Li Ling was wearing a black light fur and a fox fur hat of the same color on his head. He was warm enough and noble. With his age and appearance, he looked like the extraordinary young master Guijie.

However, this dress was somewhat apart from the officials of the court. The soldiers did not know his identity, and the people around him were the same. So even if he was very arrogant and spoke up, the knives on the necks of the civilians did not withdraw, but waited for the decision of the adults.

The clerk was still somewhat sensible. When he saw Li Ling's appearance, he saw the expression of Lord Lu of the Ministry of Revenue who had been flattering all the way, and guessed that this person's identity was extraordinary. Of course, he did not dare to object and just waited quietly for the result. Lord Lu looked embarrassed and pondered for a moment before bowing to Li Ling: "Sir, let's talk over there." However, he led him to a corner that was carrying everyone on his back.

Li Ling understood his thoughts. This team still needs to be led by himself, so prestige is very important, so it is naturally difficult to bow down in public. He was happy to cooperate, so he followed the other party to the corner: "Did you do this on purpose? Want to kill someone to establish authority?"

"Sir, I also saw that now, because the snow blocks the road and the slackness of the people, I can't get twenty miles a day. So when will I deliver the food? And this is not only a matter of time, but also the consumption on the road. Thousands of people have to deduct the daily consumption from military rations. The longer the delay, the greater the loss, so... I have to speed up the progress." Lord Lu was also a kind of person who was doing things in a solid manner, and immediately took the difficulties to Li Ling clearly.

Li Ling frowned slightly: "Then do you think that killing people and establishing power can make the team go faster?"

"This is something that can't be done. Apart from that, the officials really have no good plans."

"No, such a random killing is not a solution after all. Even if it will make people hurry up because of fear, what will happen? And such a urging will only make the people physically and mentally exhausted. When someone falls ill, the burden will only be heavier, and the final result will still be slower." Li Ling had his own opinion and shook his head, "According to my opinion, let the person go."

"But..." Lord Lu wanted to say something, but was rudely interrupted by Li Ling: "You must not kill people, just follow what I said. I will talk to everyone, and some things are hidden, so it is better to explain them thoroughly. Everyone can work hard to deal with this difficulty."

The other party was just a small seventh-rank official. How dare he disobey Li Ling? Seeing that he had made up his mind, he could only nod and say yes. At this time, Li Ling quickly turned around, strode to a high place, and shouted: "I am Li Ling, the governor of the Northern Frontier grain transport, whom His Majesty ordered, to be the emperor. You can release the person quickly!"

As soon as his identity lit up, everyone who heard the movement was stunned. No one expected that the noble man who looked at him was just a walk along the way was a real tycoon. For a moment, many people were about to kneel down and kowtow to him. The soldiers were even more nervous and quickly put down their weapons and knelt down to apologize: "I don't know that lord is here. I have offended him just now, so I hope to forgive him."

"All up, those who don't know will not be guilty. How can I blame you?" Li Ling raised his hand and asked everyone to get up. Then he looked at Lord Lu with a calm expression: "I just discussed with Lord Lu. You guys just felt sorry for their mules and horses and wanted to slow down a little. They are not so-called traitors. This is a misunderstanding. I am here to apologize to you on their behalf."

While speaking, Li Ling took a few steps, solemnly helped Sun Chen, who was still limping on the ground, and bent down to salute them. This scene made all the soldiers and civilians around him stunned. They had never seen officials salute and apologize to the common people.

After a while, the people woke up as if they were dreaming. They shouted quickly that they did not dare and wanted to kneel down and kowtow again, but were stopped by Li Ling: "Don't be too polite. Time is tight, so I will speak straight."

As he said that, he amplified his voice again: "Everyone, maybe you don't know how critical the Northern Frontier is. To be honest, just last month, in just a few days, many border cities in the northern border were destroyed by Guirong... You should also know that since the founding of the Great Yue Kingdom, the northern border has been calm. We are in the Central Plains and have never worried about foreign enemies coming to invade. What is this relying on? It is that countless frontier soldiers in our Great Yue Kingdom guard the enemy!

"Now, for some reasons, there are loopholes in the northern border and the defense line is in danger. However, with the majestic power of our Great Vietnamese border army, we can still block the iron hoof of Guirong for us! It is just that because many cities were destroyed, the food and food resources in it were taken away by Guirong, so our border army needs support elsewhere at this time, that is, we are now sending food and supplies to the north.

"We can get food and supplies as soon as possible so that the soldiers of the border can be guaranteed as soon as possible, so that our northern border will return to stability as soon as possible, and will let many innocent soldiers survive. Do you really want to do your best to create a safe northern border for yourself and your family?"

Li Ling's words were sincere and thoughtful, both of which were the overall situation and the selfish interests of ordinary people, and they resonated with many people for a moment. After a moment of silence, someone responded loudly: "What the sir is saying is that we should do our best to send the supplies to the northern border..."

Then more people followed and echoed: "Sir, we are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. We are all going to rush forward now and dare not slackewer any more..."

"Okay, I Li Ling can already understand the heart of the imperial court and Dayue. I would like to ask you here. By the way, now this place is limited by the terrain and there is heavy snow blocking the road. For safety reasons, our speed is indeed not fast. Some of you who are good at finding ways in the snow can stand up and lead the way." Li Ling immediately put forward his own request. One or two people are short of the plan, and thousands of people are the plan. He really doesn't believe that this environment can stump everyone.

Then I saw three or five people walking out of the crowd and shouting: "I am a hunter and have always been used to hunting in the mountains in winter. It is not difficult to find a way."

“I’m the same…”

Once everyone's enthusiasm is stimulated, the things that follow will be much easier. Li Ling immediately made the decision and asked these people to lead the way in front of him and speed up the itinerary, while the others followed closely. Be sure to climb over these two consecutive hills before dark, and not to rest until the town ahead.

Sure enough, after everyone was motivated, and professionals led the way and marked the mark, the entire team was moving forward more than 30% faster than before. At dawn, they had successfully entered a town and rested.

After such a smooth journey, the officials and soldiers were completely convinced by Li Ling, and the Lord Lu even came to pay a visit: "Sir, it's really amazing, I'll accept it."

"Haha, it's just some empathy with the people. Perhaps in many people's eyes, these words are not very useful, but in my eyes, they are something that can really inspire people. The people have their own ideas. You can certainly use force to force them to move forward faster, but it is not a long-term solution after all. Only if they want to do things well is the most effective means of acceleration."

Li Ling smiled and patted the shoulders of the official who was about 10 years older than him, and said meaningfully: "We are not a high-ranking official. By the way, we will prepare more charcoal and other things to send to the villagers later. The weather will become colder and colder. Don't let people get frozen. The road is still growing."

Lord Lu is quite convinced of Li Ling now, so he naturally agreed to his orders. Anyway, the charcoal fire and other things are arranged by the government here, just do it.

When night fell, Li Ling also returned to his bedroom. The room was not big. Apart from the two beds of him and Li Moyun, he could only set up a few cases.

However, Li Ling had no intention of being disgusted. After roasting the fire and warming his hands and feet, he took out paper and pen and wrote a letter on the desk. Although he had only been away from home for a few days, because his wife was pregnant, he missed his family particularly. There was no mobile phone call at this time, and the only thing that could convey his longing was to write a letter.

So Li Ling had already made up his mind that this time he would write a few more letters to his wife and sister, and tell them all what he saw and thought along the way in the form of a diary. In this way, it seemed that there was a deep connection between them...

It was not until the second day that the candlelight in Li Ling's room was truly extinguished. Then, in the early morning of the next day, he continued to move forward with the brigade in high spirits. A little further before, he should be separated from the grain transport team.

...

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Chinese New Year.

As one of the most important festivals of the year, the capital of Shangyuan Festival has always been the most lively.

Although the hearts of the people were upset this year due to the war in the north, the court still decided to continue the celebration of the Lantern Festival. So early this morning, all the buildings and streets in the capital were occupied by the ocean of lanterns. Everyone went out to watch the lanterns in festive clothes. Even if they couldn't leave for some reason, they would reunite with their families and be happy.

However, there are exceptions. For example, although the Li family has also raised high lanterns in front of the door and the servants have changed into new clothes, there are not many smiles on everyone's faces. Because their mistress and the lady have not been happy these days, in fact, since the master left the Beijing office, they have become a little depressed at home and have not even shown their smiles.

If the master is like this, he will naturally not be happy and can only accompany him.

After dusk, the city was even more lit and crowded, and laughter kept coming to the Li family's courtyard, but Yang Qingxiao and Yue'er were still depressed and had no idea of ​​going out to watch the lanterns and play.
Chapter completed!