The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 146 It’s different from the one in this painting

During this period of time, Yang He could be described as being very proud. Of course, this premise is that all news about the Stove King has been eliminated.

When Du Wenhuan, the commander-in-chief, and Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics, sent troops to attack the Kitchen King, they all failed in their respective missions.

As for Du Si Aimu, he had not seen anyone. After the defeat of Du Wenhuan and Hong Chengchou, he naturally could not extend the siege.

After that, Yang He made a complete decision not to care about the Kitchen King.

He ordered Du Si Aimu to advance northward to force the bandits, surrendered Ji San'er, the leader of the bandits, and asked Hong Chengchou to destroy Zhang Shusheng. Shen Yikui, who had been running around in the trouble a few days ago, was also surrendered.

In addition, there has been no movement from Kitchen King's side during these days, and the whole of Shaanxi has become much quieter.

Everyone seemed to have stopped fighting unanimously and wanted to give each other a good New Year.

Yanchuan County Government Office, just looking at the luxury here, is almost comparable to the government office. Liu Zhenhua is holding a book in one hand, and the other hand is reaching for the stove aside from time to time. He is even wrapped in thick cotton clothes.

Now that the year is approaching, the temperature here has already reached below zero. Liu Zhenhua even suspected that it has already reached minus ten degrees.

It's just that there is no snow, which makes Liu Zhenhua a little regretful.

Looking at the booklet, Liu Zhenhua's army status was recorded on it.

The total number of people is 11,000, including 2,500 heavenly soldiers, 5,500 militiamen, and 3,000 rural warriors.

There are two thousand and forty cavalry, including one thousand heavenly soldiers and one thousand and forty militia. During this period, the number of heavenly soldiers has increased sharply. The main reason is the selection of cavalry. The importance of cavalry is self-evident. Anyone who is good at riding horses , can be directly promoted to heavenly soldiers, and the thousand militia cavalry were selected from the militia, those who could control horses and perform basic equestrian movements, so they missed the opportunity to be promoted to heavenly soldiers. The forty cavalrymen were selected from the militia. At the end of the day, Liu Zhenhua's information delivery team also served as a scout, responsible for delivering intelligence and information investigation to and from the four counties.

There are a thousand crossbows, and the number of users is not fixed. The most important thing is the particularity of the crossbow. It can be used without much training, and it can shoot the same distance. The only difference is the loading speed, which is difficult to compare with the bow. , so these crossbows go wherever they are needed, and can be used by whoever needs them.

Mo Daoshou is one hundred and fifty.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhenhua currently has a thousand armored soldiers, but they are all lightly armored, which can only slightly withstand slashing and stabbing, but cannot withstand the close range shooting of bows and crossbows.

Most of the reputation is spent on these two things, the improvement of cavalry and armor rate, and most of the rest is spent on horse feed, mineral water, and sweet potato seedlings.

"Save some more reputation, upgrade some reputation meals, and then upgrade the upper limit."

Liu Zhenhua made a calculation in his mind. At present, the number of reputations he can gain every day is 45,000, and the upper limit of the number of heavenly soldiers is 3,000. The meal for the heavenly soldiers is still white porridge, pickled mustard, tea leaves and eggs, plus a portion of preserved egg and lean meat porridge.

In the four counties of Yanchuan, Yanchang, Qingjian and Yonghe, there is no shortage of food because the sweet potatoes have been harvested for one season. The second season of sweet potatoes has already been planted. With this system of high-yielding sweet potatoes, it can be said that in the future, the food on the land of Shaanxi will basically be There will be no shortage.

Liu Zhenhua stood up and rubbed his hands. There was a map hanging on the screen behind him, with a prefectural city, Yan'an, clearly circled on it.

This is also Liu Zhenhua’s next strategic goal.

The city of Yan'an has wide walls and high walls, so it is not easy to attack. However, the most vulnerable part of any strong fortress is its interior. Liu Zhenhua is not in a hurry. Historically, rogue bandits like Wang Jiayin were able to easily conquer Yan'an. It can be seen that this city is not as difficult to capture as imagined.

As the famine intensifies, Yan'an will become increasingly precarious.

Not only that, other counties and cities will be like this.

As for whether the sweet potatoes will be stolen from other places.

Liu Zhenhua is not worried. Without the large-scale promotion of planting by the imperial court and a harmonious and stable environment, it would be impossible for sweet potatoes to be popularized in Shaanxi.

Little did he know that when Emperor Chongzhen saw sweet potatoes for the second time, he still didn't take them too seriously, because according to feedback from many southern provinces, sweet potatoes were not that good and the people were not very interested in planting them.

There is no need to force promotion.

Moreover, because of the sweet potatoes, he believed that the so-called Stove King was just a bandit who happened to acquire the strange and obscene skills of foreigners.

It was the mineral water bottle and the steel rod that made Chongzhen furious, and he sent the patrol censor to supervise Yang He to deal with him.

While Liu Zhenhua was pacing back and forth, there were noisy sounds outside. Zhang Liang, wearing new clothes, stood at the door and said with cupped hands: "Master Stove, a group of people are gathered outside."

"Huh? Common people?"

Liu Zhenhua was a little confused. He was almost like Dinghai Shenzhen in Yanchuan City. Basically nothing would happen. What were these people gathering to do?

He stood up and walked towards the county government office.

Sure enough, people were crowding around outside, old and young, men and women. Some girls with braids were carried on their shoulders by their father, with yellow hair on the corners of their mouths, and a roasted sweet potato in their hands. Steaming hot.

When the girl saw Liu Zhenhua walking out of the county government office, she immediately pointed at Liu Zhenhua and said, "Here comes the Stove King!"

When the people saw Liu Zhenhua, they immediately knelt on the ground and cheered for a while. The father who was carrying the doll quickly put the doll down and knelt down, while the female doll stared at the legendary Stove Lord.

Liu Zhenhua hurriedly helped up an old man who seemed to be the leader, "Old man, get up quickly."

"Everyone, please get up."

"It's such a cold day. If you don't stay at home, why are you here? Are you in any trouble?"

Liu Zhenhua asked, "With the weather outside, there are also old people gathering at the moment. You know, winter is very unfriendly to the elderly. Winter is something that even old people of this age can survive."

"Kitchen King, tomorrow is the day to worship the stove." As he said this, the old man tremblingly took out a piece of paper from his arms and spread it out. An old woman and an old man were drawn on it, which looked very festive. , tomorrow is Xiaonian, the day to worship the Stove. The one in this portrait is the Stove Lord in the traditional sense.

"The Kitchen King painted on it doesn't look like you, but this painting has been worshiped by our ancestors, so we can't make up our mind."

"So, I just wanted to ask you."

The old man looked up at Liu Zhenhua. He tried to keep his eyes open, as if he wanted to imprint Liu Zhenhua's appearance deeply in his mind. After all, for this old man, this was the first time in his life that he had seen the reincarnation of a god.

Thanks to the Kitchen King, he can enjoy his old age in peace.

Otherwise, in the case of a great famine, he would suffer a lot at his age.

The people around him all agreed, and they couldn't make up their minds. After all, the real Kitchen King was so handsome, and he was still a bachelor, and the Kitchen King on the painting was actually two people. If the Kitchen King hadn't said that he was the reincarnation, they would have Ignore the Stove King and just change the portrait.

Liu Zhenhua looked at these people and couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that these people gathered for this purpose.

"Folks, this painting or the painting based on my appearance are all fine, as long as you come up with what you want."

Liu Zhenhua said with a smile, that portrait has probably been circulated for many years. Now that he has the title of Stove King, he can't say it directly. He should enshrine my portrait. What he says now, the people will know what he said now. Judging from the heart, the final result is probably to enshrine his portrait.

"Then we understand," the old man said hurriedly.

"Kitchen King, there is one more thing. We are planning to build a statue for you."

The old man looked at Liu Zhenhua and said.

"A statue?" Liu Zhenhua stared at the people in front of him. They all looked expectantly. The emperor wasted money and money to hire civilian workers to work, but now the people were eager for Liu Zhenhua to let them work.

"There's no point in erecting a statue alive."

Liu Zhenhua was a little helpless.

"Master Stove, that's not what you are saying. There are always times when you are not in Yanchuan. We can't see that you are flustered. Having a statue can be considered as a thought."

"Yes, when you left Yanchuan for a few days, we always felt that something was wrong."

Some people said.

Liu Zhenhua has unknowingly become the spiritual support of these people.

There is a big difference between the days with Liu Zhenhua and the days without Liu Zhenhua.

Their current happy life is all brought about by Liu Zhenhua. Basically every household has a surplus of food. In the past, there was not much surplus food in good years, but now there is a surplus of food in disaster years.

"Let's do this. Anyone who participates in erecting the statue will be paid by me."

Liu Zhenhua looked at the fellow villagers and knew that he could not get rid of them, so he could only retreat and do the next best thing.

"No, no," the old man shook his head hurriedly, "Kitchen King, you have given us so much to erect a statue for you. How can I get you to pay for the work? As long as you nod your head, we will do the rest."

The old man slapped his chest loudly, and the heat continued to float upward as he spoke.

"Yes, Stove King, I can't ask you to pay me any more wages."

The people said in unison.

Not to mention their home, just look at Yanchuan City. With the Kitchen King, the streets of Yanchuan have become tidy. The Kitchen King pays to maintain these.

They have accepted such a great favor from the Kitchen King, and they want to build a statue of the Kitchen King and ask the Kitchen King to pay for it. How can this make sense? Don’t they become heartless white-eyed wolves?

"Kitchen King, we kneel down for you. Just nod your head and let us do it."

The old man took the lead, and a group of people knelt down again.

"Okay," helplessly, Liu Zhenhua could only nod in agreement, "But folks, please do what you can."

Statues include clay sculptures, stone sculptures, bronze sculptures, and gold sculptures. The people in Yanchuan County are not that wealthy. Most of the landlords and wealthy people in the city were wiped out by Liu Zhenhua. The remaining ones basically have little land and little land, but there are also some at home. Those who were willing to take the initiative to hand over the money and fields, Liu Zhenhua did not confiscate their homes.

Generally, these landlords and wealthy people take the lead in erecting statues.

The people here are all ordinary people now, and the people taking the lead are also ordinary people. Liu Zhenhua probably just needs a stone sculpture.

"Thank you, Kitchen King, for agreeing."

Seeing the Kitchen King nodding, the people quickly kowtowed again.

"Folks, it's cold outside, so don't gather here. Go back quickly."

Liu Zhenhua said.

The common people got up from the ground and said goodbye to the Stove King. After a while, the front of the county government office became empty again. Occasionally there were two or three children wearing cotton-padded jackets on the street corner, looking at Liu Zhenhua from a distance. They were not old enough to go to school, so When I have nothing to do, I like to play on the street.

Liu Zhenhua waved at them and smiled, then turned and walked into the county government office.

"Dangdangdang."

It became cold in front of the county government office, but other streets were lively.

An old man was beating the gong, with a table in front of him, "We have set up a statue of the Stove Lord. Those who have money will contribute money, and those who have no money will contribute efforts. Let's try to erect the statue before the end of the year."

Two or three men around him also shouted.

The people who were watching had already put the prepared copper coins and food on the table.

Food is always hard currency.

"Zhang Yuan, donate five copper coins."

"Wang Dou, donate three dou of food."

Some people shouted, some took notes, and the people selected were all prestigious old people in the neighborhood who were literate and numerate.

"Zhang Youcai, donate five taels of gold."

The old man shouted in astonishment, and the people around him also cast surprised glances at this slightly fat middle-aged man.

You must know that after the Kitchen King entered the city, it was not easy for these landowners. Basically, the usurious loans in their hands were cut off by the Kitchen King, and the fields were also divided by the Kitchen King.

And this rich man is one of the landlords. If this rich man hadn't been obedient, he would probably be dead now.

Now he actually took the initiative to take out money, or five taels of gold, to sponsor the Stove King statue. It was unbelievable to the people around him, just like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken.

"Haha, as an emperor and a courtier, after being beaten by the Kitchen King, I have deeply realized my mistake. Donating money now is to comply with current events and respond to the Kitchen King's call."

He put his hands on his waist and said with a smile. He was very open-minded, as long as he could save his life.

Besides, the Kitchen King did not ransack his house, which proves that the Kitchen King is a benevolent teacher and a benevolent man.

Moreover, the Kitchen King is a true god, but he has seen that the transformation method in his hand is definitely a god's method.

Now, erecting a statue of the Stove King is a great achievement. It accumulates merits more than anything he did before, burning incense and worshiping Buddha. If the Stove King hadn't cut off his loan shark and asked them to turn over their fields, which really devastated their family's vitality, he would have even I can spend more money to erect a statue of the Stove King.

"I'll also roll five taels," another rich man stood up.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero, and there is more than one hero.

Some businessmen also stepped forward and donated a lot of money.

Just like what Mr. Zhang said, erecting a statue of the Stove King was a merit that no amount of burning incense could buy, so they naturally donated enthusiastically.

Basically, the people of the entire Yanchuan County have agreed with the saying that if you have money, you have the power, and the amount of money raised from donations is an incredible amount.

(End of this chapter)