On November 13, the 42nd year of Jiajing, the sky was overcast, indicating that a heavy snow was quietly approaching.

Tongzhou City is not only the fortress of the Ming Dynasty to ensure the military rations of the border army, but also the end point of the northern end of the canal, so that the commerce and trade here are developed, and many goods go south or north through here.

Although the city is still under lockdown, it has just won a commendable victory, and everyone's confidence in the Tongzhou army has been rekindled, so that the people have returned to their old lives, and the main street in the northeast is still lively.

Tongzhou Prefecture is very ordinary, located in the west of the old city, followed by Leizhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are different, its orientation is to sit west and face east.

With the arrival of Lin Haoran, it can be said that the dove occupies the magpie's nest and chooses to live here. It's not that Lin Haoran is unwilling to go to Tongzhou Station, but that he has taken over the military affairs of Tongzhou City, and it is no longer very suitable to live in Tongzhou Station.

Although the Mongol cavalry had left, no one could guarantee that they would not kill the rifles. In particular, Lin Haoran made Xin Aihuang's son dying, and it is difficult to guarantee that Xin Aihuang, as a father, will come back to seek revenge and kill under the city of Tongzhou again.

In just one day, Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, settled in Tongzhou City, and the military affairs of Tongzhou fell into the hands of Yang Xuan as a matter of course. Since he set off for Beijing after considering the lifting of martial law, he had no intention of changing places.

There are two pear trees growing in the backyard of Tongzhou Yamen, but the leaves on the branches have fallen off, and except for a few shriveled pears, there is no trace of good pears.

It's November, the cold wind is howling, and the doors and windows are closed.

In the main hall, two charcoal basins are lit with charcoal fires, and there are also water basins next to them, which makes it look warm and not too dry.

"Xianggong, you said that the farther south you go, the warmer it is, isn't it the most comfortable for the tiger girl?" Hua Yingrong was brushing her black hair in front of the bronze mirror, but she was busy talking to Lin Haoran.

This is her first time going to Beijing, and she was full of expectations for the capital. It was only after witnessing this military disaster, coupled with the cold and dry weather in the north, that she gradually lost that interest.

When I went to Guanyin Temple in the morning, I didn't expect to visit the shops in Tongzhou City, but I came back hastily.

"Luzon must be farther warmer than we are here, maybe that girl is still wearing a Confucian skirt!" Lin Haoran was flipping through the new issue of "Talking about the Past and the Present", and responded without raising his head.

Luzon is closer to the equator than Sanya in Hainan, and compared with Tongzhou, Beijing, which is frozen into a dog, Luzon's bearing is certainly very mild, and it is undoubtedly a good place to spend the winter.

Hua Yingrong sighed lightly, turned her face and glanced at Lin Haoran half-jokingly: "I knew that this was the case, and the concubine went to stay with the tiger girl, so I didn't have to be frozen with you here!" ”

Lin Haoran glanced at the charcoal fire next to her, and did not break the woman's extravagance, she felt bored with the content of "Talking about the Past and the Present", closed the book and stretched her waist, but said bitterly: "That girl is uneasy, I don't know if there is any trouble!" ”

"Don't look at the tiger girl's young age, but the tiger girl is quite measured! So many things happened in Union City before, if she hadn't been sitting there, relying on Weng Huasong's idiot, I'm afraid that Union City would have been taken away by Sea Ghost Seven! Hua Yingrong turned around and combed the hair that hung down to her chest, and said seriously.

Some women are more seductive with fewer clothes, but Hua Yingrong seems to be the opposite. She was wearing a thick dark brown robe with a peony pattern, which made her body loom, and her beautiful eyes revealed arrogance, but gave people the feeling of an elegant woman.

Lin Haoran had no temper towards this pleasing woman, but put down his outstretched hands and said half-jokingly: "What benefits did you take from the tiger girl?" ”

"What the concubine said is the truth!" Hua Yingrong glanced at Lin Haoran with a smile, and then gave evidence: "Things like these gold mines, if you hand over the matter to others, it will definitely not be as good as Hu Niu!" After a pause, he said again: "In my opinion, you should leave the matter of expanding the United Escort Force to her!" ”

As the United Merchant Group has successfully mined gold in Luzon and opened a treasure trove, the pressure on the United Merchant Group is increasing day by day.

Not to mention the need to face the Spanish and Portuguese fleets overseas, as the mined gold is poured into the United Bank, more security personnel are needed to guard the silver warehouses of the United Bank.

As such, the Coalition has dire need more security personnel to protect their growing wealth.

Lin Haoran restrained his cynical smile and couldn't help frowning.

The United Business Group has developed to the present and has quietly become a behemoth. With the exploitation of the Luzon gold mines, it is estimated that tens of millions of taels of silver will be produced in a year, making the United Merchant Group already a rich country.

It's just that wealth has reached a certain level, but it's not entirely a good thing, and Shen Wansan of this dynasty is a living example.

He can still hide this wealth now, but if it is revealed in the future, either he has enough power or he has enough guns, but this will undoubtedly make him lose his duty as a courtier.

"Don't be sad, let's take a step at a time! Your classmate Gu Qingfeng is now in control of Xincheng, and he can be regarded as loyal to you, let him help Hu Niu recruit a thousand Guangxi wolf soldiers! Hua Yingrong saw through his thoughts, but made a proposal.

A thousand Guangxi wolf soldiers?

Lin Haoran couldn't help but smile bitterly, if the escort team of this United Business Group continued to develop like this, it would no longer be a rich country, but a rich country that could destroy the country.

It was at this moment that Lin Fu hurriedly walked in.

Lin Haoran ended the topic, looked up at Lin Fu who came in, Lin Fu held a post in his hand and said, "Uncle Nineteen, Governor Yang wants to invite you over to the celebration banquet!" ”

"What merit did he make, and what kind of celebration banquet did he make?" When Lin Haoran heard this invitation, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Hua Yingrong's beautiful eyes lifted upward, revealing the momentum of a master mother, and she also looked at Lin Fu suspiciously.

Lin Fu sighed lightly and responded helplessly: "According to the news I just got, because of the battle at the North Gate a few days ago, Governor Yang summoned the generals to hold this celebration banquet!" ”

"It's all about the!" Lin Haoran's eyes were slightly stunned, and then he said with a dumb smile.

Hua Yingrong was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head helplessly, she could be regarded as seeing the brazenness of this officialdom.

Lin Fu held the post in his hand and asked softly, "Uncle Nineteen, then I refuse them?" ”

"According to what the concubine has seen, he should be sure that you don't dare to make trouble, and he wants to get a piece of the pie from this war!" Hua Yingrong is a woman who is good at rational consideration, and immediately helped Lin Haoran analyze.