Kong Minxing pondered for a moment and said, "Alas, this is a good way, but it will hurt you." ”

"It doesn't matter...... Zhang Han said with a smile: "Anyway, this bandit must be suppressed, I originally wanted to keep them for the New Year, but now they can't celebrate the New Year." ”

When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.

……

On the morning of the next day, the army began to mobilize before the war, but the departments and bureaus were not sure whether they could receive the task, nor did they know the rationing of troops, mainly because the pre-war military conference had not yet been held, which made everyone a little confused.

"Brother Han, I think it's also a good thing to suppress bandits this time." Chang Wei sat opposite Zhang Han and said with a smile: "The bandits have been rampant recently, and they want to rob a lot of silver, plus their old bottom, we can drown these rats out of their holes, and we can produce a lot of 'food'." ”

Zhang Hanbai glanced at him and said: "Military operations only consider the military, how can there be any consideration of seizures in advance?" ”

As soon as the words came out, I remembered that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan finally broke Nanjing, and the Qing court waited for him to hand over and seize it in advance, because Nanjing was the "Tianjing" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the bandits had been rampant for many years, plundering countless wealth, and the "Tianjing" puppet kings were innumerable, and the wealth was considerable, and Hong Xiuquan was good at accumulating, and he had a lot of wealth in his treasury.

Of course, this idea is very naïve, the Hunan army worked hard to break the city, I don't know how many casualties there were, of course, it was a plunder, which was also a basic rule of leading troops at that time, not to ask the lower-level officers and soldiers to loot, what do they use to honor the upper echelons, and how to muster up morale to fight?

Of course, Zhang Han's soldiers did not encourage morale like this, the military regulations were very strict, and there was no need to worry about someone intercepting the flow of water like the Hunan army, Chang Wei's words seemed to be a good idea.

At this time, Zhang Han had a faint idea, since fighting a war is super expensive, and Li Dongxue and they dare not support the army to fight, so what about "fighting to feed the war"?

If there were a lot of captures in each battle, not only would they not pay compensation, but they would even have a slight surplus, no one would oppose it.

The bandits are partially raised, kept to make a noise, and the stubborn ones are knocked out, and their old nests can be served, just like watering the fields to build a vole's nest, and there may be quite a good harvest.

"You kid!"

Zhang Han patted Chang Wei on the shoulder, and scolded with a smile: "There are many crooked ideas!" ”

While the two were talking, Jiang Yi said outside: "My lord, someone from the Xinpingbao Mansion has been sent over. ”

"Who?"

"This time it was Zhang Chun who came in person."

"Huh?"

Zhang Han is not surprised, Zhang Chun is really very well trained, except that his courage is slightly weaker than Chang Wei, there is nothing to be faulty in other aspects, shrewd and capable, and the young man is energetic, in Xinpingbao, in addition to assisting Chang in managing the affairs of the family, he also took charge of the affairs of the main store with Zhou Fengji Liang Hong, a person who is usually very busy, this time he came in person, presumably something happened to the family.

"Zhang Chun hurry in!"

Zhang Han hurriedly called Zhang Chun in, and after Zhang Chun came in, he saluted, and his face was quite calm.

"What's going on at home?"

"Nothing." Zhang Chun deserves to be the closest master and servant to Zhang Han, and said in a hurry at the moment: "The family is safe and sound, and the new house has been built, so I will move over after the year." ”

"Good." Zhang Han breathed a sigh of relief and scolded with a smile: "You came here so badly, it scared me." ”

"I knew it." Zhang Chun also smiled: "So hurry up and pick it up." ”

"How's the new house?"

"That's good...... Eleven in, the main courtyard from the gatehouse to the back garden is seven, there are two side yards next to each other, there are more than 90 rooms, there are dozens of people in our house now, the previous three into the yard is too small, but also too crowded. ”

"Well, that's fine, I'll go back and ask someone to bring some silver back, all the utensils and ornaments are good, don't save money." Zhang Han showed a look of satisfaction on his face, of course making money is for his family to live a better life, and he himself is not very particular about it in the barracks, but since he has this condition, of course, he must ask his mother to live the best life in this era.

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "The housewife explained when I came, I am not allowed to bring back the silver, there are still 10,000 taels over there, everything is enough, I heard that there is also a shortage of silver here, the housewife is a little uneasy." ”

"You tell your mother that everything is with me, and she can live a good life with peace of mind." Zhang Han is quite helpless, now he is indeed short of silver, a year ago he planned to finally smash another 100,000 to three manufacturing bureaus, whether it is weapons, carriages, or civilian supplies to be manufactured in large quantities, he just wants to bet on this last one.

Of course, if you lose, you won't go out of business, but next year's stocking will be greatly affected, and the outcome may be a very bad chain reaction...... But Zhang Han didn't think it would be bad, at least he didn't think that Bu Shitu would allow another large-scale business war, and the Mongols would still have face.

"Okay, then I'll get down to business...... Zhang Chun showed a smile on his face and whispered: "This time, it's the master's mother's order, ask the uncle when will you go back and settle the family matter?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Han's face was red, the corners of his forehead began to sweat, and his back was also itching badly.

Of course, he was not shy, but he didn't know how to deal with this matter at the moment.

In front of him, there was Chang Ning's gentle figure, as well as the hug in the dark night, the kiss with Yang Liu, and the arrow that Yu Niang on the grassland blocked for herself.

At this moment, my brain was in a mess, and I didn't know how to deal with it at all.

Yang Liu is easy to do, she won't expect to be too late, but Yu Niang's side ...... It's a bit tricky.

"The housewife said uncle, you are almost twenty years old, although it is not very old, but it is also the age of the male marriage, and if it drags on, people like us will also be gossiped about, the important thing is that the second uncle said that Yuci said that the eldest uncle has nothing in Li Zhuang, and Miss Cousin can't live like this, if you don't settle down, you have to take it back, and you have to say ......kiss to Miss Cousin over there."

"Who the fuck dare?" When it came to his future wife, Zhang Han was naturally furious.

Chang Wei listened with a smile on the side, and then said with a serious face: "Zhang Chun, you go back and say, no matter what Yuci's people say, don't pay attention to it." ”

Zhang Han said: "Who made this trick?" ”

"Yuci's side is not monolithic, it is estimated that because of Han Qi's matter, there are some rats over there who want to dissociate themselves from Xinpingbao's side." Chang Wei said distressedly: "My uncle doesn't care about foreign affairs, and my father can't say too much about this matter, the important thing is that my aunt is soft-eared, and she can't help the villain to talk nonsense." ”

Zhang Han said: "I will send a team of soldiers back to Xinpingbao, and Yuci will fight back if they come again." ”

Chang Wei said happily: "That's fine, they will know that it is powerful when they fight back, and I agree with both hands." ”

Zhang Chun also pursed his lips and smiled, he said: "Yuci is easy to handle over there, but what about the words of the master mother?" ”

Chang Wei was just laughing on the side, Zhang Han first looked bitter, and then laughed too.

It's a good thing to say it's distressing...... Whether it's Chang Ning or Yu Niang, they are all good girls who are one in a million, what else is there to say about this blessing, these girls will add a little modern makeup in the future generations, it is estimated that the return rate on the street is 100%, not to mention the personality or something, Zhang Han feels not bad for a while.

"Tell my mother," Zhang Han laughed for a while, and said very solemnly: "I want to lead troops into the mountains to suppress bandits, recently and Yusheng's convoy and local have been repeatedly attacked, if you sit idly by, the new governor is trying to find my ballast, this is a ready-made excuse to give to others, we can't be so stupid, so don't say that you can't do it before the year, and you can't go back, and you can't do it after the year, this crackdown on bandits will take time." ”

"Yes, then I'll just go back and talk back." Zhang Chun agreed first, and then smiled: "But how long will it take to delay?" ”

"A year at most, half a year at the minimum." The new year, that is, the first year of the Apocalypse, is coming, of course, Zhang Han also has a lot of plans, and even he didn't pay much attention to Han Qi's threats...... Of course, he has his own ideas and practices, but he won't tell anyone about them yet.

"I will also say this to my master." Zhang Chunzheng said: "The people in the house are actually very enthusiastic about this matter, and with these words, it can be regarded as calming everyone's hearts." ”

"Do whatever you want." Looking at Zhang Chun with a sincere face, Zhang Han remembered the past when the master and servant went to the store to do things and returned home together, those situations seem to be still vivid, and the little Changsui of the day has now become a figure on the main side, although the age is not less than twenty, but Zhang Chun and Chang Wei's ability, at least in Zhang Han's opinion, the magistrate of Lingqiu, Zhu Qingyu of the two Jinshi is far away.

"Jiang Yi." Zhang Han instructed outside the window: "Call the chief officers of all departments, the general generals, and the general managers of the bureau to come together to discuss the plan to suppress the bandits!" ”

……

Time flickered and passed more than ten days, only two days away from the New Year, Tiancheng Acropolis is full of a group of New Year's festival scenes, people's New Year's goods are almost ready, more people are busy steaming steamed buns, croquettes, pickled fish, bacon, some people are busy collecting debts, most of the people who walk on the road with lanterns in the evening are the merchants who ask for debts everywhere, the business of the bathhouse is the best in these two days, regardless of the rich and poor these days, they will choose to take a bath, wash off the dirt on the body, no matter what, they must be clean and clean for the New Year.

Bathing, cleansing, shaving...... Of course, it is not to cut the hair, but to do some modifications, shave the scattered hair in the corners and corners, and then wash the hair and re-wrap it.

Walking on the street, in addition to making food is cleaning, there are old and young housewives commanding the little girls and little boys who are half a big little boy to play a hand, feather dusters and broom rags are the main force of cleaning, there is no transparent window in these years, each family is to wipe the window first, and then change the window paper, and then wipe the table and sweep the floor, clean those old cobwebs, toss down, whether it is poor or rich, the home is also clean and neat.

I don't know whether this set of customs is slowly formed in the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there is not much difference from later generations, even if people travel here hundreds of years later, about the New Year's situation, the so-called "New Year's flavor" is the best medicine that can relieve nostalgia -

I missed it yesterday, so I'll make up for it today.