It's like handing a pillow to someone who's about to fall asleep.
Gu Shao was worrying about how to suppress Xie Hong.
During this period, Xie Hong became increasingly arrogant, often directly refuting his ideas in public.
If Xie Hong had a better method, that would be fine, but Xie Hong just keeps making things worse.
Lin Xueqing was training his troops, and he looked at him with disdain, verbally abusing him at every turn, and even trying to teach him a lesson when there were few people around.
But Lin Xueqing is really good at fighting; even ten of Xie Hong's men couldn't beat one of her.
It's incredibly embarrassing.
Xie Hong, having suffered a setback, was now trying to teach Lin Xueqing a lesson.
Originally, according to his official rank, Xie Hong should have obeyed Gu Shao, but he happened to have a warrant that allowed him to exercise the right to supervise Gu Shao.
This resulted in Gu Shao being restricted in many ways.
He was happy to accept donations, including from wealthy families, but Xie Hong seemed to have lost his mind and refused to agree to anything, even threatening to impeach him.
Gu Shao was just wondering how to suppress Xie Hong when Lin Jinyue gave him a surprise.
After hearing what had happened, Gu Shao immediately turned cold and said, "Although His Majesty has given you the right to supervise, if you use this right to oppose me at every turn, rejecting everything I propose, good or bad, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
"When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."
Gu Shao placed Xie Hong under house arrest and punished those who had caused trouble in Yunhe Village, giving them twenty strokes of the cane.
It's not enough to just hit him twenty times.
Instead, they broke twenty military sticks.
Lin Jinyue specifically chose several sturdy sticks.
After such a beating, even if they are strong and healthy, at best they will be bedridden for half a year, and at worst their legs will be completely ruined.
Lin Jinyue watched them being punished with amusement.
Gu Shao grabbed her by the back of her collar and dragged her back.
Gu Shao: "It's a bit gory, children shouldn't watch it."
Lin Jinyue was a little unhappy, but Gu Shao had just covered for her.
Kidnapping soldiers without authorization and forging military orders are capital offenses punishable by death.
Lin Jinyue looked at Gu Shao and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, General Gu."
Gu Shao then pulled her into the tent and asked uncertainly, "What you meant earlier was that you could provide us with crossbows, right?"
Lin Jinyue was taken aback.
She forgot about that.
However, she nodded: "Yes, that's possible, but it's complicated to make and a bit expensive. Are you sure you want it?"
Gu Shao frowned, but finally nodded: "I'll take as many as you can make, and we can discuss the price."
Bows and arrows are heavy and require a lot of strength.
This makes the selection of personnel extremely limited.
However, if crossbows were available, a long-range shooting army could be quickly assembled.
Lin Jinyue's quick agreement caught him off guard.
Finally, a contract was signed: 20 taels for a crossbow, 100 arrowheads for 10 taels, and Gu Shao was required to provide ironware.
Gu Shao signed without hesitation.
Lin Jinyue clicked her tongue twice, thinking to herself that Gu Shao was really naive.
This contract is full of loopholes. Many details were not discussed before it was signed. If it were an unreliable one, Gu Shao would probably have been ripped off and left with nothing.
Most importantly, Gu Shao didn't even look at the samples before signing the contract.
Upon returning to Yunhe Village, Lin Jinyue shouted, "Let's have a little meeting!"
Those who often attended meetings with Lin Jinyue immediately put down their work and came directly to Lin Jinyue's side.
There weren't many people who attended the meetings regularly. They included Lin Fugui, Wang Cuiju, Old Lady Chen, Liu Dazhuang, Liu Erzhuang, Old Man Tan, Lin Youcai, and her fifth cousin, Lin Man.
Her father didn't manage anything, so Lin Fugui helped with all the village chores, essentially acting as his deputy.
Recently, Wang Cuiju has not only been in charge of the shops in Shawan County, going there every day to check the accounts, but also inquiring about news from outside and coordinating the staff of several shops.
Old Mrs. Chen is one of the few elderly women in the village who can still read. Her position is equivalent to the village's women's director. Nowadays, there are many people in the village, and if anyone dares to harass a girl or cause trouble, they can go to Old Mrs. Chen for help.
Liu Dazhuang and Liu Erzhuang are skilled archers and have good martial arts skills. They are now the captains of the village's security team. Each of them leads a small team to protect the safety of the village and maintain its order.
These people usually hold a small meeting every now and then.
Lin Jinyue is busy and cannot possibly take care of all aspects of the village.
Lin Jinyue brought up the deal with Gu Shao.
The faces of the group were grave.
Liu Dazhuang and the others still raised their suggestion: "But our crossbow bolts are very powerful, and the parts inside aren't found anywhere else. What if we let them take it apart to study it..."
What makes their village dare to go against Deputy General Gao?
It all depends on the crossbow bolts in my hand.
Nowadays, their combined carpentry and blacksmithing workshops work non-stop every day, producing more than a hundred crossbow bolts and countless arrowheads.
Moreover, their village is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
This means that as long as they are not attacked by tens of thousands of troops, they are not afraid at all.
However, Lin Jinyue now wants to sell the crossbow bolts.
Even Grandma Chen, who wasn't very familiar with the current situation, started to worry.
Lin Jinyue then said, "Don't worry, we only said we'd give you crossbow bolts, not which generation. That should be enough."
"Moreover, we provided the crossbows, and we know how far they can be fired. If we do anything underhanded in our village in the future, like making some weapons, we can say that we are trying to help General Gu, and no one will suspect us."
The bigger the commotion they make, the more likely the people of Lingnan will not only refrain from reporting them, but will also speak well of them.
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