For nearly half a month, Yu Liang took people to three intersections in Qingyuan County to set up porridge distribution points and provided prepared soup and medicine.
More than 600 people were brought back one after another.
The village is bustling with activity.
Wan Jinlan divided the open space in the back mountain into areas and arranged all the people to the innermost side on the north side. The young and strong men who were training were near the entrance of the mountain road. There was enough space in an area of nearly 200 acres, and he also paved a training ground and set up regular archery targets.
A lot of medicinal herbs, coal and food are needed every day. Wan Jinlan calculated that the money they have can last for more than a year, but after a year, they will have to worry about money.
During this period, everyone received news that the person who came to deliver military pay and rations was actually the third prince Xiao Minghuan.
The imperial convoy transporting grain and fodder has entered Liangzhou, and the name of the third prince Xiao Minghuan has become widely known.
The four counties of Liangzhou shared a long border with the northern barbarians from west to east. The Helan and Basha tribes were currently primarily attacking the border towns of Ganzhou and Jinquan counties. Xiao Minghuan and his thousand imperial guards had just entered Liangzhou County, and transporting food and supplies to Jinquan and Ganzhou would take considerable time.
At this time, there were only Wan Jinlan and Xiao Feng in the room, and it was rare for the two of them to have lunch together.
After dinner, she picked up the map and pointed to the locations of Yixin County, Qingyuan County, and An County. She looked at Xiao Feng and said, "Originally, I really didn't want to steal the military pay, but the person who came to deliver the military pay was Xiao Minghuan, and I really didn't want him to come to Liangzhou to take credit."
Since Xiao Minghuan was able to get this job, it at least shows that the emperor now values him. I just don’t know whether it is a real use or a fake one.
No one knows what happened to Prince Shun, whose body has been found nowhere to be found. Prince Guangling was captured by Prince Su and should be taken back to Kyoto.
Liangzhou is far away from the emperor, and is ultimately somewhat isolated from the external situation.
Xiao Feng looked at her, his eyelashes slightly raised, "Do you have a grudge against Xiao Minghuan?"
Wan Jinlan paused, "Does it count as a holiday if he once plotted to marry me?"
Xiao Feng's facial expression changed slightly, and a faint light passed through his eyelashes as they drooped.
After pondering for a while, he said, "Why don't we use their opponent's force to counter theirs?"
Wan Jinlan was stunned, "How do I borrow it?"
Xiao Feng pointed his finger at the location of Mangshan in the map.
Wan Jinlan's eyes lit up.
Yeah yeah.
The iron ore in Mangshan was a popular commodity, but for those without a strong foundation, it was also a hot potato. If they weren't careful, they could be burned to pieces. Most importantly, being in Qingyuan County made them hesitant to act.
If Xiao Minghuan, who came with a thousand imperial guards, was robbed by the horse bandits from Mangshan, would Xiao Minghuan swallow this?
If he insisted on venting his anger and taking a thousand imperial guards to suppress the bandits and recover the stolen military pay and supplies, he would inevitably come into conflict with the real master behind Mangshan.
They can also take the opportunity to see who the real master behind Mangshan is.
As for what will happen when Xiao Minghuan confronts the local tyrants in Liangzhou, what does it have to do with them?
Wan Jinlan was almost smiling from ear to ear.
"Are we really robbing the military pay or just pretending to rob it?" The money they have will not be enough in the future.
Xiao Feng said, "We can't show up this time. The military pay and food supplies cannot be moved for the time being. This matter still needs to be handled by Wang Shu."
The two went to the study, and after a while, Xiaohua called Xia Feng, Wang Shu and Li Dazhuang in.
Li Dazhuang was ordered to take the horse bandits who were familiar with the road conditions to investigate the situation of Xiao Minghuan and the imperial guards.
Wang Shu went to the gambling house and tried to instigate the brother-in-law of Wu Dangjia, the head of Mangshan.
The group of horse bandits led by Wu Dangjia guarded Mangshan and occasionally robbed the village in order to cover up the iron mine and make people avoid that area.
Wu Dangjia's brother-in-law Peng Lin has been addicted to gambling for the past six months. Wang Shu knows the manager of the gambling house and knows that he has lost a lot recently and cannot afford to pay it back.
Peng Lin himself was not very capable, so Wu Dangjia usually just guarded the iron mine in Mangshan, and occasionally took the bandits out to plunder to intimidate the surrounding areas, and let his brother-in-law do whatever he wanted.
Xia Feng looked at Xiao Feng and said, "Boss, when you entered Mangshan last night, were those bandits used as miners?"
Xiao Feng knew that he wanted to ask whether all the bandits knew that they were guarding an iron mine.
Xiao Feng nodded slightly, "I'm afraid it's because mining makes a lot of noise at night. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known there was something fishy going on and gone deeper to investigate."
That group of horse bandits had been guarding the periphery for a long time and sleeping there every day. How could they not hear the movement inside?
Xia Feng frowned, "This is difficult to deal with."
If those horse bandits were in collusion with each other, how could Peng Lin deal with them?
Xiao Feng said: "Use benefits to lure them."
Xia Feng's eyes turned and he beckoned Wang Shu to come over and listen.
After saying this, Wan Jinlan chuckled, "You're full of bad ideas, you really don't seem like a scholar."
Xia Feng's face turned a little red.
Wang Shu stood up to Xia Feng and said, "My father was also a scholar. He was so poor because he was too honest. He fell into the river and froze to death in the winter just to get me a bite to eat. No matter how despicable the method is, as long as it works, it's fine."
Xia Feng was a little annoyed, "You are the despicable one!" Can the Dog-Headed Military Advisor speak?
Wan Jinlan and Li Dazhuang laughed, Wang Shu shrank his neck, and the scholarly air in him immediately became a little vulgar.
In two courtyards connected behind a brothel called Changlefang in Gu'a Town, Peng Lin, who had been sitting at a gambling table for two days and two nights without sleep and with bloodshot eyes, was thrown out from the back door.
"Mr. Peng, if you want to come play again, you should pay back the debt you owed me!"
Peng Lin climbed up with the help of his hands, his eyes fierce, "Do you know who my brother-in-law is?"
The man who threw him out spat, "It's no use even if you bring your brother-in-law here. We've given you face before, but you've used it up a long time ago! Go back and raise money if you know what's good for you! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
After the back door was ruthlessly closed, Peng Lin spat out a mouthful of blood and limped towards his home in town.
Before he could even walk out of the alley, Peng Lin, who was already dizzy, was caught by a sack that fell from the sky.
In the darkness, Wang Shu, Li Mazi and others covered their faces and carried Peng Lin to the dense forest behind the residential area.
First there was a barrage of punches and kicks, and Peng Lin screamed in pain, then his angry curses turned into begging for mercy.
"Please spare my life, my brother-in-law is..."
Wang Shu took over his words, "The owner of our Changlefang knows who your brother-in-law is. Don't use his name to cheat people every day. Your brother-in-law doesn't care about you. If he did, how could you be without money!"
After Wang Shu finished speaking, the stick in his hand fell down, "How much silver do you owe our boss? Since you can't get it back, I might as well kill you!"
Peng Lin was horrified and was pissing and shitting under the blows.
"I'll pay it back, I'll pay it back! I'll definitely pay it back!"
Wang Shu's stick stopped.
"Our boss has shown you a clear path. Someone from the imperial court will be coming to deliver military pay and rations soon. If you can grab them and pay our boss back, we can still be friends in the future."
Peng Lin was crying. He had heard rumors in the gambling house before, but how could it be so easy to steal the imperial court's things?
"If I were to go it alone and rob the army, I would be dead."
Li Mazi kicked him and said in a gruff voice, "Are you stupid? Even if Wu doesn't care about you, you won't drag his brothers into the act, rob him, and frame him at Mangshan. After returning the silver to our boss, you can either hide or run away after dividing the money!"
Peng Lin's eyes lit up in the sack!
Yeah yeah.
He once thought about robbing the military pay, but he had no one.
If he could run away after finishing the work and sell off the stall, his brother-in-law's brothers would definitely follow him for the sake of money!
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