"Why, shouldn't I think so?" Xu Ning gently brushed the hair hanging down his ears behind his ears, his eyes calm, "Do you think my attitude is a little different?"

Jiang Feng did feel that Xu Ning was a little different. He looked at Xu Ning up and down, and his eyes were also more exploring. Was it true that his mentality had changed, or was it to retreat and wait for the opportunity?

"Ning Niang, Guangzhou has different meanings to you and me. I also want to take them down, but reality does not allow them. At least we can't do it now." Jiang Feng tried his best to explain this fact objectively. No matter what Xu Ning's mentality is, he would let the other party know the current real situation. "I am unwilling to take over Guangzhou in my heart. You also know that this will only arouse Liu Xuan's hostility towards us, but we won't be able to do it next. The Li family of Guanzhong and the Du family of E Huang are going to achieve this goal and use us to restrain Nanyang, but I don't plan to make them do what they want."

"So you plan to throw the burden of Gwangju to Nanyang for money, grain and weapons?" Xu Ning tried hard to suppress his inner emotions, bit his lip, and said word by word: "Maybe you have your difficulties, but Gwangju is our home after all, and there are so many of us tribesmen. To put it in my heart, I find it difficult to accept it, but I also know that your approach is correct. We must accept reality, but I hope that one day you can bring Gwangju back, Erlang, can you do it, right?"

Jiang Feng was a little moved, and his heart trembled. Is he a little too cold-blooded? For a girl, he always guesses maliciously. Is it because of a simple hope that the cruelty of this world has changed himself, or is it that he is not afraid to guess others with malicious intention?

Jiang Feng did not answer Xu Ning's question for a while, and the atmosphere seemed to become a little stagnant.

"Erlang, I know you have a lot of opinions and opinions about me. I also admit that I was a little too self-centered before. I am trying to enter my future role. Please believe this, I will do it." A self-deprecating smile appeared on Xu Ning's lips.

"I know you may like Xiaojing more. I also wondered if it would be more appropriate for Xiaojing to marry you, but Xiaojing is too simple and kind. As my third uncle said, Xiaojing will be a good wife and mother in the future, but I can fight for more benefits for our Xu family,..."

"This sounds a bit harsh, but for the survival and decline of a family, it has become my responsibility. Uncle San said, since I am the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, I can't be so selfish,..."

"I am trying to balance and unify the roles of the Xu clan and the Jiang family. At least our Xu family will do our best to support you. It doesn't matter if you don't like me. I will also fulfill my responsibility as a fair wife..."

A trace of sadness hidden in the rational and calm words made Jiang Feng feel a little nervous. He has never been a hard-hearted person. Jiang Feng also asked himself what Xu Ning's words and deeds made him hate her, or what behaviors did she do that made him unacceptable to her, and what did she do wrong?

From the perspective of the Xu clan, isn’t it worthy of admiration and praise for a girl who can shoulder this burden?

Just because she challenged her self-esteem as a man? Will she be so shallow?

Jiang Feng couldn't help but ask himself, maybe there were both.

After calming down his mind for a moment, Jiang Feng thought about it and said, "Xiao Ning, we all live in this world where the strong prey on the weak. Unfortunately, the Gushi Army we are in is still in a weak situation. We have to deal with the powerful enemies around us to prevent being swallowed by them. Xu is actually an example, so what we have to do now is to make us as strong as possible. Only when you are strong can you have the right to speak, have the right to dominate, and others will respect you. I will definitely try my best to get Guangzhou. As you said, that is your homeland and my hometown, but this requires time, and we must be patient."

The change in Jiang Feng's name also made Xu Ning feel the heart. She could feel the change in Jiang Feng's tone. She smiled sweetly, "Erlang, maybe I am indeed a little too impatient. Please understand that the countless twists and turns in the past six months have made me really long for some comfort to myself."

"Xiao Ning, we are all young and still have a chance. Sometimes we take a step back to make a few steps better. Now I take the initiative to give Gwangju to Liu Xuan, which is not just for some money and food. Even if Liu Xuan doesn't give us money and food, I will invite him to enter Gwangju. Due to the situation, otherwise he will take the initiative to attack Gwangju."

Looking back, a smile makes you charming!

Xu Ning's smile made Jiang Feng feel a little lost for a moment, and he couldn't help licking his lips. This beauty was usually serious and always showed her coldness and arrogance, but he didn't expect that Xu Ning's sweet smile would have such a fascinating magic power.

Trying to put aside some of his reverie, Jiang Feng turned his eyes out the window: "I took the initiative to invite Liu Xuan's army to Guangzhou, but he may not be able to stay in Guangzhou. Maybe in the future, he will take the initiative to hand over Guangzhou to me."

"Really?" Xu Ning was surprised, "Is there such a possibility?"

"Well, everything is possible." Even Jiang Feng felt that he was really hypocritical and shallow. Why did he suddenly feel that he was surprised by Xu Ning and felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction? Or was this originally human nature?

Seeing Xu Ning still asking again, Jiang Feng quickly asked the other party to stop: "Xiao Ning, don't ask how likely it is. I can only say that this is possible. Everything depends on the changes in the situation."

Xu Ning also smiled apologized and nodded: "Well, I understand. By the way, Erlang, the strategy of prosecuting the territory that I just mentioned is that many of the Xu clans who were in charge of affairs in the prefectures and counties of Guangzhou. Some of them have come to Gushi after being asked by me. You might as well arrange for someone to investigate. If you agree, you can also use it. They have little to do with the local gentry here. If you can have good laws to supervise, you won't be worried about being in a relationship with the local gentry in the short term. However, this strategy of prosecuting the territory is of great benefit, so the local gentry must find ways to stop the implementation of this law. If you can't stop it, you will not bribe the local gentry by any means, but you have to be careful."

Seeing Jiang Feng’s smile on his lips, Xu Ning was also calm: “Erlang, don’t laugh. Most of these Xu clans are from the side branches and are engaged in miscellaneous branches. They are all in the early yamen. They are not unfamiliar with such local inspection methods and are also familiar with them. The only thing that is aroused is their character and moral character. But you also know that all the people in the yamen are similar. It is not realistic to expect them to be innocent and honest. You must have a supervision strategy to curb the greed and ink. This requires you to consider it well."

Jiang Feng was surprised. He did not expect that Xu Ning had such a deep understanding of the strategies and implementation effects of the local inspection, especially the nature of officials and the proposal to use good laws to supervise, which was much beyond his expectations.

He found that he had known Xu Ning too little before, and no wonder Xu Ning was so arrogant. If he had such a skill in his heart, it would be understandable if he wanted to show his ambitions.

"Oh, Xiao Ning, don't you think about my strategy for probing the territory?" Jiang Feng was really interested.

He didn't mind Xu Ning was interested in these things, and he even had some expectations.

To be honest, he is really lacking in such government affairs. Although the strategy of procuring local governments has been proposed, it is difficult to promote it.

Not to mention the conflicts between the gentry in various places, it only takes a lot of manpower to clean up the booklets of these types of land. If there is no effective means of supervision, someone will definitely do it.

In particular, these local officials themselves have close ties with local gentry, and many of them are even the people of these gentry, with deep interests entanglement.

Whether you have a group of people who are loyal to you, how to promote it. The result of forced promotion will be that the thunder and rain will be small, and even the land cannot be wet. At most, you can make some land to satisfy your needs to comfort the soldiers. This is obviously what you want.

Jiang Feng also knew that it would be unrealistic to force these local gentry to honestly hand over the land they had swallowed up in various ways over the past hundred years. This was almost against the entire gentry class.

Even if you want to build a new class of wealthy families that are loyal to you, you cannot use this intense method.

This is quite unfavorable to local rule and may even endanger the stability of the entire control area. There is no class group in my hands that can replace these gentry. Instead of doing so, it is better to adapt, such as transforming, absorbing, and allowing them to use it for my own use. Moreover, if this force is used well, it will be the basis for my own dominance in the future.

Of course, this requires a long-term process, and it is also a process of soliciting, absorbing, enriching, assimilating, dependence and strengthening.

"Erlang, do you want to listen to the truth?" Xu Ning's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face became even more intense, like a peony blooming, dazzling.

"Of course I can tell the truth." Jiang Feng frowned.

"Well, then I'll tell the truth. If you have too much hope for this strategy of locating the territory, you may be disappointed, but it is definitely impossible to say that there is no effect. After all, if you are in charge of the Gushi Army now, no one dares to rebel against you. In the end, there will be a result that everyone can get through." Xu Ning replied.

Jiang Feng nodded slightly, "What if I hope this result will be more beneficial to me? What should I do?"
Chapter completed!