PFC Chapter 616 Receive goods
Chapter 616 Receive goods
After receiving Lin Xiaofan's instructions, Liu Fugui packed up several carts of silk and hemp and set off quickly. At the same time, several Qingzhou soldiers came outside the mansion and handed in a letter.
[Brother Lin, people from the Great Shang Kingdom have come to pay tribute. If you have time, come and take over the goods.]
"Tian Meng, go to the Xianzhen Army and call all the troops of Duanmu Liangjiang and Lei Pokong to gather at the city gate. I have something to go out for."
Lin Xiaofan found Tian Meng who was sparring with Xu Wu and spoke.
Nowadays, the security in Degao Town is stable, and the Guanjun Marquis Mansion is heavily guarded, so there is basically no place for her to use her skills. These days, she either goes to the military camp to fight, or bullies Xu Wu.
Because of this, she became familiar with the people in the military camp.
"Got a fight? Take me with you!"
Tian Meng raised her eyebrows and said, it's not that she was warlike, but she felt that having martial arts skills was a waste of time, but it was too much of a waste to keep them at home every day.
"I'll go as well."
Xu Wu, who had been beaten so badly that he couldn't stand up, forced himself to stand up after hearing these words.
In the year since he came to the Marquis Guanjun's Mansion, he has grown a lot taller. With years of martial arts training, his body has become stronger and his eyes reveal determination.
In the past year of practicing martial arts, he has trained hard every day, and his masters are masters like Tian Meng, so his strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Even though he has not grown up yet, he is more than enough to beat three or four adults.
At the same time, he has been practicing martial arts for a year and now he is eager to have a fight to see his progress and prove his strength.
"It's not a fight."
Seeing the two of them like this, Lin Xiaofan smiled.
"Oh."
Tian Meng's expression showed a little disappointment, and Xu Wu's excitement faded a little, but he still said:
"Brother Lin, let me go with you."
Lin Xiaofan thought about it and agreed:
"Row."
This trip to the Qingzhou border was mainly to receive his 1,500 war horses. Xu Wu had been staying at home for more than a year, and he was probably getting bored, so it would be good for him to go with him.
"Haha, Brother Lin, you are the best."
After Tian Meng left, Lin Xiaofan packed up his things, said goodbye to his family, and brought Xu Wen to the outside of Degao City. At this time, an army stood on one side of the city gate like an iron wall.
The army's formation was neat and orderly. A large flag with the word "Lin" written on it was flying in the front, bright as fire.
"set off!"
Lin Xiaofan waved his hand, and the army changed its formation, with two people in a row, leaving enough space for cars to pass. Although they were marching, the formation was still neat.
Lin Xiaofan rode a white horse and walked at the front of the team, with Lei Pokong and Duanmu Liangjiang following on both sides.
Since they were all walking and the soldiers were wearing armor, their speed was much slower. It took them five days to reach the South Gate of Heaven, which was also the territory adjacent to the Great Shang Kingdom.
Ten thousand Qingzhou troops were stationed here to prevent a sudden attack from the Great Shang State. The remaining Qingzhou troops were stationed at the border with the Daliang State.
"Brother Lin."
Jian Feng came to greet them personally, smiling broadly. On either side of him stood Zhao Yue and Jiang Li. Zhao Yue was originally the second-in-command of the Qingzhou Army, and Jiang Li had made outstanding achievements in the recent wars and had become the first person under the two.
Behind them stood five hundred elite Qingzhou soldiers.
After more than a year of recuperation, the Qingzhou Army has recovered to its heyday and its number has returned to 30,000.
The rules in the army have become stricter. Now not only can every soldier receive military pay, but pensions are also paid on time. However, not many people are willing to join the army.
Now that taxes have been reduced, the people can live a good life by farming, so there is no need for them to join the army and fight to the death.
Jianfeng did not expand its recruitment further. Thirty thousand people were enough to deal with the war in the west. It would be better to let the people stay at home and farm.
"Brother Feng, Brother Jiang, General Zhao."
Lin Xiaofan whipped the horse, speeding up a bit. When he got close, he jumped off the horse.
"Haha, I haven't seen you for such a long time. You have grown taller and stronger."
Jianfeng patted Lin Xiaofan on the shoulder, looked him up and down and said.
"Now that life is better, the quality of food has also improved, right?"
Lin Xiaofan smiled. When he first met Jianfeng, he had just escaped poverty not long ago and was starving to the point of being skin and bones.
"Come, let's talk to the camp. It's a little strange, but when I wrote to you, the tribute team from Dashan had already arrived at the border of Dashan. But after ten days, they still haven't arrived."
Jianfeng said.
"It hasn't come yet. This speed is too slow."
Lin Xiaofan frowned when he heard this. It wouldn't take that long for Dashang to reach Nantianmen.
"Not only that, our scouts went to investigate, but there was no news of them within 200 miles. I wonder if the Great Shang has made any moves."
Jian Feng said.
"Hmph, in my opinion, he's just itching for trouble. Just give him a beating."
Jiang Li snorted coldly. Da Shang sent a message ten days ago saying that they would pay tribute, but they haven't come yet, not to mention that there is no letter at all.
"Indeed, the Great Shang Emperor doesn't have the guts to do that."
Lin Xiaofan said. If he really dared to confront Daqian, he would not have sent Yu Cai to seek peace.
"That's what I'm wondering about. What is Da Shang doing? Brother Lin, you have a wide network of contacts. Is there any way you can get some information?"
Jian Feng asked, still a little worried. Although he was not afraid of Da Shang, he could minimize the loss by making preparations in advance.
"There are quite a few of our people in Dashang. I'll send someone to investigate."
Lin Xiaofan nodded. It was still important to anticipate the enemy. The Tianchao Chamber of Commerce and Guan Gui's Chamber of Commerce both had many people in Dashang.
As they were talking, everyone had already arrived in front of Jian Feng's tent. The aroma of wine and meat wafted into the air. Lin Xiaofan, who had been traveling for several days, felt his stomach growl twice.
There was a small table in the general's tent, with seven or eight dishes on it.
"These are all your favorites, Brother Lin. I don't know what you like to eat, brothers, so I'll just follow your appetite."
Jian Feng said to Lei Pokong and Duanmu Liangjiang.
Hearing this, the two smiled at Jian Feng but did not move. Instead, they turned their gaze to Lin Xiaofan.
Lin Xiaofan looked at the food on the table, frowned, and said, "Brother Feng, isn't this against the rules?"
In the Qingzhou army, generals and soldiers eat the same meals, this is the rule.
"We know you've come all this way, so we prepared this especially for you. Since there's only room for the three of you, it wouldn't be considered breaking the rules if we don't eat it."
Jian Feng said.
They were all martial artists, and their appetites were much larger than those of ordinary people. These seven or eight dishes were only enough for three people.
"Brother Lin, just eat. You came all the way here, and we can't even prepare a good meal for you. That's outrageous."
Jiang Li said this and pulled Lin Xiaofan to sit down.
"Brother Feng, I appreciate your kindness. There is no order without rules. We can't break the rules of the barracks just because of me, right? Share these foods with the brothers below."
Lin Xiaofan stood there without moving. Seeing that Jianfeng wanted to persuade him again, Lin Xiaofan continued:
"Brother Feng, if you continue to persuade me, you will treat me as an outsider."
"Haha, in that case, General Jiang Li, you can take a few people and go there in person to share the food with the brothers."
Jianfeng said with a smile.
"General Jianfeng, there are a few people outside, claiming to be from the Great Shang Kingdom, and they want to talk to you about something."
A messenger came to report.