After Shen Zhoujin and Huo Lingjue reunited, they became very bored. They remained bored until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when Emperor Wu Xuan wrote another letter to call her over.
Shen Zhoujin couldn't help it. After all, there were so many people who loved her, and she couldn't treat them favorably.
So she rushed to the front line of logistics, and occasionally went to court in the morning to quarrel with the censors who stood and talked without pain.
Emperor Wu Xuan will use you to death if he really loves you. Not to mention making medicine and masks, he even lets her take care of making weapons... Although she is not an expert, compared to people today, she is really not an amateur. , I can only run around silently, and I don’t even have time to go to Jiangnan to flirt with men.
An Ninghou and his party were quietly opening the way.
Shen Zhoujin occasionally slipped over to see them, replenishing supplies and watching the excitement.
They did not touch the giant trees or large trees, but at most the thin trees. They mainly removed the grass, vines, etc. on the ground. They directly cut them all down, even brushed off the moss on the tree trunks, and then sprinkled thick layers everywhere. Lime and anti-snake medicine will be sprinkled on the edges.
In this way, although some areas above the head still cannot see the sun, it instantly feels much brighter and the fog instantly fades.
Because of this cleaning method, the speed is very fast, and the excavator is pushing forward. It takes a few days to complete a long section, and it feels quite refreshing.
They were walking on the line chosen by Emperor Wu Xuan. After passing through, it was equivalent to inserting directly into the rear of the Donghu Army. And this section of the miasma forest was also very large. It was roughly estimated that it was at least 500 miles away. Da Sheng's army was five or six miles a day. Calculating the distance of ten miles, it will take about ten days.
After the road was opened, it was necessary to set up large and small rest areas in the forest. As Shen Zhoujin looked at it, he felt that no matter the shape, location, footwork, etc., there were ways everywhere.
So when Marquis Anning was not busy, she would ask Marquis Anning. If Marquis Anning was busy, she would go back and ask the emperor, mainly to update her own knowledge base.
In fact, Anning Hou is relatively not busy, but he is with her young disciples. Shen Zhoujin's master still has a heavy burden, so he has to avoid a few of them, and sneaking around all day is like an underground party joint. .
Marquis An Ning was a cold-faced Marquis who had no emotions. In fact, he was quite a nice person. He was very polite and respectful to her. He explained in a calm tone: "On a long-distance march, the road you can walk is different every day. In the middle The length of time you need to rest is also different. Generally speaking, you can gradually increase it day by day, but you have to take it slow when you are extremely tired. Therefore, it depends on the distance and whether you should eat a meal of dry food or cook in a pot for each meal. Whether you sleep in a nest or open, you need to decide according to the situation."
Shen Zhoujin didn't know how serious he was, and occasionally took a break from his busy schedule to go to Jiangnan to gossip with Huo Lingjue.
In fact, Huo Lingjue is quite busy here.
This winter in Jiangnan, the so-called snow in July is not that it has been cold since the beginning of the year like in Yongzhou, but it has only been cold for more than a month.
Therefore, speaking of it, there are only two things that need to be done. One is to plant crops with short production cycles and strive to harvest before the cold wave hits. The other is how to survive this cold summer.
The crops are easy to talk about. Originally, most of the people in Jiangnan were planting Champa rice, which was harvested in June. It was just a matter of notifying everyone not to plant new ones for the time being. It was not troublesome.
But the cold summer is something that Jiangnan has never experienced before.
Let others tell you, don’t you just need cotton-padded clothes and coal to deal with the cold?
But Huo Lingjue is very meticulous in his work, and he never minds spending more time to manipulate people's hearts.
As soon as he celebrated the New Year, he began to contact businessmen. What should he do?
Rent cotton clothes.
There was an earthquake first, so everyone trusted his words, but trust is trust. It was very troublesome for everyone to understand the "degree" of the cold and buy cotton-padded clothes for this purpose.
Because everyone will think, how can it be so cold in the summer? How cold can it be? Even if it is really cold, I just don’t go out. It would be a waste to buy cotton-padded clothes for this purpose and then not be able to wear them.
But in fact, just because it hasn't been this cold before, these southerners can't stand it and need thicker cotton-padded clothes.
And it is true that such a thick cotton coat will not be worn in the future, so it is a waste to buy it. The key is that many people cannot afford it.
So he mobilized merchants to make and rent cotton-padded clothes.
It is only rented for two months, from the beginning of June to the end of winter.
And it is also stated that if there is no severe cold in the whole month of July, well, the severe cold is subject to the freezing of water... In short, if there is no severe cold in July, the monthly rent will only be ten cents a month.
If there has been a severe cold, you will need to pay the normal price.
In this way, all the "what if" thoughts in everyone's mind will be gone, and they will naturally take the initiative to come and rent.
When they repay and pay the rent, it is actually equivalent to reducing the cost of cotton-padded clothes in disguise. Poor people don't mind wearing old clothes these days, and merchants will not make less money by selling cotton-padded clothes to the north.
Of course, there will be all kinds of detailed rules, and there will be some wrangling when repaying the money, so the government will still exist as a deterrent.
But this operation really saves trouble, otherwise it would be very troublesome just to convince everyone to buy it, and there will be more troubles later.
Moreover, in this way, the government became more relaxed and the merchants did not lose, so they looked very smart.
Shen Zhoujin then praised him again: "So smart!!"
Huo Lingjue glanced at her: "My main reason is to leave early. I wrote a letter to the emperor, and the emperor has agreed to let me go."
Shen Zhoujin asked him: "Did the emperor say when?"
"No," Huo Lingjue said, "It depends on the progress of opening the road, right?"
"But it's almost finished now."
Huo Lingjue nodded: "From my side..."
He thought for a while: "I will definitely be able to escape by the end of July. Even if some small things cannot be dealt with, just leave someone alone and let the local officials finish the work. If it is too late by then, I can go directly from Jiangnan to Dianzhou."
He paused: "But I feel that the emperor may attack around September."
Without waiting for her to ask, he explained directly: "Because they are used to attacking us before winter comes, usually in September and October, so if they are attacking us from the front, it will be very easy for us to take their retreat.
, and there were few casualties.”
After finishing speaking, Shen Zhoujin didn't answer for a long time. Huo Lingjue glanced at her and saw that she was lost in thought with her eyes wide open.
He knew what she was thinking of, so he said nothing. After a while, Shen Zhoujin muttered: "I'm so stupid!!"
She grabbed his shoulders and shook him wildly: "I am really stupid! Why am I so stupid!!"
He let her shake for a long time, then turned back and patted her back, unusually calmly: "Whatever comes to mind, please tell me slowly."