Chapter 12: Not ready yet? Are you in such a hurry?
"Master! Master! Why are you here?"

The visitors were none other than the two clan leaders Liu Ye and Jingao.

"You're here, why do you bring so many things?"

Jin Mao was polite in words but honest in actions. He immediately asked someone to deliver the supplies to the warehouse.

"You little bastard!" the two elders scolded with laughter.

In fact, Jin Yun has always had simple correspondence with the clan, and the two elders are very familiar with Jin Mao's situation.

"You kid, no matter what, you have to prioritize." Jin Gao couldn't help but say, "Forget about the young and strong in Minyue, but what a waste of food for the old and weak?"

"If people are truly loyal to me, I will not let them down." However, Jinmao, who came from the new era, does not think so.

"I can't argue with you." Jin Gao reminded, "The tribe doesn't have much food left. This trip is the last bit we have. You better take it easy."

The last time, a lot of food was consumed from Lizhou. This was mainly because after the army became professionalized, their appetite increased greatly, and the consumption of three hundred people was equivalent to that of a thousand old and young people.

There was only half a month's supply left in the granary. This time, the two elders sent another half a month's supply, which solved the urgent problem.

It is worth mentioning that there are more and more Min Yue soldiers recently, and some of them have walked out of the mountains and integrated into the group.

Bai Shi asked Jin Mao for permission to select the best and strongest men to form a team of 300 people.

"The rapeseed is growing well." Liu Ye's focus was different. He was delighted to see the lush green rapeseed all over the mountains.

"Where is this?"

When it comes to professional matters, Jinmao can't stop talking.

"When the harvest comes in March, we'll send the oil to the workshop and squeeze out 10,000 kilograms of oil. That'll be a big harvest!"

"Ten thousand kilograms of oil!" The two old men's eyes almost popped out. They had never seen so much oil in their entire lives.

Jin Mao curled his lips, thinking that this was an underestimate. If he told them the number he had in mind, it would probably scare the two elders to death.

"Master, do you know where there is a camphor tree that can be hugged by three people?"

Three people hugging together?

Jin Gao looked at Liu Ye, and Liu Ye groaned, "I'm afraid it's only in Jiaozhou."

Jiaozhou is thousands of miles away, so forget it.

Jin Mao settled for the next best thing, "How about two people hugging together?"

“Can it only be camphor?”

"Large pine, elm, jujube, anything will do as long as it's hard."

"There is a big elm tree in the county, but it's been eaten by insects." Jin Gao's face was full of regret.

Liu Ye said: "There is a place with several big trees like this, but..."

"Just what? Uncle, please tell me quickly." Jin Mao was extremely anxious.

Liu Ye sighed: "That is the territory of the Yao people. I used to have an old relationship with Pan Lin's father and I have seen him in the Yao village before."

After many twists and turns, it seems that I will have to face Pan Lin again.

In fact, Jinmao had considered this matter a few days ago, but he was worried that he could not win.

Now he was glad that he had listened to Jin Yun's advice and reorganized the county troops.

Otherwise, relying on 300 poorly equipped Min Yue to fight Pan Lin?

"I came here this time to tell you something."

Liu Ye said solemnly: "The governor of Kuaiji County will start his tour of the county today and will arrive in Wushang County around the end of February."

"When the time comes, don't forget to come to the prefecture to take up the aforementioned position."

What's the point of reporting? Isn't it just to make yourself known?

First, he was neither a county official nor a county magistrate official. Jin Mao estimated that the reason he could go before the prefect Tang Mao must be due to the power of his family.

"Don't be so careless, do you want to be a miser for the rest of your life?"

As his grandfather, Jin Gao was not polite at all: "The county governor is a big shot. It is a great blessing to be able to work for him!"

Jin Mao was disdainful. In a dozen years, there would be so many eunuchs everywhere that the money would be worthless.

Speaking of the county magistrate's escape, Jin Mao has always been brooding over it. He risked his life to get the job done, but in the end he got nothing in return, it was all just a bunch of shit.

Liu Ye was more pragmatic: "Mao'er, can you really squeeze out so much oil?"

Before the two elders left, Jin Mao asked for a large number of weapons. Unfortunately, even after emptying the entire county, he could only gather more than 30 long weapons, more than 2 short weapons, bows, ten sets of armor and crossbows.

Because Kuaiji County does not produce salt and iron, even if Wushang County has a huge demand, this is the only amount they can produce over the years.

Whether it is food or big trees, they all point to Pan Lin’s Yao people.

The Yao people have their own land and pay autumn grain every year. Apart from the big families in Kuaiji, Pan Lin is the richest. Jin Mao has been targeting Pan Lin for a long time.
But Pan Lin is not easy to mess with.

Combining Liu Ye's description with the information known by Bai Shi and Lan Zhi, the more Jin Mao understood Pan Lin, the more difficult he seemed to him.

First of all, the Yao people live in very scattered areas, similar to the Min Yue, and their sphere of influence is about the same size as Wushang County, so it is impossible to determine Pan Lin’s exact location.

Secondly, unlike the earlier Min Yue, the Yao people were much more powerful in terms of military equipment, and since their people were well fed, their fighting power could not be compared.

Finally, Pan Lin’s personal combat power was also incredibly strong. He was invincible in a one-on-one fight among the nearby Baiyue people and even the entire Kuaiji County.

In short, everything has to wait until the weapons and equipment are ready before Jin Mao has the courage to take advantage of the situation.

...

Jiao family, Taimo County.

Pan Lin was invited to be the guest.

Ever since being forced back by Jinmao last time, there has been a lot of dissatisfaction among the Yao tribe, causing Pan Lin's prestige to decline.

If Pan Lin had not been busy collecting autumn grain in various places during this period, he would definitely have gone out to get his revenge.

"Marshal, there is a deal that will surely interest you."

The head of the Jiao family, Jiao Jiao, also known as "Jiao Zheng Qiang", tempted: "Ten sets of armor are just appetizers. There are also hundreds of long and short weapons, and two powerful crossbows!"

Pan Lin's eyes widened, then he calmed down and asked, "What's the price?"

"No hurry." Jiao Jiao twirled his beard and said, "I heard that the Marshal was once defeated by the kid from the Jin family. Is that true?"

Pan Lin's expression suddenly turned ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"

"Haha." Jiao Jiao laughed: "Let me congratulate the Marshal on his great revenge."

Pan Lin frowned and thought, is it possible that he wants to snatch it from Jinmao?
But Pan Lin knew exactly how many weapons Jinmao had.

"This top-secret information was obtained by my trusted confidant at the risk of his life."

Jiao Jiao seemed to see what Pan Lin was thinking and said, "It's worth a thousand gold."

"Jiao Zhengqiang, please name a price." Pan Lin was ready to be ripped off.

What Jiao Jiao said was really too tempting. He could get revenge and obtain a large number of weapons at the same time. Pan Lin really wanted to know the details.

"One gold!"

"What?" Pan Lin was shocked. It was not too expensive but too cheap.

"Here." Pan Lin quickly took out a gold cake, fearing that Jiao Jiao would go back on his word.

This time, Jiao Jiao acted out of character and not only explained in detail the provision of weapons by the Jinmao tribe, but also revealed the transportation routes clearly.

After Pan Lin left with satisfaction, Jiao Jiao called his eldest son and asked him to select guests to send a letter to Liu Ye, clearly informing Pan Lin that he wanted to rob the weapons.

In response to his eldest son's question, Jiao Jiao replied: "When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured."

"The world is about to go into chaos. Pan Lin and Jin Mao, two fierce tigers, one big and one small, will become a hidden danger to the Jiao family if I cannot use them for my own benefit."

...

Jin Mao did not receive any weapons, but instead received the bad news that Pan Lin was planning to rob him.

The Jiao family guest did not reveal his identity, so the two elders were unaware of it and Jin Mao did not know that this was Jiao Jiao's plan.

Moreover, the guests of the Jiao family were very bad. They waited until the weapons were loaded onto the ship and only informed us after they had set off.

Several previous material transports were made by water, along a tributary of the Zhejiang River, from Tangxi all the way to Lizhou, and then a section of mountain road to reach the destination.

Jiao Jiao was very capable and told Pan Lin the most likely place to set an ambush.

It is right in the area of ​​Hushan in Lizhou.

"Counting the time, there are only four days left." Time is tight.

Jin Mao stopped what he was doing and called Bai Shi, Liu Mu, Jin Yun and others.

"Bai Shi, Liu Mu, you two must gather all the soldiers who can fight and follow me into battle!"

"Jin Yun, Liu Fang, quickly prepare seven days' worth of dry food for five hundred men."

"Lanzhi, everything about rapeseed will be left to you from now on." Lanzhi has a talent for growing vegetables and has learned a lot during this period.

Unexpectedly, Lanzhi refused, "I want to join the army!"

Time was running out, so Jin Mao didn't say much, "Jin Yun, Liu Fang, you two will take care of all the rapeseed matters for now."

Worried, he added: "Don't make trouble, just prevent pests."

Everyone took the order and went down to make arrangements.

(End of this chapter)