Standing in front of Old Man Feng's grave, Zhao Ming looked down at the jade pendant in his palm.

This was left to him by Master Feng before he died.

From the first time Zhao Ming saw Master Feng, to the last time he saw Master Feng, this jade pendant went around and around and fell into Zhao Ming's hands again.

It seemed to represent a ring, and Zhao Ming couldn't help laughing and scolding in his heart.

"Okay, you old fox, you didn't give me the title deed of Fengjiazhuang in the end, you don't talk about integrity."

Zhao Ming shook his head secretly, in fact, he didn't complain too much about Master Feng.

Master Feng is a smart man.

If Zhao Ming was just a person who was content with the status quo, he would definitely not be at ease.

And because he saw that Zhao Ming was not a person who was satisfied with the status quo, he was particularly relieved.

I also know that it doesn't matter if this title deed is given or not, because as long as Zhao Ming wants it, he Feng will not die, and this title deed will not be kept.

Master Feng guessed correctly, Zhao Ming really didn't have any ideas about the land deeds of Fengjiazhuang.

After dealing with Master Feng's funeral, Zhao Ming's stay in Fengjiazhuang was already the tenth day.

"Dashan, are you really leaving?"

Today, Zhao Ming took a group of brothers who were about to go to Chahar outside the village as usual to train riding, and suddenly heard the news that Dashan was preparing to resign.

Although I expected it, I didn't expect this day to be so soon.

Dashan nodded silently.

Looking at the mountain, Zhao Ming opened his mouth, and finally just turned into a long sigh, "Precious!" ”

However, when Dashan clenched his fists and was about to ride away alone, Zhao Ming still stopped the other party.

"Wait!"

Saying that, Zhao Ming beckoned to Ah Fu who was waiting in the distance, and Ah Fu hurriedly trotted forward.

"Uncle!"

"Go to the account room, withdraw ten small yellow croakers and give them to the Dashan brothers, and prepare about ten days of dry food for the Dashan brothers."

Listening to Zhao Ming's instructions, Ah Fu did not hesitate at all, and turned over on his horse and galloped towards Zhuangzi.

Dashan hesitated for a moment but did not refuse, but there was some silence on the sidelines, and after a moment it seemed to think of something.

"Zhao Ye! There are some things I would like to warn you about. ”

"Oh? What about Chahar? ”

Zhao Ming knew that Dashan must have a secret, but whether the other party was willing to say what the other party meant, he couldn't force it.

"Hmmm! Chahar's situation is a bit complicated, which is also something I heard my friend mention, which may not be accurate, Zhao Ye, you should refer to it appropriately. ”

Dashan nodded, and began to tell some of the previous events of Chahar.

At present, the capital of Chahar is a division commander surnamed Zhang.

And in Chahar, the worst is nothing more than banditry.

It seems that the real herdsmen have a hard time surviving in the description of the mountains, and in one sentence, there is no county without bandits, and no county without bandits.

This means that there are many gangs and bandits, and it is impossible to count the specific values.

Moreover, these bandits are not sword bandits in the land of Guanzhong at all.

You always have traces of bandits in the land of Guanzhong, even if some of them are other people's white gloves, as long as you check carefully, you can find out.

But in Chahar, one second these people may be docile herdsmen, and the next second they will be a large-scale cluster of bandits on a tribal basis.

Some people are patrol officers in the neighborhood one second, and the next second they can turn over and start buying and selling road robberies.

In addition, there is a part of Inner Mongolia over there, and there is really no shortage of horses, and the bandits come and go like the wind, looting, masked, and unable to catch up.

After a while, people change their clothes, and the ghost knows if they are bandits or herdsmen?

According to historical records, those with large bandits will always have thousands of people, and those with small numbers will also count hundreds or dozens of people, and they will run rampant in groups, disturb the villages, rob the rich, and be extremely vicious, and they are accustomed to it. In particular, they killed officials, plundered outsiders, and resisted the army.....

It can be seen that the banditry of this Chahar is serious.

Secondly, the system of the previous dynasty is still used over there, Zhao Ming doesn't remember what era the Chahar reform is, but listening to the meaning of the mountain, at least it has not been reformed yet.

Therefore, almost all the people in Chahar are soldiers, and boys must register at the age of three, and they must join the army at the age of sixteen.

At present, there are four major pastures, which were originally called four major herds, but now they are renamed pastures, and other systems remain unchanged.

The previous head manager became the field manager, and the deputy head manager was changed to the deputy field manager.

There are two deputies, five owners and fifty shepherds.

In other words, Zhao Ming used to have fifty people under the shepherd alone.

Each group of grazing areas is composed of four people, including a pastor, a deputy field manager, a herdsman, and a breeder.

That is to say, under Zhao Ming's hands, there are four major pastures, fifty grazing areas, plus some sporadic helpers, about a thousand people!

And these are all the people in charge of Zhao Ming's work, and he can also lead three hundred armed forces to the north, that is, more than 1,300 people.

At first glance, the power seems to be great, but in reality, each area under the jurisdiction of the shepherd is like an ancient inn.

These petty officials are only responsible for some things in their duties, and they don't care about anything else.

Moreover, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult for the orders of the superiors to reach everyone perfectly, and it is even more difficult to play a supervisory role in letting everyone implement them.

Secondly, it is these petty officials in the establishment, whether they are really loyal to their duties, or colluded with some tribesmen, no one knows.

Secondly, the rest of Chahar is fine, but Zhao Ming is in charge of the grassland area, and the upcoming post is the ranch position.

This will inevitably lead to communication with the Chahar Eight Banners.

However, the Eight Banners tribes currently have some hostile relations with each other, and the relationship is complicated.

Some are descendants of the Yuan and Mongolian periods, and some are foreign surnames that came in one after another.

In fact, it is a struggle between the big surname and the small surname, similar to the clan brawls in the southern region, which also happens from time to time.

After listening to so much, Zhao Ming felt that this errand was really not so simple.

Isn't that just a mess? Let him, the wronged man, go over and sort out the context.

Ok, good, good! Old Song, you play like this, right?

Zhao Ming sneered in his heart, Techahar Lao Tzu should be given to Lao Tzu by you!

I talked to Dashan again, and Ah Fu also came out with a few packages.

Taking the package, Dashan solemnly hugged his fist towards Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming also clasped his fists with both hands and said with a smile, "Brother Dashan, the rivers and lakes are far away!" ”

Hearing this, Dashan pulled out a smile after a long absence, arched his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Master Zhao!" The mountains are high and the water is long, and there will be a period later! ”

As soon as the words fell, Dashan did not hesitate any longer, turned over and got on the horse, and with a soft cry on his back, the horse ran with a clatter.

Dashan is not a person who likes his mother-in-law and mother, and Zhao Ming is the same, and he firmly believes that if he meets again next time, his feelings will not be weak!

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Another half a month later, after properly arranging the affairs of the family, Zhao Ming had already taken a group of brothers to the north.

There are no trains here, and the best way to get to the north is naturally to travel lightly with one person and one horse.

It's just that there are fewer mountains in the team, more Wang Er, and monkeys who are already with them.

Other than that, it's Ah Fu.

In order to stabilize Feng Yunyun's heart, Zhao Ming brought more Ah Fu, a loyal servant of the Feng family. In addition, there are two cooks.

Anyway, this time the preparation is much more abundant than the last time, after all, this time is not to fight in general, there may be conflicts, but Zhao Ming is also the chief official of one party this time, although he is not the number one, the power is not small.

It's just that it's a chore, and most people really don't want to go to that hellish place to suffer this sin.

Now is not the next generation, and riding a horse over such a distance is not as comfortable as off-road vehicle travel.

There is no logistics such as any defense, but fortunately, most of Zhao Ming's subordinates have been marching and fighting for many years.

Those swordsman brothers are also not bad, they didn't say a word all the way, but they suffered Ah Fu and the two cooks who were responsible for taking care of Zhao Ming's daily life.

"Where are you now?"

Zhao Ming waved his hand at the monkey and asked.