Chapter 862: Chapter 862: 862 A Dream (2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Zhou Ying soon sent him back and then went to do her own thing.

After she was done, Gu Chengrui’s clothes were also dried. She packed them up and prepared some chrysanthemum tea and pears for him.

She brought Guoguo out of the space afterward.

When he woke up the next morning, Guoguo glanced around the room and nudged Zhou Ying. “Mommy, where’s Daddy?”

“Daddy?” Zhou Ying was stunned. “What Daddy? Isn’t your daddy not at home?”

Guoguo obviously didn’t believe her. She had clearly seen her father, so she shouted for Gu Chengrui loudly. However, Gu Chengrui was nowhere to be seen, so she immediately pouted and started crying.

Mrs. Lin ran over. When she saw Guoguo crying, she immediately coaxed her. “What’s wrong, Miss? Are you dreaming?”

“She probably dreamed of Chengrui. She called for him the moment she opened her eyes.” After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she stood up and helped Guoguo put on her clothes.

Mrs. Lin helped her put on her boots as she said, “Miss, do you miss Master? But Master is really not at home. He is fighting with the Emperor outside.”

“He’s at home,” Guoguo said with a straight face.

“She’ll give up if you take her to look for him,” Zhou Ying said when she saw that Mrs. Lin still wanted to persuade her.

Mrs. Lin did not try to persuade Guoguo anymore. She dressed her up in thick clothes and carried her out.

When it was time to eat, although Guoguo was still unhappy, she didn’t make any more noise. It was obvious that she had admitted that she was dreaming.

Ten days later, the Emperor finally led his men into the capital of the Northern Continent.

At night, the Emperor called all the generals, including Gu Chengrui, into the room. “Tell me, how can we better control the Northern Continent?” he asked.

“Set up an embassy, detain hostages, and have our people monitor every level of the government office.” The heir of King Xian said.

“Although this method is good, it is easy to cause the people of the Northern Continent to rebel. When they kill all of our people, it will not be worth it.” The heir of King An replied.

“In my opinion, there’s no need for that.

“Open the pass and trade with each other. At that time, we can just hold the initiative in our hands.” Zhou Huaiming said.

“There’s still a way.

“The Northern Continent mainly relied on livestock, so the annual grain production was not high.

“If they want to eat food, especially rice and wheat, they have to buy it from our country.” Old General Zhou echoed.

“Chengrui, what do you say?” The Emperor looked at Gu Chengrui.

“In fact, Brother Zhou can directly open grain stores and restaurants on the Northern Continent. This way, the people of the Northern Continent won’t be too rebellious, and it will be better for us to monitor them.

“We must also leave some people here to restrain the local officials.

“The other is a bank. If we can open a bank, we can better restrain them financially.”

“Come on. I’m already so busy that my feet don’t touch the ground. Why are you adding to my burden?” Zhou Huaiming glared at him.

“You can find more stewards. Have you seen the Emperor running around every day?” Gu Chengrui said.

The Emperor nodded thoughtfully and pondered, “Food and money.

“Food is easy to control, but money is hard to say.”

“Indeed, the people of the Northern Continent, especially the herdsmen at the bottom, are still bartering. I’m afraid the use of the money house is not very big.

“However, food and restaurants are still a solution.

“Especially the restaurants; they can be used as a base to gather information.” Old General Zhou added.

“Is there more?” The Emperor asked again.

“If we’re talking about spying, I think inns and brothels are more suitable.” The heir of King An spoke up..