Jerichy galloped as much as he could, full of joy, for he had not galloped so much for a long time, and had been away from his people and his people for more than half a year, and although from time to time letters were delivered to him, saying that everything was well, he was still a little uneasy.

First, he was worried about whether Li Ze could fulfill his promise to him, and secondly, he was also worried that his subordinates would be unruly and clash with the people sent by Wuwei.

This time, he followed Li Ze through Luoyang and Chang'an, and finally really saw what it means to be prosperous and what it is to call the Heavenly Empire. In the past, he had only heard people talk about the wealth of those places, but after he really saw it, he realized that those legends really couldn't match the reality.

originally thought that Zhang Zhongwu's life was the life of a god in the sky, but when he arrived in Chang'an, Luoyang, and saw the lives of those high-ranking officials and dignitaries, he knew that in the eyes of these people, Zhang Zhongwu was just a bun in a border place.

Now, he is also an official of the Tang Dynasty, of course, to be precise, he is now a general under Li Ze, the commander of Wuwei and the general of Qianniuwei.

A guerrilla general under the fifth grade.

After the end of the Wuyi Conference, he was single-mindedly home, but he was pressed to Wuwei Academy by the festival marshal, saying that he wanted him to learn the cultural knowledge of the Tang Dynasty, as a Khitan aristocratic head, Yeluqi can speak Tang dialect and can also write Tang characters, of course, he has also read a lot of books of the Tang Dynasty, originally thought that this was a very easy thing, but when he really sat on the classroom and listened to the lectures of those gentlemen, he was dumbfounded.

Dare to love yourself and don't know anything.

It's painful.

I originally thought that I would not attract the attention of others if I was a man with my tail between my legs, but unexpectedly, the professors above seemed to be eyeing me one by one, caring in class, caring after class, every time I asked a question, I would always let myself speak, and I would always let myself speak every time I discussed.

However, this kind of high-intensity oppressive learning has also allowed Yeluqi to really learn a lot of things, at least, he now has a vague understanding of Datang culture, and he also has a vague understanding of Datang's laws, of course, he has a deeper understanding of Datang's etiquette. Because the gentleman who taught etiquette always used him as an example.

The only privilege he enjoys in the Wuwei Academy is that he can not shoot, and even if he is pulled away, he will come as a gentleman to teach others the scriptures.

If it weren't for this vanity, Jeluch felt that he really couldn't survive this month.

Fortunately, the war broke out in Yingzhou, although Liu Chenglin won the battle, but the loss was great, the marshal began to send troops to Yingzhou on a large scale, and he was also drafted, and he would lead a thousand cavalry into Yingzhou and be under the command of the ranger general Li De. Li De is positive, and he is deputy.

Yeluqi actually wanted to bring more soldiers and horses to Yingzhou, but the marshal only allowed him to lead a thousand men. The reason made Yeluch also very moved.

Li Ze told him that the Siwandan Ministry had just settled down in Boxing County, Texas, and needed more young and strong people to live and work in peace and contentment, and to create a more comfortable environment for the old and weak women and children, 1,000 elites were enough, and the rest should be used to build homes. He saw Sivantan as his own people, not a group of thugs.

These sincere words made Yeluqi almost shed tears, and even said that he would lead the most elite 1,000 athletes in the clan to the front line to make contributions.

In the past, when he was under Zhang Zhongwu's rule, Yeluqi was reluctant to send more troops, because for every additional soldier, there was an extra burden on the clan, and everything that the soldiers who went out to fight needed to be taken out by their own tribe. And after these young soldiers left, the lives of the old and weak women and children left behind were even more difficult. But under Zhang Zhongwu's high pressure, he had to come out of the nest every time.

But under Li Ze's rule, it was to clear the clouds and see the blue sky.

He sent a thousand troops, and these thousand people could get official military salaries, except for the horses, which were provided by themselves, and other things such as clothing and armor were all supplied by Wuwei Jie Town, and grain and grass were also provided by the locality, and the only thing they had to do was to fight bravely.

Of the ten warriors who accompanied him to escort Li Ze to Chang'an, there were no seven, and they died in Mengjindu. This time, he carried the pension that Wuwei Festival Town had given to the seven soldiers, and the pension fee of 100 yuan per person was now jingling in the carriage not far behind him. In addition to the compensation in cash, Wuwei Festival Town will be more generous in other subsidies for soldiers killed in battle, and the families of the war dead will be exempted from forced labor and taxes until the children of the family reach the age of sixteen. If there is a widow in the family, as long as she does not remarry, she can always enjoy this exemption, and if there is an elderly person in the family and there are no brothers, it will always be exempted.

This is something that Yeluqi never dared to think of before.

Under Zhang Zhongwu, dead is dead, nothing. At this time, the patriarch Yeluqi needs to pay out of his own pocket to support the people. The frequent wars and many casualties also made Yeluqi, a dignified patriarch, worse off than an ordinary landlord on the Tang side.

But in the future, these will be borne by Wuwei Festival Town.

Dare to ask such a chief, how can Yeluch not fight bravely for it! How can you not give up on it!

"Patriarch, the man who came to greet us has arrived." One of the guards cheered loudly as he watched a galloping horse in front of him.

Yeluqi stood on his horse, and a moment later, a team of more than 100 people with a clear banner came to them, looking at this team, Yeluqi couldn't believe his eyes.

Is this still the cavalry of his own tribe?

Under the brand-new robe, covered with a fresh high breastplate, a scimitar at the waist, and a longbow on his back, all of them looked ruddy and refreshed, and the first person was Tiele.

"Patriarch, you're finally back!" Tiele rode his horse forward, and on his horse he touched his chest with his hand, and bowed to himself.

"Tieler, what is this?" He asked, pointing to the cavalry.

"A few days ago, Cangzhou Beijia escorted a batch of ordnance materials to Boxing, saying that the patriarch was about to return and would lead a thousand warriors to the expedition, and these were the ordnance provided by the warriors." Tie Le, who has not been seen for half a year, looks like a Tang man when he is dressed up, and he has gained a lot of weight, and explained with a smile: "The heroes in the clan are all red-eyed, and there are more monks and less porridge, Tiele has no choice but to let them compete in martial arts, and the winner comes first." It took three days to select a thousand warriors, and for this reason, every day there were small people who ran to me to hit the wooden clock, saying that there were fewer of them. ”

Yeluqi laughed: "Who made them not practice martial arts diligently, this time for the festival marshal, naturally you have to pick the best, the best, Tiele, you did a good job." ”

"If the patriarch is satisfied, I will be relieved." Tiele Road.

The two walked side by side.

"How have the tribe been doing in the past six months?" Yeluqi asked, "Have you fulfilled all the things that the festival marshal promised at the beginning?" ”

Tiele smiled and said, "Patriarch, if you go back this time, I'm afraid that you won't recognize our clan." ”

"Really?" Jeluch said: "So, everyone is doing well? ”

Tiele pointed at the more than 100 knights and said with a smile: "You only need to look at their appearances to know." ”

Jerichy glanced at the red-faced, energetic knights and nodded in satisfaction. This is the best mental outlook of his subordinates in his image.

The group didn't say much, but just rode the horse.

Half an hour later, the scaly waters of the Sixin River appeared in their field of vision, Yeluqi stood on his horse, and on the surface of the river, a small boat floated leisurely, the boatman wore a hat, stood at the stern, held the pole, but let the boat float freely, and around the boat, it was densely packed with ducks floating in the water, and from time to time you could see a duck plunging down and then floating up.

"We have tens of thousands of ducks, and we lay eggs just every day, but there are thousands." Tiele said with a smile: "We have signed an agreement with the supply and marketing cooperative, and every day there will be cars and horses coming to us to transport these duck eggs, in fact, there are eggs, etc., and we raise more chickens!" Patriarch, now just eggs and duck eggs can bring us a lot of income every day! ”

Stepping on the wooden bridge over the river and crossing the Sixin River, Yeluqi saw rows of huts built on a high place not far from the river. In front of the hut, there was a large flock of chickens happily pecking at insects in the grass, and walking through the grass, you could occasionally see scattered eggs scattered among the grass.

"Chickens and ducks can not only lay eggs, but after two years, they can sell chicken and duck meat, which is feathers, and the supply and marketing cooperatives will also take it away, and the big feathers can make arrow feathers, small feathers and fluff, saying that they can make clothes, anyway, I don't know much about these, as long as they can be turned into money, it is excellent."

"Why don't you see cattle and sheep?" Jerichy asked. He is used to raising cattle and sheep, and he can't look down on these livestock, and his heart is always a little non-stop.

"Although the territory of Boxing County is not small, a large area of fertile land still needs to be cultivated and cultivated, so it is impossible to graze like we used to. The Yixing Society has sent a lot of experts in this area, and now we have changed a lot of old habits. Tiele smiled and said, "Most of the cattle and sheep are now in captivity. It is divided into many categories, anyway, the varieties that grow meat alone are bred in captivity, so that the meat grows quickly, and the others are demarcated and raised on some pastures. ”

"Let's go, let's see!" Jerichie took the reins of his horse and ran towards him.