Huang Wancai said calmly, "You must remember that there are few truly important things in this world. You must do well in everything I arrange for you, otherwise you will have failed your father's hard work."
Huang He nodded quickly, "Please rest assured, Father, it was just a momentary lapse in composure, it won't affect me much."
"A moment of anger could easily wipe out everything you've built up, so never do that again."
It's truly a case of one thing subduing another. Huang He, who can control the double-killing technique of maids, is as obedient as a weak lamb when facing his own father.
The convoy arranged by the Huang family has finally arrived. Today, Huang He will lead this convoy on another journey, and he must ensure that no other problems arise, otherwise things will get interesting.
Little did they know that when Huang He set off, Wang Wu was already following him at a distance, waiting for them to get away from Qingyuan County before making his move.
When Huang He set off, he had already embarked on a path of no return. Ning Ye would not let him return alive, so whether or not he offended Ning Ye had already calculated the way to end things from the very beginning.
When Wang Wu returned, it was under the cover of night, and he brought back dozens of cartloads of grain and iron ore.
Ning Ye made a point of greeting the person Xu Shiye had arranged outside. It turned out to be one of Lin Changhe's personal guards, and he had met this person several times before.
"Brother Ning, you have quite a lot of these things. Even if no one knows about them, the marks on these carriages can't be removed."
Ning Ye said with a smile, "I'm sorry to trouble you brothers, since you have to make a trip in the middle of the night. I'll give you the carriage, and I'd also like to give you some extra money for the carriage."
Li Pingan waved his hand, "There's no need. We're practically family, it's too formal to say such things. Do you think we'd be short of money from Brother Ning?"
"It's precisely because we're all family that we need to make things clear. We can't let our brothers make a wasted trip. Besides, these carriages are useless to me anyway."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an no longer refused. "Since Brother Ning has said so, I can only reluctantly accept it. As for the follow-up matters, I will take care of them for you."
After the truckloads of grain were unloaded, Ning Ye felt more confident, and the military grain production machine was put into full operation.
A steady stream of military rations began to be produced, but these were all inferior versions, at most only half the effectiveness.
Of course, Wang Wu brought back not only the grain, but also a human head.
And this severed head belonged to none other than Huang He. Ning Ye glanced at it and said, "Just bury it somewhere. With such a young master dead, I think the Huang family will go completely mad."
Wang Wu said nonchalantly, "So what if that's the case? The Huang family has nothing to fear. If a fight breaks out, life and death will be decided in an instant."
Ning Ye smiled and said, "You, you, you're getting more and more arrogant. The Huang family has been here for a hundred years, how can you make them sound so despicable?"
"I only believe what the adults say. He only has grain in his hands, but no corresponding military force. He's just a child passing through the market. The reason no one is going to touch him is simply because it's not worth it."
Ning Ye was slightly surprised. It seemed that making these guys study hard had not been without effect. At least their horizons and overall perspective had improved.
Wang Wu would never have said such a thing before.
"Alright, let's stick to the old rules. If there are any casualties, we'll give out compensation directly. If there are no casualties, we'll give each person ten taels of silver."
"By the way, sir, when we came back, we found a group of refugees sleeping in the wilderness in the direction of Jiangyang City. There were many of them, and we don't know what happened."
Ning Ye asked, "Do you think it's possible that these people were deliberately released from Jiangyang City?"
After thinking for a moment, Wang Wu said, "This is probably impossible, because the place we fled from before was actually Guanshan Road, which is about a thousand miles away from here. It was a very difficult thing to flee from famine all the way here."
"So the group of refugees who were able to come here with you back then were actually the last group of refugees. This group of refugees came from other places, right?"
"My lord, I think this is the only way. Otherwise, there is no way to explain where so many people came from, especially at this time of year. It is obvious that there has been another crop failure in some places."
Ning Ye sighed deeply. These are things that cannot be changed by human effort. Even in later generations, it is unknown how long it will take for everyone to have enough to eat and wear.
But the thought that so many people might starve to death in the near future gave Ning Ye a bold idea.
"Go and see for yourself today. I'll take in any number of refugees, no matter how many there are."
Wang Wu subconsciously swallowed. "Sir, your idea is a bit crazy. There must be at least several thousand refugees with several thousand mouths to feed. The amount of food they eat every day is unimaginable."
Ning Ye, however, did not think so. With the new wheat seeds, coupled with such high yield and rapid maturity, the money and food he had now were more than enough to feed these people.
Once the wheat ripens, this matter will be resolved naturally. However, the gratitude owed to these thousands of people will bring entirely different results.
While it's a bit early to be cultivating the real core team, it's not impossible to consider other things, since having someone is better than having none.
Moreover, refugees are not entirely without merit; the fact that they were able to travel such a long distance from so far away to this place demonstrates their remarkable resilience.
In addition, these people had already left their hometowns, so their backgrounds were already clean.
Even if it takes a lot of time to readjust these people's bodies, it's better than hiring a group of people with ulterior motives.
"Old Wang, you must remember that there are very few truly clean people in this world, and these refugees are among the cleanest. If you can help them, then do so."
Wang Wu clasped his hands and said, "It seems I am ultimately no match for you, sir. Your magnanimity is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Ning Ye waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter me here. If it weren't useful, I wouldn't be so concerned. You will never understand how important a group of trustworthy people is."
It will probably take Wang Wu some time to figure this out, but Ning Ye is willing to give him that time.
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