Chapter 1070 Chapter 1011 Who is the shadow going to? (Middle)
As autumn turns to winter, the weather begins to get colder. In the wilderness, business travelers come and go in waves.
In the land in the southwest, under the management of the Huaxia People's Government, the number of workshops near several big cities began to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye. Simple or complex inn nodes began to prosper with the coming and going of business travel, and the surrounding villages began to form more obvious crowd gathering areas relying on the roads.
The riots or events that took place in Chengdu in July and August also brought a large number of trade orders to the southwest. After seeing the bustle of Chengdu, private merchants chose to conduct simple money and goods transactions, while the representatives who came to watch the ceremony on behalf of various warlords and powerful clans obtained a larger-scale business plan from the Chinese army. In addition to In addition to the first batch of sophisticated military supplies, there are also a large number of technology transfer agreements that will be carried out in the next one or two years.
For these warlords and wealthy clan forces, both transactions have their own advantages and disadvantages. They choose to buy the Chinese army’s artillery, guns, Baili steel knives and other items. It is better to buy a little, but the advantage is that they can be used immediately. superior. If you choose technology transfer, Huaxia Army needs to send skilled workers to be teachers. After cultivating a whole set of talents from the structure of the workshop to the operation and management of the assembly line, the price charged by Huaxia Army is high and time-consuming, but the advantage is that it will have its own in the future. Things, no longer worry about antagonism with the Chinese army.
At this time, in the outside world, the Wu Dynasty existed in name only and had not long been disintegrated. Every emerging warlord and force was still in a sensitive period of adjustment and adaptation. Some people who realized that the Wu Dynasty could no longer control their own military law began to control their own destiny, and some famous families began to come from behind the scenes to the front. The children of famous families with the world in mind were ready to take on their own responsibilities, and the people who had experienced countless hardships in the war , and began to shout, "Princes and generals will rather have their kind." During this period, some local officials were still waiting for the return of the Emperor of Wu Dynasty, but it will take time to tell who is shouting slogans and who is telling the truth. Be verified.
With such a chaotic situation and complicated transition, whoever cannot guarantee the food of the people under his rule will raise his sword and start begging for food from nearby areas. Therefore, first buying a batch of swords, guns and artillery produced in the southwest is the most reliable guarantee for one's survival in these troubled times - of course, this is also the usual rhetoric of the Chinese military officers when promoting products.
Since the southwest has just experienced war, materials and production lines are very tight, and weapons orders can only be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Of course, those who can provide weapons materials in large quantities and exchange metal for artillery can Get slight priority.
Among them, the well-connected and ambitious Liu Guangshi was the first big customer of the Chinese Army. He ordered the largest amount of military supplies from the Chinese Army with a large amount of iron, copper, grain, ore and other materials. . After the entire order was negotiated and submitted, even Ning Yi, who was accustomed to the big world and had just taken over the chairmanship at the August Congress, couldn't help but admire it: "It's bright and grand. If Liu Guangshi wants to be popular, he should be the one." Be the boss..."
As he spoke, he wished he could give up his title of boss to him and get more orders.
Of course, the orders are indeed enough. From Liu Guangshi down, there have been orders and intentions mainly focused on the military industry, which is enough for the Chinese military to achieve the current production plan in two years.
In addition to materials, there are many ways to transfer technology. Some involve inviting technical personnel from the Chinese Army. The problem with this method is that the supporting facilities are not enough. All personnel must be trained from scratch, which is more time-consuming and long. Some recruit reliable personnel locally or directly send their children to Chengdu and send them to factories for training according to the contract. After spending some time on the road, they become talents faster. Others want to recruit and train people locally in Chengdu and then take them away. The Huaxia Army does not guarantee that they will actually follow it after completing the training...
Of course, the more humane and relatively complex the training method, the higher the fee. This is also very reasonable.
Liu Guangshi also purchased several of the most expensive and key military technologies. At least from a contract perspective, at this time, except for rockets, he will completely copy the entire military industry of the Chinese Army. . Although such an order would wipe out his wealth, the surrounding warlords would definitely look down on him within a few years. Even Ning Yi, after meeting a group of envoys including Yan Daolun and Yu Hezhong, The members of the group all have very warm smiles.
This kind of trade comes and goes. Since September, there has been an endless flow of cars and boats on the water and land trade road from Chengdu to Jiange. The rugged mountain roads and plank roads near Jiange have been carefully paved by engineers from the Chinese Army. Widened and strengthened twice. As for the waterway out of Sichuan, it is even more prosperous. Ships of all sizes are traveling on the Jialing River, and various shipyards have accelerated their work.
The nearby forces, big and small, are now busy transporting supplies to the southwest. When things arrive first, artillery can be transported out first. Once the artillery is transported out, whether it is to fight thieves or prevent thieves, they can take the lead - Chinese Military Affairs Officer What we said is also reasonable and no one would find it ridiculous. Of course he is not a madman, but who knows if the person next door will suddenly go crazy. Now that the emperor is not taking care of things, the only thing that everyone can trust is the sword, gun and stick in his hand.
On the surface, transactions are extremely prosperous, and secretly, black market business, smuggling, etc. are also gradually emerging. Even if it is not an official caravan, if some new guns and guns can be shipped out from the southwest, Dai Mengwei and others who cannot do business directly with the Chinese army will be happy to buy them, and even transport them to Lin'an and sell them to Wu Qimei, maybe they can Earn more - maybe because there is not enough time for them to go to Lin'an and back, so everyone still doesn't know how reputable Wu Qimei is.
The huge prosperity brought huge shock and chaos, so that since August, Ning Yi has been sitting in Chengdu, personally suppressing the entire situation and slowly getting back on track, while the Chinese Army was ruthless Several batches of officials were purged.
After the great victory, there were rewards based on merit, and now he suddenly became the center of the world, subject to all kinds of pursuit and temptation. These were the first people to start extending their hands. As Ning Yi said in the previous meeting, he made them a model of strict treatment, ranging from shooting to imprisonment, and all the culprits' duties were dealt with to the end.
In this way, it was not until mid-December that Ning Yi temporarily released Chengdu, which was basically on track and could operate independently under the supervision of officials. I returned to Zhangcun on December 20th and prepared to celebrate the New Year with my family.
The carriage crossed the road over the fields. It rarely snows in the winter in the southwest, but the temperature has definitely dropped. Ning Yi sat in the car and felt tired when he was free.
He has been thinking a lot about "Why bother?" recently, because the pace of work is getting closer and closer to the rhythm of his previous life, with meetings, inspections, conversations, weighing people's hearts...every day goes on and on. The situation in Chengdu is uncertain. Except for Xigua, it is difficult for other family members to come here. And he is becoming more and more powerful. In addition, his work style has always been domineering. During the start-up period, he may be meticulous in leadership, but once he is on the right track, he is that kind of person. "You don't have to understand me, just look up to me." When I reflect on it occasionally, I can't help but feel that the recent past is no different from my previous life.
It was this afternoon when I got home. At this time, Zhangcun's school had not yet gone on winter vacation. Several children at home, including Yunzhu, Jin'er and others, were still at school. When they got off the car at the gate of the yard, they saw a figure waving on the hillside not far away, but it was Hongti, who has been protecting Zhang Village these days, was wearing a camouflage military uniform. Even from a distance, she could still see the smile on her face. Ning Yi also waved exaggeratedly, and then Signaling her to come quickly.
Hongti pointed to the yard: You go first.
There was no one in the courtyard outside. When we entered the courtyard inside, we saw two figures sitting at a small table choosing vegetables. Su Tan'er was wearing a red-striped dress with a white background, a red cloak on the back, and her hair was tied into a long ponytail. The girl's dress seemed a bit weird at first glance. Ning Yi thought about it, but it was a lot. Years ago, after he woke up from a coma, the first time he met his runaway wife, she was dressed differently.
At that time, she was going to meet this strange husband for the first time. On the one hand, she wanted to show off her power, and on the other hand, she also planned to make peace. Therefore, she dressed very carefully and probably chose a lot of time. Perhaps that's why she still remembers this outfit.
Xiao Chan, who was sitting on the other side of the stone table, had already seen him and waved her hand. Tan'er turned sideways and looked over with a smile on her face: "How is it?" She has an oval face, which she hasn't had in so many years. A big change, but after being in charge for many years, his eyebrows have gained a bit of restrained wisdom and maturity. Now he is sitting sideways, with his long braids hanging down, and he looks a bit more girlish. Ning Yi looked at her with a smile.
“It looks like it’s almost faded, but it’s still there.”
“My husband still remembers this look?”
“I can’t forget it.”
"I almost forgot about it earlier. When Jiang Ning escaped, I brought this one with me. I kept it in the cabinet and recently took it out to dry it. This red cloak was my favorite before, but now it's a bit furry. "
Ning Yi smiled: "I heard that you are wearing a red cloak recently, and people are almost sniffing it. Feng was so frightened that everyone who came to kill you thought you were the Blood Bodhisattva."
He was referring to the commotion that occurred in Zhang Village in July and August. At that time, a group of people came over excitedly and asked for help. When they attacked Ning Rentu's family and children, most of them were caught by mistake. When they were dealt with, you could see Tan'er's cold face. The punishment here has always been extreme. Anyone who caused serious injuries to people will be shot. Those who caused property damage will be sent to the mines and locked up with Jurchen coolies. No money will be accepted for redemption. Most of these people have to do Only mine coolies who have completed more than ten years can be released, and more may die due to various accidents during this period.
This is the result of Ning Yi’s persuasion. Tan'er has a good brain and is more open-minded than other women in many ideas, but when it comes to dealing with family matters, she is no better than a simple landlord's mother-in-law. It was not enough for a group of people to cause trouble for her husband in Chengdu. They also came here and tried to kill or abduct the children at home. If she followed her true intentions, anyone with such an idea would be punished.
For this reason, during that time, she personally investigated every incident that happened. Ning Yi demanded to be punished according to the law, so she demanded that the crime must be punished according to the terms of the law.
At the end of July, many Green Forest people were still partying and were very busy with the Chengdu incident. Most of the people who went to Zhangcun were impassioned. It wasn't until August when the military parade was over and the congress was held that the details about Zhang Village came through. Those who actually went there and took action didn't end well.
As for the woman who appears on the scene every time like the King of Hell, she is also vividly described in the rumors. Everyone says that this is the one in Ning Yi's wife who is nicknamed "Blood Bodhisattva" , Lin Zongwu was the one who killed many people in Luliang Mountain back then, and was defeated by her men. However, he didn’t take many actions after getting married. This time, everyone who went to Zhangcun was in trouble with this great master.
In the past, a few people in the world knew about Hongti, but Zhu Ji’s publicity often bypassed her. Therefore, the only great masters that everyone cared about for more than ten years were usually the upright "iron arm" Zhou Dong, the villain "Crossing Lin Bei's Leg" Lin Zongwu, and the indescribable grand master Ning Rentu. This time, Zhang Cun's incident caused quite a stir, and only then did someone dig it out from the depths of his memory, giving Hong Ti a strong sense of existence.
Speaking of this matter, Tan'er's eyebrows also flashed with a little evil spirit, and then he smiled: "I have discussed it with Sister Tizi, and from now on I will be given the nickname 'Blood Bodhisattva' Yes, she uses another one.”
“For what?”
"Blood grapes." Xiaochan rushed to say.
"..."
Tan'er chuckled, Ning Yi was stunned for a long time, sat down next to him, hugged Xiaochan and kissed her hard on the face: "...still... ...It’s quite cute, so that’s it. Our family is of the same blood. Bodhisattva, a Blood Grape, Grape sounds like a follower, but in fact he has the highest martial arts skills, which is fine."
After the three of them smiled and arranged for the one with the best martial arts skills but the most easy-going temperament, Ning Yi began to ask. It started with a group of children in the family.
At this time, from Ning Ji down, Yunzhu’s eldest daughter, Wenwen, was already twelve years old. Wen Jing loved reading, and she looked like a replica of her mother when she smiled. Ning He's character is not strong. At the age of nine, he seems to be an ordinary silly boy. Without external pressure, he does not even show the martial arts talent like his mother Hongti, and his grades are only average. , perhaps Hong Ti, who lives in a peaceful age, will not become the best in martial arts. Ning Yi actually does not intend to squeeze too much of his potential.
Ning Ke, who is the same age as Ning He, maintains her usual lively and helpful character. She has the most friends and the best popularity in the school. She worries about this and that every day and serves as an entertainment in the school. Members of the committee and life committee, who are just keen on other people's things, always end up falling behind in their own homework, which makes Jin'er very worried. Jin'er always flaunts herself as selfish and can't figure out why her daughter is always so stupid.
Of course, Ning Yi can understand something if he thinks about it privately. If Jin'er as a child would not have been sold because of her poor family, and would not have experienced so many ups and downs, then perhaps Ning Ke would be a different person to her today.
Seven-year-old Ning Shuang and Ning Ning entered first grade this year. The two children, who grew up like conjoined twins, have always been close to each other. Xigua's daughter Ning Ning is very talented in martial arts, but as a girl, she loves swords but not knives. This made Xigua quite distressed, but think about it, she learned a big sword when she was a child, and was brainwashed to say that "a hairy chest is a great thing". "Hero" was also relieved because she met an unreliable father. In addition to her martial arts talent, Ning Ning also had good academic performance and could recite ancient poems one by one. This made Xi Gua is quite happy. His daughter is not a fool, and neither is she. She was led astray by her unreliable father...
The only shortcoming of Ning Ning, who is both civilized and military, is that she doesn't talk much and is very popular. As the name implies, she likes to be quiet. As the second daughter of Yunzhu, Ning Shuang is often the spokesperson between the two. Ning Shuang is often asked to say anything, so Ning Shuang talks a little more than her, but still less than others. This may be because I have had suitable friends since I was a child, so I don’t need to talk too much.
The only surprise is that Ning Ning recently fell down on her way home. As a beautiful and quiet little beauty, she broke one of her front teeth. She didn't say it, but she actually cared about it.
"When you see her later, don't laugh at her front teeth. Otherwise she will cry." Tan'er warned, thinking that Ning Yi might be able to do such a thing.
"Don't worry, I'll just pretend that I'm at work and I won't laugh." Ning Yi said and laughed, feeling that this kind of thing was really like a replica of Xigua's past. He dropped his front teeth seriously...
In addition to these little ones, Ning Ji's recent condition is actually worrying. Perhaps because he went to the battlefield too early and saw life and death, his emotions have never been stable. Of course, he has strong martial arts skills, good looks, and is quite popular among a group of younger brothers and sisters, but these days his temperament I have been turning from extroversion to introversion, especially after October. Sometimes I sit on the roof in a daze for a long time at a time. I even sigh, and I don’t know what he is sighing. Later, he actually starts to look for a book to read.
Xiaochan was frightened to see Xiaoji start reading a book like this. She always felt that he didn’t know whether he was sick or whether he would suddenly become a Buddhist monk one day.
Of course, apart from these abnormal phenomena, his martial arts training has not been delayed. He can even easily adapt to some special operations exercises in the military and espionage exercises in Bamboo Records. Hongti and Xigua It is also said that his achievements in the future are limitless.
"This is the second period of middle school. Everyone is talking about the same thing. In the future, Wenwen, Ning He and Ning Ke will be the same. Children at this age cannot control themselves and have many ideas. When they are seventeen or eighteen years old, It will get better gradually." Ning Yi comforted Xiaochan with the attitude of an educator that "no one knows education better than me."
He actually understood in his heart that he would rather worry about the bigger world and the bigger world. If he couldn't keep him, he might have no choice but to let him go out when he reaches the age of seventeen or eighteen. As soon as he leaves, of course, if he doesn't want to leave after the second term, that would be better. The most important thing now is to use the "drag" tactic to ask Hongti Xigua to give him more problems and tell him that it's still too early for him to go out.
"But Ning Xi wasn't like this at the beginning..." Xiaochan frowned.
“Ning Xi is stupid.”
Ning Yi said something nonsense, and then slapped Tan’er on the hand: “Don’t say that about him.”
After they finished talking about their children, Hongti also came in. Ning Yi told them some things about Chengdu, talked about business with various families, how he took advantage, and also talked about Zuo Wenhuai and others. , they left Chengdu at the end of August. Based on the distance, if there were no accidents, they should have arrived in Fuzhou by now. I don’t know what the scene is like there.
During this conversation, Yunzhu, Jin'er, and the children at home also came back one after another, and everyone greeted and joked around. Ning Ning was made to cry by her unreliable father. She shed tears and wanted to run to a corner where no one was. Ning Yi held her in her arms and refused to leave, so she had to bury her head in Ning Yi's arms and put her head in Ning Yi's arms. Tears were also buried.
While eating, brothers Su Wenfang and Su Wenyu also rushed over. Ning Yi asked about the situation of some small families in the Su family when the Su family was split. Naturally, there were protests from the family, but Su Tan was Er, Su Wenfang, Su Wending and others beat and scolded each other and then suppressed them.
In the past, the old lady Su Yu was always worried that the children at home would not become talented. At this time, the backstage of the Su family included not only Ning Yi and Tan'er, but also Su Wenfang, Su Wending, Su Wenyu, and Su Yanping, who were all able to take on their own roles. The next fourth generation has also been trained. For those in the family who are incompetent and ignorant, there is no need to give them a say.
After dinner, Wen Fang and Wen Yu said goodbye and left. After playing with their children for a while that night, Ning Yi began to visit upstairs and downstairs, spoiling good women. He was less than forty years old. He had practiced martial arts and was in excellent health. He worked hard all night until late at night. After everyone and the children had gone to bed, he walked around the various rooms in the yard and looked at those who were sleeping. He looked at the side faces of his wife and children, then sat down on a bench in the yard outside, thinking about things quietly.
At some point, Tan'er came out and brought him a coat: "What are you thinking about?"
"Thinking about ruining a good woman's affairs."
"No. After all this trouble, you are not young anymore, and she will soon become a good woman who will ruin you."
Ning Yi laughed and put her in his arms.
“You know that when I do things, it’s different from when I’m at home, right?”
"Well, at that time... according to you, he was more handsome."
"I have dealt with several batches of people recently, and some of them... you knew before... In fact, they are almost the same as before. That's all Years, otherwise we will die in the war, or else we will leave At a certain point, the rectification movement will kill people again and again... The Chinese Army is getting stronger and stronger. When I talk to them about things, I get more and more angry. Sometimes I really wonder when it will end. Ah."
"Probably no head. Well..." Tan'er stretched out her hand from his arms, caressed his eyebrows, and then lay down quietly on his chest, "I was a little unhappy when I said I wanted to dismantle the Su family before, and my family members were even more unhappy. Yes, we were making trouble, but then I thought, what are we doing in this life? What? When I was a girl, I just wanted to help my grandfather take charge of this family. When a child with potential comes out, I will hand this family over to him... After handing it over to him, I hope everyone can live well in this family. There is hope and hope..."
"...Today, the Su family has ten times and a hundred times more things than before. We have hope and hope. Will it be a thousand times more in the future? The life we live can be even better than today. Better? I thought about it and thought it was enough. Taking advantage of the benefits of the Su family, they want more endlessly. If they continue, they will become the second generation ancestors who are extravagant and lustful... So, I beat them again and gave them every monthly report. They peeled a lot, and they were working indiscriminately in the factory. They were not even allowed to take Money! If grandpa were still alive, he would support me like this... But my husband, you are different from me..."
"It's a good thing to look away." Ning Yi hugged her and said. Sighing, "I originally thought... alas... but today I really let go." I don’t know how long it will take to fight the Jurchens and regain the Central Plains. In the future, I will live up to the expectations of all of them, but in the meantime, I always feel that I am not there again. To become a bad person..."
Tan'er's head shook on his chest: "Since ancient history, there is no need to say good guys and bad guys for those who care about the world."
"That's not what I meant..." Ning Yi paused. After a pause, he was silent for a long time, and finally just smiled and said, "Fortunately you are all still here, what if..."
While talking, someone seemed to He poked his head outside and then retracted. Ning Yi frowned and waved over there: "What's the matter? Bring it over."
The person who appeared over there was someone from the Secretariat, and that person held A document came in: "It's urgent from Chengdu, but it's not very important."
"Give it to me."
The secretary handed the information to Ning Yi, turned around and went out.
Tan'er said next to him: "Then I'll go to bed first?"
Ning Yi took a look at the information and shook his head: "Sit with me for a while, it's not a secret. "
"What is that..."
"The Kingdom of Jin has changed its emperor...Zong Han and Xi Yin...it's amazing..."
The news that Jin Emperor Wanyan Dan ascended to the throne reached here as quickly as possible. Two months have passed. The first-hand news is extremely simple. It is basically the first-hand official document issued by the Jin Kingdom. But Many things inside can be guessed. Because of the rise of this young emperor, the Kingdom of Jin has temporarily avoided internal strife, which means that when the Chinese army attacks the Kingdom of Jin, it may take more than one or two years, or tens of thousands of lives.
The couple sat cuddling for a while, and Ning Yi probably told Tan'er some of the staff's deductions on these matters.
"It stands to reason that the balance between the east and west of the Jin Kingdom is already very fragile. Didn't Zhuji take any action in the north?" Tan'er asked in a low voice.
“After the Southwest War, considering that the tendency of hostility and even massacre of Han people in the Kingdom of Jin will increase, I have asked the intelligence system in the North to stop all activities and go into hibernation to protect themselves, but I still got the news before, late One step forward, Lu Mingfang died in the middle of this year..."
"Lu Mingfang...that shopkeeper Lu's family..." A sad look flashed across Tan'er's face. She was also the same Lu Yannian back then. Known.
"There is no one in Shopkeeper Lu's family..."
"Why didn't he leave any heirs when he came back before?"
"He is in that kind of place all year round, who is willing to give He left an heir... In fact, he himself did not want to..."
There were yellowish lights swaying in the courtyard. In fact, compared to the heroes who were still fighting in various places, his slight troubles at the rear could not be ignored. What does it matter? Such a quiet atmosphere lasted for a moment, and Ning Yi sighed.
“Do you remember...Tang Minjie?”
"Remember, I studied with you when I was in Xiaocanghe, and came to our house to help with moving things. I remember that he was a little chubby and liked to laugh. But when he squinted, he was very evil. He was a A man who does great things... He later committed a crime in Liangshan, and you sent him out..." Tan'er looked at him , hesitated for a moment, "...he is here now... huh?"
Ning Yi did not answer. He folded up the information in his hand, leaned down, and pressed his head with his hand: "I hope he ...Please calm down..."
There are countless things in this world that make people painful. (End of this chapter)