This year is bound to be the toughest year; our plan is to strive to refurbish the city defenses before winter, while settling more than 90% of the inhabitants under our rule.
Then, during winter, we can spare the manpower to establish our workshops, warm up our caravan, and restart the system we originally built in Shengle City.
Once the caravan becomes frequent, the problem of food and other material shortages will be greatly resolved.
Because you don't necessarily have to trade with gold and silver—you can barter with food and necessary supplies, thereby turning those caravans into your supply convoy voluntarily.
Gold and silver are valuable, but they can't be eaten nor forged into weapons in critical times.
Back in Shengle City, there was already such an atmosphere, but with the sudden move, the operating system needs to be rebuilt, and this requires time.
Moreover,
If Yan State, Chu State, and Qian State do not engage in another war, trade activity will be rekindled again.
In short, after overcoming this year's difficulties, Snow Sea Pass can enter a phase of healthy development.
"As for food, we can borrow from our neighbors, just as we envisaged; you and Liang Cheng put more effort into organizing that barbarian troop.
Our wild people neighbors are warm and hospitable; they will never let us starve."
"I think so too, my lord."
Zheng Fan turned around to look at the blind man and said:
"Do you have anything else to say?"
"Nothing more, my lord. You can go back and rest well."
This took Zheng Fan by surprise. For no apparent reason, Fanli and Liang Cheng have advanced, but the blind man didn't want to advance.
But the blind man always stays calm in doing things, so Zheng Fan didn't say more. He descended the city wall and returned to the temporary residence.
Upon seeing Zheng Fan return, Ke proactively fetched water for foot washing and helped Lord Zheng with it.
You could clearly sense Ke was making progress because she added foot massage while washing feet.
Not sure where she learned it, but her technique was quite methodical.
This woman's life was supposed to be teaching her children at her relatively well-off husband's family, but due to war breaking her home, she had to break away and fight for survival for herself and her child.
"Has Siniang returned?"
"To answer Lord Zheng, Madame sent someone to say she is busy at the accounts room today and won't be back for rest at night."
Zheng Fan nodded,
A moment later,
He said:
"Alright."
"Yes, Lord Zheng."
Ke helped Zheng Fan dry his feet.
Zheng Fan walked alone to the bedroom and lay down.
At this moment, his mind was quite clear, neither happy nor sad, and without worry. He slowly closed his eyes, maintaining this state of mind for a while, and his breathing started to become steady.
Upon reaching the Sixth Rank martial artist realm, the circulation of energy and blood can integrate more closely with the body, making sleep and meditation almost interchangeable to a certain extent.
The obvious benefit of this is that, as long as you don't have too many distractions in your heart, insomnia is virtually non-existent.
After Zheng Fan entered the bedroom, Ke took hot water into her room, poured it into the bathtub, undressed, and started bathing.
Her hands scrubbed her body, sensing the slickness of her skin, appearing sacred and solemn.
There was no joy associated with a normal bath, but rather a solemnity like before going to the execution ground.
Indeed,
It was truly like going to the execution ground.
She was a widow, fortunate to stay with Lord Pingye as a servant woman, but she wanted more than just being a maid.
Having experienced turbulent and insecure days, she was more urgent to seize all the opportunities in front of her.
She believed Lord Pingye was interested in her, confident in her appearance and body.
Otherwise, why did Lord Pingye favor her among the many women and vagrants during the wild people's siege?
She still remembers purposefully rubbing her chest against Lord Pingye's hand. His reaction back then, upon reflection now, was genuinely intriguing.
Upon thinking of this,
Ke's mouth curled into a smile.
Back then, she was actually quite open-minded and boldly teasing this man before her.
But this time…
Ke took a deep breath,
She was terrified of Siniang,
Truly terrified,
She knew she wasn't a match for that woman.
Inside the house, they called her Madame, but outside, they called her Mr. Feng.
She was a woman who could accomplish great things for Lord Zheng, making her stronger than all the inner house women, her status more unshakable.
However, today was a good opportunity.
She had to seize this opportunity to become someone in Lord Zheng's room.
Even if it was just to be a concubine, with no status, she was willing, because it offered security!
For this, she was willing to bear the consequences of that woman knowing about this.
"Whoosh…"
Ke left the bathtub, put on a black dress.
Then,
She opened the door and came out.
The front and back houses were separated by a corridor, not far at all, for this was just Lord Zheng's temporary residence; they would move once Lord Pingye's mansion was completed.
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