put her mind at ease, heard this but didn't dare to implicate Xie Xuan. "There are too many people around, so why not move them back and forth? Let's just burn them all."

When Old Master Su heard that the books were going to be burned, he felt very sad when he thought of the rare copies that he had not yet read.

But he now knew that the student who had studied under him was now an emperor.

Even if I give you just a few words of advice, I'm afraid you won't be able to listen to it.

He was no longer silent. "Let's burn them all."