The mother-in-law is very satisfied with Li Xiao'e. Whether it is Li Xiao'e's appearance, temperament, or etiquette in dealing with people, all let her mother-in-law see it in her eyes and be happy in her heart. When they met for the first time, they took off the jade bracelet in their hands and brought it to Li Xiao'e in person.

Li Xiao'e couldn't help but be overjoyed, and knelt down for her mother-in-law on the spot, calling her mother-in-law. It made the mother-in-law happy and couldn't keep her mouth shut. What satisfied her mother-in-law even more was Li Xiao'e's attitude towards Yue Yun's brother and sister. She prepared a tiger skin robe for Yue Yun, a leopard skin robe for Niu Tong, a scholar's robe for Gao Huimin, and a white fox skin robe for Yue Yinhua.

Yue Yinhua immediately put on a very good-looking fox fur and ran to the yard to get drenched in snow. As he spun around in circles, he shouted, "These clothes are so warm." ”

Yue Yun and the others just took the robe in their hands. Looking at the snowflakes that began to fall when he entered the city, Yue Yun said a little irritably, "Why hasn't Daddy arrived yet?" Grandma, Niu Tong and I went to the Yamen to find my father. ”

From the moment he met Li Xiao'e in the city, Yue Yun's performance was very cold. Of course, Yue Yun didn't hate Li Xiao'e. Just let him be like Yue Yinhua, call his aunt when he meets, he will definitely not be able to shout.

It is precisely because he doesn't know what to call Li Xiao'e that he sits on pins and needles in Li's mansion. Seeing that Yue Fei was invited into the prefect's yamen by Li Bashao, Huang Zong and others as soon as he entered the city, he hadn't come back for two hours. So I made this excuse and prepared to go out for a breath.

Li Xiao'e knew Yue Yun's thoughts. immediately smiled and said, "Your father is the Lord of Yingtian, and he has been away from Yingtian for more than a month, and there are many things waiting for him to make up his mind." He's definitely busy right now. If you guys get bored, go out and play in the street for a while. ”

Yue Yun only said two words. "It's fine."

Before going out, Li Xiao'e put a handful of broken silver in Yue Yun's pocket. "There is food and fun on the street. Buy whatever you like. ”

In fact, when giving the silver, Li Xiao'e was really worried that Yue Yun didn't want it. But Yue Yun is obviously not that kind of muddy child. He knew that he couldn't go to the street to buy things without money.

Ying Tianfu became a commercial city through and through at this time. Whether it's a street or an alley, it's all a continuous stream of shops. There are also hawkers carrying burdens walking the streets and hawking. Because there are no rogue whites who specialize in extortion, all the vendors exude a sense of calmness.

After walking two streets in a row, Yue Yunniu Tonggao Huimin had already eaten with a mouth full of oil. Anyway, there was a large handful of broken silver as the base, and the three of them almost saw snacks that they had never seen before, so they wanted to buy some and taste them. Preserves, pastries, and all kinds of dried fruits, all of which they saw for the first time in their lives. The vendors' eyes were poisonous, and when they saw that two of the three children were holding steel knives and wearing armor, they knew that they were not ordinary children, and they tried to recruit them. Naturally, the three children who have just entered the big city are dazzled.

Gao Huimin sighed, "People say that Bianliang is as prosperous as brocade. But I think the most prosperous period of Bianliang should be nothing more than that. ”

Niu Tong said while throwing the candied dates into his mouth, "I heard my father say that Bianliang is now in tatters. It's definitely not as good as Ying Tianfu. Uncle Yue is really powerful, he can bring down such a big city. Unlike my father, he only knows how to fight in the mountains. If I had known that there were so many delicious foods in the city, I would definitely persuade my father to go to the city. ”

Niu Tong's words amused Yue Yungao and the people. This guy is such a foodie. Just know how to eat. But I didn't know that eating costs money. There is no money, and there is no food to eat when you enter the city. Unless it's as bad as a golden dog, you can grab other people's things with a knife to eat.

Yue Yun's mind was not on eating. He walked a few streets and found soldiers patrolling every street. But the soldiers were not to harass the passing travelers. They stood at the corner of the street, their waists straight. Just scan the movement on the street with sharp eyes. Yue Yun even saw a merchant walking up to the soldier and asking for directions.

Yue Yun thought for a moment, then walked up to a big soldier, raised his head and asked, "This military master, I also want to ask for directions." ”

The big soldier couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw three small children in armor, two of whom were still carrying snowy steel knives. He also put on a more kind smile, "Where does this little brother want to go?" ”

Yue Yun said, "Where is the prefect's yamen going?" ”

The big soldier was stunned for a moment, and asked a little incomprehensibly, "What are you doing at the prefect's yamen?" ”

Yue Yun said, "Of course there is something. Besides, can't you go to the prefect's yamen to have fun if you have nothing to do? ”

The big soldier smiled, "Turn left from this street, walk one thousand meters to the east, and then two hundred meters to the south, and you will be the prefect's yamen." But Governor Huang is very busy. You can go and play, don't delay the office of the Huang Governor's Mansion. ”

Yue Yun clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Jun." Leading Niu Tong and Gao Huimin to stride east. The big soldier looked at their backs and said to the other soldier, "These three children are definitely the family members of the general of our people's protection army. Just looking at their two steel knives, they are worth at least a hundred. This is also in our Ying Tianfu, the road is not forgotten, and the night is not closed. In another city, the three children would have been robbed. ”

The big soldiers didn't know that Niu Tong and Yue Yun had knives in their hands, and seven or eight strong men might not be able to beat them.

At this time, Yingtianfu Yali can be said to be star-studded. In addition to the generals brought back by Yue Fei, Wang Gui also rushed back from Caozhou. And Zhang Xian rushed to Yingtianfu with Shi Buyu, the prefect of Xuzhou.

During the time that Yue Fei left, the situation in Yingtianfu and Xuzhou Mansion was getting better and better. More merchants from all over the world set up camp in these two places, one is to run a business, and the other is to avoid the rebellion. You must know that the north and south of the river are all in a mess. Although Xindi is driving in Jiangnan, it still can't stabilize the situation in Jiangnan. Because Zhang Jun's former army suffered heavy losses, Liu Guangshi was stationed in Huainan and refused to cross the river, and now only Han Shizhong is the only one in Jiangnan to quell the chaos. However, after quelling the rebellion on Jiangnan West Road, there was chaos on Jinghu South Road again. The chaos on Jinghu South Road was leveled, and there was chaos on Guangnan West Road. It can be said that in addition to Lin'an, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou, the Jiangnan at this time can be said to be full of civil turmoil. As for the Central Plains, that's even less to say.

And both Huang Zong and Shi Buyu keenly seized this opportunity, vigorously rectified the rule of officials, simplified the tax system, and made Yingtian and Xuzhou a paradise for merchants. Neither of them is the kind of person who reads the dead. They understand the current situation. Don't look at the people's army is thriving now, but it is all supported by money and food. These merchants, on the other hand, were able to bring money and buy food from other places. Without the dedication of these merchants, Ying Tianfu would not have been able to raise so many troops.

Huang Zong and Shi Buyu, although nominally bigger than Yue Fei's official position. But both of them understood that without the protection of the Protectors, Zhao Gou would have cut off the heads of the two of them a long time ago. So they first told Yue Fei about the governance of the two places.

Yue Fei listened carefully. After listening, Yue Fei said directly, "Now that the ice and snow are falling, the Golden Dog army will reach the north bank of the Yellow River overnight. When the time comes, the land route may become a battlefield, and the two of you will now have to vigorously open up the water route. Anyway, the Jin people are not good at water warfare, and they can't block the Yellow River and the Huai River. ”

Li Bashao nodded and said, "Water transportation is not only not afraid of the robbery of golden dogs, but also cheaper and faster than land transportation. It seems that Lord Shi is still going to form a fleet. There are not many rivers here in Tianfu. However, Xuzhou has a water network, and the Huai River and the Grand Canal can carry large ships. ”

Shi Buyu said confidently, "Yue Shuai Li, please rest assured. We now have three large fleets in Xuzhou, all of which can sail to the sea, and the transportation capacity and protection capacity are absolutely passable. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Buyu pointed at Zhang Xian with his finger and said with great admiration, "Especially when Senior Commander Zhang collected Dahai Kou Li Bao a few days ago, our water power in Xuzhou has become even stronger." ”

As soon as Yue Fei heard Li Bao's name, his face immediately showed joy, and he asked extremely happily, "Could it be Li Bao and Li Tianxiao who span eight hundred miles of water." ”

Zhang Xian said, "It's Li Tianxiao. This person is extremely powerful in water warfare, and in my opinion, he is not inferior to Zhang Heng's commander. ”

Yue Fei said secretly, of course. This Li Bao is the most famous water general between the two Song Dynasty. He is also the most powerful general of the Yuejia Army. The most proud achievement was the raid on the shipbuilding base of the Jin State Mizhou at sea, and the Jin country's warships were burned clean with a single fire. However, Yue Fei was a little puzzled, since Shi Buyu and Zhang Xian both valued Li Bao very much, why didn't they bring Li Bao to Yingtianfu.

Zhang Xian said with a smile, "Big brother doesn't know, this Li Bao once told me and Lord Shi that since he has taken refuge in my people's army, he has to give me a big gift to my people's army." So he took his fleet to find a gift for Brother Yue. ”

When Niu Gao heard this, he couldn't help scratching his head, and said a little embarrassedly, "Ah, Yue Shuai, we haven't prepared a big gift for you in Erlongshan." ”

Yue Fei said, "Commander Niu, your ability to command the army is the best gift to the Protector Army. ”

Speaking of this, Yue Fei suddenly turned his gaze to Xu Qing, and said in a deep voice, "Xu Qing, how is the military workshop now?" ”

Xu Qingteng suddenly stood up from his chair and said in a loud voice, "Report to Yue Shuai, now the area of the military workshop has tripled, and there are more than 5,000 skilled craftsmen. 500 pieces of chain mail and 1,000 pieces of ordinary infantry armor can be made every day. There are 1,000 knives and 3,000 spearheads. Two hundred crossbows. Five hundred long knives. ”

"Oh, are there so many craftsmen in the military workshop now?" Yue Fei couldn't believe it. When he left Yingtianfu, although there were also craftsmen from other places in the military workshop, there were only more than 2,000 people.

Xu Qing said happily, "Yue Shuai doesn't know, now that the reputation of Yingtian's military industry has spread, many craftsmen have come from thousands of miles to invest with their families. More than 100 new craftsmen are added every day. ”

Yue Fei nodded, and said in his heart, of course. No one wants to be a craftsman for generations. I have given hope to all the craftsmen in the world, and it will naturally attract the best craftsmen in the world.

Xu Qing continued, "Now that there are enough materials for military protection, the craftsmen are divided into two shifts and produce day and night. Now there are 50,000 pieces of armor, 70,000 knives, and more than 100,000 spears in the warehouse. ”

Xu Qing's words were said loudly, which made Mr. Chuang, Liu Lixian and others, who were guarding outside the mansion, happy. They knew that this time the armor was definitely in place.

Yue Fei said loudly, "The military workshop has done a good job. The monthly salary of each craftsman was increased by two taels of silver. ”