"Yes, Imperial Father. Your son also feels the same. Their requirements are not high, they just want to fill their stomachs. However, the most basic living conditions were extremely difficult for them. Father and the others are really too pitiful. Your son feels very sad when he sees them.”Princess Anping also sympathized with those refugees.
"Oh? It seems that today's trip is really better than ten years of study. It has taught you a lot of principles of life. It was rare for Changping to reflect on his lifestyle. Very good! They were all very good! You can leave! Do the two of you still want to leave the palace?" The Emperor was very happy and revealed a smile.
"I still want to go! I have to go every day!" The two of them said in unison.
"Like this? Alright, you guys go ahead. You may leave!"
"Your son will take his leave!" The two of them retreated to the door before turning around and walking out of the study.
At night in General Manor.
In the General's study, Yun Xia, Yun Fei, and Chen Ping.
"Father, I have some ideas and want to hear your opinion.”Yun Xia looked somewhat embarrassed.
"If you have something to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here, so it's fine.”The general looked at his beloved daughter and said.
"It's like this. I want to ask Chun Lan and Xiaohui to stay in the Phoenix Cabinet as well. I want to take advantage of my free time at night to let them learn some mathematics and some simple statistics. What do you think?" Yun Xia first avoided the main point and said.
"That's good. Ask your Grandpa Chen if he can bear to do that. But where did you get these strange ideas from? Where did you learn it from?" The general didn't say anything, and he looked as if he was at ease.
"Miss is willing to teach Chunlan things, she really can't wait. What is there to be reluctant about? I will ask her to move to the Phoenix Cabinet tomorrow. Hehehehe." Chen Ping was very happy.
"Thank you, Grandpa Chen, for believing in me. I'm really happy. It's just that I might have to eat at the Phoenix Cabinet often in the future. But don't worry, Father. I'll pay my respects to Mother often. Otherwise, can I ask Nanny to take care of Mother?”Yun Xia said.
"I see. Then Auntie Wu doesn't have time to take care of you, right?”The general was worried.
"It's okay. Don't we still have Chunlan and Xiaohui? Besides, I'm old enough to take care of myself. Don't worry!”Yun Xia said.
"Then I can rest assured. It's just that Yunfei won't be able to accompany you tomorrow, so you must be careful.”The general had instructed him.
"Why?" Yun Xia was puzzled.
"Because he has an imperial mission. Tomorrow, he will leave the capital with the King of Yan.”the general explained.
"What? So fast? Doesn't that mean that you won't be able to celebrate the New Year?" Yun Xia was surprised. She thought she would have to wait until the end of the year.
"It's the same no matter where you spend the New Year. Besides, this is the King of Yan's intention. If he could let go of a prince, why couldn't Yunfei?”The general smiled, giving off a profound feeling.
"Oh, I see. "But, father, I still have one more thing, I…" Yun Xia wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Is there anything else? Just say it clearly once!" The general's words made people feel helpless, but Red Cloud could hear the pride in the general's heart. He doted on her wholeheartedly. It also made people feel that having a woman was enough.
"So what I said was troublesome? Why didn't I know?" Yun Xia couldn't help but giggle.
"Hehehe! What do you think? Not troublesome? Was there something more troublesome?”The general could not help but ask.
"Well, that's another troublesome matter. Sigh! No! Do you want to hear it or not?" Yun Xia couldn't help but act coquettishly, even she herself felt that it was unbelievable.
"Ah! Listen! How can I not listen to you? Isn't it? Listen!" the general said with a smile.
"Alright, I'll tell you, but you have to listen to it yourself! Right?" Yun Xia said.
"Yes, I was the one who begged to hear it.”
"Then listen carefully. I think that just giving them food is really not a solution, because they still have to eat after eating. When will this end? I think no matter how strong the foundation of the imperial court is, there will be times when it can't handle it, right? This was not a solution.”
"Oh? Then what do you mean?" The general seemed very interested.
"I think we can only give them food for the time being. The most important thing now is to think of a way to make them self-reliant. First, they had to be properly settled. It would be best if they could settle down in a place where they could take root. Those who were close to their hometown should be sent back to their hometown as much as possible. This way, the problem of living could be solved. Then, the imperial court had to make plans for them and prepare seeds for spring plowing. Most importantly, they had to reduce taxes and corvee so that they could rely on themselves to live a life of food and clothing. Also, people who were too far away from their hometown must not be allowed to move back. That would cost too much. They could only settle down on the spot, which meant that the imperial court would be responsible for the temporary food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The other conditions were the same as before.”
Red Cloud spoke with assurance, but the general did not quite understand, so he asked,""So, you mean that not only do we have to solve their current food and clothing problem, but we also have to solve their survival problem. Is that so?"
"Absolutely correct! Father. However, I think it would be a little too hasty to report it to the Imperial Court now. Don't you think so?" Yun Xia said.
"That's true. That's what I meant.”The general felt the same.
"So I was thinking…I was thinking if we could…if we could buy some fields and build a manor for ourselves, and settle some people down. What do you think?" Yun Xia said, but she was thinking in her heart: If possible, that manor would be his training base for the Feng Army. Of course, it was just an experimental base. Moreover, it was a training base that could be self-reliant. Back then, the people of the Celestial Empire had fought for eight years by relying on their own strength. The army could farm and fight. They were soldiers when they carried guns and farmers when they carried hoes. However, in the end, he still needed a sum of start-up funds. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like painting cakes to satisfy his hunger?
"This idea…It's not impossible, but seeing that Yun Fei and I are about to leave, who will take responsibility? We can't just rely on a little girl like you, right? Uncle Chen, what do you think?" The general asked Chen Ping for his opinion.
"General, this is also a feasible method. However, with this little money in the residence, I'm afraid that it won't be able to accommodate many people. I'm also willing to help with the management.”Chen Ping considered carefully.
"It's just that you have to take care of the residence and also manage these things. I'm afraid it's too hard, right?”Yun Fei was also worried.
"As for the problem of funds, we can only do what we can! He would settle as many people as he could. Uncle Chen really couldn't be in two places at once. What should he do?”The general nodded and shook his head.
"Father, so you agree? Don't worry, I've already thought about it. He had noticed this problem at the Earth Temple today. He had also found a few people who should be able to help. Besides, Chunlan and I can also learn to do some things. Don't you think so, Grandpa Chen? Of course, the main thing is that you still have to take charge of everything, but this way, you don't have to do everything yourself. They could have asked him once every few days. Don't you agree?" Yun Xia was overjoyed.
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