"His Highness also said that men who build wooden houses, dig irrigation ditches, and repair roads can receive five catties of rice, half a catty of salt, and one catty of meat each month."

"Women gather together to sew, wash, and help plant vegetables and trees, and can receive three catties of rice and two catties of vegetables every month."

"Refugees are provided with food and lodging during their work period, and the coal briquettes, charcoal stoves, searchlights, etc., are installed according to the standards for urban residents."

Upon hearing this, the refugees swarmed forward.

"Me? I was a bricklayer in Dawei, setting up tents was a piece of cake for me!"

"And there are also commoners, commoners are embroiderers, and commoners' daughters are too, they can help make clothes."

"I am too! I am strong, and I have recovered a lot after eating Princess Da Gan's food these past two days. Let me do something for Your Highness to repay your life-saving grace?"

"..."

Seeing the refugees' high spirits, Chen Wan'er ordered the soldiers to help them set up tents according to the standard of one tent for every twenty people.

The women set up makeshift tents at the corner of the city gate and made cotton-padded clothes for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.

Everyone is united in their efforts to prepare for the coming winter.

Everything is moving in the best possible direction.

However, in a mountain valley twenty miles away, Ling Tianen and his guards secretly went up the mountain, only to be discovered by bandits hiding in the forest and captured.

After Qin Yue Zhao finished explaining the relevant matters, she helped Uncle Chen inspect the porcelain handed over by the people.

Porcelain offered to deities must be of the highest quality and must be free of any flaws.

At that moment, a soldier rushed in from outside the mansion.

"Your Highness, Lin Sangui and He Meng have arrived and say they have important matters to report to you."

Qin Yue Zhao put down the porcelain bottle and smiled meaningfully.

"Ah, they've finally arrived!"

The side gate of the general's mansion opened, and Lin Sangui and He Meng entered the courtyard one after the other.

When they saw the yard piled high with snacks and clothes, and the stainless steel items gleaming in the sunlight, they all gaped in disbelief.

Qin Yue Zhao sat on the veranda, holding a stainless steel fork in her hand.

"Lin Sangui, He Meng, you have given me such a fine courtyard. I have never had the chance to reward you. Take whatever you want."

His eyes glanced at the food and stainless steel utensils scattered on the floor.

Lin Sangui and He Meng were so frightened that their legs trembled and they knelt down in front of her.

Even though they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they had all witnessed the horrific state of Jia Dafu's body when it was dragged out of the prison not long ago. They were terrified and eager to clear themselves of any wrongdoing, so they dared not ask for any reward.

"No, no, Your Highness, I dare not! I have come today to expose Jia Dafu."

"Yes, I've also come to inform Your Highness."

Qin Yue Zhao narrowed her eyes.

"High-level secret? What secret are you reporting?"

Lin Sangui took out an account book from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Although we don't know exactly what illegal or disorderly things Jia Dafu did, I discovered that Jia Dafu has been secretly purchasing large quantities of copper ore over the years."

“Not only that, he made us buy it, here’s the bill.”

He Meng also handed over the ledger.

"Yes, those copper mines weren't used to cast everyday items at all; we suspect they were used to make..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Qin Yue Zhao already understood what the two of them meant.

Jia Dafu died tragically in prison in order to protect the secret of the person behind him, and the two of them were afraid of being implicated.

So after careful consideration, I decided to tell Qin Yuezhao about it.

Qin Yue Zhao asked, "If that's the case, who was the person you were in contact with?"

Lin Sangui hurriedly said, "Every time we go to the mines in Yangcheng County to make purchases, we are received by a man named Ma Zhongyi. After the purchase, we hand over the mines to a middle-aged man named Sun Biao, who is the head of the transport team."

"Ma Zhongyi from the mine, Sun Biao from the canal transport team? Where did they transport the copper ore to?"