Kang Lian was afraid that Daheng Miao would be unfavorable to him, so he personally led two soldiers and horses from Qianhusuo out of the city and all the way to the foot of Longtan Mountain.
He didn't even dare to go to Miao Daheng's military camp and asked the other party to come over and see him.
"The last general, Miao Daheng, has seen Zhang Shu, Kang. I wonder what he is doing here?" Miao Daheng led several of his subordinates to the carriage and said with cupped hands.
Kang Lian deliberately put on airs and did not get off the carriage. He said through the window: "General Miao, the prince has an order for you to lead your troops back to the city immediately. There must be no mistake!"
Miao Daheng's expression changed slightly and he said anxiously: "I am about to attack and destroy the bandits in Longtan Village. If I leave now, wouldn't all my previous efforts be wasted?"
Kang Lian sneered: "Are you really attacking bandits?"
"What does Kang Zhangshu mean by this?" Miao Daheng's eyes flashed with anger.
Kang Lian said sharply: "Where are the hundreds of Zhang Lian under your command?"
Miao Daheng was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Lian died in the line of duty while attacking the bandits!"
Kang Lian laughed loudly: "What a man who died in the line of duty. Let me ask you, how many bandits are there on the mountain?"
"Nearly two hundred thieves!"
"Hahaha... Our famous general, General Miao, led seven to eight hundred men to attack a small village with less than 200 people. Not only did he fight for almost a month, but he also killed a hundred households. Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe this lie, right?
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Miao Daheng said solemnly: "Longtan Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The bandits also have two muskets. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. I hope Secretary Kang will not be sarcastic!"
"Cynical?"
Kang Lian's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a hateful voice: "You despicable men, you sent someone to assassinate me, and then you pretended to accuse me as if nothing had happened?"
Miao Daheng said angrily: "This general has been attacking the bandits in Longtan Mountain for this month. All the soldiers can testify. Don't tell nonsense, Secretary Kang!"
Just as Kang Lian was about to curse, a scribe-looking staff member next to him came closer and whispered a few words. Kang Lian's eyes lit up and he hummed: "Let's go!"
Without saying a word, he led the army back towards Jiangdu City.
"Hey, general, why did Kang Lian leave suddenly?" a member of the household asked curiously.
Miao Daheng looked at the team that was slowly turning around, gritted his teeth and said: "This traitor must want to accuse me in front of the prince for disobeying military orders. Send the order, withdraw the troops immediately!"
"General, we finally managed to starve the bandits to death. It would be a pity to leave like this!" The hundred households couldn't help but said.
Miao Daheng snorted coldly: "Protect yourself first. There will be many opportunities to eliminate these bandits in the future!"
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"Master of the big village, military advisor, the Tatar officers and soldiers have withdrawn!" The leader of the fourth village, Fang Yuan, rushed into the shed, and his ecstatic voice echoed throughout the top of the mountain.
The watering can in Zhang Yangquan's hand fell to the ground, and he looked towards Qin Lingjun. The two looked at each other for a long time, and both burst into smiles.
Wang Da grinned: "Straight bitches, these idiots have finally retreated!"
Qin Lingjun was the first to recover from the joy, looked at Zhang Yangquan and said: "Military advisor, what should we do next?"
"Of course we have to buy food! Send people to buy food quickly, only the staple food... Uh, village master, do we still have any money in the village?"
Qin Lingjun smiled slightly and said: "There are a lot of gold, silver and banknotes stored in the village. My little sister already brought half of them with her when she set out. She should be purchasing food now!"
Zhang Yangquan thought for a moment and then said: "Use all the remaining money to buy food!"
The leader of the fourth village hurriedly said: "Military advisor, we have run out of money, so we can't buy other daily necessities!"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "We can find substitutes for daily necessities, but food cannot. Besides, in two months, we will have a new way to make money!"
"Haha... That's right, we can still go grab it!" Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said: "If you want to rob, why wait until two months later? The military advisor has another magic trick. You have issued an order. From now on, no one is allowed to go down the mountain to rob the road!"
Fang Yuan was startled, wanting to know what to do if the military advisor's method didn't work. In the end, he didn't say anything and turned around to pass on the order.
"Wang Da, go tell the leader of the third village and ask him to take the remaining banknotes in the village to the younger sister and use all the money to buy staple food!" Qin Lingjun ordered again.
Wang Da took the order and went.
There were only two people left in the room. In addition to inspecting the military situation in the past few days, Qin Lingjun has been observing Zhang Yangquan's behavior in the greenhouse.
There are many wooden tables in the greenhouse, and the pottery pots are all placed on the wooden tables.
After observing for a few days, Qin Lingjun discovered that the variety of seeds in Zhang Yangquan's hand was surprising, and she vaguely guessed that the village's future method of making money would fall on these seeds.
"Military advisor, what kind of seed is this?" Qin Lingjun came behind Zhang Yangquan and saw him carefully observing a seedling.
Zhang Yangquan turned his head to look at her and said with a smile: "This is a cabbage seed. After the breeding is completed, this kind of seed will be the main force among the first batch of vegetables we plant!"
This kind of seed is called "Zao Mature No. 9", a cabbage variety.
Among all vegetable varieties, this kind of seed has the highest cost performance and a fast growth cycle. According to the pakchoi planting method, it can be eaten in less than a month.
There are many varieties of Chinese cabbage in ancient times, but no matter which kind of Chinese cabbage, they are all weak compared to Early Maturing No. 9. No matter the yield, growth cycle, or taste, they are all very different.
The vegetables produced by then will not only be enough for the village to eat, but can also be sold in Jiangducheng.
With a little publicity for this exclusive high-end variety, the profits will be unpredictable!
Seeing that Zhang Yangquan had thought of something, Qin Lingjun grinned stupidly, secretly amused in her heart: "The military advisor always looks like he has the pearls of wisdom in his hands, but I didn't expect him to show such an expression."
In the evening, Qin Lingsi sent someone to report back that the grain truck was approaching the foot of the mountain. Qin Lingjun, Zhang Yangquan and Fang Yuan led the bandits to wait at the foot of the mountain.
Not long after, firelight flashed in front, and a motorcade came slowly. The torches formed a long snake in the dark night.
Qin Lingsi and Guo Niansheng were walking at the front. After seeing Qin Lingjun and Zhang Yangquan waiting, Qin Lingsi ran over with a smile.
"Sister, military advisor, did I do a good job this time?"
Zhang Yangquan praised: "I know that the second village leader will succeed immediately!"
Qin Lingjun said to Guo Niansheng: "Uncle Guo, thank you for your hard work. Didn't anything go wrong along the way?"
Guo Niansheng said with a serious expression: "Master of Dazhai, military advisor, the value of money ingots has depreciated again, and the price of food has increased by two yuan. The food we bought is much less than expected, only one hundred stones of rice and one hundred stones of flour!"<
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Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment.
Banknotes are the banknotes of the Yuan Dynasty. I remember that in the late Yuan Dynasty, Tuotuo carried out a new banknote reform, but it ended in failure. In the future, banknotes will only fall further and further, and will eventually be replaced by silver.
"Master Dazhai, can this food last for two months?" he asked.
Qin Lingjun said with a solemn expression: "There are nearly five hundred people in our village. We need to eat at least five shi of food a day. Two hundred shi of food is enough for more than forty days."
Fang Yuan interjected: "Don't we still have some cloth in reserve in the village? If it doesn't work, we can use it to buy some food. It should be enough!"
Qin Lingsi said nonchalantly: "More than a month is enough for us to do a few more transactions, so why worry too much?"
Qin Lingjun glanced at her and said, "We will never engage in robbery business again!"
"Huh? How can I not rob the road? How can I rob the horse in the future! How can I achieve my goal?" Qin Lingsi immediately became anxious.
"Second Village Master, what is the target you are talking about?" Zhang Yangquan asked curiously.
Qin Lingsi glared at him and snorted: "They are still thinking of giving everyone a horse, so that we can transform from mountain bandits to horse thieves!"
It’s really... a strange goal.
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "In the future, when we have money, we can also buy horses!"
Qin Ling thought and said: "Where will the money come from without robbery?"
Just as Zhang Yangquan was about to explain, Qin Lingjun interrupted: "Let's transport the food up the mountain first, and we'll talk about other things later."