After the divorce, the pregnant belly was discovered by the ex-husband

The female bandit leader insisted on marrying him as her husband, but Lan Xiuzhu vowed to defend his innocence and would rather die than obey. However, the female bandit leader put a strong aphrodisiac in his food.

Oh my god, the consequences are predictable. Afterwards, Lan Xiuzhu accepted his fate. After all, the female bandit leader was pretty, and he was also on the run, so he decided to stay for the time being!

As bad luck would have it, the female bandit leader got pregnant that time. Perhaps it was retribution for her numerous killings of innocent people. She had a difficult labor and died of heavy bleeding after giving birth to Lan Zhan. After that, Lan Xiuzhu became both the father and the mother and raised his son.

"..."

The people under the female bandit were loyal. After Lan Zhan became their heir, they directly promoted Lan Xiuzhu, the "legally married" husband, to the position of the chief leader temporarily. When Lan Zhan grew up, they would hand over the mountain to him.

How could that work? Lan Xiuzhu was from a famous family. Although he was down and out, the things in his bones could not change. So after Lan Xiuzhu took over, he gradually trained his own people to build Lanjiabao and was determined not to be a bandit.

Wearing the unique military uniform of the Lan family, as long as they wear the Lan family's military uniform, they are not bandits. The father and son of the Lan family do not admit that they are bandits. Not only do they not rob houses, they also provide a place for the people around them to live.

Fang Qianxue was dumbfounded. Look at him. What is a son of luck? What is a favorite of heaven? He got everything without any effort. No, he also put in some effort. He gave birth to a son and won the victory by giving birth to a son. He became the head of the family.

"Girl, uncle heard that you are good at business. What kind of business can we do together? Alas! Lanjiabao is poor! All the money is used to support the army.

But it's no use! My father and I don't know how to do business. It can be said that no matter what business we do, we lose money.

We Lan people cannot do robbing and looting, it is no different from being a bandit. If we do that, we will never be able to return to our family." Lan Xiuzhu looked worried.

Fang Qianxue smiled. "Uncle, there are many ways to make money. Can you find the raw materials for making glass? If you have the raw materials, we can do the glass business.

I also know that there are many recipes for making medicine, and we can also make ready-made medicine to sell.

You can also do logistics. By the way, if you don’t know what logistics is, it’s just helping others deliver goods.

There are so many bandits now! We have guns, people and troops, so we can help people deliver goods. In fact, we are acting as bodyguards for the goods, and we earn money from escorting.

Oh! It’s actually quite easy to make money, there is always a way. "

Fang Qianxue was overjoyed. Look, her trip was not in vain. If she could make friends with the people of Lanjiabao, then... she had her own plans.

"Oh! I knew I found the right person." Lan Xiuzhu slapped his thigh.

"But, uncle! I also have my own conditions. How about we split the business 50-50?

I won’t take my 50%, please use it to help me.” Fang Qianxue said.

"You say." Lan Zhan put away his lazy demeanor.

"I want to secretly raise private soldiers, the more the better." Fang Qianxue said softly.

Lan's father and son: "..."

“According to the regulations of Yan State, even a third-class family can only maintain 2,000 private soldiers.

There are also many restrictions on raising private soldiers. It does not mean that you can use them yourself after raising them.

You have to spend your own money, but you must obey the orders of the state at all times. If you use your own private army, it is violating the constitution.

Besides, I am not even from an aristocratic family. I am just a wealthy family. I have no right to raise soldiers. Even if I did, why should I give the soldiers I raise to the State Lord's Mansion?"

"Girl, you are right. No one with the surname Gu is a good person. The most powerful bandits in Yan Country are all connected with the Lord's Mansion. But girl, raising soldiers is too expensive. The Lan Family Castle has to tighten its belt to raise these soldiers." Lan Xiuzhu said while shaking his head.

"Oh? I have no idea how much it costs to maintain an army.

Uncle Lan, please tell me about it."

Fang Qianxue had no idea how much it cost to maintain an army. She just saw the Mo family sending soldiers everywhere, and it didn't seem like it would cost much.

But after she hired hundreds of guards, she finally understood. It was really expensive! This was without sending troops or fighting. Maybe fighting would be even more expensive.

Let's talk about weapons! Although Yan State was backward, it had guns. These guns were completely different from the guns of later generations, and were only slightly more advanced than fire guns. Moreover, they could only fire single shots, not continuous shots. Such a thing was extremely expensive. You couldn't buy one without thousands of gold coins.

These guns are all handmade, and a master craftsman can only produce a few in a year.

Each person also needs a good sword, which costs several hundred gold coins. There are also horses, and both people and horses need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. Therefore, even if the State Lord's Mansion takes over all the military power, he cannot afford to support so many soldiers. The State Lord's Mansion can rely on the noble families to raise soldiers for his use, and his feelings towards the noble families are both love and hate.

You have to know that these soldiers or guards do not work, produce, or create value. They just perform guard duties.

Especially soldiers, they are only useful when fighting. The saying "train soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a day" is just this principle. In peacetime, they are training soldiers, which is a waste of resources!