far away.
The soldiers who had been guarding the military camp had not left yet. They were standing in the outer circle with weapons in their hands, looking sullen.
He must have received instructions from Wang Shouyi and was planning to intimidate Gu Wei and the others.
Xie Ling glanced around casually and looked at the soldiers on the periphery. "What are you going to do?"
Gu Wei curled his lips, "Madam, haven't you made a decision yet?"
As the two were talking, Shu Jian stepped forward and shouted, "The ownership of the salt field now belongs to our Sinan County, so leave here quickly.
The soldiers guarding the military garrison turned a deaf ear to it.
Shu Jian drew his sword slightly, his eyes were like swords, "This is the imperial decree. Are you going to disobey it?"
A tall soldier who looked like the leader stepped forward, cupped his hands, and smiled, "Brother Sinan, it's not that we Changshou are disobeying orders, it's that we Changshou have been managing the salt field for many years, and I'm afraid you don't understand many details.
Don't worry, we will leave when we see the salt fields are on the right track. All this is for the court, how can it be said to be disobeying the order? "
"Oh, you really speak better than singing, get out of here right now, the knife in my hand doesn't recognize anyone!"
Xie Ling walked forward, grabbed Shujian's arm, and shook her head.
Shu Jian put the knife back into the scabbard, glared at the man, and stood behind Xie Ling.
Xie Ling raised her hand, "May I ask your name?"
The man saluted and said, "I am a small battalion commander in the Changshou Army. My surname is Sun, and I am honored to meet the county magistrate's wife."
Xie Ling curled her lips, "So it's Lord Sun. We'll be colleagues from now on. If you want to see the salt field, go ahead. We won't stop you."
Captain Sun raised one eyebrow, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He didn't say much, but just nodded and said, "Thank you, Madam County Magistrate."
Shu Jian was behind Xie Ling, making a gesture of wiping his neck towards Captain Sun.
Captain Sun looked back coldly, unwilling to be outdone.
The smoke was everywhere.
Xie Ling quickly pulled Shujian away.
The group walked into the salt field.
Shu Jian looked puzzled, "Madam, I just don't understand why you don't let me chase them away?"
Xie Ling: "Not only will I not drive them away, I want them to stay and watch us every day. Watch how our Sinan County treats soldiers and how good the conditions in our Sinan County are."
Shu Jian was very smart. He suddenly widened his eyes and gave a thumbs up. "Great! Too great! I will definitely let them see how good our Si Nan is!"
Gu Wei patted Shu Jian on the shoulder and said, "I'll leave the salt field here to you."
Shu Jian nodded, "But I think there are not enough people in this salt field. How come there are only 500 salt workers in such a large salt field?"
"You guessed right."
Xie Ling replied, "Wang Shouyi knew we were coming, and he must have hidden the salt workers in advance."
Shu Jian frowned, "What should we do? Without enough salt workers, we can't make enough salt."
"It's alright, just take care of the salt fields. In a short time, Changshou Military Village will be ours too."
After the three men inspected the salt field, they walked out and found that the number of soldiers outside had increased several times and they were already setting up camp.
Wang Shouyi was unwilling to give up and even transferred one third of the soldiers in the general's garrison, all of whom were elite soldiers.
Xie Ling's eyes were filled with satisfaction.
"Yes, the more people the better. It would be best if all the soldiers on guard came over."
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Not far away, in a broken boat on the seashore.
Wu Xuanji lay on the broken wooden board, listening to the old man's words.
"Uncle, didn't you say earlier that all the exiled prisoners were here? Why don't I see any of them?"
The old man smacked his lips twice.
Wu Xuanji noticed and immediately took out a can of white wine from his bag.
The old man quickly took it, took a big sip, and then spoke in a hoarse voice, "So it is like this, all the prisoners who come to Lingnan have to come here to work as salt workers in the salt field and never see the sun again.
But for some reason, all the prisoners were taken away the day before yesterday, leaving only ordinary salt workers like us."
When the old man said this, his eyes were furtive and he lowered his voice, "It is said that the person in charge has changed. Now it is the people from Sinan County who are in charge. Alas, I don't know whether the officials in Sinan County are good or bad..."
"Then do you know where the prisoners are being held?"
The old man quickly shook his head, "How would I know that?"
Then she glanced at him and said, "By the way, you are a young and strong man, why do you need to be a salt worker? You should know that once you enter the salt field, you can't leave!"
Wu Xuanji evaded the question by saying, "I can't find a way out. As long as I don't starve to death, that's fine."
He looked at the surging sea outside the broken boat and frowned.
We finally got here, but now the clue is gone again.
Miss Xie Ling, where are you?
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