Everyone knows that the Black Banner Army under General of the Cavalry Xiao Pingchuan is a brave force guarding the northern frontier of the Great Liang, with every soldier able to take on a hundred enemies alone.
Few know that the court deliberately withheld their provisions and pay to force Xiao Pingchuan to surrender his military authority, leaving his soldiers hungry and in rags. It also arranged for him to marry Shen Suqin, the illegitimate daughter of the Princess of Changtai, who had been raised in the countryside.
A country girl paired with a great general? The nobles of the capital were all waiting to laugh at them.
Little did they know that Shen Suqin had transmigrated here more than a decade ago. By now, she had quietly opened hundreds of restaurants and amassed a fortune beyond counting.
General Xiao, whose attempts to secure provisions and funds had repeatedly hit a wall, had just found the strongest backer imaginable.
First came a dowry of three hundred thousand dan of grain, then monthly support worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. At last, the Black Banner Army could eat its fill and wear proper clothes.
Later, Shen Suqin grew vegetables in greenhouses and wheat, introduced cotton, and established weaving workshops...
She not only supported an army of tens of thousands, but also transformed the barren northern frontier into Great Liang's wealthiest economic hub, making even the court green with envy.
Bonus scene:
When Shen Suqin was suddenly attacked, Xiao Pingchuan flew into a rage. The entire northern frontier went under lockdown, and an unprecedented manhunt swept through the region with lightning speed.
Even when the Shatuo had once broken through the northern frontier and nearly reached the capital, the response had never been this intense.
From then on, the people of the north learned for the first time that the general's wife was the one person nobody should dare offend.
Fierce, valiant general x beautiful, clever merchant
One-on-one, happy ending
Reader's Guide:
1. The early part focuses on court conflicts. Making money and developing infrastructure come later.
2. I closed the comment section because people said the protagonist's name sounded bad. I hadn't gotten used to being criticized yet, so I shut it on impulse. When I later wanted to reopen it, I found I couldn't.
Theme: Work hard and strive for a better life.
