Chapter 178 Living in the Theater
These princes, ministers and generals walked into the royal court one by one and presented their pastures, treasures, beautiful concubines and pretty daughters to the Khan. The Khan was delighted and gladly promised them official positions and gave them some gold and silver as a consolation. He happily and easily resolved the crisis.
The Khan solved the loan crisis on the grassland, tasted the benefits of collecting households to make money, and realized that it took talent to have money.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his heart when he thought of the plump Guanzhong. He finally managed to snatch it from his sister-in-law, but Zhao Qi'er, the little fox, got the upper hand and secretly took it away without even saying hello.
The Khan sighed. What was lost was lost and could only be taken back later.
Then, the Khan issued a strict order prohibiting killing and massacre. He wanted to seize land, capture more people, collect taxes from households, and create wealth.
Speaking of creating wealth, everyone is thinking about it, look, Zhao Yulin’s father-in-law Chen Zhongshun has come to Hanzhong.
The old man has become more motivated since he had his youngest son.
Zhao Yulin and Huo Fenghuang accompanied him to drink at Huoshui Fish House by the Han River. The old man was full of energy and wanted to build another Wugufeng Distillery and brew the most favorite wine of northerners together with the masters in Hanzhong.
Zhao Yulin thought about it and suggested that he go to Fengxiang and Chang'an, take out his own grains and ask the master chef to taste them, and then build a workshop by the Wei River to brew fine wine to earn money from the Mongolian army.
He would specially open up trade in the direction of Guyuan and Yan'an Prefecture, and open up supplies to the north.
Chen Zhongshun refused and asked him why he should make wine specifically for the Northern Barbarians and why he should serve them?
Wouldn't others want to poke his spine?
Wouldn't that make him a traitor and a traitor?
Zhao Yulin smiled and said no, our Shenwei Army is short of money, we have to find ways to make money to support the army. Dad, go to Fengxiang Prefecture and make wine with everything that can be used to make wine. Northerners like dry wine, so the alcohol content should not be too high. As long as it can make people drunk, it can be sold for a lot of money.
Chen Zhongshun felt dizzy after hearing this.
However, he knew that everything his son-in-law said made sense and was not at all vague, so he took his master to Guanzhong the next day.
Fire Phoenix laughed and said that Zhao Yulin was a big liar, and the old man actually believed his lies.
Zhao Yulin said seriously that he really didn't lie. The princes and generals of the Mongolian army definitely have silver in their hands. We can use wine to exchange the silver they robbed for it. Wait and see, isn't there a Baoji there? Let's build a wine shop in Fengxiang Prefecture, it will definitely be like a Baoji laying golden eggs.
Fenghuang smiled and said that she would wait patiently for her rooster to be born and lay golden eggs.
She told Zhao Yulin that Zhang Qi was attacked in the guerrilla zone in Zhejiang and Sichuan and was recuperating in the clinic. Would he like to go and see him?
Zhang Qi is Zhao Yulin's personal bodyguard, so he must go and take a look.
The next day, they went to the military clinic to visit Zhang Qi and found Qiu Ju was also there, feeding Zhang Qi medicine.
Zhang Qi saw Zhao Yulin coming in, choked violently, and immediately called for the young master to come. He smiled and told him to finish eating first, but the young man actually grabbed Qiu Ju's medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp.
Zhao Yulin teased him, saying that he had just heard someone outside the house weakly shouting "bitter", so why did he drink it all in one gulp? Qiuju knew that Zhao Yulin was teasing them, so she took the medicine bowl and covered her face and ran away.
He nodded at Qiuju and asked if it was done.
Zhang Qi said shyly that no young master could do that, they just fell in love.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile, "Please ask your sister-in-law for help." Without waiting for Zhang Qi to speak, Fenghuang stood up and walked out with a smile.
Zhang Qi followed Qu Zhengxiang and launched guerrilla warfare in Lu's County and Lingbao area. According to the sixteen-character guideline for guerrilla warfare given by Zhao Yulin, they fought their way into the enemy's rear and launched independent mountain guerrilla warfare, with remarkable results. They had organized more than a dozen guerrilla teams of various sizes and extended their tentacles to the vicinity of Luoyang.
However, the guerrillas had poor combat effectiveness, complex membership, and weak will, and they often rebelled and surrendered to the enemy.
When the two of them were meeting in a guerrilla camp in Lingbao, they were betrayed by a traitor and surrounded by Mongolian troops. The two decided to break out separately. Zhao Yulin knew that he was trying to protect Master Qu and delay the enemy's injuries.
He said that launching guerrilla warfare deep behind enemy lines was like Sun Wukong drilling into Princess Iron Fan's belly, which was wonderful and interesting but also dangerous.
Zhang Qi looked at him with a confused face, and immediately said shyly, "Master, don't guess blindly. Sister Qiuju and I are innocent and have done nothing wrong."
Damn, Zhao Yulin then remembered that he didn’t have the book Journey to the West yet.
He sat down, straightened the blanket for Zhang Qi, and said he wanted to go away. Then he started telling the story of Sun Wukong and Princess Iron Fan. Soon there were bursts of laughter in the ward. The two were chatting enthusiastically when Fenghuang came in with Qiuju, who had a red face.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that everyone was a stranger, so there was no need to be shy. Just marry Zhang Qi, that's it.
Qiuju bit her lip, nodded, and buried her head even lower.
The best thing to do at this time was to create some space for the two of them. Zhao Yulin stood up and took Fenghuang away.
After leaving the clinic, the woman blamed him and didn't say anything else?
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Yulin pinched Fenghuang's waist and said, "How can we allow others to disturb us when we are having a heart-to-heart talk?"
It's easier to get things done with two people.
The woman blushed and pretended to be angry and said: You are a general, but you are not serious at all.
Zhao Yulin wanted to add something like "Women don't love bad men" or something like that, but he gave up and put his arm around Fenghuang and got into the carriage, touching her all over. He used practical actions to make Fenghuang understand what it meant to be unable to stop. He gritted his teeth and enjoyed it happily until the carriage stopped in front of the mansion. Fenghuang fell into his arms and said that she felt weak all over and wanted to rest before getting off.
In Gongzhou, Guo Chongma is also gritting his teeth.
The Shenwei Army recaptured Gongchang Prefecture and restored the Gongzhou setting of the Song Dynasty. After Guo Chongma finished reorganizing his army, he led his troops back to Gongzhou and Huizhou for garrison. His personal guards told him that Wang Shixian's youngest daughter had returned in a brand new carriage.
The girl gnashed her teeth and said: Humph, you dare to come back and show off in the streets. Come on, kill that girl for me.
Then he changed his mind and said, no need, just catch her and take her to the camp to be a prostitute first.
In the Song Dynasty, almost all the women from criminal families were captured to serve as concubines of officials. He had a deep hatred for the Wang family. When he heard that the girl from the Wang family had returned, he immediately thought about how to take revenge.
Guo Chongma's deputy was a brother promoted from the Second Column. He was familiar with the rules of the Shenwei Army and immediately dissuaded him, saying, "You must not do that. Captain, have you forgotten? In our Shenwei Army, everyone is equal and we will never harm innocent people."
Old Guo uttered "Hmm." and shook his head vigorously. He immediately smiled innocently and said: Look, he got so angry that he almost broke the third young master's rules.
His wife came out holding the child and scolded him, asking how could she have forgotten what the third young master had told her. They were all women, and Miss Wang was young, but she had not committed any murder or arson, so she was innocent.
Guo Chongma has a straightforward and honest personality. Zhao Yulin really spent a lot of time thinking about matching his team. He even specifically instructed Shunfeng to send someone to talk to his wife and keep an eye on Guo to make sure he didn't do anything stupid.
When Huizhou was under siege and the city was about to fall, Old Guo wanted to burn his family and die with the city. After his wife entered the self-immolating house, she sent their child out, asking him to leave a root for the Guo family. Guo Chongma was very grateful to his woman.
His wife was very grateful that the Shenwei Army saved her and the entire Huizhou people. After receiving the reminder from Shunfengchu, she had been keeping an eye on Guo Chongma, fearing that he would do something wrong.
While they were talking, the guard outside the door came in and reported: Wang Shixian's little daughter, Wang Youling, wants to see you.
Although Guo Chongma was clear-headed, he still felt uneasy. He forced out a sentence: "No."
His wife asked him why he didn't meet her. What if what Miss Wang said was useful to our Shenwei Army?
The deputy captain also advised him to meet him, perhaps he really had something important to report to the adults.
Guo Chongma waved his hand and asked them to come in.
After Wang Youling walked into the reception room and bowed politely, she asked Guo Chongma to let her walk around the yard to look for things her father left behind.
Guo Chongma became furious after hearing this. It was true that the mansion belonged to her Wang family, but it had been confiscated as the property of the criminals and was used as his office and residence. He thought that Wang Youling had gained some support and came to him to demand the mansion to show off, so he immediately gave her a furious scolding.
The deputy captain pushed him behind the screen first, then came out and told Wang Youling not to be anxious and to speak slowly, asking what exactly he was looking for.
The young woman was frightened when she saw Guo Chongma's rage. After she recovered her breath, she said that she met the commander of the Shenwei Army, the Third Young Master of the Zhao Family, on the way to escape. The Third Young Master said that the Shenwei Army was an army of the people and emphasized equality for all, and did not convict her. She wanted to go into the house to find the gold and silver left by her father and give it to the court. Was that wrong?
Oh, damn, the deputy captain's heart skipped a beat, and he blamed the girl for not speaking clearly. If he had said those words earlier, why would Lao Guo be angry?
At this time, Guo Chongma and his wife came out from the back with smiles on their faces. Wang Youling said timidly that she saw in the newspaper everyone should be frugal and raise funds for military pay to guard the border, so she wanted to come back and look for something, perhaps she could do something for the third young master.
Guo Chongma immediately ordered the guards to disperse, and said with a smile that it was all a misunderstanding, and that the young lady could walk around and look around freely, and it was okay even to dig three feet into the ground.
When Wang Youling left, her wife immediately rolled her eyes at Guo Chongma, saying that he was just impatient and didn't want to let him finish his words.
The deputy captain took him to the side room to discuss matters, saying that they had checked ahead and that although Miss Wang was a family member, she did not participate in the rebellion and surrendered to the enemy, and was innocent. Now that Wang Youling and his troupe have returned, should they discuss how to accommodate them?
Lao Guo said it was simple, just let them live in the theater .
The deputy captain disagreed, saying that the place was so big and had already been declared a public place for the people to eat, play and listen to operas, and it could not be returned to her as private property.
Guo Chongma's wife said that there was a small building belonging to their family in the back street, so why not return the building to her and use it as a residence for Miss Wang and the opera troupe? After they had staged a play, they could go to the theater and perform for everyone, right?
