"It seems that even you, who often spar with her, have underestimated her." Prince Takumi chuckled sarcastically.
"If that's the case, how can we deal with her? How can we avenge my two sisters?" His tone suddenly turned cold.
Mu Tai said somberly, “There are two ways. One is to use the Emperor of Daze. No matter how capable she is, she can’t be more powerful than the Emperor. If the Emperor wants his subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. However, the Emperor trusts Qiao Lian’er extremely much and has even entrusted her with several large states and important responsibilities. Looking at the entire Daze Kingdom, no one else has received such treatment.”
"Secondly, I will find someone with the same extraordinary abilities as her and use them for my purposes."
"Otherwise, all other methods will be in vain."
"Both of these approaches are incredibly difficult," Prince Takumi thought, feeling utterly hopeless.
Emperor Daze needs Qiao Lian'er, but where can he find someone with the same abilities as her?
"No rush. We'll discuss the next steps after that batch of gunpowder arrives," Mu Tai said quietly.
Prince Takumi, observing the situation, frowned.
"It seems that Lord Mutai still doesn't quite trust me."
"Whether you believe it or not should be determined by the transaction, not by empty promises."
"Hmph, I said I asked Dongfu Kingdom to prepare the best gunpowder, so their sincerity is obvious. Besides, I'm alone in Danu Kingdom, do you think I can fool Lord Mutai?" Crown Prince Tuohai just felt that Mutai was suspicious.
Mu Tai nodded slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips that made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Then I'll see what the best gunpowder in Dongfu looks like."
A few days later, Pei Shijiu completed her task of distributing supplies, bringing tangible benefits and establishing the prestige of the Princess Zhenguo in this land.
Today, when people mention Princess Zhenguo, they all praise her and express their admiration and gratitude.
Qiao Lian'er was too embarrassed to show her face, otherwise she would kneel down and vie to give her gifts.
However, as the outermost line of defense, it is still necessary to train the army here. Despite its important geographical location, the army of Jinglang Prefecture is used to being lax. This is because the invasions by the northern regime are commonplace. As long as they do not cause too much harm or real danger, they will not be really vigilant.
Next, Qiao Lian'er needs to thoroughly reorganize the army here. Before that, she will conduct an investigation.
She then understood why the army here was so lazy.
It's still the most fundamental issue of survival.
Several guards colluded to embezzle military pay, resulting in soldiers receiving less than half of the stipulated pay. They also cut back on food rations, leaving soldiers without meat for days on end.
With the generals of the garrison acting in such a way, deceiving their superiors and showing no compassion for their subordinates, the defense of Jinglang Prefecture was naturally ineffective.
Qiao Lian'er decisively dismissed several generals and replaced them with reliable and capable ones. She recovered all the embezzled military pay from the previous generals and distributed it to the soldiers to make up for the shortfall. She also ensured that each camp and garrison had at least one meal of meat every day.
As a result, the atmosphere was completely renewed, the soldiers were all in high spirits, and the border defense became much more rigorous and cautious.
Whenever any unusual activity was detected, they would take immediate and proactive measures. With weapons and spears having no eyes, their defenses were impeccable, which made the northern tribal regimes much more restrained in their probing.
Qiao Lian'er calculated that the investment in Jinglang Prefecture was several times that of other prefectures. She couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly. Sure enough, even if such a place occupies an important position, even the emperor would keep his distance because the cost of governing it was too high.
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