Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 389: Go Suppress the Bandits

Hearing that Shu Xiaoxiao had not suffered any loss, Yun Qinghan said nonchalantly: "Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion is also quite capable. They will definitely not give up if they have this idea. It depends on whether you are willing to give up some money for the sake of others!"

Qian Jinbao immediately stood up and knelt on the ground, saying respectfully: "Please give me some advice, my lord!"

Although he is a scholar now, he is still a commoner. Now he needs help from someone, especially the high and mighty prince, so kneeling down is natural for him.

Yun Qinghan had no expression on his face. He looked at Shu Xiaoxiao's expectant eyes, pursed his lips, and said, "Today, Daning suffered a rare earthquake that happens only once in a century. Fortunately, God has blessed us. Although there were no casualties, all the houses were destroyed and everything needs to be rebuilt. We need supplies right now. If anyone donates money and goods to the people at this time, I believe the emperor will definitely reward them."

Qian Jinbao was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed three times, saying excitedly: "Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. I will discuss this with my father when I return home."

Although they need to give some silver, there may be a reward from the emperor. This is because Prince Yun asked for it, which is more effective than a first-rank official. Merchants may not even be able to make friends with higher-ranking officials, let alone the emperor. In the past, they didn't have the means to give silver, and the silver they used to open up relationships was even more. Now that Prince Yun is here, maybe because of this silver, their Qian family can even have a name in front of the emperor. This is something that no amount of silver can buy!

As long as the imperial court is willing to help, they would be happy to pay any amount of money!

Shu Xiaoxiao also understood what this meant. At that time, the classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans were still very distinct. Although merchants made money, their status was very low. Many times, people would refuse money even if it was offered to them. Now, Senior Brother Yun had found the best way for them. It would be strange if they were not happy!

Moreover, this matter is really suitable for Senior Brother Yun to do, as he is the emperor's nephew. As for her, although the emperor treats her very well, is very friendly when they meet, and gives her constant rewards, he is still the emperor. Although she has received modern education, she also attended ancient academies. As for the saying that everyone is equal, just listen to it. Modern people have not even reached this level, let alone the ancient times with clear hierarchies.

The emperor's status is absolutely high. It would be fine if she had made some achievements, but if she went to the emperor for help with all the trivial matters, she would be really ungrateful, or she would think her life was too comfortable.

No matter how new you are in the workplace, you still need to have the proper sense of propriety.

And silver! Who would complain about too much? If we can come up with enough silver to satisfy the emperor, with Brother Yun cheering on us, and the emperor can give us a plaque or say a few words to praise the Qian family, the Qian family will not be able to rise to prominence, but it will also benefit a lot.

That was the emperor's golden words. From now on, the Qian family will be unique among all the merchants. It is much more useful than the modern celebrity effect and advertisement. After registering with the emperor, can Yu Hanjian still forcefully marry a family that even the emperor praises? If the Qian family is really unhappy and makes a big fuss, it will not give face to the emperor. Not to mention Yu Hanjian, even his uncle will suffer!

If this is done well, Qian Jinbao will benefit a lot when he enters the official career in the future.

Shu Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and smiled, praising him: "I know that Senior Brother is the best. If there is anything, it's always right to ask Senior Brother for help!"

As for Qian Jinbao's kneeling, Shu Xiaoxiao didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She had been traveling for a long time. How could she survive if she couldn't even get used to this? Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, when you ask someone to do something, you have to pay attention to your attitude. If you encounter something that can be solved by kneeling and kowtowing, she believes that most people will feel that they don't like walking on their feet at all.

Anyway, when she knelt before the emperor, she didn't think about any discomfort. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. This is the most basic principle if you want to survive well in a new place.

Seeing Shu Xiaoxiao's happy smile, Yun Qinghan was very pleased and gave her some pointers: "It might be better for your sister to get married earlier."

Qian Jinbao immediately apologized gratefully, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Shu Xiaoxiao immediately said with understanding: "You should decide the time to donate the silver as soon as possible. As for Yu Hanjian, don't worry, he will definitely not have time to take a concubine the day after tomorrow. He may be very busy this month. Your seventh sister's marriage should also be arranged as soon as possible. Of course, if you have other plans, it's up to you."

It is normal for wealthy families to arrange marriages. If the Qian family wants to donate money and then find a good one for Qian Jinbao to help his future career, that is the Qian family's business. She feels that she should have played a part in Yu Hanjian's affairs this time, and this person is indeed not suitable for marriage, so she will help.

But in the future, if they have any other plans, she will not be stupid enough to interfere in everything. Senior Brother Yun must be able to help out of her face. She knows her own weight. If it weren't for Senior Brother Yun, she would definitely ask her eldest brother for help.

But not to mention Senior Brother Yun, even if it was her eldest brother, he would only help her once or twice. After doing it many times, she wouldn't be so embarrassed.

She doesn't have any ambitions in her life. She just wants to grow more crops and live a happy life, which is her biggest wish. As for her father, brothers, master, and senior brothers in her family, she thinks these people are better than her. Taking good care of herself is the best way to be filial to them. As for meddling in other people's affairs, as long as they are not the most important people, she respects everyone's destiny!

Before leaving, Qian Jinbao took out the IOU signed by Shu Xiaoxiao and demanded that it be returned no matter what. After helping them so much, the food was nothing. They could not take the IOU no matter what.

Not only that, they will definitely thank you afterwards, and it would not be nice to hold someone's IOU.

Shu Xiaoxiao thought about the current situation. After all, they had dug out a lot of good things. The emperor should not be short of silver for the time being, but that was not necessarily the case with food. Seeing that Qian Jinbao wanted to give the food to her, Shu Xiaoxiao thought about it and decided directly that she would donate the food to the court on behalf of the Qian family. This would also deepen the emperor's favor. As for herself, Liu Zhuangtou was still very responsible and she was not short of food.

Seeing how determined Shu Xiaoxiao was, Qian Jinbao could only thank her profusely and go back to discuss with his old father. Shu Xiaoxiao refused to accept the food, so he would just give a bigger thank you gift later. If it weren't for Shu Xiaoxiao, Master Yun would never notice small people like them, let alone help. No matter whether it was Master Yun or Xiaoxiao, he was grateful.

When Shu Xiaoxiao came back and saw Yun Qinghan, her eyes wandered for a moment, then she said seriously: "Brother, I'm going to teach Yu Hanjian a lesson, and then I'll go back to the academy. Do you have anything you want me to bring to Master?"

It was fine before, but now when I see my senior brother, why do I feel a little embarrassed, and I can't help but want to lick my lips? Regret again, why can't she stop filming when she is drunk?

Seeing the evasive look in his junior brother's eyes, Yun Qinghan raised his eyebrows: "No, but you may not have time to return to the academy."

Shu Xiaoxiao: "Ah! I...I have...time!"

She hasn't done anything these past two days! She probably hasn't gotten into trouble either, so how could she not have time?

Yun Qinghan: "A group of robbers appeared in the north, and the emperor ordered me to go and suppress them. You are familiar with the terrain, so you can go with me. What do you think?"

Shu Xiaoxiao: Suppressing bandits! I’m excited! Very excited!

She had been feeling quite comfortable in the palace. After all, there were so many people there. Worried that they might be bored, the queen even ordered people to spruce up several gardens for everyone to hold banquets and have fun. Many ladies, young ladies and young masters also joined in the fun. You host it today, and I'll host it tomorrow. With the example of the two young ladies and the strict vigilance of the ladies from various families, they have been quite well behaved these days, and the overall atmosphere in the palace is still very good.

After Shu Xiaoxiao finished the homework assigned by her master, she would stroll around here and there every day, playing the game of wine-drinking, singing and dancing, playing finger-guessing games and throwing dice. She had a lot of fun.

As a result, her mother began to persistently want her to dress up as a woman and make more close friends. However, the families her mother introduced to her, in addition to the little girl, generally had one or two unmarried brothers, which made Shu Xiaoxiao really want to sigh!

Then there was the misunderstanding that happened between her and her senior brother last night. It was so embarrassing to think about it that she felt like she needed to hide!

But when she heard about the bandit suppression, Shu Xiaoxiao became very excited. Bandits, wouldn't this be more fun than real-life CS?

"But I...I haven't dealt with Yu Hanjian yet?" Shu Xiaoxiao made her last struggle.

"I'll do it. It's just a matter of a few words. I guarantee that he will behave himself when he meets anyone from now on." Yun Qinghan said with a cold light in his eyes.

Shu Xiaoxiao: I’m even more excited!

"Okay, then when do we set off?"

Bandits, the kind of bandits who say, "This road is mine, this mountain is mine, if you want to pass by, you have to pay for it"! If she missed it, she would probably regret it every night before going to bed. In order to have a good sleep in the future, she should go!

Yun Qinghan curled his lips unconsciously: "In two days, I still need to discuss the details with the emperor!"

"Then let's go. Is it okay for Jinbao to donate silver to the court?"

"It's okay. I'll report it to the emperor, and then tell the people at the Ministry of Revenue and they'll be responsible."

But he is just a small merchant, and it is not worth his personal effort. He can just give the order. As for what the emperor says, it depends on how much silver they can donate.

Shu Xiaoxiao immediately felt relieved. Senior Brother Yun was much more reliable than her. If he said it was okay, then there must be no problem.

Then he thought: "I have to ask people to bring all the food from the farm here, which is also sent by the Qian family to the court. We need to prepare food when we go out, such as meat sauce, pickles, etc. I heard that dry food is very hard, so we should prepare more food, otherwise it will be too hard on the road."

Shu Xiaoxiao frowned when she thought of this. The transportation here is really inconvenient. It is even worse when traveling far away. The journey can take several months at a time. You will have to sleep in the open air all the way. Not to mention inns, you will rarely see villages.

In ancient times, it was very difficult for ordinary people to travel. Going out not only required a certain amount of physical strength but also money. They had to travel through mountains and rivers every day, and sometimes there was no post station on the roadside and they had to sleep in the open air. If they came across a dilapidated temple, they were lucky. If they were unlucky, they would have to endure the wind and rain. Wild beasts and robbers could threaten their lives at any time. It was very dangerous along the way.

In the past, I read in books that students would go abroad to study for several years or even more than ten years. I thought they wanted to gain experience. I used to think they were pretty amazing as they could persist in studying abroad for such a long time. Now I realize that most of their time was wasted on the road.

With the convenience of transportation in modern times, you can go anywhere in a few hours or a few days at most. In the past, there were college students who went on special forces tours and conquered the Five Great Mountains in five days. But in ancient times, you only walked a few hundred kilometers in five days, and you might be delayed for various reasons, so you were just starting to get to your destination.

Therefore, there was no such thing as tourism in ancient times. People lived in the wilderness. It was not tourism. It was a sign that their life was not exciting enough. They could travel out, but they could not necessarily swim back.

Even if it's just for fun, it's exclusive to the wealthy families. Ordinary people basically won't move unless there's something major happening to them.

Many people spend their entire lives in one place. For many women, the farthest door they have ever gone out of may be the distance between their parents' home and their husband's home, and their entire lives are spent facing the earth and working hard.

During the one-month journey from Qinglian Village, Shu Xiaoxiao really felt like she didn't want to see the carriage anymore. Now that so much time has passed, she is eager to go again. Or she should go and see it to suppress bandits!

I just don't know if we can bring a carriage so that we can lie down for a while when we get tired of riding. It would be difficult to stay on horseback for several months.

When she followed the escort agency before, she was worried that her grandfather would catch up with her, so she didn’t have time to appreciate the scenery along the way. This was in ancient times. The scenery was right outside the city gate. There were no cement roads, no car exhaust, and no interference from artificial buildings. It still maintained its original natural state. This kind of scenery is basically not found in modern times.

She can appreciate the wonder and beauty of nature. Even if she is in a hurry when she goes there, it should be okay for her to go slowly when she comes back from suppressing the bandits.

If it really doesn't work, see if you can take Yu Xing'er with you. You can earn money at any time, and it's better not to lower the quality of your life when you go out!

When Emperor Jingming heard that his nephew wanted to take Lord Ye to check the situation, he raised his eyebrows slightly and looked his nephew up and down. Yes, before, he felt that his sons were not capable, but he still had a nephew!

Although the master said that Fuxing has his own marriage, wouldn't it be better if Fuxing could keep his wealth within the family? He brought up Qinghan and his relationship with him is deeper than that with his other sons. Also, Qinghan's fortune-telling before has always made him uneasy. Wouldn't it be better if Fuxing could share some of his blessings with Qinghan?

Although the master said that we should let nature take its course, if they themselves have feelings, shouldn't they also let nature take its course?