Chapter 1386

When Wang Xiaoyu and Master Wang saw Li Qiufeng drinking a glass of wine, their faces showed joy. Wang Xiaoyu also poured wine for Li Qiufeng, and Master Wang smiled and said: "You girl, you really have a master and forget about your father."

.Why are you only focusing on pouring wine for Mr. Zhu and forgetting about me?"

Wang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Dad, if I learn martial arts from Sister Murong and Mr. Zhu, I will no longer be afraid of anyone daring to bully our Wangjiazhuang. At that time, dad will not have to worry all day long about someone trying to take advantage of our Wangjiazhuang.

, you don’t need to be humble when you see those dog officials in the yamen.”

Zhuangzhu Wang originally had a smile on his face, but when Wang Xiaoyu said this, his smile disappeared instantly. He just let out a long sigh and his expression darkened.

When Wang Xiaoyu saw Master Wang looking like this, he knew that her words had offended him, and secretly cursed herself that she deserved to die. She hurriedly filled Li Qiufeng's wine glass, poured another glass of wine for Master Wang, and said: "

Daddy, don’t worry. Your daughter has grown up, and if anything happens in the future, I will help you share it."

Zhuangzhu Wang said sadly: "It's a pity that you are a girl and you will get married one day. Dad has been cautious and worked hard all these years. Isn't it just for you to get married in the future so that you won't suffer in your husband's family? You are just living in the end of the world.

Business is difficult, and the government officials are greedy and make things difficult for us. I have been exhausted mentally and physically these past few years, and I don’t know how many more years I can last.”

When Li Qiufeng saw Master Wang so sad, he felt very sorry and said, "It's all my fault. I've put Mr. Wang in a difficult situation."

Master Wang shook his head, took a sip from his wine glass, and then said sadly: "Master Zhu, you are worrying too much. Looking for a big ship is not a big deal. Even if the Yamen doesn't leave this matter to me, it's not a big deal for Zhu.

For the sake of the young master, Wangjiazhuang should try its best to help. What I worry about is that there are crises all over Liaodong, and it is becoming more and more difficult to trade medicinal materials. However, the yamen are asking for too much. How long Wangjiazhuang can sustain it, I feel more and more unsure.

Already."

Li Qiufeng saw the worry on Master Wang's face and said, "If Master Wang can trust me, you might as well tell me what happened. If I can help, I should do my best."

Master Wang held the wine glass in his right hand and kept turning it in his hand. He glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "I can't thank you enough for Mr. Zhu's kindness. I don't need any help from Mr. Zhu, but there are some

Having said the matter, I felt better. When Mr. Zhu first came to Liaodong, he probably didn’t know the situation here. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he defeated hundreds of thousands of Tatar soldiers and brought Liaodong under the rule of the imperial court. At that time,

All parts of Liaodong are relatively safe. However, the sky is high in Liaodong and the emperor is far away, and Tatar soldiers will come here from time to time to burn, kill and loot. The court wars and the two sides have been undecided, and the situation has become worse and worse. After the defeat of Tumubao, the Tatars

The Zibing front was back in full swing, and Liaodong was in danger. Fortunately, there was civil strife in Oara, so Liaodong did not fall into the hands of the Tatars. However, in order to defend the capital and fight against Oara, the imperial court transferred most of the elite soldiers and horses from the Liaodong garrison.

Inside the pass, the remaining garrison defenders were all old and weak soldiers, and the crisis in Liaodong became increasingly uncontrollable.

"After the Oara Civil War, although the Tatars were weak, a small group of Tatar soldiers harassed Liaodong more and more fiercely. That was because the Tatars did not dare to go south along the Great Wall Pass to attack the capital, and could only plunder the people in the border towns, plunder money and people. And

The imperial court stationed heavy troops in Xuanfu and Datong, so that the Tatars did not dare to approach easily. The Tatar soldiers originally made a living by robbing the people of the Ming Dynasty. Since they could not go south to the Central Plains, they regarded Liaodong as a piece of fat and swarmed outside the pass. The imperial court

Although the governor's office of Liaodong was set up to administer various parts of Liaodong, it did not change the weak situation of the garrison in Liaodong. There was a shortage of officers and soldiers in various guard posts, and there was not even one out of ten. The officers leading the troops would only exploit the soldiers, eat empty pay, and line their own pockets.

.When the Tatar soldiers came to plunder, they would close the camp and not come out. They would sit back and watch the Tatars plunder and massacre the people, not daring to fight."

When Master Wang said this, he sighed and continued: "The military affairs in Liaodong have been weakened, and some of the criminal thieves in the pass who were hunted down by the government have fled to Liaodong. After these desperadoes arrived in Liaodong, they often invited their friends, gathered in the mountains and forests, and committed crimes.

They are more vicious than the Tatar soldiers. What's even more terrible is that the far north of Liaodong is the territory of the Jurchens. In the past, the Jurchens destroyed the Khitan, established the Jin Kingdom, and then went south to attack the Song Dynasty, almost taking over the world.

But later the Tatars rose up and defeated the Jin people. The royal Wanyan clan was completely slaughtered by the Tatars. The remaining Jurchens fled back to Liaodong and have been hiding in the far north, not daring to fight with the Tatars again.

After the Ming Dynasty defeated the Tatars, it actually saved these Jurchens. They were always spying on Liaodong and had always intended to go south. Since the defeat of Tumubao, the Jurchens had contacted several barbarians in Liaodong and had been ready to make a move.

"At present, the Liaodong governor's office is weak, and the guards under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong general army can only fight with thousands of soldiers. Barbarians such as Tatar soldiers, green forest thieves, and Jurchens are coming and going freely, and the officers and soldiers dare not face the enemy. I am engaged in the business of medicinal materials.

Those fine herbs are all collected from the old forests north of the Snowy Mountains. However, the Green Forest Village and the barbarians have gained power, and the roads are cut off. If you want to transport the herbs back, you have to collect them from various Green Forest Villages and interact with the barbarians.

Okay. In this way, I can only earn a hundred and ten taels of silver for one trip, but the risk is extremely high. To be honest with Mr. Zhu and Miss Murong, the road has not been peaceful in the past few years, and I have to bring a large number of villagers with me.

During this period, they were attacked by green forest villages and barbarians many times, and seventy or eighty villagers died. The pensions of these villagers amounted to three to four thousand taels. Therefore, after doing business in the past few years, not only could they not make any money, but they

We have lost a lot. It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the expenses of more than a thousand people in Wangjiazhuang."

When Master Wang said this, his expression became more and more sad. Wang Xiaoyu comforted him and said: "Dad, don't be anxious. When your daughter has mastered martial arts, she will accompany her father. Those green forest thieves, cottage thieves, and other barbarians

You humans will no longer dare to rob our way."

Wang Zhuangzhu heard Wang Xiaoyu speak, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said: "You girl, how many pounds do you have, how dare you speak like this? The horsemen are so fierce, you still have to shake your head to those Green Forest Villages

Are you begging for mercy? Mr. Zhu and Miss Murong will teach you martial arts. If you can protect yourself and not be bullied by others, dad will be satisfied."

When Master Wang said this, he paused briefly and then said to Li Qiufeng: "It's really a broken house and it's raining heavily. The road to the north is not smooth at first, but Motian Ridge is haunted again. Our carriages and horses are transporting medicinal materials.

This road is even more difficult to walk. I originally didn’t believe in ghosts and gods, but the people in Dongliao County were scared out of their wits, and the villagers in Zhuangzi were also afraid. When Motianling was mentioned, everyone was timid.

They refused to follow me north to transport herbs. Therefore, the Yamen said that building a Zhongkui Temple on Motian Ridge would suppress the evil spirits and ensure the safety of Dongliao County. Whether it is true or not, it is a good thing for our Wangjiazhuang.

.I took over the task of building the temple. It was not a thin donkey pulling hard shit, but a dead horse being treated as a living horse. Only if the rumors can be put to rest as soon as possible and people are convinced will my medicine business be able to continue. Wangjiazhuang

You won’t get into trouble.”
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