Chapter 352 Discussing the Wedding Banquet (2-in-1, 200 monthly tickets)
When Zhao Zhen came back, Song Qing and his gang had left Liangshan County.
Zhao Zhen looked at the same number of pearls, agates and amber jade pendants, and said to Cheng Waner: "They are all good things. This bead must be six cents in size, right?"
Cheng Waner said: "This The twenty beads are all six cents in size. The most rare thing is that they have the same color. They seem to be Dong beads. They must have been purchased in the North."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, choose a few. If you like it, let Brother Zheng Tianshou make some exquisite jewelry, and the other ladies will also put away these silks, and let Bai Zhi and others choose some styles and add some clothes."
Cheng Wan'er said worriedly: "My lord, I heard what Wu Yong said, there is something wrong with the origin of these things..."
Zhao Zhen said: "It doesn't matter, although these things are rare, he is not the only one who owns them. They are different from those gold and silver The wine vessels are just for use at home, so it doesn’t matter.”
Cheng Wan’er said happily: “When Hui Niang comes over, I’ll let them each pick one.”
Don’t mention it anymore. On the same day, after Zhao Zhen rested for a night, he discussed with Wu Yong and Zhu Wu about the personnel stationed in Jingmen Town.
Zhu Wu first said: "Master, this place is still mainly for defense. Near the Wuli Fort where we are waiting to board the ship, a pier can be built, which can be used as a temporary dock for patrols. A naval force can also be stationed at the dock, which will make travel more convenient in the future.”
"As for the garrisoned heroes, I think Brother Shi Xiu is fine and capable of taking charge."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at Wu Yong.
Wu Yongdao: "Master, brother Shi Xiu is indeed a good candidate, but now he has gone to the north to buy horses, and it is normal for him to go back and forth for three or two months. Jingmen Town cannot delay, and there are people in the county. A ready-made person."
As he spoke, he shook his feather fan and said, "How about Mr. Liu, the defense commander of Yizhou Prefecture?"
"For one thing, Liu Defense is good at defending the city. , Secondly, Mr. Liu has never arranged it. In the future, he is a relative of a high-ranking official. It is suitable to go out of the town. In this way, there is no need to adjust the other brothers, as long as Mr. Liu is equipped with two deputies. "
Zhu Wudao: "[Prior Officer] Li San still has no job after returning from the northwest border."
Zhao Zhen said: "For him, Li San has quick legs and feet, and he can also explore north along the lake."
Wu Yongdao: "Adding the eldest son Liu Qi?"
Zhao Zhen nodded: "That's good, Liu Lin will also build a navy, so the arrangements are very good. These days We should also discuss how to arrange it for Wang Jiaotou and Yang Zhishi."
Wu Yongdao: "These two people are superb in martial arts and are good at horse fighting. The high officials also asked them to form two capital horse armies. , Now the two of them have also visited various places in Liangshan, and they are just waiting for the three brothers Shi Xiu to come back from selling horses. Now they are allowed to go to Wanzi City to train the new soldiers. They can practice riding horses first. "
"As for the garrison, why not put it in the South Camp, and how about promoting the commanders of the military camps to the commanders of the first battalion?"
Zhu Wudao: "I am thinking of building a garrison on the top of Jinshan Mountain near Fanzhuang, Jingmen Town. In Xiaozhai, every household in Fanzhuang joined the army, and there were hills there. It was originally a place for grazing cattle and sheep. Firstly, they could graze war horses. Secondly, if there were any changes in Jingmen Town, the two of them could go there quickly. How about that?"
Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "The Jinshan Mountain is really suitable for grazing, and it would be good to put it in Jingmen Town. As for the post of commander, it would be appropriate to send out the official document today. Chao Gai, Liu Tang, Shi Xiu, Yang Xiong, Lu Zhishen, Guang Hui, Jiao Ting, and Liu Guang were the commanders of the infantry camp, and Luan Tingyu and Lin Chong were the commanders of the horse camp. As for Jingyang Town, Hua Rong was the commander-in-chief of the troops and horses. Sun An and Li Ying are the commanders of the camp, Yang Lin has the greatest contribution and is the deputy commander, and the rest are still the chief and deputy commanders of the Ma Army."
Wu Yong heard this and laughed: " The words of the senior official woke me up. Jingyang Town can have a general manager of troops and horses. How about sending a letter and asking the boss to take care of it and appoint the Liu Defense Envoy as the general manager of soldiers and horses in Jingmen Town? "< br>
After hearing this, Zhu Wu was in awe and said with a smile: "Yes, this also prevents anyone from causing trouble in the officialdom."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "The nickname of [Zhi Duo Xing] is not for nothing."
It was agreed upon that the heroes should be stationed in Jingmen Town. Zhao Zhen said: "So please ask the two military advisors to write down the appointment and use the seal today." ”
Having people send paper and ink, Zhao Zhen and the other three drafted the decree, printed it, and sent it to Zhuang Ding.
Zhao Zhen also called Zhao Xing, handed over the letter he wrote to Cheng Wanli of Taishan, and said: "Everyone, take this letter from me and ask a few sergeants to guard it tomorrow, and leave. A trip to Dongping Mansion to meet Mr. Taishan. If you have any letters or gifts, please send them as well."
Zhao Xing took the letters and went to look for Cheng Wan'er.
Zhao Zhen then asked: "Brother Zhu Wu, how is the recruitment of the navy?"
"Officials, don't worry. Now we all know that joining the army not only brings a lot of salary, but also many other conveniences. Naturally, everyone is vying for the first place. Along the lake There are many fishermen in each village. When they heard that the navy was being recruited, they all signed up enthusiastically. Unfortunately, only 250 people were recruited, and many of them were not selected. Now they have been sent to Wanzi City for a month of training. replied.
Wu Yong said with a smile: "There are only a cool bamboo mat, and many rich families can't buy it. The high officials first follow the army sergeants, and I don't know how many people will be greedy."
"That's it. , I will write another military order and ask Liu Lin to go to Wanzi City. In addition to training the sergeants, I will also let the sergeants adapt to the warships on weekdays." Zhao Zhen said, and wrote another military order and sent a villager to Liu Guang's residence.
Not to mention that Zhao Zhen and the others were in the hall discussing the county's military affairs, but only that the Liu Guang family had decided to marry Liu Huiniang. In the past few days, the whole family had been busy opening the boxes and cages that had been shipped and selecting the dowry.
On this day, the dowry was all ready, and Liu Guang and his family were chatting in the hall. Zhuang Yun and Zhong Ling, the daughters-in-law of Liu Qi and Liu Lin, couldn't help but tease Liu Huiniang, making Liu Huiniang blush, lower her head, and dare not When he talks, he doesn't look as smart as usual.
Mother Liu and Mrs. Liu could not help their two daughters-in-law making fun of them. Just as they were talking, a guest from the village came in and said, "Sir, Zhao Ji, the steward of the high official's family, is outside asking for an audience."
Liu Guangdao: "Please come quickly."
Liu Guang's family is also a family of military commanders. It is normal for women to show up in public. They thought it was Liu Huiniang's marriage, so the female family members did not avoid it.
I saw Zhao Ji come in, cupped his hands, took out the official document and handed it to Liu Guang, saying: "Master He Xi, today the senior officials discussed with Wu Yong and Zhu Wu and issued an order. , please sit in Jingmen Town as the battalion commander and take charge of the 500 infantry.”
Liu Guang received the military order and saw that it was indeed written with appointments, and that the deputy generals Liu Qi and Li San were the commanders of the army. Liu Guang was about to speak when Zhao Ji continued: "Listen to the senior officials, we also need to Please ask Mr. Cheng of Dongping Prefecture to take care of things for you. It would be best if you can ask Mr. Feng to be the general manager of the army of Jingmen Town.” It’s not too late to go with water and wine.”
Zhao Ji said: “There are other places to go today. When Madam Liu comes in, there will be more time to eat and drink in the future.”
Send Zhao off. After gathering, Liu Guang frowned and handed the official document to Liu Qi.
After reading it, Liu Qi took the official document and said, "Dad, why is there no appointment of Erlang?"
Liu Lin heard this and took the military order from Liu Qi. When he saw that his name was not there, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "I'm afraid that when I competed with Lu Fang that day, I lost by a small margin and failed to impress my sister-in-law."
"Erlang doesn't need to be like this. My father and I are always in the army, and I still need you to take care of me at home. If Erlang wants to join the army, wait until Xiu'er gets started and gets established, and then let his sister-in-law find a job for Erlang. ." Liu Qi comforted.
Mother Liu said: "We have hands and feet, and we have a maid and a foster mother at home to take care of what we want Erlang to do at home. I am so shameless that I can ask my grandson-in-law to find a job for Erlang." Then, Liu's mother was about to get up, but Liu Guang quickly stopped her. The kind words of comfort finally made Liu's mother stop thinking.
While they were discussing, they saw Zhuang Ke leading Zhao Ji in again. Liu Guang asked, "Manager Zhao, what are you doing?"
"I'd like to come again to congratulate you, Sir. There is also a transfer order here. Please accept it from Erlang Liu Lin."
After hearing this, Liu Lin quickly took it over, couldn't wait to open the official document, read it, and said with a smile: "I see, my sister-in-law really knows how to make good use of people."
As he said that, Liu Lin handed the official document to Liu Guang. Liu Guang read it and was also happy. He said to Liu's mother: "Mother, Erlang Shanshui, It is true that he wants to lead the navy of the capital. Now that the sergeants have been recruited, we are just waiting for Erlang to take office."
Mother Liu and others were extremely happy after hearing this.
Sent Zhao Ji off, Liu's mother said: "From now on, Erlang will lead the army independently, won't the family have to be separated?"
Liu Guangdao: "These days, I heard Zhuang Ding say that those who have children in the county will have to live separately when they grow up. Naturally, my family is not exempt from this custom. We took this opportunity to separate our families. The villagers who have followed us have been here for many years. The old man had 400 acres of land when he was recruited. Except for the few who led the army, the others could still take care of the land. Erlang also bought some land here, and the villagers were divided into five families, so they could settle them. "The villagers."
Mother Liu heard this and said: "With my family's wealth, these villagers, maids, and adoptive mothers can support themselves as much as possible. It's not in vain for them to go with us after all their hard work." ”
In a blink of an eye, it was June 12th. On this day, it goes without saying that Baishi Manor was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Heroes from all over the county gathered at Baishi Manor. The banquet was all hosted by Zhu Fu himself. Fat sheep, tender chickens, stuffed geese, and even fat beef that looked like cakes were all served on vermilion plates. There are also fish and shrimps in the lake, new fruits, and colored and fine wines from the cellar, all coming up like flowing water. All the people in the village were waiting for the banquet, and they took advantage of Zhao Zhen's opportunity to have a concubine and enjoy the day.
At night, Zhao Zhen mastered the art with ease and accomplished something good, the details of which do not need to be listed in detail. Just looking at the frowning look on Liu Huiniang's face as she served Cheng Wan'er tea the next day, we knew what happened yesterday.
When Cheng Wan'er saw him, he scolded Zhao Zhen and asked Liu Huiniang to rest.
Zhao Zhen also felt embarrassed. Yesterday, all the heroes gathered together, so he drank too much and had no scruples during the wedding. After sending Liu Huiniang back to her room, Zhao Zhen asked the dowry maid to take care of Liu Huiniang and have a good rest, and then went to the front hall.
Yesterday was busy. Today many heroes are going back to their bases. Zhao Zhen came to see them off.
Jingyang Town and Dulonggang are far away. Chao Gai and Hua Rong, a group of heroes, came to say goodbye after breakfast. Zhao Zhen asked someone to serve the preserved apricots. These preserved apricots were not ordinary wheat yellow apricots, but made from two Han Emperor apricots in Xinghua Village. Each hero is divided into fifty. Although it cannot increase attributes, as an entry-level food, it is also a rare treasure just because of its delicious taste.
In a few years, it will be enough for these heroes to strengthen their physiques.
Later, Xiao Rang and Guang Hui also came to say goodbye. The land and population registration in Jingmen Town had not yet been completed, so they did not dare to stay away for a long time.
Zhao Zhen also presented the Han Emperor with preserved apricots and said to the two of them: "In three to five days, my nephew Liu Guang, Liu Qi, and Li San will lead a battalion of soldiers to Jingmen Town to replace Master Guanghui. .Brother Tao Zongwang will also go there tomorrow to build the military camp, and secondly to survey the terrain, dig canals, and divert water from the ponds. When the time comes, the villages will also have to recruit corvees, and Brother Xiao Rang will also have to make arrangements in advance."
“This canal is not only used for irrigation, but also to expand the Mengxi River and connect it with the water park, so that it can best facilitate the passage of ships.”
Xiao Rang listened and said: “ This is a big project, and money and grain must be transported before it can be carried out."
Zhao Zhen said: "The money and grain have been prepared and will be shipped with Brother Tao Zongwang tomorrow. In addition, there will be a batch of sea salt. In the past, allowing farmers in Jingmen Town to get cheap fine salt first was also a benefit of submitting to Liangshan County."
Xiao Rang said with a smile, "In this way, there is no fear that farmers in Jingmen Town will not submit."
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With that said, Xiao Rang took out an old book from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zhen, saying: "Master, in Eliu Village, Zheng Liu Mu heard that a senior official took concubines, and presented "Essential Art of Qi Min: Raising Geese and Ducks" Chapter "
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"The Essentials of Qi Min: Raising Goose and Ducks", (the agriculturist Jia Sixie of the Northern Wei Dynasty wrote "The Essentials of Qi Min" about raising cattle. There are six chapters on horses, donkeys and mules, raising sheep, pigs, chickens, geese and ducks, and fish. This is the fragment of the book (the chapter on raising geese and ducks)
If you persist in it, you can be employed in the Gobin Army. (Limit: no more than ten per year)
Ebin: Good at raising geese and ducks.
Professional skills: Goose and duck raising, goose soldier (use the vigilance of geese to train them to guard, patrol, and alert their owners in time.)
After reading it, Zhao Zhen said: "Liu Mu is thoughtful, this book is good, If the county can use him, let's appoint Liu Mu as the third elder of Jingmen Township."
Xiao Rang nodded: "It can be regarded as a role model."
After the two left, they had another banquet. After drinking for a day, the other heroes from all over the country also took [Han Emperor's Apricot] preserved apricots and took their own way back to their bases.
On the third day, Zhao Zhen and Liu Huiniang returned home, and the Liu family entertained Zhao Zhen happily. During the banquet, Zhao Zhen said to Liu Guang: "My dear, I am new to Jingmen Town. From now on, I will ask my dear to guard it."
Liu Guang said with a smile: "Don't worry, my dear son-in-law. As long as I am here, I will definitely guard Jingmen Town for your worthy son-in-law."
Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers Liu Tang and Xue Yong have selected 500 soldiers, and I will take care of them." Fan, just take someone to take office. Second brother, we have to go to Wanzi City first."
Liu Lin said: "Sister-in-law, if I didn't have to wait for you two to get married, I would have gone to Wanzi City."
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Zhao Zhen also said: "Second brother is impatient. Your navy is stationed at Yuhuangding. The water fort is being built there. After the sergeants have practiced for one month, they will be stationed in the water fort. In addition to training the soldiers, they will also To inspect the water pools.”
Liu Lin agreed with a smile.
Mother Liu asked: "Grandson-in-law, except for a few fire workers, why is there no one in charge of the Pagoda Temple in the yard?"
Zhao Zhen told the origin of the Pagoda Temple, and later Guanghui was in charge of the pagoda temple at home. There were female relatives who didn't want to live there anymore, so they went to Baozhu Temple, and the place became vacant. They all said it again.
After hearing this, Mother Liu said: "My dear son-in-law, I have been fasting and chanting Buddha's name for many years. Why don't I live in a temple and you can follow my wish."
Zhao Zhen looked outside. Weng Liu Guang, Liu Guang smiled bitterly and said: "We have also persuaded my mother for a long time, but my mother refused to listen and wanted to serve the Buddha."
Zhao Zhen said: "It's natural for my grandmother to want to practice Buddhism. But after all, my grandmother is so old. How can she not make people worry if she practices alone in a temple?" Two single women have been serving the old woman. I am not going to become a monk. I will stay in the temple for a while. When I miss you, I will just ask my grandson-in-law to send me to Jingmen Town. "
Zhao. After hearing this, Zhen had no choice but to agree and said to Liu Guang: "Don't worry, I. There is a son-in-law and Huiniang in the village, so they can naturally take care of my grandmother."
After hearing this, Mother Liu smiled and said, "Then It’s settled, my son, you can clean up and go to your post. I don’t need you to worry about it.”
(End of this chapter)