Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 337 Zhao Qi'an's Letter
"Master, the company has sent two letters to you, both from Jingzhou."

In Kyoto City, inside the Princess's Palace.

Luan Nu came to the study to pay a visit to Zhao Qian'an and respectfully handed over the secret letter.

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "Put it on the table. I'll take a look at it later."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

Luan Nu placed the letter on the table as instructed, then bowed and left.

Zhao Qi'an continued writing the official document at hand.

This was a memorial, and also the first memorial to the emperor to give advice and suggestions since he took office.

The content of the memorial was that the Zhao Company was preparing to provide economic assistance to Jingzhou, which was in a state of disrepair, in the name of the Zhao Company. The company would sell Jingzhou's scarce food, farm tools, medicinal materials, clothing, etc. at prices that were affordable or even below the market price. The company also planned to build projects in Jingzhou to provide jobs that could feed the displaced people in Jingzhou.

This was not a sudden outburst of kindness on the part of Zhao Qian'an, but rather that he was ready to seize the opportunity to take control of many of Jingzhou's trade rights.

He even wanted to shift the focus of Zhao's Trading Company from Kyoto City to Jingzhou.

In Zhao Qian'an's opinion, the chaos in Jingzhou will be settled sooner or later. Even though it is now in a state of turmoil and panic due to the Savior Church, its foundation is still there, and it will only take a few years to restore the splendor of the "Land of Abundance".

The most important thing is that there are many noble families all over Kyushu, and all trades are firmly controlled by the aristocratic families who have been born and died here for generations. It is not easy for outsiders to gain a foothold, and even a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.

But Jingzhou is different. Now that the Salvation Church has caused such a commotion, all the major families in Jingzhou are involved, and there will inevitably be a major reshuffle. This is the best time for Zhao Qi'an to take advantage of the situation.

Although the current situation in Jingzhou is still not optimistic, Zhao Qi'an has already begun to prepare. After all, once the imperial envoys pacify Jingzhou, who knows how many people will be eyeing this "piece of cake" of Jingzhou.

As for how Emperor Tianwu would react when he saw this memorial...

Since Zhao Qi'an dared to write it, he was somewhat confident that Emperor Tianwu would agree.

Firstly, even if Jingzhou quelled the disaster caused by the Salvation Church, it would still be a mess, and the national treasury had been empty for many years. Now that the battlefield in the south has begun, the cost of money would probably be an astronomical figure, and the Ministry of Revenue might not be able to squeeze out money to provide relief to Jingzhou. The Zhao family of Donghai was willing to pay to take charge of this matter, which was not a bad thing.

After all, even if all the business in Jingzhou falls into the hands of the Zhao family in the future, won’t the Zhao family still have to pay taxes, right?
Secondly, Emperor Tianwu is now willing to accept Zhao Qi'an. Previously, Zhao Qi'an offered the inheritance of the first generation of national master's skills. The grace bestowed by Emperor Tianwu is not enough to be compared with Zhao Qi'an's contribution. Presumably, Emperor Tianwu is also willing to make some concessions on this matter as compensation to Zhao Qi'an.

In fact, the contents of the memorial had already been discussed and drafted by Zhao Qi'an's staff. He had already read it and confirmed that there were no problems. Now he was just copying a copy by hand.

After Zhao Qian'an finished copying the memorial, his eyes fell on the two letters sent from Jingzhou on the table. He picked up one of them at random, opened it and looked at it.

"Godfather, I am writing to you..."

The letter was written by Zhao Guanxiang, and the untidy handwriting on it was enough to prove it. At least Nichang's handwriting has been beautiful since she was young, while Zhao Guanxiang did not study calligraphy well since he was young, and was often beaten by Master Wen for this.

Zhao Qi'an looked at the contents of the letter carefully. There was not much in the letter. After all, Zhao Guanxiang had been recuperating from his injuries during this period. After recovering from his injuries, he only carried out routine patrols every day. There was nothing special to say.

Only a few words caught Zhao Qian'an's attention.

"…Foster father, the Savior Christians are mixed in with the common people and are difficult to distinguish. The martial arts practiced by these evil people are different from those of the Central Plains warriors. Is there any way to identify them?"

"Also, I have a deputy general under my command, who is like a brother to me. He was previously attacked by the evil spirit worshipped by the Salvation Church. The evil spirit entered his body and he became insane and incurable. Father, do you have any way to save him?" "Father, do you have any way to solve these two problems? I hope you can give me some advice. Thank you."

"In addition... Jiang Ping'er, the eldest daughter of the deputy commander of the Northern Border Army, led the people of Huangfeng Village to approach me. I am worried that outsiders will hinder my adoptive father's important work, so I ask my adoptive father to write a letter to Jibei Weiwu Marquis and ask him to recall everyone from Huangfeng Village!"

Although the first two things were serious matters, Zhao Qi'an just glanced at them and passed them by.

But only on the last thing did Zhao Qian frown.

"Yellow Wind Village?"

He murmured the term softly, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

If I remember correctly, the Huangfeng Village was a group of bandits that once wreaked havoc in Jizhou. At its peak, they had tens of thousands of troops. Later, they were recruited by Marquis Weiwu. The big bandit leader of the Huangfeng Village is now the second in command of the Northern Frontier Army. He and Cui Shanhe, deputy commander of the Iron Wolf Guard, are Marquis Weiwu's right-hand men.

Jiang Lin's eldest daughter led several leaders of Huangfeng Village to approach and observe... What does Weiwuhou mean by this? Is he testing me?
Many thoughts flashed through Zhao Qian'an's mind at once, and he even became a little suspicious of Marquis Weiwu.

He opened the second letter with a serious mind.

This second letter was written by Zhao Nishang.

In the letter, Zhao Nishang wrote about everything that happened after she led the people from the Tianwei Escort Agency to Jingzhou, and also informed them that they had chosen Baofeng County, Tianyuan County, as their current destination.

At the end of the letter, she also explained why Jiang Lin's daughter went to find Zhao Guanxiang, and her words were full of jokes and ridicule.

After Zhao Qi'an finished reading it, he was a little amused and confused: "I never thought it was because of this reason."

Only then did he remember that when he was at Yifeng Imperial Farm, Zhao Guanxiang had rescued the wife of one of his deputy generals, and that woman seemed to be Jiang Lin's daughter as well.

It turns out that there is such a thing as "fate".

As for Zhao Guanxiang's marriage, Zhao Qi'an, his adoptive father, was quite open-minded and had no intention of arranging everything for him.

Jiang Lin is Marquis Weiwu's man, so it wouldn't be a bad thing if he married his daughter.

It all depends on fate and just let it take its course.

"Adoptive father, Jiang Ping'er is very powerful, she is at the level of third-grade supernatural power, and she leads an elite army. She is willing to contribute to Guan Xiang, which is a very good thing. My daughter suggests that we let the people of Huangfeng Village help Guan Xiang openly and gain more say in the coalition forces, while we assist in secret. With one open and one secret, and with the help of my fifth brother's special forces, I believe that what you have entrusted to me will be better accomplished."

At the end of Zhao Nishang's letter, her attitude was expressed.

Zhao Qi'an couldn't help but nod secretly, he had the same idea.

Huangfeng Village is a help that comes to our doorstep, there is no reason to turn it away.

However, an alliance based solely on love between men and women is too unreliable.

Zhao Qi'an thought about it and decided to write a letter to Weiwu Hou, asking him to ask Jiang Lin, who was beside him, to write a "family letter" to Jiang Ping'er, so that he could feel at ease.

(End of this chapter)