Wealth and glory seek stability

Two years later.

Mo Chuan had a messy hair, his face was burnt black, and there was inexplicable white smoke coming out of his mouth.

"Lingbao! You're using magic on me again. You'll be dead if I catch you." He roared into the sky with some extremely corrupt anxiety.

"What? You've been fooled again." The woman in white had a smile on her face, like the purest holy water from an iceberg. Her black hair was all braided into a whip, and she only wore a gold crown adorned with rubies, looking noble and majestic.

Mo Chuan had a sad face, "Sir, please take care of that girl."

Jian Xi shrugged and said, "It's not my place to interfere in your own internal affairs." Then she walked towards the study.

inside the room.

Lingbao looked at the table where he usually performed his Taoist rituals and it was now in a mess. There was a lightning-attracting talisman pasted on the small doll with Mo Chuan's birth date and eight characters written on it.

The lightning-inducing talisman was developed by her herself and had not been verified yet. There was a rustling sound from under the table. Lingbao lowered his head, lifted the tablecloth, and a pair of black and white pupils stared at her.

"Qingxi?" Lingbao reached out and took the little kid out, put her on the table and asked her to sit down.

Row it!

Lingbao only felt a cool breeze on his back. Gao Qingxi watched Lingbao's feet leave the ground, her big eyes like clear water filled with shock.

Mo Chuan muttered, "Are you using me to experiment with your weird talismans again? You little girl really deserves to be punished. Once a brother, always a father. It's really a pity that I raised you with so much effort."

"Brother." Ling Bao apologized with a smile, "This time it really wasn't me, it was Qingxi. She pasted the thunder talisman on the little figure with your birth date written on it."

The finger pointed at Gao Qingxi, and the two looked at the little man on the table. Gao Qingxi thought he was playing with her, so she opened her arms and smiled, revealing her white teeth. "Hehe, hug me!"

Mo Chuan swallowed, put down the magic treasure, ran out of the door as if escaping, and took away the little man with the talisman paper on the table.

Gao Qingxi tilted her head, "What, ran away?" The villain could only say two words at a time.

Lingbao was already twelve years old, and the baby fat on her face had faded, and she looked like a graceful young lady. Seeing the little girl with skin as white as snow, she couldn't help but scratch her nose with her fingers, "You little witch, I'm the only one in the whole mansion who dares to play with you."

Jian Xi was busy and had no time to take care of the children. Besides, Gao Qingxi was cute and adorable, but she didn't have the gentleness and quietness of a girl. She especially liked to play pranks, and she was clever all over. People didn't dare to reason with her, and they could only accept the consequences when they suffered losses. Over time, the title of little witch spread.

Gao Qingxi's face was round, with two natural blushes on it because of happiness. She looked at the Bagua mirror on Lingbao's neck that she had never seen before, and her black and white eyes lit up, "Sister, hug me."

Lingbao sighed helplessly, and reached out to hug Gao Qingxi as if accepting his fate, "Zicui and the others must be going crazy looking for you, so don't run around anymore, understand?"

study.

The sunlight in the northern frontier is always angular. Whether it is the cold winter or the hot summer, the cold and heat have their own style.

A man looked out from time to time, not knowing who he was waiting for. A thin old man next to him advised: "Second Master, calm down. We are here to discuss business. Don't let your words give you away."

The man immediately put away his awkwardness, sat up straight, and dressed in a brocade robe. His tall body and delicate features instantly transformed him into the appearance of a graceful and elegant young man.

In just three breaths.

There were footsteps outside the door, and the guard at the door shouted, "Sir."

A woman's cold voice came, "Someone is coming?"

"Yes."

Open the door and come in.

The door that had had its gilded decorations removed had been replaced with gold ornaments. The sunlight from outside slid in through the gap in the door, casting a hint of gold around the woman's snow-white dress, and even the ruby ​​and gold crown on her head became more dazzling.

"You are here." Jian Xi smiled.

Tao Le clenched his fist and put it under his mouth and coughed twice, "Hmm."

Tao Xingqian stood up and bowed, "Greetings, sir."

Jian Xi raised her hand, "Uncle Tao, there's no need to be so polite." She walked a few steps to the only large desk in the study and sat down, with a natural and elegant demeanor.

"What's the matter that requires you two to come here in person?" Jian Xi smiled.

Tao Xingqian looked at Tao Lejiao on the side, hoping that he would speak quickly.

Tao Lejiao looked a little unnatural. "Well, Third Sister, didn't our Tao family's business get two years of tax and rent exemption in Saibei? Uncle Tao and I are here to discuss the lease renewal with you."

Jian Xi was surprised and said, "Shouldn't we talk to Tang Qian about these things? I am only in charge of the coordination here, and he is in charge of the merchants and land transactions in the northern part of the Saibei."

Tao Lejiao sighed inwardly, looking at Jian Xi's confident look, he knew that he would not be able to accomplish this task without suffering a lot of pain.

"Lord Tang said that the land occupied by the Tao family is quite large, and our caravan is involved in extensive transactions with various places in the Xuanwu Dynasty. He, a small chief clerk, cannot make the decision on this matter, so he asked me to come to you directly. You see, we are all family, and the benefits should not be wasted on outsiders..."

Jian Xi chuckled, and with her jade-like hand, she lightly tapped her forehead. This was the action she usually made when she was thinking. "But didn't you say at the beginning that I was digging a trap by asking you to come here? Now you're talking about family again. I really don't know what to do."

The atmosphere was stagnant.

Tao Xingqian couldn't help but reach out and poke Tao Lejiao hard, asking him to speak faster.

Tao Lejiao stammered for a while, redness rising from the roots of his ears to his face, until his face was completely red, and then he squeezed out a sentence, "It's all because I didn't recognize the great man. Third sister, please be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

Now Tao Lejiao no longer has the domineering attitude he had when talking to Jian Xi before.

Without him.

Saibei is no longer the desolate ruin it once was.

In the first year, the agricultural officials of the Xia Kingdom came to survey the fields and specify what crops should be planted on the land with corresponding soil. The indigenous people of the northern frontier did not want to farm so hard and just wanted to graze honestly, so Jian Xi agreed.

Immediately, someone picked up a large number of Xia people at Yanziling, the junction of the two countries, and brought them to the northern frontier. Those people were refugees from the northwest. When they heard that there was land to farm and free rice seeds, they were overjoyed.

There was a bumper grain harvest that year, and the people settled down in the northern frontier with peace of mind. For those herders who insisted on grazing, Jian Xi designated designated pastures for them to graze. If they wanted to eat food, they could only buy it from the people who grew the food.

Jian Xi personally went to the Divine Doctor Valley to invite disciples from the Divine Doctor Valley, and built medical clinics and free schools in various places in the northern border. As long as you passed the assessment, you could enter the school and learn to read for free.

The natives of the northern frontier scoffed at this, but the people who migrated from the Xia Kingdom were very grateful for it and rushed to send their children to school.

The barley wine of Kecheng, the precious gems of Xuancheng, the furs of Wenshan grassland, the salt tea of ​​the Tao family, the Fengyuhao of Jianxi, the special and effective medicine of the Wu clan of the imperial capital...

They quickly settled in the northern part of the Saibei at an incredible speed. The surrounding Huangli City, Buye Grassland and other places knew that the northern part of the Saibei was rich in resources, and they would come to the northern part of the Saibei to make large purchases from time to time.

the second year.

The northern part of the Great Wall was opened to trade.

Jian Xi opened the door very conveniently. As long as the neighboring White Tiger Dynasty, Xia Kingdom, and Divine Doctor Valley had things that could be exchanged, they could bring them to the northern border market for exchange. Jian Xi also sent heavy troops to maintain the security of the market.

Jian Xi welcomes everyone who comes. There are many doctors in the northern frontier and a rich and diverse market, making it a very suitable place to live. More and more people are moving to the northern frontier.

These are just some of the aspects that Tao Lejiao could access. As far as he knew, the situation in Jiangnan was not optimistic. Xuanyuan Zhan began to go crazy. In order to gather enough military supplies, he exploited the wealthy families. Most of the well-informed families moved to Xia State. Some of them who had some reputation knew about Huang Yuan's atrocities and were afraid of being recognized and killed, so they could only choose the slightly farther northern frontier.

The Saibei of today is very different from the Saibei of two years ago.

As soon as the shops in the main city blocks become vacant, they are immediately bought out.

The people of the Xuanwu Dynasty were really rich.

They never ask the price when buying things. In addition to the money they promised to help Jian Xi build the block, Tao Lejiao has doubled the Tao family's business.

He had never done such a good business in his life.

Before he came to see Jian Xi today, the Tao family held a family meeting. Tao Lie repeatedly told him that he must buy out the shop occupied by the Tao family no matter how much they cried or begged.