Chapter 460 What if He Refuses?
Boss Hu has a new face, and the villagers and the Twelve Wharfs are taking time to adapt again, which is full of jokes.
Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Kui, who got the news, rushed over from the inner city and laughed at him in person.
If he wasn't afraid of scaring his son, Boss Hu would have to fight several battles a day.
It was so lively and bustling, but time passed quickly and it was March, and the ice and snow melted.
Following the grand occasion of the reclamation of Tubei Mountain, the Land of Exile once again ushered in a flourishing vitality.
All the fields in the outer city were bustling with activity, and even people from the inner city were attracted to watch the excitement.
At the same time, the Su family received two imperial edicts.
Delivered personally by Qian.
"The Emperor has issued an edict stating that the Su family of Tubei Village, in the Yongzhou exile area, saved my life and raised me. Their daughter, Jiuni, has also assisted me numerous times, as brave as any man. Deeply grateful, I hereby appoint Su Jiuni as the Princess of Dayue, with the title Mingyue. I also grant the Yongzhou exile area as Princess Mingyue's fiefdom. All agricultural and commercial taxes within this fiefdom will belong to Princess Mingyue!"
"The Emperor has issued an edict stating that the Twelve Docks have been providing excellent shipping services for many years, and their reputation and credibility have been highly praised by the people. Therefore, they have been specially recruited as the Royal Shipping Company, granted the Imperial Merchant Token, and granted two additional shipping routes to Liangzhou and Yuzhou!"
"So ordered!"
"Thank you!"
The Su family was hit by the thunder and was burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
Even though he had a big beard, he was ecstatic to suddenly have the golden signboard of "Royal" on his forehead, but he also gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly, "Wei Li is too cunning!"
Xiang Qian respectfully handed the imperial edict to Princess Mingyue and Gang Leader Hu, then left Tubei Village and returned to the city without stopping, turning a deaf ear to the discussions and scolding behind him.
The emperor was far away in Changjing and could not hear these voices. It was impossible for him to submit a memorial to the emperor to complain. As for collecting taxes and gaining political achievements, he did not want to do such a good thing.
At this age, Xiang Qiansuan sees it clearly that the emperor has decided to protect these people in exile, and he can only flatter him and do nothing else.
If you do too much, you will die.
When the Su family received the imperial edict, the entire village was listening and watching.
"Dad, why does the bearded man call Ali cunning?" At the gate of Huo's courtyard, Mrs. Huo tilted her head and asked her husband.
Huo Ziheng leaned against the door frame, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, a faint smile covering his brows. "A-Li is a wise ruler, but even under a wise ruler's rule, corrupt officials in various localities who have policies and countermeasures cannot be eradicated. Of the things they hand over or allocate, after being exploited by officials at all levels, how much is left?
He appointed Tianbao as a princess and granted her a fiefdom. All the income from this fiefdom will be in Tianbao's hands, and whether it is money or grain, it will be free from corruption and exploitation. "
Mrs. Huo still didn't understand. "So what? The things belong to Tianbao, and Ali didn't benefit from it. How can he be cunning?"
"Don't you know what Tianbao's personality is like? If someone treats her well, she will definitely return the favor. If Da Yue needs anything in the future, whether it's money or food, Tianbao will give it all she gets to help A-Li. Isn't that more than what she would have gotten after being embezzled? Don't you think that brat is cunning?"
Huo, "..."
The old woman slapped her thigh and suddenly realized.
In this way, the Twelve Piers have been recruited as royal shipping. If Dai Viet needs help in the future, Big Beard will definitely do his best to help and won't even be able to run away!
This brat Ali has become so scheming after becoming the emperor!
More than cunning, it's clearly deceitful!
Huo Ziheng continued to smile calmly.
What I said to my wife was just one of the reasons.
Secondly, Ali is also trying to delegate power to Tianbao, you little brat, and wants Tianbao to share the throne with him.
If Tianbao doesn't mind, more will come later, and maybe I'll give him another city, a state, or even half of the country...
But isn’t this also 100% dependence and trust?
The Su family is Wei Li's home.
The people here are also relatives he can trust.
No need to be suspicious, no need to be on guard.
Will not betray.
Su family courtyard.
There were two more bright yellow imperial edicts in the house.
This time, Su Da and Su Er framed the imperial edict carefully and hung it on the wall of the main hall.
As for the one that was used to pad the table corner, He Daxiang simply took it out and threw it on the stove to burn as firewood.
Mrs. Su and Mr. Su sat in the main hall, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. "A Kuan, Tian Bao, is our family related to the royal family?"
"Dad, Mom, it's nothing serious. Our family is still the same as before. Wei Li is back and we have to go to the fields to farm." The bearded man picked up the royal token and stuffed it into Su An's arms. "Xiao An, take this token. Your uncle is old and can't run anymore. He only has enough strength left to take care of the children at home. You will be in charge of Wharf Twelve from now on."
Su An was as busy as if he had received a hot potato and wanted to return it, "Uncle! Godfather! I'm still young and can't handle such an important task. You just need to work hard for a few more years, and when you grow up, you can take over the burden from you. I don't have any extra time or energy, I have to deal with Tianbao and several countries!"
The bearded man got annoyed and picked up Nianniansuisui and pushed him in front of Su An, "Are you still young? You're already twenty-three or twenty-four! If you work harder, your child will be older than your two cousins! Your uncle is already old and is just getting married and having children. If you want to be filial, don't bother me and let me stay with them for a few more years!"
“…” If I don’t bother you, I will live a few years shorter.
People who travel around the country hate dealing with the imperial court the most and must abide by the rules in everything.
But after receiving the imperial order, he would have to devote himself to the court if the court needed him in the future!
Su An closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, his freedom was gone.
Sooner or later he will beat Wei Li.
Tianbao sat on a small stool, his back against the wall, expressionless.
When she woke up, she became Princess Mingyue, responsible for the livelihood of the entire exile area, taking care of the food, drink, defecation and urination of tens of thousands of people, and keeping their silver and grain.
When these things come to her, there are only two words to describe them - trouble.
Tianbao stood up and walked out with a sour face.
Bing'er followed subconsciously, "Sister, where are you going?"
"Go to Fengyun City." She wanted to find Bai Yu.
The person from the yamen came early in the morning to read the imperial edict.
At that time, Bai Yu was still dreaming in bed.
By the time the news spread throughout the inner city and he was dug up by his father, Tianbao had already come to his door in person.
The two met in the living room of Bai Mansion, and Bai Yu's face was even uglier than Tian Bao's.
Two sour-faced people sat at the pear wood flower table and looked into each other's eyes.
"What does a princess with a fiefdom do?" Tianbao asked.
Bai Yu said, "It's very busy. Every quarter, we have to collect, record, and verify commercial taxes. We are busy for at least four seasons a year. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, we also have to count, calculate, and store the farmers' grain taxes... and this is just part of it."
Tianbao listened quietly, and when he finished speaking, she nodded.
Bai Yu tilted his neck back, frowning, "Don't you mind the trouble?"
"I hate it, so I came to you. You will be responsible for these things from now on."
"..." Bai Yu fell backwards, "This is the first time you've come to see me in all these years, and you want me to do this?!"
Tianbao cried out, she really didn’t think about anything at that time, she just wanted to find Bai Yu.
Bai Yu is capable of doing this kind of work.
Bai Yu rubbed his face, breathing weakly, "Bao, pack up, let's find a time to go to the capital."
"What?"
"Go beat up Wei Li!"
"Okay, come back after the fight, you still have to do this job."
“…” What could he possibly refuse?
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