A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

In August, the weather was clear and crisp, and the farmers were immersed in the joy of a good harvest, unaware that the southern border was already engulfed in war.

It took Zhao Yichen thirteen days to lead his army to Guangjun City.

Of the 50,000 elite soldiers defending the city, 20,000 had been killed in the bloody battle, leaving only 30,000 soldiers to defend the city.

Of course, the situation in Nanling Kingdom was not much better. An army of 100,000 people attacked the city, and nearly 30,000 of them died, but they didn’t even reach the city gate.

It is already mid-September and the weather has turned chilly.

Beirong finally moved!

An army of also 100,000 began to attack Tongning City.

However, although Tongning also had only 50,000 elite soldiers, unlike Guangjun City, Tongning City had already made full preparations for the battle.

As a result, in the two battles with the Northern Rong army, the Dai Viet side lost less than 4,000 people, while the Northern Rong side lost more than 15,000 people.

However, although Tongning City had temporarily won a surprise victory, the war could not be ended overnight. Over time, the difference in numbers would still be a disadvantage.

Therefore, the imperial court still needs to send reinforcements and provide military pay.

The imperial court still increased the agricultural tax by 10%, and the people only then realized that war had already broken out between the south and the north.

The emperor also began to think of ways to raise money, and he gave the task of mobilizing businessmen to donate money to Chen Shijun.

Chen Shijun had only been in office for more than half a year and had no experience in this kind of thing.

Every merchant he approached would complain about his poverty and finally send him off after paying a small amount of money.

Chen Shijun was almost turning gray with worry. He didn't understand why the emperor would give him such a task.

Of course, the emperor has his own considerations. This is a matter of raising money. If it is handed over to those old-timers in the court, even if the money is raised, there is no guarantee that they will make some money. The emperor does not have the time to investigate the case of corruption.

Although Chen Shijun has no experience, he works seriously and will not pocket any money no matter how much he can raise.

As the deadline given by the emperor was approaching, Chen Shijun almost ran himself to pieces, but he only managed to raise a total of 30,000 taels of silver!

In a hurry, he suddenly thought of Shen Qingqian.

Chen Shijun knew that although Shen Qingqian was not a wealthy businessman, he was a person with a sense of family and country. As long as he said that he was raising military funds, Shen Qingqian would definitely donate a lot.

Chen Shijun didn't have time to go find Shen Qingqian in person. He just wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Shen Qingqian.

At the same time as Shen Qingqian received Chen Shijun's letter, she also received another piece of news from Master Zhou. No, it should be two pieces of news.

First, Zhou Susu was pregnant; second, Yang Zhi would lead his troops to the northern border in five days to support Tongning City.

Shen Qingqian has wanted to visit Zhou Susu for a long time, but she hasn't been to Beijing recently, so she has been putting it off until now.

This time Zhou Susu was pregnant, so she had to go visit him no matter what.

Shen Qingqian also took Chen Shijun's letter very seriously. In her previous life, she was a soldier, and she understood that every citizen has a duty to fulfill their duty when the country is in trouble.

No matter which dynasty she is in, she will do her best to help the soldiers on the frontier.

So the next morning, Shen Qingqian and Yingzi got on a carriage and rushed to the capital.

The capital city was still prosperous, and on the surface, it did not appear to be affected by the war on the border.

But in fact, after the people learned about the war, the prices of food and various commodities began to gradually rise.

The emperor and the ministers in the court were much busier than usual, and Chen Shijun was just one of them.

Of course, Shen Qingqian didn't know all this.

Since Chen Shijun's matter was urgent, Shen Qingqian decided to meet him first.

Yingzi knew that the girl was going to meet Chen Shijun, so she found an inn to rest and did not follow.

For two people who are destined not to be together, it is better for them not to meet!

Chen Shijun wrote a letter to Shen Qingqian two days ago. He didn't expect Shen Qingqian to appear in front of him so soon, which made Chen Shijun very grateful.

Chen Shijun had already made it very clear in the letter, so Shen Qingqian got straight to the point: "I will donate 10,000 taels of silver, plus 20,000 kilograms of grain. Is Lord Chen satisfied?"

Chen Shijun almost cried with joy when he heard this. You know, during this period, he met eleven wealthy businessmen in total, and only raised 30,000 taels of silver and 6,000 kilograms of grain.

Shen Qingqian alone donated 10,000 taels of silver and 20,000 kilograms of grain!

Ten thousand taels of silver were within Chen Shijun's expectations, but twenty thousand kilograms of grain were something Chen Shijun did not expect. It was a complete surprise.

"Ms. Shen is so kind, I would like to thank you!"

Chen Shijun immediately stood up, bent down and bowed to Shen Qingqian.

Shen Qingqian said: "Master Chen, you don't have to be polite. After all, we are friends, and it is only natural for us to help.

Furthermore, Lord Chen raised money and materials to contribute to the country, and I donated money and food to contribute to the country, but I just borrowed Lord Chen's hand. So, Lord Chen doesn't need to thank me like this."

These words made Chen Shijun admire Shen Qingqian even more. There were only a few women like her in the entire Dai Yue Kingdom!

He was also happy to have such a friend.

Chen Shijun decided that when he reported to the emperor, he would report Shen Qingqian's righteous behavior to the emperor.

Shen Qingqian naturally didn't know what Chen Shijun was thinking, but she remembered another thing.

"By the way, has a man named Zhang Sheng come to see you?"

Chen Shijun nodded, "Yes, I have. He came two months ago. He said he was Zhang Shixiong's son, and that you asked him to come to me.

After I confirmed that he was telling the truth, I gave him the things Zhang Shixiong left behind. "

"Then you didn't cooperate with Zhang Sheng to overthrow Zhang Fuchang?"

Shen Qingqian felt that since Chen Shijun and Zhang Sheng both had a grudge against Zhang Fuchang, if the two of them joined forces, they would definitely be able to send Zhang Fuchang to jail.