093 Xiaoliu and others return
The night before they left, Sun Xiaoliu, Wang Chun and Lei Ping came with a few people.
Sun Sicheng was overjoyed, and almost missed the opportunity for several people.
"Young Master, please stay here to help Uncle Ming. Uncle Ming asked me to tell you that he is taking his men to Yingtian and Luyang right now. After they finish dealing with things over there, they will go to the northern border to deliver the last batch of medicinal materials this year." Wang Chun said with a naive smile.
Sun Wen smiled at the eldest son and said, "In this way, we can go home directly. Mingguang is still efficient in doing things."
Sun Sicheng nodded and said, "Let them have a good rest today, and then set off early tomorrow morning and return the same way."
Being able to return by the original route is naturally better than going to Yingtian, Luyang and then returning to Yong'an. Not only is the journey long, there will be many more risks along the way, and there are several children involved.
If Sun Yat-sen was his chief accountant, Ming Wanli was his number one steward. One was his left arm and the other was his right arm, and both were very capable.
Sun Xiaoliu, Wang Chun, Lei Ping, including Shunfeng and Shunshui are no less capable than Jixiang and the others. To some extent, they are more adaptable than them, and each of them has his own merits.
These people are Sun Sicheng's own team, not the Sun family of Baicaotang.
After Xiaoliu and the other two had eaten and drunk their fill and slept for an hour, Sun Sicheng asked them to go to the study.
"Young Master, Sir." Xiaoliu and the other two bowed.
"Please sit down and tell me about your trip."
Wang Chun said, "The trip was relatively smooth. When we arrived in Yunzhou, we encountered a group of bandits. It ended before it even started. It seemed that the bandits came out to take risks because of the drought in the northern border this year and the low income. They were not really bandits, but just 20 or 30 strong young men. Basically, no one cared about them, but they were not bad people. Uncle Ming took them in."
Sun Wen frowned: "Drought in the north?"
Wang Chun shook his head: "We also noticed these when we went there. It's not a drought, but it's definitely different from previous years. There are signs of drought. Uncle Ming asked us to tell the eldest master about these situations and said that we should make arrangements early just in case.
The general was very satisfied with the medicinal herbs we sent, and said that if possible, we should try to send more next time, and Baicaotang would not suffer any loss for the excess. Uncle Ming responded ambiguously but did not really agree.
Uncle Ming asked us to tell the eldest son this, saying that the general would not do anything without a purpose, and that the medicine from other companies is also good, and it seems that we have made the same request to other companies. "
Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen looked at each other. It seemed that the general was also worried that the climate in the north would become drier in the next two years. If the Mongolians suffered from drought and their income dropped sharply, they might try to survive and start a war between the two regions.
For the Mongolians, having no food is tantamount to asking for their lives. Since their lives are at stake, they will definitely fight to the death. They are a tough nation on horseback, and a stable and peaceful bloodline is not in their bones.
I hope it doesn't come to this.
No one can tell what's going on with God, but generally speaking, the Great Zhou has had good weather this year, and last month, all the grain was safely stored in every household's warehouse.
"Young Master, let's make some arrangements on the way back. No matter what, we should stock up on food, medicine, and daily necessities, and collect unnecessary properties. We can reach Yong'an by mid-September or mid-October."
Sun Wen calculated the time and decided to open only eight braised food shops for the time being. If the weather is normal next year, it would not be too late to open more in Yong'an, Huainan, Huaibei and the capital.
It's better to proceed step by step.
Sun Sicheng asked a few people to go down. If this was the case, they had to make good arrangements for the return trip.
"My Lord, I think I'll ask He Jin and Manager Qin to come over this afternoon. We should collect some old grain and some new grain as the new grain has just been harvested. We should also store all of it in the large cellar of Baicao Valley and stock up on medicinal herbs as well."
Sun Sicheng nodded and said: "These must not be leaked, otherwise we cannot afford the charge of causing panic among the people.
However, the weather this year was somewhat unusual, but the income was normal and the rainfall was good, so no one paid attention to it. If Xiaoliu and the others had not gone to the North, we would not have taken it seriously.
I had originally planned not to sign the military camp medicinal materials business next year, and the excess from our medicine store and medicine valley can be sold to other medicine suppliers."
The two had discussed before that if the military still wanted the Sun family to take over, they would sign less. Now it seems better to get out of it completely.
Sun Sicheng admitted that he was a bit selfish, but should he carry out his original plan?
He originally planned to transfer this military supply to other eager medicinal material dealers in exchange for certain benefits, but now he thinks it is better to be honest.
In the afternoon, Sun Sicheng only called in He Jin and Manager Qin, two people who were completely compatible with him.
The eldest son's words surprised the two of them.
He Jin said, "I will not accept anyone for the time being. I will make good arrangements for the people in the valley now."
Shopkeeper Qin said, "My Lord, the food we have stored in Yuhang is enough for two years. I originally planned to sell a batch of old food, but now I won't sell it. I will secretly hide a batch of new food and medicinal herbs in the secret passage of Baicao Valley. It's dry there, but it's a bit troublesome to transport it in."
"Boss Qin, Brother He, no third person should know about these things. Only the two of you should discuss this. He Jin, you need to step up the training of the people in your valley and manage the small leaders well. Otherwise, no matter how capable one person is, it will be difficult to deal with all parties."
Sun Sicheng looked at Sun Wen and said, "Calculate how much silver we can take out to stock up. How much is appropriate? Enough for our own use, and we can also sell it when we need to. But we must not let people accuse Baicaotang of hoarding goods."
This is a bit difficult.
"Okay, I'll work with Manager Qin and He Jin this afternoon to make the calculations as foolproof as possible. Even if the next year or the year after is good, we won't suffer any losses."
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Ping An was surrounded by Wang Chun and several others.
According to Jixiang Baba's introduction, Wang Chun is the best at boxing and kicking, Xiaoliu is the best at tracking, his lightness skill is not bad, but slightly inferior to Xiaowu, but he is very good with bows and arrows, and Lei Ping is invincible with swords and sticks.
Of course, there are always people better than you, but among them, there is no one who can rival you.
Shunfeng and Shunshui who didn't return each have their own strengths, but the most capable one is Uncle Ming.
Erqiang and Lin Feng just looked at them with eager eyes, admiring them to the extreme. Now Lin Feng has been able to blend in with Erqiang and the others, but in front of outsiders, he is still a cold little boy.
Wang Chun and the other two were very surprised that the eldest master accepted a young disciple. So many people had wanted to be accepted as a disciple by the eldest master, but they had all rejected him. This child must be truly outstanding. They didn't know his inner beauty yet, but they had seen his outer beauty, and he was indeed like a fairy boy.
Several people took out small gifts that they thought were worth giving, all of which were bought at the border. Xiaoliu gave a small bow, Wang Chun gave a pair of small hammers, which were small and exquisite but very heavy and could be used as weapons, and Lei Ping gave a foldable iron rod.
This made Erqiang and the others extremely envious.
Seeing this, Wang Chun and the other two teamed up to give each of the five children a small border toy. It was certainly not as good as the one given to them for peace, but it was enough to make them like it.
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