In the early summer of April, after a night of wind and rain, there was a faint mist in the sky.

Until noon, the heat gradually began to evaporate, and the wind blowing from the Bian River was mixed with the smell of green grass.

The Fan Tower in front of the Imperial Street is once again flooded with guests.

Zhao Ji met Li Shishi here.

Bianjing has been at peace for more than a year now. Although the north has been damaged by the war, the goods from the south are transported to Bianjing along the developed water transportation and enter every corner of the city.

Life gradually becomes richer.

In the area of ​​the tavern in front of Fan Tower, the parasol trees beside the tile-roofed houses were lush and green, and several people were sitting under the trees eating steamed buns.

Judging from his attire, he is a merchant who came to Tokyo to do business.

A voice came from the distance: "Excuse me! The imperial court wants to recruit 800,000 forbidden troops for border defense!"

"Eight hundred thousand forbidden troops?" A man sitting under the big tree next to the Liu family's sandalwood incense shop sighed and wondered, "Does the imperial court have the financial resources to recruit such a large army when it goes on a campaign every year?"

This man was dressed in plain clothes, with his sleeves rolled up, and his skin was dark. He could tell from a glance that he had been running around transporting goods all year round. His accent sounded like he came from Hebei.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Gold thieves are rampant. Today, the Zhao Guan family is a strong leader and is unwilling to show weakness. I heard that Shangdang defeated the gold thieves in a battle. The situation in the north is going smoothly!" A middle-aged man swallowed the steamed bun and said,

sighed.

He then said: "Old Zhang, why did you come to Bianjing? I forgot again."

Zhang Mao said: "I have some silk shipped here to sell to see if I can get a good price."

The person next to me asked again: "Hey, didn't you tell me that people's livelihood in Hebei is declining? Everyone has escaped. Where is the silk?"

"Escape? Where can I escape? Leaving my hometown is a dead end. Where can I escape?"

"Aren't you coming out now?"

Zhang Mao replied: "I am forced to have no choice but to make a living and earn a living."

"You're out, where are your wife and children?"

"He's dead. He died the year before last."

"Are you alone?"

"I also have a younger sister. Let's bring her to Bianjing to see if there is anything to eat."

After saying that, Zhang Mao stood up, bowed to several others and said, "Thank you very much, otherwise I would have to walk for a long time to get to Bianjing."

"It doesn't matter, hahaha, it turns out that girl is your sister, I thought she was your concubine."

Zhang Mao didn't say much and left here.

After a while, he entered the Fan Tower. In a private room in the Fan Tower, he met his "sister".

This is a beautiful girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with delicate facial features, fair and tender skin, Xiaojiabiyu.

Especially those eyes, like spring lake water, soft and intoxicating.

"Are you used to it here?"

"I've only been here for a day, so I'm not used to it yet."

"You'll get used to it over time. If you encounter any problems, feel free to tell me."

"Um."

Not long after, the voice of the newspaper seller came from the bridge outside: "Excuse me! The imperial court is recruiting 800,000 forbidden troops. There are enough troops. Come and sign up!"

The imperial court issued a new round of recruitment orders.

It is claimed that he is recruiting 800,000 Imperial Guards, but in fact, the Guard Brigade that Zhao Ning really wants to recruit now is 100,000.

Shangdang suffered too heavy losses in the First Battle, with 50,000 elite casualties and nearly 40,000 casualties. It was time to urgently replenish the supply of troops.

The recruitment of the Guards Brigade is all handled by the Military and Political Council.

As for the 800,000 yuan, that is for the fine artists of the Jin Dynasty.

At noon, Zhao Ning listened to Mei Zhili's report and said: "The 12 million yuan applied for by Mr. Zhang should be shipped over first."

"But now the national treasury only has a total of 8 million yuan."

"Didn't some of the clan's stolen money be confiscated recently?"

"Some of them are still being counted."

"Then I'll give you 7 million yuan first, and send it over as soon as possible."

Mei Zhili hesitated for a moment and said, "There is a lot of fertile land in Guanzhong for officials, why not use the land as compensation for pensions?"

"I understand what you mean, but the fields in Guanzhong are not owned by the royal family. It is not that simple to move the fields there. Most of the fields confiscated by the clan are on Gyeonggi Road, and it is impossible to use them as compensation for the soldiers killed in Shaanxi."

Mei Zhili said: "I have written to ask the envoys of various Shaanxi roads. Due to the war, some people in Shaanxi have fled south, and some desolate fields have no ownership, but they can be confiscated to reward those who have made military achievements."

"You and Zhang Jun should discuss this matter. If it is unclaimed land, you can give it a try, but these 7 million yuan should be shipped over as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will do it now."

Just as Mei Zhili was about to leave, he thought of something again and said, "Officials, the court now has so many fields, and the pension in Gyeonggi Road can be compensated with fields."

"At present, the market price of one mu of medium-sized fields in Gyeonggi-ro City is 2 guan. Based on the pension amount, each person is given 10 acres of land, plus 10 guan, which is sufficient."

"You should assist Zhang Shuye in handling this matter. Remember not to forcibly grant land in order to complete the task. The land granted must be near the recipient's hometown, and no random acts are allowed."

"yes."

On the tenth day of April, just as the capital was reorganizing the clan's property and family property, dealing with pensions, and recruiting new soldiers, another military report came from Daming Mansion, which shocked the government and the public.

What military report?

The battle report from the Eastern Front has arrived!

It's interesting to say that the battle report on the Eastern Front should have been sent by Li Gang's Cangzhou, but this time the battle report was sent by Daming Mansion.

Because this battle report was about Yue Fei's battle situation on the Eastern Front, and Yue Fei belonged to the Daming Prefecture Border Guards, so naturally he sent the battle report to Daming Prefecture as soon as possible.

When everyone in Daming Mansion read Yue Fei's battle report, their first reaction was not shock, but surprise, and then suspicion.

I suspect that boy Yue Fei is falsely claiming his military exploits!

Even Zongze didn't believe it was true.

It’s not their fault, no one would believe this.

But it just happened to him.

With four thousand cavalry, he defeated the 100,000 gold army!

In order to confirm this military report, Zongze did not send it to Bianjing first, but sent someone to find Yue Fei and verify it.

After all, this matter involves too much. If it is false and reported to Bianjing, it will cause public outrage. Not to mention that Yue Fei will be arrested, and he may lose his head.

After further verification, Zongze was surprised and sent this military report to Bianjing.

After reading this military report, Zhao Ning was so excited that he almost jumped up.

What a wonderful Yue Fei I am!

Such a beautiful fight so quickly!

Zhao Ning walked around in the Wende Hall, thinking about how to reward Yue Fei.

While he was excited, Li Gang's battle report was also sent.

It's also about the Eastern Front.

It was a military report from Han Shizhong who defeated the Jin army at Wuqiao. According to the prisoners, the Jin army there were the personal guards of Wanyan Zongfu, the commander-in-chief of the East Road.
Chapter completed!