The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension-Chapter 985 - 961: Seize the Day

Fifty thousand people are not a small number, and with the troops they are currently supporting, the daily consumption of food is immense.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the fully stocked granary. If it weren't for her special ability, just this huge food consumption would be enough to overwhelm them.

She no longer bothers to hide it.

Of course, there is already a rumor near Yanmen Pass.

Jiang Xiaoxiao of the Jiang Family Army is said to be the reincarnation of the Thunder God.

Anyone who dares to oppose the Jiang Family Army will inevitably face divine retribution.

Before Jiang Xiaoxiao even had a chance to send Li Yu to establish contact with the garrison commander inside Yanmen Pass.

News had already arrived from Yanmen Pass.

The Magistrate of Yanmen Pass personally led his men and horses to Li Family Village to meet the renowned Mr. Jiang of the Jiang Family Army.

Magistrate Wang Caicheng arrived with government officials and a squad of five hundred city guards from the garrison.

They came because they had heard the news,

that Li Family Village had captured two Turkic generals.

However, the main point wasn't the capture; it was that these villagers had caught the Turkic chief and unexpectedly didn't deliver him to the city for a reward.

Moreover, they had secretly sent a message to the Turkic chief.

The Turkic King had sent over 10,000 horses, 50,000 slaves, and countless cattle and sheep in return.

No matter how one looks at it, this matter has become very significant.

If the Turkic people take their chiefs back and, in anger, attack the city, the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city would suffer.

Moreover, can these villagers outside the city withstand the Turkic army?

Of course, another question is how these villagers could receive such items without making a sound.

Are these things meant for some small villagers to enjoy?

That is 10,000 horses. If sent to the city's military camp, how many cavalry could be expanded? And those cattle and sheep as well.

This year's snow disaster didn't just affect the Turks; the military and civilians outside Yanmen Pass also suffered from the snow disaster.

These cattle and sheep can fill a significant resource gap.

Of course, what the Magistrate thought was how much wealth could be exchanged for these things if they were in hand?

It could also enable him to offer more silver to his superiors, and possibly be transferred back to the Capital, avoiding the harsh winds and sand of the frontier, the constant worry of Turkic attacks, and the unrest of the military and civilians.

This was also in the mind of the garrison commander.

After some discussion, they immediately dispatched troops to the village to confiscate these items and to reprimand the villagers for their audacity.

Although these border people were sometimes as reckless as savages, they were, after all, weak in strength. Without the garrison's presence, how could these villagers survive?

In their minds, the fact that these villagers could defeat the Turkic warriors and seize these treasures was thanks to the garrison's presence.

Naturally, everyone was envious of the abundant resources seized this time: 10,000 horses!

If these horses were sold on the market, every Turkic horse would be a high-quality steed.

Even the worst horse would fetch between two hundred to eight hundred silver taels at the horse market.

This amounted to several million silver taels.

The court had few cavalry precisely because of the shortage of horses. Buying a good Turkic horse was expensive, which is why they couldn't win against the Turks year after year.

The Turkic cavalry is much stronger.

Their horses run fast and have great endurance.

The Turks are natural herdsmen and skilled horse breeders, possessing a large number of horses.

How could these horses not make one envious, as it is 10,000 horses?

Additionally, this time there are countless cattle and sheep. Although the cattle and sheep are secondary, there are also 50,000 slaves.

Although these 50,000 slaves appear to be old, weak, sickly, and disabled, the problem is that the population at the border decreases every year. Those who could leave have mostly gone.

The army needs to recruit a lot of labor each year to maintain local stability and repair the city walls.

These labor needs have long been unmet.

Now, these 50,000 slaves effectively mean 50,000 people.

As long as they are fed enough not to starve, there will be workers.

This is a major achievement, a military merit that can be reported to the court.

Garrison General Wang Siyi had long planned to fabricate a fictitious war.

Reporting the exchange of the captured Turkic chief for the tribute from the Turkic King to the court would indeed be a significant military merit, enough to earn him promotion and titles.

The procession was grand, heading directly to Li Family Village, and Jiang Xiaoxiao had already received the news.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't know their intentions, nor did she want to know; after all, she had long targeted the garrison at Yanmen Pass.

Li Yu had been in contact with old acquaintances recently.

Although the final defection time wasn't set, a large group of people had already made up their minds.

Especially after they made a grand acquisition of 10,000 military horses, 50,000 slaves, and countless cattle and sheep. Despite being a small village, they could defeat the Turkic people with just their locally trained 10,000 villagers.

Many officers who were previously hesitant were now resolute.

"Sir, the Magistrate's intentions are not good. They definitely have their eyes on the ransom you have!"

Li Yu knew all too well these officials, akin to leeches, who embezzled public funds, falsely claimed military merits, and framed the loyal and upright. There was nothing they wouldn't do.

The current court was a complete mess.

It was hard for anyone involved to remain untainted. Those with ambitions and ideals had long been sidelined, just like them, watching the court become increasingly decadent and incompetent by the day.

"If he dares to come, he shouldn't leave. I've been wanting to take Yanmen Pass, so let's strike while the iron is hot. That way, we won't have to be constantly cautious. I want the flag of the Jiang Family Army planted across the east, west, south, and north. People should cherish it, knowing that Yanmen Pass is still a land of purity.

The people need a place to live and work in peace. Since the country is on the brink of collapse, let's create a new world."

In Jiang Xiaoxiao's mind, the new world naturally meant a new strategy for governance and reform. Unfortunately, Li Yu thought Jiang Xiaoxiao ambitiously wanted to be a ruler.

Although Jiang Xiaoxiao was a woman, history was not without female rulers.

Miss Jiang certainly had the capability, her business acumen was extraordinary. Just look at how quickly snowflake salt spread across the land, and there was glass and cement—a rarity only in the vassal states—now readily available here.

Not to mention the black-tech grenades, which lived up to their name.

They were akin to holding a bolt of lightning.

He had no idea who supported Jiang Xiaoxiao, for she never seemed to worry about supplies.

As if she had an endless supply of grain at her disposal.

Indeed, Jiang Xiaoxiao was just like that.

"Yes, sir!"

Ambition surged within his chest; perhaps the world would not be the same again.