Chapter 36 Fireworks are easy to cold

In the evening, the lanterns are on.

Zhang Xuan decorated the street in front of the yamen with the lanterns sold by Luo Yujiao, as well as some of the lanterns sold by Zhang Zhen.

The newly recruited scribes in the government and county offices, and even some officers in the Linying and Baoding camps also came out to shop.

As the man who sold the lanterns said, there are many marriages between the army and the locality, and Zhang Xuan actually saw some familiar faces and women out shopping. Many of them are Linying's children.

"These stinky boys, they don't invite me to eat and drink when they get married." Zhang Xuan said.

"They've all hired me." Luo Yujiao said.

At this moment, Luo Yujiao and Zhang Xuan were sitting on the top of King Chong's tower, condescending, hugging each other, and looking down with a clairmile mirror.

"Why?" Zhang Xuan frowned and said, "Why did they invite you instead of me?" ”

Luo Yujiao smiled: "Because you are busy, and they are also afraid of you?" ”

What Luo Yujiao said is not bad at all, Zhang Xuan's authority is getting heavier, and he himself feels that he has never deliberately embarrassed people, but the following are naturally afraid of Zhang Xuan.

Only Zhang Xuan himself doesn't feel it.

Zhang Xuan sighed slightly, there was no way to do it, but looking at the people coming and going, he secretly said in his heart: "I also have a foundation." ”

Yes, almost the entire street is for the people of the Zhang Xuan Group. The various problems in the Runing Mansion have knocked out a group of old magnates, but a group of new upstarts have been set up, that is, Zhang Xuan's subordinates.

"Is this what Taiping looks like?" Luo Yujiao's eyes were a little confused.

"What does Taiping look like?" Zhang Xuan saw that this place was not even as good as the temple fair in the village, not a large-scale fireworks show or a street of lanterns in the future. And so on, but in Luo Yujiao's opinion, this is what it looks like in a peaceful and prosperous world.

Everyone can live without killing others, what is there to see the lanterns.

"No, that's not what the peaceful times look like." Zhang Xuan hugged Luo Yujiao's body, put his chin on Luo Yujiao's head, and said, "However, I will let you see what a peaceful and prosperous world is." Take you to see all the beautiful scenery in the world. This is the first thing you see. ”

Zhang Xuan calculated the time and pointed his finger to the sky.

"What?" Luo Yujiao looked at the sky, but the moon was quite round.

Zhang Xuan was embarrassed for a while. I don't know if Zhang Xuan miscalculated the time, or where Wang Dacang miscalculated the time, but Zhang Xuan thought that it must be Wang Dacang who miscalculated the time.

"This ---" Zhang Xuan was thinking about how to explain to Luo Yujiao.

"Huh." With a bang, a firework shot up into the sky. It exploded in the sky and turned into a colorful flower. Zhang Xuan looked down at Luo Yujiao's eyes, but saw fireworks reflected in Luo Yujiao's eyes, which was extraordinary

Moving.

"It's beautiful." Luo Yujiao said.

It was not only Luo Yujiao who thought it was beautiful, but the entire people of Runing raised their heads to the fireworks in the sky.

In fact, the fireworks made by Zhang Xuan were very simple.

There are no gorgeous colors, and there is no change, just some red flames.

It is not better than the fireworks of later generations, even if it is much worse than the fireworks of this era.

However, Luo Yujiao was born in the Apocalypse, and when she began to remember, she had already followed Luo Rucai and wandered, only seeing the light of artillery fire, never seeing fireworks, and no one had ever set off fireworks for her. For the people of Runing, the Central Plains is in turmoil, the people are not happy, where is there anyone who cares about fireworks. All the gunpowder was used to make firearms.

At this moment, some Runing people looked at the fireworks and burst into tears, not knowing whether they missed the Wanli period that had long since gone and never returned, or the people who watched the fireworks together.

I don't know what's wrong, Zhang Xuan suddenly said in his heart, "Fireworks are easy to cold, and personnel are easy to separate." ”

He shook his head violently, and secretly said in his heart: "Unlucky." ”

"If only Daddy were here." Luo Yujiao said: "I have never been away from my father for such a long time. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard Luo Yujiao say Luo Rucai, his heart ached.

He didn't feel sorry for Luo Rucai, but felt sorry for Luo Yujiao, and said: "If there is something, we will invite my father to come to Runing and set off fireworks for him." ”

"Forget it." Luo Yujiao leaned her head on Zhang Xuan's arms, rubbed slightly to find a comfortable position and said, "Don't waste gunpowder, after all, there is not much gunpowder in the army." ”

The two of them were sweet, and suddenly there was a sound of rushing up the stairs, and Luo Yujiao immediately got up from Zhang Xuan.

A little guy ran over, it was none other than Nannan.

Luo Yujiao likes Nan Nan very much, so Wang Du had to let Luo Yujiao bring Nan Nan over, in Wang Du's opinion, this may also be good for Nan Nan, with Luo Yujiao's love, it is much better than his biological father's protection.

Luo Yujiao said: "Aren't you asleep? ”

Nan Nan's eyes rolled slightly, and said, "I want to see that?" ”

"You said fireworks." Luo Yujiao said.

Nan Nan nodded and said, "Sister Luo is also watching the fireworks." ”

"Come to Sister Luo, let's watch it together." Luo Yujiao beckoned.

Nan Nan took up her short legs and came to Luo Yujiao's side, Luo Yujiao hugged Nan Nan and sat side by side with Zhang Xuan.

It seems to be a family of three, and the fireworks in the distance exploded, and the fire trees were silver.

It's just that this kind of scene should not be like fireworks, fleeting.

There are not too many fireworks, even if they are set off leisurely, they will be over in half an hour

As Luo Yujiao said, the gunpowder in the army is limited and cannot withstand such a large consumption.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Zhang Xuan began his busy work. With Zhang Qian, Deng He explained the task, and Zhang Qian's task is to prepare for spring ploughing.

Although Henan has always had two seasons a year, wheat is harvested in May and planted in September.

However, after years of war, there is a lot of wasteland, so what Zhang Zhen did was to plant a season in the spring.

In any case, there is always too much food.

The request for Deng He was simply answered, and Deng He was asked to take on the responsibility of the camp.

It's just that Zhang Xuan also made adjustments to the Linying camp, he transferred his five hundred personal soldiers from the Linying camp to become his personal guard, and Deng He needed to replenish five hundred people before he could become the battalion officer of the Linying camp.

Zhang Xuan took Luo Dai, Wang Jincai, as well as personal guards, and some civil officials, a total of 5,000 people, starting from the east gate of Runing, advancing by land and water, all the way south.

Zhang Xuan's plan all the way was to go to Zhenyang and Xincai counties first to determine the governance of these two counties.

This should be no problem.

Shen Wandeng had communicated with the gentry of these two counties, and he had no doubts about this.

However, after Zhang Xuan entered the Huai River, and then went upstream, it was not easy to conquer the counties he passed.

In the administrative division of later generations, these counties all belonged to Xinyang City, and this division was not unreasonable.

A Rushui connects almost all the previous counties, and a Huai River connects these counties, and the Rushui flows into the Huai River, but there is a clear difference in the middle, Zhang Xuan must go upstream.

And some of these counties are in the mountains, Zhang Xuan didn't have the heart to spend more time here, he just tried to see if the officials and soldiers were haunted here, and second, to see the connections left by He Yilong, it didn't work, this was He Yilong's haunted area before. The three, in fact, depends on how the waterway is.

Seeing is believing, hearing is false, since Zhang Xuan wants to use the Huai River waterway, without personally probing, just listening to others' relays, it is inevitable that there will be untruths.

Zhang Xuan was ready to go and return quickly, because at the same time as spring ploughing, there was also the important matter of land distribution and land granting to Zhang Xuan to preside.

After all, it is a matter of grace, Zhang Xuan will never give it to others, and with Zhang Zhen's cleverness, he also knows this matter, he will never be able to do it.

The army boarded the boat, and the horse team was divided into two teams, accompanying them on both sides of the river, although the ice and snow began to melt, but the river water had not yet skyrocketed, and under the control of Zhou Fuchen, the fleet also slowed down.

It took two days to cross the 100-mile waterway and arrive at the Yangzhuang store.

Here Zhang Xuan didn't get off the boat at all, and met with the gentry of Zhenyang.

Yangzhuang store is the junction of Rushui and Shenshui, and Zhenyang is upstream of Shenshui. With Shen Wandeng doing his work, there is naturally no obstacle.

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