The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

Chapter 378 Ordering the expedition

Future development will require money everywhere.

"Nowadays, the four grasses and hemostatic drugs in Qingzhou County can be used in many places. Let's keep some for now. I'm not short of money now."

Lin Xiaofan has made up his mind.

"Then it's up to you. By the way, the price of lime you asked me to inquire about is still the same as before."

Chen Xue didn't give much advice.

Hearing this, Lin Xiaofan frowned slightly.

This shouldn't be the case. If Shen Tianyu maintains this lime price, then he will always be doing business at a loss. No matter how rich the Shen family was, they would not allow him to go through such trouble.

Unless the purchase price of lime has also dropped.

But in that case, wouldn’t the lime mine in the west of Qingzhou make less money?

"I heard that the lime mines in the west are jointly owned by the Qingzhou Cheng family and the Qingzhou Fang family. These two families cooperate with the Dayu Chamber of Commerce."

Chen Xue said.

The Chen family had close ties with the Dayu Chamber of Commerce in the past, so she had a relatively deep understanding of the Dayu Chamber of Commerce.

The lime mine was apparently controlled by the Cheng family and the Fang family, but in fact it was controlled by the Jade Chamber of Commerce behind the scenes.

Since the Shen family has been able to sell lime at low prices, they must have cooperated with the Dayu Chamber of Commerce.

"They are doing this to benefit the people of Qingzhou. In this way, I will discuss with Liu Fugui later and lower my purchase price so that he can also sell food at a low price."

Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly.

Liu Fugui has been out of work for a long time. If he delays for a while, all his people and the market will probably be gone.

Moreover, he has accumulated a lot of lime, and there is no place to put it if he doesn't sell it.

Lin Xiaofan looked at Chen Xue's belly, his expression became much gentler, and he gently touched her hair.

"Don't worry about these things. During this period, you can rest assured to raise the baby. I told Hua Hou that he will come back when you are about to give birth."

After Huahou cured the diseases of many people in Degao County, he went out to travel again.

He studies medicine for the benefit of the world and will not stay in one place for long.

At sunset, a fast horse galloped through Degao Town and did not stop until it reached the gate of Lin Mansion.

A man in black turned over and dismounted. The man's eyes were deep, his nose was high, his lips were slightly raised, and his eyebrows showed a kind of fortitude and determination, as if no hardship could shake him.

Traveling for a long time made his originally dark skin turn slightly white.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Zhao Zihan came back just in time, and when he saw that the person coming was Zhao Chen, his face showed a bit of surprise.

In the blink of an eye, he has been out for more than a month. Although there is no shortage of food and clothing here, it is inevitable that I miss my hometown and the people at home.

"Zihan, the imperial court has issued a secret order. I want to see Magistrate Lin."

Zhao Chen touched Zhao Zihan's head, with a smile on his face.

This little guy has grown taller.

He is away on missions all year round, and the two of them haven't seen each other for a long time.

"Okay, my master is at home."

Zhao Zihan nodded slightly, knowing that Zhao Chen came in person, probably because he had something important to do, and he didn't dare to delay.

Lin Xiaofan was practicing silver needles and was a little surprised to see Zhao Chen coming.

"Brother Zhao Chen."

"Brother Lin, the imperial court has issued a secret order to send troops to Qingzhou. Jianfeng is the chief general, Zhao Yue is the deputy general, and brother Lin, you are the counselor."

Zhao Chen saluted.

Lin Xiaofan was slightly startled when he heard this.

Why is that coward Da Qianhuang suddenly sending troops?

In the past, when Daliang and Dashang were beaten and fled, he didn't do it, and had to wait for them to cultivate for a period of time before doing it again.

Could it be another trick of the Chen family and the Zhang family to frame him?

Seeing Lin Xiaofan's confused look, Zhao Chen continued to explain:

"Brother Lin, this time it was not the ministers in the court who brought up the matter, but the Queen Mother. Now in the country of Daqian, the Queen Mother has great power, and no one among the ministers objected."

Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly.

I'm just saying, how can a coward like Emperor Qian have the courage to send troops? But what did the Queen Mother think?

"Brother Lin, if we can win a big victory in this expedition, the positions of the Zhao family, the Jian family and you will be more stable. For this reason, the family has sent many experts to help."

Speaking of this, Zhao Chen's face became a little more happy.

In his opinion, Daliang was defeated in the last battle, with numerous casualties and a sharp drop in morale. This battle should be easy.

The Queen Mother sent such a great contribution for no reason. If this battle can be won with a great victory, the Zhao family and the Jian family will be far more powerful than the other families in the capital.

"Disaster."

Lin Xiaofan sighed and opened his mouth to extinguish Zhao Chen's fantasy.

Although Qingzhou has excellent soldiers and brave generals, it still has too few manpower. Moreover, if the monarchs and ministers in Da Qian cannot be united, they may be afraid that after capturing a few cities, Emperor Da Qian will order the withdrawal of the troops.

In short, it is easy to capture a few small cities this time, but it is difficult to achieve great achievements.

If you only want a few small cities, you can sink troops on the border. Sending troops to negotiate is the best choice. Why bother to attack again?

But since Emperor Daqian gave the order, it was just a good opportunity to dispel Daliang's arrogance.

"Brother Lin, why is it so difficult?"

Zhao Chen looked puzzled and asked.

"Zihan, tell me."

Lin Xiaofan saw Zhao Zihan who was eager to speak and spoke.

Zhao Zihan had long wanted to show off his learning achievements in front of Zhao Chen. When Lin Xiaofan gave him the opportunity, he raised his mouth slightly, cleared his throat, and asked:

"Brother, when we send out troops this time, who will provide the food and money?"

"Daqian goes abroad."

Zhao Chen answered without thinking.

For such a big event as going on an expedition, it is natural for the state to provide money and food.

"How much food reserves does Da Qian have? How much money does it have? How much food and money is Da Qian willing to spend on this expedition?"

Zhao Zihan asked.

"This……"

When Zhao Chen heard this, he suddenly couldn't answer.

Over the years, most of the food has fallen into the hands of wealthy officials, and the country of Daqian has been short of food.

The small amount of grain reserves in Daqian State is estimated to be enough for the Qingzhou Army to fight for half a year.

And this is when all supplies are available. If the Chen family, Zhang family and other families cause trouble again, they may not be able to get food for half a year.

If the army has no food, why fight?

"First, the emperor and his ministers cannot be of one mind. Although Emperor Daqian intends to send troops, he dare not give all his power to General Jianfeng. Moreover, the war consumes food and grass, and the national strength of Daqian cannot sustain a protracted war."

"Second, we cannot be united at home. Once we go on an expedition, people from the Chen family and Zhang family will inevitably interfere with it."

Zhao Zihan opened his mouth to analyze.

Hearing this, Zhao Chen also understood that this battle was much more difficult than imagined.

"What Zihan said makes some sense, but don't worry about the problem of food and grass. Let's fight to support the war. Daliang has been wandering around Qingzhou a lot these days, so it's time to teach them a lesson."

Lin Xiaofan said.

Daliang sent people to harass him from time to time. Although it had no effect, it was disgusting.

Now, he has accumulated a lot of weapons and armor made of refined iron, and can form an elite army of a thousand people.

At the same time, Lei Zhenzi has accumulated thousands, and the Qingzhou army has nearly 20,000 crossbows and nearly 10 million bows and arrows.

With these, although the main beam cannot be captured, it is still possible to capture about half of the county in a quick battle.

But there was one more thing he had to understand.