"Brother Gao." After a few days of contact, Chen Guoxi has become a very good friend with Gao Ming, the negotiation envoy who broke into the camp. The rhetoric on the table is for the benefit of their respective groups, and the private interactions, putting aside the cloak of friendship, are actually for their own interests.

Now the little misunderstanding between the two families is also blown away by the clouds in the sky. In the future, King Chuang can rest assured and boldly go to Tongguan, enter the pass, and plan the great cause of the emperor in Qinchuan in these eight hundred miles. Our friendship with Chuang Ying is still there, and business is going on as usual. ”

Chen Guoxi is also a prosperous businessman, and he has a good time with Gao Ming. Everyone knows that the current hundreds of thousands of elite divisions under Li Zicheng's command, with hundreds of artillery pieces of various sizes, are stronger and stronger, and it is easier than piercing a window paper to defeat the weak Tongguan. Conquer Tongguan, Xi'an and Guanzhong's rich places are the delicious food.

Not to mention those seized goods, Li Zicheng is also a person who wants to compete for the throne in the world. If you want to compete for the world, you must build up Tuntian in Guanzhong, Huguang, Henan and other places, otherwise, what will you use to feed hundreds of thousands of troops?

In addition to trying to produce some of the rations, farm tools, seeds, and other materials needed in the tuntian fields of Shaanxi, as well as the grain, salt, bean feed, cloth, medicines, weapons, armor, military uniforms, gunpowder, and projectiles consumed by the army on a daily basis, they had to be purchased from the evil neighbors in the east.

Therefore, Gao Ming was naturally willing to accept the goodwill released by the Nanyue Army.

In addition to the varieties that the two sides used to trade, Chen Guoxi was also quite proud and ordered someone to take out a few new varieties.

"It's a potato, it's a sweet potato, it's corn. These three things are all from overseas, and have been planted in Nanzhong for many years, as well as in Guangdong, Fujian, Gannan and other places. Now. The eldest prince has also achieved success in planting in Shandong and has begun to adapt to the climate in the north. This thing is most suitable for planting in arid mountainous areas, and the Gao brothers may wish to take it to the mountainous areas of northern Shaanxi with little rain to try the bell. If the harvest is good, it can be planted on the deserted mountainous land, and it may as well be extended, so as to give the people under the generalissimo a little more food. ”

Since it has begun to be promoted in Shandong. And the achievement is good, Gao Ming is naturally happy to take it back to test it on the loess in the mountains of western Henan and northern Shaanxi, anyway, Chen Guoxi also said, take it back and try it, and then promote it after planting.

(The climate and environment in Shaanxi and Gansu are suitable for potato and sweet potato cultivation, such as Dingxi in Gansu, which is known as the potato capital of China.) However, the popularization and cultivation of potatoes in this area also began in the Qianlong period. It took a hundred years to complete it until the Tongzhi period. Therefore, Chen Guoxi asked Chuang Ying to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes in Shaanxi, Gansu, and western Henan, which was just an empty favor. ）

However, it is completely empty talk, and Chuang Ying also has his own eyeline, and he also knows that in many areas of Shandong, the government subsidizes farmers to grow these varieties of grain. After planting, it doesn't matter how much the harvest is. All of them were purchased by the government. Through such means, Shandong has promoted the planting area of white potatoes and corn to hundreds of thousands of acres. However, they are all arid lands, and the grain harvest in previous years is also the kind of plots.

In addition to these three crop seeds, Chen Guoxi took out a thing with a smile, which suddenly made Gao Ming's eyes almost spent.

"This is the best horn that our big shopkeeper specially ordered someone to transport to Shandong by fast boat, and like these three things, it is also produced overseas. It is the best material for making a hard bow. Chen Guoxi pointed to a length of about three feet. The green and white meet a pair of horns that are as moist as jade, introducing the origin and usefulness of Gao Ming.

Although the camp also began to train firearms troops, with Zhang Nai and Luo Hu, two leaders of the younger generation, in charge of artillery and firearms, the older generation and most of the troops still stubbornly relied on swords, bows and horses. Especially hard bows. It is the first choice for the commanders of each battalion and the elites of the old mansion. It's a pity that a good strongbow is not easy to obtain, and once you get it, you will be treated as a treasure.

"Mr. Chen, I want this horn! As many as I want to break into the camp! ”

Gao Ming also made a decision immediately, grabbed Chen Guoxi's hand, and asked earnestly.

This horn is so textured, and it is obtained from the head of a bison from overseas, both in terms of length and hardness are far better than the buffalo horn in the Central Plains, and there is such a material to make a good bow, a fool will let it go.

"I have two thousand such horns." Chen Guoxi put a piece of sea cucumber in his mouth and replied quite smugly. Immediately afterwards, he seemed to unconsciously set off a wildfire: "If you want to break into the camp, I can supply you with at least four thousand pairs of such horns every year in the future!" ”

Four thousand? Gao Ming immediately gasped like a toothache. What is the price of the horn, he has also heard of it, the Central Plains is still in war, Mongolia and other places are controlled by Liao thieves, the origin of the horn is small, and the natural price has risen all the way with the spread of the war. These 4,000 pairs of horns cost at least 200,000 silver to buy every year.

But at present, although the camp has gained a lot after the fire and annexation of Cao's camp, the military expenditure is also huge. The expenses of the tuntian in various places are also huge, and Li Zicheng often worries about this when he discusses matters with his uncles Gao Yigong, Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing, and others.

Raise military funds, which is why the camp is in a hurry to attack Xi'an.

Gao Ming gritted his teeth and decided to buy these horns. Although the cost is not small, compared to the consumption of firearms, the investment of bows and arrows is one-time, and the arrows can be picked up and reused after they are shot. But every time a fire is fired, it burns a lot of treasure and silver!

With the help of wine to cover his face, Gao Ming said that he could not pay the price of this batch of horns for the time being, not only could he not pay the price of this batch of horns, but he was afraid that before the capture of Xi'an, the price of many goods could not be paid, and he had to ask Mr. Chen to be considerate of one or two, so that the camp could be owed on credit for one or two months.

However, as soon as these words came out, they provoked Chen Guoxi's laughter. Seeing Chen Guoxi smiling so happily, he couldn't help but make Gao Ming a little angry. "Mr. Chen, it's best to be considerate, if you can't understand the difficulties of my camp, you don't have to laugh at me like this, right?"

"Brother Gao, I don't mean anything else." Chen Guoxi laughed so much that tears were about to come out. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, eased his breath, and then slowly explained to Gao Ming why he laughed at Gao Ming so much.

"We've been doing business for a while, haven't we? It's not the first time we've dealt with each other, so is it okay for everyone to be considerate of each other? I laughed. Your brother Gao is smart and confused for a while! After laying down Shaanxi, a big fortune is right next to your camp, and it is almost at your fingertips! After getting this incense, the gold and silver goods can be said to be piled up, and the production of the place where it is located can also be purchased by my Nanyue Army. Nothing else, if there are more than 100,000 elite horsemen in the camp. Where in the world is there no place to get? ”

"Sir, is there such a place in Shaanxi?" Gao Ming was really confused by Chen Guoxi, he searched for dry intestines, but he couldn't remember that there was such a place in Shaanxi, where there was both money and a large number of high-grade war horses?

"Not only yes, but you've been to the camp before!" Chen Guoxi replied categorically.

Chen Guoxi's next words led Gao Ming out of the fog, and the incense he said was actually referring to the nomadic Mongols and Wusi Tibetan tribes entrenched in Gansu and Xifandi! "These people don't have tens of thousands of cattle and horses in that tribe? Don't have a few hundred thousand gold and silver? With the combat power of the camp. The recovery of Gansu and Qinghai is just a flick of a finger. But what about the gains? ”

It turns out that Chen Guoxi said that they were it! Gao Ming's heart suddenly became hot, and it was not wrong to say that he had dealt with the Mongols and Wusi Tibetans in Gansu, Xifandi, Songzhou, and Panzhou. In the spring of the eleventh year, he and his uncle Gao Yigong and others withdrew from Sichuan with Li Zicheng. Because Hong Chengchou blocked the Sword Gate, they had to take the Songpan Trail and climb over the snow-capped mountains before they arrived in Jiezhou. Later, he went to Zephanti. For a whole month, he fought with Cao Bianjiao while walking, and he didn't dismantle his armor. The horses do not unsaddle them, and if they cannot find food, they kill them to satisfy their hunger. There were only a few days left before Qinghai Lake, and Li Zicheng led them to the north to get rid of the official army. Later, he went out of the Great Wall near Jiayuguan and wandered for half a month, without anything to eat. and entered the Great Wall from near Lanzhou. (The route sounds familiar, doesn't it?) That's right, basically it coincides with the most difficult part of the Central Red Army's Long March, which is snow-capped mountains and grasslands and ethnic minority areas. ）

Along the way, he has seen a lot of Wusi Tibetan tribes and Mongolian tribes, and for those cows, horses and sheep that are full of dark clouds at every turn, Gao Ming's heart is still moved by thinking of them. I can hear Chen Guoxi's reminder. Gao Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, yes! After conquering Shaanxi, why don't you turn around and go westward to rob the Mongols and Tibetans in Gansu and Xifandi, but their tribes have gold and silver goods, cattle, sheep and horses!

It's really as Mr. Chen said in front of him, if there are really tens of thousands of elite cavalry armed with Hequ horses, where in the world can't they go?

Chen Guoxi, adhering to Li Peiting's purpose, put forward this proposal for the camp to develop westward, and put forward a rather tempting plan for the camp to break into the camp in such a difficult period when there was a shortage of money, a lack of horses, and a lack of room for maneuver. In the eyes of Gao Ming and other middle-level generals who broke into the camp, as long as Shaanxi was defeated, they would immediately sweep west across Gansu and Xifandi, and they were afraid that they would not be able to grab the goods like mountains and horses like the sea?

With gold and silver, you can buy everything you need from your neighbors to the east, and with horses, you can train more elite cavalry! One hand is money, the other hand is a horse, when Gao Ming reported the results of this trip to the decision-making level of the camp, from the eyes of Li Zicheng and others, he saw a touch of appreciation.

"What else does Mr. Chen have to say?"

Mr. Chen said that he would give the eldest prince a good idea and raise a batch of rice as soon as possible to come along the west of the river to supply military supplies. In the future, the trade between the two families will also rely on water transportation in the Yellow River, the Han River, the Yangtze River and other places, and the generalissimo must protect the wharves along the river. ”

Li Zicheng snorted and stopped talking.

Let's take the camera back to the banquet in Luofu.

After a long day of drinking, the four people with clear minds have successfully become good friends who have nothing to say.

Luo Mingzu, Tan Chery and Wu Liangfu are all secretly speculating, how should they tell their inner thoughts and problems to the special person in front of them who was sent by Wang Lung to the capital to catch up with two old friends, but who was actually tasked with Li Huayu's task of observing the trend of the capital?

Talking about Chery, he rolled his eyes and found a topic.

"Brother Luo, I have prepared more than 400 good horses for Brother Wang Long here, all of which are good war horses from the Yishi Taifu Temple. The emperor assigned it to me and ordered me to train cavalry. When you return, you have to work hard to bring this little bit of my heart to Brother Wang Long and Master Li. ”

This is also unscrupulous! In front of Wu Liangfu, the eunuch in the palace, he openly said the words of transferring the horses allocated by the Taifu Temple to Jingying to others. On a different occasion, this is tantamount to looking for death.

However, at this time, Wu Liangfu had already been in cahoots with Luo Tan, how could he offend Li Huayu, the rice class owner, for the sake of hundreds of war horses in this area? He immediately reacted: "Brother Luo just arrived in the capital, and you asked when they were leaving, is this going to be an eviction order?" Brother Luo, ignore him, if he coaxes you away. You will live in our house. ”

"That's it! Old talk, you should be punished for drinking! ”

Several people laughed for a while, and each toasted. Luo Mingzu seemed to suddenly remember something, "Brother Ruxuan, you might as well stay longer, after the New Year, there is still a big excitement to watch." ”

"What's the excitement?"

"Lao Luo, are you talking about that?"

"That's right! The deputy guard of Chaoyangmen was my subordinate, and he said that yesterday's edict to Liaodong and Wuchang was issued. Just see if these two guys are coming! ”

They sang and sang as if they were playing dumb riddles. It aroused Luo Ruxuan's interest, "Father-in-law, what are they talking about?" ”

"Hey! It's nothing to say, and I don't know which bastard said that the emperor was moved, and the emperor wanted to knight Wu Sangui in Liaodong and Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang now. According to the celebrant of ceremonies, the constitution drawn up by the Ministry of Rites was to give two people, one to be a Fengping Xibo and one to be a Ningnanbo. ”

"Bang", with the strength of the wine. Luo Mingzu slammed the table and began to scold.

"Damn! Unjust! This group of dog crows in the Ministry of Rites. Know what a fart! Uncle Wu is okay, firstly, he is the nephew of the eldest prince, secondly, he has indeed fought a few tough battles with Tashan and Tatar in Liaodong, and thirdly, he is a figure valued by the grandfather of the country, and it is reluctant to be crowned an earl. Zuo Liangyu is a rabbit master, but he also wants to be an uncle, what kind of thing is he? When our Lao Tzu followed the eldest prince in Shandong to fight Abatai. Where is he?! ”

"Cut! People are drilling the hot quilt of the Hou Hou Inspector! You won't be able to slip through the ditch and won't stammer, and of course people won't give you the title of marquis and uncle. ”

"Donkey balls! Such a court should also be ......" Luo Mingzu was about to continue, but was trampled on by Wu Liangfu, "Silence!" It is necessary to prevent the partition wall from coming out of the mouth! ”

"Father-in-law. What are you afraid of what he will do? The court is not doing things fairly, why don't we scold a few words of street? Besides, now, even if Lao Tzu is scolding the group of dogs in the Ministry of Rites on the Heavenly Street, do you think the brothers of the Zhenfu Division will come to get me? They are also full of resentment! The grandfather of the country has been the king of Qin several times, and the corpses of the Tartars have fled all over the wilderness, and every year he has served the court with countless grains, grass and silver, but he is just a count. Why was he knighted? Or is it Ning Nanbo? The South uses him to 'Ning'? Damn, I annoyed Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu ordered the soldiers and horses, went to the Qianqing Palace, and admonished the soldiers! ”

"Brother Mingzu, you have to have a doorkeeper when you speak, beware of getting into trouble." Luo Ruxuan reminded his family in a tone full of concern.

"Hey! It's okay! Don't say we're drinking and scolding the streets. A few days ago, Wu Changbo went to Beijing to run errands, and Tian Guifei's father invited him to come over to drink. What was the result, he fell in love with our singer from Tian Guozhang's family at the banquet, and after he went back, he sent someone to ask for it. Although he said it politely, where did Tian Guozhang's face go? If he went back a few years and borrowed ten guts from him, he wouldn't dare to beat the idea of the woman in the imperial family, but guess what happened to Emperor Tian? “

"Talking about big brother, what did Tian Guozhang do? Enter the palace to sue the royal court? “

"Whew! Where did he have that guts? It's too late for him to confront Uncle Wu! Within a few days, I wrapped it in a good outfit and gave it a dowry to Wu Changbo in a sedan chair! “

Regarding Wu Sangui's forced request for singer Chen Yuan from Tian Guifei's father, Luo Ruxuan has also heard people talk about it in the teahouse restaurant after Luo Ruxuan entered Beijing, but Luo Mingzu and Tan Chery have never said it so meticulously.

"One is a relative of the emperor, and the other is just a border town general, how can this be the case?"

"Ru Xuan, you only know one and don't know the other. Now that the Quartet is not quiet, Li Chuang has entered Shaanxi, and covets Shanxi across the Yellow River, how far is Shanxi from the capital? Jiannu outside the gate is only a few hundred miles away from the capital. Wu Changbo has tens of thousands of strong divisions, and Tian Huang can't stammer! There will be a singer to offend Uncle Wu??? "Wu Liangfu is a character in the palace, and he sees the world and the hearts of the people more thoroughly.

"This is just Uncle Wu, if the eldest lady and the eldest prince arrive in the capital, don't talk about the singer of the Tianhuang family, I'm afraid that the eldest lady will want our emperor's princess Changping to be a maid to make a bed. The emperor has to endure the pain of cutting his love! ”

With the development of the situation, it is finally time for these warriors, nobles, and eunuchs, who have been suppressed by the civilian clique for more than a hundred years since the civil change, to retaliate against the actions of the civilian clique and regain their long-lost dignity!

"Father-in-law Wu, the two eldest brothers, since the capital has become a place of danger, why doesn't the emperor go south to Nanjing?"

As Luo Ruxuan raised this question. The three masters of the capital exchanged glances with a flash of light, thousands of miles to the dragon, and the knot is here! The play meat is finally here!

"There are traitors in the court, and they always want to put the emperor to death. Someone proposed to drive the south to the south, but was scolded back by the group of dogs on the grounds that the Son of Heaven was guarding the country and the king was dead. So that no one dared to mention it again. ”

"So, what are the plans of the three brothers? Once there is a change in the capital, can there be a plan in advance? ”

Luo Ruxuan is also a good actor, completely proficient in the performance theories and skills of the three masters of Mesbu, and performs meticulously. There is no sign of jumping the scene at all, and it appropriately deduces the concern of a stupid boy who does not know the world for his three good friends.

"After I went back, I asked the general to ask the young marshal to leave two sea boats on duty at the Nigu wharf every time a sea ship went north, just in case of emergency. These two ships waited until the next group of sea ships arrived, and then they were transferred, and then they were reincarnated. Once there was an abnormality in the capital, the families of the three elder brothers immediately left the city and went to Tianjin. When you arrive in Tongzhou, it will be easy to do, and you can take a boat to go straight to the Nigu Wharf. As long as you get to the mud. That is, the sea is wide, and the fish leaps into the sky, and the birds fly! ”

I see! Immediately the three guys had ecstasy in their eyes! Sure enough, it was Mr. Li who thought about it for us! As long as you leave the capital, it is only a two-day journey to Nigu, get on the sea boat, sail south, and everything can be safe!

Luo Ruxuan walked outside the door and ordered the soldiers standing at the door to get a protective book. Several title deeds were taken out of the mezzanine.

Two for each person, placed in front of the three of them in turn.

"Before going north to Beijing this time, the young marshal had something to say and ordered me to see the current situation of the three of them. This is the title deed of the Shanghai County Business Zone in Songjiang Prefecture, which does not occupy a large area. However, each share is two acres, and if the three of them plan to build a house in Shanghai, they can order someone to go south on the same day. This one is the title deed near the wharf in Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places. Grandpa Guo is preparing to go north in a big way, and the various ports on the sea along the way are bound to be built on a large scale. This is the title deed near the wharf, fifty acres each, and the three of them can order their henchmen to take over there, and build houses, warehouses, and warehouses. According to the eldest prince, Ningbo, Hangzhou and other wharves will soon lay railways, and the ground will be laid with rails made of fine iron to facilitate the transportation of goods. The stackhouse near here, hehe, I'm afraid it's a cash cow! ”

How is this good? Wu Liangfu and the three of them held these two land deeds, and Rao had long known the hearts of the people, but they had never thought of such an action by the Li family's father and son. Aren't you worried about the instability of the capital? I not only offered a homestead worth 10,000 gold with both hands, but also gave you a cash cow for your future life! So that you will not have to worry about sitting on the mountain after going south.

"The lord is so gracious, how can we repay it!" Unconsciously, Luo Mingzu had changed his name. He wiped the corners of his eyes, ordered someone to go to the fourth aunt's room to get a dressing box, took out a delicate small key from his waist, and took out a thick stack of paperwork from the box.

"Brother Ruxuan, I won't hide it from you, this is the ticket issued by the tea ticket village opened by Lao Xikai outside Chaoyang Gate, what currency swap agreement do they have with the lord, and they can still exchange the silver in Longsheng. Just now you said that a large number of fine iron should be made into rails, and you also said that the factory in Hejing will go north to Foshan. This is the family wealth that I have accumulated over the years, please bring it to the eldest son, and say that my surname Luo will hand over my life to the eldest prince and the lord! With this bit of silver, please ask the eldest prince to help me build an iron field for Luo's in Foshan, so that they can have a bowl of rice to eat in the future. In the capital, once something happens, Luo is only the order of the lord! ”

"So is our family! I'll ask the little monkey cub to bring all the money I've saved over the years! Lao Luo, your iron yard also let our family add some shares! ”

"How can such a good thing leave me behind? I've added all my belongings to it, too! Talking about Chery is the icing on the cake, "Brother Ruxuan, I will be the master of Lao Luo and Grandpa Wu, and you will have a share in this iron field!" ”

"How does this work? It's called the three old brothers to break the bank! ”

"What are you saying? Since you call our Lao Luo a brother, I'll climb high, why don't we marry Jin Lan here today?! ”

Regarding Luo Mingzu's proposal, Wu Liangfu, Tan Chery, and Luo Ruxuan all applauded. At that moment, the Luo family repacked the room, laid out the incense case, arranged the three animal sacrifices, and bought the golden orchid spectrum.

The generals of the Beijing camp, the eunuchs in the palace, and the envoys of the Nanyue Army under the former thieves became brothers with different surnames.

The oath and kowtow have been completed, and the four of them got up to salute, and they have already changed their names, and the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother are not affectionate. The servants of the Luo Mansion knelt down and kowtowed to say hello, Luo Ruxuan ordered someone to carry a thousand silver dollars to give a reward, and the upper and lower people shouted thank you to the fourth master together.

"Three brothers, I will not stay in the capital. Taking advantage of the fact that the sea has never been frozen, it is necessary to leave Beijing early and go south. There is still a lot of work to be done on the side of the young marshal and the general. (To be continued.) )