Chapter 220 Miss Ling can defeat thousands of troops alone
The only thing that Jinsui didn't show off was of course the military zone. But the less he showed off, the more these officials from Chang'an wanted to see it, and they asked the people in the border town about it in every possible way.
Especially when I visited the old ruins of the border town, the scorched earth and black ash looked as if blood would be drawn if I stepped on it.
Only then did I realize how brutal the battle was when the city was set on fire and countless Tartars were killed. I also became very curious about the fish oil firearms, although Prince Li also used fish oil when he fought Prince Yu in the suburbs of Chang'an.
But that was only used to deter and ignite the river to prevent Prince Yu's troops from crossing the river. It did not show the true power of fish oil at all.
And the gunpowder, dropped from the air into the enemy camp using a hot air balloon, was simply a lethal weapon as if assisted by God! I heard the people from the Black Feather Camp bragging again, that when His Majesty went to the Northern Frontier, he used gunpowder to help King Bater kill King Zuo Xian. When the gunpowder was thrown, the people of the Northern Frontier did not dare to resist at all, and they all thought it was a divine thunder.
After officials from the Ministry of War arrived, officials would request to visit the Ministry of Military Industry every now and then, but Jinsui still refused. No one could enter the Ministry of Military Industry before His Majesty came.
They requested so many times that Jin Sui had no choice but to let Cheng Yu take them to see the base in the East China Sea to ease their curiosity.
Today, the East China Sea base has tens of thousands of acres of salt fields and hundreds of acres of reclaimed land. Jin Sui and Gu Changxiao went there together at the beginning of this year. It has developed from the town when they left to a small county town.
Now with the influx of a large number of refugees, it has become the size of three county towns. And there is something that the border town does not have, which is a tramway built specifically for transportation.
Because there are coal mines and iron mines at the base, and goods shipped out to sea also go through the base, there are endless horse-drawn carriages transporting goods every day.
In order to make transportation faster and save time and effort, Jinsui specially built a tramway at the base. The four-wheeled iron carriage frame fits the track, and two horses can easily pull several tons.
As soon as the people from the Ministry of Industry arrived at the base, they were attracted by the tram and exclaimed that there was such a treasure hidden in the base. Why didn't the border town build such a track? Cheng Yu had to say that the iron supply was insufficient and it was impossible to build it in the whole city. When there was enough pig iron in the future, it would be built in the new capital.
They were invited to take a ride on the tram to experience it, and they all exclaimed that it was smooth and fast. If such tracks could be built between cities, the marching speed would be much faster!
Cheng Yu thought of what Jinsui once said, that one day in the future, the whole country will be covered with such tracks, but that is in the future, and we do not have the ability to do so for the time being.
He never thought Jin Sui was bragging, because most of what she said came true. No matter how unbelievable it sounded to them, it came true.
For example, Fei Tian.
Other officials were shocked by the salt fields. With such a large amount of salt produced, it was no wonder that every household in the border town had refined salt to eat, and no wonder that all the salt traded with the northern border was refined salt.
It turns out that the border town has mastered such an efficient salt drying method! Although the officials said in their hearts that His Majesty had not presented this method to the court before! But thinking of those high-yield crops, none of them had been presented to the court either.
Imagine what would happen if it was presented to the imperial court? It would definitely be received by the Prince Yu Party, and Your Majesty would face even more brutal suppression...
But even the nobles of Yan helped the border town to keep it a secret, which was quite unexpected. Wasn't it said that the border town had always been excluded by the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan?
Well, they need to know that someone once found out about the salt drying in the border town, and then reported it to Prince Yu's party truthfully, but the matter was not brought to Prince Yu's attention.
Because the people who were investigating thought that this person was crazy about wanting to achieve success. He had previously said that the grain yield was 3,000 kilograms per mu, and that there were large tracts of salt fields drying on the seashore.
They are fooling us like ghosts! Who would believe it?
Then the person who reported the secret was suppressed...
I wonder if there are any remnants of the Prince Yu Party who have come to Border Town? Will they be slapping themselves in regret at this moment?
Gu Changxiao was able to ascend to the throne, of course, because of the strong supply of the border town, whether it was soldiers, food, or weapons, they were all first-class, as well as his own ambition and iron-blooded hand.
Jinsui felt that this was also related to the enemy. The Prince Yu party was too stupid! They were high up and closed their eyes and ears for too long.
They thought that the small border town was a desolate place, but they didn't know that this small place was like a cyber city for Chang'an!
Hearing the officials' praise at this time, Cheng Yu, like Jinsui, had become numb and no longer as proud as before.
They had heard too much and were not surprised at all. Even the people in the border towns were accustomed to the giant machinery, but these officials from Chang'an could stare at it for a whole day.
The common people were discussing privately: "Aren't the officials from Chang'an considered to be very important? Why are they all like country folk coming to the city?"
"I heard that these things are not available in Chang'an, so they are rare."
"What's not there?"
"Potatoes, sweet potatoes, horse-drawn carriages, salt pans, greenhouse vegetables, large sea vessels, street lights, cranes... none of them!"
Some people didn't believe it and pointed at the street lights and said, "Chang'an is the capital, how can there be no street lights?"
Someone from Chang'an sighed and said, "Indeed, there isn't any. That's why the whole city is dark when the curfew comes."
"Shh! I thought Chang'an was brightly lit and beautiful like a place where gods live, but there's not even a street lamp!"
At this time, a large four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of them, and several people got on the carriage. The people in Chang'an didn't understand and asked hurriedly, "What are they doing?"
“Take the bus to the workshop.”
"Bus?"
"There aren't even buses in Chang'an? So you guys can only walk to get around?"
When they found out what the buses were for, the officials were shocked again: "In this way, even people outside the city can quickly enter the city?"
Cheng Yu said, "There is no shortage of horses in the border town. The roads are wide, so there won't be any congestion even if there are more carriages. The bus was proposed by Miss Ling to benefit the people. Although there is a fee, the fee is very low."
All the officials knew that Miss Ling was the future Queen. Look at Cheng Yu and Li Heng's attitude towards Miss Ling.
Some old officials had the idea of "hens crowing at dawn" in their minds, but the young officials felt that the Empress was amazing. As a woman, she was able to manage the border town in such an orderly manner while the Emperor was away in Chang'an.
No matter whether they are civil officials, military generals, or even the common people, they all treat her with great respect. It seems that our Great Xia will have an unprecedented queen.
The only thing that officials disliked was the refugee camp. They learned that refugees and refugees coming to the border town would be properly resettled in the camp and no refugees were ever turned away from the city.
They all started to worry: "If this happens, after the border town becomes the capital, there will definitely be more refugees pouring in. If we still treat them with the gentle means we used in the past, it will be detrimental to the country!"
"In my opinion, we should close this refugee camp and set up checkpoints to prevent refugees from pouring into the border town."
Many officials echoed: "That's right! Some ragged people, people from all walks of life, are pouring into the capital. It's really immoral!"
"This refugee camp is built on the road that Your Majesty must take to return to the city. How ugly! It should be moved away before Your Majesty returns to the city."
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Cheng Yu listened silently, but his fists clenched tighter and tighter.
But he had to explain, because if he didn't explain, and Miss Ling did it instead, it could easily turn into a riot.
Miss Ling has been looking for an opportunity to take them to military training! "His Majesty said that as long as there is still a citizen in the world who is hungry and cold, the refugee camp will not be abolished! If you think that there should be no refugee camps or charity halls in the capital, you should find a way to ensure that all the people in the world are well fed and clothed.
Instead of thinking that they are against the city appearance and driving them away!"
Cheng Yu recalled a story he had heard about a local rich man who saw a poor beggar on the roadside of his estate and said with tears in his eyes: "I have always been kind-hearted and I cannot bear to see anyone starving or freezing."
Everyone thought he wanted to help these beggars, but he suddenly changed the subject: "So, drive them away and don't let me see them!"
These officials in Chang'an have similarities with this old rich man. But Cheng Yu does not think that they cannot change. Even Li Heng is completely obedient to Miss Ling.
Just wait! After His Majesty moves the capital, if you still work with this mentality, you will be punished by Miss Ling sooner or later and complain bitterly! Cheng Yu deliberately concealed it, but these officials did not think there was anything wrong with their proposal.
When discussing the refugee camp in public, he was full of disgust and repeatedly proposed setting up checkpoints to prevent refugees from flocking to the border town.
This was soon heard by Jin Sui, who raised his eyebrows and called over twenty officials who were the most vocal in their opposition: "I heard that you all want to take over the exiled refugee camp and drive out the refugees?"
Everyone was stunned, not knowing what she meant by asking this question, and they did not dare to answer too firmly, so they just said vaguely: "We just think that it is unlucky for Your Majesty to see such a dilapidated place when he returns to the city."
Jin Sui knew: "I didn't think it through. I didn't even think of this problem. What the adults said is that the refugee camp does damage the city appearance.
How about this, before His Majesty comes back, let’s relocate the refugee camp.
It's just that I can't spare the time, and Lord Cheng is busy. But you gentlemen are still interested in discussing the refugee camp, so I'll leave it to you!"
Their eyes lit up and they decided that getting this done would be a great achievement.
Their method of dealing with things is to drive people away! This kind of thing happens frequently in Chang'an. Whenever there are natural disasters or man-made disasters in other places, there will always be refugees who flee to Chang'an.
Then they were driven away. The refugees were timid and had no opinions of their own as sheep. They didn’t cry when they were beaten or scolded. They were just chased away.
But Miss Ling changed the subject: "When I say responsible, I don't mean to drive them away, but to teach them how to survive, so that they have a skill and can find a place to stay in the city.
Oh, it seems that you may not be able to empathize with me or understand me.
How about this, all the adults can bring their families to live in the refugee camp for a while, and get a good feel for what it’s like to be a refugee. Then you will definitely be able to come up with a way to resettle the refugees!”
The officials were now anxious: "How can you do this! Miss Ling, you really don't take us seriously! Not to mention that you are not the queen yet, even if you were the queen, you have no right to dictate to us court officials!"
There was an angry official who pointed his finger at Jin Sui. Jin Sui looked up at him, turned her wrist, and with a short knife in her hand, she cut off his finger in an instant: "If you dare to point your finger at me again, I'll cut off your head!"
The official screamed miserably, and soldiers immediately stepped forward to cover his mouth and surrounded the officials with weapons.
Jin Sui snorted coldly: "It seems that you haven't realized the situation yet, this is not Chang'an!
Your Majesty is not Prince Yu, and I, Ling Jinsui, am not a delicate girl. I have strength and means!
Humph, in Chang'an, you are high officials, and the lives of the people are worthless! But in my city of infinite power, every citizen is your Majesty's subject, and their lives are the most precious! Come, take them down, and send their families and servants to the refugee camp! Send soldiers to guard them, and kill anyone who dares to escape! "
Some officials shouted, "We want to see His Majesty! How can we allow you to trample on us like this?"
Jin Sui directly threw the bronze token given by Gu Changxiao onto the table, as well as the jade token with the words "As if I were here in person" that had just been delivered.
Two cards, one for commanding the army and one for politics.
Jin Sui stared at them coldly: "Believe it or not, if I kill you now, no one will speak up for you!"
Now no one dared to say anything, except the officer whose finger was cut off, who was sent to the wounded camp to have his finger reattached urgently. Yes, Jinsui even taught the military doctor the surgical scalpel and limb reattachment method.
Although the reattached finger cannot be used, it still looks better than a severed finger.
The rest of the people were sent to refugee camps along with their families. Like the refugees, they had to earn basic work points to qualify for citizenship.
Cheng Yu received the news very quickly, and he never thought of speaking well of these officials or persuading Jin Sui.
He had been waiting for this day. The officials from Chang'an had not adjusted their mindset yet, and Miss Ling only gave them a small lesson. If they were still like this when His Majesty came, many people would probably die.
He just contacted Li Heng and asked Li Heng to go to the refugee camp to persuade these officials.
Li Heng was even funnier. He called Jiang Nansheng again. One of them was a scholar and the other a warrior. One had his hand cut by Jinsui, and the other had his beard cut by Jinsui.
Then there was Zheng Yun who was beheaded, the bandits whose bodies were hung in the woods, and the Tartars who were burned in flames...
With so many precedents, you just went to the refugee camp and lived and ate with the refugees for a period of time. How can you say that you are wronged?
Admit your mistake immediately and complete the task assigned by Miss Ling. She will not pursue the matter.
Li Heng and Jiang Nansheng can guarantee this, because neither of them has been punished. Although Miss Ling's methods are a bit cruel and her behavior is eccentric, she is still very generous.
"As for reporting to His Majesty, listen to my advice and forget it! If you don't report to His Majesty, the matter can still be turned over. If you report to His Majesty, I'm afraid that Miss Ling will turn over a new leaf, and His Majesty will not let you off easily.
I know you just came from Chang'an and are not familiar with the rules of the border town. But we old people all know that you can offend anyone, but you must not offend Miss Ling!"
The officials were confused and asked in a low voice, "You allow a woman like her to be bullied?"
Li Heng sighed softly: "Because she is not an ordinary woman!"
Since they don't know about the woman disguising herself as a man to pretend to be the King of Li, let's not mention it.
“Those high-quality seeds with yields of over 1,000 per mu were all found by Miss Ling.
Fish oil, gunpowder, and flying artifacts were also developed by Miss Ling.
There is also a good medicine for curing the plague, which was also prepared by Miss Ling."
"Miss Ling has contributed 90% to the success of Border Town today!
His Majesty once said that Miss Ling alone could defeat thousands of troops."
"She is also the only woman that His Majesty loves, the future Queen.
Tell me, can she be offended?"
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