My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

The next morning, after Jiang Li finished his training, he went to his butler and asked him to instruct the person who was buying the weapons to try to buy a simple bullet production line.

By the way, we will also increase our efforts to purchase live medicinal materials that are 20 to 30 years old from various channels.

Upon hearing this, Old Wu naturally wrote down everything and immediately told someone to do it.

After Old Wu left, Jiang Li began to think about what he needed to do now. "It will take time to train officers, and the newly expanded troops also need training and running-in."

"There are three things we can do now. First, we need to send people to Wuzhu Mountain to investigate the situation and draw a map. Once we have the intelligence, we can expand to that area."

"A distance of about three hundred miles is neither far nor near, but if we just open a passage, it shouldn't be too difficult."

As for why the arsenal could not be built near Tengteng Town, firstly, these places were not hidden enough, and secondly, there were not enough fuel and rivers in these places.

You have to know that even the simplest bullet production line requires a lot of fuel and water. In addition to the large amount of bamboo on Wuzhu Mountain, there is also a large forest behind the mountain, with enough wood.

What’s even more coincidental is that there is a small stream with a considerable amount of water over there. If a dam can be built, it will solve the living and production water needs of a large number of workers.

As for the second point, Jiang Li felt that the number of Taoist soldiers was too small and he needed to continue to increase their number.

The third point is a bit troublesome, because as his cultivation has reached the level of a human master, Jiang Li has gained an intuitive feeling of the Dharma Ending Age.

He clearly felt that his cultivation speed was too slow. Relying solely on daily hard practice, the progress was incredibly slow. If he reached the level of Earth Master in the future, it would be hard to say whether simple meditation and practice could improve his cultivation.

Therefore, his desire for monsters, spirits, and other things for cultivation reached a whole new level, and he had to invest more manpower and resources in finding resources for cultivation.

Otherwise, if your practice is delayed, after a few decades, you will just be like an ordinary person and turn into a cup of yellow earth.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Li found Jiang Youchi and asked him to find out the situation in the villages and towns in the direction of Wuzhu Mountain. He also asked him to send people to spread the news that he was vigorously searching for various mountain spirits and tree monsters.

He also promised that anyone who could bring useful information would receive a reward of one thousand dollars.

After that, he spent a few more days selecting twenty people from the army and training them to become Taoist soldiers. The most important thing was naturally the quantitative supply of blood mushrooms.

During this period, Jiang Li received a piece of news that the Dragon Slayer Taoist had used some unknown means to escape with his younger brothers.

When Jiang Li learned of this, he did not launch a large-scale hunt. After all, he was quite capable, and several days had passed. Even if he launched a large-scale search now, it would probably be ineffective.

So he simply left it alone and just posted a few wanted posters symbolically.

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Half a month later, Jiang Li was checking the herbs planted on the barren hill. At this time, Jiang Youchi came to Jiang Li with a farmer with a big tongue.

He just said, "Master, this man heard about your search for mountain spirits and tree monsters, so he came to me and said he wanted to claim the reward. I asked him about it and he seemed to be a bit like the one, so I brought him to see you."

"Oh, what's your name? How do you know what kind of mountain elf or tree monster that is?"

"In reply to the county magistrate, my name is Zhang Daniu. They all call me stubborn. I am a tenant farmer of the Zhang family in Qingye Town. I heard that the county magistrate is looking for a tree spirit, so I came to tell you the news that has been circulating in our town for many years. I hope to exchange it for a reward so that my brother and I can each marry a wife."

"That depends on whether your information is true. If it is true, you will get the reward."

Hearing Jiang Li say this, Zhang Daniu immediately said happily, "Don't worry, County Magistrate, the news is absolutely true."

"For more than ten years, my family has been looking after the banana orchard for Mr. Zhang. I heard from the elders that there is a banana tree in the banana orchard that has become a spirit."

"Every year when bananas are ripe, some people go to the banana orchards in the middle of the night to steal bananas, but there are always some people who come out in a daze."

"After that, they either went crazy or lost their memories and became seriously ill after returning home. The old people said that they were sucked out of their souls by monsters."

When Jiang Li heard the name Banana Spirit, he immediately remembered that this seemed to be a plot in the story of the Taoist Priest Yimei.

He immediately nodded and said to him, "I received your message, but I don't know whether it is true or not. I will send someone to check it out. If it is true, I will naturally give you the money. Now you can go back first!"

Zhang Daniu hesitated when he heard this, Jiang Li patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will keep my word and won't break it."

He took out a few dollars and said, "Take these dollars first. When I confirm the news is true, I will give you the money!"

"How about this, County Magistrate Jiang? My home is right next to the banana plantation. I'll take you there. This way you don't have to ask around!"

"Okay," Jiang Li said, and he selected ten Taoist soldiers, took their weapons and Zhang Daniu to Qingye Town. Because Jiang Li knew that the banana spirit in the movie seemed to be a female ghost, Jiang Li took Xiaohong with him as well.

Qingye Town is located to the east of Jiang's home, only about seventy miles away, so the group successfully arrived at the town before dark.

Jiang Li and others arrived in the town, but did not go to Zhang Daniu's house immediately. Instead, they sent someone out to inquire about the specific situation.

Finally, after dark, we got the exact news that there was indeed something strange in the Zhang family's banana grove, but according to local elders, they had never heard of anyone dying from it. It seemed that this guy was quite intelligent and should have some magical powers.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Jiang Li took his men to pack some food and ate it while walking. On the way, Zhang Daniu ate a chicken leg handed to him by Jiang Li while laughing, and excitedly explained to Jiang Li the origin of Qingye Town.

"You may not know, County Magistrate Jiang, that we are called Qingye Town because of the abundance of banana trees here."

"Don't disbelieve me, the soil here is very suitable for banana growth. The bananas we grow are not only bigger than those in other places, but also taste sweeter and more sticky. As for the yield of other grains, it's just average."

"Unfortunately, my family has been poor farmers for generations. We don't even have our own land. We can only help others look after the banana plantation to make a living."

Seeing that he was not in high spirits, Jiang Li comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. I just asked someone to find out. This banana spirit is most likely real. You will get the money when the time comes."

"If you want, you can move to Teng Teng County. They are currently reclaiming wasteland there. If you go there early, you might be able to reclaim a piece of mountain land and use the money to build a house. Then you will have a good life in the future!"

Zhang Daniu was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately thanked Jiang Li. Amidst his thanks, Jiang Li and others successfully arrived at Zhang Daniu's house.

Looking at the small wooden house, Jiang Li recalled that in the movie, Uncle Jiu used a virgin to lure out the banana spirit. But now, although he and the ten Taoist soldiers were all strong and healthy, they were all married.

If they wanted to lure out the banana spirit, they needed the help of Zhang Daniu and his brother. So he explained the situation to him. Zhang Daniu was indeed a stubborn man and he agreed without even thinking about it.

Afterwards, Jiang Li followed the method of Uncle Jiu in the movie. He lit a red candle, threw one end of the red rope into the banana tree, and tied the other end to Zhang Daniu's toes.

Then began the long fishing time.