Chapter 474 Common People's New Countryside
Yes, Wu Jing is the eldest princess of the Zhao family. With just this title, who would dare to make things difficult for her?
The little girl was very sweet-mouthed and still said that she wanted to work with her mother.
Zhao Yulin said let’s do this for now, as the young mother had to return to Chengdu to work for the court.
The current rule set by the New Song Dynasty is that after completing studies in the academy, one can become an official in the court. After two years, another rule will be added: one must serve in the army for two years. If the children of our Zhao family want to become officials, they must go to the academy to get their diplomas.
Chen Liu immediately added that he would have to serve in the Shenwei Army for another two years.
The little friends on both sides stuck out their tongues.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile that one does not have to become an official in the court. Fourth Grandma's business is the best in the world, so she should be more careful in the business of the supply and marketing cooperative.
In our New Song Dynasty, there are 72 professions, and every profession can produce a top scholar. It’s the same no matter what you do.
A group of little friends slowly started to discuss.
He pulled Hu Lan's hand and they both went out quietly.
It was Chinese New Year, and people were coming and going on Linshui Street. He praised the popularity of Xinjie and the good division of the streets in Hulan, which made the shops do a booming business.
He told Hulan that Sister Ma Ling wanted her to go back and be a bank inspector to check whether banks in various places were operating legally and in accordance with regulations. Seeing that Linshui Street was doing so well, he hoped that Hulan would choose a village nearby to try after returning to Chengdu to see how to make people's lives better.
Hu Lan leaned on his shoulder like a little bird and said, "I will always listen to my husband."
Zhao Yulin was flattered. It was rare to hear such gentle words from a young lady. He smiled and said that he felt like a different person. He usually looked fierce and wanted to eat people, but why did he change his personality today?
Hu Lan pinched his waist and said: Today you officially become my woman.
Zhao Yulin was confused, thinking that they had slept together for a long time, why did she say that she just became his woman? Haha .
It seems that this young lady attaches great importance to the sense of ceremony.
He told Hu Lan to make his own decision.
In Zhending Prefecture, Hebei Province, the two brothers Mengge and Hubili were discussing matters. It was freezing cold, but the two brothers and Subutai sat around the fire, rubbing their hands, drinking and chatting.
Brother Da Meng led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to visit the grassland royal court. With the endorsement of the Toure family and his reputation as the God of War, the old prince from Liaodong suddenly became quiet.
Da Mengge came to the door in person again and presented several treasures he brought back from the Caspian Sea and eight beautiful girls from Jiangnan. The prince who led the rebellion was delighted to see the glittering treasures and a row of gorgeous women. He immediately asked Da Mengge to drink with him, publicly expressed his submission to the grassland royal court, and said proudly that Da Mengge would be at his service in the future.
The next day, he brought his men back to Liaodong.
A tense battle on the grassland was easily resolved by Brother Da Meng.
However, when Da Mengge went to meet the empress of the grassland, he gained little. The empress reluctantly took out two treasures from the inner treasury and gave them to him, saying that the empire had been fighting for years and all the silver had been spent.
Before she could finish, the empress started sobbing, and kept muttering about how hard it was for her as a woman to support the royal court, and that she needed Brother Dameng's understanding and help to collect some of the tax money from Zhending Prefecture, because the royal court had granted all the land of the Song Dynasty to the Toure family.
When Meng Ge saw the actress’ Oscar-winning performance, he knew that this time he had no chance, but he was unwilling to give in and still wanted to get something from the actress.
He reported to the empress: Jiangdong was defeated, the royal army of the Central Plains was no match for the Divine Power Army, and he could not afford to feed and drink the large number of low-strength troops that were withdrawn. He requested the empress to allow his brothers to lead the Western Expedition. After these troops were slightly trained and led by the warriors of our empire, it would be no problem to defeat the barbarians in the Western Regions.
The empress was a little confused. Da Meng had just returned, so why did she have to change people to lead the Western Expedition?
I don’t know what he is up to?
But when he heard that he was going to transfer a group of troops to fight in the Western Regions, it was exactly what he wanted. Isn't this just competing with Badu for territory?
The troops in Hebei all listen to Da Mengge and Hubili. Transferring them away can also weaken the strength of their Toure family. After her own son Guiyou returns, her strength will be greatly increased, making it easier for her to control the Toure family.
The empress was so happy that she agreed without even thinking about it.
Da Mengge Geng immediately bid farewell to the empress and returned home.
Although this trip to support the king did not yield much, Da Mengge's prestige among the princes and nobles of the empire was greatly improved, which would be very helpful in the future fight for the Khan throne. Mengge was secretly delighted.
Subudai advised him not to be discouraged and to keep working hard, as he would regain the throne sooner or later.
Hubili had long understood that his brother's expedition to support the king was a wasted effort, so he quietly made friends with Xu Liewu, helped him mobilize the army, recruit craftsmen, prepare weapons, and encouraged his younger brother to lead the army to conquer the world.
Hubili also had good intentions. He gave Xu Liewu the general's newly made iron barrel cannon and the only five Kongming lanterns, and told him that as long as he had these new weapons, any army in the Western Regions would be defeated and flee in panic.
Brother Da Meng asked him: How is the Western Expedition Army preparing?
Hubili said that he had gathered 50,000 troops, including craftsmen, and they would not be asked to come back on this trip. He suggested that the families of the generals be taken away, and this required the eldest prince to give the order.
Mengge said it was not difficult and asked them to take all their slaves and livestock away.
Last year, the Mongolian army was defeated in Daye Lake, and a large number of defeated soldiers had trouble finding food after escaping across the Yellow River. Brother Da Meng is still worried about how to solve this resettlement issue.
Hubili suggested to him to march westward, which was just the right way to get rid of these people.
Subudai calculated silently and said that it was OK. With 50,000 troops, excluding those who died of illness or fled, at least 30,000 to 40,000 people could be saved by the time they reached the Caspian Sea. It was considered a large team.
Da Meng picked up the luxurious crystal glass with an expressionless face and gestured for a drink.
Hubili reported to his brother: Our sister and Zhao Yulin are getting married.
Brother Da Meng said angrily that they had already gotten married in Suzhou, and they had set up a maze for us.
That year, Mengge had just arrived in the Central Plains. Zhao Yulin used Hulan as a cover to eat and play along the canal. This led to Miao Gui suddenly launching the Battle of Xuzhou, in which they were defeated and fled in disarray. This brother-in-law is still brooding over it until now.
Hubili said that this time it was in Chengdu, the capital of the New Song Dynasty, or to be more precise, in Dujiangyan in Daojiang County. Zhao Yulin invited Lord Cao to be the witness and Lord Ding to attend the wedding. People from the entire county congratulated them, which gave great face to Hulan.
Meng Ge said disdainfully that no matter how great her status was, she was still a married woman, a woman who had married into the enemy camp. Hulan was no longer a child of our grassland. Wake up.
Su Butai, who was standing nearby, saw that the atmosphere was too awkward, and said cautiously that they must be careful about this matter and must not let the royal court know.
Da Meng said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? In the past, in order to gain help in settling disputes among our tribes, didn't we all sacrifice our daughters and marry them off everywhere? It was Hulan who left Sichuan on his own, and it has nothing to do with us."
Hubili said slowly: If my mother knew that Hulan was alive and well and had become Zhao Yulin's wife, and was managing the construction of streets worth hundreds of millions of strings of cash, she would be so happy.
He wanted to tell his mother the news.
Every time Hubili saw his mother, she would sob and ask about Hulan's whereabouts. Hubili couldn't bear to hide it any longer.
Da Meng felt jealous when he heard that Hu Lan was managing a major project worth nearly 10 million strings of cash in Daojiang County.
He had spent a huge amount of money on his trip to the north to support the king, but gained nothing. He was worrying about how to get the money, but his sister was actually building such a big street.
He called Hulan Bili indifferently and told his mother when the time was right. This guy had worked hard for the Khan position and had only met their biological mother briefly when he returned to the royal court. He remembered that his mother only asked about Hulan's whereabouts when she talked about serious matters, so he couldn't let his mother worry too much.
The three were still talking when the lieutenant outside the tent shouted that the military report had arrived.
When Su Butai took it and opened it, he immediately exclaimed that something was wrong. The Shenwei Army worked all night to repair the Cunjin Dike. This time they will definitely change the course of the Yellow River and rush towards us.
Hubli immediately rushed over to take a look: more than 50,000 people of Li Dagui's Shenwei Army had set up three military camps on the east bank of Cunjin Dike, and work was started on both the east and west banks at the same time to repair the Cunjin Dike and dredge the old course of the Yellow River.
Damn, the Shenwei Army is about to completely restore the rhythm of Cunjin Dike.
General Hubili handed the report to Brother Da Meng, saying in a low voice that it was rumored that Yu Jie had become the Minister of Water Resources of the new Song Kingdom, and that this year he would spend nearly 10 million strings of cash to build new water conservancy projects.
After reading the military newspaper, Brother Da Meng said disdainfully that the little southern barbarians were just stupid people with a lot of money. It was useless to use brute force. They needed to use their brains. There was no need to be afraid.
We will blow it up after they repair it. Order Li Quan from Shandong to suppress the Shenwei Army that has crossed the river. This is called riding a tiger to drive away a leopard, hehe.
My god, this strategy of Da Mengge is close to perfect. He didn't use any sword or knife, but only a military order to destroy Cunjin Dike and Li Quan of Shandong.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin accompanied Hu Lan back to their home in Chengdu, where the women and children were still celebrating the Spring Festival.
Ma Linger smiled and pulled Hu Lan and said that you are a kind sister. You have let me have you all to myself for so long, it’s time to give me back to all the sisters.
Hu Lan became shy instead and went straight into Ma Ling's arms.
Yangjin laughed and said that she was really a bride, so she was reserved. Then, what were you going to do next? Would you follow Sister Ma Ling to be the bank director? Or would you follow me to investigate officials?
Just pick any girl you want.
Hu Lan hesitated for a moment and said: She wanted to follow her brother to build a new rural community.
What? To build a new countryside?
Yangjin stared at Zhao Yulin with lightning eyes and asked.
He nodded and said that he had seen it all when he entered the city gate, and the endless fields of Huaxi Village to the north of Guanghua New Village were just right. He planned to use the entire Huaxi Village as a pilot to see how to make the farmers rich quickly and efficiently.
So that's how it is. Ma Ling and Yang Jin both rolled their eyes at Hu Lan, muttering that Zhao Yulin was biased and wanted to teach her how to do things step by step.
He said it was no big deal, and if everyone came together to give Hulan some advice, Huaxi Village would surely change quickly.
Yangjin said disdainfully, “That’s easy. As long as we invest one hundred thousand or one million strings of cash, why should we be afraid that there won’t be some changes in a small village?”
