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After coming down, Uncle Niu first gave his young man two canes, then proudly knocked on Zhou Wu's door.

"Uncle Niu, what's up? What's all this about with so many people?"

Zhou Wu curiously looked around at the villagers, but after Niu Ye scanned them for a while, the villagers scattered like birds and beasts.

"It's nothing, I'm just bored and getting sick."

"Oh, Mr. Niu, come in quickly."

Zhou Wu was a little confused, but he didn't ask any further questions.

"Scholar, something's happened! Come quick!"

Originally calm, Uncle Niu panicked as soon as Zhou Wu closed the door and pulled out the letter on the village committee's door.

"Let me see."

To be honest, Zhou Wu had never seen Master Niu so terrified before. He wondered what the letter contained that had frightened Master Niu like this.

Upon opening the letter, a skull symbol immediately made Zhou Wu realize that this matter was not simple.

"A bunch of pirates, daring to come and provoke us, huh, they really think they're something special."

After reading the letter, Zhou Wu was furious. It turned out that the letter was sent by the White Skull Pirate Gang. The reason was that they had already investigated and found out that the last time the pirate gang's second leader was wiped out, it was Zhou Wu who was responsible. So this time they specially sent a challenge, the meaning of which was very clear: hand over the captured pirates, or they would raze Niujia Village to the ground.

"Don't panic, Uncle Niu. We should take this opportunity to build the city wall. Niujia Village is located on the border and has often been targeted by foreign forces. With the city wall, we will have another means of self-protection."

"Scholar, the imperial court won't spend money to build city walls for a small village like ours."

Niu Ye thought Zhou Wu had gone hysterical. "You're just a small, run-down village, and you're dreaming the imperial court will build you city walls? You're dreaming!"

"I didn't say I wanted the imperial court to pay for it; I'll pay for it myself."

Zhou Wu naturally knew that the imperial court would not pay for it, and in fact, the imperial court was short of money. It had just recently raised enough money from the entire nation to pay the reparations to the Dazi, and it was estimated that the salaries of civil servants were still owed.

"That might work, but we still need to report it to our superiors first."

"Alright, no need to tell that bastard Kang Wen, just go directly to **An."

"it is good."

Niu Ye and Zhou Wu were of one mind, and naturally they knew that Kang Wen and Zhou Wu were at odds. This kind of good deed, with the people funding the repair of the city wall themselves, could be considered a great achievement, and naturally they could not give it to Kang Wen, their grandson.

Zhou Wu then sent someone to call Niu Er and Deng Yuanliang over, so they could have lunch at his home.

“Niu Er, the pirates have already issued an ultimatum. You need to put in more effort here, increase the density of patrols and the number of outposts, and also increase patrols in the nearby waters. I’ll allocate five modified Bull Demon King-class warships to you.”

"That's great, don't worry, brother. If these pirates don't come, fine. But if they really dare to come, I'll make sure they never leave alive."

Upon hearing that there was another chance to fight, Niu Er immediately became excited. Moreover, Zhou Wu had given the Qingyang Army five modified Bull Demon King-class warships. Niu Er naturally knew about these warships. Unlike the ships that Deng Yuanliang had only equipped with two heavy crossbows, these modified warships each had at least twelve heavy crossbows on them. Now, Niu Er only hoped that these pirates would keep their word and not just talk the talk, thus dashing his hopes for fighting.

"Sir, should we proceed with our sea operations as scheduled, or should we suspend them?"

Deng Yuanliang was concerned about the issue of going to sea. Last time, because of the pirates, the sea was closed for a long time. He had just made a trip. Would the sea be closed again?

"No need. I've thought it over. We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Trade will continue as normal, but we must have the Qingyang Army escorting the ships. As for fishing, it will also continue as normal. The pirate ships are not as fast as ours. As long as we spot them in time, the fishing boats can escape. Just don't let the fishing boats go too far."

"Ok."

After the last battle, Deng Yuanliang realized that the pirates were nothing special, not as amazing as everyone said. They were human too, and they could die. In fact, they were all killed or wounded before they even got close to the heavy crossbows and repeating crossbows.

"Brother, you didn't make pig's head meat today."

After finishing their business, Zhou Wu invited everyone to start eating. Niu Er was the first to be impatient, but after searching the entire table, he couldn't find his favorite braised pig's head.

"There wasn't enough time today, so I didn't do it. Next time, next time I'll do it for the whole earth."

"Ok."

Since there was no way to get it, Niu Er had no choice but to accept it. Speaking of pig's head meat, it was when Zhou Wu first went to the capital that he bought a lot of uncommon spices. After returning, Zhou Wu counted them and found that these spices were barely enough to make braising liquid. The most popular ingredient in braising liquid was, of course, pig's head meat, so he made a big pot of it.

When Zhou Wu invited three or four friends to taste it, as expected, it was very popular, especially Niu Er, who absolutely loved it. Later, he would come to Zhou Wu's place every few days, ostensibly to report on work, but actually to eat pig's head meat.

. . . . .

In the afternoon, Zhou Wu personally went to Jinshan Prefecture and found **An.

“I remember this is your first time visiting since I arrived in Jinshan Prefecture, right?”

"Hehe, I'm usually so busy, I just don't have time."

An was only joking with Zhou Wu and knew he was lying, but he didn't expose him.

"You're the kind of person who only comes to us when you need something. If you do need something, just say so. I'll help if I can, but there's nothing I can do if I can't."

"Hey, look at what you're saying. Can't I just come to see you for no reason?"

"Come on, just say what you need to say."

"I brought you some gifts, dried fish that my family dried in the sun. It'll be delicious with some white porridge."

Sure enough, Zhou Wu was a bastard who gave gifts to everyone he met. An had heard that Zhou Wu had recently sent the Crown Prince some mullet roe and dried abalone to the capital, but all he got for himself was salted fish, served with plain porridge. How stingy!

"You even brought a gift! Hurry up and tell me, or I'll panic and won't accept it."

"You're really getting cocky. I'm not just giving you a gift, I'm also giving you a great contribution. Humph, you're really judging others by your own petty standards."

"You tell me first and listen."

An still couldn't believe that Zhou Wu was so innocent and kind-hearted.

"I want to fund the construction of the city wall for Niujia Village myself."

"Build city walls? Are you crazy? Is it necessary?"

An couldn't have imagined, no matter how hard she racked her brains, that Zhou Wu had come to see her about this.

“Niujia Village is located on the border and has been frequently harassed in the past. You are reading this letter.”

Zhou Wu handed the letter delivered by the pirates to An, who understood after reading it.

What size of construction do you want?

An's questions were far more professional than those of Zhou Wu and Niu Ye.

"There are differences between these things?"

Zhou Wu really didn't know much about this, which is why he asked such a question.

"You've been to Qingyang County, haven't you?"

"nature."

"You've been to the capital, haven't you?"

"Ah."

"Do you think there's a difference between the city walls in these two places?"

Zhou Wu immediately understood this metaphor.