Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Before sunset, the children returned to Cao Mi.

Qi Rui is still more stable, the twins have been chatting about today's situation.

Cao Mi thought of letting three children run a shop a few days ago, but judging from the current attitudes of the few people, the effect is very good.

Cao Mi prepared a batch of things for them to sell and let them arrange it themselves.

She originally wanted them to retreat in spite of the difficulties. After all, Qi An was always making a fuss about going back to the army, which really gave her a headache, but to her surprise, the children did a very good job.

Qi Rui directly took his identity and borrowed a team from Qi San.

After that, the three quickly completed the division of labor. The two older brothers were responsible for maintaining order. The youngest, Qi Ran, did some work that did not require dancing with guns and sticks, and stayed in the shop to write the contract.

At this time, Qi Ran was obviously addicted to this kind of thing, he said: "Mother, do you know? We sold it for a lot of money!"

The follow-up work will naturally be sorted out by the servants, and Cao Mi has not yet seen the ledger.

But when she heard Qi Ran say this, she naturally encouraged: "Really? You three are really amazing."

She sincerely said: "If it was my mother who did it, you might not be able to do it well!"

When the three heard the words, they laughed very happily.

Qi An held her chest out and said modestly: "My mother is also very powerful."

Cao Mi smiled and rubbed his head.

Qi Ran suddenly thought of something, and said: "Someone asked me today, can the land deed in the city be bought and sold?"

"Oh?" Cao Mi looked at him in surprise, "Then how did you answer?"

Obviously, Cao Mi did not include the land deeds in this transaction list.

"I asked him why he wanted to buy a house in the city." Qi Ran replied.

Qi An's eyes widened: "Then what did he say?"

Qi Ran said with a "hehe" smile: "The man said that he felt that the future of Jirong City was limitless and would become the most prosperous city in the north, so he wanted to buy a house in the city as early as possible and prepare to establish his own business here."

"This person has vision!" Qi An commented.

Qi Ran nodded.

He said again: "But I replied to him that the land deeds in the city cannot be bought and sold for the time being, so let him rest his mind for a while!"

He turned his head to look for Cao Mi's approval: "Mother, am I right?

"You said that the house should be left to the people in the city first!"

"Yeah." Cao Mi smiled at him with approval: "At the moment, I really don't have any idea of ​​selling the land. After a while, the market transactions have stabilized. Let's see if we want to arrange a long-term lease."

The grand occasion of this transaction is because everyone has been holding back for a long time to have such a lively appearance.

But Cao Mi is not sure that it will be able to continue in the future.

Feng Rong is still fighting, and those Rong tribes further north cannot go south. Now those who can reach Feng Rong, except for the Ale tribe where Zhang is located, are the Rong tribes gathered at the foot of the Pingjin Mountain to the west of the Anti-Rong City.

Buy enough necessities this time, they may not come over next time.

If you want more business, you still have to wait for Qi You to take down Feng Rong, and after the situation at the border has stabilized temporarily, then try to establish a stable business relationship with the north.

Thinking of this, Cao Mi suddenly remembered Qi You, who had been away for several months, and didn't know how he was now.

The transmission of the battle report will take a little time. At this time, the King of Bei'an has already led people into Fengrong City.

In the tent, Qi You, Lei Li, and Li Gongzheng were checking the documents presented by the officials below.

Eunuch Li looked at Qi You and said with admiration, "The King of Bei'an is really young and promising. In less than a year, he has directly captured the three cities outside the Great Wall."

Qi You glanced at him: "Didn't the supervisor also see it? The most important reason why this king was able to recover the three cities so quickly was that the Rong tribe didn't plan to resist.

"Letters from Mingming's rescue have been sent to the royal court, but the royal court has no plans to respond."

Eunuch Li nodded, and then said with a half-smile, "Speaking of which, Wang Ye knew that Wang Ting would not send troops, so he dared to do such an extraordinary thing, right?"

Qi You didn't hide it, and said generously: "I did hear a little bit of wind."

"I'm afraid it's not just the wind." Eunuch Li raised his eyebrows. "If it's just the wind, would the prince dare to take 20,000 people to attack Fengrong?"

Before Qi You could answer, Lei Li interrupted in a rough voice: "Oh, it doesn't matter if it's the sound of wind or rain."

He stared at Eunuch Li: "In short, it is a great event to be able to recover the three cities. Lord Supervisor, when you return to the emperor's order later, you must help the prince and me to have a good word so that the emperor will know about us. It's hard work!"

Eunuch Li said with a "hehe" smile, "It's natural."

Seeing that what he deliberately said didn't disgust him, Lei Li turned his face away and ignored him.

Eunuch Li was quiet for a while, and then asked again: "This time, nearly 10,000 soldiers have been captured. How does the lord plan to deal with these people?"

The disposal of captives is very important.

In fact, as long as Qi You is willing, he can bring these people under his command and increase the strength of his army. Now that it was wartime, the restrictions on the Prince's personal soldiers in the law were correspondingly relaxed.

This is what the imperial court is most afraid of, and it is also the main purpose of Eunuch Li's visit this time.

Qi You turned to look at Eunuch Li and asked, "In Eunuch Li's opinion, what should these people do?"

"Kill it." Eunuch Li said unceremoniously: "With more than 10,000 people, I don't know how much food is consumed every day."

He looked at Qi You with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Presumably, that's what the lord means too?"

Qi You shook his head: "This king actually has another idea."

"Oh?" Eunuch Li said calmly, "I also ask the lord to tell you."

Qi You turned his gaze back to the document just presented by his subordinates, and said, "This king is going to use this group of people as bargaining chips to exchange with Wang Ting for the people from the Sheng Dynasty that fell into their hands."

"No!" Eunuch Li said angrily, "Let the tiger return to the mountain!

"With such 10,000 elite soldiers of the Rong tribe back in the hands of Wang Ting, there is no telling when they will attack Sheng Chao again."

He stared at Qi You with burning eyes: "Hasn't Wang Ye thought about such hidden dangers?"

"Of course there is." Qi You sighed, "But for me, saving those Sheng people is more important than anything else."

"It's been fifty years since the Five Cities were lost. Are those prosperous people still prosperous?" Eunuch Li snorted coldly, "Don't be self-defeating, my lord, when the time comes, you will return a batch of white-eyed wolves!"

"After capturing the three cities, I rescued many Shengren." Qi You looked at Eunuch Li without showing weakness, "Most of them would be better off dying under the army, and they acted as the lowest slaves!

"But they haven't forgotten that they are Shengren, let alone their homeland and language!

"This king will not give up the opportunity to rescue them because of a little hidden danger."

He raised the volume a little bit, apparently intending to confront Eunuch Li to the end.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Li became silent.

His original plan was to prevent Qi You from taking these warriors under his command, but now the choice that Qi You himself has proposed has actually met his ultimate goal.

Eunuch Li frowned, and finally said: "If... the lord is willing to take responsibility for this... it's not that the old slave can't write a book, and I will ask the sage's opinion for you."

"I don't know how long it will take until the news comes back." Qi You snorted coldly, "As the supervisor said, this king doesn't have so much food to support those soldiers."

He said, and spread out a piece of paper: "The matter of prisoners of war, according to the laws of this dynasty, this king can handle it himself.

"After doing all this, this king will go to the sage to explain the reason.

"In this way, you won't have to worry about the army."

Eunuch Li gritted his teeth, obviously looking offended, but still pulled a stiff smile, "Do as the lord wants."

Qi You nodded casually, then got up and left the tent.

That night, he renegotiated the matter with Lei Li.

"...According to your instructions, lord, these soldiers will be traded to Prince Zuo Yi." Lei Li reported in a low voice, "When the time comes, I will personally take someone to the north to trade with Zuo Yi.

"Zuo Yi promised him that in half a month, he would gather 30,000 slaves from the Sheng Dynasty and exchange them with us for 10,000 soldiers."

"One change for three..." Qi You thought for a while, and made a light "um".

Lei Li said: "It is not a trivial matter to exchange these 30,000 people, Wang Ye, remember to talk to the princess, 30,000 slaves plus several thousand people in Feng Rong, just to provide them with food is enough.

"Hey, and I don't know how many old, weak, sick, and disabled people there are, so I have to spend a lot of herbs."

Qi You didn't seem to be worried about it.

He said: "I will write a letter back to Junrong to explain this matter.

"There is no need to worry about the food issue for the time being. Now that there are sweet potatoes, and the help from Cangcheng and Changling, it is enough to support them until they can work."

Lei Li nodded.

After talking about the business, he collapsed on the chair in frustration, "Hey, with the old thief like Eunuch Li here, I feel uncomfortable doing anything.

"He knows how to look around when he doesn't do business all day. A few days ago, he found that there was a problem with our weapons, and he grabbed me and asked several times.

"If it wasn't for the one in the capital who was behind him, I would have kicked him - smashed!"

Qi You glanced at him: "Does he suspect a weapon?"

"Well." Lei Li said: "But...for the time being, it's not a doubt.

"I said that for this battle, I made a special trip to get a new weapon made by the iron smelter. I sent him to say that after returning, I will go to Huaitong to ask."

Qi You nodded thoughtfully: "Well, yes."

He then said: "You don't need to worry about this matter. Next time he asks you, you will bring him to find me."

"Okay!" Lei Li said excitedly.

He touched his chin and asked again: "My lord, now that Feng Rong has also been captured, it stands to reason that there will be no battles to be fought in the future, right?

"The next thing is to rectify the military affairs. When will this old guy leave?"

"I know." Qi You turned over the letter on the reversal.

These were all sent from the capital, and Qi Yi and Qi Qijin recorded the recent changes in the DPRK.

He said: "My people are already on the move, and it won't be long before he can be recalled."

"Well, that's good!" Lei Li breathed a sigh of relief. "We have been in frequent contact with Zuo Yi recently. I'm afraid that if he stays, he will find some flaws."

After speaking, he stood up and stretched: "My lord, if I have nothing to do, I will go down to rest first.

"Oh, I haven't slept well these days, my back is sore."

"Well, let's go." Under the candlelight, Qi You answered lightly without raising his head.

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