Liu Renyu and Du Ruonan were silent for a while, Liu Renyu remembered that there were still important matters to discuss with Du Ruonan, so he broke the silence and said in a deep voice: "Ruonan, I will go to another expedition in the near future, this time I am going to a dangerous place, you are about to become my wife, I will not hide it from you, I will go to Liaodong to build a city." ”

"Liaodong!?" Du Ruonan, who had been keeping his head down, heard the word Liaodong and screamed in fright.

"Hey, hey, hey, Ruonan, be quiet, this is a military secret, don't let others know, if the secret is leaked, my life will be gone." Liu Renyu saw that Du Ruonan reacted so violently, so he hurriedly spoke out and said with relief.

"Well," Du Ruonan first hurriedly covered his mouth when he heard this, nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and then said tremblingly: "Liaodong dangerous land, since the time of Emperor Wanli, how many guest soldiers have gone, how many have died, I heard the veterans who fled back that year said that even the world-famous Qi family army was wiped out in the battle of Hunhe. Big brother, how many soldiers and horses do you have, you have to go to Liaodong to fight Jiannu to the death, big brother, don't be dangerous! ”

Liu Renyu didn't know whether Du Ruonan was so anxious, whether he was worried that he was dead, their Du family would have no support, or whether he was simply worried about his own safety, but he was still slightly moved and said: "Ruonan don't worry, since I have decided to go to Liaodong, I have naturally prepared all the best measures, you just have to rest assured." You only need to do these few things for me, and I will be 100% sure that I will return to Jingbian Fort safely. ”

"Big brother, what do you need me to do for you?" Du Ruonan asked.

"At present, most of my money is used to build Liujiabao, pay the salaries of civil and military officials, errand soldiers, and the salaries of the soldiers, and there is not much money left in hand, and the money and grain allocated by the imperial court have not yet arrived, but I go to Liaodong to fight, and I need a lot of food, so I can only ask your Du family for help now, I will pay this year's dividends in advance, and ask your Du family to buy 100,000 stone of grain on my behalf in Jiangnan, and transfer it to Jinzhou City in Liaodong by sea, I don't know if this matter is difficult for your Du family?" Liu Renyu asked.

"100,000 stones?" Du Ruonan was slightly surprised.

"That's a lot, isn't it?" Liu Renyu also said that Du Ruonan felt that it was difficult to do, so he asked with some worry.

"Well........," Du Ruonan first pondered for a while, and then said: "Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, and there is a lot of grain production, and the price of grain is not very high?" It's not a difficult thing to buy 100,000 stone of grain, but how many people do you have, big brother, and you actually want so much food? ”

"It's just 3,000 people." Liu Renyu raised three fingers and said.

"100,000 stone of grain is enough for your subordinates to eat for three or four years, why do you need so much food?" Du Ruonan said in surprise.

"In Liaodong, there are many Jiannu people, I go to build a city, the day the city is repaired, it is when I am besieged, so I should have prepared early, prepare grain, in case of being besieged by Jiannu, you can also hold on to the city, and wait until Jiannu has exhausted the food and retreated, we can return to Jingbian Fort safely." Liu Renyu replied.

"Big brother, I believe you, but I want to ask, why do you have to go to Liaodong to build a city? Could it be that the court insists that you go? Thinking that Liaodong has its own Liaodong army guards, why do you want to transfer our Yansui soldiers, and we have so many soldiers and generals in Yansui, why do we want to transfer you? Du Ruonan wondered.

"Hehe, Ruonan, this time I was sent to Liaodong, but it was not the imperial court that intended to do so, but I asked for my own life." Liu Renyu smiled.

"Big brother, you said you asked for your own life? Why would you take risks? Du Ruonan was extremely surprised.

"For meritorious service." Liu Renyu replied.

"Big brother, now that our Yansui is not peaceful, there are bandits everywhere, and it is also a meritorious service for you to suppress thieves here, why do you need to go to Liaodong?" Du Ruonan frowned.

"Hehe, what if the man doesn't know? In the first month of this year, the imperial court will send troops to recover the four cities occupied by Jiannu, if our army recovers the four cities, the four cities must have been destroyed, and the imperial court will definitely repair the four cities located in the key places, I want to get this business, let the imperial court use the reinforced concrete produced by our Jingbian Fort to build the city wall,

But the imperial court may not think that our method of building a city is reliable, so I decided to take people to Liaodong and build a city with the reinforced concrete produced by our Jingbian Fort. Naturally, they will agree.

In the future, if the imperial court wants to build a city again, it will definitely use our method, and when the imperial court orders come in an endless stream, we can make a lot of money, don't you say? Liu Renyu explained all the reasons why he wanted to go to Liaodong.

Although Du Ruonan is a woman, she is also a businessman, she listened to Liu Renyu's words, and naturally heard the business opportunities, she was very moved, but she was still a little worried: "Liaodong is not as good as our Guannei, if the Guannei loses the battle, you can always run away, if you lose the battle outside the Guan, you can't run away." ”

"Ruonan, didn't I just say that I have a perfect plan? And you also said, you fully believe that I can return to Jingbian Fort safely, you have to have confidence in me, I have not suffered defeat since I joined the army, this war is so important, how can I not have a plan, rest assured, even if Jiannu surrounds the city, I run out of ammunition and food, and I am powerless to resist, I still have a way to get out, and at that time, I need you to arrange a few boats to pick it up. Liu Renyu said.

"Where and how many people do I need?" Du Ruonan asked.

"At the mouth of the Yalu River, the boundary river between Korea and Liaodong, there is a place called Phi Dao, and your fleet will meet me there. There are our Ming officers and soldiers guarding it. You just have to wait for me there with someone. As for the time, I can't say for the time being, but I've been waiting at Phi Dao since October, so how about it, and is there any difficulty in this matter? Liu Renyu asked.

"Nothing difficult? When I was a child, I went to Fujian with my father to buy tea, and I once saw huge sea ships, oh my God, those ships are like hills, I heard that just one ship can carry thousands of people, and when the time comes, you can rent two ships, and my father knows a few maritime merchants in Fujian, and it is not difficult to find them to borrow boats, and when the time comes, I should arrange this matter properly for you. Du Ruonan said.

"In this way, I will have to bother your Du family a lot." Liu Renyu thanked.

"Sooner or later, it's all a family, wouldn't it be outside to say these words." Du Ruonan's face was crimson, and he smiled.

"It's also said that it's all a family, but what I said is a little bit different. Hehe, Ruonan, you and Yuyun have known each other since childhood, and they both are my wives, it's really good. Liu Renyu said with a smile.

"Big brother, look at your beauty." Du Ruonan didn't have a good airway.

"Ruonan, I haven't come to you for a long time to eat, today I am happy, let's have a whole table of food, let's have a wine and dinner, how about talking?" Liu Renyu pleaded.

"It's up to the big brother." Du Ruonan chuckled.