I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 198: Expedition to Yuezhou (two in one)

No matter what, he should not become neither a man nor a woman. What's the point of living like that?

 It’s not fun at all, it’s better to just die.

He ran away in embarrassment and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his master did not catch up with him.

 He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a misfortune to meet such a master.

He was originally a little miniont in Jinji Mountain, following the big boss and a group of brothers from one meal to the next, living in a state of limbo.

 After all, Sanhe is too poor, and Jinji Mountain is even more remote, with not even a passing caravan.

 The nearby tribes are all so poor that there is no need to rob them.

Furthermore, Liren and Lianren are quite fierce, and it is still uncertain who will rob whom in the end.

 It’s better not to mess with him.

As for the big families in Sanhe, each of them spends a lot of money to maintain servants to protect the courtyard. Among them are Huajin and second-level masters. Their bosses only know some tricks and are stronger than ordinary people. They dare to go anywhere.

The main purpose of gathering people is to protect the gold mine in Jinji Mountain. Although it is difficult to mine, there are occasional gains.

At the same time, they will also take the initiative to help salt smugglers and smugglers transport goods, and they can also earn a little money, which can be regarded as a living.

 No matter what, they will not die of hunger.

 It's just that the sky has unpredictable circumstances, and people have misfortunes and good fortunes.

Their village is on the top of Jinji Mountain, with only a few shabby shacks. They are mainly used to keep out mosquitoes, tigers, leopards and wolves. Otherwise, it is common for them to be snatched away in their sleep.

The most distinctive thing is undoubtedly their toilet, which is built on the cliff. You can enjoy the scenery at your feet while going out, and there is no smell at all.

 The biggest advantage is that once the toilet door is closed, there are no mosquitoes.

Because mosquitoes cannot get up from the bottom of the cliff through the cesspit, unlike in the old forest, squatting for a while, your buttocks will be red and swollen, one side is bitten by mosquitoes, and the other side is slapped with your hands.

 You can’t live but you can’t die.

That night, when they were out in public, the wooden board they were stepping on suddenly broke apart and they fell down.

 There is an abyss below, and with the fog, it is impossible to see the bottom.

This is really unexpected.

Had they known earlier, they should have replaced that board.

 The boss is dead, there is no doubt about it.

 You can still survive if you fall, unless you are a living god.

 Obviously, they are not the boss.

Just when everyone was about to divide the things and go home to farm, his master Ye Qiu came!

　　One man and one sword went up the mountain. He didn't use any sword to fight them. He was kicked and it took him a month to recover. It was hard to breathe.

Everyone was injured, and he had to endure the pain and carefully serve his master.

 Later, his master announced the title of "Sword-wielding Scholar" in public.

 Then he started taking them to rob!

Having been bandits for so many years, this is their first robbery!

 And the one he robbed was the Salt Owl!

 This is something I never dared to think about before.

His master's skills are so high that he has no enemy at all.

At this point, under the leadership of his master, in just six months, their Jinji Mountain has become famous, and they have ushered in the real good days, eating meat in large chunks, drinking in large bowls, and dividing silver in large scales.

Thinking about it now, he still missed it a little. After all, it was his master who contributed all the effort. They only followed behind, waving flags and shouting, building up their momentum, and moving things.

 Moreover, under his persistent pursuit, he shamelessly called Master. Although Master was impatient, he still gave him a few casual hints.

 He officially embarked on the path of practicing martial arts.

 Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Suddenly one day, the master said that he wanted to challenge the world's masters, and then he left.

  There is no explanation.

Then he became the head of Jinji Mountain, and continued to suffer with his brothers under the title of his master's "sword-wielding scholar".

 He does not have the ability to challenge Yan Xiao like his master.

They were even afraid of the salt owl's revenge, so they hid in the mountains and didn't dare to come out.

 I have been living a useless life!

What he didn't expect was that the master would suddenly come back and bring him to Prince He.

Jinji Mountain returned to the prince, and he and his brothers were put in the Sanhe Guardhouse and stationed at Fangniao Island. They became people who lived on monthly wages and married one wife and two concubines from the refugees.

 This day, I can wake up from my dreams with a smile.

The only bad thing is that his immediate boss, Han Deqing, is always in trouble with him!

This time I actually dared to beat myself up.

At present, my biggest supporter, my master, is unable to support me.

It’s really frustrating.

As he walked, he shook his head. Halfway through, he remembered that he came here on horseback, but he didn't dare to go back. He could only sneak it back at night to avoid bumping into the master when he went back now.

His family lives on the south bank of the Xijiang River, on a plot of land allocated by the Chief Secretary. Basically, all his brothers live together, and they built a house with the "buyout" money from Jinji Mountain given by the palace.

He had the most money, so he naturally built the largest house, with four rooms in the front and four rooms in the back, with a wall on both sides, where he lived three wives and two children.

 Two children, one by his wife and one by his concubine, one boy and one girl, one is still in infancy and the other has just learned to walk. It is time to be satisfied.

 But it’s hard to support a family!

 The monthly money is just that little, what is enough for you?

With his intelligence, he learned how to ask for money from the merchants of Fangniao Island, and he earned a few taels of silver every month.

The days are really cool.

 Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. It was not even half a year before Han Deqing discovered it.

Hitting himself didn't count, but he also kicked himself out of the guardhouse.

 What will happen in the days to come?

　　After passing through the gate and entering the yard, I saw a child dressed in a short shirt sitting in the living room, holding chopsticks and a bowl, eating with big mouthfuls, looking like he was devouring the food.

 This is his brother-in-law, the brother of his wife.

His face fell instantly. He was not a wealthy landowner, how could he withstand such a meal?

"came back."

When his wife, Mrs. Liu, saw him, she felt uneasy for a while.

"Um,"

Although Jiang Sixi was unhappy, he still held back.

After all, the condition for marrying him was to help raise his younger brother. "Aren't there classes in school today?"

 When it comes to classes, the school is in charge of the food!

 The food you eat when you come back is wasteful and wasteful, and you won’t be able to live a good life.

Liu Shiqiang smiled and said, "He has finished primary school, and the junior high school has not been built yet. He has a vacation right now, and he has to live at home until the school is built."

 “So that’s it.”

Jiang Sixi thought to himself that there is no telling when the school building will be built. If it is not built well, there will always be more pairs of chopsticks at home.

 Can't you make yourself poor?

Thinking about the father and mother of the two concubines again, I got a headache again. They are also the ones who come to fight the autumn wind every now and then.

　　This day cannot be passed.

 Still have to find a way to make money.

 I couldn't stay at home any longer, and I became extremely irritable for a while. After pacing back and forth in the main room, I turned around and went out again.

He has to go to his old brothers to discuss a way out and make some income. It is not a long-term solution to lose everything.

Three days later, he transformed into a craftsman foreman. According to the most popular saying in Baiyun City, he is the boss of the construction team.

He took a dozen old brothers with him to build private roads and houses for people. It is said that this old man made money.

 The first business he took was to repair the Chunxiang Building.

Chunxiang Building was flooded, and the small courtyard behind it was basically burned down. He was an acquaintance with the shopkeeper of Chunxiang Building, and it didn’t take much effort to convince the shopkeeper to hand over the business to him.

Find the old Taoist priest Sun Xing to be the middleman. The two parties signed and pledged, took the deposit, and officially started his real estate career.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, Baiyun City is finally no longer so hot, and it’s even a little cool at night.

Lin Yi was sitting in the yard, listening to Zixia and Mingyue making financial reports, when Qi Peng came over.

Qi Peng waited for Mingyue and the two to finish speaking, then raised his hands and said, "The **** who announced the decree has arrived in Xinguang Town. I'm afraid he will arrive tomorrow."

 “I would have forgotten if I didn’t tell you,”

Lin Yi said with a smile, "I don't know what the boss is thinking. He actually thinks that the brothers can go back obediently. I'm afraid he is overthinking."

Qi Peng said, "Your Majesty, after Wa Dan retreated, King Yong seized the land of Liangzhou. His army has expanded to 150,000. It is said that he is preparing to join the King of Jin and King Nanling to enter the capital of Qing Dynasty."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Where's Lao Ba?

This Han Hui is also very incompetent, and he still can't win Chuzhou until now. "

Qi Peng said, "The King of Chu is gathering up the defeated troops, suppressing the bandits with all his strength, and wiping out two rebel armies. Han Hui is resting in Yuezhou and is holding back his troops."

 “It’s quite lively,”

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Everyone is quite capable of jumping."

Qi Peng continued, "General Yuan Qing has arrived in the capital. He resigned as Marshal of the Army and Horses. His Majesty repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but finally he agreed to do so."

"hehe."

Lin Yi sneered and said, "Hey, you are so upright and hopeless. If you give up your martial arts, it will be difficult to stand up in the future."

Qi Peng said, "That's what the prince said."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "They are making trouble, so we can't be idle. Yuezhou and Hongzhou are both pretty good. What do you think if they can be integrated with Sanhe?"

 He is not short of land, but of people and money.

 Sitting at home every day waiting for the refugees, waiting until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse!

 Besides, when the refugees come, they still need to be resettled, and resettlement requires money!

It's better to go directly there and turn them into people under your rule!

“I will arrange for porters to go find out about Hongzhou and Yuezhou now.”

After Qi Peng finished speaking, he pushed the wheelchair and left.

Lin Yi said to Xiao Xizi, "Call those old men over."

"yes."

 Xiao Xizi came back after a short meeting.

 It took about half an hour for the old men to gather together one after another.

Lin Yi asked Qi Peng to speak briefly. The eyes of all the old men were bright. Shan Qi said directly, "By taking Hongzhou and Yuezhou, our Sanhe will have another barrier. It is what we should do!"

Lin Yi interrupted, "What to take?

This is called suppressing bandits and upholding the laws of the court. "

 “What the prince said is,”

Chen Desheng lamented, "Yuezhou and Hongzhou are the land of plenty. Tao Bai, a wealthy man, rebelled and the world's taxes were reduced by three points. It is really a pity."

Lin Yi said, "Then it's settled. If you don't have money for the expedition, just keep borrowing."

 “Your Majesty, don’t worry,”

Shanqi smiled and said, "As soon as the news of the expedition was released, people naturally asked for money."

 When Sanhe went on an expedition, every time the Chief Secretary lost money, it was the gentry and landlords who made money.

 After seeing the Chief Secretary's announcement, Sanhe was excited, especially those who had been to Daxi City and knew what it meant.

This time I went to Yuezhou and Hongzhou!

 It’s a completely different concept from the last time I went to Shiwandashan!

As long as your brain is more active and your hands and feet are more diligent, it is impossible not to make a fortune.

  As for defeat, they never thought about it.

Lin Yi himself didn’t know that these people, including the refugees from Yuezhou and Hongzhou, had actually developed the mentality of being the best in the world.

 They were more active in preparing for war than the officers and soldiers of Sanhe Guard Station.

The most anxious person was Bian Jing, the craftsman at the road construction site, who ran away immediately.

The supplier meeting has not yet started, but Sanhe's well-known large suppliers have already assigned quotas, and they have begun to actively prepare goods without waiting for the order to come down.

Collusion in bidding!

Lin Yi gritted his teeth angrily.

 It just happened that we couldn’t kill them.

They are all his own creditors, what can he do!

However, the efficiency is incredible. It only took half a month to prepare the supplies for the expedition.

However, this time there were more Lians and Liren suppliers, and they provided thousands of ponies.

 For them, this is a capitalless business. They capture wild horses that chase water and grass. They can drive dozens of them back in one trip, tame them using unique methods, and sell them to locals and foreign traders.

 They have been doing this business since they settled in Baiyun City.

 The most irritating thing is the Guizhou people. If they don't give them money, they will be as helpless as soldiers.

 They also asked to be suppliers.

Lin Yi yelled, "Those who eat me and drink from me get paid every month!"

Moreover, I still help raise my son and daughter in school.

 Even their residences were built with their own money.

How dare you say such a thing!

 There is no conscience at all.

He called the leader of the Guizhou people over and said both good and cruel words, but he still only recognized the money and not the people.

 He ​​also took out the slogans he painted on the wall to illustrate the point: if you give, you will be rewarded; win-win cooperation; development is the last word.

Lin Yi wondered if this was still the simple and honest tribesman he knew before?

　　Why is it that everyone is obsessed with money now?

 The overall situation is more important, so let’s coax him first, and finally give him a thousand taels of silver.

 The worst that can happen is that we will have to settle the accounts later in life!

 Let them know how close they are to the prince sooner or later!

 What is the evil world!

Different from the last attack on the Ayu people, the leader of this expedition was Zhang Mian, the navy commander. After all, he was the only general in Sanhe who was recognized by the court.

Although He Jixiang is actually the head coach, he is just a supporting player and can only act secretly. He cannot appear openly in front of outsiders. He can only be Zhang Mian publicly.

 After all, we have to silence everyone in the world.

On the day the army set out for the expedition, He Jixiang did not have time to encourage morale in front of the officers and soldiers, so he hurriedly led the army northward, because 30,000 civilians had already left three days ahead of them.

 He had to catch up quickly.

Many of these civilians are martial arts masters and are lawless, so he has to keep an eye on them.

Moreover, the baggage and equipment are all with the civilians, and they cannot catch up. How can 30,000 officers and soldiers starve to death halfway along the road?

 The three armies moved ahead without using food and grass, and they moved too fast.

These common people are becoming more and more unruly and unruly.

 (End of this chapter)