The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 59
Knowing that Fan Siyue was safe and sound, Su Lin was overjoyed.

But the construction of fortifications is being stepped up here, and I really want to go to Nanzheng City.

After much deliberation, he decided to visit Fan Siyue, just in time to go to Nanzheng City to buy some truckloads of tung oil for defense.

Explain the matter clearly after meeting, and don't put it in your heart and create a gap.

A day later, Su Lin set off with more than a dozen carts of furniture.

Originally, he wanted to take Chen Lu with him, but he said that he was afraid that others would not do well in setting the trap, so he would not go.

Maybe he was afraid that he would not know how to deal with Yue Er when he saw Yue Er.

missing is worse than meeting.

Su Lin didn't force it.

After a morning's journey, Su Lin rode Aubama into the gate of Nanzheng City, attracting passers-by to turn their heads.

This black horse is so conspicuous that even ordinary people who don't understand horses can tell the difference from ordinary horses.

The horse's body is completely enlarged, which is really cool.

Not long after walking into the city, a group of people surrounded him, many of whom were brokers from last time.

But this time they were not interested in the goods brought by Surin, but in the horse.

"Girl, can you sell this horse? I'll buy it for [-] cloth coins, how about it?"

A rich middle-aged man looked at Obama, more excited than seeing a beauty, and couldn't help but go up and touch his fur.

As a result, Aobama snorted and rolled his eyes at him.

It is really a rare horse. You must know that these brokers resell goods, and horses are also one of the most important commodities.

He has a very vicious eye, and you can tell at a glance whether he is good or not.

Su Lin didn't say a word, ten thousand cloth coins is quite a lot, and can be exchanged for eighty-nine carts of salt, which is considered a huge sum of money.

"What is [-] cloth coins? I will offer [-] cloth coins." Another tall and thin man shouted.

"I'll pay [-]."

"I'll pay twenty-five thousand."

"I'll offer thirty thousand."

God, how many stores can be bought with [-] cloth coins, just to buy a horse, ordinary people look sideways when they hear the asking price here.

The key is that Su Lin never said that he would sell it, but they consciously bid.

"Ma Yun, you go directly to Duke Zheng's caravan base to hand over the goods. I will go directly to Duke Zheng's residence."

Su Lin made some arrangements and drove directly to Zheng's mansion regardless of the group of bidders.

Zheng Qian's mansion is easy to find, the most luxurious mansion in Nanzheng City, he found it as soon as he asked.

Riding a horse, he came to the gate of Zheng's mansion.

"Su Lin came to see Zheng Gong, please pass it on." After dismounting, Su Lin said to the guards guarding the gate.

"It's really unfortunate that my master left for Yindu yesterday." The guard clasped his hands.

"Just left yesterday? When will you come back?" Su Lin frowned, it was really not a coincidence.

"It's hard to say. My master is usually in Yindu, and he only returns to Nanzheng for a few months a year. It's really hard to say when he will come back." The guard explained.

It is not difficult to understand that Yindu is the capital of the Chu State after all. If you want to expand your business, you must move your headquarters to the capital.

Nanzheng City is also very important to Zheng Qian. After all, it is a base area, and it is more important than Yin.

"Did Fan Siyue who lives in the mansion also go with her?" Su Lin mainly came to visit Fan Siyue this time.

"Fan Siyue?" The guard glanced at the guard next to him and shook his head, "I've never heard of such a person in the house."

"Haven't heard of it?" Su Lin was taken aback, and quickly said: "A girl brought back by your master the day before yesterday, that is my friend."

"Oh, the girl who just moved into the house the day before yesterday is the master's daughter, and she also went to Yindu with the master, but her surname is not Fan, the master's daughter must be named Zheng." The guard confirmed.

"Surname Zheng?" Su Lin didn't know why he changed his surname, maybe it was because he wanted to give Yue'er a name.

"Then what's your lady's name?"

This young lady surnamed Zheng must be Yue'er. Now that I know what her name is, it will be convenient for me to look for next time.

"What's your name?" The head-scratching guard looked at his companion next to him.

The guard next to him thought for a while, and said, "Miss seems to be called Zheng Xiu, if you are right, she will be called Zheng Xiu."

……

Su Lin led the horse and walked on the street in a daze, his mind was empty, and he kept thinking about what the guard said.

Zheng Xiu?Yue'er changed her name to Zheng Xiu?

What an international joke, Zheng Xiu didn't have a good reputation in history, Chu State was almost subjugated because of her.

If possible, next time I see Yue Er, I must ask her to change her name.

Why is it not good to call it Zheng Xiu?

"Maybe I can change history when I come to this era. I hope Yue'er won't go astray." Su Lin murmured to himself.

Having said that, as expected of Xi Shi's daughter, both mother and daughter are beauties who bring disaster to the country and the people.

The current Fan Siyue, shouldn't be called Zheng Xiu, has not grown into that kind of peerless face, maybe because she is still young, if a few more years, relying on Xi Shi's excellent genes, it will not be bad.

"For the sake of Yue'er, let her stay with Mi Yuan. This may be the best ending."

Su Lin sighed, got on the horse, slammed the horse's buttocks and drove away in the dust.

Although Zheng Qian is not in Nanzheng, there are still dedicated people in charge of the business below.

Ma Yun quickly completed the handover with several truckloads of goods, and with the help of the caravan, he got two truckloads of tung oil back.

The cloth coins I earned could have bought several carts of tung oil, but this stuff was also in short supply, so I couldn't make up so much at once, so I had to get two carts back first.

When we return to the village, we distribute the tung oil. This thing is a double-edged sword, and if it is not used well, it will hurt yourself.

After all, this is a deep mountain and old forest, and there are trees everywhere.

Su Lin also thought in advance whether the enemy would use fire to attack, so he ordered people to cut out strips within a radius of one kilometer.

As long as there is a buffer zone between trees, no large fires will develop.

The tung oil is put into a small jar, and some cloth is stuffed into the mouth of the jar, and after being ignited, it can become a powerful kerosene bomb.

All the preparatory work is almost done, the pocket array is set up, and it is waiting for the enemy to step in.

On the border between Qin and Chu, Luofeng Canyon.

Bai Lixiong rode his horse and looked at this narrow canyon, hatred surged in his heart, this was the most shameful place in his life.

He was beaten by a group of mud legs.

"Wait, I must kill all those mountain villagers." Bai Lixiong gritted his teeth.

"General, 500 people should have arrived, but 490 people have actually arrived, and eight of them have not yet arrived." The scout rode forward to report.

Five days, it took five days to get from Xianyang to Luofenggu, which is not too late.

In addition, with so many people, there is no guarantee that there will be no delays due to minor illnesses and disasters. The fact that there are two people in 490 shows the discipline of the Qin army.

"No matter what the reason is, if those eight people didn't show up, how should we deal with them according to Lord Shang's law?" Bai Lixiong said coldly.

The scout raised his hands and said, "Anyone who fails to arrive on time after receiving military orders will be killed."

"Well, write down the names of those eight people. After my general wins the battle, go back and deal with them."

Bailixiong drove his horse ahead, followed by Qin Jun, who was dressed in commoner clothes.

The place where Dahan Village in Sulin is located is called the Chuxi Mountains, which encompasses a wide range of mountains, lakes, and basins.

The terrain is also extremely complicated, and many places are deserted and uninhabited.

The nearest city to the north is Nanzheng, and the farther south is the city of Bashu.

There is no strategic value, the mountain roads are difficult to walk, the land is barren, and the mountains are full of miasma.

The monarch of Chu State is also not interested in developing here. After all, the population in this era is not large, and the fertile land has not been developed yet. Who would spend that effort in the deep mountains and wild forests?
The effort to reclaim ten mu of land in the plains may not be able to reclaim one mu of land in the deep mountains.

It was not a good deal, so Su Lin was given a chance.

(End of this chapter)