I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1798 - 1799: The Small Man Triumphant

You chuckled mysteriously, patting Yue Jin on the shoulder and said, "Wen Qian, it seems that when it comes to handling matters, you need to learn more from Wen Ze. However, there’s nothing wrong with what you said, except this time we’re not going for military action but for something scholarly."

Yu Jin originally had thoughts similar to Yue Jin’s, thinking you were preparing to plunder the Zhen Family’s assets. But after hearing your words, he felt it wasn’t right. With the way you’re doing things, you are definitely prepared for a long-term battle, potentially lasting several months at least.

While Yu Jin pondered privately, you had already stated the purpose of your visit: "I heard the Zhen Family is a Great Merchant of Yan Province, with countless assets. Simply looting from the surface won’t achieve the fundamental goal, which is maximizing the benefits. Therefore, we must infiltrate, make the Zhen Family ours, or even have them depend on us. Hey, just from this point, my thoughts are much like Cao Cao’s."

Yue Jin was just about to ask when you interrupted: "As for how to execute it, I will personally handle it. Wen Ze and Wen Qian, both of you must quickly establish a long-term secret base at Xibaipo, which will become our main site for training and hiding soldiers."

"Yes!"

Absolute obedience to leadership’s opinions, this is a mindset ingrained in ancient people. Besides, Yu Jin and Yue Jin in their hearts were also quite interested in your so-called plan; additionally, your generosity made them admire you even more.

This time you instructed Yu Jin and Yue Jin to lead two hundred people to Xibaipo, accompanied by Six Boxes of Gold and Silver. These assets, if used for massive recruitment, could expand the troops to at least five thousand! However, you told them to temporarily halt recruitment, and let the two hundred people enjoy good food and drink in the mountains, using a series of peculiar methods to train soldiers.

On the blueprint, you drew some relatively basic modern exercise methods, while also incorporating your own training methods, to comprehensively train the soldiers.

From your current situation, what’s needed is an elite troop with high cohesion, mobility, and combat power, capable of charging through the enemy’s territory to achieve certain special combat objectives.

In the temporarily constructed wooden house at Xibaipo, you spent five days. During these five days, you personally taught over two hundred people, including Yu Jin and Yue Jin, firstly instilling advanced combat concepts and ideologies from two thousand years later, then introducing new training methods and courses.

Over these five days, Yu Jin and Yue Jin and the others alleviated their unfamiliarity with you, turning their initial respect and fear into today’s admiration and blind following.

Before descending the mountain, you entrusted Yu Jin with a task: "Wen Ze, starting today, you are the person in charge at Xibaipo, controlling everything here. If someday I issue erroneous commands, you are granted the special right to decide whether to execute them or not."

"Yes, Lord!" Yu Jin was quite convinced by you too, in these five days, he learned many concepts and knowledge from you, especially the defensive facilities and tools you discussed, which seemed novel to him, sparking excitement.

"Hmm?" You looked at Yu Jin.

Yu Jin hastily corrected, saying, "Yes, Old Shu!"

"Hmph, you rascal!" You patted Yu Jin’s shoulder, then looked at Yue Jin and said, "Wen Qian, I have a task for you too. During this period, train twenty people well, select them from the two hundred. If you feel it’s too few, go recruit from the villages at the foot of the mountain, ensure you get the best and most obedient ones! After a while, I’ll come to check, once you pass, you’ll take your troop down the mountain with me!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Yes, I guarantee to complete the task!" Compared to Yu Jin who is more defensive, Yue Jin enjoys charging into battle more, making him feel sick over time in such a desolate place. You seem to have noticed this, which led you to conceive a new idea, an idea that could change the entire Nine Provinces merchant class!

At dusk, you finally stepped onto the stone slab streets of Wuji County. Walking on the not so bustling street, your tall stature quickly attracted the attention of the crowd. Though Wuji County is in Hebei, the locals are indeed much taller than those in the Southern region, but compared to you, they look like youths beside a child.

Carrying only a simple bundle, you look around. Not long after walking, a man came chasing from behind; you glanced back, recognizing him as the young man you rescued from the Mountain Bandit’s blade that day. Seeing you, the young man was noticeably delighted, as your appearance and height are exceptionally conspicuous, "Big guy, how come you’re here?"

"I couldn’t find my relatives in Changshan, so I came here to try my luck, see if there’s any work."

Upon hearing this, the young man laughed, "That’s great! Our Guard Team is recruiting, and with your addition, we won’t have to fear those bandits while trading!"

You smiled without saying much.

"My name is Zhang Shui, and you, big guy?"

"Li Muyun."

"Mu Yun, follow me!" Seeing you, Zhang Shui was absolutely thrilled. He knew your prowess, and it wasn’t just him, everyone present that day was aware of your greatness; if they knew you were joining their team, they’d surely celebrate with drinks.

Following Zhang Shui, you arrived at a large house’s outer wall, just as you expected, with their status as lower-class men, they aren’t qualified to enter through the main gate. Zhang Shui led you through the back door; the Zhen Family being a renowned merchant in Yan Province, their deep courtyard showed their status. After entering through the back door, Zhang Shui led you on a wide circle until reaching a relatively spacious area resembling a training ground, surrounded by fences, with various weapons and tools placed on both sides.

At this moment, many people were already standing in the training ground, including several burly women. Like Zhang Shui, these people were deeply impressed by you, naturally expressing some exclamations upon seeing you.

"Why is he here?"

"That rascal Zhang Shui actually managed to find him, this is fantastic!"

"With the big guy here, our future trading journeys will definitely be much smoother."

Among these people were naturally some who were puzzled, they sought familiar people to inquire about the situation, sparking a lively and bustling atmosphere quickly.

The person in charge evidently hadn’t arrived yet, everyone stood in groups while your arrival quickly gathered most people around you. Even amidst these brawny men, your height and stature stood out; while not appearing overly muscular, your body was well-proportioned, gaining weight with more, becoming slim with less.

"Quiet!"

At this moment, a rather stern voice came from outside the training ground.

Upon hearing this, the crowd turned to see three people standing outside the training ground, led by a middle-aged man. This man, with his hands behind his back, exuded extreme arrogance, and the two men behind him similarly displayed superior airs.

"Hmph, these petty self-importance!" Zhang Shui muttered quietly.

"Everyone, standing here signifies you have outstanding abilities. We all know the Zhen Family is Yan Province’s top merchant, emphasizing elegance inside and out; hence, if any among you have unsavory qualities, please leave." The middle-aged man said while surveying the crowd, noticeably frowning upon seeing you because he hadn’t seen you before, your height made you stand out like a crane amongst chickens in the crowd.

The young man on the left behind the middle-aged man was also startled upon seeing you, immediately whispering softly to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man nodded, then pointed at you and said, "That one, you! Yes, you! Step out!"

The middle-aged man pointed as he spoke, causing the people around you to quickly scatter while you strode towards him without pausing!