Self-cultivation of bad people can be done automatically

Chapter 94
Late at night, outside Qingzhou city.

King Qi followed Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian to a small town.

This small town is obviously just built, and the wood and earth bricks used to build the houses are very new.

In front of the small town, Miao Chengtian pointed to the houses not far away and told the empress.

"King Qi, this place used to be a piece of wasteland and cropland. A town suddenly appeared in four months. This town was developed in these four months. Four months ago, the residents here were all homeless and hungry people. .”

"But after four months, they have already built a town." The empress narrowed her eyes slightly, and said, "It's very rare for Zhu Youning's officials to govern cleanly."

After finishing speaking, the empress looked at the surrounding scene with great interest with the mentality of a ruler, and felt very strange at this time.

After all, in the farming era, most people lived by farming, and apart from cities, it was rare to see towns with concentrated populations.

She quickly saw the army patrolling back and forth in the town, and she was puzzled, "Why are there so many troops in this town?"

Miao Chengtian said: "I would like to report to King Qi, these are all soldiers of the army station, totaling about 2 people, they were originally old and weak soldiers who were brought down by Zhu Youning's reform of the military system, and now they are all under the jurisdiction of the station guard envoy Wang Shifan."

"These people can get paid from Zhu Youning, but they will not go to war again. They are not only responsible for the cultivation of potatoes in this small town, but also shoulder the responsibility of security management."

The Empress stroked her clean chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "Where are the potatoes? Why didn't I see any crops growing in the nearby land?"

"It's just spring, maybe spring plowing hasn't started yet?"

The Empress asked again: "Where are the potatoes harvested?"

"This servant doesn't know."

At this time, a voice suddenly came from a distance.

"King Qi is so excited, he actually came here to enjoy the moon at night."

The empress turned to look, but saw Zhu Youning walking slowly towards her.

He quickly walked up to the empress, and said with a smile, "King Qi, it's midnight, it's better to go to bed earlier."

The empress said calmly: "Didn't King An also rest?"

Zhu Youning said: "Spring plowing is coming soon, I need to take some snacks to prevent people with ulterior motives from stealing the seeds for plowing."

The empress pretended not to understand, looked sideways, and said: "It seems that this king can not only appreciate the moon tonight, but also appreciate King An's political achievements."

Zhu Youning immediately said modestly: "Where do I have any political achievements? They are all the fruits of the people's own labor."

"King An is too modest."

"King Qi, it's cold outside, you'd better go back and rest quickly."

The whereabouts were discovered by Zhu Youning, and the empress had no choice but to go back to the room first.

It was already the fourth watch, but the empress still didn't sleep after entering the house.

She still called Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian to discuss something in a low voice.

"To be able to develop a town that can accommodate tens of thousands of people in four months is indeed a great contribution. If my Qi country obtains this crop of potatoes, it may be able to change the weak state of Qi country. Miao Chengtian, Xuan Jingtian, if this king wants to get potatoes, what can you do?"

Xuan Jingtian thought for a while, and replied: "Qi Wang, it is not difficult to obtain a small amount of potatoes, as long as you find out where Zhu Youning stores the grain, and then steal it quietly. Bring it to the country of Qi."

"That's right." The empress nodded, "What this king wants is to take advantage of the spring plowing in Qi Kingdom to try to plant these potatoes. And the seeds needed for the test planting must be at least one hundred stones!"

Miao Chengtian said: "So, even if we can steal a lot of potatoes, the three of us alone cannot transport a hundred shi of potatoes to Fengxiang. Therefore, Zhu Youning's help is still needed."

The empress frowned, nodded and said: "This is indeed true, but this king cannot agree to Zhu Youning's conditions."

It is so wonderful that it cannot be denied.

Leaving aside anything else, now that the real king of Qi, Li Maozhen, has left the country of Qi, if the empress is marrying someone else, there will be no one in the country of Qi who can control the overall situation.

She thought about it, and tentatively said to the Empress: "King Qi might as well agree to Zhu Youning's conditions first, and then just deny it."

"What kind of bad idea is this?"

When the empress heard this, she immediately stared and said: "This king is the king of Qi, the lord of a country, he promises a thousand gold, and he will never go back on what he promised."

This is a little tricky.

Miao Chengtian fell silent, as if she was thinking.

Xuan Jingtian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said at this moment: "King Qi, according to this servant, although Zhu Youning is lustful, he will not do anything foolish because of women's lust. His proposal of marriage may not only be For beauty."

"Sister is right. King Qi, what Zhu Youning wants is nothing more than marriage with the country of Qi."

Miao Chengtian stopped thinking at this moment, raised his head and said, "Even if King Qi agrees to the marriage, the marriage may not be effective."

"What do you mean?"

Miao Chengtian gently reminded: "If Zhu Youning wants to marry successfully, it will definitely not work in his capacity as King An. Because he is just a prince of the Liang Kingdom, and the emperor Zhu Wen is on top, as long as the two kingdoms of Liang Qi It's not fixed, Zhu Youning will never dare to bring this marriage to the public, no matter how daring he is."

"You're right. But what if Zhu Youning becomes the emperor of the Liang Kingdom? Didn't you say that he is not a creature in the pool?" The empress stared at Miao Chengtian, always feeling that she had a tendency to turn her arms outward.

"Liang Guo is full of masters. Zhu Wen's two sons, Emperor Zhu Yougui and Ghost King Zhu Youwen, are not good enemies. Even if he has great ambitions, it may be difficult for him to succeed."

Miao Chengtian said something, and then whispered: "If King Qi is still not at ease, then betroth King Qi's younger sister to her."

"King Qi's sister?"

The empress is also very smart, and immediately understood what Miao Chengtian meant.

She lowered her head and thought, "You mean, let me learn from Tang Taizong?"

Miao Chengtian nodded.

"Yes. Back then, Princess Wencheng was originally a daughter of the clan, but she was canonized as a princess only because of her marriage. King Qi can also recognize a righteous sister."

"It makes sense."

The empress thought about it carefully, and found that Miao Chengtian's words were indeed reasonable.

The reason why Zhu Youning proposed the marriage strategy was nothing more than for Liang Guo's hegemony.As long as he has a good relationship with Qi, he can spare himself to deal with Jin in the north or Wu, Chu and Shu in the south.

Marriage with Qi country will even have a great effect on the annexation of Qi country in the future.

But having said that, if she gets the potatoes, works hard to govern and develop production, and develops the national strength of Qi, it is not certain who will annex it by then!

Miao Chengtian saw that the empress had been lost in thought, and she didn't know what she was thinking, as if she was distracted.

After a long while, she finally asked: "When King Qi talks with her, he must pay attention to the word "Sister of King Qi". It is enough for the marriage to be the sister of King Qi."

(End of this chapter)