Ye Chang didn't have a frieze at this time, but he was smiling happily.

The war is urgent, and there has been no complete statistics on the results of this northern expedition, and it is not until now that all the results have been calculated.

Killing the enemy and seizing the land, needless to say, a big harvest that made Ye Chang very happy was livestock.

The Khitan people are nomadic people, all their belongings are with them, Ye Chang first took the Khitan camp outside the city of Jian'anzhou, captured countless people, and then kicked the hoarding of the Warat Department in the city of Anshi, and the harvest was even richer, adding up to more than 4,100 horses, 3,090 cattle, and more than 30,000 sheep. These livestock allowed Ye Chang to redress the entire army with cavalry, and almost all the large livestock needed for agricultural production were solved.

Jian'an Prefecture has pastures with fertile water and grass, and most of these cattle and sheep are raised here. However, in order to avoid the almost inexplicable epidemic at this time, all the cattle, sheep and horses did not gather together, but dispersed into ten herds and isolated from each other.

The Xi people, the Murowei people and other tribes that were good at herding were also selected by Ye Chang and redivided into ten departments, each responsible for a pasture. Wang Changling, the deputy envoy of Yingtian, was not in charge of grain and cotton planting at first, but first took charge of grazing.

He stayed in Jian'an Prefecture, just wrote a letter, and asked Ye Chang to take it back to Lushun, preparing to take the last boat back to Laizhou before the frozen closure of the port, and then send it to Liu Yan in Luoyang.

The second harvest that made Ye Chang laugh was precious metals, that is, gold and silver. Almost all of the gains from the Khitans fell into Ye Chang's department, although in the distribution of loot, ordinary soldiers could keep some of it, but the big head still fell into Ye Chang's hands. If these gold and silver are converted into copper coins in Chang'an, the amount will be more than 500,000 yuan

The so-called sword and gun rang out, and the gold was ten thousand taels. It is true that fighting a war costs money and food, but if the entire war can be completed in less than two months, as is the case today, and at the same time such a harvest can be obtained, then fighting a war will become a way to make money.

This year's winter is not as cold as last year, so by the end of November, Lushun had not yet been completely closed, and Ye Chang rushed back to Lushun. He was overjoyed, but on the afternoon of his return to Lushun, his mood began to feel a little unhappy.

An unexpected fleet appeared in Port Arthur, but it was the Tang Dynasty Naval Division.

"How did they get here?" Summoning Ye An, who stayed in the town, Ye Chang asked.

"They said that they heard that the sea route was not quiet and there were water thieves, so they came to Lushun to guard. However, I inquired privately, and I knew that they were here to get a piece of the pie, and it was still the king behind them. Ye An said: "It seems that they have also suspected the proud country." ”

Ye Chang squinted, Wang Yuanbao still didn't give up after spending more than half a year.

Ao Laiguo is just a cover he uses to conceal glass production, even now, Lushun's glass kiln area is still a forbidden area, and the total number of craftsmen used is only thirty people, out of secrecy, Ye Chang is not ready to expand its scale immediately.

"How can Wang Yuanbao mobilize the officers and soldiers, that is, to buy, it is not so easy, and there must be powerful people secretly supporting it...... Yuan Gong's side, no news? ”

"Yuan Gong also didn't know anything about this, although he was an official in Dengzhou, he couldn't manage the water division, and the water division was based in Laizhou. However, Bian Ping's gang found out some news, saying that Wang Yuanbao had the help of Yang Hui, a horse in Beijing, so he could mobilize the power of the sailor. ”

"Yang Wei ......"

Ye Chang didn't hear much about this name.

It's not that he has forgotten his brother's hatred, it's just that it's not easy to deal with Yang Huan, although he is now trusted by Li Longji, but it is not easy to slander Yang Huan in front of Li Longji.

Not to mention the death of Yang Xun.

Therefore, Ye Chang did not put revenge on Yang Wei in the most urgent position, after all, when the deceased died, the first thing to consider was the person who was still alive.

But now that Yang Wei himself jumped out to be his enemy, that is, he took the initiative to advance his revenge.

"I know about it, since it has something to do with this Yang Wei...... Let's make a show. Ye Chang said

Concubine Mei, who is named Jiang Mei, has been doing everything smoothly since she came to Lushun. She has now worshiped under Luo Shou and has become a registered disciple, cultivating and studying medicine on weekdays, and occasionally walking around Lushun.

While enjoying today's freedom and leisure, she is also always paying attention to Ye Chang. It made her both relieved and a little inexplicably regretful, but Ye Chang never took the initiative to look for her, and even when she came to visit, Ye Chang didn't see her every time. When she came to see her, it was Ye Chang's "sister" Xiang'er more often, and she always inquired about her relationship with Ye Chang, which made Jiang Mei a little crying and laughing.

When the war broke out, Jiang Mei was also worried, she didn't want her free life to end, and then she heard that Ye Chang personally supervised the army to go north to fight the Khitans. At that time, she had some inexplicable more worries in her heart, and she did not forget to pray for Ye Chang in front of the Sanqing Dao Ancestor every day, and Xiang'er came to pray for blessings more often, and the relationship between the two improved slightly.

Today, she was in the stockade, wanting to prepare some New Year's goods for the upcoming New Year, but she saw that the flag at the head of the city had changed. She now also knows that the blue flag represents Ye Chang himself, and the appearance of this flag proves that Ye Chang has returned to Lushun.

"Why didn't I know anything?" She couldn't help but feel a little lost in her heart.

When she returned to the Taoist temple, it didn't take long for her to hear that Xiang'er was coming, she was not happy, and she was unwilling to play riddles with this little girl.

Ye Chang promulgated the "Prohibition of Tang People as Slaves" in Jili Prefecture very early, so in Jili Prefecture, it was illegal for Tang people to sell themselves as slaves and maids, but the employment agreement signed in the government backup was protected. Jiang Mei's maids He'er and Zhen'er all came like this. Seeing Xiang'er break in like this, Jiang Mei glared at Zhen'er who was following behind, but Zhen'er looked innocent.

But she didn't dare to stop Xiang'er.

"Sister Jiang, prepare quickly, my brother will come to Guanzhong tomorrow" Xiang'er opened her mouth and startled Jiang Mei.

"Your brother...... What did he come to do? ”

"Pray for it, he said this, saying that he was preparing to go to the country of Aolai, and prayed for the blessing of the Taoist lord for good sailing and smooth sailing

"Proud to come to the country" Jiang Mei's eyes suddenly lit up.

The mirror of Aolai country, but now the well-known treasure of the Tang Dynasty, this year, from Lushun to Datang mirrors, there are no more than 500 pieces, and the number of glassware is only 3,000 pieces.

The price of 500 glass mirrors is more than 500,000 yuan, and the price of 3,000 pieces of glassware is 300,000 yuan, and the sum of the two is 800,000 yuan. If there is no such huge profit, it will not be able to support the big stall that Ye Chang has laid out in Jili Prefecture.

"But the country that made the treasure mirror?" Lotus is lotus, she is a wooden and silent person, and she didn't interject, but that Zhen'er's eyes lit up and couldn't help asking.

Which girl's family doesn't want to put a big glass dressing mirror in their boudoir, even if there is no big dressing mirror, it is good to have a dressing mirror that can illuminate half of the body, it is really not possible, and the palm of the palm can also make the girls happy all year round.

"It's that proud country," Xiang'er said.

"Miss Xiang'er is Ye Sima's younger sister, I must know where the Ao Lai Kingdom is, right?" Zhen'er saw that Xiang'er was in high interest and asked cautiously.

"I don't know either, but when my brother taught us geography, he only taught us the locations of Silla, Japan, and Tamra, but he refused to tell me the location of the country of Aolai." Xiang'er pouted: "Quanlushun, the people who know where the Daoao Ao come to the country are, it is expected that there will be no more than ten."

"Even Miss Xiang'er doesn't know what to do?" That Jane exclaimed.

Jiang Mei frowned slightly, this Zhen'er is usually very smart, and she talked a little more today.

She glanced at Xiang'er and said a little lazily: "My Taoist temple is too small to put on Ye Sima's pomp, why doesn't he go to the Medicine King Temple?" ”

One of the conditions for Ye Chang to invite Luo Shouyi to come here was to build a medicine king temple on the hillside outside Lushun Village. It's called a separate hospital, but it's actually very large, more than twice as big as this one. Since Luo Shouyi led his disciples here, this has become his base camp, and the general ceremonial sacrifices, Ye Chang will also arrange them in the Medicine King Temple.

"There are foreign ships in the harbor, and they are staring at us all day long, so my brother doesn't want to alarm too much, and there are too many people staring at the medicine king." Xiang'er said a little proudly: "So⊥ I'll tell you and make some preparations, others didn't expect me to inform you of this."

For this matter, Jiang Mei couldn't afford to be happy in her heart.

"Okay...... Then come tomorrow," she said lazily, "but I don't think there are too many people, so we can't greet them." ”

Xiang'er saw that she didn't look very interested, so she also pursed her lips, didn't bother to talk to her again, turned around and left. After Jiang Mei sent her away, she thought about it, and finally felt that she still had a lot to say to Ye Chang, so she greeted: "He'er, Zhen'er, clean up our plum blossom view inside and out."

With only two handmaidens, this matter can't be accomplished, and Jiang Mei has to do it herself. Zhen'er was diligent, swept around, swept to the door, and put a broom upside down in front of the Taoist temple.

Not long after, a guy who looked like a Goguryeo man arrived in front of the Taoist temple, and when he saw him, Zhen'er made a look, and the two of them went to the newly planted plum forest outside the Taoist temple one after the other.

"Tomorrow, Ye Chang will come to worship the immortals of heaven and earth, and go to the sea to the country of Aolai." When the two met in Merlin, Jane said the seventeen words quickly, and then turned as if they had met by chance.

The Goguryeo people left the Plum Blossom Temple and hurried to the capital. There is no idler like him in Lushun Village, only when he arrives in the capital, he can occasionally be seen wandering around like this.

In a few moments, he arrived at the old docks in the capital.

Compared with the newly built wharf in Lushun, the old wharf in Duli is really shabby, but now there are many ships berthed here, including the building ship of the Tang Sailor.

This kind of building ship, in the Tang Dynasty Navy Division is only smaller than the fighting ship, there are three floors on the deck, there are women's walls, battle grids, with throwing cars, crossbows, slapsticks and many other weapons, it is the main battleship in the Tang Dynasty Navy, and it is also one of the most powerful weapons in the sea at this time. Even if Arthur Shipyard built two large sea ships this year, it could not be compared in terms of force, at most it was equipped with a ginch crossbow to intimidate the pirates that fishermen pretended to be.

"Get ready, get the water and food on the boat, and you're going to sea tomorrow." When the Goguryeo man arrived at the dock, he went straight into a house, and when he saw the soldiers in the courtyard who were laughing, he shouted a word and hurried into the house again.

He spoke fluent Chinese, and after entering the house, he crossed his hands and saluted: "The villain sees the process of Xuanjie."

The person who was called Cheng Xuanjie was a man who looked like an officer, and he had already heard the words of the person who came in the courtyard, so he got up and said, "Hard work, news from the plum blossom view?" ”

"Exactly, I thought at the beginning that since the master of the plum blossom view was brought by Ye Chang from the Central Plains, the relationship with him must be unusual, and now it seems that this is indeed the case. The view of the king of medicine is in the light, the view of plum blossoms is in the dark, Ye Chang really has a big event, and he will go to the plum blossom view"

"Your Wang Dongjia is a discerning person, and he sent a delicate person like you." Cheng Xuanjie said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this time I must follow closely, don't be thrown away by them like the previous times."

"Yes, the villain is with you." The man dressed as a Goguryeo man.

"Wang Yuan, you can't trust so-and-so?" Cheng Xuanjie held back his smile and said with a glare.

"No, the villain doesn't believe in the process of Xuanjie, the Xuanjie was introduced by the horse, so naturally he won't get this matter by mistake. But there is a specialization in the art industry, and Xuanjie is a good hand at sea, but in business and trade, I am afraid that it is not as good as a villain. Wang Yan said with a smile: "There is accurate news this time, nine times out of ten, we have found the country of Aolai, could it be that Xuanjie wants to take the giant crossbow on the ship and throw stones to find the people of the country to do business?" ”

Cheng Xuanjie's face changed slightly, and he nodded: "What you said makes a little sense, okay, you will also follow the boat, but there can't be many people, the food and drinking water on the boat are limited, and carrying one more person is an extra burden." ”

"This Cheng Fang is far from being a down-to-earth person." Wang Yan thought to himself.

Cheng Xuanjie's real name is Cheng Fangyuan, because Wu Sanzhi is the captain of Xuanjie on the eighth grade, so Wang Xuan respects his voice Cheng Xuanjie. He was introduced by Yang Wei, and Wang Fu didn't believe him much, so he had to go to sea in person.

"Will you still take the building boat this time?" He asked again.

"No, no." Cheng Fangyuan shook his head, a little annoyed: "The Lou boat is majestic, but the speed is slow, and it can't catch up with their ship, and it doesn't dare to go too far into the sea, so this time it's better to take the sea falcon boat." ”

"Xuanjie is an expert, and it is all up to Xuanjie." Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's just that how many people and goods can the sea falcon ship carry?" ”

"The first priority this time is to find out the location of the country of Aolai, and what to do with those many goods" Cheng Fangyuan waved his hand: "You haven't seen the sea falcon ship before, tomorrow...... Well, we can see it tomorrow at the earliest. ”

"I'm worried that if Ye Chang jumps off the wall in a hurry, there will be few of us ......"

"You just have to rest assured, the sea falcon ship can carry hundreds of sergeants, and I will let the building boat pick up outside" Cheng Fangyuan laughed cruelly: "If Ye Chang jumps over the wall in a hurry, then it's good, even if he doesn't jump off the wall in a hurry, if there is a chance, I will also do it overseas"

"Huh?"

"Could it be that you want more people to know the location of the Aolai Kingdom?" Cheng Fangyuan asked.