Marry the Regent [Time Travel]

Chapter 43 Out of the City

The tents outside the city are not as good as the houses with stoves inside the city. Xue Yunzhou spent almost the whole night on He Yuan's body. Fortunately, He Yuan was a human-shaped stove, and he hugged him tightly. The two fell asleep all night. dawn.

In the early morning, the snow had stopped, and the outside was vast and white. If it is freezing cold today, the more chances of snowfall in the future, the more unfavorable it is for marching. After discussing with several generals, He Yuan decided to break out of camp and set off today. Strive to rush back to Qingzhou as soon as possible.

When the sun rose, 500 soldiers and horses began to march northward, and the remaining [-] elite soldiers were placed on the top of Yan Guanyu's mountain. He Yuan took part of the [-] soldiers and some were responsible for patrolling. Some of the guards are in charge of logistics, and some are in charge of guarding Yan Guanyu and other bandits. Each performs their duties and has a clear division of labor.

He Yuan and Xue Yunzhou returned to the city and informed everyone of their decision to live on the mountain. He Yuan then called Song Quan over and told him to arrange for people to buy rice and other necessities. These are not lacking in the city. If someone is hungry, it does not mean famine , resources are in the hands of a few people, as long as you have money in your hands, most of them can buy whatever you want to eat and wear.

He Yuan could do nothing about this, firstly, Pingcheng was not under his jurisdiction, and secondly, he was unable to protect himself now, so he could only hope that it would gradually improve in the future.

His large-scale purchases here naturally cannot escape Tao Xinzhi's eyes and ears. It didn't take long for Tao Xinzhi to visit. Although this is his own yard, he is more cautious than ever.

He Yuan asked someone to serve him tea, and asked, "I don't know what happened to the opening of the granary?"

Tao Xinzhi got up quickly: "If you go back to the prince, everything will go well, but it's a bit more troublesome to give out porridge. The next official has decided to distribute the rice directly."

"It's time to do this, but I don't know how long the rice will last for them?"

"This..." Tao Xinzhi looked embarrassed, "It's only a few days."

"That's too little."

Tao Xinzhi had a bitter face: "It's quite a lot, the granary is almost empty..."

The corners of He Yuan's mouth curled up slightly: "Master Tao, don't be nervous, I'm just feeling a little bit emotional, but... a few days of rice grains are indeed a drop in the bucket, Master Tao didn't think of a better way?"

"This... excuse me for being stupid, the official is thinking..."

He Yuan lowered his eyes and paused, then asked: "How many strong men, how many women, how many old people, how many children, how many sick and disabled are among these refugees?"

Tao Xinzhi made him stunned by the question. After blinking his eyes, he couldn't figure it out for a long time. He could only infer according to the food consumed in a day, and stammered: "Maybe... maybe there are 3 or [-] people in total... ..."

He Yuan was obviously dissatisfied with his answer, and looked at him with a frown: "Is it [-] or [-]?"

Tao Xinzhi was startled by his cold gaze, and couldn't help becoming more nervous: "It's twenty thousand... oh no... thirty thousand... no, no, no, twenty-five thousand..."

He Yuan stared at him for a moment, until cold sweat oozed from his forehead before slowly looking away.

Tao Xinzhi suddenly felt lighter.

He Yuan said: "You are limited to investigate clearly within three days. In addition to what this king said, you also need to find out how many households there are and how many people are in each household. The more detailed the better."

Tao Xinzhi was a little unclear about his request, but he finally had a chance to make amends, so he agreed in a hurry, but when he returned to his mansion, he suddenly woke up, slapped his forehead and said angrily: "He is not the regent anymore, it's my business." Is it his turn to take care of it? This is Pingcheng, and the emperor will take care of it!"

Having said that, when he thought of He Yuan's natural and imposing eyes, he immediately became wilted, and finally arranged the matter in desperation, and was afraid that the people below would not be able to handle the matter, so he repeatedly urged the importance and urgency of the matter, and arranged Only when my competent subordinates go to supervise and urge him, I can barely feel at ease.

Tao Xinzhi convened his confidants to discuss this matter several times, but he still couldn't figure out what He Yuan was going to do in the investigation, and he was still in a daze until the three-day deadline came.

In the past three days, the entire government was so exhausted that everyone was on their backs. Tao Xinzhi brought the investigation results to He Yuan and said with a smile, "Finally, I have lived up to my lord's entrustment. Please take a look at it."

He Yuan took it and roughly flipped through it, then nodded with satisfaction: "Master Laotao is here."

"Don't dare, it's my honor to share the worries of the prince, and it's also my duty."

He Yuan raised his eyes suddenly, and looked at him expressionlessly: "Why did Master Tao say that? It's obvious that this king is sharing your worries."

"..." Tao Xinzhi choked for a moment, and quickly realized that he nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, yes, I made a slip of the tongue, and I hope the prince will forgive me!"

He Yuan was noncommittal, glanced around the room with the scenery, and said: "This king intends to stay in Yushan for a while, and when he leaves here tomorrow, this courtyard will be returned to Mr. Tao. I will trouble you for the next few days. Thank you."

Tao Xinzhi was flattered, and at the same time secretly surprised. On the one hand, He Yuan's words and deeds were far from the unreasonable Prince Regent in the rumors. On the other hand, he was surprised that he would stay here for a while. .

"My lord is really polite. These are the duties of a subordinate official. I just don't know if my lord stays here, but what's my plan? If there is someone useful to me, I will share my worries with you."

He Yuan said lightly: "It's nothing, I just think that the scenery of Yushan Mountain is unique."

Tao Xinzhi: "..."

He Yuan got up and put on a posture to see off the guests.

Although Tao Xinzhi was very curious about the reason why he stayed here, he was already full of courage just after asking that question, and he really didn't dare to ask any more, for fear of annoying him, so he had no choice but to go back with a full stomach full of speculation up.

During the three days that Tao Xinzhi was busy investigating here, He Yuan's five hundred elite soldiers were also busy tidying up the residence on the mountain, repairing what needed to be repaired, building what needed to be built, and because of the large number of people, it took almost no effort to tidy up the place to a new look.

As soon as the three days passed, He Yuan took Xue Yunzhou and a group of people out of the city in a leisurely manner under the escort of the guards. Tao Xinzhi naturally sent them off enthusiastically and sent them to the foot of the mountain before giving up.

The mountain that Yan Guanyu occupied was named Yushan. Xue Yunzhou was surprised when he found out: "What a coincidence? He didn't get the name of the mountain, did he?"

Xue Yunqing sneered: "This mountain was originally called Yushan, so it must be Yan Guanyu who is pretentious and deliberately chose this place to settle down." The contempt was evident in his words.

When the group arrived at Yushan, Xue Yunqing looked unhappy when they got off the bus, and said to Xue Yunzhou with a cold face: "If it wasn't for your pulse diagnosis, I would have lived at the foot of the mountain directly."

Xue Yunzhou patted him on the shoulder: "You must have a house to live at the foot of the mountain, right? Without me...the people in our hands, who will build it for you?"

Xue Yunqing gave him a sideways look, with the four characters "I have money" written all over his face.

Xue Yunzhou cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Okay, I've wronged you, isn't it because the city can't accommodate you? With so many elite soldiers here, you can sleep so peacefully at night, don't you think so?"

Xue Yunqing turned his head away and said coldly: "I don't want someone to carry me, you find some strong men to carry me up."

"That is that is!"

Xue Yunzhou agreed very recklessly, for fear of hurting his self-esteem. In fact, these people are either noble or weak. No one climbed up by themselves. Xue Yunqing is not a maverick at all.Xue Yunzhou felt that he was particularly sensitive to his leg and foot problems, so he never had the nerve to ask him what was going on, and even hesitated to express his concern.

On the mountain, Xue Yunzhou walked around curiously, and found that even in the cold winter, the scenery here is very beautiful, especially under the snow cover, it has a special charm, like a paradise suitable for seclusion.

The residence on the mountain is very simple, but not shabby at all, and He Yuan and Xue Yunzhou's residence is even more thoughtful.

Xue Yunzhou was in a good mood, rushed into the room and threw himself on He Yuan's back, tilted his head and kissed him loudly on the face: "Second brother, what are you doing?"

"Look at things, demographics." He Yuan spread Tao Xinzhi's survey results on the table, turned around and supported him, "Be careful of your stomach."

"It's okay, I didn't touch you in the stomach."

"Then you have to walk slowly. You can't be careless in the first three months, especially on the mountains, where there are bumps and bumps."

"Understood." Xue Yunzhou nodded quickly, and turned his gaze to the table, "Is this what you asked Tao Zhifu to do? Are you planning to wipe his ass?"

"No."

"Let me just say, he has a good idea." Xue Yunzhou picked it up and looked at it, and said in surprise, "There are still some strong laborers. I thought hungry people were old, weak, sick and disabled."

"Yes, but it's only relatively strong labor. After all, after enduring the famine for so long, the physical fitness is definitely not very good." He Yuan looked up at him, "What do you think?"

Xue Yunzhou met his gaze, and suddenly felt that time had flown back, as if he had brought him to the company for an internship and was about to be tested by him from time to time, his scalp was numb, and he laughed dryly: "No, second brother, I Now it's your man, not your brother..."

He Yuan didn't change his face: "You are still my good wife, this is your duty."

Xue Yunzhou: "..."

He Yuan challenged him with his eyes.

Xue Yunzhou was quickly defeated, resigned himself to his fate and sat down next to him, and said honestly: "I didn't have any ideas at first, but you have already done the census, so it is obvious that you put in so much effort to get something out of it. , with this general direction, then I... ah... let me think again."

He Yuan looked at him quietly for a moment, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he raised his hand to rub his head: "Don't act like you are being forced to study by your parents, I only have a rough idea."

"That's right, you still ask me when you have an idea. Isn't it like asking me to do elementary school problems in front of you after you have graduated from college?"

He Yuan: "..."

Xue Yunzhou smiled at him, and after laughing, he quickly read the survey obediently, and muttered while reading it: "Actually, I really want to share with you, but I don't know why, people relax as soon as they leave the capital, and they don't like to move when they relax. ...Well, it really is right to leave the capital."

He Yuan's eyebrows twitched: "Don't like to move? You?"

Xue Yunzhou raised his head and said innocently, "My... brain."

He Yuan: "..."

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