After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 714 To Help or Not to Help

Wu Xiao looked at Xia Wanniang: "What do you think they will do next?"

Xia Wanniang: "Those who are capable will continue to expand, and those who are not will rest and recuperate for a while. However, the number of border refugees in the northwest and southeast directions will increase now."

Wu Xiao: "Want to accept refugees?"

Xia Wanniang: "No, refugees are an unstable factor. We can provide food, but we will not accept refugees. The gates on the southeastern border should be closed during this period."

Wu Xiao nodded: "Indeed, the massive influx of refugees requires us to spend too much time to control it, which is not a good thing."

Xia Wanniang knew that he knew what was going on, and believed that Wu Hanyu could also figure out the interests involved.

She wrote a letter to Yu Nianyao, asking him to pay attention to the movements of the Jin Kingdom and to warn the surrounding tribes. As for whether they would listen to her or not, it was not something she could interfere with.

The Great Wall in the northwest has been completed. The necessary materials have now been transported to various border checkpoints, and the county magistrates and garrisons in the border towns are responsible for organizing the construction.

Xia Wanniang had no way to transfer all the people from the northwest to other provinces, so she could only provide materials and find local people to carry out the construction.

She was no longer responsible for the labor costs of these construction projects, but rather the Ministry of Revenue paid for them.

Xiao Zilin looked at the hawks and gyrfals that had been sending messages back and forth recently and saw a lot more of them. "Mom, has something happened?"

Xia Wanniang sat on the ridge of the field and patted the seat next to her: "Come and sit."

Xiao Zilin sat next to her and looked at her quietly.

Xia Wanniang looked at the crops that were growing well and said, "The Prime Minister and the Kingdom of Jin are both at war."

Xiao Zilin: "They want to annex the surrounding countries?"

"Maybe. There is no more new information yet, and we don't know when there will be a result."

Lai Fu: If it weren’t for looking for you, I really wouldn’t want to come in.

Xia Wanniang looked at Lai Fu with disgust on her face: "You won't let Qi Xi come."

Qixi walked in reluctantly behind Lai Fu, sat down and covered his nose with his little paws: What are you doing? Why is it so smelly?

Xia Wanniang was too lazy to answer its question: "Found it?"

Lai Fu nodded: "I found it, but how do you let them in?"

Xia Wanniang wrote a letter and asked Qixi to carry it on her back: "You can go find my husband, he knows what to do. I will stay here recently, so you can stay in the military camp first!"

The two of them turned around and ran away quickly as if they had received amnesty.

Xiao Zilin raised his hand and smelled the smell on his clothes: "Is it that smelly?"

Xia Wanniang looked at the child who used to love cleanliness, and now had to stay in this smelly place every day, and she felt a little embarrassed for him.

"It doesn't stink."

Wu Xiao now lives a fulfilling life every day. Watching the crops he grows slowly, the sense of satisfaction he feels is irreplaceable.

This year, there were constant disputes everywhere except Daxia, and even outside the Great Wall there were considerable frictions.

Wu Hanyu closed the southeast city gate, and people from many countries surrounded their cities.

The defenders have increased their vigilance and are not allowing refugees to enter the city. They will be provided with porridge once a day, but if they want to get close to the city, they will be expelled.

During the autumn harvest, Xia Wanniang received a letter from Prince Zhong Li, which was forwarded by Wu Hanyu.

The Kingdom of Jin also sent a letter to purchase grain, as it was now in urgent need of grain.

Xia Wanniang sat by the field and opened the letter from Zhong Li.

Wu Xiao sat beside him and asked, "What does that boy Zhong Li want to do?"

Xia Wanniang handed him the letter in her hand: "He wants to attack the Jin Kingdom, and asked us and the tribes outside the pass to let us pass, and he also wants to buy a large amount of food and grass."

Wu Xiao frowned: "This person wants to include everything around him!"

Xia Wanniang looked at the letter in her hand and said, "If it weren't for the fact that we have cannons and have made an alliance with people outside the Great Wall, he might want to attack us too."

Wu Xiao: "The Xiangguo's military force has always been strong. After Zhong Li ascended to the position of Crown Prince, he focused on expanding the army. At that time, I knew that he had great ambitions."

Xia Wanniang looked at the grain drying in the field and said, "So should we help or not?"