Zhao Tingduo stayed in Hecheng for another day before bidding farewell to Song Liyun.

When he came, he was riding alone on a horse, and when he left, there was a big bag on the horse's back.

In fact, there was a carriage following Zhao Tingduo, but he insisted on carrying the package himself.

In his words, these things were prepared by Ayun personally, and when he carried them with him, he felt like Ayun was there too.

His cheesy love words made Song Liyun blush, but she was happy in her heart.

After spending a long time together, Song Liyun realized that Zhao Tingduo actually only had a playboy face.

Perhaps it was the vast grassland and military camp that nurtured him, and Lady Uya and Aunt Qi that protected him. Zhao Tingduo did not have too many schemes in his emotions, and he expressed his likes and dislikes directly.

Song Dekui said it well, Young Master Wuda is an upright man!

This is a suitable compliment for a rough soldier, but it seems a bit awkward when applied to Zhao Tingduo.

However, Zhao Tingduo handed over the construction of the Mida Valley to Lin Qingyuan and the Wan family according to Song Liyun's wishes, and it was no longer easy to do so with honesty.

This is absolute trust!

On the carriage back to Suijin Town, Song Dekui supported his chin and listened excitedly to Song Liyun talking about Hecheng's business and construction on the grassland.

The next two restaurants are going to sell barbecue, so this time they will transfer staff from Tianxianglou. They have secret spices, so it should not be difficult to make them.

Hecheng was also the largest fur distribution center in the Wu Dynasty. Now that the Qi family has retreated, the shops remain and are under the jurisdiction of the Zhenbei Army.

However, if Zhao Tinglei wants to completely control Hecheng, he also needs to deal with the counterattack from the Qi family in the capital.

That's a battle on another level.

The evidence Zhao Tinglei submitted was enough to get the Qi family into trouble.

As long as the three courts start the trial and determine that the Qi family is suspected of human trafficking and issue an arrest warrant, even if the Empress Dowager and the Crown Princess are not implicated, they will have to find a way to distance themselves from the matter and get away.

By then, the officialdom in Beijing will naturally be a life-and-death struggle.

These things have nothing to do with the distant border town.

With Lin Qingyuan and Wan Yanming in business, and the garrison helping behind the scenes, and Zhao Tingduo in contact on the grassland, Song Liyun doesn't need to intervene.

She was only worried about one thing now. Zhao Tingduo told her: in addition to the royal tent where they would get married in the Mida River Valley, he also wanted to build a city.

It's built right in the river valley, this is no joke.

The people on the grassland live wherever there is water and grass. They only have tribal tents and no fixed cities.

Even the royal court on the Xuyang grassland was composed of yurts from several large tribes.

Building a city is not easy.

If Zhao Tingduo wants to build a city, he will need building materials such as bricks, stones, wood and tiles.

There were no craftsmen in this field on the grassland, and building it would be an almost unimaginable undertaking.

Song Liyun didn't think about the adobe bricks and stones. Her first reaction was to think of her own mobile house.

At least before the adobe houses were built, prefabricated houses were built on a large scale first. They were more convenient and cheaper than felt houses that required a long time to knead wool.

Prefabricated houses can be mass-produced by craftsmen in Wu Dynasty and then transported to Mida Valley for construction.

It is even possible to build mobile rest stops along the way from Xishi Pass to Mida River Valley to provide protection for the caravans.

Transportation is a natural advantage for the Wuda tribe, which has no shortage of horses and cavalry. With the Zhenbei Army behind them, they don't have to worry about being ambushed by others.

As soon as this plan was put forward, it received full support from Zhao Tingduo and Zhao Tinglei.

Zhao Tingduo occupied the Mida Valley because of the abundant water and grass there, and Zhao Tinglei also had a reason for sending troops to support him.

The distance from Xishi Pass of the Wu Dynasty to the Mida River Valley is hundreds of miles. Every time the grassland bandits fled to the inner plains, the Wu Dynasty army was powerless.

A long logistical supply line will drag down a team's combat effectiveness.

Now, Zhao Tingduo only needs to occupy the Mida River Valley. The residence there will provide a safe place for the Wu army to rest after a tiring march on the grassland.

It can even be extended to become a military station of the Chengwu Dynasty.

Of course, all this needs to be based on the mutual trust between the two brothers, otherwise the Wu army stationed there will be the first to be destroyed.

Therefore, Zhao Tinglei also has to contribute to the construction of Mida City.

While Song Liyun was discussing with Song Dekui how to increase the output of the carton factory, how to find more craftsmen, and how to collect straw to supply the pasture in winter, she was also thinking about what Wan Yanming said.

The Wan family selected other people from the family to go to the shops on Southeast Road to promote Song Liyun's series of products. These were novel items and became popular with almost no challenge.

Wan Yanming, who was free, followed Ruzhu Pavilion and took over the business line of Hecheng.

The Wan family also gambled their lives and property. If they only took over the fur sales on Song Liyun Southeast Road, there would be no risk.

But now they are undoubtedly trying to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. If the Zhenbei Army in the court wins this step, the Wan family's prosperity is just around the corner.

If the Zhenbei Army is defeated, the Wan family, as its minions and subordinates, will naturally scatter like monkeys when the tree falls, and may even lose their entire family.

Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. The Wan family used to be involved in smuggling and they were very brave. This time they followed with red eyes.

The Wan family wants wealth and prosperity, so Lin Qingyuan naturally won't have any second thoughts. The Qi family and he have been rivals for a long time, but now they are just going from covert to open.

The Lin family has been taken back to the capital by two imperial censors as witnesses. It is unclear when they will return. Lin Qingyuan has no scruples and is ready to do something big.

Wan Jia and Lin Qingyuan are both businessmen with ready-made trade routes, so they found the starting point with just a few words.

Song Liyun was a little anxious.

Her business was the most important. It was unacceptable that while Lin Qingyuan and the others were doing so well, she couldn't even arrange her own nest properly, thus becoming a laughing stock.

Song Liyun was worried all the way about where to find craftsmen. Both making paper pulp and making wooden boards required manpower.

I didn't expect that I would receive a big surprise just two days after returning to Suijin Town.

In Baolinju, Xiao An was busy cooking to show his cooking skills to his brothers and sisters. He also learned a lot of dishes in Tianxianglou in the past few months.

Madam Yun sat by the stove, lighting a fire. From time to time, she would take out a small wolf tooth with stones on it and look at it, with an unprecedented joy on her face.

This wolf tooth was given to him by Xiao Shitou to bless him, his mother, to be safe and healthy.

She saw the little stone on the grassland.

Although the child was dark and thin, with marks on his face, she recognized her son at a glance.

After seeing her son, Madam Yun knew that all her sorrows were now a thing of the past, and she began to look forward to the future.

Xiao Shitou said that he had enough food and clothes to eat and had something to do in the Wuda tribe, and he didn't want to go back to Suijin Town.

In the past, Madam Yun would have been heartbroken, but this time she was not sad.

I just want Little Stone to be well and behave himself and not cause any trouble. He will be able to come to the grassland in a few months.

In a few months, when winter comes, I will follow the girl to the grassland, and the mother and son will naturally be reunited and live a happy life together.

During these few months, Madam Yun, who was full of joy, happened to pack new clothes for Shitou in Wu Dynasty and bring them over.

Both of them were happy in the kitchen, and there was laughter in the main room.

Song Zhenping returned from Qingping Town.

There were dozens of other people who came with them. Some of them were farmers from the Song family in Xiaoshi Village, and some were craftsmen in the town who knew Song Dekui.

They all heard that Song Liyun had several factories in Suijin Town, so they asked Song Lao Da, the eldest brother of the Song family who worked as a clerk in the town's public housing, for help, and also asked to go to the main gate of Songli, hoping to come and make money.

These people are now resting at the town's shopkeeper Mu's place.

Song Zhenping only brought Song Erlang, who was sent by Song Lizheng to broaden his horizons, back to Baolinju.

At this time, Song Dekui pointed at his second brother and laughed: "Second brother, it's only a two-day journey, and you look worse than if you had fled!"