Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

"What did the Guard General ask you to convey?"

The messenger was Zhang San. As soon as he delivered the letter on the first day, the general lost his composure. He was also closely guarded in the guest room. Although he had good food and drink, he was not allowed to be free.

"My master said that the First City's defenses, including its soldiers, walls, and generals, were too strong to be attacked by force. He and Master Xie's attempts to dissuade General Li were fruitless. Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and prolonged efforts are unacceptable. He requested the general's permission to explore another strategy."

After Zhang San finished speaking, he took a step forward and pointed steadily towards the next door of Chuanzhou.

"Jingzhou??!!"

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. In Jingzhou, Qin Wen looked at his father solemnly, "May and June are when river disasters are most frequent."

The floods of the Jing River were so devastating that only two or three out of ten people survived. Worse still, a major disaster inevitably followed a major epidemic, leaving few living things untouched. Records from the second year of the Liang Dynasty indicate that after a flood in Jingzhou, epidemics were rampant, bones covered the fields, and no roosters crowed for thousands of miles.

Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. In Jingzhou, all the old and young women, men and women, are bandits and bullies. Except for the officials who were able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou when the court was first established, most of them died in foreign lands. From then on, there was a saying that "the people of Jing are unruly, only nature can tame them."

Nowadays, Jingzhou is full of bandits, and it is a dangerous place that neither the King of Chuanzhou nor the King of Zhennan has any intention of setting foot in.

The general stared at the map of Daliang's entire region, pondering in silence.

Jingzhou, east of Huzhou and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and south of Lingnan, a region as vast as the northwest, but with mountains and rivers crisscrossing and waters everywhere, Lingnan is a smoky, uninhabited land. Northern barbarians, if disciplined, will submit to the strong, while southern barbarians, untamed in both body and mind, wander alone in the mountains and wilderness, unenlightened.

He turned his gaze to the two states of Suzhou and Hangzhou in this land, and glanced at his eldest son. Qin Wen was uneasy and forced himself to calm down.

"Are you Qin Xiuyuan's martial arts master?"

Zhang Sanli knelt on the ground and said, "General, I am the servant of the General of the Guards. I used to teach some crude Kung Fu in the martial arts school."

"Well, I remember that you have made great contributions before and have excellent martial arts skills. Does your general have any other instructions for you?"

The general carefully studied the map of the entire Daliang Dynasty again. This time, he set his sights on the north of the southern barbarian land, the vast Jizhou, and the powerful Jizhou army.

Zhang San's voice was still steady. "The general asked me to ask the general for instructions. He wants to arrange for his wife to live with him in Yongzhou City."

Tsk! The general couldn't help but be amused by his subordinate's request, "Yongzhou is full of beautiful women, your general is really infatuated!"

Not only is he infatuated, but according to the intelligence reported earlier, Lao Li has not been idle either. He has taken in three local beauties, and his guard general, haha, is said to be a chaste man!

Perhaps he still had the delusion of having children with that woman, and there was some genuine affection between the two of them.

I'm afraid she is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, and has entered the gates of hell from now on!

Zhang San lowered his head, and soon the general's praise came from above. "Your general has made the greatest contribution in recaptured the two cities. Besides, it's natural for a couple to long to be reunited. Wen'er, please send more people to escort them."

As a man, it's not shameful to think about women.

While asking Zhang San to notify his parents, Wangshu immediately called Nanny Li to the study.

"The general has made great contributions and has rented a large house in Yongzhou. Let Zhang San and Tang Bo escort me there. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be back before winter. Those in the martial arts school who are willing to go can follow. Will you three follow me? Or will you stay at home and do business? I will follow your opinion, Madam."

In winter, Wangshu cannot leave Dilong and must return to Yaocheng to celebrate the New Year.

Nanny Li understood this and made the decision on the spot without further ado, "Madam, I will stay home. You take Chunliu with you; she can help on the way. Qin Hu and I will be at home."

Wangshu listed the things he was going to take with him without looking up. "There are two girls in the martial arts hall who can help. Chunliu will have plenty of work to do if she stays at home! Aunt Li, the house deed is in my hands. Only the general and I can make the decisions in this household."

Nanny Li nodded, knowing that neither she nor the general liked to be around. "Don't worry, madam. No one can give orders here unless the two masters allow it. The three of us will focus on our own business."

The three servants obeyed the orders one by one.

While waiting, Ji's parents hurriedly got off the carriage. As soon as they entered the door, they found the aroma of meat wafting through the air in the yard. The servants in the house were busy purchasing seeds, dried fruits, and horses, each doing their own job.

"Five ounces of Persian vegetable seeds."

"Eight ounces of rice seeds."

"8 taels of raisins... dried wolfberries... cotton..."

……

"Five horses. Choose the same company that installed the carriage last time. They need good materials and good workmanship... This is seven hundred taels... Five taels for each of the seven accompanying students..."

After Tang Bo and Li Ma came out, Wangshu wrote down the silver coins one by one.

I didn't expect that with only one day's preparation time, my daughter was so excited to buy horses and prepare a carriage to sell Yaocheng's specialties to Yongzhou...

Ji's father and mother, who were already dizzy, became even more dizzy.

Ji Lao Er followed Chun Liu in braising meat and burning firewood. He was very well behaved and didn't touch anything hot or smoking. From time to time, he would drag firewood over and said, "Here, light the fire!"

"Le Le, mom and dad are here, come here!" Wangshu shouted at the door of the main room. The little guy turned around and saw his parents and sister standing at the door. He jumped up and down to wash his hands, then came to his mother for a hug.

The three of them took her back to the study.

Wangshu briefly explained the situation and nodded when he learned that Nanny Li and the others were not leaving. "That's fine, but this business... we both don't understand it. Why not let Ji..."

"No need. Madam has been doing the accounting for the past few months. Business is just average. You two don't have to worry about this place. When I'm not here, Madam Li will seal off the main house and the west wing and won't let any guests in."

Naturally, Ji's parents are also included.

For a moment, both of them felt a little uncomfortable.

"I warmly welcome you two, but there are a lot of people behind you. You two have your concerns, and I have mine."

Wangshu spoke directly, then took out a hundred taels of silver and handed it to Ji's mother, "Daddy and Mom, I set this money aside for you, take it, for emergencies. I only have one request."

It goes without saying that this should never be used on the two families she dislikes.

"Shushu, mother has money, so she doesn't need your money. You will suffer so much along the way, and the remaining money will be good for you to keep."

"There's no such thing as a guaranteed profit in business. You should save some money for yourself! Daddy and Mommy still have some money."

Ji's mother didn't want it, and Ji's father, who was holding Ji Lao Er, didn't want it either. After a while, it was a two-to-one fight, and the banknote finally returned to Wangshu's hands.

Finally, it was Ji Laoer who was leaning against his father's head. "Whether to let Ji Laoer go with me or not is up to you."

The second elder hadn't reacted yet. The second oldest, who was used to going to the martial arts gym and Famen Temple to see Mama and always following her wherever she went, was excited. He used his little hands and feet to stare at his own father, "I want to go, I want to go, Lele wants to go!"

Obviously, she had already matched the secret code between Ji Laoer and Lele.