Marquis Yong'an never imagined that he, a dignified marquis, had once led an army of 100,000 men in battle.
His son actually asked him to come to this small village to try and get a spot in the guard team.
Ye Feng looked around at the people and whispered, "Father, don't be stubborn. You want to follow Prince Jing because you want to make some achievements. Now that the opportunity has come, you're pushing it away. Besides, following the Lin family is much more promising than following Prince Jing."
Marquis Yong'an gave him a look that said, "Don't joke around."
Ye Feng was getting anxious.
He couldn't reveal any more details, he just said, "Dad, I don't care whether you go or not, I'll go by myself. Don't regret it later."
Marquis Yong'an scoffed, "I regret it?"
Ye Feng said unhurriedly, "General Gu wanted to go, but Yueyue wouldn't allow it."
Marquis Yong'an almost choked on his own saliva.
"What did you say?"
Did he hear me correctly?
Although Marquis Yong'an has been in Yunhe Village for some time, he can't leave Lin Jinyue's house normally, so he doesn't know much about the village.
Now, after hearing what his son said, he really felt something was wrong.
General Gu, why would he want to become a common soldier?
Marquis Yong'an, no, he should be called Ye Tian now. Although he is not very shrewd, he knows two things.
First, my son is very smart, so listening to him is probably the right thing to do.
Secondly, if even General Gu wanted to be a lowly soldier, there must be great benefits to it.
So the father and son both prepared to be drafted into the army.
Registration lasts for three days.
Coincidentally, this is the last day.
When the soldier registering saw them, there was a clear struggle in his eyes.
After all, Lin Jinyue had repeatedly warned that General Gu and his men were absolutely not to be recruited.
Is Ye Feng really capable?
However, he thought again, since Old Tan's grandson is here, one more Ye Feng won't make a difference.
Ye Feng and his father successfully registered in the end.
This is all thanks to Madam Ye's box of gold beans.
Liu Erzhuang, having obtained the gold beans, naturally dared not keep them for himself, so he gave them to Lin Jinyue.
But Lin Jinyue was currently engrossed in the 300,000 taels of silver, which instantly filled the village's coffers. Lin Jinyue felt that more infrastructure and military supplies could be built.
It's a bit of a pity that there's no iron ore; otherwise, Lin Jinyue could have increased the speed even further.
Lin Jinyue only glanced at Liu Erzhuang's box and said, "It's for him. You can do whatever you want with it."
Liu Erzhuang wasn't one to keep everything to himself. He donated some of the golden beans to the village, and the rest were distributed among the eighty soldiers in the barracks, two beans each.
That's why the soldier benefited and felt that since Lin Jinyue hadn't emphasized it, it seemed fine to let Ye Feng and the others sign up.
After registering, Ye Feng was quite excited.
His father still felt uneasy, thinking his son was just a simpleton.
Lin Jinyue discovered that Ye Feng had entered the military camp two days later.
Right now, she is discussing future plans with Gu Yanfeng, Gu Shao, and Madam Ye.
The reason for inviting Madam Ye was that Gu Yanfeng and his men might need to borrow these two thousand soldiers.
Lin Jinyue was having a wonderful plan. Gu Shaoren was a good person, and the Gu family cared about the people. If they rebelled and became emperors, at least they could protect Lingnan and ensure that the people of Lingnan would have enough to eat and wear.
Lin Jinyue had neither the desire to rebel and become emperor, nor the desire to serve as an official in the court and be bound by its constraints.
So she decided that the people in their village would not get involved with the Gu family.
Lin Jinyue was unaware that Ye Feng had already dragged his father into signing up for the guard team, so she didn't think much of it and directly proposed her plan:
"If the Ye family agrees to lend troops, Xie Hong can be wiped out within a month."
"Although two thousand soldiers are few, our village can sell you weapons. You can first attack and take over this mine, and then use the iron ore to pay for the weapons and food. Our village will buy the iron ore at the market price, so you won't suffer any losses."
"We can take the iron mine in five days at most. You can train your troops first and transport the iron mine over. Our village will make weapons. We will attack Xie Hong in twenty days."
Lin Jinyue's plan was very comprehensive; she even created a model for the Gu family to reference.
Lin Shucheng and Lin Xueqing also offered suggestions from time to time.
General Gu looked at Lin Jinyue with increasing satisfaction.
She not only cared about people's livelihood, but also had a knack for military strategy; she was practically the chosen one to be emperor.
Even if she is young and fickle, and wants to play for a few more years, her father, Lin Shucheng, is still a good option.
At least it's better than Prince Jing, Prince Ning, and all those people in the capital.
After Lin Jinyue finished explaining the plan, she asked Madam Ye, "Are you willing to lend us troops?"
Madam Ye quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I trust General Gu."
General Gu bowed deeply to her.
Lin Jinyue had everything planned out.
So they arranged for them to set off.
First, there was the matter of provisions. The two places were not far apart, but Lin Jinyue didn't get involved. She told them to find people to transport the provisions themselves, and their village would only provide the grain.
Then there are the weapons.
If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them.
Lin Jinyue trusted the Gu family's character, so she provided them with an improved version of crossbow bolts, which are now used by the guards of Yunhe Village.
This crossbow has a built-in telescope that allows you to see clearly into the distance and also extends its range.
Holding the binoculars, Gu Shao was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"You...you actually have such ingenious ideas!"
Lin Jinyue smiled.
Remembering Gu Shao's wound, she added another point to the plan: "General Gu, before attacking Xie Hong, why don't you rest in the village?"
Gu Shao wanted to refuse, but she was glared at by Old Master Gu.
They immediately changed their minds.
Grandpa Gu's plan was shrewd. Lin Jinyue was still young and, out of consideration for the old folks, she didn't say anything hurtful like she wouldn't cooperate with them.
She was only subtly implying that she wasn't really keen on joining forces, but could offer some support.
Anyway, once he conquers Guangcheng, he can surrender to Lin Jinyue, feign madness, and forcefully claim that he didn't understand Lin Jinyue's hints, which will fool him.
Grandpa Gu has already made all the plans.
At this point, how could the grandson disobey Lin Jinyue's words?
After reaching an agreement, Lin Jinyue said to them, "If you stay in the city, we can still cooperate. If you want to visit Yunhe Village, you are welcome to do so anytime."
Grandpa Gu automatically ignored the words "visiting".
He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, we'd like to settle down here. Later, we'll take over the mines, and maybe we can exchange the iron ore for silver?"
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Of course."
The two sides reached an agreement.
Lin Jinyue was counting down the days; Xie Hong's side should be starting a fight by now, right?
Prince Jing, please don't let things fall apart at this time.
Otherwise, she would have no choice but to use weapons like gunpowder and cannons to attack indiscriminately.
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