I'm a big dick

Chapter 270
Although there was no major military action in Liao Town for nearly a year, Dongjiang Town seemed to have taken the limelight.

But this is only a temporary phenomenon. In the future when Liaodong is restored, Liaozhen, with its Hongyi cannon and cavalry group, will be the real main force.

When Guangning is recaptured, Liaozhen will face the main force of Liao and Shen's post-golden forces, and the Dongjiang army will become a force to contain and cooperate.

In fact, it can be seen from the fact that Xiong Tingbi is also the governor, economic strategy and other positions, and has the sword of Shangfang, which is far superior to Mao Wenlong in terms of status and trust.

Xiong Tingbi also knows the severity, and the monopoly of power also means an excuse for being attacked.

Therefore, the salary and food were handed over to the supervisor, and the military law was handed over to the Military Law Department. He only took care of training, military command, and preparations for the recovery of Jinzhou, Dalinghe, and Guangning.

Stretching out his hand to brush away the thin snow on the battlements, Xiong Tingbi smiled and said, "If the Dong captives come back in a hurry, maybe we don't need to hunt them down, someone will intercept and kill them on the way!"

Huang Degong blinked his eyes, understood a little, and laughed, "Huduntu, I hope he has the courage."

Xiong Tingbi also united with Mongolia, but he differed from Wang Huazhen in putting all his hopes on it.

He sent a messenger, and he also stated clearly in the letter that if the Eastern Captives return in a big defeat, and if Lin Dan Khan's troops intercept and kill them, they can exchange their heads for rewards.

A Zhenyi head is 50 taels of silver, which is the same as the reward of the Ming army, but it does not require the Ming army to contribute.This policy was approved by the emperor, and it depends on whether the Mongolian tribes dare to take advantage of the fire.

Didn't it tell you to fight to the death with Houjin, you dare not touch the defeated Donglu, and you have the nerve to come here to ask for a reward?

Of course, even if the Mongolian tribes are as immovable as a mountain, the fixed annual reward silver will also be given.Anyway, there are not many, and there is no need to push all the Mongolian tribes to Houjin to save money like Chongzhen did.

Xiong Tingbi patrolled along the city and came to the fort, where he saw artillery officer Luo Li and others pointing and making the final survey and distance measurement.

"My lord." Several officers bowed and saluted.

Xiong Tingbi raised his hand and said, "Excuse me. Thank you for your hard work."

As he spoke, he walked up a few steps, patted the cannon covered with tarpaulin, and said with a smile, "We don't set off firecrackers during Chinese New Year, and when the Eastern Captives come to attack, let's use the roar of the cannon instead!"

Luo Li was born in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. He already possessed empiricist shooting techniques, and he mastered theories in martial arts training, which can be said to be a further step forward.

If it wasn't for Ning Yuan's important affairs, he would have been left in martial arts as an artillery instructor.And after this battle, if some artillery officers can grow up, he will probably be transferred away.

But Luo Li hoped to finish this battle before leaving. He was confident in the power of the Hongyi cannon, and it would definitely cause Jiannu to suffer heavy casualties.And this is military exploits, returning to martial arts teaching students, it is also a completely different qualifications and reputation.

"Build slaves but dare to attack the city, let them taste the power of this cannon." Luo Li pointed out the city, where there are a few reference objects that only they know, "The actual shooting data has been completely mastered, no need to test again , you can launch continuously.”

After a pause, he said with some regret: "If a few more forts are set up on the city, under concentrated fire and bombardment, Jiannu will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

Xiong Tingbi smiled, stretched out his hand and patted the arm of the officer with a strange accent, and said: "The Hongyi cannon is expensive to build, and it is not a long-term solution to set up passive defense on the city. The imperial court can pull out more than [-] cannons. It has been extremely difficult.”

Luo Li pondered for a while, and said: "The general understands. The imperial court is making field artillery, and the court is going to study the art of gunnery. Take it urgently and then bring the artillery to the war. Follow your lord to destroy Jiannu and restore Liaodong."

"Okay, very good." Xiong Tingbi felt his blood warm up, and said: "Long live, you need to train invincible iron cavalry in a certain three years, and you also need to train proficient artillery in three years. It must be leveled. If a man builds this feat, even if he dies, he will have no regrets."

Glancing at the young general in front of him, Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and smiled, extremely pleased.

It was almost five o'clock, and there were also sporadic snowflakes in the capital.

The first day of the Lunar New Year, the first day of the third year of Apocalypse, arrived in this light snow.

At five o'clock, Zhu Youxiao was awakened by Queen Zhang Yan.But after the first shot of the new year, the emperor who is looking forward to a good start, still wants to pretend to be a dead dog and press his wife to sleep for a while!
"Long live, long live." Although the happiness and sweetness had not completely disappeared, Zhang Yan could only coax the emperor to get up, "I have to get up early today..."

Zhu Youxiao groaned, hugged the empress who felt so good in the hand, and pinched it, but didn't want to open his eyes.

Zhang Yan blushed and her heart started to beat, her voice trembled a little, "Long live, I have to go to the Hall of Fengxian and the Hall of Fengci to pay homage, and to pay New Year's greetings to Concubine Liu..."

The small mouth was blocked, Zhu Youxiao didn't open his eyes, and he was very accurate in finding it.After a long while, he opened his eyes, reluctantly let go of the flushed and panting queen, and sat up on the bed with a wry smile.

Zhang Yan hurriedly got up and straightened the messy underwear first, and called the palace servants to wait for the emperor to change clothes.

After washing and dressing, Zhu Youxiao and the queen sat at the table and saw the palace servants serving hot dumplings, as well as several refreshing side dishes and pepper wine.

It is a tradition to eat dumplings and pepper wine on the first day of the new year, and the royal family is no exception.

"Long live, eat more, I'm so busy this day!" Zhang Yan picked up the dumplings and dipped them into Zhu Youxiao's small plate.

Zhu Youxiao yawned again. The usual working hours are pretty good. It's a little uncomfortable to get together early.

Eat, you'll be hungry if you don't eat.Worship, congratulations, and the big court meeting, tossing to the banquet, I don't know when it will be!

"Eat a few more, too." Zhu Youxiao was concerned.

The queen did not stop. Today, all the wives who have received imperial edicts have to enter the palace to congratulate the queen mother and queen, which is also a very cumbersome etiquette activity.

Zhang Yan is not bored, probably because as the mother of a country, she enjoys this atmosphere of worship and congratulations.

But for Zhu Youxiao, although the scene of the grand meeting is very spectacular, both civil and military officials and foreign envoys will participate, which can highlight the majesty of the emperor and the status of the "Heavenly Kingdom" of the Ming Dynasty.

But he wanted to be quiet, or go to Shaoying Academy to have a lively New Year's Day with the children.It's a pity that in his position, he can't help himself!

At this time, the Shaoying courtyard was very lively, the children were not afraid of getting up early, and some were even so excited that they couldn't sleep well and finally looked forward to the dawn.

Last night they had a hearty meal, so they all went to the Meridian Gate to watch the fireworks and Aoshan lanterns.Although there is no Spring Festival Gala, it is not deserted and lonely.

After Xiao Ye's suggestion and the emperor's adjustment, the Shaoying Academy has undergone considerable changes.The most important change is to pass the exam and divide it into three grades according to the level of knowledge.

Those with a relatively good foundation, like Xiaoye, can graduate after three years of study at most, which is the elementary school level set by Zhu Youxiao.Those with zero foundation will have to study for about six years and pass the exam before they can enter junior high school.

When entering junior high school, although Chinese and mathematics are still to be studied, the proportion will drop.Moreover, specialized courses such as physics and chemistry have been added.

In that era, the development of science and technology had just begun, and many disciplines were still in the embryonic and exploratory stage, and did not require too advanced cultural knowledge.

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect to train great scientists who could win the Nobel Prize, and he was very satisfied if he could educate a group of professional workers.

And these children are his hope, and he is not stingy in treatment, even though it is all spent on his own money.It's the Chinese New Year, and he allows the children to enjoy the festivities and joy of the festival.

Therefore, the academy is also decorated with lights and festoons, presenting a festive atmosphere.In this kind of festive atmosphere, even just strolling casually as usual, it still feels completely different.

It's Chinese New Year, let's eat dumplings!

Probably the most eager one is May.Since the holiday on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, I counted the days to live, waiting for the New Year, waiting for the excitement, waiting for fun, and waiting for dumplings.

What kind of stuffing will it be?There must be meat, cabbage, radish, or... Xiao Wuyue thinks that there are only a few vegetables in winter.

Get up early, wash your little face clean, put on new clothes, Wu Yue followed everyone to the dining hall, and sat obediently at the dining table, waiting for the dumplings to be served.

While waiting, she sniffled her little nose, hoping to distinguish the type of dumpling filling from the aroma.

Xiao Ye walked to the front with three bars, and said with a smile: "Everyone, eat dumplings slowly, don't swallow them whole. Because—"

Pausing intentionally, Xiao Ye reached out and held up a small yuan to show the children, with a happy smile on his face, "Some dumplings are wrapped with silver coins, and those who get them will be lucky for a year."

The children grinned and whispered again, guessing what kind of dumplings would have money in them.

"You are only allowed to look, but you are not allowed to pierce it with chopsticks!" Xiao Ye solemnly reminded, but the smile on her face did not diminish, "If you put it on your own plate, you will eat it, no matter whether you have money or not."

May's little head is full of joy. She is a good child and never wastes money.What's more, the fragrant dumplings are just as delicious without money.

A few small dishes were put on the table, and the older children not only had to study, but also did what they could.Such as cleaning the cafeteria and distributing meals.

Wuyue is very obedient, sitting obediently, no one can see from the surface that she is eager to eat dumplings.

The hot dumplings were served, and the children did not fight for them, although they should be very greedy and want to eat them.Because the food in Shaoyingyuan is full, this is the rule set by the Long Live Lord.

It was not until the sound of the cloud board that the children picked up the chopsticks and reached for the dumplings.There are smiles on their faces, eating and playing are the happiest things for them.

One bite, the hot juice filled the mouth, and the meaty aroma overflowed the lips.Well, it’s stuffed with pork and scallions, and the scallions are just seasoned with very little.

It smells so good!What about a meatball dumpling, Wu Yue's eyes lit up.Chewing, savoring the saltiness, preparing sauce and vinegar dipping sauce.

"May—" The boy opposite had already swallowed the dumplings in his mouth, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I always want to know how many dumplings I ate, but I forget when I eat."

"Idiot!" A girl teased, and showed him her own small plate, "Pick five at a time, and pick again after eating, so that you can remember how much you ate!"

"Five at one time, ten at two times, three times, three times..." The boy was pondering, almost lifting his feet up to count.

After a long while, he seemed to have figured it out, nodded in agreement, and said, "Well, this is indeed a good idea. I took four with me, and I already ate one, so it happens to be five."

Stupid Zhao Dabao, he can't even remember how much he ate.

Wu Yue chuckled, but didn't go to learn.Just eat enough, why do you need to know how much you eat?Besides, there are big and small dumplings, do you have to eat the same amount every time?
Huh?The girl diagonally opposite made a strange noise and her teeth were crushed.But the bitter look on her face quickly turned into joy, she spat out a half yuan dragon coin, and she giggled.

"What luck!" The boy glanced enviously, speeded up his eating, and put another five dumplings into the small plate.

Wu Yue just grinned, small money, she is not so rare.It's good to be able to eat, but it's useless if you don't have that luck.

Besides——Wu Yue subconsciously pinched the clothes on her chest, inside was a half-dollar dragon coin wrapped in lottery money.

This is a New Year's gift that every child has.But she felt that her own was the best and most beautiful.

Because, this was sent by the empress with the ladies in the palace years ago, and she even hung it around her neck herself.Who made her look so cute, run to greet her and kowtow, and ask "what do you eat"!

There was laughter in the dining hall from time to time, and the children who ate the "mascot" were all smiling, including the boy opposite.

Wu Yue remembered that he called Gouzi when he first arrived, and his nose was so cute.When it is about to flow into the mouth, it disappears with a strong inhalation, which is very miraculous.Now, what is it called?It seems that the teacher named him Zhao Dabao.

"May, take a few more to the plate, and then eat together." Zhao Dabao enthusiastically passed on his experience, "This way, you should be able to eat money!"

Wu Yue shook her head with a smile, adjusted the dipping ingredients, and continued at her own pace, eating slowly one by one, not caring about small money at all.

He is not only a good boy, but also a good girl in the future. If she wants to wear sister Xiaoye's three stripes, can she be like you?
Zhao Dabao seems to be full, but he only got one dragon coin, and the lovely May on the opposite side has not yet!Staring at the few dumplings left on the big plate, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his chopsticks again.

Finally, when Zhao Dabao felt that he had eaten his throat, he felt a strange feeling in his mouth.

He hurriedly and quietly spit out the dragon coin into his hand, and while no one else was paying attention, he flicked the dragon coin on the table and flew it in front of Wu Yue.

Huh?what!Wuyue blinked her big eyes, looking at the dragon coin covered with food crumbs, disgusted.

Zhao Dabao smiled foolishly, raised his chin, and said, "Look, you've got money in May too! You must have good luck this year."

With a bitter face in May, she moved the bowl of dumpling soup to cover it, not daring to look at the little money spit out of other people's mouths.

It's so disgusting, I don't want to eat this fragrant dumpling anymore!

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(End of this chapter)