Wealth and glory seek stability

The capital of the northern frontier.

The capital city, which had been deserted for so long, finally had people coming back to it.

Jian Xi brought a lot of people.

In addition to the Tao family, there were also Caixia, Qiangwei and others who had been agreed upon long ago, totaling to hundreds of people.

Tao Lejiao stood on the sparsely populated main street of the capital, unable to conceal his astonishment.

"Is this Saibei?" He turned to look at Tao Xingqian who was holding a bundle, "Uncle Tao, is this the place where you told me that Saibei was the Northern Capital of Paradise when I didn't want to come?"

Tao Xingqian looked at the slightly old main city in front of him and the sparse figures on the streets, and was a little confused, "I remember it wasn't like this thirty years ago?"

Tao Lejiao:......

Tao Lie was followed by his wife Guan and two children, and the reason was unknown.

"Jiaoer, what's wrong?"

Tao Lie never participated in the internal struggles of the Tao family. This time, he took his whole family and followed Tao Lejiao to leave their hometown without hesitation. Tao Lejiao was very moved.

"Uncle Wu, this is the capital of Saibei."

Jian Xi got off the carriage with the help of Zi Cui and smiled at the people who were talking in front.

"Everyone, this is where we will live in the future. The war has just ended, and I received the order from the empress to rebuild the northern frontier. I also know that you all want to do great things. I hope that we can work together in the future to restore the glory of the northern frontier!" Jian Xi's face was full of hope, and her rosy smiling face was full of confident radiance.

Tao Lejiao was still immersed in the fact that he had been cheated. When he heard Jian Xi say this, he was furious. "It sounds nice, but you just want us to be his laborers." He turned his head away.

Tao Xingqian tugged at Tao Lejiao's sleeve, not wanting him to ruin Jian Xi's show in public. After all, they were siblings, so what would it look like to fight in front of outsiders?

Not only was Jian Xi not angry, the radiance emanating from her gentle smile was enough to outshine the sun.

With a thin body and a bulging belly, he walked up to the platform in front of the main city, step by step.

The surrounding area was filled with withered yellow leafless trees. The only green was the many fresh weeds struggling to grow on the bluestone floor of the street. Some of the weeds were even taller than people.

Everyone's eyes were on Jian Xi.

The terrain in the northern part of the Great Wall is flat, and the main urban area, which had been silent for a long time, began to move. The people and officials who stayed behind went out one after another.

Tang Qian, Qi Si and other officials were silent for a long time. When they heard the noise on the main city streets, they came out from their homes.

Jian Xi stood on the stage. The shops on both sides of the street were in ruins. Tao Lejiao and others had just come from a wealthy place, and their luxurious clothes and accessories were out of place in the northern frontier.

"Everyone, do you have any doubts in your mind?" Jian Xi glanced at everyone, looking at everyone's expression. She wanted to make sure that in the next five years, everyone had complete trust in her so that she could develop her plan.

Tao Lejiao was held down by Tao Xingqian and not allowed to make trouble. Jian Xi looked at Tao Lejiao with an indignant look on his face, and his eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as hers. It was hard to imagine that a man with such a personality would have such a delicate and feminine appearance, but his sturdy body made people recognize that he was a man at a glance.

"Second Master Tao, you speak." Jian Xi's lips curled up in a perfect arc, her hands were placed under her belly and slightly lifted, her eyes were firm and carried a hint of nobility, she was majestic without being angry.

Tao Lejiao shook off Tao Xingqian's hand and snorted, "You have a good idea. I came here because I heard that Saibei is prosperous. Now it seems that it is not even as good as a refugee camp. It's a pity that we trusted you so much and entrusted our entire fortune to you."

Jian Xi's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was clear and firm, "Let me ask you first, when you first stepped into the grasslands of Saibei, did you feel happy, rode your horse and whipped it, and felt that the scenery of Saibei was endless?"

Tao Lejiao's tone faltered, and he was about to agree when he thought about the pleasure he had riding a horse on the grasslands outside the Great Wall. However, the decadent scene before him made him sober up immediately, and he changed his mind:

"Even if that's the case, who can live on the grassland all their lives? My Tao family is all about developing power. There's not even a single person here, let alone the most famous mineral crystal of the Xuanwu Dynasty. Are you asking us to build a house ourselves?"

"Please be patient. I will not force you to stay here. This is the truest appearance of Saibei. I am the lord of the Saibei grassland and the Minister of Agriculture of the Xuanwu Dynasty. Before that, please listen to me first. It is up to you to decide whether to go or stay." As Jian Xi spoke, his eyes swept across everyone's eyes one by one.

Some people have clear eyes and are waiting for her next words; some people have anger in their eyes and hate her deception; some people are full of trust and think that she will give an explanation.

At the end, a group of indigenous people from the northern frontier gradually walked over. When they heard Jian Xi's words, there was hope in their eyes, a kind of salvation that they had been waiting for at dawn in the darkness for a long time. It was like a drowning person grabbing a piece of dry grass handed by someone on the shore. Even though they knew that there might be another darkness that would annihilate them ahead, they still desperately wanted to hold on to it.

Saibei is their home.

Drinking the water from the northern frontier and eating the food grown from the soil of the northern frontier, their souls all return to the eternal heaven, and after death they will turn into nutrients to nourish the earth.

Jian Xi extended her index finger and pointed at the Saibei people behind them, "Look!"

Everyone turned around.

Tao Lejiao took a look and saw that they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. "They are just ordinary people. What's so good about them?"

Jian Xi brushed her sleeves and swept her hand in front of her. "What you see are the people, but what I see is strength. I have discussed with Xia State about opening up trade. Xia State and the northern grasslands can freely travel between them. My caravan will come to the northern grasslands to establish a new trading point in a while.

The winter snow has dispersed, and the agricultural officer I borrowed from Xia State, who is good at soil surveying and rice planting, will arrive soon. I have been to many places such as Xuancheng, Kecheng, Wenshan Grassland, and Xiasheng Grassland, and I am familiar with the city lords and lords there.

Saibei is located at the junction of three countries, and there is the Divine Doctor Valley nearby. I will go to the Divine Doctor Valley to seek cooperation soon. I will open up the trade routes of various trade ports for you. Under these broken walls and ruins, there are not mud ruins, but the power and money you yearn for. "

Jian Xi shared all the resources she could integrate. She stopped and walked all the way from the imperial capital to the northern frontier, and the homework she had done finally came in handy at this moment.

Tao Xingqian slowly let go of Tao Lejiao's hand, moved closer to Tao Lejiao, and whispered, "Second Master, you must hold on to this big thigh tightly this time. The future of our Tao family's prosperity depends on you."

As an old servant who has followed Tao Ran for a long time, his foresight and vision are beyond the reach of ordinary people. As long as one of what Jian Xi said is true, and looking at the current situation in Saibei, they still have the family fortune accumulated over the years, and they may be able to create glory again if they try. You must know that the family of the Saibei grassland lord was the Santa family, which was known as the richest family in the Xuanwu Dynasty.