Just when Lin Quqi was anxious but helpless.
A short, unkempt man suddenly rushed to the city wall, knelt down and bowed, and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you so much for taking me in on behalf of the county magistrate and giving me a way to survive. The common people are grateful."
Faced with the gratitude of the hungry people, Lin Quqi really couldn't be happy. He just waved his hand and said: "I know, you can step back. The city wall is not a place where you should set foot."
The hungry people got up and left.
Everything seemed extremely normal, but where the hungry people had just knelt, an extra stone appeared out of thin air.
With sharp eyes, Li Xiaolan casually lifted the stone, and sure enough she found a letter underneath, and immediately put it away calmly.
Seeing this situation, Lin Quqi was stunned for a moment: "The hungry people..."
Before Lin Quqi could finish speaking, Li Xiaolan had already shook her head and interrupted, signaling to Lin Quqi to speak carefully and pretend that nothing had happened.
Li Xiaolan opened the letter, glanced at it a few times, then stuffed the letter back into her sleeve, and whispered softly: "Feng'er already knows about the situation in Beixi County."
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Lin Quqi's eyes, and he asked impatiently: "What does Brother Qin mean?"
Li Xiaolan was also a little surprised by Qin Feng's decision, but considering that Qin Feng never did anything uncertain, she was relieved. Under Lin Quqi's expectant gaze, Yun Danfeng said lightly: "Everyone who pours into the north All the hungry people in Xi County will be accepted and brought into the city."
Lin Quqi thought there was something wrong with his ears, and exclaimed in disbelief: "What?!"
"At this moment, nearly 10,000 hungry people have entered the city. The size of Beixi County can only accommodate 3,000 defenders and 5,000 civilians. After all, this place is too close to the border. Compared with large inland counties, Beixi County is It is half city and half fortress, and there is a lack of civilian facilities in the city. Soon there will be no place to stay, so how can we talk about resettlement?"
"Blindly accepting hungry people will only lead to the collapse of order in the city, causing hundreds of harms and no benefit."
Li Xiaolan knew that Lin Quqi was dedicated to Beixi County, so instead of being angry, she understood Lin Quqi's strong protest.
Li Xiaolan turned around and looked at the tragic scene outside the city, and said calmly: "Master Lin, you are now the parent officer of Qingyun County. Anyone can panic, but you can't. You have such a temper, you have to practice it again. .”
Hearing this, Lin Quqi frowned and suppressed the impatience in his heart: "Miss Third, please make it clear."
Li Xiaolan's eyes flashed with depth: "The tide of hungry people has become unstoppable. Feng'er's meaning is very clear. Instead of treating hungry people as a burden, it is better to change their thinking and regard them as opportunities."
"Beixi County is originally a weak county. It has been baptized by wars one after another. The local people have been wiped out. Even if the war ends in the future, they will face a huge population loss problem. This wave of hungry people can just fill the gap in Beixi County. There will be a vacancy. Although it will have an unimaginable impact on the supply of military supplies, as long as this hurdle is overcome, Beixi County's strength will make a qualitative leap."
"With the population, Beixi County can be built. When Beixi County becomes an important border town, when the army and the people are truly united and easy to defend but difficult to attack, Beidi will naturally stop trying to get involved."
Lin Quqi fell silent.
I thought secretly in my heart.
Qin Feng's decision can be said to be a desperate one. If he is not careful, he will bring down the entire Beixi County and make all his previous efforts in vain.
But if it succeeds, it will be a great situation for Beixi County once and for all.
The greater the risk, the greater the reward. As for being able to tide over the difficulties, Lin Quqi chose to believe in Qin Feng.
After all, since he followed Qin Feng, Qin Feng gave Lin Quqi too many surprises.
If there is anyone in this world who can turn decay into magic, it is Qin Feng.
At this moment, Li Xiaolan took out a piece of paper from the paper and handed it to Lin Quqi. It turned out to be a drawing.
Lin Quqi checked and considered it carefully, his lifeless eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
"Sure enough, I still underestimated Qin Feng's ambition!"
"If we follow the blueprint, how can this still be a border town? It's clearly a new city!"
According to Qin Feng's plan, the original site of Beixi County was designated as the inner city, and then an area was designated outside the city as the outer city. The outer city is mainly for people's livelihood, and the inner city is mainly for military affairs. In this way, the inner city defenders can accommodate at least 10,000 people, while the outer city can accommodate 50,000 civilians!
This is no longer to garrison the city, but to build a large-scale construction project to turn Beixi County into a new city that will make the enemy lose any thoughts after seeing it!
Although this ambition is exciting and exciting.
But the huge amount of money required was also beyond Lin Quqi's understanding.
The more money he was short of, the more he had to build large-scale construction projects and spend money crazily. Lin Quqi racked his brains, but could not figure out Qin Feng's thoughts.
In this huge gamble, Lin Quqi had no choice but to trust Qin Feng unconditionally.
On the official road in Kyoto, three carriages drove in an orderly manner.
Qin Feng was lying on the soft velvet blanket, holding in his hand the secret letter just sent by Jin Yiwei.
Jing Qianying, who was on the same journey, saw Qin Feng's face was gloomy and uncertain, so he hesitated and asked, "Did something happen again?"
Qin Feng silently put away the letter and handed it to Xiao Xiangxiang.
Xiao Xiangxiang and Qin Feng had already developed a tacit understanding. Without Qin Feng opening his mouth, he took the fire and burned the secret letter completely, then threw the ashes out through the window.
Qin Feng breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "The caravan heading to the Gaoshan Country has already heard back that the exchange of sugar for war horses has been finalized. However, the Gaoshan Country is small and sparsely populated, and the stock of the specialty plateau horses is not large. A batch of war horses can only supply a thousand horses. The heavy cavalry promised to the saint can only be slowed down and the heavy cavalry of the Tianji Battalion will be formed first."
Hearing this, Jing Qianying couldn't help but wonder: "This is a good thing, why are you still frowning?"
Qin Feng shook his head helplessly: "The Tianji Camp did not hesitate to travel long distances, cross enemy territory, and negotiate with the Gaoshan Kingdom to purchase horses. This shows how urgent our need for plateau horses is. The Gaoshan Kingdom seized this and raised the price crazily, asking for a war horse. A thousand taels of silver, if you use sugar to exchange for it, it will make a lion's mouth open, ten pounds of sugar can be exchanged for a war horse."
"The sugar production areas have almost stopped, the supply of raw materials is insufficient, and sugar has become increasingly scarce and valuable. This business is destined to be a loss. Fortunately... Gaoshan Country is still brave enough to allow credit, otherwise this far-traveling team would have been in vain. Just one trip."
"But... the other business talks went quite smoothly."
Other business?
Jing Qianying and Xiao Xiangxiang were stunned for a moment at the same time.
Xiao Xiangxiang said in disbelief: "Sir, besides buying horses, have you made other preparations?"
Qin Feng shrugged and said matter-of-factly: "It's hard to go to Gaoshan Country. Just the expense incurred along the way is scary. Isn't it just to buy a horse? Isn't it such a loss? Naturally, I want to do some side business..."
