In June, the depressing hot summer came to Bianliang City. When walking through the courtyard of Fanlou, Master Li heard laughter coming from under the eaves over there.
"...The martial arts story mentioned in the Bamboo Chronicles recently is really nice..."
"...Do you have a manuscript? Do you have a manuscript? Come quickly and bring it to me for a look..."
"There are no new ones out yet. I went to Zhuji to listen to them myself last night..."
"This story is really long. It's hard to wait every day..."
"The convoy that Zhu Ji told was a short story, but a longer story would be nice..."
"Because of the stories Zhu Ji told, there have been too many rough guys coming to Beijing recently..."
"I'm here to take part in the martial arts competition. I heard that in August..."
"...I can't stand my good health..."
The chattering voices were mixed with some low-pitched laughter, and the girls in the building were joking with each other. After hearing the bamboo note, Shishi stopped and listened for a while, then pursed his lips and walked to the courtyard in front.
In the past few months since spring, there has been a lot of confusion about Zhuji, and it has never left her sight.
Last year's disaster relief work in the north and south has continued into this year. At this time, the autumn harvest has not yet come, and many places are still hungry. However, due to the heavy snow and road closures, the predicament has been eliminated, and the central government's control over various places has also been strengthened. At this time, although many places are still hungry
, but it will not lead to large-scale starvation to death.
It's just that there are more beggars wandering around the capital than in previous years.
Zhuji has participated in it from last year to this year and has contributed a lot, but it has also established relationships with various merchants in the north and south. This huge network of relationships has greatly assisted the development of Zhuji. It is not only a company
The branches of the family are springing up like bamboo shoots to expand the market. When Shishi gets out of the mood of disaster relief and starts to observe it based on the information obtained from Fengyue Field, he will find that the things that Zhuji is involved in have begun to expand crazily.
Many other directions. This development is extremely rapid, but it is so hazy that it is difficult to tell the specific details. Only well-informed people like Shishi can feel the tentacles and thousands of threads that seem to be consciously extended.
Ten thousand influences. But right now, it has not yet become clear.
Having been in contact with Ning Yi so far, Shishi has been able to realize what kind of abilities this old childhood friend has. Sometimes she can't help but wonder, otherwise, before taking charge of the disaster relief, he had expected that Zhu Ji would obtain such a
Of course, this is understandable. But there are always some things that she cannot figure out.
In terms of ability, she does not know how to do business, but a teacher who is used to seeing many things among dignitaries can also understand some of the hidden rules. Generally speaking, money is not important.
Even if a family has a wealth that rivals the country, it cannot withstand the three-foot steel knife that beheads the county magistrate. Most wealthy businessmen will build bridges and pave roads after accumulating wealth to a certain extent, to gain a good reputation, and then try to improve the family's reputation.
Status, develop in the direction of power.
In this world, no matter who you are, power is the ultimate goal. Money can certainly help this, but it is enough to a certain extent. If it develops further, it will only arouse the hatred of others and suffer in vain.
Harmful.
However, Ning Yi had a background in the prime minister's office from the beginning. During the disaster relief incident, although he became enemies with most of the big grain farmers, he also accumulated enough friends. With such friends, if he wanted to gain power,
, it would not be troublesome to take off the identity of a son-in-law or a posthumous official. But in front of him, he still did the opposite.
Using his own influence, he cashed in a large amount of money and expanded Zhuji at an astonishing speed. Although it seemed that the speed was astonishing, he did control every step of the expansion. However, what was the meaning of this? Like a
The rapidly expanding bubble will eventually burst. I don’t know when.
Of course, she believed that Ning Yi could also understand the things she could think of. But she still operated it all in an orderly manner even though she understood it, but she couldn't figure out what the meaning was. Sometimes she wanted to ask it herself.
He, however, the person behind the scenes, has been missing since April.
After that exciting but extremely powerless disaster relief, the development of Zhuji was also accompanied by a series of things. Some green forest gangsters regarded Ning Yi as a thorn in their side and even came to the capital to kill him.
.Then his counterattack was extremely fierce, and he showed no mercy to these gangsters. The Taoting incident not only alarmed Lu Lin, but also many official figures.
More than a hundred Green Foresters were killed on the spot, and more than half of the more than 100 Green Foresters who were arrested later were sentenced to be beheaded. In the past, people looked down on these Green Foresters who were like gangsters, but they basically turned a blind eye.
However, Zhu Ji's counterattack through the Prime Minister's Office was too ruthless. Some officials who came to Fanlou said that this would be very troublesome. They were desperadoes in the first place, so they predicted that the Prime Minister's Office would be in big trouble.
The following days were noisy, and sometimes it was reported that Zhu Ji had a conflict with some desperadoes in a certain place. Shishi didn't know whether this was a fulfillment of the prophecy. But Zhu Ji was expanding its influence anyway.
, at the same time as this expansion, the storytellers under Zhuji actually began to tell stories about the green forest warriors, which actually caused a sensation, and for a while, the martial arts atmosphere near Bianliang was revived.
Among the novels and stories on the market during the Wu Dynasty at this time, some were about fairy foxes and wild monsters, some were about talented people and beauties, and some were about reckless heroes. But basically, most novels and stories were written by down-and-out talents, and recklessness was not the mainstream.
, even if there are, they are basically written in a depressed way, with small patterns of violence and chaos.
But the stories of Zhu Ji are all grand, with both fiction and reality. Most of them talk about "the great chivalrous person serves the country and the people". A "Dragon Babu" modeled on the background of the Wu Dynasty and called the Song Dynasty is even more...
Paper was so expensive in Bianliang that every night after the Bamboo Storyteller finished speaking, someone would immediately copy it and pass it around. Due to this influence, the number of martial arts elites coming to Fanlou has increased significantly in recent times, and even several
This out-of-the-ordinary scholar who had also practiced some self-defense martial arts imitated the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, equipped with a sword, and swaggered around, and then began to make friends with warriors. Many of these people had backgrounds in their families, and it is said that they were appointed to the Kaifeng Mansion, which was responsible for public security.
I had a headache over there for a while.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, even if a trend is praised by some people, it is still "non-mainstream" in this era. Zhu Ji's approach also attracted some criticism at this time, writing about reckless heroes
The influence of his novels is not great, and people are too lazy to pay attention to them. However, the heroes use force to break the ban. These reckless men who are full of blood but cannot vent are inherently hidden dangers to public security. How can they be publicized?
For example, Zhou Bangyan, who returned to Beijing this time to report on his work, was quite dissatisfied with the guidance of Zhuji. But fortunately, while telling the story of Cao Mang, some other stories told in Zhuji aroused the praise of literati. Especially,
The story about old man Qian Xiwen that happened when he was trapped in Hangzhou aroused the solemn respect of the scholars in the capital.
Even in Bianliang, there are many people who are directly or indirectly related to the Qian family in Hangzhou. In the past, Qian Lao's death was just a concept to them. After the story was told, these people commemorated or paid tribute in their own way.
To express condolences, there are also a large number of literati who come to listen to such a story in Bamboo Records, and then their blood boils and their clothes are filled with tears.
Whether these people had the same martyrdom courage as Qian Lao after hearing the story is open to question, but because Ning Yi was the last person to talk to Qian Lao, Zhuji gained some tolerance and care, and promoted the things of reckless heroes.
, so they were not criticized one-sidedly, but were divided into two groups, either criticized or discussed, and it has become the central discussion topic among Bianliang scholars in recent times.
And while all this is progressing in complexity, the man behind him has still never appeared in front of others...
With these thoughts in mind, Shishi walked into his courtyard. The big banyan tree in the courtyard cast a thick shade in the slight wind. Amidst the chirping of cicadas, the air still seemed a bit stuffy. Zhou Bangyan sat in front of the coffee table.
Waiting for her on the wooden floor, this well-known man in the Wu Dynasty's literary world was already nearly forty years old. Although he was not the handsome type of young boy, his meticulous clothes and white temples slightly showed off his appearance.
The years of travel and official experience have still shaped him into a very charming man. Seeing his master coming, Zhou Bangyan raised his hand and asked her to sit down.
The two have known each other for several years, and if we want to talk about the feeling of getting to know each other, they may have experienced it in this age when love is not strict. After all, in a sense, this man should be the closest to Li Shishi's heart.
One of the men, we got along well with each other. After sitting down, sipping tea and chatting for a few words, Zhou Bangyan said: "Master, did you have an answer to what I said last time?"
When he came to Fanlou last time, Zhou Bangyan once mentioned the matter of redeeming his life for her. In a sense, it was timely for the two of them to talk about this matter at this time. Shishi's age has already passed
The golden age of courtesan is here. Although many people still support her now, there is no doubt that she will go downhill in the future, and getting married will become a matter of course.
In terms of status, although Zhou Bangyan's official position was not high, he had enough talent and reputation, and he had been close to Li Shishi in the past. It was considered a good fate for him to take her as his concubine.
Master held the tea cup and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing. Cicadas were ringing in the courtyard. Zhou Bangyan waited for a while and refilled tea for the two of them: "Actually, you and I also know that. Among the people around you, I understand
You. In the past, you loved to travel around and learn from famous masters. After we get together, I am afraid that only I can support you. Therefore, it is best for you and me to be together... You will eventually get married."
The master was silent for a moment. When he picked up the tea cup, he looked out at the yard and said in a low voice: "Brother Meicheng, I've been thinking recently that maybe it's not necessary... I have to get married..."
"... When we were in Mount Wutai, Zen Master Kongdu once said that you have Buddha nature... It seems that you are not the first person to say that you have Buddha nature." Zhou Bangyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "It's just that...
You said at the time that sometimes you could see through it, but it didn't matter. People always have to be like others to be happier... What's wrong? Is there something you can't see through after all? Or is it that you can't get through it after you see through it? "
"Ah..." Shishi sighed, and then said, "Ah..." It just sounded like a sigh of "Alas".
"I heard about your going to disaster relief, and I also heard... you often go to the city to give alms to the beggars recently... Mother Li told me a lot..." Zhou Bangyan paused, "Actually, the people around you
Among those friends, although you, Yu Hezhong, and Chen Sifeng have close contacts, it is unlikely that they will, but Ning Liheng is a very powerful person."
The master did not speak. Li Yun must have talked to Zhou Bangyan about Ning Yi. After a brief silence, Zhou Bangyan said: "It's just... this man seems to be keen on business. In the early years, I thought he was a gentleman who was indifferent to fame and fortune.
, but later I saw that this person acted both righteously and evilly, which was not the way of a gentleman. At least he let Zhuji promote the reckless and reckless behavior, which I strongly disagree with..."
Zhou Bangyan has a very good reputation, he is a very upright person, and his words are actually straight to the point. He looked at Shishi for a while and said, "I know that he was in charge of your disaster relief work. Do you like him?"
"
Shishi's eyes were originally looking to the side, but now he seemed to wake up, and then smiled and shook his head: "No, I haven't seen him for a long time."
"He is not a good match." Zhou Bangyan took a sip of tea, "...the imperial court's decree has been issued, and I will only stay in Beijing for five days."
"Yes." Master Shi nodded, raised his tea cup and smiled, "Where to go next?"
Amidst the chirping of cicadas in the courtyard, the two continued to talk about homely things. The breeze caressed the wooden leaves, adding a monotonous rustling sound to the words. In the summer afternoon, the air seemed quiet in this air.
…
To the north, thousands of miles away, is Luliang Mountain.
The shouts of the horse team and the sound of bells broke the dullness of summer. In the afternoon, another caravan entered the outer collection of Qingmuzhai. This caravan was not small, with a lineup of nearly two hundred people, and transported dozens of carts of goods.
, is a large order that is rarely seen in Qingmuzhai, and therefore, the village also sent many people to escort it. At this time, it arrived safely, and the entire Waiji immediately became lively.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From the outside of Qingmuzhai to the inside of the stockade, you can see racks and traces of construction everywhere. Some places have been dug and just filled in, and there are also traces of new soil.
It has a different atmosphere from the past. Due to unified planning, the new buildings built in conjunction with the old village appear neat and orderly. Although there are not many, they are at least compared to the crowding and bustle of Qingmuzhai two months ago.
Say, everything has become brand new.
Sometimes, the order itself can give people an obvious and positive impression. When they see the village expanding and renovating like ants carrying mud, most of the people in the village will feel happy. Especially after experiencing the contrast,
People will all think about who brought all this here.
After two months of changes, most of the managers of Qingmuzhai have also felt the efficiency improvements brought about by many detailed improvements. Of course, the pursuit of absolute mechanization of efficiency sometimes makes people feel individual existence
However, Qingmuzhai is not yet exposed to such emotions. For example, in this summer, when it is close to noon, everyone does not need to work, and many things are done in the morning and evening——
Although for these poor people in the mountains, as long as there is some benefit, even if they are forced to work under the bright sun, they may not be unable to endure the hardship, but for now, Ning Yi does not intend to pursue efficiency to this extent.
Ning Yi no longer interferes much in the area of efficiency, but he will still intervene in the management of the residents of Qingmuzhai at this time.
In two months, the number of residents in Qingmuzhai has grown from 6,000 to nearly 8,000. Among them, 500 to 600 are strong men who have recently joined, obedient, trained, or talented. The rest are
The families they brought with them.
Due to Ning Yi's intervention, the population expansion and resettlement were carried out in an orderly manner, but of course there would be problems when so many new people were suddenly added. Ning Yi, who lived a normal married life with Hongti, every three days
You will meet with several village owners and the leader responsible for this matter for a meeting. He is basically not responsible for specific affairs, but only sets policies and does ideological work.
Newcomers have integrated into Qingmuzhai, and there will be more newcomers in the future. How to prevent the old people in the mountains from bullying the newcomers too seriously is a problem, but there is no need to pursue pure fairness. Ning Yi asked Zheng Ashuan's daughter to take the lead in organizing a small group
The small law enforcement team records and intervenes in the differences between the new and old people, so that the old people receive certain preferential treatment, but the new people who join the village are not given too many looks.
The main purpose of these meetings every three days is equivalent to ideological work. Long-term development requires not only focusing on the immediate future, but also the strength of the group, and not just looking at personal short-term interests. In fact, in the early stages of the development of small organizations like Qingmuzhai, several
The leader of the village still has strong control over the people below. As long as they gain their approval, everything becomes very simple. Ning Yi is just laying the foundation for the future development of the village. Of course, in the eyes of a small number of people, this outsider
My uncle seemed a bit nagging, checking in every few days and always talking back and forth...
Although there are doubts like this, under Ning Yi's simple management, the current situation of Qingmuzhai is much better than many places outside Luliang Mountain. No matter where they are, the aborigines are always xenophobic, even if they have
The county magistrate's handling of disputes is often not smart, especially in the Luliang Mountains. Many villages tend to accept people easily, but once you get there, you often still have to stand in line and fight with each other on the mountain top. There are frequent verbal disputes.
From time to time, there will be problems where the old people in the village beat newcomers to death, or the boss uses his power to play with the wives and daughters of new entrants. Where can it be like Qingmuzhai, where there are still people to regulate and deal with it.
When there is a conflict between the new and old people, even if the new person is beaten, there is no place where the old person will be punished. Although it is not absolutely fair, even relative concern is already precious. Although it is still
There were a lot of small frictions, but big problems - such as the use of power to bully other people's wives and daughters - were strictly prohibited by the upper management of Qingmuzhai, and often after small problems occurred, the law enforcement team appeared, intervened, and mediated, and the bullied people
, and even make some people feel warm inside.
After all, this is the way of the world, if it can be a little better, it will be a lot better.
Sometimes looking at all the changes in the village, which only took two months, the old man named Liang Bingfu would ask himself why he couldn't do some things he had thought about before, but on Ning Yi's side, just
Just some simple things. Of course, sometimes there is an answer and sometimes there is not.
At this time, he was sitting under the shade of a tree in the small square enjoying the cool air. Hongti's husband was writing and drawing on a wooden board beside him. Hongti was sitting behind with a fan to fan the old man and occasionally to her.
My husband gave me a fan. There were not many people in the small square. There were a few children playing throwing stones. Not far away, a young man named Yuwen Feidu was demonstrating his martial arts skills with another dark and skinny young man.
"Look at this move! I turn around from the side, hit your knees, sweep! Sweep! Hey, you can't hide..."
"And this move, hit you in the chest! Then hit you in the stomach..."
"And my sky-high cannon hammer, I'll hit you a hundred times, blah blah blah blah blah -"
Yuwen Feidu was a young man. He was talented and outgoing. He met many masters in the Dulonggang camp and learned martial arts. At this time, he was gesticulating and jumping around in front of the young man who usually took care of Liang Bingfu.
, moves like the wind - this is because Hongti mentioned that a young man named Xiao Hei also practiced martial arts and was very talented, so he wanted to challenge him. Unfortunately, Xiao Hei was relatively silent and unmotivated, and was unwilling to pay attention to him.
At this time, Yuwen Feidu was dazzled in front of Xiao Hei. The wind of his fists roared close to Xiao Hei's face. There were a few children watching with their chins in their hands. Some people exclaimed: "Wow, brother Yuwen is so powerful..."
Ning Yi was writing and drawing on a wooden board, raised his head to take a look, lowered his head and commented with a smile: "Hey, hey, so cheap."
Then suddenly he heard Xiao Hei shout "Ah", hugged Yuwen Feidu's waist, and rushed forward directly. Yuwen Feidu desperately tried to hold on to the bottom plate, but the two of them had already ran out of the square, only to
Hearing a bang, he fell into a pile in the pile of firewood in the small square. Of course, Yuwen Feidu fell into a much more embarrassing state.
"Sneak attack - ah ah, eat my black tiger and take out the heart -" Yuwen Feidu climbed out of the firewood pile with a embarrassed look on his face and rushed towards Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei turned around and ran away. The small square became lively.
Ning Yi, Hong Ti, Liang Bingfu and others all raised their heads and watched the two teenagers hit each other from one end to the other, and then chased them back to this one, their necks also turned.
"Who do you think will win?"
"Absolutely." The old man holding the cane squinted his eyes, watching it interestingly and participating in it.
The younger daughter-in-law, Hongti, smiled and said nothing, and placed a pair of half-filled shoe soles on her legs - she had been doing this before the old man came out.
After a while, a figure came from a distance. It was Han Jing, the leader of the fifth village of Qingmuzhai. He looked at the two teenagers fighting and walked around. After greeting Liang Bingfu, he sat down next to him and said to Ning Yi: "
Caught up."
"how's it going?"
"Ma Jun's group also caught up with them in advance. They said they would give us an explanation."
"What do you think?"
"When he gives an explanation, either he will hand over the person or his head. Otherwise, we will end up with two thousand of them in one pot."
"Oh, that's fine..."
What Han Jing was talking about was the problem of the two thousand Liao troops north of Luliang. Now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, these original Liao soldiers have become homeless. After their leader came here, he changed his name to Ma Jun.
The roar was temporarily gathered in the north of Luliang Mountain. After the battle at Huochuan Ridge, Qingmuzhai was preparing for the war, but Luliang was very big after all. If the opponent wanted to run away, it would be very difficult to carry out an annihilation battle.
After the results of the battle at Huochuanling came out, this group of Liao people also showed that they were very aware of current affairs and were unwilling to cause friction with Qingmuzhai. They even wanted to form an alliance with Qingmuzhai. Ning Yi naturally refused, and this
Once, dozens of people seemed to have split up from the other side's village and almost robbed a group of caravans covered by Qingmuzhai. Ma Jun sent someone to apologize and promised to give an explanation to Qingmuzhai.
In fact, they don't care about any explanation here. The policy for this group of Liao people has already been set, either to surrender to Qingmuzhai and become the periphery of Qingmuzhai, and Ning Yi and others are already ready to knock their bones and absorb their marrow, and absorb the best of them for themselves.
Use them, and take the rest to dig coal. Or beat them and then make them into the peripheral villages of Qingmuzhai, break the bones and suck out the marrow, and send the rest to dig coal...
Of course, since there is no possibility of launching a war of annihilation, the matter has been suppressed. However, Ning Yi will not be too involved in these details. When to fight and how big it will be, that is Han Jing's business. He needs to do it.
Yes, I just gave this battle a bad name called "beating the big cock".
For this reason, after nodding, he changed the topic back: "...Who do you think will win?"
Han Jing looked at it and said, "Yuwen, he has very solid kung fu."
"It's hard to say, I think Xiao Hei is quite spiritual..."
Everyone sat and watched the fight.
After a while, Liang Bingfu straightened himself up and said, "Li Heng, have you already gone to the old village?"
Ning Yi glanced at him: "Well, some people have passed by."
"Fu Duanyun has been living there..." Liang Bingfu sighed, "I want to go back and have a look sometime."
Ning Yi frowned: "It's a long journey..." After all, Qingmuzhai is still more than twenty miles away from the old village. Even the best carriages these days will cause huge bumps. And this recent section
Over time, although Liang Bingfu no longer worked hard for the village and looked a little younger, his health was deteriorating after all.
Hongti is a great master and knows these things best. Then he came to persuade him...