The emperor's grand motorcade drove out of the ancient city of Linzi.
Ning Que then returned home with his personal guards.
Since he was stationed in Linzi, the locals had built him a palace. While it certainly couldn't compare to Jingyang in scale and class, it was more than adequate for Ningque. The palace was built right in the middle of the saltworks and harbor, quite close to Linzi city.
When he returned home, Shen Qinghe was directing the servants to clean up, and there was a lot of newly made furniture.
"Qinghe."
"Husband, have father and the others left?"
"Yes." Ning Que nodded and signaled the servants to continue their work. "The journey is long. With the protection of my royal brother and the others, Master will be able to return to Kunlun Mountain safely."
"That's good."
Ning Que smiled and took Shen Qinghe's hand, "I still have official business to attend to. I'll leave the affairs of the mansion to you, the mistress."
"Um."
Shen Qinghe nodded in understanding.
She knew Ning Que would be very busy later.
Time is tight and the task is heavy.
Many things in Linzi need Ning Que's handling.
All she could do was to make sure Ning Que had no worries.
Take care of all the affairs in the house.
Be a good wife to Ning Que.
"Also, have you contacted Senior Brother Gongshu?"
Shen Qinghe shook his head slightly.
"Okay, I understand."
Ning Que said no more.
The senior brother Gongshu he mentioned was also a strange man.
It’s a pity that I was expelled from the sect by my master.
There is a lot involved here.
Ning Que had only heard of his deeds.
It’s a pity that Senior Brother Gongshu is still angry.
It has not appeared yet.
Ning Que had never seen him before.
It would be much easier if he helped me.
"You guys follow me first."
"promise."
Ning Que walked into the hall.
Motion for them to sit down first.
Then I saw a map slowly hanging down.
"Ouyang County Magistrate, I leave it to you."
Ouyang Zheng nodded in understanding, raised his stick, pointed at the map, and said, "Linzi governs ten counties, and Gaotang County is the most troublesome. Only the elderly, the weak, and the sick remain, with a total population of less than 3,000. Gaotang is inhabited by the Ma family army, who rule the mountains and have over a thousand bandits. In the past, they were ruthless villains, committing all sorts of crimes, such as burning, looting, and other atrocities."
"Bai Yu, take three thousand men with you." Ning Que raised his hand to make arrangements, saying calmly, "If you surrender, you will be taken in as prisoners and tasked with mining and farming. As for those who refuse to surrender, they will be killed!"
"promise!"
Bai Yu stood up and took on the task.
Ouyang Zheng continued to make arrangements.
The 30,000 Ning Wang troops were dispersed to various counties.
"Your Majesty, there is still a problem."
“If you want to farm, you need land.”
"Before leaving, the King of Qi sold the excess farmland to local wealthy families at low prices. If Bai Yu and his companions want to farm, they can only buy land from these landowners."
"Buy?" Ning Que laughed and said sarcastically, "They're holding a land deed signed by He Tian Zhongxun. What does that have to do with me? Any paper I haven't signed is just toilet paper. If they know what's good for them, they'll spit out what they've eaten. Otherwise, they can reason with the sword in my hand!"
"I obey your order."
Ouyang Zheng immediately raised his hand.
It seems that this is what Ning Que thinks.
He had already informed Emperor Feng in advance.
Make money your own way.
Emperor Feng also agreed.
After all, Linzi was Ning Queying's fiefdom.
It was just that he offered it to Emperor Feng on his own initiative.
"Ouyang County Magistrate, there is one more thing."
"Your Majesty, please give your orders."
"I don't care what happened before, but now my rules are the rules!" Ning Que stood up and pointed at the map, saying as a matter of course, "There are many mineral resources in Linzi. All of them have been nationalized. Private mining is prohibited. If they want to sign a contract with the King of Qi, then let them go to the King of Qi."
"promise!"
Tian Zhongxun is a really cruel guy.
Before leaving, I sold everything I could.
Even resources such as mountains, seas, land and swamps were sold.
He made a lot of money.
The key is that it can also cause them trouble.
But Ning Que didn't care about that.
They go to whoever they want to buy from.
What does it have to do with him?!
Ning Que looked at Bai Yu and others.
This time he divided his personal guards into small groups.
He was only accompanied by the two thousand personal guards led by Tie Niu.
There are also county soldiers from the ancient city of Linzi.
"While you are stationed there, you must remember the military regulations of my Ning Wang Army. You must not disturb the civilians. If anyone disobeys military orders, don't blame me for being ruthless. Bai Yu, you officers must take the lead. Suppress bandits, reclaim land, mine, do craftsmanship, train... you must do all of this."
Ning Que let out a long sigh and whispered, "This king knows that this has wronged you. You are my personal guards, so you have to be at the forefront of everything, and now you have to do these rough jobs."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Bai Yu chuckled and didn't take it to heart.
They are actually used to it.
This is also the tradition of Ning Wang’s army.
He is always the first to do the dirty and tiring work.
Most of them are ordinary people.
Many people were farmers or craftsmen before joining the army.
I am good at doing these jobs.
"Your first priority is to suppress the bandits."
"To govern people's livelihood, we need sufficient stability."
"These bandits are kings of the mountains and don't deserve any sympathy."
"Be careful when you suppress bandits."
"Anyone who doesn't surrender will be killed!"
"If there are any casualties, I will make trouble for you!"
"We obey your orders!"
Everyone stood up at the same time and responded.
Suppressing bandits is no small matter.
These bandits, who ruled the mountains as kings, were no fools. The mountainous terrain was complex and rife with traps and checkpoints. Furthermore, Tian Zhongxun deliberately supported the bandits and provided them with numerous weapons. They had a wide variety of bows and crossbows, including large crossbows capable of firing from 500 steps.
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