Peace returned to the imperial city, which was now peaceful and harmonious.
The lobby of the Ministry of War.
Doctor Xu Yun and Vice Minister Fang Youzhi came before the Minister of War.
"Sir, the anti-bandit army's battle report and application for military merit."
"Oh? Let me see." The Minister of War took the information handed over by Xu Yun.
"More than 3,000 pirates killed in less than two months?"
"More than 300 people reported for military merit?"
Xu Yun smiled bitterly. Originally, this matter was under his jurisdiction. He usually ordered people to check it and go through the motions.
Then he approved it with a stroke of the pen.
But this bandit-suppression army, or rather the commander-in-chief, is a bit outrageous.
Even in the frontier army, the military achievements of three hundred people could not be reported in one year, no, even in five years.
"Commander-in-Chief Qin Du is extremely efficient."
What could he say? That this was all bullshit?
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is impossible.
It's not that they haven't approved the military merits of suppressing bandits. The territory of the dynasty is too large, and there are countless mountain and water bandits.
They also know a little about the situation at Bi Bo Lake.
River bandits and robbers have existed since ancient times. Not to mention the distant past, even in the past two hundred years combined, the number of bandits eliminated by the bandit suppression army in two months is not as many as that in the past two hundred years.
In the vast blue lake, the bandits hid everywhere when they saw others.
You, Qin Xu, went with the bandit-suppression army, and the bandits just stood there waiting for you?
"Is Qin Xu thinking about returning to the Imperial City as soon as possible?"
The Minister of War thought of a possibility.
He didn't even consider things like killing innocent people to claim credit. Which commander doesn't do some tricks?
Just turn a blind eye.
It’s just that others spread those out over a long timeline, while Qin Xu reported them all in a concentrated manner.
He couldn't help but suspect that she was thinking of finishing the matter of Bibo Mansion as soon as possible and returning to the imperial city as soon as possible.
Fang Youzhi spoke up at this time, "Your Excellency is worrying too much. Master Qin probably doesn't want to come back for a while."
"What do you mean?"
"This is Lord Qin's request for an increase in military spending and supplies."
"The bandits in Bibo Prefecture are so powerful that they can't be wiped out?"
The Minister of War pressed the memorial and the military report on the table with his hand.
Closed his eyes.
Thought for a moment.
"His military merit has been approved."
"The request for military funds is not approved, but please be more polite when you reply."
Afraid that the assistant minister might not understand, the Minister of War added one more sentence.
"Let him apply again after some time."
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The former garrison camp of Bibo Prefecture, now the bandit suppression camp.
Xia Cheng poured Qin Xu a cup of spiritual tea and then asked.
"Sir, can the Ministry of War approve what we reported?"
"Military expenses are high. After all, we have just arrived not long ago, so military merit should not be a hindrance to us."
"So what do you mean by reporting military expenditures?"
"It sets the stage for what we're going to do next."
"Go find Shen Yuchang and ask him to arrange some people to handle a few bigger cases, but don't clean up the mess."
"yes."
The imperial city will definitely not be able to provide any more military funds.
Of course he knows.
The reason for doing this was naturally for his next move.
The anti-bandit army is doing business and making preparations.
If Shen Yuchang and Nangong Yu continue to fight for a few more months, the economies of various county towns will definitely be affected.
The trade routes will not be smooth.
At this time, two more battalions were dispatched from the main camp to take over the shops of the confiscated wealthy families.
Utilize waste and open a shop.
The imperial city won't give us military funds, but we have to suppress these bandits.
Lord Qin has to bear the brunt of the burden and can only raise the military funds himself.
The goods in this store are easy to get, just go to the Imperial City and arrange for them.
Among these legitimate sons of his who have received military merit, who doesn’t have some property at home?
And this is a good thing.
He doesn't care how much they pay for the goods from the family, he just needs to find a suitable price to buy the goods.
Anyway, it wasn't him who provided the spiritual stones.
As for the selling price, it is definitely a little more expensive.
After all, the anti-bandit army had spent a lot of effort to transfer the goods from the imperial city in order to maintain the stability of the Bibo Prefecture market.
The price should be about the same as that in the Imperial City.
Let the monks of Bi Bo Mansion also experience the life in the imperial city.
The bandit-suppression army was operating step by step according to Qin Xu's will.
The monks in the Bi Bo Palace did not feel that Qing Tian was coming, but instead felt more and more that it was a wave of rolling black clouds coming from the imperial city.
In the capital city, in a large family of medium to lower strength.
"Butler, why are the recent expenses so high?"
"Master, there is nothing we can do. Prices of everything in the entire Bi Bo Mansion are rising."
"What happened?"
The head of the family has just come out of seclusion. His cultivation has reached a critical point. He has been in seclusion for about half a year.
For a foundation-building cultivator, this is nothing.
Unexpectedly, after he left customs, he checked the recent accounts first.
Compared with last year, the income is basically the same, with a slight decrease.
However, this expenditure has increased by 30 to 40 percent.
The housekeeper told the head of the family about the recent changes in the Bibo Mansion.
"Alas, the Ninth Prince left, and here comes a great general."
"Arrange people to go to other prefectures to buy, and buy in larger quantities, or make joint purchases with a few large families that we are friendly with."
"This will offset the cost of the transmission."
"It would save a lot more than if the price continued to rise like this."
"It seems that Lord Huang is organizing some families to go to other palaces to make purchases. How about you go and ask them?"
"Well, please pass me a visiting card. I'll go take a look in a moment. Mr. Huang is also from a local big family, so we have some acquaintance."
In the Huang family's house.
The heads of several large families in this capital city were listening to Huang Shangshan speak.
"My Bibo Prefecture is plagued by serious banditry, which has seriously affected our chain repair and business."
"The anti-bandit army did not want to harass the local area, so they began to raise military funds on their own. We can understand that the price of this transaction is a bit higher, but it is really unbearable."
These words touched the hearts of the monks present.
"Yes, if this continues, all our property will be gone, alas."
"The other day, a military officer bought the spiritual medicine from my family, and the price was 20% lower than usual."
"It's not that we don't support it, it's that we can't afford it. There are so many monks in the family, we can't just rely on the old money, even if we do, how long can we rely on the old money?"
Although there were many complaints in his words, he did not explicitly direct the criticism towards the bandit-suppression army.
When Huang Shangshan saw this, he understood that these people were still not loving enough.
"That's right. I organized everyone to reduce everyone's expenses."
"Let's jointly contribute some spiritual crystals and go to other prefectures to purchase some."
"Not only can it reduce our pressure, but we might even be able to make a small profit from the county town."
Since it is impossible to incite people with words, then use benefits to buy them off.
When these big clans saw the benefits, naturally more big clans and even individual families joined in.
These people are the trend.
At that time, he can use his position as Lord of the Mansion and these great forces to send Qin Xuli out of the country.
And his position in the Bibo Mansion will be consolidated.
This is the evil consequence of being in an illegitimate position and having mismatched strength.
You have to try every possible way to take control of the initiative.
Qin Xu's arrival and the army's business trip made him see an opportunity.
Although now these family heads have not blamed the bandit-suppression army, they dare not even mention their names.
But once their external procurement gets on track.
It is natural that there will be conflicts with the shops of the bandit suppression army.
Whether they like it or not, they will stand against the bandit-suppression army.
He, Huang Shangshan, will be the one to solve the problem.
Only Qin Xu, he believed that Lord Qin would definitely calm down the situation.
Watching the family heads in front of him having a heated discussion and vying for shares.
Huang Shangshan thought of the ancestor of the imperial city and the information he gave him.
Some important figures did not want Qin Xu to go back, or in other words, they did not want Qin Xu to return to the court victoriously.
Coincidentally, the Huang family, which has been operating in Bibo Mansion for hundreds of years, obtained a very interesting photo-taking stone a few days ago.
Lord Qin, you probably don't want to be caught and brought back to the imperial city with a stain on your body, right?
As for the thoughts of the ancestors or some big shots in the imperial city.
Huang Shangshan didn't want to help them, he had some ideas of his own.
After all, he was about to form a pill. With only a few years as the Lord of the Mansion, the resources he had accumulated were enough to support him in forming a pill.
If one could run the Bi Bo Mansion for a thousand years, or even just two hundred or three hundred years, it would not be difficult to obtain Nascent Soul resources.
No wonder those noble families can be passed down for so long.
And most importantly, with his daughter, grandson and the ninth prince by his side, Huang Shangshan felt that he could be more willful.
In Bibo Mansion, display your talents.
So like our ancestor, instead of seeking guidance from the nobles in the imperial city, we can achieve success in one step.
It would be better to run this inconspicuous Bibo Mansion steadily and diligently.
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