It's very simple, the two of them went to Gu Zizhong to come here to eat.

In the past two days, the city of Hangzhou has changed a lot, and the previous ruins have been pulled away by the people of the yamen in piles, and hundreds of migrant workers have come to build them.

Five or six days have passed, and the city of Hangzhou has changed a big way.

From inside the city to outside the city, the people in the yamen posted a list, saying that the pirates had been arrested and the Japanese had been beaten away.

So more and more people came from the countryside.

The city of Hangzhou is also becoming more and more lively.

Gu Zizhong thought in her heart, it was lively outside in the past two days, and she also went to the street with Feng Ming to buy vegetables.

I bought some things that are commonly eaten in winter, cabbage and tofu.

As for some rare ones, like tomatoes or something, it's hard to find.

Zhu Changxi returned home, and he also saw the usual food.

This was his favorite food in the Zhu family before, that is, egg fried rice.

Gu Zizhong had no way to cook for him.

After all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, this sentence is too classic.

But Zhu Changxi didn't care, as long as Zizhong could be satisfied, Zhu Changxi would be satisfied.

Zhu Changxi will also come back at noon, take a short rest at home, and then go back to work.

Gu Zizhong inquired about the recruitment of troops in the past two days.

As soon as Zhu Changxi heard the questioning, his face changed.

He sighed helplessly: "There is silver but no one comes to do it, these days, everyone cares about their lives, and they don't want to come to work for the court." ”

How so?

Gu Zizhong was curious: "The rich man in Jiangnan has given so much money, there should be no shortage of military salaries, right?"

Zhu Changxi had a sad face: "The military salary is not worried, but the conditions are too poor, I am such a big general in our family, I can eat an egg fried rice, and when I get to the barracks, people can't eat anything delicious." Who wants to come to the barracks except for those who can't get by?"

Serving the imperial court is a glorious thing in ten miles and eight towns.

Gu Zi scratched his head heavily, is this so difficult to do?

She was anxious for Brother Zishan in her heart.

Zhu Changxi didn't care, and grinned: "The court still gives me a long time, I'm not in a hurry for this moment." ”

Gu Zi said solemnly: "Come on, the imperial court has sent Jinyi guards to watch you." You now have the money in your hands now, and with so much money in your hands, aren't you afraid of being remembered by others?"

Zhu Changxi heard her words, but his face was expressionless.

Maybe he already had his own ideas in his heart, or maybe he was just plain confident?

Gu Zizhong couldn't understand it, but he was anxious for him.

The more he didn't care, the more anxious she stomped her feet.

Gu Zizhong served him another bowl, and when he handed it to him, he was coquettish at him.

He comforted: "It's not in the way, it's normal for the imperial court to send people to see me." I have a similar relationship with these brocade guards in the imperial court. ”

That's not to be taken seriously.

She was worried about him, but he looked indifferent.

Zhu Changxi ate, put down the bowl and left.

Gu Zizhong waited at home for another afternoon.

She was anxious, so she went to Tang Xiannan to discuss countermeasures.

Tang Xiannan also had a headache.

But what can be done by the two women's families?

Zhu Changxi and Guo Gongzi looked very happy, because this was the time for them to serve the imperial court and show their abilities.

What a glorious moment it was.

On the afternoon of that day, Zhu Changxi went to the head of Hangzhou City, and the Ming troops defending the city saluted him.

He found the pride of his previous expedition to the north.

Guo Gongzi was watching from the top of the city.

As soon as he came over, Guo Gongzi was even more respectful to him.

He was very satisfied, standing on the top of the city and looking into the distance, he had a feeling of seeing all the mountains at a glance.

Guo Gongzi sighed and asked him what to do.

After all, it has been recruiting for several days, and only a thousand people have come to sign up.

This is not good, after all, they took the initiative to recruit troops, which is not good news for them.

Zhu Changxi didn't care, holding the cold city wall with both hands, looking into the distance.

The cold wind blew, blowing up the pieces of his hard armor, and his long hair followed suit.

"Otherwise, catch the strong man. He paused, thinking about it.

Catch a strong man?

Guo Gongzi was a little reluctant: "The imperial court has repeatedly emphasized that we want to treat the people well. Isn't our forced conscription a scourge to the people?"

He stared at Guo Gongzi.

But he laughed out loud, bent over, and looked very wild.

"Brother Guo, the emperor sent you, what name did he give you?" Zhu Changxi asked very domineeringly.

Guo Gongzi didn't think about it: "The emperor gave me the name of time." ”

Zhu Changxi crossed his waist and stretched out his hand to point at him: "Give time, the emperor just wants to give you power, give you money, and let you let go of your hands to do it." What's the point of catching a strong man? We're all for the court. ”

Before Guo Gongzi could react, Zhu Changxi had already patted him on the shoulder and asked him to follow him.

Guo Gongzi followed Zhu Changxi and went down the city wall together.

The two of them walked down and discussed the situation of the Japanese people.

Guo Gongzi has the most say in this.

He was very sure: "In the last two days, we have sent thousands of Ming troops along the coast, but the sea is calm, but it is empty. The villages by the sea have been almost destroyed by the Japanese people, and they are no longer able to live. ”

Zhu Changxi said: "The Japanese people have just harassed a lot, how can they come again......? I'm worried about pirates. ”

The Ming army has come, do they still dare to come?

When Zhu Changxi looked at Guo Zhi, his face was full of disbelief.

Zhu Changxi laughed loudly and said: "What do the widows look like, we haven't competed yet, but it's good now, they harassed them a lot, and then they rolled up and ran away, let's clean up the mess here?"

Guo Zhishi saw his ambition, but it was hard to guess, so he didn't say much.

Zhu Changxi said with a smile: "Let me tell you, if it weren't for the complicated terrain in our areas, I would have taken the Ming army directly to the sea." From the coast to Hangzhou, there will inevitably be pirates. They hide in the mountains, like bandits. ”

So, has General Zhu seen them?

Guo Zhishi shrugged his shoulders and asked, "How could the general know this?"

Zhu Changxi said: "When I first came here, I met those bandits, they made us kill dozens of them, injured dozens of them, and ran away with their armor. Those people have been identified by our people here as pirates. ”

Guo Zhishi sighed: "It's been decades, why are there still pirates?"

Zhu Changxi sighed: "The power given to me by the emperor is not enough, otherwise I would really dare to do it." Like our people here, there is no regular Ming army, and the Qi family army has been dispersed back then, and now our coastal defense is even worse. There is no way to compare with the Qi family army back then. ”