For Zhang Xiaowu's safe return, the two maids in the general's mansion were also very happy, and Mangzhong wanted to cook all the delicious food for him, but Yuan Wanqiu said that the general had been hungry for several days, and he couldn't overeat, he had to eat less and more meals, and eat more easily digestible food. Mang Chong didn't dare to argue with Yuan Wanqiu at this point, after all, she knew that no one knew much, so she followed Zhang Xiaowu like a little tail all day long. Zhang Xiaowu fell asleep, so she fanned Zhang Xiaowu, and Zhang Xiaowu drove him several times and didn't leave, so she obeyed her wishes.

However, this little girl held a fan for a while, and when Zhang Xiaowu was about to fall asleep, there was a click, and the fan smashed on his face - Mangzhong fell asleep first. Zhang Xiaowu was woken up in a daze, he couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this, he got up and picked up Mangchong after exhaling, and prepared to put it on the maid's bed in the outer room.

Yuan Wanqiu walked in with tea and snacks, and when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but lower her head and whispered, "General, you...... Can you spare the mango seed? She was still young, not yet twelve. If the general is a general, there must be someone...... The slave and maid are willing. ”

Zhang Xiaowu looked at the mango seed in his arms, and then looked at Yuan Wanqiu, who was blushing and bowing her head and looking like Ren Jun picking, crying and laughing: "You think too much, this little girl fanned me, I fell asleep first, and I carried her to her bed." ”

"Huh? Isn't that what it is? Yuan Wanqiu blinked, and jumped away in panic.

Zhang Xiaowu put the mangzhong back to the bedroom, saw Yuan Wan sitting on the edge of the bed with a fan, and hurriedly got up and said, "General, I'll fan you." ”

"You're fanning the flames." Zhang Xiaowu quipped, "No need, I'll sleep first, you ask people to prepare bath water, and I will take a good bath when I wake up." ”

Yuan Wanqiu responded, walked to the door with light steps, and suddenly leaned against the door and said with a smile: "General, what I said is true." ”

"What's really fake?"

"If the general is in a hurry, the slave is willing."

Zhang Xiaowu rolled his eyes, and saw Yuan Wanqiu pursing her lips and running away, escaping a fawn foraging in early spring.

This victory, beheading 12,269 people, Zhang Xiaowu woke up and immediately let people talk about meritorious deeds, a head of one or two silver, he is just a city garrison, temporarily unable to promote everyone to the official body, so he can only reward two silver. There was not enough silver in the city, so Hu Sanwan sent a message to Wang Changsheng and asked him to smuggle 50,000 taels of silver out of the fortress, as for now, the general's mansion can only give white slips to the soldiers.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiaowu had a high reputation and borrowed 5,000 taels of silver from the gentry in the city, and the gentry thanked Zhang Xiaowu for expelling the dogs, admired Zhang Xiaowu's bravery, and believed in his character, so they would donate generously. Zhang Xiaowu refused to donate, saying: "As a gentleman and businessman in the Biansai, it is not easy for you to make some money, how can I exploit you and others." The peasants are abundant, the merchants are rich, and each does his duty, and under the rule of this general only encourages the merchants and gentry to do business, and will definitely not exploit money from you. ”

The gentry and merchants were very moved when they heard this, after all, this is cold and bitter in the north, except for the granary of Yajin, the rest of the land can not grow any food, if business is not encouraged, I am afraid that the people's lives will become more and more poor.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaowu was tired, everyone retreated one after another, and Guancheng came to report, saying that Guan Xiang had returned and returned to the city with a large number of cattle and sheep goods. Zhang Xiaowu was overjoyed, no matter how others took care of this incompetent staff, but Zhang Xiaowu knew his importance, and it was precisely because of his unremitting efforts that Mucheng's business was restored proudly, and the soldiers and civilians of Mucheng could live.

Zhang Xiaowu immediately greeted the caravan, Guan Xiang smiled and introduced the merchants, it turned out that the Saibei War was won repeatedly, and it also gave the Central Plains merchants confidence, and because of the war, the two wolf passes closed the exchange of the border plug, so the merchants could only go to Mucheng to trade. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaowu has always supported business, and after hearing about it, the Central Plains businessmen went around to inquire about the news, and learned that the county commander of Mucheng actually did business in person and invited everyone to come to Mucheng to the market, and immediately came to vote.

Guan Xiao said: "This is the Gu family caravan, this is the merchant caravan, this is the Zhang family caravan, this is the Ma family caravan, they all want to reopen their businesses in the city." ”

Zhang Xiaowu was quite surprised, the four imperial merchants, all of them came, immediately welcomed them wholeheartedly, and asked Guan Xiang to help them find shops, and asked the four merchants to be on the same street, this street will be built into a commercial street in Mucheng.

"Shopping Street...... But what does that mean? Guan Xiang wondered.

Zhang Xiaowu explained: "On this street, only business is allowed. ”

"Then the other streets are not allowed to engage in business?" Guan Xiang asked again.

Zhang Xiaowu said: "It is also allowed, but the commercial street is a pure commercial transaction. ”

Guan Xiang shook his head and said: "Merchants also have to eat, I think we can also allow restaurants, green houses, pawns, casinos, etc. to open." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Qinglou, restaurant, casino and restaurant are placed on another street, and I named it Entertainment Street." In addition, you can find another street, as a farmer's street, specializing in agricultural transactions, people can trade their surplus cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, or grain and vegetables here, it is best to stay away from the residents and close to the city gate, so that the livestock can enter and exit, and you have to send someone to collect the livestock manure. ”

Guan Xiang's eyes widened and his mouth widened, and he said after a while: "I thought I knew the art of businessmen, but I never thought that the general knew more than me, if you do business, it is estimated that you can become the richest man in the Central Plains." ”

Zhang Xiaowu raised his head and pretended to force: "I understand a little, I understand a little." ”

The farmland outside Mucheng City was all destroyed by the Tatars, and many people wanted to cry without tears, but fortunately, Zhang Xiaowu issued a stop-loss order in time, and the people could go to the government to receive subsidies according to their fields, and they received 100 catties of grain such as millet and beans per acre of land. Even in the fertile fields of the Central Plains, one acre of land only produces about two hundred and fifty catties, with the fertility of the land in Mucheng, the people think that they can produce one hundred and fifty catties at most, but they never expected that the government subsidized two-thirds of everyone at once, and all the people danced and cheered, and the people gave Zhang Xiaowu the Immortal Temple.

Guan Xiang felt quite inappropriate about this, thinking that the people would be lazy because of this, and some people would take advantage of the government. After consulting Zhang Xiaowu, Guan Xiang ordered the government to issue subsidies this year because the people were affected by the war, and if there was no war, food subsidies would no longer be issued. Even so, the people were so surprised that they couldn't sleep at night, and they heard about the government's levy every day, and they didn't think that the Mucheng government actually put grain, where is the bitter cold land in the north, and it is simply a paradise on earth.

But seeing that the grain in the granary of Mucheng was decreasing day by day, Wen Ruyu, who was in charge of managing the granary equipment, was worried about the future, he immediately sent someone to recalculate the grain and consumption, and quickly concluded that if Zhang Xiaowu did not control the use of food, he was afraid that the military food would only last for three years, and after three years, there would be a great famine in Mucheng. But this report was put aside by Zhang Xiaowu, who wrote a memo with Ruan Thanh Van and reported the good news to the military department, how could he care about the famine three years later.

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