After the villains heard my voice, they all lost their composure.

"Princess, the prince has returned with a letter from home."

Recently, the prince's letters home have become more frequent, which shows that the situation has been stabilized. Yan Mu'an took the letter and sighed heavily after reading it. The prince came to ask for food.

Although there is fertile soil in the chaotic land, years of war have greatly reduced the number of people cultivating the land. There is not much food. Thousands of mouths need to eat and drink, and they cannot rob the local people of all the food.

Soon Yan Huaiqing, Yan Mude and Third Master Yong sat in front of Yan Muan. Yan Muan said, "Half of this year's autumn tax will be left. The other second uncle and cousin De will raise another 100,000 jins and use the Zhang family's previous route to smuggle grain." Send away."

Leaving half of the autumn grain for the emperor is just a cover-up.

Mr. Yong Sanye agreed after a slight struggle. He felt that the prince was more important than the emperor now. Yan Muan looked at him and said, "Can you please give me an estimate of how much autumn food will be available this year?"

Third Master Yong nodded, and Yan Muan continued to look at Yan Huaiqing, "Second uncle, can you get a batch of food from the Chaos Land?"

She has food in her hand, but it is not the most critical moment yet. If she consumes all the food in her hand first, where will she find food when the crisis comes later?

Yan Huaiqing said yes, but the price might be higher.

"Money is not a problem, I'll take care of it."

The so-called solution is to misappropriate the money that will be given to the emperor at the end of the year and use it to buy food. Cut it off first and report it later. The emperor will be angry at most and it doesn't matter.

Mr. Yong San has figured it out now, but there is a question, "We have to wait for the autumn harvest. Will it delay the prince's important events?"

Yan Mude said, "I will go elsewhere to raise enough food first, and then pay it back when the autumn food comes."

Yongxingxing had a batch of old grain from three years ago, which should be replaced with a batch of new grain. He did not intend to take advantage of the court to implement the population. "What I can raise should be old grain. New grain should be replaced with old grain. According to the The government will return 70% of the money at the market price."

In this way, Mr. Yong felt that he had made a profit, and Chen Liang was also grain, so it didn't affect anything at all. He could explain to the emperor better if he could pay 30% less.

Soon Yan Muan gave Yan Huaiqing all the money that was supposed to be given to the emperor at the end of the year, and asked him to get the food and send it directly to the chaotic place and hand it over to Yan Qiuwen.

After the others left, she found Ning Suo again and asked about the situation of Xu Wu and others. When she learned that she needed food, Ning Suo knew what to do and said she would arrange it as soon as possible.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Yan Muan asked him if he had enough money, but Ning Suo smiled and said: "When they get to Tiansheng, they are either magicians or gangsters. They don't need money."

Yan Muan smiled, "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Half a month later, the emperor received letters from Yan Muan again. Seeing her proposal to move all the people from the bitter cold and hot places to the chaotic land, he felt that it was completely acceptable. Even as an emperor, he wanted to move to a better place. When we go to Yongcheng, it is natural for the people to go to a better place to live.

He also praised Yan Mu'an to the emperor. When he saw the second letter, he burst out laughing. His money and food were gone! ! !

"You shouldn't have told her that I got the gold mine."

The queen said: "She is not sharing the emperor's worries. She didn't swallow the money alone. Furthermore, there is no rule that the palace must pay filial piety to the emperor every year. Last year, she earned money because of a few things she did after arriving in Yongcheng. With less money, this year won’t be as good as last year.”

"Speaking of which, the emperor hasn't given the prince a salary yet, right?"

The emperor was stunned, and the queen complained in her heart that he was so shameless, and said with a normal expression: "The prince's military expedition is naturally expensive, but the emperor didn't give him a penny. How long can he survive with the little military salary he had earlier? "

"Thinking about how difficult it was is heartbreaking."

"Your Majesty, you can't ignore him just because he is your biological brother. To put it bluntly, the prince can not only lead troops on an expedition but also solve the problem of food and grass by himself. What else do you need from the emperor?"

Forget it, give up the throne early, let her also become the supreme queen mother, the kind who only enjoys happiness and does not work.

The emperor took a deep breath. The queen looked more and more like Yan Mu'an, poking at the emperor's heart without fear at all times.

He did it on purpose, knowing that Yan Muan had money and food, so he deliberately refused to give money and food. He didn't eat it himself after saving. How much could he eat by himself? Wasn't it used for other more important things?

It's not easy for him either.

The queen put down the tea cup and said, "When the emperor has difficulties and needs help from others, he should speak up and discuss with others instead of just settling the matter without saying a word. My brothers and sisters are reasonable people and have a good heart. If the emperor is If you say it nicely, she will understand."

The emperor sighed, thought for a while, and wrote back to Yan Mu'an, with an unprecedentedly humble attitude.

Time flies, summer passes in a blink of an eye, and the days turn to early autumn in the blink of an eye. The flowers in the palace bloom and fade, and the orchard is already full of fruits.

From peaches to apricots, plums, and pears, the pomegranate turned red, but the widowed king still did not come back.

Although Yan Muan tried his best to arrest as many spies as possible, and the emperor also arrested or instigated many spies with the secret help of Fan You, Tiansheng's infiltration over the years could not be eliminated in a short time. The matter has reached the ears of Tiansheng. Emperor Tiansheng came to inquire about the matter. The emperor also changed his previous attitude of seeking stability in everything and directly told Emperor Tiansheng that people from the land of chaos were causing trouble on the border of Southern Qi. What they did now was to protect themselves.

At the same time, he announced that he would send troops to attack and take over the Land of Chaos, and restore the name of the Land of Chaos a hundred years ago, Cangnan.

At this time, the identity of the widowed king was also found out, and the Black Wind Guards were no longer a secret. They took off their tattered bandit uniforms and changed into cold and strict armor. Just sitting on the horse was intimidating. Only One thing that makes Yongchang a little regretful is that the name given to this elite team was too random at first, but now that the name of Black Wind Guards has been played, it is inappropriate to change it again.

The news spread in the chaotic land, and both the local forces and the people were surprised. Some forces were even ready to resist, clamoring to drive the people from Southern Qi out. At this time, the prince of Longqing County and Yongchang met and issued a letter to the people of Cangnan. The book was posted, and a great deal of publicity began.

".Cangnan's century-old chaos is about to end, the people have returned to peace, the sun rises and sets, children laugh and have something to rely on in old age, and there is plenty of food left."

The people who came here were not very literate, and the notice was written in an easy-to-understand manner. Many people read it aloud, and the eyes of the numb people around them gradually became brighter. The beautiful wishes mentioned in the notice could only be dreamed of before. Think about it, is it going to happen now?

Soon another notice was posted, causing the already restless water to boil completely. "Prince Longqing of the Southern Qi Dynasty has officially taken over Cangnan. He is now recruiting people with lofty ideals to build Cangnan. At the same time, he is officially recruiting troops to maintain the order of Cangnan. The treatment is the same as that of the Southern Qi soldiers." Equivalent."

Someone reacted immediately, "Are you recruiting us to be officials?"

They had not heard the word 'official' for a long time. In the past, they had mostly heard titles such as 'king', 'city lord', and 'black general'. It had been too long since they had left such titles as princes and princes.