According to Jia Huating's plan, he will only open for business after more and more merchants gather in the area.
That was also the time when Liu Feng reaped their money.
Right now, Mr. Jia is simply trying to gain an advantage.
As for the money that Liu Feng squeezed from Boss Jia, he will definitely use it on the common people.
Provide them with better public infrastructure.
I think what I'm doing is a form of robbing the rich to help the poor, so it shouldn't be too much to ask, right?
that's all.
A few more days passed peacefully.
Liu Feng also went to the location of the second pier to watch them successfully set up the cableway.
When Liu Feng returned to the village, Wang Dingliu was frantically searching for him.
"General, something's wrong. We've discovered something unusual."
Liu Feng walked into the courtyard and had just taken the water cup that Song Ling'er handed him when Wang Dingliu began to speak.
"Take your time, what's the rush?"
"General, after our scouts set up camp in Wugong County, they discovered a lot of information. They found that the number of Northern Barbarian border troops, which originally numbered only two thousand, has suddenly increased, and a large number of Northern Barbarian troops have also entered Yanzhou disguised as merchant caravans."
"Moreover, a large number of refugees have suddenly appeared in Yanzhou recently, and they are all heading towards Youzhou."
"Approximately how many people are there?"
"It's impossible to make a specific judgment, but according to our spies, there are thousands of refugees alone."
"Um."
Liu Feng nodded slightly.
The sudden appearance of so many refugees is illogical. To form a refugee group of thousands, one would have to have a huge village with no harvest.
Therefore, it is very clear who their target is and whether these people are actually refugees.
However, the Heaven and Earth Society failed in their last attack on Zhengde County, so this time, they will definitely gather more people around Zhengde County.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken action.
"Go and give the order to withdraw all the spies that have been sent out."
"Ah, General, why is this?"
Wang Dingliu was completely baffled.
These spies are their eyes and ears.
If we withdraw all the spies now, how will we get information about what will happen next?
"It's too dangerous for spies to be out there now."
"Since they have already started to send troops in in various forms, our spies will be discovered sooner or later, so there is no need for them to come in."
"Also, their target is me, so they will definitely gather around Zhengde County in the end."
"With so many of them, food supplies and weaponry are major problems."
"You should withdraw your men now and focus on the mountain strongholds we previously wiped out, as well as the camps left behind by the northern barbarians."
"General, I understand."
Liu Feng destroyed all of these places, but the abandoned houses and some basic defensive and offensive equipment remained.
This is the shelter they can obtain without expending any effort.
They hide in places like this, and as long as they don't actively expose themselves, no one would ever guess it.
Liu Feng knew very well that he had previously wiped out dozens of bandit camps and the camps of the northern barbarians.
In addition, the mountains surrounding Zhengde County have a large number of caves that serve as natural shelters.
With so many places, they could easily hide tens of thousands of people scattered throughout the area.
The real challenge isn't here.
Their biggest challenge was figuring out how to feed so many people.
The more troops are deployed, the greater the logistical support required.
How are they going to solve the logistical problems of so many people?
Moreover, they were hiding in these abandoned camps and caves, and their numbers were very scattered.
Even if they have food, how can they deliver it to them without anyone noticing?
Moreover, this time, not only the northern barbarians were mobilized, but also the Heaven and Earth Society.
Does that mean the Heaven and Earth Society is responsible for supplying food and provisions to so many people?
So what about weapons and armor?
"You just said that the northern barbarians entered the country disguised as a merchant caravan?"
Do you know which caravan they are?
"this……?"
Wang Dingliu shook his head.
"I don't know about that, but the scouts sent over a picture of their caravan's flag."
Liu Feng quickly asked Wang Dingliu to bring out the spy's letter.
After Liu Feng identified it, it was indeed the flag of Taihe Pharmacy.
"That makes sense now."
I wouldn't say it's 100% accurate, but it's roughly the same as Liu Feng's previous estimate.
Not long ago, he had tricked Lu Xiaoguan, the leader of their caravan, in the Northern Barbarian lands, which allowed him to escape with his men.
However, Lu Xiaoguan's caravan continued its journey into the heart of the northern barbarian lands.
Liu Feng knew in his heart that Lu Xiaoguan did not know his identity at that time, but as time went by and the news spread in the Northern Barbarians, Lu Xiaoguan would definitely be able to guess his identity.
Currently, there are only two possibilities: either Taihe Pharmacy was originally a property of the Heaven and Earth Society.
Either Lu Xiaoguan was captured by the Northern Barbarians, and then submitted to Hu Luchi Khan under coercion and enticement.
That's how they ended up using the guise of a caravan to enter the country.
The caravan was merely a tool for them to conceal their true intentions.
If that's really the case, then on the surface, Lu Xiaoguan's actions would appear to be a betrayal of the Dali Dynasty.
However, Taihe Pharmacy itself was not a good company; they bought large quantities of medicinal herbs and did business with the northern barbarians.
Whether it was sold to the Northern Barbarians for profit or sold to the Dali army by a high-ranking official.
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