Liu Ximing also took into account that the two brothers had been at home for a long time, and he was afraid that they would have some knots, so he specially woke up the two.

Seeing Liu Xixian and Liu Xi'an's smiling face, Liu Ximing immediately arranged:

"Since you are out this time, then don't rush back, Nanyang and Xiangyang are the top priorities of our family's business, and the two of you will stay here, whether it is in the yamen or in our own villages and towns, it will be better to do things than to stay at home."

"Really?" , Liu Xi'an stood up abruptly and asked in surprise, "I said a long time ago that it's not interesting to stay at home, but it's okay now, hahaha." ”

Liu Ximing rolled his eyes, "Calling you out is to do things and exercise, not to let you come out to play." ”

He looked at Dou Yuquan and said, "In this way, first arrange them to do work such as being the master bookkeeper in the Dengzhou Yamen, and the militia can also go to exercise, what do you think?" ”

"Of course that's a good thing."

Dou Yuquan nodded while thinking about whether Liu Ximing's arrangement had any deep meaning.

He was not worried that Liu Ximing was to divide his power, but he had to think more about the share of these two brothers.

As the so-called grace is light and strong, majestic and wide, Liu Ximing still put a lot of effort into the royal one.

Instead, Gu Nan smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't take the imperial examination, this marriage still has to be done, the main mother made a special trip to tell the old man to talk to the lord about it." ”

"Hahaha", Liu Ximing suddenly laughed elegantly, he looked at Liu Xixian and Liu Xi'an, the two brothers, "This is also true, I don't want my brother to be 18 years old, if the wife is not married, the concubine room should also be accepted for a few rooms." ”

In a word, Liu Xixian and Liu Xi'an's faces turned red.

After dealing with the affairs of his two brothers, Liu Ximing had the heart to care about Gu Nan and the others.

"Mr. Gu, since you came in person, does it mean that the anti-plague drug has been developed?"

Although Gu Nan is nearly 60 years old, due to proper maintenance, he looks no different from a person in his forties or fifties at the moment.

As soon as he heard Liu Ximing's words, he stood up very excitedly and said: "Tell the second young master, the infirmary has successfully made streptomycin, and it can be put into use now, but the current production capacity is limited, and the output is not large." ”

Liu Ximing nodded with satisfaction, it is already very rare to have a special drug now, as for the output problem, it is difficult to build a sterile laboratory at present, and naturally it is not possible to talk about large-scale mass production.

"This is enough, in the past few months, all provinces have implemented quarantine measures, and the number of plague patients has greatly decreased compared with the beginning of the year, the key is that with special medicines, it can bring hope to the military and civilians everywhere, and Your Majesty, we can also explain it."

Dou Yuquan sighed lightly and asked: "Although there is medicine, but the production is insufficient, how should the people in the world distribute it?" You can't let the rich use it first and the poor use it later, right? ”

Liu Ximing was helpless in his heart, even this problem in modern society could not be solved, let alone the already unfair Daming.

He believed that even if the poor were given the opportunity to use medicine, they would be robbed or robbed of land by all kinds of officials and gentry.

But naturally this cannot be said, so as not to demoralize everyone.

There are many ways to deal with this kind of thing for reference, Liu Ximing looked at the people:

"First of all, it was announced in the Central Plains newspaper that anti-plague drugs have been successfully developed, and at the same time, it was stated that in order to ensure that the people of the Ming Dynasty have fair access to drugs, the Central Plains Governor Yamen will implement a lottery system for all patients, and whoever is lucky will use it first."

"At the same time, I also want to specifically explain the concept of the Yamen of the Central Plains Governor, that is, everyone in the world is equal, and no preferential treatment will be given because of their status......"

After listening to Liu Ximing, Dou Yuquan couldn't help but clap his hands and praise:

"Wonderful, in this way, the people of the world will accept me, and it is enough to let people of insight understand the righteousness of my great harmony, which is really a good idea."

"Hehe, don't be too happy too early", Liu Ximing finally poured cold water, "Even if these medicines can reach them, they may not be able to keep them." ”

Dou Yuquan, Gu Nan and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they reacted to the truth that Liu Ximing said, and they all let out a silent sigh.

With the arrival of all the people in Liujia Village, as well as various materials transported from Sichuan and other places, Dengzhou, Xiangyang and other places began to become bustling and prosperous again for a while.

~~~

In the Shangluo Mountains at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan, the army led by Li Zicheng was once again surrounded and suppressed by Yang Sichang and others and forced to take refuge in the mountains.

Near Shanyang County, Shangluo Mountain, Li Zicheng's army of nearly 100,000 people densely occupied a large area of mountains and fields, and all kinds of tents were set up along the mountain beams.

Compared with two years ago, although he had to hide everywhere again, Li Zicheng's state was already better than before, I don't know how many times.

A well-defined face was full of spirit, because of the few scars left by the fight, he looked even more heroic.

"Mr. Niu, Mr. Song, now Yang Sichang is attacking me very urgently, I don't know what good strategies a few gentlemen have to teach me?"

In Li Zicheng's big tent, dozens of people were already seated.

What is different from before is that there are more than a dozen men in literati robes mixed in the big tent at this time, and Li Zicheng asked the men who stood in the front row on the left.

The man standing in the first place on the left hand is of medium talent and has a shrewd face, which is none other than Niu Jinxing, the number one strategist under Li Zicheng.

He was originally a native of Henan, but because he was framed and lost his fame, he defected to Li Zicheng in anger.

The short and grim-faced literati after him was introduced by him to Li Zicheng's friend Song Xiance.

With the continuous growth of Li Zicheng's power, in addition to Song Xiance and others, there are also Gu Junen, Li Yan, Huo Zhaowei and other literati have come to vote, which is why Liu Ximing and others agreed that the Ming Dynasty would die.

If it is not profitable, how can these literati give up their homes and take refuge.

Hearing Li Zicheng's question, Niu Jinxing stroked his beard and laughed: "King Chuang doesn't have to worry, not only King Chuang has found that Yang Sichang's department has been at the end of the crossbow recently, and compared with two years ago, the officials and soldiers are only five or five years old. ”

"Now I have an army of 100,000, plus Cao, Zhang Xianzhong and others are attacking and harassing Jianghuai, the main force of the official army does not dare to move lightly, even if they keep chasing, it is just in vain."

"According to Niu's view, we should not run around anymore, but try our best to win the hearts of the people and obtain a piece of our own foundation."

Song Xiance, who was behind Niu Jinxing, also hurriedly came out and said: "King Chuang, what Brother Juming said is reasonable, now that the enemy and us are attacking and defending, it is time to fight a territory." ”

"Where do those gentlemen feel appropriate?" , Li Zicheng frowned and asked.

He didn't want to settle down, but he lacked strategic awareness and could only go into exile to fight.

From the early years of Chongzhen to the present, nearly ten years have passed, and Li Zicheng, who has been defeated repeatedly, knows in his heart that if he is still like before, he is afraid that he will really not be able to achieve any big things.

However, when it comes to this base, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen and others have their own thoughts.

"The country of Sichuan Tianfu, according to which you can take Shaanxi and Huguang, and retreat is not a party of princes, Niu thinks that you can take Sichuan."

"It's not appropriate", Song Xiance shook his head quickly, "Sichuan is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but since ancient times, no one has ever been able to take the world from Sichuan, and this place is inappropriate." ”

"Hahaha, Mr. Song, we can't guarantee the early end now, who dares to think about the world."

Li Zicheng's generals Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng all burst into laughter.

Although they have gradually reached a tie with the official army, Li Zicheng and others still feel that they are rogues from their hearts.

However, Song Xiance sneered in his heart, a group of vulgar martial artists, if they can't take the world, then why did Song come here to ask for profit.

It's just that he has only just joined Li Zicheng's army this year, and now all the generals are laughing, of course he won't touch this brow, even if he keeps his mouth shut.

However, Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows when he heard Song Xiance's words, and after signaling Liu Zongmin and the others to be quiet with his eyes, he turned his head to Song Xiance and asked:

"Sir, where do you think we should take as the right foundation?"

Song Xiance smiled and stretched out his palm, "King Chuang, please listen to me, now Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan, because my righteous army and officers and soldiers have been fighting for many years, it has long been dilapidated, Henan is better, after all, there is the foundation of the Central Plains, but Shaanxi and Shanxi are not only short of people, but also lack of food, these two places must not go." ”

Li Zicheng nodded.

"However, Henan is not a place to live, it is located in the Central Plains, it is a place to use troops everywhere, if it occupies this place, the Ming army will inevitably attack everywhere, even if our army is strong, it is not able to resist the enemy's wheel warfare."

After speaking, Song Xiance clenched his fists, "In this way, the most suitable person who can be taken by our army is Huguang, where our army has been vertical and horizontal for many years, and the geography and mountains are quite familiar." ”

"Second, Huguang connects the Central Plains and the South Zhili, if the world is desirable, then the king can mention a brigade of the Northern Expedition to Beijing, if the world is not desirable, we can also go down the river and drive directly to the prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River, which can be described as attacking and retreating."