Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

They searched back and forth in the mountains for a long time, and became more and more anxious.

The entire mountain was trampled into a mess, with war horse footprints everywhere. Some extended into the valley, and some turned into the dense forest. It was impossible to make out the direction.

A group of people searched like headless flies from early morning to dusk. Their calves were sore from running and their throats were hoarse from shouting, but in the end they didn't even find the shadow of half a cart of food and fodder.

Lin Rui, Qin Biao's deputy general, was also a little dumbfounded at this moment:

"What on earth is going on? Why can't I understand?

Someone actually broke into the military camp at night and stole so much food and fodder, and we had no idea at all."

When these generals heard this, they were horrified. Regardless of who stole the things, if these people were targeting them, they would be completely wiped out.

After listening to Lin Rui's analysis, Qin Biao said, "Then who do you think stole our things? Could it be Gu Sinian?"

Lin Rui shook his head and said:

"Our people are playing hide-and-seek with Gu Sinian in the mountains!

We sent out more than 300 people to follow him, and it definitely couldn't be him."

Qin Biao shouted loudly:

"Who on earth is he if not him? Who has the ability to steal everything from our military camp?

That much food is enough for everyone in the state."

Lin Rui shook his head and said, "We really can't see anything right now. My idea is that we should not use this barracks anymore. If those people come back, we won't be able to defend ourselves."

Qin Biao sneered:

"Are you saying that we don't want this military camp anymore?

We spent over three years building this barracks. It’s all our hard work. Now we can just throw it away.”

“General, those people know our location and can come looking for us from time to time.

If he sets his eyes on our heads, it would only take a word from him. What do you think is more important, safety or these external things? " Lin Rui tried to persuade him.

Some soldiers also nodded and said:

“That makes sense. If that thief had wanted to take our heads last night, I’m afraid our heads would have been torn apart.

I think this group of thieves should be from our Great Qi State."

"That's right! If we don't move, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep well. We'll never be able to prevent it!"

Qin Biao sighed and said, "Then where do you think we should go?"

Someone said:

"I think the feng shui in Qingshui County is not good. Let's move directly to Qingfeng County! The environment there is better.

Although we suffered a disaster this time, it's much better than here, and the jungle is dense, so we can go straight into the mountains."

In the end, all these people had no choice but to move to Qingfeng County. Bai Wanwan yawned in the courtroom and said, "Is there anything going on today? If not, please leave! I need to rest."

Li Hu suddenly said, "Sir, I heard that all of Qin Biao's men have withdrawn and are planning to go to Qingfeng County."

Bai Wanwan suddenly became energetic: "Is there such a good thing?"

Li Hu nodded and said:

“I have some acquaintances in the army, and they said so, and I heard that he left in a hurry.

I just don't understand why such a large army would suddenly move to another location."

Bai Wanwan sneered in her heart. All the supplies in the army disappeared in one night. How could they not be anxious?

Bai Wanwan smiled and said, "So what are they going to do with their camp?"

Li Hu shook his head and said, "I heard that they're planning to demolish the entire camp over there. The wood can be used if it's shipped over."

Bai Wanwan looked at him and said:

"How about this, you go and tell them that I plan to buy the camp.

It also saves them from moving around. Just ask them how much the camp costs?

Now the victims need to be resettled, so this will save us a lot of time."

Bai Wanwan went to the military camp yesterday and found that it was quite good. Now all the things in the camp have been moved out.

Even the property collected during normal times was plundered clean, as the military camp needed money now.

But Bai Wanwan didn't give them the chance to ask for a high price, so she bought the cottage for 20,000 taels.

Lin Rui looked at Li Hu and said, "Your master wants to buy this mountain for 20,000 taels of silver? How daring!"

Li Hu said calmly:

“If this mountain was in normal times, it would only give 10,000 taels of silver. If it weren’t for the fact that it could be used to house the disaster victims, I’m afraid they wouldn’t even give 20,000 taels of silver.

Actually, it's quite beneficial for us. With 20,000 taels of silver, you don't have to tear down your warehouses, which saves a lot of trouble."

In the past, Lin Rui would probably look down on this, but the situation is different now.

He sold the entire mountain for his last 20,000 taels of silver.

Bai Wanwan received the land deed very quickly. She laughed out loud. This mountain was not an ordinary mountain. A mine was discovered on a hilltop. She was in such a hurry yesterday that she didn't know what kind of mine it was.

This was discovered by Nai Huang Bao. Every time there is something unusual, this guy gets very excited.

Bai Wanwan felt much more at ease after receiving the land deed. She led her men directly to the place where Nai Huang Bao had discovered the mine yesterday and said, "You guys dig first to see what's inside."

After digging for a while, Bai Wanwan finally saw the mineral layer inside and couldn't help laughing. It was all saltpeter.

These saltpeters can be used to make firecrackers and black powder, as well as ice cubes, and are usually found together with gypsum and Glauber's salt.

Bai Wanwan waved her hand and asked everyone to dig slowly. After a while, they dug out a lot of decent saltpeter.

This thing doesn't look very eye-catching, it's in pieces, mostly white, but some are a little light gray, and the surface is rough, not as smooth as jade.

When you hold it in your hand and weigh it, it is heavier than ordinary stones.

If you look closely, you can see tiny edges on it, and when it's exposed to the sun, it can even flash a faint light.

Someone picked up a clean piece, scraped it with his fingernail, and some white powder fell off.

"Is this what can fertilize the fields?" someone asked.

Bai Wanwan nodded, looking at the ore piled aside, thinking that in addition to making gunpowder, she could also distribute it to farmers and spread it on the fields, so that the crops might grow stronger next year.

She directly asked her subordinates to find 2000 people to specialize in mining, and these two thousand people were also given a fixed salary.

Bai Wanwan walked into the camp again. The camp was deserted with only more than a hundred women left.

Those women have empty eyes, they are most likely military prostitutes.

She had just asked two questions when a woman knelt down in the tunnel, her voice trembling:

"We...we are the military prostitutes in the camp. We are already over 30, old and ugly, and they don't like us anymore, so they just left us here and told us to find a way to survive on our own.

But what else can we do in this industry besides this?"

Bai Wanwan squatted down and looked at them:

"You two should get up first. I'll have someone check your pulse to see if you have any illness.

If you are not sick, what do you want to do next?"

The women all hung their heads and no one said a word for a long time.

After a while, someone whispered, "We don't even have household registration. No one will take us in wherever we go. If we stay here, we'll just wait to die."