Chapter 434: The Spy Returns
Selling horses...
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Hu said calmly: "No need to sell horses, don't ride horses. One or two thousand taels per person, and the money we have on hand is enough."
"Boss, a toll station is 2,000 taels, and there is still some behind it. This horse still has to be sold!"
"Grass!" Jiang Hu hammered the table like crazy.
Damn it! Why did you forget this? How many toll stations are there in Taoyuan County?
"Then sell the horse!"
"But we have two thousand horses, which is not easy to sell! It's too eye-catching, and even if we look for the black market, we can't sell at a good price."
Jiang Hu covered his eyes and waved his hand helplessly: "Sell it, sell it, wait until you see the prince's money is nothing, but as soon as possible, you won't wait for us too long."
Anyway, you can’t get into the mountain by riding a horse, so it’s too eye-catching to walk directly on the official road.
Now if you sell your horse, you will increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and it is more convenient to grab it directly into the city.
"Tomorrow, Xiaoliu will visit you again and calculate how much you have to pay. I will send two hundred people into the city the next day, change into a commoner, carry weapons, be careful."
"When our large army arrives, we will fire an arrow notification. Remember to arrange two people to stay near the city gate in advance."
"Will we have to wait another day tomorrow?" someone asked.
Jiang Hu rubbed his eyebrows helplessly: "The plan for Taoyuan County has changed now. In order to save time, we will go to the farm outside the city tomorrow. Please pay attention. The prince has made an explanation. No one in the farm will be left! All the crops grown must be burned!"
Xiao Liudao: "But... we went to the farm to investigate and found that there was one less person in the farm than on the list. What should we do if that person has not been found yet?"
Jiang Hu sighed in his heart.
Why did you catch up with all kinds of strange things?
I also fought for several years when I was young, but I first encountered a war that I paid my opponent first!
Is it because the passing years is unfavorable? There will be no problem with the prince...
"No matter how much he is! If you haven't found it for so long, you may be dead or the list is wrong, and it will not have any impact! We will act according to the plan, and we will have no time to delay any more!"
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Two days later, Taoyuan County yamen.
Ao Chen sat in the county government hall, holding the newspaper delivered in the morning, and was eating while reading.
Although it is a newspaper in the capital, it actually has a great impact on Taoyuan County.
Especially Taoyuan County has set up guesthouses in the capital, and many people in Taoyuan will go to the guesthouse for inquiries or exchanges when doing business in the capital.
Therefore, the movements of the capital must be mastered.
Even if we don’t talk about these, there is still a lot of valuable information in the six newspapers for analysis.
As he looked at Ao Chen put down the half-chewed bun, he took a sip of tea and pointed at the newspaper and said to the left and right: "Look! Look, a fire in a farm outside the capital yesterday killed dozens of people. Did a restaurant here catch a fire yesterday?"
The left and right staff were also having breakfast. He listened to his questions and nodded quickly.
Ao Chen shook the newspaper and continued: "This matter must be taken seriously. Now the weather is dry and the things are easy to get into trouble. Those newly-entered people have not yet received enough training."
"Call everyone after eating, I'll assign a task."
After breakfast was used, dozens of people from the county government gathered together. Ao Chen stood in the hall and whispered loudly: "Today I asked everyone to come here and have special matters to explain. Now the weather is getting dry and it is very easy to catch fire. Remember to remind the people to prevent fires, and the slogans on the streets and alleys should be replaced in batches."
"Boss, what's the point?"
After tidying up the idea, he cleared his throat: "Fire prevention knowledge comes to thousands of families, and peace will accompany you and me."
"Hold hands to build fire safety, and share a harmonious paradise with hearts."
"The people's lives are the first, fires... and so on. If you go back, each of you will make up two more items and leave them to me for the first trial in the afternoon."
"Brother is so literary!" Below is a rainbow fart to praise you.
Ao Chen's face turned slightly red. He also followed Fang Zhengyi for two years to promote it. He still has this cultural heritage!
"Everyone must pay attention! Don't underestimate this fire. There has been no accident in this year? Look at today's news. A fire in a farm killed dozens of people. It's simply horrifying!"
"That's not a fire, it's a murder!" A loud voice came outside the hall.
Everyone hurriedly looked at the door and saw a gentle man walking in.
His eyes were a little tired, and he was carrying a cloth bag in his hand.
Ao Chen was shocked when he saw this and immediately said, "Everyone will scatter immediately, and they will do their own job!"
Everyone also knew the importance of it, so they immediately scattered, and only men and Ao Chen were left in the hall.
Ao Chen looked at him with a slightly helpless expression and said, "Feng Ya, Master went to the palace to find you several times but couldn't find anyone. Where did you go?"
At that time, Fang Zhengyi sent two spies into the palace, one was arrested and the other was missing.
The missing person is Feng Ya, who is an agent on the surface, but is actually the manager of the Taoyuan County Casino. He was the first to be the gambling king in Hengjiang City, with superb gambling skills.
Feng Ya did not rush to answer, first threw the cloth bag on the table in front of Ao Chen, and said seriously: "Those are not important, let's talk about the serious matter first."
"The farm where the fire broke out outside the capital was actually the farm of King Wu. He has been secretly planting and cultivating some crops in the farm."
"I have never heard of those things. Before I escaped from him, I brought all the seeds."
After saying that, Feng Ya untied the cloth bag and packed it with a small cloth bag inside.
First, a round, sweet potato-like thing was revealed. He picked it up and said, "This thing is called potatoes, and the yield is extremely large. It can be used as a staple food, not inferior to sweet potatoes! Hurry up and let someone take it to the greenhouse to focus on cultivation."
Then he picked up other cloth bags, pinched the tiny seeds from it, and introduced them one by one: "This is called a wolf peach. It is said that it is poisonous and cannot be eaten. The fruit it grows red."
"There is also this called chili pepper, which is also poisonous, but it won't kill people. I've eaten a little, and it's very uncomfortable, and my tongue is so ache."
"In the end, this is called pearl rice, which grows into a radish that looks a bit like a long-lasting radish. It produces an average yield, but it tastes very good."
After the introduction, Feng Ya carefully put it back into the cloth bag and pushed it to Ao Chen: "Put these in the greenhouse and plant them, and send someone to protect them."
"Although I don't know what the meaning of those two poisonous things is, since King Wu has planted them, it means that they are of some use, maybe they are some kind of medicinal herbs."
Ao Chen took the cloth bag and held it tightly in his hand: "King of Wu... This person is very mysterious. Where do you get so many strange things?"
Feng Ya shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I don't like this person. In addition to potatoes, there are sweet potatoes in the farm, and the planting time is far before Taoyuan County! There are constant food disasters in the world, but he has been secretly cultivating such high-yield crops. What do you think he can hide?"
Chapter completed!