The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Wang Sui hurriedly walked into an empty alley with a finely wrought bundle in his arms. He looked around stealthily, then carefully opened the bundle.

When I saw what was inside, I was so scared that my legs went limp.

I saw that there were several bundles of silver bills in the package, each with a denomination of one thousand taels.

This is actually hundreds of thousands of silver notes!

His heart was pounding; he had never seen so much silver before.

Liping has been particularly strict in catching thieves recently. If you get caught, you will probably end up in jail for life.

Must return!

He took out a silver note and put it in his arms, then tied the package, held it in his arms, and hurried out of the yard again.

When we arrived outside the restaurant, we couldn't see the carriage anymore.

Wang then cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" and had no choice but to hurry home with the package.

He owed gambling debts and had planned to sell his house to pay off the debts.

It's just that he wanted the buyer to add a little more, so it has been delayed until now.

He found a buyer, sold the house in one go, bought a carriage, and prepared to run away with the huge sum of money.

With something on his mind, he drove too hastily and accidentally hit an old lady on the road.

He wanted to drive away, but a few people who claimed to be the family members of the woman who was hit by the car jumped out from the side and grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave.

"Pay compensation! Otherwise, we will go to the government office!"

When Wang Sui heard the word "yamen", he was frightened.

"No, no, no, I'll pay you!"

"The matter of missing five taels is not over yet!"

Wang then simply took out five taels of silver and gave it to him.

The family was also dumbfounded. They didn’t expect Wang Sui to be so straightforward. They would have ordered more earlier.

The matter was resolved, and Wang jumped into the carriage and continued to run towards the city gate.

He has so much money now that he can live well wherever he goes.

As long as he runs out of Liping, he will be safe.

Seeing the city gate right in front of him, he quickened his pace.

Just as he was about to leave the city gate, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him.

"Don't let him get away!"

Wang Sui watched the city gate slowly close in front of him.

In the court, Wang Sui shed tears of regret.

From stealing to escaping to being caught, it took no more than two hours.

After working for a long time, he didn't spend a penny of the stolen silver, and even lost five taels of silver.

"How dare you, Wang Sui, steal in the street? Do you think the latest notice issued by the government is just for show?"

"Sir, I didn't intend to steal so much! I just wanted to return the silver, but the carriage was gone..."

Pei Yan counted the banknotes and found that there was indeed nothing missing.

The outcome of this matter was predictable, that is, one more strong man was needed to build the road.

For a long time afterwards, Chu Heng and Cheng Jiuyuan helped in the government office, and the road construction team continued to grow.

After this period of severe crackdown, with many men joining the army and many going to work on road construction to earn money, the effect was very obvious and there were significantly fewer thieves.

Many women and young girls also went to the specialty hall. Many of them went there out of curiosity to join in the fun, and when they could earn money for their family by selling a handkerchief, everyone's interest was even higher.

Yan Yu and several other ladies also worked very hard and the specialty center was run very successfully.

Maintaining troops, building roads, establishing schools, purchasing food, etc., all have complicated income and expenditure items. Although the Pei family is a businessman and has capable people to manage accounts, their business dealings are limited to the shopping mall.

Pei Xiu had to supervise the road construction during the day and stay in the accounting office until midnight at night, which was really too much for him.

That evening, everyone was coming back from outside and sitting together to review the situation.

Shan Lan came in hurriedly: "Master, look who's here!"

Everyone looked towards the door and saw an old man who looked exhausted coming in.

Chu Heng stood up quickly.

"Minister Mu! Why are you…"

The person who came was Mu Zhuo, the Minister of Revenue who had resigned from his post.

Cheng Jiuyuan also stood up in surprise.

She received news that Shangshu Mu resigned and returned home shortly after they left, and she didn't expect him to appear here.

Mu Zhuo stepped forward and bowed to Chu Heng: "Greetings, Your Highness."

"Please stand up and sit down."

After Mu Zhuo sat down, he looked around and nodded to Pei Xiu and others.

"Aren't you going back home?"

"I've been back home for a few days and have nothing to do, so I decided to come to Liping to help Your Highness. I see a lot of construction going on outside, what do you think I can do?"

When Pei Xiu heard Chu Heng call him Minister Mu, he immediately asked in surprise, "Is this the Minister of Revenue?"

Mu Zhuo waved his hand: "Not anymore."

Pei Xiu said happily: "You came at the perfect time! As Liping develops, the expenses are increasing. Looking at those accounts makes me dizzy. This is what you are good at."

Chu Heng nodded: "Then Mr. Mu will take care of the accounts. You can manage a country well, so a small Liping should not be a difficult task for you."

Mu Zhuo nodded and agreed.

The next day, Mu Zhuo took over this pile of messy accounts. He was shocked when he saw it.

"Gold mine? Iron mine?" Mu Zhuo was stunned.

Pei Xiu was very grateful to Mu Zhuo for saving him from this mess, and immediately told Mu Zhuo the secret of Liping with great interest.

Mu Zhuo exclaimed: "Liping is simply a treasure trove!" No wonder His Highness asked for Liping as his fiefdom.

Looking further ahead, Mu Zhuo felt even more uneasy.

Jingsai Army, recruiting soldiers...

He closed the account book, stood up and walked towards Chu Heng's study.

He came to Liping only because he heard that Liping was in trouble, and he wanted to help His Highness, just to make His Highness' life better.

Your Highness, what are you doing?

"Please come in, Mr. Mu!" Chi Zhang respectfully invited Mu Zhuo into the study.

“Your Highness.” Mu Zhuo bowed.

"Now that you're here, I know what you want to ask. Don't ask yet, just follow me to go somewhere." Chu Heng stood up and walked out, and Mu Zhuo hurriedly followed.

The two arrived at the East Courtyard and Chu Heng pushed the door open and walked in.

Mu Zhuo looked at the bed behind the curtains, his face full of confusion, "This?"

Chu Heng reached out and opened the curtain.

Mu Zhuo's eyes widened.

"this!!!"

He knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

He just felt that his brain was not enough.

"Father is not dead. He was poisoned by Chu Ze. The poison has been removed now, but it is still uncertain when he will wake up."

"Prince Rui? He! How dare he be so bold?! The emperor has passed the throne to him, why would he do that?"

"That edict is fake."

Mu Zhuo looked at the unconscious Emperor Zhaolie on the bed and murmured, "No wonder. The Emperor summoned Your Highness to the Imperial Study every day during that period and asked Your Highness to handle state affairs. It was obvious that he wanted to pass the throne to Your Highness."

"I am indeed recruiting soldiers and will return to the capital sooner or later. Do you think this is a rebellion?"

"How can this be considered rebellion? Prince Rui killed his father to seize the throne, which is intolerable! Your Highness is acting on behalf of heaven and rectifying the chaos!" Mu Zhuo kowtowed, "Mu is willing to die and follow Your Highness"

Chu Heng bent down and helped Mu Zhuo up: "From now on, I will rely on you for the account matters."

He had to support his troops and develop Liping, so even if he had a gold mine, he had to be careful with his budget.