Although Shi Chen is now a rebel, his family background is different from that of ordinary rebel soldiers.

His father was a military general, but because he was Han Chinese, he was not allowed to be reused, and he was reduced to a crime because he offended a Mongol general.

But when he was a child, he was taught a lot by his father how to use soldiers.

So even after he joined the rebel army, his goal was to eliminate the Yuan Dynasty, but he always had a feeling of superiority in his heart.

It is this unwilling mediocre state of mind that allows him to surpass many people in the early stage and become the boss.

He was promoted to the position of President Qian when he was in Huanggang City.

But for many of his top bosses, although Shi Chen respected, he was not convinced.

I always think that my ability is no worse than those generals.

But it wasn't until just now, when he saw that the 25,000 people had a change in their mood under Zhu Yuanzhang's simple words, that he understood that these people who seemed to be born with mud legs were not bad, and even surpassed him a lot.

Just when Shi Chen was frightened, more than 20,000 soldiers outside the city had already entered the city one after another.

Shi Chen, who suddenly came back to his senses, hurriedly said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dashuai, since the person has been delivered, we will go back to Huanggang first." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Tell Engong for me, and after capturing Chuzhou, I will personally go back to pick them up in Chuzhou." ”

"Yes!"

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In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

In the newly reclaimed farmland outside Huanggang City, Qi Heng wore a farmer's costume and slowly straightened up to meet the sun.

On the edge of the farmland, he was still holding a book and reading.

It was Qi Heng who taught her elementary school Chinese.

On the other side, Ma Xiuying was helping Xiao Zhu Biao to learn to walk.

Little Zhu Biao, who is already twelve months old, has begun to learn to walk in a blink of an eye.

In the distance, there are many farmers planting seedlings in the rice fields.

The hills and forests are also a green scene.

Coupled with this windy and sunny weather, Qi Heng can't wait to live so ordinarily for the rest of his life.

You don't have to farm to be fed, you don't have to study to get ahead, such a day is really leisurely.

But just as Qi Heng was enjoying all this, the sound of horses' hooves came.

A guard hurriedly stood on the edge of the rice field and shouted, "My lord, a letter from Chuzhou!" ”

Hearing this, Qi Heng slowly walked towards the edge of the field, washed his hands with water from the cement diversion canal on the side, and wiped it dry on his body at will, and then took the letter.

Opening the letter, Qi Heng looked at it carefully.

After reading it, he didn't think much about it, so he shouted directly to Ma Xiuying in front of him: "Sister-in-law, the eldest brother has a letter." ”

When Ma Xiuying heard this, she picked up Zhu Biao and walked over.

Took the letter from Qi Heng's hand.

"The eldest brother said that Chuzhou has been captured, and the city has been settled, and he will return to pick us up in the next few days."

After Qi Heng's words were finished, Ma Xiuying basically finished reading the contents of the letter, then sighed and said, "Our Huanggang is so good now, we are really reluctant to leave." ”

"Now that the talents in this city are all familiar with each other, your eldest brother is going to take us away, and there is really no peace with you rebels."

Qi Heng heard this and said with a smile: "We ordinary people all want to live, who let us meet such a year, if we can live a stable life, who is willing to toss everywhere." ”

With that, he got up and stepped onto the dry field.

After washing his feet and putting on his shoes, he shouted to the people on the side: "Still, let's go back, and my brother will give you a barbecue to eat in a while!" ”

was still reading a book quietly, and after hearing Qi Heng's words, he agreed and walked over with the book in his arms.

In front of a wooden house not far from Huanggang City, Qi Heng began to show off his barbecue cooking skills.

Ma Xiuying was still playing with Zhu Biao, while Qi Heng was grilling meat skewers on the barbecue.

Sprinkled with cumin and chili foam rewarded by the system, the aroma suddenly wafted out with a 'zila' sound.

The air quality is not too good this year, and I still smell the smell of meat immediately after not far away.

"It smells so good!"

Even Ma Xiuying was amazed and said, "Sir, what kind of condiment are you sprinkling?" Why is it so fragrant? ”

Qi Heng smiled: "I stumbled upon it before, and I feel that it is just right to use it on this." ”

Ma Xiuying nodded in agreement and said, "I really didn't see it, Mr. is also very good at cooking." ”

Qi Heng suddenly laughed and said, "Qi Heng is greedy, if he didn't have to deal with these government affairs every day, he would still like to cook some delicious things." ”

As he spoke, he took down a few skewers of grilled mutton skewers and handed them to Still and Ma Xiuying.

The two looked at the mutton skewers that were still sizzling in front of them, and suddenly felt that the saliva in their mouths was unconsciously growing.

I couldn't help but take a bite of it, feeling the fragrance of cumin and a small amount of chili foam, and my appetite was immediately opened.

I didn't care about that image, and I ate the meat skewer in a few bites.

After eating two skewers in a row, he looked at the meat skewers that were being grilled in Qi Heng's hand with his eyes wide open, and said, "Fragrant!" ”

Looking at the appearance that was still full of oil, Qi Heng couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry, there's more meat skewers, enough for you to eat."

At noon, Qi Heng didn't eat a few skewers, so he roasted them as much as he could.

Ma Xiuying and the two women alone ate thirty or forty strings of mutton, as well as a lot of potatoes, beans and other vegetables.

Qi Heng never thought that in his previous life, he barbecued with his friends, and the five big men didn't finish eating forty strings of mutton, but now they were eaten clean by two women.

Moreover, if it weren't for the lack of ingredients, they would still look like they hadn't eaten enough.

However, watching them eat, Qi Heng was happier than eating himself.

After resting in front of the hut for a while, the men returned to the city in a carriage.

Along the way, Qi Heng drove while also checking the surrounding farming situation.

Haozhou is close to the Huai River to the north, and Huanggang City and Haozhou City are adjacent to each other, coupled with the natural danger of the Huai River, making this area between the three a natural safety zone.

And because it is close to the Huai River, it is suitable for irrigation, so Qi Heng simply divided this area into a rice planting area.

Now the people of Huanggang City plus the people in Haozhou City have more than 70,000 people, according to the number of people in the city, it is not enough to develop the whole area.

So far, only the cultivated fields have been divided in the vicinity of the city, and the cultivated fields have been distributed according to the population.

Of course, it's not just rice.

There are also potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc., which are extremely high-yielding.

Now the two cities are only on the right track under his governance, and the grain reserves are still very low, and these high-yield plants can quickly and effectively solve the problem of hunger.

However, Qi Heng did not over-promote these grains, and in his vision, rice and wheat were still the main cultivated animals.