After a great battle, the ground was in a mess and the city walls were badly damaged.

The Ning family army searched the houses according to the list. Those who were on the list were all wealthy and unkind businessmen and corrupt officials. The people with clean consciences could be counted on the handful of a hand.

Their homes were searched, they were imprisoned, and they were interrogated. Those who should be exiled were exiled, and those who should be killed were killed. After going through the familiar process, they got a lot of food, gold, silver, and jewelry.

According to convention, the Ning family army can take one-tenth of the profits, one-tenth of which goes to the commander-in-chief, and two-tenths is used for infrastructure construction, such as building roads, waterways, and city walls.

The rest was distributed to local people and low-level soldiers.

Most of the Jin soldiers were dismissed and sent back home. Each of them received two taels of severance pay, cotton seeds and planting methods. If they used the money sparingly, it would last for a while.

After the cotton was grown, it could be sold directly to the government of the Yong Dynasty, thus saving them from the embarrassment of having no means of livelihood and at least they would not starve to death.

The people will not rebel unless they are left with no other options.

As for the land, it was taken back and rented directly to the people by the government.

It can be rented but not resold.

As a result, the people were delighted and as excited as if it were New Year's Day.

The wealthy and powerful businessmen whose land was taken away hated Ning Zhiwei to death and tried to assassinate her many times, but she escaped every time. Afterwards, they killed so many people that the smell of blood lingered in Caishikou for a long time.

Zhou Hongye was very busy. The city was taken, but how to appease the people and how to govern, integrate and digest it would require a lot of time and energy.

It is difficult to conquer the world, but even harder to defend it.

During this period of time, Ning Zhiwei has captured eight cities, and there are not enough civil servants.

Ning Zhiwei walked around the city. It was in disrepair everywhere. The roads were not repaired and there was water everywhere when it rained.

The prosperity here is far inferior to that of Licheng.

The Jin Dynasty only knew how to plunder foreign countries, but did not consider its internal policies much, nor did it spend time on governing the country.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

"Your Majesty, what shall we do with those people of Agudamu? Shall we kill them all?"

Ning Zhiwei pondered for a moment. It was useless to capture those generals. It would only cause trouble. It would be better to make use of their remaining value.

"Notify their families and ask them to pay money to redeem them. The commander will get 100,000 taels of silver, the deputy commander 50,000, and the others 10,000."

"Yes."

Ning Zhiwei couldn't bear to see them sitting idle. "Until their families come to redeem them, they can't just lie there and do nothing. Take them all to build the city wall."

Disobedient? A few lashes and he'll behave.

Just when the situation was going well, Ning Zhiwei received bad news.

"Your Majesty, Su Mingjin has personally led his troops to invade our southeastern border and officially declared war."

Ning Zhiwei's face darkened and she cursed Su Mingjin as a good-for-nothing.

He wanted to press on with the victory and capture a few more cities, but his plan was ruined by Su Mingjin.

This dog thing is just like a flea. It always jumps around at the most critical moment. It's disgusting.

"Temporarily cease fire and let the army rest for a few days."

Ning Ran was very unwilling, "Just going back like this?"

He really wanted to fight his way into the Jin capital and capture the Jin emperor alive!

Ning Zhiwei said calmly, "We don't have the strength to fight on four fronts for now. If the battle line is too long, the supply will not be able to keep up."

Although she set up two lines of defense on the southeastern border, Su Mingjin gathered all the strength of the Jiang Kingdom and was determined to win.

"The Jin Kingdom has also reacted and has assembled a large army, vowing to go to war."

Zhou Hongye frowned, "Gather the army?"

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "Black Hawk is the commander-in-chief, but the deputy generals were personally selected by the King of Jin. They are all from powerful families and have unruly and flamboyant personalities."

In other words, Black Hawk couldn't control them at all.

If there is discord between generals, things will easily go wrong.

Zhou Hongye hesitated for a moment, "Black Hawk..."

Although it was not revealed, everyone close to him knew Black Hawk's true identity.

Ning Zhiwei looked indifferent, "If he still wants to work for the Jin Kingdom, I will fight him with real swords and guns on the battlefield."

She knew very well that when people lose their memory, their emotions will also be lost. In Ning Ba's eyes, there was no emotion at all for her, only strangeness.

Ning Ba didn't remember anything, so how could he have any feelings for the Ning family? How could he have a sense of belonging?

What is more important to him should be his wife and children.

If he fights for the Jin Kingdom again for the sake of saving his wife and children, then don't blame her for being ruthless and fighting with him.

She also has someone she wants to protect.

In the Jin Dynasty Palace, the king lazily sat on the couch, listening to the eunuch reading letters.

It was a letter sent by Ning Zhiwei, but he put on airs and refused to touch it.

However, the content of the letter made him look pale, "What? Agudamu and his generals were captured, and we are asked to pay money to redeem them?"

What are they doing? Aren't they all famous generals? Why can't they stop Ning Zhiwei?

"Yes, and say..." The eunuch trembled.

The King of Jin snatched the letter impatiently, read the contents carefully, and became furious and tore it up.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu was shocked and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

The king was furious. "Ning Zhiwei is so bold that he actually asked me to go over and negotiate in person."

They also asked him to admit his mistakes and take full responsibility for the war! They also asked him to apologize!

How dare she?

This was the greatest humiliation for him.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu carefully advised, "Your Majesty, calm down."

The King of Jin suddenly sat up and gave a loud order, "Tell Black Hawk to speed up and rush over as soon as possible. We must drive the people out of Jin's land."

"Yes."

At this moment, a palace maid came in and said, "Princess Ayu wants to see you."

King Jin's eyes flashed, "Let her in."

A Yu and her two children have moved out of the palace and are living in the General's Mansion granted by the emperor. The mansion is full of his spies, and their every move is under his eyes.

Ah Yu bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, father."

Although she was recognized and recorded in the family tree, she had no official title and everyone called her Princess Ayu.

The King of Jin did not have much affection for these children who were found halfway. The boys were fine, but the girls were just tools for marriage.

"Get up, what brings you to the palace?"

Ah Yu took out a box with exquisite packaging, her eyes full of admiration, "I recently got a few taels of Junshan silver needles, which are said to be tributes from the previous dynasty. They are priceless and extremely valuable, so I specially sent them to my father for his appreciation."

The King of Jin was a tea lover, so he motioned for the eunuch to take it and stared at his daughter with scrutiny, "Where did you get this?"

What the superiors like, the subordinates will like even more. The king loved tea, so tea was very popular.

Ah Yu glanced at the box calmly, then smiled and said softly, "I bought it on the way to welcome Black Eagle. It should have been sent in by a merchant from Yong Dynasty, and I just happened to pick it up. Since Ning Zhiwei became emperor, many rules have been changed, and all tributes have been cancelled."

The King of Jin snorted coldly, "You don't know how to enjoy your blessings."

He waved his hand, "Okay, back off."

He had so many concubines around him that he couldn't even keep up with them, so how could he have the time to develop relationships with his children?

Ah Yu stood still and said hesitantly, "Father, I have a favor to ask of you."

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