Time flies quickly, more than 2 months have passed in a blink of an eye, and now it is July (August of the Gregorian calendar), and Huangzhuang is about to usher in the second grain harvest this year.

The Zhu Houzhao brothers are very satisfied with the 1,000 new miners, these people are very hardworking, and they will work hard to fulfill the requirements of the chief. Of course, this is not unrelated to the food in the barracks and the distribution of monthly money. The food is full, there is meat at once, Zhu Houzhao did it, not to mention the common people, even some small landlords dare not eat like this, this year, a few years, half a life or even a lifetime of meat There are many people, and now the food in the barracks has undoubtedly injected huge strength into the recruits. Half a month after the recruits came, they began high-intensity training, and the foundation of these recruits was very good, otherwise they would have been sleeping in the mine for a long time, and after half a month, everyone had a strong circle.

As an ordinary soldier, each person's monthly money is three taels, and now because their families eat together in the barracks and live separately, they are actually paid 2 taels of silver per month, which was made clear from the beginning. If a family eats such food for a month, it is definitely more than 1 tael of silver. There are still some strong men of appropriate age in their families, who also want to really enter the barracks and join the army for a salary, but they were rejected by Zhu Houzhao, saying that they would be given priority in the next army expansion.

The current recruits of the amphibious battalion have also been training for more than 2 months, and the muskets and queues have been learned, at least they are very good during training, but this mandarin duck formation is still a little lacking. Cold weapons require the coordination of formations and classes, and this is not something that can be trained in a short time. On the surface, the results of the training are not bad, but what is the strength of this young army will need to be known in actual combat.

Autumn is coming soon, and it is the season when the horses and grass grow, and it is also the harvest season, and the nets that were sown a few months ago can also be harvested. Jin Yiwei came to talk to Zhu Houzhao brothers, and then the two brothers returned to the palace, and after the meal, the father and son talked in the wing room for nearly two hours before coming out of Kunning Palace. As soon as they left the palace, the two looked at each other and smiled, and there was still some excitement in their eyes, while Hongji, who was in the wing room, stroked his forehead with a little headache, and smiled bitterly from time to time.

The next day, the Criminal Department came to the celebrant Supervisor He Ding's father-in-law, and he came this time to deliver the holy decree. Walking into the office of the Ministry of War, the crowd was swept around, and the officials of the Criminal Department also stopped what they were doing. The chief eunuch of the celebrant has great power, but civil officials and eunuchs are not naturally able to deal with each other, and it has been the same throughout the ages, so He Ding has such a high return rate not because the officials of the Criminal Department are afraid of him, but because of the yellow cloth head in his hand. He Ding nodded secretly, and this time shouted loudly, "The holy decree has arrived." "Just three words are stretched so long. Before the words fell, all the officials in the hall, Ulala, suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted neatly, "Weichen takes the order." "Then it's time for Grandpa He's performance. I only heard him cough and didn't cough and said directly, "Fengtian member, the emperor said, Northern Yuan" The general meaning is that now some people report that there are officials in Shuozhou and Huairen who have acted illegally, and they are connected with foreign enemies, and now they want to send Zhang Quan, the servant of the Criminal Department, as a messenger to investigate the case, of course, in order to alleviate the hardships of Lord Zhang, he specially sent 2 deputies, one is the crown prince and the other is the second prince. What can be explained in a few sentences, the result is a lot of will, and it also rhymes symmetrically, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and the writing is extraordinary.

After reading for about 10 minutes, his voice was subdued and frustrated, and he kept shaking his head slightly, and He Ding, who seemed to be intoxicated, stopped, and no one could have imagined that he was illiterate. Then he smiled and said to an old man in his 50s, "Master Zhang, congratulations, Your Majesty has high expectations for you, please take the order quickly." The old man's face did not change, knelt on the ground, raised his hands high, lowered his head, and said calmly, "Weichen took the order." He Ding carefully rolled up the holy decree and put it in Zhang Shilang's hands, this time the decree was successfully completed, He Ding was no longer suspicious here, turned around and left.

He Ding walked out of the hall, and other officials from the Criminal Department came up to congratulate Zhang Shilang. Zhang Shilang calmly returned the salute, and complained bitterly in his heart, "Okay, how can you send me two little ancestors, in case the two of them lose a hair, then my old bones will be thrown here." I have to look at the map when I go back, I remember that Huairen is not far from the Great Wall. ”

Qin Cha can't go in a while, you go out on behalf of the Son of Heaven, not to mention that this time there are two treasures of the Son of Heaven traveling together, if something happens, Daming will make a big wave. Therefore, the guard of honor and the guard cannot be missing. When there are more people, there are more things to carry, and when there are more things, there are more people who need to be used to drive and carry them. The efficiency of the Ming government has always been relatively slow, especially the farther away from the capital, the slower, and the slower it is.

People and things are placed together, and when they are all ready, it is already 5 days later. The two groups of people arranged to gather outside the Anding Gate, and early in the morning, the two brothers waited at the city gate. I don't know how I survived these days, and after Empress Zhang learned the news, she negotiated with Hongji to prohibit her two sons from leaving Gyeonggi, but the negotiations were unsuccessful. Empress Zhang saw that the matter had come to this, so she had to complain to the two brothers, complaining that they didn't discuss such a big matter as the two of them going out of Beijing with him. Be careful when you go out, take this with you, don't forget to take that, the two of them found out for the first time that their mother was so able to say and arrange. The four-wheeled carriage newly made by the military factory with suspension springs is fully loaded with three carts, and there are a lot of clothes and snacks, all kinds of carriages that can be used, may be used, and even can't be used, and the carriage is stuffed to the brim.

For the mother who nagged so much for the first time, the two brothers could only listen, and they couldn't say anything if they refused, the difference was that Zhu Houzhao listened with a wry smile, and Zhu Houwei listened carefully with a smile from the heart, and seemed to be very satisfied.

Today, knowing that the two brothers were leaving, Queen Zhang also deliberately got up early, dressed up, and waited for the two to say goodbye. When the two came, Empress Zhang was already waiting at the gate of Kunning Palace. Seeing the two sons, he stepped directly out of the threshold and walked in front of the two. Before he spoke, his eyes were red first, he touched Zhu Houzhao's face for a while, touched the top of Zhu Houwei's head for a while, and continued to tremble in his mouth, "Be careful when you go out, don't leave the guard, let alone go to the north, let Zhang Shilang come forward if there is anything, you can wait with peace of mind." "It's still the same as the previous days, but this time the more I talked, the more excited I became, and even tears flowed out, and the rouge on my face was spent.

Zhu Houzhao is 15 years old, and he was touched by his mother like this, although he did not refuse, but his heart was a little unnatural. Zhu Houwei next to him is enjoying it very much, his mother, who has always paid attention to appearance, has a mess on her face, but in Zhu Houwei's eyes, her mother is still beautiful.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao said, "Mother, it's time for us to go." Only then did Empress Zhang cover her mouth with one hand, nodded and let go of the two. Empress Zhang calmed down and said in a relatively calm voice, "Your father has already gone to the court, he said that there is no need to say goodbye to him, let's go directly." It's just that I don't want to talk about it. Zhu Houwei was facing the gate of Kunning Palace, and through the gap in the open gate, he saw some little faces with tears, and made eye contact with him, like a frightened deer hiding behind the gate and disappearing from Zhu Houwei's sight. Zhu Houwei smiled and raised his voice and said, "Mother, no need, I said everything I wanted to say yesterday, it doesn't hurt if I don't say goodbye, please tell my mother, we promised her that she won't forget what she bought." Empress Zhang nodded, and Zhu Houzhao looked at him in surprise. Zhu Houwei bent down to Queen Zhang and said, "Don't worry, mother, we will be careful, my mother should also pay attention to her body in the capital, and take care of my father and son-in-law, and this trip will not be too long." Only then did he pull Zhu Houzhao and walk out together. Empress Zhang walked a few steps, Zhu Houwei heard the movement behind her, turned around and knelt down and kowtowed three times, "Mother stays, don't send it anymore." Zhu Houzhao also knelt down and kowtowed, "Mother, stay." Empress Zhang said in a trembling voice, "Okay, okay, you guys get up quickly." Then the two got up and left. When he was far away, Zhu Houwei looked back and saw that a small figure was throwing herself into Empress Zhang's arms, still trembling, while Empress Zhang was covering her mouth with one hand and hugging the figure tightly with the other.

Zhu Houwei sighed slightly, turned his head and left, without looking back. Zhu Houzhao walked with his head bored, losing his previous cheerfulness, and suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Houwei and said, "It's not how far you go, how do you feel like it's a big deal." Well? Why are your eyes red? When Zhu Houwei heard this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and said, "Maybe there is something in your eyes, it's a little sore, it'll be fine for a while." Zhu Houzhao listened, glanced at him thoughtfully, and didn't ask anymore.

The mother of the child is worried that whether it is in the past, present, or future, this kind of emotion of every mother will burst out when the child leaves. Zhu Houzhao is still young and has no way to understand. But Zhu Houwei, who has lived a lifetime, knows very well that there was someone who sent him to school like this in his previous life, and now that he thinks about it, he feels a sense of regret and gratitude. It's a pity that his parents in his previous life went too early, and he hasn't repaid it yet, but he is grateful for this kind of purity, and sincere feelings have been experienced again in this life. The two got into the carriage they had been waiting for a long time and drove towards Andingmen.