Playing intrigue is worse than engaging in infrastructure

"Okay, don't worry about this." Song Qingyuan shook his head indifferently seeing him filled with righteous indignation.

"The little thing is that I feel wronged for His Highness!" Jiang Duo said in a muffled voice: "This year, in summer, His Highness set up a shed to give these people free mung bean soup and medicine to cure heat, and dug a well for them. His Highness loves and sympathizes with these people , they are so ungrateful, and so..."

Song Qingyuan wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and asked in a calm manner, "How do you know they didn't thank the man who applied the medicine and dug the well?"

"This..." Jiang Duo was stunned.

"These people don't know that the person they're talking about has ever helped them." Song Qingyuan continued: "In their eyes, I'm just a proton from Yanyun. You can't ask them to know nothing about yourself strangers with good intentions.”

"But……"

"And my original intention was not to make the people grateful, but to make myself feel at ease." Song Qingyuan interrupted Jiang Duo.

Jiang Duo remained silent, thinking about Song Qingyuan's words.

"Young one understands." Even though he could understand the truth, he still felt a little depressed, "The little one just feels unfair for His Highness."

"I know." Song Qingyuan nodded, and comforted him: "Don't worry, this kind of life won't last for too long."

"Yes." Jiang Duo replied in a low voice.

"Is there any news from Yanyun?" Song Qingyuan saw that Jiang Duo was no longer entangled in this matter, so he picked up the letter on the table and said seriously.

"Not yet." Jiang Duo shook his head.

Song Qingyuan frowned. If Yan Yun's plan went well, he should have sent a letter back in the next few days.

But unexpectedly, until the news of Yan Yun's eldest prince selling private salt spread to the Southern Zhou court, the letter there still hadn't been delivered to Song Qingyuan.

This matter was planned by Song Qingyuan a few days ago.

Since ancient times, "salt and iron official camps" and "alcoholic monopoly" have been common policies implemented by emperors of all dynasties.

Salt is one of the necessities of people's life, and selling salt is a huge profiteering industry.If it is allowed to be controlled by private individuals, it will not only affect the lives of the people, but also be detrimental to national stability.

At the beginning when he embezzled the money for disaster relief, King Yan would still forgive Song Qizhen a little because he was his son.But selling private salt is different, which means that he has long been disobedient.

If Song Qizhen dared to intervene in the salt industry and threaten King Yan's rule, Song Shenxu would definitely not spare him easily.

After all, one-third of Yan Yun's financial income comes from selling salt.

But Song Qizhen wouldn't have dared to do such a thing if he hadn't had some support.Now, as the general of the army, he leads his troops to sit in Heishan, which is next to the Southern Zhou Dynasty. King Yan dare not act rashly against him for a while.

Therefore, when this incident happened, people in Yan Yun's court were panicked, and there was no time to take care of Song Qingyuan who was far away in Huijing.

"Yanyun's throne will belong to Song Qizhen sooner or later, I don't know what he is anxious about."

Song Qingyuan, who was ignored by Yan Yun, was sitting in the Furong Pavilion at the moment, drinking the plum wine brewed by the shopkeeper, thinking leisurely.

The alcohol content of this plum wine seems to be a little low... Song Qingyuan commented secretly.

He still couldn't forget the wine that Lian Ti brought over last time.But Lian Ti said that the last jar was already the last one, and there would be no more to drink.

However, Lian Ti has promised that when he arrives in Mobei, he will donate all his inventory to Song Qingyuan.

Even mentioning that as a boss, it is quite acceptable to give him the treatment of an employee who is about to take office.

Song Qingyuan put down his wine glass, and said to Lian Ti who was beside him: "The matter of me going to Mobei as an envoy is now a certainty, but I still don't know what the king wants me to do."

Hearing this, he looked at Song Qingyuan and said, "This king wants to hear about His Highness's plan first."

Song Qingyuan did not answer directly, but evaded: "I am not familiar with Mobei's national conditions, so I dare not speak rashly."

Seeing that Lian Ti's face was calm, it was obvious that he didn't agree with his refusal.

Song Qingyuan paused for a moment, and said, "I don't know if the king wants to expand the territory for Mobei? Or to solve the rebellious tribes for the king? Or, to develop the economy of Mobei?"

Lian Ti played with the empty wine cup in front of him, "According to what His Highness said, His Highness is sure to do these things?"

Song Qingyuan didn't answer the words, but raised his eyes and looked at Lian Ti, his face was still dignified and calm.

The atmosphere on the table was a little stalemate for a while.

Lian Ti and him looked at each other for a few seconds, then hooked their lips and smiled and said, "When I was in Xiangshan, I promised His Highness that I would give His Highness freedom. Since that's the case, His Highness can naturally do whatever he wants."

"I've heard people say that people from Mobei are the ones who value their promises the most. Now it seems that what that person said is true." Song Qingyuan also shook his head with a smile.

I don't know if he believed the rumor in his heart.

"Then what if I want the throne of the king?" Song Qingyuan said casually.

"Then see if your highness has the ability." Lian Ti raised his eyebrows, "this king said, if your highness has the confidence, you can come and grab it."

What the two of them said today was somewhat arrogant.

Song Qingyuan's arrogance comes from his understanding of his abilities.But his arrogance is silent, and only in the self-satisfaction that he occasionally reveals, can he get a glimpse of it.

But even mentioning is different, his arrogance is a bit free and easy.Like an eagle soaring on the grassland, people feel open-minded when they see it.

Song Qingyuan imitated Lian Ti's sentence pattern, and said to him: "I also said that I don't care about power."

"Since that's the case, what His Highness wants to do is to develop the economy?" Lian Ti's tone was firm.

Song Qingyuan raised his eyebrows and remained silent.

What he wants to do is naturally what is most beneficial to the people.

But in this era, if we want to develop the economy, it is absolutely impossible to achieve it overnight, but it takes years of persistence.

If it is carried out according to Song Qingyuan's plan, Mobei's external expansion must make way for it.

It is related to the future of the Mobei country, he must let Lian Ti think clearly.

Seeing this even mentioned, it really is no longer the joy just now.

After pondering for a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "This king also agrees to develop the domestic economy first. This king naturally believes in His Highness, but now the situation in Mobei is complicated, and this king can't act willfully. This king needs His Highness to give My promise is also a promise to the people.”

"What promise?" Song Qingyuan asked.

"How long does it take His Highness to see the effect?"

Song Qingyuan heard the words, and slowly said the answer he had prepared.

He raised a finger, "One year, I need one year. Not only that, but I also hope that before the arrival of this winter, the king can stop marching to the tribes and the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

"Does Your Highness know what this means?" Lian Ti looked a little serious, "This means that this year's Mobei may not store enough food for the winter."

Song Qingyuan glanced blankly and reminded: "When the king led troops to attack Haijina last year, a commercial road was implicated, and many people did not store enough food."

The few tribes that Lian Ti's uncle stirred up when he launched the rebellion were all in Haijina.After Shang Dao was implicated, he managed to survive the winter relying on the grain sold by Song Qingyuan.

Lian Ti clicked his tongue, "Putting down Haijina was because of Lian Tuo's rebellion. It's not the same as this king taking the initiative to send troops."

Song Qingyuan ignored his justification and continued: "I can guarantee that before the arrival of winter this year, I can exchange enough grain and cloth in the mutual market."

Lian Ti was a little surprised. You must know that they have never had an advantage in dealing with the Central Plains.

If it is not to rely on force to deter, then post some money.Just relying on barter will definitely not be able to exchange enough supplies.

But Song Qingyuan's confident appearance is still very good at bluffing people.Lian Ti thought for a long time, and finally agreed to his request.

"After the heavy snow in Mobei in winter, I need the soldiers of the King to do things for me." In order to prevent Lian Ti from misunderstanding that he wanted to join Mobei's army, Song Qingyuan added: "I just need them to do some work, Your Majesty You can send someone you trust to watch over you."

Lian Ti is still very confident in his control over the army.Anyway, when winter comes, herdsmen cannot graze, and most production activities stop.These people are also idle, so it's better to let them work for Song Qingyuan.

Lian Ti thought about it, and quickly agreed to this request.

"The rest of the matter, I need to make a plan after I personally inspect it." Song Qingyuan added.

He had judged that there should be a lot of metal deposits in Mobei.But without some on-the-spot investigation, he dared not jump to conclusions.

However, even if no minerals were found in the first year, according to Song Qingyuan's current plan, it would be no problem at all to bring Mobei's economy to a higher level within one year.

Lian Ti nodded, "Then His Highness will leave with this king after the alliance ceremony is over."

Song Qingyuan nodded and watched his new partner leave.

As soon as Lian Ti walked out of the Furong Pavilion, Wu Qina couldn't bear it anymore.He cautiously asked: "Your Majesty really trusts the third prince of Yanyun so much?"

Lian Ti looked at Wu Zena, who was looking worried, and knew that apart from those tribal leaders who wished to get off the throne, there were not a few people like Wu Zena who were suspicious.

He shook his head, and his tone was subtle: "You really think Song Qingyuan is an ordinary prince?"

"Isn't it?" Wu Qina was a little puzzled.

Although he knew that the recent rumors about Song Qingyuan's fate were planned by himself, he didn't think that Song Qingyuan was so powerful because of this.

In his perception, if Song Qingyuan was truly a man of great powers, he would not be forced to leave his homeland by his elder brother and be reduced to the situation of being a proton in Southern Zhou Dynasty.

"Why would the Daxiangguo Temple, which has never been willing to get involved in government affairs, get involved in this matter? Even the people of Mobei have heard of the name of Master Nianci." Lian Ti sighed and asked.

"That's true." Wu Qina touched his nose, "Maybe he is kind to Master Nianci?"

"You idiot." Lian Ti looked at Wu Qina who hadn't grasped the point for a long time, and slapped him on the head with a look of resentment.

"Just a few days after Song Qingyuan left Daxiangguo Temple, Xiangguo Temple started to open a paper workshop to make Buddhist paper for transcribing scriptures. Why do you think this is? The technique of making paper can be mastered by anyone?"

Wu Qi was shocked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean... His Highness Yan Yun did this?"

Lian Ti nodded, "Besides, just when he was planning to leave Huijing, Prince Yan Yun's illegal salt sale happened to be exposed, and Yan Yun's court was in chaos because of this, so he had no time to take care of it."

"This... is this impossible?" Wu Qina was so shocked that he even started to stutter, "If it is true what the king said, the third prince of Yanyun has such great ability, how can he be trapped here? What about in the small Hui capital?"

Lianti shook his head, "This is where he is really powerful. He has enough patience. Like a viper, if he is not sure of a sure hit, he will lie dormant until the right time appears. Such People are more rare than those who show their sharpness."

Anyone can show their fangs.But only a very small number of people can understand the importance of keeping a low profile and not letting go of one's edge.

The author says:

Song Qingyuan: I even mentioned that this boss is not bad, he has half the demeanor of me in my previous life.

Lian Ti: You are very special, I like it very much.

Some greasy (strike out) confident speech...

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!