Chapter 25: Retreat

Taking off the black cloth in front of him, Wang Xiang found that he was no longer in the dim dungeon, Wang Xiang never felt that the light was so beautiful, he thought that he would be beaten to extract a confession, because he had caught prisoners before, and even killed them directly, but the man who was like a god and demon on the battlefield before greeted him with a smile, and untied the rope that bound him with a smile, until he sat on a stable and comfortable chair, Wang Xiang still didn't understand what medicine was sold in Yang An's gourd.

"I still don't know what your name is." Yang An picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, well, it's really bitter.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the villain Wang Xiang is a general under the command of Deqing Luo Qian, the villain is actually a big Ming, but the military is forced, and it is a last resort to come to attack the adult, begging the adult to surround the villain's life!"

is a soft bone, looking at the appearance of the Qing army always kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, although Yang Anxin was full of contempt, he had a few more grasps of the upcoming plan.

"This big defeat, I'm afraid that Mr. Wang won't be able to deal with him even if he goes back!"

Wang Xiang's face suddenly turned a little pale, he lost 3,000 men and horses here, and even the main general died, and he was afraid that he would be dealt with by military law if he went back, you must know that those Manchu nobles did not treat them as equals. When the time comes, I'm afraid that if I give an order, I'm afraid that I will still be unable to escape death.

Seeing that the gray color on Wang Xiang's face was as ugly as a dead man, if it weren't for Wang Xiang, who collapsed on the ground, was still breathing, I am afraid that other people would really think that he was dead.

Although Wang Xiang's body is not dead, his heart is almost dead now.

"But this official wants to give Mr. Wang a great fortune!"

Yang An's words immediately attracted Wang Xiang's attention, and the latter hurriedly grabbed a life-saving straw.

"If there is any way for the adults to kill the villain, the villain will definitely be grateful."

What is the use of my gratitude to you, although I despise Wang Xiang's oily mouth from the bottom of my heart, I still pretend to be gentle and say: "I am ready to release you all and give Luo Dingcheng to you." ”

Yang An's voice was like a devil's whisper, arousing the deepest desire in Wang Xiang's heart.

"Think about it, in this way, you have become a bloody battle to defeat the old thief's team, open up the territory for the Qing court, and the promotion and fortune are just around the corner, and the official just wants some small money and food, according to a soldier fifteen taels of silver, or the equivalent amount of food, as long as these things are in place, then the king and the rest of the people can not only be safe, but also make a great contribution."

Seeing Wang Xiang's eyes flickering, Yang An threw another piece of iron on the straw.

"Fifteen taels of silver for one person, I can be the master and give it to Mr. Wang, and the more than 1,000 people will be worth 5,000 taels of silver, but they will all be yours."

Wang Xiang's breathing was as thick as a cow's hum, a trace of struggle flashed on his face, and then he looked at Yang An firmly.

"I Wang Xiang did this thing!"

After receiving Wang Xiang's assurance, Yang An immediately showed a knowing smile on his face, personally poured a cup of tea for Wang Xiang, and raised a glass to Wang Xiang in his hand.

"Then I wish Mr. Wang Qian a smooth journey!"

Hearing the changed title in Yang An's mouth, Wang Xiang stared at Yang An twice, and then the two smiled heartily and looked at each other speechlessly.

……

Things went very smoothly, during the time when Wang Xiang returned to Deqing, Yang An ordered the people in Luoding City to evacuate with the people in the city to the original village in the mountain, Luoding City instantly became an empty city, and Wang Xiang also carried out the handover with Yang An outside the city with 5,000 taels of silver and about 5,000 taels of grain in accordance with the agreement with Yang An.

After Yang put Wang Xiang away that day, Wang Xiang ran back to Deqing City without stopping, and the civil officials in Deqing City saw that Wang Xiang fled back alone, and the 3,000 men and horses he brought out were all wiped out, and I heard that Wang Xiang said that it was Li Dingguo's soldiers and horses who defeated them, and there were tens of thousands of people, who were attacking in the direction of Deqing.

Suddenly, Tang Ming, the magistrate of the city, felt that he had nothing to think about, and said that he was determined to live and die with Deqing City, looking loyal and courageous, but the reason for this was that although the Qing army reused these scholars in the previous Ming Dynasty and made them officials, the city was ruined, and losing the city was a dead end.

However, the people in the city heard that Li Dingguo's army was fighting, and they were all ready to smear oil on the soles of their feet, in fact, they were not so afraid, it was really Li Dingguo's army that was really a strong army in Nanming, and even the prince was lost in his hands, only they were the ones who really didn't have the confidence to fight.

However, under the hint of Wang Xiang's words, which means that as long as you break some wealth, you can avoid the disaster, and Tang Ming, the magistrate of the county, was immediately overjoyed, and the two conspired to raise the price of ransom soldiers to twenty or one people, and the two secretly swallowed a large sum of silver, which made these two people make a lot of money, especially Wang Xiang, a full eight thousand taels of silver fell into his pocket.

However, Yang An didn't care how much Wang Xiang earned, after the two found a safe place to trade, looking at a box full of silver and several carts of grain, Wang Wu and the others behind Yang An suddenly had green eyes and wanted to swallow these things.

"Now that the money and goods are cleared, then I'll take my leave."

Yang An bowed his hand to Wang Xiang, who was full of smiles, "Mr. Wang Qian's men and horses are all in Luoding City, Mr. Wang Qianzong only needs to send someone to accept Luoding City, if there is such a good thing in the future, I will have to bother Mr. Wang Qian's cooperation." ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Can you not make Wang Xiang happy, in just a few days, Wang Xiang has earned so much silver, and everyone is full of joy.

……

In order to prevent Wang Xiang from turning his face, Yang An and the others spared a lot of road on the road, until they were sure that there were no people and horses following behind them, and then they returned to the village in the mountains with these money and grain.

When Yang An and the others returned to the village, they were startled by the hot scene in front of them.

Originally, the dense woods in the south of the mountain were cut down a large clearing, countless men, women and children worked in the clearing, and the wooden houses were neatly arranged in the air, and the return of Yang An and others immediately caused a sensation in the village.

"Virtuous nephew, it's been hard work, and you've been fine all the way, right?"

took the towel handed to him by Zhu Yusheng, looked at the joy in her eyes, smiled at her, and then said to Zhu Defei: "There is nothing to do on the road, things are going well, you can arrange for someone to unload everything." ”

"Okay!"

Zhu Defei immediately arranged for people to unload the things on the car, and it was not until he finished the arrangement that Yang An walked to his side, looked at the people in the distance and said softly: "Nothing has happened in the village recently!" ”

"But no one is making trouble, it's going to be winter, as long as the house is built, no one will die in this winter, but this grain may only last until the end of this winter, but there is no fertile land for farming in the stockade."

"It's fine, as long as you have this."

Zhu Defei looked at the strange thing in Yang An's hand, and couldn't help but be curious: "What is this?" ”

"This is a potato, as long as it is equipped with greenhouse technology, it can mature quickly, you don't underestimate this potato, this thing is an overseas curiosity, there is no requirement for land, the alkaline land in the village can also be planted, and this potato can yield thousands of catties per mu."

"How much?"

Zhu Defei couldn't believe his ears, grabbed Yang An's shoulders tightly, and stared at Yang An's face with his eyes, trying to see from his face that he was joking.

You must know that the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River can only produce five or six hundred catties of grain per acre, which must be smooth and rainy, and the country and the people are safe.

The land south of the Yangtze River is like this, let alone here, it is good that one mu can produce three or four hundred catties of grain.

"Don't worry, there may be more than a thousand catties."

According to the yield of potatoes in later generations, there are about 2,000 catties per mu, even if there are no fertilizers and other substances in ancient times, the yield may be a little lower, but it should not be much worse.

After getting Yang An's affirmative answer, Zhu Defei suddenly fell into a state of madness, and Yang An on the side couldn't help but stroke his head with a helpless expression.