The temperature is getting colder and colder, and the real winter in Siberia is coming.

If you are not in this world, you will not really understand the cold of Siberia, and Zhou Huchen's previous words are not untrue. Yakutsk, originally called Yakutsk, isn't the coldest place in Siberia, but it's still memorable. When the cold air of Siberia covered everything, the people who came to the gate finally understood what it meant to be cold. Dripping into ice is not enough to explain the cold of Siberia, and not daring to move outdoors for a long time is not enough to explain the cold of Siberia, when you take out your sword and touch it lightly outside, the fragility of steel weapons will make you understand what the cold realm is.

This kind of cold is also beneficial, and you are not afraid of someone running to sneak attack. The house with firewood and charcoal is still freezing to death, think about the outside, such a temperature is running to sneak attack, you don't need to destroy the enemy who comes to sneak attack, the cold will solve everything.

Long-term loneliness is so unbearable, Zheng Sen, a Fujianese, is not afraid of the cold in order to relieve his loneliness, he wraps himself into a big fat bear every day, and then runs to Zhou Huchen's house to find some pastime, which can be regarded as something to do. Making tea, playing a few games of chess, and chatting with Zhou Huchen is the best life for this kind of cat winter.

Zhou Huchen brought too many people, and the earthen fort could not accommodate such a large number of soldiers, plus hundreds of thousands of horses and some other livestock also had a place to stay, and this earthen fort in Hexi had actually expanded more than three times. In order to solve the problem of wintering, Zhou Huchen, Zheng Sen and others, as commanders, could only crowd together with their own soldiers, that is, they were crowded.

There seems to be something unusual today, and several of the soldiers who live in the same hut as Zheng Sen can also break the door of the house. It seemed that something was holding up on the outside, and the top was unusually strong, and several pro-soldiers couldn't push open the thick wooden door with a lot of effort.

There was no way, Zheng Sen, who was helpless, had no choice but to let his soldiers forcibly tear down his heavy wooden door.

The door was torn down, and Zheng Sen was also shocked.

There was snow in front of me, and my residence was almost completely covered with snow.

Zheng Sen remembers that when he came back yesterday, the snow on the ground was less than his knees, and it fell so heavily overnight. It has to be said that the snow in this Siberia is amazing.

I don't know how many are doing the same thing as Zheng Sen, tearing down the door, then digging a big snow hole out of the house, and then, desperately dealing with the boundless snowy mountains in front of the house.

When Zheng Sen appeared next door, that is, Zhou Huchen's residence, it was already noon the next day.

The time card is very good, you can eat a meal. In fact, the food is almost the same, except for a lot of fish. Food is available in limited quantities. But it's not bad to rub Zhou Huchen's porridge to drink.

Chubby Bear enters the house. Zhou Huchen sat cross-legged on a bearskin-covered clay kang, and he was drinking his big bowl of tea.

"Brother, come and see, you can't think of it. This Rakshasa man's firearm and saber are not bad! Seeing Zheng Sen, Zhou Huchen pointed to his own earthen kang.

With the help of Zhou Huchen's personal soldiers, Zheng Sen took off three layers of cotton clothes and shook his arms, the warmth of this kind of thatched hut is good, and Zheng Sen feels good.

No matter how good the Rakshasa people's firearms and sabers are, they will not be better than Zhou Huchen's weapons, which Zheng Sen deeply understands, these barbaric Rakshasa people, their weapons are better than the firearms of the Xiyi people. Zheng Sen thinks it can't be.

When he came closer, he casually picked up the saber on the earthen kang, and Zheng Sen looked at it carefully. The saber is somewhat similar to Zhou Huchen's standard saber, which belongs to a slender saber and is very sharp. However, it should not be as good as the war knives of Zhou Huchen's subordinates, and the metal surface obviously does not have that delicacy. In addition, these rakshasa sabers do not have that kind of gauntlet, which Zheng Sen believes is shoddy.

"There is still a gap, this kind of saber is not as good as yours!"

Throwing the saber onto the earthen kang, Zheng Sen reached out and grabbed the firearm in his hand.

"The old arquebus, slow to fire, too heavy, seems to have a decent range and power, at least much stronger than a shotgun! But compared to your flintlock, it's about the same as waste! ”

Zheng Sen threw away the musket in his hand again, he didn't look down on the weapons of the Rakshasa people, he had been in Zhou Huchen's army for a long time, and such weapons made him scoff.

Zhou Huchen smiled: "The gap in combat is not only reflected in weapons, but also depends on who will use good weapons!" If my weapon were to be used by the farmers who farmed the land, if the disparity in strength was not too great, the Rakshasas would still be able to win with such weapons! ”

Zheng Sen knew what Zhou Huchen was talking about, he was talking about those old-fashioned armies of the Ming Dynasty, without strict military training, even if they were given the best weapons, it was useless, and the repeated defeats of hundreds of thousands of troops in the past have already illustrated this problem.

"You are the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, or the son-in-law of His Majesty, the army can change, but that's your business! This has nothing to do with me, it's still a pleasure to drink tea and play chess, hurry up and put it on the table, I'm going to win chess today! ”

"In fact, the water army also needs to be improved and keep pace with the times! Didn't my brother see my new gunboat? ”

As he spoke, Zhou Huchen waved his hand and asked the soldiers to start preparing.

"Give me your cannon?" Of course, Zheng Sen had seen that kind of new gunboat, and he also liked Zhou Huchen's artillery.

"What's reluctant!"

"Imitation of your gunboat?"

"Whatever you want!"

"Hey! It's not easy to get on a thief ship! I figured it out, this time when I go back, you have to find a wider place to gallop again, and you have to pull me on your back, and take out to wipe your buttocks, my life is very hard! "How could Zheng Sen, who is as smart as Zheng Sen, not understand Zhou Huchen's intentions, this restless in-law will not stop in this life if he doesn't fight all over the world.

"What is a thief ship? That's the future of your son-in-law and daughter, and the future of your nephew! Your father-in-law and grandfather will be extremely beautiful in the future, and he will be admired by future generations for countless generations! Who in the world has such an opportunity? Not satisfied! ”

As he spoke, Zhou Huchen got up and got off the earthen kang.

"Alright! I can't say you, let's play chess, I've decided to open today! ”

Zheng Sen didn't say it, anyway, his in-laws have to help, and his son-in-law has to help, who will let his daughter become a duchess in the future? I know it's a thief ship!

Siberia is a white world, and the current northern capital of the Ming Dynasty seems to be about to turn into a silver white.

The first snow of this winter was also falling flutteringly, and in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, all the subordinates were sent away, and Zhu Youxiang and his son sat opposite each other again.

"My brother-in-law is so generous this time, this living Buddha can also be sealed casually, the position of the Great Khan is a lot, and he has to occupy Siberia, don't say how much land he occupies, is this too much?" Prince Zhu Lianbi first began to sigh.

may be the reason for his comfortable mood, Zhu Youxiang seems to have gained weight again recently, and the fat on his face is piled together: "It's sealed!" This is the meaning of surrender, I can't imagine that the Mongols, the great enemy of my China, can't help but fight, and what Xibo has gone."

"It's Siberia, Father." Zhu Lianbi hurriedly added.

"How many generations of people in my Central Plains have not had such an example! In the past, Wei Hou (Wei Qing) and Huo Hussar (Huo Quai) did not have such a record, and their peerless achievements were nothing more than that! Who will surpass the descendants? There are no ancients before, and those who have not come after are talking about Xiaohu! After thousands of generations, this merit will also be passed on, and this merit will be rewarded! It is better to give Siberia to your brother-in-law and govern it, and in the future, wouldn't it be better for my son to give your brother-in-law a king of Siberia! ”

"It's a pity, my brother-in-law is not here, he wants to put Mo Xiancheng General Mo in Siberia, isn't this already asking for a knighthood! Who would have thought that those Mongols would have become the pioneers of my Ming Dynasty, scrambling to open up territory and expand our territory, who would dare to think before it! However, my brother-in-law is not willing to continue to guard the north, otherwise, it will be easier for this emigration, and my territory will be more stable."

What Zhu Lianbi means is that although Siberia is vast and boundless, it is vast and sparsely populated, and it is barren land everywhere, which is difficult to govern. Although the prince is good, Zhou Huchen doesn't like it, he still likes the sea.

Zhu Youxiang continued to smile, and his smile was unusually gentle: "Then let him go!" As long as your brother-in-law turns the sky upside down! It's okay for General Mo to stay in Siberia, you can rest assured! It is just right to relocate Liaodong, Liaoxi and Liaobei, and let Jingnanhou or Wang De use it, just to deter those who are young.

The courtiers were arguing again, and the affairs of sending civil officials to Liaodong, Liaoxi, and Liaobei, as well as Siberia, were lively enough. There are too many supplies that need to be sent to Mongolia and Siberia in the next spring, and the pressure on the household is too great, but fortunately, the silver sent by Nan Amber (Zheng Zhilong) is just to replenish it! ”

This is the trouble of happiness, Zhu Youxiang, the emperor, is very kind and tolerant of courtiers. As for Zhou Huchen, he must be tolerant if he is not tolerant, this is related to the stability of the country and society in the future, and he has to be careful. Many things are like this, there are pros and cons, there are benefits, and there are annoyances.

"It's good that the supplies are complete, the father doesn't need to be in a hurry, and it is not necessary to compromise with each other in the end! It's just that Shuzhong is a trouble, if my brother-in-law comes back, and he still needs to send troops, he will scare Zhang Xianzhong to death! Zhu Lianbi naturally understands these truths, the courtiers' irritability is actually a competition for power, and as an emperor, you must have the wisdom of the emperor, at such a moment, what is needed within the court is a balance.

The only thing to worry about now is Shuzhong, it is said that Zhang Xianzhong, who was fiercely suppressed in Shuzhong, is about to move, and it seems that he is a little restless, but there is no need to worry too much, because Zhenjiang's 20,000 troops are about to enter Shu. Coupled with the nearly 200,000 officers and troops left by He Tengjiao nearby, it is impossible for Zhang Xianzhong to set off any big waves, it is difficult to get out of Shuzhong, and his downfall is only a matter of time.

Zhu Youxiang continued to smile and said: "I don't know when your brother-in-law will come back, isn't this Zhang Xianzhong still deterred by Zhenjiang's army?" In the next few days, let the ministers discuss the issue of the envoys, this canonization cannot be sloppy, and the matter of immigration to the north must also be prepared quickly. In addition, the civil officials sent to Siberia should use young officials, the distance is too far, and the important ministers of the court are older, so please grieve your brother-in-law! ”