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When General Zhenbei saw this scene, he couldn't help but look at Ye Zifen deeply, with deep meaning in his eyes.

The Dali Temple Minister asked Ye Zifen curiously, "What did you do to make General Zhenbei praise you so much?"

After a brief thought, Ye Zifen picked out the simple things she could say and said, "When people from our area enlisted in the army, they all came to our martial arts training ground for training, but in the end it was General Zhang who took them away, so everyone has some impression of us. As for General Song, when we were preparing supplies for the military camp at the end of last year, my workshop took on the task of making some cotton-padded clothes."

The Dali Temple Minister nodded after hearing this, and thought to himself: "I knew this little girl was extraordinary, no wonder the emperor gave her a reward."

The generals present also cast grateful glances.

However, Ye Zifen was not shaken by their sweet words, but said calmly: "Since General Zhenbei has asked for my opinion, I also need to understand the current specific situation! How about you explain it in detail?"

Upon hearing this, General Zhenbei turned to look at the deputy general sitting on his left. The deputy general quickly replied: "According to the list provided to us by Miss Ye, we have already asked about their wishes. Only a very few of them want to return to their hometowns."

"Moreover..." The deputy general hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, most people expressed their willingness to stay in the army and serve the country."

Since Ye Zifen was there yesterday, she knew he was not lying, so she nodded as well.

After thinking for a moment, she raised her head and said to General Zhenbei with a firm gaze: "General, in my opinion, we can first escort those people who are eager to return to their homeland. At the same time, give them corresponding compensation according to the emperor's will. In addition, be sure to send someone to ensure that they arrive home safely. After all, they may have their own unspeakable difficulties."

General Zhenbei had no objection to the compensation, and he also understood why Ye Zifen proposed to send troops to escort them.

There is unrest in various parts of Daxia at the moment. If these people encounter an accident on the way with the compensation money, they may even lose their lives.

However, at this moment, it was difficult for them to allocate troops to escort these few people back home.

Everyone naturally understood General Zhenbei's concerns and said, "They have all fought on the battlefield and their hometowns happen to be in the same place. They can return together and there should be no need for a special escort."

After hearing this, Ye Zifen nodded and said, "That's great! When they set off, I will send my men to escort them back home. General Zhenbei doesn't need to worry about this matter."

"…As for the compensation, it should be borne by the military camp."

When General Zhenbei heard this, he immediately responded, "Good, this matter is settled!"

Since she was willing to help, he was naturally willing to give up his power.

Then, Ye Zifen spoke again: "However, for those soldiers who are willing to stay in the army, shouldn't the barracks give them fair treatment? For example, armor, cotton clothes, tents and other things. Such brave men should be given more attention! And as far as I know, they did not receive the proper care, and they were not even given medical treatment after being injured. It is really unreasonable!"

General Zhenbei had never expected that in such a short period of time, this woman could know so many inside stories, even he himself knew nothing about it.

He looked at his deputy general, but the deputy general said: "This matter has always been handled by that person. I only learned the details of the situation today. Please forgive me, General!"

The general stared at his deputy for a moment, then turned to Ye Zifen and said, "This is a matter of course. They will not lack anything that should be given to them!"

Just as General Zhenbei was making his promise, General Song suddenly interrupted and said, "General, as for armor, we do have some left over, but cotton-padded clothes...we don't have enough of them to begin with. Some soldiers are still wearing old cotton-padded clothes, so we don't have any spare ones."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen couldn't help but frown and asked, "Then where did the cotton-padded jacket that was replaced earlier go?"

General Song glanced at General Zhenbei, who coughed lightly and explained, "At the end of last year, many people tried to go south, but I stopped them and persuaded them to return. At that time, the army just replaced a large number of old cotton-padded clothes, so I asked General Song to distribute these old cotton-padded clothes to the refugees. Now they all live in the town nearby, which is the rear base of our military camp..."

Ye Zifen's tone was calm and indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with her, but everyone present knew in their hearts that this matter would never be let go.

There was dead silence in the big tent. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

At this time, the Dali Temple Minister hurriedly stepped forward to break the silence. He said to General Zhenbei: "The emperor's order is here. General Zhenbei should find a solution as soon as possible!"

General Zhenbei turned to look at Ye Zifen and asked, "General Song mentioned that Miss Ye has her own workshop. I wonder if she has the spare capacity to make more cotton clothes for us?"

Ye Zifen frowned slightly and replied, "Perhaps General Song did not explain the matter clearly. At the beginning, I did my best and even destroyed my own workshop to support the military camp! In the following year, I was supporting those people in the workshop for free. It is not an exaggeration to say that I ruined my family to help the people in need. Although the county government gave me some money as compensation at that time, in fact, I have donated nearly a thousand taels of silver because of this matter. It can be said that I have even dedicated my own livelihood to the military camp, and now I really have the will but not the strength."

It was unclear what other people were thinking, but the Dali Temple Minister did not believe that Ye Zifen was powerless. He knew in his heart that the other party said this just to make the situation sound more serious so as to bargain with General Zhenbei.

In that case, he couldn't say anything more.

Although General Song had never stepped into Ye Zifen's workshop in person, he had heard of the prestige of this young girl in the county, so he also did not believe that Ye Zifen would be helpless.

However, under the gaze of so many people, he did not dare to reveal any emotion easily.

After all, if this little girl starts to act like a spoiled brat, their army will be helpless.

Moreover, he actually wanted to see General Zhenbei having a headache. It was because the general was too stubborn and would not listen to any opinions!

After the silence lasted for a while, the entire tent was silent, as if one could hear the sound of a pin drop to the ground. Ye Zifen was playing with the tassels of the jade pendant on her waist like an innocent child.