After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Two days later, Zhang Lian and others brought the group of widows and orphans of the Northwest Army into Youyun City.

Su Cheng'an did not go to see Chen Zhe immediately. He just ordered Zhang Lian to treat him to a meal, and then arranged for him to stay in an inn in Youyun City on the grounds that his master had been away on business recently.

The women and children were settled on a farm in the suburbs.

Afterwards, Su Cheng'an specially sent a court doctor to the farm to check the physical conditions of the women and children. The sick were given timely treatment and the weak were allowed to rest well.

These people, who have been displaced and helpless since November last year, have lived an inhuman life for half a year. Today, they feel like they have finally walked out of hell and into heaven. They are so excited that they cry, laugh and feel grateful.

Especially the group of older children, although they didn't say it, they were determined in their hearts to fight for their noble master Su Chengan at any time.

The gifts of fate are sometimes so unpredictable.

Su Cheng'an today would never have thought that because of his momentary compassion, more than ten years later, he would create nearly ten young generals who were loyal and patriotic for the four border areas of Daqian.

And these ragged, skinny children could never have imagined that twenty years later, some of them would become the backbone of the Daqian court to resist the barbarians.

This story of mutual return of favor and joint protection of the country was later recorded in history books in great detail, becoming a powerful proof of the harmonious relationship between the emperor and his ministers in the Daqian Dynasty.

Of course, this is something.

The Crown Prince is now in the study of Prince Dingbei, being scolded by his own father with his head pointed at!

"You're truly my good eldest son! You went to the northwest and brought back over 200,000 taels of silver, playing the role of Shancai Boy. Now you're back and have given me an even bigger task. Now, in addition to supporting my own troops in the northern border, I also have to support the Northwest Army of the Jin Dynasty!"

Dingbei King Su Changshan sat down, picked up the tea on the table and drank it in gulps. Then he pointed at his son and taught him, "Can't you learn from your wife? Jin girl is the best at making money."

Facing his father's rage, Su Cheng'an calmly asked, "I can't learn Ajin's ability to make money, but can you, father?"

King Dingbei choked up, glaring at his son and scolding him, "If I had learned this, would we in the Northern Territory have lived in such misery in the past few years? Thanks to Ah Jin, we in the Northern Territory have finally been able to live a comfortable life with no worries about food and clothing in the past two years. And you, on the other hand, have given away most of my wealth in just one trip!"

Thinking about the family fortune he had worked so hard to save over the past two years, and how nearly half of it was taken away by that brat in an instant, King Dingbei felt so distressed that he wanted to cry.

Seeing that King Dingbei looked depressed, Su Cheng'an was too lazy to pay attention to his poor and greedy father who had suddenly become rich.

He simply said directly: "If my father really doesn't want to, I will write to the northwest now and tell General Liu Zhongquan that if his Northwest Army can't get food and wages from the court, our northern border will be powerless to help. He should find a way to make a living with the Northwest Army!"

"How about that?"

King Dingbei stood up suddenly, not caring about scolding his son anymore, and hurriedly tried to stop him.

"The Northwest Army is to defend against the Western Rong and protect the people. If the army loses its morale, the Great Jin will lose its northwest barrier. If the Western Rong move south, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"But didn't my father just scold me for sending the Dingbei Palace's money to support the Northwest Army? He also asked me to learn how to make money from Ajin! Since I can't learn how to make money and can't increase my income, I can only find another way and think of ways to save money and spend as little money as possible."

Seeing that his son was really making a gesture to stop in time, King Dingbei couldn't help but roll his eyes to the sky again.

Naughty kid, he's clearly trying to piss off his dad!

He complained angrily, "The Northwest Army's annual food and wages are at least a million taels. We've only managed to save this much over the past two years thanks to Ah Jin's wealth management skills. Now we're giving away nearly half of it all at once. Shouldn't your father feel bad for us?"

"Don't say that my father is distressed. I, too, feel pained giving away this huge amount of silver. So let's not bother with the Northwest Army. We should just guard our little piece of land in the north, keep an eye on our purse strings, and focus on making money. As for what happens in the world, let it be!"

Su Cheng'an looked at King Dingbei's righteous words with a look of certainty.

King Dingbei was so angry that he kicked him again, muttering, "You little bastard, what's wrong with me scolding you when I'm angry? You're starting to argue with your father."

Su Cheng'an dodged the Dingbei King's kick and continued to fight back: "My son, aren't you just trying to share your father's worries?"

"Share your mother's worries!"

Prince Dingbei was so irritated by his son's sarcasm that he started swearing. "I'm angry and I'm going to scold you, so just listen. As a son, I never suffer any loss in front of me. I don't know how Jin girl can stand your nitpicking temper."

"Ajin is my sweetheart, so I naturally don't want her to suffer any loss. But you, my father, are different. I worked so hard on a long mission, and you scolded me right after I came back. Do you think I'm a piece of clay?"

Su Cheng'an frowned and complained to his father in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, father shouldn't lose his temper with you. Just stop while you're ahead!"

Prince Dingbei glared angrily at the irritating Haodaer, then said seriously, "With the Salt Administration, the income is stable. We can support the Northwest Army for a year or two, but if we continue like this, it will not work."

"Although the southern border is currently peaceful, the imperial court is in chaos. We must always save some money for emergencies."

"If the crown prince is decided, they will definitely find a reason to summon you and me back to the capital. By then, we will be at war. I estimate that within next year at the latest, we will be fighting a life-and-death battle with the capital."

"If rebellion breaks out then, our Salt Administration's business will surely plummet. Without silver, how can our northern borders resist the capital?"

"Father, what you said makes sense, but I have other ideas." Su Cheng'an looked at King Dingbei with a sad face and said in a low voice.

"tell me the story!"

King Dingbei waved his hand and sat down again.

"My trip to the northwest has given me some new ideas. We've always been passive, waiting for the capital to make a move."

"Today, with natural disasters and man-made disasters, the situation is chaotic. If we continue to delay, the situation will only become more unstable and the people will suffer. The people are the foundation of the country. If we continue to put the cart before the horse, the world will become even more difficult to deal with."

Dingbei King's eyes flashed, and he looked at Su Cheng'an: "What do you mean?"

"If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain!"

The young man's face darkened slightly, and he opened his thin lips slightly, "Since chaos is bound to happen sooner or later, why don't we add fuel to the fire and make the chaos in the capital come sooner!"

"So shouldn't we do it this year?"

There was a look of hesitation on King Dingbei's face.

Is Yizi's idea a bit too hasty?

His original intention was to wait until the crown prince position was decided, and then decide whether to completely break with the court next year based on the situation. However, after hearing what his son said, he seemed to want to take the initiative this year.

"Father, since this is bound to happen sooner or later, why not seize the initiative and cut the Gordian knot? Let's change the world for the better!"

The young man looked out the window and spoke slowly.