Farmer’s Blessed Girl

Bai Shan looked at Liu Huan and Yin Or, Bai Erlang didn't have to look, he didn't know, and Bai Er wouldn't know.

Liu Huan said, "I'm not familiar with it either."

Yin Youze said: "I heard from my father that he is not bad. He is Duke Qiao of Xijue. Your Majesty has a deep relationship with Princess Zhao and Duke Xianqiao, so he is also very kind to his two nephews."

Bai Shan understands it in seconds, so this is the one who has been moved up by the ancestors, but it is not a big mistake in terms of personality and talent.

When they arrived at the Duhu Mansion, General Guo Xiaojun came out to pick them up with red eyes.

He still lives in the Duhufu now, but he is already ready to move, and he can take over when the new Duhu arrives.

Seeing that his eyes were red, Bai Shan asked, "Your Majesty's will has come down?"

General Guo couldn't help crying again, nodded and said, "Your Majesty has dismissed my father's official position, I, I may not be able to help the coffin to return to my hometown."

The emperor was so angry with General Guo, so General Guo could not write to mention the matter of returning the coffin to his hometown at this time, so he could only temporarily put the coffin in the Guo Temple for later, or bury it in Xizhou.

General Guo wanted to wait a few years. After two years, the emperor's anger had almost subsided, and he would bring up the matter of returning home with the coffin.

Bai Shan could only sigh, and reached out and patted his shoulder.

Man Bao didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder in turn. Yin or seeing that they all patted him, he didn't want to pat him, so he went up to pat him too.

When Zhou Liru saw it, he also stepped forward and patted it.

General Meng on the side also raised his hand, and General Guo raised his head and looked at him with red eyes.

General Meng was a little bit at a loss. He put it down as if nothing had happened and said, "Go in, General Ashina and Chai Du Hu will be waiting inside, and I'll move you in after the handover."

Bai Shan immediately said, "We'll help you move too."

Not to mention General Ashina, Chai Duhu was also very polite to them, especially to Zhou Man and Bai Erlang, after all, the emperor and the prince had just mentioned them before they came.

He didn't expect that luck would be so good, they were still in Xizhou City, so he smiled and asked about Zhouman's cowpox.

Man Baodao: "We have planted three types of pox here, and the results are not bad. We decided to bring the people who have had the pox back to the Taiyuan Hospital to check the situation."

She paused for a while and said to Chai Du: "Because the testers are all soldiers in the army, General Guo promised us that we could take these people away..."

Chai Duhu smiled and said, "Since General Guo promised you, everything will be business as usual."

Man Bao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to Chai Du, "Thank you for your kindness."

Chai Duhu didn't understand how he was lenient. By the time he knew it, the people below were already taking the bill to pay him the bill. They had to take away forty-six people in total. It just so happened that they were either wounded soldiers or very old. Veterans, such soldiers returning to their hometowns are considered retired, so they have to pay for settlement.

In addition to the settling expenses, it even listed the travel expenses and the one hundred taels of silver that General Guo Xiao had promised.

Of course, it's not one hundred taels per person, otherwise the emperor can't afford it, it is forty-six people who share one hundred taels.

The official who came to report the account explained: "General, except for the one hundred taels that General Guo went out, the rest must go to the public account."

Unlike General Guo, Chai Duhu was never poor from his background, and he was not as extravagant as General Guo, so he didn't pay much attention to money, so he only felt distressed and signed a pen.

He said, "Take out the accounts of the Protectorate's Mansion and I'll take a look."

If there is no money, he has to find a way to get money. The Anxi Duhu not only manages local government affairs, but also manages military affairs. Although the Ministry of War provides the military with salaries and armaments, there are definitely deficiencies. It is necessary to patrol the borders and be alert to counterattacks by other small countries in the Western Regions, which will require more money.

Chai Duhu thought about it and asked, "Is the trade route from Suiye and Tianzhu open?"

The officials immediately reported: "The battle between the Great and Small Bolu has ceased, and there is no winner or loser, and the trade route to Tianzhu is now open again."

Chai Duhu nodded and said, "Go back and draw the map from Khotan for me. We will set up stations along the way to garrison troops."

The official was taken aback, "Garrison?"

Chai Duhu nodded and said as a matter of course: "There are many horse thieves and bandits along the way. In order to protect the safety of the caravan, troops are stationed at the post to protect them."

Since it is protected, it is natural to collect business tax, and the local government should also hand over a part of the money to support the soldiers, not a lot, but together with the business tax, it should be able to guarantee the cost of stationing troops.

Moreover, the inn can also greet the merchants and travelers passing by, which is also a source of income.

Chai Duhu made an calculus in his heart, and he felt even less distressed about the money. After handing over the list to the officials, he said, "The Chief Asuna is about to leave, and Lord Zhou wants to go with them. You should finish this matter as soon as possible. ."

The emperor is still waiting for Bai Er to go back to marry, and the prince is also waiting for Zhou Man to go back and report the smallpox incident.

If there is Chai Duhu, the Duhu mansion will handle these procedures for Bai Shan and the others very quickly, and it can be done almost as soon as they are brought up.

The soldiers who followed Bai Shan's buttocks and waited for the registration to receive the money sighed. Sure enough, there are people who are easy to handle. They used to come to the Duhufu, and it would be good to be able to do one thing after three trips. Done.

Bai Shan himself lamented this distinction.

They used to come to the Duhu Mansion to do business, and even with General Guo's instructions, they would occasionally sit on the bench.

Especially Mr. Zhuang, he had been sitting on the bench for three days in a row in the Protectorate.

Bai Shan led the remnants and veterans to get all the settlement and travel expenses, and then took them out and asked them to go back to the barracks first, "We will leave the day after tomorrow, and you will have one day tomorrow to say goodbye to your comrades and prepare things. , go."

Everyone looked at each other and didn't move for a while. The eldest one took out his purse, took out half of the money from it and said, "Young Master Bai, as long as you can bring us back to the Central Plains, we will get it. Half of the money will be split with you."

Others also ripped open their wallets to get money.

Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, and then pushed the money back with a smile: "Bai is not short of money to this extent, this is the settling fee given to you by the imperial court and His Majesty, and it is the imperial court's reward to you for guarding the border and defending the country for many years. If Shan takes this amount of money, he is not worthy of being a human being."

He said, "You have put away your things. When you return to the capital, I still owe you a piece of silk cloth."

Because a group of people came in later, there were still 22 people, so Bai Shan and the others didn't have so many ready-made cloths, so they owed it first, and waited until they returned to the capital.

The silk cloth here is too expensive, and buying them here is not worth it at all.

The soldiers had long given up on the cloth, and were even prepared to give half of the settling expenses. If Bai Shan didn't want it at this time, it would be the same as the money he got. He was so happy that his eyes turned red. .

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