"Ah Zhen, with the current strategy speed of the Northwest Army, it will take at least two years to take the entire northern territory, am I right?" In Chi Fei's study, Jian Shuqi asked with a frown while looking at the map on the table.

Chi Fei nodded and said, "Almost, this can only be done when there is enough grain and grass." If there is not enough food and grass, it may be even later. ”

Jian Shuqi's heart suddenly sank, and his face became gloomy.

Chi Fei knew what his friend was worried about, but he couldn't do anything about it.

What Jian Shuqi is worried about is how many people will be ruined and killed by war and famine in the past two years, and even exposed corpses in the wilderness.

For this situation, it can be said that there is nothing anyone can do.

With the current strength of the Northwest Army and the powerful blessing of the musket array, the Ning family can indeed occupy the entire northern territory in just a few months.

But it is easy to attack a city, but it is difficult to maintain a city.

Since the large-scale promotion of potato cultivation in the northwest and northeast, the Northwest Army is now not only self-sufficient in military rations, but also has a large surplus.

This is a miracle that has never been seen before in the barren and arid Northwest.

But no matter how great the harvest is, it is impossible to feed all the people in the north.

The Northwest Army must ensure that its own grain and grass can temporarily feed the people in the occupied territory before attacking the next capital city.

Otherwise, once there is a shortage of food, the local area will inevitably be chaotic.

The Ning family's adoption of this strategy of slowly advancing and gradually encroaching is also a helpless move.

Jian Shuqi also understood this, but he never let go of the tragic situation that hundreds of people in the north would face.

The Xie family really did too much, not only completely gave up the entire northern territory, but also transported the official grain from all over the country before leaving, which is the most hateful.

According to the spies, the price of food in various parts of the north has risen to a point close to madness, not to mention that ordinary people cannot afford it, even if it is a well-off family.

If this continues, it will be a matter of time before riots break out in various places.

"There is a way that the world is prosperous, and the people are suffering; The world is dead, and the people are suffering. This sentence is not wrong at all. Jian Shuqi let out a long sigh.

Although Chi Fei has not personally experienced the troubled times, he knows that whenever there is a change of dynasties in history, countless people will die, which is unavoidable. And what they can do as insiders is actually quite limited.

However, seeing that his friend was so uncomfortable, Chi Fei comforted: "Brother Jian, although we can't save the people in other places, at least in the areas under the rule of our Northwest Army, the people can still eat."

And with the gradual spread of potato cultivation in other occupied areas, it will one day be able to feed the vast majority of the population, and there will be no more mass starvation of the population.

Someone once asked the question, what is the cruelest thing in the world?

In my opinion, when times are unfair, they are cruel.

As long as the troubled times do not stop, the people will not have a day of peace. More and more people will die from war, plague, and even starvation.

In order to end the troubled times as soon as possible, what we need to do now is not to be secretly sad, but to continue to work hard. ”

"Turbulent times are cruel.

That's right, the troubled times are cruel. Jian Shuqi chewed on this sentence carefully, and a burning and determined look gradually appeared in his eyes.

After taking a deep breath, Jian Shuqi said solemnly: "Ah Zhen, I know how to do it, thank you for the reminder." ”

"Why do you and I need to say such kind words.

I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant, but I haven't congratulated you yet, congratulations. ”

As soon as he talked about it, Jian Shuqi's face finally showed irrepressible joy, "Ah Zhen, I didn't expect that I was finally going to be a father, I'm really happy."

My sister and brother-in-law's family were also very happy about this, and I now know that my sister had been worried that Ah Qing would be too old to have children, so the Jian family cut off the incense. It's just that I've been holding back and not saying it before, and I'm really angry with her.

When A-Qing married me, she was only twenty-four years old, and she was still very young, so she was really worried. ”

Chi Fei said with a smile: "My sister-in-law's birth at this age is actually just right, and I also deliberately let Ah Zhi give birth after the age of twenty."

After a woman is 20 years old, most of her body bones have matured, and then childbirth will be much less risky. ”

"I see, that's great." Jian Shuqi, who was already quite worried, suddenly felt a lot more relieved.

After saying goodbye to Jian Shuqi, when Chi Fei passed by the corridor, he happened to see a group of children playing the game of "blind man catch" in the garden, including his two twin children, Xiaosheng and Xiaoyu.

This time, it was Zhang Xiao'e's mischievous son Li Xiaohu who was blindfolded with a cloth and was "blind".

He was round-headed and round-headed, and he was going around to catch people with his hands outstretched, and the other children surrounded him amusing and dodging, and from time to time they would let out bursts of screams and laughter.

Seeing this innocent and childlike scene, Chi Fei's originally slightly heavy mood was also a lot more relaxed.

Now in addition to Chi Fei's two twin children, plus Zhang Xiao'e's son Li Xiaohu, Red Sleeves and Hongxiang's children, and Hongying's two little apprentices, there are nine children.

A large group of children often get together to play on weekdays, which is very lively.

In order to let their son and daughter have a relaxed and happy childhood, Chi Fei and Ah Zhi will deliberately weaken the identity of the two children as little masters on weekdays.

Let them play together as much as possible on an equal footing with other children, so that there will be no obvious class distinctions from an early age, which is not conducive to the development of children.

Especially when children play with each other, it is inevitable that they will bump and get a little injured, and if parents are too nervous, it will make their children increasingly alienated from other children.

Therefore, whenever Xiaosheng and Xiaoyu suffered some minor injuries because of playing, Chi Fei would treat them indifferently, and some minor injuries would not even be treated with medicine and let them continue to play.

Because of this, although Xiaosheng and Xiaoyu are still young, when they encounter small injuries such as falls or bumps, they do not cry non-stop like other children from rich backgrounds. On the contrary, it is completely inappropriate, and he doesn't even need to be helped by others, and he pats his ass and gets up.

This surprised many people, and they couldn't imagine that the son and daughter of the dignified prefect were so honest.

Chi Fei always felt that a child who was independent would definitely be more adaptable to the environment than a pampered child. That's why he intended to train his two children in this area.

Nowadays, although the children in the house will be more humble to Xiaoyu and Xiaosheng, a group of children can still play together more harmoniously and easily, and will not dare to play with them for fear of accidentally offending or hurting them.

In terms of usual education, Chi Fei has always adhered to the practice of helping people and not helping relatives to uphold justice.

If the two children make mistakes, Chi Fei will definitely educate and correct them in time and will not tolerate them.

If they have caused impact or harm to others, Chi Fei will definitely ask them to apologize to the person concerned in person, so that they can deeply understand their mistakes.

Chi Fei used to be the most annoying sentence: The child is still young, just grow up.

God knows how many people have been killed by this sentence, how many children who were originally kind by nature have become bear children who are hated by people, and finally spoiled into losers or even criminals who harm society.

As long as you think about it with a little brain, you know that if you don't correct your children's mistakes in time when they are young, will you still be able to teach them when they grow up? It was already late by then.

People who can say such things are either stupid or bad.

Although Ah Zhi doesn't understand this, she has always been accustomed to listening to her sweetheart, so she has always cooperated with Chi Fei to do so.

Thanks to the efforts of the couple, the two children are not only obedient and sensible, but also in good health, and almost never get sick.

Chi Fei also plans to wait for his son to grow up to the age of eight, and then start teaching him to practice Wing Chun, so that this set of otherworldly boxing techniques that is of great significance to him will be passed on from generation to generation, and it is best to carry it forward.

As for the baby daughter Xiaoyu, forget it, unless she wants to practice herself, it's better to pet it, it's too hard to practice boxing.

In order not to disturb the children's play, Chi Fei walked away silently.

As he said to his friend Jian Shuqi, in order to end the troubled times as soon as possible and let more children play without worry, they still have a lot to do now, and he must continue to work hard.

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Three months later, the Great Wei court finally successfully moved the capital to Jinling Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, and renamed the new capital Xinjing, and the original northern capital naturally became the old capital.

However, at this time, everyone in the new capital to the high-ranking officials and nobles, down to the common people, did not expect that this relocation of the capital would have much impact on their fate.