Early the next morning, everyone started making bricks to build a house again.
There were still a few days before the crops were harvested, and Li Yunze and Ye Yutong were going to pick up Li Chaoyang, Shitou and the others.
This time, Ye Mingxuan and the others were not allowed to follow, so the two of them rode the tiger.
The night before departure, Brother Tiger followed Ye Mingzhe, shaking his head and tail.
It had already received the news in the afternoon that it was going to carry the young couple down the mountain to pick them up.
Mingxuan and Mingzhe are not going with them this time. Then its diet on the road is not guaranteed.
So now I am pestering Ye Mingzhe to make more of what he likes to eat. Put it in the house below where it can be kept fresh, and it can be picked up when it wants to eat.
Ye Mingzhe was so entangled by it that he had no choice but to say: "You are such a good eater, how can you follow your sister and brother-in-law, and they can still starve you?"
But after all said and done, I went to the kitchen to help prepare it.
Brother Tiger was so happy that he achieved his goal. He jumped slightly and a big, red apple came into his mouth.
Ye Yutong tugged on its beard and deliberately teased it, "Brother Tiger, seeing how you are so indifferent, are you dissatisfied with me and Ping An?"
Tiger glanced at her, then secretly glanced at Li Yunze who was picking fruits nearby, and shook his head knowingly.
I'm afraid I will be following them for a long time.
The so-called good tiger does not suffer immediate losses. It is a smart big tiger and will not offend the small-minded couple.
Seeing its aggrieved and helpless expression, Ye Yutong burst into laughter.
Li Yunze couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
Although Brother Tiger is a bit arrogant, he is not ambiguous at all when he is on the road.
It's summer now, and there are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains and forests. The two of them sat on the tiger's back and covered their heads with coarse cloth to avoid being scratched by branches.
Lin Jiang and the others had just connected with the contact point in Qingshan Town.
Lin Jiang had delivered things to Lingnan Mountain two years ago, so he was no stranger to this place.
I said hello to the people at the contact point and took them directly up the mountain.
This time he bought more than 20 people on the road, including six teenage girls and eight boys. The rest were older women and men.
These people were carefully selected by him, and all of them had death contracts made according to the master's instructions.
Since Li Chaoyang entered Lingnan Mountain, he was like a fish entering water. I jumped up and down excitedly, forgetting all the rules I had just learned during this period.
Lin Jiang smiled and shook his head. This kid had been suffocated all the way.
Whatever you do, try to look normal.
As soon as they reached the mountain, their true colors appeared.
The teenagers Lin Jiang bought were a little restrained at first.
Now I'm familiar with Li Chaoyang, and they're about the same age, so they have a very good relationship now.
"Chaoyang, can this be eaten?" the youngest boy inside asked him.
"You can eat it."
Li Chaoyang now speaks fluently and walks like a normal person. But he still didn't talk much. No one talked to him, so he could stay silent for a whole day.
Not long after the group of them went up the mountain, shouts came from behind, "Lin Jiang, Lin Jiang, wait a minute."
The person who came was Lin Qingshan, the contact point of Qingshan Town. He came on a horse and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they hadn't gone far yet.
Lin Jiang thought something had happened and hurriedly came over, "Qingshan, what's the matter?"
Lin Qingshan showed the letter to Lin Jiang, "Two to three hundred victims just came here with the master's tokens. You can take them up with you."
Lin Jiang opened the letter, looked at it for a few times and then closed it, "Are those people coming up?"
"Coming up, Scar will lead them behind. Let me come after you first."
Lin Jiang nodded and said to everyone: "Let's rest here for a while and wait for others to come up and go together."
This time, Shitou and the others came up, as well as Mantang Daddy and Ye Dafeng's brothers.
They met near Qingzhou City, and there were several men from Yejia Village. If it weren't for the sharp eyesight of the eldest son of the Shitou family, I would have missed it at that time.
Because Shitou and Lin Jiang didn't know each other, they introduced each other politely and started on their way.
The deeper we walked into the mountain, the more lush the trees were. Everyone who followed saw the wild vegetables and fruits all over the mountain and couldn't help but stop picking them.
Lin Jiang was not in a hurry and observed these people secretly.
The master must have other plans for letting so many people come up.
Along the way, he wanted to find out the nature of these people and see if any of them could be of great use.
When Li Yunze and Ye Yutong arrived at Butler Lin's place, they stopped here for a day.
Li Yunze and Butler Lin were talking in the room.
Ye Yutong and Mrs. Lin went to the fields to take a look. The potatoes and sweet potatoes were growing well, and the corn was heading.
There is a patch of chayote planted next to the hillside, and the fruit is hanging on the shelf. It looks very pleasant.
Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "Tongtong, the yield of this chayote is really high. Your grandfather Lin comes over to see it several times every day. He also picks it himself. I'm afraid others will damage the vines."
"Grandma Lin, I didn't believe it when that person from the Western Region said it. I didn't expect it to be true."
Ye Yutong had no choice but to drag out the Westerners who she and Ping An invented to fool him.
Mrs. Song sighed: "I heard the master say before that the Western Regions are rich and the horses are fat and the grass is strong. I didn't expect that even the grain yields are so high."
Ye Yutong didn't know much about the current Western Region. He was afraid that if he lied too much, his secret would be exposed, so he quickly changed the topic.
And Li Yunze was discussing with Butler Lin about building an army.
"Grandpa Lin, we are not short of food and grass now. I went down the mountain and brought up more than 10,000 war horses. We can organize a smaller army first and slowly expand it later."
Butler Lin took out a notebook from the cabinet and handed it to Li Yunze respectfully.
"Your Highness, this is the address and manpower of our branch churches in various places. There are 3,576 people in total.
There are more than 800 intermediate and advanced masters, but the rest have average skills. But they all have their own strengths. It is the help that the young master has carefully prepared for you over the years. "
Li Yunze took it and looked at it, and then gave the notebook to Butler Lin, "Grandpa Lin, send me five hundred people first, and leave the rest on standby."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Butler Lin was silent for a moment and then asked: "I wonder where Your Highness plans to place these people?"
"Tongtong and I have discussed and are going to find a hidden place to build a military base. But this matter must be kept secret. Only you, Uncle Lin, and our family know about it. After these five hundred people come up, let them Start building.”
Butler Lin stood up excitedly and said, "What a great idea, Your Highness, have you found a suitable place? If you want to train troops there, the place must not be small."
Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "Last winter, when Tongtong and I went digging for herbs, we discovered a large valley that could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
The soil quality is also very good. If you cut down the big trees inside, you can still grow food. Although it is not self-sufficient, you can develop outside the valley in the future. "
The big valley Li Yunze mentioned was a day's walk from the racecourse. Brother Tiger took them there. It should be its former home.
Butler Lin said excitedly: "Your Highness, there is no problem with food. We can provide it here. We still have so many villages at the foot of the mountain. We should have no problem raising thousands of soldiers and horses."
"Grandpa Lin, that's not necessary. I went down the mountain to find a lot of people this time. When they come up, we will not be short of manpower. By then, it will be no problem to plant more land and raise a military base."
Li Yunze thought about it for a while and then said: "As for the grain collected from Zhuangzi below, I will personally deliver it to Ding Beihou when the time comes."
Butler Lin laughed twice and said, "Your Highness, this move is wonderful."
Since Li Yunkai ascended the throne, the military pay for the soldiers in the north has been delayed again and again.
Now it's a famine year again, not to mention military pay, even food and grass have been stopped for them.
The soldiers fought to the death against foreign enemies that could invade at any time, but sometimes they couldn't even eat.
At this time, the prince personally delivered food to the soldiers guarding the border. Isn't it obvious who is more worthy of loyalty to the emperor in the capital?
Li Yunze didn't speak, just smiled.
He went to deliver food not just to win people's hearts. He really felt sorry for the soldiers guarding the border.
It was because he was incapable before, but now that he has surplus food in his hands, he must look after the heroes who protect his family and country.
