Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Wherever there is land, there will be mice. They are naturally natural intelligence agents.

The situation of the war on the border is currently unknown, so getting information from Rat is definitely more accurate than hearsay.

Gu Chan immediately asked, "What is the situation at the border now?"

"According to my men, the commander of the garrison on the border of Tiancang Kingdom has sent his deputy general to lead 10,000 elite troops to encircle and suppress the cavalry of Diyue Kingdom. The two sides have already begun to deploy their defenses, but have not yet started fighting." Mickey explained.

"It's only been a day, and the two sides didn't fight, but instead confronted each other. This is a very normal thing." Gu Chan put his hand on his chin and analyzed to himself.

Mickey suddenly changed the subject, "My subordinates who live in the forest said that there are tens of thousands of people from the Diyue Kingdom lying in ambush in the forest. If the soldiers from the Tiancang Kingdom enter the forest, they will probably be doomed in this battle."

"Sure enough, there is an ambush. I said the enemy was well prepared!" Gu Chan curled her lips into a smile and couldn't help but sigh.

She had anticipated this long before.

The Diyue Kingdom must have the confidence to dare to attack the border so blatantly.

It’s a pity that the intelligence capabilities on this side of the border are too weak, and the experts sent by Tianji Pavilion to gather information were also killed.

This resulted in the information sent by the handsome man in black not arriving in Kyoto so quickly. Unfortunately, his information was written in the secret language of Tianji Pavilion, so it had to be sent to Tianji Pavilion in Kyoto for translation before being sent back to the border.

In a sense, this is a weakness of Tianji Pavilion's intelligence.

But it's useless to say all this now. It all depends on whether the deputy general is a talent or a fool.

Thinking of this, Gu Chan said, "By the way, you now have little brothers. Does that prove that you have conquered all the rats in Wuheng County during this period of time and become the new Rat King?"

"Of course. Thanks to you, I've become so strong now. It's hard for them to disobey me." Mickey said proudly.

"Okay, then you tell your rats to closely monitor the enemy's movements and report to me at any time. It is very likely that the border garrison will not win this time, and then I will have to save everyone." Gu Chan made the decision without hesitation.

Mickey was full of confusion. "I don't understand, why don't you report this to the authorities?"

"Hmph! Mr. Wang sent his son to cause trouble for me today. He and the county magistrate are in cahoots with each other. Even if I go and talk to them, they won't believe me! Not to mention that I'm just a child." Gu Chan snorted coldly.

She was clear-headed and understood her current situation.

Rather than getting involved and getting rejected, it is better to do what you want to do in secret.

Although Mickey didn't understand the intrigues between the two-legged beasts, he would listen to Gu Chan's words. "Okay! I'll listen to you. I'll order my men to monitor the enemy, but you have to agree to one condition."

"You said."

"When this is over, you have to let me move in. I don't want to live in Kaiyuan Pharmacy anymore. I am the Rat King now, and your building is worthy of my status."

"Whatever! It's no big deal, just come and do it."

Gu Chan waved her hand indifferently.

Mickey jumped up and down for joy, then quickly ran into the alley and disappeared.

Gu Chan continued to sit on the doorstep to rest, waiting for Ma Zheng to come back.

After a while, Ma Zheng came back panting, carrying a pile of cakes.

Gu Chan went forward to help him carry the pancakes to the second floor, gave two to each person, and ate half a pancake to fill her stomach before going back to her room to rest.

At night, in a prime room on the third floor.

Gu Chan lay on the fragrant soft bed, with a look of satisfaction on her face, "Ah! After so long, I can finally live a good life. I don't have to sleep on the smelly and hard earthen kang anymore."

As soon as she finished speaking, two eels scurried up to her.

Yellow eel Baidu said, [You still have the mind to enjoy yourself! If it were me, I would definitely be extremely anxious now. ]

[That’s right, you are really careless.] Huang Shan Sogou also said.

Gu Chan was puzzled, "Why should I be in such a hurry? Isn't everything going according to plan? The clinic will open tomorrow, and then we can run the business and make money as usual!"

[Have you ever thought about this? According to the laws of Tiancang Country, each person has to pay a head tax of fifty-two people per month. You called over twenty villagers, plus the four of you, which is almost thirty people. If we count thirty people, you will have to pay one thousand five hundred taels per month just for the head tax!]

[This does not include your monthly living expenses and the money you pay them. If you add it all up, your monthly expenses will be at least two thousand taels of silver.]

The two eels talked to each other and immediately explained the biggest dilemma that Gu Chan was facing.

Gu Chan was stunned at first, then she suddenly sat up, the smile on her face quickly disappeared, replaced by an uncomfortable expression.

Dry!

She really didn't think so much at first. She just thought that with such a big building, she should do a good deed to shelter these homeless villagers.

At least she didn't think carefully about the head tax or anything like that.

Now that the two eels had said this, she finally realized that she was too kind-hearted and impulsive.

One month... two thousand taels of silver...

She couldn’t even get that much money by selling her kidney!

"It's over, it's over. I was too impulsive. What should I do now? They've been called in. I can't just kick them out tomorrow! This is terrible. What should I do?"

Huang Shan Baidu laughed out loud, "You're so funny! I thought you had thought of a way to get the money before calling them all here. Your reaction really exceeded my expectations."

[Master, why don't you open a clinic? It's faster to open a shop.] Huang Shan Sogou came up with a bad idea.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes at them. "Stop making sarcastic remarks and help me find a solution. I can't open a green shop. I have to get at least two thousand taels of silver as soon as possible."

[There is only about half a month left before the end of the month when you have to pay the head tax. We can't think of a way to help you get so much money in such a short time.]

[Unless you go and steal the treasure house of the Yuanwai Mansion again in the name of Batman.] Huang Shan Sogou suggested.

Gu Chan shook her head. "After what happened last time, the Yuanwai Mansion must have strengthened its guards. It won't be that easy to steal again. If something goes wrong, I will be trapped. So this method is not feasible."

[Then you figure it out! We slept.]

[Master, we believe in you. You are smart and you will definitely find a way.]

The two yellow eels teased Gu Chan.

After saying that, they curled up on the quilt and began to sleep soundly.

Gu Chan sat on the bed with her back against the headboard, touching her forehead with her hand, her face looking extremely ugly.

Still believe in her! She doesn't even believe in herself.

This time the game is over!