Chapter 20: I told you to observe and learn, but you went to see the little girl instead?
"Second brother, tell me about your discovery!" Yang Zhengshan asked Yang Mingzhi again.

Yang Mingzhi followed the ox cart and said as he walked: "Dad, I have been observing the Lu family all this time!"

"Lu family!" Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows.

"Well, the Lu family is the largest family in Anning County. The Lu family has many businesses. After my observation, I found that the grain shops, blacksmith shops, restaurants, teahouses, gold and silver shops, etc. on the East Street of the county are all businesses of the Lu family!"

"In addition, the Lu family has a clan school. There are more than 50 students in the clan school. Most of them are Lu family members. They all have good talents in studying!"

"I also made a friend from the Lu family, Lu Cheng. He is a member of the Lu family's collateral branch. He is eighteen years old this year and is studying in the Lu family school."

"According to him, there is a master in the Lu family who works as an official in Kyoto. He seems to be a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue."

"..."

Yang Mingzhi talked a lot about the Lu family, from how several members of the Lu family served as officials outside the family to the outstanding children of the Lu family in school.

What he said was fragmentary, but Yang Zhengshan listened attentively.

These were levels he had never come into contact with before. Although he knew that the Lu family was the largest family in Anning County, his understanding of the Lu family was limited to its largest size.

As Yang Mingzhi talked more and more, Yang Zhengshan looked at him with increasingly strange eyes.

"Dad, why are you looking at me like that?" Yang Mingzhi noticed Yang Zhengshan's eyes and asked with some confusion.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head and said, "Nothing, you did a great job."

Talent!
This kid is definitely a talent.

In just a few days, this kid had found out so much about the Lu family's situation.

He also made friends with people from the Lu family.

The original body also knew people from the Lu family. Lu Zhou and the original body were brothers for life and death, but the original body knew almost nothing about the Lu family.

When comparing the two, the difference is immediately apparent.

"Third brother, it's your turn!" Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Minghao who was following behind the ox cart.

"Ah!" Yang Minghao seemed to be distracted. When he was suddenly called by Yang Zhengshan, his face was full of confusion.

"What did you discover today?" Yang Zhengshan said lightly.

"Well, I found that the lady in Nancheng Cloth Shop is very beautiful!" Yang Minghao said.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan's face was filled with black lines, and he wished he could slap his stupid son to death.

I told you to observe and learn, but you went to look at the little girl instead?
Depend on!
Yang Zhengshan wanted to swear.

"No, no, I found that lady is very capable!" Yang Minghao finally noticed Yang Zhengshan's dark face and quickly changed his words.

The corner of Yang Zhengshan's mouth twitched slightly.

Are you driving with me?
"How capable?"

Yang Zhengshan's dark face was very scary. Yang Minghao shrank his neck and whispered, "I feel that she is the owner of the cloth shop."

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath and said to himself, Don't be angry, don't be angry, everyone has a stupid son.

"Okay, stop talking!"

Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to pay attention to this brat and turned to look at Lin Zhan.

"What about you?"

"Disciple discovered that the medicinal materials and fur businesses in Anning County are very good!" Lin Zhan's young face showed a calmness and seriousness that was not in line with his age.

"Do you have any other ideas?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"Disciple thinks it is a good idea to let the people grow medicinal herbs!" Lin Zhan looked at Yang Zhengshan expectantly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him, his lips slightly raised.

To be honest, although Lin Zhan is young, he is much smarter than the two Yang Mingcheng brothers. In addition, he has a father who is a scholar, so he is more knowledgeable and experienced than the two Yang Mingcheng brothers.

But he was still young, so he had a one-sided view of things. "Growing medicinal herbs is indeed more profitable than growing food, but you have overlooked a few issues."

"First, ordinary farmers don't know how to grow medicinal herbs. It may take several years to promote the cultivation of medicinal herbs in Anning County."

"Secondly, the grain output in Anning County is not abundant. This involves the relationship between supply and demand. Compared with medicinal herbs, the people need grain more. If the people are allowed to grow medicinal herbs on a large scale, then the grain in Anning County will inevitably be insufficient. And if grain is transported from other places to Anning County, the price of grain will inevitably increase."

"With this increase, the income from growing medicinal herbs is actually about the same as growing grain."

"Moreover, without food, people's ability to resist disasters will be even lower. Anning County has been hit by natural and man-made disasters one after another. If people only rely on buying food to survive, the price of food may rise to the sky."

"As for the third point, it involves a concept issue. People value food, they will not change easily, nor are they willing to take risks."

Yang Zhengshan told Lin Zhan everything he could think of without holding back.

After two months of contact, Lin Zhan has gained his recognition.

“When looking at anything, you should analyze it from many aspects. Don’t just look at the advantages, but also be good at finding the shortcomings and flaws.”

“Only if you have a way to make up for all the shortcomings and defects can you complete a task successfully.”

Yang Zhengshan taught patiently and persuadingly.

"Thank you for your teachings, Master. I will keep it in mind!" said Lin Zhan.

Just as the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves coming from the road ahead.

"Step aside!"

"Step aside!"

The dense sound of horse hooves accompanied by shouts swept over. Yang Mingcheng, who was driving the cart, was startled and hurriedly pulled the reins, while the big yellow ox pulling the cart dodged towards the fields on the side of the road.

Boom~~
The sound of horse hooves rumbled like thunder, and in an instant, cavalrymen galloped past the ox carts.

Yang Zhengshan sat on the ox cart with his eyes slightly narrowed.

cavalry!

They are the cavalry of the border army!

Anning County is close to the northeastern border and there are troops stationed in the territory. Soldiers are often transferred on weekdays. Yang Zhengshan has seen border soldiers many times in the county.

However, this was the first time he had seen an army of cavalry like the one before him.

There were probably more than three hundred cavalrymen in front of him, all wearing iron armor, iron helmets, and long swords on their waists. They were powerful and aggressive, like a group of tigers and wolves.

The reason why Yang Zhengshan thought that these were not cavalry from the border army was that, except for the personal guards around the generals, most of the cavalry from the border army were light cavalry wearing leather armor.

Especially in winter, few border troops wore armor.

It was freezing cold, and wearing armor was almost like carrying ice cubes, so the border troops in the Northeast mostly wore leather and cotton armor in winter.

The cavalry in front of them were wearing iron armor. It was obvious that they were not local soldiers from Anning County, but came from the south.

I just don't know where they came from.

The air was filled with dust. The cavalry came quickly and left quickly. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the empty field, leaving behind only a cloud of dust.

"Oh my goodness, where do these cavalrymen come from? They're so scary!" Yang Mingcheng patted his chest and said with lingering fear.

"They should not be from Anning County, they are wearing armor!" Lin Zhan said in a low voice.

"Strange, why are there cavalry suddenly coming? Is there a war in the north?" Yang Mingzhi said thoughtfully.

While marveling at the power of this cavalry, several people speculated on the reason why this cavalry came to Anning County.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Drive the ox cart out and let's go!"

Fortunately, their big yellow ox was calm and although it was frightened by the sudden arrival of the cavalry, it did not go crazy and just hid in a field by the roadside.

Several people pushed the ox cart back to the road and continued on their way home.

(End of this chapter)