Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 270 Non-Aggression Pact

September 20th.

The envoy sent by King Huai arrived in Linzhou and wanted to see Chen Mo. It happened that Zuo Lianglun had almost reorganized Linzhou.

Sun Meng left the two thousand divine warriors he brought with him in Xiangfen to help Zuo Lianglun deal with the aftermath. He led the remaining divine warriors, took the treasures confiscated from Linzhou's houses, and the envoy of King Huai to go Arrived in Yuzhou.

October st.

Under the leadership of Sun Meng, the Huaiwang envoy arrived in Longmen County.

Sun Meng first settled the Huai King's envoy, and then went to the Yamen to convey the message.

Chen Mo was not in the Yamen, but in the fields outside the city.

Although Yuzhou is mountainous, Longmen County is located in the hinterland of Yuzhou and has relatively few mountains. The open areas outside the city have long been reclaimed for farming. After hundreds of thousands of years of development, this is all Good farmland.

Chen Mo sat under a crooked-neck tree, holding a branch and writing back and forth.

It’s the golden autumn of October, and the harvest season for the grain that fell in mid-summer is about to come.

After occupying Yuzhou, unlike in Pingting County and Qingting County, Chen Mo has never said that he wants to be exempted from taxes, and he has not started to collect taxes yet.

He just wanted to see the harvests of the local people and see how to collect taxes.

He won't accept it this year. There are still more than two months left and the year will be over.

At this time, he had to work out the tax amount as soon as possible.

The terrain of Yuzhou is complex, and the harvests in each county are different, so harvesting must be based on actual conditions.

According to Chen Mo's plan, two large granaries are planned to be built in the north and south of Linzhou, each with a grain storage capacity of more than 500,000 shi.

Once the granary was full, it was sealed and not used for external use.

In the future, if the situation in the world changes, whether we are advancing towards Huaizhou or retreating to Jiangdong, we can allocate grain from these built granaries instead of temporarily requisitioning it, which can save a lot of time.

Afterwards, Chen Mo erased the word granary and wrote the word "county school" on the soft mud.

The team he trained in Pingting County, especially the scribes he trained, came in handy after he captured Yuzhou.

But this manpower was obviously still not enough. More than ten days after the recruitment order was issued, there were only very few people coming to join him. The result was far different from what he had imagined.

He could only establish a county school in Yuzhou and train it himself.

Chen Mo also understood the reason why after more than ten days since the recruitment order was issued, very few people came to seek refuge.

It is true that strength is one aspect.

Another aspect is origin.

Counting up to ten generations, the Chen family has been poor peasants. There has never been a high-ranking official in the family. In addition, he has no fame and fame, so he is just a child.

For talented people, they tend to be competitive and care about face.

For example, two people have great talents and are friends with each other.

My friend has taken refuge in King Huai, who is the leader of the world and has a bright future.

But he had taken refuge with a young boy who was still young. Telling this would make his friends laugh.

Another example is that they all graduated from the same school, one entered a big factory, and the other went to the factory to make screws.

Speaking of which, at least in the eyes of outsiders, those who work in a large factory are definitely more respectable than those who drive screws in a factory.

As for Chen Mo, he now has his own small factory. His salary may not be lower than that of a big factory, but his reputation and status in the industry are not as good as those of a big factory.

The most important thing is that large manufacturers have a greater chance of going public.

Small factories may go bankrupt at any time.

Moreover, Chen Mo, the boss, also has a "criminal record" of being a traitor.

If you want to change this, the most direct way is to find a good wife, so that you can obtain the political resources, human and financial resources from your wife.

Of course, Xia Zhining and Liang Xue, who are unable to accept things by force, must be like Yi Shiyan, and the Yi family fully supports him.

It's just that the Yi family is a small gentry, so it can't help him much now.

Chen Mo wants to marry a woman from a big family.

If not, his position as head wife would not remain vacant forever.

However, if he takes the initiative to ask for this kind of thing, firstly, the price will be too low, and secondly, the other party may not like it and may be kicked out. If it succeeds, it will be lowered in the future.

The other party has to take the initiative to find you.

Just then, a fast horse galloped over.

Since there were fields here, the soldiers on horseback did not dare to trample on the rice. They reined in the horses on the path. After dismounting, they quickly rode along the field ridge to Chen Mo and said: "Master Hou, Huai The king's envoy came from Linzhou, brought over by General Sun, saying that he had something important to discuss with the Marquis."

"The envoy of King Huai?" Chen Mo was stunned, wiped the words on the soil, and got up. He had never dealt with King Huai, so why did he want to see him?

Could it be that he released the news about Ning Yuan's release, and after the other party learned about it, he came to take care of the person he wanted?

After careful consideration, Chen Mo said: "Tell Colonel Sun that I am training troops at the school ground and ask him to bring the people directly."

"No." Sun Meng walked slowly, holding the horizontal sword at his waist, and said softly: "Our Lord Marquis is training at the school, you can just go there with me."

Fifth Fusheng smiled and nodded.

After King Huai agreed to his proposal, in order to facilitate the signing of the treaty and to understand the situation in Yuzhou, Fifth Fusheng also wanted to meet Chen Mo, so he came in person.

Sun Meng glanced at Fifth Fusheng and said, "It is said that King Huai has many talents under his command. Why do you send one of you as an envoy now?"

"I came here with good intentions. If I come alone, I can express our prince's sincerity to Marquis Fuze Ting." Fifth Fusheng said with a smile.

Sun Meng saw that his expression was calm and relaxed, and the memories of the journey that took him to Yuzhou rang in his mind. The other person's face was calm and not panicked at all, just like a literati who traveled around the mountains and rivers.

Sun Meng was surprised that a Confucian scholar had such courage.

"arrive."

After walking for a while, Sun Meng pointed to the school field not far away and said.

The fifth Fusheng nodded and followed Sun Meng into the school grounds.

But soon, Wu Fusheng's eyes suddenly widened a bit.

On the vast school grounds, brightly colored flags were fluttering in the autumn wind, and endless soldiers in gold and black armor, with horizontal swords hanging from their waists, were neatly arranged among them, stretching to the end of the field of vision, making the bleak autumn wind They all felt a bit chilling.

The solemn military power is like a raging torrent condensed on the school grounds. If there is a slight disturbance, it will tilt out and destroy everything in front of it. However, it does not move at all, making the world become oppressive and making people even breathe. All subconsciously stagnated.

"It's really extraordinary." This thought came to Wu Fusheng's mind.

He had seen the Heavenly Master Army, but the army in front of him was completely different from the Heavenly Master Army.

Wu Fusheng's eyes couldn't hide his surprise. They were not members of the Tianshi Army. How could they compare to the prince's Long Ce Army?

Seeing that the fifth Fusheng was finally absent-minded, Sun Meng straightened his body and said: "The messenger will wait a moment."

With that said, he went to ask for instructions.

During this period, Wu Fusheng looked at it carefully. He had never seen this kind of gold and red armor. He only thought it was very powerful, especially the sophisticated equipment, such as horizontal swords, round shields, hand crossbows, and spears. How could this be a thief? The army should have it.

Soon, his pupils shrank and he discovered the divine arm crossbow.

Wu Fusheng was naturally familiar with a powerful weapon like the divine arm crossbow. This kind of weapon was developed by the Liang family and was never spread. Even if the Wu family had some friendship with the Liang family, Wu Fusheng had never heard of it. Get started and understand.

"Da da."

Jia Ye's voice sounded, and Sun Meng came over and said: "Envoy, the Marquis knew that King Huai's envoy was coming, so he specially spared some time. He is waiting for you in the military tent. Please come here."

Fifth Fusheng withdrew his gaze with some reluctance and walked towards the military tent.

In the military tent, Chen Mo was sitting at the top, with Cui Shuang and Zhang He on the left and right. When they saw Sun Meng coming in, the three of them all looked at the person behind him.

"Sixth grade?"

Chen Mo first noticed the red number "245" on the other person's forehead.

Then look at his face and clothes.

The first impression is very important, and appearance and demeanor are also important criteria for selecting officials.

Regardless of whether they are men or women, people with good looks are more pleasing to the eye.

The person who came looked like he was in his twenties or seventies. He was dressed in green clothes. Judging from the material, you could tell that this clothes was not affordable for ordinary people. He had a handsome face and a wine gourd hanging around his waist.

"I am a retainer of Prince Huai's Mansion, Fifth Fusheng, and I have met Marquis Fuze Ting." Fifth Fusheng bowed to Chen Mo. It was a standard etiquette without any mistakes. This shows that his background is not low.

Fifth Fusheng also knew that it was good to be well behaved when on a mission, so he didn't even drink in advance.

"Fifth?" Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, and Cui Shuang below asked in surprise: "Who are you, the fifth filial piety first?"

"It's my ancestor." When Fifth Fusheng said this, a hint of arrogance appeared on his face.

This is the glory of our ancestors, and our descendants will naturally be proud of it.

Cui Shuang took a slight breath.

Although Zhang He could read and write, he didn't read many books and didn't know who the fifth filial piety was. However, in order not to be embarrassed, he followed his example.

Fifth, this surname is very rare and also very noble. Like Cui Shuang, Chen Mo also thinks of the fifth filial piety.

At this moment, when he heard that the fifth Xiaoxian was this person's ancestor, Chen Mo's eyes narrowed slightly: "The king of Huai sent you as an envoy to this prince. What is the important matter?"

"My prince has heard of the name of the Marquis. In his twenty-nine years, the Marquis has achieved such great achievements, which makes the prince admire him very much. If it weren't for the fact that the prince had something to do and couldn't leave, I'm afraid he would have come here in person..." Chapter Wu Fusheng did not get into the main topic, but talked about the scene.

"King Huai is too polite." Chen Mo said with a smile: "But I don't know Prince Huai at all, and it can even be said that I have offended him. I even scolded Prince Huai a few days ago. When the envoy comes this time, he should Didn't King Huai ask you to come over and ask for an explanation from me?"

"No, the prince knows that the marquis has many misunderstandings about him, and this time he came to resolve the misunderstanding."

"Defuse it by the way?"

The fifth Fusheng took out a scroll from his arms and said: "King Huai learned that after the Marquis has regained Linzhou, he is willing to form a friendly neighbor with the Marquis and prevent each other from invading each other."

(End of this chapter)