Furthermore, your Qinghe County is practically impregnable, producing all manner of goods, including large quantities of pig iron and crystal for the Empire. Furthermore, your troops have been rewarded and dispersed, so the entire area south of Xichuan probably only knows Qinghe, not Your Majesty.
"Oh, that's normal." Lin Hai automatically filtered out the flattery. While it was pleasant to be flattered by a prefect and assistant minister of the Ministry of War, it was obvious that Lord Bai's intelligence was incomplete, and there were many things that were not flattered at all, which made Lin Hai feel like he had just scratched an itch.
"Normal?" Bai Ang had originally thought that Lin Hai would either make a long-winded defense or reveal his ambitions directly, but he really didn't expect Lin Hai to use the word "normal" to respond to him. He couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by normal?"
"May I ask, Lord Bai, how long have the two provinces of Xichuan and Xiangyun been incorporated into the empire?"
"More than seven years."
"Before my uncle came here, did the empire govern these two provinces?"
“No.”
"When I arrived in Qinghe to open up new land, there were over a hundred new land reclamation sites in Xichuan Xiangyun. Sir Bai, have all of these sites been successful?"
"This... I'm new here, so I don't know the details. But based on the reports I've received from the Central Command, most of them have failed and been disbanded."
"Oh, then Lord Bai, you also know that most of the local people are refugees from the Tran Dynasty and Cambodia. Even if there are local people, they were still citizens of the Tran Dynasty a few years ago. The empire has not bestowed any grace on them. Instead, they have suffered from hunger and cold, and have been exploited and oppressed by bandits.
It was Master Ben who rescued them, it was Master Ben who led them to rebuild the cities and villages, and it was Master Ben who led them to wipe out the bandits. It is normal for them to know Master Ben, and it is normal for them not to know that Your Majesty is also normal.
"Master Bai, I'm telling you the truth. It's perfectly reasonable that they don't know about the Empire and Your Majesty right now, which is why Your Majesty sent you to Xiangyun. But I want to remind you: if they still don't know about the Empire and Your Majesty in three to five years, then Your Majesty will be furious, and I'm afraid I won't be the first one to be punished."
"It is said that Lord Qinghe is good at economics and military affairs, but I didn't expect that he has made some achievements in the art of speech. I admire him." Bai Ang smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Qinghe. All of the above are tests that I deliberately made out of my sincere patriotism. I didn't expect that Lord Qinghe has such knowledge at such a young age. It makes me feel relieved.
Don't worry, His Majesty still trusts you. His Majesty has also issued an imperial decree. Lord Qinghe, please summon everyone to listen to it."
In general, this imperial edict shocked Lin Hai: Skipping the various official words in the previous part, His Majesty Xia Junao of the Daliang Empire also agreed to Lin Hai's request for an imperial edict for Shi Zhener, and conferred the title of a third-rank lady on Shi Zhener, which matched the rank of Earl Lin Hai.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor also showed inexplicable concern for the people of Qinghe County, stating, "The war has dragged on for too long, and the palace is wasting money," "I must reduce palace expenses to overcome these difficult times," "I order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select two hundred palace maids aged sixteen or above who are virtuous and well-behaved and send them to Qinghe County," and "I will use them to marry Qinghe officials who have made outstanding contributions. If the Earl of Qinghe likes them, he can marry them himself."
Well, I just discussed their marriage with Ling Yang, and someone sent his wife here. It seems like everything he wants seems to be coming true more and more lately.
But marrying two hundred wives at once would make me very happy, but Shi Zhen'er might not be happy, what should I do? Thinking about it does make me very happy...
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