Two hundred pigs is definitely a lot of wealth in this era when even food and clothing are a problem for the people, and it is no wonder that Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan are so proud.

You must know that these pigs have spent a lot of money and grain to buy them from big cities such as Luoyang City and Kaifeng City, and it really took a lot of effort.

In such a year of famine, it has become a problem for the people to even have food and clothing, let alone meat. If all these 200 pigs can survive, they will be able to supply the soldiers with meat when they give birth to piglets next year.

Only when a soldier has meat to eat can he have the strength to fight, this is a good cycle, and Mao Wenlong knows the truth very well. It is also the reason why he pays attention to livestock breeding.

Raising pigs was originally very food-intensive, but fortunately, Mao Wenlong had a large number of sweet potato vines, which was enough to feed these two hundred pigs.

Chen Lan is indeed a virtuous helper, and she takes care of the affairs of the house and the farm in an orderly manner, which makes Mao Wenlong worry a lot.

Overjoyed, Mao Wenlong walked past Chen Lan's willow waist and whispered in her ear: "Say, how do you want Xianggong to reward you." ”

Chen Lan is now very open to being trained by Mao Wenlong, and she is also very comfortable with Mao Wenlong's hairy hands and feet from time to time, and she said without blushing or panting: "I want you to marry Ziyan's sister." ”

This was very sudden, Mao Wenlong was stunned for a long time before he reacted, and said with a smile: "Of course it's no problem to get married, but isn't it still done by my father-in-law!" ”

When he spoke, Mao Wenlong deliberately glanced at Hong Ziyan's reaction, and saw that she pretended to be calm, but she couldn't hide her red face.

Chen Lan was very surprised: "Didn't Uncle Hong promise you?" ”

Hong Chengchou led troops to Hancheng to rescue his old subordinates, and Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan both thought that Mao Wenlong had persuaded Hong Chengchou.

Mao Wenlong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If I am convinced, I don't have to be so distressed now." But don't worry, it won't be long before Uncle Hong will definitely agree to my marriage to Ziyan. ”

A trace of disappointment flashed on Hong Ziyan's face on the side, but she quickly hid it. Now her mind is completely on Mao Wenlong, and she has long wanted to marry Mao Wenlong, but her father's attitude has always been unclear, and this matter has been delayed.

Hugging left and right, he walked leisurely in the farm with two beauties, and played until the evening, when Mao Wenlong went home.

took a comfortable hot bath, and then under the service of the second daughter, they feasted on a meal made by the two of them. Mao Wenlong touched his stomach and came to the yard for a walk to eat.

After a while, Chen Jisheng came in a hurry, this guy was sweating profusely, and he was very tired.

Mao Wenlong looked at him and smiled and asked, "How is it?" Everything is done? ”

Chen Jisheng nodded and replied: "It's all done, more than 300 people from four families, and none of them will be disposed of." ”

Speaking of this, a trace of unbearability flashed on Chen Jisheng's face! This time to deal with the affairs of the four major families, no less than twenty children alone died tragically under the saber.

At this moment, Chen Jisheng recalled the helpless look of those innocent children before they died, and he felt that he was a complete demon.

Mao Wenlong looked at Chen Jisheng carefully for a long time, and said as if he had realized something: "Are you blaming yourself? ”

Chen Jisheng hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly: "Chief soldier, I don't think those children need to be executed. ”

Mao Wenlong suddenly sighed, and then said faintly: "We can't afford to gamble on our strength now, and leaving those children behind is always a disaster." ”

Chen Jisheng still didn't give up: "But they are still young after all, and with their blood on their hands, I feel like a complete bastard." ”

Mao Wenlong didn't say anything this time, but gently patted Chen Jisheng's shoulder and comforted: "I owe you this time, let you do such a thing that your conscience can't pass, bear such a sin, and work hard for you." ”

Mao Wenlong's comfort also made Chen Jisheng's heart feel a lot more relieved, but after doing such a thing that his conscience couldn't get by, it couldn't be solved in one or two sentences.

patted Chen Jisheng's shoulder again, and Mao Wenlong asked him to go down and take a good bath and rest.

Chen Jisheng's mood was still low, he nodded and left.

Mao Wenlong looked at the starry sky, and his heart was quite heavy, although it was a last resort to do such an intolerable thing, it was disgraceful after all.

Except for Chen Jisheng, only he knows about this matter, and Mao Wenlong is not ready to let others know about such a thing.

The four major families have been disposed of, and there is no one in Ye County who can stop Mao Wenlong's rule. It's just a small county town, but it's also a stepping stone for Mao Wenlong's dream to set sail.

At present, Ye County has a population of more than 30,000 people, and they used to make a living by opening salt mines for these big families. After Mao Wenlong took over, only a small amount of salt mines were retained for further reclamation, and the rest were temporarily closed.

Everything is scarce and expensive, like the previous major families did endless reclamation to earn profits, so that the price of salt fell again and again.

In Mao Wenlong's view, this is self-defeating, in troubled times like today, it is difficult to transport sea salt outside, and the price of salt should be very expensive.

However, due to the endless reclamation of several major families and the sale of each other at low prices, the salt mine has no value.

After Mao Wenlong took over, he immediately controlled the amount of salt sold and raised the price, believing that he would make a lot of money in the near future.

After the salt mine was suspended, a lot of labor was left behind, and Mao Wenlong sent all these people to reclaim farmland and grow grain.

Ye County immediately summoned infinite vitality, and everywhere you could see the figures busy in the newly reclaimed fields. Large quantities of sweet potatoes were distributed to the people as food to ensure that they were fed and clothed before the grain harvest.

There is land to cultivate, there is something to eat, and the people do not have any complaints, on the contrary, they see the days when there is a rush. The people of Ye County support Mao Wenlong even more, and they are all very diligent.

At this point, Mao Wenlong seemed to have replaced the imperial court to rule Ye County, and the fields that were originally uncultivated due to drought and excessive taxes were reclaimed by the people in just half a month.

Ye County's appearance has taken on a new look, and the people's days are the most prosperous in the entire Henan Province.

The only pity is that Ye County is indeed too small, with less than 60,000 people, all the fields have been reclaimed. There was no room for more people here, and if Mao Wenlong wanted to continue to expand the area under cultivation, he would have to expand outward again.

However, the situation in Ye County was soon reported to the imperial court, and Chongzhen attached great importance to it after receiving the report, and directly issued an order so that the governor of Henan could lead the troops to rehabilitate!

Mao Wenlong had long expected that there would be such a day, and the remaining 10,000 Dongjiang troops were on standby, always ready to fight with the imperial army.