Chapter 741: Borrowing People to Carry Grain
Ten days later, all the rice fields were harvested, and after Lin Ruan settled the wages to those men, he asked Luohua to drive the car and send them all away.
After these workers completely left the mountains and forests, Lin Ruan activated his ability to change the appearance of all the roads these people passed, so all traces were wiped out. Even if they turn around and come back immediately, they will definitely not be able to recognize it.
Subsequently, Lin Nguyen began the second round of planting.
Luohua took the ox convoy and went to another county to recruit rice harvesters.
In this way, the rice in the rice fields was harvested three times in a month.
Each time, nearly 10,000 tons of grain can be laid.
When the grain accumulated to almost 30,000 tons, Lin Ruan decided to hurry back to Huaiyang Mansion with the grain.
It's been almost two months since she came out now, and I'm afraid that Huaiyang Mansion won't be able to hold on.
Although these grains cannot completely solve the urgent needs of several arid provinces, they can always bring some hope to the people.
So Lin Ruan asked the golden eagles to call some of the same kind, so that they would also become the same size as the golden eagles, and asked them to transport the grain that had already been collected out of the mountains and find a place to settle it.
Subsequently, Lin Ruan took the letter that King Shen Jun had given her before he left, and found the army stationed in Lingnan.
The general of the Lingnan army, surnamed Wu and named Yue, was the former right-hand man of King Shenjun.
Lin Ruan, who was dressed as a man, rode to the front of the barracks, took the waist card of the brocade guard, and after telling the soldiers guarding the door that he was looking for Wu Yue, he stood in front of the gate and waited.
The waist card was originally given to her by Xiao Jingchen, although the current commander of Jinyiwei was replaced by the prince's person, but many things are the same, and this waist card naturally retains its original use.
When Wu Yue heard that someone from the Jinyi Guard was looking for him, he immediately brought a personal soldier to the gate of the barracks.
Lin Ruan stepped forward and bowed to the other party: "Little girl Lin Ruan, I have seen Wu Shibo." ”
Wu Yue has been stationed in Lingnan for many years, and he doesn't know much about things in Kyoto, but he is no stranger to Lin Ruan's face, "Your mother's surname is Shen?" ”
Lin Ruan smiled and nodded: "Yes, my mother Shen Mengjun." ”
Wu Yue sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect you to be so old." Why did you come to this Lingnan alone? Let's go, go back to the house with Shibo first. ”
Lin Ruan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he heard him call Shen Mengjun, which sounded a little intimate.
But seeing that Wu Yue's expression was very calm, and there was no awkward appearance at all, Lin Ruan was a little curious, the relationship between Wu Yue and the original owner's mother.
Wu Yue was stationed in Lingnan, and although his wife did not come, he took two concubines, both of which were placed in the city.
Lin Ruan followed Wu Yue to the General's Mansion in the city, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw two aunts dressed very delicately greeted him.
"General, you're back, you haven't been home for a few days when you arrive in the barracks, it's really ruthless."
Lin Ruan listened to the coquettish sound of twists and turns, and goosebumps rose.
It was really the first time she had seen such a concubine room, the Shen family had family rules, men did not accept concubines, and women did not be small. So the Shen family doesn't have these bustles.
The Gu family had a lot of concubines at that time, but no one dared to dangle under her nose, so she had been through for so long, and she really didn't see many concubines. The ones I saw also looked relatively normal.
And these two feel like the sisters in the building. The tone of speech is similar, and the dress is similar.
The corner of Wu Yue's eyes swept to Lin Ruan's look of wanting to laugh but being embarrassed to laugh, and couldn't help but be embarrassed, and said to the two concubines, "Didn't you see any guests coming to the door?" What kind of system is pulled and pulled like this! If you don't follow the rules like this, you will be sent back to the building. ”
Lin Ruan sighed in his heart, yes, it really came out of the building.
No wonder.
Of course, the two concubines saw Lin Ruan, but they were all focused on competing for favor, so they didn't have time to deal with her.
At this time, Wu Yue said about them, and the two of them did not dare to be presumptuous, and stepped forward to salute Lin Ruan.
Lin Ruan waved his hand: "No courtesy." ”
The two of them came out of the building, they were all human spirits, and they originally felt that Lin Ruan was a little too beautiful, but when they heard her voice at this time, they immediately concluded that she was a daughter.
Suddenly, the two of them looked at Lin Ruan's eyes wrong.
Lin Ruan looked at the sky speechlessly, what kind of sin did she create, she was regarded as an imaginary enemy by the concubines who came out of the two buildings.
Wu Yue was a big man, and he didn't understand the way of these women's families so much, so he waved his hand to let the two concubines go down, and took Lin Ruan to the study.
Lin Ruan took out the handwritten letter from King Shen Jun, handed it to Wu Yue, and then said bluntly: "Shibo, my niece came to Lingnan this time to collect grain for Huaiyang Mansion. Huaiyang Province and several surrounding provinces are suffering from severe drought, and the current grain stocks are almost at the bottom. When the people have no food to eat, they are prone to disorder. ”
After Wu Yue read the letter, he couldn't help frowning, "I also heard about this, did you want me to help collect grain this time?" This is no problem, I promise to help with all my might, but the place in Lingnan is sparsely populated, and there are not many arable grain fields, so it is estimated that there will not be much grain to be harvested, so don't have too much hope. ”
Lin Ruan smiled and shook his head, "Shibo misunderstood, I have collected enough grain, but Lingnan is far from Huaiyang Mansion, which is more than a month away, and my niece only brought two guards on this trip, and it is naturally impossible to transport such a large amount of grain back." So I want to ask Shibo to help allocate a group of people to escort the grain back to Huaiyang. ”
Wu Yue immediately nodded: "Yes, how many people do you need?" ”
Lin Ruan estimated: "At least two thousand people, in addition, the vehicles and ships that transport grain also need Shibo's help to find a way." ”
"What?" Wu Yue was stunned, "Two thousand? Are you sure? ”
Lin Ruan nodded: "Sure, there are hundreds of thousands of stone grains in total, and two thousand people are estimated to be a little reluctant." There is too much food, and it is a little inconvenient to travel by land, so you need to take the water route. ”
Wu Yue is not a person who has never seen the world, but hundreds of thousands of stone grains are still in a place like Lingnan, which is too scary.
"Niece, are you sure it's so much grain?"
He thought that Lin Ruan was lucky to receive tens of thousands of stones of grain.
Lin Ruan smiled and nodded again: "Of course you are sure, Shibo, these are life-saving foods from several provinces, including Huaiyang Mansion, I hope Shibo can deploy manpower as soon as possible." If you start a day earlier, the people will be able to eat a day earlier. ”
Wu Yue put away his surprise and immediately stood up: "This matter really shouldn't be delayed, I'll go and arrange people now, my niece will rest in the mansion first, and then use some food, and when I arrange the manpower, I will send people over immediately." ”
Lin Ruan stood up and saluted him, "Thank you, Shibo." ”
Wu Yue waved his hand, "I can't thank you, it's just a matter of transferring some people." I'll arrange it first, and you'll do it yourself. ”
Lin Ruan nodded, walked out of the study with Wu Yue, and watched him leave in a hurry.