Lin Jinyue listened to her father's rambling.

Oh dear, you really are... long-winded.

It was so hard to finally pick out the important points.

Key pieces of information include: Xie Hong has likely begun negotiating and making deals with Prince Jing, leaving Gu Shao with no say and putting him in a difficult position; secondly, Prince Jing's navy has probably already been trained.

Going to Guangcheng was just the first probe; the situation was worse than Lin Shucheng had imagined, and a fight could break out in an instant.

Perhaps Prince Jing's army has already begun to secretly infiltrate Lingnan from various nooks and crannies.

But, as I said before.

Lin Jinyue could only prioritize protecting the people in her village before considering others.

Someone suggested forming a search team, since they all have binoculars now and it shouldn't be too dangerous.

But Lin Jinyue quickly rejected the suggestion.

She understands the villagers. Having settled down in Lingnan, she has met many nice locals and has developed a sense of belonging to this land.

Therefore, they wanted to save as many people from Lingnan as possible.

Lin Jinyue's refusal was not due to her coldness.

War means people will die.

She will do her best to help the people of Lingnan, but she will never risk the lives of the villagers.

These mistakes were made by the powerful emperor and the royal family, and they should not have to bear the consequences.

Nowadays, most of the villagers have gone to make leather armor and weapons for the people of Lingnan. Even the five-year-old children like Shitou, after finishing school, will help plant potatoes to ensure a sufficient food supply.

The villagers did everything they could.

There's not much else I can do.

Lin Jinyue said to the villagers, "Let's do our own things well first, so we don't end up losing both our wife and our army."

The villagers then gave up.

Quite a few people have begged Lin Jinyue to let them bring their extended family members over.

With the village now having comprehensive regulations, Lin Jinyue agreed without much thought.

*

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and it's already April.

The situation in the prefectural city has improved.

There was a small-scale fight on Prince Jing's side, which Gu Shao easily resolved.

After all, Lin Xueqing helped train the troops, and they had plenty of weapons.

Gu Shao regained control of the conversation.

But he couldn't do anything to Xie Hong, and they were at an impasse.

The month passed quickly, and Lin Jinyue had originally planned to vigorously develop the military.

But to her utter surprise, she ran out of funds.

Lin Jinyue was almost driven to despair.

Ye Feng was somewhat suspicious: "Did you really give the letter to my father? They shouldn't have..."

The fiefdom of the Marquis of Yong'an is only a five-day journey by water from here.

Half a month has passed, and there's still no sign of it.

Lin Jinyue then said, "Forget it, let's think of another way."

Ye Feng was starting to question the meaning of life.

Lin Jinyue didn't care about the money; she hadn't really had high hopes for it.

In just half a month, Yunhe Village worked overtime to carry out infrastructure construction and recruited workers from several nearby villages. Today's Yunhe Village is very different from before.

First, there's the port.

Originally, there was only a small bay where boats could dock.

Two docks have now been built, one on the riverbank and the other an expansion of the original small bay, which can accommodate many large ships. Several of the light, medium-sized vessels have been converted into warships.

That's right, it's a warship.

However, steelmaking technology is not yet mature, and we cannot use iron to make ships.

The hull was still made of wood, but it was equipped with cannons, catapults, and other items.

Despite limited funding, only one ship was equipped with cannons.

But it's enough to deal with those melee weapons.

Not only boats, but during this period, half of the city walls of Yunhe Village have been built, surrounding the village together with the river and sea.

The entire village was completely sealed off.

If people from Chenjia Village want to come here, they have to take a detour and take a boat from another small bay to the port of Yunhe Village.

There are cannons on the city walls; if enemy troops come from these two places, they can be bombarded with catapults.

The city wall on the other side of the river hadn't been built yet, but there were fewer people there, so Lin Jinyue built several watchtowers and equipped them with catapults.

In short, don't even think about letting any strange people into Lin Jinyue's village.

If there's any shortcoming, it's probably the lack of manpower.

She wouldn't easily entrust the heavy responsibility of the cannon to ordinary people, so she could only choose those who had fled the famine together.

There are places where people are needed everywhere, and she really couldn't find suitable people for the time being.

As for the others, it's not that they can't be trusted.

In ancient times, there was a strict hierarchy of ruler and subject, father and son. Even the emperor was their ruler and father, and this has been the norm from ancient times to the present.

In case these people cannot immediately obey her orders to act on the battlefield.

Lin Jinyue's situation is understandable.

To prevent these potential problems, Lin Jinyue could only choose trustworthy and reliable people.

Everything was arranged in the village in no time, and Lin Jinyue was able to relax for a while.

Winters in Lingnan are short; it's already unbearably hot in April.

Compared to last year, the changes in this group of people in the village are truly remarkable.

Last year, everyone was covered in prickly heat, still wearing heavy linen long sleeves, their bodies completely covered up.

Several others suffered from heatstroke.

As time travelers, Lin Jinyue and her companions wouldn't interfere with the daily lives of ancient people.

But...

It seems like everyone in the village has spontaneously started wearing short sleeves?

Not just a simple T-shirt or shirt.

Instead, it's a cotton and linen short-sleeved top with a cheongsam collar, reminiscent of a retro style from a past life.

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