After Cheng Xiaolian arranged these things, he found that he was suddenly idle again, and the right people were sent everywhere, and this is winter, which is not suitable for raising troops to fight, and the New Year is about to begin, and the soldiers have no intention of fighting, but there is no annual leave in this year, and those soldiers also understand this truth, but at this time, homesickness is always inevitable.

The troops of later generations will also become a little more humane at this time, although it is a time of peace, but they will not be able to go home during the New Year, but their days will be much better than usual during the New Year.

Cheng Xiaolian also means this, this season is not suitable for war, and if you want to buy more meat and let the soldiers eat better, it will reduce some homesickness.

These things are set, the specific people will do it, Cheng Xiaolian has nothing to do, in this era has passed several New Year's festivals, there were no conditions in the past, and everyone was not in the mood to hold the New Year's Festival, but now it is different, Daming can be said to be sitting on the land of three provinces, although half of the country is not counted, but it is also a big New Year's Festival.

So these people decided to have a good year, Cheng Xiaolian also rushed back to Chengdu Mansion at this time, Chengdu Mansion has a strong New Year's flavor, the more difficult the day, the stronger the atmosphere of the New Year, the common people are counting on these days to be able to live a good life for two days, so even if the family is poor, they have to eat two full meals in these two days, and those with a little surplus grain will prepare some white flour steamed buns, and even buy a piece of meat.

Cheng Xiaolian went out and took a turn and found that the people's complexion was much better than when he first came, many people had smiles on their faces, years of war, and the year of being able to eat a full meal was considered a good year, so everyone showed a long-lost smile, they believed that the future would be better and better, and the people were content, so they also made up their minds to have one heart with the Ming Dynasty, as long as the Ming Dynasty was there, they would be able to eat enough.

Cheng Xiaolian went to the poorer places in the city and turned around twice, and found that there were still many people who did not even have dry food at home, and they were half-hungry for the New Year. However, they are still a little happy, because it is a blessing that no one in the family starved to death this winter.

Cheng Xiaolian glanced at Yang Youcai beside him: "Starting on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, open a warehouse to release grain, let the people have a full year, and put it on the fifth day of the new year, as long as it is a person from Chengdu Mansion and Chengdu Mansion, no one can come to receive a bowl of rice every day, we can't save all the people, we can save a little is a little." ”

Yang Youcai nodded: "Your Highness's merits are immeasurable, and the people will definitely be grateful to Dade." ”

"During the Chinese New Year, the rich families all want to have a peaceful New Year, and no one wants to go around and work because of a bowl of rice, and line up with the poor people, so most of these rice can be put into the hands of the poor, which can be regarded as a little thing that Cheng Xiaolian can do."

And Cheng Xiaolian is also going back to the mansion for the New Year, Xie Sanniang is also a guest in the mansion, they are now going to press the treasure on Wen Duruo's body, so try to follow Wen Duruo, and according to the thinking of people in this era, getting married is to give birth to a son to inherit the lineage, Xie Sanniang Of course they have to consider Wen Duruo's feelings, so the power is shifting to the south.

Of course, these things can't be hidden from Yang Youcai's eyes, Yang Youcai also reported this matter to Cheng Xiaolian, and Cheng Xiaolian laughed at it: "Just keep an eye on them first, don't worry about them for the time being, they have a request for my wife now, but they don't necessarily have to do anything bad." ”

Yang Youcai frowned: "Your Highness, I still don't understand this point, our Daming is now on the right track, why are you still entangled with those demons of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Cheng Xiaolian laughed: "You see, the White Lotus Sect has existed for hundreds of years now, why can they get a response from the common people every time they get an incident, if you can learn this, our Ming Dynasty can be regarded as really worry-free." ”

Yang Youcai pouted: "What's so strange about this, they give talisman water everywhere, those ordinary people can only drink their talisman water if they can't afford to be sick, and some of them happen to be good, they will immediately become famous, isn't it easy to start an army?" ”

Cheng Xiaolian snapped his fingers: "That's right, first of all, their attitude must be particularly amiable when they give alms, and the people will trust them, as I said earlier, as long as there is a bite to eat, the people will not choose to rebel, that is to say, as long as we can make the people of the world full, the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty will be forever worry-free." ”

Yang Youcai coughed: "Your Highness, these words are the way of the king, the art of imperial power, you can't tell me, fortunately I don't have two hearts, if you let people with two hearts hear it, you have to make trouble." ”

Cheng Xiaolian smiled: "Don't worry, even if someone with two hearts hears it, he can't make everyone in the world eat at all, if he can't break the existence of the class, then eating a full stomach is just an empty word, even if the country is rich and the people are safe, there will be people who are hungry." Of course, this question has nothing to do with us, let's recover the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty first. ”

Now it is the twenty-fifth of the lunar month, the weather in Chengdu is a little cold, but the south does not have the kind of warm fire kang that burns in the north, Cheng Xiaolian can only let people put some warm carbon, the coal atmosphere in the world is several, the original Ming Palace is used in the silver charcoal, its charcoal hoarfrost, smokeless, incombustible, not easy to extinguish, it has been recorded: the selection of its best storage basin is full, and the gap is covered with ash grits, and it is covered with copper wire, which is enough for a day and night. Entering this room, it is as warm as spring.

Of course, although this kind of silver charcoal can't be obtained in this situation, but good charcoal can still be obtained, and with Zhu Fu in the house, there is no need to worry about getting charcoal, which is what later generations called gas poisoning, or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Cheng Xiaolian walked into his mansion, Zhu Fu was beckoning people to hang lanterns everywhere, the red lanterns were hung up, and the entire mansion was filled with joy.

Seeing Cheng Xiaolian coming in, Zhu Fu greeted: "Your Highness, eat stew in the mansion at noon today, stay and eat." ”

Cheng Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "This is my door, of course I have to stay for dinner." ”

Zhu Fu laughed: "If I remember correctly, this is the first time Your Highness has had lunch at home in more than ten days." ”

"Okay, okay, let's go cook, I'll go see what the ladies are doing."

When I got to the backyard, the courtyard was empty, and it seemed that they were all warming up in their own rooms, Cheng Xiaolian scratched his head: "Every time I walk here, I am scared, which one to go to first?" Forget it, let's follow the old rules and throw away the shoes. ”

At this time, a laugh suddenly came from behind him: "Your Highness, you are too interesting. ”

As soon as Cheng Xiaolian turned around, it turned out to be Xiaolan who was serving in Du Ruo's house: "What are you doing here?" ”

"The wives are not at home, so I stay at home and work."

(End of chapter)