The queen is a bit cowardly

The cold winter has come, the war is over, and it's time to raise troops.

On the racetrack, there was still a lot of voices. There was no need to fight, but it didn’t mean that there was no military training. There were many ways to train soldiers, equestrianism and wrestling were also one of them, but it was more interesting than boring formations and exercises.

Bale took the lead, divided the soldiers into red and blue teams, and led the two teams to compete. In the barracks, pigs and sheep were roasted, and kumiss could be scooped everywhere. For those who are slaves, the current life is still beautiful, and they are also living on the edge of a knife, and they would rather live more freely.

Pregnant mares were housed together and fed by a special person. Baler watched the training, and Jiang Qingluan came to see the horses. I really have to thank Shangluo. The horse head and melon can be eaten by humans, and the leaves and stems of the melon can also be eaten by horses. Eating, just eating hay, turned out to be good fodder.People who eat well are naturally strong, and so are horses.Seeing the shiny fur of the horses, the coach was naturally much more relieved, as Chang Lan said, everything was going well.

Jiang Qingluan didn't stay in the barracks for too long, and she still went to the county mansion early. It was not a busy time for her, but Chang Lan's work seemed to be endless.

"Your Highness is down."

Ah Li stood guard outside the door, saw Jiang Qingluan coming and stood up, but didn't intend to open the door for her.

"It's cold outside, why don't you go in and stay there." Jiang Qingluan asked with concern.

"The princess is discussing important matters with Master Zhu, and the two are a little excited, so I don't want to disturb you."

How excited this must be to scare A Li out. Jiang Qingluan approached the door and heard the two women arguing. He could vaguely distinguish words such as slaves, taxation and land. These three words sound trivial, but Each one is a big deal.

"How long have you two been arguing?"

A Li bowed slightly and looked in the direction of the room, and replied, "I have an appointment for a stick of incense."

Jiang Qingluan looked at the pale sky, and said to A Li: "It's cold outside, let's go in together."

The sound of the door opening also alarmed the two people who were doing business. The tense debate just now quieted down. Chang Lan picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, but A Li wasn't inside to wait on her, so the tea was quite cold.

"Why is Your Highness back?" Chang Lan asked.

Jiang Qingluan's heart tightened. Every time Chang Lan treated her official duties as expected, she wanted to do the same for herself. Who knows that everyone acts differently and manages things differently, so how can they be the same.

"After giving instructions, I inspected the barracks and stables. The recent fodder is not bad. I praised the horse-watching team before I came back." Jiang Qingluan insisted on explaining the matter in detail, so that it seemed that he had done a lot. He and Chang Lan are clearly a couple, but every time they meet, it is like meeting the emperor or the queen mother, so one has to be cautious.

"If your Highness is free in the afternoon, you can go to Chang Min's for a walk. I haven't seen him for a few days. Please take care of him for me, Your Highness."

"Okay." Jiang Qingluan immediately responded, seeing Zhu Wan'er was still saluting, and asked her to get up without ceremony, and then asked: "What were you two arguing about just now? Gu heard it before entering the room."

Only then did Chang Lan loosen a smile, and hurriedly asked A Li to exchange hot tea for herself and Wan'er, and said, "It's not arguing, it's just a discussion."

"It's just different political views." Zhu Wan'er bowed to Chang Lan and said, "Wan'er has been educated."

Jiang Qingluan was confused, just now he was blushing from the noise, but now he is bowing.

"So what is the argument?"

Chang Lan invited Jiang Qingluan to sit down, and said: "I believe that slaves in the world should be returned to freedom."

"..."

Seeing Jiang Qingluan's shocked face but not daring to speak, Chang Lan almost laughed out loud, and just said the same thing with Zhu Wan'er, but Zhu Wan'er argued with herself.

"Your Highness thinks it is appropriate?"

Jiang Qingluan stared at Wan'er, and suddenly understood why the two quarreled so fiercely, and why A Li withdrew. What is a slave?Slaves are the private property of people just like cattle, horses, and property. If the slaves in the world are freed, where will the masters of the slaves be?At this time, it is not to return the slaves to freedom, but to make the world's public officials as enemies.

"Cough...I just thought, the princess thinks it over and over again."

"Then why did His Highness save the slaves in Shangjing that day and give them freedom?"

Jiang Qingluan really thought of Chang Lan's words that day, slaves are human beings, and only human beings can be used.

"That day is that day, and Baili County still has the final say." Jiang Qingluan said, and the fact is the same.

"Then free the slaves in Baili County first." Chang Lan sat up straight and looked at Jiang Qingluan.

"..." Jiang Qingluan only felt a headache. It was such a feeling to be a daughter-in-law and a colleague.

Seeing that Chang Lan became serious, Jiang Qingluan also sat up straight. She knew that Chang Lan had a very good eye, but as far as she was concerned, she didn't think the matter of slavery should be on the agenda.She asked: "Lan'er, can you tell me what you think? What's the use of having this slave?"

"Your Highness, the population of my Baili County is only [-]." Chang Lan replied calmly: "The land area is thousands of miles away. There is empty land and no population. How can Baili County prosper?"

"Do you use slaves as citizens?" Jiang Qingluan asked.

"That's exactly what the princess means." Zhu Wan'er replied, not forgetting to explain her point of view: "Slaves do not get out of slavery, they work and give birth, so why should the princess be an enemy of the world."

Jiang Qingluan also thought so, but in front of Chang Lan, she dared not dare to disobey, so she kept her mouth shut, but she didn't take the initiative, and she couldn't stop others from asking her to take the initiative.

"What do you think, Your Highness?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Qingluan was stunned, she was begging for mercy on the bed yesterday, but now she was aggressive.

"It seems that His Highness and Wan'er have the same opinion." Chang Lan said, there was a bit of disappointment in her eyes.

"Slaves have existed for thousands of years. Which family of ministers or even ordinary citizens has no slaves, and those who are slaves are the property of others. This also reminds the world, don't break the law, don't owe money, do good deeds, and respect the law." Jiang Qingluan It is said that the earliest slaves were captives, and later some prisoners would be degraded from citizens to slaves, sold or rewarded.

But Chang Lan looked at A Li and said, "A Li has been with me for ten years, and she was only 12 years old when she followed me, so what's wrong with her?"

Chang Lan went on to say: "Ah Li has done his best for me, if he can do his best for himself, he will definitely do his best."

Ah Li didn't dare to speak at the side, but just lowered his head silently.

"Your Highness, when you were king, you offered me Daxin every year. Is there any adulteration in the amount of food you offer?"

"..." Jiang Qingluan cleared his throat again, and replied honestly, "Of course there are."

"Or if you collect taxes from your own land lords, you can expect them to adulterate?"

"I don't want it." Jiang Qingluan was frank. In fact, she was not in charge of the food supply, but she also knew about the false report of the annual income. It was just that the princes of the world were like this, and they were used to it.

"It's the same when you are a slave and you are the master of your own family. Anyway, you don't get paid for doing things for the master, and the children you give birth to are also slaves. There is no hope for life, so why work hard?" Chang Lan said: "Even if I have a thousand slaves in Baili County, It may be higher than the output of only five hundred people."

What Chang Lan said was not nonsense, and Jiang Qingluan also knew that it was true. In the same way, in war, using slaves and fighting with citizens are two different effects. Citizens can get titles and rewards if they win the enemy's head, while slaves can only be rewarded with two bites at most.

But what Chang Lan thought was still too naive in Jiang Qingluan's view.

"This is a big matter, can we talk about it after the spring?" Jiang Qingluan said. She looked at Chang Lan with begging in her eyes. Such a topic will definitely not lead to a conclusion today. I just hope that Chang Lan will stop insisting on it.

"Row."

Hearing Chang Lan's compromise, Jiang Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief slowly. Zhu Wan'er saw that the situation had eased a little, and Jiang Qingluan was here again, and she also wanted to disturb the two of them, so she found a reason to retreat.

"Princess, do you want to pass on lunch?" A Li walked forward sensiblely and asked in a low voice.

"Later."

She promised not to mention this matter, but Chang Lan did not mention it again. It's not that she doesn't know that her thinking is too advanced. Who is Jiang Qingluan?After all, it is the direct line of the Jiang family. Even if the 800-year-old Gongqing family is abolished, if one day returns to Qipeng City, what is needed is the support of the nobles. Of course, they dare not touch the meat on the plates of the nobles.But if you look at it a hundred years later, the existence of slaves will not make any contribution to the world, it will only make the officials more lazy.

Zhu Wan'er had retreated, and Chang Lan changed her words: "Qingluan, why didn't you wear gloves today?"

Only then did Jiang Qingluan realize that she still didn't dare to tell Chang Lan that the gloves really didn't fit well.

"I'm going to the military camp, I'm afraid it will get dirty."

"Excuse." Chang Lan grabbed Qingluan's hand and bit her finger hard: "If you forget next time, just cut it off."

"Are you willing?"

"Of course I'm willing, next time your Highness will come down and be under that person."

Only when talking about love, Chang Lan is like another person, but Jiang Qinglan likes it whether it is the eldest princess who is serious and caring about the world, or the cute Chang Lan who only acts like a baby in front of her.

"By the way, Lan'er." Jiang Qingluan thought of something.

"Ok?"

"Baza's mother, who is also my wet nurse, has arrived in Baili County."

Chang Lan also understood the meaning of the words. If it was an ordinary person, who would let Jiang Qingluan mention it so formally.

"Is it someone important?"

Jiang Qingluan said: "If you talk about status, it is also important. She has been sending Fu Xi's information all the time, and she is also in charge of the details over there. Besides... she is also my elder."

Daxin's rules are slightly different from Fu Guo's, a wet nurse is a wet nurse, and it's just a job, so it's hard to say that he is an elder.

"Have you arrived at the county government?"

"Still in Fuyin County." Jiang Qingluan said.

"Then when she arrives, just host a banquet and entertain her."

Jiang Qingluan nodded. Chang Lan was confident in her work, but she was also worried at this time. Countries are different, and the rules of each country are also different. She and Chang Lan governed Baili County together. Nanny Peony is famous for being strong, and I don't know what the scenery will be like after she comes.

The author has something to say: Supplements to Chapters 80 and 81

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