Chapter 84 The Princess's Outing
Everyone was grateful for Wang An's kindness, and more and more people went to the top of the city wall. Even if they didn't get paid, they were willing to help carry stones and do some work.

The common people no longer looked at the returnees with hatred and vigilance, but became much softer instead. In their words and actions, they even treated these returnees who were born as bandits as ordinary people like themselves.

Because of their origins, these returnees were often looked down upon by the common people. But now, the girlfriends suddenly discovered that the people no longer looked at them with resentment and caution, but instead began to show concern for them.

Some elderly people would even prepare hot tea and send it to the top of the city wall to comfort them and thank them for building the city wall of Baicheng.

The returnees were flattered and moved, and they worked even harder.

This made Gao Ruye discover to his surprise that the progress of the project had actually improved a lot.

Following this trend, it should not be a problem to build the city wall before the autumn harvest.

When Gao Ruyue excitedly told Wang An the news, Wang An was also quite relieved.

Unexpectedly, this unintentional result actually improved the relationship between the returnees and the local people.

After nearly a month, although the entire Baicheng has not changed much on the surface, it is generally back on track.

The city was being built, food prices had been standardized, and the new army was being trained in full swing.

After the autumn harvest, even if the barbarians attacked, Wang An could defend the city with the help of the high and thick walls and more than a thousand newly trained soldiers.

The Eastern Nu and Northern Lu are not good at attacking cities, so it can be said that Wang An is already stable.

However, Wang An was not satisfied, because it was an unacceptable humiliation for him to have to defend the city and be beaten so hard that he dared not show his head.

Besides, there are 200,000 people in Jizhou, and Baicheng can only protect 50,000.

What should we do with the remaining 150,000 people? Are we just going to sit back and watch them being bullied by the enemy?

However, the time was too short, and Wang An couldn't figure out what to do even if he racked his brains.

He did think about moving all the people to White City.

But the food in the fields is the lifeblood of the people, and they will never leave their homeland until after the autumn harvest.

But by the time they harvested the grain, it was absolutely too late, which put them in a dilemma.

Just as he was having a headache, Chen Huaian, who had been assisting Xu Huang in training new recruits in the army, suddenly pushed the door open.

Wang An looked up and said with a smile, "Huai An is here, but is there any trouble in the army?"

Chen Huaian smiled and shook his head, saying, "There is no problem with the Jizhou Guards. I have never seen such qualified soldiers in the capital before as the people of Jizhou. They are all good at eating and fighting, and they are fierce and brave."

"No wonder there are so many bandits in Jizhou. But if they are used as soldiers and trained well, they can also become a strong army."

Wang An laughed and said, "Jizhou is poor and has bad waters and mountains, and it often faces border troubles. This has cultivated the people's bravery and martial spirit. As long as they are well fed, even with just a little training, they will be stronger than many border troops."

Chen Huaian nodded in agreement.

Wang An turned his eyes and said with a smile: "Huai An, you didn't come here today to say this to me, did you?"

Chen Huaian nodded and said, "Xiao Zhao just came to report that the young lady was bored staying in the mansion and wanted to go out for a walk. She asked me to lead the Black Armor Guards to escort her."

Wang An touched his chin and nodded, "After all, she is a rich lady. She used to live in the prosperous capital, but now she has come to Jizhou. She has nothing to eat and nothing to play with. It is rare for her to stay in the mansion for a month."

"Okay, in that case, let's take the Black Armor Guards with us to protect the princess on her outing." After getting Wang An's permission, Chen Huaian immediately took the order and left.

Wang An didn't take this matter to heart. After all, it was just as he said.

Cao Yunmeng was a spoiled child. It was a rare opportunity for her to stay in the government office for a month without causing any trouble. If I were to oppose her going out, I don't know what kind of temper Cao Yunmeng would get into.

Moreover, with Chen Huaian's black-armored guards there, even if all the tigers came out in full force at that time, it would be difficult to pose a threat to Cao Yunmeng.

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At this time, in the back hall, Chen Huaian strode to the door of the main room, knelt on one knee and reported: "Princess, the prince has agreed to your trip, and has sent me to lead the black armor guards to protect you."

The door creaked open, revealing Cao Yunmeng's slightly chubby face. She said angrily, "How many times have I told you not to call me Princess? It's wishful thinking for Wang An to want to be my husband!"

"Also, Chen Huaian, don't forget that you were trained by my father himself. The reason why I transferred you to Wang An's guard team is just to make it more convenient to protect me. From beginning to end, you only need to obey my orders!"

Chen Huaian didn't dare to refute and just lowered his head.

Cao Yunmeng snorted coldly and didn't insist any further.

After all, she had been stuck in this small place for a month, and now she could go out and have fun, which was really worth her happiness.

Cao Yunmeng immediately shouted, "Xiao Zhao, pack your bags and let's go out and play!"

Soon, Cao Yunmeng's princess ceremonial procession was ready.

A large group of black-armored guards surrounded Cao Yunmeng's carriage and headed out of the city.

The people passing by recognized that this was the princess's motorcade, and they all consciously made way to the sides of the street, saluting the carriage respectfully.

Cao Yunmeng, who was in the carriage, curiously lifted the curtain and looked outside.

At the same time, Cao Yunmeng's true face could be seen on both sides of the road.

The people immediately became excited and shouted, "Long live the prince, a thousand years of life for the princess!"

Even the older ones began to kneel down together.

As a result, all the people knelt down and shouted to Cao Yunmeng: "Long live Cao Yunmeng!"

Cao Yunmeng was just a little curious about the scene in Baicheng, and was suddenly surprised to hear the people kneeling and cheering.

But at the same time as she was surprised, she said with a contradiction of dissatisfaction and pride: "What are these people shouting about? I am not a princess!"

"But since they love me so much, I will forgive their sin of ignorance."

Xiao Zhao covered her mouth and chuckled, "They are doing this for the sake of the prince's face, so they are also grateful to the young lady. The young lady doesn't need to take it too seriously."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yunmeng frowned and said angrily, "Nonsense, what virtue and ability does Wang An have to make the people love him so much?"

Xiao Zhao chuckled and shook her head, saying, "Young lady has been staying in the government office for a while, so it's normal that she doesn't know a lot of things."

"The most important thing is that every time Xiao Zhao wants to talk to Miss about the prince, Miss doesn't want to listen. In fact, the prince has really done a lot of practical things for the people of Baicheng during this period of time..."

(End of this chapter)