Chapter 403 Slow Down
Ma Linger said that her brother was worried about the news leaking out, so he secretly set off with Fenghuang, and left a letter for her.
The woman's eyes became moist as she read Zhao Yulin's letter. Ma Ling said that her sister was worried about her so much that her brother told her a lot of things just like his mother-in-law, as if he was going to be away for three to five years.
Wu Yuqi said that she knew everything. The Shunfeng Division seized an old man from the former Imperial City Division and brought a secret letter from the government back to Chengdu. Her brother was worried, so he explained everything in detail.
Ma Ling hugged Wu Yuqi and said, “We must protect our home in Chengdu. My brother has said that once he drives the northern barbarians across the Yellow River, we will never have to be separated again.”
The two old sisters couldn't help hugging each other and sobbing when they thought about how they had accompanied Zhao Yulin through all the ups and downs and had experienced countless hardships.
Hu Lan ran to Ma Ling to ask about Zhao Yulin's whereabouts, but was stunned when he saw this scene.
She asked in astonishment what was this for?
What unpleasant things happened?
Ma Ling'er burst into laughter, wiped away her tears with one hand and said that sisters were happy together and thinking about the good days to come, so how could there be any worries?
She asked him to tell her what he had learned in Daojiang County.
Can that unfinished street be built?
Hu Lan pouted and said that it was a piece of shit money that she could earn. She just came to ask her sister where Yulin Ge'er was.
It's obvious that this guy is trying to cheat people.
Wu Jing and the others are coming to ask him, their father, for an explanation.
Wu Yuqi and Ma Ling both laughed when they heard this.
At this time, Si Niang came over.
Ma Ling said that Yulin was still busy with military affairs in the military camp in Qingcheng, so he went to discuss and plan with Wu Jing and the others.
After Hulan left in confusion, Si Niang said that she really couldn't see where the unfinished street could make money. However, the land was right beside the Zouma River, and as long as it was popular, it would be a good idea to build a water street by the mountains and the river.
Ma Linger smiled and said happily that Si Niang had a good eye, and Yulin Ge'er also saw this. She said there was no rush, and asked Si Niang to take Hu Lan and the others to familiarize themselves with the accounts of the Ranwei Street, assist Daojiang County in sorting out the bad debts there, and return the debts owed by the people before starting to plan the street.
Wu Yuqi told her that there were rumors in the court, saying that we were using public resources for personal gain and making a living. We should be more careful in the future and wait until the strategy is clear before taking action.
Brother Yulin said that the land in Daojiang will be sold publicly, and he will ask Si Niang to supervise it at that time.
We must get that piece of land openly and fairly to make a living.
Zhao Yulin's mother finally understood why the pace of work had slowed down recently.
Si Niang told the two wives to relax and that she would keep an eye on them, just to teach Hu Lan and the others a lesson.
When she got back, Si Niang saw Hu Lan and a few other kids drinking tea and chatting in the flower hall. She smiled as she walked over to them, sat down, and asked: What are you talking about?
Hulan was the queen of this group of kids. She had a lot to say to Zhao Yulin, but when she came back she couldn't find him. She was upset and blamed Zhao Yulin for not caring about them and not keeping his word.
Wu Jing, Chen Liu and others immediately agreed, muttering that their father was a liar, luring them to Chengdu only to find that they could not get anything done and even lost the Yibin shared tourist carriage bureau.
Si Niang smiled lovingly and said that their father was one of the most important officials in the New Song Dynasty, so how could he not keep his word? It was just that they had not yet understood. Si Niang asked them to think about it carefully and took Hu Lan to her room.
Hu Lan didn't understand what she meant, so she asked her mother-in-law what important matter she wanted to tell her by pulling her over.
Si Niang asked the maid to make tea, and said with a smile that it was hot and irritable, so the two of them should have a cup of cold tea first.
Hu Lan asked her: Mother-in-law, can't you see that this place is basically a dead land, and it has been messed up by the Zhang family. It will cost us a lot of money to repair it and sell it.
This is a huge loss. Yulin brother said that he could make the first pot of gold, but he was totally lying.
Si Niang told her not to talk about the land yet, because Ge'er would definitely not be wrong. He asked Hu Lan: Do you really want to be Ge'er's wife?
Hu Lan was stunned, not knowing what she meant. Then she nodded and said that she had burned incense and kowtowed in the Zhao Family Temple in Yibin, and that she came here just for her brother and wanted to be Yulin's brother's woman.
Si Niang told her: Being a woman of Yulin is very hard, and you have to think more about Yulin'er. Yulin'er's women are all smart and capable, and all of them are officials in the court.
Hu Lan said she also wanted to be an official.
Si Niang told her that the New Song Dynasty had rules that if one wanted to serve as an official in the court in the future, one had to complete his studies in the academy before being selected for assignment.
Hu Lan said casually that it was easy. She pestered Yu Lin Ge to ask for it and Yu Lin Ge agreed. Yu Lin Ge promised her that he would be the queen of the desert.
Si Niang smiled and told her: To be a queen, you must also learn how to govern the desert. The New Song Dynasty is different from their grassland royal court. They treat the country as their own private property, and the Khan has the final say.
The New Song Dynasty advocates republicanism and equality for all. How could Yulin easily abolish the rules of the New Song Dynasty that he had worked so hard to build?
She asked Hu Lan if she knew why things hadn't been going well for her lately and why she felt so slow.
The girl shook her head in confusion.
Si Niang told her that some officials in the court were dissatisfied with our family's large business and the high profits we made, and that we needed to set up rules. Yulin Ge'er thought that setting up rules was a good idea, so that everyone in the country would know what they could and could not do, and that would make things easier and more motivated, and that we should all follow the rules.
Slowly, Hu Lan began to think and figured it out.
Si Niang asked Hu Lan to do ideological work on Wu Jing, Chen Liu and others, and convince those grandchildren to go to Caotang Academy to study while keeping an eye on the unfinished buildings in Daojiang County, which would become a way for our family to make money sooner or later.
The children of the old Zhao family are all destined to great things, so they must be educated and study...
At this time, the official ship that Zhao Yulin and Fenghuang were on had already arrived at Jiang'anba. Fenghuang knew that they would definitely not be able to return for a year or so, so she saw the huge beggar's chicken sign on the pier and asked Zhao Yulin to accompany her ashore to eat a plate.
The two changed into casual clothes and went ashore. Jiang'an's Beggar's Chicken was still very popular, and businessmen and travelers who came and went were all rushing to this store. The two patiently found a seat in the right corner of the hall and sat down. Fenghuang said that they came down to understand the people's sentiments. After looking around, she happily said that she didn't expect that Jiang'an's Beggar's Chicken business was so good.
The diner next to him asked with a smile: Are you from out of town?
Beggar's chicken is a specialty of our Jiang'an. It was created by the Third Young Master of the Shenwei Army and is a secret recipe of the Zhao family.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he came here because of its reputation.
The diners told him: Even though there are two other restaurants in the city, only the one at the dock is authentic. But our Third Young Master's family invited the chef from the Yibin main restaurant to make it, and it tastes the same as Yibin's Bamboo Forest Beggar's Chicken.
Zhao Yulin chewed on the chicken leg and exclaimed: "Mmm, not bad, this is the taste."
Fenghuang and he looked at each other and smiled, and they raised their glasses and invited everyone to drink.
When the diners saw them holding high-end crystal glasses and a jar of Wu Gu Feng on the table, they were surprised to see that they were drinking aged Wu Gu Feng. They knew that they were either rich or noble, because only a few families could afford aged Wu Gu Feng.
The diners on both sides greeted him with smiles and called for drinks.
The two returned to the boat and continued to head east . Fenghuang lay in his arms and dozed off. She said with a smile that she had never expected that her brother's beggar's chicken would be so famous, far surpassing her own reputation.
Zhao Yulin pinched her waist and said, "What a good metaphor! This means her husband is not even as good as a chicken."
The woman listened and giggled.
He stretched out his magic claws and continued to explore her waist. The woman felt itchy all over and laughed even more happily.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin's official ship arrived at the border of Jingzhou and was intercepted by the Shunfengsi's express boat, which delivered an urgent military report from Lanzhou.
It turned out that Mengge had already left an ambush before gathering his troops in Heishui City. A team of 10,000 people was equipped with three horses per man, and the cavalrymen attacked the Hexi Corridor non-stop, and Zhangye in Gansu was lost.
Zhao Yulin was stunned after reading the secret letter.
Damn it, I can't believe this, Brother Meng's move is really powerful. Zhangye was caught off guard by his troops before he could even react?
After reading this, Fire Phoenix also looked anxious and asked him what to do.
Zhao Yulin smiled when he saw Fenghuang's anxious expression and asked her why she was so anxious. Zhangye was thousands of miles away from here and we couldn't help her at all.
He let Fenghuang look at the signature on the secret report, which was about three days ago. At that time, the enemy was attacking Wuwei, and it was estimated that the enemy in Zhangye would also move closer to Wuwei.
If that is true, this enemy will have no way out.
Because he believed that Hao Xiaoming could not be completely defenseless. Even if Mengge's troops were the main force of the Mongolian army, they could not withstand the attack of the 100,000 Shenwei troops in Lanzhou.
When the boat reached the Xiang River, he sent Fenghuang onto the official ship and parted ways, then continued eastward, turned into the Han River and headed towards Xiangyang.
On the edge of the desert north of Wuwei City, Mengge was standing on a sand dune, looking at the top of Wuwei City with a telescope.
This telescope was given to Hubili by his subordinates who found it on the battlefield.
Hubili was so fond of the telescope that he couldn't let it go. Later, the generals under him gave it to him as a gift, so he sent someone to give it to his elder brother, and attached a long letter to persuade Mengge to stay in the west to expand the territory.
However, Mengge still came back.
Mengge was very happy to learn that his troops had successfully attacked Zhangye, and immediately drove his men across the desert to attack Wuwei. However, the Shenwei Army had already set up beacon towers along the waterway, and the Mongolian army crossed the desert, and the smoke rose one after another, which was discovered by the Shenwei Army's scouts and reported to the rear.
Although the Mongolian army easily occupied the garrisons along the way, Wuwei had already become an iron wall.
After the Mongolian army captured the outer positions and failed to capture Wuwei after three attacks, they became a little anxious and rode their horses to Shapotou to look towards the city.
After a few years, the Shenwei Army completely restored the ancient Wuwei city wall.
Not only that, the city walls at the four gates were expanded, and corner watchtowers and bunkers for garrisoning troops were added.
Wuwei has regained its tall and majestic appearance. Regular battlements are arranged neatly like soldiers guarding the city, surrounding the city. Three high towers are also built in an orderly manner in the city.
