The matter of building the fort crossed the clear road, and a big stone pressed on Meng's heart fell to the ground.

"Flag the flag!"

Everyone in the same banner was happy, and Shen Deputy Qianhu personally promised that everyone who participated in the construction of the fort would be rewarded, and it would be good to give a few buckets of grain and a few pieces of cloth if they did not ask everyone to be promoted.

It's better to have copper coins, and if you don't have copper coins, treasure money is fine.

Liu experienced Shen Shen's deputy Qianhu returning to the city in one step, Meng Xunji asked how the drawings got to Qianhu, and finally understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.

Things weren't as complicated as he thought at all, but a few craftsmen slipped out in the miscellaneous bureau, and were listened to by the deputy envoy who had not been in office for a long time, thinking that he had caught his boss's pigtails, and directly stabbed them in front of Zheng Qianhu.

To a certain extent, artisans who work for the imperial court will be regarded as "state-owned-capital-property", and the act of taking work in private is, to put it seriously, tantamount to "state-owned-capital-property-loss". If we seriously investigate and hold accountable, the ambassador will never be able to escape his responsibility. I can't say it, this position has to be changed.

The deputy envoy has not been in office for a long time, and he does not understand the unwritten rules in the Miscellaneous Bureau, which is tantamount to offending most of the craftsmen in the bureau, and also involves the experience of Si Liu. Even if Zheng Qianhu wants to be held accountable, and the ambassador is held accountable, he will not benefit.

Coupled with Meng's variable, things are like wild horses that have escaped from the reins, getting farther and farther away from the direction hoped by the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Creation Bureau.

Hearing this, Meng suddenly realized, in the final analysis, it was the infighting of the Miscellaneous Bureau, he suffered innocently, and he was almost kicked into the pit.

"The deputy?"

Liu experienced a smile and was silent, and everything was silent.

Meng Zhilu said, I'm afraid he will go home soon to be unemployed.

Cutting off people's financial means is like killing their parents, this is the result of being ungrounded. It's good to be self-motivated, but it's not good to be too anxious.

After sending Liu Shi away, Meng put aside other thoughts and gathered the ten existing border soldiers under his command to prepare for another ideological mobilization.

Everyone didn't have so many scruples, and sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting for Meng Zongqi to speak.

Compared with the initial disbelief and doubt, Meng's image in the hearts of everyone has improved greatly.

Meng Zongqi said that he would not let everyone die easily, and he also said that he would make everyone's life better and better.

Now it turns out that he is not telling a lie. No one thought that Meng was pumping his head and pushing them down the road to cannon fodder. No one thinks that Meng is a scholarly businessman, and his mouth is full of foolishness.

Meng Zongqi cleared his throat, first reaffirmed the promise he had made to everyone before, and secondly promoted the former Muku Shiro to the position of acting Xiaoqi. When Meng Zongqi officially takes office, the word "acting" can be removed.

There was no objection to this. Speaking of which, even if it is a crime to fill the army, people have been five-grade officials.

"Xie Zongqi promoted."

"No need," Meng Xiao said, "Come to my house for dinner in the evening, and there are other things to discuss with Ding Xiaoqi." ”

The smile on Meng's face was very familiar, and the former Arsenal Shilang, now Kaiping Border Army Xiaoqi was very calm. has been an official under Emperor Hongwu for more than a year and almost two years, how can he not even have this concentration.

That night, Meng Yu "set up a banquet" at home to entertain Qianlangzhong, a pot of flatbread, a pot of soup, and two plates of wild vegetables.

There was only a new low table, and the chairs had not been prepared in time, so they had to be replaced with tree stumps and wooden roots.

Soon, the food on the table was swept away, and as the former Langzhong Lord Sven was burping the floor, Meng said his plan.

As soon as the words fell, the former Langzhong was not yet good, but Meng Hu was startled.

"How dare Twelve-Lang do this?" Meng Hu frowned, "This matter is absolutely not feasible. ”

"How did the fifth cousin think those bags of buckwheat seeds were obtained? Two wolf skins plus five rabbit skins. Meng put away the smile on his face, "The fifth cousin thinks it's not right, and the fourth cousin is the same?" ”

Meng Qingjiang shook his head, "If you don't have those buckwheat, you won't be able to pay a bucket of taxes and grain." ”

Meng Hu's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, and he wanted to persuade again, but he didn't seem to find a better reason.

At this time, Lord Qianlangzhong finally stopped hiccups, "Meng Zongqi, according to what I have seen in my humble position, there is indeed something wrong with this." ”

"Oh?"

"Merchants are cunning, and the general banner is afraid that they will be deceived by profiteers, and the amount of grain can be doubled in exchange for lowly duties."

"Double?" Meng rubbed his chin.

"Yes. In the light of humble duties, this move is not only possible, but also promising. "The former Langzhong is obviously also worried about the life of the side plug for a long time, although it is not until March, I don't know the taste of meat, but it is not much worse," the place where the general flag is said is the place where the pier is located, how can it not be done? ”

"Diligent practice of bows and arrows is of great benefit to the soldiers, and the hunt can also fill the belly of the soldiers, saving rice and grain. The general flag's move is not for his own selfishness, but for the soldiers, for the border army, for the country, and he is admired by his humble duties......"

Hearing this, even if the face is cowhide, it can't help but be red.

Meng Zhen realized the power of the Ming civil officials. This is just a Arsenal Shiro, if it is replaced by various departments, the department supervises the imperial history, the old and strong officialdom fritters, the black is not worth mentioning, and it can be said that the red, yellow and blue colors are domineering.

If he wanted to achieve the goal he set, sooner or later he would have to deal with these civil officials who were fierce in their mouths and fists and feet, and Meng Shishilang suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

He is a military attaché, and the military attache of the Ming Dynasty has always been more gentle than a civilian official in the court.

The beating of civil officials is called fighting for truth and justice, and the beating of military attaches is called the courage of a man. If the military attache dares to do something to the civilian officials, I'm sorry, hurry up and resign and go home to farm, otherwise the spittle stars will drown you.

The former Langzhong is still talking, his mouth is like a river, quoting scriptures, and even starting to sublimate from the ideological level," ...... The pillar of the country, the cornerstone of the country! ”

Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang's four eyes were full of mosquito coils, and Meng also said that he couldn't bear it, no matter how modest he was.

"Ding Xiaoqi, it's too late."

"Passed?"

"It's over."

"Forgive me," the former Langzhong man's face was ashamed, "I haven't been able to express my chest for a long time, and I can't hold it for a while." ”

“……”

"However, the sentences of the humble post are true, and I hope that the general flag will be clear."

Why is the phrase "......" so familiar?

Delusion, it must be an illusion!

In the final analysis, Meng didn't want to do too much out of the ordinary, but he just wanted to take advantage of the geographical advantage to hunt some wild animals when he was guarding the outside of the city, and exchange the merchants who walked the border with him for grain, and if possible, for some livestock.

It's not that I didn't think of a faster way to get money, but in the end I was rejected one by one.

I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and he thinks that a good way to eat it is not necessarily useful. The construction of the fort is a lesson, and it will not be such good luck every time.

A real fool will only think that he is a smart person.

At this time, the climate was not as harsh as it was a few decades later, wild animals were not uncommon on the grasslands, and rabbits could often be seen on the mountains where Meng Jian's bunker was built.

Not long ago, a few steppe wolves accidentally slipped near the lookout platform, and as you can imagine, the wolf skin was replaced with buckwheat seeds, and the meat went into the stomachs of the brothers in the banner.

Since the skins were not nitrated, the merchant's bid was not high. Meng suffered a loss, and then he had a plan.

"The general banner should only rest assured, and the humble duty will be prudent."

Meng Zongqi and the former Langzhong had a pleasant exchange of opinions, and Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang involuntarily became agents in transactions with merchants.

"Fourth cousin, fifth cousin, once or twice is acceptable, but there are too many times, and it is inconvenient for my brothers to come forward, so I can only entrust two cousins."

What else can I do?

Meng Hu smiled bitterly, and Meng Qingjiang suddenly spoke: "If there is a profit, my fifth cousin and I need to get a point." ”

"That's nature. If the cousin doesn't mention it, it will be the same. After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry, two cousins, this is just an expedient measure, and it won't last long. ”

Meng Qingjiang responded, and Meng Hu also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good." ”

The former Muku Shirou glanced at Meng without a trace, and he was really right, it was a pity that this person was not a civil official.

On the eighth day of the fifth month of the 31st year of Hongwu, Meng Zongqi presided over the construction of the bunker continued to be constructed, and Shen Deputy Qianhu spoke and counted, and the word "small flag" on Meng's waist card was replaced by a general flag.

The former Muku Shiro turned into Ding Xiaoqi. Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang also began an exciting life of farming during the day and selling stolen goods at night. Since then, the two cousins have finally taken a historic step out of being pitted by Meng Shishilang and helping him by the way.

On the tenth day of the fifth month of the 31st year of Hongwu, and every month of the big exercise, the Kaiping Guard School was killing and shaking the sky, Meng finally no longer seemed to fall down as soon as the wind blew, but roared with the soldiers beside him, and swung out the waist knife with all his strength.

On the same day, the bells and drums of the temples and temples in Nanjing rang out in unison.

The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang was a great trip.

The young Emperor Jianwen knelt in front of his grandfather's bed, his expression sad and confused. From then on, there was no grandfather to shelter him, and he had to sit alone on the dragon throne to face his courtiers, his full-fledged uncles in the prime of life.

Emperor Hongwu established a feudal domain in order to consolidate the border defense and consolidate the Zhu family forever.

But this eloquent emperor ignored one thing, his son would listen to Lao Tzu, because if he was disobedient, Lao Tzu would beat him. But will the uncle be happy to listen to his nephew?

The big problem is obvious.

To the sound of bells and drums, the fast horse carrying the edict galloped out of the city gate.

The Chinese martial arts, the vassal kings of various places, and even the ordinary people will usher in a new fate from this moment.

The passing of one era is the beginning of another.

According to Meng Shishilang's words, that is the wheel of history, and finally along the original trajectory, it began to turn with a click.