Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

The girls' eyes were red and tears welled up in their eyes. They said in unison, "Well, thank you, Master. If we work for ten years, we will retire at the age of fifty. It is the court that provides us with pensions."

Jiang Li nodded: "Of course, we will treat everyone equally. All those who sacrificed their lives for the Qi Kingdom will enjoy this treatment. After working for ten years, they will be transferred to logistics and do odd jobs, and retire at the age of fifty."

"Food, clothing, housing, transportation, and old-age care are all provided by the court, regardless of gender. As long as you have performed meritorious service on the battlefield, you will be rewarded according to your merits, even if women cannot enter the court for the time being."

"But one day, I will give you this fairness, allowing you to fight for your own glory with your own brains and hands, and no longer need to rely on men."

The girls choked up and looked up at the sky, trying not to let their tears fall: "Thank...thank you so much, princess. If you just give us a chance, we will try our best."

Jiang Li looked at them with a fiery gaze and said solemnly, "Girls, then work hard so that future girls can live a fairer and easier life than you."

"Go out and live for yourself."

Everyone said excitedly: "Yes"

Jiang Li looked at the girls who were practicing suturing skills as if they were injected with chicken blood, and nodded secretly. After knowing their psychology, the chicken soup for the soul he poured them was always accurate.

As for improving the status of women, we can start preparing for it after we have finished the things at hand. What we have to face now is to survive the war first, and then deal with the possible uproar when peace comes.

I turned around and walked out, listening to the shouts of soldiers training not far away. I strolled along the path and saw a figure in the distance, standing by the river, not knowing what he was looking at.

Jiang Li walked over, his face calm: "Second Master, why are you here?"

Pei Ming glanced sideways and said indifferently, "I am a scholar and weak, so I can't keep up with the training. Commander Lin asked me to be in charge of paperwork and I won't have to go to the battlefield in the future."

"Well, it can be said that it is making full use of everything and the arrangement is very reasonable."

"…I am a human being, and this is not the way to make the best use of things."

Jiang Li exclaimed, staring at the water surface in silence. Not knowing what he saw, he simply squatted down and put his hands in the water. Then Pei Ming saw fish floating on the surface with their bellies turned up.

"This is……"

"Electric fishing, hasn't the Second Master seen it before?"

The corner of his mouth twitched: "I have never seen this before. It turns out that the Venerable's ability can be used in this way. It is truly amazing."

Jiang Li fished the fish over, tied it up with a straw rope, and said cheerfully, "We can have pickled fish for lunch. Well, boiled fish fillet is also fine. Second in command, come and help. I can't take it all by myself, so you can take a few too."

Pei Ming didn't say anything. He followed her with the fish in his hand and asked in a low voice, "Princess, may I ask you a question? What is your purpose in suppressing the bandits so vigorously? And are you recruiting soldiers for the Mohist School in the capital..."

I thought she wouldn't say it, but I heard it the next moment.

"Well, you guessed it right. This is all preparation for war, or a multi-national melee. We are short of soldiers, so we are suppressing bandits and recruiting soldiers. If we don't want to destroy our country, we must use all the forces we can."

Pei Ming stopped and his eyes widened unconsciously.

Seeing that he didn't leave, Jiang Li turned around and looked at him: "What's wrong, are you surprised? The Second Master is so smart, plus there is a lot of movement in Qi State now, you can't have not guessed it, there is nothing to be surprised about."

"No, I'm not surprised by the war. I just don't understand why the princess would tell the truth. Usually, the court would not tell the public about wars in this way for the sake of the people's safety."

"Oh, you are going to the military camp. It's okay to tell the truth. You can't hide it anyway. The people who are causing trouble in Yun Country won't give us so much time. We can see the signs, but we don't know how many years they have been preparing behind the scenes."

Pei Ming was silent, but had to admit that what she said was true. The current situation of Qi State was very embarrassing. It could not compare with the big countries at all.

Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Li tilted his head and said, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so discouraged? We haven't lost yet. How can we know the outcome without fighting a battle? We should respond proactively."

"But Qiguo can't beat them at all."

"Tsk tsk, you make it sound like we are going to be sent to the guillotine soon. So why don't you go down and reincarnate now while Qiguo is still in chaos?"

"Otherwise, too many people will die at once, and you might not be able to get a good position in your reincarnation. You look so fragile that someone might step on you to death. I'm just giving you some kind advice. Would you like to consider it?"

Pei Ming raised his head with a helpless look on his face: "I was just talking, I didn't say I was going to die now, Princess, there is no need to be so anxious, even ants try to survive, I also want to live."

Jiang Li sighed and said faintly, "Well, what a pity. I thought I could get some more burnt fertilizer today, but it looks like there is none left. Let's go get some fertilizer and eat some fish."

"I am not..."

"Hush, be quiet. Eat and drink first, then think of a way to lure the people from other villages here. I want to capture them all in one fell swoop and subdue them all. We don't have that much time to waste."

Seeing her relaxed look, Pei Ming kindly reminded her: "Princess, even if you are a venerable, you are still a mortal after all. If you directly confront other village strongholds, you might get into danger."

Jiang Li nodded heavily and agreed: "Well, I know you are worried about their danger, but there is nothing I can do. They are strong and fit, and are most suitable for going to the battlefield. They are targeted by this princess."

"This is all fate. You must learn to accept it."

"No, what I mean is that you will be in danger, Princess."

"Impossible. Even if everyone in the world died, this princess would not die. Don't you understand the principle that evil will last for a thousand years?"

Jiang Li said this and strode away.

Pei Ming was left standing there with a bewildered look on his face, muttering softly: "What does this sound like? It doesn't sound right. Living a long life is a good thing, but causing harm for thousands of years is just an insult."

I sighed and thought, forget it. Maybe the Venerable’s brain is different from others.

The kitchen staff was surprised to see the man carrying the fish, and hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects. Jiang Li raised his hand, put the fish in the wooden basin, and said with a smile: "For lunch, we will have boiled fish, pickled fish, squirrel fish, etc. You can cook whatever you like."

The cooks nodded repeatedly, their faces full of fear: "Yes..."

Jiang Li blinked his eyes, said nothing, turned around and left. Before leaving, he waved his hand and said, "Second Boss, take me to find the First Boss. Let's discuss how to trick these innocent people here."

Pei Mingmei's heart skipped a beat and he observed a moment of silence for the people from other villages.

I hope they can be more sensible, otherwise the person in front of me is not a merciful person. He will really kill people and burn them for fertilizer. It's really a miserable way to die.