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

When the news of the withdrawal of the Yun Kingdom was passed back to Jiudu City, the people came out and ran and laughed on the streets, their voices choked with sobs: "The troops have withdrawn, Jiudu City is saved, and we don't have to die..."

The people came to the general's mansion with their things, piled up food and drinks in front of the door, and knelt down and kowtowed to the general's mansion.

"Buddha bless you, thank you all for saving Jiudu City!"

Jiang Li was sitting in the pavilion, feeling a little drowsy, when he heard a lot of noisy sounds coming from outside. He rubbed his eyes and rushed towards the place where the sound came from.

Standing on the roof, looking at the people who kept coming, he was confused: "What happened? When did Chu Huaiga die? Does he need the people to come and worship? He can't really worship and send gifts."

He jumped down and looked at the people: "What's wrong with you? Why do you come here to worship?"

The common people raised their heads and looked over. They didn't recognize him for a moment and asked subconsciously, "Who are you? We are here to express our gratitude. If it weren't for the General's Mansion, we would all die if Jiudu City was destroyed."

Seeing this, the guard stepped forward and said respectfully, "General Yun, why are you here? I'm sorry to bother you here. I'll let them go right away. Please...don't be angry."

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said in a relaxed tone: "Nothing, I am just curious as to why they are here. What is going on with the Yunbing?"

"Well, it's good news. The Yun Kingdom has withdrawn its troops."

"What, so sudden?"

Jiang Li felt something was wrong, so he turned around and said, "I will go find General Chu and ask him not to hurt the people here. I will persuade them to go back early to avoid a stampede and hurt innocent people."

"Yes, thank you General Yun for the reminder."

General's Mansion Study Room

Jiang Li came over and saw Chu Huaizheng smiling. Huo Qian was standing next to him. His serious face also showed a little smile. Seeing him coming, they all greeted him: "General Yun is here. I just happen to have something to talk to you about."

"Okay, let's talk in the study."

a moment later

Jiang Li figured it out and said with emotion: "Yes, it ended faster than I thought. Without further ado, we will set off for Fenglan Capital tomorrow. There are some things that should be done."

Huo Qian looked over and nodded: "General Yun is right. You want to talk about the mine, right? Then General Ben will go back with you tomorrow."

"Let's not take the 100,000 troops with us for now. If the Yun Kingdom cheats, we will have a way to deal with it. There is one more thing. General Yun, can you sell the remaining landmines and grenades to Feng Lan?"

"General Yun, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to develop anything. I just think that thing is so useful. It might be better if I could buy some and keep them just in case."

Jiang Li leaned lazily in the chair and looked at him calmly.

"Oh, I understand what General Huo means, but that thing is too difficult to make. If you want to buy it, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. If you don't have money, you can also exchange it for food and minerals."

He waved his hand and said, "Go, call Wang Meng and ask him to list all the catapults, mines, and grenades lost in this battle, and then come to the study."

Chu Huai and Huo Qian looked at each other, frowned slightly, and looked over at the same time, puzzled: "General Yun, you led the troops to support Feng Lan and helped him save Jiudu City. We have signed a contract. Do those things have to be calculated separately?"

Jiang Li looked calm: "Yes, the contract with Emperor Lan clearly states that we will send troops in exchange for iron mines. As for the weapons support, we will not charge you more money, it is just the cost price."

"No, from what you said, you are not asking me to provide men and weapons, but I can't even save my capital, right? This is too much. I will not do business at a loss."

Seeing that they were silent, Jiang Li didn't say anything. He just stared at them. No one said anything. Come on, who's afraid of who? Anyway, the cost of the things must be given. What the king says doesn't count.

Wang Meng came quickly and handed over the list: "General, I have sorted it out and you can ask them to sign. All weapons used on the battlefield will be sold at cost price."

"As for the remaining weapons, if they want them, they have to buy them at the original price. It might be... a little high. I don't know if they can accept it."

Jiang Li hummed and handed over the list: "Two generals, take a closer look. If you are worried, you can ask the people on the city wall to come over and check it, so as to avoid any mistakes in the number and hurt the harmony."

Huo Qian read it from top to bottom. It was so detailed that even the blowing up of a toilet was included. It was really stingy. If anyone else sold this thing, the price would be ten times higher.

He took a deep breath and pointed, "General Yun, your cost price is one tael of silver for a grenade, but why are you selling it for ten taels each? This is a huge increase!"

"Oh, a lot. General Huo, look at me. My delicate hands are making black things every day. Do you know how boring it is? And I have to try. If I'm not careful, I might get blown away."

Jiang Li sighed, his face full of worry: "This is such a dangerous job, my work is free, the cost is not worth much, but my life is valuable, so what if it only increases tenfold?"

"This general's life is worth ten times as much, even a hundred times as much. Does General Huo have any objections? If so, you can go and try it yourself. If you can't dodge in time, you will be blown to pieces."

Huo Qian fell silent after hearing this. What he said made a lot of sense. He really had nothing to say. But which man would say that he had delicate hands? It sounded so awkward.

"If you two have no objection, please sign. I will return to Fenglan Imperial City and settle accounts with your Majesty. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone we are not brothers."

"Here is the list of the remaining items. If you want to buy anything, take a look at the price. If you don't mind, you can buy it. I will give you 20% off. You can't buy more, otherwise this general will be distressed."

Huo Qian: “……!”

Chu Huai: “……???”

"We buy."

Jiang Li nodded. He was not surprised at all that they bought it. Having seen the power of grenades and land mines, how could he not be tempted? However, it was basically impossible to develop one.

Not to mention the difficulty, the main thing is that it is easy to explode. Killing one person is one person. If you suffer a loss, you will naturally remember it. The core technology is in your hands, so what is there to be afraid of?

in a few days

Jiang Li returned to the Fenglan royal family with the list, leaving behind thousands of people to mine the iron ore. After settling the accounts, he planned to stay for two days and buy some gifts to take back.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the letter and reading the contents clearly, Jiang Li's face darkened. Emperor Ming had been assassinated and was only hanging on to one breath. If he didn't go back, he might not be able to see him for the last time.

After arranging the Death Soldiers, Jiang Li rode back at full speed.