Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1190

Chapter 1190: Chapter 1184: Ambition of the Kunpeng

Of course, they also know... once they do not admit they were once citizens of Yecheng Pass, after entering the city, their previous homes cannot be reclaimed!

But if they don’t enter Yecheng Pass, they may lose their lives!

Since they abandoned their homes when leaving Yecheng Pass, now to survive, if the house is gone, then it’s gone!

And the citizens who never left Yecheng Pass, upon seeing their familiar neighbors return, yet dare not claim their own homes for survival, having to give the government an IOU for a new house, feel increasingly at ease, and ever more reassured that staying and choosing to become Zhou citizens was the right choice.

Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingmo both know that among the refugees, there will surely be many who originally left Yecheng Pass, mixed in among them, yet they did not expose them...

Her intention is simply to gather people; there’s truly no rationale to turn away the citizens of Yecheng Pass.

She does this just to inform all citizens coming to seek refuge in Zhou that becoming citizens of Zhou... is not unconditional acceptance and care, there’s always something that must be paid.

People tend to cherish things less when they are obtained too easily; only by giving them pressure, can they turn the pressure into motivation, work hard, and quickly repay the debts owed to the government for grain and silver tael for the assigned house, thus reducing some interest.

Thus, by next year... the tax-exempt Yecheng Pass won’t need the Imperial Court to allocate relief grain and salaries, not only able to be self-sufficient but also able to give back to the court.

This method of Bai Qingyan, it seems the Minister of Revenue Wei Bugong won’t come complaining to her with petitions anymore.

Among the citizens are Xiliang scouts, seeing Bai Qingjue leading troops towards Deyang for reinforcements again, and hearing Zhou’s army at Yecheng Pass’s north gate, with the flags... belonging to Zhao family’s army surrendered to Zhou, hearing that fifty thousand Zhao family troops have entered the city, the Xiliang scouts silently exit the ranks to report to the Xiliang main army.

Bai Qingyan personally goes with Yang Wuce to welcome Zhao Sheng and the Zhao family army into the city, Zhao Sheng already feeling restless, as he had followed Bai Qingyan for the purpose of conquering the world with her, yet this time to annihilate Xiliang, Bai Qingyan brought Yang Wuce instead of him.

Later, the victorious reports kept coming from the southern battlefield, his mind full of anxiety, until he received the secret letter from Bai Qingyan, ordering him to lead the Zhao family army to Yecheng Pass.

At that time, Zhao Sheng thought Bai Qingyan would have him join forces with the Bai family army, then attacking the hardest-to-conquer Yecheng Pass of Xiliang together.

Who knew, as soon as Zhao Sheng brought the Zhao family army to Wengcheng, he heard Bai family army, led personally by Bai Qingyan, had taken Yecheng Pass in just two days.

Zhao Sheng’s mind buzzed uncontrollably, involuntarily recalling the battle at Qingxi Mountain Pass in Daliang.

Actually, at that time, Zhao Sheng felt that when Jin Kingdom captured Qingxi Mountain Pass, luck played a bigger role than strength, but now... Yecheng Pass was harder to conquer than Qingxi Mountain Pass, yet Bai Qingyan with Bai family army took it in just two days... two days!

Zhao Sheng, utterly dumbfounded, not only admired Bai Qingyan and the Bai family from the bottom of his heart but also felt regret for not catching the battle at Yecheng Pass.

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