Chu Huan was quite pleased when she heard Su Niang say this, and even hugged Su Niang's soft body tightly and said softly: "You are the mistress of the Governor's Mansion, so you will naturally decide these things."

"I'm going to make the decision?" Su Niang said nervously: "This... I always have to listen to you."

Chu Huan reached out and scraped Su Niang's nose, teasing: "A husband is busy with everything every day. Of course, I have to trouble you, the mistress, to make the decision. Could it be that you have to bother me in these things?"

Su Niang hurriedly said, "No... Then... Then, the matter will be made public to the mansion tomorrow morning. I have asked someone to clean up the West Courtyard and have purchased all the things that should be purchased. I originally wanted to tell you a few days ago, but you are doing business outside these days, so...!"

"Are you planning to let Dai'er move to the west courtyard?" Chu Huan understood.

Su Niang whispered: "The child has been given birth. Although his status is not yet determined, he can't always let the child live in the yard behind..."

Chu Huan said: "What you said is reasonable, then arrange it first according to your wishes."

"Then... how did that girl Liu arrange?" Su Niang hesitated for a moment, and finally asked carefully: "She... how long will she live here?"

"This...!" Chu Huan was a little embarrassed. He also knew that although in this era, men had three wives and four concubines, they were just coming home one by one. Even if Su Niang was broad-minded, she was afraid she was a little dissatisfied, not to mention that Su Niang herself was not an open-minded person.

As for Mei Niang, Chu Huan actually didn't think about how to settle down. Although he and Mei Niang had feelings and intentions, the relationship was still innocent. Although Mei Niang usually joked, Chu Huan really didn't know what the Mei Fox was thinking.

He and Mei Niang once lived and died together, and their relationship was naturally extraordinary. Although he hoped that Mei Niang could stay in Xiguan and even help him, deep down he did not dare to fully trust this fox-like Mei Niang.

After all, she was born under the command of the Qingtian King, and he really couldn't guarantee whether Mei Niang would really draw a clear line with the Qingtian King.

Even though Mei Niang herself followed Chu Huan to Xiguan and was temporarily recuperating at the Governor's Office, Chu Huan could not determine whether Mei Niang would stay for the end.

He thought something, and Su Niang just thought Chu Huan was not good to say much, but she felt a little resentful in her heart.

Chu Huan's status today is different from the past. Although Su Niang was born in poverty, she lived in the capital for a while and had a close relationship with the wife of Xue Huaian, the Minister of Rites. She naturally knew a lot from Mrs. Xue. She also understood that almost all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital had wives and concubines. Under the influence of Mrs. Xue, Su Niang also felt that it seemed natural that those high-ranking officials and nobles had beautiful wives and concubines, and there was nothing wrong with it.

In her eyes, Chu Huan is naturally an absolute nobleman now. It seems natural that Chu Huan has a beautiful wife and concubine. Although she feels a little uncomfortable, she only thinks that this is the power that every nobleman should have.

After Chu Huan brought Mei Niang back, although she also explained to Su Niang that she was a friend, Su Niang naturally understood that it would not be as simple as a friend when she brought a girl back for no reason. Moreover, Mei Niang is beautiful and looks all over the Governor's Mansion. In terms of appearance, no one can compare to her, and her charming and charming look, the women in the whole mansion are even worse than those of the women.

Such a stunning and enchanting girl was taken back to the mansion by Chu Huan. If Su Niang felt that they had nothing to do with her, she would be scolded for being stupid.

It was precisely because she felt that the pressure was too great that Su Niang was afraid that Chu Huan would be careless, so when she was warm, she cooperated with her best and gently catered to the various tricks proposed by Chu Huan.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and the room suddenly became silent for a long time.

"Erlang, you have to go far tomorrow, why not, take a break soon!" After a while, Su Niang finally said softly.

Chu Huan said "um" and hugged Su Niang tightly, pulled Jin quilt up, kissed Su Niang's forehead, and said softly: "I'm tired, go to bed early."

"Is it going out this time, will it take a long time to come back?"

Chu Huan said, "I want to go to the other end of Yanmen Pass. I ordered a trade field outside Yanmen Pass to trade salt and horses with the people of Xiliang. I sent a letter over there. Although the trade field is being built smoothly, they are worried about safety issues. The Northwest Army did not move, and neither opposed nor agreed. Our people asked Gan Hou, the commander of the Northwest Army, to send some troops to protect him, but Gan Hou avoided him." After a pause, his big hand scratched Su Niang's waist to her plump and elastic buttocks, and said softly: "To build a trade field outside Yanmen Pass, the support of the Northwest Army is essential. Without their protection, it is almost impossible for the trade field to develop smoothly..."

Su Niang seemed to understand and asked, "Why don't they listen to you? Are you not the governor of Xiguan?"

Chu Huan pinched Su Niang's butt, and felt very good. He smiled and said, "Do you think the governor can control everyone? The Northwest Army has its own system and is under the jurisdiction of the court. It is not under the jurisdiction of the local government. The Northwest Army does not need my orders, and I cannot mobilize one of their soldiers."

"Oh...!" Su Niang came over and hid in Chu Huan's arms, blinked and asked, "Why don't they go to protect the trade ground?"

Chu Huan chuckled and said, "The situation of the Northwest Army is not very good now. Yanmen Pass was destroyed, and the Northwest Army now has only more than 30,000 people. Thirty-six forts have been built in Yanmen Pass, and land has been opened there to cultivate farms...!"

"Build land to farm?" Su Niang said: "I heard from them that many places in the northwest are not suitable for farming. There is sand everywhere at Yanmen Pass, and there is very little land that can be cultivated. They build land to farm there, so they can't grow much grain, right?"

"It is better to have less harvest than not." Chu Huan sighed: "The military rations of the Northwest Army have always been supplied by the court. At that time, the grains paid by the Xiguan court were stored in the granary of Xiguan, but they were not transported to the capital. When these quotas were entered into the official warehouse, they would be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue, and a large part of them would be sent to the border as military rations. Xiguan was short of grain and then transferred from the pass, so that they would not be transported back and forth, which would be huge. But the country is in a difficult situation now. Not to mention that our Xiguan official warehouse has no food, even Chen Yang warehouse, which used to help Xiguan, is now empty. In this situation in Xiguan, it is impossible to transfer military rations to the border. The court is now at a stretch, and even the victims in the northwest are difficult to provide relief, let alone the grains to the border...!"

Although Su Niang was born in the countryside, she was not a stupid person. She could understand it, "Erlang, do you mean that the court cannot afford to support those who served in the army, and those who served in the army can only farm and raise themselves?"

"That's true." Chu Huan laughed: "The Northwest Army opened land to cultivate farms, which was the idea of ​​Gan Hou. This man was very visionary. If he had not opened land to cultivate farms at the beginning and had been counted on the court to send military rations, he would probably starve to death now."

"Even if you don't starve to death, those who join the army will become robbers and rob them by themselves." Su Niang said.

Chu Huan didn't expect that Su Niang had such an experience. She only thought she was a woman who lived at home. She understood some truths and said softly: "Yes, no food, and those who served in the army could not starve and cause a mutiny. The consequences were naturally unimaginable. That's why I said that Gan Hou was quite visionary and foresaw that the court's military rations could not be supplied early, so it was not suitable for farming in the border areas. However, when farming, there was still some harvest. Although he couldn't eat enough, he would not starve to death. As long as he could not starve to death, there would be no mutiny."

Su Niang said quietly: "The houses in the capital are so beautiful. Those noble ladies spend a lot of money a day. Mrs. Xue has to apply pearl powder every day. She is the only one, and the expense of pearl powder per month requires a lot of money. There is a large group of noble ladies like her in the capital. If they don't use pearl powder, a large amount of silver will be left in a year. Those silver may be enough for those who are in the army to have a meal."

"You are right." Chu Huan praised: "If you think like you, the country will be prosperous and peaceful. The soldiers eat wind and drink sand at the border, not afraid of hardships, and guard the border, but they can't even have enough food. The dignitaries and nobles in the capital are furious and frivolous, and the expenses of a meal will be great..." I thought that the once prosperous Qin Empire had fallen to this point, but I felt sad.

He has been to the border and experienced the hardships of the border personally. He has been in the capital for a long time and knows the luxury and prosperity of the capital. Compared with the two, it is like heaven and hell.

The emperor took the lead in squandering, and the officials below naturally performed the upward and downward, and were extravagant. In the final analysis, the empire fell to this point because of luxury and the national treasury were empty. Now, even the food and grass supply in the border are not enough, which is already terminally ill.

"Erlang, you haven't said why they didn't send troops to protect the trade ground." Su Niang rarely had such a conversation with Chu Huan, but she felt very elastic. Seeing Chu Huan thinking, she couldn't help but gently shake his arm.

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Our General Gan Hou and Gan naturally knew that there would be great profits in the construction of the trade site. He avoided it. After all, he still hoped to get a piece of the pie."

"You mean he wants money?"

"It may not necessarily require money." Chu Huan said: "Now the Northwest Army is short of everything. He is hinting to me that if the trade field is safe and sound under the protection of the Northwest Army, I, the governor of Xiguan, have the intention to do it...!" He smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing. Actually, I have thought about this for a long time. Without the protection of the Northwest Army of Gan Hou, there are indeed risks in the trade field. Who can guarantee that no one who is blinded to profit will rob the trade field... There is a benefit. Let's share with you. General Gan just wants to convey this meaning to me. I actually want to meet the commander of the Northwest Army. This time I happened to go to Yanmen Pass to see the progress of the trade field, and secondly, I will also visit General Gan."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "cucking" sound like an old hen cried outside the yard. When Chu Huan heard the sound, he immediately lifted up the quilt and turned over and got up.
Chapter completed!