The four prefectures have their own means of making profits, the Anxi Prefecture relies on the checkpoint tax for trade with the Western Regions, and the Anbei Protectorate in addition to collecting the checkpoint tax for trade with the Northern Desert, there are also goods from the northeast mountains and forests, and the Annan Protectorate has the dark stock of the four famous liquor Qiongzhou liquid, and the Andong Protectorate is near the sea, relying on sea trade smuggling. The Son of Heaven was aware of these circumstances, but the treasury could not come up with silver to comfort the army, so he had to acquiesce to the existence of these circumstances.

Jiang Anyi is not a saint, and he also has his selfishness, and his selfishness is to let the caravan pass through Hecheng County, where Senior Brother Fan is located. Three checkpoints mean three passages, Jiang Anyi is not ready to open three checkpoints at the same time, first, the checkpoint has been destroyed by the war and needs to be repaired; Second, the trade route with the countries of the Western Regions invaded this time will definitely not be open for the time being, and you can't just be robbed by people and still in a hurry to do business.

The trade route passing through Hecheng County means a series of needs such as accommodation, supplies, and entertainment, and Hecheng County can quickly recover its vitality and prosper again, which is a selfish intention on the bright side, and no one can say anything. As for the checkpoints, Jiang Anyi and Yang Xiangliang said that the officers and soldiers would only be in charge of guarding the town, and the government would send a special person to be responsible for collecting taxes, and the settlement would be made once every six months.

Guo Huaili took the caravan with Gutaige, crossed the Jingmen Pass from Hecheng County into the Western Regions, passed through Wengu and Huguo, and entered Tianwei Kingdom. It is believed that the passage of this caravan will soon spread among the twenty-eight countries of the Western Regions, and the caravan of the people of the Western Regions will soon pour in like a tide.

After Guo Fatzi made a business, he paid the commercial tax at the ratio of ten taxes, and Jiang Anyi cheekily advanced 50,000 yuan, which was only regarded as the tax collected by the caravan returning from Tian Weiguo. With the money, Jiang Anyi found Mei Hongmin again, and under the impression of 20,000 taels of silver, the officers and soldiers stationed in the garrison quickly attacked from all sides, and the bandits in Huazhou gradually subsided.

After the notice of the state government was posted, refugees returned to their hometowns one after another, and it was difficult to leave their homeland. As April draws to a close, the government provides wheat seeds for the people to replant wheat. Jiang Anyi took his subordinates to check the planting situation everywhere, standing on a high place and looking around, but he saw the loess and gravel in the high place, but the basin was full of greenery, but he did not see the water source. Jiang Anyi asked in surprise: "This land is dry and lacks water, how can crops be grown?" ”

Sihu joined the army Yan Yi pointed to the round cone-shaped soil bags on the ground in the distance and said: "My lord doesn't know, these soil bags are called kanjing, which are connected by culverts, which can lead the water of the dark river to irrigate and store streams, and the 113,000 hectares of fertile land in Huazhou are mostly irrigated by kanjing, and the people can survive." ”

The soil bags are separated by seven or eight zhang, the linear arrangement extends, Jiang Anyi hits the horse closely, and enters the underground channel along the vertical, the cool breeze is blowing, the flowing water is murmuring, Jiang Anyi sighed: "Reading ten thousand books, it is better to travel ten thousand miles, this situation and this scene are breathtaking." There is no end to life, and there is no end to learning. ”

After inspecting and returning to Huiye Mansion, it is already May, the Huazhou grassland in May, the golden dandelion dyes the green earth very brightly, riding a horse galloping on the vast grassland, Jiang Anyi hopes that Xinfei can be by his side and enjoy this moving beauty.

Back at the mansion, the little official in front of the door said with a sly smile: "My lord, your wife has a business discussion with you, so let you go directly to the mansion of the palace after you come back." ”

In addition to the identity of the second lady, Jiang Tingshi's wife is also the fourth rank of the secret guard supervisor, and the people of the yamen laughed and talked, and it was inevitable to talk and laugh during the banquet, and Jiang Tingshi had to salute his wife when he returned to the house. After coming to Huazhou, Jiang Anyi had not seen his wife in recent months, and he was both missing and complaining in his heart, and he knew that it was better to bring Dong'er.

The structure of Huazhou Mansion is similar to that of Fuping County, but the area is much larger, there are many errand workers in the yamen, and the houses behind it are also larger. Passing through the gate of the house, the official residence is divided into three entrances, with the front hall in the front, the main hall in the middle, and the last is the Qingxin Pavilion and the garden. Jiang Anyi did not bring a servant this time, he was going to live in front of An Yong, and he and Xinfei lived in the main hall, but An Yong lived in the barracks, Siyu followed Xinfei and ran away, and he was the only one living in the entire Sanjin courtyard, which was deserted and lonely.

"Madame, ma'am." Jiang Anyi stepped into the corridor in front of the main hall and couldn't help but call out loudly.

The laughter of "fluttering" came, and Siyu's voice came from the hall, "Senior sister, brother-in-law hasn't seen you for a month, and I'm so anxious that I'm about to go up the tree." This little girl insinuated that Jiang Anyi was in a hurry.

Jiang Anyi ignored her, walked into the hall in three steps and two steps, and saw Xin Fei sitting in the chair looking at him with a smile, Si Yu stood beside Xin Fei with a wicked smile.

Siyu was there, Jiang Anyi was embarrassed to hug Xinfei, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said with a smile: "The matter is done, but I have to move back." I've had the house cleaned up, and I'll ask someone to buy it if there's anything missing. ”

"Brother-in-law, we're back on business, and we'll leave as soon as we're done." Siyu said slyly.

Seeing that Jiang Anyi's face was a little stiff, Xin Fei patted Siyu beside him and scolded: "You haven't seen An Yong for almost a month, go to the barracks to look for him, and our family will have a reunion dinner in the evening." ”

Si Yujiao blushed and responded: "I won't look for him, this piece of wood won't come to see me for a month, see how I will clean him up." ”

As he spoke, he walked out and said with a smile: "Senior sister, I know that you have to whisper to your brother-in-law, I won't get in your way, I'll go to find An Yong, and I'll come back from shopping for vegetables by the way." Brother-in-law, for the sake of my interest, you have to show your hand at this dinner in the evening. ”

The eye-catching man finally left, Jiang Anyi and Xin Fei hugged each other tightly, and their red lips met and kissed fiercely. For a long time, Xin Fei snorted and gasped to hold Jiang Anyi's restless hand, and said with a red face: "In broad daylight, it is not good for people to see, and the concubine will not leave today." Jiang Lang, sit down, the concubine is really on business. ”

Jiang Anyi reluctantly left from Xinfei's side, there was no one to serve in the official residence, Jiang Anyi casually took the cold tea he made in the morning and poured a cup for Xinfei, and then poured a mouth-to-mouth breath to stop the stupidity in his heart. Putting down the teapot, Jiang Anyi asked jokingly, "Lord Supervisor, I don't know what advice you have?" ”

Xin Fei glanced at Jiang Anyi, and her coquettish expression almost hooked Jiang Anyi's spring love again, but fortunately, Xin Fei's words attracted his attention, and Jiang Anyi listened attentively.

"The Yuantian disciple who was caught in Shihe Town confessed that after Qingshan Water Village was broken by the official army, he was arranged to be a dart master in a dart bureau, and went to Shihe Town to send an item to people, and it happened that the official army came, and he thought his identity was exposed, so he shot an arrow and wanted to escape from the chaos." Xinfei said.

"What's that?"

Xin Fei said with a solemn face: "That thing is in a wooden box, he opened it and peeked at it, it is a repeating crossbow, and it is a newly made five-shot repeater." ”

Jiang Anyi was taken aback, stood up and said, "How is it possible, this thing has just arrived in the army, why did it leak out?" ”

When he was in the state, Jiang Anyi saw that Longwei had used a repeater, when the Yuan Tianjiao attacked the Longwei Mansion in the state, Zhang Shantong escaped with a crossbow and died, but three crossbows were captured by the Yuantianjiao. When the Son of Heaven learned of the situation, he ordered the Ministry of Industry to re-develop and replace the size of the crossbow arrows, and the previous three-linked crossbows were replaced by five-consecutive crossbows, and the crossbow arrows became thinner and longer, and more powerful.

This is a military secret, Jiang Anyi didn't know, when he came to Huazhou to take office, Xin Fei inadvertently said that he leaked his mouth, Jiang Anyi knew that after the new crossbow was developed, the Ministry of Heaven ordered the Ministry of Engineering to allocate 1,000 pieces to each of the four capital protectors, because of the Huazhou War, so 1,000 more sheets were given.

Jiang Anyi felt his scalp tingle, the Son of Heaven had told him to find out about the stolen winch crossbow, but he didn't have time to inquire, and now there was a new crossbow theft, I don't know if these two incidents were committed by the same person. One thing is for sure, it is impossible for an ordinary soldier to come into contact with a repeater, and this person's status must be very high.

"Did the man say who gave it to him?" Jiang Anyi asked.

Xin Fei shook his head, frowned and said: "He picked up the goods in an inn, and the most terrible thing is that the crossbow has been taken away, and the person who took the crossbow was also in Shihe Town that night, but unfortunately he let go of a big fish." ”

"Who's the one who took the crossbow?"

"It's a man in his thirties from the Western Regions, with an ordinary appearance and no features, so it's estimated that it's hard to find." Hu people in the Western Regions of other states are rare, but in Huazhou, there are at least four or five hundred thousand Hu people living here, how to check. Xin Feidai's eyebrows tightened, as a supervisor, when she encountered this matter, she would definitely have to take charge of the investigation, no wonder she didn't return home for a month.

Jiang Anyi thought for a while, and then asked, "Where is that person, who introduced him in, have you ever asked?" ”

"It's Weiyuan Dart Bureau, and it was a steward of the Han Mansion who introduced him to the Dart Bureau."

"Weiyuan Dart Bureau, Han Family." Jiang Anyi muttered, remembering that he returned from Shasu Country, passed through Weiche Country, met Uncle Wang, the steward of the Han Mansion, and invited him to go to the Han Mansion in Wenjin County, where there was also an unpleasant situation, and the Soul Breaking Claw Zhang Tiangang of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau had a fight, and Luo Shiming, the chief dart head of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau, also gave himself a plate coldly, and finally the old man of the Han Mansion Han Yuanshi appeared to solve the siege. For the loyal Han family, Jiang Anyi's heart is full of respect, plus Zhang Keji's registration is a favor from the old man Han, and he still owes others a favor.

Xin Fei knew that Jiang Anyi had a relationship with the Han family, and said with a smile: "After all the assassins took office, they all went to Wenjin County to visit Old Man Han, if the husband didn't take the time to take the concubine to visit, the concubine would have wanted to meet this old hero for a long time." ”

Looking at Xin Fei's meaningful smile, Jiang Anyi's heart moved, could it be that Xin Fei doubted Han Fu? Just about to shake his head, he suddenly remembered that when Old Man Han celebrated his birthday, an endless stream of people from the rivers and lakes came to pay respects, and the relationship between Weiyuan Dart Bureau and Han Mansion was close, should Weiyuan Dart Bureau use Han Fu to do shady things. turned to think that Han Liangqing, the son of Old Man Han, was the Sima of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.

Sima of the capital protection mansion was in charge of ordnance, and the loss of the winch crossbow and the repeater was negligent. It seems that this trip to Hanfu really has to go on its own.