Huang Zhenye bowed his head, and the next thing was much simpler.

Within a day, the chess pieces he had previously arranged in Qingzhou Mansion were cleaned up, and there were more than 200 people, most of whom were women.

You can imagine how crazy this guy is!

And Xu Changqing seemed to have kept his promise at this time, did not kill him directly, only pickled him, but as long as Xu Changqing completely controlled the situation, this guy was destined to sink into the sea.

No way.

This is what happens to losers!

If he Xu Changqing really fails one day, I'm afraid the end will only be worse than Huang Zhenye!

So, man, you must not be defeated!

……

In mid-November, the turmoil in the White Lotus Sect gradually subsided.

Jining's side has been completely controlled by Xu Changqing, and the White Lotus Palace, including their general rudder and sub-rudder, has been wiped out by the model army.

Nearly 400,000 taels of silver alone were seized, and other land, grain, antiques, and materials were countless.

Combined, it will never be less than a million taels.

This also made Xu Changqing eat all at once, and he didn't have to worry about the silver in a short time.

Of course, while Xu Changqing was eating meat, he didn't forget to let the Shandong Governor Yamen, Jining Mansion and Qingzhou Mansion drink some soup.

In short, the ending is happy.

On November 17, with Xu Changqing's return to Haicheng, the court's reward finally came down.

Although Emperor Chongzhen did not give Xu Changqing the title of marquis, there were a lot of titles in the back, and Xu Changqing also became the youngest prince of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, holding a gold medal and arrow.

At the same time, the 100,000 taels of food and salary were also paid in advance.

Originally, this was definitely going to the capital to be rewarded, but considering that Xu Changqing had just been assassinated and had not fully recovered, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court also made an exception and asked Wang Chengen to personally give a reward to Haicheng and Xu Changqing.

Haicheng held a grand celebration for this purpose, but it has not yet reached the end of the year, but it has gradually pushed the atmosphere to the atmosphere of the New Year.

However, when Wang Chengen was sent away, and the people were still immersed in excitement, Xu Changqing was already busy flying.

Although the battle to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect is fruitful, it will take time to really realize it.

Xu Changqing basically did not bring any of the silver harvested from Jining, but exchanged all of it for various materials.

The Grand Canal was frozen at this time, and the cost was too high, but it was not as good as the land route.

Fortunately, Jining is not far from Haicheng, and Xu Changqing gave up the money, hired a large number of mules, horses and porters from the surrounding areas of Jining, and transported all the materials to Haicheng before the end of the year, which is not a big problem.

But there must be no mistakes in this process, and the sooner the better.

At this time, Xu Changqing was not sure whether the Dolgon brothers would start at the end of the year or at the beginning of the year.

If it is the end of the year, according to the efficiency of the Eight Banners, it will be possible to kill the city of Haicheng in a few days.

However, Xu Changqing can't show this kind of thing, and it can't dampen the interest of the people and cause panic.

The Daqing River, including the surrounding coastal waters, has also been frozen at this time, and the ice-breaking action must be urgent.

The death of Juehua Island, others may have forgotten it, but Xu Changqing has not forgotten it!

Whether it is too laborious and expensive to dig ice by manpower, and the efficiency is not high, Xu Changqing also took the time to take Zhang Dagong, Li Zhu and others to try to blast it with gunpowder.

Dig small holes in the ice and use black. Fire. The explosive force of the medicine explodes the ice.

After several failures, and even the killing of several people, the effectiveness of technology began to show.

In just a dozen days, the ice surface was shattered within a radius of dozens of miles around Haicheng.

With the arrival of materials from Jining and Qingzhou Mansion, the granary is also being built rapidly, almost one day at a time, and hundreds of huge greenhouse warehouses are beginning to be filled.

More temporary gathering places are also being built at a rapid pace.

Others such as coal, firewood, hay, horse fodder, etc., all kinds of materials, are frantically gathered to Haicheng from various surrounding areas.

……

In the midst of this busyness, time is also passing rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.

Haicheng is already full of New Year's flavor at this time.

Different from last year's Haicheng when it was first established, at this time, after more than a year of hard work, Haicheng already has a lot of foundation.

Festive red lanterns are hung outside almost every house, and many children have changed into new clothes in advance, running and frolicking in the streets and alleys of joy.

Their childhood, for the first time, was so enjoyable and truly carefree.

The eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law are all men who have taken their holidays, strolling around the commercial street in the center of Haicheng, not far from Xu Changqing's Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion.

It is said to be a commercial street, but in fact, it is more accurate to say that it is a commercial area.

This commercial area covers an area of nearly 50 acres, with one side directly extending to the sea, and there are thousands of shops of various kinds.

It can be said that all kinds of goods from all over the world, including those flying in the sky, swimming in the water, crawling on the ground, all kinds of ingredients, and playthings, are almost everything.

Of course, almost half of it is Xu Changqing's industry, and it is the masterpiece of Xu Changqing's housemates.

At the end of the year, Xu Changqing gave a generous salary to the sons and daughters of the model army, including many auxiliaries, civilian husbands, and sailors.

And most of the people who work in various jobs also get good salaries.

This also makes the population of Haicheng not too much, but the purchasing power is already quite strong, and it also sets off the New Year's flavor more and more.

Inside the Temporary Officer's Hall.

The crackling of the charcoal fire in the brazier dispels the fine snow outside and the violent north wind, and bakes the interior like spring.

All the bigwigs of the Political Affairs Bureau are listed, and Li Hongyun is summarizing this year's year-end report to Xu Changqing in detail at this time.

After the report, we are going to take a holiday, everyone has been busy for a year, and we can finally take a good rest, and the harvest of this year's Shandong Left Association is really huge, and everyone's mood is excellent.

However, under Xu Changqing's throne, Li Yan, the military advisor on the left, had a smile on his face, but there was obvious worry in his eyes.

He was the only one who knew Xu Changqing's prediction of the Qing army's entry into the customs.

After Li Hongyun finished reporting, Xu Changqing generously gave each big man another red envelope of a sheep, and sent them away with a smile, but Li Yan stayed.

"Hehe, military advisor, you don't have to keep a tight face. Even if the Tartars do come, it doesn't matter. We're well prepared! ”

Xu Changqing smiled and patted Li Yan's shoulder.

Looking at Xu Changqing's proud and confident appearance, Li Yan felt a lot more at ease, but after a moment, he frowned a little and said: "Uncle, I'm not worried about Haicheng, mainly around Zhanhua and Lijin, when the time comes, what should those people do?" Do we want to plan ahead? ”

Xu Changqing tasted the tea slowly, "If the Tartars want to enter the customs, it is estimated that eighty percent of them will go to the line of Xifengkou." ”

Xu Changqing pointed to the map and drew a line with his big hand.

Li Yan quickly understood what Xu Changqing meant, "Uncle, you mean that we will ...... again when the time comes."

"Huh."

Xu Changqing smiled: "Military advisor, how can there be a perfect thing in this world?" There are some things that people can know if they don't experience them. Don't worry, although the defense of Xifengkou is not very good, the beacon fire is no problem. If the Tartars really enter the customs, we will definitely receive the news as soon as possible. Go back and have a good rest, and spend more time with General Hong. Otherwise, I guess she'd have come to me with a knife. ”

Li Yan had relaxed a lot, but he smiled bitterly: "This woman is playing with her life, and she is more ruthless than me." I was in the barracks almost every day. I went home more often than she did. Uncle, my subordinates have given you an early greeting in advance. Hopefully, our worries won't come true. ”

Finally sent Li Yan away, Xu Changqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If the Qing army doesn't come, how can it be!

Dolgon, they've been sharpening their knives for a long time!

However, compared to the Tartars, Xu Changqing is more worried about the Wandering Army!

I just beg Li Zicheng to become them, and don't make any more moths when the Tartars enter the customs.

At this time, it was just early in Shen Shi, and it was still early for dinner, Xu Changqing did not go back to the back house directly, but came to the inner study, lit an incense, closed his eyes and recuperated.

In later generations, many men had a habit of not going home immediately, but lighting a cigarette in the car and staying by themselves for a while.

Because these few minutes, ten minutes, are the time that really belongs to you.

At this time, although Xu Changqing was much happier than in later generations, not only did he not worry about eating and drinking, but the beauties in the back house were like clouds, and there was not much pressure in a short period of time, however, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the exiled people's army, including the imperial court, were like dark clouds, always shrouded in Xu Changqing's head, so that he did not dare to slack off for a moment.

"Yikes."

"Master, you're here."

Xu Changqing had just been lying on the tiger skin throne for a while, and was just thinking about whether to light a bag of cigarettes, when a happy voice suddenly came from the side room next to him.

After a while, Mei Yan, who was wearing a purple dress, walked in in surprise.

Today she was on duty at Xu Changqing's inner study, I thought that Xu Changqing would not come over today, and she wanted to go back to the back house directly, but she didn't expect Xu Changqing to come over.

Looking at the delighted Mei Yan, a smile also appeared on the corner of Xu Changqing's mouth.

Compared with Li Youwei and Wu Sanmei, to a certain extent, Xu Changqing prefers royal sisters like Gu Hengbo and Mei Yan, especially the royal sisters with stories.

Because they have experienced hardships and know the preciousness of a stable life, it will hurt people even more.

Although the young girls are full of youth and vitality, Xu Changqing is really not interested in coaxing them today, and wants to enjoy a moment of tranquility in front of him.

Smiled and took Mei Yan in his arms, kissed her pretty face, Xu Changqing smiled: "How are you doing these days?" Your seafood should sell well, right? ”

Mei Yanqiao's face suddenly turned red, and she leaned happily in Xu Changqing's arms, "Master, it's okay." At the end of the year, it is estimated that there will be 10,000 taels of silver. However, master, what you said before is really accurate, and now we are not as good at fishing as before. The slave maid plans to see if she can go to the deep sea more after the weather warms up after the New Year. ”

Now, Xu Changqing has also contracted out some fishing business, and Mei Yan is very familiar with this business, so she will take over this business, and now she has four or five hundred people and more than a dozen boats of all kinds.

Xu Changqing nodded: "It's good to have this idea, in the future, our nets also need to be calibrated, and fish that are too small can't be caught, they must be released." This is the way to stay for a long time. ”

Mei Yan nodded and looked at Xu Changqing with admiration, "Master, the slave knows." It is really the greatest blessing in the life of a slave to meet you. By the way, master, I heard that Sister Tang Yu is pregnant......"

Looking at Mei Yan's squirming and expectant appearance, Xu Changqing was suddenly a little speechless.

There are too many women, and sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing, and I don't even have a time to be idle......

But Xu Changqing also came back to his senses at this time, Mei Yan had been raised by her for a long time, but she had never been able to really eat it......

At this time, even if he was a little tired, Xu Changqing could only work a little more......

However, not long after the two of them entered the rhythm, the mournful voices of the soldiers outside suddenly pierced the warm picture.

"Newspaper—"

"Jizhen emergency war report! On the morning of the 27th day of the lunar month, the Qing army broke through the Xifeng Pass and had entered the hinterland of Jizhen! ”