Devil’s Advent

"Therefore, food is sufficient."

Uncle Zheng and the blind man sat face to face.

Not far away, on the carpet made of maps, Tian Tian was playing with Mo Wan.

The blind man nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, we can supply food this winter. At least, we can guarantee that there is a high probability that no one will starve to death."

Snow Customs' agricultural production has always been caught by the blind.

In this world, there are already crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, but the yield per mu is actually not very high, and hybrid rice is even less so.

but,

You have to admire a person's dedication to one thing,

That is... the blind man.

When he was in Hutou City, he had collected many crop seeds from the caravan.

Then, cultivate and screen plants on a small scale.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes with a high yield per mu have been planted in Shengle City, but they have not been vigorously promoted, and the blind man deliberately kept them secret.

After entering the Snow Customs, the soldiers and civilians of the Snow Customs began to plant these crops on a large scale under the leadership of the blind man.

Since ancient times, population has been an extremely valuable resource;

But the problem is that the first element to support the population is food.

Once there is insufficient food, the excessive population will often form refugees and become a torrent that endangers the rule.

but……

Uncle Zheng looked at the plate of mashed potatoes in front of him,

Frowning.

He picked up the spoon and took a bite into his mouth.

There should be some salt in it;

The taste is sandy,

If you want to say it's unpalatable,

I really can't,

But really tasteless.

"Tsk tsk, it's not delicious." Uncle Zheng said.

The blind man nodded and said, "But these can help the common people live this winter well."

so,

The following long winter and next spring and summer,

The people of the land of eastern Jin,

Three meals a day are mashed potatoes or sweet potato paste.

The blind man added: "After this season, it will be much better. Our new workshop will be established, and commerce will resume again. In addition, in the land of Eastern Jin, even if we frantically absorb refugees, it will be difficult to change the current population. There are few patterns, so just organize next year's spring plowing well.

Everything will be fine.

hard days,

is temporary,

Moreover,

For many people, it is better to go and eat the Guanyin soil if they can drink until they are full every meal in winter. "

"Pay attention to the treatment of bidders." Zheng Fan said.

"On this point, the Lord can rest assured that he will treat them differently."

"Um."

"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing. Our original military system should be changed."

Some people will come up, some people will come in, and some people may stand still. In fact, standing still means a kind of regression in itself.

"As for the matter of the military reform, when Ah Cheng is here, you and Ah Cheng will have a good discussion, come up with a report, and then show it to me."

"Yes, my lord."

"Anything else?" Zheng Fan asked.

"The Fan family sent a letter saying that they intend to send some members of the tribe to work for us. Those people should be talents in management and business.

The subordinates felt that Fan Zhengwen's move should not have been discussed with the sixth prince.

He may think that this move can shorten the distance between us, but some hands are stretched too far. "

before,

When we fight barefoot together,

Hello, hello, everyone, I am a close comrade-in-arms.

nowadays,

Uncle Zheng has developed,

Although I will not be cruel enough to lift my pants and turn my face and deny people,

But if you want to talk about mixing oil with Ji Laoliu's honey, it's impossible.

Behind Zheng Fan, it also represents a new interest group, no, to be precise, it is a military group.

My own porridge is not enough, how can I go to help others?

Fan Zhengwen may feel that everyone is the "Six Lord Party" anyway, and that's okay;

But in fact,

Uncle Zheng wants to be a little more respectable now,

Or,

Fan Zhengwen didn't expect,

Here, Uncle Zheng has long thought about the plan of "rebellion".

"What do you think?" Zheng Fan asked.

"The subordinates feel that the abilities of the Fan family are unquestionable. Right now is the time for employing people, and they can use them. Just like how they treated the Wen family back then, use them first, then adjust them, and put the meat first. Only in the bowl will it have a chance to rot."

"It's up to you."

"Yes, my lord."

Zheng Fan stood up,

Stretched,

Pointing to the mashed potatoes,

road:

"I don't know how to make it better."

"Your Majesty, you said that you want to taste what the people will eat this winter."

"All right, all right, my fault, my fault."

Uncle Zheng walked over to the map,

Looking at Tian Tian having fun there,

Seeing that he has already climbed the Wangjiang River and is almost at Litian City,

Uncle Zheng immediately shouted:

"Don't climb there, it hasn't been shot down yet."

………

"Sir, how are you doing?"

Xiong Liqing asked while pouring tea.

Uncle Zheng is reading the family letter written by Xiong Liqing,

Said it was a letter from home,

But the princess is formal;

Divided into three parts,

Part of it is for my brother, that is, for the court of Chu State;

Part of it is for my mother, who is the current empress dowager of Chu;

The last part is for the people of Da Chu.

Seriously,

As far as the pattern reflected in this family letter is concerned, it cannot be underestimated.

But Uncle Zheng still shook his head,

road;

"Too solemn."

Hearing this, Xiong Liqing bit her lips lightly. She had put in a lot of effort in the past few days, and even gave up her husband to Liu Ruqing for several days.

Zheng Fan took the teacup, took a sip,

road;

"If it was me in the past, I would probably write the same as you."

"Then how would the current husband write it?"

"Actually, sometimes the necessary process still has to go, even if it is useless, even if it is flashy, even if it will be used to polish the soles of shoes immediately after reading it, but it is essential.

But later, I slowly discovered that the same thing and the same process can be done more beautifully, and in comparison, it will become slightly more useful than completely useless. "

"Also ask Mr. Xiang to explain to others."

"I know what you want to express, and I also know that you have ambitions in your heart, well, don't worry, you know, I have some interests in my own women, and I have never been disgusted.

However, in terms of layout, big must be big, but fineness cannot be lost.

I think there is a part to add to this, and this part is the real finishing touch. "

"Add a part, to whom?"

"To the Fan family, and to the Qu family."

"Fan's concubine can understand, for Qu's?"

"The Fan family has been our allies since the early days. It goes without saying that the Qu family and Qu Peiluo are still staying in Zhennan Pass. When I led the army to plunder those noble fiefdoms, I also deliberately let the Qu family go.

Therefore, Qu's current position is actually very embarrassing.

Right now, apart from a small group of our Yan army stationed in Mount Meng to help the Fan family maintain the situation, most of the rest have basically been taken back to Shanggu County.

Even, many soldiers and horses returning from the customs have already returned to their respective stations.

Although Qu Peiluo is in my hands, Qu's is not Qu Peiluo's alone. The Qingluan Army's surrender and counterattack on the battlefield has become a stain that Qu can't wash away.

I also deliberately gave Qu Shi face, which can be said to make Qu Shi not a human being inside and outside.

At this time, you can come forward, as the princess of Da Chu, to give the Qu family a legal basis.

At least, let Qu feel that he has not betrayed Da Chu, and at the same time, turn the battle of Yan Chu into a matter for me, Da Chu's son-in-law and my uncle's family;

In fact, it was my family's business. My sister-in-law has worked tirelessly to help my uncle fight against the power of the nobles in the country and strengthen the centralization of power. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this clearly.

The Fan family is a nail for my Dayan in Mengshan, and the Qu family is a bargaining chip that I will support next. What your brother will do next is to take advantage of my departure and the Yan army's departure to clean up in one fell swoop. Most of the domestic aristocratic forces.

And those nobles, although their vitality was seriously injured, and even though their ancestral graves were dug up, the centipedes are dead but not stiff, and they can still jump a few times. It is best to let them all gather around Qu's side. "

"Is this useful?" The princess hesitated, "With my brother's means, it is impossible for the current Qu family to be able to stop him anymore."

"That's why I will release more than half of the Qingluan Army back. Under appropriate circumstances, I can even release Qu Peiluo back to support the banner;

Anyway, Qu Peiluo has been helping me from the beginning to the end, so I have to help him to repay the favor, right?

Moreover,

I didn't expect those nobles who were seriously injured to make any waves. It would be cost-effective to slow down your brother's pace a little bit and let me take a few more breaths here.

even,

Even if it's just to disgust your brother, I'd be happy to see it. "

"Yes, my husband, I understand."

"Well, good, you worked hard."

"It's rare to be able to help Xianggong, it's not hard."

"Pay attention to your body. When you come back this time, you obviously found that you are thinner than before. You still look fatter and look better. Eat more and bring it back."

"Okay, my lord."

The princess is very obedient,

Uncle Zheng is very satisfied.

in these days,

Uncle Zheng met some local bosses, beat them, picked them up, wooed them, and bestowed favors on them. A set of combined punches was used to prescribe the right medicine, and the effect was very good.

In fact, when your strength and prestige reach a certain level, the so-called means are really just a process.

As for the condolences to the local soldiers and civilians, such as the celebration ceremony, Uncle Zheng didn't do it.

Because the main force of Xueguan is still at Zhennanguan at this time,

This time I took the opportunity to take a short errand to come back for a little leave,

Furthermore,

These things,

After my reward comes down and the title above my head changes from Uncle to Marquis, then I will have fun with the military and civilians, and inspect various places. At that time, I will get twice the result with half the effort.

This is one side, and on the other side, Uncle Zheng is waiting for Siniang to come back, and the blind man is ready to take over here.

You can make soy sauce every day,

Uncle Zheng also thought it was time to have a child of his own.

In fact, there was this plan originally, but it was delayed by the war.

Now,

It's like struggling when you were young,

Finally spelled out a set of down payment, which is the land of Jindong,

Next,

It's time to live your own life.

only,

To Uncle Zheng's surprise,

He failed to wait for Siniang to come back, but instead waited for Wang Ling from Fengxin City.

Wang Ling summoned himself to return to Fengxin City as soon as possible.

Whether it's the prince's personal soldiers who came to convey the king's order or the Xuehai knights sent by Siniang,

They told Uncle Zheng directly and frankly the content other than Wang Ling:

The imperial court's reward is here!

This is much, much faster than Uncle Zheng expected.

The reason why Uncle Zheng dared to sneak home for a rest in his busy schedule was because he believed that the imperial court's reward could not come down so quickly.

But the imperial court was extremely efficient in this matter.

but,

Uncle Zheng felt that the real large-scale batch of rewards, that is, the rewards for the entire army, should be yet to come, and his own share had been advanced.

In this, of course, there are reasons why he made the greatest contribution in the battle against Chu, and there are also factors that were recommended by King Jingnan.

Of course,

Combined with the letter from Little Six,

There should be Emperor Yan's health deteriorating,

So the efficiency becomes extremely high in this kind of thing.

reward,

It is often the final conclusion after a great war;

Generally speaking, when the reward is over, it means that a place has been completely pacified, and corresponding arrangements have been made for the subsequent governance and defense.

Emperor Yan accelerated this process, and his purpose was to quickly stabilize the land of Eastern Jin, Zhennan Pass and Shanggu County, as well as Xueyuan and the situation with Chu.

And it is conceivable that,

The state of Chu is at peace,

Xue Yuan has long been whipped into a cute appearance;

Gan Guo, who hadn't jumped up before, naturally didn't dare to dance now;

After the kings and ministers of the Qian Kingdom learned that the Chu State had ceded the land to seek peace, they would probably immediately throw all the memorials with the words "Northern Expedition" into the dustpan, and then re-negotiate with the Yan State on the number of yearly coins.

The desert side will continue the tradition that has been formed for a hundred years, no matter in fact or in name, it will continue to keep its head bowed to the Yan Kingdom.

The effect of Dayan's strategic layout of attacking Chu first appeared at once. If you want to fight, you have to pick the head first, hit the hard ones first, and the rest, you don't have the courage to jump again.

So,

The country of Yan, which has been using troops for many years, has at least stopped using troops abroad, even though both the country and Jin have suffered extremely serious natural disasters. At the same time, threats from outside will not reappear for at least a few years. up.

During this quiet period,

In addition to restoring the huge deficit caused by successive years of fighting and the devastated financial and people's livelihood situation,

There is another use,

That is the transfer of power!

Under the service of Xiong Liqing and Liu Ruqing, Uncle Zheng began to put on his armor.

Laotian is in Fengxin City,

So I don't have to worry about "cooking rabbits and running dogs\

,"Here to Fengxin,

It is for the feudal lord,

Although the imperial court's reward came a bit sooner,

But what Uncle Zheng lacks now is this last piece of the puzzle from righteousness.

"Sir, is it the Mandao or the Wuya?" the princess asked.

"Send the Mandao into the secret room and put it on the Shatuoque stone coffin. I will match it with Wuya."

"Yes, my lord."

After tidying up,

Uncle Zheng walked out of the hall slowly,

And behind it,

Xiong Liqing and Liu Ruqing knelt down together,

Said in unison:

"Confer the Marquis He for your husband!"

"Confer the Marquis He for your husband!"

Uncle Zheng didn't look back,

raise your hand

with a wave,

Continue to walk outside.

The blind man was already waiting at the gate of the Earl's Mansion, and outside, the guards were also ready.

Zheng Fan walked to the gate of the Earl's Mansion,

stopped

look back,

looked up,

smiled again.

The blind man said;

"My lord, after several years, I'm finally a Marquis."

Zheng Fan nodded,

road:

"I still remember when I was in the inn in Hutou City, you asked me if I would choose to live my life as a rich man in peace and security, or if I wanted to do something."

The blind man showed a reminiscing smile on his face, and said with emotion;

"Master, you have achieved it."

Zheng Fan waved his hand,

road;

"No, I think it's just the beginning."

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There is one more chapter, everyone, please read it in the morning, don't wait, don't panic!