Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

As soon as the order was given, the entire governor's mansion became busy.

After Leng Chengye and the others left, Old Man Leng asked Leng Youran and Li Tianze to take him to the current resettlement site of the people.

When I saw that there were less than two hundred people inside, my eyes became red.

"If Zhu Dazhi, that beast, were to continue to control the North, wouldn't everyone in the North be wiped out?"

Leng Youran stood on his right side. It was the first time she saw her grandfather so angry.

"Grandfather, don't worry. Once the people have gathered, I will bring Zhu Dazhi out and let them deal with him."

"What's the point in punishing him? The people he persecuted are all gone. Sigh... I never thought the Northland would be in such a state. No wonder you said before that Zhu Dazhi wanted to dig a secret passage to let those merchants go out to do business. With the Northland being like this, you can't even get the people to spend money."

Leng Youran remained silent.

The future plans for the North seemed to become unclear because of his words.

Yes!

The people in the north live in such hardship that even if she opens more stores, there will be no consumers!

This is how to do ah?

Li Tianze stood beside her. Seeing her dejected, he probably guessed her worries. "Don't worry. We don't know the overall situation yet. Let's wait until Uncle Leng and the others come back and we can discuss it carefully."

Leng Youran: "It seems that I am still too naive."

When Mr. Leng heard his granddaughter's words, he looked at her in confusion, "What do you mean, Ran'er?"

Leng Youran shared his concerns with Old Man Leng. Old Man Leng wasn't as disheartened as Leng Youran. Instead, he smiled and said, "Silly boy, once you've built up the Northland and opened the city gates, people will naturally come. Besides, you can't help the people without any ulterior motive. You must remember, a little kindness pays off, a big debt pays off."

Leng Youran understood after hearing what Old Man Leng said.

"From now on, it will be up to Grandfather to take care of these matters. I will just focus on the construction, and the rest will be up to Grandfather."

She already had a plan in mind for building the Northland, but she was not so comfortable with the use of personnel.

"Don't worry. Although I'm an old man, I can still be of some use." At this moment, the trace of guilt that Grandpa Leng had felt for his granddaughter who had quietly taken over the Northland had long disappeared.

I only want to change the north for the better, at least to make sure the people have enough food and clothing.

Such a large city can support the soldiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but it cannot support the original people of the north.

Yes.

Beidi was the grain and fodder supply base for the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

This place is rich in grain, but it has been controlled by Zhao Mingyao for many years.

When the late emperor was still alive, the grain harvest was less and less every year.

When we sent people down to investigate, we only got a bad reputation.

It goes without saying that it must be Zhao Mingyao who was behind this.

Otherwise, where did those elite soldiers that Zhao Mingyao raised privately come from?

The people who went to search the house a few days ago were all Zhao Mingyao's men. One could tell they were not like other soldiers by looking at the clothes they wore and their strong shoulders and waists.

After coming out of the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall, several people did not take the carriage.

Watch as you walk.

When I passed by the houses of those four merchants, I went in to take a look.

"Ran'er, what are you going to do here?"

"I had originally planned to let Li Tianze and his four families live here, but last night Li Tianze said that this place is not suitable, so they want to choose a place closer to the governor's mansion to rebuild their house."

"Well, what Li said is right. These four houses are not suitable for living. The secret passages inside are the biggest hidden danger. Have you ever thought that since Zhu Dazhi dug it out, if he can use it well, we can too."

Leng Youran slapped his forehead and said, "Yeah, if they can use this place to do business, then so can we. Why didn't I figure it out so quickly?"

Old Master Leng smiled. It was not that she hadn't thought about it, but she had been worrying about other things and hadn't thought about it carefully.

Otherwise, why would the girl think of it as soon as he reminded her?

The three of them returned to the governor's mansion with their own thoughts.

After giving some instructions, Old Master Leng returned to the yard that An Er had prepared for him.

Li Tianze and Leng Youran had nothing to do, so they sat in the yard to discuss their actions for the evening.

The noons are no longer so cold after the arrival of spring, and you can still vaguely feel the warmth of the sun on your body.

Leng Youran had just stretched when he saw Leng Yuyang coming in carrying someone.

The man was thrown directly in front of them.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Before Leng Yuyang could answer, Leng Yuze and Zhuang Chenxu came back carrying someone each, followed by Leng Yuning, who also had someone in her hand.

"What's going on?" Li Tianze was surprised when he saw the people thrown to the ground by four people.

How come they brought people back after going out? And these four people didn’t look like the people who had suffered so much.

"Little sister, this is the manager of Huai County. I went there and found out there's no county magistrate. The people there are basically the same as those in the city. They live far away. Apart from this family, there's almost no one else in the town. After much inquiry, I found out that this person is from the same clan as Zhu Dazhi."

Zhuang Chenxu: "The person I brought back is also surnamed Zhu, but I heard he was Zhu Dazhi's former housekeeper."

"Is it such a coincidence? The person I brought back is also one of them." Leng Yuze also said.

Leng Yuning said nothing, just nodded wildly in agreement.

Leng Youran frowned and looked at the four people shivering on the ground.

They were so nervous when they came in that they didn't say anything.

Now that he could clearly see where they were, Leng Youran looked a little relieved.

I saw that they were still at the East Station, as if they were looking for something.

He said coldly, "Are you looking for Zhu Dazhi?"

The four of them raised their heads when they heard Zhu Dazhi's name.

A fierce look flashed in his eyes. "Hmph, who do you think you are? How dare you address Lord Zhu by his name? Where is Lord Zhu? Do you know our relationship with him? If you know what's good for you, please let us go."

"Yes, if you dare to arrest us and Lord Zhu finds out, he will definitely kill you."

"Exactly. Don't you know who's in charge of the Northland? How dare you treat us like this? We are all Lord Zhu's confidants."

"If you dare to do this to us, be careful that Lord Zhu will take your heads."

"Oh? Is that so? I didn't know Lord Zhu had people like you. Isn't this a coincidence? You just happened to be delivered to my door. You want to see Lord Zhu? Okay, I'll have someone take you to see him right away."

With a wave of his hand, four secret guards appeared behind the four people.

He carried the four people and walked towards the dark cell.

Before the four were taken away, they kept shouting and cursing.

They all said that when they saw Lord Zhu, they would definitely let him punish them.