Wudang is located between Luoyang and Chengdu, so Huang Xiaoshi didn't take too many detours when he went to Wudang in a circle on his way back.
This time when he returned to Chengdu from Wudang, Huang Xiaoshi used all his inner strength to run as fast as he could in order to make time. He completed the two thousand miles in just a few days.
This is not a human being, it is clearly a bloody horse that travels thousands of miles every day.
Hurrying slowly, Huang Xiaoshi finally returned to the countryside in Sichuan three days before Gong Guangjie's wedding.
Gong Guangjie was naturally extremely happy to see Huang Xiaoshi return safely.
In the next few days, Huang Xiaoshi, who was one of Gong Guangjie's relatives and friends, was simply soaking in the wine jar. Even though his physical condition had reached such a level, Huang Xiaoshi could hardly stand it anymore.
After finally resisting Gong Guangjie's wedding, the New Year is approaching, and Huang Xiaoshi continues to stay in Shu to celebrate the New Year.
This is also the first time Huang Xiaoshi has returned to Shuzhong to celebrate the New Year in the past few years.
Huang Xiaoshi, who had been soaking in wine jars all day and was so drunk that he even stopped practicing at night, naturally had no idea that something sensational in the martial arts world had happened.
At the end of the year, Jianghu Baixiaosheng released various lists for the year. Among them, the much-anticipated rookie list, Huang Xiaoshi jumped directly from the outside of the list to the second place.
Before this time, not many people in the martial arts world actually knew the name "Huang Xiaoshi", but overnight, Huang Xiaoshi became a topic that everyone in the martial arts world was talking about.
The rookie rankings are not only individual rankings, but are also disguised as sect rankings.
Because each newcomer will be marked with the sect they belong to.
The strength of a sect can be seen from the annual rookie rankings.
Since the list of rookies in the Jianghu has been launched, it has been basically crowded with disciples of the six major sects. This is the first person from outside the six major sects to squeeze into the rookie list (Jiang Yu has not entered the Jianghu), and in one fell swoop
It rushed to the second place on the list.
This is really encouraging and good news.
Later, someone said in a calm tone: "I'm afraid you don't know that Huang Xiaoshi is a registered disciple of Xiaoyao Valley..."
That’s it, it’s gone.
There really is nothing new under the sun.
At this point, some people immediately started to use their brains.
Xiaoyao Valley now has three disciples, and one registered disciple, who is in the top ten of the martial arts rookie list, which occupies four positions.
Moreover, the wonderful thing is that these four people are all male disciples. Therefore, some people who have a good daughter in their family have their thoughts aroused.
…
Huang Xiaoshi finally relaxed.
No matter how it looks outside, it feels like home here.
Every Spring Festival, countless teachers Tony and Penny return to the countryside and become Wang Ergou and Tie Daya, but the smiles on their faces are the brightest.
That day at Gong Guangjie's banquet, Huang Xiaoshi was so drunk that he opened a table full of leftovers and jumped on it.
Immediately afterwards, Huang Xiaoshi took out the one thousand tael silver note in his arms, spread out his hands, and raised it high above his head.
This is a big treasure. The country people have never seen this thing before, and everyone is shocked.
"Do you know that the prince of Hangzhou City, that's right, that's right, hiccup, traveled thousands of miles to come to my Shennong Baicaomen and promised me a thousand gold for medicine." Huang Xiaoshi was already blushing from drinking and his neck was thick. He bent down and said to
He looked down and shouted in a low voice: "Why?"
In the blink of an eye, Huang Xiaoshi slapped his chest and said loudly: "Explain our medicine, Ba Dao San!"
"good!"
"It's just domineering!"
"Rise up!"
People all over the courtyard cheered.
Huang Xiaoshi jumped off the table, staggered up to Gong Guangjie, and respectfully handed over the thousand taels of silver notes in his hand.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Huang Xiaoshi felt for the first time that this was the highlight of his life.
After the Lantern Festival, Huang Xiaoshi, whose body was full of alcohol and could no longer be washed away, did not stay any longer despite Gong Guangjie's three attempts. He returned to Luoyang with the first caravan transporting elixirs in the new year.
I can't stay in Shuzhong anymore, if I drink any more people, I'll be dead.
Just as Huang Xiaoshi was walking towards Luoyang, the Lord from the Sichuan Arsenal Department found Gong Guangjie.
"Master Gong, congratulations, congratulations!" Master Liu from the Arsenal Department congratulated him as soon as he saw Gong Guangjie.
Although the Chinese New Year is over, shouldn't we say "Congratulations on the New Year"? How could we just say congratulations?
As expected, Mr. Liu said to Gong Guangjie: "Master Gong, the imperial court's reward has been decided. Master Gong has made a contribution to the medicine supply, and he will be awarded the rank of military attache. The notice (appointment letter) will be coming soon, and we will be equals from now on."
colleagues."
When Gong Guangjie heard this, he was really happy.
This is really not a question of high or low official status, but a very practical issue of family background.
Although we talk about scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, farmers are ranked second.
In fact, everyone knows that the gap between the first-class scholars and the other classes is so huge that it can be called a natural chasm.
Being able to cross the farm gate and enter the scholar class, what does it mean to have smoke rising from the grave?
This kind of honoring the ancestors is enough to mobilize people to build ancestral halls and worship ancestors.
There are too many incense sticks on the grave, but it is not full of green smoke.
Even though he had known the news in advance, Gong Guangjie was so excited that he was shaking all over. If he didn't have a little self-control, he would have rushed up to hug Mr. Liu and kissed him to death.
Of course, Master Liu was speaking politely when he said he was a colleague at the same level.
The Arsenal Department is a subordinate department of the Ministry of War, or can be understood as a second-level organization. Its largest official in the capital is also the doctor of the Ministry of War, a mere fifth-rank official.
However, no one dares to truly regard this fifth-rank official as a fifth-rank official, because the Arsenal Division is in charge of all the authority of the imperial army from weapon research and development, production, purchase, storage, to distribution.
Some people even described him as the fifth-rank official with the most power and the most wealth in the world.
Therefore, Mr. Liu in Shu is actually only a seventh-rank official, but no one really dares to treat him as a seventh-rank official.
As for the seventh-grade military attache, there are simply too many, and they are entry-level. There are no imperial appointments below, and they are not in the upper class.
Master Liu looked at Gong Guangjie with a smile. After he calmed down, he said to Gong Guangjie again: "Brother Gong, at present, the imperial court has another important task entrusted to you."
After a while, Gong Guangjie walked out of the Arsenal Department thoughtfully.
These adults know how to be officials.
Sometimes I slap you first and then give you a date; sometimes I give you a date first and then slap you.
However, at the moment, Gong Guangjie also knew that as long as he held his head high, there was absolutely no possibility of taking a step back.
This is like fighting against Wang Er back then, whoever gets discouraged first will die.
"My child, this old man is trying to figure out your origin!"
With an unstoppable momentum, Gong Guangjie returned to the main gate of Shennong Baicao in Chengdu. Then, a fierce battle unknown to the martial arts people began and the bloody curtain began.
A few days later, Gong Guangjie summoned the left, middle and right deputy sect masters of the Shennong Baicao Sect and eight hall masters at the main gate of Chengdu. When everyone gathered together, those with sharp eyes noticed at a glance that Huang Xiaoshi was not there.
"The stone is still halfway there, so I won't call him this time." Gong Guangjie said to the others.
This is not the real reason.
The reason why Gong Guangjie didn't call him Huang Xiaoshi was because Huang Xiaoshi, who was very drunk that day, turned over his palace token to Gong Guangjie.
"Boss, I am now a member of King Cheng." Huang Xiaoshi said to Gong Guangjie, smelling of alcohol: "This time they sent people from thousands of miles away to ask me to deliver medicine, which is actually to test whether I can do it.
Obviously, an outstanding man like me will definitely be recruited by King Cheng."
After listening to Huang Xiaoshi's words, Gong Guangjie understood that Huang Xiaoshi had already gone ahead of him. He had jumped over the hurdle of Tianlong Sect and was directly chosen by the prince.
"Boss, don't worry. Whether it's King Cheng, the Tianlong Sect, or the emperor, I, Huang Xiaoshi, will support you. I will support their lungs." After Huang Xiaoshi finished speaking, he finally passed out from the alcohol.
After covering Huang Xiaoshi's bed and exiting the room, Gong Guangjie felt greatly at peace.
In the past few years, Gong Guangjie has also heard a lot of rumors, even called slander. In the final analysis, it is just one sentence, telling Gong Guangjie to beware of Huang Xiaoshi.
"This man knows people but not his heart. How do you know he is Marquis Zhuge Wu and not Sima Yi?"
Gong Guangjie also wavered, but in the end he still chose to believe Huang Xiaoshi. For some reason, Gong Guangjie felt that Huang Xiaoshi was different from everyone else.
Now, Gong Guangjie can say to everyone, patting his chest: "I am the number one Bole in the world."
Huang Xiaoshi, the golden phoenix, finally flew out of his chicken coop. His future world was beyond the imagination of a group of country chickens.
On the occasion of Gong Guangjie's wedding, the Shennong Baicao Sect faced the biggest crisis: "Who is the direct descendant?" This question was solved with the drink tonight.
From then on, Huang Xiaoshi was an inner disciple of the Gong family and Gong Guangjie's biological son. If anyone kept gossiping around him, Gong Guangjie would just give them a slap on the head.
…
It was because Huang Xiaoshi's current status was so transcendent that Gong Guangjie never thought of calling Huang Xiaoshi back again.
Huang Xiaoshi is now a celebrity in both the Tianlong Sect and King Cheng. He is very busy with things, so Uncle Ghost has time to deal with your affairs.
Besides, Shennong Baicaomen still can't even handle this little thing, so all the hard work they've done for so many years has been in vain.
When everyone arrived, Gong Guangjie coughed, and when everyone calmed down, he started to speak.
"Brothers, it's just the beginning of the new year, and the money is really rolling in. I've received another big order." Gong Guangjie said to everyone around.
"Sect Leader Gong said this, our Shennong Baicao Sect has always had a prosperous business and abundant financial resources." As soon as Gong Guangjie finished speaking, one of the hall masters below immediately flattered him. However, this time, he
The flattery was slapped on the hoof.
"Haha, that's good." Gong Guangjie laughed twice, then turned to everyone and said, "It's just that this order is a bit difficult to complete. The main reason is that the quantity required is large and the rush is urgent."
"How much do you want? It's just passed the Lantern Festival, and many people's hearts have not yet been returned. However, we still have seven or eight thousand finished products in our medicine warehouse. These are the ones I led people to tinker (forcibly) out years ago, and they are used for the New Year.
This is the time when there will be no response." Sect Leader Li Zuo said to Huang Xiaoshi.
Deputy sect leader Li is in charge of production and has always done a very good job in this aspect.
Gong Guangjie shook his head and said, "Not enough."
Then, Gong Guangjie added: "It's still a little worse."
"Is there still a long way to go?" Deputy Sect Master Li asked Gong Guangjie.
"Ninety thousand." Gong Guangjie replied to Deputy Sect Master Li.
"hiss."
This 90,000 is not the 90,000 that everyone often hears in mahjong, but the real 90,000.
Oh my god, this is really a big deal.
You must know that last year, only 30,000 pieces were produced to supply the imperial army.
I didn’t expect that it was just the beginning of the new year and such a big order would come directly.
You know, Shennong Baicaomen's main gate can only produce a little over 20,000 pieces a month. This one order alone can last almost half a year.
When Gong Guangjie said this, everyone's faces were beaming with joy.
Do businessmen still fear that customers will demand more goods?
"It doesn't matter (it doesn't matter), it's very simple." said Deputy Sect Leader Wang, who is in charge of post-production and sales, "We will distribute 10,000 pieces a month and ensure that we have enough goods within this year."
Gong Guangjie shook his head and said: "No way. They have to be in a hurry."
"Then, give them 20,000 pieces a month. This is always enough for three." Deputy Sect Master Wang said to Gong Guangjie.
For 20,000 pieces, the caravan alone would have to send out 20 teams, with an average of one team per day. This cargo volume is already considered to be overwhelming.
Gong Guangjie shook his head again and said, "It's still not enough."
Deputy Sect Master Li asked Gong Guangjie, "How long will it take them to ask for it?"
Gong Guangjie glanced at the crowd from left to right and said: "Spring begins, one hundred thousand pieces."
Before Gong Guangjie finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.
This is simply impossible.
Making medicine takes time. After each medicinal material is collected, it must go through multiple processes, and if it involves sun-drying or air-drying, it takes even more time.
It is simply impossible to ask for 100,000 pieces at the beginning of spring.
Say it again.
"Clan Master, this guy has eaten too much and is talking nonsense (nonsense)." Clan Master Li was so angry that he laughed, and said: "Not to mention that we brothers are really bad guys.
, even if I don’t sleep or eat, and work hard all day long, I still can’t make 40,000 pieces in a month. Spring is only two months away, how can I get these 100,000 pieces?
Nothing to say anymore.
It's not spring yet, where can I find so many medicinal herbs? On our ancestral graves?"
When Master Li said this, everyone started talking.
"Uh-huh." Gong Guangjie coughed heavily at first, but his voice was still suppressed, so he said loudly: "Everyone, listen to me."
After everyone's discussion gradually stopped, Gong Guangjie said to everyone in a very serious tone: "This is a military order from the imperial court!"
When Gong Guangjie said this, there was immediately silence from below.
…
Since the imperial army arrived in Jiaozhi to suppress the rebellion last year, they have won successive victories. However, the situation in Jiaozhi has not improved much. The rebels seem to be fighting more and more.
The emperor's decisive and decisive counter-insurgency strategy aroused a huge backlash from the local tribes. After the rebels were dispersed by the imperial army and fled into the deep mountains and forests, small tribes were constantly summoned by the rebels to fight against the imperial court.
The situation in southern Xinjiang is a bit corrupt. To put it simply, the imperial court no longer has "friendly troops" and "good people" in southern Xinjiang. Every person in southern Xinjiang is a potential enemy.
Even the emperor, who was planning to use slash-and-burn farming to plow this last unkingly land, now felt a bit of a headache.
After all, the emperor wanted to plow southern Xinjiang, not turn it into a no-man's land.
However, since the situation is corrupt, what should we do?
Only increase troops.
The emperor, who was always grand in his work, tripled the troops in Southern Xinjiang with a wave of his hand. He wanted to see whether Southern Xinjiang was more stubborn or the court's sword was sharper.
If the people are not afraid of death, there is nothing they can do about it.
