Chapter 117 Heavy rain in Liaodong

When the first autumn rain arrives, the harvest is basically over.

Wang Xu stood on the balcony on the second floor of the palace, looking at the city that seemed to be shrouded in smoke because of the heavy rain, as if he smelled a rotten earthy smell in the air.

That's the smell of rain wetting the fruit, and then the rain wraps around the fruit and sinks deep into the mud.

I don't know how much grain has been harvested in the past half a month, relying on the effect of the sickle.

"Emperor, the humidity is heavy, be careful of the wind and cold." Mo Lian put a deerskin robe on Wang Xu's body and said softly.

"Woke up?" Wang Xu turned his head to look at Mo Lian's still sleepy eyes, and reached out to touch her long hair, which was still a little damp.

These days, due to the use of sickles in exchange for a large amount of grain from the city, the accumulated grain is all carried by her, day and night to disinfect and select.

This is the sequelae left by hunger, so much serious food came at once, which made Mo Lian very nervous, for fear of ruining it, so he had to do it himself, Wang Xu overheard Zhai Qiu mention that she had been soaked in Rongshu Mountain these days, and she couldn't sleep or take care of rest.

I can only go over and get her back in person, so that she can sleep well.

After all, the food is there, and it won't run away.

Mo Lian shrank her shoulders a little embarrassed, and said in a glutinous voice, "Wake up, is the emperor hungry?" I'll make you tofu to eat. ”

Looking at the smile on Mo Lian's little face, the corners of Wang Xu's mouth twitched, and finally she couldn't bear to refuse, watching her happily go to the kitchen to prepare food.

In particular, Mo Lian felt that everyone had eaten too much meat before, which was not good for their health, and they needed to eat some food, so not only Wang Xu, but everyone in the country turned their three meals into beans.

Rong Shu is soybeans, in order to prevent Chinese people from eating too many fried beans and boiled beans with gastrointestinal discomfort, Wang Xu handed over the method of making tofu and soy milk, as well as dried tofu and other soy products to Mo Lian.

After all, it's embarrassing to hear someone farting everywhere you go.

After Mo Lian got the way to make so many beans, she was very happy, and she was very happy to suddenly have so many rich ingredients, so Wang Xu had three meals a day, all kinds of tofu, especially tofu mixed with shallots.

Although it is true that the meal is served, three meals a day is still a little disgusting.

However, Wang Xu couldn't bear to discourage her enthusiasm, so he cleaned up her stomach during this time.

A golden 'goose' with shiny feathers staggered up the stairs like a penguin, rubbed against Wang Xu's legs, and then jumped on the table and began to peck at the salt-baked soybeans on the table.

The golden eagle has now completely changed from a bird to a 'beast', without the slightest handsomeness of the sky overlord, even if the feathers on its body are more and more golden, sometimes dazzling like gold in the sun or in the light.

But with its fat body, it is very funny, like a penguin that has always grown a golden retriever.

It can only be said that the terrible thing about human domestication of animals is that they can slowly let the species begin to mutate, and at first Wang Xu was afraid that the golden eagle would fly around and be hurt by wild birds, so he tied it to his side.

Later, after the golden eagle was handed over to Mo to be raised, it was even more pampered, not only did not need to fly, but also did not need to go, there were people everywhere to hold, every day in addition to eating and sleeping, at the beginning of the year was also responsible for 'raising' the little black tiger and the little white tiger, now the two little guys have grown up, it can't manage it, completely let go of itself, become a fat bird.

Wang Xu is a little worried, if this thing continues to be so fat, it may become the first eagle to die of diabetes due to three high obesity.

It's a shame for their eagles.

Wang Xu secretly made up his mind that as long as the city was conquered and the surrounding area was safe, he must let the golden eagle lose weight well and recover his former majesty.

As if sensing the strangeness of Wang Xu's eyes, the golden eagle stretched out its chin laboriously from the accumulation of more fat on his neck, tilted his head to look at Wang Xu, and then continued to eat.

"Emperor, news from Qiu He." Downstairs, Zhai Qiu's slightly hoarse report voice disrupted Wang Xu's daze.

Although Zhai Qiu is still thin now, he is much stronger than the skeleton before, wearing the light armor designed by Wang Xu for him to exercise physical fitness, accompanied by the golden mask on his face, which makes him look less hideous, but a little more mysterious.

At least he looks like a normal person.

"Just here?" Wang Xu went downstairs, glanced at Zhai Qiu, and took the silk book handed over.

"Because of the sudden rainstorm, it may have been delayed for half an hour." Zhai Qiu said, then took out the linen cloth around his waist, squatted on the ground and wiped the marks on the floor.

Wang Xu glanced at Qiu He's military report, and made a calculation on the sand table that had been made, then took out a map to mark and handed it to him, and began to wipe the table after wiping the floor, wiping the bamboo slips like a housekeeper Zhai Qiu, "This is brought to Daliangzao, and then during this time, let the Lan Jia army cooperate with them, and strive not to startle Murong Qian and Bai Dibu's people." ”

"The action has begun?" Zhai Qiu's eyes hidden in the golden mask flashed with a hint of frenzy and excitement.

"Qiu He said that since yesterday, several small families in Bai Di have had conflicts over slaves and grain, and the price of grain in Baocheng was too low for a while, which caused a lot of chain reactions." Wang Xu smiled: "It is estimated that soon, Murong Qian will incite the people of the Bai Di Department to attack the Lin Hu Department." ”

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Before the autumn rain came, the city was rarely lively during this time, and a large number of slaves transported food every day, going in and out of the city and outside, in order to ensure the order of the city, even the guards in the palace were sent out.

Of course, there is also an endless stream of various iron tools that are transported into the city.

When those Bai Dibu families in the city found that those useless and cheap slaves could really be exchanged for important iron tools, they began to trade frantically with Qiu He and the Zhu family as if they had picked up a big bargain.

However, due to the limited number of iron tools, in order to obtain these important tools first, the major families also began to use their own strange tricks, some reduced prices, some bribes, and some tried to rob openly.

However, Ming robbed a lesson from the hatred of Murong Qian and the people of the Zhou family.

The hundreds of thousands of slaves in the city have basically been sold in these days, and the originally chaotic outside the city seems to have become much cleaner.

But although there are fewer slaves, the efficiency and speed of harvesting grain have been greatly improved, and everyone is lamenting the convenience of the sickle, what was originally unreaped by hundreds of thousands of people, now tens of thousands of people can easily harvest it, and they are still very good at calculating this account.

In the future, as long as they raise a small number of slaves, they can get more harvests, so they are full of favor and greed for the Zhu family and Qiu He of the Lin Hu Department.

But the Zhou family and Murong Qian were calculating another account.

In addition to these iron tools on the surface, the Zhu family and Qiu He also provided them with additional iron tools, mostly weapons.

So they quickly increased the armament that could equip a thousand men.

The Zhou clan armed their own private army with these equipment, more than 1,000 well-equipped regular troops, plus 2,000 slave troops, which is currently the most powerful armed force in Qiancheng.

Although Murong Quan's side did not expand the army, the 1,500,000 armored Eastern Jackal Riders could be regarded as raising their strength by one level.

As a result, the atmosphere between Murong Jian and the Zhou Clan and the Sang Clan has become much more subtle these days.

When this autumn rain came unexpectedly, after washing the two layers of Rongshu around the city that had not had time to be harvested into the earth, this atmosphere was also washed away from the subtlety on the surface.

Finally, a family rejected Murong Quan's request to recruit their daughter into the palace, and after a conflict with Murong Quan's guards, causing nearly 100 casualties, the most formal meeting after Murong Quan's arrival was held in the palace.

All the powerful families of the Bai Di Department sent representatives to the court, and the remaining more than 1,000 cavalry of Murong and the more than 1,000 garrisons of the Bai Di Department were stalemate outside the palace, and outside the palace walls, there were nearly 3,000 slave troops of the major families on standby.

The entire royal palace is immersed in a solemn atmosphere.

Qiu He stood in the highest pavilion in the city, looking at the hazy palace that was slaughtered in the torrential rain, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I hope that the Zhou clan can be tougher, and it is best to fight with Murong Exhaustion's people first, and wear down the strength of both sides." The Zhu family sat at the coffee table to make tea, and there were salt-baked soybeans and dried tofu on the table.

"It's difficult, Murong Qian is a man who understands the general situation and can stretch and contract." Qiu He shook his head with some regret.

"That's called being able to stretch and bend." The Zhu family chuckled and rolled his eyes.

"If only this rain had been two days late, it would have killed them a few more times." Qiu He sighed, sat down opposite the Zhu family, threw a salt-baked soybean into his mouth, and showed an intoxicated expression on his face, "It's really a delicacy, thanks to the emperor's favor." ”

The Zhu family glanced at Qiu He's flattering expression, chuckled and shook his head, "After the matter is completed, the emperor will have a greater reward." ”

"The emperor promised that when the north attacked Donghu, I would walk with Zhai Qiu." Qiu He's eyes flashed with excitement.

"I don't want to live in the city, I have to go to the battlefield to die, I really don't know what you think." The Zhu family shook their heads helplessly, "You are not suitable for the battlefield." ”

"Of course I do." Qiu He chuckled, and then knocked on the table meaningfully, "But I'm not fit to stay in the city, am I?" ”

The Zhu family raised their eyebrows slightly, looked at Qiu He with interest, and nodded, "Theoretically, that's the case." ”

"Huh?" Qiu He was slightly stunned.

"You'll find out slowly." The Zhu family took a deep sip of tea, looked at the shocking scene of the torrential rain and smoke outside, and sighed, "This rain in Liaodong is really big." ”