Yan Jiancai and Huang Jifei led 60,000 reinforcements away, Tu Yonghe was ordered to go to the capital to take up the order of the bow and crossbow department, Guan Pingzhong took the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate back to the station, the troops and refugees went home, and the whole Huazhou became busy and orderly.

The captives of the Western Regions Alliance Army were exchanged for 300,000 captive Zheng people, Fang Shishu was busy settling down and buying homes for these people, and the captives were exchanged for more than 2 million taels of silver, and Fang Tingshi decided to use all this silver on these poor people.

July and August is the busy season for farming, the fields that have been abandoned for half a year have to be reclaimed, the fruits and melons are gradually ripening to make honey fruits, and the trade routes with the Western Regions are open again, and people are being recruited everywhere to work, and the lack of people causes the wages in Huazhou to be much higher than elsewhere, thus attracting people from other states to flock to come, driving the prosperity of all walks of life.

Fang Shishu was happy, but Guan Pingzhong was sad. The reinforcements are gone, the defense of Huazhou has become tense, the court has given 160,000 troops to the Anxi Protectorate, and before the war, the court has drawn 60,000 elites to Zhenbei City, Yang Xiangliang will be overstretched to deal with the weakness, if there are more than 60,000 elites Yang Xiangliang will not necessarily lose. After the war, there were 74,000 soldiers and horses left in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the vacancy was more than half. The official document of the Ministry of War asked Guan Pingzhong to recruit troops on his own, and he could recruit new soldiers from the tun army, government soldiers, regimental training and ordinary people, and Guan Pingzhong posted the official document on recruitment, and the number of recruits in half a month was less than 3,000, and he did not even recruit a fraction of the number.

Guan Pingzhong had no choice, so he had to run to the Yamen of the Assassin Shi twice in three days, and after entering the lobby to the second hall, he asked Jiang Jingluo and Fang Assassin Shi to find a way to help, Jiang Anyi was annoyed by Guan Pingzhong, so he asked him to ask the Ministry of War to recruit troops throughout the country. Zheng Guo recruited troops and the court gave rice seven stones, two buckets or 12 stones of millet every year, 12 horses of silk cloth, as well as a number of salt, vinegar and wine, and as for the government soldiers and regimental training, there were even less.

If you want to recruit people to Huazhou, the conditions must naturally be generous. Jiang Anyi discussed with Fang Shishu, prepared 200,000 taels of silver from the government treasury for recruitment, for travel expenses and settling-in expenses, and gave six acres of land or eight taels of severance pay after five years of being a soldier, and a separate reward for meritorious service. Fang Shishu knew that this money could not be saved, without the soldiers of the Anxi battalion sitting in Huazhou, the Western Regions Coalition Army might come again at any time, and when the time came, the homes would be destroyed, the people would be displaced, and many years of hard work would be turned into water.

The favorable recruiting conditions attracted the people of several neighboring states to come to apply, and the official road to Huazhou, the Longfeng carriage and horse shop under the name of Zhenwei Dart Bureau had a prosperous business, and more than ten cars were transported to Huazhou every day, and the flow of people and vehicles on the official road was continuous, all of them were traders and people who went to Huazhou to pan for gold.

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And the state, Wuyang Mansion, the second hall of the Yamen of the Assassin History.

Thorn Shi Quan Xingqing and Changshi Hu Zhanning, Don't Drive Gu Yida, Sima Wu Yuankai and others sat idly and tasted this year's new honey fruits. The production method of honey fruit has been well known, and melons and fruits are also produced in the state, so naturally this craft has been learned in hand.

After the trade route of Qianzhou was unblocked, a large amount of sugar poured in, the price continued to fall, driving the price of honey fruit to gradually fall, this year's honey fruit per can is not more than 100 Wen, some small workshops use soil sugar instead of sugar, the price is lower to 70 or 80 Wen. Even so, after removing the cost, there is still a profit of about 20 yuan per can, and the honey fruit is now sold to various states in Zhengguo, and even as far as the Western Regions and Mobei.

Wu Yuankai took a sip of sugar water and sighed: "This Jiang Jing envoy is indeed a seven-trick heart, not only is the poem written well, but it is difficult for him to give birth to a pair of wonderful hands for life, just take this honey fruit as an example, it is difficult for him to come up with it, it is really admirable." ”

Quan Xingqing frowned slightly, and was seen by Don't drive Gu Yida. Gu Yida sneered: "Wu Sima was frightened by Jiang Anyi, and he said good things for him at every turn, I think you can simply find a way to transfer to Huazhou to be an official." Maybe Jiang Anyi obediently copied the homes of those grain merchants when he saw you in Nanfeng County, and rewarded you with a bowl of rice. ”

Wu Yuankai said angrily: "Gu Yida, you deceive people too much, don't think that I don't know that the Chen family grain shop in Nanfeng County is opened by your brother-in-law's family, you have the ability to find Jiang Anyi to get angry, and sneer at me What kind of hero." ”

Quan Xingqing's face sank, the porcelain bowl in his hand was pierced, and he said, "It's not a nest to call you here." Anxi Protectorate recruited troops, and many people in the state dragged their families to Huazhou, if half of them stayed in Huazhou, I am afraid that you and I will have to be in the middle of the evaluation. ”

Assassin Shi has the responsibility of increasing the population under his rule, nearly 10,000 people went to Huazhou and couldn't help but be anxious about Quanxingqing, these people left on the grounds of recruiting soldiers, and the old and young in the family also went to Huazhou to find something to do, and Quanxingqing was not easy to stop.

Hu Zhanning stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry, my lord, Huazhou is in the limelight right now, and you can't be suppressed, otherwise Jiang Anyi will report to the court, and the court will blame you and I can't afford to bear it." And wait for some time, according to the old man, Jiang Anyi, the economic envoy of Huazhou, will not be able to do it for a long time, and he will have to leave in two years at most. ”

Gu Yida said with a smile: "It is very easy to break, Jiang Anyi has many enemies in Beijing, and he was almost trapped in the prison of Dali Temple some time ago, if it weren't for the invasion of the Western Regions, there is no one available in the court, and the surname Jiang may still be in prison now." ”

Wu Yuankai said unconvincedly: "Lord Jiang has just been promoted to the Marquis of Pingshan, and the court relies on him very much, you are not good at others, so I hope something will happen to him." Wu Yuankai was frightened by Jiang Anyi in Nanfeng County, and after returning to Wuyang Mansion, he was always ridiculed by Gu Yida, so he simply spoke for Jiang Anyi.

Quan Xingqing smiled slightly: "The old man's old friend in Beijing sent a letter saying that this time to drive away the Western Regions coalition army, someone in the court proposed to summon Jiang Anyi back to Beijing, let him continue to clean up the official field or go to the north camp of the town to serve, many people proposed that the siege of Huazhou was solved, so there was no need for this strategy, and finally Kong Xiang persuaded the prince to make a preliminary decision in Huazhou, which still needs to be stabilized, and it is not appropriate to transfer Jiang Anyi to give up at this time." ”

There was silence in the lobby, everyone savored it, Wu Yuankai was a little cold, the court's treatment of heroes like this made people feel cold. I heard that the Son of Heaven is getting sicker and the officials in Beijing are changing greatly, and the Son of Heaven is already making arrangements for his death.

Quan Xingqing coughed lightly and said: "Huazhou captured tens of thousands of captives of the Western Regions Alliance this time, and the old man heard that Jiang Anyi exchanged these captives for the people who were captured by the Western Regions, and he also got more than two million taels of silver. At the beginning, Huiye Mansion was trapped, and the court promised Huazhou to use the unsolved taxes as military salaries, and the money should not have been used up, plus the more than 2 million taels of silver, Huazhou was really rich. ”

Gu Yida said angrily: "The treasury is empty, the court sold the imperial village to tide over the difficulties, Jiang Anyi spent a lot of money in Huazhou, I heard that the Huazhou government declared that every person who went to Huazhou would pay 300 to 500 wen for the passage depending on the distance, as well as 200 wen for settling down, all of which should be paid to the treasury." Jiang An's righteousness and generosity bought people's hearts with the country's anger. My lord, we should go to the court according to the facts, and let Huazhou hand over the excess silver to the treasury. ”

"Yes, Huazhou occupies a favorable geographical position, relying on the establishment of border markets to collect commercial taxes and get rich, Jiang Anyi does not think about solving the national treasury to solve the urgent needs of the court, but invites him to buy fame in Huazhou, and his heart can be punished." Hu Zhanning shook his head and said.

Quan Xingqing patted the table and said: "Since everyone thinks that what Jiang Anyi did in Huazhou is inappropriate, the old man will make it clear to the Son of Heaven, and the gentlemen can attach their names to the chapter." ”

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Xiangxueju, after nearly a month of renovation, finally reopened for business. In the deafening sound of firecrackers, Boss Guo stood in front of the hall of Xiangxueju with a big belly and a spring breeze on his face, chatting and laughing with visitors from all over the world. The invasion of Xiangxueju in the Western Regions has been closed for more than half a year, and those sons and brothers who have thousands of dollars in their pockets and are ready to spend a lot of money have long been eager to see through them.

On a hillside on the north side of Xiangxue Ju, six quiet courtyards are separated by bamboo fences, which is where Jiang Anyi promised Fang Shishu to provide for the elderly. The house next to Fang Shishu is naturally Jiang Anyi's residence, at this moment Jiang Anyi and Fang Shishu are in Huiye Mansion, next to the stone table under the apricot tree in the courtyard, Zhang Keji is sitting and tasting tea, listening to a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy next to him reciting "The Mean" loudly, the young man is Jingwa Zhang Yi.

Jiang Anyi likes Jingwa's cleverness and integrity, and brought his mother and sister back to his hometown in Pingshan Town, Zhang Keji also likes this clever baby, and thinks that Jingwa is very similar to a stone. Stone became his son-in-law, but unfortunately he didn't like to read, Zhang Keji regretted it, learned that Jing Wa was literate, so he deliberately taught a few words, and found that this baby was very smart, so he accepted Jing Wa as an apprentice. This time, Zhang Keji entered Beijing without his family, but he was afraid of delaying Zhang Yi's studies, so he took him with him.

Guo Huaili walked in and said with a smile: "Mr. detains Jing Wa to read all day long, beware of reading this baby stupidly." Jingwa, Xiangxueju opens today, you go to the front to play, I have something to say to Mr. Zhang. ”

Jingwa was only thirteen years old after all, and looked at Zhang Keji with longing, Zhang Keji nodded, and Jingwa cheered and ran out of the door. Guo Huaili sat down opposite Zhang Keji, poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly, Zhang Keji didn't speak, and the two listened to the crisp chirping of birds in the trees.

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Yongchang Imperial Capital, Chu'an Palace, Study.

Shi Chongjie said gloomily: "The great victory in Huazhou made the prince breathe a sigh of relief, and he used the reward to make those suppressed henchmen find an excuse to rise again, and our efforts some time ago were in vain." ”

Shen Wenqing said in a deep voice: "The Son of Heaven is seriously ill, the prince's power is getting stronger, the ministers of the court and the central government have thrown themselves to the prince, the situation is unfavorable to the prince, and the prince must be ready to retreat." ”

A trace of unwillingness flashed in Shi Chongjie's eyes, and he said: "Until the end, Gu will never admit defeat, but I hate King Luo Huai for refusing to help Gu, otherwise Gu would not be so passive." ”

"Although the situation is not favorable to the prince, the prince still has a chance. The name of the prince's virtue is known all over the world, the Huang Gonggong in the court has become the secret guard governor, General Huang is newly promoted to the Marquis of Huafang, the Huang family can rely on the double marquis, and those courtiers who are loyal to the prince, who are estranged on the surface but did not abandon the prince, and the scholars of the world praise the prince. Lord Wang, you have done everything that should be done, and then it depends on the destiny of heaven. ”