Zhao Ziliang and the five major ministers of the Crossbow Lost Bibi discussed very smoothly on the issue of maintaining the smooth flow of the Silk Road, ensuring the safety of the Silk Road, and striving to make the Silk Road prosperous, which shows that these tribal leaders still know the importance of it, after all, in the face of huge interests, anyone has to be tempted, and hatred or something has to be put aside for the time being.

After two days of detailed discussions, Zhao Ziliang and the five major Jin reached an agreement on various issues, and signed relevant agreements, and also slaughtered cattle and sheep to make an oath, if anyone violates the agreement, they will be jointly attacked by other tribes and the Tang Dynasty Broken Leaf Governor's Mansion.

After sending these catties away, Zhao Ziliang sent people to Qiuzi Town and Shule Town to post notices, telling all the merchants and travelers who traveled to and from the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty that the northern route of the Silk Road had been settled, and that the tribes and towns along the way had reached an agreement to maintain the safety and stability of the northern route of the Silk Road, and that no additional taxes would be levied in any town except for the relevant taxes stipulated, and that smuggling, bandits and horse bandits would be severely cracked down on, so as to ensure the safety of the merchants on the Silk Road.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, and as for the effect, we will have to wait for a while to see.

Two days later, Zheng San came to Zhao Ziliang.

"Brother Liang!"

Zhao Ziliang, who was thinking about things with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and saw that it was Zheng San, so he said, "Oh, let's find a stool to sit on by yourself!" What's the matter with coming to me? ”

Zheng San found a chair and sat down and said: "Brother Liang, many people in our army are from the mainland, and they are not used to eating cheese, milk tea and several other foods here, but it is not easy to buy wheat, corn, rice and other grains here, unless you go to Qiuzi Town and Shule Town to buy them, but it is a long way to go, and it is really inconvenient." I came over and wanted to discuss with Brother Liang how to solve this problem! ”

This is really a question, Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and asked, "So are the other soldiers in the army accustomed to eating rice, wheat and millet rice?" ”

Zheng San said: "That's no problem, our Datang has to sell a lot of grain to the surrounding tribes every year, they should be used to eating it."

After a moment of thought. Zhao Ziliang said: "In addition to the grassland, there are many slopes and hilly areas that are not suitable for grazing outside, which should be able to be reclaimed to grow food, you take people to take the time to find it, anyway, the land in the surrounding areas is ours now, you can open up the wasteland at will, as long as it is suitable for planting, it will be reclaimed!" ”

"It's doable!" Zheng San nodded, and said, "Then how to solve the problem of labor?" You can't let the soldiers go to open up the wasteland, right? Now the recruits are still in the training stage, and they can't stop! The 1,000 elite horsemen of Li Fei Yuanli are still responsible for safety, and they can't move."

Zhao Ziliang said: "This is easy to solve." Five thousand men were sent out of the captives, and they were sent to clear the wasteland and cultivate the land, and as for the guards, I and all the generals and servants were sent to guard the overseers, and if there were any dishonest ones, they should not be polite, but they would all be killed, and there should be no compromise in the treatment of the prisoners. If they do not have the slightest sense of resistance, the remaining captives will be left in the city and continue to build the city according to the plan."

"Okay, then I'll do it!" Zheng San got up and prepared to walk out.

Zhao Ziliang said: "It's about to be dinner, let's eat and leave." I'll ask Mrs. Wang to cook a few more dishes, and let's have two drinks tonight!"

Zheng San happily agreed: "That's okay, I'll rub it here tonight."

Dinner was sumptuous, with fish and meat and delicate stir-fries. The staple food is pancakes, and there is a bowl of egg and vegetable soup, and it is too difficult to eat the rice that Zhao Ziliang wants to eat here. Therefore, you can only eat flour that you are used to.

Zhao Ziliang had more than a dozen large pancakes in front of him, and in terms of his amount of food, this bit of bread was not enough, and he had to eat several catties of meat to be full.

The bowl was filled with wine, unfiltered, which looked a little cloudy, but exuded a rich aroma. Mrs. Wang, Chen Qingying, came over with the last bowl of fried peas, put them on the table, and was about to leave.

Zhao Ziliang stopped her: "You stay and eat together, and call Zhiyun over to eat together!" ”

Chen Qingying hesitated, but still agreed: "No!" ”

Chen Qingying's mother and daughter have moved from General Pei City, and they are still in charge of Zhao Ziliang's life, Zhao Ziliang is busy all day long, and no one is in charge of his life, which is also a big problem, and he can't find a reliable person for a while, so he acquiesced to Chu Ge's arrangement, Chu Ge is not only the chief of the guard, but also the role of Zhao Ziliang's housekeeper.

The mother and daughter ate cautiously and did not say a word, this was one of the only times they had eaten with Zhao Ziliang. Zhao Ziliang and Zheng San were drinking wine and eating food while talking about military and political affairs.

Halfway through dinner, Zheng San remembered something, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Ziliang and said, "By the way, this is Bi Sichen sent someone from the city of Diaochang, saying that it was sent from the capital!" ”

Zhao Ziliang took it and looked at it, his name was written on the envelope, this word was written beautifully, and now he was drinking wine and eating, Zhao Ziliang put it on the table casually, and looked at it after eating and drinking.

After taking a few bites of the pancake, Zhao Ziliang said to Zheng San: "At present, the Governor's Mansion is almost on the right track, all government and military affairs are handled in an orderly manner, in another month, the entire Broken Leaf City will be completed according to the plan, don't say Brother Liang, I won't take care of you, the business in the south of the city will definitely get better in the future, I'll write you a note later, you take it and buy one or two restaurants or inns, or buy a few shops along the street, and you can sell or rent it out when the price rises in the future, and when you get married and have children, It costs money to eat and drink, save more now, and you don't have to worry about it in the future! But I'll tell you first, you can't touch a penny of your money."

Zheng San hurriedly said, "Brother Liang, don't you know who I am?" Don't worry, I know the weight! ”

After drinking wine and eating, Zheng San took the special note written by Zhao Ziliang and left, Zhao Ziliang lay on the Hu bed with an oil lamp and a book of soldiers and watched it intently.

For ancient Chinese military thought, Zhao Ziliang can be said to be very familiar with it, and there are also this kind of books circulating among the Jiangmen family, and even have to buy them on the market, but he is not very proficient in how to arrange the troops on the battlefield. These military books are all experiences summed up by generals with combat experience based on their own practice and exploration.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the military book intently, he had to take a certain amount of time every night to learn the military knowledge of this era, and then compare it with the military knowledge he had learned and seen in later generations.

At this time, Chen Qingying, who was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, said in a low voice: "Master, I haven't read your letter yet!" Where did the slave put it for you? ”

When Zhao Ziliang heard this, he remembered that he hadn't read the letter from Chang'an, and remembered that Chen Qingying seemed to be literate, so he said: "Oh, you seem to be literate, right?" You read it to me, and I listen! ”

Chen Qingying hesitated for a moment before opening the envelope, took out the letter paper from it and spread it out and read: "General Ziliang Taijian, after Yu Zizi left the city, he went all the way from Qiuzi Town, Yanqi Town, and Shazhou, entered Yumen Pass to Dunhuang, and then returned to Chang'an ・・・・・・ through Hexi and Longyou."

After only listening to these few words, Zhao Ziliang knew who wrote the letter, which was written by Cen Shen from Chang'an, and Cen Shen had said before leaving that he would return to Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination.

Listening to Chen Qingying continue to read, sure enough, Cen Shen participated in this year's Autumn Festival, and he was lucky to win the second-class jinshi, although the ranking was not too high, but it was also good, and he was now in Chang'an waiting for the official appointment of the Ministry of Officials.

After Chen Qingying finished reading, Zhao Ziliang sighed: "Cen Gongzi is really a talented person, and he was admitted to the Jinshi at one time."

Chen Qingying couldn't help but ask, "Who is Gongzi Cen?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "Cen Gongzi's great-grandfather was the prime minister of the Taizong Dynasty, he came to Anxi last year to travel, I have a little friendship with him, we are fellow villagers."

"I see!" Chen Qingying said and walked over and handed the letter paper and envelope to Zhao Ziliang, "Master, the letter is for you."

Zhao Ziliang didn't look up, he reached out to pick it up, but he didn't want to hold Chen Qingying's hand, which was very slippery, not at all like the hand of a woman who was nearly thirty years old.

"Ugh!" Zhao Ziliang felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly raised his head and quickly loosened it before taking the letter and envelope.

Chen Qingying was touched, but her face was flushed with shame, although now there is no degree of kissing between men and women after the Song Dynasty, but the defense of men and women is also very serious. When Zhao Ziliang took away the letter, she hurriedly said goodbye and left in a panic.

Zhao Ziliang looked at Chen Qingying's panicked back, and suddenly felt that this mature woman seemed to have a little different taste, and he subconsciously suddenly shouted: "That Mrs. ・・・・・・ Wang, give me some foot washing water!" ”

Chen Qingying was stunned when she heard this, and immediately became more panicked and left.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Zhao Ziliang, who couldn't read at all, looked up, but saw Chen Qingying's daughter Wang Zhiyun coming in with a wooden basin of water.

"Master, the slave family is here to wash your feet!"

Zhao Ziliang was stunned, and couldn't help but say, "What about your mother?" ”

Realizing that his question was too obvious, Zhao Ziliang immediately remedied: "Look at your body, a gust of wind blows down, and a basin of water is swaying, your mother is really, how can you let you do this kind of work?" Now is the time for you to grow your body, eat more, you look at your little ・・・・・・."

Wang Zhiyun couldn't help but say: "Where is the slave family・・・・・・ small?" You're only two or three years older than the slave family! ”

"You're small everywhere!" Zhao Ziliang smiled and shook his head.

Wang Zhiyun, who was squatting on the ground, lifted Zhao Ziliang's feet, took off her boots and stinky socks, and she couldn't help wrinkling her nose, she put Zhao Ziliang's feet into the wooden basin, rubbed them with her little hands, and suddenly said loudly: "Are you in love with my mother?" ”

Zhao Ziliang, who was drinking water from a teacup, heard this and squirted out on the spot, "Puff - cough, cough, you kid, how do you talk nonsense."

Although he said this, Zhao Ziliang's heart was a little surprised that Wang Zhiyun, a little girl, was so sensitive at such a young age, it seems that she really can't be regarded as a little girl, people have grown up, and everything that should be known is known, but the body and bones have not yet grown. (To be continued.) )