Zhang Xuwen is not bad, he is kind-hearted, like Zhang Xuezeng, Zhang Xuzong is the eldest grandson, he may have been pampered since he was a child, and his temper is a little big, but now his steps are very hurried, and his face is also flat.

Zhang Han looked at it, put down his pen, and frowned: "Xuzong, what are you doing this morning like a charge?" ”

Zhang Xuzong still didn't dare to offend in front of Zhang Han, but his face was still ugly, and he said: "Li Mengnian arranged for me to take care of those Russians, but they made trouble in the morning, and the man named Madoff pointed at my nose and shouted loudly, I didn't understand what they said, I thought they were scolding, this thing is really annoying." ”

Zhang Han's face was a little cold, and he looked at Li Menghou and said to Zhang Xuzong: "People get up in the morning, but if you want to ask when you will meet, you can say a few perfunctory words, and then arrange breakfast and accompany a few more smiling faces, how can there be any reason for guests to be angry with the host?" Li Mengnian has been with them yesterday, why didn't anything happen? ”

Zhang Xuzong said angrily: "How do I know what thunder Li Mengnian buried for me." ”

Li Mengnian looked helpless on the side, Zhang Xuzong has always had this temper in the attendant department, and sometimes even Li Shenming dares to say a few words.

"You are getting more and more confused, people want you to make some contributions, you can't see it, but you are weird." Zhang Han said coldly: "You go down, you don't have to worry about this matter." ”

Although Zhang Han was angry in his heart, he had no intention of punishing Zhang Xuzong, the matter was not big, and the relatives had to leave two signboards anyway, the people in these years were different from the later generations, everyone lived according to the clan, even if the people who did not get along with the relatives would be said to have no conscience, Zhang Han and Zhang Yin were relatives and were unhappy, but that was the matter of the ancestors, if the continuation of the sect was opened, I am afraid that someone would use this matter to make a big splash and ruin his reputation.

Zhang Xuzong was also a little scared, his face was still a little unconvinced, and he paused and left without saying a word.

Zhang Han endured his anger and asked Zhang Xuwen, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Zhang Xuwen said: "There is an urgent report from the Jiatai side, saying that it is the discovery of the plague. ”

"The plague is no small thing." Zhang Han said: "What medicine they wanted, as well as sending military doctors, they all quickly approved it and asked the Military and Political Department to hurry up and implement it." In addition, the people from the Military and Political Department will be sent over, and what Zhou Da Niu is doing to eat, it is almost winter and there is a plague! ”

"Tell them that it is better to prevent it than to cure, and we must pay attention to hygiene." Zhang Han lost his temper and said: "If the plague breaks out again, ask Zhou Daniu to come over and explain to me in person." ”

Zhang Xuwen took a pen shorthand while listening, and after finishing the memorization, he saw that Zhang Han was speechless, so he said: "The sixth uncle brought them over with Xuguo and wanted to see you." ”

Zhang Han didn't know who the sixth uncle was, Zhang Xuwen saw that he looked ignorant, and said: "It's the third old lady's branch, which is a distant sect." ”

Zhang Siwei has many heirs, Zhang Han and Zhang Xuwen are both descendants of Tai Zheng and Jia Zheng brothers, and the third old lady is already far away.

Zhang Han said: "I don't see them, you lead the people you bring to the assessment, if you pass the test, you won't stay, if you don't qualify, you won't stay, if they want to leave, they will send fifty taels of Chengyi, and ask Xuzong to accompany them, he is better than you in this matter." ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuwen promised to come down and leave.

Only then did Zhang Han say to Li Mengnian: "Don't ask Xuzong to do important things in the future, invite Petrin and them." ”

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Of course, Petrin and his party will not be arranged to live in the official residence, their treatment is far worse than Li Guozhu, the people of the chamberlain department found a courtyard for them to live in in the north, closer to the workshop area, and at night they also heard the sound of banging, the machine driven by the water flow forging or rolling, of course, the sound is not small, fortunately, these people are drunk, but no one is noisy.

When I got up in the morning, the old hairy people remembered their tasks one by one, of course, they had to quarrel to see Zhang Han, just when Zhang Xuzong showed his uncle's temper, he didn't greet him well, and his face was ugly...... They all crossed the Ural Mountains from the borders of Europe, and from there there were almost no cities, only some large settlements along the rivers, and more often there were vast uninhabited areas, and when approaching Central Asia, they had to watch out for Tatars and wild beasts, such people were nervous and fearless of death...... Zhang Xuzong was really angry, but he deserved it.

Hearing Zhang Han's summons, Petrin and the others finally combed their hair and slightly cleaned their clothes.

In the Great China City they wanted to see the Chinese emperor, of course they couldn't get their wish, to here, I heard that Zhang Han is also a military attache of the third grade, which is equivalent to the governor of the Russians, plus this large piece of foundation, everyone is still a little solemn in their hearts, but they are not afraid, Russia has embarked on the road to a strong country, coupled with their already fierce national characteristics, these people will not learn to be in awe wherever they go.

Moreover, in the eyes of Petrin and others, although the Chinese are rich, they are far from being called strong, they seem to be weak, the political structure is chaotic, the lack of aggressiveness against the barbarians, the whole country is not aggressive, the military strength is weak, Petrin and his party are all through the northern heavy land of Daming, they have seen a lot of battalions, and they feel no different from calling Hanako.

In Russia, people with swords and muskets, who grabbed large tracts of land are called heroes, and they do not feel this Russian spirit in China.

With a subconscious sense of pride, Petrin and the group walked out of the lodgings.

In front of their eyes, it is still the same scene as yesterday, and there seem to be more people today.

The road is full of people, some of them are farmers who are doing work in the field, it is raining, everyone's face has a happy color, the rain is not heavy, just can do some work, people talk and laugh, their faces are full of cheerful expressions, carrying farm tools and slowly walking to the farmland.

Petrin knew that these men were sharecroppers...... Li Zhuang is the core, and the nearly 100,000 acres of land are all Zhang Han's private property, and the peasants are of course tenant farmers, and he saw that these tenant farmers had relaxed smiles on their faces, and shook his head a little puzzled.

In Russia, where serfs were the lowest class, Patrin could only see sorrow and emaciation on their faces, and the shadow of death would come with it.

Madoff said: "The Ming Kingdom is really rich, I see that many people are wearing woolen clothes. ”

Petrin nodded, but did not speak, the light in his eyes became more intense.

The Russians saw a denser flow of people, all walking together in hundreds or thousands of people to the northeast of the factory area. The Russians knew that there was a large workshop and a place for firearms testing, and the sound of machines and artillery muskets was constantly heard.

They saw that the men who had come to work were poorly dressed than the tenant farmers, and that the clothes were very poor, most of them with patches, and that the faces of the people were generally much thinner, and that many of them had hopeful expressions on their faces.

The flow of people formed a long stream, and people stood on the right side of the road, neatly lined up in a long snake-like line, and the road on the left was vacant, and there were constant horse-drawn carriages passing by.

Madoff muttered: "There are so many people in the Ming Kingdom, they are like a swarm of ants. ”

The Russians present had the same idea, they had lived in Tomsk for a long time, where there was often not a single family within a radius of hundreds of miles, let alone such a long queue, even in the hinterland of Russia, it was difficult to see such a scene in front of them.

A group of cuirassiers rode by, and many people applauded.

The arrogance of Petrin and others has been suppressed a lot, and these cuirassiers are also heavily invested in Europe, and only a few military powers have this kind of elite cavalry.

They remembered the group of musketeers outside the courtyard last night, and it seemed that the weapons in their hands were much better than the ones they wanted to trade, and they should be the highest level in Europe, and their arrogance dropped a few points.

After arriving at Zhang Han's residence, Petrin and his entourage met Zhang Han smoothly this time.

When the rain was light, Zhang Han called Petrin and others to meet in the flower hall, the window was open, and the wet wind blew in, making people feel slightly cold and comfortable.

"Old friend, we're meeting again."

Patrin crossed his arms and chest, bowed deeply, no matter what, Zhang Han is the master of the powerful forces they see in front of them, not to mention the power, just the official position is also the senior military attache of the Ming Kingdom, they also have to have considerable respect in etiquette.

"Mr. Petrin, it's hard to come all the way." Zhang Han had a gentle smile on his face, and of course he didn't show the enthusiasm that Petrin hoped for, but only moderately expressed his welcome.

After everyone sat down, Zhang Han said: "Is the special envoy of Petrin coming to my Ming Jingshi again this time?" ”

Petrin said: "No, we are here this time. ”

Zhang Han said: "It should be to open up trade routes and trade with each other?" ”

"Yes." Petrin said, "We're here for this. I remember that when I met Mr. Zhang by chance two years ago, I heard about Mr. Zhang's power, and I had such thoughts. ”

Zhang Han chuckled and said, "The problem is that we still have the biggest problem...... The road is too far. ”

Petrin said: "He Yusheng's caravan has been able to reach Mobei, why can't it trade with us and Russia?" ”

"We are bypassing the desert and mountainous areas in the western part of Mobei," Zhang Han said: "From the map, we know that the southwest side of the three parts of Transkhalkha is the Altai Mountains, and to the north is the Sayan Mountains, even in the northeast there are several Gobi areas, fortunately, the Mongols themselves are familiar with the geographical advantages, we go all the way north from the direction of Qingcheng, the ideal end point is the big monastery, and it is also the place of worship of the living Buddha Jebtsundamba Hutuktu, but the distance has been calculated, there are 2,400 miles, a large area of no man's land, the cost is too great, so we arrived at the middle of the Tushetu Khan Department, That is, the Shalanbal station of the ancient Yuan, which is about 500 miles away from Qingcheng, is already the limit of our caravan going north. ”

While Zhang Han was speaking, the people from the Attendant Division were already unfolding the map on the side, and Zhang Han combined the map as he spoke, which was very clear.

"In short," Zhang Han looked at Petrin and said, "Whether it is to the big temple or continue to the north, our current strength cannot do it." ”