Nie Canjun approached Bai Shan and asked, "You are hiding in the hay separately? But how can you ensure that the box containing them will not be lost in the battle?"
Bai Shan pretended to be profound and said: "I can't guarantee that I can give up all my luggage when I'm desperate."
Nie Canjun thought the same thing. They had indeed given up all their luggage before. If Guo Zhao hadn't arrived with reinforcements, those luggage would have been gone in the end.
That……
Bai Shandao: "This is just to reduce losses. If we hadn't encountered a force with a huge difference in strength like the Tubo Army, we could have given up some and kept some. At that time, I can guarantee that what we gave up was of minimal value.
Of your luggage, keep the largest one.”
Nie Canjun suddenly realized this and was convinced.
Bai Shan is smart and has a good memory. Although he feels that he cannot remember what is contained in so many boxes, and he has to distinguish the value of each of these boxes that are similar or even the same, Bai Shan should be able to do it.
arrive.
Man Bao on the side heard it and couldn't help but lower his head and rejoice. Anyway, the thing was done, no matter what he said.
At the same time, it seemed like a new world had opened up.
It turns out that the way to avoid arousing suspicion is not only to conceal and hide, but also to obfuscate.
If you don't want people to suspect your true behavior, then you have to arrange a reasonable fake behavior for their suspicions. There is no need to explain. People like Bai Shan are half-showing, and everyone seems to be able to automatically come up with better reasons.
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Thinking of this, Manbao became excited and wanted to try his idea now.
She glanced at Bai Erlang and others who were dividing things according to the list, then pretended to be serious and went to find Nie Canjun, "I need to find a place and a few people."
She handed him the paper she just took out from Keke, and Nie Canjun took it. He thought she had been keeping it close to him, so he couldn't help but be more solemn.
Above is a place name and a long list of names.
Nie Canjun couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"
"This is a village, and there are also the names of the people living in the village. I want to find this village, and the people in it." Manbao paused and said, "It's just that this village is a little special. Three more years have passed.
In 2017, Xizhou was unsettled, and I don’t know if they are still there.”
Nie Canjun cooperated with the Anxi Army in a battle before. Although the time was short, they lived and died together, and he still made several friends in the Anxi Army.
It is probably more convenient for the trustee to handle things than Zhou Man and the others. After all, Guo Zhao has been busy recently, and because of his father's relationship, he may not come recently to avoid embarrassment to both parties.
Nie Canjun collected the paper and said with a smile that he would do his best.
I thought that part of the treasure would be left behind, or the things might be hidden in that village, and might be seen again when I go back, but now the things appeared in front of everyone, and the soldiers and guards were all excited.
The morale, which had been sluggish due to heavy casualties, instantly rose. They slowly recovered from the pain of losing their comrades. Even the soldiers who lost their own limbs became happy and decided to keep the gold and silver and retire after returning.
This money is enough for them to live for a lifetime.
The wise ones encouraged them: "Take the money back. It will be the same as it is now. Why don't you take it out to buy some things and resell it when you return to the capital. At least you can make a fortune."
"Don't talk nonsense, what if you lose money?"
"How could it be a loss?"
"Why not?" A smarter and more prudent person said: "Nothing is absolute in this world. Drinking water can get stuck in your teeth. Isn't it common to lose money in business?"
He said: "I think this is enough. This is free money. We can just hide it and take it back. It is also good for us to join the army, and Mr. Zhou is kind-hearted. Otherwise, remnant soldiers like us would be thrown on the roadside.
Or it is normal for us to report back to the capital. Now that the adults are willing to keep us, we will take them back. There will definitely be a settlement fee when we return to the military camp. With this money, we can support a family of several people.
So don’t be too greedy, lest you stumble.”
Many people gave up their newly raised thoughts.
"Tsk, you are too courageous. There is no shortage of gems and spices in the capital. Although we have little money, we have to stay in Xizhou for a long time. We will search carefully and bring back one or two items. We will definitely sell them to noble people.
There is no shortage of it.”
"Hou San, if you want to do this business, just do it yourself, don't encourage other people," Cao Dade couldn't help but said: "How can noble people be so easy to find? If you buy something but can't sell it, these gems and spices
You should not eat or drink it, especially spices. They will lose their flavor over time and may get broken on the road. Then..."
He didn't finish what he said, but the soldiers all understood that it would be worthless by then, and it was inevitable that they would be smashed into their hands.
Hou San complained a few words and muttered: "We don't know each other, but Mr. Zhou and the others do know each other. It's still the same as this time. When we go back, we will give them all the things to take with them, and then we will drag them to sell them when we return to the capital."
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At this moment, even the excited wounded soldier stopped talking, "Isn't this a feud over rice? We don't do things like this that embarrass adults."
Somehow these words reached Bai Shan's ears. Bai Shan smiled and said, "Then go and tell them that when we set off again, the trade route should be opened, and then there will be horse thieves on the road again.
Most of them wouldn't dare to rob a convoy as big as ours. Moreover, gems and spices can be faked. If they can't tell the difference between genuine and fake, good and bad, it's best not to buy these things."
"But it's not difficult for them to make money. They can consider buying some edible spices, such as pepper, which are equally valuable and can be easily sold in the capital."
A guard passed these words back, and the soldiers began to think about it.
Nie Canjun couldn't help but come to Bai Shan to thank him, and also talked about the gold and silver left by the fallen soldiers. At that time, Bai Shan compiled the list and handed it to him along with the items.
Nie Canjun originally thought of taking back the gold and silver treasures they had received and sharing them with their families, but now he couldn't help but want to do more.
"Their family backgrounds are all average. Some of them not only have old parents, but also wives and children. They are all still young. It will cost a lot of money to get married in the future, and they have to live a long life. So I thought it would be better to bring them together.
The money is part of the plan. After you buy something, sell it when you go back, and then you can divide the money."
Bai Shan frowned, "What if we lose money?"
Nie Canjun smiled and said: "You didn't mean to buy edible spices..."
Bai Shan said: "That's a small amount, not to mention that these spices need to be well preserved. If you transport so many spices to the capital at once, everyone can't eat pepper, right? It will definitely not be sold at once.