Li Minglou stopped riding and got into the car hand in hand with Mrs. Wu. The prefect of Guangzhou followed and talked beside the car.
There have been no rebels in Guangzhou Prefecture for a long time, and even Huainan Road has become much calmer. They met Andzhong's rebels and the Huainan Road Observer's surrender troops in other places, and fought several times, but they did not reach Guangzhou.
Come.
Then Ande Zhong's rebels dispersed a lot and went to fight Qishan in the southeast. The surrender troops from Huainan Road were even more afraid to come to Guangzhou Prefecture. On the contrary, the soldiers and horses of Guangzhou Prefecture often went out to attack the city that could be scolded.
They scolded them back, and those who didn't come back were beaten back. If they couldn't be beaten back, they didn't force them, and they just ran away after grabbing food, grass and refugees.
The city soldiers and horses came and went gradually, with Chaohu as the boundary. The west side surrendered and obeyed the orders of Guangzhou Prefecture, and the south side obeyed the orders of the government and surrendered to the observation envoys.
"Our troops have expanded to more than 15,000 people." The governor of Guangzhou was elated, hinting with a bit of shyness and pride, "At the beginning, the prefecture actually only had so many soldiers and horses, and they were registered in the register.
The number of people is false."
Of course, these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses obeyed the orders of the Zhenwu Army, but the general of the Zhenwu Army, Yuan Ji, who subdued them, lived in the government office. Apart from military training, everything else had to be taken care of by him as the prefect, so now his status
It is equivalent to the Huainan Road Observer.
All that is needed is a document appointed by the imperial court.
He can promulgate documents for Dou County magistrate, but he cannot do this for appointing himself. However, the prefect of Guangzhou thought this was not a problem. He looked at Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Wu sitting in the carriage, her husband and her son.
Now he leads the army to protect the imperial court and goes to King Lu's fiefdom.
King Zhao is dead, and the prince will die soon. King Lu is the only bloodline of the former emperor, and he will be the new emperor.
Appointing an observer is not a big deal for Wu Ya'er, who used his ability to support guards, nor is it a big deal for the new emperor.
Thinking that he had only wanted to work as a deputy in the prefecture, the prefect of Guangzhou felt that he really had no ambition, so Yuanji said that he wanted to take in the refugees, and he had no objection. Yangzhou, where the prefecture was located, had as many people as ten Guangzhous.
Just fill it out as if it were ten Gwangju prefectures. He doesn't need to pay anyway.
Some people provide money to support the soldiers, and some people provide money to support the people. He just goes to more places and talks more to the officers, soldiers and people.
Thinking of the briskness of his horse's hooves, the officials advised him not to come to pick up Mrs. Wu in person, but to greet Mrs. Wu at the door of the Yamen. This seemed to be a loss of status. The prefect scolded them severely, and only a few good days passed.
Don't you know that the sky is high and the earth is high? Don't you know that the Xuanwu Dao people are crying and shouting that they want Mrs. Wu to stay?
"Mrs. Wu only stayed there for more than a month, and Xuanwu Dao became even more powerful than before the war. Even the businessmen went there, and even dared to pass by where the rebels were."
"If Mrs. Wu stays in Xuanwu Dao, then Yuan Ji and these soldiers will all run away."
The officials were sweating. Without the soldiers, they had nothing. So they not only came to greet him, but also called for the rich and wise men in the city to come too.
In addition to the rich officials and wealthy people, there were also crowds of people who were different from the unfamiliar and restrained people before leaving. Even though they only saw cars and no people, they also shouted excitedly, Mrs. Wu, and some people sang songs of praise.
"There are also many porridge vats set up in Guangzhou Prefecture. There are no wine vats. When the weather is hot, Yuanji said to replace them with summer soup." Jinju explained to Li Minglou in the car.
Gwangju Prefecture was besieged for a short period of time, and the people in the Prefecture were wealthy. They were not needed at first, but with the expansion of the army and propaganda, the number of refugees increased, and the people in the Prefecture did not need Mrs. Wu to support them. The refugees were all taken care of by Mrs. Wu, and
Because Mrs. Wu supported the refugees, and the people in the city also benefited from her, everyone was familiar with and praised Mrs. Wu.
"Master Wei also joined in the fun and asked the rich households in Dou County to come here to give porridge, and let them go around saying that their lives were saved by Mrs. Wu's porridge vat. Now they have fields, houses, and money.
I was well fed and well clothed, so I came to give porridge to Mrs. Wu in return, and told those who received the porridge that they could also give porridge to others in the future when they came to Dou County."
"The refugees didn't believe what he said, so a few wealthy households patted their chests and talked about how they could make money and what opportunities they had to make money, so some refugees were seduced and ran away."
"Guangzhou Prefecture was very angry and told Magistrate Wei not to come here to rob people. Magistrate Wei was also very angry and said that he was sharing the worries of the prefecture."
"Seeing that Dou County and the government are robbing the refugees, and cities in other places are also robbing them, they are even more amused. They don't know how to support the people they robbed, so they come to Yuanji to beg for money and food, and shamelessly say that Mrs. Wu can't treat one person favorably or another person."
"Yuanji is so honest and really gave it to me."
"So more and more places know about your kindness, Madam."
The sound of kumquats chirping could be heard in the carriage, and the governor of Gwangju did not notice the woman being noisy outside. He would add or correct a word or two from time to time.
Li Minglou didn't know about these things. In order not to affect her when he was out on the march, Yuanji rarely wrote letters or talked about things here. Li Minglou felt relieved having him here.
Yuan Ji is more relieved than she imagined and has to do a good job. Just like Han Xu, they all died early in the previous life. No one can see their beautiful people and save their beautiful people.
Many people.
"There should be no money left, right?" Li Minglou asked Jin Jue.
Although she didn't care about anything, Jin Jue knew everything. She frowned and nodded: "It's a bit insufficient."
She must have spent all her money. Jiannan Road is too far away and wars are raging. It is not easy to transport the money here, and it is also easy to be discovered.
After passing through the city gate, the street became more lively. Through the gauze curtain, Li Minglou saw many merchants carrying goods.
"Mrs. Wu, I have some rare treasures here."
"Mrs. Wu, I have fine wine here."
Li Minglou said: "We have to make money ourselves first." After she said that, she lifted the gauze curtain and looked at the merchants who were squeezing over, "What rare treasures do you have?"
It was the first time for these businessmen to see Mrs. Wu. They were really startled when such a person with his head and face suddenly appeared from the exquisite gauze curtain. However, money can resist all fears. They quickly rushed over and rushed to save themselves.
The goods are reported.
The goods are too delicate to be carried around.
The names of these goods were all strange and weird, and the people around were confused. Many of the wealthy officials surrounding the car had never heard of them, but Mrs. Wu, who was holding the gauze curtain open, was not curious.
"This kind of jade carving is a bit too big for me. I don't like it."
"The string of beads you mentioned is too bright, so I have no use for it at the moment."
"I don't like wood carvings, even though they are really rare."
She told the identities of those rare treasures one by one, and her plain tone made the merchants feel a little ashamed. How could they come up with such vulgar things and sell them to Mrs. Wu.
The ghost-like woman in front of me is indeed a legendary fairy. Only gods have seen so many treasures.
Li Minglou did not laugh at these merchants: "If you have more interesting treasures, you can come to me again. Since you don't have treasures, let's sell something else." She looked past the merchants and looked into the busy market, "Who sells wine?"
Because these merchants with rare treasures came to grab them, the merchants selling food and drink retreated in shame. At this time, they were overjoyed when they heard the inquiry, and they all raised their hands in response.
"Young lady, I have fine wine here."
"Young lady, I have some fine wine here."
Li Minglou then said: "After traveling for several months and experiencing life and death, we came back and sold all their fine wine. I invited the whole city to drink and have fun together."
Yuanji, who didn't know when he appeared next to the car, but seemed to be there all the time, answered with a smile.
Cheers rang out all around, the noise dispersed from the busy city, and the whole city was filled with joy.
"When the young lady comes back, the whole city is like flowers blooming." The governor of Gwangju praised without feeling any embarrassment.
Only Jin Jue, who was sitting in the car, was a little puzzled: "Didn't the young lady say she wants to make money? This is spending money."
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The scorching sun seemed to be able to dry people out. Xu Yue lowered her head and sniffed her arm. She could still smell the aroma of the wine. Thinking of the moment when she stood under the wine vat and got wet, she couldn't help but grin. It was so fun.
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Someone coughed softly in his ear: "Mr. Xu, do we want to rest today? There is a post station ahead."
Of course, the inn has been abandoned, but the houses are there, so there is no need to sleep in the open.
Xu Yue turned to look at Jiang Ming: "Brother Jiang, let's hurry up and go find the general."
Jiang Ming nodded, reached out and patted the baggage he was carrying: "Yes, Madam and Young Madam miss you very much. I wonder if the journey will be safe and smooth."