"What Jin Ye said is that this vassal king is a trouble for the local government and the court, and with such a relative with the same surname, he can't ignore it, he has to come out in everything, and it is difficult to be vague about the past, after all, this ancestral law cannot be violated." Ma Chonghao said.

"King Lu and the eunuchs of the palace want more land and more benefits, which is actually the same as what we think, but Xuzhou and Yanzhou are close to each other, everyone has almost swallowed the land, we want to expand, they want to get rich, there must be conflicts between each other, if it is other heroes, it is just that, this King Lu Wangfu goes directly to the center, and uses the court and the official army to oppress people at every turn, and I don't know how much trouble it will cause to us, and we can't stay." Zhao Jin's words are a simple explanation, in order to seek secrecy, this operation is only known to the partners in advance, and when it is time to launch, he will start to select the family members and put together the team, but why he did this, Zhao Jin did not explain much, this time it was mentioned.

"Don't forget, it's less than thirty miles away from this Ziyang City, and there is a Qufu County, but there is a Yansheng Gong Confucius Mansion over there, which is not inferior to the wealth and power of the palace!" Ma Chonghao said with a smile.

Yan Sheng Gong is a first-class national prince, second only to the status of the vassal king, and the land industry he occupies even exceeds that of the Lu Wangfu, and it is also the top behemoth in Shandong. ”

When Zhao Jin led the team back to Jining City, it did not cause any alarm, and even many people did not know that there was such a transfer, the prisoner camp on the edge of the Zhao Ziying station has now been empty, and in the past few days, the exile captives have been taken by a team to the junction of Xuzhou and Shandong, where they will briefly replenish and recuperate, and then some will go to Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion in Nanzhili and Suzhou in Fengyang Prefecture, and some will return to the granges in Yanzhou Mansion in Shandong, It's just that his identity has become a tenant of Zhao Jin in Xuzhou.

No one asked Zhao Jin what he had done, but he reported to the government affairs at the beginning, and to Zhao Jin's surprise, Xu Housheng brought news from Wang Zhaojing's side: "Third Brother Wang said that now many fields in the west and south of Jining are already the property of the eldest brother, and then the resettlement is carried out, it is better to let the captives go directly to these places, which are close to each other, and the money and food consumed on the road are also less, and the nearby resettlement can also make these people feel at ease." ”

"I'd rather spend more money on food, than let these captives stay in their hometown, when the disaster and war are chaotic, they are panicked, naturally obedient and docile, if they are too hungry, it is inevitable that they will have more thoughts, don't be reluctant to spend, our savings have been enough over the years, the situation has expanded, and there will be more in the future." Zhao Jin made a decision, and Xu Housheng hurriedly wrote it down.

Xu Housheng likes this kind of clerical work very much, in his opinion, this is doing great things, doing great things for his brother-in-law, and he also has the feeling of growing up.

Back to the camp, the most important thing is the placement of the prisoners, Xu Housheng sealed it after writing the reply, handed it to Zhao Jin to use the seal, and then arranged for someone to send it out, and then talked about business.

"How does it feel to go out this time, from the sea to the south?" Zhao Jin asked with a smile.

"Don't hide it from my brother-in-law, when I went out this time, I realized that I was a frog at the bottom of the well, it turned out that the world was so big" Xu Housheng said very sincerely.

I thought that Zhao Jin's inquiry was a polite concern between relatives, but I didn't expect Zhao Jin to ask in detail, from the few people who dealt with on the boat, all the way to the scenery of Macau, one by one, this detailed inquiry made Xu Housheng happy and surprised.

This trip to the sea, although the journey along the way was in a hurry, but Xu Housheng felt that he was different from before, his vision was broad, and his mind had changed a lot, he thought that he would be incompatible with Xuzhou, but he didn't expect his brother-in-law to understand his thoughts very well, talking about chatting, speaking of this time Xu Housheng had an understanding, it turned out that his brother-in-law has always been a vision, not a brother-in-law who understands himself, but I am afraid that it is until now, he can barely keep up with the train of thought, this kind of bosom friend, and can feel that his own knowledge and mind have improved, and he is naturally happy.

The reason why Xu Housheng was surprised was that he knew that Zhao Jin had never been out of any far, and that time he went to Beijing was the only time, and most of the rest of the time, he went north to Jining with Xuzhou as the center, and went south to Qingjiangpu, which has never exceeded this range.

The two talked like this for more than an hour, until Louis outside sent someone to invite, and before leaving the military tent, Zhao Jin said to Xu Housheng: "There are many things you have to do in the future, and the Xu family's coal and iron business should be managed well, but don't limit the General Administration to this coal and iron, look more at the sea, and look more at the south." ”

Xu Housheng hurriedly agreed, he realized that the chat just now was not only Zhao Jin's curiosity and concern, Zhao Jin had been recording in the chat, Xu Housheng finally understood where Zhao Jin's strange writing came from, but it was very similar to Fanren's quill pen.

The significance of this more than an hour to Xu Housheng is more than that, I don't know how many people have seen it, Zhao Jin came back from outside, regardless of the dust and dust, regardless of so many major matters to deal with, but he talked with his wife and brother for so long, and this Xu Housheng should also pay attention to it in the future, maybe Jin Ye uses the meaning of his own family, and feels so relieved? Speculation is naturally not going to be said.

In the open space between the Zhao Ziying and the city, a few hundred steps away from the city wall, an earthen platform was built out of thin air, there are wooden and iron frames around the earthen platform, and there are thick chains scattered on the ground, cattle and horses and other big animals stop a hundred steps away, there is a cannon on the earthen platform, looking at the artillery that is with the Zhao Ziying team, the caliber is several times larger, and the length is also a multiple, such a huge artillery, placed there is shocking.

Although only one was placed there, it was awe-inspiring, and in addition, the eight cannons that had a mighty table under the city of Jining that day were facing the head of the city in the southeast corner.

"Brother-in-law, this is the twelve-pounder cannon I bought back in Macau, which has been test-fired in Xuzhou, and the shells and gunpowder have all been prepared." Xu Housheng said proudly.

"Big brother, the weight of this thing is not light, we used more than 200 people and more than a dozen cows, and it was not easy to get this position, probably aligned." Ji Xiang said excitedly.

Zhao Jin walked up to him and rubbed the rough surface with his hand, although the style is similar to his own artillery, but the details are completely different, this is a twelve-pounder cannon on a Western ship, the ship floats on the water, and can carry heavier things, so the weight and length of the ship cannon are larger than the guns used on land, and the charge is also exceeded, and the power is naturally stronger.

"If we build a better gun carriage, ten men, a few horses, it will be enough to maneuver." Zhao Jin said in a deep voice.

"Big brother has been out for the past few days, this Jining City has not been very peaceful, the day before yesterday he opened the city gate and rushed out once, and was directly blocked back, losing hundreds of lives, and the rest of the time the people who ran out along the city wall were also blocked, but the news should have spread, and people began to come to watch in the direction of Zou County, and they were caught by our horse team, saying that they were sent by Xu Hongru." Yoshika explains the movements of the past few days.

Zhao Jin left from the artillery erected on the earthen platform and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any news of Leizi?" ”

This question made the expressions of the people become heavy, Chen Sheng, Shi Manqiang and Ji Xiang all shook their heads, Zhao Jin exhaled, and did not continue to ask this, but said, "How is Xu Hongru over there?" ”

"It's weird to say, Xu Hongru has withdrawn the soldiers and horses attacking Teng County, and the soldiers and horses scattered in several places are also retreating towards Zou County, and I don't know whether to defend or fight with us?" Ji Xiang said with a smile.

With the gap in the combat strength of the two sides, Xu Hongru has no chance of winning, the more he does not move, the greater the possibility of defeat, but this Xu Hongru actually did not escape, but shrank his troops and horses and waited for the big battle, this looks stupid, Zhao Jin shook his head and smiled, thinking about the things he had discussed with Ma Chonghao, it was really confirmed, such a hero in peacetime, once it came to the point of real swords and guns, it was not worth mentioning.

"A few masters, I'm going to test the cannon later, please stay away." Louis shouted in a strange tone.

The artilleryman had already stepped forward and began to wash the barrel of the cannon and load the gunpowder, Zhao Jin and several people were retreating, Zhao Jin ordered as he walked: "The first regiment and the fourth brigade come forward, ready to seize the city at any time, and you go to write a few letters, just say that killing thieves is still meritorious now, if you wait for the city to be breached, then it will be regarded as the same party as anti-thieves, Daxiang and others arranged for someone to send the letter in with arrows." ”

Ji Xiang hurriedly agreed, and said again: "Big brother, you just came back, you must be tired, it's better to rest and rest, this Jining City is meat on the chopping board anyway, you can start at any time." ”

"It's time for all the officers and soldiers to enter Shandong, we don't have much time here." Zhao Jin replied indifferently.

At this time, you can see the head of the city under the city, many people probe their brains behind the battlements, and the actions of the Zhao Ziying did not hide from them, anyone saw the Xuzhou soldiers and horses in the base to build an earthen platform, and spent manpower and animal power to place a cannon on it, this cannon can be much thicker than the artillery on the day of the battle under the city, I don't know how powerful it will be, but what makes everyone wonder is that this cannon is not facing the city head or the city gate, but the muzzle of the cannon is pointing to the southeast corner of the city wall, there are just a few piers, and it is not a critical position like the city gate, I really don't know why.

As for the eight cannons at the head of the city, although everyone was hit by this cannon during the field battle, they are not very afraid now, the city wall is high and heavy, and these cannons cannot penetrate at all, so everyone can hide behind.

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