Chapter 406: Mysterious Chu Nanzhi
Chapter 406 The Mysterious Chu Nanzhi
Chu Nanzhi didn't answer his question directly, but turned around and said: "Lin Dalang, I have a hypothesis, if one day Jingling City is in an emergency, how long will it take for you to arrive at the capital?"
Lin Jinxiao didn't know what she meant, so he thought for a while and replied: "The fastest way to get from Luyan Port to Jingling City is cavalry. Back then, Princess Shu rode 5,000 cavalry all the way south from Jingling City. In half a month, the cities in the southern border will be recovered."
"I heard that the 5,000 cavalry that Cen An brought this time were all warriors who followed Princess Shu in the Southern and Northern Wars. Why don't you go and talk to him about leaving 2,000 people as guards in the palace."
Chu Nanzhi begged him with a coquettish tone: "Lin Dalang, you also know that I have offended many people in the county these days, not only the Qi family, but also the people behind the tax and bank case, and even The two eldest princesses, they both want to harm me now."
"You don't have to be afraid of these, the current three thousand guards are enough to protect the safety of the palace."
Lin Jinxiao felt goosebumps at her sudden and delicate appearance, and persuaded with some helplessness: "Besides, all the soldiers under Cen An's command are registered, so why come here?"
"Others may not give it to others if they want it, but what you want must be a matter of one sentence."
Chu Nanzhi insisted: "Furthermore, you are the only feudal lord in the entire south. Even if you can't set up three guards, a complete one guard court should be willing to provide it."
Lin Jinxiao couldn't resist her, so he had to obey: "Okay, I'll talk to Cen An another day."
I thought she was done with this, but Chu Nanzhi made a new request: "Also, I really want to be a heroine like Princess Shu in the future, so I want to raise more horses , can you promise me to exchange the fertile land in the mansion and the grassland at the foot of Nanhua Mountain with a thousand acres, I want to use it to raise horses."
"Horse?"
Lin Jinxiao frowned: "If you want to raise horses, it won't be a problem to raise a dozen horses in the palace in the future. You don't need thousands of acres of grassland to raise them. Besides, all the court rewards are good farmland in the suburbs. Wouldn't it be a pity to exchange them for grassland? , you are already a woman in my heart, so there is no need to use this kind of thing to prove it."
Like a loving father, Lin Jinxiao patted her on the shoulder half-deceivingly and half-coaxingly, for fear that she would continue to mess around.
"I don't care, if you want to marry me, you must agree to my request, otherwise, I will move to the restaurant tomorrow."
Chu Nanzhi's persistence surprised Lin Jinxiao.
Having been in contact with her for so long, I have never seen her be so unreasonable as today.
Lin Jinxiao considered it carefully in his heart, and finally his expression gradually dimmed, and he asked with a deep expression: "Chu Nanzhi, are you hiding something from me?"
"No."
Chu Nanzhi deliberately prevaricated: "Lin Dalang, you said before that you only have me in your heart in this life. Now that you are crowned king, you are so embarrassed that I just want some land to raise horses. It can be seen that you were lying to my old lady with sweet words before. "
"I don't have it."
Lin Jinxiao's pretty face was as bitter as a bitter melon.
I have distributed half of Yongye Tian to her family today, and she complains that she doesn't care about her at this moment. It is unreasonable to put such a hat on for no reason:
"Chu Nanzhi, don't make trouble for no reason. I hand over the entire family business to you. I don't want to give it to you. I just don't think our south is a good place to raise horses, even in camps everywhere. The troops stationed there are mainly infantry and sailors, so how can you use so many horses?"
Seeing that she still couldn't let go, Lin Jinxiao had no choice but to continue to explain earnestly: "Besides, raising war horses is no different than the horses used at home. It costs a lot to buy and feed them. If you open a horse farm with thousands of acres, thousands of horses War horses cost at least one hundred thousand taels of silver a year, even if you empty out the entire Pingning Palace, you won’t be able to support them.”
"You don't have to worry about money, I will find a way."
Chu Nanzhi clung to his arms, staring at him expectantly.
Lin Jinxiao looked at the charming and pitiful little face in front of him, as if there was nothing he could do about her, so he could only obey, "All right, then you can decide for yourself."
Chu Nanzhi happily stood on tiptoe and kissed his forehead, and said happily: "I knew you would be my good husband. Is there any woman happier than me in this world?"
Lin Jinxiao nodded helplessly on the tip of her nose, and said with a suffocated mouth: "But you can't go too far, even though you exchanged your own land, I cleared a lot of the horse farms built in the county a while ago. , don’t affect the cultivation of surrounding villagers because of raising horses.”
"Of course not. I am also from Tong'an Village. How could I not be considerate of my neighbors?"
Chu Nanzhi smiled warmly, and said: "I have already selected the camp for the government guards. The foot of Nanhua Mountain used to be the place where the soldiers were stationed. When the time comes, they can be stationed after expanding. For the rest, you might as well let Chen Chuan lead them to station there, it’s close to the racecourse, they are originally from the north, so they can go to the racecourse to practice if they have nothing to do, so they won’t be unfamiliar.”
"Well, it's okay, anyway, it's not far away, and it's convenient to change defenses."
Lin Jinxiao seemed to have sensed something, but he didn't think much about it, and pulled her forward.
Walking not far from the backyard wall, I saw Erbao Lin Ruixi holding her nose and complaining loudly: "It stinks, Sister Sangqi, let's go back quickly."
Chu Nanzhi smelled the sound carefully, only to feel a rancid sour smell in the air, so she hurried up.
Seeing this, the little treasures all gathered around.
Sambo Lin Ruichong pointed at the back of the opened courtyard wall and said, "Aniang, the back of this courtyard smells bad, will it affect the business of Aniang's restaurant in the future?"
Chu Nanzhi walked out towards the back door, and when she got outside, she found that there was also a dilapidated courtyard door in front of her.
She pushed open the rotten courtyard door completely, and a foul smell followed.
Looking around, there are potholes full of sewage, and discarded garbage items are scattered everywhere, which is extremely desolate.
Lin Jinxiao came in and looked at it and frowned: "Tomorrow I will send some people to fill in these potholes."
"Need not."
Chu Nanzhi looked around carefully, but she never expected that there was such a large piece of abandoned land in the east of the city where every inch of land was expensive.
She stared at Sang Qi, and ordered softly: "Sang Qi, go and ask, who is the owner of this workshop?"
Sang Qi responded and left.
Not long after, I saw a white-haired old man hobbled over with a cane.
Seeing Lin Jinxiao's figure, the old man immediately knelt down: "Caomin pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Pingning, and sees the princess."
"There is no need to be too polite."
Lin Jinxiao looked at Chu Nanzhi in confusion: "Why did you call the old man over?"
Chu Nanzhi smiled meaningfully at him, helped the old man up, and asked, "Is this workshop yours?"
(end of this chapter)