The next morning, Gu Shao and his companions left.
Lin Xueqing also followed along, bringing with him a detailed map of Lingnan.
Lin Jinyue and the others had already discovered that the territory here was similar to that of the former China.
Although there is no such dynasty as "Da Gan" in history.
Lin Jinyue speculated that it should be a parallel universe. After all, she measured the coastline, and it matched perfectly with a map from a certain era in ancient China.
Lin Jinyue went to find a detailed map and drew it, which would be of great use to Gu Shao in his military campaigns.
She has helped everyone she can, as for the others...
Lin Jinyue only hoped that Gu Shao would have better luck and could hold out for a few more months, or even until she developed thermal weapons.
After Lin Jinyue sent the people away, many people who were present last night began to have ideas.
Last night, after the New Year, all the wealthy families in Shawan County came over, and Ji Zixuan even brought his grandfather with him.
Last night everyone thought that Gu Shao came here because he had his eyes on the good things in Yunhe Village.
Who knows, those rumors are true.
General Gu has a close relationship with this group of people who have fled here.
Ji Zixuan was puzzled.
With such a backer, why would he be afraid of the Li family?
Everyone is still thinking about how to get back on board in the future.
Who would have thought that he would learn an even more terrible news - conscription.
It’s still the kind that even money can’t buy.
Lin Jinyue actually had a way to exempt the Yunhe Villagers from military service.
Many people have considered settling down here.
Look, Lin Jinyue had just sent Gu Shao away, and all the influential people from the major families came over and looked at Lin Jinyue with a smile.
Not only did they give me a gold bracelet, but they also gave me a big red envelope.
Lin Jinyue was stunned: "What are you doing..."
Ji Zixuan didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Isn't this... we are all a little worried about military service?"
Lin Jinyue understood immediately.
She thinks quickly and has a lot of ideas in her mind.
The last time the Hu family came over, it could be said that they brought her an unexpected surprise.
The Hu family lived a luxurious life, with several maids and servants. However, when the Hu family came to Yunhe Village, they did not need such a large courtyard, and naturally they did not need so many servants.
Mr. Hu Sanye is such a smart guy. He knew that Lin Jinyue was short of people, so he brought them all here.
These people no longer have indentures. What they signed is an employment contract, and they can voluntarily choose to help Lin Jinyue or stay where they came from.
Those who were treated poorly chose to help Lin Jinyue.
If it weren't for these nearly two dozen people, Lin Jinyue's village would not have been built so quickly.
At this moment, she saw the wealthy families in Shawan County and Guangcheng, also smiling with smiles on their faces.
"Everyone follow me."
Lin Jinyue brought them to the conference room, a large room with a long conference table.
Lin Jinyue sat at the head of the group and said to them, "You want to join our Yunhe Village, right? Our village has good welfare, so as long as you come, you don't have to worry about food."
Now they are in the same boat.
Even though only one male per household is being conscripted now, who knows what will happen if a war breaks out in the future?
Therefore, these savvy old foxes are eager to get on board with Lin Jinyue as soon as possible. The sooner they can settle down, the better, so as to avoid some restrictive policies on settlement in the future.
Seeing that they were all impatient, Lin Jinyue guessed that they were probably anxious to get it done within these three days.
She then laid out her plan in full.
Lin Jinyue said: "I think General Gu is also unreliable."
He analyzed the situation for everyone.
Not to mention the emperor and the crown prince in the capital, as well as Prince Jing and Prince Ning, each of them is unreliable. Just look at Lingnan today.
Gu Shao is quite capable.
It happened that there was a factional struggle in the court, so Gu Shao was sent over, and Xie Hong, who was at odds with Gu Shao and had a strong backing, was also sent over.
The worst case scenario is that they would become chaotic on their own without waiting for a fight to break out outside.
Several people were shocked.
Everyone was panicked for a moment.
Lin Jinyue knocked on the table, signaling them to be quiet.
She continued: "Our village also has a backup plan. You may not believe it, but our village had a strange encounter on the way to escape the famine. We picked up a few strange books and have the ability to protect ourselves."
"I think they are all unreliable. The only ones who can be relied on are ourselves. If a war breaks out in Lingnan, our village will be self-sufficient. We can produce our own food and daily necessities. We just need to defend the village."
Several people understood Lin Jinyue's intention.
One by one, they expressed their heartfelt gratitude.
"My Ji family is willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver to build our new home."
"My Yun family is willing to give the manor near Yunhe Village to Yunhe Village."
"My Liu family..."
Lin Jinyue didn't expect them to be so sensible.
At this time, Yun Chengyan said: "This, does this mean you want to take over and become the king?"
The next moment, he was slapped hard by his father.
My head almost hit the table.
Lin Jinyue explained: "It's not that we occupy the mountain and become the king, but, in the chaos, we have to protect ourselves first and ensure that others cannot infringe on our interests. If the war is over, we will still be the people."
As soon as she said this, several people immediately felt that it was more reliable.
They had no doubt about the credibility of Lin Jinyue's words.
After all, they have witnessed the changes in Yunhe Village these days.
There was even one time when they saw with their own eyes that Chen Dawei from the next village tried to sneak over, but was shot directly through the sole of his foot by an arrow, and the arrowhead nailed his foot into the ground.
The people from Yunhe Village just came out to take a look and then didn't care about his life or death anymore.
It was only later that Chen Dawei found a doctor for his son and took the man away.
When he left, Chen Dawei was half dead.
Later they looked everywhere to find out where the arrow came from.
It was not until they went up the mountain that they saw a sentry tower on the mountain, with the villagers taking turns to guard it.
Everyone was shocked at that time.
Are all the people in Yunhe Village sharpshooters?
No, Yunhe Village actually has such a powerful weapon that can hit the target from such a distance.
Ji Zixuan spoke first: "Then let's go find the county magistrate and settle down in Yunhe Village tomorrow? I'm afraid we'll have to trouble Sister Yueyue to go with us."
Lin Jinyue shook her head. "Not yet. There is one last thing. Our village cannot sign a contract to sell bodies. We can only sign a contract to hire servants. Those servants must be freed. That's all our village requires."
None of them understood.
Lin Jinyue explained it in detail again.
Everyone was in a dilemma.
Finally, it was the Ji family who spoke first: "If I bring my servants here, will there be enough food?"
Lin Jinyue nodded: "If we are short of people, as many as possible can come. There is enough food. Don't worry, if you are willing to bring all the servants, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and said, "I have a business that is very profitable, but given the current situation, I'm afraid it's difficult to do it."
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