Yuntao had no choice but to ask people from the Princess Mansion to come forward and first requisition a large amount of land to grow cotton, and then use the grain to hire people to reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land.

The area is not very large, but after the cotton is grown, Yuntao will sell it to the people of Pinling and Li'an at an extremely cheap price so that they can wear new clothes.

After finishing these things, Yuntao received a letter from Li Qianchen.

The letter still asked Yuntao how she was doing recently and gave her some things.

Li Qianchen's letter specifically said that it was hot in Li'an and there were more flies and mosquitoes, and asked her to be careful.

After Yuntao read it, she felt that the mosquito in this letter had something to do with it.

Sure enough, the next day, all the sounds outside disappeared.

Yuntao heard from her servants that all the young men from aristocratic families have returned home!

Let Yuntao secretly sigh hatefully!

My money bag is gone and I have made a lot less money. What should I do?

However, Yuntao quickly relieved herself.

If Mr. Xiao Li is surrounded by a group of ladies, she will be jealous even if nothing happens between them. It's good that Mr. Xiao Li solves this matter for her.

Once the flies and mosquitoes are gone, there will be other jackals, tigers and leopards, so it’s time to prepare some protective measures.

Yuntao thought about it, thinking that she should have more guards around her. Now that she has enough money, and with the name of the county head, raising more than a hundred people is not a problem.

These hundreds of people must be agile, young and strong.

Yuntao heard that the guards of the aristocratic family were trained from childhood.

She is obviously a little behind in training now, but how can she select such young adults in such a short period of time?

Yuntao thought for a while, hadn't they been holding sports games since childhood?

Just select a hundred suitable people from the sports meeting!

Although there were military examinations in the Jin Dynasty, they were obviously not as popular as the imperial examinations and were not as used by civil servants in the court.

It is said that the poor learn literature and the rich learn martial arts. It is not ordinary people who can afford to study these days, let alone learn martial arts.

Not to mention that those who want to learn martial arts need to hire some experienced instructors to teach them at home. Food and drink after high-intensity exercise every day, protein supplements, and long knives and spears to play with are not cheap.

At least until the Yuntao cast iron recipe is handed over, a sharp sword is worth a thousand gold.

But now, you can buy it for a few dozen taels of silver. It is a bit more expensive, and the price has dropped by more than a little.

Yuntao picked up a pen and wrote a few large characters on a long scroll of paper.

-The first Li'an Games

Regarding the sports meeting, everyone in Li'an is talking about it.

They had never heard of a sports meeting, but looking at the huge stage being built in the county, their first feeling was that this sports meeting was only a lot more lively than singing and opera.

Later I heard about the rules for registration.

Men between the ages of 11 and 15 form a group, called the juvenile group. Men between 16 and 21 form a group, and then men under 30 form a group.

The events are divided into long-distance running, sprinting, weightlifting, high jump, long jump, iron ball, etc.

The same is true for women, and women can also sign up!

Everyone was surprised when they heard that women could sign up. How can men and women compare?

Later someone went to inquire about it and found out that men and women competed against each other, and those at the top were given prizes.

And the first place will be awarded ten taels of silver!

Many people were immediately excited!

Ten taels of silver! How much work do you have to do to earn ten taels of silver?

What are you waiting for? Hurry up and sign up!

I heard that there are some prizes for not only the first place, but also the following places. For example, the second place is six taels of silver, and the third place is three taels.

It’s such a good opportunity to make money, why don’t you give it a try?

In just half a day, the registration point at the Li'an County government office was packed to the brim.

Some sons came with me to sign up, some came with the whole family, men, women and children, and some even called all their seven aunts and eight aunts over.

"Wait a minute, your place of origin here is not from Li'an!" the Yamen servant said, looking at the document in his hand.

The two men were being questioned, and the short man among them smiled brightly, "This is a relative of my uncle's family, from another county. He is twenty-one years old this year, and he can work and run..."

The short man praised the people around him gushingly. Standing next to him was a young man who was a head taller than him. His expression seemed dull and his smile was not so lively.

When being questioned by the guards, he even grabbed the corner of his clothes and looked reserved.

"You can't do it from other counties! Only people from Li'an County can participate!" the officer said firmly.

"Sir, please be accommodating!"

"How can I accommodate you in this matter! The county chief wants to have fun with the people by holding a sports meeting, so he distributes the rewards to the people of Li'an. Not everyone can come and participate!"

"Also! Don't fish in troubled waters and bring in people from other counties."

"One person brings a person from another county here. If the people from other counties win in the end and take away all the money, wouldn't it be an advantage for them?"

"Whether you are paying attention to this or you see others bringing people from outside the county, please report it to the county government. If it is verified, you will be rewarded."

"Those who make false reports of crime and household registration will inevitably end up in jail! Please be careful!" said the police officer.

After a while, the crowd became lively again.

No outsiders are allowed to participate! They are all ordinary people from Li'an, and their family must be from Li'an, so they don't have such worries.

Their nephews and nieces may not be selected, but if they find out who is not from Li'an, there will be rewards.

For a while, I looked around at the unfamiliar faces on the street, including the children from the neighbors on the left and right, and there was no one I had seen before.

"Li Laosi, who is following you here? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"

"Relatives from your natal family, do you have a natal family?"

"Your mother's family is from my mother's family. Isn't your mother from another place?"

"Zhang Er, whose child are you carrying? He looks so fair and fair, and doesn't look like you are from the Zhang family! No, no, no, I didn't tell you what you meant..."

"Who is the woman next to you? Your wife? Is she married? Settled down? When did you get married? Why didn't I go to the banquet?"

Yuntao thought about Yu Huayi and Gao Xing'er, and couldn't help but hesitate in her heart.

On the surface, she is holding a sports meeting, but in fact she is choosing escorts for herself. What if some people with ulterior motives plant people inside?

So some restrictions were placed on the selection gates, and the people were encouraged to find the fish in the muddy water.

People screened in this way will be much safer.

Just like that, nearly a hundred people were eliminated from the thousands of people who came to sign up.

It's all because there are some problems with the household registration, or it looks suspicious.

The police officers are very good at handling these people. As for the suspects, since you are from this village, everyone in the village should know them.
Chapter completed!