strictlysupreme Chapter 180 Return to the Jiang Family and Ask about the Current Situation
Chapter 180 Return to the Jiang Family and Ask about the Current Situation
"Sometime, ask Master Simu or Master Qianhe to take a look. Maybe they can find something useful!"
Uncle Jiu nodded when he heard this, "Okay, I know about this. You go back to accompany Tingting tomorrow, and I will arrange other things!"
"You've worked hard on this journey, pack up and take a rest!"
Jiang Li thanked him and turned around to leave to wash up.
After all, the journey was bumpy for seven or eight days. This is not to say that Jiang Li really walked that far, but because he brought the tiger monster back this time, so the progress was very slow along the way.
Even though he was very tired, Jiang Li still practiced in the training room for two or three hours. He only washed and rested after dark and after dinner.
Seeing this, Uncle Jiu nodded repeatedly, but when he thought about what he was doing now, he sighed again, "What a pity!"
Silent all night.
The next morning, Jiang Li took the Taoist soldiers back to the Jiang family.
As for why they didn’t go to the new home in Tengteng County, it was because building that parking lot required too much manpower and material resources, which slowed down the construction speed of Jiang Li’s new house.
His new house has not been completed for a long time, but he is not in a hurry. Now Ren Tingting is still pregnant, and he is worried about letting her move to Tengteng County.
After all, he has to travel frequently, so he can feel at ease leaving Ren Tingting with her mother.
Back to Jiang Li, he had just arrived home when Ren Tingting came out to greet him with a big belly. Seeing this, Jiang Li hurried forward to support her.
"Tingting, why did you come out? Why don't you just ask a maid to come? Look at your big belly. What will happen if you fall?"
Ren Tingting was very satisfied after hearing Jiang Li's words. After all, no matter which woman it is, she would be very happy to receive the care of her husband.
"Brother Li, don't worry. My body has become much stronger since I practiced the Hehuan Jue. Now, not only can I walk around, I can even jump without any problems!"
"If you don't believe me, I'll dance for you to see?"
Jiang Li immediately held her down upon hearing this, "My dear, this is not a good thing to do. If anything goes wrong, how will I live?"
"Humph, now you're worried. You were gone for two or three months. Why didn't you think of me when I was still pregnant?"
Ren Tingting was very happy to hear this, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she asked with a hint of reproach.
When Jiang Li heard this, he knew very well that Ren Tingting was unhappy about the fact that he had been away for two or three months, and she wanted to get some advantage by talking!
"Tingting is right. I did something wrong this time. I shouldn't have left for so long. I swear I won't do it again!"
Seeing that her expression had eased a lot, he continued, "From today on, I will not go anywhere and will stay at home with you until you give birth to this child!"
"What do you think, my lady?"
Hearing Jiang Li say this, Ren Tingting was already overjoyed in her heart, but she still forced herself to smile and said stubbornly, "Humph, I forgive you this time, but it won't be so easy next time!"
When Jiang Li saw her expression, he knew that she had passed the test, so he immediately took Ren Tingting's hand and walked towards the living room. Along the way, the two of them talked and laughed, creating a very happy scene.
The two of them sat down in the living room and talked to their mother Wang Chunhua about their experiences during this period. They all expressed their gratitude for Jiang Li's hard work along the way.
As for why it was just hard work, it was of course because Jiang Li deliberately avoided those dangerous situations and did not tell them, so the only thing that was hard work was the whole journey.
After talking to them for a while, Jiang Li went to the study and called Jiang Youchi and the housekeeper Lao Wu to listen to their reports on the purchase of guns and map exploration during this period.
Jiang Youchi was the first to speak, "Master, look, this is the map we drew during this period of time."
“Because this time the time is longer and there are more people, we have already explored the situation in the three counties and more than 50 towns surrounding Tengteng County.”
Jiang Li took it and looked at it. The map showed the details of the three counties surrounding Tengteng County, including Guyang County where Ren Youfu was located, Qinghe County where Qianhe and his disciples were exorcising monsters, and Dongshan County where Renjia Town belonged.
These three counties have a total of 57 towns, more than 700 villages and a total population of over 200,000.
"Are there any powerful warlords in these places? How are the people living? Will they support us if we attack them?" Jiang Li asked solemnly.
"Don't worry, young master. I've checked. There are several warlords in these counties. But we've already inquired about it. The largest of them has no more than 2,000 people."
"Moreover, the army is also lazy and lacks energy. The key is that they don't have any heavy firepower. Apart from a small number of old Taisho 11-type light machine guns, the rest are just old rifles."
"As for the common people, their lives are even more miserable, because those warlords have to make a lot of money to maintain the expenses of so many soldiers."
"But they are afraid of offending the gentry and landlords, so they keep imposing taxes on the common people. Now the people are waiting for us to save them from suffering. If you use the army at this time, you will definitely..."
"Stop, stop. The more I listen, the more I feel something is wrong. You have to understand that you are an intelligence officer. The intelligence you collect cannot be discounted or exaggerated in the slightest."
"If you deliberately make false reports and cause too many casualties, be careful or I will shoot you dead!"
Jiang Youchi shrank his head when he heard this, but hesitantly looked like a guilty thief.
Jiang Li knew that this guy must be hiding something. He angrily shouted, "Why are you hesitating? Go write a new report and give it to me. If you dare to make a false report again, watch out for your head!"
Jiang Youchi hurriedly fled after hearing this, but just as he reached the door, he heard Jiang Li's voice, "I'll deduct two months' salary from you, and you can give it to Old Wu later, do you hear me?"
"Master, you have taught me a lesson. I will never dare to do it again!" Jiang Youchi turned around and bowed.
Jiang Li waved his hand, "Go down, the report must be detailed and quick!"
After saying this, Jiang Youchi left in shame.
When Old Wu saw Jiang Youchi leave, he took out a booklet from his arms and reported to him about the arms purchased during this period.
"Master, during the time you were away, the purchasing staff purchased a 75mm field gun and six basic quantities of artillery shells."
"In addition, there are five Maxim heavy machine guns, forty Czech light machine guns, 1,200 Hanyang rifles, 2,000 grenades, 50,000 rounds of ammunition, and other gun accessories and canteen belts."
Jiang Li listened to Old Wu's report, "How come there are only one cannon, but six basic shells, and why are there only 50,000 bullets?"