Early the next morning, there were light snowflakes in the sky.
The snow wasn't heavy and it stopped within an hour.
A thin layer was spread on the ground and it melted by noon.
Li Yunze trains his iron cavalry in the martial arts training ground.
Ye Yutong took a dozen servants bought by Lin Zhong and worked in the paper factory.
The chopped bamboo is stacked in the courtyard of the factory, cut into about one meter, broken into pieces, and placed in the cut pool.
Soak in quicklime water and rinse with clean water. Finally, soak in live water.
The papermaking cycle takes about a month, and if you want to make thinner paper, it may take even longer.
After teaching these servants, Li Yunze didn't let her do it herself.
Ye Yutong could only watch from the side and occasionally give pointers.
The rest of the time I spent practicing martial arts and playing the guzheng in the bamboo forest.
Lin Zhong ran back and forth between the base and the valley two or three times before bringing back the 4,000 horses that Li Yunze wanted.
Lin Hong was not idle during this time. He gathered the women, cooks, and children in the base together.
Take them to cut hay, hunt, and pick mushrooms nearby. Everything that is edible is pulled back.
In just half a month, they cut enough hay to feed a thousand horses until next year.
In addition to the various mountain fruits picked up and the prey hunted, a lot of food can be saved.
When the time comes, you can feed the horse with the remaining grain, which will really kill two birds with one stone.
The young couple stayed at the base for more than a month and decided to go back to the valley to have a look.
Let Lin Jiang train here, and let Lin Hong take care of the logistics.
Lin Zhong is also planning to go back.
Li Yunze asked him to go down the mountain to continue searching for people after the New Year. By the way, I sent Uncle Yongchang and Uncle Wencai to Beidi.
He plans to train 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry at this base, and the base at the foot of the mountain is also ready.
"Uncle Lin, I plan to build the base at the foot of the mountain on Zhuangzi near Dongyang County.
My second brother has a good relationship with Qin Chang'an, the prefect of Dongyang County. After the New Year, let him go down the mountain with you. When the time comes, I will write another letter to Qin Changan, and I don’t think he will refuse. "
"Yes, Master."
Li Yunze looked at the map on the table for a while, pointed at Qingzhou City and said, "This will be our first stop.
Uncle Lin, send more people to Qingzhou City and see if you can bribe some of the gatekeepers. By then it is best to capture Qingzhou City in one fell swoop. We cannot waste time at the first stop. "
"Yes, Master."
Ye Yutong took out a box of gold and put it on the table, "Uncle Lin, aren't there many bamboo forests on the mountains near Qingzhou City.
See if you can buy a few big houses there, preferably near the bamboo forest and more secluded.
In two years I plan to move the paper mill and winery somewhere. It’s too inconvenient to go up the mountain, and transporting it down is a big project. "
Lin Zhong smiled and pushed the whole box over again, "Madam, the young master has saved a lot of money over the years. It is just for the master. Just tell me what you two need."
Ye Yutong glanced at Li Yunze beside him.
Li Yunze got her hint and smiled and said: "Uncle Lin, Tongtong feels that my uncle has worked too hard these years. Now that she has some money in her hands, she wants to help share some.
Just take this box of gold and buy more land to build factories in Qingzhou City and Qingshan Town. From now on, these two places will be our source of funds. "
"Okay, then I'll accept it. If you two need money in the future, just tell me, or go to the bank opened by our Lin family to withdraw it."
"I know, Uncle Lin."
Lin Zhong went back first, and Li Yunze and Ye Yutong made arrangements here, and rode Brother Tiger back to the valley in the afternoon.
Ye Dafeng called Yongchang and Wencai to the empty martial arts training ground and told them Li Yunze's identity.
The two of them looked at him for a long time before Yongchang stammered and asked: "Brother Dafeng, you said Ping'an is... is... is the... prince?"
"Yes, it's the prince who was robbed of his throne."
He told them Li Yunze's identity and the fact that the current emperor, Li Yunkai's grandfather, was King Pingnan.
He joked half-truthfully: "Are you two scared?"
Wencai gritted his teeth and said, "What's there to be afraid of? What about King Pingnan? The worst we can do is fight him. If Ping'an and Tongtong hadn't brought us here.
Even if we don't starve to death, we are definitely still alive. How can we have the days where we don't have to worry about food and drink? "
Yongchang also gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, let's fight him."
Ye Dafeng patted the two of them happily, "We haven't reached the stage of fighting with him yet. But Ping An and Tongtong have something to ask of you two."
The two of them said in unison: "Brother Dafeng, if you have anything to say, just say it. As long as we can do it, we will have no problem."
"Ping'an and Tongtong would like to invite you to Fang'an County to teach the people of Dingbeihou how to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes. Don't worry, it will be safe on the way. The people of Dingbeihou will come to pick you up in person."
Yongchang asked in surprise: "Fang'an County? Dingbeihou? Is that the general Dingbeihou who has been guarding the north for decades and made foreign countries afraid of him?"
Ye Dafeng smiled and nodded, "That's him."
Hearing that they were going to teach Ding Beihou's men how to farm, the two of them nodded happily.
"Yes, yes, we are willing to go, Brother Dafeng. We don't need them to come to pick us up. We can go by ourselves."
"Now that the road is getting more and more uneasy, how can Tongtong and Ping An feel comfortable letting you two go alone?"
Ye Dafeng held their shoulders and whispered, "Don't say too much when we get to Beidi, let alone let people know where we live?"
After hearing this, the two of them, who had been excited just now, suddenly sobered up.
Wen Cai said unhappily: "Brother Dafeng, can't Marquis Dingbei believe it? He is not a safe person? Then why should we teach them to farm? Isn't raising tigers a danger?"
"You know a lot, yet you still feed tigers."
Ye Dafeng smiled and punched his chest, and then said seriously: "It's not that I can't believe it, you also know Ping An's identity, and I won't hide some things from you.
We must not have the intention of harming others, and we must have the intention of guarding against others. If others know our home base.
If Ping'an and Dingbeihou have different opinions or conflicts in the future, wouldn't those of us on the mountain be in danger?
Besides, this political matter is ever-changing, who can say clearly? You're right to be on guard. "
Yongchang said: "Brother Dafeng is right. When we get there, we talk less, work more, and be careful in our words and deeds. We will come back after teaching them a lesson."
Neither of them was excited to see the general now. I just want to finish my work and come back early to avoid causing trouble for Ping An.
Ye Dafeng smiled and said: "There is no need to rush back, Tongtong and Ping An want you to stay there for a few months.
Come back after collecting the food. This food is related to the livelihood of the soldiers in the north.
The two of you have grown potatoes and sweet potatoes for two seasons, so you are more experienced. You can stay there for a while and teach them all the planting methods. "
The two said cheerfully: "Okay, let's listen to Tongtong and Ping An. We will come back whenever they ask us to."
Wencai asked again: "Brother Dafeng, when will we set off?"
"Ping An said he would leave after the New Year. The specific time will be decided upon their return."
