Molested Zulong at the beginning

Despite the grievance in his heart, Fu Su still has to keep it a secret, and cannot let his mother and sister know the secret between himself and Bai Su.

After pondering for a long time, she whispered: "I...understand."

Hu Yan also curled his lips beside him and said, "That's right, that's right, can't you learn from me and be more open-minded."

Fu Su looked at Hu Tan who was full of complacency, his eyelids trembled involuntarily, and his expression became strange for a while.

I don't know if you will still be so confident after knowing what happened to your husband and me after you got drunk that day.

While she was thinking.

There was a sudden "rumbling" sound of horseshoes in the distance, and the smoke and dust billowed in the distance, causing the ground to tremble. It didn't take long before I saw the mighty army slowly approaching.

Xiang Yu was dressed in a silver skirt armor, holding a three-meter-long Overlord Spear in his hand, riding on a black horse, and his cloak was hunting, showing a heroic posture.

Han Xin was carrying a long sword behind his back, holding the reins tightly with both hands. Although there was no expression on his face, it gave people an inexplicable sense of sharpness, like a sharp sword out of its sheath, which made people dare not underestimate it.

Behind the army, there were hundreds of armored war elephants, carriages, and a large amount of supplies seized from the Maurya Dynasty.

Looking at the dazzling array of trophies, and the confident look on the faces of the Daxia soldiers, all of these could not help but arouse the whispers of the people in the city, and their faces were full of excitement.

They began to discuss the origins of these generals who commanded the army. Every time they were introduced, the people around them would cry out in surprise and look at them with admiration.

The most eye-catching one is the young man in the center.

I saw him wearing a white robe, without any armor or a weapon on his body. He was riding a sweaty horse in a dignified manner, like a frail scholar.

It formed a sharp contrast with the iron-blooded aura around him.

The young man with a frivolous smile on his face pulled in the reins, and when he was still some distance away from the political sister, his expression froze for a moment, then he got off his horse, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty...the minister is back."

Chapter 420 Five Heart Arsonists

The corners of Sister Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, and there was a hint of joy between her brows. Her phoenix eyes swept across Bai Su's body slowly.

It has been a year since the Western Expedition left.

Bai Su used to give people a cynical feeling, but now his appearance has changed a lot, his skin is slightly tanned and darkened, and his whole body has become a lot rougher.

But it didn't make people feel abrupt, on the contrary, it seemed more masculine, and the body became more familiar and powerful. The handsome cheeks, confident eyes, and every move exuded a sense of reliability.

This immediately touched Sister Zheng's heart, causing her chest to throb.

However, as a majestic empress, she has long been used to not expressing her emotions and anger, and she was only slightly absent-minded for a moment, and her face immediately recovered.

On the other hand, Hu Yan and Fu Su who were next to her didn't have the same concentration as her, they were a little dazed and slightly distracted.

After all, on weekdays, I was used to Bai Su's cynical, playful and smiling face, but now I see him so majestic, with the aura of gold and iron horse exuding all over his body, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

They naturally felt a burst of surprise in their hearts.

Sister Zheng smiled and said, "You have worked hard this time."

Bai Su looked at the elder sister Zheng who came out to greet him in person, and he clasped his fists slightly and said, "Eat the king's salary, and take care of the king's worries. Since I am a servant of the Great Xia, it is naturally my duty to crusade against the country that is not a minister." .”

The officials present and the surrounding people applauded one after another.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders.

Such as Bai Su, who has such a high position and authority, and is appreciated by His Majesty, after making great contributions and returning, he is not arrogant or impetuous, with a breeze in his sleeves.

Such an official is simply a model for countless scholars in the world to follow.

Only Fu Su, who knew the inside story, could not help but roll his eyes.

It is indeed a matter of duty, after all, this scoundrel swallowed up the emperor, the emperor, and her sister-in-law.

The entire Zhao family was about to become a dowry, and they were taken home by this scoundrel. It was indeed his duty to make profits for Daxia.

What a clean and honest minister is clearly a bold minister, minister of power, minister of treachery, and minister of evil.

Sister Zheng's eyes sparkled, she kept nodding her head, and after a long time she said, "Since that's the case, then you should tell the achievements of my Great Xia soldiers in front of the world."

All of a sudden, the officials nearby and the people around looked at Bai Su one after another.

After all, although they knew that Daxia had won a great victory all the way to the west, they didn't know what kind of achievements they had made.

Bai Su looked around and looked at the pair of eyes that were looking over.

He took a deep breath and shouted triumphantly: "The Maurya Dynasty killed my envoy and robbed my envoy. We sent envoys to negotiate, but the other party didn't pay attention to it at all and humiliated our envoy."

"Although my Great Xia is a country of etiquette, I have loved peace since ancient times, and I only want to farm and do business on my own one-third of an acre of land, and I don't like to fight, but the other party is so humiliating, we can only be forced to fight back."

"After about a year of the Western Expedition, our Great Xia soldiers went through more than [-] battles and wiped out successively. The two kingdoms of Bactria and the Maurya Dynasty defeated a total of more than [-] enemy troops."

"The captured weapons, food, cattle, sheep and livestock are in the millions. The territory occupied is comparable to the seven countries in the Central Plains. The population of the territory exceeds [-] million..."

"hiss!!!"

After listening to Bai Su's words, don't talk about the common people present, even the officials next to him gasped, with stunned expressions on their faces.

After all, before that, they knew very little about the situation outside the Western Regions. They thought that this country called the Maurya Dynasty was just like the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

It's just a small foreign country with a population of more than 10 and several [-].

They never expected that the Peacock Dynasty was actually a big country comparable in size to the Central Plains, and they never expected that Bai Su would win against such a strong opponent.

It took just over a year to get it down.

Such exploits are simply unheard of.

Under Bai Su's overly dazzling light, those brilliant famous generals in history all seemed a bit dim at this moment.

As Bai Su's words fell, the surrounding people burst into cheers, looking at the triumphant army with heroic eyes.

The soldiers in the army puffed up their chests one by one, clenched the weapons in their hands, and pretended not to care at all, but the corners of their mouths could not help but curl up, obviously very proud of it in their hearts.

After all, he was able to follow Daliang Zao with 30 soldiers and march all the way to the west. Moreover, after more than [-] battles, he defeated two countries in a row with one enemy and five on the battlefield. During this period, there was not a single defeat.

This is completely enough to be recorded in the annals of history and become one of the elite troops that will last forever.

Great Xia established the country with martial arts, and the soldiers who returned from the battlefield, even if they retired and returned to their hometowns in the future, would still be honored by their ancestors. Neighbors in the neighborhood would bow their hands and salute after meeting each other.

Even in the future, when the matchmaker talks about marriage, the little girls in the village will line up to propose marriage. Can you be unhappy?

Sister Zheng looked at the officers and soldiers not far away, as well as the surrounding people who felt the same way, and looked excited. She couldn't help but twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, and immediately said:

"Everyone has been loyal for the past, and returned in triumph. I will reward you heavily, in addition to rewarding money, cattle, houses, and land."

"From today onwards, all officers and men, or your children, will be given a place to enroll in the school, and all expenses for going to private schools will be reimbursed by the imperial court."

"Soldiers, parents, or children who died on the battlefield will be taken care of by the imperial court."

"In addition, the agricultural tax can be exempted for one year, and the food grown is free of tax and belongs to you."

It is an extremely high honor for the current His Majesty to come out to greet him in person, and now that so many rewards have been given, these soldiers blushed with excitement.

They all clenched the weapons in their hands and held them up high: "Long live Your Majesty, long live the Great Xia..."

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the momentum went straight to the sky, and the situation changed for a while.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the people of Xianyang City, these soldiers marched into Xianyang mightily.

These soldiers who returned in triumph were orderly, majestic, and heroic, which made the eyes of the surrounding people shine, and they immediately started talking about it.

After all, the Great Xia established the country with martial arts, and the martial arts among the people were very popular.

Although you can enter the court and become an official by entering a private school, reading and literacy, and participating in science and technology, but without military exploits, when facing generals, you will always be inferior to the status of the people.

If you want to improve your status, you can only find a way to make military exploits.

Therefore, unlike the civil servants of later generations, the civil servants in the imperial court today, whether it is Xiao He or Li Si, are actually ruthless people.

All these civil servants put down their ink pens, drew out their swords, and were able to cut people on the spot.

For these elite troops, not only the young gentlemen were excited, but even the young ladies had their eyes shining and chattering non-stop.

After all, joining the army in Daxia is a promising career. After a victory in a battle, you will have a house, land, cattle and sheep, rewards, and almost everything.

Therefore, those young soldiers who returned in triumph naturally became the spouses of many young ladies.

However, the one that moved their hearts the most was naturally Bai Su who was riding in the front on a tall horse.

Firstly, Bai Su's achievements are too dazzling, which makes them really look forward to it, and they are full of admiration for him.

The second thing is that Bai Su's skin looks good.

Such a man of high status and weight, with a face like a crown jade, gentle and gentle, with a gentle and easy-going smile, really touched their girls' hearts.

"If I serve by the lord's side, even if it's just as a servant girl serving tea and water, and I can watch the lord up close, I will be satisfied."

"Hee hee, do you want to be a servant girl serving tea and water, or do you want to be a house servant girl and do bad things?"

"I hate it, sister, don't talk nonsense."

These young ladies from aristocratic families were making a fuss non-stop, even the married young woman, when she heard the commotion outside, opened the window to look, the straight pole accidentally fell down, and it just landed next to Bai Su, There was a soft noise.

Bai Su raised his head and looked at a young woman whose head was sticking out from the window on the second floor. He couldn't help but smile and picked up the wooden pole supporting the window, nodded to her, and immediately grasped the reins tightly, and rode the horse slowly past.

The young woman held the wooden pole in her white jade hands, her eyes were blurred, her fingers touched her bright red lips, and she stared at Bai Su's receding back, her face was rosy, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Chapter 420

As the night darkened, the lights flickered.

Under the guidance of Gong'e, Bai Su came to the bedroom.

The sleeping hall is spacious and grand. There are neatly folded scrolls on the bookcase, and a black bird with wings spread is embroidered on the gorgeous screen, which is lifelike.

The gauze hangs down and shakes gently.

Through the hazy veil, you can see Miss Zheng sitting in it.

She was sitting in front of the desk, with her better figure facing Bai Su, the graceful curves of that beautiful young woman were outlined, it could be said that it should be convex or warped.

A black plain skirt tightly wrapped her slim body, showing a mature and charming atmosphere.

As if she heard the movement, Sister Zheng didn't even turn her head, and said in a cold voice with a hint of majesty: "You are here."

Bai Su came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "The officers and men have gone to the celebration banquet one after another. After I had a drink with them, I came to meet His Majesty."

Sister Zheng gently put down the memorial in her hand, and slowly turned around, her phoenix eyes glanced at Gong'e next to her.

Gong'e immediately understood Sister Zheng's intentions, bowed and retreated, and closed the door of the dormitory. Soon, only Sister Zheng and Bai Su were left in the huge dormitory.

Sister Zheng's slender jade hands raised the blue hair scattered between her eyebrows, revealing her white collarbone and the deep groove under her collar, and a faint smile appeared on her graceful and luxurious face.

She looked at Bai Su in front of her, her rosy lips parted slightly and said: "This time you have given me a generous gift."

Bai Su tossed off his robe, sat down opposite Sister Zheng, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty is referring to..."

Sister Zheng picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea for Bai Su to sober up and warm his stomach, and said, "Need to say, of course it is for us to expand the territory of the Central Plains and obtain a vast arable land. With such a big Granary, I no longer have to worry about famine in the Central Plains."

"In this way, my rule of prosperity in the Central Plains will last forever."

It's normal for her to think so.

After all, for thousands of years, the kings of all dynasties, as well as the hundreds of schools of thought in the Central Plains.

The scene of the prosperous age in their hearts is that the roads are not picked up, the houses are not closed at night, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and live a life of men farming and women weaving, food and clothing.

Now that the Central Plains finally has the foundation of the style of the prosperous age, how can this not make Zheng Jie happy.

Bai Su took the teacup, blew on the hot air, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, if you want to continue to follow Shang Yang's advocating, agriculture-oriented concept of farming and warfare, it is impossible for the Central Plains to continue the prosperity of the age."

Sister Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Bai Su took a sip of the tea, feeling the faint fragrance from the taste buds, and said, "Because agriculture is the foundation, the development potential is too low. It can only ensure the stability of the world. It is far from enough to make the country rich and strong."

Sister Zheng said with great interest: "I am willing to listen with all my ears."

After pondering for a while, Bai Su explained: "Let me ask Your Majesty, how much agricultural tax can be collected?"

Sister Zheng stroked her fair chin and said, "With the great rule of law, the agricultural tax has been reduced a lot. In order to encourage the people to farm and mulberry, the tax is [-] yuan, and [-] catties of grain are cultivated, and one catty of grain is paid."

"When Lord Shang formulated the strategy of farming and war, at most one time was [-]% of the ten taxes, and [-]% of the cultivated grain was handed over."

"Do you mean that the development potential of agricultural tax is too low?"

A smile appeared on Bai Su's face, and he said, "Your Majesty is indeed a smart person, and he really saw the key point at a glance. That's right, the development prospect of this agricultural tax is really too low."

"Even if His Majesty ignores public grievances for the time being and forcibly collects [-]% of the grain, according to the usual price of five Wen a catty, this harvest of one hundred catties of grain is only five hundred Wen."

"Furthermore, food is subject to seasonal restrictions. Spring plowing and autumn harvesting can only be harvested once or twice a year, and the annual tax is always fixed."