The Transmigrated Life of a Salty Fish Family

Chapter 796 Rumors

When Yan Laoer came back from counting the spoils, he saw that his daughter was still writing a letter to her eldest brother as usual.

He leaned over and laughed when he saw the beginning.

After her daughter had told him everything that had happened that day, he reached out for a pen and said, "Don't waste paper. I'll let you write a few words to your uncle."

Yan Yu handed it to him.

The father and daughter exchanged positions.

Yan Laoer pondered for a long time and wrote a few sentences with similar meanings to those he had said a few days ago, such as when he is away from home, he always misses his elder brother, the farther he is from home, the more he misses his family, it would be nice if the whole family could be together every day, the temperature difference between morning and evening is big, and it is cold at night, elder brother, please take care of your health and don't work too hard, there are endless chores to be done, and so on.

After writing, he returned the pen.

Yan Yu read it from the beginning and found nothing wrong.

The father and daughter wrote such letters every day, recording the intelligence about the Western Rong, the changes in the situation caused by the imperial army's several battles with them, and the many "rumors" they heard from the people, and revealing them to Yan Huaiwen.

Yan Yu was sure that his uncle could easily extract useful information from these letters which were similar to family letters.

"Dad, is there enough food?" Yan Yu asked.

Yan Laoer nodded: "This group of Western Rong has done a lot of harm to people. In addition to what they brought with them, they also robbed a lot of gold and silver. There are also some valuables." Some of them are still stained with blood. When he thought of him, he couldn't help but get angry. "The barbarians are useless. Killing them will not make us feel better!"

Yan Yu methodically rolled up the letter paper, stuffed it into the bamboo tube and sealed it.

Her chubby little face was full of seriousness, and her slightly drooped eyes were cold.

"Dad, it's a good thing we're here." Her voice was so soft that it was barely audible. "It's a good thing..."

Yan Laoer was a little stunned. He couldn't tell for a moment whether she was saying that it was a good thing that they found the opportunity to come out this time, or that the family came to this world that belonged to a book.

The familiar sound of an eagle was heard.

Both father and daughter looked up at the sky at the same time.

Jiuxiao is back.

Yan Huaiwen's reply has arrived.

……

Rumors have been rife in recent days about the camp where the Xizhou Army is stationed.

Rumor has it that the king has colluded with the Western Rong and opened the gates to let the Western barbarians in to fight against the imperial army.

Although this move made the soldiers of Xizhou feel annoyed, if they were to be attacked from both sides by the armies of Guanzhou and the imperial court, it would not be a bad thing to have the help of the Western Barbarians.

But I don't know who spread the rumor that the barbarians are vicious and hard to change. Since entering the territory of Xizhou, they have been burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of atrocities. The city walls are high and there are guards, so it is relatively safe, but the towns and villages outside the city walls have suffered. Entire villages are massacred at any time, and corpses are everywhere.

The generals suppressed the attack several times, saying sternly that this was a malicious rumor spread by the Guanzhou Army!

But instead of being suppressed, the rumor became more and more widespread, with the accurate village name and detailed location, and more and more details were confirmed.

Countless soldiers couldn't sleep at night.

I was tossing and turning, thinking about home.

The morale of the Xizhou army gradually became chaotic.

……

As soon as I opened the letter.

After just one glance, the expression on Yan Yu's face became serious.

The father and daughter finished reading it head to head.

They looked at each other and then took another close look.

In this letter, Yan Huaiwen clearly specified several things.

First, all 5,000 elite soldiers from Xiao'an Camp left the camp and made every effort to eliminate the small groups of Western Rong roaming around in the pass.

Secondly, the rescued people were quickly checked, and those who were working with wood, iron, stone, tile or other miscellaneous arts were given priority to be escorted back to Huju with their families to stay in a small camp temporarily.

Third, restart the construction of wall and tower defenses in Xiaoan Village, recruit nearby farmers, and build the arrow tower first and then the high wall with all their strength, and ensure the smooth operation of all workshops there, and supply Huju with iron products including but not limited to catapults, crossbow beds, weapons, armor, farm tools, etc.

Fourthly, agriculture and industry are equally important, with agriculture coming first. This one is very interesting, as it actually requires them to look after the land of the people who have lost their farming rights. Moreover, Yan Huaiwen is extremely thoughtful, and asks the people who have fled their hometowns to sign a contract, and the Yan family army takes over the farming. If they can successfully harvest the grain, they will get 70%, and the original owner can get 30% if he signs the contract, which is exactly the opposite of the grain tax. This sense of displacement... makes Yan Yu very happy.

Haha! It feels like the common people are the landlords and the princes are the hired farmers.

Yan Laoer: "Xiaoer, you stay here to investigate. I'll go back and fetch all the Yan family troops."

There was joy in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, obviously because his elder brother wrote the three words "Yan Jiajun" in the letter.

This letter definitely does not just represent Yan Huaiwen's own intentions, it must be that the King of England has exceeded his purpose.

Even though they cheered loudly in private, the Yan family army was not recognized by their superiors.

It’s different if you get the prince’s approval.

  Regardless of whether the Yan Family Army is strong enough, hey! This reputation has been firmly established!

"Before nightfall, I will try to settle the first batch of people to be sent back." Yan Yu quickly sorted out the order of things to be done. "First call the village head, village head and village elders. With them, things will be much easier."

It's not just the various craftsmen that my uncle mentioned. By taking the people around these days, Yan Yu realized that humans, as social animals, do need leaders. As long as he explains the situation and makes the requirements clear to these people, they will act as the middlemen to pass on the message, which saves time and improves efficiency.

"I'll ask someone to find some more paper and pens nearby." Yan Laoer was a practical man, and he quickly thought of something he needed urgently. "It would be best if we could find some capable clerks and runners to help with paper and pens. Hey, I'm afraid it won't be possible for others to do this, so let me, your father, go and do it. At least I'm an official."

Yan Lao Er thought of something and said, "Your uncle mentioned farm tools. He should be trying to grab more food here. Let's not take advantage of the people in the blacksmith shop. Let's search for them. We should be able to find a lot of them in the empty villages. If they're still not enough, we can buy them."

Yan Yu nodded.

Dad is right.

She knows what is important and what is not.

The war with Xizhou was at a stalemate.

Although Guanzhou received a batch of supplies sent by the imperial court and also purchased a batch of grain on its own, it had to store more grain in order to ensure that the soldiers and civilians in Guanzhou had enough to eat and not let the rescued people in Leshan and Xizhou go hungry.

This money should be spent.

"There is also the problem of transportation. We need to gather more oxen, horses, donkeys and mules, and try to make up for the insufficient frames." Yan Laoer said again.

Yan Yu: "Dad, when you go back this time, please bring back some food and other things."

Seeing that her uncle was going to restart the fortifications, she felt that Xiao'an Village would not be able to make her feel at ease no matter where it was.

"If I take them away, what will you do if you don't have enough food? I can't take many people with me this time." Yan Laoer was thinking that it was his first time to send people back, so it would be a trip and pave the way for him to go back easily next time.

"If it's not enough, go and rob!" Yan Yu said bluntly, with stars in his eyes.

Yan Laoer grinned, he admired his daughter's energetic look.

"Hit! That's it!"

"Dad, let's roast a rabbit." Yan Yu suddenly said.

"Hey! Where can I find a rabbit for you? I don't know if Sun Erdan can catch it..." Before Yan Laoer finished speaking, he saw her daughter raised her arm, and Jiuxiao, who had been standing there as quietly as a chicken, flapped its wings and flew high, flapping its wings like a high-speed electric fan, flying towards the forest.

  Jiuxiao: Target the rabbit, charge!

I thought I had nothing to do today and would post two more chapters, but I was called out again~

I came back very late, only enough time for one chapter~

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