Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 124 You are very wrong

When we returned to Jinglan Courtyard, it was already evening. Xiao Qian rushed over anxiously: "Miss, where have you been? I woke up and didn't see you. I was scared to death."

Yu Qinghuan patted her hand: "Go to the kitchen to prepare some food. Miss, I'm hungry."

"Yeah!" Xiao Qian ran away with a smile.

Opening the door, Chang Sun Tao was sitting on his knees in front of the small table, pouring tea into a cup. The misty smoke covered his face lightly under the setting sun.

Yu Qinghuan knelt down in front of Changsun Tao, took a tea cup from the tea tray, and pushed it to Changsun Tao: "Pour me a cup too."

Changsun Tao picked up the teapot, poured her half a cup of tea, and finally said: "Pack it up and leave for Liangcheng tomorrow."

Yu Qinghuan sipped her tea: "The matter here has not been resolved yet, why did you suddenly go to Liangcheng?"

Changsun Tao said: "The rebels in Pingcheng have been eliminated, and we will no longer focus our attention here. The doctors staying at the free clinic in Pingcheng all have rich experience in treating plagues. As long as the medicinal materials and food are replenished, Pingcheng will be healed in a month at most." If we can survive this difficulty, there is no need for us to stay here.”

Yu Qinghuan said: "What about post-disaster reconstruction? What are you going to do about the people who have been affected by this plague?"

Changsun Tao said: "I have exempted them from corvee service and taxes for three years, and provided them with food for three months. However, there is no such thing as getting something for nothing. After three months, if they want to have food to eat, they will have to work for it. Relief means building roads, dredging rivers, building embankments, etc., in exchange for money or food from Prince Qi's Mansion."

Yu Qinghuan put down the tea cup: "King Qi, I have an idea."

Changsun Tao stared at her seriously: "You tell me."

Yu Qinghuan said: "The two largest rivers in Da Qin are monopolized by water transportation. Once water transportation starts, all ships, whether merchant ships or private ships, must make way for water transportation. After the rivers are dredged, why don't we build a wharf in Pingcheng to provide It provides a convenient trade route for caravans traveling from north to south.”

Changsun Tao said with great interest: "Go on."

When Yu Qinghuan spoke, he smiled lightly and fluttered his long eyelashes: "Although the carrying capacity of Qishui is not as good as the other two big rivers, and if the north-south connection passes through Qishui, it will take a long detour, but compared to waiting for the water transportation to end, For us, using small ships to carry goods across Qishui is undoubtedly a good choice.”

"Building a dock alone may not be enough. We can also build a wide road to connect various small towns in Pingcheng. Firstly, caravans can switch between water and land routes in Pingcheng. Secondly, commerce can bring prosperity, which is equivalent to a disguised form. Promote the development of Qizhou; thirdly, once this project is implemented, it will definitely require a lot of manpower. The people can also have a stable income within two or three years, and you exempt them from taxes for three years, which they can just use Build wealth in these three years.”

"Haha..." Changsun Tao laughed, first lowly, then loudly. He looked at Yu Qinghuan, the emotion in his eyes could not be expressed in words, "Years ago, I also said the exact same thing."

Yu Qinghuan was a little confused by his actions. After listening to his words, he felt even more uncomfortable - what did Changsun Tao mean?Is it a metaphor for her stupidity?

Unexpectedly, Changsun Tao said again: "Princess, it's good that you have this intention. Give me some time, at most three years, and your plan can be implemented. During this period, if you have time, you can think about it carefully." As for the details, it is best to draw up a detailed plan, and you also need to find the right people to assist you. It is much more difficult to implement it than to make a plan, so you must be fully prepared.”

Yu Qinghuan was startled, not knowing what he meant by what he said. Finally, he frowned and asked him: "Why wasn't it implemented later?"

Changsun Tao said: "People's ideas and plans are often shelved by reality. Without the persistence of moving forward until the goal is achieved, most of them will not be realized. The older you get, the more so."

Yu Qinghuan raised her eyes: "How old were you then?"

Changsun Tao said: "When I was 12 years old, that year, I had just been named King Qi. When I inspected the fiefdom for the first time, I looked at the beautiful mountains and rivers, and my chest was full of lofty ideals, but there were many ambitions and aspirations. Ideas are smoothed by reality and then discarded unconsciously.”

Yu Qinghuan stared at him for a moment and said seriously: "Prince Qi, are you okay?"

Changsun Tao's expression remained unchanged, he slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip gracefully, and then said: "What? Are you worried about me?"

Yu Qinghuan missed the slight turning of his eyes hidden in the shadow of his eyelashes when he was drinking tea, but she saw his avoidance clearly and said: "There is something wrong with you." Changsun Tao was silent and took a sip of tea.

Just as Yu Qinghuan was about to say something, there was a knock on the door: "Your Majesty, Princess, please bring food to you two."

"Come in." Changsun Tao put down his tea cup and said softly.

Xiao Qian led the cook and brought the dinner in. There were three dishes and one soup. It was not rich, but it looked very delicious.

Xiao Qian laid out the dinner and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Princess, please have a meal."

"Go down!" Yu Qinghuan waved her hand, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the bowl, and started eating, which shocked the cook.

Xiao Qian tugged on the cook's sleeve and dragged him out. As soon as he reached the door, the cook couldn't help it anymore: "Miss Xiao Qian, why did the princess eat first without waiting for the prince? Aren't you afraid that the prince will blame you?" "

"In other families, the wife regards her husband as her heaven, but in Prince Qi's Mansion, the princess is the prince's heaven. The prince loves and dotes on the princess, can you care about it?" Xiao Qian rolled her eyes at the cook, "It's you, you have worked so hard to I work in the county government to earn money, and I am the breadwinner of the family, yet I am still submissive in front of that drunkard and gambler, I am really heartless!"

"Miss Xiao Qian, the father is the guide for the son, and the husband is the guide for the wife. This is a rule passed down by our ancestors. How can we violate it so easily?"

"poor person must have something mean!"

The two of them walked further and further away, but every word of the conversation fell into the ears of Yu Qinghuan and Chang Sun Tao. Chang Sun Tao picked up the bowl, raised his eyebrows and looked at Yu Qinghuan who was immersed in eating: "When did the princess become my god? This king Why don’t you know?”

"Haha..." Yu Qinghuan held the bowl, raised her head and smiled awkwardly at Chang Sun Tao, "After dinner, I will go and give Xiao Qian a good lesson. This girl is telling lies with her eyes open and she doesn't understand anything. !”

Changsun Tao smiled and shook his head: "Let's eat first!"

Yu Qinghuan immersed himself in taking a few mouthfuls of rice, raised his eyes and asked him: "Why are you going to Liangcheng? Once the matter in Pingcheng is settled, shouldn't we return to the capital first? My father has suffered such a big loss, and he may have persuaded my grandfather to give you a child." Shoes to wear.”

"Prime Minister Yu has three sons, but it is your father who comes to Pingcheng. Why do you think this is?" Changsun Tao asked.

Yu Qinghuan said: "The Yuan family was rejected by the Queen Mother, and my eldest sister was humiliated in the Dingbei Marquis Mansion. Could it be that my grandfather is planning to give up his big house?"

Changsun Tao said: "Prime Minister Yu has always been decisive in doing things. If the eldest son gets sores and becomes a drag on the Yu family, it would not be surprising for him to give up. What's more, you also have an excellent elder brother. When the new one grows up, it will be There’s nothing wrong with being old.”

Yu Qinghuan said: "It seems that everything is under your control. I am the one who is too busy."

Changsun Tao put down the bowl and said seriously: "In a sense, Liangcheng is our real home. The Queen Mother is old. Sooner or later, I and my brother will not be able to maintain the superficial balance. It will be a matter of time before we become vassal. The king wants to take you to Liangcheng to get familiar with him first. In addition, it will be the death anniversary of my master in a few days, and I want to take you to pay homage."

Yu Qinghuan slowly bit her lower lip. Chang Sun Tao was really contradictory. He always wanted to draw a clear line with her, but at the same time he did things that could easily cause misunderstanding. Since he didn't regard himself as a real person, My wife should not take her to worship my teacher.

"Your master?"

"Yes." Changsun Tao nodded, "My king's master was the late Marquis Yiyong. He taught me all the classics and history, art of war, riding and archery, swordsmanship, and fighting techniques."

Yu Qinghuan was shocked: "The late Marquis Yiyong was not a traitor..." The word "thief" got stuck in his throat in time.

(End of this chapter)