Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Xiao Lan, who do you think the government wants us to pick up?" Sheng Xuan was worried all the way until he returned to his house in the city, then he asked out his doubts.

"Dad, no matter who we are picking up, we are already in the city now, so we don't need to waste one night. We will know when we go to the county government office tomorrow." Xiao Lan said.

Sheng Xuan also knew that he couldn't get what he wanted in a hurry. No matter how many questions he had now, he had to endure them, because Xiao Lan had been living with him in Shengjia Village recently, so how could she know what was happening in the capital?

When Zhao Dongjia learned that Xiaolan and her daughter were coming to the capital, he came to visit them that night. Because the two families were now relatives, and they had always had business dealings and helped each other, there was no need for much politeness on both sides.

"Xiao Lan, Brother Xuan, why did you come back at this time?" Zhao Dongjia asked puzzledly.

Xiao Lan briefly told them about the incident two days ago when the officials from the county government came to inform their family to come to the city to pick someone up.

"Mr. Zhao, you know a lot of people in the city. Has anything big happened in the city recently?" Xiao Lan asked.

Zhao Dongjia fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he said, "There was indeed a big event a few days ago, but it has little to do with your family, right?"

It turned out that since the emperor asked General Shen to solve the problem of raising troops on his own, he worried for a while and then listened to the advice of his adviser Sun Mingyu. It is said that Sun Mingyu said to Shen Liu, "The fastest way to make money in the world is to rob and trade. Since the general has the method of making ice, we can do both. However, ice making is a seasonal business after all. After the summer, I am afraid that this business will be difficult to do, so we have to make a lot of money this summer; as for robbing? We eat the emperor's salary, so naturally we can't do these illegal activities." Having said this, he bowed in the direction of the capital, then stood up and continued to Shen Liu, "But the Hu people are not our race after all. Looking at the previous few times when the two sides fought against each other, I guess that when they recover, they will continue to go south to cut grass. In this case, why don't we take advantage of their failure to recover and do the opposite operation next time?"

After listening to Sun Mingyu's words, Shen Liu was highly opposed at first, "The people of the Hu people are also people. If we go to the Hu people's territory and kill innocent people, burn, kill and loot, what difference is there between us and them?"

Sun Mingyu was the first counselor under Shen Liu. When he saw that General Shen did not accept his advice, he was not discouraged. "General, before we rob them, we should find out which high-ranking officials and nobles of the Hu people are exploiting the people and have a bad reputation. We will only rob these high-ranking officials and nobles. As for the Hu people, we will definitely not rob or kill anyone."

"The general now has 40,000 soldiers under his command. Now that there is a famine, everyone has little food left. To feed these soldiers, they need food and grass. Even if the general wants to fill this hole, I'm afraid he will empty his family's coffers and won't be able to hold out for long. You have to know that there are more than 40,000 people."

Seeing that Shen Liu was a little shaken, Sun Mingyu continued, "General, you might as well think about what I said in the next few days. Robbing the Hu people can be said to be crossing the border. The general may still have some doubts. But on our territory, there is a Black Tiger Camp. It is said that they have been entrenched on the top of the mountain for many years, and have been engaged in burning, killing and looting. All businessmen and passers-by are miserable. It is said that the Black Tiger Camp is rich. Why don't we flatten the Black Tiger Camp, which can not only eliminate harm to the people, but also use the wealth obtained to offset the military equipment."

Black Tiger Village is more than 800 miles away from the city, and is the final destination from Liaodong Prefecture to Henan Prefecture. Businessmen passing through here need to pay respects to the mountain leader in advance and leave money for passage, otherwise these mountain bandits will not be polite to them, and they will rob people of everything, and some who are reluctant to part with money may even lose their lives.

Shen Liu took it upon himself to do this kind of thing, and soon he ordered his troops to pacify the Black Tiger Camp.

Zhao Dongjia heard all these things from the soldiers who had followed Shen Liu to suppress the rebellion in Black Tiger Village. After they returned from suppressing the rebellion, Shen Liu gave these people a half-month vacation, allowing them to go home to recuperate or rest.

Some of the soldiers who followed Shen Liu to suppress the rebellion were smart and could bring back some things. They followed the general and charged into battle, so those who took the lead naturally got some benefits.

Because Zhao Dongjia has business in the provincial capital, he is well-informed.

"Hidden?" Xiao Lan frowned and asked, "Isn't this against military discipline?"

Zhao Dongjia shook his head and smiled, thinking to himself, finally there is something the little girl doesn't understand. If she knew everything, he would be too frustrated. "This is an unspoken rule. The generals all know it. As long as it is not too excessive, the army will not force it to be taken back."

"The army cannot guarantee that every soldier will be paid on time, so the requirements can only be slightly relaxed during wars. However, with these trophies as an incentive, the soldiers still charge into battle very hard."

Money can move people's hearts, that's what it means, Xiao Lan said secretly.

This time, Shen Liu led a group of soldiers to clear out Black Tiger Mountain. Of course, most of the things were turned over, and only a small part was secretly hidden by these soldiers.

Shen Liu turned a blind eye and acquiesced to his men's actions. However, most of the items hidden by these soldiers were jewelry and hairpins, and none of them had yellow or white items. All yellow and white items had to be handed over as military expenses.

But even if they could get some jewelry and hairpins, it would have made these soldiers happy for a long time. According to this soldier, some of them took silver and gold, but they were all taken away in the end. On the contrary, those who took jewelry and hairpins hid them in the soil, some in the corners, and he hid them in the cracks of the rocks, and later he sneaked back and brought them out.