Chapter 229: Eating Sugar
The matter of the starfall is mysterious and mysterious, and even, the secret spy department has also sent someone to investigate, but it should be the reason why Jing Nanhou said hello, so the secret spy department just sent someone over to "greet" whether there was such a thing, and left after asking, and did not say that he was going to see the meteorite or what he was going to pull away.
This has saved a lot of trouble for the Earl's Palace, because the meteorite has already been "disemboweled" by Xue San, and it is not very difficult to make a fake one temporarily, after all, the meteorite seems to be mysterious, but the ingredients are actually rotten streets, but how to say it, can it be less troublesome, isn't it.
In fact, there is another reason that is because the first emperor was superstitious about Fang Xuan's technique during his reign, and after Emperor Yan ascended the throne, he washed this atmosphere, so the people below, including the secret spy department, will report to the meeting, but they will never stupidly make the move of sending the meteorite to Yanjing as auspicious.
At the same time, no matter what changes there are in the sky, as long as the sky is not thundering, the people below will still live their lives how they should live.
This allowed Uncle Zheng to find the feeling of getting up in the morning to brush up on international news, then wash up and continue to work as a painter in the studio.
Say it has something to do with you?
But I really have a fart relationship with myself.
Xue San had already led his one hundred and eight subordinates to explore the way early, in Xue San's words, one hundred and eight was a very good number, but in the eyes of the blind man and others, it was not very auspicious.
About seven days later, Zheng Fan's nearly 1,000 Snow Sea cavalry officially set off, the number was not large, and there was no departure ceremony, after all, it was necessary to pay attention to the secrecy work.
It's just that at the time of departure, the Earl's Court set up a banquet to entertain these thousand soldiers, and there was nothing too exciting, and Uncle Zheng did not give full play to his eloquence, and the meal system was divided, and everyone had a small bench, so he sat on the ground and ate, and circled several times.
Uncle Zheng sat in the middle,
After eating,
Uncle Zheng picked up the wine glass,
And everybody raised their glasses together,
The military discipline of the Snow Navy is almost completely inherited by the Jingnan Army, and it is superior in details, and the prohibition of alcohol is also very strict, unless alcohol is allowed during a specific period or holiday, the rest of the time the soldiers dare to drink alcohol without authorization, and the first offense is flogged, and the second offense is immediately executed.
"Brothers, I don't dare to guarantee that everyone will be able to follow me back this time, but what I can guarantee is that the brothers who can't come back have families, I Zheng Fan will take care of them, and if you don't have a family, there will be one more tablet for you in the school, and there will be a child to help you carry your surname;
Brothers who came back,
said that being promoted to get rich is too earthy, right?
It can only be said that
back,
We're real brothers!
Done! β
"I am willing to die for my uncle!"
"I am willing to die for my uncle!"
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It's eating here,
Over there
The blind man and Liang Cheng sat facing each other, and in front of the two, there was a roster.
The blind man's style of doing things is very delicate, and he pays attention to taking one step at a time and seeing three steps when dealing with things.
Among the 1,000 soldiers who entered Chu together in the main team this time, there were barbarians, Jin people, Yan people, and even several young masters of several savage tribes near the Snow Pass, including the Hailan Department.
At the same time, Alchem was also transferred back from the front line and joined the team.
In addition, He Chunlai, who sold sugar gourds and Chen Daole, a child of the Chen family, who came back with Fan Li this time, were also thrown into it.
Liang Cheng couldn't help but be a little worried: "If you pay too much attention to politics, it will inevitably affect the military." β
Liang Cheng prefers to purely lead troops to fight, and does not like to involve too many irrelevant things in the affairs of war, because most of this situation will only bring constraints.
In his opinion, the thousands of people on the Lord, all choose the elite in the past, one can use good steel on the blade, and the other can also ensure the safety of the Lord to the greatest extent.
The blind man retorted:
"The lord is sneaking into the state of Chu this time, but he is not rushing to fight, this is different from the first time the lord led three hundred barbarian soldiers into the country a few years ago to attack a city, and now the two countries of Qian and Chu are on guard.
Infiltration is infiltration, but it is really not to die, and the Lord himself obviously understands this, otherwise he would not have felt at ease to leave you at home this time. β
If you really want to go to war, rushing to brush up on your military merits, according to the Lord's cautious character, how can you not bring Liang Cheng?
"So you're going to turn it into a team building?" Liang Cheng asked rhetorically.
"Team building is not enough, if you can fight, you can still fight, our lord still has a charismatic personality, these people follow the lord to go to Chu State for a walk, and when they come back alive, they will become their own people.
For example, this alchemy, the Lord values him very much. β
"His ability is really good, and I think that in time, he can be on his own."
Being able to get this kind of evaluation from Liang Cheng is enough to show the excellence and potential of Jin Shuke.
"It should be regarded as the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, hehe, after the Lord leaves, what we have to do is to combine the production system with the military."
"Or do you want to toss the Eight Flags?"
"That's pretty much what it means, let's not look at the snow customs in this area is very arrogant, but that's also because the wild rebellion completely collapsed the surroundings before, compared with those densely populated cities, we still seem a little 'cramped'.
Anyway, the previous framework was built well, and then changed and changed, you can give full play to the subjective initiative, there are few people, few soldiers, how can we compare with others without giving full play to the subjective initiative?
Don't always have eight flags and eight banners, the eight banners are just a surface, and in essence, they are still a military merit system and a war bonus system, because we will inevitably involve multi-ethnic issues here.
In fact, what I really want to do is to turn our Snow Customs into a war machine, a model of plundering and annexing by the whole people, just like the Qin Dynasty.
Let the people below actively and instinctively crave war, desire foreign plunder, and fanatically ...... for it"
"Yes, it's back to your old ways." Liang Cheng said helplessly, "It's really like a pyramid scheme." β
"Everything is based on MLM." The blind man affirmed.
"But this model is easy to play with."
But when the blind man heard this, he laughed,
Road:
"I just want to play big, you zombie still want to live for a long time? Thinking too much, thinking too much. β
Liang Cheng leaned back slightly,
Reaching out and knocking on the table, he said:
"You are responsible for formulating the charter, and I will be responsible for implementing it, and strive to do all the transformation before the Lord returns, we have to hurry up, I have a hunch that before the end of next year, the big war may come."
"There's plenty of time, don't panic." The blind man silently lit a cigarette and said, "Actually, I don't really care about whether the war is big or not, I only care about Jingnanhou." β
"At least for now, Jingnanhou can be said to be very good to the Lord."
"It's good, it can't be better."
The blind man shook off the ashes of his cigarette,
Road:
"I'll sort it out first, and tomorrow night we'll summon officers above the rank of lieutenant to a meeting at the Earl's Palace."
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Uncle Zheng set off, and the speed of this march was very guaranteed, showing a state of rapid march in wartime, and he did it the fastest without consuming horses.
Originally, Zheng Fan still wanted to go in and say hello to Hou Ye for a meal when he passed by Fengxincheng, but he met a Jingnan army on the way, and after communicating with each other, he learned that Hou Ye had left Fengxin City to go to Zhennanguan to have a look.
Xu felt that Xue Rang in Zhennan Pass was a little annoying, and Hou Ye personally came forward to suppress the field.
Since the Marquis of Jingnan was not in Fengxincheng, Zheng Fan did not delay here, and continued to march south, and almost six days later, at a small wharf on the bank of the Lianhe River, he met with the vanguard led by Xue San.
The Lianhe River is a tributary of the Wangjiang River, the overall flow direction is from the northwest to the southeast, the Wangjiang River is a large river, but it is divided into many tributaries when it enters Chu.
In fact, it is very difficult to march from here to Chu, and the efficiency is also very low, which is similar to entering the snow field from Shengle at the beginning.
In the past, the Yan army besieged Yupan City, and the swordsmith of Chu State returned to Chu State from here with the Eighth Prince, and did not dare to go east and walk through Zhennan Pass.
However, to Zheng Fan's surprise, there was still a surprise waiting for him here.
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"The villain Fan Yongxin sees Uncle Hirano, Uncle Hirano Fukang."
Kneeling in front of Zheng Fan was a man in his forties, with half-bald hair and a mole under his nose.
He is a member of the Fan family, and the Fan family is a business family in the Chu State and is attached to the Qu family.
The state of Chu is an aristocratic system, and all positions in the court are basically divided among the nobles, and some positions are even exclusive to the nobles of this family for several generations.
Aristocrats should have the appearance of aristocrats, on the surface, they need to have the dignity of belonging to the nobility;
But the nobles also have to eat, drink and Lazar, and also need living expenses, relying on their own fiefdom is certainly an income, but the land is so big, there are so many slave households, in case of a disaster year that affects the harvest, the slave households who farm the land starve to death, and the quality of life of the nobles is reduced.
Therefore, basically there will be branches under the big nobles, some are branches of the military generals, and some are branches responsible for business, and the Fan family is the business branch that belongs to the Qu family.
This kind of branch looks a bit like taking off their pants and farting at first glance, but the old men of the Qianguo also do the same, and many caravans in the Yan Kingdom also have the figures of the powerful standing behind them, even in the later generations, the powerful need to find a white glove to do business.
The business of the Fan family is not small, generally speaking, doing business in a county in a country, that kind of businessman can be regarded as going out of the faΓ§ade and doing business in a country, which is called lifting the lintel, and if the business can be done abroad, it is called really making a fortune.
The Fan family belongs to the businessmen who made a fortune, although they are backed by the Qu family, but the Fan family also has their own thoughts and considerations.
Originally, in the Snow Customs, there was a person from Xiao Liuzi, who was only responsible for some business and trade on weekdays, and at the same time sent and received letters, after all, the correspondence between Uncle Zheng and Xiao Liuzi must not go through official channels, in case something went wrong, some of the big rebellions in it were revealed, it would be miserable.
At the same time, this person also has some authority, and he can "make his own decisions" when the letters cannot be communicated in time.
For example, when he learned that Zheng Fan was ordered by the Marquis of Jingnan to enter Chu, this contact person gave the Fan family this line, saying that the Fan family could be contacted.
In the past, when Yan Chu was not at war, Xiao Liuzi did business with the Fan family, but now the two countries are in a stage of friction and conflict, and the trade has not stopped, but has become more and more close and frequent.
Because the war caused the interruption of most trade routes, this smuggling method could make even greater profits, and it was not just a matter of saying that the front was tight and the rear was tight.
The difference is that the "national hardship wealth" that Xiao Liuzi is now issuing will eventually flow back to his father's inner treasury, after all, Xiao Liuzi has made a military order on money and grain, and he must hand over a satisfactory answer;
As for the Fan family, it shouldn't be possible to hand over the proceeds of smuggling, right? At most, it will go to Qu's to the sky.
"Is the road smooth?" Zheng Fan asked Fan Yongxin.
"Back to Uncle, although the road is tortuous, it is still smooth."
"Is the road safe?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Back to Uncle's words, it's messy but not messy."
"Then there will be labor."
"Uncle, you are polite, Uncle can come to my Dachu to visit, it is my Dachu, it is the honor of my Fan family, and the Fan family will definitely treat it wholeheartedly."
"Okay, if you see the head of the Fan family, Ben Bo will personally send greetings."
"The head of the slave family, Master Xie."
Fan Yongxin went down, he brought a small fleet, which used to be engaged in commercial smuggling, but this time, it had to be smuggled.
Zheng Fan's team had to wait until nightfall to board the boat and set off, first down the Lianhe River, then on the shore, and then into the mountain.
"Uncle, is this Fan family credible?"
Brother Ke Yandong asked worriedly.
"You ask Benbo, who does Benber ask?"
"........." Brother Ke Yandong.
What Ke Yandong was worried about was that he was afraid that the Fan family would sell his team.
In the original marching plan, there was actually no link of the Fan family, and to put it bluntly, the link of the Fan family was added through the relationship between Xiao Liuzi.
"San'er, tell me about it." Zheng Fan pointed at Xue San, Xue San had come here early, and he should know the situation better than everyone here.
"Lord, if you come, you will be safe, with the help of the Fan family, we can enter Chu much easier."
Obviously, Xue San agreed to take the boat of the Fan family.
Jin Shu Ke said: "Uncle's daughter's body, how can he be in danger? β
Xue San glanced at Jin Shuke, smiled, and said, "It seems that there is no Fan family, and there is no danger for us to enter Chu." β
Jin Shu knew that he was speechless, and immediately retreated to Xue San.
Zheng Fan still believed in Xue San's judgment and said, "Since this is the case, then let's take his Fan family's boat, San'er, you are a little tired." β
If the Fan family had any evil intentions, they could only rely on Xue San to warn in advance.
"Rest assured, Lord, we should bring our own food, and the subordinates have already ordered the rules and regulations, and the subordinates have placed people before and after.
If the Fan family is not a demon, then they are naturally happy, and if they are demons, their subordinates also have the confidence to protect the lord and come out. β
Speaking of which,
Xue San pursed his lips,
Road:
"Lord, on the way into Chu, there are Fengsui forts all over the place, without the help of the Fan family to open the way, we have to pull out the nails one by one along the way, and it makes no sense to enter Chu or not.
The subordinates feel that we should still give the Fan family some confidence.
The businessman is unrighteous, and he likes to bet on both ends the most, so let's just satisfy him.
When his subordinates met with Fan Yongxin a few days ago, he told his subordinates that the six princes promised the Fan family the position of the emperor and merchant of Chu in the future. β
Brother Ke Yandong was stunned and said, "The Fan family really believes it?" β
Zheng Fan raised his hand,
Signaled Brother Ke Yandong not to ask, and don't quarrel about this matter,
Road:
"That's it, Ben believes it."
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It was nightfall, and the procession began to board the ship.
A group of war horses, a group of people and ships, all of them are ships that transport goods, don't look big, compared with the sailors of the Chu State, it looks like a younger brother, but the capacity is not small.
Go down from Lianshui, and then turn a sidewalk to go south, if it goes well, you can go ashore in Chu Guoyong County, although the distance traveled is not far, but for the cavalry, you can jump over the three Gulf Streams, including the Lianhe River, overnight, which is already a great efficiency.
Siniang personally put on a cloak for Zheng Fan, she put on makeup as a personal guard, took off her makeup in the tent at night, and stood with Zheng Fan during the day.
Uncle Zheng got on the boat, and there were many boatmen of the Fan family on the deck who were busy, although it was dark night, there were many lanterns on the boat, and the visibility was very high.
Fan Yongxin was waiting for Zheng Fan on this ship, and took the initiative to come over and salute:
"Uncle, the villain in the cabin has prepared wine and food, the conditions are simple, and I ask the uncle to take care of it."
"You're welcome."
"Uncle, please."
Zheng Fan followed Fan Yongxin into the cabin, and after entering, he found that there was a hole in it, not only a table of wine and food, but also three maidservants, all of whom were very little dressed.
"Slave and maid, see your lord."
"Slave and maid, see your lord."
The three maidservants knelt down, and the wine was not drunk, and the business was not done, but they were already flattering.
Fan Yongxin said at this time: "Uncle, the villain is waiting on the second floor of the ship, and you have something to say, uncle." β
Obviously, Fan Yongxin left very interestingly.
After Fan Yongxin left, Siniang, who was dressed as a personal guard, said in Zheng Fan's ear:
"Lord, all three women have been drugged."
"Drugged?"
"Yes, what the slave family knows is that the Chu people have always looked down on slaves and maids, which is a kind of atmosphere of the Chu nobles."
Siniang must have done research on the "red tent" business in several countries, and also did research on their playing methods.
"Hmm."
"However, the Lord can follow the local customs."
Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "After all, it's a war, I'll go out to breathe, you can help them detoxify, it doesn't look good for the body." β
"The Lord has mercy on the jade?"
"No, if you're going to go far away, you should temporarily cram."
Zheng Fan walked out of the cabin, there should be incense burning in it, but Zheng Fan didn't like this extra smell very much, in short, he couldn't appreciate it, he could be fascinated by the simple body fragrance, but the deliberately created fragrance was a burden whether you could refresh your mind or not.
Just walked to the deck,
"Phew! Swallow Dog! β
A boy in a gown in the middle of winter spat at Zheng Fan.
The spit fell on Zheng Fan's boots.
"Ouch, sir, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, damn it, damn it!"
An old boatman immediately came over and knelt down at Zheng Fan to apologize by pressing the boy's head.
Zheng Fan lowered his head and looked at the stolen goods on his boots.
Reaching out, he pulled the curtain hanging from the door of the cabin beside him, squatted down, and wiped the upper of his boot himself.
Then he took out the Zhonghua brand iron box from his arms, which has been revised, with cigarettes on the top half and mints on the bottom.
Pick up a piece of sugar,
Zheng Fan slowly walked towards the little boy,
In front of him, crouched down,
Reached
Touched the boy's face.
These boatmen are members of the Fan family, in the past, they only helped the Fan family in the smuggling business, but today, a group of sergeants have been transported.
These boatmen are not stupid, and they can see who they are transporting, but everyone eats the food of the Fan family, and no one dares to say anything, but it is inevitable that they will curse a few words behind their backs.
This child should have learned from the adults that it was Yan people on the ship, so he saw Zheng Fan come out of the cabin to have this scene.
It's just that when his grandfather pulled him to his knees, the kid panicked.
As Zheng Fan walked towards him step by step,
The momentum that could not be faked made the boy's emotions completely lost, and he began to convulse and cry, and his previous bravery was gone, and he became afraid to death.
Zheng Fan put the candy cube in front of the boy,
Asked softly:
"Do you want to eat sugar?"
The boy nodded as he shuddered.
Zheng Fan smiled,
"Ahh
The boy obediently sobbed and opened his mouth wide.
Then Zheng Fan put the sugar into his mouth,
Road:
"I won't give it to you."
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It's just a time when the plot is stuck.,I feel like it's not well written.,And at the same time it's leaking.,This chapter says it's gone, and it directly affects my thinking.γ
It's also a change today.
I guess one day this chapter says it should be able to recover.,I want to kill you.γ
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