Xu Xingxia immediately sat down in front of Zhang Qiuqing, straightened up, looked focused and meticulous. In fact, in his heart, he was thinking about what Zhang Qiuqing was going to do when he came to Weizhenbao. There is no doubt that there is nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, Zhang Qiuqing must have some conspiracy when he arrives this time. The point is, what exactly is this conspiracy.

After Zhu Zhizhi came out and said hello to the two, she quietly retreated. Her excuse was that she was boiling water, and as for whether it was really boiling water, only God knows. However, it is clear that she does not like to see Zhang Qiuqing, that is for sure. When Zhang Qiuqing was at the door of the teahouse just now, Zhu Yuzhi was still reading in the teahouse. However, after Zhang Qiuqing came in, she was behind the screen.

The old-fashioned teahouse is not only expensive to death, but also picks people to do business...... Are they really in business? I mean, you don't want to make it so obvious, right? Keep going like this, and the idiots will know that there's something wrong with your teahouse.

Zhang Qiuqing naturally didn't know the trick behind it, he looked at Xu Xingxia happily, and said straight to the point: "Xu Baihu, I came today mainly to tell you that Wang Shoulu was unfortunately killed, and the future defense of Weizhenbao will depend on you." In the past, Wang Shoulu managed Weizhen Fort, which was indeed not very good. I hope that when you take over, you can make Fort Wytown even better. ”

Xu Xingxia said modestly: "I am only a shallow learner, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on important responsibilities." ”

Zhang Qiuqing smiled dryly, and said with hatred: "Young man, you should have momentum, don't be like us old men!" You are young and promising, and it is time for you to take on heavy burdens. With your military exploits, you can be called the first person in my Ningxia Town in a hundred years, and no one can match it. Managing a small Fort of Willtown is a big deal for you. If you're not up to it, then I can't find someone who is up to it. ”

Xu Xingxia thought to himself, if I believe you, I will be a pig's head. If these words came out of Deng Rubai's mouth, maybe I would still believe a little. You Zhang Qiuqing and Peng Feng are exempt. If something goes wrong, it must be a demon, the more Zhang Qiuqing shows goodwill, the more vigilant Xu Xingxia becomes.

Zhang Qiuqing did not bring troops here, obviously he did not plan to do it face to face. He must have resorted to other means. Could it be that Zhang Qiuqing is ready to borrow the hand of the Tartar to deal with himself again? It's very likely. Sobud was attracted by this Zhang Qiuqing. Since there is a first time for this kind of thing, there will be a second and third time...... There is enough evidence to show that the Tartars must have planted a lot of fine works in Ningxia Town to provide a full range of information for the Tartars. And some people in the guard army have a certain degree of connection with the fine work of these Tartars. These people are the Han annihilation of foreign countries. In these years, there is a lack of everything, that is, there is no shortage of Han annihilation. In the history of China, no matter what period it is, the most indispensable thing is the Han Dynasty.

Xu Xingxia accepted it when he saw it, and said with an awe-inspiring expression: "Since this is the case, my subordinates will thank Lord Deputy Qianhu for their love." Weizhenbao is a burden, and his subordinates have worked hard to shoulder it. It's just that the ability is limited.,Please also ask the deputy Qianhu Lord to give more guidance in the future.。 ”

Zhang Qiuqing smiled with satisfaction and said, "Young man, this is right!" Don't look at the small place of Weizhenbao, the population is only 3,000, and the height of the city is no more than three zhang, but although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, if you can manage Weizhenbao well, it will not be a problem to manage larger towns in the future. This is very beneficial for your future growth. When our generation is old, we will eventually retire, and in the future, it will be the world of your young people. ”

If he hadn't known Zhang Qiuqing's details, Xu Xingxia would definitely be grateful for his words. You see, how sincere and tempting it is, as long as you are a little soft-hearted, maybe you will be moved to tears. But now, Xu Xingxia has a creepy feeling. Because, he is convinced that the better Zhang Qiuqing says, the more vicious the conspiracy behind it will definitely be.

Xu Xingxia straightened up and didn't speak, as if he was indeed very moved. Even, looking at the past from Zhang Qiuqing's point of view, vaguely, you can also find that there are faint tears flickering in the corners of Xu Xingxia's eyes. So, Lord Deputy Qianhu thought that his heat was enough, there was no need to continue to add ingredients, and he had other things.

Zhang Qiuqing seemed to hesitate for a moment, subconsciously looked around, and didn't see anyone else, before he said slowly: "Xu Baihu, have you been to see my old mansion in the back?" ”

Xu Xingxia said very honestly: "I've seen it from the outside, but I haven't gone in." ”

Zhang Qiuqing said expectantly: "Go, accompany me to my old mansion for a walk." ”

Xu Xingxia's first reaction was that Zhang Qiuqing had arranged an ambush in his old mansion, and once he went alone, a large number of knife and axe hands would immediately appear around him, dividing him into corpses. No way, in this crisis-ridden era, the conspiracy theories in his mind are too strong. At the same time, there are indeed a little more people who want to eliminate him from the **.

Fortunately, he reacted in a moment, Fort Weizhen was his own land, his eyes were dense, and he could feel a fly flying in. Where did Zhang Qiuqing go to ambush the knife and axeman? Could it be that the axe hand can fly in? With a slight smile of inadvertent self-deprecation, Xu Xingxia stood up and said respectfully: "Lord Deputy Qianhu, please." ”

Zhang Qiuqing stood up, walked out of the teahouse, led the way in front, and walked towards his old house. Along the way, I also met several military households. The main thing is that there is no time to dodge. They didn't expect that Zhang Qiuqing and Xu Xingxia would come out so quickly when they entered the teahouse. These military households that I met occasionally were very surprised to see Zhang Qiuqing and Xu Xingxia walking so closely. However, none of them said anything, and hurried out of the way.

After a while, Zhang Qiuqing's old house arrived. The old house of the Zhang family has no family members to live in, only three old families are in charge of taking care of the house and cleaning it every day, so when Xu Xingxia entered the gate, the places he saw were all clean. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are also lush and full of life.

It is said to be an old house, but in fact, the construction time is not very long, at most more than fifteen years. It was also renovated a few years ago. Back then, Zhang Qiuqing used the fact that he was a deputy thousand households and forced a large number of military households to work for free and built this mansion. Since the materials used are of a very good quality and the craftsmen are skilled, it does not look too old. It's because there is no one to live in, it seems a little deserted.

The house is a total of three in and three out, each out has a hall, four wings, and all kinds of flower halls, small living rooms or something. The size of the room is also moderate. In between, there is a large courtyard. The path of the courtyard is paved with bluestone slabs. In the place where the last female dependents lived, there were also lotus ponds, rockeries, pavilions and other buildings. In Fort Wytown, it is indeed the best house in the name.

According to the Ming Dynasty's Thousand Households, each Thousand Households had two deputy Thousand Households, one was in charge of the military and the other was in charge of Tuntian. Zhang Qiuqing is the one who manages Tuntian. As we all know, this is a relatively oily errand. With a large amount of money and food in hand, it is impossible not to stuff a little bit into one's pocket. However, this is not the most lucrative one. The most profitable thing is to use power for personal gain, and assign a large amount of land to his own name and keep it for himself.

By the time the wheel of the times marched to the forty-fourth year of Wanli, the situation of land annexation was already very serious, even in the Weisuo army. The officers became landlords, and the military households became tenants. Zhang Qiuqing used various means to continuously accumulate farm properties. It is estimated that the land under his name will not be less than 1,000 mu, which is the second largest number of fields in the 1,000 households. Who is the number one? Of course, it's Qianhu Peng Feng. has a large amount of land income, and Zhang Qiuqing's net worth is naturally not expensive.

Like the Xu family, it is quite rare to be able to keep twenty acres of land. In fact, in a sense, this is still a blessing to the Tartars. Because the Xu family's fields were often harassed by the Tartars, they could not be cultivated normally, so they didn't bother to find a way to occupy them. This is more or less the case with the military households at Fort Will. The military households in Pingyu City are not so colorful. Their fields have been swallowed up by the top, and they can only be reduced to tenants from above.

Last time, Xu Xingxia asked Deng Rubai to temporarily hand over the land north of Weizhenbao to himself for management, and Deng Rubai also agreed at that time. The most critical reason for this is not that Xu Xingxia issued a military order to build the three pass fortresses of Zhenyuan Pass, Da Bangkou and Chimukou within three years, but because this land has been attacked by Tartars for many years and is impossible to use. Otherwise, even if Xu Xingxia had the ability to build three pass fortresses within three months, it would be impossible for this land to be allocated to him.

Zhang Qiuqing took Xu Xingxia around the house, from the front living room, all the way to the side room, and finally came to the pavilion in the back garden. After sitting down in the pavilion, Zhang Qiuqing said slowly: "Xu Baihu, I plan to live in Pingyu City for a long time in the future, and this house is ready to be sold." Xu Baihu, if you think it's good, I'll sell it to you now for five hundred taels. My house, back and forth, but I threw a thousand taels of silver into it. Among them, there are many jobs that are not paid. ”

Xu Xingxia smiled and said, "Two hundred and fifty taels." ”

Zhang Qiuqing hesitated and said, "Four hundred taels." ”

Xu Xingxia insisted: "Two hundred and five! ”

Zhang Qiuqing thought about it, gave in and said, "Okay! Just two hundred and fifty taels! Who called you Xu Baihu? You have a bright future ahead of you, who do I care about if I don't care about you? Xu Baihu, if you soar in the future, don't forget me Zhang Qiuqing! ”

Xu Xingxia said lightly: "Thank you, Lord Deputy Qianhu." ”

(To be continued)