Qing Mulan had long told Jin Feng that the Ninth Princess was going to Xihewan, so Jin Feng had mobilized more than a hundred bodyguards from various places to Shuangtuofeng in the past few days to protect the safety of the Ninth Princess.
The rain stopped just the next day, so the team left the Double Hump early in the morning and headed west.
After finally catching a sunny day, not long after they came down the mountain, Jin Feng and the others saw many people running to the fields to look at the crops.
Continuous rainfall has caused fields in many places to be flooded. Even if we re-sow seeds now, we will definitely not be able to catch up with the farming season.
Many people were sitting on the edge of the fields with blank eyes, not knowing what to do.
Seeing the black flag of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, the people seemed to have seen the dawn and rushed to the road one after another.
"Brother, are you still recruiting people for your anti-bandit team? I have been a soldier before. Even though I am missing three fingers, I can fight without any ambiguity."
"Brother, is your salt factory still hiring? I don't want wages, I just need to take care of the food!"
"Xiaoyu said before that Mr. Jin might open another textile factory. When will it open? Can we go to work?"
"Brother, I see that there are a lot of people pulling salt for you recently, so I'll go pull some salt for you!"
The people stood in the middle of the mountain road and kept asking questions.
The men asked the escort agency and the chamber of commerce if they wanted anyone, and the women asked the salt factory and textile factory.
People blocked the road and the team had to stop.
Both Jin Feng and Zhang Liang have repeatedly emphasized that bodyguards cannot attack civilians at will, otherwise they will be dealt with according to military law.
The escorts had no choice but to look back at Jin Feng.
Seeing more and more people surrounding them, Jin Feng was worried that there were assassins hiding among the people, so he had to drive his horse to the front.
"Everyone be quiet, Mr. Jin is here!"
Da Liu quickly followed and shouted at the crowd.
"Yeah, Mr. Jin is here!"
"Mr. Jin, there will definitely be no harvest this year. Please show mercy to Mr. Jin and give us a way to survive!"
"Mr. Jin, open another factory!"
When the people heard that Jin Feng had arrived, they all rushed forward and cried to Jin Feng.
The scene became more chaotic.
Clang clang clang!
Da Liu picked up a gong and struck it hard several times before the scene finally calmed down.
"Everyone, listen to me," Jin Feng rode on his horse and shouted loudly: "I need to build a few more factories nearby recently. By then, everyone who wants to work can apply."
In the past few days, he had talked with the Ninth Princess several times and finally finalized the matter of supplying salt to the military.
In order to prevent the salt production method from being leaked, Jin Feng has no plans to set up a salt factory elsewhere for the time being, so large-scale construction will definitely begin near the Double Hump.
The gap in required labor is also huge.
These people can be used just right.
"Did everyone hear that? Mr. Jin said he was going to open a factory here!"
"Great! We can also go to work in the factory in Xihewan!"
"Mr. Jin is really a Bodhisattva. He not only helped us drive away the bandits, but also found a way for us to survive in times of disaster!"
Many people knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Jin Feng.
"Everyone, don't be like this. Get up quickly."
Jin Feng shouted: "I have to go back to Xihewan in a hurry now. Please make way for me, everyone."
The people quickly retreated to both sides of the road to let the team pass.
"Da Liu, let me tell you, put down all the flags and wear your clothes inside out."
Jin Feng looked back at Black Flag and said helplessly.
The scope of this rainfall was very large, and the entire Jinchuan County was affected.
No matter how fast the construction speed of Xihewan is, there is no way to hire everyone from the county to work there.
When he was stopped again later, Jin Feng really didn't know how to escape.
The ninth princess was in the carriage and witnessed the whole process.
Looking at the cheering people, the Ninth Princess frowned slightly.
Viewing issues from the emperor's perspective all year round gave the Ninth Princess a much higher perspective than the average person.
The scope of the disaster this time was too wide. The people in this village were lucky enough to encounter Jin Feng. But what about the people in other places who were affected by the disaster?
Soon, all the flags in the team were put away, and the bodyguards also took off their robes and put them on.
In this way, the people no longer recognized them as people from Xihewan, and as expected, no one came to stop them.
Double Hump is to the east of the county capital, and Xihe Bend is to the west. It is impossible to walk back in one day. For safety reasons, Jin Feng did not choose to stay in an inn, but took the team to Maomao Mountain.
The terrain of Maomao Mountain is far less steep than Hutou Mountain and Double Hump. For safety reasons, Zhang Liang ordered people to pour cement into a small tower at the entrance of Maomao Mountain.
This was the first time Princess Ninth saw a cement building. She pointed at the small tower and asked, "Sister Mu Lan, is this tower carved from a single piece of stone? Why is there no gap at all?"
"This is not a stone, it is something called cement invented by Mr."
Qing Mulan said: "Cement is powder at first, but when it encounters water, it becomes stronger than stone, and even siege engines cannot break it."
“When powder meets water, can it become stronger than stone?”
The Ninth Princess looked suspicious.
"If you don't believe it, I'll find some cement for you to try tonight."
When Qing Mulan heard the shouts coming from the mountain, she pulled the Ninth Princess and ran: "Wuyang, it must be veterans and female soldiers conducting confrontation training. Let's go and take a look!"
Today's Maomao Mountain is the training base for new recruits of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. When Princess Ninth and Qing Mulan arrived at the training ground, hundreds of veterans and female soldiers were conducting actual combat exercises.
The Ninth Princess looked at the female soldiers who kept falling and getting up to continue fighting, and exclaimed: "Sister Mu Lan, are the female soldiers under your command as powerful as them?"
"These are all new recruits. In Mr.'s words, they are rookies. The female soldiers under my command are all veterans and are much better than them."
Qing Mulan said proudly: "Actually, female soldiers are still weaker than male soldiers in terms of physical strength, so they are not good at fighting. What they are good at is crossbows."
"crossbow?"
"Yes, sir, the best way to deal with the enemy is to eliminate them on the road close to you. Only in this way can you win at the minimum cost."
Qing Mulan said: "The crossbow and catapult were made based on this concept."
"It really makes sense to destroy the enemy on the road close to you."
The Ninth Princess nodded slightly: "Brother Qinghuai wrote a letter saying that your husband is a genius who can lead the army. It is indeed true. It is a pity that your husband does not like fame and is unwilling to join the army. Otherwise, Dakang will have one more general!"
"Actually, I think it would be good if you don't go to command the army. If you stay in Jinchuan, you can make all kinds of things and play a greater role than directly commanding the army."
"That's right." Ninth Princess nodded in agreement.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Wuyang, haven't you always wanted to try my armor? Come on, I'll take you to try it before it gets dark."
Qing Mulan pulled the ninth princess and ran towards the training ground.