Chapter 69 Xichuan County
Su Yue laughed and shook her head, "I'm not curious. I used to believe you were the legendary King Li, but now I don't think you're who you seem. And if you don't tell me, what's the point of me asking? And why would I ask you? Am I not rich enough?"
Murong Li smiled. His little girl was different. "I know Yue'er's biggest secret. I will share mine with you too."
"How big a secret can you have?"
"Does Yue'er know about Sihai Bank and Wuhu Commercial Bank?"
"Five Lakes and Four Seas? You really know how to come up with names." Su Yue almost laughed: "Is it yours?"
Murong Li nodded: "Well, how is it?"
"Not bad. Your wealth combined should be no less than mine. You earned it all yourself, based on your real ability. What about mine?"
Su Yue gave him a sly smile: "Mine was naturally obtained by my own ability."
The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Yes, both of them are very capable, but Su Yue is even better and got it without any effort.
"Does Yue'er want us to establish our own territory?"
"What do you think?" Su Yue asked him back. She really wanted to know what he thought.
"There needs to be an opportunity, but the opportunity is right in front of us."
Su Yue understood that the opportunity he was talking about was the drought in the northwest, and he wanted to take advantage of it to win people's hearts.
She then asked, "Do you want to make this northwest your base?"
Murong Li nodded: "Yuer is smart. To be honest, this is a place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, where no one shits. Even if I rule here and dominate, that person will disdain me. In his cognition, he is an elephant and I am an ant here. It's just a matter of moving a toe for an elephant to step on an ant. So no matter how I mess around here, as long as I don't leave here, he will not take the initiative to attack us.
We can take this opportunity to develop here. When the time is right, I will definitely return to the capital. Will Yue'er support me?"
Murong Li asked Su Yue nervously, he really wanted her to help him, he believed that with their abilities, it wouldn't take long for them to accomplish the task.
If you don’t want to be bullied or trampled on by others, you must have absolute power, and absolute power is the supreme position.
People of his status cannot live a peaceful life. He has to live his whole life by pleasing others. It is better to let others pleasing him.
Su Yue nodded and said, "I can support you, but not unconditionally."
Murong Li understood what she meant. "Don't worry about this, Yue'er. If the Su family is willing, I am willing to give up that position and live freely in the martial arts world with Yue'er. How do you think?"
Su Yue shook her head: "That's not necessary, as long as we don't let it get to the point where the cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked."
"It's a bit too early to say this now. We'll see how the situation develops."
To be honest, Murong Li was not very eager for that position, he just didn't like being crushed by others. As for who sat in that position, it was fine as long as it didn't affect him.
It will be too late if it affects him.
He quite liked being an idle prince like before, doing business he liked, and expanding his business to four countries. In the future, he would have endless silver to count, and he could lie down and count silver or sit and count silver anytime and anywhere.
Then he would have a bunch of children with the woman he loved and live a carefree life with them.
The next day, everyone was wondering why it was so quiet last night, so they set off after breakfast.
I actually saw some refugees returning.
Everyone was puzzled.
Only Su Yue and Murong Li knew the truth. Of course, the old marquis also knew it in his heart, and he knew that it must have been Su Yue who did something.
This went on for three days. When the refugees saw them, they were only afraid, not as if they were seeing a precious commodity.
In the afternoon, the leader Qin came to report: "Miss, there is a county town ahead, but the city gate is closed. Many refugees have gathered at the city gate. We went to call the city gate, but they replied that they would not open the city gate and asked us to go through the nearby mountains."
"Do we have to pass through this city?" Su Yue asked.
Leader Qin said, "We must pass through this county town, and then three more counties before reaching Northwest City. Our final destination is Yunwu Village, the most remote mountain village under the jurisdiction of Yunwu City, the most remote county town in Northwest County."
"The Dog Emperor is really thoughtful. He picked a place that looks like a place where gods live." Su Yue complained about the Dog Emperor again in her heart. There was no need to think about it. The place must be close to a mountain.
"Haha, young lady really knows how to joke. That place is indeed backed by Yunwu Mountain. I heard that Yunwu Mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. It really looks like there are gods living there." Leader Qin couldn't help but laugh. This young lady really knows how to describe.
Yunwu Mountain is very steep and it is not easy to climb up the mountain, otherwise the people living there would have such a hard life.
Su Yue got off the carriage and walked towards the city gate with Qin Lingtou.
Murong Li and leader Zhang were already standing there watching.
"Yue'er is here."
"Well, should we find a way to pass through the county town or through the mountains?" Su Yue asked.
"Let's go through the county town. These refugees need a place to stay. It's not raining now, and the weather is not cold, so the refugees can still hold on."
"Okay, then let's go back and think of a solution at night." Su Yue glanced at the piles of refugees at the city gate.
After returning, Su Yue ordered people not to light a fire, hid the team, and had everyone eat dried meat for the meal.
When they lit a fire, the refugees saw it but did not come over to surround them.
There are quite a few refugees there, at least 20,000 or 30,000.
After eating, the old marquis, Uncle Su, Uncle Su II, the three brothers Su Qiwen, and General Yun all got off the carriage and went to look at the city gate.
They sighed with emotion when they saw it, especially Su Qiwen and the other two. They usually only read descriptions of years of severe drought in books, but after seeing it with their own eyes, the shock they received was unprecedented.
It's so shocking.
They were standing far away and could hear the refugees crying and wailing, as some people had starved to death.
No matter how the refugees knocked on the city gate, how they banged on the city gate, or how they begged the soldiers guarding the city, the soldiers remained indifferent.
Su Qiwen was so angry that he wanted to rush up and punch the city gate.
"Be patient!" Murong Li patted him.
The group was afraid of being noticed, so they looked for a while and then returned to the carriage.
That night, two dark shadows rushed towards the city wall next to the county town.
There were also many people sleeping under this wall.
When the two of them arrived here and smelled such a sour smell, they almost vomited.
Murong Li held his breath, hugged Su Yue, lightly tapped his toes, jumped up, and landed on the city wall. In just two breaths, he flew down the city wall again.
Just as they jumped down, a team of patrol soldiers came towards them. They had nowhere to hide and could only slip into Su Yue's space.
After the patrolmen outside passed by, the two men came out and ran towards the county government office.
This city is called Xichuan County, and the scenery inside the county is completely different from that outside.
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