A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

He thought of his adoptive father Yang Hui. Wasn't it because of these good-for-nothings that he had to set up his own power and use extraordinary means to help many people?

I always feel that I haven't learned the essence of my adoptive father and I still need to continue practicing.

Yu Zhenzhou suppressed his inner anger and waited for the officials who were criticizing the border troops in vain to shut up.

The emperor sat at the top, looking at them without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"My Lords, how about hearing the Duke of Zhenguo's opinion first?"

Zhao Wenbo interrupted them. He was really annoyed by these useless speeches. Besides, was Yu Zhenzhou easy to mess with?

After the Grand Tutor spoke, the chattering civil servants soon fell silent.

The emperor had no complaints about this. He knew that Zhao Wenbo would stop it, so he didn't think about it in any other way.

"My dear Yu, what do you think?"

At this moment, Emperor Li Jingchen finally spoke.

"I think what you said is right." Yu Zhenzhou said calmly: "The border garrisons are all good-for-nothings. They should all be withdrawn, and the soldiers should also be sent home."

"Let these gentlemen deal with the bandits with their sweet words but sharp intentions. Who knows, they might be able to capture the criminals tomorrow and make a great contribution."

The officials present were stunned. They didn't expect him to choke people as soon as he opened his mouth.

"you!......"

One of the civil servants, who was over fifty years old, was so angry that he wanted to say something, but was defeated by Yu Zhenzhou's captivating gaze.

The other younger ones didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing that they were silent, Yu Zhenzhou finally expressed his true opinion on the matter.

"Your Majesty, I suspect there is an insider in the army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for General Dong to be defeated in several encirclement and suppression campaigns while the enemy suffered almost no damage."

"Although there have been no wars in the past few years, we have never neglected daily training on the border to prevent the Matan Kingdom from betraying us and making a comeback. I believe in the soldiers I have brought with me."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to go to the border to investigate and eliminate the horse bandits."

After Yu Zhenzhou finished speaking, he half-knelt down and waited for Li Jingchen's decision.

Li Jingchen was also a man who was well-versed in military books. Although he had never actually been on the battlefield, he had thought of the possibility of such an unusual outcome of the battle.

But...Yu Zhenzhou was very hesitant about going to the border again.

"Are you making a big fuss, Lord Yu? Just a few bandits shouldn't be enough to make you rush to the border in person."

"I suspect that they were not ordinary horse bandits, but warriors from the Matan Kingdom in disguise." Yu Zhenzhou raised his head and looked at the emperor and expressed his guess: "Ordinary horse bandits do not have such a fast pace of marching and fighting."

"Moreover, if there really is an insider, it will probably continue to cost us soldiers and undermine the morale of the army."

"I suspect that the Matan Kingdom is becoming restless again."

Li Jingchen frowned.

When the elderly civil servant saw this, he immediately refuted it angrily.

"You are worrying too much, Lord Zhenguo. It has only been a few years since the defeat of Matan. I estimate that they have only recovered to about 60% or 70% and do not have the energy to provoke a war between the two countries."

"What if there is? Will Lord Meng take all the responsibility?"

The elderly civil servant who was speaking was named Meng. He was from the capital, and several generations of his ancestors had served as officials in the capital. His family was considered to be a prestigious civil servant family in the capital.

He is indeed a person who is ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

"this......"

But I dare not take responsibility.

Lord Meng was outwitted again and was angry and annoyed, but he did not dare to issue a military order.

"Are you so sure, Lord Yu?"

The emperor asked him again.

"I can't guarantee it, but if there is an insider, the Matan Kingdom will make a comeback. I'm afraid I'll miss the opportunity."

Although Dong Shifang was brought up by him, as far as he knew, the military had been infiltrated by some families in recent years. Yu Zhenzhou guessed that these rubbish had somewhat hindered Dong Shifang's decision-making.

Otherwise, with Dong Shifang's ability, he would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat.

Of course, he couldn't say this in front of the emperor and the officials.

The emperor was somewhat tempted.

He tacitly agreed to the transfer of border defense soldiers in recent years. Yu Zhenzhou didn't say anything, but now it seems that he has kept it in mind.

Li Jingchen would not allow the opportunity to fight to be delayed due to the struggle for power.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let the Duke of Zhenguo write a letter to General Dong and give him some advice to see if there is a turnaround." Seeing that they were in a deadlock, Zhao Wenbo suggested: "If the situation continues to deteriorate, let the Duke of Zhenguo go to suppress the bandits. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Wenbo never participated in the struggles between the civil and military factions. His existence was only to assist the emperor and help him solve problems.

He is a neutral royalist, so Li Jingchen trusts him very much.

The emperor accepted Zhao Wenbo's suggestion, and Yu Zhenzhou did not say anything against it. After the court session, he returned home and wrote a secret order to Dong Shifang, ordering him to observe carefully and find out the accomplice.

This secret letter was delivered personally by his own men, and its content was different from the letter that was openly handed to the messenger.

When Dong Shifang was in a state of panic, he received a secret letter from Yu Zhenzhou. He was very surprised and delighted.

In his tent, he memorized everything Yu Zhenzhou said and the key points of his instructions, and then burned the letter.

He called the generals he trusted and gave them some instructions in secret.

Within two days, the horse bandits appeared again. Dong Shifang led a battalion of people to suppress the bandits, but they were ambushed and Dong Shifang was seriously injured.

Soon, the news spread back to the capital.

Now, no one will believe that there is no accomplice.

Li Jingchen also felt that the situation was not good. Such a defeat would cause panic among local residents, so he had no choice but to order Yu Zhenzhou to go to the border to suppress the bandits.

After receiving the order, Yu Zhenzhou set off immediately.

He was ready.

Regarding matters in the capital and the border, he asked his men to deliver a letter to Yang Lijun, telling her not to worry, as he had a plan.

In addition, he would break his promise to spend the Spring Festival together this year and would not be able to go to Linhai Town to spend the New Year with them. He asked her to tell his daughter when the time comes and he would bring them lots of gifts to apologize next time.

Yang Lijun received the letter and was silent for a long time before burning it. Then she called Lao Wang, explained some things to him, and then went to the Huang family cafeteria.

This place has almost become her second home.

"Mother, can you ask Old Wang to send the guards and servants here tomorrow?"

The renovation of the shop on Beizheng Street was nearing completion, and Huang Mulin suddenly thought of a problem: she had not yet trained the bakery employees.

"Okay, I'll tell him when he picks me up in the evening."

"Okay. We need two guards, two servants, two maids, and four people to help with the bread-making process~"

"got it."

The shop on Beizheng Street is very big. If there are not more people, it will look empty and deserted. If the business is booming, these few people are barely enough.

Linhai Town has a permanent population of 70,000 to 80,000 people, making it the town with the largest population and area in Qiling County.

Huang Mulin leaned back in his chair and poked his chin with his little fleshy hand, estimating that for a town with such a large population, the economic prosperity was pretty good. He thought it would be feasible to make 100 pieces of bread of each flavor on the first day.