Chapter 500 Recruiting
The Marquis of Xiangyang struggled desperately.
He doesn't want to be under house arrest, he wants to return to the capital!
Although the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion is extremely poor now, it is still better than falling into Xie Lian's hands!
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he struggled, no one present looked at him again.
Naturally, the people of Marquis Xiangyang could not come back, and the people in the camp could not stay in the inn forever.
Unsurprisingly, Marquis of Xiangyang was eventually taken back by Xie Lian.
After returning to the camp, he wrote a letter to the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion in the name of Boss Gao, briefly introducing the situation.
The Xiangyang Marquis Mansion is now in chaos.
Chen Yan was so stupid and foolish that she couldn't even read the letter. If no one took care of her, she couldn't even solve the most basic needs of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
The old housekeeper had long been secretly controlled by Xie Mubai. Now the Xiangyang Marquis's Mansion was leaderless, and the servants were only concerned with their own little plans. No one really considered the Xiangyang Marquis at all.
So the servants wrote a reply letter in the name of Chen Yan, asking the Marquis of Xiangyang to stay in the camp temporarily and send someone to pick him up after the matters at hand were dealt with.
Of course, if the Marquis of Xiangyang died during this period, it would be none of their business.
Xie Lian, Shen Wan and others had already anticipated this.
Everyone in the Shen family is selfish. If Marquis Xiangyang died at this time, the servants would probably be so happy that they would set off firecrackers.
Shen Wan was not too worried about the affairs of the Marquis of Xiangyang Mansion. She was only worried about the mysterious man who suddenly appeared in Lanyang City.
Although they had never met before, the man gave her a very familiar feeling since the first time she saw him.
According to Hu Dahai, the mysterious businessman left the second day after arriving in Lancheng.
Who is this person?
Shen Wan was puzzled.
"You don't have to think too much." Looking at her slightly furrowed brows, Xie Mubai smiled slightly, "That person probably has no ill intentions towards us."
"I've also inquired about the courtyard where he lives, and it's not his property."
"The landlord said he had a house he wanted to rent out, so he asked someone to write a poster and put it up near the inn. I guess the person went there because they thought the inn was too dirty and saw the poster."
"And Black Hawk said that man didn't do anything after arriving in Lanyang. He just wandered around the streets for a while."
"He didn't buy anything and left early the next morning."
The Xie family father and son were indeed secretly preparing to start a rebellion, but just half a day was not enough time for anyone to discover the clues.
Although she didn't know what the mysterious man was doing in Lanyang, as long as he had no ill intentions, Shen Wan didn't want to think too much about it.
There's no way, they have too much to do now.
Time flies, and the years pass by in a flash.
Soon, the annoying midsummer gradually passed, and the cool autumn wind dyed the crops on the mountains outside the city with colorful colors.
The golden rice and the red sorghum attracted many nearby merchants to come and purchase.
But no matter how high the price they offered, Chen Wan refused to sell it, and instead called on everyone to stockpile all the food.
Faced with the tempting price, some people could no longer sit still.
"Princess, can you sell some of it?" A woman frowned and looked at Shen Wan, "Princess, you don't know, I've lived in this city for more than ten years, and this is the first time I've seen such a high price."
"Why don't we sell some first, and then go out and buy more when the food prices come down after a while."
Anyway, the road outside the city is open, so it is not difficult to go out and buy supplies.
After hearing this, Shen Wan looked at her deeply.
"Do you think the price of food can be lowered?" She was not angry, but asked calmly.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, the woman couldn't help but lower her head.
But even so, she still muttered quietly: "It should be, it has never been so expensive before."
The money is right in front of you, why not make money?
Shen Wan smiled coldly.
"This year's grain harvest is great, but why are the prices so high right from the start?" Shen Wan put away the smile on her face and said in a cold voice, "The reason is simple. The war has started again at the border."
"Don't we do it every year?" the woman asked somewhat unconvinced.
For so many years, the war on the border has never stopped.
Even though the Battle of Yumen Pass was a disastrous defeat, it did not have much impact on their lives.
Shen Wan sneered: “This time it’s different.”
"When the Duke of Zhenguo was alive, even if the imperial court didn't allocate food and fodder, he would find a way to solve the problem himself."
"Now that the manager has changed, can you still expect him to solve it himself?"
"Without food and supplies, it's strange that he can fight."
After hearing this, Xie Mubai's eyes darkened.
For the sake of the Great Wei, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion can be said to have devoted all its efforts, but in the end it ended up like this.
But that's okay.
Now that the head coach has been changed, the issue of food and fodder can be left to the dog emperor and his son.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
However, Lanyang City is far away from the emperor, so even if the fighting at the border becomes more serious, it is estimated that it will not have much impact on them.
"So you're all here!" Wang Qi came over with a smile. "The court just issued an order to increase taxes by one cent this year."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
The taxes in the Wei Dynasty were already heavy, and now they have been increased by one point. How can they live?
I originally thought that the war would not have much impact on Lan Yang, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.
"Don't worry." Seeing their strange expressions, Shen Wan smiled and said, "I have the final say in my fiefdom. All taxes remain the same."
"No matter how much taxes outside increase, Lanyang City will never increase taxes."
A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way.
Although Shen Wan is not a gentleman, she will definitely not be so hard-hearted as to exploit the people's wealth.
After hearing this, everyone finally let go of their worries.
I have to say, it’s better to follow the princess.
If this place was not the princess's fiefdom, they would have to pay the same taxes as outsiders.
Wang Qi is really too bad.
Seeing that the people had just breathed a sigh of relief, he laughed and said, "There is one more thing."
"The war situation at the border is intense, and the imperial court has ordered conscription."
"Even the fiefs of the princes and nobles must send troops to support them."
After hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.
What does sending troops have to do with them?
Aren’t there still hundreds of soldiers in the camp south of the city?
If we really have to go to the battlefield, they have to go, and it seems that it is not my turn yet.
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Xie Mubai deliberately looked at Wang Qi: "Are you going to mobilize the troops from the main camp?"
"How is that possible!" Wang Qi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "These soldiers are responsible for guarding Lanyang City. If they are transferred away, who will be responsible for the safety of the people in the city?"
"Besides, I'm just a small county magistrate and have no control over the affairs of the camp."
"So, I have to start preparing for conscription."
Upon hearing this, the people's faces suddenly changed.
I thought war was a very distant thing, but I didn't expect it to be my turn in the blink of an eye.
"No, this is absolutely not possible!" When the people heard this, they were so scared that they burst into tears.
"We haven't even touched a sword or a gun, how can we fight the enemy?"
"Yeah, even if we go, we'll just be a hindrance and won't be of any help at all!"
Even the Duke of Zhenguo was no match for those foreign armies, so they didn't think that they, the helpless common people, could do it.
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