Chapter 289 It is my blessing to have such considerate subordinates like you.
After listening to Song Zhizhou's analysis, everyone felt that the general was playing a big game of chess, and they were just insignificant small pieces on the board.
The horn of the chess game was blown by the imperial edict from Kyoto!
Prefect Song and his entourage excitedly asked to see Gu Nanxi.
Gu Nanxi suddenly felt a headache. Could it be that they came to ask him about how to make money in other towns?
"Congratulations, godmother. You have finally achieved your wish and become the governor of Yunzhou!" Song Zhizhou's eyes were filled with sincere joy, as if he was the one who became the governor.
"Congratulations, General, on becoming the Governor of Yunzhou!" Yan Tongchu also smiled happily. It is good to have a boss directly above you. You can ask your boss to solve any difficulties!
"Congratulations, General..."
The series of congratulations made Gu Nanxi stunned.
Yunzhou?
Where is Yunzhou?
How did I suddenly become the governor of Yunzhou?
Magistrate Song explained the whole story in great detail, and Gu Nanxi then realized that imagining things is a disease, and this disease has spread directly from Kyoto to the border!
In this process, the person who made the greatest contribution was his godson Song Zhizhou!
Gu Nanxi smiled bitterly and prepared herself mentally. Just as she was about to accept the bad news, she was terrified by another bolt of thunder.
Song Zhizhou: "My godmother's wish has come true, thanks to the great help of you gentlemen!"
Yan Tongchu immediately bowed and said modestly, "No, no, no! It was Song Lang who made the best suggestion. When he heard that Yunzhou no longer needed subsidies from the court, the Minister of Revenue immediately agreed to help."
Hearing this, Gu Nanxi's breath was choked.
Just now she seemed to have hallucinations, hearing Yan Tongchu say that Yunzhou did not need subsidies? !
My goodness, 90% of the financial income of the seven border towns depends on grants from the imperial court, and yet they still live a tight life.
Who gave them the courage to refuse subsidies?
The next second, Qin Bohuai gave Gu Nanxi the answer: "We have a great general who can turn stone into gold. We don't need subsidies from the court, so those people won't choke us. I've had enough of them!"
Gu Nanxi also wanted to scream, can you please not create difficulties even when there are none? !
Song Zhizhou bowed slightly, his peach blossom eyes sparkling like a puppy, looking at Gu Nanxi with watery eyes: "Godmother, are you happy to hear this good news? Have we done our best?"
Gu Nanxi took a few deep breaths and advised herself in her heart, "The child is grown up, don't hit him!"
We must practice education with love and encourage education!
No, my chest still feels uncomfortable!
Gu Nanxi rubbed her chest and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth after a long while: "I am so lucky to have such a group of caring big babies like you!"
Song Zhizhou's eyes were red, his godmother called him her darling!
When others saw this, they also smiled happily, as a bright and beautiful future was beckoning towards them!
Gu Nanxi rubbed his aching forehead. Not wanting to see these smart babies, he decided to go to the countryside for investigation!
Gu Nanxi led his men out of the city gate and walked along the winding dirt road for half an hour, and they could see a small village where tenant farmers lived.
There are several low yellow mud courtyards and a few large and small trees that have lost all their leaves.
The early winter wind makes the village look particularly desolate.
When Gu Nanxi and others got closer, they heard a dog barking. Then someone walked out of the house and stood in the fenced yard looking around.
The person who came out was an old man, holding a hoe in his hand and looking alert, but when he saw Gu Nanxi, he immediately put down the hoe and knelt down to worship.
"I greet the great general!"
Hearing the old man's noise, a group of people came out of the house, about seven or eight men and women in total.
Their voices trembled with excitement: "We are here to see the great general!"
Gu Nanxi raised her eyebrows: "Do you know me?"
The old man said, "Everyone knows the great general's reputation! When County Magistrate Yan welcomed the great general to Huaishuo Town, I had the honor of meeting the great general."
Lumei, who was standing behind Gu Nanxi, couldn't stop smiling, feeling very proud and proud.
"Sir, do you have something to do in our village?" The old man's voice trembled slightly. He wondered in his heart if someone in the village had caused trouble.
"It's nothing serious. The autumn harvest is over. I came here to take a look." Gu Nanxi said with a smile.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward to invite Gu Nanxi into the house.
At this time, many people came out from several nearby courtyards and poked their heads out to look over here.
Seeing that those people were really curious, Gu Nanxi decided to hold an impromptu tea party in the open space in front of the old man's house.
Lumei stuffed a small ingot of silver into the old man's hand and said, "I came here in a hurry and didn't make any preparations. Please prepare some hot tea for the villagers to warm up."
The old man quickly rejected the silver: "How can this be done?"
Lumei's attitude was very firm: "Don't make things difficult for me, old man. If we take your things for free, we will be scolded by the general."
Hearing what Lumei said, the old man no longer refused, but took his family to take out all the fruits and vegetables in the cellar. He was sure that the general would not suffer any loss!
The open space outside the old man's house was made of yellow mud. Gu Nanxi didn't care about anything. He just sat down on a small stool and started chatting with everyone.
"What do we grow in Huaishuo Town? How is the harvest this year?"
Everyone pushed each other and lowered their heads, not daring to answer.
Seeing this, the old man carrying a copper kettle from the house said generously: "We grow corn and wheat. Some diligent families grow beans, and there is nothing else."
The old man scalded the ceramic bowl with hot water two or three times before pouring a full bowl of tea into it and handing it to Gu Nanxi.
Gu Nanxi seemed to be thinking about something. Huaishuo Town was adjacent to Woye Town, but the soil there was different. Maybe he should go to the emperor and ask about the corn seeds.
With the old man taking the lead, others also began to speak up boldly.
"The harvest this year is not very good. There have been natural disasters one after another, and the Tartar invaders have invaded our borders. I have no time to think about farming anymore."
Soon, this man was spat on by his neighbor: "You are lazy, so be it. When has the Tartar not invaded our border?"
After saying that, the neighbor looked at Gu Nanxi, with hope in his eyes: "But with the general here, we will definitely have a good life in the future!"
At this point, the atmosphere in the open space became much more lively.
The villagers bravely asked Gu Nanxi about the burning of Chierle and the expedition deep into the prairie.
Gu Nanxi's stories were thrilling and full of dangers.
When the villagers heard the Tartars being slaughtered and crying for their parents, they all wiped away their tears and said, "It's what they deserve! They didn't even spare babies in their cradles. They deserve this!"
After this exchange, the villagers felt that the general was very kind and approachable, just like one of their own, so they chatted with him without any reservations.
"We in Huaishuo Town have a relatively good life. At least we can grow something from the soil. The rent collected by County Magistrate Yan is not high, only three dou of grain per mu of land."
"It's a shame for Woye Town. Those ten thousand acres of land can't grow any crops."
"Do you still remember the weird old man who came to our village four days ago?"
"I heard that they went to Woye Town first, and then came to our Huaishuo Town."
"Yes! I heard the old man chatting with his companions, saying that he wanted to grow grass in Woye Town!"
(End of this chapter)
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