PFC Chapter 274 A visit
Chapter 274 A visit
After saying that, she kowtowed without understanding the situation clearly. You know, if you offend such an official, the whole family will be arrested and sent to the Yamen. Even if he is dead, no one dares to say anything.
Fortunately, Wu Fengxue behind him quickly looked at him and pulled her up.
Looking up, she saw Lin Xiaofan's appearance. There was no anger at all on his handsome face. Instead, he looked like he was smiling and said:
"It's okay, I'm telling the children a story."
Hearing this, the woman realized that Counselor Lin was playing with some children.
But look at these children, all of them look shabby, their noses are runny because of the cold, their clothes are just tattered, and they are all dirty.
Look at Counselor Lin again, he is spotless in white clothes, with a clean face and a smile on his lips. Normally, when such people encounter children from civilian families, they would be driven away with disgust. If they accidentally bump into each other, they will dislike the dirty clothes and beat and scold the child.
But instead of being like this, Lin was extremely close to these children, which she never expected.
Lin Xiaofan raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already afternoon. Due to their daily schedule, people in Daqian only eat two meals a day. For some families who had eaten early, it is already meal time.
"You're here to call them home, right? You should go back early, don't let your parents worry."
Lin Xiaofan touched a little boy's head and helped him wipe away the runny nose.
The little boy smiled naively, and then asked seriously:
"Counsel Lin, can I join the army? I also want to become a great hero who protects the country."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaofan and Wu Fengxue burst into laughter. Mainly because the child is the youngest among the group, only about two or three years old.
"It's good to have this kind of ambition. It's just that you're too young to help. Let's wait until you grow up."
Lin Xiaofan said.
"Counselor Lin, can you tell us some more stories tomorrow?"
A little girl asked with reluctance in her eyes.
"tomorrow?"
Lin Xiaofan thought about it and found that he didn't seem to have anything to do. Moreover, I am too bored here, so it would be nice to play with the kids and act cool here.
As for returning to Lijiazhuang, there is no rush in the short term. Li Zheng just sent him a letter a few days ago, saying that everything in Lijiazhuang was still fine, so he could just rest assured and do what he was doing.
Spring has not yet begun, so there is no need to produce lime for the time being. Li San is fully responsible for Lian Nu's affairs, and Jianfeng will also send some people to help, so there won't be any problems.
"If I don't have anything else to do at noon tomorrow, I will come here again."
Lin Xiaofan nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, several children burst into cheers and then dispersed with satisfaction.
Lin Xiaofan returned to the Tianwen Inn. Zhao Chen and Zhao Shan went somewhere unknown. Jiang Li returned to Jiang's house last night and never came back. Only Jianbai was drinking and having fun in a house with his guards.
Fortunately, several of his guards were alive and well in this battle, and only two were slightly injured.
"Brother Lin, let's have a drink together."
When Jian Bai saw Lin Xiaofan outside the door, he quickly stood up to greet him, pushed Lin Xiaofan into the house, looked at the wheelchair, and said:
"This thing of yours is pretty good."
Lin Xiaofan didn't shy away and joined in the drinking party. They chatted and soon became tipsy.
"Brother Jianbai, when do you plan to set off? If there's no rush, I'll prepare some more Thunderbolts for you."
Lin Xiaofan said.
Yantian County has a bad climate and is plagued by poisonous insects and miasma. Many tribes and races invade from outside, making it unstable internally. If you are not adequately prepared, accidents are likely to occur.
Jian Bai shook his head slightly and said:
"There is no need to trouble Brother Lin. I have sent spies from the family to investigate in Yantian County. All kinds of materials are not scarce there. It's just saltpeter. Brother Lin, please give me a price and I'll buy it."
At the end of his speech, his voice lowered a bit. Although gunpowder is not that easy to make, you still have to be careful about the formula.
After all, if this thing falls into the wrong hands, it will cause a catastrophe.
Yantian County and Qingzhou County happen to be adjacent to each other, so buying it from Lin Xiaofan will make transportation easier.
"Brother Jianbai, I still have to pay for it. This saltpeter mine is in my hands, so it costs nothing at all."
Lin Xiaofan waved his hand. Now that he has a refined salt business and a crossbow business, he is not short of this little money, so he treats it as funding Jian Bai's business.
If Jian Bai could really take charge of Yantian County, wouldn't it be much more convenient for him to do all kinds of business there based on their relationship? And he heard that there are many mines over there in Xiatian. If there are one or two things that I need, I have to ask Jian Bai for help.
Moreover, Yantian County and Qingzhou County are adjacent to each other and far away from the capital. After Jianbai pacifies that area, he can develop it into a second industrial base.
Seeing that Jian Bai was still trying to evade, Lin Xiaofan then spoke:
"Now that I have a refined salt trade, I am not short of money. However, I am more interested in all kinds of rare things, especially various ores. If there are any, help me get some."
Jian Bai immediately responded. He wouldn't be able to use those ores if he kept them. As for the ownership of the mine, he only needs to buy the land after discovering the ore.
In Daqian, you only need to go to the local government office to buy land. After he defeated the foreign enemies and sorted out the interior of Yantian County, most of the people in the government were his, so it would not be easy to buy a piece of land.
The only difficulty in this trip is whether we can handle both foreign enemies and internal strife. With Lei Zhenzi in hand, he felt quite confident in dispatching some people from his family.
"Brother Lin, after I establish a foothold there, I will buy some repeating crossbows from you. Don't shirk this. If I take yours for nothing again, I will never be able to justify it."
After Jian Bai drank a bowl of wine, he spoke again.
The crossbow is also a sharp weapon, especially in a place like Yantian County. The court will only send some generals who have committed crimes to take charge. Unless a lot of territory has been captured, it is impossible for the court to send troops to fight.
The tribes that attacked Yantian County would not occupy the land, they would only knock down the towns, plunder some food and then leave.
Under this situation, most of Yantian County's troops were built by locals themselves and had no professional training. With the repeating crossbow, you can quickly create many archers.
"It's easy to talk about. We can discuss these things later. Let's have a good drink today."
Lin Xiaofan raised the bowl and spoke.
Perhaps he wanted to vent his emotions deep down, so he drank the wine very happily. He didn't know how many bowls he drank in total, but when he woke up again, he was already lying on the bed and the sky outside was getting bright.
His head hurt a little. When he opened the window, he saw that the sun had just come out.
Li Xiaoran was sleeping on his pillow and had already opened his eyes. I was just afraid of disturbing Lin Xiaofan, so I didn't get up.
Li Xiaoran smiled slightly, helped Lin Xiaofan get dressed, and said:
"Husband, you sit here for a while, and I'll get you some water."
After washing up, Li Xiaoran fed him another bowl of hangover soup. Just as he was about to make out with her, there was a knock on the door.
"Husband, there is someone visiting outside, claiming to be Counselor Liu of the Jiang family."