The sun set, leaving several long rays of light on the top of the distant mountain, Li Zicheng walked out of the barracks, he knew that the sky was now darking very fast, so he took He Mi to Wang Xi's house, but two or three miles away, all the way was arable land, and there were no dangerous areas such as mountain peaks, so he only brought a small flag of personal soldiers.

I don't know if it's cold, or if it's not time to enter the farming, on both sides of the road, there are few people, only the cold wind, blowing on the face, cold to the bone.

Li Zicheng did not wear armor or camouflage uniform, but dark blue jacket and pants, with a black round-brimmed felt hat on his head, like an old businessman.

Wang Xi was already waiting outside the gate, and when he saw Li Zicheng, he greeted him from afar, arched his hands and said: "The Metropolitan Governor is really a trustworthy person, the Metropolitan Governor can come in person, and the villain is really full of brilliance!" ”

"The king is gracious!" Li Zicheng returned the salute and said with a smile: "It's just that the king is tired!" ”

"No, no, what did the Metropolitan Governor say," Wang Xi bowed and put his hand in front of him, "Metropolitan Governor, please!" ”

Entering the hall, Wang Xi personally served tea, and let He Xiaomi and them sit down at will, the lady over there was already urging dinner, Wang Xi had to introduce Li Zicheng into the small room inside, but left He Xiaomi and others in the spacious hall outside.

Pushing open the door of the small room, facing a heat wave, Li Zicheng looked down and saw that there were already two charcoal braziers in the small room, and the charcoal fire was burning very strongly, no wonder the room was as warm as mid-spring.

The two little maids brushed the willows and wore the flowers, and after a while, there were nearly 20 dishes on the square table, mainly meat dishes, in addition to chicken, duck and fish, there were also a lot of dry goods in the mountains, which were steaming at this time, and the fragrance was incomparable.

What made Li Zicheng feel strange was that there were only two sets of dishes on the table, could it be that there was only one guest today? I heard that Wang Xi has two adult sons, and they don't serve at the table?

He has always been informal, and he feels a little guilty about the inconvenience caused to Wang Xi's family by his arrival, but his identity is here, although Wang Xi's family is a little rich, after all, he is only the chief, and he said it himself, and his two sons probably didn't dare to go to the table, so he threw his mind away.

Wang Xi took a jar of old wine, patted the mud, and a strange fragrance slowly appeared in the room, "Dadu Governor, this is a burning knife that has been sealed for ten years, it is not a good wine, but it is very flavorful, Dadu Governor should not mind." ”

"The king is bothered." Li Zicheng said in his heart, it is not good to distill liquor, except for distilled liquor, the current liquor should not be too high.

Wang Xi first filled Li Zicheng, and then also filled himself, holding the wine cup in both hands, and said: "This first cup, the villain respects the governor, to be honest, I heard about it at first...... The Metropolitan Governor came to Wangjialou, the villain was really scared into a cold sweat, I didn't expect that the Metropolitan Governor was strictly disciplined, the army was neat, and there was no offense against the people, no, the Mandate of Heaven Army was still thinking about the people everywhere, the people of Wangjialou, but the blessings of repair, the villain represented the people of Wangjialou, and respected the Metropolitan Governor ......"

"Haha," Li Zicheng also picked up the wine cup in the midst of laughter, "If the Heavenly Mandate Army doesn't care about the lives of the people, what is the difference between it and the army of the imperial court?" Without further ado, he craned his neck and dried it up.

Wang Xi also did it, lit up the cup with the mouth facing down casually, and then slowly put it down, filling the two with wine, but he didn't speak, just staring at Li Zicheng.

"Wang Lichang?" Li Zicheng touched his face and found nothing.

"The villain is rude, and most of the governors atone for their sins!" Wang Xi arched his hand, and then picked up the bamboo chopstick, "Most of the governors try it, they are all home-cooked dishes, and they are not distinctive." ”

After three glasses of wine, the speed of drinking slowed down a bit, Wang Xi frequently persuaded the dishes, Li Zicheng almost tasted the dishes on the table, and felt that the lady's craftsmanship was good, although it was a home-cooked dish, the taste was good, so he also praised two sentences.

Wang Xi poured the wine again, and did not raise his glass, but said: "Governor, the villain has a ...... word."

"The territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army is a family of soldiers and civilians, and if Wang Lichang has anything to say, you might as well say it directly," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "As long as it is not a military secret, the governor of Pontus ......"

Wang Xi hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Dadu Governor, the Heavenly Mandate Army has occupied several provinces in the west, where will it go in the future......

Li Zicheng said lightly: "Does Wang Lichang think that the Heavenly Mandate Army will accept the appeasement of the imperial court?" ”

"No!"

"Why?"

"The Mandate of Heaven Army is different from the Liukou, and it is also different from the army of the imperial court......"

"Wang Lichang is right," Li Zicheng's face showed a faint smile, "Don't hide it from Wang Lichang, the governor of Pontus is also from a poor background, because he has no food and clothing, so he embarked on this truth, at first just to eat a full stomach......

"Even if it is to feed their stomachs, the Heavenly Mandate Army is different from the Liukou," Wang Xi shook his head lightly, "The villain has seen the Liukou, although he is under the banner of 'doing the right thing for the sky', everywhere he goes, he will be raped # prostitution and plunder, and when he sees the property, money and food of the big families, his eyes are shining......"

"A rogue is a rogue robber," Li Zicheng sighed: "They don't have a supply base, if they want to feed their subordinate soldiers, they can only plunder everywhere, and the Heavenly Mandate Army has not followed the same path with them from the beginning!" ”

"The Governor is ......"

"When the Governor of Pondu raised the army, it was not only for himself, but also for all the people to have enough to eat," Li Zicheng said lightly: "Therefore, the Governor of Pondu does not intend to wander, but to establish the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, so that all the people on the earth can eat their stomachs." ”

"Then the army of the imperial court will not go to conquer ......"

"No," Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "In fact, the imperial court did not discover the existence of the Mandate of Heaven Army at all, until the Mandate of Heaven Army sat on the border and went south to Sichuan......"

Wang Xi thoughtfully, narrowed his eyes, pondered for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, and said: "The villain understands, although the rogues are also hungry people, they will only rob, and every place they go, more hungry people will be added, so it arouses the idea of the imperial court, but the Heavenly Mandate Army is silent, accumulating strength......"

"Haha, it is indeed easy to get money by means of robbery, but in the long run, who will produce it? Especially for grain, crops will not be able to be opened in the field for a while and a half," Li Zicheng sighed leisurely and said: "It is easy to destroy, but it is difficult to restore production!" ”

"Therefore, the subordinates of the Metropolitan Governor, the people will live and work in peace and contentment," Wang Xi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Only the subordinates of the Metropolitan Governor, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, although the villain has not been there, it can be imagined......"

"Haha, isn't the current Wang Jialou a subordinate of the Heavenly Mandate Army?" Li Zicheng laughed, "Actually, the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army earlier, if Wang Li sees it, I'm afraid it will be surprised!" ”

"This ......"

"I told you last time that even if you don't have arable land, you can make a small fortune, but during this time, you were busy with military and political affairs, and I almost forgot," Li Zicheng took out a stack of white paper from his arms, handed it over, and said: "South of Wangjialou, all of them are deep mountains, as long as you can find enough raw materials, you don't have to worry about not earning silver......"

Wang Xi turned out to be blank, and after reading it for a long time, he had no clue, "Dadudu, what is this?" ”

"This kind of production recipe is like the production method of this burning knife," Li Zicheng pointed to the wine jar and said, "However, on this piece of paper, it is not a recipe for producing liquor, but for producing glass!" ”

"Glass?" Wang Xi frowned, although he tried his best to think about it, he had never heard it.

"It's a kind of transparent thing, like crystal," Li Zicheng said: "It can be used instead of window paper, or it can be placed on the roof to transmit light, and it can also be placed on the desk for large households......"

"This is glass?" Wang Xi exclaimed and said, "The villain seems to have seen a piece in Shangzhou, one foot square, and ten taels of silver can't buy ......."

"According to the king, if this kind of glass is produced, will it be possible to earn silver?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I heard that there are two sons in the Wang Li family, and one can be engaged in farming and the other can produce glass. ”

"Thank you, little man!" Although Wang Xi is not a businessman, but the profit of glass, he can imagine, this is by no means a small fortune, he got up and wanted to kneel and bow, but was stopped by Li Zicheng, hesitated for a moment, clapped his hands, and the small room was gently pushed away.

A woman walked in slowly with her head down, the woman was only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a high peach blossom bun on her top, her complexion was pale, and there was a faint amount of wheat, but her face was extremely delicate, with a small cherry mouth and a pointed chin that was very eye-catching.

She was dressed in a short white jacket with a sleeveless waistcoat covering her body, completely concealing her figure, and wearing a long sky blue ruffled skirt, with lotus steps moving lightly, occasionally revealing a pair of pink embroidered shoes.

Li Zicheng felt strange, although the woman's walking, although light, but very steady, obviously not a maid, and the maid's Tsing Yi is also different, just thinking about it, Wang Xi is smiling and said: "Governor, this is the little girl!" ”

Yu'er is naturally Wang Xi's only daughter, Wang Wanyu.

Wang Wanyu didn't wait for Wang Xi's orders, she had already walked to Li Zicheng's side, first blessed with a blessing, and didn't speak, just glanced at Wang Xi, her face was already red with shame

Wang Xi smiled faintly and said, "Yu'er, the Metropolitan Governor is a distinguished guest, and he has never been invited, so pour wine for the Metropolitan Governor first!" ”

"Yes, Dad!" Although Wang Wanyu agreed, she was uneasy, a pair of small hands stirred in front of her, glanced at her father again, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked to Li Zicheng's side, without speaking, only held the wine jar with both hands, poured most of the cup for Li Zicheng, and poured wine for her father, and then put down the wine jar and stood beside her father in a daze.

Li Zicheng listened to her voice, like Huang Ying coming out of the valley, looking at her low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, it was a little like Mu Sirong who saw her for the first time, but she was a guest, Wang Xi asked her daughter to come out and pour wine, I don't know what it means.

If it is a good family, there are also women who come out to visit, but he and Wang Xi, except for this dinner, are just a work relationship, and the number of times they meet is not much, let alone an old friend of the Tong family.

Wang Xi picked up the wine cup, smiled on his face, and said: "The villain respects the governor again, and thanks the governor for his support to the villain......

Li Zicheng also raised his glass and said with a smile: "Wang Lichang doesn't need to be polite, the military and the people are a family!" ”

The woman blushed, and didn't look at Li Zicheng Li Zicheng, seeing that the wine cup was empty, she was saving the two of them, and it happened that the little maid in Tsing Yi came up to add vegetables, so she blessed Li Zicheng and took the opportunity to slip away.