As for the military pay and military supplies of the three armies in the northwest, these matters are not under the control of the Liu family, and the Liu family can't even inquire about it. They only know that Prince Duan is in charge of the northwest army, and Director Yuan is the one who comes forward.
On the other hand, Liu Yuanwai actually knew a few suspicious places about the place where the anti-arms weapon was manufactured.
"The grass-roots family has a lot of fields in Zhongcheng. If there is something wrong with the boundaries of the city, the grass-roots people will know to some extent."
He ordered someone to bring a map of the Central City and open it directly on the ground. He pointed to one of the locations and said: "This was originally a mountain village. Later, rumors spread about being haunted in the village. Villagers died one after another for no reason. The government could not find out who was human.
What I did was still...
It didn't take long for the people in that village to move everything they could, but the grassroots people found that there was still smoke coming out from time to time. But the road into the village was infested with ferocious beasts, and the grassroots people didn't dare to approach."
Speaking of this, Yuan Wai Liu and the fourth son of the Liu family looked embarrassed and did not dare to look up at the expressions of Qi Baoer and others.
However, Qi Baoer did not blame them. The Liu family was already treading on thin ice, so it was remarkable that they could take note of such a thing. If anyone else encountered the situation of the Liu family, how could they have thought about it at this time?
Regardless of whether the village is weird or not, you deliberately wrote it down in the hope that someone from above can help when someone comes.
How could she not see the real intention of Liu Yuanwai and the fourth son of the Liu family who hurriedly took out the map to point out suspicious things?!
They are eager to prove that the Liu family is really loyal to the court and the emperor, and secondly, they have great righteousness in their hearts.
Liu Yuanwai glanced at Qi Bao'er and saw that she had no intention of getting angry or blaming the Liu family, so he continued with a sigh of relief: "This place used to be the iron mine of the imperial court. It was only because of the mine twelve years ago that
The collapse killed many people and suspended mining.
The common people have not heard that the imperial government has ordered the iron ore to be mined again, but the common people here can guarantee their lives because there are people mining iron ore."
In addition to these two places, Liu Yuan pointed out five more places later.
It's just that none of the five places on the latter side are as obvious as the 'ghost village' and the iron mine. They are all in remote mountains that are difficult for people to notice. There are even two that are not within the borders of the central city at all.
"Knock, knock, knock," Qi Bao'er tapped the table.
That sound shocked the two brothers, Yuanwai Liu, and they began to feel guilty. Although the Liu family had no intention of doing evil, over the years, regardless of helplessness or whatever, they ended up...
However, Qi Baoer suddenly asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with these things: "Is there your Liu family's shop over there in Huacheng?"
Liu Yuanwai's head was spinning very fast, and he immediately understood what Prince Xian meant.
He nodded solemnly, "The Liu family owns a grain store and a cloth store in Huacheng. It was also the people in the grain store and the cloth store who discovered that many strangers who had been living in Huacheng had appeared in Huacheng in the past two years."
Hwaseong is an extremely pure border city, so it is not unusual to see unfamiliar faces in Hwaseong.
But long-term residence is different. Business people between the two countries pass by Hwaseong and stay for a day or two. If they stay for a long time, few will choose Hwaseong. At such a time, it may become a war zone between the two countries.
The place.
No, people from the Liu family's grain and cloth farms in Huacheng noticed that there were more and more new faces in Huacheng. After those new faces gradually turned into mature faces, they hurriedly reported the matter to Liu Yuanwai.
The garrison guarding the border cannot simply guard a border line. In a sensitive place like Hwaseong, the garrison must pay more attention.
This is also true. "After there were more strangers in Huacheng, the number of Qi family troops also gradually increased."
After Liu Yuanwai learned this, he guessed that the Qi family army must have discovered something or suspected something. The Liu family was doing nothing wrong now, so he never asked about Huacheng's affairs again.
Just a month ago, Crown Prince Duan's men came to Zhongcheng and asked him to make a large warehouse in Liu's mansion to store things.
At that time, Yuan Liu didn't think much about it. Well, it wasn't like he didn't think much about it. What he thought was that Crown Prince Duan was going to come to the Liu family again to get food and silver.
Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will not be happy, and the same goes for Liu Yuanwai.
But he couldn't resist and could only act according to the other party's orders.
Therefore, he did not continue to pay attention to the affairs of Huacheng, so he did not know the true situation of Huacheng for the time being.
But this is not the point. A person with Prince Xian's status would open this door to his small merchant. He would definitely not just ask about the situation in Huacheng, but,,, it would be of use to the Liu family.
There is no one who doesn't want to be unhappy, but on the contrary, Liu Yuanwai and the fourth brother of the Liu family can't hide the joy on their faces; as long as it is useful, it will be useful. If Prince Xian thinks that the Liu family is useful, then the Liu family will be saved.
There are more Qi family troops in Huacheng, and there is a slight smile in Qi Bao'er's eyes. He is reading a book.
Her father is quite reliable.
Then his face sank again. Since her father had noticed that there was a problem in Huacheng, why did he never say anything to her?
"I would like to borrow the Liu family's place for use. I wonder if Mr. Liu can agree?"
Oh, please, Prince Xian, please don't be so polite to them, they said in fear.
Liu Yuanwai broke out in a cold sweat, "The Liu family is devoted to the imperial court. As long as it is beneficial to the imperial court, Prince Xian can use everything in the Liu family at will. The Liu family has nothing to say about it."
This attitude must be made clear. The Liu family is absolutely and absolutely loyal to the court and the emperor.
Qi Bao'er looked at the two people who were in panic and fear. She didn't find it funny, but felt sad.
The Liu family who could become imperial merchants should have been high-spirited people, but now a casual word can make them tremble with fear.
But Prince Duan’s Mansion???
To be honest, if Liu Yuanwai hadn't mentioned that she had done so many important things when no one knew about it, even if she was in Beijing, she didn't pay much attention to the existence of Prince Duan's Mansion.
In the Qilin Kingdom, there has always been only one Wise King who truly holds the throne. She is now the Great Wise King, and the Wise King before the Great Wise King controls the armies of the three northeastern states, etc.
The Qilin Kingdom seems to have high hopes for the word "virtuous". Every virtuous king holds the power of life and death either in the garrison or in the court.
But this does not mean that there are no other princes in Qilin Kingdom. The decline of Jun's direct heirs does not mean that there are fewer royal members named Jun.
Some of these royal family members are descended from the title, that is, the person who receives the title is a prince, and the next generation will become an uncle, and the next generation will become a prince. After a few generations, they will just be ordinary people.
Some people also inherit the hereditary and irreplaceable title of Yongjue. Whatever title they were given when they were granted it, their descendants will inherit the same title from generation to generation.
Whether it is for the stability of the imperial court or the difficulties in obtaining Yongjue, there are very few people who can obtain the hereditary title.
Let's talk about Qi Bao'er. She said that her achievements in the Qilin Kingdom are not small, but her title of the Good King is just a demotion. Her children will inherit it in the future, and they won't even get the word 'Xian', so they have to start a new one.
The title inherits the earldom.
In the entire Qilin Kingdom, there are only four hereditary thrones - King Rui, King Kang, King Duan, and the now extinct King Han.
Unlike King Han, who is arrogant and shadowed everywhere, the other three princes have no sense of presence in Beijing. Except for the big banquets in the palace, they will usually appear. If you don't go to their palaces, you basically don't want to touch them.