Chapter 278 Little Thoughts
"Five hundred kilograms of white tree bark is easy to say. Even this item needs to be delivered by your people, Master Yu. Sir, you should also know that although I am the princess of Yongning, it is my first time to go to the fiefdom. I am not familiar with the place. Where can I go?" As for the useful person, you won’t have to embarrass me.”
Xie Fengyue directly said the ugly words in front of her. If Yu Zhi insists on giving it away, it means that she is making things difficult for others. He can't laugh now, and he can't answer the conversation.
In order to alleviate this embarrassing situation, Xie Fengyue stepped back with a smile: "The five hundred kilograms of white bark is still a little short, I will give an additional five hundred kilograms of white bark to Mr. Yu, and I will start to deal with the matter when I arrive in Yongning. ”
Yu Zhi's smile in response was a little forced, he just had some small thoughts.
It is a trivial matter for Princess Yongning to leave three people. Even if it is not based on her title as princess, it must be based on the prince's seal. If you can get something from her on top of this, it will be a profit. Anyway, don't take advantage of the turtle bastard.
Unexpectedly, I underestimated this young girl. She had promised well before, but then she changed her mind and disagreed. It was wrong. She did agree, but what is the difference between agreeing and not agreeing? ?
What he wanted was for her to send someone to deliver it. Otherwise, how could he, a county guard, not be able to afford just a few hundred kilograms of white tree bark? How could he survive the natural chasm of Ailao Mountain without the native Yongning people escorting him? ?
He sighed secretly in his heart and said: "Then how can we let the princess spend money? Although the white tree is good, it is really not a must-have thing, so I won't bother the princess to worry about it. Today, the governor's office is discussing something, and all the adjutants are here." Here, I will take the princess there.”
Xie Fengyue felt a little funny in her heart. The residual value must have become too fast. However, she did not expose this, so she made a gesture of invitation and followed the residual value to the official office.
In the official office, busy figures and voices intertwined into a vivid picture.
Xie Fengyue just stepped into the door. The first thing that caught her eye was rows of neat bookshelves filled with bamboo slips.
The officials of Yonghe County were dressed in uniform official uniforms, sitting or standing, each busy. Some officials were looking down at the official documents on the case, with their brows furrowed, as if they were thinking about something; some officials were holding brushes and writing quickly on the paper, with neat and powerful handwriting; some officials were talking to their subordinates. Conversations were held in hushed tones, discussing business matters.
In the corner of the official office, several clerks were busy recording various information, their pen tips jumping on the paper, making a rustling sound. From time to time, government officials hurried in and out, delivering various messages and orders. Their footsteps echoed in the official office, adding a bit of tension to the atmosphere.
Xie Fengyue glanced at You Heng with an indistinct look, and as soon as their eyes met, they roughly understood what was in their minds.
This Yonghe is a sparrow. Although he is small and has all the internal organs, he is indeed a good official doing things for the people.
The busy officials did not immediately notice how many people were at the door. It was only after Yu Zhi coughed a few times that someone came to greet them.
Yu Zhi stopped trying to beat around the bush and asked bluntly: "Where is the agricultural adjutant who manages the farmland?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone replied: "Reporting to your lord, Zhang Qi, Liu Hua, and Guo Dongliang have all gone to the fields, and there are only two people left in the office."
Yu Zhi waved his hand indifferently, motioning for him to call the person over. Anyway, they are all sent to Yongning, and they are not for his use. It doesn't matter whether they have real skills or not.
It's not that Xie Fengyue didn't see his thoughts, but she could understand the residual value in this matter. No one would give away a piece of gold to anyone for no reason.
She didn't expect much from the people sent by the residual value. All she wanted was someone who could understand agriculture and be literate.
Yongning is too remote, and Xie Fengyue can't guarantee that there will be such "talents" there. As soon as the two of them arrived, Xie Fengyue casually asked a few questions that they read from the "Essential Art of Qi Min", and both of them could barely answer. Although there were some discrepancies with what was in the book, they were generally in the right direction. .
Xie Fengyue didn't want to pick any more. Now that she was in such a state of poverty and nothing, it was better to have something than nothing.
Both Yu Zhi and Xie Fengyue had no intention of continuing their pleasantries. After the two exchanged polite words, Xie Fengyue left with the two lieutenants.
By the time a few people wandered out of the city and rejoined the large army, the sky had already darkened.
"Girl, do you want to rush on your way today?" Li Xiaobao no longer speculated on Xie Fengyue's thoughts and directly asked his doubts.
Xie Fengyue looked at the map in his hand and slid his fingers back and forth on the parchment: "Stay where you are for the time being. You need to sort out the remaining food first. Tomorrow we will have to cross Ailao Mountain for another day. The mountain road is difficult to walk and there are many people. You must be cautious. If there is not enough food, you can bring people in overnight to buy more, and you have to pay the extra price.”
Li Xiaobao nodded heavily when he heard this.
After he left, Xie Fengyue took out another slightly smaller parchment scroll. The roll looked brand new and had just been carved recently.
This is the road map of Ailao Mountain that was sent together with the tax account book not long ago. The person who sent it also left a letter to tell Xie Fengyue that if you want to send someone to Yongning, you must follow the road map. If you take a slight deviation, Getting lost on a miasmatic path is almost like death.
"What are you looking at?" You Heng stood outside the carriage and knocked on the window.
Xie Fengyue raised the parchment scroll in her hand but did not reply.
The worry in her heart has now reached its peak. According to her original plan, if she was hunted down along the way, she might lose more than half of the hundreds of soldiers. When the time comes, she will lead dozens of obedient people to cross the Ailao Mountain. It's no problem.
But now this situation
When she thought of this, Xie Fengyue wanted to give herself a slap. Now that she couldn't even protect herself, she still wanted to show some compassion. It was simply stupid!
Xie Fengyue glanced at the large group of people outside. Apart from the government soldiers, there were at least four to five hundred people. All the young and middle-aged men were as thin as monkeys, with sallow complexions, bulging eyes and deep sunken cheeks. Not to mention the old, weak, sick and disabled, if she hadn't deliberately slowed down, those people wouldn't be able to keep up even if they had two more legs.
Can she really guarantee the safety of so many people?
Xie Fengyue was silent and finally got an answer, she couldn't.
After these people enter the mountains, they will definitely not let go of any wild fruits and vegetables. If those things are poisonous, they will definitely kill one person and injure a lot of them. Her ability is limited now, and she must not show any mercy that she should not have.
Xie Fengyue made up her mind, lifted her skirt and got off the carriage in one go.
She walked to the crowd, cleared her throat, and said in the loudest voice of her life: "Everyone, be quiet. What I say now is related to your life and death!"
After she said it three times in a row, the noisy people finally calmed down.
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