There are countless families like this in the entire Great Qian Dynasty. They only know how to make their own families rich, but they never consider what will happen to the dynasty.
Leaving aside other places, even in Qingyuan County, who knows how many refugees have gathered there? When winter comes, how many people will starve and freeze to death on the streets without a place to stay?
Despite reaping so many spoils, Ning Ye was not happy, because he couldn't possibly accept this hot potato now; if he did, something bad would inevitably happen.
It would be a great loss to just throw them away, so after much thought, Ning Ye finally decided where to send these things.
Ning Ye glanced at the laborers who hadn't run away and said, "I don't want to hurt you either, so I hope you can do me a favor. Once we get there, I'll let you go."
The laborers all looked up. Although they didn't know if Ning Ye was telling the truth, they had no choice but to believe him now.
The massive convoy set off again. If it were just Ning Ye and his group, it would have been impossible to manage. However, with the help of these laborers, everything became much simpler.
A few days later, a large convoy suddenly appeared at the border. The soldiers at the first pass were all a little confused. What was the purpose of this convoy?
Just as they were about to find out more, a man rode up to the border gate. "Our master said that you soldiers guarding the pass have worked hard. The cart is full of supplies prepared for you. We hope you can accept them. It is our master's way of expressing his gratitude."
These words left the soldier stunned. Before he could react, the man had already ridden away on horseback, while the convoy simply stopped where it was, and everyone else withdrew.
The soldiers didn't know what to do either, so they could only urgently report to Li Ruochen.
Li Ruochen, who was reading a book, was taken aback when he heard about this. Even he thought that the soldier was joking with him.
After all, even if supplies were normally delivered from the border, they would be severely lacking. So why would someone suddenly come to deliver supplies?
Li Ruochen put down the book, deciding to see it with his own eyes. After all, it was delivered from his own territory, and it couldn't be that those barbarians had bypassed his checkpoints and launched a sneak attack.
Li Ruochen was quite confident about this. When he arrived at the caravan and opened one of the bags of grain, he found it was all top-quality rice, and with the iron ore, it was indeed a valuable supply of grain.
The soldiers guarding the pass were all drooling with envy. When had they ever eaten such good rice? And how long could they possibly eat it all?
Li Ruochen was naturally very happy, and a smile appeared on his handsome face. "Someone, check them carefully and then transport them all back. It seems we really met some good people this time."
A group of soldiers immediately inspected the items, and after confirming that nothing else was hidden and that the items were non-toxic, they transported them all back to their warehouse.
A middle-aged man rushed over, saying, "Miss, you didn't wear a veil."
Li Ruochen subconsciously touched his face. "Oh well, I should get used to it. If I don't want to bring it, then I won't."
Who would have thought that this general guarding the border would actually be a woman, though there was a rather deep scar on her beautiful face.
It's like an unsightly crack appearing on a beautiful piece of porcelain.
"Miss, urgent military intelligence! Those barbarians have already begun to assemble. In no more than half a month, they will probably make their move."
Li Ruochen's beautiful eyes widened slightly. "It seems that we didn't scare them enough last time. They even want to take advantage of the summer harvest to plunder again. This time, we'll make sure they know what's what."
There is land belonging to the Great Gan Dynasty outside this pass, and there are even quite a few people living there. However, every summer, barbarians would come out to plunder, making the area outside the pass a living hell.
Two years ago, Li Ruochen, who had just arrived here, led the border soldiers in several battles to curb the arrogance of these men, which is why he has scars on his face. However, he also managed to drive these barbarians back.
Unexpectedly, only two years later, these barbarians still wanted to make a comeback. This time, Li Ruochen would not let the people outside the pass return to their miserable lives.
"Third Uncle, continue to investigate those people's movements. Report to me immediately if there is any news. I want to meet these barbarians again."
Li Jiangong nodded and said, "Don't worry, these barbarians will definitely not escape your third uncle's eyes. However, you should not lead the troops into battle this time. If something happens, how am I supposed to explain it to your father?"
Li Ruochen smiled gently, "Third Uncle, if I were afraid of dying on the battlefield, I wouldn't have come here. It was all my own choice, Third Uncle, there's no need to persuade me."
Li Jiangong knew his niece's personality well; for her to be able to go to the border to become a general was a very sensational thing for the Li family at the time.
But Li Ruochen also showed everyone with his actions that no one says women are inferior to men. Even women can guard the border and deter barbarians from easily invading.
On the other side, Ning Ye was already preparing to return home, and as for the laborers, he could only let them fend for themselves.
Ning Ye, who had rushed back, finally returned to the mansion after several days.
But as soon as Ning Ye got home, he found Zhang Zihe carrying his luggage and preparing to leave.
Ning Ye immediately dismounted and quickly stopped Zhang Zihe, "Mr. Zhang, what are you planning to do without telling anyone?"
Zhang Zihe said with a troubled expression, "Young Master Ning, it's not that I left without saying goodbye. I have already informed the mistress, so I'm only here today to handle some personal matters. Please believe me, I will be back soon."
Ning Ye grabbed Zhang Zihe's shoulder and said, "I know what you mean by private matter. You shouldn't go alone. I want to go with you."
“Young Master Ning, this matter has nothing to do with you. You have already helped me a lot, so you should not interfere further.”
Ning Ye replied, "Since you're working under me, it would be rather formal for you not to tell me what's going on. Besides, this isn't something you can handle alone."
Ning Ye's grip tightened, showing an attitude that he would not let Zhang Zihe leave today unless Zhang Zihe agreed.
Zhang Zihe sighed and said, "Then thank you for your concern, young master."
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