<h4>Chapter 170: Clearing Land</h4>


    “Ah, forget it. I’m not going to waste brain power over this.” Guo Bing patted his head, then looked at Jiang Zhennan with bright eyes. He smiled and said to Jiang Zhennan in an attempt to please him, “boss, help us tell Miss Lin that we wish to eat carp soup, braised carp, and so on.”


    Jiang Zhennan’s sharp eyes red at him, and he said coldly in a low voice, “why don’t you telldy Yue ‘Er yourself?”


    With that, he left. He moved towards the hut.


    When he entered the room, Lin Yun was calcting some silver on the table.


    As soon as she saw Jiang Zhennan, she immediately waved him over and said, “masked uncle, how muchnd do you think I should buy?”


    Jiang Zhennan pulled out a stool, sat down, and said, “ording to thend tradingw in the Long Yan Kingdom, one Mu of high-gradend is fifteen taels of silver, medium-gradend is ten taels of silver, and low-gradend is five taels of silver. Furthermore, when buyingnd, you have to pay taxes. The tax is one tael of silver for each Mu ofnd. Then, you have to get the official government stamp before the sale ispleted.”


    When Lin Yun heard this, she lowered her head and rested her chin on the edge of the table. She looked at the silver and said in frustration, “I received 100 taels of silver in advance from the young master of Yui Inn, Liu Qi. How muchnd could I buy with one hundred taels of silver?”


    She nned to buy at least 10 mu ofnd and then expand further when she had the money.


    Jiang Zhennan looked at Lin Yun’s lowered head and the lovely expression on her face. His expression under the mask also softened a little, and his voice subconsciously changed from cold to gentle.


    Just as he was about tofort Lin Yun, she suddenly thought of something and shouted, “Oh, right. I could get you guys to clear thend for me. How could I have forgotten about that?” Of course, Lin Yun didn’t really forget that. She was merely reminding Jiang Zhennan of it.


    Jiang Zhennan’s mouth twitched.


    Ever since he had met Lin Yun, the corners of his mouth had twitched a lot. It was because Lin Yun would always give them a lot of surprises.


    Jiang Zhennan took the teacup on the table, poured a cup of tea, and ced it in front of Lin Yun. Then, he said, “miss Yue ‘Er, clearing thend is a small matter for soldiers like us. Besides fighting wars, we’re mostpetent at clearingnd.”


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    When they were guarding the border, there was always a shortage of food. Therefore, they had to clear up thend and start their own farm. They had grain supply from the imperial court, but it was never enough.


    Lin Yun had another concern. How about the ownership of thend around them? How would she go around iming them? Lin Yun asked, “How does this work? Do I have to buy thend first before I can have you guys clear it for me?”


    Jiang Zhennan shook his head and said, “There’s no need. Once the undevelopednd is measured by the vige chief, the court, thend that is cleared will belong to thend reimer.”


    Lin Yun nodded. In other words, the undevelopednd would go to the person who developed it. There was no need to pay taxes or money. It was perfect.


    Instead of buyingnd, she’d save more by developing and clearing thend herself.


    Lin Yun immediately pped her hands and said excitedly, “Yes, let’s start that tomorrow!”


    Thanks to her spirit water, most of the soldiers’ injuries had healed. Therefore, they were strong enough to work. Since they were there, she might as well put them to work.


    The five were all soldiers and had great strength. They would clear the undevelopednd quickly. In one or two months, she’d have enoughnd to start her own farm.


    Therefore, clearing thend was more worth it than buyingnd!


    Lin Yun immediately held Jiang Zhennan’s hand excitedly and said, “let’s go, masked uncle. Let’s go and find Grandpa Vige Chief.” After that, she took Jiang Zhennan’s hand and hurriedly walked in the direction of Li Zheng’s house.


    Guo Bing and the others watched Lin Yun and Jiang Zhennan left hand in hand. They stared at their backs in surprise.


    Guo Bing suddenly asked, “how many times has it been?”


    This was a random question, but the subordinates seemed to have a tacit understanding and replied, “I think this is the third time.”