Chapter 136 Business will definitely be hot
Yang Zhishan praised his elder brother a lot, saying that he was smart and that he had opened many branches of Yibin Yanmian, so his business must be booming.
Zhao Yulin doesn't think so. It's difficult to satisfy everyone. The number of people who eat noodles in one place is relatively fixed. One should know when to open branches. Opening more would be excessive.
It's impossible to invite everyone in the city to eat yanmian.
After eating and drinking, everyone parted ways and Zhao Yulin crossed the river and returned to Cuiping Mountain.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard Chen Chen getting angry in the yard: "What? It's just a boat ride, what's the big deal?"
Haha, she was really punished by her father.
Zhao Yulin walked over quietly and hugged the woman from behind. The woman struggled violently, but when she looked up and saw it was him, she immediately collapsed in his arms.
The couple stretched their muscles for a while, and Chen Chen remembered her father's teachings. She pushed Zhao Yulin away, ran to sit at the table, put her hands on her head and asked, what exactly did she do wrong?
Couldn't she just take a ride on that big official ship?
She is the chief steward of Xingyuan Prefecture. Can't she ride on the official ship?
Zhao Yulin ran over happily, stood behind her and started massaging her shoulders and back vigorously, saying over and over: Yes, yes, absolutely yes, who dares to say no?
The girl pushed him away and said, "My father scolded me. It's so annoying."
Zhao Yulin called Li Chuan in and asked him to bring back Ma Yuan, Chen Liu and the others so that they could go on the new official ship with Chen Chen. He had not yet been on the ship to see it.
Chen Chen felt much better now, and told him proudly that the official ship was given by Fatty Huang from Jinzhou, and it had been left in Hanzhong for two months and no one dared to use it. Seeing that Zhou Ping was in a hurry to come back, she ordered the official ship to go down the Han River and they arrived home in no time.
Zhao Yulin saw Chen Chen's happy expression and knew that she liked it very much. He thought that since the boat was there, he should use it well. It would be a waste if he didn't use it.
Chen Chen packed up immediately and went straight to the dock. His brothers in the navy had already received the news and drove the boat over to the dock. The whole family got on the boat at once. This was a great pleasure for the adorable kids. Even Wu Jing followed behind her two brothers and climbed up and down.
In Jiangbei, Yang Zhishan was comforting his father-in-law.
After being criticized by her father, Chen Chen ignored her father, picked up the child and ran away.
Chen Yun was feeling depressed, so she went to find Yang Zhishan to have a drink. Old Yang said that he had just had a drink with his son-in-law Zhao Yulin, and the two of them soon started fighting again.
Yang Zhishan comforted him: Chen Chen is still young, how can he think about the impact or not?
In his opinion, this might not be a bad thing. The government must be worried when they see Yulin's Shenwei Army becoming more and more powerful. But my brother is not greedy and does not like to enjoy life, so it will make the higher-ups feel troubled. Yang Zhishan raised his hand and pointed to the sky above his head.
Chen Yun sighed, "Oh." He didn't really scold the girl, so why did she run away in anger?
He couldn't figure it out, so he raised his glass and asked Yang Zhishan to drink it back.
On the river, Zhao Yulin was too lazy to think about all these messes. He helped Wu Jing up after she fell, and then shouted to Chen Liu to be careful. He happily followed the children to admire his big boat.
Chen Chen was standing on the plywood on the top floor admiring the scenery. When he saw him coming up, he asked proudly, "How is it?"
Isn’t it beautiful?
Zhao Yulin went up to her, hugged her and said, "You are so beautiful." As long as you like her, I'm glad.
The woman leaned on his chest, closed her eyes, opened her arms and enjoyed herself. The two were enjoying themselves when Ma Yuan came up and shouted, "Dad, I want a hug too."
Then, Chen Liu also shouted at him, "Hug."
Li Chuan came up from behind, holding Wu Jing in his arms. As soon as the little kid popped his head out, he shouted, "Daddy, hold me."
After listening to this, Zhao Yulin felt dizzy as if he had drunk a pound of Wu Gu Feng.
As the sun went down, the family had a barbecue on the boat, watched the sunset, and went back home after having enough fun. Chen Chen was busy packing up the children, while Lu Youpeng and Zhou Ping were already waiting for him in the study.
Zhao Yulin asked Li Chuan to serve tea, and said to Zhou Ping with a smile, "You've escorted your sister-in-law and nephew back. You've worked hard for a long time."
Zhou Ping said seriously that he also wanted to see the waterways in Jingzhou and it was a good opportunity to take a trip.
Zhao Yulin told Zhou Ping that the next step would be to suppress the rebellion in Chiping, with the navy taking the lead, so he asked Zhou Ping to go back and rest first and figure out how to march into Renhuai Fort.
After Zhou Ping left, Lao Lu told him that Shunfeng had received urgent news from Luoyang that the Song army sent by Quan Zicai was defeated at Shimen and the banks of Luo River, and had retreated southward.
Lao Lu calculated the time and thought that the Eastern Expedition Army led by General Cao might be in a desperate situation because they had not yet reached Luoyang, but in these few days.
The Mongolian army must have taken advantage of the time difference, defeating the Song army in the east first, and then laying a trap to wait for the eastern expedition army in Guanzhong.
Zhao Yulin asked Li Chuan to arrange a carriage to go to the military camp for discussion.
The two hurried to the military camp and called Miao Gui and his brothers. A huge map of Luoyang was hung in the command room. After Lu Youpeng reported the latest battle report, he asked everyone to speak.
Miao Gui said that at the moment we are thousands of miles away and cannot provide an accurate judgment, but the Eastern Expedition Corps fought hard in Hangu Pass and must have suffered heavy losses when entering Luoyang. Now that the friendly forces in the east have been defeated, General Cao and the brothers of the Third Column must be in danger.
Lao Lu said with a heavy heart that the Qiao-Han Pass was a narrow passage. If the Northern Barbarians wanted to intercept it, it would be absolutely difficult for us to pass through. Now that the Eastern Expedition Army had passed through Hangu Pass, he was worried that this was a strategy of the Northern Barbarians to lure the enemy and that General Cao had been set up by the enemy.
Lai Chuanfang became anxious and said to Zhao Yulin that we should have rescued them a long time ago.
Miao Gui immediately glared at him and asked how to save him?
Where should we send troops to rescue?
I still don’t know whether the northern barbarians will attack Guanzhong?
Lao Lu said that the enemy's troops in Hetao have not moved, how can we withdraw troops? Once we have emptied the border defense, what should we do if the northern barbarians move south?
Zhou Ping told everyone that he and Yang Xingyun had stored food and military equipment in Zhejiang and Sichuan in accordance with the young master's arrangement. As long as General Cao went south, the Second Column would surely be able to follow.
Zhao Yulin knew that everyone was anxious, but no matter how anxious it was, they still had to rely on General Cao and his men.
He thought for a while and said to the map that we must not withdraw troops from Guanzhong. If we do, the Mongolian army will definitely aim at our weak points and attack us.
He asked Shunfeng to send an urgent message to the Second Column, contact the garrison in Shangnan, and advance to Lushi County and Luanchuan respectively, and send the main force to attack Luoyang immediately, to fight hard and create momentum. Since the Eastern Expedition Army has already captured Hangu Pass, let's see if we can hold this bridgehead to the Central Plains.
However, they must be warned: if food and supplies cannot be provided, they are not allowed to advance rashly, and the Shenwei Army will never do business at a loss.
Lai Chuanfang went on to say that a small and capable team could be sent forward to provide support.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told Lao Lu to mobilize the cavalry and add this item.
He leaned back in his chair, thought for a while, and said, "That's it. Let's think about how to deal with the rebellion in Renhuai. Shunfeng also has to take into account the anti-corruption efforts in Jiazhou. If the people are taxed too heavily, they will rebel. Jiazhou is the foundation of our Shenwei Army, and we can't let it get into chaos."
Zhao Yulin left the military camp and returned home. Chen Chen had already fallen asleep. He groped his way to the bed, and the girl immediately covered him like a moving hill...
In Luoyang on the banks of the Yellow River, the eastern expeditionary army from Guanzhong entered the city early this morning. However, the city was almost the same as outside the city, with broken walls and a desolate scene. Only a few hundred families came to the army in ragged clothes, holding broken bowls in their hands to beg for food.
It turned out that there was nothing in the city except the starving people.
The Song soldiers were crying as they watched, especially the brothers from the Third Column of the Shenwei Army, who took off their grain bags and distributed the little remaining food to the common people.
At night, Lao Cao and the generals were discussing matters around a campfire in the burned-down yamen. In order to give the brothers some strength, they had killed a group of horses to satisfy their hunger.
Cao Youliang said dejectedly that the Yulin brothers were really amazing. How did they know that there was nothing in Luoyang and it was even difficult to find a fellow villager to lead the way?
Du Baiyue sighed and said that the Mongolian army had indeed robbed, killed and burned everything, and implemented such a brutal policy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside that even the wells were filled with corpses. Why didn't the Mongolian army come in and kill the people in the city when the friendly army from the east was defeated?
Lao Cao thought for a moment and immediately said solemnly: "Oh no, we've fallen into a trap."
The generals immediately looked at him in surprise.
He said that the northern barbarians might have let us enter this empty city on purpose. They didn't kill the civilians, but wanted them to share their food with us so that we could be worn down and then be surrounded and trapped to death.
At this time, a lieutenant came running to report: a large number of torches appeared around the city, and the city gate had been blocked by the Mongolian army. Cao immediately led his generals to climb the city wall to observe, and sure enough, the Mongolian army was heading towards the city gate in groups, obviously intending to besiege them...
No matter how urgent the military situation in Luoyang was, Zhao Yulin was out of reach and instead became very relaxed. After Chen Chen dressed him up, he went out to find Chen Xian to learn about the production of military equipment.
Chen Chen immediately took action and asked the maid to invite Chen Zhongshun and his wife to take a trip on the official ship. The old man called Zhang Xiangyang and Manager Ju, and a group of people boarded the ship in a mighty manner.
When Zhao Yulin arrived at Guigu in Cuiping Mountain, Chen Xian happily told him that the power problem had been completely solved after the construction of two dams.
Not only that, they also experimented with the steam engine. Because they had invented a glass tube, they could clearly see whether there was water in the boiler. It had become very safe, and the steam-driven machine was running very stably. They were currently experimenting with using large steam engines to manufacture mortar barrels.
Zhao Yulin is very happy. After solving the power bottleneck problem, Cuiping Mountain's equipment manufacturing will be greatly advanced.
Chen Xian said with some regret that the production of Kongming Ball was slow and still could not keep up with the needs of the team.
Zhao Yulin relieved his stress, comforted him that he was already very good, and corrected him that it was not a Kongming ball but a hot air balloon. Zhao Yulin told him not to worry, that the masters had made great contributions to the Shenwei Army's success today, and that they should go back and sit on his official ship to have a good time.
The master agreed happily. Let's go and verify that the rifled muskets and mortars have greatly improved the shooting accuracy compared to previous firearms, which can be regarded as a leap forward. They added sights to the muskets, which can achieve the effect of accurately killing important targets of the enemy at a long distance. This is a special weapon.
He warned Chen Xian that he must keep the secret.
