Chapter 322: Fengyue Tower Si Wushuang

So Si Wushuang completely lost interest in Si Gui. In his view, playing against a stupid person would only lower his own intelligence; he needed an opponent stronger than himself.

Only such a game would be interesting, using the Da Qian empire as a chessboard to play a game with the other party.

Interestingly, in the process of investigation, Si Wushuang discovered that Fengyue Tower had once accepted a low-level assassin mission.

The person who placed the order was the Viper of Lianhuan Shan, and the mission target was the Viper!

This was originally just a common mission in the green forest, but because Fengyue Tower's mission failed and needed to fill in the reason, Si Wushuang discovered Jiang Jinshi's name in the reason.

Fengyue Tower was Si Wushuang's force, and it was also the only one among the major aristocratic families that had eyes and ears in Beijiang.

"Yangguangzhai... Jiang Jinshi... Great Ming Uprising Army..."

Si Wushuang muttered to himself, not understanding why Jiang Jinshi, who had planned for so long, would appear in the public eye as a mountain bandit.

All these mysteries fascinated Si Wushuang, and he would figure everything out one day.

Jiang Jinshi returned to the shore, and after waiting for everyone to finish purchasing, he left Luoyang slowly.

From Luoyang to Yangzhou, Jiang Jinshi found Zhou Zijing again, and this time Zhou Zijing didn't refuse him.

"Please take care of me in the future, Mr. Jiang!"

Jiang Jinshi looked at the brightness in Zhou Zijing's eyes, understood that this man had made up his mind, and immediately led the people to head north.

This trip south had completely ended. If there were no accidents, Jiang Jinshi wouldn't be here as a merchant next time.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the autumn harvest season. The rainy season in Beijiang still hadn't improved, but fortunately, the construction of water channels had improved the situation of some farmland.

Although the water channels hadn't been fully repaired, the situation in many parts of Beijiang was still very severe, but that stable grain price was a shot in the arm, making the hearts of the people have no ups and downs.

During the time Jiang Jinshi was away, Beijiang was still developing, and the changes were very obvious compared to a year ago.

The streets were widened and leveled, there were many more shops along the street, and the sounds of hawking and laughter were mixed in the wind.

Although it couldn't compare to the Jiangnan area for the time being, the vitality of life was something those places didn't have.

"Big Brother, during the days you were away, according to the regulations you left behind, all matters progressed smoothly." Luo Feng stood behind him and reported skillfully.

"Currently, the Ming Army has expanded to 350,000 people, stationed in various cities and important passes. Daily training and ideological classes have not been slackened, but there should be no large-scale additions to the number of people afterward. This... is almost the limit of Beijiang."

Jiang Jinshi also understood that after such a long time, those who wanted to join the Ming Army had already joined, and those who hadn't wouldn't consider it for a short time.

After all, life was getting better and better now, and the people preferred to live and work in peace and contentment rather than charging to the front lines to fight.

Unless there was a sudden external threat that disrupted the rhythm of the people's lives, forcing them to pick up weapons to fight back, the number of people wouldn't expand again in the short term.

However, in a few years, when those children grew up to the recruitment conditions of the Ming Army, they would still fill the number of the Ming Army.

Luo Feng continued to report: "Mr. Wei is preparing to build academies in other prefectures. Currently, the academy in Guangwu City is only for the people of Guangwu Prefecture to learn. But we can't make up our minds about this, so we have to wait for you to come back!"

"Hmm!" Jiang Jinshi nodded, "His idea is correct, this matter should indeed be done, but our teachers are not enough, so it is estimated that it will be delayed for a while. However, building academies can be done first, after all the roads are widened."

Waiting for Wei Xikang to bring out a batch of students first, and these students then teach the next batch, repeating the cycle is the best strategy.

"Okay! Our new-style seed drills and curved-shaft plows are very popular. The blueprints have been released, letting the people make them themselves!"

"This must have been proposed by Old Feng!" Jiang Jinshi smiled, but didn't care much about this matter, "How is Old Feng's health?"

"Old Feng's health is still good, but he worries too much. He has proposed several times that we should appropriately preach... your kindness and ambition in the academies and cities."

Jiang Jinshi thought for a while and said: "To educate the people, reason comes first. Let them know who gave them food to eat, clothes to wear, and a stable life, and who is leading them to build their homes and resist foreign enemies; that is enough."

As for the rest... proceed step by step, and things will naturally fall into place."

"Yes." Luo Feng noted it down and said: "Also, Wang Hou said that a secret letter came from Jiangnan, Eldest Miss Cui Wangshu of the Cui Family has personally escorted a batch of supplies north.

In addition, Miss Jiang Qingyan of the Fu Residence has also gone north with a merchant caravan; it should be... to visit relatives and pick up goods."

Jiang Jinshi turned around, a smile of unknown meaning appearing on his face: "They all came? That's good! Let the people below prepare. Eldest Miss Cui is a distinguished guest, don't neglect her.

As for Sister Qingyan... don't reveal my identity for now, wait until she arrives."

"Understood."

Jiang Jinshi knew clearly why Cui Wangshu came personally; this woman was just trying to win him over, so she brushed up on her presence in front of him.

Otherwise, with her strength within the clan, this little thing wouldn't require her to come out personally!

Two groups of people approached Beijiang from different directions almost at the same time.

The one from Jiangnan was a small but extremely capable team. More than twenty sturdy carriages pulled by two horses were loaded with tightly bundled goods, covered with rainproof oilcloth on the outside.

Jiang Qingyan didn't arrange a carriage cabin for herself, but instead chose to ride a horse with the guards.

There were about fifty guards, each with a strong physique and vigilant eyes; they were well-trained experts.

Fu Ruyan spent a lot of silver for these people. This was their first cooperation going north, and she didn't want any accidents, so the escort agency chosen was quite famous in the Jiangnan area.

The scale of Cui Wangshu's merchant caravan was much larger. First of all, the number of people was close to two hundred, and there were more than fifty carriages, all carrying knives and having sturdy physiques.

In the center of the team, in a carriage with a simple appearance, Cui Wangshu was observing the scenery along the way through the slightly lifted curtain.

She observed carefully; the Beijiang before her eyes was far from the border land of "bitter, cold, barren, and chaotic" in her impression.

Although the official road still appeared rough, it had clearly been repaired, with crushed stones filling the potholes, and one could even see milestones indicating the mileage along the way.

Although most of the farmland was still barren, many people were busy in the fields, and the farm tools used looked quite novel and efficient.

"Order down, afterward in Beijiang, everything follows the rules of the merchant caravan. Look more, listen more, speak less. Especially about the master of Beijiang and the Ming Army." Cui Wangshu's eyes flashed with essence.

She came personally this time, escorting goods and consolidating the business route was certainly important, but what was more important was to see with her own eyes what kind of situation this master of Beijiang had managed in Beijiang.

What kind of power he held, and whether it was worth her making a bigger bet.

For example... betting herself! ===== CHAPTER 323 =====