Thank you for the support of the old man Dream Brother at the end of the month, thank you for the monthly ticket of Fu Shicheng and the super big dog cock brothers, and thank you for the boat.

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The atmosphere in the tent was a little silent, Kong Yinzhi frowned, meditated hard, he had entered a critical point, but he still couldn't make a decision for a while, after all, it was too much to do.

Xu Changqing was not in a hurry, just drank tea lightly, and after a while, when there were faint beads of sweat oozing out of Kong Yinzhi's forehead, he smiled and said: "Old brother, if I remember correctly, Kong Rong should be the twentieth ancestor of your Kong family, right?" I don't know if the old brother still remembers the famous words of Kong Rong's young son when the Cao thief wanted to copy the Kong family? ”

"Huh?"

Kong Yinzhi suddenly became clever, and looked at Xu Changqing a little stupidly.

Xu Changqing stared directly at Kong Yinzhi's eyes, and rose majestically: "Under the nest, there are no more eggs?" ”

Without waiting for Kong Yinzhi to react, Xu Changqing continued: "Big brother, you are a smart person. The current situation in the world, I think you have studied more than I do. Guess what, if the Tartars break Qufu, not to mention the Tartars, what will happen if the thieves of the Great Shun Kingdom break Qufu? The indoctrination of saints has been passed down in China for thousands of years, but whether they are tartars or thieves, have they been indoctrinated by saints? It's true that it's hard to do things. But is it more terrible than the Tartars and the thieves? Brother, at this point, I did my best, brother. ”

"This ......"

Kong Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, and finally made up his mind, his face was full of hideousness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, this matter, my brother did it!" But you'll have to help me, I'm sure I won't be able to do it myself......"

"Hehe, that's right."

Xu Changqing also put on a smiling face like a spring wind: "Come, take a sip of tea, let's talk carefully." Brother, this money is more and there is more money to spend, and less money is less to spend and less money is ......"

……

Xu Changqing and Kong Yinzhi chatted from morning to late at night, until it was almost time, and Kong Yinzhi left with full fighting spirit.

Even the people from the Caoyun Governor's Mansion came over, and Xu Changqing didn't have time to pay attention to it.

Qufu's chess piece is really too crucial.

Not only in a military sense, but even more so politically!

At this time, although the situation in the Ming Dynasty was militarily stable, there were not many places in the north of the river that could fight, or more precisely, could defend the place.

Haicheng counts as one.

And then there's Denglai.

For example, Jining, which is still prosperous now, including Kaifeng, or the Lianghuai area, is not a place to defend.

This indefensibility is multifaceted.

Not only the geographical location, material storage, but more importantly, the people's hearts.

Haicheng is Xu Changqing's nest, the base camp, which has been in business for many years and has long had a foundation in all aspects, and Denglai can defend it, relying more on geographical advantages.

Qufu is different.

This is the saint Guri, and the tomb of the saint can be found here.

As long as the operation is good, Qufu will definitely get endless external assistance.

The easiest, go and see Fengyang, the capital of China, and see how the ancestral tomb of the old Zhu family was dug by the thieves.

If the Qing army wants to dig up the tomb of the saint and dig up the treasures inside, the scholars of the world, you are all self-proclaimed protégés of the saint, you can't just stare and watch, right?

Of course, there are loopholes in this.

But there is a theory in psychology called 'sunk costs'.

As long as Kong Yin planted his Xu Changqing's thief ship and started investing, then don't think about it in the future.

And as long as the scale of Qufu's defense takes shape, even if the entire Jiangbei is lost, Xu Changqing still has room to turn the tables and grasp part of the initiative!

Even the name Xu Changqing has thought of, and it will be called 'Holy War'!

……

Early the next morning, Xu Changqing did not rush to Jining, but continued to stay outside Qufu City and deal with the affairs of the Kong family first.

It's still the old saying: "Ten birds in the forest are better than one bird in hand!" ”

After breakfast, accompanied by Xu Changqing, Kong Yinzhi came over to meet Queen Zhou and Zhu Cihong.

Queen Zhou had an in-depth 'exchange' with Xu Changqing last night, and at this time, her face was radiant, and she seemed to be more than ten years younger.

Zhu Cihong also had some suppressed excitement here, after all, he was about to 'clear the clouds and see the sky'.

This meeting was very fruitful, and after more than an hour's work, the plan for Qufu's expansion of the city was completely decided.

Kong Yinzhi said in front of Empress Zhou and Zhu Cihong that he would do his best to raise one million taels of cash and build Qufu into an impregnable fortress.

In fact, according to the current prices, there are some messy places in various places, and one million taels of silver really can't do anything big.

However, for Xu Changqing and the sons of the model army, this is obviously not a problem.

The use of cement and a simple version of 'concrete' really builds a fortress, and it does not need to be as troublesome as the traditional one.

And the manpower is more at this time, just take care of the meal, which is almost the same as the free one.

If you really want to calculate it, Xu Changqing can still earn two or three hundred thousand taels.

……

In the afternoon, after the sun, everything here was almost settled, and it was almost time, so the team went to Jining slowly and methodically.

On the carriage, Xu Changqing also met Cao Jizhou, the deputy envoy of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion, who was still Shi Butang and Shi Kefa at this time.

Cao Jizhou is in his early forties, slightly chubby, very white skin, and a pair of small eyes are very clever, and at first glance he looks like a greasy old fritter.

After listening to his detailed report on various data, Xu Changqing said slowly: "Lord Cao, so you can say that Jining still has more than three million stones of grain in stock?" ”

"Yes, Master Hou."

Cao Jizhou hurriedly clenched his fists and said respectfully: "There will be an accident if the grain stored in the last year is confiscated from Qi Jingli, if you count the Huai'an side, you should be able to make up more than 2 million stones, but Huai'an's side ...... Xia Guan can only protect Jining's side first......"

Xu Changqing smiled and nodded slowly.

The Yamen of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion was in Huai'an Mansion, but because of the relationship between the Grand Canal, the division of administrative regions at this time was very different from that of later generations.

In later generations, Jining was only a prefecture-level city with four or five lines, but at this time, this was a pearl on the canal, extremely prosperous, and not inferior to Yangzhou.

Although this Deputy Envoy Cao is not slippery, he is a wonderful person, and he has captured what Xu Changqing needs now very accurately.

"Lao Cao, you have worked hard. Let's go and rest first, and wait, let's go see the queen and the prince. ”

How shrewd is Cao Jizhou?

After a moment, he comprehended Xu Changqing's deep meaning, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Hou Ye is very loving, and it is difficult to repay Hou Ye for his support even if he dies......"

Waiting for Cao Jizhou to leave, Xu Changqing also rubbed his temples a little tiredly.

The current environment is such a state, they are all a bunch of old fritters.

If you want to say that you are doing the right thing, these people can do it, but no one can say how much they can do......

But in politics, they are all extremely sensitive, even keen!

"That's it, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king. I'm going to have to put up the big shelves first. ”

……

In the evening, the party set up camp by a small river.

Xu Changqing hadn't ridden much in the past few days, and his body was a little rusty, so he took advantage of the camping time to move his hands and feet slowly and methodically.

Along the way, Xu Changqing has also been thinking about how to hold the overall situation?

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing couldn't help but think of the classic theory of He Shen and the adults back then, 'When the water is clear, there are no fish!' ’

If you don't feed these officials first and give them peace of mind, how can you expect them to do things?

In the final analysis, even though he is a traverser and is proficient in many things, in terms of politics, it is not Xu Changqing's strength, and many times, it is inevitable to turn a blind eye.

With Cao Jizhou here, the problem of more than 3 million stone grains and grass in Jining is no longer big, and it is indeed impossible to solve the big problem, but Xu Changqing's confidence is undoubtedly more abundant, and he has also begun to focus on Huang Degong's side.

Of course, at this time, Xu Changqing is far from trusting Cao Jizhou, after all, he came out of Huai'an, who knows if this is a bitter trick?

Before the meat is eaten in his mouth, Xu Changqing will never slack off in the slightest.

Thinking about it, the night had gradually darkened, and there was some noise in the direction of the camp gate, Xu Changqing frowned, and soon stretched again.

There are many gentry from Jining and Qufu who have come to work in the army, all of them are live pigs and sheep with big tickets, thinking that they can show their faces in front of Zhu Cihong.

Xu Changqing looked at it for a while, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.

No matter what the purpose of these people is, at least this is a good sign, which fully shows that the influence of the Ming Dynasty is still very strong in this land.

Xu Changqing just wanted to go back to the tent to rest, ready to have dinner, a somewhat familiar, but full of unfamiliar shadows, Ying Ying came here, saw Xu Changqing seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly saluted a little flustered: "I've seen Haicheng Houye......"

"Huh?"

Rao is Xu Changqing's eyesight, and it took a moment to see the face of this beautiful shadow under this light, and it was actually Zhu Cihong's concubine Yuan Cairen.

Zhu Cihong has two concubines at this time, one is surnamed Zhou, and he is very favored, Xu Changqing has seen it a few times, and he can't say that he feels anything, he is decent, has no characteristics, and belongs to the dignified type.

However, this Yuan Cairen is very distinctive and unforgettable.

Like her own family Yuan Qiuniang, she is also born with a kind of charm and is quite spiritual.

It's just that although the camp of the Tianjia family is next to Xu Changqing's Chinese army, it has always been 'well water does not interfere with river water', maintaining a deep distance, Xu Changqing did not expect that at this time, Yuan Cairen actually stepped on the line and came to his side......

What does this mean?

"Minister Xu Changqing, I've seen Yuan Cairen."

Yuan Cairen is not a few years older than Yuan Qiuniang, only seventeen or eighteen, but after all, he is one of the crown princesses, even if he can't ascend to the throne of the main palace in the future, a noble concubine can't run, Xu Changqing didn't dare to slack off, and respectfully returned the salute.

“……”

Yuan Cairen seemed to have something to say to Xu Changqing, but he didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at Xu Changqing nervously a few times in succession, but he didn't say it.

After a while, the frightened fawn saluted Xu Changqing again, and then left in a hurry, and soon disappeared into the confused night.

Xu Changqing vaguely saw that she almost fell.

"What's the situation?"

Xu Changqing's eyes suddenly narrowed.

As mentioned earlier, the women of the big tomorrow family are all from small families and have no back. Jing and the foundation, but an identity like Yuan Cairen can't come over for no reason......

And she came over just now, obviously with great courage......

This is obviously not normal!

"Could it be that there is something on the prince's side?"

After thinking for a moment, Xu Changqing beckoned Wang Xi and asked a few words in a low voice.

Wang Xi hurriedly said respectfully: "Dashuai, when the prince took the carriage before, he came by car with Lord Cao, the deputy envoy of Caoyun. ”

"Hmmm......"

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, "Stare more over there." ”

"Yes!"