Chapter 116 Great Victory
These days, the Lingyuan Kingdom where Xuan Yuanche is located has relied on the grain and grass traded with Gu Zheng, as well as the formula for making gunpowder.
It didn't take much effort to drive the invader Mobei Kingdom out of the border. The soldiers had sufficient grain and grass, and their morale was greatly boosted. They directly turned defense into offense.
They attacked the opponent's capital in one fell swoop, leaving no chance for the opponent to negotiate.
The entire people of Mobei Kingdom are soldiers, brave and warlike. If they are not conquered, they will frequently harass the border areas again within ten years.
After the end of this grand war, Lingyuan issued a general amnesty and celebrated for three days and three nights.
In the imperial city of Mobei Kingdom, countless gold, silver, jewelry, rare treasures and exotic stones were collected. It took a lot of manpower just to transport all these things back.
The Emperor of Lingyuan directly asked Xuanyuan Che to send some of the rare treasures over, saying that he wanted to thank the benefactor who saved Lingyuan from the dire situation.
Seeing the countless jades, jewelry, jadeite, pearls, diamonds and antiques placed all over the floor, Gu Zheng and Lin Yunxi's mentality has become very peaceful.
Lin Yunxi even just placed these things in the warehouse that was expanded several times and stored vegetables and fruits.
There was no other reason, just because the small warehouse built specifically for these jewelry was already full.
The mentality of the two people has changed from excitement and surprise at the beginning to getting used to it.
The reason why the couple is on good terms with Xuan Yuanche and the Lingyuan Kingdom behind him is, on the one hand, because of Emperor Xuanzheng and Xuan Yuanche.
One is the king of a country, and the other is a prince, but they are very humble, and they don't look down on others or domineering at all.
On the other hand, although they are in two different time and space, Lingyuan Kingdom is very similar to ancient China in terms of its geographical location and historical culture.
When helping Lingyuan Kingdom, the two are like helping their own country.
After Lingyuan's great victory, Xuan Yuanche immediately reported the good news to his good brother who he just met.
In addition to chatting, the two also talked about the problems of the countries in Southeast Asia.
Nanyang is located in the southwest of Lingyuan. It is densely forested and has a lot of miasma and poisonous insects in the forest.
Xuanyuan has been eyeing the Nanyang countries for a long time. The climate there is suitable and rice can be harvested three times a year.
If it is taken, it can be used as a large granary for Lingyuan. Except for major natural disasters and man-made disasters, there is no need to worry about food problems.
A few years ago, Xuanyuan Che led his troops to attack Nanyang, but who would have thought that before reaching the main battlefield.
More than half of the soldiers vomited and had diarrhea because of the climate and miasma in the forest.
Helplessly, Xuanyuan Che could only choose to withdraw his troops.
After this retreat, the Nanyang countries became even more aggressive. Relying on the protection of dense forests and miasma, they frequently harassed the southwestern border of Lingyuan.
They often raided villages at night, seized food, livestock and money, and slaughtered the entire village if they disagreed.
These were all people of Lingyuan. When Xuan Yuanche told Gu Zheng about this, he was so angry that he cursed frequently, but he had no good way to deal with it.
At that time, Lin Yunxi was also present. She took the opportunity to combine the jokes she had seen in modern times with the reality of Lingyuan.
I told Xuan Yuanche about it in the form of a story, but I didn't expect him to be so brave that he actually implemented it according to the routine in the story.
In fact, Xuan Yuanche hesitated at first, but the great victory in the battle of Mobei and the two capable people Lin Yunxi and Gu Zheng standing behind him made him confident again.
Xuan Yuanche first sent someone to Nanyang to spread the news that Emperor Xuanzheng had taken in an exotic beauty in Mobei.
This beauty was deeply favored by the emperor. As soon as she entered the palace, she was named the imperial concubine and was in the limelight.
The imperial concubine was not interested in jewelry, but liked the Tianrui silk woven with silk and gold thread.
The gold thread uses a new method of winding gold thread, which is extremely bright in color and emits a rich fragrance.
In addition, the appearance and texture of Tianrui silk are like satin, but softer, and it is very popular and sought after by the imperial concubine and a group of noble ladies.
It is said that in the capital, a small piece of brocade can be sold at a high price that was unimaginable in the past, and it is in short supply.
Similarly, the price of silk used to make Tianrui brocade has also risen sharply, more than ten times higher than in previous years.
When the false news was reported back to Nanyang, someone immediately brought a cart of silk to Lingyuan to trade.
As expected, the Nanyang merchants who came here made a lot of money.
Seeing this, the people in the countries of Nanyang no longer hesitated. Relying on the superior geographical location of their own countries and the endless rice at home, they used all the farmland to plant mulberry trees, hoping to make a fortune from Lingyuan Kingdom and become rich. But these were just illusions created by Xuan Yuanche. At the same time, he bought food from Nanyang at a high price on the grounds of the floods and droughts that occurred in the country not long ago. The people in Nanyang were worried about not having money to buy silkworm seeds. Once the news was released, they began to sell the rice in their homes, leaving only reserves for the second half of the year. After everything was ready, Lingyun Kingdom sent out news that silkworm silk was no longer needed. Now it was the turn of the Southeast Asian countries to panic, as all the farmlands in their countries were already planted with mulberry trees.
Chapter 117 Intelligent Robots
By the time these countries and people realized that everything was a conspiracy of Lingyuan, it was already too late.
What made them feel even more devastated was yet to come. Xuan Yuanche took the opportunity to sell the seeds in the country to Southeast Asia at a high price and made a lot of money.
Of course, he was not stupid. The seeds he sold in the past were cooked in advance and could not grow rice at all.
The grains in the countries of Southeast Asia had long been sold to Lingyuan at a high price, and the remaining grains in the country were simply a drop in the bucket.
It is said that food is the first necessity of the people. Only with superior climate and fertile land, without seeds, can grain not grow in the land.
No matter how powerful a country is, it cannot survive. Seeing that there have been more than a dozen major peasant uprisings in the country, it will soon be unable to suppress them.
The countries in Southeast Asia could only send envoys to negotiate peace in shame. In this way, Lingyuan gained several more vassal states without spending a single soldier.
How could Emperor Xuanzheng and Xuanyuan Che not respect and treat the person who came up with this trick well?
If Gu Zheng and Lin Yunxi lived in Lingyuan, Emperor Xuanzheng would definitely confer them the titles of King of Different Surnames and Imperial Concubine.
Lin Yunxi also contributed, so she naturally knew what Xuanyuan Che said, and she stepped forward to reply.
"Thank you for the gift, but I'm sorry."
Although giving ten jade mines as gifts was a big deal, Lin Yunxi and Gu Zheng helped them expand their territory.
No amount of gems could compare to this, so Lin Yunxi felt at ease accepting this gift.
Although there were jades for sale in the Space Mall, and the price was not very high, not to mention that she had endless points.
It's just that the jades sold in the mall were all carved uniformly by machines, and they looked very rigid.
They were not as lifelike and artistic as the ones carved by craftsmen after careful design based on the shape of each piece of jade.
Save the child, urgently need food: "Sister-in-law, you're welcome, as long as you like it."
Lin Yunxi: "I like it very much."
Save the child, urgently need food: "Okay, sister-in-law, I'm going to be busy first, please help me tell Brother Gu about this good news."
Lin Yunxi: "No problem."
Before waiting for Brother Gu, Xuan Yuanche was a little disappointed, but the next second he was excited again, there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in Nanyang.
After closing the chat interface, Lin Yunxi did not forget the purpose of her entry-buying artificial intelligence robots.
With the establishment of the pharmaceutical factory, the current production capacity of the factory is very large, but it can only produce two kinds of medicines-hemostatic powder and freckle cream.
Lin Yunxi can say that these two medicines were written down by herself from the medical books she picked up.
But from the outside, she had no medical knowledge. It was okay for her to come up with one or two formulas later. If she kept taking them out, it would definitely attract attention and suspicion.
So these days, Lin Yunxi has been looking for a solution.
Fortunately, when she was browsing the space mall, she accidentally found an intelligent robot inside.
This robot is no different from a real person in terms of living habits, physiological structure, and every move.
And after being bound to it, the robot is only loyal to its owner and will never have any second thoughts.
In addition, she can also set her own identity information for the robot, which only costs an extra ten points.
Lin Yunxi quickly chose the most unprepossessing robot from among thousands of robots.
In the end, he spent 1.2 million points without blinking an eye and took her down.
Lin Yunxi named her Lin Nian, and her identity was set as a 30-year-old strong woman who graduated from a medical university and whose parents had both passed away.
She came to Lin Yunxi, her distant cousin, hoping to use her knowledge to make her own contribution to the pharmaceutical factory.
Of course, these identity information will also be synchronized to various files of Lin Yunxi's era, and no one will find any flaws.
After tying up the robot, Lin Yunxi bought a copy of the theory and practice of Chinese and Western medicine from the mall, which includes all the knowledge of Chinese and Western medicine.
Input it into the robot's brain chip together with the Chinese medicine book.
In this way, Lin Yunxi can take out the formula in the space through Lin Nian in the future.
Moreover, Lin Nian's chip stores a lot of advanced medical knowledge, in addition to spontaneous research.
Later, he can also help with training and cultivate backbone research talents for the factory.
"Hello, cousin, I am Lin Nian. It's our first meeting. Please take care of me."
Lin Nian, who is no different from a real person, stretched out his palm and introduced himself to Lin Yunxi.
"Hello."
Of course, Lin Yunxi did not take Lin Nian out of the space immediately, because it was not the time yet.
During the days in the space, Lin Nian's main task was to help take care of the various crops in the space and clean up the villa.
After dealing with the most critical things, Lin Yunxi suddenly remembered Qin Xiaoling's words in the afternoon.
The next second, she reopened the mall, bought a background check item, and entered Haiyan's name on it.
Chapter 118 Life Experience
In the blink of an eye, Haiyan's various life stages appeared on the screen.
Lin Yunxi didn't have the habit of checking other people's privacy, so she directly opened Haiyan's work experience in the meat processing factory.
The final result was exactly as Qin Xiaoling said.
This shows that Lin Yunxi did not make a mistake, and Haiyan was indeed wronged.
Moreover, Lin Yunxi could clearly see his excellent work ability and down-to-earth work attitude from his experience working in the meat processing factory.
If Haiyan can stand out in this recruitment, Lin Yunxi will definitely keep such a talent in the factory.
After the investigation, when she closed the background investigation interface, she was suddenly attracted by a name on a folder.
It said "adopted", and the two similar faces of Jiang Kangping and Haiyan instantly appeared in Lin Yunxi's mind.
Unable to resist her inner curiosity, she silently said sorry in her heart and reached out to open the folder.
After Lin Yunxi read all the contents of the document at a glance, she was greatly shocked.
The information clearly stated that Haiyan was indeed Jiang Kangping's son, but when he was five years old, he was fostered in a family in Province Z.
Uncle Jiang would ask his acquaintances to send eight yuan of living expenses to that family every month. You have to know that it was more than ten years ago, and the purchasing power of eight yuan was very large.
Let alone raising a child, this money can fully support a large family living in the countryside.
At first, the family that adopted Haiyan was very jealous of the identities of Jiang Kangping and his wife, and raised little Haiyan very well.
But as time went on, their true nature was gradually exposed.
Thinking that Haiyan's biological parents had not returned for so long, something must have happened on the battlefield.
They actually let a child who was not even as tall as the stove serve tea and water, cook and go to the fields, and would punch and kick if he was not satisfied.
However, the three sons and two daughters in that family were raised to be white and plump, and they did not look like children from the countryside.
Moreover, in the following six or seven years, they also used various methods to cheat money from Uncle Jiang's friends.
The reason they used was that Xiao Haiyan was in poor health and needed to be hospitalized frequently.
In order to make it more realistic, they even bribed the doctors of the local county hospital and forged dozens of medical records.
The family's disgust was not only that, they also lied to Xiao Haiyan that he was abandoned by his parents.
Fortunately, he met his own family, who were willing to give him a meal out of kindness.
Of course, they did this only to completely tie Haiyan up at home and make him work like a slave for the whole family.
Haiyan was still young when he was fostered, and as he got older, his memories of his childhood became more and more vague.
After a long period of brainwashing, he naturally believed what his adoptive parents said.
But Haiyan also worked hard and struggled to get the opportunity to go to school. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to a meat processing factory with excellent grades.
Only then did he temporarily get rid of the clutches of his adoptive parents. Later, he was introduced to Qin Xiaoling and married. After marriage, they had two children.
Until one of the correspondence, it was revealed that Haiyan's biological parents were coming back and thanked them for their careful care over the years.
At this time, Haiyan's adoptive parents panicked. In these years, they had cheated people of two or three thousand yuan and raised their children to be dark and thin.
In order to avoid being held accountable, they moved out of the village overnight and established themselves in other provinces with the money they had cheated.
They also changed their names, which was the main reason why Jiang Kangping could not find this family after years of searching.
What shocked Lin Yunxi even more was that Haiyan was framed by the meat processing factory and was punished severely, and his adoptive parents were involved.
After Haiyan was forced to leave the factory, his eldest brother was immediately recruited as an exception.
In the data, the ugly faces of this family were exposed.
Lin Yunxi stood there for a long time, and only left the space after calming down.
Although she had not been with Uncle Jiang for a long time, Uncle Jiang trusted her very much in both life and work.
Lin Yunxi knew that she could be appointed as the factory director so smoothly in the subsequent factory construction process.
Whether it was the cooperation with the machinery factory in the province, or the cement factory, brick factory and other major factories, it was very smooth, and there must be the help of Uncle Jiang.
Otherwise, as long as the province got stuck in one of the links, the construction period of the pharmaceutical factory would be delayed by ten days or half a month.
Moreover, Haiyan and Qin Xiaoling were the few friends that Lin Yunxi knew here who were worth associating with, and she would help with anything she said.
In order not to arouse suspicion, Lin Yunxi prepared to find a suitable opportunity to reveal a little information he knew to help the father and son recognize each other.
These days, the family courtyard is unusually lively, and the relationship between neighbors is unusually harmonious.
Even if they meet someone they don't have a good relationship with, they are not as tense as usual, and they can even smile at each other.
Chapter 119 My elder brother and elder sister are back
Because of the recruitment of workers in the pharmaceutical factory, the educated youth who went to the countryside scattered all over the country in the family compound have returned.
Every household is busy cutting some meat and buying some seafood to supplement the children who have just returned home.
Including Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan from Zhang Hongmei's family, the two just got home this afternoon.
Because there are people on the road, plus their mother is now a leader in the pharmaceutical factory, and their father is in the military area.
The two younger brothers are still young, and now they have exercised and are very familiar with the way home.
So the two did not call back in advance, but took a bullock cart and walked back.
Zhang Hongmei called her eldest son and daughter a week ago and asked them to prepare to come back to take the job exam.
So she has been thinking about her two children for the past two days, so she has been staring at the clock on the wall during work hours.
As it was almost time to get off work, the sound of a child came faintly from outside the logistics department, which sounded like the voices of Xiaozhuang and Yanyan.
Zhang Hongmei followed the sound to the door, and sure enough, it was Xiaozhuang and Yanyan trotting over here.
While running with his short legs, he shouted: "Mom, my big brother and big sister are back."
Yanyan also shouted from behind: "Auntie, my big brother and big sister are back."
Since Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang recognized each other as their godmother, in Yanyan's heart, the three of them plus Zhou Ziang are just like brothers, and the three families are as good as one family.
Since his parents are Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang's godparents, then Xiaozhuang's brothers and sisters are also his brothers and sisters.
The two ran with red faces and sweat on their foreheads.
"Really! Where are they now?" Zhang Hongmei heard the words and immediately confirmed with joy.
The two little radishes pointed in the direction of the family compound and answered in a baby voice: "At home."
"Okay, thank Xiaozhuang and Yanyan for coming over to tell me the news."
Zhang Hongmei has been with Lin Yunxi for a long time now, and her behavior and speaking style are becoming more and more like Lin Yunxi.
Zhang Hongmei took out a handkerchief from the house, wiped the sweaty foreheads of the two children, and thanked the two children like Sister Yunxi.
"You're welcome."
Afterwards, she did not rush home, but brought the two children to the canteen window and ordered food for five people.
"Yanyan, do you want to have dinner at your aunt's house tonight? It's very lively there, with Dazhuang, Xiaozhuang, and two older brothers and sisters." Zhang Hongmei asked with her head down.
Yanyan blinked his big eyes. Tonight, his mother was going to make his favorite soy sauce chicken and pineapple rice.
He was reluctant to leave his mother's delicious food, and he was also reluctant to leave someone to play with.
After thinking for a while, little Gu Jiayan suddenly had an idea and asked.
"Auntie, can I bring the delicious food that mom made to your house for dinner?"
"Of course."
After hearing that the two children from the Zhao family had returned, Lin Yunxi not only brought her own meals for Yanyan, she also cooked three stir-fried dishes herself:
Four-happiness meatballs, loofah with crispy pork, and braised pork elbow.
When Lin Yunxi first came to the family compound, if the family was stewing chicken or meat, the kitchen door would be closed to prevent the smell from escaping.
Now that she has become the factory director and confessed to Gu Zheng about the space, she no longer hides it.
The cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, shrimps and shellfish in the space are changed every day, and this is also a matter of course in the eyes of outsiders.
One of them is the deputy head of the regiment, and the other is the factory director. Their monthly salary is enough to buy whatever they want.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Zhang Hongmei, Zhao Peng, the battalion commander, and Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan had red eyes. It was obvious that the whole family had cried.
After Lin Yunxi put down the food in his hand, he reached out and patted Zhang Hongmei on the back and comforted her.
"Brother Zhao and sister-in-law, it's good that the child is back. Good days are still to come."
"This is the welcoming dish I made for the two children. You should have dinner while it's hot."
Zhang Hongmei wiped her tears and thanked: "Yunxi, you are thoughtful. Sister-in-law will not be polite to you."
Then she greeted the two children: "Leizi, Yanzi, this is your Aunt Lin, call her quickly."
Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan knew Lin Yunxi and her various deeds very well from the letters sent by their parents.
Therefore, they admired Aunt Lin, whom they had never met, especially Zhao Yan, whose eyes lit up after seeing the real person.
The two stood up respectfully and greeted: "Hello, Aunt Lin."
Lin Yunxi smiled and nodded: "Hello, you."
Then they went home and did not disturb the family reunion again.
At the dinner table, Zhang Hongmei was putting meat and vegetables into the bowls of the two children, telling them to eat more.
Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan went to the countryside in the northeast, the coldest place in winter, and both of them had frostbite on their hands and feet.
Fortunately, the weather has warmed up now and the wounds have scabbed over, but Zhang Hongmei still feels very distressed.
The pain is in the child's body, and the mother's heart is in pain.
Before the two children went to the countryside, although the living conditions at home were not very good and the meals were simple, the children were not left hungry.
Chapter 120 Be content
Although the two children are not fat, they are strong and energetic.
But look at them now. They are tanned and their arms and legs are as thin as bamboo poles.
Zhang Hongmei would send them some food coupons, meat coupons, canned food and seafood every month, but it seemed to be of no use. The labor intensity there was too high.
She put a bowl of meat and vegetables in the bowls of her sons and daughters with heartache, vowing to make them fatter.
"Eat more. There will be a recruitment exam in a few days. You two must take it seriously. You don't have to go back after you pass it."
Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan ate without raising their heads and nodded vigorously.
After they received the call from home, they spent all their spare time studying except for work and meals.
They kept their textbooks in hand every day, and later they saved up some money and went to the town to buy a flashlight, so they didn't waste their time at night.
Their companions who went to the countryside with them learned that they could go back to take the recruitment exam, and after passing the exam, they could stay in the city as workers.
Everyone was envious, and Zhao Peng was the battalion commander in the army, and Zhang Hongmei was the director of the logistics department of the pharmaceutical factory.
Perhaps it was because their family background was not bad, and even their connections were quite strong, so when the two asked for leave and went back to the city to take the exam.
The leaders of the brigade did not deliberately make things difficult for them, and even approved a one-month leave note.
In this era, the supervision of educated youths who went to the countryside was still quite strict, especially the approval of leave notes for visiting relatives in the city.
So Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan were still very grateful to the leaders of the brigade, and gave thank-you gifts to several leaders before leaving.
And this time when they came back, the two of them directly brought all the luggage back, leaving themselves no way out.
They worked hard day and night for so long, even doing questions when they slept and dreamed, so they were very confident about this exam.
After Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan buried their heads and ate a full bowl of rice, their speed slowed down.
Looking at the three white and tender brothers who were clumsily picking up food into their bowls like little adults.
"Hey, I wish Aunt Lin was my godmother." Zhao Yan swallowed the elbow meat in her mouth and said with envy.
Zhao Lei also nodded silently in his heart. Aunt Lin was avant-garde and open-minded, strong in personal ability, and friendly.
And the food she cooked was delicious. The three dishes sent by Aunt Lin were almost eaten up, and there were still many dishes left from the canteen.
Hearing this, Zhang Hongmei chuckled, looked at her husband, and joked.
"Your Aunt Lin is only a few years older than you. Isn't it a mess to recognize her as your godmother?"
And Lin Yunxi was very well maintained, and she was very particular about her clothes and appearance. From the appearance, she was even younger than little girls like Zhou Huihui and Zhao Yan.
A lot of people believe that she is 18 years old, which is why Zhang Hongmei smiled.
"Ah, it's good to be called aunt." Zhao Yan sighed and said regretfully.
"Okay, be content, have a good rest tonight, and read more books tomorrow. The assessment will start the day after tomorrow morning." Zhang Hongmei said.
"Okay." Zhao Yan replied, and then she remembered something and asked casually.
"Mom, how is the treatment in your factory now?"
Hearing this question, Zhang Hongmei was very proud. She stood up and counted them one by one with high spirits.
"The basic salary in our factory is 30 yuan, and there are also performance bonuses. The more you work, the more you get. There is no upper limit."
"There are quarterly bonuses every quarter, year-end bonuses at the end of the year, and gifts during the New Year and other festivals."
"Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the factory are free, unlimited."
"I just went there, and after a while, my salary will probably exceed your father's salary."
Zhang Hongmei said proudly that she used to be just a housewife and had to ask her beloved husband for money every month.
Although the couple has a good relationship and Zhang Hongmei can be the head of the family, she always feels that she does not have much confidence psychologically.
The elderly people on her husband's side have all passed away, but her father and mother are still alive.
Because Zhao Peng has to keep part of his monthly salary for family expenses, pay for his son's tuition, and support his two children who are working in the countryside.
There is very little that can be saved every month, not to mention sending some back to his parents.
After all, the elderly are getting older and their health will definitely get worse, and they, as children, have to worry more.
Although Zhang Hongmei can squeeze out two or three yuan by reducing the family's expenses, Zhao Peng will not say anything, but she will feel uncomfortable in her heart.
Last month, she directly took a salary of more than 30, nearly 40 yuan.
On the same day, she went to the post office and sent five yuan to her parents as a gift, and five yuan to her elder brother and sister-in-law who took care of her parents, so that they could improve their lives at home.
Of the remaining thirty yuan, Zhang Hongmei took out ten yuan as living expenses for her family, and saved the remaining twenty yuan.
In the future, her salary will be higher and higher, and she can save four or five hundred yuan a year, which is something Zhang Hongmei never dared to think about before.
Although she needs to work and take care of the family at the same time, which is much busier than before, Zhang Hongmei is now much more energetic and cheerful than before.