Hearing what Tuoba Yi said, Yan Ruoli's heart lifted again.

What is his request?Save the lives of those in the Tuoba family?

This is not easy to commit to.

No one can say what will happen in the future.

Yan Ruoli asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you need us to do?"

Tuoba Yi stood up and looked around, with compassion in his eyes.

"I would like to ask you to reduce casualties as much as possible. In the world of war, ordinary people will always be harmed. If you can, please protect them as much as possible."

Yan Ruoli's heart was shaken, she looked at Ye Weiyun and stood up.

Unexpectedly, Tuoba Yi is such a person who cares about people's livelihood.

She couldn't help but think of the plot in the book.

In the book, Tuoba Yi collapsed in bed after suffering a stroke and could not take care of himself. All affairs of the Ding'an Palace were handed over to his eldest son.

The eldest son of King Ding'an is inclined to the male protagonist in the book and helps him deal with Ye Weiyun.

According to the book, Tuoba Yi has always disapproved of what his eldest son Tuoba Zi did, and once called Tuoba Zi to the bedside to reprimand and warn him.

Unfortunately, his body did not allow him to handle matters personally. At first, Tuoba Zi defied the rules, but later he simply ignored Tuoba Yi and took matters into his own hands.

Now that Tuoba Yi is still alive, Tuoba Zi has been punished by Tuoba Yi and can no longer be the heir apparent of Ding'an Palace.

From now on, the eldest son of Ding'an Palace will be Tuoba Yi's second son, Tuoba Dong.

Ye Weiyun has one less resistance.

Yan Ruoli and Ye Weiyun saluted Tuoba Yi together.

This gift is out of their sincere respect for this prince who cares about the country and the people.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty," Yan Ruoli promised him sincerely, "No matter where we go in the future, we will do our best to ensure the safety of the people and let them live a happy life."

They are now building Nanzhou. Instead of rashly starting a war with the imperial court, they choose to show miracles to subdue people's hearts. All these measures are to minimize casualties.

Otherwise, Yan Ruoli only needs to buy more muskets and equip them with the army. With their current strength, they can immediately declare war on the court.

With an army of muskets, what country can resist?

Not to mention the Daxing Dynasty, even if other surrounding countries are included, they will not be their opponents.

It is not impossible for them to unite the world and form a unified country.

But they don't want to do that.

The consensus reached by Yan Ruoli and Ye Weiyun was to resolve disputes as bloodlessly as possible and reduce casualties as much as possible, which coincided with Tuoba Yi's request.

Tuoba Yi nodded happily.

He wanted to touch Yan Ruoli's head, but due to the differences between men and women, he could only forcefully control his hands that were about to move, and only look at her with loving eyes.

"I believe you. I already know what you did in Nanzhou. In the future, if there is any need to use me, as long as it is beneficial to the people, I will do my best to help you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Ruoli thanked him.

Tuoba Yi waved his hand: "Thank you for what? This is what I wanted to do but failed to do. If you can help me fulfill my wish, I should thank you."

Without waiting for Yan Ruoli to say anything else, he waved goodbye to them and left with them.

Yan Ruoli and Ye Weiyun set out on their way home again.

Yan Ruoli asked doubtfully: "Weiyun, what does the prince mean by that sentence? Do you understand it?"

Ye Weiyun nodded and told her: "Because the previous emperor had intended for Prince Ding'an to succeed to the throne, the current emperor Tuobaduan was very taboo about him. After Tuobaduan ascended the throne, he was still worried and sent people to supervise him at all times. .”

Yan Ruoli suddenly understood. She remembered that Tuoba Yi once said that he had no power to appoint or remove officials within his jurisdiction. Those officials were appointed by the court.

Some of these officials appointed by the imperial court had the mission of supervising him.

Therefore, Prince Ding'an actually committed a big taboo because of her dealing with local officials.

Ye Weiyun continued: "The prince knew that the emperor was wary of him. He couldn't do anything himself, so he simply became an idle prince and lived a happy life by collecting taxes and paying no attention to local affairs. Tuobaduan gradually became more and more interested in him. I feel a little more relieved, and the management is not as strict as in the early days, but I don’t really feel relieved about him.”

Yan Ruoli understood: "So, although he has a heart of caring about the country and the people, he can't even take care of the people in the area under his jurisdiction. The Tuoba family has managed the country like this, and he probably feels ashamed of the people. That’s why we have such a request.”

Ye Weiyun nodded, agreeing with her words.

Yan Ruoli understood everything now.

Tuoba Yi actually hopes that they can realize his wish and let the people live a good life.

Well, let everyone get what they want.

Two months later, Feng Qingchen sent news that there was a large number of imperial naval forces on the sea heading towards Nanzhou.

At the same time, Chu Shaoyun also told Yan Ruoli that his merchant ship was seized and expelled at sea.

The sea from Nanzhou to the outside world is blocked.

"Sister, what should I do if my goods can't be shipped out? Nanzhou produces so many things every day and they are all piled up in the warehouse. How will the workers be paid?"

His money is liquid and he needs to sell his goods before he can earn money to continue buying raw materials and paying wages to his workers.

The products produced cannot be sold, and the capital is backlogged in the warehouse. He doesn't know how long the working capital on hand can last.

Even if you want the Chu family to advance funds, you have to bring the money in from outside.

Some raw materials, as well as some daily necessities for the people of Nanzhou, also have to be purchased from outside.

Not only the water route, but also the land route is not feasible.

Now that he is not afraid of fighting with the imperial court, Yan Ruoli has people speed up road construction. The mountain road has almost been built and the road has become easier to walk. From Nanzhou to Changning County, it can be reached by horseback in two or three days.

As for the caravan, if they hurry up, they can arrive in six or seven days.

It would be feasible for Chu Shaoyun to transport the goods to Changning County by land.

The problem is that Changning County and Fengxi City are now at odds with each other. Although they have not started fighting, they have also cut off contact with each other.

His goods can only be sent to Changning County at most, not Fengxi City.

The same is true for the rest of the land routes to the outside world.

All he has relied on in the past few months has been waterways.

Now that the waterway is cut off, Chu Shaoyun's business can no longer be carried out, and he has to be anxious.

"Sister, we can't wait any longer, let's start a fight. If we defeat them, our business will be easier."

When Chu Shaoyun and Yan Ruoli discussed the matter, they were in the sweet potato field.

Sweet potatoes are harvesting season, and like potatoes, they enjoy a bumper harvest.

Yan Ruoli picked up a sweet potato on the ground and said, "This is delicious when baked. It's much better than potatoes."

If it were normal times, Chu Shaoyun would be drooling.

But now, how can he still think about food?

He asked impatiently: "Sister, did you hear what I said?"

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