After saying goodbye to Ji Changfeng, Dong Ce rushed to the agreed restaurant, Bai Tianfu was already waiting-

The two actually fell in love, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they were so affectionate, they ordered wine and food, and they ate and drank.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Dong Ce also negotiated a business and increased the 500 catties of pig iron he originally purchased every month to 2,000 catties. The workshop under Dong Ce is now getting bigger and bigger, with more and more people, creating all kinds of equipment and tools, weapons and armor, and the demand for pig iron is also more, and five hundred catties is definitely not enough. But these two thousand catties have already reached the limit that Bai Tianfu can bear. In order to supply these, Hongci Fort has already stopped using iron by itself, and all iron is supplied to Rock Fort. Rao is like this, and it has to be processed day and night.

A connection with feelings has also achieved the goal.

After lunch, Dong Ce took people and rode horses to Yanghe City.

His current real difference is that the Panshi Fort in North Hebei Province is the garrison, and the virtual title is the deputy Qianhu of Yang Hewei, and the one who is about to be promoted in a blink of an eye is the commander of Yang Hewei, who is the commander of Yang Hewei, and the commander is the same knowledge, and he is more or less a Shangguan, and he must visit. But you don't need to have deep friendships, after all, it's not a serious matter. And the current guard officers are not as good as before, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, most of the guard officers such as commanders and envoys have become false titles, only in charge of some military households, and there are almost no soldiers in their hands, so they are even more declining. For example, Qi Jiguang Qi Shaobao, at the age of seventeen, inherited the position of commander of Dengzhou Wei, but he still had to take the martial arts examination, and then he flew all the way.

For example, Yang Hewei's commanders and commanders have been generals for generations, but now they are just idle and don't have much real power in their hands. It's just that there are dozens to more than 100 military households, and there are only seven or eight to 20 families under them. However, they are rich and tight, they have been officials for generations, and they have embezzled an unknown amount of land, and the land in Weili has basically been embezzled by them, and the military households of that year have become their tenants. Moreover, they also have industries in big ports such as Yanghe City, and a lot of silver has flowed in.

It is better to be more local squires than officers.

In terms of real power and strength in his hands, he is much worse than Dong Ce.

Dong Ce had already inquired about the residences of these people years ago, and he knew that he would have to visit and meet after the official appointment documents came down, and today he would be regarded as a confession.

Sure enough, these few people were not there, and they went to the Xuanda Governor's Office to pay New Year's greetings to Yang Sichang, and it was estimated that they were having dinner at this time. However, Dong Ce came in person, the greeting post arrived, the silver was taken, and the number of rites arrived.

The commander is twenty taels, the commander is ten taels, and the commander is ten taels, Dong Ce takes no more and no less, which is very regular.

As for Yang Sichang, the governor of Xuanda, he didn't go at all - with his level, even if he went now, he couldn't enter the gate, and Yang Sichang was afraid that he wouldn't see him at all. Dong Ce also had a different way, he knew that Hou Fangyu was celebrating the New Year in Yanghe City this year, so he asked him to bring a greeting note to Yang Sichang and give him a gift.

In this way, it can leave a deeper impression, and the gift is also prepared by Dong Ce according to his preference.

Back at Rock Fort, it was already dark.

Before entering the south gate, I saw a lively open space in the west outside the south gate, surrounded by a large number of people in the black, and there seemed to be a stage in the middle, with many lanterns lit on it, and the lights were bright. There is also the sound of Yiyiya, which seems to be particularly tortuous and tactful in the dark night. Almost a moment later, there was a cheer.

Li Gui was already waiting at the door, and when he saw Dong Ce, he stepped forward to explain.

It turned out that Li Gui invited the troupe from the nearby town to come over and sing opera for the people to relieve their boredom. Li Gui said that he made his own opinion, and asked the adults to forgive their sins. Dong Ce waved his hand and revealed the matter. He actually likes this very much, and it doesn't cost much to hire a troupe, but the effect is excellent.

There is no entertainment these days, the troupe is the biggest entertainment for the people, and the people welcome it. They not only love to watch, but also love to believe, even in later generations, there are many people who take the things played in the play as true.

This is a big event in the countryside, and it will be reversed for a long time, and the people will naturally remember Dong Ce's benefits.

……

The second day, the second day of the first month.

Here, the second day of the first lunar month is the day of going to the grave, and most of them worship their ancestors.

It's just that Dong Ce doesn't just need to worship his ancestors.

Early in the morning, Dong Ce's family went to Lingyidu. Dong Ce rode the horse beside her, Qiao Shi and Red Sleeves rode in the carriage, the eldest girl drove the car, the second girl sat next to her, and several family members around her guarded. These two girls, although they are clumsy, can do some work.

About half an hour later, we arrived at Lingyidu.

Looking at it from a distance, Lingyidu is still the same as before, but the Huanshui River has been frozen, and there is no one on the high gatehouse at the entrance of the town. However, on the outside of the gatehouse, there were four or five more men in cotton jackets, and Dong Ce looked at the other side of the Huanshui River, on a rather high hill, and there were also people standing on it and looking around.

Obviously, after the last Liuling Mountain bandit incident, Lingyidu, or rather, the Su family inside has been a lot more vigilant. I think these manpower are all arranged to be sentry, so that even if they can't resist those bandits, they can at least report early. With such a time to prepare, if the big families in the town want to run, they can bring more and more softness.

However, after the bandit incident last time, Liu Ruozai also sent a message to the surrounding military forts, asking them to pay more attention, and once they received the information, they must not hesitate to rush to the aid immediately.

Dong Ce's Rock Fort is still far away from Lingyidu, so he didn't receive it, but he has read the content of the document, and the wording is very harsh, and it can be described as a good scolding for these generals. It seems that Su Yimo used his relationship to exert some influence on Liu Ruozai, and Liu Ruozai was also in a bad mood. However, this time Dong Ce went to Zhenhe Fort, Liu Ruozai did not ask about it, indicating that he still trusted Dong Ce very much, and absolutely did not believe that he would do such a thing.

For orthodox scholars like Liu Ruozai, who are obsessed with their hearts, have read sage books, have an extremely clear position, and are extremely hostile to thieves, it is absolutely inconceivable to collude with the enemy as an official of the imperial court. But for Dong Ce, this is really nothing, and his values are incompatible with these literati.

"In the future, it seems that we should be more cautious in doing things, and we must not be caught by anyone and get any evidence. With Liu Ruozai's character, if he really learns that I did this, I am afraid that he will be the first to deal with me. ”

Thinking of this, Dong Ce secretly warned himself in his heart.

The group did not go directly to the grave, but went to the main gate of Lingyidu.

Dong Ce looked at it, the surrounding wall seemed to be in better condition than before, some gaps were filled, and the ditches that had been blocked outside were also re-excavated. Even if the few people standing at the door didn't know Dong Ce, they knew that it must be a dignitary when they saw this posture, and they didn't come up to salute, but they didn't dare to intervene.

After waiting at the door for a while, there was a sound of footsteps inside the door, and a man strode forward. This man is in his forties, tall and burly, wearing a straight body of green satin, wearing a six-way unified hat, and his waist is straight, and he looks different from other villagers at a glance.

It's the yellow season.

He has been living here, helping Dong Ce monitor the movements of the Su family, the last time those bandits from Liuling Mountain came to loot, Huang Ji was also unfavorable, because of his tall and strong body, he was robbed by these bandits, and it looked like he was going to be taken to the cottage to do coolies. However, the bandits of Liuling Mountain were sniped by Dong Ce and others, and they were killed and wounded, and Huang Ji took advantage of the chaos to run away. Not only did he run back, but he also rode a sturdy green mule back with a sheep, and on the way he met a slain bandit, and he groped around him and got a bag of silver.

Speaking of which, it's still a lot of money.

Seeing Huang Ji come out, Dong Ce hurriedly saluted and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang." ”

Huang Ji laughed, patted him on the shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile: "Many things are not seen for a long time, and my uncle misses you tightly." ”

In my heart, I am quite relieved, Dong Ceguan'er is getting bigger and bigger, but there is no shelf in front of him, this child's heart is reassuring. is also a debt of defending him like he did at the beginning.

Huang Ji looks a lot more comfortable than before, there is more meat on his face, and he even has the general's belly, it seems that his life is very good.

Hearing the movement outside, Qiao Shi also let the red sleeves help him get out of the car, and when he saw Huang Ji, his eyes were a little red: "Old Huang, all these years, I owe you a lot." ”

"Mrs. Sister-in-law, where did you say, my eldest brother was so kind to me back then, and let Hanchen accept so many grievances, but it was not mine." Huang Ji was also moved, but he was not rude, and saluted respectfully.

Qiao Shi shook his head: "What you owe to my family has already been repaid, and it is your affection." ”

Both of them were a little embarrassed, and after talking for a while, Red Sleeves and Dong Ce persuaded each other on the side, and they could be regarded as controlling their emotions. Qiao Shi simply didn't get into the car, so he was carried by the red sleeves, and the group walked along the outer wall to their own field. There was the sound of Xue Xue's footsteps behind him, Dong Ce looked back, but saw two people behind him, both wearing thick cotton jackets. Take a closer look, isn't it Dong Xu and his wife Qian? The two of them carried oil-paper snacks and some paper money in their hands, and followed behind secretly. It seems that when they spoke just now, they hid in the door and didn't dare to come out, and they didn't know if they were afraid of Dong Ce or Qiao's.

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