Huang County, Donglai County, Qingzhou.

The Juxian caravan had only rested for five days before preparing to set off again.

In fact, the personnel of the caravan only rested for two days, after all, they had to go to the salt field of the Gongsun clan to load salt blocks.

However, they have long since adapted to this busy rhythm and have no complaints at all.

No matter how tired you are, you can't stand the good treatment!

Everyone in Juxianzhuang has a monthly salary, although it is not a lot, but it also includes food and accommodation, and the food is good!

As for the guards of the caravan, it is indeed harder and the risk is not small, but Lin Lin held a meeting to put the "performance salary" in place for a long time......

That's a lot of money a year.

For the people at the bottom of the Han Dynasty, it is unimaginable that they can have so much balance every year!

Even ordinary soldiers, working hard in the army is just eating a mess, don't think about military pay or anything.

At most, while risking his life, he can have an extremely narrow path to promotion......

Of course, there are less than fifty people in the village who have such an income now, except for the old Confucian students who teach Confucianism and Yu He, ten people in the kitchen, and thirty guards, and the rest are a few managers.

As long as the family members of those guards do not have project positions, they have no income.

But now, due to the shortage of manpower, Lin Lin is tapping the potential of these women, such as handing over the easier work of catching the sea and kitchen to them......

The coolies in the caravan were all hired temporarily, and their wages were included in the cost of running the merchants, and the nearly 100 orphans in the academy were also unpaid, and they would not have until they had performed the crown salute and started to work.

Lin Lin also spent 260,000 yuan a few days ago to purchase a batch of grain and hoard it in the granary, the amount was about 2,000 stones, plus the 1,000 stones brought back by Qin Li and others before, it was 3,000 stones.

Waiting for four or five months to sell is also a lot of income......

At present, it seems that Juxianzhuang is in good financial condition, profits continue to grow, and there is a bright future.

But in fact, there are many hidden dangers and the strength is weak.

The guards of thirty people are not even a single sword, let alone armor, but because they were all hunters before, everyone has bows and arrows.

But if there is a real emergency, they still can't do much......

Not to mention fighting against the regular army, even ordinary thieves, as long as the number is hundreds, it is difficult to resist.

Therefore, after the meeting of the management of Juxianzhuang, it was unanimously decided to take advantage of this opportunity to go to Jiaodong to expand the scale of the escort again to cope with the complex situation in the future......

This time, Qin Li was still the leader of the business, because the affairs of the village were busy, Lin You was left by Lin Lin to be responsible for presiding over daily affairs, which could be regarded as a test for him.

And Zhuangli's force took on Ji Lan, and he was once again helplessly sent to Jiaodong by Lin Lin.

Since it is necessary to recruit guards, it is indeed the most appropriate arrangement for him to be responsible for screening and co-opting.

In addition, in order to keep the matter secret, after discussion, it was decided that after arriving in Jiaodong, Ji Lan left the caravan alone and recruited on his own, and after the recruitment was completed, he took the new guards directly to Nanshanzhai to station, and then he directly carried out training there.

In this way, even if Fan Jie arranged for someone to follow the caravan, he would not find out about their expansion plans......

Ji Lan finally accepted this arrangement, in addition to being forced by Lin Lin's "order", recruiting more guards would be of great help to Lin Lin and the safety of the entire Juxian Village, which would not be considered against Chen Wentian's entrustment.

Although Ji Lan is usually a little stiff, he can still figure out this truth.

Before leaving, Lin Lin handed over 150,000 yuan to Qin Li and Ji Lan, plus the profit of about 70,000 yuan from this trip, as the funds for recruiting guards.

Of course, this is not just the cost of recruitment, Lin Lin plans to recruit fifty new guards, which actually doesn't cost much at all......

However, she and Ji Lan asked how to improve the combat power of the guards, and after learning that in addition to passing training, it was to spend money to equip them, Lin Lin immediately decided to let Ji Lan go with a lot of money, and by the way, see if she could get some weapons and armor back.

After all, what can be solved with money is not a problem.

Although Juxianzhuang is not rich, more than 200,000 yuan has accounted for half of the total funds, but if these fifty guards can play a role at a critical moment in the future, it is still cost-effective......

Money can be earned again, this safety is the first thing, Lin Lin now finally understands some of Chen Wentian's thoughts.

But Ji Lan said that it is not difficult to get some weapons, but it is not easy to get armor, not to mention that no one dares to sell them, and even if they do, there is a great risk of breaking the law......

After a long discussion, Ji Lan suggested that someone could make some large shields, and then get some ring-headed knives to train some guards to become sword and shield bearers.

In this way, these guards also have a certain offensive and defensive ability, and can resist when they encounter a bow and crossbow strike.

Lin Lin finally had to reluctantly agree, after all, it is not realistic for the old-fashioned Ji Lan to do some risky things in this situation, so he can do as much as he can......

"Uncle Qin, Uncle Ji, be careful all the way, everything should be safety-oriented."

Seeing that Qin Li and the others were ready, Lin Lin finally reminded......

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And the southwest of Shuofang County, Wang's business village.

Wang Shu crumpled a secret letter with both hands, and seemed to be trembling all over his body because of the excessive force......

He was very angry, but he didn't dare to make a movement for outsiders to notice, so he could only endure and digest it in his heart.

Although the Wang family suffered a great disaster, now he has a chance to recover under his strategy.

The caravans going to the Western Regions have already set off, and several caravans traveling in the north and Mo Nan are also changing their identities and preparing to resume trade routes, and they have even received an invitation from Xianbei Shan Yu Tanshi Huai to let them trade in the royal court......

As long as the caravan is restored, money and all kinds of materials will continue to increase, which is very important for the Wang family, who is eager to restore their strength!

Wang Shu also took advantage of the chaos in the Qiang camp near the left, supported the small leader of the Qiang people, Gulir, to ascend to the throne, and with the cooperation of hundreds of Wang family members, helped him eliminate the three competitors and make him the new leader of this Qiang tribe.

In order to repay Wang Shu's kindness for help, after Gulier became the leader, he immediately sent 300 Qiang cavalry troops to obey Wang's business village, and promised to take Wang Shu's horse as the head in the future.

Wang Shu was not worried about Gulier's loyalty, because before he took office, he asked him to send his two sons and sons to Shangzhai as hostages, of course, in the name of teaching Han poetry and books, and cultivating them on his behalf......

With the escort of the Qiang cavalry, Wang Shu was not satisfied, he had already sent people to Qiuzi, Haoyan and other places in Shangjun to contact the Huns, after all, their Shan Yu also died in the battle not long ago, and should also be in a state of leaderlessness.

Presumably, many Huns were afraid that the Han people would go to revenge, and they would have the idea of escaping the current camp to find another place to live, and the merchant village outside the Han realm was a good choice.

With the contribution of the Huns, it will also be a deterrent to the Qiang people, and their leadership position will be more stable.

Wang Shu is even ready to slowly find an opportunity to swallow up all these two Hu tribes!

Everything is developing in a good direction, thinking that he was only in an auxiliary position in the Hu people coalition army with a humble status, and now he is about to turn over and bring them all under his command......

But at this moment, Wang Shu learned a shocking news!

The father Wang Yun, who had always ignored him, actually did not die, and successfully hid in the only remaining dark castle of the Wang clan in Luliang Mountain, and sent a letter to ask him to meet as soon as possible!

I heard that my father and several brothers had been beheaded in the capital, why did they suddenly appear again!?

Then he, the new head of the Wang family, won't everything he is planning now become a joke!?

What is this called......

The unwilling Wang Shu burned the secret letter in his hand, then took up the pen and prepared to order someone to send his letter to the Xianbei royal court as soon as possible......