Chapter 291: Raising the Price
Su Shengsheng rarely speaks out, but every time she does, she is able to effectively curb those who stir up public opinion and seek to profit from it.
And this time is no exception.
First, the refugees who had finally found a place to stay on the border came forward, and then the families of soldiers who had lost their loved ones in the battle.
They have all been displaced because of the war.
If it weren't for General Zhang and other great generals in the northern border, the enemy army would have been defeated and the lost territory would have been recovered from their jaws.
How could the Northern Rong give in?
It is because these one million Qilin troops have been resisting the Baishang Kingdom, which is attacking Nanling from both sides together with the Beirong forces.
But the Baishang Kingdom wants to cover up the crime committed twenty years ago with just a casual remark about an alliance to fight against the Beirong?
If they really feel remorseful, shouldn't they pay a million gold bars as compensation themselves?
Now, it is just afraid that the Northern Rong will turn around and swallow it up.
Only then did he come to condescend to show goodwill to Nanling.
Don’t forget that the counterfeit currency case led by Bai Shangguo has caused great harm to people’s livelihood.
If it weren't for the Princess Xuanming's good business sense, which united all the military, civilians and merchants, how could she have deterred the Northern Rong from invading again?
It is said that when you drink water, you should remember its source. The Su family earned the one million gold ingots from the people, but she also saved countless lives.
That's not really how you calculate it.
Now, Nanling has lost one million gold ingots, but everything is still the same as before, or even better, right?
There were floods in many parts of the three states, so the princess got some rice field fish.
Plastic greenhouse plus fish and shrimp, combined planting.
Isn’t it strange? It smells so good!
We let fish, vegetables, rice and shrimp coexist, and use a siphon device to create a water circulation ecosystem.
The land is still the same as before, but multiple plots have been taken from it.
What the princess said was about diversified development.
Seeing the fat chickens, ducks and fish, and more money in my pocket, I feel hopeful about the future.
Why do you care what other people do with their money?
After all, this was not the emperor's own idea.
It was he who issued the imperial decree, requiring the Su family to earn money to redeem the person.
Oh, seeing that the situation is looking good, you can no longer pretend to be a filial son and grandson, and are going to kill your own relatives for the sake of justice?
What were you doing so far?
Why don’t you say it earlier or later, but wait until they have earned enough money to say it?
He simply forgave the Bai Shangguo who committed the crime, and then passed the buck to everyone else, saying that it was not all his fault as the emperor?
Anyway, the money was earned by the Su family from them, but that was also their ability.
The harm was not done to them, and they have no right to forgive others.
As for whether those two tyrants are worth one million.
To be honest, what was the emperor doing earlier?
He only comes out to expose it now, isn't he just playing tricks?
Anyway, no matter what, they all support the Qilin Army.
In times of crisis, they are the only ones willing to stand up and protect them.
He ignored the flood in the three states and thought that they had forgotten about his own escape.
Anyway, justice must be given.
They believe in the Qilin Army and also believe in General Xie.
I believe they will return safely.
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Public opinion finally calmed down a bit, but Su Shengsheng just lay down.
It’s not that I’m tired, but I’m really pregnant.
It is also possible that these are the good men and women who are devoted to the Bodhisattva and refuse to touch any meat or fish.
Su Shengsheng was almost about to shave her head and become a nun.
She didn't have the energy to take care of the person who was imprisoned in the mansion.
It’s the store’s business, and I can’t take care of it.
I hold a basin every day and vomit.
Even uttering the word caused her to react.
In short, she lay down as soon as she was diagnosed.
I don’t know why this little guy, who is only over a month old, can be so troublesome.
In order to avoid being noticed, she curled up in the mansion.
When it comes to food, Qingning and Ningyu both prepare it themselves.
But even so, they were still worried.
Zai Qing simply cultivated the land by herself, so that she would not have to come into contact with food from outside.
Su Shengsheng could only watch as the fat crabs that the people sent as a token of their gratitude went into their stomachs in baskets.
Not a single one was left for her.
It's simply outrageous.
She could only smell the wine and coffee beans that the young master of the Bai family had worked so hard to find from foreign lands.
Every time at this moment, Su Shengsheng would mutter about the person who was nowhere to be found.
The little devil in his stomach is more deadly than him.
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After the flood, the reconstruction of residential houses has been progressing steadily.
In previous years, the emperor conscripted civilians to build dams, which was labor service.
In the past, certain benefits were given, such as exemption from military service.
But this year, no one is interested.
In the past, the Northern Rong people were terrified of the people of Nanling.
Even just a piece of news about heading south would make them flee in fear, their whole bodies trembling.
But now, the states are closely connected.
They are no longer afraid of jackals because they have confidence.
Moreover, no matter how powerful the Northern Rong are, they are not indestructible.
They believe that Nanling is no longer what it used to be.
If the Northern Rong dare to invade again, they will never return.
Therefore, not many people responded to the emperor's call.
On the contrary, it is one's own three acres of land that is more important.
They had to pay the Su family's bills by doing work, so naturally they couldn't take care of others.
Seeing that the government decree could not be implemented, Zong Zheng Ruijin had to employ paid workers in order to penetrate the common people.
Almost enduring the pain, he transferred the silver from the hands of the laborers to the Su family.
Who says her Su family is so powerful?
Even as an emperor, he had to pay money if he wanted to employ people.
In the past, at this time, if the Su family got an advantage, they would always come out and shout a few words.
But this time, it was very strange.
Uncharacteristically, he hardly shows up.
Everyone just thought that she was worried about her husband who was far away in Beirong.
I don't want the situation here to change and endanger their safety.
What the merchants thought was that no matter how capable Su Shengsheng was, she was still a woman after all.
Now that they have earned enough ransom, they naturally have no intention of expanding.
But they really wanted to know.
If we push her a little harder, she might come up with some new tricks.
Now is a good time as merchants from all over the world are flocking here.
It would be a pity for them if she just stopped like this.
But they had no idea that Su Shengsheng was worried about not being able to eat and was depressed about not being able to even leave the house.
How could she dare to announce the fact that she was pregnant?
There were so many eyes staring at her, and she and Xie Xuan had no idea how many enemies they had made.
Now that Xie Xuan has left, if the rumor spreads that she is pregnant, someone might become interested in her.
To be on the safe side, no one in the palace knew about it.
Only Qing Ning and the other four knew about it.
My family doesn’t know either.
The main reason is that this child came too quickly and unexpectedly.
Her life was completely messed up and she couldn't even drink her medicine.
She had no idea whether she could keep it.
So, I don’t want to say it and make everyone happy for nothing.
Qing Ning also made an agreement with Mu Ze that they would discuss having children after the Su family had overcome this crisis.
But unexpectedly, she got there first.
In order to avoid being seen, she had to pretend to be pregnant.
It's because she has such a severe problem with her diet that the food she eats is hard to come by.
This way, it can avoid being investigated by outsiders.
Perhaps God felt that the Su family had not suffered enough, and an accident finally happened when Xie Xuan and his party arrived in Beirong.
Xie Xuan and others were escorting a vehicle loaded with gold ingots, so they naturally could not move quickly.
The news of the alliance between Baishang Kingdom and Nanling arrived before them.
Beirong had long been dissatisfied with Nanling's refusal to give up the radio, and Nanling also interfered in the relief of the two states.
This time, seeing that Nanling really brought gold to ransom the person, he asked for an exorbitant price, adding one million gold ingots.
They even shamelessly declared that the price of one million gold ingots was only two years ago, and they could not keep the prisoners for two years in vain.
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