"Is there an inside line?"

Mu Jinan wanted to compete with Emperor Hui for power, but the people of Western Xinjiang came first in her heart. She said, "The fact that he was able to defeat General Xue, who is familiar with the desert, shows that he understands the terrain and our army's defense."

"In a short period of time, three thousand soldiers have overthrown two countries. I'm afraid there will be traitors in Wuling too?"

At the beginning, during the three-year war, Fan Zhaoyang had also fought in Huyu, so he was familiar with Huyu's terrain and climate. He said:

"The wind is strong in spring and you can get buried in the sand if you're not careful. Adehe calculated the timing perfectly."

"Your Highness originally planned to order the six nations to expand their borders, use the barbarians to attack the barbarians, form a pincer attack, deplete the enemy's strength, and destroy the four nations of Liang, Wan, Lou, and Yue."

"Now that Adhe has overthrown Lingwu and established Korens, Korens is bordering Juex to the south. Adhe is a new king, and the country is unstable. He has also penetrated deep into Huyu. Korens has no strong soldiers to guard it. Dasheng can ask Juex king Ruerchu to attack Korens from the north."

Xie Chibei also did business in Sheng'an. He had dealt with Juex merchants. In addition to being cunning and greedy, some of the Juex merchants were also capricious.

Xie Chibei said: "No, Luerchu Miankuo scale hammer, Juex merchants are greedy and cunning. If Juex marches north and occupies Korens, it will threaten Dasheng."

"Western Xinjiang must rely on the imperial court for food and fodder. We cannot leave hidden dangers of a long war. It is better for the western countries to split into small countries and isolate them from invasion."

Upon hearing this, Fan Zhaoyang stopped refutation. If the two countries really merged, then their territory would be the most powerful foreign race around Dasheng, except for Yuhe.

Mu Jinan sat in front of the map and pointed at the country of Korensi: "Take advantage of the instability of the new country to kill Adehe. The Wuling soldiers will be like sand in their fists. Wait for the battle report from Lord Wang!"

Juex was once a friendly country with the Platinum Kingdom. Since Platinum surrendered to Dasheng, Juex could also pass through the Platinum Clan and trade with Dasheng.

Juex sells spices, pepper, jewelry, carpets, glass cups, Mengtiao slaves, Kongshao sheep, etc., especially the precious pepper, which can be sold at a "sky-high price" in Sheng'an.

The main trade in Suiting in the southeast of Dasheng is maritime trade, while in Juex in the west it is land and sand trade, and in the west of Wuling there is very little sand trade.

The Xilu tribe, which was across the sea from Dasheng in the northeast, often sold Xilu women, ginseng, bezoar, medicinal materials, porcelain, and a few horses to Dasheng.

If we talk about the foreign country that does the best business and makes the most money in Dasheng, it must be Juex. Juex does not have abundant resources, but they are close to the sea and the land.

Juex and other countries in the west have sea and land trade, and also serve as intermediary traders between Dasheng and the western countries. They use their geographical advantages to gather goods and do business.

Those new foreign goods, beautiful dancers and slaves provided a lot of wealth for the merchants of Jax and also enriched the tax revenue of Jax, thus greatly improving the national strength of Jax.

Their merchants are hardworking and even low-level vendors dare to go into the desert with backpacks. Many merchants can speak fluent Chinese and are more cunning than other foreign merchants.

For example, for jewelry and spices, they always use the word "rare treasure" to control the quantity of the items, thereby increasing the prices.

The merchants of Juex are very united. Once they receive instructions from the head merchant to control the price of this product, they will never lower the price and finally sell these materials to the Sheng'an nobles.

Even if the remaining goods were thrown away, they would not be sold at a low price. The profits from the thrown away items had already been included in the profits from the nobles' high-priced purchases, and the Jax merchants would never lose money.

They like to do business in Sheng'an City the most because Sheng'an is home to many nobles. In recent years, they have begun to expand their caravans to the north, but there has been no progress.

The Yuhe caravan sent people to damage the Xuanzhou Tengqu. After Xie Chi conquered the four countries in the north, he advised to strictly investigate all foreign and ethnic caravans.

The Juex caravan has become more formal than before, and some merchants who want to take advantage of the situation can no longer easily enter Dasheng.

"Now, the Shiyan Army must guard the city gates strictly." Fan Zhaoyang handed all the account book details to Mu Jinan.

Fan Zhaoyang said, "Lu Shengji has been in Youzhou for many years and has already privately measured the fertile fields in Youzhou. These are all the account books found in his mansion. They are comparable to the counties and towns where the fertile fields were located and the acres of fertile fields in several counties that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin had previously recorded."

"Young Marquis Gu, Young Master Nangong, Xue Xiang, Jing Hong, Peng Tuojiang, Zezhou, and all the warriors led the Youzhou soldiers to re-measure the land. The local tyrants and noble merchants dared not to obstruct us when they saw the heavy troops."

"This land distribution will benefit the relatives of the fallen soldiers, many civilians, and the Youzhou soldiers, and the implementation will be smoother."

"We have no shortage of manpower. Before the spring plowing, we can measure the good land and distribute it to the people."

Mu Jinan looked through the account books and the registered fields. She glanced at Xie Chibei, whose expression was calm. He always prepared for a rainy day, and the same was true for the registered fields in Heyuan and Heyuan.

Nothing can solve their difficulties better than giving benefits to the people and soldiers, and every inch of land in the territory should belong to the people.

Mu Jinan simply used his military power to return the good farmland to them and said, "Thank you, General Fan. We will have dinner together in the evening."

Fan Zhaoyang smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Fan Zhaoyang is now valued by Mu Jinan, and the fact that they can eat around the table together shows that he still regards him as half a friend.

There was some discussion in Youzhou about his patricide. Only by taking the lead in distributing good farmland to the people could his reputation be saved.

Fan Zhaoyang's original ideal included distributing land equally among the people. Now they share the same ideal. His side is for the people, and he just happened to meet Mu Jinan.

Fan Zhaoyang is a righteous man among the Youzhou rebels, and also a merciful man among those notorious for killing his father. Even if Mu Jinan had not been there, he would have been beaten to a bloody pulp on this road.

Even if his army was defeated, he could still pick up the sword and point it at the imperial power, and sow a seed of hope in the winding ridges he had drawn, from spring to every year.

Mu Jinan heard the happy voices of poor children reading in the distance. She left the house and signaled Xie Chibei not to follow her: "Your Highness, I want to walk alone."

Fan Zhaoyang saw that Xie Chibei had a gloomy face and there was an emotion in his eyes that he dared not show. It was like the seedlings encountering a rainstorm in spring. What should have been a chance for recovery turned out to be a deadly torrent.

The Mu Jinan he saw on the battlefield was invincible and brave, but why did he feel that Mu Jinan now looked a little weak? Perhaps it was because there were many rainy days in spring and he had some influence from the arrow wound he received last year.

Fan Zhaoyang had been in officialdom for many years, and he knew very well when to be silent. Whenever the Youzhou soldiers asked him about Prince Xi's methods of doing things, he would only say that they were swift and resolute, that military discipline was strict, and that rewards and punishments were clear.

The Youzhou soldiers had been defeated by Mu Jinan twice, and obtained fertile farmland from her. Seeing that Fan Zhaoyang trusted Mu Jinan, they also began to trust Mu Jinan.

Xie Chibei asked Fan Zhaoyang to leave. He secretly followed Mu Jinan and just watched her from a distance.

Doctor Xue told him the day before: "The poisons she has taken over the years have damaged her body. Spring rain, autumn chill, summer heat, winter frost, the weather changes every time, she has to take good care of herself."

"I have been having nightmares lately. I wonder what else she has been through besides being a slave. If the scars on her wrists are not removed, King Xi may be depressed."

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