Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 706: Really Kind

As the local leader, should I agree? How to agree. However, now Bai Liyun readily agreed to Hua Lei's request, and Hua Lei suddenly felt embarrassed again.

If Bailiyun proposed to cultivate land and raise soldiers now, Hualei would almost agree directly. Although Hualei would not lend Bailiyun the corn seeds from the government office.

However, when the corn harvest is good, the corn seeds can be returned. Then, Hualei can lend his corn seeds to Bailiyun.

There were many abandoned fields in the western border. As long as she wrote a memorial, Hualei believed that the Ministry of Revenue would agree. After all, it was good for everyone! The military camp had fields and food, and the Ministry of War could pay less military pay.

Looking at the hesitant Hualei, Bailiyun raised the corner of his mouth for the first time. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this Miss Hua was really a very contradictory person!

When it comes to doing business, she is obviously very smart and no one can beat her. Just now, Yunhe proposed to reduce the price of the goods by 20%, but she directly refused.

However, when he was naive, he was like a silly kid next door who was easily deceived. He even wanted to give 12,000 taels of silver to the soldiers to buy wine.

Today, I deliberately kept a serious face and spoke in a businesslike manner. In fact, I was worried that Rong Jin and Hua Lei would use Pei Jingyang's friendship with the two families as an excuse to let me show favoritism. Then, I would be caught in a dilemma.

After all, asking the military camp's crossbow office to help the local government office with work could be a big or small matter. However, Hua Lei's proposal to pay hard work fees immediately put the issue on the level of official business, resolving her dilemma.

That was why he agreed so readily. Moreover, he would indeed write a memorial to express his position.

Besides, he actually had his own thoughts and wanted to ask Hualei for help, but he just hadn't spoken yet.

Moreover, from what Hua Lei said, she would not hide this matter. If everyone reported the help openly, there would be no subsequent trouble.

However, looking at Hua Lei with a tangled face, Bai Liyun was sure that Hua Lei was really kind. She had never thought of using the friendship between the two families to ask for a favor from him.

On the contrary, she felt a little embarrassed because she had readily agreed to help and did not charge her any hard work fees. In this way, maybe the thing she wanted her help with could be solved.

The sound outside the big tent door brought Bai Liyun back to his thoughts, and Master Chang from the Crossbow Office walked in. Because the Crossbow Office in the military camp was not a place that Hua Lei and Rong Jin could go to at will.

Therefore, Rong Jin explained the two production books to Master Chang in detail in front of Bai Liyun. Soon, the waterwheel and thresher were also pulled from the inn to the military camp.

After Rong Jin talked to Master Chang about the difficulties and key points in making the waterwheel and thresher, Master Chang took the production book and left with the waterwheel and thresher.

The problem was solved, and Hua Lei was very happy. She thought that the military camp was an important place, and she should not stay too long. So, she looked at Rong Jin and prepared to get up and say goodbye.

Bai Liyun, who was sitting in the upper seat, spoke up and tried to persuade him to stay, "Master Hua, it's almost time for lunch. If you don't mind, how about having a simple meal here?

Back then, Jingyang and I were good brothers who drank and fought together. Although I haven't seen him for a long time, our friendship has always been there.

There are no outsiders here. If Master Hua is not shy, why don't we be more casual, have a meal and chat? " Thinking about what was on his mind, Bai Liyun began to get closer to him, and his tone became lighter.

Hua Lei looked at Rong Jin who was standing beside her. Rong Jin nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Then I am shameless to bother General Bai."

"Master Hua is straightforward." Bai Liyun said with a smile, and then turned around and instructed his assistant behind him, "Berlin, go to the kitchen and add a few dishes to entertain the guests."

Sitting opposite, Bai Yunhe watched the interaction between Hua Lei and Rong Jin and listened to Hua Lei's clear voice, feeling a little sad. Unexpectedly, a missed opportunity would last forever. A turn around would make the distance so great.

Bai Yunhe clenched the teacup in his hand.

Looking at Bai Yunhe's gloomy expression, Bai Liyun also felt regretful. However, he did not forget his business. He said calmly.

"Niece-in-law, since you've said so, don't be so formal. Then I really won't be so formal. I'll call you niece-in-law, and you and nephew Rong Jin can call me uncle."

Bai Liyun stood up personally, refilled Hua Lei and Rong Jin's tea, and filled his own cup before putting the cup down and asking Hua Lei casually.

"I heard that my niece-in-law has been in Mobei for three years. She must be very familiar with that place, right? Did the military camp in Mobei start cultivating land and raising soldiers a few years ago? The emperor also agreed, right?"

There was a warm smile on Bai Liyun's bronze face. His originally cold eyebrows narrowed slightly and became much softer as he looked at the flower bud.

Haha... As expected, there is no free lunch in the world! Hualei understood this somewhat. However, this was normal, and she had thought about this before.

Hua Lei smiled and nodded, affirming, "Yes, because there were a lot of fields in Mobei at that time, and the people were short of manpower, so my father discussed with Minister Zhang and asked the soldiers to take turns to open up wasteland and cultivate the land.

The effect was good, and the emperor nodded in agreement. However, the emperor also said that the court reserves the right to reclaim the land at any time. "These things are known after a little inquiry. Therefore, Hualei has no intention of hiding it.

"Your Majesty is wise, and Minister Zhang is a virtuous minister." Bai Liyun nodded, paused, and said, "In fact, there are many abandoned fields in Western Xinjiang..." Bai Liyun looked at the flower buds and stopped talking.

"Yes, I saw this too. It's a pity. The people here are not enough." Hua Lei nodded and said with regret. But she did not take the initiative to mention the matter of letting the Western Frontier military camp cultivate land and raise soldiers.

Little fox, Bai Liyun looked at Hualei and complained in his heart, then he spoke again, saying, "In the past few years, the friction on the border of Western Xinjiang has decreased a lot, and it has become much more peaceful.

However, the imperial court did not dare to be careless and directly let the soldiers disarm and return home. Therefore, there is usually a surplus of manpower, so there is also some waste..." Bai Liyun hesitated to speak.

"Uncle, do you have any surplus soldiers in your military camp? If uncle is also interested in farming, I think the emperor will agree." Hua Lei looked at Bai Liyun and said sincerely.

However, the implicit implication was that if Bai Liyun wanted to establish military farms, he would have to write a memorial to the emperor himself to seek his consent.

She would also write memorials to the Ministry of Revenue and the Emperor truthfully, as she was unwilling to secretly help the military camp with farming and take responsibility.