The court has always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing and generally doesn't care.
Zhao Zhilong's garrison consisted of several thousand troops and was stationed beside a large river.
The military camp is three miles long from east to west, and is entirely blocked by wooden fences, with watchtowers built on top, with archers and sentries standing there.
The river is rushing away, and it is a remote and remote place. Needless to say, the environment is a place for immortals to practice.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Wen's troops arrived.
Chu Zhao had been waiting outside for a long time. As soon as he saw Tang Wen, he said, "A guerrilla has come from the general military office, called 'Ding Zhendong', and Mr. Zhao is accompanying him."
"Guerrilla is a third-level officer. What happened to him coming down this time?" Tang Wen asked.
"I'm not sure about this. It's just right. Let's go in quickly. We're afraid he'll leave again soon." Chu Zhao shook his head.
So Tang Wen, accompanied by Chu Zhao, entered the Chinese army's tent.
This large military tent was donated by Tang Wen. It is where the commander lives. It is large enough to gather dozens of people for a meeting.
There are two small rooms inside, a study room and a place for the commander to rest.
Tang Wen went in and found Zhao Zhilong drinking tea with a middle-aged man.
The man has a round face, thick ears, and is dressed in a gorgeous light silver robe.
Wearing a gold crown inlaid with jade, a jade belt around his waist, and a silver robe with gorgeous gold rims.
The needlework is meticulous, and the brocade robe is embroidered with patterns of flying animals. The patterns are lifelike and the workmanship is good.
"Reporting to Mr. Zhao, the First Earl Tang Wentang has arrived." Chu Zhao knelt down on one knee and reported.
"Who is Mr. Tang?" Ding Zhendong raised his eyes and asked.
"Haha, it's Mr. Botang of Jiangzhou, deputy envoy of Jiangzhou Prefecture, and the lord of Samui Island.
However, half of Koh Samui belongs to Jiangzhou and half is under the jurisdiction of Yanling.
Your Excellency, please invite me." Zhao Zhilong stood up and greeted him with a smile.
"Ding Zhendong has met the Duke." Ding Zhendong took a closer look at Tang Wen and probably thought he was too young.
However, I had to stand up and think about it. However, my actions were very perfunctory.
"Master Ding, you're welcome." Tang Wen smiled and went in and sat on the first guest chair down the hall.
"Lord Ding, Lord Earl has many novel things, and Lord Ding will be in for a treat soon." Zhao Zhilong said with a smile.
"Haha, I'm in the provincial capital. I haven't eaten anything that flies in the sky, crawls on the ground, and swims in the sea?" Ding Zhendong looked arrogant.
"Of course, but what Lord Ding eats is good food from our Chu country. But what the lord brings is not from our Chu country." Zhao Zhilong said.
"Oh, where does Sir Alex's good stuff come from?" Ding Zhendong looked at Tang Wen in astonishment.
"Western." Tang Wen said.
"The West is very far away. By the way, I have actually tasted the West when you mentioned it. Some time ago, a friend brought a few bottles of wine and I heard that it came from the West." Ding Zhendong said with a smile.
"There are thousands of kinds of wine in the West. I wonder which one Mr. Ding drinks?" Tang Wen asked.
"What kind of wine is it called? There seems to be another name, by the way, Changyu dry red wine." Ding Zhendong thought for a while and said.
"Hahaha..." Zhao Zhilong laughed.
"What are you laughing at, Mr. Zhao?" Ding Zhenlong was stunned and looked at Zhao Zhilong.
"That wine must have been bought from the Duke," Zhao Zhilong said with a smile.
"Your Majesty still sells foreign wine?" Ding Zhenlong was stunned.
"I sell all the foreign wines in Linghai here. For example, Shen Xihe in the provincial capital bought a lot from me, and I also have many friends, such as Earl Xiao Gai, etc." Tang Wen replied.
"Your Majesty not only has foreign wine, but also many foreign products, such as striped fish, which will make you cry mother, and tuna... Mr. Bao Ding is satisfied." Zhao Zhilong said with a smile.
"Then I won't leave tonight, I really need to try it." Ding Zhendong replied.
"Steward Luo, tell the chef we brought here to prepare the dishes in the evening, and we will use Mr. Zhao's place to entertain the guests. Mr. Zhao, can you?" Tang Wen said.
"Of course, I can't ask for more. Come here, ask someone to clear the kitchen and let the Lord's people handle it." Zhao Zhilong shouted outside.
Tang Wen knew that this was Zhao Zhilong creating opportunities for himself.
Because, Chu State is similar to modern China, both have a strong wine table culture atmosphere.
The State of Chu is also a society of relationships. After a few bottles and cups, it will be much easier to talk about recruiting.
"Master Ding, some time ago, Moyun Village, which is about ten miles away from my garrison, suffered a natural disaster." Zhao Zhilong said.
"Oh? Landslide? Are there any casualties?" Ding Zhendong was stunned and asked.
"It's not a landslide, but a smelly water. The water is very sticky, smelly and sticky.
After flowing down, it also leaked into the land, making it impossible to grow food and even trees, flowers and plants were stuck to death.
Moyun Village originally had more than a thousand villagers, but there was no way to live in that place.
Therefore, they had to move away. It was Tang Jue who was generous and accepted them.
Otherwise, I would be really troubled. After all, Moyun Village has made many contributions to my garrison in the past.
Regarding this matter, Zhang Hongjiang, the governor of Yanling County, also said that he would take credit for Lord Tang.
Therefore, all the villagers he accepted were recorded as war merits," Zhao Zhilong said.
"Your Majesty is so benevolent and righteous. He has made such a contribution to the imperial court, and he deserves it as a result of military achievements." Ding Zhenlong nodded, "However, Mo Yun Village is not far from the garrison camp, and the place is in ruins.
Will it affect the garrison camp? Please take me to check it out on the spot.
It's better to report it to the Commander-in-Chief when you go back, otherwise, if something else happens then, we will all be in trouble."
"Well, let's set off now, and we can come back for dinner in the evening." Zhao Zhilong nodded and said, "Sir, you are a guest from afar, why don't we go and have a look together?"
"That's fine, I have nothing to do. I wanted to go hunting, so just take a look." Tang Wen nodded, and the group of people mounted their fast horses and headed straight for Mo Yun Village.
After walking a few miles, a foul smell came. Ding Zhendong was stunned and asked, "Is this the smell of bad water?"
"That's right! If there is a strong wind, the stench will float to our garrison camp." Zhao Zhilong said, it took less than half an hour to travel ten miles.
Tang Wen glanced forward and saw that it was dark. When he got closer and looked closer, he should say it was dark brown.
Smelling the pungent smell, Tang Wen almost laughed out loud.
Damn, isn’t this oil?
Oil actually emerged from the ground. How much oil is stored underground?
The houses, fertile fields, cultivated land, and grassland in Moyun Village were all soaked in this dark brown oil, making them sticky to the touch and impossible to cultivate.
"It's all ruined, disgusting stinky water." Ding Zhendong looked sad.
"This smelly water is still flowing out, and its scope is getting larger and larger, polluting a large area.
Although it flows slowly, if it continues like this, it will definitely flow into the big river outside our garrison camp.
By then, I'm afraid that our garrison camp won't be able to be saved," Chu Zhao said.
"We must quickly find ways to clean them, contain them, and lead them underground." Ding Zhendong said with a serious face.
"How many people will it take to clear such a large area?
What's more, the war in the northwest is tense. Our garrison battalion has already deployed 2,000 troops, and there are not many left.
We need to intensify our training in peacetime to prevent enemy invasion.
How can I have time to clean up this smelly water?" Zhao Zhilong said with a distressed look.
"Then recruit local soldiers and militiamen from Yanling." Ding Zhendong said.
"There are not many local soldiers here in the Yanling regiment training. With the influx of large numbers of disaster victims and chaos, they are overwhelmed and have no ability to recruit more people. I have already mentioned this to Mr. Zhang, and he is also stretched.
"Zhao Zhilong shook his head.
"It's all caused by the war in the northwest, not just in Yanling, but everywhere.