Your General has never wronged the people of Bianliao. While he was fighting life and death on the battlefield, you people were still here fooling around!
I came today with the intent to help the people of Lower Street, but now it seems there’s no need!"
"Help? Just you?"
"A Central Plains person, daring to boast here!"
Yun Chunnuan ignored these sneers.
As long as they don’t slander her husband, calling her overconfident or meddlesome is up to them.
"Qiao’er." She turned and called out.
Despite being afraid, Qiao’er hurriedly stepped forward, "Princess, this servant is here!"
"You have a good memory. Note down these troublemakers one by one. When every single person in Lower Street becomes prosperous, make them kneel and beg me!"
Yun Chunnuan then selected a few guards to specifically protect Qiao’er.
She no longer tangled with these people and took Lian Qiao to the area specifically designated for relocating the people of Sha Hai Country.
"Little Yun Yun, you are too impressive! Aren’t you afraid? I just saw their legs trembling. As the saying goes, it’s easy to meet King Yan but hard to deal with his little devils. I’m most afraid of such stubborn people..."
"Afraid of what? A bunch of bullies!"
"But... your hands are shaking... and your lips are too..."
"Shut up!"
Lian Qiao, not mincing words, exposed her, making Yun Chunnuan a bit annoyed, "Who am I doing this for?"
How could she not be afraid?
It’s more terrifying than when she flaunted her power in the Royal Palace!
At least then she had her husband by her side, knowing he would protect her no matter what.
But she didn’t want to rely on him for everything or hide behind him like a little rabbit.
She wanted to walk alongside him and have her own sense of responsibility!
She was afraid—terrified—especially of bullying those who were already poor, which gave her a sense of guilt.
But some things must be done.
Kind negotiations would only make them push their limits.
Today, she personally experienced her husband’s inner conflict when forced to be resolute and decisive.
Suddenly, her trembling hand was held by a warm and gentle hand.
"Little Yun Yun, from now on, you are the person I admire most!"
Lian Qiao’s deep eyes, as brilliant as stars, looked at the Little Princess, elevated by half a head, making her seem ten feet tall!
So much more reliable than any useless man!
She is really amazing.
Really, truly amazing. If she were a man, I would fall in love with her without hesitation...
For the rest of the day, Yun Chunnuan and Lian Qiao stayed at Lower Street.
As a Princess, Lian Qiao was the first to change Bianliao’s household registration in front of all the people of Sha Hai Country.
Next, they began persuading each person from Sha Hai Country.
This task wasn’t difficult, as everyone knew, Sha Hai Country had perished, and even the Princess had no thoughts of restoring the nation, so they naturally changed their registration too.
This was one of Yun Chunnuan’s plans.
The second plan was the crux of the matter.
How to gather these hundred or so people into one place for easier management and also provide them with a means of livelihood?
Lower Street was too chaotic, definitely unfit.
The best solution was to relocate these people collectively to one place and then give them a way to earn money.
Yun Chunnuan thought of that grassland, the one she extorted from the King.
Let the people of Sha Hai Country build houses and settle there, reclaim the land, farm it, and be responsible for the agriculture.
Yun Chunnuan originally planned to enlist Bianliao citizens at Lower Street, but after days of interaction, the people of Sha Hai Country were evidently more obedient and responsive than Bianliao citizens.
They lived cautiously because this was not their home.
To have a place to live and enough to eat was the greatest happiness for them.
However, the challenge was that some people had already found a livelihood at Upper Street.
Convincing them to give up their livelihoods to farm was very difficult.
But there was no other choice...
Yun Chunnuan had no alternative; it was the best way she could think of to ensure the survival of Sha Hai Country’s people.
As expected, many of the more obedient people of Sha Hai Country exploded with anger upon hearing they would have to leave where they’ve lived for years.
Hearing they had to give up their livelihoods, they furiously cursed at Lian Qiao, accusing her, as a Princess, of not caring for her people and severing their means of survival.
Moving to the grassland outside the city felt like being banished.
What a joke of changing household registration!!!
In recent days, Bianliao’s soldiers were going door-to-door, investigating the people of Sha Hai Country, then taking them to the County Government.
Everyone felt fearful, not knowing what was happening.
Neither Yelyu Lie nor Yun Chunnuan could appropriately speak of the robbers, as it would incite rebellious thoughts.
But Lian Qiao’s specialty was knowing the human heart. With her eloquent tongue, she exaggerated the robbers’ deeds to the people of Sha Hai Country while boosting the Little Princess’s popularity.
In the end, over a hundred people knelt before Yun Chunnuan, treating her like a savior.
Of course, some were still doubtful.
They thought the Princess was deliberately intimidating them to expel them from Bianliao.
Yun Chunnuan ordered the contracts to be brought out, allowing those willing to relocate to sign and affix their seals.
For two years, these people would be hers.
After two years, if dissatisfied with their circumstances, they could leave at any time.
By then, their probation would be over, and the General would see they’re compliant and wouldn’t keep them bound.
This was indeed the best solution for many law-abiding people.
Besides, many of them were old; no one would buy them even if they were sold, so there was no fear of deceit.
As for those stubbornly refusing, Yun Chunnuan personally took them to witness the execution of the robbers.
The robbers, unaware that the people of Sha Hai Country were among the crowd, bragged about their crimes of killing countless innocent people and sneaking into Bianliao during their last moments.
In the end, a total of 108 people followed Lian Qiao to start settling in the grassland outside the city...