My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

Ruoshu thought for a moment and then declined.

Qin Junyi understood that her family, a girl, moved into the Qin Mansion without a name or status, and her reputation would be compromised, so she did not force it. "Then the third brother stayed in the city to promote peace talks with Chu Yi."

"Okay." Qin Mu's eyes were full of gratitude. If you stay in Fucheng, you can spend more time with Shu'er.

Ruoshu was also moved. She had heard that there was a lot of housing construction in Beiling Village. It was the time to hire people. General Qin could just leave his own soldiers behind to hold down the battle.

Knowing that they had something to discuss, she excused herself and left the room.

Qin Mu watched her disappear at the door, turned around and asked softly: "Brother, how was the conversation?"

"The plan to establish a new county has been proposed. From now on, it depends on you two." Qin Junyi looked at Chu Yi.

Chu Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will cooperate with Qin Mu and do our best to promote all the listed contents."

Qin Mu nodded solemnly in agreement.

Qin Junyi warned: "You remember, the new county must maintain a high degree of autonomy like a fiefdom. All internal affairs such as military and political power, appointment and dismissal of officials, taxation and corvee are decided by ourselves, and the state pastor cannot interfere at will.

In return, we can pay an annual tribute to the state capital. Calculated at one tael of silver per hectare of flat land, this is several times higher than the tax stipulated by the imperial court, and several times higher than the tax in other counties in Youzhou. "

The average annual tax revenue of dozens of counties in Youzhou is only a few hundred taels, and even the richest county only has a few thousand taels.

If the state animal husbandry allocates 1 hectares of flat land, it can collect tribute money of taels per year. Due to the harsh environment in that area, there is currently not much cultivated farmland, and the state animal husbandry can only harvest a few hundred taels of tax money at most.

Which one is more and which one is less is clear at a glance.

Of course, Qin Junyi is not at a loss either. This land is connected to the Yanshan Mountains as the national boundary, which is equivalent to taking this section of the Yanshan Mountains into his pocket, and many of them contain mineral resources.

And with the power of autonomy, he can also use his hands and feet to manage the territory and accumulate experience for future governance.

Chu Yi pondered for a moment and then said: "The state pastor will be tempted by exchanging large areas of wasteland for high amounts of money and strengthening border defense."

Qin Mu: "Let's first offer half a tael of silver per hectare to give Mr. Dongfang some political achievements."

As soon as the words fell, the three of them laughed.

After a while, Qin Junyi said again: "If the state pastor disagrees, then let him donate the land. We adhere to a principle that the place where Qin soldiers are stationed must be our territory."

Seeing the two men solemnly agreeing, Qin Junyi chuckled and said: "Relax, even if the peace talks fail, with the Yanshan Mountains at our back, we can still open up mountains and open up land to build a new city. It will only take a little more time and energy. Zhou Mu doesn't want to see it. By the time we become the king, they will be more interested in promoting peace talks than we are."

After Qin Junyi finished explaining, he left the city with half of his soldiers.

When he returned to Beiling Village, he found that his family members from the northwest had arrived.

Shortly after he left in the morning, spies came to report that the family members were about to arrive at the boundary of Jicheng.

Qin Junxian immediately led hundreds of soldiers to the pass to greet him.

This pass is located in a remote place, and only a dozen or so veterans are guarding it. Facing the Qin family's hundreds of troops, they dare not act rashly.

The female family members passed the pass smoothly and arrived at Beiling Village at full speed.

At that time, Su Yunwan was sitting on a table and chair drawing the design of the iron-making blast furnace. When she heard the noise, she put the drawing paper into the space and walked out of the room. She happened to see the family members of the northwest kneeling on the ground and giving a grand ceremony to the old lady. .

The old lady asked everyone to get up, looked at the haggard faces, and said with pity: "You have finally arrived. You must have suffered a lot on the road."

Luo Shi, who was at the front, smiled and said, "If we can arrive safely to see my mother, all the bumps and bumps in the past will be nothing."

"As soon as we're here, let's go into the house and talk."

The old lady turned around and saw Su Yunwan standing under the eaves next door. She immediately raised her voice and said, "Wanwan, the family members from the northwest are here. Come and recognize me."

"Okay." Su Yunwan walked over slowly.

She had already met many of these people in Jizhou, but they were wearing masks at the time and they didn't know it.

When Luo Shi saw her, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he immediately greeted her familiarly: "You are Brother Yi's new wife, you are so beautiful. I am Brother Yi's second aunt."

"Second Aunt." Su Yunwan had seen her behavior and knew that she was straightforward and thoughtful, so she called out in a good-natured manner.

"Good boy, you have to suffer." Luo Shi immediately took off the jade bracelet on his hand and put it into Su Yunwan's hand without any explanation.

Su Yunwan refused to accept it, and Qin Junluo, the eldest son of the second wife, smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is a meeting gift from my mother. Just accept it."

Su Yunwan looked at him for two seconds, smiled helplessly, thanked him and accepted it.

Afterwards, Qin Junluo exchanged greetings with the old lady and went to arrange the escorting soldiers.

Everyone moved into the main room, sorted by status, and the small space was packed to the brim.

Su Yunwan sat next to the old lady and watched the female family members bring their children forward to pay tribute to the old lady. Luo Shi introduced the old lady's identity to her.

A delicate and beautiful woman with a slightly sickly look walked to the middle and saluted the old lady: "Mother Jin An."

"No gifts." The old lady smiled and said calmly.

Luo Shi blinked and introduced Su Yunwan with an unchanging expression: "This is the late prince's concubine, the third concubine, and Qin Mu's biological mother."

The smile on Su Yunwan's face was a little more sincere and he nodded towards her.

Third Yiniang responded with a chuckle.

The old lady thought of the trouble Qin Mu had caused her along the way, and asked stiffly: "I heard from Qin Mu that your health is better?"

"Yes, I'm sorry for your mother's concern," said the third aunt with a low eyebrow.

"Yes." The old lady pretended to pick up the tea cup.

When Third Yiniang saw this, she was about to step aside when she heard Su Yunwan look at Qin Junxian: "Second brother, you take Third Yiniang to resettle her first."

Qin Junxian immediately stepped forward and politely led San Yiniang to the newly built thatched house.

The eyes of all the female family members quietly fell on the old lady and Su Yunwan, thinking about something in their hearts.

The old lady thought that Qin Mu was being favored by Brother Yi now. The mother was more valuable than the son, but Wan Wan was still considerate.

Therefore, she did not blame Su Yunwan for caring for Third Yiniang in public regardless of her mood, but instead praised her in her heart.

By the time everyone had paid their respects, nearly half an hour had passed, and many people looked tired. Su Yunwan took them to settle down.

Since the adobe houses need to wait for three days for the adobe kang to be burned, even though many houses have been built, they cannot be moved in directly. However, the blue brick mansion was only built once, and it was not enough for distribution. Qin Junyi had people build dozens of thatched houses to support it first.

"According to the current progress, the mansion will not be completed until next year. However, the private houses over there will be put into use in a few days. You will transition to the thatched house first, and then move into the rough house in a few days." Su Yunwan pointed to the distant house. A large construction site.

Luo Shi smiled and said, "As long as you have a place to live, it's much better than sleeping rough and sleeping on the road."

As for the other female relatives, some were deeply convinced, while others felt aggrieved.

In addition to the hardships along the way, when they were in the northwest, because there were men blocking the way, they were not bullied by the court and the government. You can imagine the gap in their hearts.

And this gap rose to its peak when we saw the thatched house that was so simple that it had to be paved on the floor.