Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 294

After the war broke out in the northern border, Wei Jue became even busier. The military supplies he requested were provided to the northern border by the court on a priority basis.

He had already sent a letter to Huang Qi, who was guarding the northern border, in which he mentioned possible combat methods and asked Huang Qi to pay attention to them.

He believed that the Qiang people would definitely attack the western border at this critical juncture and try to divide the Great Zhou with the Xiongnu.

So he could only write a letter to Yang Jian, asking Yang Jian to do his best to provide military supplies to the Western Territory, which was nothing more than warm clothes and food.

As Wei Jue had expected, the war in the north had not yet ended, and the war in the west had started again.

Wei Jue's troops were still able to fight, but military supplies were in short supply. Yang Jian lived up to expectations and sent a lot of warm clothes and food to the western front, alleviating the difficulties in the west.

Wei would never do a business without capital, so he wrote a letter to the court about Yang Jian's contribution, and suggested that the court should reward such merchants who contributed money and effort as role models.

The new emperor naturally agreed, and sent gold and an imperial plaque to Yang Jian as a reward. At the same time, the court also sent military supplies to the western border.

This war is estimated to last for two to three years before it can stop. Gradually, the people have begun to get used to the war news coming from the border.

Ye Xi's mood became heavy because of the war. She had never experienced war personally.

Although the war has not come to her now, she is still very uneasy.

Because she didn't know whether the border could be defended. If not, she would probably have to face brutal scenes of burning, killing and looting.

It turns out that it is so difficult for a person to live in a peaceful era.

She thought of Wei Ye. If he could grow up safely, would he also have to go to the battlefield where swords and spears are merciless in the future?

She suddenly gave a bitter smile. To put it bluntly, the so-called powerful and wealthy families were nothing more than seeking wealth and fame at the risk of their lives.

Finally, it was New Year's Eve. The Ye family should have been celebrating the coming of the new year together happily, but because of the news of the war, the atmosphere in the Ye family was not very good.

Ye Xi originally thought that it would be a happy scene to reunite with her mother's family after so many years, but she did not expect that everyone was in such a heavy mood.

"What's wrong with everyone? It's New Year's Day, everyone should be happy, come on!

Let us toast to wish a prosperous year ahead.”

Ye Xi raised his glass and said.

"That's right, it's New Year's Day, everyone should be happy, let's raise a toast to celebrate."

Ye Xin quickly agreed and raised his glass.

"I'm not afraid of anything else, except the time when I have to conscript men."

Ling has been worried about this matter ever since he learned about the tax increase.

Ye Xin is a weak scholar, how can she wield a sword or a gun? If she is really drafted into the army, she will die. She does not want to be a widow at such a young age.

"What nonsense!" Ye's mother rarely looked unhappy and blamed Ling. Ling was cursing her own son.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have said such nonsense." Ling admitted her mistake for once without feeling wronged.

"Mom, we're going to set off fireworks later."

Ye Yinyin didn’t understand the adults’ sorrow. She only knew that during the Chinese New Year they could play with fireworks and eat a lot of delicious food.

"Why are you still setting off fireworks at this time?" Ling was unhappy.

"Yes, yes." Ye Ming was naturally unhappy when he saw that his sister's proposal was rejected by his mother, so he interrupted.

"You really are..." Ling wanted to say something but was interrupted by Ye's father.

"Okay, if the kids like it, let them play it. It's not against the rules."

Although the news of the war was known throughout the Great Zhou, the court did not stipulate that the people could not lead a normal life.