"You care about all the people in the world as if they were your own children. This servant knows it all."
"It was the rebels in Yangzhou who turned against Tiangang and harmed the people!"
"Ugh!"
Emperor Xinglong smiled and shook his head, sighing,
"Everyone is guilty, and the fault lies with me!"
Then his expression became serious, he looked at Dai Quan and asked,
"The Shadow Division is in the north. What's the latest intelligence?"
Dai Quan's expression became serious when he heard this, and he nodded slightly and said,
"Your Majesty, since the beginning of this spring, the Tartars have been constantly provoking the borders of Suiyuan and Datong, but they have not attempted to break through the border."
"Perhaps it's because of the heavy snow last year, which froze countless cattle and sheep to death and weakened their fighting capacity, that they dared not march south?"
Xinglong narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this and shook his head solemnly.
"No, the northern Tartars have always been ambitious and unproductive. Once their tribe suffers significant damage, their Tartar leaders will transfer their internal conflicts to the northern border of Daqian."
"Such a provocative move must have a purpose!"
Then he said to Dai Quan solemnly,
"Send an order to the nine borders, telling them to defend themselves to the death. No matter how the Tartars provoke us, they must not fight back. Don't give them even the slightest chance."
"I obey your command!" Dai Quan responded respectfully with a bow.
Emperor Xinglong seemed to have thought of something and slapped his head.
"Oh, by the way, where is the eight million taels of salt tax from Yangzhou now? The salaries for the second half of last year haven't been paid to the nine frontier regions yet."
Dai Quan bowed and said with a smile,
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. The Jianrui Battalion has already headed north with the salt tax. A message was sent the day before yesterday, saying they will arrive in Shenjing for delivery the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"Good! Good, good! Lin Aiqing has lived up to my expectations!"
Emperor Xinglong finally showed a happy smile on his face.
Then his expression became serious and he said to Dai Quan solemnly,
"This year, the Emperor gave his share of the silver to the Ministry of Revenue. Once the silver is deposited and counted, you will immediately order the silver for the nine soldiers this year, as well as the overdue wages from last year, to be transported to the nine frontiers as quickly as possible to boost the morale of the soldiers."
"The imperial court is currently deploying troops. The northern defenses must be strictly guarded. Otherwise, if the northern Tartars invade and collude with the southern rebels, the Han Empire, which has finally found peace, will immediately be plunged into war once again!"
Emperor Xinglong sighed with a rather sad look as he spoke.
"Alas! I only hope that the sages of past generations and my ancestors will bless me, so that after I have quelled the rebels in Yangzhou, I can also pacify the northern tribes and bring peace to the people of the world!"
Finally he said,
"These eight million taels of silver are related to the stability of our country. You must personally monitor them. Anyone who dares to lay their hands on them will be chopped to pieces, no matter who they are!"
"Yes! I obey your command!"
Dai Quan nodded solemnly.
However, seeing Emperor Xinglong so sad, he felt quite uncomfortable.
Then I thought of changing the subject and said with a smile,
"There is something that Your Majesty may not know yet, but I find it interesting."
Sure enough, Emperor Xinglong showed some interest.
Every word these people around me say has its own purpose.
But still asked with a smile,
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Yes!"
Dai Quan bowed slightly and then smiled.
"The Shadow Division reports that the Jia family's ships are also accompanying the fleet carrying tax silver to the capital."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xinglong raised his eyebrows slightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"The Jia family? How did the Jia family get involved in this batch of silver?"
Seeing that Emperor Xinglong had misunderstood, Dai Quan hurriedly said,
"After some investigation, it turned out that the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion went to Yangzhou to pick up the daughter of the Salt Inspector Lin. Miss Lin went north to the capital."
"what?"
Emperor Xinglong suddenly looked up at Dai Quan in surprise.
"Are you Lord Lin's daughter?"
Dai Quan couldn't tell whether Emperor Xinglong was happy or angry, so he could only tentatively nod and say respectfully,
"Yes, Your Majesty! I heard that the old lady of the Rongguo Mansion missed her granddaughter and sent people to Yangzhou to welcome her. She followed the salt tax official ship north! But is there anything wrong with that?"
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