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Chapter 654 The Ownership of the Medicine Field

Baihua County.

It's midsummer, and many medicinal materials are ripe.

In the medicinal yam fields all over the mountains and plains, you can see hardworking people working happily everywhere.

Some farmers are even singing duet loudly.

There is a harvest scene everywhere.

On the North-South Post Road, a long caravan was traveling southward.

The bright characters "Su Lan" and "Ling" are flying high on the commercial vehicle.

Su Lanling's caravan.

One of the oldest and most famous large caravans in Yunchui.

At this time, the merchant leader Ling Yunsheng was not in his position, but huddled in the middle and rear part of the caravan.

To be precise, they were crowded together with Tieguai Li and Gu Datou who were returning home from Yanji Fortress to visit relatives.

wow wow.

Sitting in the commercial car, Tieguai Li shook the brand new newspaper in his hand, and his eyes scanned the front page again and again.

"Is this front-page headline true or false?"

He had asked this question several times, but he still couldn't help but be a little skeptical.

"Probably." Gu Datou also had some doubts in his eyes, but he nodded firmly.

Ling Yunsheng chuckled, "Don't worry, old man, this news must be true."

"Since its inception, this newspaper has focused on truth. It truly records and disseminates what happened in the empire and surrounding areas, and never talks nonsense or even nonsense like street storytellers."

"Because of this, it is becoming more and more popular among people everywhere."

Having said this, he let out a long sigh.

"My Ling family is a businessman. My grandfather has always told us that the survival of a caravan depends on credibility. Credibility is the most difficult thing to establish, but it is easy to destroy it. It often only takes one inconspicuous thing. "

"For example, if the crown prince is deposed, such a major event can shock the government and the opposition and even neighboring countries. Whether it is true or false, sooner or later the court will send official documents to each county to explain the situation. This newspaper has no business telling such lies."

"That's right." Tieguai Li nodded gently.

After saying that, he was a little absent-minded.

A few years ago, the eldest granddaughter Li Hezhu, who had already grown up, had not yet gotten married, which made Tieguai Li, who was far away in the fortress, heartbroken.

At that time, he was ill and sought medical treatment urgently. Apart from guarding the mausoleum, he was only thinking about choosing a reliable and pleasing grandson-in-law for his granddaughter among the more than [-] soldiers in the fortress.

At that time, Tieguai Li never imagined that his grandson-in-law, whom he had just casually introduced little by little, would turn out to be so jaw-dropping.

Not only did he become one of the eight generals of Xingluo, he even turned into the prince of the empire.

Not counting all this, there is even a faint tendency to sit on that dragon chair.

Could it be that the ancestral graves of my family have finally emitted smoke?

Not only did his grandson become the commander of the fleet, but his grandson-in-law also rose to the top step by step...

Tieguai Li thought to himself, then casually hit his left leg, which started to feel sore again.

Gu Datou quickly put down the newspaper and came over to help him rub the injured and disabled calf skillfully.

"Uncle Li, did your leg injury happen again?"

After saying that, he glanced at the sky angrily.

"That's the bad thing about the south. Not only is it extremely hot, it's also always gloomy. It looks like it's going to rain again."

"Nonsense." Tieguai Li laughed, not taking it seriously at all, "Baihua and Canglan counties have always been hot and rainy, but it is precisely because of this climate that they are most suitable for the growth of various medicinal materials."

After saying that, he stretched out his head to look around, and after a while he nodded happily.

"This year's medicinal herbs seem to be growing well. Brothers on the battlefield are blessed. Even if you are accidentally injured, your chance of survival is much greater."

"That's the best." Gu Datou nodded.

He didn't have serious injuries like broken hands and legs, but after years of fighting, he didn't have a few good pieces of flesh on his body. It could be said that he was scarred everywhere, so he knew the importance of medicine.

"It's just..." Gu Datou snorted, "I don't know if these medicines can be sent to the places that need them most."

"Yes." Tieguai Li nodded thoughtfully.

He turned his head and looked at Ling Yunsheng, who stayed there and rarely made any sound.

"Xiao Lingzi, you have been traveling around the empire all these years, so you should know more than us."

He pointed at the endless medicinal fields on both sides of the post road.

"Who is managing these medicinal fields and mountains in Baihua and Canglan now, or are they controlled by a certain prince as in the past?" "This..." Ling Yunsheng smiled bitterly, "Old man, you think too highly of me. The Ling family It’s just an ordinary caravan. Although it’s a bit bigger, it’s still essentially a caravan.”

"We don't know much about this kind of royal matter."

Humph.

Tieguai Li was so angry that he stared at him.

"It's been several months since you walked from the fortress here. I still don't know how many hairs you have on your body?"

"Now you're telling me empty talk again, right?"

Ling Yunsheng wiped his sweat repeatedly, "Don't be angry, old man, I don't dare."

He pondered for a moment and had to tell the truth, "That's it."

"It turns out that most of the medicinal fields in Baihua and Canglan counties are managed by Prince Han of the Zongren Mansion. As for him, he is more biased towards the former Prince of Qi...well, Chen Xiuzhu."

"Chen Xiuzhu also made a lot of money because of this. Later, his collusion with Japanese pirates broke out, and the King of Han's secret selling of medicinal materials to make money was also exposed. His family is now either in jail to await sentencing, or demoted to common people. As for these medicine fields for the time being, It will be taken over by Cheng En's Mansion or the Crown Prince."

Speaking of this, Ling Yunsheng glanced at the newspaper.

"Now that the prince is suddenly deposed, I really don't know who will be in charge of the medicine field in front of me."

Only then did Tieguai Li understand.

But to him, it didn't matter who was in charge of the medicinal fields, as long as the court could provide enough medicinal materials to the border areas in a timely manner.

However, Gu Datou frowned.

Although Tieguai Li has been in Dingxi County, he has been retired for a long time, and he doesn't know many things.

For example, before the Dingxi counterattack, the fortress was in urgent need of various materials, such as iron ore, weapons, food and medicine.

Even the defense general Huo Ling sent letters to Star City many times, but he never received enough equipment and supplies...

"Uncle Li..." With nothing to do, Gu Datou talked about these things.

At this time, both Tieguai Li and Ling Yunsheng could not help but remain silent.

I don't know how long it took.

Boom!There was a loud bang.

Tieguai Li gave his crutch a heavy blow.

"Maimaipi!"

"I really don't understand what those bastards are doing. They all want to make money. Isn't it just some bad money? If you don't take it with you when you live, don't you just have to spend it?"

"Without weapons, food, and medicinal materials, what can brothers do to defend the border? When the battle is defeated and the enemy reaches Star City, no matter how much money they have in their hands, it will be of no use!"

Ling Yunsheng smiled and shook his head, "Although you are right, old man, not everyone thinks so."

"Just like Prince Han, he sells medicinal materials privately, not for himself, but to help Chen Xiuzhu, let him sit in that position, and then reap the benefits in return."

Tieguai Li snorted coldly, "I'm not that old yet."

But with his anger gone, he couldn't do anything.

Gu Da's head next to him suddenly opened and closed his mouth as if he thought of something.

After a while, his eyes fell on the newspaper that still smelled of ink.

"Maybe... I know who will take over these medicine fields in the future."

"You know?" Tieguai Li and Ling Yunsheng were both a little surprised.

Although Gu Datou became the commander of the Yongqi Battalion, in the hearts of the two of them, he was always a leading soldier who charged into battle.

He probably doesn't know the internal affairs of the empire.

Ha ha.

Gu Datou smiled.

"Have I not been in the depths of the grassland before? I happened to do a lot of things with Prince Ning and Lei Er, such as killing Duke Langston, conquering the Kailun Stone Forest, and..."

cough.

Gu Datou coughed.

"In my spare time, the prince told us some of his thoughts on governing the country."

"He feels that things related to national defense and people's livelihood must be firmly in the hands of the imperial court in order to play the greatest and best role. For example, food, minerals, medicines, schools, hospitals and even roads and water conservancy in various places, etc."

"So I think these medicine fields should be managed by the Ministry of Revenue in the future. If there is a war or disease in a certain place and a large amount of medicine is needed, the Ministry of Revenue can make the decision and pay it as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)