After a pause, Li Xingchen reached out and scratched Yuchi Chifan's little nose with some dissatisfaction: "But I don't want to look at you in these things, seeing Xiang'er involved. I have moved to the battlefield, and it may be difficult to always be by your side.
, so all I can do is to try my best to give you a peaceful and peaceful life, at least without having to endure the tribulations of the troubled times. So I don’t want you to participate in these power and conspiracy matters for hegemony, and I am enough to support you.
It’s our family’s fault.”
"Husband!" Yuchi Chifan whispered and hugged Li Xinchen.
To be honest, Yuchi Chifan was very nervous when he was selected by the Yuan family as a "gift" to the Yuchi family to present to Li Xinchen, because no one knew what kind of person Li Xinchen was before this. Some legends say that he is a miraculous person.
Some legends say he is a demon born from hell.
Yuchi Chifan was worried about his future, but the Yuan family was reluctant to do so. In Yuchi's family, this granddaughter was recognized as smart and gentle. The Yuan family had always loved her granddaughter and wished she could keep her with her every day.
Originally, the Yuchi family had prepared a good marriage for her, at least one from a famous family worthy of Captain Chi's status, and even a relative of the emperor.
As a result, who would have thought that things are unpredictable. Now, if the women, children, old and weak of the Yuchi family want to avoid the tragedy of being directly sent to the hard labor camp by Li Xinchen, they have to take the initiative to please Li Xinchen. Yuchi Chifan, who has the most outstanding appearance, gentle and kind personality, is obviously the best candidate.
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Sending her granddaughter to the dragon's den was a torment for the Yuan family. However, as the leader of these women, children, old and weak, the Yuan family had no choice. What she wanted to save was the entire Yuchi family.
But at least now, it seems that Yuchi Chifan does not feel that this is torment for herself. Leaning in Li Xingchen's arms, she feels particularly at ease. All little girls have the dream of marrying a peerless hero, and Yuchi Chifan does not
Exception. Maybe those children of aristocratic families and royal family members are noble enough, but obviously they are just playboys after all, and of course they are not as good as a real hero in Yuchi Chifan's heart.
Regardless of whether Li Xingchen is considered a hero or not, at least he has conquered such a huge empire by himself, which is enough to make Yuchi Chifan fall in love with him. More importantly, this man is obviously more compassionate than imagined.
Li Xingchen pinched her face and said with a smile: "Okay, I have to discuss this matter with Boqing and the others, don't worry."
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"Brother, are you sure you weren't given the ecstasy soup by Yuchi's sister-in-law?" Li Lian'er smiled and handed the tea to Li Xingchen, winking at the same time with a teasing look on her face.
Li Xingchen rolled his eyes, too lazy to get along with the naughty little girl. Xiao Shilian coughed and said, "Lian'er, I'm talking about business with your brother."
"Huh!" Li Lian'er snorted, but she didn't bother them and walked away with a smile on her hands behind her back. Her shiny black braids flicked behind her back, as if to express her dissatisfaction to the two men behind her.
Li Xingchen immediately glanced at Xiao Shilian with a smile. It seems that this guy's strict control over his wife has become more serious. If he were not here, Lian'er would definitely not give Xiao Shilian a good look. But having said that, Li Lian'er's true temperament is probably
It was also Xiao Shilian's favorite place.
"You don't care how decent your sister is." Xiao Shilian touched his nose and said with some embarrassment, "I have been spoiled by you before."
Li Xingchen chuckled: "You fear your wife like a tiger, don't shirk it."
"Ahem," Xiao Shilian coughed and decisively changed the subject, "Have you really decided to do this? Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian are not ordinary people. It must not be that simple to have both sides between them."
Li Xingchen couldn't help but sneered: "I'm not down enough to try to get along with them. Since it's them who asked us to come, we don't have to be polite. There are so many goods and materials in Sichuan that we don't even need."
Well, it’s better to do business with them. What’s more, money is needed for construction everywhere in the middle of Sichuan. Someone brings money to our door, so why wouldn’t we do it?"
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly: "That's true. Since the relationship between us and the imperial court has completely deteriorated, without the merchants of the imperial court, the prices in Shu have indeed fluctuated sharply. If there are external funds coming in, it should be better."
Lack of money is indeed a problem Li Xingchen is facing now.
Financial problems are never a small problem. If Li Xinchen wants to build Bashu, he needs a lot of money. If he wants to appease the people, he can only reduce taxes. Originally, Bashu's financial inventory is not considered rich. If it continues like this, it may be possible.
It will make ends meet. At least now, Li Xingchen does not want to imitate the inflation of the Han Dynasty and mint "big money for a thousand". This will only further lead to inflation and cause people's distrust of government coins. In the end, it will only reintroduce barter.
They play an irreplaceable role, and the government's money cannot be spent, which further reduces the government's credibility.
When the government continues to use this "worthless" money as salary to officials and the army, you can imagine what the consequences will be.
Li Xingchen never expected that people of this era would have the same modern national consciousness and patriotic concepts as those of later generations. After all, this was a concept that only emerged a thousand years later. We cannot ask China at this time that even the concept of nationality is still vague.
When the modern national consciousness really sprouted and developed, even if the government's credibility was reduced, the people of this country already knew that they should save the lost rather than overthrow it. During the vigorous Anti-Japanese War, even if the military pay was very little
, even university professors have to go to the streets to become vendors. At least most people, most people with national consciousness have not chosen to betray this country.
It's just that it's too ideal to use this to demand the people under his command now. Li Xingchen must still solve the financial problem.
"At least for now, it won't do us any harm to get money from the Zhou people." Li Xunchen said after careful consideration, "In addition to money, there is also the problem of food. This time we can get through it by relying on the food in the Chencang military camp.
It is difficult, but the spring plowing after the beginning of spring cannot be delayed any longer. We need more food to support the future battle."
Xiao Shilian nodded: "You don't have to worry about this. It's only after hard times that you realize how good life is now. With so many Ba people coming down the mountain, even if there was war last year, Shuzhong had a good harvest of food and was even able to sustain itself. This year
This heavy snowfall is a sign of a good harvest. We have been running around for so long, and finally everything has settled down."
Feeling the emotion in Xiao Shilian's voice, Li Xingchen smiled and said: "This stable life makes people happy. It's time for us to take a breath, but you kid can't just stay in Shu from now on."
Xiao Shilian hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "That Shizhong, there is one more thing you plan to do..." (To be continued)