Wen Nuan looked at the wooden box.
An exquisite wooden box carved from oriental sacred wood.
There is an old saying: "Half a square of sacred wood at home is worth more than a box of treasure."
This small wooden box is already worth a lot of money.
A box made of such expensive ten thousand-year-old agarwood, but the bracelet inside is actually hollow
When Wen Yu rushed up just now, those boxes fell to the ground.
Then the bracelet in the black wooden box also fell out. From the sound of the bracelet falling on the wooden board, she heard that it was hollow.
Ordinarily, royal ornaments are rarely made hollow.
Anyway, she received so many jewelry pieces from the Emperor, Queen Mother, and Nalan Jinnian, and none of them were hollow.
Wen Nuan opened the wooden box, and before he could take another look at the bracelet, Nalan Jinnian strode in: "Xiao Hei came with news that Uncle Wen and General Wang felt that the original waterway was a bit inappropriate and decided to change it. The original plan was to change to the second alternative plan route.”
Nuan Nuan immediately stood up, picked up the black whip and stood up: "Then they will go to sea early? We must set off to pick them up now, right?"
The second route passes through a valley in Tangling, which is more difficult to walk and prone to attacks, but the journey will be shorter and save two days.
We are not afraid of the land route. Sufficient troops have been deployed.
The dangers on the waterways are much greater, so many troops are deployed to patrol everywhere.
The sudden change of the original route should be due to the discovery that there were too many ambushes on the originally planned waterway.
Nalan Jinnian nodded: "Yes, I have already told the emperor."
Nuan Nuan said to Zi Yan: "Put these things away first! Tell your mother, the Wanshou Festival is coming soon. Brother Seventeen and I are going to the military camp to train soldiers for a while. We will come back after we finish our work in about two months. ”
Wu and Wang also went out today to inspect the snack factory.
Don't be careless about what you put into your mouth. The two of them would go over and take a look at it from time to time whenever they had time.
So Nuan Nuan doesn't have time to tell them personally now.
To prevent Wu and Wang from worrying, Wen Nuan had already mentioned that he would go to the military camp for a while in a few days to prepare for the Longevity Festival. It's just that the time has been advanced.
But since they have been vaccinated, they naturally don't think much about it.
After all, Nuan Nuan is not only a princess, but also a general.
Lin Tingxuan can only go back home once a month, and Nuan Nuan only goes to the military camp a few times a month, which is already very unsatisfactory!
"Don't worry, girl, I know what to say when Madam comes back."
Wen Nuan and Nalan Jinnian climbed over the wall directly to Prince Jin's Mansion, and then left the city directly through the secret passage of Prince Jin's Mansion.
Lin Feng was already waiting outside the city.
If they set out now, they would have to travel all night to get there.
Zi Yan put away all the wooden boxes on the round table and locked them in the warehouse, thinking that when the warmth came back, she would take them out and pick out a few things she liked to wear.
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More than half a month later, at the border of Dongling Kingdom, Xinyang City.
Xinyang Horse Head
"Dad, can Sister Nuan and the others arrive today?" Wen Chun asked.
Wen Jiarui glanced at the hovering Xiao Hei in the sky and said to Wen Chun, "Your second sister and the others are here! Okay, let's get on the boat! Uncle, Brother Chun, I'll leave this place to you!"
Wang Xiao nodded: "Don't worry, see you in the New Year!"
Wen Chun: "Dad, have a nice trip."
Wen Jiarui waved his hand, then boarded the ship and went to join Nuan Nuan.
Others had already boarded the boat and were ready for the return trip.
After the boat set off, Wang Xiao put a hand on Wen Chun's shoulder: "Let's go! There are many things to do when we get back!"
Wen Chun nodded, and the two walked to the horse, got on the horse, and left directly.
Wen Chun was the magistrate of Matou County. He was doing a good job in Matou County, but he was transferred directly by a Shangguan to deal with the two cities he had just obtained from Dongling.
The reason was that Wen Chun had managed Matou County well and had outstanding abilities during his tenure, so he was sent here.
Also transferred here were several magistrates or magistrates from neighboring counties.
Most of them are officials from humble backgrounds with little background.
All officials in Ma Tou County, including the prefect of Luozhou Prefecture, Wen Chun's Shangguan, did not know his background.
After all, if his family had a good background and Wen Chun got the first prize, how could he be sent to a place like Ma Tou County instead of becoming a capital official
He must be incompetent and have no background, so he was sent to a small, remote place.
So that Shangguan transferred Wen Chun without any pressure. He transferred Wen Chun and still took the credit for his achievements in Matou County!
Everyone knows that these two cities in Dongling Kingdom must be a hot potato. If one of them is not good, they may lose their lives here.
This is not the first time that the imperial court has won cities from other countries.
I heard that people in those cities are still rioting and resisting.
No one is willing to do this thankless task.
And if Wen Chun and the others can do a good job in the two cities of Dongling, that Shangguan will have a lot of credit, after all, he recommended them.
Maybe it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter much, after all, he didn't do it directly!
The biggest culprit is of course the parties concerned.
Now, Wang Xiao, Wen Chun and several civil servants who had been transferred from the border of Nalan Kingdom in the past few days need to stay to handle the final handover of the two cities and appease the people here.
Therefore, the two of them could not return to Beijing with Wen Jiarui.
At the very least, Wang Xiao had to wait until the official handover of the two cities was completed, and the soldiers guarding and protecting the city were arranged before Wang Xiao could return to the capital.
The handover between the two cities is not an easy task.
During the negotiations, Wen Jiarui gave the Tangling Kingdom one month to withdraw its troops and resettle the people of Dongling.
The people in the two cities in Dongling who received wind and money had already evacuated.
Of course, there are also some poor people who have nowhere to go, hiding in the mountains, and will not come out until the handover between the two countries is completed.
They were afraid that there would be a war.
For ordinary people, the biggest fear is war and displacement.
The two rode back to Xinyang City, which had almost become an empty city.
Many people in Dongling have left, but those left behind cannot leave!
Because the policy of Dongling Kingdom is to pay five taels of silver, you can settle in a neighboring city. In the neighboring city, the court will give you an acre of land to build a home and an acre of fertile land to build a house.
Many people can afford five taels of silver, but many poor people cannot afford it.
This policy of Dongling State is clearly to eliminate those poor people.
Poor people have always been a burden to the court and are prone to riots.
As long as there is a natural disaster, the court will provide disaster relief, and the relief will be provided to the poor people.
Five taels of silver, the cost of changing cities and settling down, is not much, but one acre of homestead and one acre of fertile land is worth exactly five taels of silver. This way, all the talented people with labor force can stay in Dongling Kingdom.
Leave all the mess to Nalan Kingdom!
The King of Dongling had a good idea.
Those poor people could not leave without money and could only become the people of Nalan Kingdom.
After all, they are people from the Dongling Kingdom. Can they truly surrender
They couldn't decide why they hated the people of Nalan Kingdom.
Therefore, if the officials of Nalan Kingdom do not govern well, there might even be riots!