Neither Chen Mo nor Xu Liqiu expected that they would bump into each other here, so they started chatting excitedly.
"Brother Chen, I have long said that you are not only the noble person of Lidong, but also my noble person. Because of your robbery not long ago, I not only received a reward from the county government, but Captain Yang also promoted me. Although
Usually I still guard the city gate, but I am now one of the four team captains."
"Congratulations to Brother Liqiu." Chen Mo congratulated sincerely, "Now I am a squad leader, and in the future I will be a captain, or even a captain guarding the city."
"Haha, I don't dare think about that." Xu Liqiu quickly waved his hand, "If it weren't for you, brother, I wouldn't even be the captain of this little team."
"Since Brother Liqiu thinks so highly of me, let me just say one more thing. Do you really not want to make any more contributions?" Chen Mo said, lowering his voice.
Xu Liqiu's face changed slightly, and he leaned closer and asked, "Brother, how should we understand this? How can we start talking about meritorious service when there is no war?"
"Who said you can't make meritorious deeds without war?" Chen Mo smiled and nodded a little, "Isn't the current matter just an opportunity?"
"Brother, you're talking about transporting supplies?"
"That's right." Chen Mo nodded and looked outside, "I took a quick look just now. Isn't the matter of recruiting livestock from the private sector going well?"
"It's not just unsatisfactory, it's simply a lot of difficulties." Speaking of this, Xu Liqiu scratched his head, "It's impossible to rent good animals. On the contrary, we can't even sift through the old, weak, sick and disabled. I roughly
After all, according to the current progress, the task will not be completed by then."
"Do you know what the crux is?" Chen Mo asked.
"Of course I know that people are not willing to rent good animals. Firstly, it is because the load of military supplies is heavy and the distance is long. Secondly, the drivers are all people from the camp and do not feel sorry for the animals. Often, after this trip, many animals just
It’s useless.” Xu Liqiu’s analysis was profound.
"Then how do you think we should solve it?" Chen Mo continued to ask.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have cursed anyone just now." Xu Liqiu smiled bitterly, "Don't mention me, Colonel Yang's hair has almost turned gray these days."
"What if I can do something?"
Speaking of this, Chen Mo's eyes sparkled.
Xu Liqiu was shocked at first, and then overjoyed.
"Brother, please stop being so pretentious at this time and tell me what you can do."
"Looking for a caravan." Chen Mo had already planned it and said without thinking, "Caravans are all horse-drawn carriages, which not only travel faster, but also pull more things. The most important thing is that you only need to send someone to escort you.
Don’t worry about the rest, it will save you a lot of things inside and out.”
When Xu Liqiu heard that it was a caravan, he immediately lost interest.
"Brother Chen, your idea is very good, but it is too difficult to implement. Do you think we haven't thought about finding a caravan? They won't take this job at all."
"Why didn't you answer?" Chen Mo was puzzled.
"It's not about money." Xu Liqiu explained, "Generally, for things like transporting supplies, payment is settled upon arrival, and sometimes it's not settled at all, and you just find an excuse and drag it over. You know, it doesn't matter how big it is.
A caravan is nothing compared to an army of tens of thousands."
"According to what Brother Liqiu said, it's not easy to make money from this job." Chen Mo muttered.
"I am a member of the military, so I shouldn't mention this. What I am telling you now is to stop this thought as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no place to cry." Xu Liqiu sighed.
"If you say so, I really want to take a trip." Chen Mo smiled.
"Brother Chen, are you okay?" Xu Liqiu raised his hand and touched Chen Mo's forehead, "I've said everything I need to say, why are you still trying to be more assertive?"
"It's not a competition." Chen Mo shook his head and stood up confidently, "It's hard to make money, but it's not impossible. On the contrary, if done properly, it will definitely be a long-term financial path."
"Brother, do you really want to do it?" Xu Liqiu was still worried.
"Do it." Chen Mo nodded.
"Can you find the caravan?"
Seeing that Chen Mo was determined, Xu Liqiu could not persuade him any more.
"It should work."
Chen Mo thought for a moment, he couldn't go to Mrs. Wang for this kind of thing, he had to go to Huameishu.
Even Huameishu couldn't handle it, so we had to rely on the power of the Hua family. After all, the Hua family had a big business and had its own caravan.
"Okay, brother, even if you can find the caravan, do you still want to follow it in person?" Xu Liqiu then asked.
"go."
Chen Mo has already thought about this. He not only wants to go to the military camp, but also to the border.
"Well, then I will apply to Captain Yang to go with you, so that I can take care of you when the time comes." Xu Liqiu clenched his fists.
"Brother Liqiu, do you think this will work? I will contact the caravan later. You can put the matter aside for a while and go to Captain Yang to vent your anger." Chen Mo said thoughtfully.
"Okay, what should I do next?"
"When I have confirmed news, I will let Lidong notify you. Then please persuade Colonel Yang to go to Baijiazhuang in person." After saying that, Chen Mo remembered the most important point, "Yes.
Yes, when is the latest time the supplies will be shipped there, and how far is the journey?"
"We have to leave in twenty days at the latest. The further ahead the better. The journey will take about five days to reach the fortress bordering Hu Xia."
"Okay, then I'll go back first. If the situation changes, send someone to notify me at any time." Chen Mo said goodbye.
"Brother Chen, it's time for dinner. Let's go before we finish." Xu Liqiu persuaded him to stay.
"No, my family is still waiting." After Chen Mo finished speaking, he walked out of the house.
"Someone, send Brother Chen back."
"It's free of charge. Can I drive the ox cart back?" Chen Mo found his old ox.
"sure."
Xu Liqiu signaled for permission. As for the rental money, just push it directly to the livestock dealer.
Lao Niu knew his master and rubbed his head affectionately after seeing Chen Mo.
This made Chen Mo feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Let's go, I'll take you home."
With emotion, Chen Mo patted Lao Niu's back.
The old cow jumped up and seemed much younger for a moment.
"The official is back?" Seeing Chen Mo, Qin Xianglian ran all the way to greet him, "Lao Niu is also back, and the slave family is finally relieved."
"Have you eaten?" Chen Mo just felt hungry.
"Brother-in-law, after you were taken away, everyone only had to worry about it, so they still had time to eat." Qin Qing'er also came over.
"I'm fine, the cow is fine, and you guys will be fine too." Chen Mo reassured everyone, waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's start."
"Sir, did you encounter something happy just now?" Qin Xianglian was puzzled.
People feel refreshed when happy events happen. Chen Mo nodded and joked in Qin Xianglian's ear.
"It's inconvenient because there are so many people now. I'll tell you in bed when I get back."
