Catherine finally waited until Jiang Wan returned to the military camp. She seemed to be in high spirits, as if the person who was wandering around the military camp bored just now was not her.
"If anything happens, you can go directly to the government office to find me!"
Jiang Wan looked at the other party fondly. He came all the way from Haojing'ao to Yan'an Prefecture, and even turned against the Chamber of Commerce where he was born, just because he Jiang Wan made a request to her, and as soon as he arrived in Yan'an Prefecture, he
She immediately devoted herself non-stop to her field of expertise, just to help him. For such a girl, Jiang Wan felt that if she didn't treat her well, she would not be able to forgive herself.
"It's not a big deal. The matter of Sihai Tickets has been discussed with those people. I won't talk to you about various specific things. In short, how much money you need and how many Sihai Tickets you will issue?
Just tell me!"
Catherine pursed her lips and smiled: "With some silver coins brought by Sihai Commercial Bank and the reserves that each merchant is willing to prepare, we should be able to cope with it for the time being. Of course, the premise is that you can't suffer defeat. You have to suffer defeat. This
As soon as the commercial bank suffers a run, our Sihai Ticket will be doomed!"
"I have no intention of losing the battle!" Jiang Wan laughed: "The fact that you can bring this up means that you are clear about the operation of this matter. I can rest assured to leave it to you. If you encounter something or you can't figure it out yourself,
It’s clear, you can come to me for discussion at any time!”
"I can handle it!" Catherine said confidently: "The Chamber of Commerce can also entrust me with the cannon trade and the purchase and sale of hundreds of thousands of silver, which shows that I have the ability. Now the Sihai Trading Company only has tens of thousands of taels.
If I still can't cope with the turnover of money, then I will be of no use to you!"
Seeing Catherine who was as proud as a little swan, Jiang Wan smiled and nodded: "It's good if you can handle it. By the way, why did you come to me today? Do you want me to accompany you for a walk in the city?
I haven't accompanied you to the city to relax since you arrived, but there's not much to see in Yan'an. You've been in the capital for so long, so I'm afraid you don't like this rural place!"
"If you have time to accompany me around, of course I'd love it!" Catherine said with a smile, whether she wanted to see a firearms workshop or asked if she could join the army, when Jiang Wan said this, she was all
All forgotten.
These things can be discussed later. Jiang Wan, a busy person, rarely takes the initiative to accompany him around.
"Then let's go for a walk outside the city!" Jiang Wan thought for a moment: "The gathering point for refugees outside the city requires a large amount of farm tools to be purchased. This matter will also be a matter of Sihai Trading Company in the future. Go and see with your own eyes. When the time comes, you will need
The quantity and type can also be negotiated with other merchants!”
The deep ditch that surrounds the city outside Yan'an Prefecture has been completely filled in. Today, there are still many gathering points for refugees in the deep ditch. However, outside the deep ditch, settlements have also begun to form.
the appearance of dots.
Although roads have not been officially built between the new villages formed by these settlements, the traces left by the movement of people naturally connect these new villages.
The soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng's command patrolled the villages in small groups. The carriages and horses transporting food were wandering on these roads. On the edge of the villages, even some crude low walls that had just been built were also destroyed.
The loess was piled up, and I don't know what the purpose of such a low wall was. However, it was probably a place to live. If there was such a circle of low walls, it would make the people living inside feel safer.
In short, wherever Catherine looked, there was a faint look of life, and as she went outside, the life became more and more vigorous. On the contrary, the refugees who had just arrived not far from the city were looking at them with numbness and confusion.
The only fly in the ointment is that the large fields between the villages are still barren, and some sparse weeds show that crops have been grown here before. Except for the fields near the villages, there are traces of being re-excavated.
Some of the fields are standing there like wilderness.
"In the future, sweet potatoes and potatoes will be planted in these places!" Catherine pointed to these fields: "When the weather warms up, we will plant sweet potatoes and potatoes. When the harvest comes, people in the whole city will not be hungry.
Bar!"
"There are quite a few cities like this in my Ming Dynasty!" Jiang Wan smiled and shook his head: "This year should be the saddest year. Let's wait until next year. Next year should be better. If God gives us face, our sweet potatoes and potatoes can live up to their expectations.
, the fields you see in front of you should be full of fruits and a good harvest!"
"Then there won't be hungry people wandering around and robbing, right?" Catherine looked at the fields in the distance: "Aren't you going to be unemployed!"
Jiang Wan smiled hoarsely, "Have you forgotten the Ningyuan we went to?"
"Oh, yes!" Catherine nodded: "The Ming Dynasty still has barbarian enemies in the north. As long as the enemies exist, you, the general, will never be unemployed!"
She tilted her head, looked at Jiang Wan, and then at a group of patrolling soldiers passing by: "Do you like leading soldiers to fight?"
"Who likes to lead troops to fight!" Jiang Wan touched her nose: "Isn't it good to live a stable life? It would be better to have some money and some leisure, and even have such a beautiful woman accompanying you. With such a
Those who live a simple life and still think about leading troops to fight with others are the ones who are out of their minds!"
"But I see that you seem to be enjoying the life in front of you!" Kesselly asked in confusion: "Anyway, I feel that you are a little different now than you were in the capital. You seem to be enjoying it!"
Jiang Wan turned around, looked at her, and suddenly laughed. Catherine felt a little embarrassed and felt that she had asked a stupid question.
"Okay, maybe I feel wrong. In fact, you are very anxious and worried right now. You just want to do the things your emperor has assigned you!"
"If it were someone else, I would definitely tell him that everything I am doing now is for our Emperor. The better I do, the better my future will be in the future. I will be promoted and make a fortune, and even become the emperor's side."
An indispensable minister with great power!"
"Don't you think so? You are right to think so!" Catherine was a little strange. For any man with ambition, such a goal is not wrong. It is even said that the vast majority of officials are like this.
goal!
"But to you, I might as well tell you the truth!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "If I told you that at the beginning, I just wanted to live well, would you believe it? And if I live, I can be better than others.
People, it would be better to live a little better life!"
Jiang Wan looked into the distance, and what he said to Catherine seemed to be to himself: "But in this world, I can't live how I want to live. Sometimes I even think that what I have done from the beginning
If someone else were to do these things, instead of me, Jiang Wan, would it be possible that I would have eliminated all internal and external troubles early tomorrow morning, and now everyone is living comfortably at home, living the life I want...