Selling horses....
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Hu said calmly: "There is no need to sell the horse. We don't need to ride a horse. One tael per person, a total of 2,000 taels. We still have enough money on hand."
"Boss, a toll station costs two thousand taels, and there are more at the back. This horse still has to be sold!"
"Fuck!" Jiang Hu slammed the table like crazy.
damn it! How could I forget this? How many toll stations are there in Taoyuan County?
"Then sell the horse!"
"But we have two thousand horses, and it's hard to sell them! They're too eye-catching, and you won't be able to get a good price on the black market."
Jiang Hu covered his eyes and waved his hands helplessly: "Sell it, sell it. The money won't mean anything until you meet the prince, but as soon as possible, they won't wait for us too long."
Anyway, you can't go into the mountains by horseback, and taking the official road directly would be too eye-catching.
Selling the horse now can increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and it is more convenient to go directly to the city to grab it.
"Xiao Liu will go visit us again tomorrow and calculate how much money we have to pay. We will send two hundred people into the city the next day, put on civilian clothes and carry weapons. Be careful."
"When our large force arrives, we will send a sounding arrow to notify you. Remember to arrange for two people to stay in the city near the city gate in advance."
"Then do we have to wait another day tomorrow?" someone asked.
Jiang Hu rubbed his brows helplessly: "Now Taoyuan County's plan has changed. In order to save time, we will go to the farm outside the city tomorrow. Please pay attention, the prince has made a special request, and no one in the farm will be left! All the crops planted will also Burn them all!"
Xiaoliu said: "But... when we went to the farm to investigate, didn't we find that there was one less person in the farm than on the list? What should we do if we haven't found that person yet?"
Jiang Hu sighed in his heart.
How come all the weird things happen to me?
I fought in wars for several years when I was young, and this was the first time I encountered someone who paid his opponent first!
Is it a bad year? There won't be any problems with the prince...
"Ignore him! Maybe he's dead if he hasn't been found for so long, or maybe the list is wrong. It won't have any impact! Act as planned, we don't have time to delay any longer!"
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Two days later, in the government office of Taoyuan County.
Ao Chen sat in the county government hall, holding the newspaper delivered early in the morning, reading and eating.
Although it is a newspaper in the capital city, it actually has a great influence on Taoyuan County.
In particular, Taoyuan County has now set up a guest house in the capital. Many Taoyuan people who do business in the capital will go to the guest house to inquire or communicate.
Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the trends in the capital.
Even if we don't talk about these, there is still a lot of valuable information in the six newspapers that can be analyzed.
Looking at Ao Chen, he put down the half-eaten buns, took a sip of tea, pointed at the newspaper and said to the left and right: "Look! Look, a fire in a farm outside the capital yesterday killed dozens of people. Wasn’t there a fire in a restaurant?”
The officers on the left and right were also eating breakfast, listening to his questions and nodding along.
Ao Chen shook the newspaper and continued: "We need to pay more attention to this matter. It is easy to get into trouble now that the weather is dry and things are dry. Those new people who have entered the county have not received enough training."
"Call everyone over when you're done eating, and I'll assign a mission."
After breakfast, dozens of people from the county government gathered together. Ao Chen stood in the hall and said loudly: "I have called everyone here today to explain something special. It is very easy to catch fire now that the weather is getting drier. Remember to remind people to prevent fires. The slogans on the streets and alleys should also be changed uniformly."
"Boss, what should I change to?"
After finishing his thoughts, he cleared his throat and said, "Fire prevention knowledge should be introduced into every household, and safety will be with you, me and others."
"Hand in hand to build fire safety, heart to heart to share a harmonious paradise."
"People's lives come first, fire... and so on. You go back and each of you compile two more, and give them to me for review in the afternoon."
"Brother is so talented in literature!" a rainbow fart from below praised.
Ao Chen's face was slightly red. He had also worked with Fang Zhengyi for two years in publicity, so he still had some cultural heritage!
"Everyone must pay attention to this! Don't underestimate this fire. How many years has this happened? Look at today's news. A fire in a farm burned dozens of people to death. It's simply appalling!"
"That's not a fire, that's murder!" came a loud voice outside the hall.
Everyone hurriedly looked towards the door and saw a gentle man walking in.
His eyes were slightly tired, and he was holding a cloth bag in his hand.
Ao Chen was shocked when he saw this, and immediately said: "Everyone should disperse immediately and perform their duties!"
Everyone also understood the importance and immediately dispersed. Only the man and Ao Chen were left in the hall.
Ao Chen looked at him with a slightly helpless expression and said, "Feng Ya, I went to the palace to look for you several times but couldn't find you. Where have you been?"
When Fang Zhengyi sent two spies into the palace, one was caught and the other disappeared.
The missing person was none other than Feng Ya. He was a dealer on the surface, but was actually the manager of the Taoyuan County Casino. He was the gambling king of Hengjiang City at the beginning and had superb gambling skills.
Feng Ya was not in a hurry to answer. He threw the bag on the table in front of Ao Chen and said seriously: "Those are not important. Let's talk about business first."
"The farm where the fire broke out outside the capital was actually the farm of King Wu. He had been secretly planting and cultivating some crops in the village."
"I have never heard of those things. Before I escaped from him, I took out all the seeds."
After that, Feng Ya untied the cloth bag and packed it in small cloth bags.
First, a round thing that resembled a sweet potato was revealed. He picked it up and said, "This thing is called potato in Zhuangzi. It has a huge yield and can be used as a staple food, no less than sweet potatoes! Hurry up and get it to the greenhouse to focus on cultivating it."
Then he picked up other bags, pinched the tiny seeds from inside, and introduced them one by one: "This is called wolf peach. It is said to be poisonous and cannot be eaten. The grown fruit is red."
"There is also this called chili pepper, which is also poisonous, but it is not poisonous to death. I have eaten some of it and it makes me feel very uncomfortable. My tongue hurts so much."
"The last one is called pearl rice. It grows a bit like a radish. The yield is average, but the taste is very good."
After the introduction, Feng Ya carefully put it back into the bag and pushed it in front of Ao Chen: "Take these and plant them in the greenhouse, and send someone to protect them."
"Although I don't know the significance of those two poisonous things, since King Wu has planted them, it means they have some use, maybe they are some kind of medicinal materials."
Ao Chen took the cloth bag and held it tightly in his hand: "King Wu... This man is very mysterious. Where did he come from so many strange things?"
Feng Ya shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I don't like this person. In addition to potatoes, there are also sweet potatoes in the farm, and they were planted long before Taoyuan County! There are constant food disasters in the world, but he has been cultivating such high-yielding crops in secret, you What thoughts can he hide?"
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