"Daya, what if they don't work hard?" Xu Da expressed a different opinion.

"Easy, just beat them."

"What if they run away?" Xu Feng asked.

"Tied their feet and put on iron chains!" Anyway, as long as it doesn't delay the work, it's fine. In a famous list of gods, didn't the legendary tyrant enslave the people and build the Star-Picking Tower in this way?

Then she would learn from them. She didn't need to build the Star-Picking Tower, but let them build the city wall themselves to block their own army.

Rather than making your own people suffer, it is better to enslave the enemy.

Although it may not sound very moral, we in the Daqing Dynasty did not kill them, right?

"Has the city wall been built?" Jiang Yan asked curiously.

"Then let's see what the situation is like then. If Daqing no longer needs to guard against foreign enemies, then we can send them back."

Jiang Yan imagined the scene Xu Ning described. The Daqing Dynasty no longer needed to guard against foreign enemies, which meant that the Daqing Dynasty had become indestructible.

Naturally, there is no need to worry about whether a few foreign enemies will rebel.

Isn’t this the scene that Jiang’s ancestors have always been looking forward to?

"Jiang Yi, do as Aning said." Jiang Yan's subordinates naturally also had drugs to control people. The drugs in the trap were placed by Jiang Yi according to Xu Ning's request.

Now it seems that the effect is significant. No matter how many people the barbarians send over in the future, they can all be captured and sent to work as laborers.

The other members of the Xu family also thought this was a good idea. Jiang Yi arranged for people to take these barbarians away again, and the Xu family and Jiang Yan also returned to their rooms to rest.

The barbarians didn't receive any news for a few days and knew that their mission had failed.

Meanwhile, the people in Xujia Village were already happily celebrating the New Year. On the third day of the New Year, the treasure chest told Xu Ning two more pieces of news.

One is that Xu Er took his wife and children south.

Second, the barbarians sent people to Qin County again.

Xu Er's departure had no impact on the Xu family, but they were still surprised to hear that Manzi even knew Xu Er.

It seems that the barbarians have infiltrated Qin County very deeply. Xu Ning feels that it is necessary for the Xu family to return to Haicheng.

Before leaving, Old Mrs. Xu persuaded Xu Xiaohu and his family to leave Xujia Village as well.

After Xu Ning's family left, Xu Xiaohu's family was the only one left in Xujia Village. They were an easy target. The border was unstable, and if Xu Xiaohu's family was harmed because of their family, the Xu family would probably not be able to sleep peacefully.

Gu Xiangchun was reluctant to leave Xujia Village, but she didn't want anything to happen to her son and daughter-in-law. When she heard Old Lady Xu say that the barbarians had already reached the village, she decided to go south with Old Lady Xu without thinking too much.

Old Mrs. Xu discussed with the Xu family and planned to introduce people to the Happy Valley industry when the time comes. Xu Xiaohu's family has good character and abilities, so no one has any objections.

Therefore, after capturing the people sent by the barbarians alive again, the Xu family, Jiang Yan and Xu Xiaohu's family set out south on the sixth day of the New Year.

However, Jiang Yan and the Xu family separated in Beicheng. Xu Ning suggested that he set up various traps at the border and gave him several solar-powered walkie-talkies with headsets.

Xu An demonstrated to him how to use the walkie-talkie. After being shocked, Jiang Yan looked at Xu Ning as if he were looking at a god.

Xu Ning, who originally wanted to play in North City for two days, was frightened by his overly enthusiastic look and canceled his plan. He took the Xu family and drove away in a carriage.

With the walkie-talkie provided by Xu Ning, Jiang Yan could receive messages in minutes. As soon as the barbarians set out, Jiang Yan received the news. He hit them accurately and made the barbarians lose wave after wave of people.

Jiangyan used the captured barbarians to first build a thick city wall and then dug deep ditches. By the time the barbarian leaders discovered something was wrong, it was already very difficult for them to move south again.

It was already spring when Jiang Yan found the barbarian spies one after another in the North City and arranged various matters.

By that time, Xu Ning's family had already left the capital and returned to the fortress in Taoyuan Valley, and Pei Jiao's courtyard house had also been completed.

"Ningning, Grandma Xu! I'm here!" In the pavilion outside the capital, Pei Jiao received the news that Xu Ning's family was coming and waited there early with Jiang Er.

Xu Ning lifted the carriage curtain and saw the towering walls of the capital from afar. He jumped off the carriage and ran towards Pei Jiao, his face full of excitement. Pei Jiao hugged Xu Ning, tears in her eyes, "I've been waiting for you to come."

Old Lady Xu smiled as she got out of the car and looked around. "The capital hasn't changed much."

Jiang Erze followed behind Pei Jiao, looking curiously at Xu Ning's family, especially the large and small bags brought by Xu Xiaohu's family.

"Let's go into the city quickly. The food at home is ready." Pei Jiao said, pulling Xu Ning.

Everyone entered the city and was immediately dazzled by the prosperity of the capital. Especially Xu Xiaohu and Xu Da, the shock in their eyes could not be suppressed.

"This is the capital city where a brick can hit a fifth-rank official. It's really too prosperous." Xu Ning felt that his eyes were not enough.

The streets were bustling with people, and all kinds of exquisite and luxurious carriages were passing by. The surrounding buildings became more and more majestic and grand as one walked towards the palace.

"Daya, is that place with golden tiles where the emperor lives? It's amazing, even the tiles are made of gold?" Xu Da couldn't help but sigh.

"Look at your useless look. Those are glazed tiles, just dyed golden yellow. Who uses gold to build a house? The palace is so big, how much gold is needed?" Old Mrs. Xu despised her eldest son. She had been away from the capital for so many years, it seemed like it was just yesterday. The streets of the capital had changed a little, but most of the buildings were the same as she remembered.

"Mom, the whole world belongs to the royal family, so it's no wonder that all the gold is in the palace." Xu Da seemed to take it for granted, making everyone else laugh.

Pei Jiao, who was hitching a ride, couldn't help but explain to him, "Uncle Xu, the gold and silver that His Majesty can use at will are from His Majesty's private treasury. As for the money in the national treasury, he has to discuss with the ministers before he can use it. Now that the national treasury is empty, I'm sure Your Majesty's private treasury is not full either. But there are some rare treasures, but there is really no such thing as gold for covering tiles..." Pei Jiao lowered her voice, and the Xu family was shocked when they heard it.

Xu Da: "It seems that being an emperor is not that good. I don't even have any private money."

"Hahaha, isn't it?"

The group did not go to Pei Mansion, but entered a large courtyard arranged by Pei Jiao. As soon as they entered the courtyard arranged by Pei Jiao, they smelled the aroma of food.

"Grandma Xu, you must be tired from the long journey. Please sit down and have something to eat." Pei Jiao had people preparing the food. After receiving the person, someone rushed back to arrange for someone to cook it. Now they could eat it right after they came back.

At the dinner table, Pei Jiao kept serving food to Xu Ning, recounting interesting stories from the capital and anecdotes from the construction of the quadrangle across the valley. The Xu family listened with rapt attention, occasionally breaking into cheerful laughter.

After dinner, Xu Xiaohu's family had arranged to rest. Xu Ning and others sat in the yard with Pei Jiao, whispering about how to use the method of escaping from the shell to take the old man from the Pei Mansion away from the capital.