Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 173 What is the military strength of the two counties?
After Ke Muqing returned to Yufeng Courtyard, he told everyone what had just happened. After everyone in the Yang family packed their things and Ke Muqing went to the housekeeper to say goodbye, he realized that Li Jin had already left the city with his troops for a while.

The housekeeper personally sent Ke Muqing and his party to another house mentioned by Li Jin.

"This house was bought by the prince when he was a boy. It was to help the old woman avoid being homeless in old age. The old woman later left and never returned to the city. The prince also never went to the government to transfer the ownership of the house. , Madam, you can live in peace, please keep this deed."

The housekeeper said, "If you need anything else, please send someone to the palace quietly to tell the servants. If the prince and others come back, they will personally come to pick up the old lady and you back to the palace as guests."

"Thank you." Ke Muqing said, "I live here. If you have any news, please ask the housekeeper to send someone to tell me. If the palace needs anything, just tell me. Of course I don't have it, but my good friend may can have."

After the two thanked each other, the housekeeper left with the palace servants, and Ke Muqing led his family into the house.

After closing the door, everyone sighed, even the children couldn't help but sigh along with them.

It's not because living in this house is not as comfortable as Yufeng Courtyard, but because everyone is worried about Prince Chen's Mansion.

"Grandma, I hope the prince and the others can come back safely." Yang Chengzhuo leaned against Ke Muqing and said, "The prince is a good person, and his family is also a good person. A good person should live a long life."

Ke Muqing rubbed the heads of several children, knowing that because of this matter, the children must not be interested in playing.

"You guys pack up and have a rest. I'll go out and walk around. I'll also see where Mr. Zhuang is staying."

After explaining to his family, Ke Muqing went out alone. After walking around the city, he easily found out where Zhuang Tiannan was staying.

The inn in the city has not been open for a long time, so Zhuang Tiannan's master and servant stayed in the homes of ordinary people in the city.

When Ke Muqing found Zhuang Tiannan's master and servant, Zhuang Tiannan was teaching the children living in this family to read.

A group of children of different ages and sizes. Regardless of whether they understand what they are saying or not, they all read it very seriously.

Seeing this, Ke Muqing didn't go in to disturb them, and wandered out of the city alone.

The good thing about Chen County is that it is vast and sparsely populated. There is no need to find a place to hide from people. Ke Muqing made two more oxcarts in front of him with one operation.

After getting on the bullock cart in front and wandering back, Ke Muqing was still thinking about Li Jin.

Regardless of her friendship with Li Jin, regardless of her love for the city of Fucheng, she still has the cost of a hundred pigeons sitting there. She is looking forward to the safe return of Prince Chen's Mansion more than anyone else.

Thinking of this, Ke Muqingli opened the mall again and entered the buyer's version. After thinking about it, she tried searching for the word weapon.

The weapons found in the search were all kinds of weapons. The nuclear weapons she thought she thought did not appear. Instead, weapons made of gunpowder such as firecrackers appeared.

Obviously the mall will only sell her things that fit this dynasty.

What shocked Ke Muqing was that the unit price of firecrackers was actually cheaper than homing pigeons!
The oxcarts were covered with tarpaulin, and Ke Muqing drove two oxcarts into the city alone without attracting anyone's attention. There were many people like Ke Muqing driving into the city every day. After all, there were many mulberry forests and hemp fields outside the city. After Ke Muqing drove the oxcart back to the house, he went to find Zhuang Tiannan. In the afternoon, Zhuang Tiannan began to paint on the stone table in the yard. This time, the book boy who came to Zhuang Tiannan saw Ke Muqing and shouted, "Lang Jun, Aunt Yang is here."

Zhuang Tiannan stopped writing and looked up at the door. Ke Muqing had already walked in and was greeting the host and sharing candies with the children who were surrounding her.

The children watched with wide eyes, and the host kept asking the children to go back to the house, for fear that the children would really take something as precious as this from the guest.

"Let the children keep what the aunt gives to the children." Zhuang Tiannan said for Ke Muqing, "This is the aunt who came to see me. She loves the children the most."

"That's right, keep them all." Ke Muqing gave two or three candies to each of the children and didn't take any more. However, the children who got the candies were already laughing so hard that their eyes narrowed and they kept saying. Thank you, mother-in-law.

"People in Chen County rarely see people with my aunt's skin color, so the children felt it was strange to see people like us." Zhuang Tiannan explained to the children why they kept staring at him and Ke Muqing.

Zhuang Tiannan is okay, he doesn't care too much about his appearance, and he didn't bother to block the light when he entered Chen County. He is much darker now than when he was separated from Ke Muqing and his group.

On the other hand, Ke Muqing rode a carriage all the way, and the sun in Chen County had almost no effect on her, just like before.

The host called the children aside and asked them not to interfere with the conversation between Ke Muqing and Zhuang Tiannan.

Ke Muqing looked at the half-painted painting on the stone table and praised, "With your painting skills, it would be an exaggeration to say that you are a painting saint."

"Mom, please stop teasing me." Zhuang Tiannan asked Ke Muqing to sit down.

"I'm not making fun of you. My good friend loves your calligraphy and paintings very much. A few days ago, he asked his husband to ask me if I had any news about you." Ke Muqing asked, "So I hurried over and asked. I’m asking you, have you completed any paintings recently?”

"Yes." Zhuang Tiannan nodded. If someone else came to ask, Zhuang Tiannan would definitely be reluctant to take it out.

But he felt that although he had not had the opportunity to meet Aunt Yang, his good friend, she was an intimate person who understood his paintings.

The bookboy went back to the room to get the painting, and Ke Muqing took advantage of the situation to find a topic to ask Zhuang Tiannan.

"How do you think the military strength of Chen County compares with that of Shu County?"

"This is incomparable." Zhuang Tiannan shook his head, "Although Shu County is not as wealthy as Jiangnan, it is not short of money and people. Shu County also has its own horse farm, and all the soldiers of the King of Shu are carefully selected. The good generals are all cavalry. It is said that one can fight ten. The King of Shu has two thousand soldiers like this!"

"Looking at Chen County, in the early years, Chen County had a lot of merchants coming and going, so the court sent garrison troops to guard it. Later, fortresses in various places were closed, and the court also withdrew the garrison. Chen County also suddenly lost its tax money and could not afford to support too much. The number of soldiers that Chen County Sheriff can mobilize is only 20,000, and the total number of soldiers and guards in Prince Chen's Mansion is less than 1,000. "

"Shu County is different. Shu County has money and can support people and horses. The county governor alone can mobilize as many as 60,000, not to mention that Shu County also has troops stationed on the border."

Zhuang Tiannan shook his head, "However, Chen County is an indisputable place for military strategists. Chen County is difficult to defend, but it is also difficult to attack. People who do not understand the terrain of Chen County venture into Chen County. They will get lost and die on the way." no way."