Rebirth of the Jade

Chapter 184 Zhang Yuzhen Was Beaten

Last December, after Lin Ruyu sent people to rescue Chunjiao from Chuanjie Lane, the middle-aged man Yan Qing who escorted her to Xuanzhou searched Xuanzhou City for a day, then left the city.

Because Yan Qing was suspected to be Su Yanqing, the second leader of the bandits in Matou Mountain, Lin Ruyu asked Luo Liu to send someone to follow him and find the whereabouts of the bandits in Matou Mountain.

Luo Liu replied, "Yes. Yan Qing went to a remote village called Luotandi, more than miles east of Chengbei County, Xiacai County. It is far away from the official road and rarely visited by people."

"The village?" Lin Ruyu asked.Bandits have entered the village, but they all guessed wrong, Yan Qing is not a bandit from Matou Mountain.

Luo Liu replied, "The terrain of Luotandi Village is low-lying. Most of the original dozens of households in the village were killed in the flood. Now there are nearly a hundred households in the village, only about households are from the original villagers, and the rest are villagers. Moved after the flood receded."

Lin Ruyu was even more puzzled, "Since that place is remote, how could more than 80 families settle in Luotandi Village?"

After the flood receded, many places in the three states suffered serious population losses.In order not to let the fields go to waste, the Sanzhou Yamen issued an official document, no matter where the original household registration was or what kind of business they were originally engaged in, as long as they could prove that their family background was innocent, they could settle in the disaster-stricken areas of Sanzhou.Those who settle down are allocated two acres of land per head and can appropriately reduce or exempt grain tax and head tax.

After the promulgation of this policy, not many people from other places settled in the disaster-stricken areas of the three states.Because although the imperial court sent a large number of people, money and material resources to rush to repair the damaged dams, the people were still afraid of the torrential flood and engulfed the three states again.

Life is gone, what's the use of land?

What is so special about Luotandi Village, how can it attract many people to settle down?

Luo Liu explained, "Before the flood, the villagers in Luotandi used to make fish skin glue. After these people moved in, they also started making fish skin glue. Luo Jiu found that Luotandi Village was a bit unusual. First, moving to Luotandi People in Tandi Village are very wary of strangers; second, most of the villagers are young and middle-aged men. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, they are not busy with worshiping ancestors during the New Year, but are making glue day and night; third, Yan Qing and the new villager The dozen or so families who moved in had known each other for a long time, and because they were far away, Luo Jiu didn’t know what they said, but they definitely didn’t behave like ordinary people who are farming and making rubber.”

Xianyin speculated, "Maybe they want to make more fish skin glue and sell it for silver?"

Luo Jiu nodded, "It's also possible."

Lin Ruyu asked again, "What can fish skin glue be used for?"

"Fish skin glue has good adhesion, corrosion resistance, and many uses." Luo Xian counted, "It can be used for building houses, making furniture, carriages, bows and arrows, and ironware. High-quality fish skin glue is not cheap."

Carriages, bows and arrows, ironware...

A thought suddenly flashed in Lin Ruyu's mind. She took out the map and asked Luo Liu to mark the location of Luotandi Village, and found that it was indeed far away from the post road.According to common sense, handicrafts such as making isinglass should be located close to the main road, so that it is convenient to purchase raw materials and transport finished products.Making rubber in the deep mountains will increase the cost and is not safe.

Lin Ruyu, who was staring at the map in thought, asked Xuanyin, "If King An rebelled, men, weapons, money, and food are indispensable. Floods can help him build momentum, let him recruit troops, and money and food can be robbed. What about weapons? I remember privately. Iron casting is a felony, right?"

Xuanyin nodded, "The weapons used by the generals of the Twelve Guards are all supervised by the official iron yamen. Except for the blacksmith shops that make agricultural tools and household irons that are registered in the yamen, if other people dare to cast iron If the amount is small, the toe will be cut off, and if the amount is large, the three clans will be punished."

"King An really wants to rebel, or secretly search for iron ore in the deep mountains, smelt iron, make weapons, or buy a large amount through some shady ways." Luo Xian also understood what Lin Ruyu was thinking, "If you can privately Zhu, he will definitely not buy it."

Lin Ruyu continued, "Iron needs to be forged secretly. Animal hides, tendons, fish glue, and other ingredients for making weapons and tools are also used by the people. They can use the common people to distribute them everywhere to make them."

Xianyin and Luo Xian were stunned for a moment, "Separate production?"

As I said in high school politics, division of labor and cooperation can greatly improve efficiency.Lin Ruyu continued, "Separate production in different places, so it's not easy to attract attention. They transport all kinds of raw materials to one place to make finished bows, arrows and weapons. It's less risky than gathering a large number of craftsmen to make weapons together There are many. Even these scattered craftsmen don't know that they are making rebellious weapons for King An!"

"It is extremely possible that Yan Qing is a bandit from Matou Mountain. Perhaps the newly settled 'villagers' in Luotandi Village are the bandits from Matou Mountain. You didn't say, how could a gang of murderous bandits suddenly Sex change, making fish skin glue day and night?”

After listening to Lin Ruyu's analysis, Luo Xian and Xianyin remained silent for a while.What Lin Ruyu said was very reasonable. How could a 15-year-old girl think of this?
Are they too stupid, or Lin Ruyu is too smart?
Luo Xian cupped his fists, "Girl, what's next?"

Lin Ruyu said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Luopandi Village to see where their finished rubber is going, and then we will know whether our guess is right. After we find evidence, we will send someone to tell General Shen who is going south to investigate the case."

No, no, it's not us, the girl guessed it.If the girl can guess correctly, with her intelligence, she can become a counselor in Youhouwei!

Luo Xian and Luo Liu went down to make arrangements, while Lin Ruyu returned to the inner courtyard with the Yunjuan chord.

Yun Juan moved to Lin Ruyu's side, "How did the girl think of these things? This servant also wants to learn."

How do you think?Lin Ruyu, who has been a man for three generations, replied, "It is to learn more, see more, think more, then make bold guesses, and carefully verify."

Ok……

Yunjuan's mosquito-repellent incense eyes turned a few times, how could he guess?

Xianyin was also about to ask for advice, but saw the four members of Zhang's family come out of the garden with a grimace, only the servants of the Lin family were around to see them off.

Seeing Aunt Quan's face, Lin Ruyu knew that something happened in the garden, so she stopped by the side of the road.

Zhang Zhongfeng, who took the lead, stopped in front of Lin Ruyu, barely suppressed his anger and said, "We still have something to do at home, so we won't stay for dinner."

Lin Ruyu glanced at Zhang Yuzhen who was hiding behind Aunt Lin, covering her face with a handkerchief, and said calmly, "Uncle, go slowly."

Aunt Lin snorted coldly, and couldn't help saying, "One is more unruly than the other!"

Lin Ruyu raised her sharp eyes, but before she could speak, Zhang Zhongfeng had already turned his head and glared at his wife, and said in a low voice, "Isn't that embarrassing enough?"

In her natal family, but her husband slapped her face like this, Aunt Lin trembled with anger, gave Lin Ruyu a hard look, and walked away.

Lin Ruyu is not anyone's punching bag. After Aunt Lin passed by, she told Xianyin behind her, "It's cold today, the road is still frozen, so you have to be careful when you go."

"Yes." Xianyin understood immediately, and turned to make arrangements.

Lin Ruyu then asked Aunt Quan what happened to the heating room.

Aunt Quan couldn't help feeling scared, "My cousin almost bumped into the second lady, but she was stopped by the second lady."

Lin Ruyu's eyes turned cold, and she told Yunjuan, "Go and tell Xianyin, the ice on the road today is very thick."

(End of this chapter)