"These ...... Tartar ...... Are you going to swim across the Yangtze River? ”

At the head of the city, the commanders and fighters of the Song army on the Yangtze River stopped shooting and looked at the figures of the Mongolian soldiers jumping into the water to try to escape under the sky near evening.

Just two days after the end of the rainy season, the Yangtze River is much wider than during the dry season. The Song army from the south had been trained to swim in arms, and knew that the river flow faster during this period of high water, and there were more undercurrents below. During the swimming training, many soldiers who thought they had excellent water skills accidentally drowned, and when they were rescued, they all drank to their heart's content, and even a very small number of them drowned. He used his own life to prove that those who drown are water.

watched the Mongolian army toss and turn in the river without technology, and then rose and fell, and the last one disappeared. The Song army, which drove the Mongol army to the riverside and tried to annihilate it completely, lost the boiling killing intent before.

"They're really dying...... "Some fighters couldn't help but feel pity.

"The Tartars never took our lives seriously! What is there to pity at this time! Zhu Hongwu said hatefully, only those who have suffered from the ravages of the Tartars know that it is not enough to just look at the tragic situation of the enemy in a certain period of time.

However, Zhu Hongwu didn't say more, his biggest feeling at this time was exhaustion. From morning to afternoon, the Mongol army was strewn with corpses all over the city. The Song army, which had entered Ezhou from the south of the city, was the farthest away from the north of the city, even though they temporarily paused their attack at noon, ate a hot meal, and even took a nap. But after four or five hours, everyone didn't feel anything other than exhaustion.

The drowning of the Mongol army is not a bad thing either. Zhu Hongwu couldn't help but have such an idea. At this time, there were also one or two thousand Mongol troops along the river, either killed or seriously wounded and unable to move. At least Zhu Hongwu's troops really didn't have the energy to capture them.

Early the next morning, carrier pigeons flew in the morning sun. From Ezhou to Lin'an, the fastest carrier pigeon arrived at noon. Unlike the fatigue of those commanders and fighters on the battlefield, the news was full of joy. Of the 20,000 Mongol troops in Ezhou, 7,000 were killed and 7,000 captured. Only five thousand people fled. And of the 5,000 who fled, about two or three thousand were drowned.

However, the Ezhou garrison general Gorten Wanhu saw that the situation was irreparable, so he led the Mongols in the Mongol army to get on the ship and escape. In the chaos, it is not known whether this Wanhu escaped to the north bank of the Yangtze River, or was killed or drowned in the river.

The next day, the news spread in Lin'an and spread to other places at a very high speed. Zhao Jiaren was very happy with this news, not because the troops had recovered Ezhou, but because they had annihilated at least 16,000 Mongol troops. When Mrs. Zhao was celebrating his mother's birthday, he was even a little absent-minded.

At this time, the three brothers of the Zhao family were all in Lin'an, and Zhao Jiaren's eldest sister Zhao Mingming married the children of the Jinshi family of Qingyuan Mansion. Now that his brother-in-law's house has been reformed, Zhao Jiaren simply ordered someone to take his brother-in-law's house to Lin'an. In addition to the eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin, the one who had the purest joy at the family banquet was probably the eldest sister Zhao Mingming.

Zhao Jiali has always looked down on his third brother, and his brother-in-law Hong Daotong's family didn't expect that his family's land that had not been tossed in the Jia Yidao era would be wiped out by his brother-in-law's policy, and he was not happy in his heart. Even if Zhao Jiaren is the prime minister of Zuo, the family may not give him a look. With Zhao Jiaren's status, he didn't want to make concessions to anyone. Now the atmosphere is a little awkward.

However, the affairs of the elders did not implicate the younger generations. For example, Zhao Jiaren's niece Hong Sisi likes Zhao Jiaren very much. She called "third uncle and third uncle", and asked Zhao Jiaren to give her a pair of calligraphy and paintings to show off among her girlfriends. Zhao Jiaren couldn't help it, so he drew a simple pig's head with a pencil on the paper and gave it to her. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl angrily grabbed Zhao Jiaren's arm and shook it for a while.

As the protagonist of this banquet, Mrs. Zhao, she looked at the family with a smile from the bottom of her heart. In this era, the maternal mortality rate at the time of childbirth is around 10 per cent, and the mortality rate for children under three years of age is more than 30 per cent. Even the royal child mortality rate is around this average. Zhao Jiaren's mother is respected by many people because the five children she gave birth to not only lived to adulthood, but also successfully married and had children. As a mother, she is undoubtedly outstanding.

As for the current achievements of these children, Zhao Jiaren, who has been following her, has undoubtedly reached the point where people can only look up to it. Solitude is not particularly rare in the Great Song Dynasty, but there are not a few heroes who have turned the tide and fallen in the Great Song Dynasty. As for the other children, Mrs. Zhao was also very satisfied with her eldest son. There are now more than 1,200 students in the Great Song Agricultural College, and most of the well-known seeds in recent years have been developed by Zhao Jiaxin. Mrs. Zhao didn't know much about agriculture, but she felt that this down-to-earth attitude was not inferior to Zhao Jiaren.

As for the second son and son......-in-law, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but speak, "San Lang, your brother-in-law has to lead the way for the Hong family, don't you even have a way?" ”

"Then it depends on whether the brother-in-law is willing to make this determination. There is also the eldest sister who refuses to let her brother-in-law break in. Zhao Jiaren responded.

"Third brother, what's the way to break through?" Zhao Mingming actually rarely sees his younger brother, but in terms of her seriousness towards the third brother, she is much stronger than Zhao Jiali and her husband.

"We are opening up plantations in the South China Sea." Zhao Jiaren said as he took out a cigarette from the small cigar box and handed it to everyone, "Luzon's cigars, I think everyone should know about them." Or the latest white and brown rope, which is used for swings at home. ”

"Mother, that swing is high. Anyone can be flattened! Hong Sisi couldn't help but show off to his mother.

Ignoring his daughter's interjection, Zhao Mingming said: "But hanging alone, this looks like exile." ”

Zhao Jiaren shook his head slightly, "This is not exile, who will be exiled to let you make money." Don't talk about others, let's just say that the current criminal department Shangshu Sima Kao, his cousin first went to Guangnan East Road to plant 200 acres of sisal, and in a few years he earned more than in Gusu. Therefore, the Sima family now asked him to lead a team to open a new sisal garden in Zhancheng. It is 5,000 acres in size. Even if you earn more than 100 yuan per acre of land, you will have 1,000 yuan a year. And sisal is made into hemp rope, or made into sacks, and the price is higher. Can my brother-in-law's house open a factory? ”

Hearing this, Hong Daotong had a somewhat moving expression on his face. 1,000 a year, it is a first-class household in the Great Song Dynasty. At least Hong Daotong relied on his own ability, but he couldn't earn this thousand. But Zhao Mingming had a disapproving expression on his face, he ran too far for money, whether as a wife or as a woman, she couldn't accept it.

"Auntie, your third brother has been running around all these years. I read the newspaper today, and the victory in Ezhou alone was as high as 16,000 Mongols. Your third brother went there to fight more than ten years ago. Boys, if you want to make money, you have to dare to venture out! Mrs. Zhao said. In the Great Song Dynasty, the boy in the family was called by ranking, 'X Lang'. Zhao Jiaren is the third in line, and he is San Lang. Calling girls is also ranked, Zhao Mingming is the first daughter, that is, the eldest mother. For example, Hu Sanniang means the three daughters of the Hu family, not the three mothers of the Hu family.

Hearing his mother say this, Zhao Mingming squeezed out a smile, "Mother, Daotong is also in his forties, and I'm worried that he is not in good health." ”

That's quite subtle. In fact, Hong Daotong is thirteen years older than Zhao Jiaren, and he will be fifty years old in a few months. His eldest son is now married and has a son, but he didn't come this time.

Zhao Jiaren wanted to give it a try, so he continued to persuade: "Sister, I think so. The Great Song Dynasty has lost the enterprising spirit to open up over the years, so he shrank down on this piece of land and played all kinds of tricks, which were all made into a dojo in a snail shell. In the South China Sea, the land is leased for 50 years. I don't ask everyone for rent. Just ask everyone to have the output, this cigar, sisal, and later palm, rubber. After it is produced, the state pays for it, or it can be transported to the market and sold. If the family opens up one more industry, there will be multiple roads in the future. In this way, we can continue to grow and become stronger and stronger. Staying at home doesn't do anyone any good. ”

Although this is true, it is so easy to open up things. All the ancestors who can open up can be said to be legendary in the descendants for several generations or even more than ten generations. Because there are always many failures and few successes.

The adults are silent, and the dolls are not so silent. Hong Sisi pulled Zhao Jiaren and asked in a low voice, "Third uncle, can I also go to open up?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhao Jiaren said with a smile: "But I think you should study hard now and become an official after being admitted to the system." ”

"Being an official?" Hong Sisi was surprised. She likes her third uncle very much, because she can show off, and her third uncle never reprimands her. But being an official is something completely beyond Hong Si's thoughts.

"Dear. Have you ever heard the term worth a hundredfold? Zhao Jiaren said to his niece very seriously.

"I've heard of it." Hong Sisi replied.

"You want to get married now, the competition is your parents' education for you, and the competition is your parents' financial resources. What others say about you is actually what you say about your parents. If you pass the system and become a civil servant, it proves your personal ability. In the future of your life, who you will meet and who you will befriend. What can be learned from whom. It's all your own. Your parents' worth is already very valuable, and you yourself have increased this value a lot. If someone wants his children, his family, to move forward on your foundation, then he must bow his head and ask for marriage. And after getting married, I must treat you well. Although Zhao Jiaren was speaking to his niece, he actually hoped that his brother-in-law would be affected.

The little girl rolled her eyes and asked, "Third uncle, I don't want to get married." At home, my parents are very kind to me. You are also very good to me. ”

"Haha!" The adults burst out laughing when they heard this. This is often the case with a child's words.

Zhao Jiaren smiled and said to his niece seriously: "If you think that the third uncle is really good to you, study hard and be admitted to the system!" ”