Chapter 419 Return to Beijing
The convoy delivered grain once every three days, each time weighing 300,000 kilograms, and the granaries could no longer hold it. Finally, two more granaries were cleared, and only 1.5 million kilograms of grain could be piled.
The food delivered this time was all processed white flour. Xia Zihan told the chef in the military camp that adding half of the white flour to the wheat flour would make the steamed buns less difficult to swallow.
"Just do as I say. If there is not enough flour, I will send someone to buy more. You don't have to worry." Xia Zihan said.
There were more than fifty chefs in the military camp who responded in succession, their mouths grinning with joy, reaching behind their ears.
You know, there are tens of millions of kilograms of wheat flour in their granary. If it is half and half, it will take tens of millions of kilograms of white flour to mix it. How much money will it cost?
They don't care how much money it is. Since Princess Chu Yu has said it, she will definitely be able to get the money. As long as they know that Princess Chu Yu will buy tens of millions of kilograms of white flour for them to eat, that is enough. .
And they would kindly spread the news, and then, Xia Zihan's reputation would not only be famous in the military camp, but even the capital would hear about it.
The Second Prince kept thinking about Xia Zihan's repeated rescues of Ao Tianchen and Princess Qinghui. After receiving the news, he presented a memorial to the emperor to commend Xia Zihan.
The emperor saw that Chu Jingqi had made great contributions to Dasheng, and even if he wanted to capture this good brother, the emperor would not be stupid enough to refuse the invitation of the second prince.
So, while Xia Zihan was still in the military camp, the emperor's imperial decree of reward went to Chu's house.
Mrs. Chu led Mr. Zhuo and the twins out to receive the order.
The emperor rewarded Xia Zihan with 10,000 silver and 2,000 taels of gold, while the Queen Mother and the newly appointed empress also sent rewards one after another.
Jewelry, silk and satin, gold, jade, and various trinkets were piled into two large carts, and were brought to the Chu residence by the people of Yin Linwei.
There were so many rewards, which made the ladies of the wealthy families in the capital turn red with envy and jealousy.
Some families who liked to follow the trend, or in other words, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to sell well in front of the new emperor, took the opportunity to buy a large amount of food and donated it to the soldiers on the border. Others donated cotton-padded jackets, shoes and socks.
In short, Xia Zihan's actions brought a lively atmosphere to the capital city, which had been lifeless since the death of the late emperor, and made the entire capital city lively.
The emperor was also a wonderful man. He took the opportunity to reward many people who took the lead, and also took the opportunity to win the hearts of many ministers.
Originally, some ministers who rose up after he ascended the throne went on a killing spree when they saw that the emperor had just ascended the throne. They killed the nine members of the Lu family, the second and third princes, his brothers, and the members of the Lu family. It can be said that the emperor did not let go. Take a member of the Lu family, Basically, they all killed, demoted, and exiled, which made them think that the emperor was a cruel person. They always feared and respected the emperor, and did not dare to get close. Their hearts were panicked and heavy. It's like a big stone is pressing on it.
Now that they are fine, they know that the emperor also has a kind heart and will sympathize with the frontier soldiers, reward so many noble girls, and govern the country with love. The big stone in their hearts has finally been let go.
Unintentionally, Xia Zihan helped the new emperor solve a big problem, and also helped him win the hearts of a large number of officials, which can be regarded as a credit.
After waiting for a month, the emperor sent troops to divide the donated items into two batches, one to the southwest and one to the northwest.
A few days before the New Year, Chu Xuanyu received these things, including warm clothes, coarse grains, fine grains, etc., there were more than thousands of carriages carrying them.
The soldiers were very excited when they saw it. Everyone moved their things down one after another, and the generalissimo distributed them uniformly.
There is enough rice to feed everyone for a month, as well as white noodles. People in the capital heard that there is a shortage of white noodles here, so most people donated millions of kilograms of white noodles, which made the chefs happy. , the smile on his face never stopped.
During the Chinese New Year, more than 30,000 soldiers lived a luxurious New Year with enough food and clothing for the first time in three years.
What made them even more happy was that after learning that he had been rewarded, Xia Zihan took out another 20,000 taels of private money and sent people to buy 20,000 sheep on the prairie. 1. On the Lantern Festival, the soldiers ate several hot meals of mutton stewed with potatoes, spinach and mutton meatball soup, haggis soup, and radish stewed with mutton bones.
This is the first time the soldiers have eaten so much meat in the three years they have been here. Some soldiers were so moved that they cried after eating a piece of mutton. While eating, their tears fell into the bowl. Xia Zihan felt even more pity for these things. Poor soldiers.
Xia Zihan stayed in Shuimu City until the Dragon Boat Festival of the following year. Dasheng and the Tatars finally reached an agreement on the deal. The new emperor Dasheng also received a personal letter of friendship from the new Tatar Khan. Only then did the emperor Dasheng It was decreed that the Tatars send envoys to Dasheng, escorted by troops led by Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi.
Because there were so many people, we walked slowly on the road. We walked for more than three months, and it was not until early August that we finally arrived in the capital.
A group of civil and military officials had already greeted him outside the city gate.
As generals and marshals, Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi had to enter the palace with the hundreds of officials who greeted the Tatar envoy. Xia Zihan and her people deliberately stayed at the back, waiting for the officials to embrace Chu Xuanyu and his son. After the people and the Tatar envoys entered the city, she told Ma Bao, who was driving the carriage, "After entering the city, take the small road back to Chu's house."
Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi conquered the Tatars and became the great heroes of Dasheng. When they come back, there will be many people watching. If her carriage takes the main road, it will definitely be blocked.
Ma Bao responded and the carriage walked towards the city gate.
Before entering the city, a group of people came out of the city.
The carriage stopped and Ma Bao reported, "Princess, Mrs. Chu is here, Madam is here too, and... the second young master and the third young master are all here."
The second young master and the third young master are naturally twins.
The Chu family has been separated. This time when Chu Xuanyu comes back, the emperor will definitely restore his title. From now on, Anguo Gongfu will belong to his eldest son. It is the title that he and Chu Jingqi and his son earned back through hard work, and the title of the Chu family. It doesn't matter anymore about his ancestors, and it doesn't matter anymore about his second wife in the Chu family. Chu Xuanyu decided to re-rank his three children in the future.
From now on, Chu Jingqi will be the eldest son of the Chu family, the eldest young master.
As for brothers Chu Jingwu and Chu Jingwen, from now on, Ma Bao will have to call them young masters.
When Xia Zihan heard that her grandmother was coming, she quickly got out of the carriage, jumped down, ran towards Mrs. Chu who was coming to meet her, threw herself into her arms, and shouted with a choked voice, "Grandma."
Mrs. Zeng's eyes filled with excitement, she patted her back and kept saying, "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
(End of chapter)