Chapter 12 "Ling Yan Recruits Troops and Moves the Quartet Su Painting to Bow His Head to Build a Workshop"

The autumn night was still a little cold, and Xing's mother took out last year's old clothes pressed at the bottom of the box and put them on Xing Dahu.

"Mother, didn't I give you all the money I paid for joining the army? Why are you still busy until midnight? Xing Dahu said with a tone of punishment, but this is also his distress for his mother.

Xing's mother knew her son's filial piety, and said with a smile.

"My mother doesn't know what to do when she's free, she's been busy all her life. I don't know what to do when I'm free, and I always feel unsteady in my heart. As he spoke, he picked up the embroidery and got busy again.

Xing Dahu sighed, looked at his sister who was not idle in his mouth, and suddenly said, "Xiaohu is not too young, let's find her a private school." What does it look like to fish in the river with the little baby next door every day, when we grow up in the future, it is better to be able to ask for an easy errand than to be tired and tired all day. ”

"Private school is not cheap, that kid of your second aunt, do you remember?"

"Xing Liang, right?"

"It's him, I heard Aunt Liu next door yesterday say that it seems to be studying at some Pear Flower Academy. It will cost fifty taels of silver a month, fifty taels, enough for our ration for ten years. "The Xing family is not a wealthy family, and the expenses are only five taels of silver all year round. Where is there spare money for his daughter to study in a private school, and even the few words that Xing Dahu knows are still learned from storytellers in the teahouse.

"I've discussed it with your father, and the money you sent us has been saved, and you're not too young, it's time to start a family."

"Mother, I haven't planned to get married yet." It may have been a few years ago, but it's not the same now. He became a soldier, and Su Hua valued him so much, he would go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in the future. Marrying a wife, do you let a girl marry and be a widow?

Xing Dahu hurriedly shook his head, he couldn't do this kind of sorry thing.

"I ask the young general to tell the Pear Blossom Academy, and the cost will be deducted from our army's salary. No matter how poor and miserable we are, we have to let Xiaohu go to private school. The major general said that knowledge is the greatest reliance in the future, and education cannot be lost to children. ”

Xing Xiaohu is only seven years old this year and wears a braid. After fishing by the river with the fishermen for a long time, his skin was tanned to wheat. In addition, the Xing family was relatively poor before, and the nutrition could not keep up, and the little girl was born very thin.

When I listened to my brother and mother talk about the private school, my little ears also stood up. The second aunt's son Xing Liang, she has also seen it. looks white and pure, and speaks with some poetry and songs. knows a lot of reason, and his friends are envious of him for going to private school.

Xing Xiaohu is naturally no exception, but she knows the situation at home very well, and I am afraid that she will not have a chance in this life.

"Xiaohu will not have to worry about eating and drinking if he marries a good family in the future, and the women don't have to learn anything. You see that you are a mother, and you have never gone to private school, so you are not raised so much. The Xing family is the only seedling you have, if you don't marry a wife and have children, how can you inherit the incense? ”

Since she was a child, Xing's mother has believed that a woman's life is to teach her husband and children, and it is useless for a woman to learn those so-called poems and songs. It's better to save money honestly to marry a daughter-in-law, and spending so much money may not be much better.

When Xing Dahu wanted to persuade his mother to dispel this idea, he heard it.

"Yulan, just listen to the big tiger."

Father Xing leaned on crutches and leaned on the door frame to say categorically.

Seeing his father get up, Xing Dahu hurriedly ran over to help.

"Dad, why are you up, lie down and rest." As he spoke, he helped his father to the courtyard and sat down.

Xing Xiaohu held a chicken leg and showed off to Daddy Xing: "Dad, you eat this too." My brother brought it from the General's Mansion, and it was delicious. ”

"It's good for Xiaohu to eat, and Dad is not very hungry." Father Xing doted on his daughter's little head.

"I'm old, and the big tiger has the final say. Xiaohu is still young and has a lot of new things to learn. Magnolia, your concept is good, but you also have to think about your daughter's future. You can't be like us all your life, and you can't achieve anything. ”

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Xing Dahu is now in an important position. The battlefield is not child's play, and the reason why he doesn't want to get married naturally understands Daddy Xing. Xiaohu really can't follow the fishermen every day, although he is a fisherman, but he can deeply know that if he can go to a private school, Xiaohu's future is bright.

Seeing his father persuading his mother bitterly, Xing Dahu's heart warmed.

Xing's mother was not a stupid woman, and she agreed after the persuasion of the father and son in turn.

After a long time, the lights in the Xing family's courtyard were also extinguished. Sleepiness hits, and there is silence all around.

At half past five the next morning, Su Hua still got up early.

Physically handicapped, he trained his Tai Chi marksmanship in the courtyard.

Although it looks a little clumsy, Su painting makes it very easy to come. Slowly it took shape, and it looked like that. Duan Sandao came to have breakfast together and was busy going to find Yue Wei to get the recruitment list, so there was still a mysterious machine lying on the stone table in the courtyard in the courtyard. I don't know if Xuanjizi is drunk or really sleepy, but the loud crackling sound of the gun in the yard can't wake him up.

Spending an hour a day practicing marksmanship will be his unshakable routine right now.

There are so many things to do today, the plague outside the door is lifted today, the refugees will return to their homeland, the workers will start today, all the winemaking processes will start today, and most importantly, they will welcome two new members today.

Before Su Hua went out, he specially instructed Fu Bo to clean the house in the backyard, to buy some little girl's clothes, and a new quilt. Fauber wondered and had to do it at the same time, who let this be the order of the young master.

It was about seven o'clock in the morning, and Su Hua had breakfast and led Xuanjizi out of the house.

The four gates of Jiangnan City can be regarded as lively today.

The government has posted a recruitment list, and many people are ready to move. Not to mention the treatment above the list, it is also an honor to be able to join the Lingyan Camp. Being a soldier is nothing more than fame and fortune, being a soldier in the Lingyan Camp is enough to support the family and be proud to say it, if it can be engraved on the Lingyan Monument, it is also a person who will be famous through the ages.

And the East Gate can be regarded as the most lively, because today is the last day since they dealt with the epidemic, and the East Gate is also open today. Since the East Gate was closed, it was attacked by the Western Xia again, and Su Hua set up a defense line in the Mountain Rain Pavilion at the East Gate, and all the cars, horses and pedestrians who passed by had to make a detour to the South Gate. The transportation is inconvenient and particularly time-consuming, and many dart bureaus and far-reaching merchants are also waiting for today. However, seeing that the city gate was still heavily guarded, there was a lot of discussion in the crowd.

I don't know who shouted in the crowd "The young general is here", and then it quieted down, and I saw a sedan chair on the street going straight to the outside of the East Gate. Behind him was the carriage pulling goods from the General's Mansion, and there was a mysterious Taoist who couldn't wake up.

The victims outside the city were gathered in an open field, and they knew what day it was.

Yue Wei also brought someone from the medical department here early in the morning to review the condition of the victims, and God forbid, there were no more infections, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Su Hua was coming, he hurriedly went over and picked Su Hua out of the sedan chair.

"Major General, you're here."

"Lord Yue hasn't seen him for a few days, his face is full of red light, and it seems that he has been living a good life recently."

"The major general made fun of the lower officials again, but General Hongfu did not show symptoms of infection in the follow-up examination today, and the patients in the medical department have improved."

"It's really the emperor's heart. The victims are fine, have you done the residence certificate I told you to handle? ”

"The lower officials have already sent people to get it, and they are all waiting for orders under the city."

This residence permit is similar to the ID card of later generations, and the population information registration of Datang is still lacking. Therefore, Su Hua had to perfect him, although it was troublesome to register, but fortunately, the printing technology in this era was quite advanced. With such a residence permit, there will also be people who choose to stay in Jiangnan when accepting refugees this time, and it will be convenient to manage outsiders at that time, otherwise such a large number of people entering the city will not cause chaos.

"After the residence permits of the victims of the disaster are ready, you have to promulgate this policy and let all the prefectures in Jiangnan implement it, so that it will be convenient for us to manage it at that time, and if any cases occur, it will also be convenient for us to investigate."

"The lower officials obey the order."

"Let's go, let's see everyone."

Seeing Su Hua coming, the victims greeted with concern. Su Hua also responded one by one, and Yue Wei knew that Su Hua had something to say, so he motioned for everyone to be quiet. Receiving Su Hua's affirmative eyes, Yue Wei couldn't help but raise his head proudly.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, next please ask the young general to speak to you, and everyone applauds."

I have to say that Su Hua still enjoys Yue Wei's vain sycophant behavior, although it is a little disgusting, it is still very useful.

"Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, it has been more than ten days since you lived in my Jiangnan.

With the cooperation of several soldiers and everyone in Jiangnan, we have safely overcome this difficulty, and the epidemic has left me. But I hope you don't forget that everything we do today is also due to the souls of those who died in the Ling Yan Monument, as well as the people who silently contributed behind this difficulty, the doctors of Renxintang, those craftsmen, and the soldiers who distributed food to you, all of them are doing their part for everyone. There is also Lord Yue, who got up early and went to bed late in this difficult time, working day and night for everyone's safety, such a good official is a blessing for the people of my Tang Dynasty. ”

The people applauded, and Yue Wei, who had always been as thick as a city wall, felt a little ashamed.

"The flood is over, and everyone can choose to go home."

"Major General, we don't go back, we just want to stay in Jiangnan. With good officials like you and Lord Yue, we won't go anywhere. ”

"Yes, Major General, I also want to stay in Jiangnan."

"You are all the people of the Tang Dynasty, we are all a family, one side is in trouble and all sides are supportive, these are what our children in Jiangnan should do. Don't be bound by the so-called kindness of me, those who don't want to go home can stay in Jiangnan, and the people who choose to stay in Jiangnan must abide by the rules of Jiangnan. If you want to go home, the General's Mansion will give each person two taels of silver as the fare to go home, and you should not be too little, I hope you also understand my distress. ”

Falling leaves return to their roots, although Jiangnan is good, it has never been their home.

But the floods have left them homeless, so what are they going to take home? Hearing that Su Hua was giving two taels of silver to each person, they were overjoyed, and most of them decided to go home. There was a lot of discussion among the victims, and Su Hua raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Those who stay in Jiangnan can go to the city to find officials to register information and get a residence permit in Jiangnan. This residence permit can be kept well, and if you are sick and bullied in Jiangnan in the future, you can also have a guarantee with your residence permit. If you want to enter the city to buy dry food for home, you must also register, but you can't enter in batches to avoid causing riots. ”

After Su Hua finished speaking, all actions began to be carried out in an orderly manner, and Yue Wei admired Su Hua's ability a little. I thought it was a troublesome thing, but I didn't expect it to be settled by Su Hua in a few words.

After these things were done, Su Hua took the mystery to meet the old craftsman Yu Lou, and only Yue Wei went to supervise the registration of the city and report the disaster relief to the imperial court, and asked him to come to the general's mansion for dinner at night, which flattered him.

Yu Lou found nearly seventy craftsmen, including their families, almost two hundred people. In the first three years, I was full of three meals, and I also included accommodation, 180 wen a day, and I settled the bill once a month. They had already suffered from displacement, and now they had another place to live, and they could not ask for it.

"Young General, let me introduce you, this Feng Jiu, who is good at clever carpenter Gong Bai and proficient in refining, this is Wang Kaizhi, a stonemason, a builder Yuwenzuo, carving and firing Lu Chen." Lao Yulou introduced several skilled masters in this group of craftsmen one by one, and Su Hua greeted them one by one.

"Come to the masters, follow me to the barracks, and we will talk about it on the way."

"Major General, I can't afford to be the master."

"Teaching and educating people is also a master, and preaching and receiving a career are also masters, who else can afford if you can't afford it?"

"The young general is the dragon among people, only those with high skills are worthy of being your master, we are all ninth-rate people, how dare I let the young general call a master."

"You are also highly skilled, so why bother to be arrogant. Without your craftsmanship, there would be no prosperity of Datang. What kind of Shinong, business, industry and commerce are three and nine streams, but a group of self-righteous and arrogant people make it appear that they are tall. ”

Su Hua's words warmed the hearts of this group of craftsmen, their profession was the most disrespected by the nobles in the Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, Su Hua treated each other squarely, and many people who were originally worried gradually relaxed their hearts. I thought that in private, the young general was a mean owner who was difficult to get along with, but now that I see it, it seems that I think too much.

"Major General, where are we going?" A young craftsman asked, and then was pushed by the old man beside him, signaling him not to talk too much, the young general naturally has his reason for doing things, and the child asks nonsense.

"Take you to Dingjunyuan."

"Dingjunyuan?"

"There is a plain clearing under the mountain behind Dingjunyuan, which is suitable for you to settle in. When the time comes, where you build your house, the timber will be arranged. As long as you have worked in the General's Mansion for three years, then I will assign the title deed to you, and I will also issue you with land, so that you can take better care of your family. Seeing that you kid is clever, maybe I will arrange a family affair for you. Su Hua smiled and touched the young man who had just asked.

"Major General, this kindness is really..."

"Lao Lou, since you have chosen to work in my General's Mansion, I can't treat you badly. My principle of life is that if they are good to me, I will be doubly good to them. Su Hua put his arm around the little old man's shoulders and said.

Originally, I was still grateful to Su Hua for taking them in, but now they all treat him as their own master.

In the open space behind the original mountain of Dingjun, Yu Lou is leading a group of craftsmen to start the construction of the foundation of the house.

In the makeshift tent on the side of the clearing, Su Hua was discussing the brewing vessel with other masters.

Gong Yibai looked at the drawings drawn by Su, and after careful inspection, he didn't see a reason: "Young master, what is this?" ”

"This is called a still, Master Gongyi, are you sure you can make it?"

"The young general's ability to draw pictures looks ingenious, just give the old man two days!" The public lost in vain and swore a military order.

"But what's the use of the Major General's use of this so-called still?"

"The biggest role of this still is to extract the essence of the wine, and now the winemaking process is mainly fruit-based, which is sweet and astringent, not mellow enough. The shogun was to make sake from the grain, and after the grain was fermented, koji would be formed, which would be purified by a still. When the time comes, what you get is the essence of the wine, which is good for the people, the army and medical care, and this is the first thing in our workshop. ”

"The young general is really talented, and the old man has lived for eighty years and still heard of such a method of winemaking." It's the refining master Feng Jiu who speaks, and he doesn't have any hobbies in his life, and the only fun is drinking, just like Xuanjizi.

"Master Feng, you will wait and see, when the time comes, you will drink the wine we brewed, and you will not be able to drink other wine." Everyone laughed and guessed about the still, is it really as miraculous as the young general said?

"I will entrust you with the construction of Master Yuwen's workshop, you are the most proficient in this construction. This is a graphic of the building, you old people to see. ”

"The young general's drawings are also the first time I have seen them. With such a detailed and beautiful painting, I can't see that the major general still has this talent. But why is there a ditch under this house? And why is there a bamboo pole in this house? These strange things, the old decay does not quite understand. ”

"It's autumn now, and the weather is dry and dry, which can easily cause fires. Wooden buildings are more likely to be affected, while bamboo irrigation lasts longer and lasts. Once the fire hits the bamboo, the bamboo will explode and the water in it will drag the fire down, allowing us to eliminate the fire as soon as possible. In this way, everyone's property and life are protected to the greatest extent. Only then did everyone understand Su Hualiang's hard work.

"Master Wang Kaizhi, Master Lu Chen, you two are responsible for firing the large vat used in brewing, which is a bit overkill for you at present; But without wine, we don't have the funds to move on to the next steps. ”

All plans are as prepared and developed as Su Hua, and the work is clearly assigned. Su Hua was also busy with everyone, and seeing that Su Hua personally took the lead, everyone's enthusiasm was also brought up. Women and children went to the city to buy food and daily necessities, and everyone devoted themselves to building their homes.

Jiangnan City was not idle, and the list of recruiting soldiers in the Lingyan Battalion attracted a large number of people who signed up.

Xing Dahu and others set up inspections in the four gates, and with Su Hua's "Training Tips", several people are also very serious about this matter, this is not a child's play after all, and it is even more worthy of Su Hua's kindness.

"Yo, that gust of wind blew Lord Yue here." Looking at the familiar figure, Duan Sandao put down the matter in his hand and handed it over to his subordinates. He got up to entertain Yue Different, and the young master had instructed that although Yue Difference was a sycophant, he was not sloppy in his work. In the future, there will be many things that will depend on him, the prefect of Jiangnan, so don't deliberately snub those who should move around.

Yue Wei has already arranged the residence permits of the victims, and he is planning to return to the county government to write a letter to the imperial court, and the matter of Ming Renzong's rescue of the victims ended perfectly. On the way back, he saw Duan Sandao recruiting, so he said hello.

"Duan Guard, please ask that the list has been distributed to all states, counties and counties, and I believe that many people will come to Jiangnan to sign up in three days. When the time comes, the soldier's information on your side will be troubled to print an extra copy and leave it to the Jiangnan Mansion for dossier. Yue didn't arch his hand.

"This is certain, and it should cooperate with Lord Yue's work. The weather is nice, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea, it just so happens that I still have some questions here, I want to ask you. ”

"Duan's guards are serious, don't dare to ask for advice, communicate with each other." The two of them found a shady place to sit down at the tea shop on the side of the street.

In the Renxin Hall, Shen Qinghan was upstairs making calculations, recording the flow of water in the past few days.

The maid Qiu Ju came over with her favorite pastry, and she was still chattering: "Miss, I heard that the young general is recruiting, and it is lively outside." ”

The pen in Shen Qinghan's hand paused for a moment, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth when this Su painting appeared in his mind, and he continued to count: "Isn't it normal for other people's generals to recruit troops?" You don't care about the things in the store every day, but you are very interested in these laces. ”

"I'm also very concerned about the things in Miss's shop, and in the morning the housekeeper from the General's Mansion came and we borrowed a bookkeeper."

"Borrowed a bookkeeper?"

"We also have the right to know that it is the account of the General's Mansion, isn't this Miss you and the Major General doing business."

"Oh, there's such a thing, what's wrong."

"When Mr. Bookkeeper came back for dinner just now, I met him, and I talked to him for a while. He said that it was also strange that in just half a day, the general's mansion spent nearly 40,000 silver. Miss, it's not for me to say that anything can cost so much silver. ”

"Forty thousand taels?" Shen Qinghan couldn't help but lose his mind, and his eyebrows tightened.

The pen in her hand also stopped completely, and she only provided 80,000 taels to Su Hua at the beginning. I spent 40,000 yuan in this half a day, so what should I do in the next few days, no matter how rich I am, I can't help but squander Su Hua so much.

"Yes, miss, what kind of business are you doing with the young general. It's not Qiu Ju's mouth, Miss, you're beautiful and stupid, what if you lose it then. Qiu Ju said unabashedly, not paying attention to Shen Qinghan's skillful hand floating towards her head, and she was hit hard.

"Miss, it's painful." The little maid covered her head and shouted.

Shen Qinghan pretended to be angry and glared at the little maid: "It's not big or small, Miss Ben is so smart, where is she stupid?" I'm just spoiling you too much on weekdays. ”

"That's what it was..."Qiu Ju muttered softly, covering her sore spots.

"What are you muttering?"

"No, my young lady is a fairy, and Bing Xue is smart." Qiu Ju hurriedly flattered and pinched Shen Qinghan's shoulder, "However, miss, you really don't plan to go and see it?" ”

Shen Qinghan closed his eyes and enjoyed Qiu Ju's massage techniques, and Qiu Ju also knew that her young lady was thinking about something, so she didn't bother. After a long time, Shen Qinghan's lips opened lightly: "Beijiao in the afternoon, I'll take a look." ”

The Su family's workshop is in full swing, and from a distance, several houses have already risen from the ground.

All this is due to Xing Dahu's idea, the recruits who were originally recruited happened to have nothing to do, and when they came to report to Su Hua, they saw that they were busy building houses here. Xing Dahu came up with the idea of asking recruits to help carry some heavy objects, firstly, to exercise their physique and screen some high-quality soldiers, and secondly, to speed up the pace of Su Hua's side.

"Big Tiger, I haven't seen you all night, I'm impressed." Su Hua rested on the haystack on the side.

"It's still good to be taught by the young master, without "Tips for Military Training", I am still a big tiger." Xing Dahu responded with a fan of Su Hua, and he benefited a lot from reading last night. He also admired Su Hua more and more in his heart, this "Tips for Military Training" is enough to make a civilian who doesn't know anything become a general who is proficient in leading troops to fight, Su Hua treats him with such kindness, he naturally reciprocates with loyalty.

"You have to digest the knowledge in the book as soon as possible, and don't leak it out, you know?"

"Big Tiger understands."

"Rest and get on with work." Su Hua patted his buttocks and joined the crowd of construction, and Xing Dahu also followed.