Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Military camp training ground

Mo Yuan took out the steel knife, looked at the silver light, and chopped it down casually. The table broke into pieces, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"What is the name of this magical weapon?"

"Reporting to the Major General, the centurion said it was Steel Knife, and also said that if the Major General doesn't like this name, he can come up with another one."

The corners of his mouth twitched. The name of the steel knife was indeed too ugly. The knife glowed silver in the sunlight, like moonlight, so it was more appropriate to call it the Silver Moon Knife.

"Let's call him Silver Moon Blade. Did your centurion tell me when he will be back?"

Lin Xiao lowered his head and said respectfully: "The boss said that after refining 10,000 Silver Moon Blades, some hidden weapons, and crossbows within a month, he will bring people back."

Mo Yuan's eyes flashed with a smile when he heard this: "Okay, when he comes back with the things, it means he has made great contributions. I will promote him to the rank of lieutenant, and he will be rewarded when he returns to the capital in the future. He will enjoy endless wealth and glory."

The premise is that the General's Mansion does not collapse. If it collapses, His Majesty's suspicion will not allow anyone related to the General's Mansion to live.

"You go down and rest first."

"Yes"

A month later, Jiang Li looked at a dozen horse-drawn carriages piled with all kinds of weapons, hidden weapons, bows and crossbows, and nodded with satisfaction. It was time for her to go back. Those bandits... well, were almost all dead.

Wang Meng stood beside him and asked in a low voice: "Boss, there are still two thousand bandits left. What do you think we should do with them? Should we ..."

As he said this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Jiang Li shook his head: "No, they are still useful. We still need them to open up the mountain and there are gold mines. Anyway, there is no need to kill them. We can just consume them slowly."

It is very difficult for them to survive under high-intensity labor. As their numbers continue to decrease, there is no need to kill them. Besides, not all of them are useless. Some of them still have some courage and can be used.

"There are still those ten or so capable ones who need to be brought with them this time, as well as the people sent by the Major General. You will stay behind and be responsible for watching over those bandits, and leading the soldiers to farm the land."

"Food and grass are very important. Even though the land here is barren, it is not completely uncultivable. If we reclaim wasteland on the mountain, there is still good land that can be used."

When Wang Meng heard this, he knew that the boss would keep him behind to take care of those people, and his eyes immediately became resentful.

"Boss, I want to go back to the barracks with you. I don't want to manage people here. Just let me go back and fight the enemy on the battlefield with you."

Jiang Li shook his head: "No, things here are more important. Wang Meng, you are thoughtful and meticulous. I can only feel at ease if I leave this village to you."

"Don't think that going back to fight is your contribution. If you do well here, the military camp can gradually become self-sufficient in food and grass. Have you ever thought about whether we will still be restricted by the court in that case?"

"So... Boss, you mean to use this place as a weapons refinery and granary, right?"

"Well, look at how big Longhu Mountain is. There are a lot of food in this mountain, including wild vegetables, mushrooms, and small things. As long as we occupy this place, we will have food for the military camp in the future."

Wang Meng's eyes lit up when he heard this. Yes, the boss was smart. He thought that after the weapons were refined here, they would be abandoned, but he didn't expect that they could be used in this way.

Jiang Li pointed and said, "That's the drying room. You can ask Fatty how to use it. I've taught him. It's mainly used to dry wild vegetables, mushrooms, and the like."

"You decide how to arrange the people. Anyway, mining is done by the bandits. The soldiers sent by the major general are mainly used to open up wasteland and plant crops, as well as store food and transport it to the military camp."

"Yes, I understand. Don't worry, Boss."

"Well, I'm very confident in your work. From now on, the food and supplies of the military camp will depend on you."

Wang Meng looked at him with shining eyes. It is better to follow the boss. Such a lucrative job cannot be snatched away even if you fight for it.

Jiang Li finished explaining the matter and waved his hand: "You go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and rest for a while. When the soldiers arrive, I'll also take my things back to the barracks."

"Okay, boss, be careful on the road."

"Ha, it's others that should be paying attention. I'm the boss of your family, so nothing will happen to me. If someone bumps into me, I'll just deal with him."

After saying this, Jiang Li waved his hand, turned and left.

Two days later, several hundred people arrived. After Jiang Li arranged everything for them and handed them over to Wang Meng, he led them back to the military camp.

After traveling day and night, they soon arrived at the military camp. Mo Yuan came to pick him up in person. Seeing the endless string of carriages behind him, he raised his eyebrows and walked forward with a smile on his face.

"Xiao San, thank you for your hard work."

When Jiang Li heard this name, his eyes twitched: "Major General, can you change your name? Xiao San doesn't sound very nice."

It would be strange if it could sound good, it's like a third party interfering.

Mo Yuan heard this and a smile flashed in his eyes: "Then let's call him San San, it's very friendly."

Damn it, that's just bringing a three, she doesn't like it.

"Just change it."

Mo Yuan said happily: "Well, it's decided. San San has worked hard during this period. Go back and have a rest."

Jiang Li secretly rolled his eyes at him, this title was even worse than mistress.

The list was handed over: "Major General, here are the numbers for you to look at. The rest has nothing to do with me. Go back and have a rest first. Oh, and leave a hundred steel knives for my team."

"We can't work so hard and then not get any share in the end. That would be too much."

The others stared at him with wide eyes. How dare this man talk to the Major General like that...

Mo Yuan was in a good mood and readily agreed: "Okay, I will definitely keep it for your team. But you will be a lieutenant this time, and you will have more than a hundred soldiers. I am afraid that only a hundred Silver Moon Sabres will not be enough."

Jiang Li didn't want to get promoted because that would mean she would have to manage more people. Even though they didn't have to eat or drink her food, it would be difficult to manage so many people and she would be annoyed.

He waved his hand quickly: "No, I appreciate the young general's kindness, but I'd rather not be a lieutenant. I can't manage so many people, a hundred people are most suitable, including those who died on the battlefield before and those who stayed in Longhu Mountain Stronghold this time."

"Twenty people will be enough for me. I don't want more."

Seeing that he really didn't want it, Mo Yuan couldn't help but laugh and cry. Others were eager to get promoted, but this guy just wanted to have fewer people under him so that he would be easier to manage. They were really different.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll be in charge of a hundred people with the title of a lieutenant. This way, you'll also get the monthly salary of a lieutenant. You can't just do something meritorious and get nothing as a reward."

Jiang Li nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. This was great. She could get more money and didn’t have to bother with managing people. This was what she liked most.

"Okay, thank you, Major General. Goodbye."

Mo Yuan looked at his departing back, shook his head helplessly, and according to the list, he put the things back into the warehouse and assigned heavy troops to guard it.