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Zhu Zaiyuan came to Daming when he was sixteen years old, and now it has been five or six years, and Zhu Zaiyuan, who is very lonely outside the palace, can almost be said to be dependent on each other, and the feelings between them are already extremely deep.

They love and respect Zhu Zaiyuan, in addition to treating him as a man, but also as their own master, and they are loyal. And for them who are cultivated by the method of ninjas, since they were young, killing people is already a common thing, which person does not have dozens of lives under his hands?

They seem to be charming and weak, but this side will only be shown in front of Zhu Zaiyuan, but they are actually ruthless, and it is not a problem to kill a child.

Wanrong came out of the back account, and Fang Zhong hurriedly greeted him and asked, "This general, I don't know how His Royal Highness King Liang has decided?" ”

Wanrong said solemnly: "Those evidence, my king has already seen it, the evidence is conclusive, it is by no means forged, my king is extremely indignant, he is already preparing to go to Beijing in the starry night, and report to the saint, but this matter is by no means easy, some preparation is still needed, my king is planning." If you come with me, I need to tell you a word or two, so that I don't make a mistake when I get it. ”

Fang Zhong heard what she said with a nose and eyes, and he didn't doubt him, so he nodded: "It should be so." ”

Wanrong took him out of the camp tent, it was already the second half of the night, those sergeants on duty were really too bitter because of the heavy rain, and looking at this posture, there was no danger, they were the soldiers of the forbidden army who were on the twenty-six guards, they were all the elite selected by the whole country, and those who could be sent to protect King Liang were the elite of the elite, and the combat effectiveness was naturally not said. I'm afraid that it is not inferior to Lian Zining's dragoons, but this ability to endure hardships and stand hard work is too far behind.

So Wanrong easily took Fang Zhong out of the camp and came to the turbulent river.

Fang Zhong glanced around. I was a little puzzled in my heart, so I turned around and asked, "General, why do you want to ......?"

Then in the next moment, I felt a chill on my neck, and the remaining half of the sentence was blocked in my chest, and I wanted to open my mouth to shout, but I found that I couldn't make any sound at all. He felt as if he was flying. Then, his head was filled with fear, for he found that he had seen a headless corpse, slowly falling down.

"Why is this corpse so familiar?"

This was the last thought in Fang Zhong's mind in his life.

It turned out that Wanrong's fierce sword behind him actually cut off his neck directly, and his head flew out diagonally.

The head fell diagonally, splashing muddy water on the ground, and a bolt of lightning swept through. Wanrong saw Fang Zhong's round eyes, which were full of incomprehension and anger. Almost at the same time, the headless corpse slammed into the ground.

Her sword flipped in the air. Soon, the blood stains on it were washed away by the rain, and Wanrong took a deep breath, her eyes full of meaning.

She moved suddenly, the long sword slashed rapidly in the air, blood and flesh splashed, and when she stopped, the head had almost been cut into pieces, and the flesh on her face was about to be cut off. Sensen's white bones were exposed, and he looked hideous and terrifying. In this way, under the technology of this era, it is almost an impossible task to distinguish the identity of this person before his death.

Next, she stripped Fang Zhong's corpse of clothes again. He chopped up and down his body to shreds before he bent down and threw the pieces of the corpses into the river.

In the process of doing this, her hands were steady, her face did not change at all, and it was obvious that she did not feel any guilt at all. Even when he reached out to grab those filthy corpses and even internal organs, his face did not show the disgust that women often have, and he was calm and scary.

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This river is a tributary of the Gu River, and the Gu River is to join the Chao River, the Chao River is in the north pond in the south of Liangcheng, that is, the mouth of Dagu to the north a little bit into the sea, at this time the entire north of Beizhili is shrouded in heavy rain, the river water level generally rises, and the flow speed accelerates. By the time dawn came, I didn't know how far I had gone with the current, and maybe they had all been washed into the sea.

Moreover, the corpse has been chopped into dozens of pieces, and it is impossible to collect it completely, and if it is collected completely, it is impossible to restore its appearance before its death.

The rain was pouring down, and this place was a slope of the riverbank, and in a few moments, the blood and flesh on the ground were washed away, and there was no trace of it.

From now on, there is no such person in the world.

The world evaporated.

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Lian Zining didn't know that a big crisis about himself had quietly turned the corner, and it had become another more confusing turning point ahead.

He's busy right now.

The new guards have been formed separately and are on the road one after another, and before each guard commander leaves, Lian Zining has to entertain the senior officers of this guard, put his heart at ease, and give face-to-face teaching, which can also be regarded as a liaison relationship.

This kind of means is not superfluous, for those who are like Lian Zining, it is just a meal, but for those generals who are about to lead the army north to Songjiang, go deep into that rich and wild land to reclaim the land, build a city, settle the people, and even take root, it is a great favor and satisfaction to have a meal with him before leaving.

This is also an important means to win people's hearts.

The major events of the military and the political are all quietly but in an orderly manner.

On the side of the army, the scale of the Wuyi Army expanded, each army performed its own duties, and the new guards went to Tuntian, Jiangbei to station, while those main combat units, after returning, for the lost soldiers, have been greatly replenished, combat effectiveness has been restored, and they have practiced day and night on the colonel's field, increasing the tacit understanding between the soldiers and soldiers and the skillful control of weapons.

On the political front, the Yamen of the General Office of Wu Yi's Military Affairs has already selected dozens of outstanding civilian officials, and each of the thousands of households in the new guards is equipped with such civil officials, and these people are the county commanders of those new garrisons that will be established.

Hundreds of thousands of untouchables, 70,000 troops, 900 miles of land, and 40 counties.

This is the new territory that Wu Yijun has won by relying on his own strength.

And for Wu Yijun. The number of civil servants is too scarce, and the northeast is a region where the literary style is not flourishing - and it cannot be very prosperous, and the thousands of miles of fertile fields here were still a paradise for the Jurchens and various ethnic minorities. It's good that they can recognize the two words, and how much do you expect them to know culture and etiquette? The Han people have just moved here on a large scale for decades, and although the place is large, it has a small population and a small population base, so it is naturally impossible to be a cultural holy place. Cultural Yuanxu, over the years, none of the Jinshi have been out, that is, there have been a few people who are not from the Songhua River, and they are all concentrated in those areas that are closer to the south and closer to the Guannai.

Even now, even if Wu Yijun has gathered almost all the scholars in the territory under his jurisdiction who are still with some political ability, he feels quite stretched. Moreover, these incoming county orders are still extremely demanding, and they are definitely not something that a few scholars who have read for a few days can take on them. Rather, it requires a lot of work experience, good at dealing with the people, and at least one or two years as an official.

It's like the Ming Dynasty in Guannai. Lian Zining was very disdainful of the Jinshi who had studied hard for ten years, knew nothing except words, and couldn't even distinguish grains clearly, and directly appointed them to local officials as officials. If such people are thrown down, it will simply bring disaster to the country and the people. He doesn't understand those who have the ability and ambition, so he only follows what he thinks in his heart, which is a bad thing, and those who have no ambitions are not to mention, only to be blinded by the sleek officials below for a good way.

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Originally, it took dozens of people to govern a county-just like the Ming Dynasty. Although a county is registered in the Ministry of Officials, there are only three people who really belong to the official employees of the state establishment, such as the county commander, the county officer, and the chief officer, but there are a lot of people under it, and these are not established.

Even Zining couldn't help it. There are few officials, so only one county can be sent to each county, and the rest of the things can be solved there! With the creative ability of the Chinese people, they can always come up with a solution. Besides, this county is not big, but it is more than 10,000 people, which is roughly the same size as a county in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty.

After all, they were all sent out one by one, and these people, soldiers, and officials will take root in the northern land, slowly open up that wild land, and eventually become a large granary with abundant products.

Speaking of food, we have to mention that Wu Yijun, a new group that is thriving, has let everyone see his high efficiency. For example, the sale of grain and other major events, involving a large amount of money transactions, grain inspection, shipment, audit and other procedures, must be very cumbersome, if it is changed to other boundaries, from the arrival of the merchant here to the agreement, to the loading and transportation, and finally to the departure to the south, I am afraid that it can be solved in a month even if it is fast.

In fact, the merchants were prepared to spend a considerable part of their time here. But what they didn't expect was that Wu Yijun's efficiency was really high, and the day after Lian Zining signed the agreement with them, Lord Hong, who was in charge of the matter, came to the door, and then asked them to pay off the money agreed yesterday first. If the private transaction is naturally the first inspection of the goods and then the payment, just dealing with the government, this is not a thought, the merchants are anxious to hand over the cash, the amount of cash is very huge, it takes a day to count the total.

Another day later, the fourth day after they came to Zhenyuan Mansion, they were also woken up early in the morning by the soldiers, and then they were informed that Lord Hong was waiting in the warehouse area.

The merchants were stunned and then excited, and they came to the warehouse area one after another. This warehouse area is located near the north gate of Zhenyuan Mansion, covering a huge area, near the school field, is composed of thousands of huge single warehouses, those single warehouses are like countless times magnified in the countryside village in the warehouse, high tunzi, pointed top, each foot is five or six zhang high, more than 30 zhang in diameter, huge, each warehouse, enough to hold 200,000 stone grain!

Each warehouse is built with large bluestone, extremely strong, but also fireproof, inside is paved with moisture-proof reeds, the four walls are also hung with reed mats, and the waterproof drainage measures on the top of the warehouse are also very perfect. In such an environment, the time for which food can be stored is greatly improved.

The warehouse here is already loaded with 12 million stone of grain, and this is the warehouse that has been loaded with grain, and in the warehouse area, it only accounts for a very small proportion. More grain was constantly transported from the surrounding areas of Zhenyuan Mansion and the territory under the jurisdiction of Wu Yijun.

In the past few days, the most I have seen in Zhenyuan Mansion is the convoy transporting grain. It's almost endless.

When the merchants arrived at the warehouse area, they were first shocked, then ecstatic, and under the leadership of Hong Chaojiao, they entered the heavily fortified warehouse.

In front of you, there are mountains of corn!

Then Hong Chaojiao recruited Wu Yijun, a warehouse ambassador who was in charge of warehouse management, and was also a henchman from Lian Zining's dragon lancers, and the warehouse was important. The responsibility is very heavy, of course, the oil and water are also very large, if a greedy person comes here, it is impossible to say how much money he has to make from it, because the requirements for the supervisor are very high. And this ambassador of Cang, not only has the title of a hundred households, but also has made many meritorious contributions in previous wars, and was originally going to be promoted to a thousand households in a new guard. However, there was a lack of a cangist ambassador here, and after Lian Zining thought about it carefully, he assigned him here.

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In fact, there were more than 1,000 soldiers in charge of guarding the warehouse. Commanding these soldiers is about the same as a thousand households.

Lian Zining had already issued an order, and in the matter of food, he would listen to Hong Chaojiao's command, and when Hong Chaojiao gave an order, Ambassador Cang began to take a thousand soldiers to count the grain and carry it separately.

These grains had been weighed according to their weight as early as when they were brought in, and they were all packed in hemp bags, and a large bag was two and a half stones, which was about 500 catties. Although the weighing link has been saved, it is really too large because of the quantity. It was still a hassle to get it, and it took three days to move all the corn out of the warehouse, transport it to the designated place, and put it in order according to the amount bought by the various merchants. Just wait for each to come and receive the loading.

This kind of treatment flattered the merchants, but out of prudence, they still proposed to inspect the goods, thinking that Hong Chaojiao would be furious, but they didn't expect this Lord Hong to wave his hand with a smile and signal them to be casual.

The merchants randomly selected it and opened the sack to see that it was indeed full of corn and was not adulterated.

In the past few days, by this time, many smaller caravans had already been loaded and set off for the south.

And when the merchants began to catch the traitors and start to move, Qi Zhao also came.

This household member Wailang, who was ordered by the imperial court to escort 300,000 untouchables to the northeast, was already the only commander left when he arrived in the big city of Zhenyuan Mansion. The 300,000 untouchables were directly picked up by the new guards on the road, and then led them straight to the north across the Songhua River. It was also because they had to deal with the constant arrival of new guards, so later, the speed of the procession slowed down a lot, and finally it took seven or eight days to walk for more than two hundred miles from the Wuzhi Wild Wood to the Zhenyuan Mansion.

It's just a light car Jane arrived at Zhenyuan Mansion from two or three people.

Qi Zhao originally thought that with his official position, he was just a mere five-grade civil official, and he really did not have anything in front of Wu Yibo, and now the refugees in his hands have been scattered seven or eight, which can also be said to be of little use, Wu Yibo will definitely not pay much attention to it, and it will be very face-saving to say that he can send a low-level officer to greet him.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the south gate of Zhenyuan Mansion, he was immediately stunned.

From the mouths of the merchants who kept going south, Qi Zhao had already learned about the majesty of Zhenyuan Mansion, and after seeing Zhenyuan Mansion, he only admired and marveled in his heart, but he would not be stunned by this. It was people who astonished him.

On the left side of the city gate, dozens of fierce knights in rotten silver plate armor and red cloaks surrounded a young man in brocade clothes and jade crowns were waiting there, and the young man was looking at him with a smile.

Qi Zhao and Lian Zining had dealt with each other last year, so he was naturally very impressed by this meteor-like upstart of the national dynasty, and naturally recognized it at a glance, this young man was Wu Yibo.

Qi Zhao was stunned, Lian Zining was already beating his horse forward, and he smiled on the horse and arched his hand: "Lord Qi, you have come thousands of miles away, this official has lost welcome, it is rude!" ”

Qi Zhao was flattered, and he couldn't care about the noble and military subordinates at this time, what nonsense about the civil servants not kneeling to the military attaché, he hurriedly jumped off the horse, and kowtowed honestly and respectfully: "Xiaguan Qi Zhao has seen his uncle, and his uncle personally welcomed him out of the city, and Xiaguan is already flattered, how dare he say anything to blame?" ”

Lian Zining jumped off the horse and helped Qi Zhao up with both hands. Haha laughed and said: "Lord Qi, you and I have dealt with each other in the capital, and we have also drunk together in Sihailou, such a friendship." Why be so formal? ”

Qi Zhao was grateful, and said in his heart that although Wu Yibo became famous at a young age, he was very gentle and polite, and there was no trace of arrogance and arrogance. Nothing!

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Lian Zining said again: "What's more, Lord Qi, you personally escorted 300,000 untouchables to the Northeast, which is a great achievement, my Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, just waiting for these people!" If you want to say thank you, it should be the official who thanked you. ”

Hearing Lian Zining's words, Qi Zhao's heart was even more comfortable, as if he was soaking in warm water, and hurriedly smiled: "Uncle is serious." The subordinate official escorted the untouchables here, but the uncle had an appointment with the household department in the past, and the subordinate officials did it. It's just a part, and you don't dare to be greedy for heaven. ”

Lian Zining waved his hand: "No matter what, it's always your credit!" Come, let's not talk here, go to the city, the official has already set up a banquet in the mansion, just waiting for you, Lord Qi, to arrive! ”

Qi Zhao hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and the two let each other into the city, and soon, they came to the general's mansion.

The two entered the house. came to a conservatory in the vestibule, and sure enough, the table inside had been set up, and several maids were already waiting there.

Lian Zining went to sit down on the main seat, but when he saw that Qi Zhao was still standing a little restrained, he couldn't help but smile. smiled and said: "Come, Lord Qi, please take a seat, why be polite?" ”

Qi Zhao sat down next to the stool with half of his buttocks.

Before coming here, he was looking forward to Lian Zining's courtesy to him, and he was still a little depressed when he thought of the cold treatment he might receive, but at this time, when he sat face-to-face with Lian Zining across a table, he felt in his heart that being courteous to Uncle Wu Yi was also a very hard errand. The young man on the other side was sitting there with a faint smile, gentle and elegant, just like his life in the Ming Dynasty, literary and graceful, humble and gentlemanly, gentle as jade.

He didn't deliberately make a gesture, but the momentum revealed on his body was like a huge cliff mountain, which made people can't help but feel stunned when they see it, and in front of him, there is a feeling of being out of breath.

This shocked Qi Zhao in his heart and was also very surprised, even in the cabinet chief, those high-ranking officials in Beijing, he had never had such a feeling, and his heart turned, and it could only be attributed to Wu Yibo's perennial battlefield battles.

Lian Zining waved his hand: "Let's serve!" ”

The maids answered, saluted, and in a few moments they were all in, each with a lacquer tray on which delicate dishes were placed.

Soon, the table was full. There were a total of eight dishes, and the leading maid put the eight dishes on the table in the shape of a plum blossom, took out a bottle carved from emerald green and put it on the table, and took out two small wine cups made in Jingdezhen that were fine and rain-skimmed.

Qi Zhao took a look at it, and was secretly shocked in his heart.

He has been an official in Beijing for a long time, and he is a member of the key departments of the household department, this is a big fat shortage, even if it is not deliberately corrupt, the filial piety of officials around the country is also sent up in a steady stream, and the annual ice respect carbon respect, I don't know how much, naturally it is also rich. He is also a frequent customer of major restaurants and restaurants in Beijing, and he is also a foodie-level diner, and you can see the exquisiteness at a glance.

These eight dishes, Noyin ham, dried sausage, air-dried whitebait, winter bamboo shoots and fish head, vegetarian fried matsutake mushrooms, ......, are all flavors from the southwest, all of which are dry, fresh, salty, and spicy.

It's not about the flavor, it's the ingredients that matter.

For example, Nanuodeng ham is made from the hind legs of wild black wild boars in the deep mountains of Yunnan-Guichuan, and only this kind of wild beast in the mountains and forests, not domestic livestock, can have such a taste, and the meat is strong enough. And at least it has to be marinated and air-dried for three years to completely absorb the flavor, which is a day shorter, and it is also underheated.

Not to mention anything else, just this matsutake mushroom, which is also known as matsutake mushroom, is a precious edible mushroom. Fresh matsutake mushroom, shaped like an umbrella, bright color, brown cap, white stipe, fibrous hairy cuticles, white flesh white and tender, fine texture, strong special aroma. Tang Shenwei of the Song Dynasty wrote "Materia Medica for Emergency Preparedness by Historical Evidence", saying that the pine mushroom with fungus buds like deer antler velvet under the pine forest is mainly produced in the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan. Its flavor is unique. Smooth on the palate. It is elastic, full of fragrance after eating, and the fresh fragrance is unique.

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This thing became very famous in later generations, and Europe and Japan have been using Matsutake mushrooms as a mountain treasure since ancient times. In ancient times, Matsutake mushrooms were used as one of the tributes made by the common people to the nobles and relatives of the imperial family. For the most favorite Chinese, naturally will not miss it, at this time the signature dishes of several major restaurants in the capital have this, and there are always a few chefs who are very good at handling matsutake mushrooms, whether it is vegetarian stir-fried or stewed.

Its production area is only in western Sichuan, that is, near Lijiang, which was famous in later generations. Because this is the only place to be produced. Far from the Central Plains, coupled with a very short shelf life, everything doomed this food to be precious, and in later generations, a small dish of this mushroom in a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, cost 1,600 yuan, and at this time it was even more expensive - 25 taels of silver each.

It is almost equivalent to gold, and more than ten times that of silver.

Most of these ingredients are produced in the southwest. And they are not the type that can be stored for a long time, most of them are some mountain curiosities, and it is best to eat them immediately. If you wait for a long time, you will fall into disadvantage and the taste will not be good.

These things, if you eat them in the mansion of the Duke of Qianguo in Yunnan, it is naturally ordinary, if you eat them in the big restaurants in the capital, it will be very difficult, except for those old qualifications in the capital, there are ways and influences. In addition to the century-old store that has a relationship, other places are also rare. Just such a table, in the big restaurant in the capital, how can you count up to a hundred taels of silver!

And to see it in the northeast, thousands of miles to the southwest, is simply incredible.

Seeing Qi Zhao's expression, Lian Zining smiled slightly. but he did not speak.

The maid took the wine bottle and poured a glass in front of Lian Zining and the others, the emerald green liquid was still bubbling with a white cold air in the wine glass, obviously chilled.

Lian Zining said with a smile: "This is a thirty-year-old bamboo leaf green produced in Guizhou, with some special materials added to it, which is not the same as the ordinary, knowing that Lord Qi is coming over today, he deliberately chilled it overnight, and it tastes good when I think about it." Although the sky is already getting cold at this time, the earth dragon is burning in this room, but it is very hot, and it is just right to drink some ice. Come, Lord Qi, this official will give you a toast first, thank you for bringing 300,000 strong laborers to my northeast! This is the solution to the urgent need of this official! ”

Anyway, raise a glass and drink it all.

Qi Zhao also hurriedly drank this cup, which was sweet in the mouth, but it did not have the spicy and long taste of white wine, but it was as quiet and tranquil as a green lotus on a summer night.

And he also found a wonderful thing, this wine is cold in the mouth, but when it reaches the stomach, it is full of warm ironing.

I couldn't help but be amazed.

Lian Zining took a chopstick dish, stretched out his hand to Qi Zhao, Qi Zhao reached out and grabbed a few chopsticks, and tasted the matsutake mushroom first, but found that the matsutake was a little fresher than the one he ate in the capital.

Thousands of miles from the northeast to the southwest, these ingredients are transported from there all the time, and the cost of the ingredients alone is hundreds of taels of silver!

There are beauties who add wine with their hands, and Lian Zining is also a talkative person, but this meal is enjoyed by the guests and hosts.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Lian Zining suddenly clapped his hands, the maid signaled, smiled at Lian Zining, turned around and went out, but after a while, he turned back in, but behind him were six guards of the General's Mansion with big shoulders and round waists.

The guards were in groups of two, carrying a wooden pole as thick as a child's arm on their shoulders, but under the pole hung a large box more than five feet long and three feet wide, and I didn't know what it contained, but it looked extremely heavy, and these big men were all tired and panting.

The box was put aside, Lian Zining waved his hand, the maid and the guards retreated, and only Lian Zining was left in the room.

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Seeing Qi Zhao looking at him with stunned eyes, Lian Zining smiled slightly, and didn't speak, he stood up, walked to the side of the box, and opened the box.

Suddenly, a golden light filled the room under the illumination of the light, dazzling Qi Zhao's eyes.

He looked at the three large boxes, but they were full of gold ingots, each of which had the length of a palm, about an inch thick and two inches wide, and its color was yellow with red, this color Qi Zhao was all too familiar, it was a sign of pure gold. He is not a clean official, and there are not a few bribes he accepts, and it can be seen at a glance that a piece of gold ingot of this size weighs at least ten catties! And in this big box, there are dozens of gold ingots?

The gold contained in these three large boxes is at least more than 10,000 taels! With such a heavy thing, it's no wonder that those strong men and wrestlers just now are tired like that. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, gold was far more valuable than silver, and if these gold were converted into silver, it would be at least 150,000 taels! 150,000 taels, if it is exchanged for the silver ticket of the largest Chase money village in the Ming Dynasty, it is just a thick and big one, and it is not a big deal to see it, if it is exchanged for real silver, it is enough to fill a room, and if it is exchanged for gold ingots, it is full of three major boxes, shining with gold and great visual impact. is also 150,000 taels, which gives people the feeling, but the latter is dozens of times stronger!

This is like a reason why swiping a credit card in later generations is not very distressing, but it is much more distressing if it is exchanged for cash.

The golden light dazzled his eyes, and Qi Zhao's eyes were all you have become stupid, and for a moment he was stunned, and he couldn't help but jerk up and down in his throat, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He then reacted, and was immediately shocked, and hurriedly stood up, unable to speak: "Uncle, what do you mean?" ”