The devil is coming

Chapter 297 Water
To the east of Shengle City, savages, rebels, and many soldiers who are still loyal to the emperor Situ Lei are fighting, showing a complicated tug-of-war;
To the west of Shengle City, with the construction and influence spread over the past six months, caravans began to come in in an endless stream, and the influence of trade began to take shape.
Shengle City is not a big city. It is located in a remote location and is not densely populated. If it were not for the "gold finger" as a traveler, so many novel products would be produced. If you want to operate this place and operate it on such a large scale, , that is almost impossible.
This is equivalent to later generations playing business games and turning on the cheating device.
In these days, that is, after the first batch of pioneer officials arrived to urge food and workers, everyone inside and outside Shengle City entered a state of "excitement."
The army is training and exercising more frequently than usual. War horses, ordnance, etc. have all begun to be inspected and replenished. Many workshops have also reduced production at this time and began to give priority to supplying the army's strategic reserves.
With this kind of change, money is lost every day.
The caravans waiting outside to receive the goods began to gather together to make noises and protests because they could not get the goods. The General's Office chose to "block" these fathers who were the donors very harshly.
Siniang had already broken several charcoal pens. Because the war was coming, Shengle City, which had just grown and was not yet large, began to tilt towards the military side, which directly led to a sharp drop in other income.
In the final analysis, Shengle City’s Songun system was simply too advanced;
Once the gold-swallowing beast of the army is in motion, it can really swallow anything. But in the eyes of outsiders, even if they know that Shengle has more than 1 soldiers and horses, they probably just think that it is a [-]-strong army, but in fact , the pay, treatment and equipment of this army are similar to those of the Jingnan Army.
Thinking about it, Emperor Yan was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry to fight that war by relying on horses to harvest the wealth and food of the clan. It is not surprising that Zheng Fan's side was financially bankrupt due to military activities. .
But Siniang and others couldn't curse, because the one who caused all this was the master of the house who came over several times by brushing his face, and the establishment that had been propped up was suddenly burst.
The culprit himself was currently sitting in a small residence.
The little boy named Liu Dahu took a piece of cake from Zheng Fan with some fear and shyness, then ran to a corner and ate it in small bites, showing an unexpected "quietness".
The old woman enthusiastically brought tea. The old man was older and had more experience, so he could naturally tell that the man in front of him was unusual.
"Old man, I won't drink any more tea. We are the errands of the General's Mansion. We are here to ask what else your family is missing."
"Lack of a man!"
The old woman answered decisively.
"..." Zheng Fan.
"My daughter-in-law, it's not easy to run this family. She has to take care of me, the old one, and support the young one. The family is missing a backbone."
"Has anyone chosen?" Zheng Fan asked with a smile.
"There is one old lady who I think is quite good. She knows etiquette and knows how to work. She is a servant at the city gate, but she only thunders and does not rain.
He may be good-looking, and my wife is the one he likes, but he just doesn't like it.
Sir, please tell me.
Old lady, I've been trying to help my daughter-in-law by helping her for a long time.
Although my daughter-in-law has given birth to a baby, she is not bad looking, and there are many people she wants to fall in love with.
But that person was nice. He came to help me every day, but he didn't say whether he agreed or not, which made people think that my family had already been involved. If he didn't agree in the end, wouldn't he have delayed my wife!
Tell me, is this true? "
Zheng Fan nodded and said:
"That's it."
"It's not that bad. This person has to live a down-to-earth life. There were always wars here the year before last, and life was difficult. This year, with Mr. Zheng becoming our guardian, life has calmed down. Wife It's a woman's family, and she can work in that workshop, and she can get a lot of silver rice in a month. It doesn't cost any money for her children to go to school, it doesn't cost much for the old woman to take medicine, and the doctors in the medical center are very kind... …”
Duhu is the name that people in Jin Dynasty use for their senior official positions.
Zheng Fan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He also knew that he came here on a whim this time, and it was not like a rehearsal for later generations. Although the old woman's words were spoken smoothly, she could not recite them by heart.
"Sir, tell me, don't we, the common people, just look forward to living a peaceful life?"
"Yes."
Zheng Fan nodded, reaping the joy of being a "parent official".
"My son's life was not good. He got sick early and passed away. But my daughter-in-law really has nothing to say. She is a good person and looks good. She is catching up with the good days now. How can she not hurry up and make a down-to-earth life? Is it too solid?"
"Ah."
"I think that person heard that every time he came to my house, I called my family a bad name. Alas, the old woman also thought about it. If his old Liu family doesn't have that fate, then it doesn't have that fate. I am this daughter-in-law. It's for your own daughter. My lord, you can talk to that person and say that my tiger's surname is not Liu, but his surname. The old woman doesn't want anything, just ask him to be nicer to my daughter-in-law, is that okay?"
"I'll go back and talk to him."
"Come on, old lady, I can see that your officer is not a young man. What you say will definitely work."
"Hey, I'd like to lend you some good words."
"You don't believe it?"
"Then I want to ask, how did you figure it out?"
"Our Shengle City, alas, does not mean that it has become bad. Although the streets are not as lively as before, everyone is eating and drinking. As long as they are willing to work, there will be no shortage of food, even begging on the road. Yes, I haven't seen one in the past six months. Everyone is busy, working at work, working on errands, even the gentlemen in the yamen are so busy that they are afraid that one of them will be ripped off accidentally and hung on a chair. .
Now in the city, if you look so leisurely and smell like you when walking, aren't you a real noble person? "
The implication is that,
There is no idle person in the city, everyone is extremely busy.
You are so lazy,
At first glance, he is not an ordinary person.
"Haha." Zheng Fan smiled, turned to look at A Ming, and said, "Is it so obvious?"
Am I too lazy to be so conspicuous?
A Ming didn't answer, he raised his head and looked at the sky.
"You, old lady, I see that you are destined to be rich and noble. You will definitely become a bigger official in the future and be rich and powerful."
"Hey, let me lend you some good words."
Zheng Fan stood up and prepared to leave.
The old woman saw this and said hurriedly:
"Why, don't you have dinner at home before leaving? The workshop is very busy these days, and my wife comes back even later. Old lady, can I cook you a fried chicken and drink it with you?"
"No, no, I still have something to do. I'm late and I'll be skinned."
"Oh, you have to hold on tight, hold on tight."
"Okay, you just sit there all the time."
"Sir, you must remember what I did."
"Don't worry, don't forget."
After bidding farewell to the old woman, Zheng Fan and A Ming walked out.
Jin Shuke stood outside the door and waited. When he saw Zheng Fan looking over, he immediately walked to Zheng Fan.
"General."
The bet was right, the bet was right, as expected, that brother Xiaoyu was no ordinary person!
"Did you introduce this company?"
"Forehead………"
"Say it."
"Back to the general, the person I introduced to Brother Xiaoyu was the widow from the west of the city. She was also an old man at the top and a child at the bottom.
It turned out that Brother Xiaoyu fell in love with the widow of this family in the east of the city. There was also an old man at the top and a child at the bottom.
The general thought that the widow in the west of the city had a daughter, and the family in the east had a son.
Previously, the general thought that Brother Xiaoyu, as Jin people, might be different from us barbarians. We barbarians are eager to bring a cheap son with their own surname, but Jin people don't like to raise children for others, so they gave Brother Xiaoyu Introduced the widow with her daughter in the west of the city,
Who knew that Brother Xiaoyu would have exactly the same taste as the general, and he would like to give a son as a gift..."
"Cough cough..."
Zheng Fan coughed,
Road:
"Okay, don't tell him about my coming here."
"Yes, I will understand later."
A Ming said: "My lord, do you want to help with the wedding?"
Zheng Fan immediately shook his head and said:
"Too much is too much. If you get too involved in people's private lives, they will offend them. Let them make their own decisions."
Then,
Zheng Fan pointed at Jin Shuke again,
"You are quite clever, old pawn?"
"If I go back to the general, I will be there when I am in Meijiawu."
"It's not easy. There aren't many of the original brothers left now."
"It is an honor for us to follow the general."
"Go and report to Liang Cheng. I'll give you a chance to be a commander in chief."
"Thank you so much, General!"
Jin Shuke knelt down in great excitement.
"Alright, alright, let's go."
"Yes, I will retire at the end."
After Jin Shuke's back disappeared from sight, Zheng Fan walked with A Ming and said:
"He's a smart guy. The blind man asked the Sword Master if he wanted to be promoted. The Sword Master said no, but in the end he said, this guy is called Jinshu Ke, and he's very attentive in his job."
A Ming nodded and said: "The Sword Master's face must be sold."
"Yes, but this guy really can't tell. He is the quickest among the barbarian soldiers. He can actually lick the sword master and feel comfortable. Tsk tsk."
Immediately afterwards, Zheng Fan asked again: "Are the military rations ready?"
"We are well prepared, and we are also making preparations in other aspects."
"Be prepared first before talking."
"Your Majesty, are you waiting for the eldest prince to suffer defeat?"
"With two generals, Li Fusheng and Li Bao, following him, even if the eldest prince is a pig, he won't be defeated much. What's more, look at the children of Emperor Yan, which one is the most economical?
The only third child who was abolished was also engaged in conspiracy. "
"Then we?"
"Let's get ready first. The rest is to see if the Savage King can bring us any surprises. Just be prepared."
"Yes."
"Oh, by the way, have we sent troops to Tianduan Mountain?"
"Actually, when the eldest prince's troops arrived, A Cheng had already sent three times the number of sentries to detect the Tianduan Mountains."
The eldest prince could think that the barbarian might imitate Jingnan Hou, and Liang Cheng must have thought about it in advance.
"To be honest, the confidant sent by the eldest prince the day before yesterday is also a general, so when he and I were drinking, his flattery was really intolerable."
Maybe it’s because he was licked out of his calluses by several demon kings.
General Zheng is now very disgusted with this kind of vulgar licking, which is a bit out of class.
"My subordinates have also heard about it, and he went back this morning."
"The eldest prince is also a little too enthusiastic, but the composition of his army this time is too mixed. If the rectification is not done well in the future, there may be problems."
Zheng Fan went on several expeditions, either with the Zhenbei Army or the Jingnan Army. They all went on a pure expedition. There was nothing nonsense. He just concentrated on fighting. The atmosphere was still very good, but this time the eldest prince led the army. When the local motley army goes on an expedition, problems from within will definitely distract a lot of energy.
"By the way, my lord, San'er has made a pair of armor for you. Yesterday I said it would be delivered to you today. It should have been delivered to the mansion by now."
"I don't want any separate armor."
Without Tian Wujing's strength, General Zheng refused all pretentious behavior on the battlefield.
"You can tell just by looking at it. It's exactly the same as ordinary armor."
"Really? Let's go back to the house and have a look."
Back at the mansion, San'er was already waiting in the yard, with a pair of armor placed on a chair.
Zheng Fan walked over, reached out and touched it, and found that the armor had been deliberately aged, and even had some traces of friction from swords and guns.
This detail was very useful to Zheng Fan.
Inconspicuous, the more inconspicuous the better, this is Zheng Fan's consistent purpose on the battlefield.
"My lord, please put it on and try it on."
Xue San jumped to another chair next to him and wanted to help Zheng Fan put on his armor with his own hands.
Zheng Fan put on the armor and found that it was much lighter and soft inside, not irritating at all.
"Master, this set of armor is made of the best materials by my subordinates. It seems to be called Akashi. I don't know what the specific ingredients are. Anyway, I have never seen it in the original world, but the hardness of this armor is really very good." Yes, it is far superior to ordinary iron armor. It is said that Jingnanhou's set of gilt armor contains a lot of this material.
In order to gather these materials, I have put a lot of effort into it. I also added a lining inside. Not to mention the softness, even if the arrow accidentally breaks through the armor with the blade, there is that layer of protection. It can further protect the body and reduce injuries. "
"Have a heart."
"Moreover, my lord, take a look here. I have made a hollow for the position where the breast shield is placed. The magic pill can be placed here in the future!"
Even this was considered.
A Ming couldn't help but shook his head and said curiously: "The Lord doesn't seem to have advanced."
"Why is it dripping? Why is it dripping? Do you think that I, Xue San, am like you, and only know how to do things after I advance to the master level? My San'er is thinking about the master all the time!"
"Okay, okay, I understand what you mean. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard, it should be."
"How is the progress of the device creation?"
"I have already taught a group of siege crossbows, siege vehicles, and artillery vehicles. They are now teaching disciples. It is estimated that it will not be long before the engineering corps will be formed.
During this period, many workshops had to suspend operations, and our losses were actually quite large. "
"There's nothing you can do about it. You have to arm yourself first. Otherwise, if you accumulate too many other things, you'll just be making wedding clothes for others."
"Yes, the Lord is right." Xue San immediately affirmed.
Zheng Fan took off his armor. He liked this armor very much. Zheng Fan had always known that he did not belong to the kind of "defying heaven" fate.
The real protagonist of war is the kind who can jump around in the rain of swords, guns and arrows without getting into trouble, and it seems that he will lose every time he goes to the battlefield. If A Ming and Mowan hadn't blocked the arrows, he would have been in trouble right now. I guess the grass on the graves can sway in the wind.
"My lord, the man named Ding Heng is very good at wielding a sword. Would you like me to let him come and compete with you, my lord?"
Recently, Shengle City has also attracted a group of people from all walks of life, and Xue San has also selected a group of people to serve under his command. Currently, Xue San has over a hundred spies under his command.
"Okay, let him come over tomorrow."
"Yes, my lord."
"By the way, where is the blind man? Didn't he pay any attention?"
"My lord, the blind man seems to be in the back house, studying the Jade Order."
"Study what that does."
Jade Order's prophecy seemed to Zheng Fan to be just an afterthought, because even a fool could see clearly that the barbarians had already gained momentum after entering the country. Now let's see if Dayan could suppress the barbarians with its own national destiny.
A Ming replied: "The blind man said he wanted to study the principles of the Jade Order so that it can be used in the future."
"What will we use in the future?"
Xue San immediately answered:
"Hey, my lord, it's not like the old drama, the stone man with one eye, or Sheng Lexing, King Zheng Fan or something like that.
The blind man felt that in the history we are familiar with, those people played feudal superstitions and tricks to fool people. There are really so many unconventional things in this world, so we have to adapt to local conditions and keep pace with the times, and do something Come out high-end. "
Among the demon kings, the one who is most interested in rebellion is probably the blind man, and his rebellion is not for glory and wealth, but just for fun and purely as a hobby.
"Forget it, let him just study. I'll go to the house and check on the child."
After saying goodbye to Xue San and A Ming, Zheng Fan walked into the bedroom.
Siniang is very busy now, so busy that she is basically not at home during the day. Sometimes Zheng Fan can't bear to ask Siniang to do needlework at night.
So right now there are only two children in the house,
One child can see it, one child cannot.
"Tiantian, come on, godfather is here."
Tiantian was the nickname given by Zheng Fan to the young Marquis. Tian Wujing did not reply to Zheng Fan and had no specific explanation. However, Zheng Fan knew that the child's nickname was given by Emperor Yan and Marquis of Zhenbei. Contracted, so I temporarily gave him this title.
"Wow wow wow..."
The little guy took the initiative to crawl over to Zheng Fan. He didn't accept life at all. No matter if Zheng Fan or those demon kings came over, he would always ask for a hug.
Zheng Fan sat by the bed and played with the little guy for a while.
The little guy turned his head, as if he wanted to find the stone where the magic pill was.
So he pointed his pink butt towards Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan's bad taste starts from his heart,
He slapped him gently with a slap,
Tian Wujing, I’ll spank you!
One more slap,
Tian Wujing, you also have today!
Hahahaha!
(End of this chapter)