"By the way, why are you so generous? I remember you were not like this before. You would get angry if anyone touched you. Instead, you would scatter your hard work everywhere after entering the imperial capital. Forget the gold brought from Jiaozhi. Wu Shengjun and
Aren’t those nine military princes prepared by you for the young army? They were all divided up by others."
Wugou patted his fat flesh, which was reddened by the sun, to relax his whole body.
Yun Zheng did not answer his boring question. Seeing that the monk had several bruises on his body, he asked: "Who beat you up? Tell me and we will call Xiaolin to take revenge together."
Wugou sighed and said: "The city of Tokyo has been unstable recently. You should be optimistic about Yun Er, Su Shi and Su Zhe, and don't dare to make any mistakes. There are people who are specifically buying young men and women, and the prices are high."
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment and said: "Who is it? So arrogant? As far as I know, no matter it is Pang Ji, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, or Bao Zheng, none of these people can tolerate sand in their eyes. Who dares to do this? Emperor
I’m afraid we can’t even save him.”
Wugou looked at Yunzheng strangely and said: "Why did your first reaction be to the ministers and nobles of the court? Could it be someone else? The power of the Maitreya Sect in the north is still very large. Don't forget that you just killed a Shu
It’s just a local force in China.”
Yun Zheng patted Wugou's thick arm and said, "You think too highly of the Maitreya Sect. There are not many outstanding people like Gao Tansheng. If the leader in the north was as powerful as Gao Tansheng, the Maitreya Sect would have started to rebel long ago.
If you calculate carefully, there are not many forces in this world who dare to secretly purchase young men and women, but the most powerful ones are officials. I don’t doubt who he suspects? Only after eliminating their suspicions, will I suspect those in the mountains?
of ghosts.
The protection measures for Yun Er and Su Shi and Su Zhe are very strict. The bandits we collected have no less than six people protecting them day and night. If they can't protect Yun Er and the others, then they are not safe anywhere."
Wugou nodded and said: "In this case, I feel relieved. You have a dead person in your hand. Your plot is very big. I have told the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to chop off your head, but he is still unwilling."
"You know what, I am protecting myself. The traitor named Yun is not willing to do it, but as long as anyone wants to kill me, I will kill him first. I have never changed this.
I have already told the emperor about the Huanzhou Youth Army, and asked him to add more people to monitor it. This is to tell the emperor clearly that I do not intend to rebel, but there is no need for me to tell him about these secret guards, who will not give them to me
Stay behind."
Wugou shook his head and said: "Everyone in the world thinks that you have killed all the bandits in Sichuan. I'm afraid not many people know that you have left behind some thieves with unyielding conscience."
"Of course it's not much. Xiao Lin and you know that we have gone too far. According to the big shots, you two should also be silenced. Therefore, I cannot become a hero. At most, I am just a big dog guarding the house."
Wugou sighed and said, "You must have a backup plan."
“If you know, still ask!”
"Lend me a few people to help. Yesterday I watched a young man disappear in Wa Shizi. I wanted to chase him, but he was stopped by a few gangsters. They had a fight and ended up losing." Wugou's
He looked a little sad.
"You are not a Bodhisattva. You should have a limit when it comes to helping people in trouble. Even a Bodhisattva has times when it doesn't work. Listening to what you said, I always feel that this matter is not simple. What do they want to do? They have to ask some eleven or twelve-year-old
child?
Human traffickers will suffer losses if they do this. Children aged 11 or 12 have already begun to know what is going on. If one of them sneaks out, they will immediately face disaster. This is unreasonable. It is not like stealing chickens and ducks, taking them back and plucking their feathers.
Then put it in a pot, boil it and eat it without anyone noticing. Since what they want is a human being, it will be useful one day. Even if it is brought up from a young age, a child of this age is definitely not suitable. There is something weird about it.
"
"I want five people, five people with strong martial arts skills, and people who are good at inquiring about information. Let them come to me at night with this half copper coin."
Yun Zheng nodded and took the half copper coin handed over by Wugou. It was okay for someone to help Wugou with the matter, but he was unwilling to do it himself. He didn't have that much time.
These days, I and Di Qing have drawn up part of the regulations for forming a new army through question and answer sessions. After the emperor has finished sorting it out, they will begin to implement it quietly. This is a very important matter, and Yun Zheng cannot be distracted.
Jiang Zhe spent more than two years training those children in Huanzhou. Now he has just gained some insights and is waiting for the emperor to agree to equip these fourteen or fifteen-year-old children with weapons so that they can conduct real military training.
Lang Lige and Sun Qizhi took turns to live in Huanzhou for half a year every year. Firstly, they had to send Qingtang's war horses to Huanzhou. Secondly, as the best military princes, they had to cooperate with Jiang Zhe to prepare for these soldiers who had been raised since childhood.
Children who grow up on horseback lay the best military foundation.
The most powerful bandits in Shu who are imprisoned in black cells are the whetstones for these children. The strict military training and collective life they have undergone since childhood will make them judge everything around them with a military attitude from the beginning.
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From the day they entered the youth camp, it was destined that their lives would be a life of fighting, and they would fight to the death...
The Huanzhou Fortress still needs a large amount of money from the Yun family every year. Their output is still not self-sufficient. There is no shortage of steel in the Song Dynasty. Coal and stoves may sell well for a while, but they are not enough to cope with long-term consumption.
, after all, both of these things are easy to imitate. The coal stoves and briquettes in Tokyo have been produced by Tokyoites themselves, and the styles are much more beautiful than those produced in Huanzhou.
Fortunately, there is still a lot of land for them to cultivate, and there are many people, so it is easy to build water conservancy projects. There has never been a lack of such talents in Sichuan. According to Jiang Zhe's report, there will be one more irrigated land that can be cultivated next year.
One hundred and thirty hectares of fields. At least until next summer's harvest, we can be self-sufficient in food.
Wugou originally built a small temple in the Huanzhou Fortress. He lived there for more than a year before going out to travel around the world, so he knew the affairs of Huanzhou in great detail.
Originally he wanted to say something, but Di Qing hurried over and wanted to take Yun Zheng to see Xuan Ku and the old lady of the Zhe family, but Yun Zheng refused. He came to Xiangguo Temple to see Wugou.
Well, now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to meet those people again.
Xuan Ku may be an eminent monk of his generation, but he has nothing to do with him. The intersection between a worldly person and him is not very big. People who run on two paths talk together and only want to see each other dislike each other.
As for the old lady of the Zhe family, there is no need to meet her. An old woman who brings all the women in the family to practice martial arts at home has gained enough face for her husband, children and grandchildren. After all, her life circle cannot break through the inner house, no matter what
At what point will the Song Dynasty still have no reason to send women to the battlefield?
Di Qing looked at the fat monk who was drinking from his own wine jar, shook his head with emotion, and walked out with Yun Zheng. He could see that Yun Zheng's swimming ability seemed to be exhausted.
Yang Wenguang stood in the front hall. He was about to go to Dingzhou Road to take office. This time he came to burn incense and pray with his grandmother. When he saw Yun Zheng and Di Qing coming out of the main hall together, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
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Just as he was about to step forward to greet him, Di Qing waved his hand, and Yang Wenguang was startled. Then he remembered that these two people were currently on lockdown, and he might cause trouble for them if he met each other rashly.
He was very aware of Di Qing's suffering. Although his name was at the top of the list of merits, he didn't ask for a single penny. Apart from the official position bestowed upon him by the emperor, he had no other benefits. This was just for him.
Enough. The Yang family does not lack money. The only thing they lack is merit. Continuing the glory of the ancestors is his lifelong pursuit.
As for Yun Zheng, Yang Wenguang didn't know how to describe this talent. He was just arrogant. He had the qualifications and dared to beat the supervisory censor in public, which made him and the Yang family feel like they were struck by thunder. He knew it very well.
Yun Zheng was so important to the Song Dynasty at this time. The ancestors even said that Yun Zheng was too arrogant and would definitely suffer a lot this time...
Seeing the two most famous generals of the Song Dynasty military getting on the ox cart and walking leisurely to the east of the city, all he could do was give a long bow. The censors had already said that they must fight for themselves.
Pay the price for your words and deeds.
Di Qing sighed regretfully and said: "After all, he is not broad-minded enough and takes his position too seriously. If he insisted on coming forward to talk to you and me just now, we might as well give him a thorough explanation. Dingzhou is also the front line of combat. If I had known it earlier,
It's good to be prepared. Since he avoids disaster and doesn't want to come, then that's it. Everyone has to go their own way after all."
"The Yang family is the most popular among the generals. I had some contact with the Shi family, the Wang family, the Cao family, and the Pan family a few days ago. I found that the roots of these people are rotten and they cannot be friends. I can only pull them over and treat them as one."
It's okay to just wave the flag and shout, but if you want to entrust me with a heavy responsibility, I'm afraid it will be bad."
I just hope that this time they can disrupt the financial affairs of neighboring countries as I said. If they can't even do such a thing, we will abandon them completely and ignore them in the future."
"We still need to train our own manpower. During this Dali battle, I still found a few good seedlings. If we train them, they will become our right-hand man in the future."
As he spoke, Di Qing took out a big steamed bun from his arms and handed it to Yun Zheng, saying, "Since you have come to Xiangguo Temple, you must try the vegetarian steamed bun here."
Yun Zheng felt a little hungry in his belly, so he took it and took a big bite. Then he looked at the bun and sighed: "What kind of taste do you have? You have the nerve to agree to such a bun? I took such a big bite and didn't even eat it."
When it comes to the stuffing of the steamed buns... forget it, I'd better go home and let you try my steamed buns, that's the real good thing." (To be continued)