The sun has just risen and the morning fog in the mountain stream has not yet dispersed.

Dimly, a small rammed earth courtyard at the foot of the mountain was revealed in the morning mist.

Wang Daqiang squatted in the yard, taking good care of his Huanshou knife and bow and arrows seriously.

At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open.

A sturdy figure walked in carrying a basket of peat.

Seeing Wang Daqiang, the other party weakly shouted in Mandarin that he was not very proficient in: "Lang Jun."

Wang Daqiang nodded and looked at the other party.

She was a little girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a strong figure and slightly dark skin. Wang Daqiang bought her in Guangyuan City for ten thousand dollars two months ago.

Because she was originally a maidservant in the family of the traitor Yang Jingtong, her surname was Yang and her given name was "Xiaoying".

Xiaoying put down the basket on her back, and then piled the peat she carried back in a corner of the yard.

Then, she was ready to cook.

But at this moment, Wang Daqiang stopped her and said, "Xiaoying, come here, I have something to tell you."

Yang Xiaoying came to Wang Daqiang obediently and lowered her head: "What do you want to say?"

Wang Daqiang said: "I'm going out for a trip."

Yang Xiaoying raised her head and saw Wang Daqiang grabbing a handful of money in her trousers and stuffing it into her hand.

"This trip will take as little as half a month and as much as a month."

"You stay at home and take care of yourself."

"If something happens, go to the town to find Pan Guanren's family... I told the official about it."

Pan Guanren is Pan Sui, the person close to Uncle Gao Guo who bought Xiaoying in Guangyuan City with Wang Daqiang.

Because of the great victory in the southern expedition, the chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.

Now, Pan Sui, a low-ranking scholar who couldn't even pass the imperial examination.

He was awarded an official position because of his meritorious service in following Gao Zunhui and liaising with all parties.

Although, he only selected the lowest-ranking Yongzhou Sihu to join the army.

Moreover, you have to go back to Bianjing, go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, pass the official examination, get a petition, and submit the role of three generations of the family before you can truly take up the post.

But no matter what, this is official.

Therefore, Pan Sui was immediately recruited by Youjiang's pacification department and used to engage in Qiangu activities in Youjiang, Guangyuan and other states.

On the surface, this seems to be a very leisurely job.

It is nothing more than tribute paid to Bianjing by the local officials in charge of the area according to the system.

But in fact, it’s because of the sugar cane fields and ‘customers’ like Wang Daqiang who went south.

This so-called activity was carried out by Qiangu of Youjiang, Guangyuan and other states, and it had great power and responsibility.

It is not only a mouthpiece that connects chieftains from all over the country, but also a key to controlling the ‘customers’ going south.

Wang Daqiang had heard someone say that the so-called "Youjiang Appeasement Division" was somewhat like the Zhe Chong Mansion of the Tang Dynasty.

He didn't understand much of this either, and couldn't understand it at all.

But one thing is very intuitive - the seal stamped on the ground he circled is the official seal of Youjiang Appeasement Department.

The money he owed was repaid at the Youjiang Appeasement Department.

Moreover, he has to respond to the orders of the Pacification Department at any time, bring his own weapons and dry food, and participate in the military operations of the Pacification Department.

"Ah!" Yang Xiaoying was startled: "Official, are we going to fight again?"

"Didn't you say that Shenglong Mansion has already sent envoys to sue for peace?"

Women who have experienced the chaos of war are the group who most intuitively feel the horror of war.

The wolf-like soldiers tore into pieces the gorgeous dresses of the once-high-ranking hostesses.

The grinning general hugged the formerly beautiful boudoir lady.

Blood is flowing.

There is nowhere to hide in such a huge mansion.

Finally, everyone was strung up by ropes and pulled to the market.

Many people disappeared for no reason during this process.

It is precisely because of this that she enjoys the current peace extremely.

I'm afraid that such a quiet and peaceful day will be broken again.

Wang Daqiang laughed loudly: "How dare you hit Jiaozhi's rotten sheep head?"

They were already hurt last time.

The severed heads were piled up in the capital, and they are still standing at the foot of Beizhang City, causing envoys coming and going from Jiaozhi to change their expressions.

"That……"

"I'm here to protect the grain!" Wang Daqiang said, "Jiaozhi has agreed to deliver the first batch of rice starting this month."

"This time it is said that there are two hundred thousand dan!"

Wang Daqiang sighed and said: "Two hundred thousand stones of rice, if piled up, would probably fill the valleys where we live."

Yang Xiaoying also covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Two hundred thousand stones of rice..."

"Well!" Wang Daqiang said: "The official document from the Appeasement Department has been sent out. One of the five 'clients' will be drawn. I was lucky enough to be drawn. This time I go to protect food and I can earn a hundred dollars a day.

tips!"

"If you're lucky, you can get a piece of silk cloth after completing this errand. Then I will make clothes for Xiaoying!"

Yang Xiaoying listened and was dumbfounded: "You still have money to get?"

Wang Daqiang listened and asked in disbelief: "How can anyone be willing to sacrifice their life without giving them money?"

In Bianjing City, even Zhao Guan's family would not be able to command the imperial army without giving them money.

In Wang Daqiang's memory, he had seen several times the grand spectacle of his uncles from the Forbidden Army enjoying rewards.

Therefore, in Wang Daqiang's heart, it is only natural and right to give money to do things.

"Besides, the government is not short of money now." Wang Daqun clicked his tongue: "In these days, the gold found in various places, at least three to five thousand taels, has been melted by the government and made into gold.

I'll send it back to Bianjing..."

Wang Daqiang circled the ground at the end of April.

At that time, he wore leggings and carried dry food, gritted his teeth and walked for a full day within the specified time, and finally secured this huge property for him and his descendants - thousands of people including three barren mountains.

acres of mountainous land.

There are also two streams and a river channel that flows through the valley.

He has also been working hard to find gold.

After more than a month, relying on the gold pan, he took Yang Xiaoying to wash the sediment in streams and rivers, and he actually found some gold.

But he owes too much debt!

The official family in Bianjing alone has at least two hundred strings.

The gold found can only be sold immediately and sold to the Appeasement Department at the market price.

Most of it has to be used to repay the government's interest.

The annual interest rate is 20%!

With the remaining money, he still had to buy rice, oil and salt.

To be honest, Wang Daqiang feels like he has been fooled now.

"If I had known earlier, I should have gone to Xihe like Guo Gui..."

He sighed as he thought of the co-worker with whom he once gambled and drank wine on the construction site.

"If that were the case, I wouldn't owe so much money."

At the construction site in Hebei, he only owed more than twenty dollars in gambling debts.

However, on the way south, all kinds of expenses, expenditures, training, weapons purchases and other expenses added up, making his debts pile up.

Adding in interest, it was a figure that almost made him despair.

Fortunately, he now has an estate.

There are thousands of acres of mountainous land!

The wild beasts, birds, and trees in the mountains and forests all belong to him.

The gold, coal, iron ore, and copper ore underground are also his (if there is any).
To be continued...