() After leaving the capital, Archie became active. From time to time he opened the curtains on the side of the carriage and looked at the surrounding scenery. Unfortunately, it was winter, and there was nothing except the bare wilderness.
Zhong Jinwei was originally a little worried about his son-in-law meeting his mother-in-law, but when he walked into the wilderness and was blown by the cold wind, he forgot about it and started chatting with Gu Baichuan about the scenery of the northern country.
After walking for a while, suddenly the sound of horse hooves no longer had the solid sound of "pitter patter". Zhong Jinwei looked down and found that the road paved with bluestones ended at his feet, and beyond that it was a solid road.
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Gu Baichuan saw that Zhong Jinwei was paying attention to the situation under his feet, and introduced with a smile: "Sir, the road ahead is all dirt. If it rains in winter and summer, it will be very difficult to walk."
"Is it all mud?" Zhong Jinwei said smoothly.
"Exactly, if there is a large cart carrying a heavy load, several people will be needed to push it. Therefore, when merchants are out, they generally like to go by boat."
When Gu Baichuan said this, he paused for a moment and sighed: "There has been little rain in recent years. Although the road has become much easier, the people's crops have suffered."
Zhong Jinwei looked at the Dongchang stall owner and didn't expect him to sigh like this. So he asked: "Are you also concerned about this?"
Gu Baichuan looked at Zhong Jinwei and explained: "The people in our Dongchang are all transferred by Jinyiwei, and the people selected by Jinyiwei must be from good families. Moreover, our Dongchang will also care about the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt, as long as it affects the livelihood of the court
Everyone will care."
"Oh." Zhong Jinwei responded, thinking at the same time, no wonder Gu Baichuan's badge is Dongchang Jinyiwei, it turns out that's the reason.
However, the sources of soldiers in the East Factory were all from the Jinyi Guards, which seemed to conflict with the proposal I made with Emperor Chongzhen to equalize power in the factories and guards. Looking back, I had to talk to the Emperor.
After thinking of this, I turned my attention to the road on the ground. If this road becomes muddy, it will be inconvenient for soldiers and civilians to go out. It would be better if there is a cement road in future generations.
Oh, yes, cement seems to be made by calcining lime and clay. It is not difficult to make this thing now, but I don’t know the proportion. When I return to the capital, I will mention it to the emperor and ask him to send someone to do the experiment. It should be possible
come out.
If you want to get rich, build roads first. This proverb suddenly appeared in Zhong Jinwei's mind. Zhong Jinwei wondered whether it was possible to connect road construction with disaster relief, or expand it a step further and connect the disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Is it possible?
Isn’t it possible to solve or alleviate the peasant uprising?
Zhong Jinwei let the horse lead him and swayed on the road while lowering his head and thinking about this problem.
Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng saw Zhong Jinwei like this and knew he was thinking about something, so they didn't dare to talk to him to avoid disturbing him.
Zhong Jinwei thought about it for a long time, but it seemed that he still couldn't get around money and food. He had no choice but to put aside this idea for the time being. The most important thing at the moment was not the peasant uprising or anything like that. He had to drive the Jianlu out first.
When Zhong Jinwei thought of this, he raised his head and took a deep breath, then shouted loudly: "It feels so good."
As soon as the air-conditioning passed over his mind, he immediately sobered up. Zhong Jinwei suddenly regained his composure, turned around and saw Wang Peng, and suddenly asked: "Wang Peng, your kung fu is the most powerful, how many people can you deal with, do you know how to do light kung fu, and can you jump?"
How high is it? Can you win the rank of general among a million soldiers?"
Wang Peng was asked a series of questions and he didn't know what to answer. He finally waited for Zhong Jinwei to finish asking, and then answered: "Sir, the martial arts of humble positions are mainly about fighting alone. For ordinary strong men, as long as they attack hard enough, a pair of
A dozen or so is no problem. As for what you said about taking the head of a general out of a million soldiers."
Having said this, Wang Peng smiled bitterly, and then said: "I'm afraid it only exists in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". I heard the scholar said it."
Gu Baichuan on the other side also smiled and said: "Sir, if you really have this skill, the emperor won't even need to send troops, just let Wang Peng take the head of the prisoner Huang Taiji out of a million troops."
Several people laughed "haha" after hearing this. After laughing, Zhong Jinwei was also very interested in the market culture of the late Ming Dynasty and asked: "Besides listening to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", what else do you listen to on a daily basis?"
When Wang Peng heard this, he immediately replied: "There are also "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West". These are the most popular and any storyteller can tell them."
Unexpectedly, Gu Baichuan added quietly from the side: "This is not what he likes to hear the most."
Zhong Jinwei was very gossipy: "What is it?"
""Jin Ping Mei"!" Gu Baichuan answered Zhong Jinwei in a lowered voice, probably because he was afraid that Archie in the car would hear it.
The few older men didn't care, and they laughed tacitly together.
While Zhong Jinwei laughed, a thought flashed through his mind: Maybe in later generations, the reason why these works are so famous is because of their effective promotion during the Ming Dynasty. Under the coercion of the Manchu Literary Prison, it was impossible to be like this.
Widely circulated.
After laughing, Wang Peng said curiously: "Sir, do you know all this?"
"What's the matter? I also know that the military book used by the Jianlu Tatars is still "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"."
Gu Baichuan's heart skipped a beat. He already knew this. Could it be that the young master had something to do with Jianlu? At that moment, he carefully probed: "The young master is really knowledgeable. He even knows the military books read by the Tatars."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he immediately realized that he had let it slip, and immediately explained: "Oh, I heard this from Wang Cheng'en and the Eunuch Wang. I don't know that myself."
Wang Cheng'en knew that he was from a later generation, so regarding this issue, he obviously did not doubt that he had anything to do with Jianlu.
Zhong Jinwei understood that talking too much could easily lead to future generations, which was also a problem. He happened to see Archie sticking his head out of the car window to look at the scene outside, so he turned to talk to her: "Archie, you always
Why are you sticking your head out to look at it? There is nothing interesting about it."
Archi's little face turned red from the cold. She smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Sir, I haven't seen the scenery outside for more than ten years, so I want to see more."
Zhong Jinwei laughed and said: "The emperor has betrothed you to me. If you want to see it in the future, you can come out and see it at any time."
Archi was told to shrink into the car, but immediately got out and asked: "Sir, is it still far from Tongzhou?"
Zhong Jinwei didn't know either, so he turned to look at Gu Baichuan. Gu Baichuan said hurriedly: "We are still more than half the distance from Tongzhou. At this rate, it will be almost dark when we reach Tongzhou."
After hearing Gu Baichuan's words, Archi asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master, can you speed up a little? The slave family wants to get to Tongzhou as soon as possible." When he said the next part, his voice became a little quieter.
However, Zhong Jinwei still heard clearly and understood Archie's mood of returning home.
I just happened to take the opportunity to practice my riding skills. In ancient times, riding a horse was like driving a car. It was impossible without this skill.
So, with a "drive", he used the key points of riding skills taught by Gu Baichuan before, lightly tapped the horse's belly with his toes, and sped up to a trot.
Gu Baichuan signaled Wang Peng to guard the carriage and trotted after Zhong Jinwei. As he ran, he pointed out the horse's galloping skills and the essentials of riding skills that Zhong Jinwei would use.
Learning through practice is the fastest way to learn. After running like this for a while, Zhong Jinwei feels that he has gained a lot. Now he can ride a horse and run freely, although the horse's speed is not very fast.
Soon, the two of them left the carriage behind.
Zhong Jinwei suddenly saw what seemed to be a house in front of him, so he immediately called to Gu Baichuan, then speeded up and headed towards the house.
After walking for such a long time, I didn't meet a single pedestrian on the road. This was the first time I saw human traces, so of course I had to go and have a look.
After getting closer, I discovered that there used to be several rows of houses in this place, but most of them had been burned down.
Some people used the remaining walls to build some sheds among the ruins and sell some boiled steamed buns and the like.
Zhong Jinwei knew from looking at the scale that this place was supposed to be a bustling resting place. It was a traffic thoroughfare with people coming and going. Pedestrians on the road rested in these rows of shops, eating, drinking tea, chatting, and traveling with mules and horses.
The shouts and shouts of the waiter formed a beautiful scene of the busy bustling city in the world.
However, now, there are only a few people resting among the ruins, and occasionally the sound of mules and horses can be heard.
All these are the sins of Jianlu!
At that moment, Zhong Jinwei said nothing, dismounted, walked into one of the sheds to rest, and waited for Archie to catch up behind him.