Chapter 47: Luoqiu Reform
Ye Xianglun looked for prestige, only to see that the group of people was his old friend Xu Sheng, Ye Xianglun's heart was so bad that he forgot to say goodbye to his old friend, so he hurriedly rode his horse to greet him.
"Mr. Ye is really in a hurry, so we chased after us overnight, and we didn't catch up until here!" Seeing Ye Xianglun riding a horse to greet him, Xu Sheng, who was beside Gongzi Sheng, complained.
"The king's life is in his body, and he can't help himself, Mr. Su is guilty!" Ye Xianglun dismounted and confessed with the same set of words.
"Hahaha, Mr. Su likes to joke, Mr. Ye should not be like him!"
Seeing that Gongzi Sheng and his party were so enthusiastic, Ye Xianglun felt guilty in his heart, and after greetings, Ye Xianglun immediately ordered the army to set up camp to entertain Gongzi Sheng and his party.
Ye Xianglun is full of baggage, an order, the logistics troops immediately kill chickens and sheep, open a warehouse to get wine, Ye Xianglun's diet is the same as that of the sergeants on weekdays, this time the old friend visited, the meat banquet was opened, and naturally the sergeants were indispensable, Ye Xianglun acted very boldly, and the number of baggage reports came, Ye Xianglun waved his pen, and the livestock wine with the army went down for the most part, and the army, regardless of rank, all had meat to eat, and wine to drink.
"Mr. Ye is a general, he does not forget the corporal, and he has fun with the three armies, he is really an unprecedentedly good general in Luoqiu!"
"Not only is he a good general, he is simply a pro-soldier like a son, and it is a blessing for me and other sergeants to be able to follow General Ye!"
Ye Xianglun's heroism has been unanimously praised by the whole army.
Seeing the joyful drinking of the three armies, in the military tent, Ye Xianglun had a whim, lit a bonfire in the tent, and invited Gongzisheng and his party to sit around the bonfire and wear the mutton with wooden sticks, and roast food by the bonfire.
"This is Ye's self-created way of eating, called lamb skewers, you can try it!" After Ye Xianglun cooked the mutton, sprinkled it with condiments and distributed it to everyone one by one.
After everyone tasted it, they wiped the oil stains from their mouths and exclaimed: "It turns out that mutton should be eaten like this! Mr. Ye really made me wait for a sudden enlightenment!"
It turned out that the people of Dongmaru eat meat cooked in water and then added condiments to eat, Ye Xianglun saw the "boiled mutton", he had no appetite at all, so he had a whim and grilled mutton skewers in the other world.
After eating a skewer, everyone was interested, especially Miss Qing, who swept away the previous restraint and actually roasted it by herself, Miss Qing was inexperienced, the mutton fat dripped during the barbecue, the flames rose steeply, and the little face was frightened, Ye Xianglun asked for help with the roasting, but was met with Miss Qing's white eyes, and the meat skewers were burned, but the string of mutton belonging to Ye Xianglun was taken away, seeing this funny scene, everyone laughed.
After eating a skewer, everyone was interested, especially Miss Qing, who swept away the previous restraint and actually roasted it by herself, Miss Qing was inexperienced, the mutton fat dripped during the barbecue, the flames rose steeply, and the little face was frightened, Ye Xianglun asked for help with the roasting, but was met with Miss Qing's white eyes, and the meat skewers were burned, but the string of mutton belonging to Ye Xianglun was taken away, seeing this funny scene, everyone laughed.
On the way, Ye Xianglun asked Gongzi Sheng what his plans were, and Gongzi Sheng sighed and said: "Xu Sheng has been a little disheartened this time, and Xu Sheng has been traveling abroad for several years, this time I want to go back to China to see, the way back to China is just from Fangcheng, and I can get along with Mr. for a few more days!"
Ye Xianglun saw that Gongzi Sheng was very yearning for the pianist, and when he said it, he was a little sad, and Ye Xianglun stopped saying it with guilt.
The army crossed a mountain, then entered the territory of Yuling, Yuling is the origin of Luoqiu Wu mine, Yuling people mostly make a living by mining and selling black ore, Ye Xianglun and his entourage passed through here, and saw a large group of officers and soldiers from the mine from afar, driving away the mining people, Ye Xianglun was curious, so he ordered the army to fetch water in front of a stream, and he went to the mine with Gongzi Sheng to visit.
The two rode their horses to the front of the mine, and saw that at the foot of the mine, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy was crying on the ground with an empty basket, Ye Xianglun saw that the boy was naked and dark, so he dismounted with Gongzi Sheng and helped the child up, and asked why, the child was crying and whimpering: "These dog officers and soldiers have snatched my black mine, and said... Don't let us mine here in the future! If you can't sell the black mine, your mother won't be able to go to the city to see a doctor. ”
Ye Xianglun saw that the child was skinny, and he couldn't bear it, so he took out some coins from his body and stuffed them into the child's hand and said: "Who said that you can't sell black mines, I have already bought those black mines, this is the money to buy black mines!"
When the boy heard this, he stopped crying, looked up and saw Ye Xianglun with a solemn expression, well-dressed, not like he was lying to himself, he looked at Ye Xianglun in a daze for a while, and still couldn't believe it: "Really? Then can we still come to mine Wu Mine tomorrow?"
"Of course you can, otherwise, how can you treat your mother?" Ye Xianglun saw that the boy stopped crying, and lied to him.
"Those black mines only need three coins, well, this is a lot of coins, and I will give it back to you. The boy wiped away his tears and smiled.
"The first time I bought black ore, I only needed these coins. Ye Xianglun pretended not to know and took back the coin, and asked the boy to wait for him for a moment, Ye Xianglun quickly asked an older miner next to him what was the reason, the miner pointed to the list posted on the side, and left helplessly.
Ye Xianglun walked to the front of the list and read it, it turned out that after Luoqiu ascended the throne as the new king, General Cai carried out great reforms, nationalized the mines, and established the Minerals Department to prevent other countries from lowering the price of mines, at the same time, in order to ensure the livelihood of the local mining people, the Minerals Division still hires local miners to continue mining, and the Minerals Division pays the people for their work.
After reading it, Ye Xianglun admired in his heart, General Cai is worthy of being a capable minister who governs the world and a hero in troubled times, and he really didn't read it wrong.
Touching the coins on his body, Ye Xianglun thought in his heart, in order to let the boy feel at ease to see his mother, he needed to find an officer and soldier to "contact".
Just as he was thinking, suddenly an officer in an official uniform walked towards him: "Mr. Ye, why are you here!"
Ye Xianglun turned around to watch and saw that the officer who greeted him was none other than Cai Zhongkui, one of the four great warriors of the General's Mansion.
Ye Xianglun said with a smile: "Brother Kui, don't come to harm!"
Cai Zhongkui was extremely enthusiastic, and after seeing Ye Xianglun, he hugged Ye Xianglun and slapped him on the back a few times.
After a few days of absence, seeing Ye Xianglun again, Cai Zhongkui looked extremely happy, and after a simple greeting, Cai Zhongkui said: "Mr. Ye doesn't know, since Mr. Ye left, General Cai has implemented some new decrees across the country, rewarding childbirth, encouraging the reclamation of farmland, and taking over the export trade of black ore and coconut chestnut, and the mining fields in the Yuling area will be temporarily managed by your eldest brother." ”
After some congratulations, Ye Xianglun was concerned about the boy's suffering, and turned around to see Gongzi Sheng and the boy talking happily, so he asked: "Ye has a small matter, and I ask Brother Kui for a small favor." ”
Cai Zhongkui said boldly: "When you come to Yuling, Ye Xianglun just orders!"
Ye Xianglun whispered a few words in Cai Zhongkui's ear, and Cai Zhongkui smiled and said, "This matter is on me!"
So the two walked towards the boy, and when the boy saw Ye Xianglun coming, he whispered full of vigilance: "Uncle, are you friends with that officer?"
After hearing this, Cai Zhongkui walked over and said in a rough voice: "What, isn't it like it?"
When the boy saw General Cai coming, he was so frightened that he burst into tears.
Ye Xianglun and Cai Zhongkui looked at each other and smiled, Ye Xianglun wanted to let Big Brother Kui come out to explain to the boy, but the boy was very wary of Big Brother Kui, so he had to squat in front of the boy by himself, and said mysteriously: "Uncle just made a deal with the officer, Uncle bought all your black mines for the past three days, hey, this is the money you deserve, you just need to go back and treat your mother well, and after three days, you can continue to come here to mine." ”
After hearing this, the boy's eyes rolled and he didn't seem to understand, Ye Xianglun had no choice but to say to the boy: "You don't believe it, ask that officer's uncle!"
The boy glanced at Cai Zhongkui, and when he saw the general nodding again and again, he took the coin in disbelief.
Ye Xianglun breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, the child is easy to deceive, waved his hand, and motioned for Brother Kui to leave, and the boy still couldn't believe it after seeing Big Brother Kui leave: "Uncle, then I won't use the mine for three days in the next three days?"
Ye Xianglun nodded.
"Great, so that I can accompany my mother to see a doctor, thank you uncle, after three days, I will definitely collect more black ore and return it to you." With that, the boy took the gold coin and walked away merrily.
"The king's life is in his body, he can't help himself, Xianglun is inconvenient to stay for a long time, and Big Brother Kui will have a period later!" After the boy left, Ye Xianglun used the same set of words again, and got up to say goodbye to Big Brother Kui.
This phrase was used by Ye Xianglun to try and test, and sure enough, Cai Zhongkui did not stay for a long time, and after the two said goodbye, Ye Xianglun commanded the army to continue to move forward.
"I didn't expect Mr. Ye to be so loving, it really impressed Xu!" On the horse, Gongzi Sheng bowed to Ye Xianglun.
"Sheng Gongzi doesn't know, Ye is also from a poor background, and now he can help, if he can, he will help!" Ye Xianglun shook his head and sighed.
"Mr. Ye only cares about showing love to children, but he snubbed the delicate Miss Qing next to us, doesn't it make the beauty sad. ~" After listening to the conversation between the two, Su Dai raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Qingye and the two with a smile.
Gongzisheng and the rest of his entourage had long seen that the relationship between Ye Xianglun and Miss Qing was not ordinary, and when they saw Su Dai say it, they coaxed one after another.
Miss Qing seemed to be poked in the center, and for a while, her face was flushed with shame, and after a while, she raised her pretty face again, and glared slightly: "A few of you, it doesn't matter if you come to our army to eat and drink for nothing, and you also come to provoke the relationship between me and General Ye, hmph! After Miss Qing finished speaking, she blushed and rode away.
When everyone saw this, they all laughed.