Leaving Gai Nie in Sima Mansion, Zheng Anping and Chen Si said goodbye, and speculated about the intention of Gongzi Xuan's summons along the way, but they couldn't understand it. Back at the post house, Mang Wei and Xing Cao reported that a waiter came to report, Hedong was sued, and the report had been received; When the autumn harvest was already in the autumn, he ordered Hedong to return to Hedong as soon as possible, and make a book of Hedong's population, money and food, soldiers, equipment, etc., and report it to Hedong at the same time. Zheng Anping originally wanted to stay in Xianyang for a few more days, but he didn't expect to report it at all, so he drove him away directly. At this time, Wuwang had been sent home by Zheng Anping, and he probably couldn't come back. Zheng Anping left a message to the post officer, if Wuwang came back, let him go home and wait first, prepare for the autumn harvest, and then come to pick him up after the autumn harvest. The next day, after breakfast, everyone got on the boat and returned to Anyi.

After getting off the boat from Pusaka, Zheng Anping first sent someone to report to Zhang Lu and others, and the prime minister wanted to come back first to complete the plan; Clock on and finish again. My party went to each county to inspect the growth of crops, check the population register, and the mountains and rivers, and have a rough idea. Tell the county orders one by one, and make sure to report the statistics on time. Xing Cao was very familiar with the provisions of the Qin Law and gave Zheng Anping great help in this regard. After the inspection of each county, he returned to Anyi and explained the matters in Xianyang one by one, especially explaining that going out of Hedong and out of Taoyi was the direction of the current Qin king's key consideration of using troops, and if there was enough food in Hedong, he would probably go out of Hedong.

According to Zhang Lu's original intention, he hoped that Hedong would be able to recuperate for a few years, develop first, and then use troops. But listening to Zheng Anping's words, if he didn't use troops in Hedong, he would have to use troops in Taoyi, which made Zhang Lu have to change his plan: he was more reluctant to use troops in Taoyi than to use troops in Hedong relatively early, and after using troops there, it was almost impossible to defend it firmly.

As the statistical data of each county was reported one by one, Anyi's office team, mainly Pi Juan's team, began to compile the atlas of the plan. In the end, Zhang Lu told Zheng Anping a principle, using troops to attack the road in Hedong, but there are not enough strong men, and the rest of the use is not a problem. So, a month after leaving Xianyang, Zheng Anping and the four returned to Xianyang, this time in the upper plan.

There are a large number of units in the border counties and Guanzhong counties, and all the counties and counties have transported the products that need to be handed over to Xianyang in various ways. Hedong is a new county, and the subordinate counties have profits and losses, but as a county, the content of the surrender has not yet been approved, so Zheng Anping and others came empty-handed.

When registering in Xianyang Palace, those counties that handed in a lot of items were arrogant, and seeing that Zheng Anping didn't even have a list to hand in, they inadvertently showed a look of disdain. Zheng Anping has the bottom in his heart, and he can't see these disdains. Due to the large number of people and the crowded pavilion, Zheng Anping and his entourage simply did not live in the pavilion and returned to live at home. The only inconvenience of living at home is that you have to get up early every day when you go to court.

When Qiuli saw everyone coming back, they came to visit one after another, and Zheng Anping and others bowed back one by one. Chen Si and Mangwei's share of the field are all ripe fields, there are already people farming, only Zheng Anping's field is cultivated grass, you need to cultivate it yourself, Zheng Anping went out for a year, there is no one at home, farming is not talked about, fortunately thanks to the care of Qiuli Sifu, arrange personnel to cultivate on behalf of him, Wuwang came back to catch up with the harvest. Although it is not as good as the Jingxin planted by himself, the harvest is good. In addition to paying the taxes, Zheng Anping handed over seventy percent of the remaining grain into Qiuli to express his gratitude to everyone for their help. Wuwang watched the grain he had harvested enter other people's granaries, and couldn't help crying.

Qiu Qifu and Li Qifu's clan daughters have marriage contracts with Chen Si and Mangwei, and when they saw Zheng Anping and his party coming back, they also came to discuss the issue of marrying relatives. On behalf of the man, Zheng Anping agreed on the date of employment with the two families. However, Chen Si and Mang Wei were both a little uneasy: Zheng Anping took the little slave to run around, and they all witnessed the experience of being pregnant and not resting; Until now, the little slave is still living in the house of Pu Ling, and it seems that it is possible to return to Anyi until he gives birth to a child in Pu Sasaka. Zheng Anping's experience made them have to wonder if they would take their wives with them after marrying their wives, and they would be so endlessly displaced. Of course, this thought was only fleeting, and Huang Xie's pity for Hu Yang also deeply stung them, leaving their descendants as soon as possible and continuing their own industry, which had a strong attraction to them.

These people did not have official positions last year, although they were all knighted, Zheng Anping is still a doctor, but he has land and a house, but he does not have a fortune. This year, I have been out and about all year long, unable to plant land, and the limited harvest can only provide food rations. Although Zheng Anping has become Hedong Cheng and has an official position, he is returned to Hedong County; With the miserable situation of Hedong County this year, I'm afraid I won't be able to send a few dollars. The only hope is Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu's Hedong Shou is the same as Zheng Anping, he can't be mentioned, but he still has the status of a guest qing, and he can get a reward from the king of Qin at the end of the year. The "year-end bonus" that Zhang Lu can get is the only hope for the two of them to give a dowry.

Zheng Anping went to court day by day and went home day by day, and there were constantly counties and counties who were received by the prime minister's mansion and received annual comments to go back to their lives, but the marquis never summoned them, which couldn't help but make several people wonder: Could it be that such important news can't touch the hearts of the highest level?

Mang Wei gave Zheng Anping an idea: let Zheng Anping let the wind go, and his two disciples would welcome their relatives within the year, so as to observe the movements of the officials. Although Zheng Anping was a little puzzled, he still did it: when he was in the last dynasty, he reported to the official doctor who was equivalent to his title that his protégé Chen Si and the unknown general married the Qifu of Qiqiu Township and the Qifu of Huaili. But on that day, only two officials and doctors sent congratulatory gifts, or a piece of cloth, or a cake of gold.

The next day, when Zheng Anping went to court, he expressed his gratitude to the two officials and doctors who gave the gifts. On this day, An Guojun actually sent someone to send a congratulatory gift, and it was pulled by a wagon, cloth money, meat and wine...... Everything but the kitchen sink. Soon, the fifth doctor Sima Jin also sent a congratulatory gift, although it was not as rich as An Guojun, but it was also loaded with a car, and the escort of the car turned out to be Gai Nie. Since the beginning of these two people, there have been more officials and doctors who have given congratulatory gifts, whether cloth or money, wine or meat, and so on. Xing Cao temporarily became a clerk and registered the officials who gave gifts one by one. At night, everyone analyzed the list of gifts and found that it was limited to people who had dealings with them in the past, such as those who had cultivated the Bao Slope together, or those who had fought with Yanhe and Wu'an.

On the third day, Wu Anjun Bai Qi sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. Mang Wei said: "Things are harmonious, and the work of Hedong is not small." ”

Zheng Anping then asked the township to help, and took ten dowry gifts, and a group of children ran back and forth, and went to the two families to hire lively. The townsmen and liqifu had already heard that An Guojun had sent congratulatory gifts, and they were all respectful.

On the fourth day, Jingyangjun and Gao Lingjun also sent congratulatory gifts. Mang Wei said: "If there is no gift from the Marquis and Huayang, I am afraid that there will be differences between the courts, and I will not give in." Everyone was very sure when they saw Mang, but they didn't know why. Mang Wei explained: "The wind is born in the earth and begins at the end of Qingping; A leaf falls, and autumn is coming! The crowd was still confused.

On the fifth day, Prince Chu sent a congratulatory gift. Unlike the simple Qin products given by Dr. Qin, the prince of Chu sent them all from Chu: pearl scale armor, silk brocade, bamboo and wood lacquerware...... It's all about luxury! The three sons of the Mang family came over with the car.

The identity of the third son of the Mang family is very clear to Zheng Anping, Chen Si and Mang Wei, but they cannot disclose it to Xing Cao, only saying that it is the son of Chu Zuo Huang Xiemen Keshen and his subordinates. After the registration of the criminal Cao was completed, let Zheng Anping and others unload the car alone, not to mix it with other people's gifts. In fact, where can it be mixed, the difference between Chu and Qin is so obvious, almost at a glance, you can see it. However, since Xing Cao said so, Zheng Anping and the others did so and put Prince Chu's gift in a separate room.

During the banquet, Mr. Che You asked: "Or the official camp of Yunhedong Salt Industry, which is ordinary?" ”

Zheng Anping said: "The mountains and rivers are all official camps, not salt alone. Fish, birds, birds and beasts, bamboo, wood, copper and iron, all the same. ”

Mr. Che You said: "The husband is salty, and the people use it." The salt of Anyi is admired by the world. Even if the official camp is closed, it should also be widely distributed to the world and let it circulate. It can't be monopolized, and it lacks the taste of the world. ”

Zheng Anping felt strange and said: "The salt of Anyi is all over the world, and it is not arbitrary." ”

Mr. Cheyou said: "In the past, salt merchants traveled the world with carts and horses, and they had their salt. I haven't seen the salt merchant for a few days! ”

Zheng Anping said: "All the salt merchants are not all from Anyi, and they have everything in each Yi, but they go to Anyi to transport salt, and Jia is in various places. If Wei has no salt, he should go to Anyi Jia, and then he can go to it. ”

Mr. Che You said: "What Wei Di saw is not what the doctor said. ”

Zheng Anping said: "The minister has been out of Anyi for a few days, if there is a new policy, the minister has not heard of it." ”

Mr. Che You said: "The world of Yanguan is not small, and the world is shocked in one fell swoop." May the doctor be kind and keep his words, and don't make the world boring. ”

Zheng Anping moved out of the salt plum and said: "Xianyang salt plum is lacking in everything." Wei Di is unknown. The words of the gentleman should be kind to the Lord. ”

After the banquet, Zheng Anping asked the three of them: "Anyi is not connected to salt merchants, isn't it self-cutting off of financial means?" Shen's words may not be credible. ”

Mang Wei said: "Shen Gongzi is a matter of Chu Zuotu and the prince, forgive me for my words." Cheng Qi consulted in Anyi Keye. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Your two sons should be married, and they can't be divorced." It's okay, but so is Mr. Torture. "Xing Cao is the criminal Cao of Pi County, so Zheng Anping called it so.

Xing Cao said: "Hedong Cheng ordered, An has to resign." May the order be given. ”

Zheng Anping knew that this criminal Cao had been leaving home and going back and forth in Xianyang for more than a month, and he wanted to return to his hometown early. So he said: "Annoying Mr. Lao, I can't bear it." So he listed the various matters to be reported to Zhang Lu one by one, and everyone supplemented them, listing a total of twenty or thirty articles, including the marriage of Chen and Mang, who gave gifts, and how the rewards of the King of Qin should be distributed at the end of the year. Of course, one of them is "Wen'anyi salt merchant can't do it, what can I do?" ”