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He looked at Shu Xiaoxiao who was about to speak again and said solemnly: "This is the most I can give. If I can give more, I will be left alone. If you want me again, I will be left alone. I am not sure whether you can see me when you come back from Dongjin. So really, there is nothing more. And, when you come back, remember to return the person."

The Sixth Prince's heart ached with pain, he was reluctant to bring so many secret guards even when he went out, and he directly gave so many to his junior brother. He now admired his own magnanimity, but of course he felt even more sad that he had to starve his secret guards.

Shu Xiaoxiao stood up with a smile: "Big Brother, we are friends! You are so polite when you say you won't return it!"

When she walked to Jiuyou who hadn't left yet, Shu Xiaoxiao said without hesitation: "Jiuyou, remember to pick some people with strong kung fu skills, preferably those who can fight ten people at once."

Jiuyou twitched his lips, looked at his master who had a helpless expression but did not refute, and clasped his fists respectfully: "Yes!"

He sighed in his heart that he was worthy of being Lord Ye. As the Sixth Prince's personal guard, the Sixth Prince did not hide Shu Xiaoxiao's identity from him, so he was not surprised at all when he saw Lord Ye coming to the Sixth Prince to borrow someone.

But we have to say that as subordinates, we like such masters who take care of us. It is so reassuring to have them protecting us. We will never think of getting rid of them.

The Sixth Prince said quietly, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Remember to return the person when you come back, or I will ask your husband to compensate me!"

Shu Xiaoxiao:.............

"Okay, okay, I got it. Once you've chosen the person, just go to Dingbei Marquis Mansion and wait for me."

"And this, Senior Brother, this is a 10,000 tael silver note. It's for rewarding the craftsmen. I was supposed to be responsible for it, but now I have to leave. I'll trouble you, Senior Brother, to send someone to spread the news to the craftsmen. As long as they can develop more convenient tools, whether for farming or breeding, or even if they can make chickens lay more eggs, or hatch chicks from eggs, or speed up farming, there is no distinction between categories. Anyway, as long as there is a result, there will be a reward of silver."

The Sixth Prince frowned, "Is it necessary? We are not short of people, or do you have insufficient people on your farm? If there are not enough people, Senior Brother will find some people for them. As long as you don't require high martial arts skills and can farm, we can have as many as you want!"

Shu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said seriously: "Brother, have you ever heard a saying? Technology can change everything, just like the waterwheel, it saves so much manpower. If you have better tools, you can save more manpower and let them do other things."

"Big Brother, think about it, the difference between three people plowing one field a day and one person plowing three fields a day."

The Sixth Prince was in deep thought.

The Sixth Prince was an extremely intelligent person. He didn't understand before because he didn't know and didn't care. But after Shu Xiaoxiao gave him a few pointers, he immediately realized the importance of tools. He also realized how much impact it would have on Daning if someone really developed the useful things that his junior brother mentioned.

Especially now that Daning has no shortage of good seeds, let alone anything else, the wish that my junior brother mentioned before, of allowing the people to have three meals a day, is just around the corner.

He nodded immediately: "Brother, I understand. Don't worry, I will keep an eye on the craftsman. There is no need for silver. Just bring more silver when you go out."

Shu Xiaoxiao put the silver into the Sixth Prince's hand and said, "Brother, I have enough silver in my hand, but you can't save money on the craftsmanship. As long as there are good things, you can just throw money into it. When others see that they can make money, they will naturally work hard in this area. Otherwise, who will work hard?"

"As the saying goes, there is always a brave man under a lot of money. This saying applies at all times!"

The Sixth Prince thought of his junior fellow apprentice's wealth and took the silver. Then he thought of the role of tools. Especially now that Daning had good seeds, if he wanted to harvest more, the tools really needed to keep up so that more good fields could be reclaimed.

This matter indeed needs to be taken seriously. In this case, in addition to the folk craftsmen, the Ministry of Works also needs to keep an eye on it.

Shu Xiaoxiao left the Sixth Prince's Mansion and returned to the General's Mansion. Although neither her mother nor her elder brother agreed with her going to such a far place, the emperor agreed now, and Shu Xiaoxiao's attitude was particularly firm, so they couldn't object.

This is also the reason why Shu Xiaoxiao went to the general's mansion.

Upon learning that the emperor and the sixth prince had sent a lot of people to Shu Xiaoxiao, Shu Tingyu was not vague. Although he didn't have any secret guards, he could probably find a lot of guards with good skills.

There are also many veterans who have come down from the battlefield. Although they have retired, their skills are still there and they are much stronger than ordinary guards. They are also familiar with the situation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It will be convenient for Shu Xiaoxiao to do anything with them.

Because Shu Tingfei followed Yun Qinghan to the battlefield, Shu Xiaoxiao went out alone this time. Shu Tingyu was worried so he sent more people.

Then he took some silver bills. Silver bills are absolutely necessary when you go out.

Shu Xiaoxiao knew that they were worried, so she took both the person and the banknotes obediently.

Back at Dingbei Marquis Mansion, Shu Xiaoxiao counted the secret guards and guards she had borrowed, adding up to several hundred people. Shu Xiaoxiao blinked guiltily, but had no intention of returning them. She borrowed the men with her own ability, so why should she return them? Take them away, take them all away. The more she took, the safer she and Shenbao would be.

Besides, there is a high possibility that she will encounter danger on this trip, so the more people she goes with, the better.

She had to figure out how to lead the child, otherwise it would be too fussy and attract too much attention.

After thinking for a while, Shu Xiaoxiao directly gave each of them 100 taels of silver and asked them to pretend to be escorts first. Everyone took the silver to buy clothes or other things according to their own ideas. She wanted to see a well-prepared escort team tomorrow.

The clothes must not be black, any color or style is fine, and it would be best if they look like those of a bodyguard.

As for the escort they were going to escort, Shu Xiaoxiao ordered the butler to buy ingredients that could be stored. It didn't matter what it was as long as it could be stored and tasted good.

There are so many of them, so we must prepare a lot of food. We can use the food as escort, which can not only conceal their identities, but also allow them to eat and drink well without suffering the hardship of traveling.

In addition to buying ingredients outside, Shu Xiaoxiao also searched the kitchen of her own house, and packed everything edible, including pickles, salted fish, and bacon.

Seeing that her young lady was about to empty the kitchen, Pearl reminded her, "Young lady, should we bring in a cook?"

With so many good ingredients, it would be a shame to waste them if no one knows how to cook. Or it would be a shame to bring so many things and no one knows how to cook them.

Shu Xiaoxiao: "Well, we do need a cook, but our trip might be dangerous. If you want to bring a cook, you should first ask the many people who are going out with us if there is anyone who can cook. The cooking skills don't need to be very good, as long as they are good enough."

Fortunately, among the retired soldiers sent by his eldest brother, several had served in the fire corps and had decent cooking skills. There were even two secret guards who knew some cooking skills, so cooking was definitely no problem for them. In this way, Shu Xiaoxiao felt more at ease buying all kinds of ingredients. Since there were people who knew how to cook, Shu Xiaoxiao also bought a few big pots. It didn't seem like they were going on a long journey, but rather an outing.

The next day, the secret guards and imperial guards who had packed up were really surprised to see such a long line of carriages. When they learned that they were all food, they were also stunned. However, their professionalism allowed them to remain calm and go back to their seats.

Qing Hun, dressed as a guard, cupped his fists and respectfully reported to Shu Xiaoxiao: "Master, because... because we have a lot of people, I took the initiative to divide the people into two groups, one group dressed as escorts, and the other group dressed as guards. Usually, there are rich people who follow escorts on the road, so it's not too abrupt for us to do this."

Qinghun is the secret guard given by the emperor to Shu Xiaoxiao. After meeting the secret guards of the Sixth Prince, Qinghun naturally becomes the leader of the secret guards. Qinghun is capable enough and is definitely ranked high in the eyes of Emperor Jingming. He is definitely capable of leading the others.

In addition, before they set out yesterday, Shu Xiaoxiao generously gave each of them 100 taels of silver. Although they had to obey orders regardless of whether the silver was given or not, would it make any difference?

So these people came from four different mansions, but they got to know each other as quickly as possible and arranged the initial plan for the trip.

Shu Xiaoxiao is also very good at understanding professionals doing professional things. As long as there is ability, she doesn't mind delegating power.

He directly expressed his praise and affirmation: "Well done, there must be some danger in going out this time. I don't know how to deploy troops, so I won't cause trouble for you. Just follow your experience. I believe in you!"