On the eighth day of the seventh month, Yang Congyi took Qingchen and rushed all the way to Qingbo Gate.

When I saw Lu You who came to meet first, I saw him alone, with a package on his shoulder, holding a folding fan, standing in the shade of the tree outside the Qingbo Gate.

Yang Congyi dressed in civilian clothes, jumped out of the carriage, and quickly stepped forward to greet him: "Brother Lu, you have been waiting for a long time, right?" ”

When Lu You heard this, he turned his head to look, hurriedly turned around and raised his hand and said, "Lord Yang is early, and I have just arrived." ”

Yang Congyi raised his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, don't be commensurate with adults in this kind of place." ”

Lu You said: "How good is this, there should be no less rules, no matter where you are, adults are adults." ”

Yang Congyi was also helpless, so he could only be small and go with him.

"My lord, can we go?" Lu You glanced at the carriage not far away and asked.

"Don't worry, there's another person, we'll leave when he comes." Yang Congyi looked to the north, and then looked at the Qingbo Gate.

When Lu You heard this, he didn't ask much.

The two chatted for a moment, and then they saw a carriage rolling from the north and stopping a mile in front of them.

The driver jumped out of the carriage and stepped forward, hugged his fists at Yang Congyi and said, "My lord, Shen joined the army and brought it." ”

Yang Congyi nodded and smiled: "Well, it's a good thing." ”

When the person in the car heard the voice, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and leaned out, and when he saw Yang Congyi in front, he quickly jumped out of the carriage, walked forward quickly and saluted: "Let the adults wait!" ”

Yang Congyi stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "I just came here not long ago." Then he raised his hand to the side and introduced: "Let me introduce to the two of you, this is Lu You of Shaoxing Mansion, Brother Lu's family has a rare collection of books in the world, his family has a long history, and his talent is world-famous." ”

As soon as Shen Jin heard this, he hurriedly bowed and said with a smile: "I have been looking up for a long time, I have seen Brother Lu, if I have the opportunity to visit Brother Lu's mansion, I will definitely meet Brother Lu's collection of books, and I will have a long insight." ”

Lu You arched his hand and smiled: "Where is it, Lord Yang has won the prize." ”

Yang Congyi then raised his hand and introduced: "This is Shen Jin of Jiankang Mansion, who has studied in Taixue for many years, and has a long history of learning and good talent, Brother Shen's grandfather has a book called "Mengxi Pen Talk", this book covers everything, astronomy and geography, mountains and rivers, construction and agriculture, manufacturing technology, cultivation and warfare, article arithmetic, etc., all-encompassing, it is a magnificent book, Brother Shen has studied it a lot. ”

Lu You suddenly admired him, and hurriedly said: "I have admired it for a long time, Brother Shen's family has a long history, and the younger brother admires it, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely use this "Mengxi Pen Talk" to study it, and I hope that Brother Shen will give me advice at that time." ”

Shen Jin said with a smile: "Where, where, I am willing to communicate with Brother Lu and study together." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Okay, Brother Lu and Brother Shen, don't be polite to each other, from today on, we will work together, I hope we can go together and succeed!" ”

"I am willing to serve the country with my lordship!"

"I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses!"

Lu You and Shen Jin expressed their positions almost at the same time.

At this moment, Yang Congyi found that Qingchen had also gotten out of the carriage, so he beckoned to her lightly, and then smiled at a few people: "I'll introduce one more person to a few people." ”

As he spoke, Qingchen walked quickly and stood still a foot away from Yang Congyi.

I only heard Yang Congyi say in a low voice: "This is an insider, not long after I first came to Lin'an, it was inconvenient to stay at home alone, so I had no choice but to turn into a personal guard and travel with me." ”

"I've seen Mrs. Yang!" When Lu You, Shen Jin, and Li Hu saw Qingchen dressed as a man, they felt strange at first, but when they heard Yang Congyi's explanation, they didn't want to bow down immediately.

In front of the public, Qingchen was obviously a little embarrassed, his ears were a little red, and he was about to bend to return the salute, when he suddenly remembered the male body he was playing, so he raised his hand slightly, which was regarded as a return gift.

"Alright, it's not too early, it's time for us to go. Brother Lu, you can share a car with Brother Shen. "Everyone has seen it, and it is time to set out.

Lu You agreed, and walked towards the carriage with Shen Jin.

Yang Congyi and Qingchen returned to the carriage and got into the carriage one after another.

The reins flicked, the wheels rolled, and the two carriages drove towards the Qiantang River.

After the carriage crossed the river by boat, it went straight down to Zhuji through Xixing Town and Xiaoshan, and then entered the territory of Wuzhou through Paitou, and arrived at Suxi between Yiwu County and Pujiang County five days later.

This place is in the northeast of Yiwu County, with mountains in the east, hills in the west, and a flat river valley in the middle, which is only more than 20 miles away from the county seat.

Before leaving Lin'an, Yang Congyi set the place where the camp was built in Suxi Town, which is in an excellent location, with Zhuji in the north, Pujiang in the west, Yiwu and Dongyang in the south, surrounded by mountains in the east, north and west, and the forests are voluntarily abundant, and local materials can be taken, which is very convenient. Moreover, the terrain here is diverse, and it can be used to test the various armies that are running for election.

After Yang Congyi and the others arrived here, their marching speed slowed down.

There will be a big discrepancy between the geographical terrain seen on the map and the field observations, and Yang Congyi still sees two maps, thousands of years apart, the gap during this period is even greater, although he has identified Suxi as the site of the camp of the generals, but where to build the camp must be determined after the field investigation.

A group of several people walked and stopped, getting out of the car from time to time to inspect the terrain, and delayed for a lot of hours.

Lu You and the others already knew that the general camp was to be built in Yiwu, but they didn't know where it was in Yiwu, they didn't have a detailed map, and even if they heard the name of the place, they didn't know where it was.

There is only one road through Suxi, and it is not yet an official road, and the carriage walked on the potholed dirt road for nearly two hours, and only entered Yiwu County at dusk.

The car and horses were tiring all the way, and it was getting late, so Yang Congyi was not in a hurry to go to the Yamen to meet the Yiwu County Order, and several people found a slightly better inn to live in temporarily.

After washing and eating, Yang Congyi gathered everyone into the room and began to discuss and assign errands.

Lu You, Shen Jin, Li Hu, and Qingchen sat on the left and right.

I only heard Yang Congyi say: "I told you a few days ago that the election camp should be built in Yiwu, how to build it, where to build it, and now I will tell you my thoughts." ”

Everyone listened carefully, and they really didn't know how to do it, and they really listened to how to do it.

"In three months, there will eventually be more than 40 teams to participate in the selection of generals, and the number of people will exceed 20,000 at the most. In the next few days, there will be four commanders of the Xuanwei army to arrive in Yiwu, they are the main force of the camp to build the general camp, starting tomorrow, Shen Shenjun and Captain Li will go to the east of the city to inquire about their news, once they come to Yiwu, they will be taken to Suxi to camp in the camp, where to station, and wait for me to personally go to explore before making a decision. "The first errand assigned by Yang Congyi was to inquire about the news of the Xuanwei Army.

Shen Jin and Li Hu should be immediately.

Yang Congyi continued: "In addition to the Xuanwei Army, the main force of construction also needs the help of a living force, that is, the local people, the construction of the election camp needs manpower and materials, there are many local people, and the building materials resources are also abundant. Therefore, the next need for the army to represent the election of the camp and the local county government docking, recruit the idle people into the camp to work, but before that, you need to do a good job of material procurement, this matter is divided into two, one is the selection of the camp ration supply, we have the household allocation voucher, only need them to pay on time and in full, the second is the construction of the camp material procurement, which requires a wide range of mobilization of the people and the local gentry, as long as the materials arrive at the election camp, you can give them a slightly higher price, as soon as possible to purchase the required materials in place, money does not have to worry, You can pay in cash. ”

"Yes, sir." Although this matter is difficult, Lu You has never been in contact with it, but he believes that as long as he is careful enough, he will definitely be able to complete it.

After agreeing, he suddenly had an idea in his heart, so he asked, "My lord, can we leave the matter of material procurement to the local gentry and merchants?" ”

Yang Congyi didn't think about it, so he nodded and said, "Of course you can." Handed over to the merchant to procure, you only need to control the quality and quantity of the material, but you should be cautious when selecting the merchant, and if you have a bad reputation in the local area, you will not use it. In addition, do not refuse the sporadic materials sent by ordinary people, in case merchants buy them at a low price and then buy them at a high price. In a word, we will accept the materials sent by anyone, but the premise is that the quality is guaranteed, and the purchase price is unified under the premise of ensuring the quality. Such a large project costs a lot of money, and it can't all be earned by a few businessmen, but it has to be given some benefits to the local people. ”

"Yes, my lord, I know, I will do this well for the benefit of the people." Lu You's heart moved, and he nodded in response.

Yang Congyi said again: "Tomorrow Lu joins the army and I will go to the county office, we will meet the local county order first, and then go to Suxi to determine the camp site." You do the business at hand first, and when the Xuanwei army arrives at the camp, we will assign other errands. ”

The three of them should be in unison.

"Okay, let's talk about it first, go back early to rest, and come to me directly if you have something." Yang Congyi first arranged the things he had to do in the last few days, and as for the later ones, he had to wait for Su Zhong and the others to come, and now what they had to do was to prepare.

Lu You, Shen Jin and the others got up and left the room with their fists clenched, and went back to rest.

After they left, Qingchen, who was sitting on the side, asked, "My lord, you haven't assigned me an errand yet." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Why don't you have an errand, you have to look at the luggage at the inn, we all have to go out, you can't bring so many things with you, what if you lose it in the inn?" Your errand may seem simple, but it is very important for the entire Elector Battalion, because you can't lose any of these things, they are all very important things, and you must not lose them. ”

Qingchen obviously didn't believe it, and replied suspiciously: "Those important things we can take with us when we leave the inn, that is, a package and a box, and it's not a lot, it's not heavy, it's not difficult to carry." I'm going to Suxi with you tomorrow. ”

"What are you going to do in Suxi, in the wilderness, it's hot, and there are many mosquitoes, how can it be good in the inn." Yang Congyi didn't want to go with Qingchen, because it was really tiring to run around outside.