Zhang Tinggong really loves roasting yellow rats.

After only a few moments, the old man ate his beard full of oil, and his mouth squeaked with chewing.

Chen Qiyu took office as a new official, and he wanted to ask Zhang Tinggong for some governor's advice.

Zhang Tinggong himself is in a bad situation, and Chen Qiyu is being appreciated by the emperor and has a good friendship with him.

Because the right guard of Datong, Ma Zongbing's hometown is not far from Chen Qiyu's hometown Baode, and it is a water away from Yansui Town, where Chen Qiyu is going to take office, and he has even more thoughts to save a connection.

The three of them quickly became warm.

Zhang Ting's face was red, and he introduced to Chen Qiyu:

"The weasel is a thing, when the weather is sunny and warm, it will come out of the hole to warm up, and when it sees a person, it will stand on its hind feet, and its front paws will be staggered, arching like a wrestling. People who believe in Buddhism think that the yellow rat is Ji Rui with fairy energy, and even more, there are rumors that the yellow rat is a human change! ”

Chen Qiyu was full of interest, and opened his bow left and right: "There is such a thing?" ”

"Of course there are, there are still a lot of people who believe in it", Ma Zongbing said mysteriously: "Legend has it that there are no weasels in the world, and when King Yan swept the north, the army of 100,000 Southern Dynasties became weas!" ”

Speaking of legends, Mr. Ma painted his voice and color, and the two literati listened to it.

Legend has it that after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, seized the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunwen, and then moved the capital from Jinling to Yanjing, launching a continuous large-scale attack on the Northern Yuan.

The 100,000-strong army went deep into the grassland, and the farther and farther the battle went, and finally the weather entered winter, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, and everyone was tired of fighting.

At the end of a battle, the soldiers knelt on the ground and begged the military advisor Liu Bowen, asking the military advisor to cast a spell to send everyone back to the Southern Dynasty overnight like Jiang Ziya crossed the five levels of the people.

Liu Bowen saw that the soldiers were pitiful, so he promised them: "It is indeed not difficult to return to the Southern Dynasty overnight, everyone must do what I instruct." When you go to bed tonight, you must turn your head south, and you must not open your eyes in the middle of the night if you hear anything. ”

The soldiers were very grateful to the military advisor and prepared to return to the Southern Dynasty according to the instructions of the military advisor.

In the middle of the night, a north wind blew on the grassland. The north wind swept snowflakes through the gaps in the soldiers' trousers and clothes, and the soldiers shivered with cold.

The soldiers began to waver, muttering and complaining about the military advisor. Some people simply turned their heads to face north, and slept with their heads covered.

Suddenly, I only heard the sound of the wind, the dust and smoke rose suddenly, and suddenly there was a "woo", and the soldiers with their heads facing south rose into the air and floated towards the south. The soldier who slept with his head facing north was instantly frozen to death.

The soldiers flying in the air were so excited that they forgot the orders of the military advisor and secretly opened their eyes to see the tactics of the military advisor. As soon as he opened his eyes, he fell from the sky with a "soaring" sound, and turned into yellow rats one by one, scattered everywhere.

The soldiers did not listen to the military advisor, and none of them returned to the Southern Dynasty.

Since then, the grasslands have been infested with yellow rats.

During the day, they bowed south and looked into the distance, hoping that one day the military division would take them back to their hometown in the Southern Dynasty.

In the evening, they couldn't help but shout, "Go back to the South-", "Go back to the South-", "Go back to the South-".

In winter, they sleep in caves with their heads facing south. No matter how heavy the wind and snow are, they will never open their eyes, and they will sleep for a winter, hoping to return to the Southern Dynasty as soon as they wake up next year.

Chen Qiyu sighed again and again after hearing this: "The border army is bitter! ”

Zhang Tinggong echoed: "Yes! The soldier's inner pain will make up this kind of story solution. In fact, the yellow rat has been around since ancient times, and the ancient text is called the gift mouse. The so-called ritual rat is also the one who arches and stands. Yellow rats come out of Datong, Taiyuan, Yan, Sui and desert grasslands. In autumn, beans, millet, and grass seeds are stored to protect against winter, and in spring, they are stung out. The villagers catch it by irrigating the hole with water, the taste is extremely fat, and the skin can be Qiu. Its shape resembles a mouse, its round eyes are clear, and a pair of rabbit teeth show out of its lips, which is cute and cute. The people also called them marmots, marmots, big-eyed thieves, and hara. ”

"Ahh It turns out that the weasel is Hara! ”

Chen Qiyu was so frightened that he spit out the half-eaten roast yellow squirrel.

"Every time there is a famine, the people of Baode dig the Hara Cave to find food to feed their stomachs, and this thing is ...... Not very clean. ”

Zhang Tinggong smiled generously:

"Okhyun rest assured. You come to Datong, how can I let you go to roast the squirrel street and eat those squirrels dug out of the hole? These yellow squirrels we eat are all raised from sheep's milk since childhood, exclusively for the enjoyment of nobles. ”

Chen Qiyu suddenly realized: "I see, I'm relieved." ”

That being said, Chen Qiyu only said that he was full and never moved the roast squirrel again.

The three of them talked about famine, homelessness, and northern captives, wind and moon, anecdotes, and rumors, and became more and more speculative, and the topic slowly shifted to the way of the governor.

Chen Qiyu asked sincerely: "Two elders, the most important duty of the governor of the border town is to raise grain and grass. Qi Yu came all the way from Beijing, only Datong Town did not owe soldiers' salaries, and implored the two of them to teach them one or two. ”

Zhang Tinggong also does not hide his selfishness: "Datong is a special place. The expenditure of Datong Mansion has three places: the feudal domain, the military expenditure, and the horse market. ”

"Let's talk about the clan first. Yuxuan, I'll test you, not counting wives and concubines and servants, the dynasty has been ten generations to this day, assuming that only three heirs are left in each generation, how many clan males are there in the palace now? ”

"What's so hard about that!"

Chen Qiyu began to calculate.

"The first generation has only one king, the second generation has three, the third generation has nine, the fourth generation has twenty-seven, the fifth generation has eighty-one people, the sixth generation has two hundred and forty-three people, the seventh generation has seven hundred and twenty-nine people, the eighth generation has two thousand one hundred and eighty-seven, the ninth generation has six thousand five hundred and sixty-one, and the tenth generation has nineteen thousand six hundred and eighty-three people."

Chen Qiyu was surprised, "How can there be so many clans in the Acting Wangfu?" ”

Zhang Tinggong asked rhetorically: "Who told you that the men of the clan must stay in the palace of the acting king?" The people of the royal palace can't do anything but give birth to children, is there more than three in one life? Did you know that a vassal king gave birth to seventy sons in one go? The royal family disc book "Tianhuang Jade" contains more than 300,000 clans during the Wanli period and more than 600,000 during the Apocalypse, do you know all of these? ”

"Yuxuan, you do the math, the court customizes, the acting king is hereditary for the son, and the other sons are all county kings. The eldest son of the county king will be the lord, and the other sons will be the general of the town country. Further down, the sons of General Zhenguo should be named General Fuguo, the son of General Fuguo will be General Fengguo, and the son of General Fengguo will be named Lieutenant of Zhenguo. 10,000 stone per year for the king of the dynasty, 2,000 stone for the king of the county, 1,000 stone for the general of the Zhenguo, 800 stone for the general of the auxiliary country, and the rest are not counted for the time being, how much is the annual rice of the king of the king's mansion now? ”

Chen Qiyu sweated down. "Late Born...... Late life can't be counted. ”

Zhang Tinggong sneered: "Tell you!" It's more than the military budget of my Datong Town! ”

"There are 83,144 officers and soldiers in Datong Town, 36,888 horses, mules, donkeys, and camels, and the above two items cost 203,100 stone of grain and rice per year, 115,800 stone of material beans, 2,455,800 stone of grass, and 729,046 taels of silver."

"My solution is very simple, it is to borrow from the vassals! Make up for the military expenses of Datong Town! ”

Chen Qiyu was surprised: "How can the acting king agree to borrow?" ”

Of course, the acting king did not agree. The Lu rice of the Dai Fan has to pass through my hands, and the court is in trouble everywhere, so I owe it to the Dai Fan first, and I will not give it to him in the future! ”

Chen Qiyu broke out in a cold sweat: "The boss oppresses the Dai Fan so much, how can the Dai Fan let the adult go?" ”

Zhang Tinggong threw a piece of roast yellow squirrel into his mouth.

"Yuxuan, why do you think the emperor sent a lieutenant to Datong? Gonggong Liu is a person who can't talk about integrity, and he is unambiguous, especially after receiving benefits. ”