Chapter 711: Returning in triumph, encounter at the city gate
After the Wan family had dinner, Old Mrs. Wan was so tired that she fell asleep.
In the end, only Wan Laoer and Jia Yanbing were still in the main room, lighting a fire and sitting there until late at night.
After more than a month of traveling, Wan Laoer was exhausted. He was so sleepy that he could not open his eyes even after sitting with Jia Yanbing until late at night.
Just when Wan Laoer couldn't hold on any longer, Banxia and Baizhi came back, and each of them brought back a man.
"Mr. Jia, the person has been brought back."
Wan Laoer's sleepiness disappeared instantly, and he stood up from his chair with a start.
"Did he really bring it back?" Wan Laoer couldn't believe his eyes. Mr. Jia was truly amazing. How could he even calculate this accurately?
Wan Laoer walked up to the two people. Their hands and feet were tied, and even their mouths were blocked. The two people were whimpering on the ground, trying to break free, but the ropes tied by Banxia and Baizhi were getting tighter and tighter.
"Woo woo" the two looked at Wan Laoer with red eyes.
Wan Laoer squatted down and took off the gag from one of the men.
"What do you want to say?"
"You arrested the wrong person. I'm going to sue you. You..."
Before the man could finish his words, Wan Laoer forcefully stuffed the gag back into his mouth.
"It's better to block it. It's quiet." Wan Laoer stood up and walked to Jia Yanbing.
"Mr. Jia, what should we do now?"
"Banxia, you speak." Jia Yanbing looked at Banxia.
"Yes, sir. I went to the landlord's house in the neighboring village as you said. I secretly overheard the conversation between the landlord and his steward. Everything was done by the landlord instructing the steward. When the steward was out, I knocked him out and brought him back."
When the manager heard what Banxia said, he was so frightened that he dared not struggle anymore.
The same situation happened with Baizhi.
"Take off their gags."
Pinellia and Angelica dahurica took down the gag.
Jia Yanbing then stood up and said, "Either you two tell the truth, or I'll find someone else to identify you. You better think carefully. You destroyed several acres of land, enough for you to spend the rest of your life in jail. If you take the blame for your master, I don't care. Anyway, I have someone else to identify you, so you won't be the first to do it, and you will be convicted of the same crime."
The two managers used to be from the village. Unlike those managers in the city, they had a deep respect for the yamen.
The two men quickly begged for mercy and confessed everything in one breath.
It turns out that the two knew each other and were accomplices.
Jia Yanbing wrote down the confessions of the two men and asked them to sign them, which served as conclusive evidence.
At noon the next day, Shen Jinyuan rushed over after hearing the news, and Jia Yanbing handed all the people and the testimony to Shen Jinyuan.
Boss Wan brought the constables and took the two men away.
"Sir Shen, this is the medicinal field they destroyed. This field has the best growth and can be harvested next autumn. We have lost at least 5,000 taels of silver. Please help us."
Wan Lao Er was stunned. Five thousand taels? Just a few acres of land?
Shen Jinyuan looked at the scene and couldn't help but frown. He immediately ordered people to arrest the two masterminds and bring them back to the county government office.
After interrogation by the county government and confessions from the two managers, the two gentry were thrown into jail that same day and sentenced to twenty years in prison. That was the end of their lives.
After this incident, Wan Laoer realized the wickedness of human nature. If it weren't for Jia Yanbing, he would not have been able to accomplish anything.
"Oh, right, Brother Wan Er, this is the account book for collecting potatoes. You can't digest so many potatoes by yourselves. I have an idea. I think we can sell them inside the Great Wall. We don't have to run the business ourselves. We can share profits with them. We provide the raw materials, and the profits are divided 70% to 30%, 70% for us and 30% for them. In this way, we don't need a shop or people, and we can still sell potato flour. What do you think, Brother Wan Er?"
Wan Lao Er slapped his forehead and said, "Of course this is good, but we only provide raw materials and can get 70% of the profit. Isn't this not good enough?"
"Brother Wan, we provide the raw materials and are responsible for transportation. These are all costs. Have you calculated the cost?"
How could Wan Laoer understand all this? He entrusted everything to Jia Yanbing, and those who are capable should do more work.
In the second year, Wan Laoer finally cultivated a batch of high-yield cotton seeds, and together with Old Man Chen, he developed a pest repellent potion.
From then on, cotton and medicinal materials began to become widely popularized in the border areas.
In the third year, the Wan family had a bumper harvest of medicinal herbs and earned a net profit of 100,000 taels. Wan Laoer almost fainted with joy. This was just one town, because in the second year, people from two counties were willing to rent their land to the Wan family.
At this point, the Wan family became a large landlord who controlled half of the land in the border area, had the right to set prices for medicinal materials and cotton, and implemented a complete monopoly.
Jia Yanbing and Fubao also achieved half of their dream, and there was no more hunger and cold at the border.
In the fourth year, when Fubao was nine years old, war broke out between Da Qi and Yue.
The imperial court sent two generals, Wan Quan and Wan Xingmo, to lead an army of 300,000 to sweep across the Kingdom of Yue.
I heard that this time, Da Qi doesn't have to spend a penny on the expedition, and all expenses will be paid by the Tong family. The purpose is to avenge Tong Yan and Fubao.
It took a year for the Yue army to be defeated, and from then on Yue became a vassal state of Qi, and the Yue national teacher was captured alive.
In the same year, Fubao brought his family to the capital.
"Beijing, here I come again."
Fubao looked at the towering city walls and couldn't help but sigh.
This time, not only Fubao but also Jia Yanbing's family came to the capital.
At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened.
It turns out that today is also the day when Wan Xingmo and Wan Quan lead the army back in triumph.
The emperor personally greeted him at the foot of the imperial city.
Fubao lifted the curtain and happened to see a young and handsome face passing by the carriage.
Fubao couldn't help but stick his head out of the window.
"Is it Brother Mo?"
Wan Xingmo seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at the carriage beside him. He saw a beautiful face. This face still had some baby fat, but it had completely lost its childishness and gradually overlapped with the face in his memory.
"Fubao?" Wan Xingmo immediately dismounted and ran towards the softness in his heart.
Fubao ran out of the carriage, stood beside the shaft, and looked at Wan Xingmo's tall figure from afar.
The people cheered along the streets, and civil and military officials stood in line under the imperial city, but Wan Xingmo went straight to Fubao.
"Sister Fubao, it really is you. Long time no see."
Fubao tilted his head, put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Brother Mo, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever."
Wan Xingmo instinctively wanted to reach out and pick up Fubao, but when he saw the now graceful little girl, he retracted his hand.
"Brother Mo, everyone is waiting for you. I will go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to celebrate for you later, okay?"
"Well, see you later then."
There was a glimmer of light in Fubao's big eyes, "See you later."
Tong Yan looked at the handsome man outside through the car window and couldn't help but frowned. This man... is dangerous.
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