Cao Wenzhao is also one of the rare generals in the late Ming Dynasty, not only able to fight but also dare to fight.

In 1631 A.D., he began to be responsible for suppressing bandits, first killing Wang Jiayin, and then successively killing the leaders of the rebel army such as Lamplight, Li Laochai, Yilong, and Sweeping King. Later, in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, he repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and the rebels were terrified.

However, in the end, he fell for Li Zicheng's plan to lure the enemy, and after the defeat, he killed himself.

In the original time and space, he only began to be active on the battlefield of exterminating the Rogues in 1631. However, there is indeed no one available in the imperial court now, so he let him out of the mountain in advance. The decree came directly to his tent and was read out in front of him.

Cao Wenzhao naturally accepted this holy decree gladly, as it was.

Just to hear the last ...... The date of this dispatch is a bit tricky...... According to the meaning of the holy decree, the time to send troops is in April next year, that is, after the spring harvest is received. Why did it arrange it like that, because the imperial court had no money and grain to transfer, so it had to wait until the spring tax was collected and there was money and grain before it could be allocated to him to go on the expedition.

Cao Bianjiao was Cao Wenzhao's nephew, and he wanted to laugh when he heard it, but Cao Wenzhao glared at him fiercely, and he retreated.

"Uncle, what does this decree mean? As mentioned earlier, Shaanxi is in a hurry, and it seems that if we don't hurry up, Shaanxi should not be surnamed Zhu. I'm afraid of the date of our certificate, but it's more than half a year later......" After Cao Bianjiao returned to the camp, he couldn't help laughing anymore.

This is equivalent to asking Party B for help, saying that his father is dying, and asking Party B to help. Party B is about to do it, but he doesn't want Party A to suddenly say that he is not in a hurry and will help after half a year, after all, he will need half a year to save enough medical expenses.

If Cao Bianjiao is Party B, he may complain: "Forget it, you don't need to save it, let's bury it hastily!" ”

"The Son of Heaven is not easy, and the emptiness of the Ming treasury has always been a problem. Every year, the treasury income of 20 million taels of silver, after deducting the basic office and the income of officials, there is not much silver left in 20 million. If it weren't for the additional Liao salary during the Wanli period, I am afraid that those old soldiers in Liaodong may not have food and salary to pay. As a border army, we are not the storage of the Liaodong border army, so we are naturally the most embarrassing storage of the army. "Cao Wenzhao is not a reckless man, he knows how to analyze the situation.

"My nephew just thinks the wording of this decree is interesting......," Cao Bianjiao said embarrassedly.

"The first half is necessary, if you don't care about the situation in Shaanxi at all on the surface, then don't talk about other scholars, just say that the people of the world can't spare such courtiers and emperors. In the first half, it is just a position of the imperial court on Shaanxi, but in fact it is empty words, and it doesn't make sense if you look at it or not. Cao Wenzhao shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.

"My nephew is a martial artist, but I don't understand the bends of politics at all." Cao Bianjiao smiled bitterly.

"This is also a good thing, the duty of a military general is to protect the family and defend the country, and this political matter naturally has nothing to do with us. It's just that the life of a military attache is not easy now, and if you don't understand any political affairs and personal contacts, you won't be able to live this life. If you look at the other frontier army sequences, which one is better treated than us? Cao Wenzhao actually values this nephew very much, just because he only has one daughter, a skill and status, and he may have to rely on Cao Bianjiao to inherit it in the future.

Fortunately, Cao Bianjiao is very sensible, and his martial arts, riding skills, strategy and tactics are all very good, but he is still a little worse in terms of human contacts, but who has actually learned that thing? Cao Bianjiao is just young, and when he grows up, he will learn slowly.

Well, since the imperial court is going to fight next year, then it will be fought next year, and while there is still more than half a year to go, it is enough to train the soldiers and soldiers...... But now the military rations have been insufficient, and the military salaries have been in arrears for a long time...... It is difficult to practice every three days, how can we increase the scale of the exercise?

Hey, everyone's life is hard......

The Ming court was living a hard life from top to bottom, but the Salvation Army in the same state was living a good life.

A new batch of coarse grains was put into storage, and the new grain began to be thoroughly accepted by everyone, especially in such a disaster year, when the wheat and rice were not harvested or were not harvested, and the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes were supported, so that they would not starve to death, and the extra part could be exchanged for a part of the silver.

The Chang firm, and even the merchant house of the same state that had been attached to Zhang Hongbin, was shipped out in a steady stream, falsely claiming to be coarse grain imported from Siam, which was very popular in the local area. Northerners seldom go abroad, not even leaving their homes, so as long as they learn how to eat these things and find them taste okay, then they will recognize the value of these three new varieties of food.

The commercial bank made a lot of money, and the purchase price naturally did not lose the people, and the people had money, plus the peace of mind about the output of these three crops, and of course, the peace of mind about Zhang Hongbin's policy, so they took the money to the nearby towns for consumption.

Even if you can't afford to buy good cotton cloth and silk, buy a few feet of linen, and the new clothes of your son and daughter will be in place. The daughter-in-law who has been married to him for many years finally has new clothes, and she no longer always wears the clothes that are full of patches, and she has been wearing them since she got married.

Those who can't afford to buy cloth can also buy the meat they need from the national nutrition poultry farm and livestock farm in the village. The price of poultry and livestock meat here is not high, and it is much cheaper to sell it to them at the local wholesale price than the second-tier dealers. People in the city buy one pound of kneading money, they can buy almost two pounds, and this year they have earned so much, enough for the children to eat a meal of meat in three or four days.

Although the gentry could not increase the proportion of land rent, they did make a lot of money by doing business. Zhang Hongbin did not eat alone, and the goods in the supermarket, he wanted these wealthy businessmen to bid for them, and obtained a one-year sale permit for such goods according to the price. In other words, during the course of the year, such goods can only be sold by the chamber of commerce, and others must obtain a license to operate with the chamber of commerce in order to sell.

In these years, it is no longer a private matter for the gentry to do business, who doesn't know that doing business will make money faster?

Seeing that life is getting better and better, the gentry have begun to return to their hearts, at least doing business under Zhang Hongbin can be more open-minded and not discriminated against. After all, they all know that the biggest trader of the Salvation Army is the caravan under the name of the Redeemer King.

All but three-tenths of the soldiers who had been captured earlier asked to return to their hometowns to work as farmers or to work as Liba joined the Salvation Army after the selection was completed. The size of the Salvation Army has increased to as many as 50,000 people, and according to their equipment, even if the entire Xi'an Mansion is defeated, there will be no problem.

It's just that he was originally scheduled to start attacking Xi'an Mansion next year, but he didn't want the latest Di newspaper, but it was written about what happened in the imperial court, and the border army was actually going south to suppress bandits?

Of course, this bandit will not be himself first, but he will eventually hit his side, so whether to actively deal with the southward border army next year, or to attack the city first, this is the topic that the current civil and military officials of the Salvation Army need to discuss.

The discussion is not over yet, but it is ushering in a festival, that is, the Qiqiao Festival on the seventh day of the seventh month of July. Yes, all the previous calculations were calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, and if calculated according to the lunar calendar, it would be the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month at the moment.

The curfew was lifted in Tongzhou City, and even everywhere, and a grand party was held tonight. Of course, it's not actually grand, but compared to the situation where there is no way to hold it in other places, the party here in Tongzhou is unprecedentedly grand.

Full of a certain kind of glamorous. In the plot of the encounter, Zhang Hongbin also took two maids on a trip, and of course, there were hundreds of internal guards ambushed around him to protect him closely.

In fact, Zhang Hongbin's appearance at the moment is very easy to recognize, with a long cross scar on one cheek and a scar on the top of his eye on the other. I don't know if it's because I use too many daily chemical products, Zhang Hongbin's skin is very fair, and he doesn't have the feeling of aging before he gets old in this era.

The sissy can't be counted, it can only be said to be a standard cream boy, and the three scars are a little more naughty on this basis.

This is also the reason why Liu Ru will not be afraid when she sees Zhang Hongbin at the beginning. To say that he is afraid, it is only for his identity, not for himself.

With his special appearance, if he goes out to play on the street, he can be recognized from a distance of thirty meters. But it doesn't matter, there is a trade name for the Beggar's Festival, and even if you wear it on your face overnight, no one will find it weird. In fact, there are quite a few people on the road who wear masks.

Perhaps, young men and women just hope that in such a situation, they can meet their own him by chance, and then create a vigorous love, right?

It's just that Zhang Hongbin has two women with good looks by his side, and he is not a brother and sister at first glance. In such a situation, I am afraid that there will be no women who will take the initiative to send it to the door, after all, no one wants to be a junior.

"Well, I suddenly felt like the strategy was wrong tonight." Zhang Hongbin shook his head depressedly and muttered in a low voice.

"Young Master, what are you talking about?" Haruka seemed to hear something and turned around to ask.

"It's nothing, you guys just have fun!" Zhang Hongbin said with a smile.

At this time, a figure hurriedly bumped into him and directly threw Zhang Hongbin to the ground, but fortunately, the mask was strong enough and did not fall off.

"Who doesn't look at the road?" Zhang Hongbin turned around a little angrily.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! By the way, can you help me? There are a few bad guys chasing me! A female beggar, a female beggar who didn't seem to know what her identity was, seemed to be asking for help, and seemed to be giving orders to Zhang Hongbin.

"Why should I help you?" Zhang Hongbin was happy.

"You and I met so close on the Begging Festival, which shows that there is fate between us. Don't you think it's a very meaningful thing to help a woman with fate? Perhaps, one day you will marry Miss Ben, and then you may have to feel that you once saved me and did not give up this marriage? But the beggar went on and on.

Seeing the sound of footsteps coming from behind, the female beggar hid behind Zhang Hongbin in a puff of smoke, and seemed to be very sure that Zhang Hongbin would help her.

"Okay...... I really don't know where the madman came from......" Zhang Hongbin sighed.

In fact, he was really curious, what is the identity of this beggar, if she is really a beggar, Zhang Hongbin will not believe it. It's just because of her sloppy clothes and appearance, but her skin is very delicate, which is the situation that only a girl who has been kept at home all the year round will have. Her character, her tone of voice, also suggests that she should be a big lady, not a beggar.

Eun, isn't this a common plot? The eldest lady ran away from home, and was just rescued by a certain gentleman, and ended up getting married...... If you follow this script, it should be her family who is chasing behind, right?

Premeditated or unintentional...... Zhang Hongbin was curious and wanted to know. It's a game to relieve boredom.

Finally, more than a dozen men came to Zhang Hongbin's face, all fierce and vicious...... It doesn't seem to be a family member......