Chapter 20 Marriage (I)
After receiving the order from the commander to report his duties, it was already February and Wang Shoutian did not dare to delay.
"Chai Jia, this time I went to the mansion to meet the general!" Wang Shoutian controlled the reins, slowed down a little, and said to Chai Jia: "It's a pity that you didn't make a great contribution this time."
This time, Wang Shoutian gave Gan Hou a holiday, but brought Chai Jia with him. It was not surprising that they were all fire-long!
"Where is the answer!" Chai Jia followed behind and immediately said, "I have not been with you for a long time, but I value it. I remember it in my heart. As for the military achievements, how can I not be missing in the future!"
"What you said makes sense. The brothers you brought to the countryside can go back once. If you think this place is good, you can move here." Wang Shoutian smiled slightly and said.
"Of course, my brothers in the village have all returned, and they are expected to move in half a month." Chai Jia nodded and said, "My brother's family will also move in."
"I heard that your brother is also a clerk. It happened that the county lacks civil servants, so he can take charge of them together." Wang Shoutian waved his hand and said.
"Thank you sir!"
As he spoke, more than ten riders disappeared at the end of the road.
There are soldiers guarding the city gate of Wenyang Prefecture. Anyone who enters the city needs to pay fees, but of course the officials don’t.
After entering the city, he went straight to the front of the Jiedushi's mansion.
This majestic mansion is conspicuously hung with a large-character plaque of the governor of Wenyang Town. In the gate, all the people coming and going in and out of the official body.
Even in a small town, there are many carriages and sedan chairs in front of the mansion.
In contrast, Wang Shoutian, a ninth-rank official, has a humble status.
Wang Shoutian was wearing an eighth-rank official uniform and dismounted in front of the mansion, allowing the remaining personal soldiers to stay, so he brought Chai Jia in alone and asked Jin to see him.
"Sir, the general has given instructions before. You don't have to wait to arrive at the mansion. You can go to Jin when you come. I will take you in now!" The captain of the gatekeeper's personal soldiers said to Wang Shoutian with a smile as soon as he saw Wang Shoutian.
"So that's the case. It's really the grace of the Grand Marshal. But this time I will bring a meritorious man to pay homage to the Grand Marshal, can you?" Wang Shoutian was happy when he looked at the waiting officials.
"Please untie the knife and go in." After hesitating for a moment, the captain said. After Chai Jia untie the knife, the captain took the two of them into it, and contrasted with a large number of people waiting to see him.
At this time, a slightly surprised person saw it and walked over.
"Two, if you want to see the Grandmaster, please line up there." The man said.
Before Wang Shoutian could speak, the captain frowned and said, "Manager Zhang, you are so embarrassed. This is Lord Wang Shoutian, who was personally approved by the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal had ordered before that you don't have to wait to arrive at the mansion. You can go to Jin to meet when you come."
Manager Zhang was stunned and changed color in an instant. He bowed to the two of them and said, "It's true that the villain is a clumsy person. He didn't even see the noble person coming. Please!"
After saying that, Manager Zhang gave in to them.
The others were far away and didn't know what they said. When they saw a man wearing the eighth-rank official uniform, they actually entered the mansion first, they were dissatisfied. When Manager Zhang ran to appease them, Wang Shoutian and the others stepped into the Jiedu Mansion.
"That person just now should be the new Deputy Manager Zhang from the mansion. Don't blame me, sir." After walking a while and seeing Wang Shoutian silent, the captain couldn't help but speak.
Wang Shoutian smiled at him and said, "Don't you blame anyone who doesn't know..."
At this moment, several guards walked in front of him. At first glance, they saw Wang Shoutian and others, and their faces suddenly appeared astonished.
"Go and report to the lord quickly and say that the person he was waiting for was here." One of them whispered a few words to the person beside him, and the man ran away quickly.
A guard looked at Wang Shoutian, looked up straight, and asked politely: "Is this Mr. Wang?"
"I dare not!" Wang Shoutian hurriedly bowed and said.
At this time, someone rushed from a distance and soon arrived in front of everyone. He bowed to Wang Shoutian and said, "Sir Wang, my master asked you to go to the small flower hall, please."
"I'm going to lead the way." Wang Shoutian said politely.
"Sir, I won't go with you anymore, I'll wait for you here." Chai Jia said at this time.
"No, come on!" Wang Shoutian said.
Chai Jia hesitated for a moment, followed, walked through a long corridor, passed a few corner gates, and finally stopped in front of a small courtyard.
Wang Shoutian looked at the plum blossom branches protruding from the courtyard wall, and felt a clear fragrance in the air, which rushed towards him, refreshing his heart.
"Sir, please follow the villain." Several guards patrolled back and forth at the door. When they saw the two of them coming, they did not stop them.
Walking into the courtyard, walking into the small flower hall with the thin white snow.
At this time, there was already a person drinking tea, wearing casual clothes, but smiling. It was Wang Zunzhi.
"Greetings to the General!" As soon as Wang Shoutian entered, he took Chai Jia and respectfully bowed to the governor.
Looking at the heroic young man in front of him, the smile on the face of the governor became even stronger.
"No need to do this. In terms of seniority, you are my nephew." Wang Zunzhi looked at Wang Shoutian with a kind look and said, "Is your mother in good health?"
"Master, please give me good luck and I am in good health."
"If you are in good health, you will be blessed!" Wang Zunzhi smiled and said with great emotion.
Wang Shoutian looked at Wang Zunzhi in front of him and found that he had not seen each other for half a year and had grown older. However, when he spoke to him, his expression was kind and real.
The only thing worth celebrating is that at this time of my previous life, I was already lying in bed and unable to discuss matters. Although I am sick now, I can at least discuss matters.
Wang Zunzhi didn't talk much about relatives, and he quickly asked about the current situation in Jishui County.
"Sir, there are now 1,050 households in Jishui County. In addition, He Wulang, the team leader, also intends to move the village to the county town. The total number of households may reach 1,200 households before May."
"The wheat fields of three thousand acres are growing well. Although they are not mature fields in the first year, they can collect two stones and one acre, and they can receive six thousand stones of grain at a time."
"After spring plowing, the rice field and wheat area have been planted, and a bumper harvest will surely be achieved by September. After these rounds this year, the county will be able to produce grain and support itself."
Wang Zunzhi listened silently and nodded with satisfaction. However, when he heard that there was still food in Jishui County, the Jiedushi finally showed a look of surprise on his face.
"There is still food? Although there was a lot of military rations last time, it was impossible to give 1,000 households food. The food consumed a lot every day, so how could it be there?" I had a lot of food left to the city at the beginning. After all, I could use it until the end of the year. How could there be surplus?
Wang Zunzhi expressed surprise: "Did you encircle and suppress the mountain villages and obtain food... Do these bandits have so much food?"
Wang Shoutian said respectfully: "Sir, this batch of food was indeed obtained by encircling Qiluo Mountain Village!"
Then, he told the Jiedushi about the causes and consequences of the encirclement and suppression: "If the food in the city is saved, it can be maintained until the new grain harvest in May."
"Okay, you did a good job. You should reward such achievements!" Wang Zunzhi was very happy after hearing this.
"This is mostly based on the blessings of the commander and the lives of the soldiers. I think this is Chai Jia, the son of Chai Jia, but I only came to the army of the lower officials and could not be promoted without Tenne... Therefore, I beg the commander to be appointed as the deputy commander." Wang Shoutian pointed at Chai Jia and said.
Chai Jia, who was waiting for the side of the house silently, heard this, and he immediately buzzed his head and knelt down: "I just arrived in the army, how dare I be the bravest of a hundred people!"
"Haha, since my nephew thinks you are the bravest of a hundred people, there is definitely nothing wrong. I will promote you to the team leader - why are you talking about the deputy team leader?"
"Yes, I'm less capable." Wang Shoutian smiled and said to Chai Jia again: "The emperor is unavoidable. How can I thank the general for his grace?"
Chai Jia knelt down and kowtowed and said, "Dare you not to die if you fail to fight?"
When he stepped down, the two of them talked about the situation in Jishui County again.
"Are you worried about Kawaakato?"
"Yes, although Chuanzhongdu was seriously injured, he might not have watched Jishui County recover. Besides, if these three thousand acres of wheat are outside the city, if they are attacked at the time of the time, even if they cannot capture the county town, they can still harvest the wheat to serve as military rations." Wang Shoutian said with some concern: "There are only two battalions in the county, and they can only defend the city, and it is not feasible to go out of the city to defend. Therefore, please send some troops to Jishui County temporarily."
"You are very careful and very good at thinking. Let's do this. I promise you to build a garrison. You can go back and build it. The official order will be issued together when the county town is completed."
"And in April I will send a battalion of cavalry to be dispatched by you."
"Thank you, General, for this, you can rest assured!" Wang Shoutian was overjoyed. One guard and five battalions were the captain of Xuanwu, and he was already a powerful general in the town. The rapid promotion was indeed an elevator.
After thanking me, the atmosphere in the venue became softer and softer.
"You are my nephew, and I am my uncle, so I will ask about my private affairs. You haven't married yet, right?" Wang Zunzhi asked again.
"No, but my mother likes someone, and I think it's very good." Wang Shoutian said about Zhao Wan at this time: "I just want to marry him."
Unexpectedly, the general attached great importance to it, repeatedly asking for details, not as far as the one I had just asked about the war, and even started walking indoors. After a while, he said: "Nephew, Zhao Wan's family background is innocent, but it's too humble. It's not a match for you!"
However, he showed a kind of remembrance and sad expression: "However, since there has been an agreement, you can't just quit like this. Let me take the initiative and let me marry her as a fair wife."
Speaking of this, Wang Zunzhi's eyes even felt a trace of sadness, as if he had remembered something, and said flatly: "You are seventeen years old this year. It is time to marry. In order to give birth to more descendants, I will reward you with 100 taels of silver and 10 pieces of silk. You will go back and get this done."
Chapter completed!