freenovelworld Chapter 770 Looking for help
Chapter 770 Looking for help
"Stop, what are you doing?!"
The soldier guarding the gate saw that she was alone and was just a young child, so he didn't speak to her in a harsh tone.
Zhou Guo got off his horse and said with a smile, "Brother, I heard that there is a war in the north, so I want to go over and take a look."
"Look?" The soldier looked her up and down. "In a border battle, others don't even have time to hide, but why are you trying to get close to them?"
Zhou Guo said: "My uncle is also in the Xu family army. Besides, the Xu family army has never allowed the Hu people to go south over the years. The Hu people are no match for them. Why should I be afraid?"
After hearing what she said, the expressions of several people softened a lot, especially when they heard that the other party's family was also in the army, which meant that they were fellow soldiers.
He advised her, "Go back. It's wartime now, and you can't go there. Besides, you're just a child, and it's a mess over there. There's no point in going there. Our Xu family army will win this war sooner or later."
Zhou Guo nodded, she didn't think about going over.
He took out some dried meat from his bag and untied the wine bags on the horses' backs and distributed them to the soldiers.
In the cold winter, a drink of wine is more refreshing than anything else, but the soldier waved his hand and said, "We won't drink the wine. We can't drink while guarding the pass. We can eat dried meat."
I didn't take many, just one, and didn't eat it, but put it in my pocket.
Those who were far away didn't even come over. They stood in their own positions as if they didn't see Zhou Guo, just like door gods.
She chatted with the soldier for a while and then left.
The soldiers guarding the pass are all like this, which shows how strict the general is in disciplining his troops. With soldiers like this, there is no need to worry about whether Yannan Pass can be defended.
What she has to do now is to solve their worries and ensure that so many soldiers have enough food to eat.
On the third day of the New Year, Zhou Guo left with his men.
The villagers were puzzled when they saw this and asked Li, "Why did your daughter Zhou Guo go on a long journey? It's only the third year of junior high school, where is she going?"
Mrs. Li could only vaguely answer, "She said she was going to do some work. You know, the child is older now, so I can't ask too much. She has her own things to do. I don't have any skills, so how can I take care of everything for her?"
The villagers understood and comforted him, "Don't be sad. Your Guoguo is very capable. Capable children are always busy. Look at our child, he stays at home all day. I would like him to go out, but what do people do when they go out? I can't even imagine a family like your Guoguo's."
I really can’t imagine how capable he is!
Mrs. Li sighed. She knew better than anyone else that her child was capable, so she never stopped her. But she was a girl after all, and running around in such a cold weather might hurt her body.
Zhou Guo first went around the four prefectures. The ground had not thawed yet, so he couldn't move the soil. He could only do other things first.
After all, we have never sold the fertilizer in these places before. If we want to sell the fertilizer in every city this year, we can’t wait until the spring. We have to start now. Everyone is staying at home for the winter and has nothing to do, so we can find one right away.
She sent out all the people she had, divided into groups of three to each prefecture and county, and each group was responsible for several villages.
Then she turned her attention to the wealthy families in the capital.
According to her original thinking, the vast power lies in the masses, and large households are a minority after all. However, last year, the amount of fertilizer purchased by several large households in Yunzhou combined was much more than the amount purchased by dozens of farmers in large villages combined.
Only then did I realize that this time was different from the previous life.
The land owned by a large household is usually larger than that of several villages combined.
But these wealthy people are all well-known figures. If she just goes to their door like this, they will definitely beat her out.
She straightened her clothes and turned to go into the government office.
The Lord of Chengding was newly appointed and was still a young man, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
When he heard that Zhou Guo was coming, he was very surprised. It was only the sixth day of the New Year and the New Year had not yet ended. What was this kid doing here?
He didn't dare to neglect it. The fact that she came to his house meant that there was something wrong. The higher-ups had said that whatever they wanted would be given, and if they didn't do their job well, they would be beheaded. He was still so young and didn't want to be beheaded.
When Zhou Guo saw the young Lord of the Mansion, he lifted his robe and knelt down obediently, "I, the humble servant, pay my respects to the Lord of the Mansion."
But before he knelt down, he heard a gentle voice saying, "No need to be polite. I'm not wearing an official uniform today, so I don't need to kneel."
Straight to the point: "You're out before the New Year is over. Tell me, what do you want?"
Zhou Guo was not surprised by his directness, nor was she surprised that he did not ask who she was.
It can be seen from the previous purchase of Zhuangzi. It was so smooth, no one would believe that there was no one pushing it behind the scenes!
What a coincidence that we have everything we want. Not only is the location suitable, but the land is also very large and arable land. There is also a road, so it is close to everything.
It must be that someone is helping behind the scenes.
She said, "Since you are so direct, I won't beat around the bush."
He then explained his request in detail, and finally said: "We can handle the farmers ourselves, but I don't have that much face for these big households. Sir, I need your help in this matter. Only you can suppress them."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Actually, this is not a losing business for them. On the contrary, it will increase their income. They will not suffer any loss."
The Lord of the Mansion readily agreed, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me. As for the farmers below, you don't have enough manpower, I will give a call to the county magistrate below and ask the county government to come forward as well."
Zhou Guo said hurriedly: "This is not necessary."
Thinking about it, I feel that having more manpower would be useful. "Even if you want to help, don't show up in the name of the government. It's better to wear plain clothes."
She was afraid that these people would refuse to buy once they heard it was from the county government.
The Lord of the Mansion smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Zhou Guo got a satisfactory answer and said goodbye. Cheng Ding had done it. There were still three prefectures she had not visited, and she had to go and say hello to them.
The lords of the four prefectures all received instructions. They were originally wondering how to help, but then Zhou Guo came to them.
I was really overjoyed and extremely happy.
General Zhou Guo repeated to them exactly what he had said in Chengding Prefecture Yamen. Each prefecture lord patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, just go about your own business. Leave these big households to me. They won't be able to do it without spending some money."
Zhou Guo left with peace of mind.
With the help of the government, things went very smoothly. In less than a month, all the counties and villages under the several prefectures had received the news.
When Zhou Guo's men came to the door with drums and gongs, these people had already received the news. When they saw the legendary Fei, they were even happier, because it turned out that they were not deceived.
After ten days, she had called back all the people under her.
We have to take advantage of this time to build a fleet, otherwise it will be too late when many places require cars in the spring.
We will take as many cows, donkeys and mules as we can find in the four prefectures.
She traveled to various places every day and plundered most of the livestock for sale in several prefectures.