After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

The King of Han's army of purging the evil officials was just as Shen Nanzhi had expected. They would first persuade them to surrender and then open the city gates to let them pass without harming a single person or horse.

However, no one dared to open it. If they did, they would be considered betraying the court and becoming a follower of the King of Han.

The local officials have become so worried that their hair has turned white. They cannot defeat the criminals, and they dare not let them go either. This is really a matter of life and death!

The war is only on the border. These places haven't seen a war for many years. The swords and knives are all rusty. There are not many decent weapons. How can we fight?

Fortunately, a carrier pigeon brought the court's decision. When the local officials read it, they all found it incredible. They thought that this was really an idea that the Regent Princess could come up with.

Just when the King of Han was getting impatient and was planning to attack the city, local officials sent people to negotiate terms. They said he could go there, but in addition to not harming the people, he also had to pay money.

"Give me money?"

"Yes, give us money. We have to flee with our families. Otherwise, if the court blames us, our whole family will be doomed."

The last thing King Han lacked was money. Anything that could be solved with money was not a big deal. "How much do you want?"

It was just a small county town, so the county magistrate said tentatively: "The minimum is 100,000 taels of silver, no less."

One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a lot of money, and the King of Han gave it and it went smoothly. He also scattered countless copper coins among the people to represent his generosity. In the future, supporting the King of Han to become emperor would ensure that they would become richer.

This is just something you hear and it passes by. Every emperor has said this. When a new emperor ascends the throne, he will be exempt from taxes for three years and will grant amnesty to the entire country. After that, everything will be the same as before.

The King of Han felt that this expedition was unusually smooth. Apart from the hardship of traveling, when he encountered a city gate, as long as he paid money to clear the way, nothing was impossible.

Finally, it became a habit for them to negotiate terms directly when they arrived at a new city. The only thing that made the King of Han unhappy was that these local officials had become shrewd. One hundred thousand taels of silver was just the minimum. They would ask for exorbitant amounts of money that the King of Han could not afford. The most they asked for was one million taels of silver. This really pissed off the King of Han. Even though he had money, he was not a sucker. If he met such an official, he would just beat him to death.

Finally, the price was clearly marked: 500,000 taels of silver for the county town and 800,000 taels of silver for the provincial capital, which was considered as tolls.

Some local officials wanted to exchange them for food, and the King of Han agreed. Fuzhou conquered the surrounding small countries, where rice could be harvested three times a year and there was no shortage of food. The sea water could also be used to make salt. These were all hard currencies and gave the King of Han the confidence to start the rebellion.

In this way, the King of Han traveled smoothly. In just two months, he had already traveled half the distance. In another two months, he would be able to reach the capital.

When the King of Han was full of energy and fantasized about sitting on the throne, his subordinates came to report: "Your Majesty, we have already spent more than half of our money. If we continue to give it away like this, I am afraid it will be all gone before we reach the capital.

Both grain and sea salt need to be transported over long distances, which results in huge losses. We cannot provide grain and salt at the same time, so we must find another way.”

This news was like a bucket of cold water poured on the King of Han's fevered head. "We have prepared hundreds of millions of taels of silver, how can it not be enough?"

His staff did the math for him. Apart from the tolls collected by local officials, there were also red envelopes given to the people. Although the amount for one place might not seem like much, there were also the food and drink expenses for his army of more than 100,000. There were also many cities, thousands of them, and even mountains of gold and silver would not be enough to pay them.

The money he spent was actually more than Qi Yunxu's military expenditure, which made Shen Nanzhi very happy. Half of the money went into her pocket, and the other half was used locally for local construction.

This made the local officials very happy. If this much money was managed well, they could at least keep two percent for themselves, which was much safer than embezzlement. The princess loved her subordinates, so of course they had to support her as regent. The King of Han and the King of Zhao were not as good as the regent.

The King of Han has been framed, and it is now his turn to be caught in a dilemma. If he continues to spend money, the money will not be enough. If he does not spend money, he will have to fight. He has already walked thousands of miles, and he has to fight all the way for the remaining thousand miles, which is extremely difficult.

The King of Han was not a military general. He might be good at plotting behind people's backs, but if a real fight broke out, he would not have the confidence that he could win.

The soldiers in the south are generally short and not good at raising horses. Most of these more than 100,000 soldiers are infantry. If a real fight breaks out, they will not be able to be dealt with by a few cavalrymen.

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The court officials were very happy with the progress of the matter. They couldn't help but praise King Han for being a good man. Wasn't this a gift of money, grain and salt to their own family?

There are no more vassal kings as good as these, we can have a few more.

My opinion of Shen Nanzhi changed again. The princess understands people's hearts and has the King of Han under her control. The princess is really capable.

Good news also frequently came from the border war. The Great Jin wanted to negotiate and stop fighting. This time, it was the Korean princess who came to the capital in person. It could be regarded as a revisit to her hometown.

Everyone in the court was relaxed. They originally thought that they would be attacked from both sides and the world would be in chaos, but in the end, everyone made a fortune. This trend was confusing.

Shen Nanzhi was not at ease. She had been pregnant for more than four months. Her clothes were loose so it was not noticeable, but her body already felt heavy. Any experienced doctor would be able to see the clues.

She would not move around if she could avoid it. Even when she met court officials, she would stand behind a screen so that no one could see her face and to prevent any accidents.

Two old maids and a midwife have been arranged in the space, so there is no need for a doctor. The repair ability of the space is more effective than any doctor.

They will be like A Yu, and will die of old age in this space forever.

As for the arrival of the Princess of Korea, Shen Nanzhi didn't care. She just came, and it would be nice to meet her. She was also very brave, and she dared to secretly give birth to the child of Duke Shen. Not everyone would dare to do that.

However, Shen Nanzhi didn't like her behavior very much. It couldn't take revenge on anyone, and it would only cause another unwanted child to be born and suffer. She did this without asking the child's opinion. It was really irresponsible whether the child would be happy after being born.

Shen Nanzhi only handles official business and won't call her mother. Instead, she will ask Duke Shen to come out and meet her former lover.

By the way, Princess Anguo has to come too. When the three of them meet, it will be quite a scene.

An Xin came in with the bird's nest, and seeing that she was smiling happily, she asked, "What are you looking at, Princess? Are you in a good mood?"

"Nothing, I just remembered something. There will be something interesting to watch. Are those three cannon fodders in the backyard still making trouble recently?"

"Stop making trouble. If you don't work, you won't have food to eat. You're tired and hungry. It's amazing that you can still make trouble."

The Prince of Han's Mansion and his two young ladies were rescued by Shen Nanzhi, and continued to be imprisoned in the backyard, waiting for the Prince of Han to arrive in the capital, and then they would be returned to them. The Prince of Han's excuse for revenge for the Prince would no longer be valid.

Then they can blackmail him for money. He has money, right? He should be given living expenses. How can they let others raise their children for free?