After returning from the beach, Xie Yuan wrote out a filtration and purification process.
She also drew out the designs for the tools needed for the craft and then had the craftsmen make them.
After finishing all that, Xie Yuan took out a map of He County.
"What are you looking at?"
Helian Jue returned from the front yard; he had just finished arranging for people to go to the northwest.
As soon as I stepped inside, I saw Xie Yuan hunched over his desk, gesturing at a blueprint.
"A map of He County!"
Xie Yuan stood up, first bowed to Helian Jue, then walked towards him, took his sleeve, and together they came to the desk. "Your Highness, please take a look too!"
"good!"
Helian Jue smiled and agreed, following Xie Yuan's lead, and stood with her in front of the map.
"Your Highness, Cui Boyong is dead, and those officials who colluded with him have also been executed."
Xie Yuan pointed to the location of the government office and tapped it a few times with his finger, "Now this place is empty."
Helian Jue raised an eyebrow. "A Yuan, what do you mean?"
Helian Jue understood Xie Yuan; he knew that Xie Yuan must have a plan for bringing this up specifically.
Of course, Xie Yuan certainly didn't intend to interfere in the appointment and removal of local officials.
Even Helian Jue himself, as a vassal king, could not interfere in local government affairs.
Although he had already conquered Yuezhou, Huangzhou, and Jiaozhou, becoming the de facto "king".
However, in name only, Helian Jue still respected the court and obeyed the emperor's arrangements.
Therefore, Helian Jue would not interfere in the appointment and removal of officials such as prefects and county magistrates.
Helian Jue didn't care whether the governor's office and the county magistrate's office were empty, or whether the people living inside were close to or ostracized by the Prince of Yue's mansion.
He had troops under his command and effectively controlled Yuezhou. The governors and county magistrates were merely figureheads.
Since he wasn't considered an important figure, Helian Jue simply "generously" handed over the power of appointment and dismissal to the imperial court.
Helian Jue doesn't even value officials, so why would he care about those government offices?
"What I mean is that Cui Boyong deliberately made things difficult for us, forcing us to build our palace in the suburbs."
"Although Crescent Moon Town has developed, it is still quite far from the county seat."
Xie Yuan said slowly.
Actually, she preferred the tranquility of the small fishing village by the sea.
However, she has to consider many practical issues.
First, transportation is inconvenient. Crescent Moon Town is too far from the county seat; it takes half a day to reach it by horseback.
Moreover, the surrounding area is all barren mountains and wasteland, and apart from the town's own residents, there are hardly any other people around.
The "rioters" attacked the Prince's Mansion a few days ago, which means Xie Yuan had made preparations in advance.
If the Prince's mansion did not have personal guards or sufficient food and other supplies, its safety would be hard to say.
The key point is that even after all this commotion, no one has noticed.
If the enemy is ever breached, and someone tries to find out the "truth," there won't be any witnesses.
Secondly, their palace was, after all, the residence of a prince, and should have been the most magnificent and luxurious residence in the area.
This is a matter of face, a symbol of status.
If it were just Helian Jue and Xie Yuan themselves, they would be strong enough, and with money and troops, they wouldn't care about these things at all.
But people don't see it that way.
Since ancient times, the principle has been to "respect the clothes first, then respect the person".
Having traveled from the future, Xie Yuan understood the importance of "packaging" all too well!
Especially since the Fourth Prince, the Prince of Yong, is about to take office.
Helian Jue and Xie Yuan were looking forward to seeing Xie Rou make a fool of herself, and Prince Yong was also thinking the same thing – he wanted to see the Yue Prince's mansion make a fool of itself.
Imagine that a few months later, the Prince of Yong arrived in Lingnan.
He came to "visit" his older brother with ill intentions, only to find that his brother did not live in the most prosperous and central area of He County, but in a remote fishing village.
Prince Yong was known for his sharp tongue and lack of cunning.
At that time, he would laugh so hard he was doubled over, relentlessly mocking Helian Jue.
This represents the dignity of the Prince's Mansion and must not be humiliated.
Third, Xie Yuan had long had this idea, and since the Prince of Yong was coming, Xie Yuan wanted to take the opportunity to trick him.
Xie Yuan did not explicitly state these reasons.
She and Helian Jue had long been in sync.
Even if Helian Jue couldn't guess the specific reason why Xie Yuan did this, he was very clear that his princess must have some kind of plan.
Her plans were basically all for the sake of the couple and the entire royal palace.
"Yes, Crescent Moon Town is indeed a bit remote."
Helian Jue nodded, indicating his agreement with his wife's statement.
"Ah Yuan, are you planning to build a royal palace in the county town as well?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Helian Jue shook his head. "No! My A Yuan is the kindest person. He would never do something so wasteful and exhausting."
Ahem, what Helian Jue actually wanted to say was that his princess was the most shrewd and would never do something as foolish as trying to save face with money.
"Of course not!"
Xie Yuan sensed the teasing in Helian Jue's words, but she wasn't annoyed; instead, she smiled radiantly.
"When Cui Boyong prevented us from building the Prince's Mansion in the county, he was certainly deliberately making things difficult for us, but he wasn't lying."
Hexian County is not a large town; there are only three main roads within the town.
The county government offices of He County, the prefectural government offices of Yuezhou, and several other government offices were all located in the county seat.
There are also local wealthy families in Yuezhou who have bought houses and properties in He County.
They've divided up all the prime locations in Hexian County.
Given Helian Jue's current power, he can indeed force those people to relocate.
However, neither Helian Jue nor Xie Yuan would stoop to doing so.
Xie Yuan, in particular, sincerely said to Helian Jue, "Your Highness, you are the most honorable person in Yuezhou and even Lingnan."
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