Shi Jin pressed his hand rhythmically on the chair, and he seemed to be thinking about one thing carefully. Just when everyone was thinking about it, Shi Jin nodded to himself and said, "If you want to To secure this position in Huayin County, I’m afraid it’s not possible to just have a set of methods.”
After hearing Shi Jin's unreasonable words, everyone looked at each other and then all looked at Shi Jin. They knew that Shi Jin would definitely give them an answer.
Shi Jin shook his sleeves at this time, raised a finger and said: "I have just talked about the problems we are facing, but the first thing right now is to get Di Yan, Gu Yanbing, and Dong Xi. Come and do it,”
As soon as Di Yan and the other three people heard that this important matter had to be solved by themselves, they paid more attention to it and listened carefully to Shi Jin's next words.
"After a night of fire in the various camps of officers and soldiers, I am afraid that it has been extinguished long ago. This afternoon, you all took your carriages and horses to each of the officers and soldiers' camps to collect all the scattered clothes, armor and weapons of the officers and soldiers there. Regardless of the officers and soldiers, Whatever is left, we will take it all, even if all we have is a boot," Shi Jin said, his eyes raised, and he looked at the faces of Di Yan and the other three people seriously.
"Yes," the three of them left their seats and stood up together, clasping their fists and accepting the order.
"Well," Shi Jin pressed his hand forward, gesturing for the three of them to take a seat, and then continued: "That said, I estimate that the harvest will only be a lot more. I have many skilled craftsmen in Shijiazhuang, so I can make some modifications. Then you can use it for me,"
"The master is so wise," everyone praised in unison after hearing this.
"Now that this matter has been settled, there is another matter in Huayin County that needs to be dealt with urgently," Shi Jin said as he turned to look at Li Baicao.
Li Baicao took Shi Jin's look and immediately understood what he meant. It was about the medicinal materials.
"There are many wounded soldiers in the city. There is an urgent shortage of medicinal materials for the siege these days. Now we are anxiously waiting for large quantities of goods to supply the needed supplies. However, when it comes to this, I, Shi Jin, am an outsider and don't know where to start. ," Shi Jin said and looked at Li Baicao.
Li Baicao understood what Shi Jin meant, and he had to say the rest. So, Li Baicao blinked his eyes, thought for a moment, and then cautiously said: "You can go into the mountains to collect medicinal materials, but I The manpower is limited, and just a few people picking it is just a drop in the bucket for the overall situation. Moreover, the herbs are unevenly distributed in the mountains, which wastes manpower and requires a lot of time. In addition, the officers and soldiers did not clear it out, so I did not send anyone there in the morning. ," Li Baicao frowned slightly as he watched everyone listening to what he said, and his face couldn't help but show a little sadness. He must be worried about this.
"The boss," Li Baicao looked at Shi Jin again.
Shi Jin knew that what he said before was just an introduction, and what was said next was what Li Baicao really wanted to express in his heart.
"The demand for herbal medicine cannot be solved by one or two trucks, so we need a stable supply of goods to meet the demand," Li Baicao said, his voice deepening a little.
Shi Jin looked at him with encouragement and asked him to continue speaking, and then Li Baicao said what was in his heart: "Now there is a place that can provide these herbs stably. Whether it is now or in the future, this place will be valuable to us." It’s an extremely advantageous place,”
Li Baicao paused and continued seriously: "There is a town in the east of Huayin County called Guanxi. Going east from Guanxi is Fenglingdu. This is also the entrance to Yongxing Military Road for medicinal materials. , and there are many people who buy and sell medicinal materials in Guanxi Town, and they have a lot of inventory." After saying that, Li Baicao looked at Shi Jin, and then the words were returned to Shi Jin's hands.
Shi Jin smiled slightly and said: "Guanxi Town is a good place. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Huayin County. Now that Huayin County belongs to us, I want to keep him a small town outside, isn't it? You must also feel uncomfortable being alone."
Shi Jin's words were very cryptic, but everyone understood the meaning, especially Chen Da, who was sitting next to Li Baicao at the moment. After hearing these words, his eyes sparkled.
"Brother, if Guanxi Town is in our pocket, we can open up the route of Fenglingdu, which will connect many areas in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Even if we have other plans, we can stretch our muscles. If we come back , Guanxi Town is located between Fenglingdu and Huayin County. It is not only an excellent springboard, but also an excellent shield. Even if the officers and soldiers invade from the north, Guanxi Town and Huayin County will form a corner. If the forces complement each other, then the defense of Huayin County will be even stronger. This is a treasure land that can be attacked, retreated and defended." Chen Da said all the words in his heart in one breath. In fact, to put it bluntly, in short, it is One sentence: Conquering Guanxi Town will bring great benefits.
And when such a piece of fat was placed in front of Shi Jin, Shi Jin naturally saw it and wanted to put it in his own pot. Although the city of Guanxi Town was not as tall and thick as Huayin County, at this moment There were not many soldiers and horses. According to Shi Jin's estimate, they were only a few hundred but not more than a thousand. If he sent troops to attack, it would be like searching for something. However, what Shi Jin was thinking about was how to conquer the enemy without moving a single weapon or sword. You can let Guanxi Town go away.
"Who is Li Zheng in Guanxi Town today?" Shi Jin suddenly asked.
"It's the landowner named Li Gu. He has a rich family. I heard he has hundreds of acres of fertile land. He doesn't have many servants, but he has a lot of customers." Li Baicao knew that since Shi Jin came to ask, there was an important use, so he bent his heart Everything I knew was told: "This man has an easy-going personality and doesn't like to argue with others. He has two sons at home, but I don't know their names. It's just that these two boys are about to become adults now and have very naughty personalities. They especially like stick,"
General Dong Xi thought a little secretly and said: "Li Gu's ancestor was a wealthy man in this county. He was generous with his wealth in his life. Although he could not be said to be a man who only loves to build heroes in the world, but if someone comes to join him, no matter good or bad, he will do it." If you stay in the town, even if you have to leave again one day, you will still have some sense of keeping it as a gift."
After listening to Dong Xi's addition, Shi Jin had a preliminary understanding of the character of Guanxi Town. He was speechless at the moment, lowered his head, and began to think deeply. Everyone saw Shi Jin lowering his head in silence, with his right hand on the chair. They were tapping the time gently, presumably in a state of deep contemplation, so no one said anything and just waited here quietly.
However, within a moment, Shi Jin looked up to the sky and laughed.
Everyone was very puzzled.
"This Guanxi Town is bound to be won," Shi Jin stopped laughing and spoke out each word with a sonorous voice.
Dong Xi immediately stood up, clasped his hands in fists and said, "I am willing to lead the troops there."
Shi Jin smiled and waved his hand, indicating for him to sit down, and then said: "Why go to such a big fight, only one person can go there,"
"Oh," everyone was a little surprised that Shi Jin came to such a rash conclusion.
"Li Gu is an upright person, but he likes to hang out with people in the world. So this person must not be greedy for life and afraid of death, nor is he a person with money and influence. According to what Dong Xi said, I conclude that this Li Gu, although A person is in the officialdom, but his heart is in the world. He has a heart that yearns for freedom and uninhibitedness, so he will take care of everyone who travels in the world. Dong Xi, if what I said is true, that person must love to collect information about the world. Is there any This matter,"
After Shi Jin finished speaking, everyone focused their attention on Dong Xi. Dong Xi's face was startled, and the corners of his mouth were like thawing ice springs. A surprised smile gradually appeared, and he nodded with certainty and said: "The boss is truly amazing and a man of God. This is true. He really likes the heroes who come and go to tell him about their life adventures."
"That's right," Shi Jin gently patted the armrest of the chair, stood up and said, "This is all easy to handle,"
Shi Qian stood up at this moment and said: "You just said that only one person is needed, then I am willing to go,"
Shi Jin looked at Shi Qian and waved his hand again, and said slowly: "I won't bother my dear brother this time, I can just go in person."
"Master, you can't do it." Mr. Liu Sanye, who was sitting aside, became a little anxious and said: "We have defeated the officers and soldiers and have become the enemy of the officials. Li Gu has many followers. If you go alone, I'm afraid There will be mistakes. If Li Gu captures the boss and hands him over to the court, the consequences will be disastrous."
As soon as Liu Sanye finished speaking, before Shi Jin could speak, Di Yan also spoke, and said hurriedly: "Most of those hangers-on are old people wandering around in the world. If they don't get involved in the world, they will use any means." , Although you are very skilled, the gangsters in the world can kill people invisible. I am afraid that the boss has never heard of their tricks. Why don't you trouble Brother Dong Xi and accompany him to go there, so that you can have someone to take care of you?"
"Yes," everyone agreed together, Dong Xi even left the table and stood up and said: "As the boss, I, Dong Xi, will be able to clean up all their tricks, so don't worry."
Everyone tried to persuade them, but Shi Jin still waved his hand gently and said: "Brothers, don't worry, I will go back alone and come back safely. I won't have one more eye or one less ear."
After hearing this, everyone quickly tried to persuade them, but Shi Jin held his hands empty and stopped them all, saying, "There is no need to persuade them, I have made up my mind, brothers, please rest assured."
Don't worry, how can I rest assured that you are so insistent... Anyway, Shi Qian felt in his heart that it was better to keep up secretly than to waste so much words in front of him, so he stopped talking about it. He changed the topic and said: "Then brother wants to pack up and leave tomorrow."
"No," Shi Jin shook his head and insisted, "I'll leave in the afternoon."
"In the afternoon, there aren't many scenes like this. The boss is here..."
"The city is urgently waiting for the medicinal herbs, not to mention there are still many unresolved matters. If we leave earlier, we can deal with them earlier. You and I don't have to sit here and worry," Shi Jin said, and it seemed that he was really thinking about it. No one can say anything about it.