Chu Qing's first stop this year was Yibin Mansion, which borders Jizhou and Xinlun Prefecture.

The reason why I chose this place was because of the interception at the junction of the three places years ago.

There is no evidence at the moment, and there is no intersection with the Meng family. If we can't do anything directly against the Meng family, we must first retaliate against these bandits who are working as a collaborator.

Since the destruction of Donglun State, most of the garrison troops in border state capitals such as Jizhou, Yibin Prefecture and Xuanwei Prefecture have moved westward and stationed on the border between Xinlun State and Voss State, leaving only two troops there.

The garrison ranged from a thousand to five thousand.

Chu Qing knew that using such a number of troops to search the mountains would be effective, but this area was densely forested and mountainous, and wild beasts were rampant. It was winter and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, making it even more difficult to search.

Even if it's not winter, it's not easy. As the saying goes, "It's like walking at night when you can't see the road with your eyes open." There are trees everywhere that block the sky and the sun, and it's easy for people to get lost among them.

Therefore, unless the government office has accurate information about where the gangsters are, the garrison is generally very reluctant to do such work as searching mountains.

What Chu Qing wanted to do was to firstly enter the mountains and forests in the name of opening up wasteland, and secondly to attract local refugees to cut trees and open up wasteland.

This might be able to divide and dismantle some of the refugee bandits, but she hoped to expose the most powerful deserters and guards among the bandits and eliminate them.

After arriving at Yibin Mansion, Chu Qing first went to the local Directorate of the Secret Investigation Department to meet with his colleagues.

Everywhere he went, Chu Qing would report to the local geographical office in preparation for using their information transmission channels.

This time she wanted to learn more about the bandits.

But the result was disappointing.

The board of directors does not have information on these bandits. To be precise, because most of these people are deserters or radicals from the old Donglun State, they are armed and armed to a certain extent, and are good at hiding their traces in the jungle. There are also those from Xinlun Prefecture.

The common people helped cover it up, but the board of directors could not find their detailed information.

The mountainous area where the Chu Qing incident occurred is collectively called Hushan, and its location within the boundaries of Yibin Prefecture belongs to Hulin County.

The so-called tiger forest is not just a forest, but a forest where tigers often appear.

"How can that group of thieves stay there for a long time when tigers are out and about?" Zhuo Yao couldn't understand.

Chu Qing couldn't figure it out either, but it was probably because the water in the well did not interfere with the water in the river.

Chu Qing directly entered Hulin County.

Since the Secret Investigation Division can't provide any effective help, you have to rely on yourself.

Ordinarily, the "Cotton Picture" has been published and distributed, and Chu Qing no longer needs to personally guide it. It is enough to come to the local area and hold a meeting with the farmers, but now Chu Qing decided to stay for a while.

Since no one was willing to control the intersection of the three places, Chu Qing asked them to beg for control.

After negotiating with the county magistrate, a recruitment notice was posted. The first step was to recruit lumberjacks.

There are many mountains, and you can cut down trees. If you encounter good saplings, you can directly uproot them and remove them. There are many places where Chu Qing can plant trees.

The second step is to recruit construction workers. If you have wood, you can build a house, and you need to build some factories and warehouses.

The third step is to recruit tenant farmers.

Leaving aside whether this place is suitable for growing cotton and whether it is possible to grow cotton, there is only one thing Chu Qing has to do: use the convenience of his status as a farmer to hold this area in the palm of his hand.

But the recruitment notice was posted, but very few responded.

The place is remote, the population is small, and because the Hushan area is infested with both beasts and bandits, the people do not want to exchange their lives for coins.

Next to the "Job Notice", there were many people talking, but no one was ready to apply.

"If you ask me, this owner must be careless when he goes out to cut trees in Hushan Mountain. Who's to blame if he gets eaten by a tiger?" said a man.

"That's right! In addition to tigers, there are also blind bears!" Someone responded.

There is even more: "The third grandson of my second uncle's family went to collect firewood yesterday, but he didn't dare to go any further. Then he heard the cry of a wolf. He was so frightened that he didn't even dare to pick up the hatchet and ran back!"

There is even: "Actually, this is not important, and it is not that there are big animals everywhere every day. What is important is that the mountain is not peaceful, and there are bandits of all ages! Didn't you see that the land in the villages at the foot of the mountain is deserted?

Everyone has moved away!"

Others said: "But look at what's written here, the wages are quite high. After the logging is over, a skilled person like you can still stay and earn money to build a house. It's a great deal!"

Also: "Instead of earning this terrible salary, why not go to Linxian County next month to sign up for that college? I heard that new students will be recruited in the spring. You can learn a craft and earn wages at the same time. Isn't it more cost-effective than here?"

There was a lot of noise from all kinds of voices.

Xiaobao was taking people on the street to buy some portable food and drink. After sending his mother to the place, they were getting ready to leave. They had more important things to do.

Xiaobao frowned when he saw people crowding around the "Job Notice" and heard their objections.

He could tell from Chu Qing's actions in the past few days that she was unwilling to do so. It must have been because her mother couldn't seize the opportunity to attack the Meng family directly, so she wanted to seek profit from the bandits first.

He doesn't agree with this. It's too roundabout and too slow!

A gentleman's revenge is unbearable all night long! He thought that they were all businessmen, and retaliating against each other was a commercial method, but now he realized that revenge has no choice, and murder is the most direct way.

But Xiaobao didn't dare to kill anyone. He didn't have that much financial strength, and he couldn't guarantee that his mother would not be harmed.

So he led his team to implement his plan and went to Jiangnan to "step on the plate" and deploy his power.

But her mother still has various responsibilities on her shoulders and cannot do things as she pleases. At this moment, her mother is facing difficulties when she wants to recruit workers, and Xiaobao feels that she can't just ignore it.

Seeing Xiaobao frowning, Chu Yuan stepped forward to join in the crowd, but was stopped by Xiao Sining: "You stay, I'll go!"

Xiao Sining and other boys from Team 6 are now with Xiao Bao every day, changing their clothes at any time to facilitate Xiao Bao's tasks.

Today, he was even more poorly dressed, with all the patches on his body faded. Unlike Chu Yuan, who liked the uniform at home so much that he would wear it wherever he went. It was too eye-catching.

Xiaobao also glanced at Chu Yuan's clothes: "You can stay and stand aside while Xiao Sining goes."

When doing serious business, Xiaobao always calls them by their names. But to Zhuo Yao, he always shouts "Ah, right."

Xiao Sining took a few boys with the same ragged clothes and rushed towards the crowd to surround them.

"Hey, what's written here, Xiao Shan, please read it and read it to Nian Nian!" Xiao Sining said while poking at Xiao Shan like any farm boy watching the fun.

So the junior student named Xiao Shan stuttered and read to him, tying a knot within five words, then scratched his head and laughed sillyly: "I don't recognize this character either..." Then he mumbled and prepared to continue reading.

The officer who was standing next to the "Job Notice" and was in charge of explaining it became anxious when he heard it: "Oh, okay, okay, this is what it says..." and he started to read it.

So Xiao Sining and a few boys started to follow the rhythm with each other:

"Ah, what a good thing! Xiaoshan, are you going? I have to go! The salary is quite good!"

"Brother Ning Zi, it's a lot of money, but the technician college in Linxian will enroll students at the end of next month. Let's just apply for that one. It's more cost-effective, and those who live far away can still live in the college."

"Xiaoshan, what are you thinking of? It costs money to go to school!"

"No, doesn't it say it's free?"

"The first year is free, but this year you have to complete the training. Ningzi, Xiaoshan, are you going to the academy?"

“I want to go, but if I have to pay, there’s no money!”
Chapter completed!