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After receiving Zhao Junchen's summoning order, the governors and commanders of various places immediately packed up and rushed to the Huamachi camp, not daring to slack off or delay in the slightest.

Among them, Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi, has been staying in Chang'an Mansion for a period of time, and is the closest to Huamachi Camp, but he arrived here first before Zhao Junchen returned to Huamachi Camp.

When Zhao Junchen led the army back to the Huamachi camp, Zhang Shengde received the news in advance, and led all the civil and military officials in the Huamachi camp out of the city early in the morning to greet them, plus the entourage and subordinates of the officials, the officers and soldiers responsible for maintaining order, and the gong and drum team and lion dance team specially found by Zhang Shengde, the greeting team totaled several thousand people, and the scene was quite huge.

But compared to the spectacular and majestic momentum of Zhao Junchen's class when he returned to the camp, this scene is nothing.

When Zhao Junchen led the army to leave the Huamachi camp, he only took away the new army, the reinforcements of the forbidden army, and some of the soldiers and horses of the headquarters of the Huamachi camp, with a total of more than 40,000 soldiers, but now when he returned to the Huamachi camp, in addition to the soldiers and horses he took away, the army under his command also joined the Guyuan Border Army, the Gansu Border Army, and the various miscellaneous armies that came to support during the decisive battle of Weishui.

During this period of time, although the soldiers and horses under Zhao Junchen's command have suffered heavy losses, after joining the new forces from all walks of life, the strength of the troops has nearly doubled, as many as 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers and horses.

It can be said that the combatable soldiers in the three borders of Shaanxi and Gansu have now all gathered under the command of Zhao Junchen!

As the saying goes, "there are 1,000 people, boundless, 10,000 people, and the sky is penetrating", now Zhao Junchen's soldiers and horses have a total of nearly 100,000 soldiers, and the spectacle of the scene can be imagined.

When the army appeared at the end of Zhang Shengde and others' field of vision, everyone only felt that a mountain and sea of might were rushing towards them, the vast and endless troops, and the running of thousands of troops and horses, for a time it actually gave people the illusion that the earth was shaking and the heavens and the earth were changing color.

Among the greeting team, such as Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde is a powerful and powerful feudal official, such as Zheng Yunai, the acting chief soldier of Huamachi Battalion, is an experienced old man in the army, and Hong Gaogong, who was born in a noble family, is also well-informed, but even they are the first time in their lives to see such a grand occasion.

The most important thing is that most of the soldiers of this army have experienced many bloody battles, and their image and temperament have undergone earth-shaking changes, all of them are full of spirit and impassioned, even if they marched all the way from the south bank of Weishui to the Huamachi camp, they are still high-spirited, the queue is not dispersed, and there is no decline in the slightest.

Seeing this majestic and high-spirited and mighty army, I couldn't believe it for a while.

Is this still the weak border army they are familiar with that will be defeated in a battle? It's just been a month since I saw it, how could there be such a drastic change? Could it be that just a few victories can really completely change the temperament of an army?

At the same time, there are many astute minds who have thought of more things.

With the Mongol coalition army being wiped out by Zhao Junchen on the south bank of Weishui, this year's fire screening has come to an end, and it stands to reason that the troops of each town should return to their respective military towns as soon as possible at this time, but why did Zhao Junchen not only not order the troops to return to their garrisons now, but instead brought them all to the Huamachi camp?

Could it be that Zhao Junchen will have any big moves in the future?

For a time, all the civil and military officials in charge of greeting them had different thoughts, and their moods were either happy or worried.

Without waiting for them to think about it, the army was gradually approaching, and all the civil and military officials in the Huamachi camp under the leadership of Zhang Shengde, Hong Gaogong, and Zheng Yu also greeted them one after another.

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Soon, Zhao Junchen's eight-carrying sedan chair had appeared in front of all the officials.

When Zhao Junchen led his troops to the expedition, in order to show his determination, he rode a coffin with the army, but now when Zhao Junchen returns to the Huamachi camp, he is riding in a tight eight-lift sedan chair, and he will not show up easily.

It's not that Zhao Junchen deliberately put on a score, it's just that his body has already been on the verge of the limit after long-term hard work, and now he has not given birth to a serious illness because he is relying on a willpower to support himself, naturally he no longer has the strength to ride a horse, and he can't bear the cold on the road, coupled with the bumpy road conditions in Shaanxi and Gansu, if he takes a carriage, he will only suffer more, so Zhao Junchen has no choice but to take a sedan chair.

After seeing Zhao Junchen's sedan chair, Zhang Shengde hurriedly made a gesture to the rear, and suddenly the gongs and drums sounded in unison, the whip was noisy, and there were folk artists on the left and right sides of the lion and dragon dances, which could be described as a jubilant scene.

In such a lively environment, all the officials, under the leadership of Zhang Shengde, Hong Gaogong, and Zheng Yu, saluted Zhao Junchen's sedan chair, and said in unison: "The lowly (lower officials) and others welcome the return of the master to the camp!" Congratulations to Lord Qincha for annihilating the enemy in the first battle of Weishui and making great achievements unseen in a century! The great achievements of Lord Qincha will surely be famous all over the world and left a name in history! ”

They had apparently rehearsed deliberately, and their voices were quite neat and loud.

After hearing everyone's congratulatory voices, Zhao Junchen raised his hand and lifted the side curtain of the sedan chair, revealing a pale face, and nodded at everyone: "Ben Qincha is not in good health these days, and he can't see the wind and cold, so I won't get out of the sedan chair to meet you, and I ask for your forgiveness." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, and seeing Zhao Junchen's pale face, all the officials naturally did not dare to question it, but praised Zhao Junchen for his hard work and dedication, which can be described as a model of people and ministers, but they did not miss any opportunity to please Zhao Junchen.

To tell the truth, since the decisive battle of Weishui, Zhao Junchen has long been tired of hearing these words, whether it is the civil and military in the army, or the officials from all over the country who met on the march, everyone will talk a lot of congratulatory words after seeing Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen has to listen to it several times a day, and he is already annoyed.

But even if Zhao Junchen is impatient, he must keep a smile on his face and continue to listen, and he must also show that he is very happy.

After all, when it comes to Zhao Junchen's current status, every move will have a far-reaching impact, at this time, even a little impatience will attract countless conjectures, and if you don't get a response to please officials, you will be afraid, worried that you have offended Zhao Junchen somewhere and don't know it, many officials originally wanted to throw themselves into Zhao Junchen's disciples, and they will change their minds after seeing Zhao Junchen's cold reaction.

At this time, the same is true, Zhao Junchen can't wait to return to the Huamachi camp to rest, but he still can't interrupt the endless congratulations and flattery of the officials, only after everyone's words have come to an end, Zhao Junchen has the opportunity to say slowly: "Colleagues, Ben Qin has led more than 80,000 soldiers to march these days, this is not an easy task, there are too many places to worry about along the way, and now I am really tired, if there is anything to say, let's enter the Huamachi camp and talk about it." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's statement, all the officials were also intellectuals, so they naturally didn't dare to entangle anymore, so they quickly got out of the way and led Zhao Junchen's army into the Huamachi camp.

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Huamachi Camp is the largest military camp fort in the Shaanxi-Gansu border, but it is also difficult to arrange more than 80,000 troops to be stationed in it at the same time, and many troops can only find a place to camp around Huamachi Camp, and it is a thorny problem to properly place all the troops.

Therefore, after the garrison of the armies was completed, it was already evening.

Taking advantage of the fact that the officials arranged for the troops to be stationed, Zhao Junchen returned to the trilateral governor's palace to rest for a while, and finally recovered some of his spirits, and after learning that all the troops had been stationed, Zhao Junchen ordered people to invite Zhang Shengde, Hong Gaogong, Zheng Yu and others for questioning.

Soon, Zhang Shengde, Hong Gaogong, and Zheng Yu had already rushed to Zhao Junchen.

During the period when Zhao Junchen led the army to face the Mongolian coalition army, these three people were also assigned different tasks by Zhao Junchen.

Among them, Zhang Shengde is mainly responsible for disaster relief and the people fleeing the famine, Hong Gaogong is responsible for the investigation of the Wang family and his friends, and Zheng Yu, as the acting chief soldier of the Huamachi Battalion, is naturally responsible for the defense arrangements of the Huamachi Battalion.

After Zhao Junchen saw these three people, he first asked Zheng Yu about the various changes in Huamachi Camp during this time, but nothing major happened, and many trivial matters were not Zhao Junchen's turn to worry about.

When Zheng Yu reported the situation to Zhao Junchen, his expression was full of loss - when Zhao Junchen arranged for him to stay in the garrison to be responsible for the defense of the Huamachi battalion, Zheng Yu thought that the war between the Ming army and the Mongolian coalition army was only afraid of more defeats and fewer victories, and only felt that he did not have to participate in the war to escape a catastrophe, but now after seeing the Ming army ushered in a great victory that had not been seen in a century, he knew that he had missed a military merit and wealth, and naturally regretted it, and hated why he was not brave enough to take the initiative to ask for battle.

Zhao Junchen naturally ignored Zheng Yu's regret and loss, but turned his gaze to Zhang Shengde and asked, "Governor Zhang, how has the disaster relief in Shaanxi progressed during this period of time?" Have the people received all the relief grain and grass distributed by the imperial court? Can the people's hearts still be stable? Also, what is the situation of the people who fled the famine who were detained by the governors of various places some time ago? ”

When asking, Zhao Junchen's expression was quite serious.

Now with the complete destruction of the Mongol coalition army, the war on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu has come to an end, and the matter of sending troops to recover the Hetao Plain is not something that Zhao Junchen can do alone, and it is still necessary to wait for a clear reply and a large amount of support from the center of the imperial court, so the disaster in Shaanxi and Gansu has become the most concerned thing for Zhao Junchen again.

Especially those who were detained by the local government some time ago, the number of people fleeing the famine is as high as nearly 100,000, because of the war has not been able to return to their hometowns, these refugees gathered together, not only idle all day, but also panicked, the slightest carelessness will trigger a civil uprising, but it makes Zhao Junchen worry from time to time, and he is also the most worried.

At the beginning, Zhao Junchen claimed that all the people who fled the famine were sent to the vicinity of Jiezhou City, but it was just a false news to attract the Mongol coalition army to storm Jiezhou City, but in fact, these people who fled the famine have been stranded near Chang'an Mansion City during this time, and Zhang Shengde was responsible for resettlement.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Zhang Shengde also had a serious face, and replied in a deep voice: "Lord Qiqi, the imperial court's disaster relief grain and grass are quite sufficient for the time being, and the people in the disaster areas have already received a ration, although this ration is not much, it can also allow them to drink a gruel every day for the next month... At the same time, under the call and drive of the government, the squires from all over the country have also opened porridge sheds, which can help many people every day, and with the cooperation of all parties, at least the victims will not starve to death on the roadside. ”

When answering, Zhang Shengde did not dare to fully guarantee the ticket, but just said that "the victims will not starve to death".

However, Zhao Junchen was already very satisfied with Zhang Shengde's answer.

In this era, even in the peaceful and prosperous years, it can be regarded as a political achievement to ensure that no one starves to death of the people, such as this year after year of natural disasters, it is even more difficult to ensure that the victims have a minimum daily ration, Zhang Shengde dared to say that "the people will not starve to death", but it also shows that he is attentive during this time.

After seeing Zhao Junchen's expression change, Zhang Shengde breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "It's just that the number of disaster victims in Shaanxi is too much, and although the disaster relief grain and grass sent by the imperial court is not small, it cannot fill hundreds of thousands of bellies. ”

Zhao Junchen sighed and nodded: "This is also expected, no matter how much grain and grass for disaster relief is always insufficient, tens of thousands of stone grain are just a drop in the bucket for countless disaster victims...... But you don't have to worry about the follow-up relief of grain and grass, I will return to the capital soon, and the imperial court is also collecting this year's autumn tax, so I can always find a way to turn over some for you at that time, at least to ensure that the people can survive this winter. ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen seemed to think of something again, but he reminded: "By the way, the agricultural reform that the imperial court is currently carrying out is proposed and presided over by me personally, this matter is particularly important for Shaanxi and Gansu, if all parts of Shaanxi and Gansu can carry out agricultural reform as soon as possible in accordance with the guidance of the imperial court, and plant a large number of crops such as potatoes and corn, even if they encounter disasters again in the future, they will not be as embarrassed as they are now, these crops are not only extremely high in grain yield, but also very cold and drought tolerant, and are the most suitable for Shaanxi and Gansu land planting." , as the governor of Shaanxi, you must pay attention to this matter in the future! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "In my opinion, it is no accident that natural disasters have continued in various places in recent years, we must prepare in advance, and we can't always just reach out to the imperial court to ask for food, otherwise, even if the imperial court has more grain and grass savings, I am afraid that it will not last for a few years." ”

Zhang Shengde hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Xiaguan understands, since the rectification of agricultural affairs is a matter personally presided over by you, Lord Qincha, it must be a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and Xiaguan will definitely urge all local officials in the jurisdiction to do it with their hearts!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Shengde also frowned, and said: "Lord Qincha, the disaster relief is not going well, but those people who have fled the famine who have been detained by the local government are really a little difficult to deal with. ”

"Oh? What's so hard about it? Zhao Junchen hurriedly asked.

Zhang Shengde replied: "Some time ago, the local government arrested and detained a total of more than 92,000 people who fled from the famine, and after you handed over these refugees to the Xiaguan to be responsible, the Xiaguan originally wanted to repatriate them to their hometowns and hand them over to the local governments, but only a very small number of the people who fled the famine were willing to return to their hometowns, and the vast majority of them either just wanted to stay in the refugee camps and wait for the imperial court to provide relief, or they only wanted to flock to Zhili and the south to continue to flee the famine, but they were not willing to return to their hometowns anyway. The lower officials almost triggered a civil uprising by using some coercive means, so they didn't dare to do anything anymore, and now they just let them stay in the refugee camp, and every few days they will send a batch of grain and grass to feed! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shengde shook his head suspiciously and said: "The world says that the homeland is difficult to leave, and the lower officials originally thought that these people who fled the famine would be happy to return to their hometowns......

After speaking, Zhang Shengde sighed lightly, his expression full of embarrassment.

Zhao Junchen sneered on his face and said, "Governor Zhang really doesn't know what the people who fled the famine? Even if you don't know the thoughts of the people who fled the famine, don't you understand the temperament of those local officials? After these people fled from their homeland, the fields and property they left in their hometown were probably occupied by the local government and local gentry long ago, even if they were to return to their hometown, but after they lost their land and property, what would they rely on to make a living? Don't you want to wait for death? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhang Shengde's face was full of embarrassment, but he didn't know how he should answer.

Zhao Junchen did not continue to make things difficult for Zhang Shengde, but after sighing lightly, he said: "However, even if their land and family house are not encroached upon, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support themselves after returning to their hometown, and even if the court's relief grain and grass are distributed in full, they can only make them half dead...... The land in Shaanxi and Gansu was originally a little barren, and after years of natural disasters, it was even more difficult to support the people on the land, if in the past ten acres of land could support a family, now I am afraid that only 30 acres of land is needed...... Unless the official's agricultural rectification plan can go smoothly, it will be difficult to change this situation, and it will not quench the thirst of the near ......."

Seeing that Zhao Junchen was also so embarrassed, Zhang Shengde couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said: "But we can't let these people who fled the famine continue to stay, there are still local refugees in Shaanxi who need relief, and they are already a little powerless...... What's more, so many people gather in the refugee camp all day long with nothing to do, and I am afraid that sooner or later there will be a big mess. ”

Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I also know the situation that Governor Zhang said, so naturally I won't throw all the mess to you to deal with...... In this way, after Governor Zhang, after you return to Chang'an Mansion City, you will go to the refugee camp to count and see how many people are unwilling to return to their hometowns! For those who are willing to return to their native lands, you will arrange for them to leave the camps as soon as possible, and for those who are not willing to return to their native lands...... When the official returns to the capital, he will naturally try to settle them. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhang Shengde's face was full of disbelief.

In order to beg for peace with the Mongolian coalition army, the governors of the northwest privately detained the people fleeing from the famine, and wanted to use the relief grain and grass sent by the people and the imperial court to the Mongolian coalition army to beg for the temporary withdrawal of the Mongolian coalition army, but after this plan was stopped by Zhao Junchen, this group of people who fled the famine became an unsolvable mess.

Therefore, Zhang Shengde never thought that Zhao Junchen would be willing to take over this big trouble and mess in person.

Isn't Zhao Junchen afraid that he will be burned?

After a little hesitation, Zhang Shengde thought that Zhao Junchen had not yet discovered the trickiness of this matter, but asked, "Lord Qincha, how do you plan to deal with this group of refugees?" You can't continue to provide for them, can you? ”

Zhao Junchen seemed to have an idea for a long time, and replied slowly: "These people who fled the famine are reluctant to return to their homeland because they have lost their fields and homes...... In that case, then it would be enough for Ben Chin to give them enough land and homes! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Zhang Shengde was even more dumbfounded.

Zhao Junchen's answer is naturally impeccable, as long as the people fleeing the famine have enough land to support themselves, they will naturally not be chaotic again, and all troubles will be solved, and Zhang Shengde is also very clear about this truth.

But the problem is that Zhang Shengde can't imagine where Zhao Junchen will find enough land to support nearly 100,000 people.

"Lord Chincha, where do you find enough land to house nearly 100,000 people? That's not a small batch! Zhang Shengde couldn't help but ask again.

Regarding Zhang Shengde's doubts, Zhao Junchen smiled and did not answer.

In fact, the land annexation situation in the Ming Dynasty was extremely serious, and the poor people did not even have a place to stand up, but in fact, there was still a lot of available land in the Ming Dynasty, but all these lands were concentrated in the hands of the local kings and squires.

Especially the princes of the Ming Dynasty, each of whom has tens of thousands of good fields, but they have never paid taxes to the imperial court by virtue of their royal children, and they rarely use these lands to cultivate grain in order to pursue profits, most of them are planted with some more profitable cotton, flowers, fruits and other crops, and they also receive a large amount of money and grain from the imperial court every year as support and lulu, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty's treasury is now in a state of lack of food, largely because of these royal moths.

But Zhao Junchen knew very well that Emperor Deqing was already very dissatisfied with this situation, and the matter of the "Eight Kings Boat Trip" further strengthened Emperor Deqing's determination, and when the war of the imperial court to recover the Hetao came to an end, Emperor Deqing's prestige would also be greatly increased, and he would inevitably deal with these "virtuous kings" at that time!

This is also one of the motives for Zhao Junchen to send troops to recover the Hetao, only by allowing the Deqing Emperor to have the glory of recovering the Hetao, can he have enough prestige to eradicate a group of Ming Dynasty royals.

Zhao Junchen also knew very well that with the gradual arrival of the "Xiaoice River Period", the Ming Dynasty was completely unable to continue to feed this batch of moths, but after taking action to get rid of this batch of moths, the dying old tree of the Ming Dynasty would have the possibility of rejuvenating itself, and the possibility of success in successfully surviving the "Xiaoice River Period" would be much enhanced.

Therefore, even if Emperor Deqing can't make up his mind at that time, Zhao Junchen will definitely find a way to make Emperor Deqing make up his mind.

After Emperor Deqing took action to eradicate a batch of royal moths, a large amount of land would naturally be vacant at that time, and the pressure on supporting the people would be reduced a lot.

Of course, it will take a long time to realize this idea, but even if a batch of land is not liberated from the royal moths, Zhao Junchen still has a way to resettle this group of people who have fled the famine.

During the Ming Dynasty, in order to support the army, the military towns were also big landlords, but because there were too many deserters, the land of the military towns was also idle and occupied by local officers.

However, after the officers from all over the country encroached on the land of the military households, once there was a transfer and changed the station, they could not take away these fields, and the ingenious seizure over the years became a bamboo basket for nothing, which would only cheapen the next officer, so under the operation of Zhao Junchen, the "Jubao Firm" has now acquired a large amount of idle land from the officers of the military towns in various places, and the amount is as high as 10,000.

In a way, Zhao Junchen is now a big landowner who is not inferior to the royal moths everywhere.

After Emperor Deqing took action to eradicate a group of virtuous kings of the imperial family, Zhao Junchen would have more land and take over more people at that time.

It is precisely because of this confidence that Zhao Junchen is willing to take over this group of refugees who have fled the famine, because Zhao Junchen has enough land to settle them.

In addition, Zhao Junchen also has a lot of work in his hands that is enough to make a living, whether it is the operation of the joint shipping company, or the progress of the development of Sichuan salt, or the future commercial tax rectification involving the northern carriage and horse industry and the Yellow River water transportation, which also requires a large number of manpower.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen is not worried that this group of people fleeing the famine will become a mess that he cannot solve.

However, Zhao Junchen will not explain these things to Zhang Shengde in detail, otherwise he will expose too many things to him.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen did not answer Zhang Shengde's inquiry, but flashed a hint of an unfathomable smile, and then turned to Hong Gaogong and asked: "How is the matter of confiscating the Wang family's property and arresting the Wang family's friends now?" ”

Like Zheng Yu, the acting chief soldier of the Huamachi Battalion, Hong Gaogong also did not participate in the war between the Ming army and the Mongolian coalition army during this time, so he did not get too much military merit, but Hong Gaogong did not have the slightest regret at this time.

Without him, the Wang family is the richest family in Shaanxi and Gansu, and the task of confiscating the Wang family's property is naturally full of oil and water, and many of the friends of the Wang family are also rich and noble, so Hong Gaogong and the brocade guards under his command have made a lot of money during this time, even if they have not received military merits, they do not feel sorry at all.

This situation is also acquiesced by Zhao Junchen.

Emperor Deqing arranged for this group of brocade guards to follow him, nominally for protection, but in fact for surveillance, Zhao Junchen arranged for them to be responsible for the investigation of the Wang family during this time, on the one hand, in order to transfer them away from his side, on the other hand, it was also to take the opportunity to feed them, if they were not given any benefits, they would inevitably say bad things about themselves to Emperor Deqing after returning to the capital, and it would be a big trouble at that time.

Especially this Hong Gaogong, his uncle Hong Jinnai is the highest official of Jinyiwei, and the noble family in the capital is also well-connected, even Zhao Junchen is not willing to offend easily, but it is better to take the opportunity to form a good fate.

At this time, after hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Hong Gaogong's face was full of excitement, and he immediately replied: "Lord Qiqi Qincha, during this period of humble service, the Wang family's property was confiscated, and the Wang family's friends from all over the country were arrested, and 317 members of the Wang family were arrested, and there were also 37 Wang family friends, including Li Hede, the prefect of Shunyuan, Zhang Dayuan, a thousand households in Ningxia Military Town, and others, a total of 731 people were arrested and imprisoned...... Under the lowly inspection, a total of 1,350,000 taels of silver, 67,000 taels of gold, and more than 4,000 yuan of land were copied from the homes of the Wang family and their friends, and a large number of precious jewelry and antiques were being counted......"

After speaking, Hong Gaogong handed a list and an account to Zhao Junchen with both hands.

At the same time, Hong Gaogong kept glancing at Zhao Junchen, suggesting that he was hiding some other things and needed to talk to Zhao Junchen in private.

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Originally, I wanted to double change, but when I wrote it, I found that I couldn't put away the pen, so I only have one chapter today.

However, this chapter has 8,000 words, which is equivalent to three chapters of many books, so you should consider it a two-in-one chapter.

If nothing else, tomorrow will also be a big two-in-one chapter, and the word count will be even more.

Actually,Bugs like to write very much.,This makes bugs feel very fulfilling.,So I'll write when I have time.,Bugs have been slow to update in recent years not because they're lazy.,Mainly because there's no time.,I don't want to write something in a hurry that even I'm not satisfied with to fool everyone.。

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