Hundred Thousand Mountains, Li Tribe
Xue Xu went to the chief's home to say goodbye.
The chief looked at his younger brother, "You've only been back for three days and you're leaving?"
"Brother, it's been three days since I came back."
Three days was enough for him to come back. The purpose of his return was firstly to come back and see the tribesmen, and secondly to send some supplies to the tribe. Now that both goals have been achieved, and everyone in the family is well, that is enough.
The most important thing is that Qin Liuye left by land with a large army of 20,000 to 30,000 refugees.
If they leave now, they may be able to catch up with Master Qin Liu as soon as possible.
Yes, he is going to return to Liaodong County by land.
Xue Xu firmly refused to admit that he did not dare to take the waterway because he was afraid of death without Master Qin Liu.
"What's so long? You're heartless, why don't you think about the fact that you were missing for three years and never returned to the tribe once!" The chief was dissatisfied.
"Brother, now is a good time to fight. How can we waste time in the tribe?"
"Isn't it better to enjoy your old age in the family land when you are an old man? Why bother? Also, do you want to take people out this time? I won't allow it."
Xue Xu selected a total of six tribesmen this time and prepared to take them out.
"Brother, you are literate and have seen the outside world. Do you just want the children in our tribe to live in this mountain all their lives? To be ignorant all their lives?"
"It's too dangerous outside, I'm protecting them."
"But I think everyone has the right to see the outside world. You think that trapping them in the mountains is protecting them, but in fact it is stifling their ability to grow."
"I don't want you to think it, I want me to think it!" the chief said stubbornly, "What's wrong with the mountains? At least the mountains support our entire tribe. I heard that hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the disaster in the Southland this time. We Everyone in the tribe is doing well."
"Are the people in our tribe really as good as you said? How many caves have collapsed due to flooding? How many tribesmen have been injured? Missed? Or even died?" Xue Xu exposed him bit by bit. of self-deception.
Xue Xu continued, "Yes, the outside world is sometimes very bad, but the mountains are not a paradise. In bad years, we also face famine and disease. Relatively speaking, those of us huddled in the mountains face famine. and disease, more helpless than those outside.”
The chief fell silent and waved his hand one last time, "You can take Alice, Xian Feng and the other children out. As for what you said, we'll talk about it later."
Liaodong County, An County Pier
Wu Ren stood on the deck, watching the ship gradually approach the shore, and let out a long breath from his chest.
The journey was safe, and Wu Ren finally felt relieved.
I heard that the largest water bandit nest along their route had been having internal fighting recently, which even affected several other water villages, so this time, their waterway was relatively calm.
Upon hearing the news, Wu Ren called him lucky. Otherwise, they would frequently transport food by water during this period, and one or two fierce battles would be inevitable.
Young Master Ji and Second Young Master Gu came to Wu Ren.
Young Master Ji looked at the spacious pier and asked, "Shopkeeper Wu, is this Liaodong County?"
"Yes, there are currently five wharves in Liaodong County, and Anxian wharf is one of them. In addition to Anxian, there are wharves in Fangxian, Pingguo, Daxian, and Fanhan counties." Wu Ren could not hide his pride in his voice. , their Liaodong County has an extremely long coastline.
As he spoke, the first ship had already docked.
Wu Ren suggested, "Young Master Ji and Second Young Master Gu, how about I send someone to send you to Houcheng for resettlement?"
Young Master Ji and Second Young Master Gu looked at each other and understood that Wu Ren wanted to get rid of them and deal with the things on the ship.
This is human nature, so the two of them followed suit and agreed to his arrangement.
After sending off Young Master Ji, Second Young Master Gu and their people, Qin Zhao and Ma Jin boarded the ship together.
"Good guy! Shopkeeper Wu, you are awesome." Qin Zhao patted Wu Ren on the shoulder, looking at the boatloads of food, he was sincerely happy.
After all, they got 300,000 shi of food from the south.
Wu Ren smiled shyly, "Third Master, thank you for the award. This is all thanks to everyone."
Qin Zhao did not continue the greetings, but whispered to Ma Jin, "Let them start."
They also have to secretly transport the grain to specific newly built granaries.
Ma Jin shouted loudly, "Boys, let's start working!"
Following the order, the soldiers in regular uniforms began to work, and each one worked very hard. You must know that part of these grains are their rations. Food is so expensive now. What's wrong with them working harder for themselves?
While the soldiers were working, Qin Zhao took Wu Ren and asked him about Qin Sheng's situation.
Wu Ren had time now, so he chatted with him about what happened during his trip to Southland.
Qin Zhao became more and more speechless as he listened.
When Wu Ren finished speaking, all the first batch of grain to be transported had been off the boat. If the food on the ship cannot be transported in one trip, it must be carried in three or five trips.
Wu Ren and Qin Zhao said, "Send another team of people to escort us back to Houcheng." This time they made a lot of money in the Southland, and all the money had to be transported to Houcheng.
Facing Qin Zhao's confused look, Wu Ren mouthed the word "silver".
Qin Zhao understood that there was still money to send back to Houcheng, "I call you, Mr. Qin." The eldest brother needs to guard here.
"Can."
Qin Heng had just returned from training his soldiers. When he heard what was going on here, he came over with Qin Yan.
When the three brothers of the Qin family met, Qin Zhao couldn't help but share what he learned with his two brothers.
When the brothers Qin Heng and Qin Yan heard this at first, they were shocked by Xie Zhan's ruthlessness and had to admire his methods. Xie Zhan and his clan were exiled to the Southland, with a low status, and were held hostage and exploited by the Chen clan leader. However, they were able to stir up the storm in the Southland on their own, and then led the family to rise up and become the first aristocratic family in the Southland.
Seeing his two brothers being so surprised, Qin Zhao had to say, "Eldest brother, second brother, Xie Zhan is amazing, but our sixth brother and sister are even more amazing."
Qin Zhao's words brought Qin Heng and Qin Yan back to their senses instantly, "That's true."
When the chaos in the Southland just broke out, the six younger brothers and sisters were aware of the enemy and sent Mr. Xue and Xiaoliu there, followed closely by Wu Ren and others, mainly fishing in troubled waters to pick peaches.
"The most important thing is that their trip has been fruitful."
Although they don't know the exact harvest yet, they are responsible for receiving the grain shipped back from the south and transferring it to the secret granary. They know the amount of this grain.
The amount of food that passed through their hands alone amounted to two hundred thousand dan.
Qin Zhao pointed out, "You know, if it weren't for the six brothers and sisters' planning, most of the food and money would probably have fallen into Xie Zhan's pockets." If he were Xie Zhan, he would definitely want to know the results achieved by the six brothers and sisters. Furious.
Qin Yan nodded, "That's right."
"You have forgotten something. There is someone standing vaguely behind Xie Zhan." Qin Heng pointed in the direction of Chang'an.
Qin Zhao: "Tsk, tsk, this move of the six younger brothers and sisters can be said to be about snatching food from the tiger's mouth. They are very brave."
"Eldest brother, second brother, there is one more thing I haven't told you."
"What's up?"
"Xiao Liu met Xie Zhan in Nandi."
Qin Heng and Qin Yan raised their voices unconsciously.
"What? Is Xiaoliu okay?"
"What happened next?"
When Xiaoliu goes to the Southland, the most dangerous situation is to expose his identity. Meeting Xie Zhan is even more dangerous.
"Big brother and second brother, don't worry, Xiao Liu is fine. He was facing Xie Zhan at that time. Relying on the tips given by the sixth brother and sister, he not only escaped unscathed, but also took the opportunity to get away the two hundred thousand shi that was trapped in the city and could not be transported out. The food was taken away." Qin Zhao then told Qin Sheng that he had summoned the victims to escort 100,000 shi of food northward.
Qin Yan praised, "Xiao Liu did a great job this time."
Qin Heng also praised, "Xiao Liu's performance this time is very responsible for a man."
Of course, the most powerful ones were their sixth brother and sister. Before the punch was thrown, she was already thinking about how to take it back. She really anticipated the enemy first.
