The rise of the prince

Chapter 425 Hot Potatoes
In Jiangzhou in October, the weather began to turn cold, the grass and trees on the roadside were withered and yellow, and the muddy ground at the corner of the wall began to precipitate snow-white frost.

Early in the morning, the sun rises high, dispelling the shrouded milky white mist, and more and more pedestrians come and go.

People are not surprised by the many female workers in soap and green bunts. They clean the streets on time every day before the market is busy and before most people get up.

By the time most people got up, they had already gone back.

The streets are covered with bluestone slabs and bricks, and the air is gloomy and cold. Many passers-by on the streets began to wear thick winter clothes. An old man selling charcoal was pushing a wheelbarrow to hawk around.

One after another, porridge and cake sellers by the river also began to set up stalls and yell. Together with the steamer, the hot mist filled the air, and the fragrance was overflowing, making the stomach growl.

A few green shirts and patched vegetable farmers drove donkey carts and sent the carts of vegetables to the Yamen of the North Beijing Transit Envoy's Mansion. Every day they would get together and sell the vegetables.

Li Laosi, the leader, is a vegetable farmer in this area. Like the others, he makes a living by growing vegetables and selling tofu, but he has never done such a big business. He sells vegetables by truckload, and his face is full of smiles these days. flower.

When he had nothing to do, he would go to the teahouse to sit, and he heard those scholars talking about King Pingnan everywhere.He looked unhappy, but he was stupid and didn't bother to argue with those people, what happened to King Pingnan?
King Pingnan gave them a way to make money, and cleaned the city every day, making them feel comfortable.

On the contrary, those scholars who grind their mouths every day, as well as those officials and lords, only talk about big things that their old farmers can't understand every day. What happens in the end?Nothing was done.

He talked big for a few years but didn't do a big thing. He talked about suppressing the bandits every day, and shouted to catch the bandits every day. In the end, the Black Mountain bandits became more and more rampant, and even entered the city to kill people. There were people collecting protection fees every day around the ferry, but no one dared to speak out.

But once King Ping'an came, Jiangzhou City is at least not in a mess now, even looking at it is comfortable, it's better than talking big and doing nothing.

Thinking of this, Li Laosi jolted the donkey cart, and a few vegetable leaves fell off. He hurriedly ordered his grandson to pick it up: "You can't throw such a clean place around, it's ruined."

The grandson was obedient and ready to pick it up, but unexpectedly, the literati in long gowns passing by would pick it up first, and then throw it into a bamboo basket by the side of the road.

The ground was clean again, and the long-clothed literati left without saying anything after picking it up, humming a little tune.

Li Laosi thought to himself, he probably thought the same thing, don't waste such a good place.

After more than a month, a small number of people began to feel that there seemed to be no major incidents in Jiangzhou, but it was extraordinarily comfortable and smooth to live in, and there were much fewer petty thefts, and walking on the street was not as frightening as before. But as for the difference, few people can understand it.

However, in restaurants and teahouses, there are not many arguments about criticizing Pingnan Wang for his inaction, and Pingnan Wang being confused.

It's just that people get tired of hearing too much, and not many people pay attention to it.

As for Li Xingzhou in the villa, in addition to going shopping every day, observing changes, and training new troops.

The training of the new army should not be slackened. He has a bottom line in his heart. The return of Jiangzhou's bottom order is just the beginning. There are always real vicious people in the world, but they haven't surfaced yet, but he has already begun to make arrangements.

It's just that many people don't realize it.

In addition, it is basically impossible to solve the banditry in Montenegro without a war, but how to completely solve the banditry problem is a big problem.

As He Zhao said, the black mountain bandits themselves were forced to become bandits by the imperial court. Once the official way was repaired, the people in the west of Taihang Mountain had no way out and could only rebel.

But having said that, the imperial court was also right, whether it was out of consideration of resisting the Liao Kingdom, or out of consideration of benefiting the people in the north, going north to the official road must be built.

All parties have their own reasons. There was too much bloodshed during the period. The imperial court and the Montenegrin bandits have become unending enemies. For the stability of the Jiangzhou generation, this battle cannot be fought, but if it will be fought, he does not know to what extent. .

If all the new troops are brought in, then nine thousand gunmen and one hundred cannons will be fired. Li Xingzhou is confident that he will wipe out the Black Mountain bandits. Their advantage is that they run fast, but can they be faster than bullets and shells?

Only in this way, the blood debt is deepened.If this kind of hatred is to be completely stopped, unless he wipes out all the villages hidden in the mountains in the west of Taihang Mountain, south of Taiyuan Mansion, and east of Luliang Mountain, leaving no men, women or children behind.

This is a hot potato.

The Yang family in Taiyuan, the Yang family has always been a wealthy family. It has gone through several generations and won the favor of the emperor. Naturally, they are loyal to the emperor and vow to defend the border to the death.

Yang Wenguang, a member of the Yang family, is over fifty years old. He is not only the magistrate of Taiyuan, but also in command of the military forces of the Three Hands, and is the commander of the Three Hands.

The so-called Sanjiao refers to the three important military towns bordering the Liao Kingdom to the west of the Taihang Mountains in the north, Daizhou, Ninghua, and Baode, all of which formed independent armies, collectively called Sanjiao.

And concurrently commanding the military of the Three Crossings means that the commander of the Daizhou, Ninghua, and Baode armies is in charge of the Jingguo border defense to the west of Taihang Mountain, and has the right to mobilize the three major military towns that confront the Liao.

You must know that these three important towns set up three armies, and each army can have hatchbacks, each with 2 people.

To put it bluntly, what the emperor meant was that Yang Wenguang could recruit up to 12 soldiers!

This is a great trust!Of course, the emperor was not stupid, because the Yang family naturally didn't have that many troops and couldn't afford to support them.But the words of the emperor are put there, it is grace and trust. The generations of the Yang family are grateful and loyal.

Because the money is used to support the army, although Yang Wenguang is a magistrate and a three-way commander, the Yang family mansion is only a big facade. Once you enter the door, the decorations are all green brick walls, not even plastered. Because it saves money.

The compound is not big, covered with withered grass, it looks like it has not been taken care of, and even the guards are sergeants in armor.

At the gate, lanterns with a big "Yang" character hanging on the two corners, swaying slightly in the wind.

The two sergeants were tired from standing guard and were shaking their shoulders. When they were about to change, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance.

Leaning forward and looking forward, what came was actually a cavalry team, five horses, the leader was a beautiful woman in light armor, combing a man's headdress, followed by four sergeants, with coils on their backs.

Five horses stopped in front of the door. While the sergeant on the left was still in a daze, the older man on the right recognized him, and hurried forward and cupped his hands: "I met Miss Wei!"

The woman got off her horse and said, "I'm looking for Mr. Yang, is he at home, please let me know."

"Here, wait in front of Ms. Wei, we'll report right away." After saying that, he walked inside, and even pulled the stunned brother.

After entering the gate, the brother came back to his senses: "What a beautiful lady, which family is this?"

"Don't talk nonsense, that's the daughter of Mr. Wei Chaoren's family, Jiedushi Guanbei Road. Mr. Wei and our master are family friends. Jiedushi, what an official, he is even older than my master."

"So powerful!" The new little brother was surprised.

"Hmph, that's why I told you to be careful. We fight against the Liao Kingdom, and Lord Wei also fights against the Liao Kingdom all the year round. The northern territory of our Jing Kingdom is very wide. Excluding the Sanjiao, we have crossed the Taihang Mountains, and there is still a large section that continues with the Liao Kingdom. Well, there is flat land everywhere, with no side in sight, no mountains at all, all the way to the sea in the east, and that area is under the control of Mr. Wei." The old sergeant talked eloquently as he walked.

"So it's like this. I haven't seen the other side of the mountain. Are there any mountains in this world?" The young sergeant scratched his head.

"Of course, it's rare and strange. You are still young, and you will have the opportunity to go there in the future. I have only been there twice on the other side of the mountain. When I went to deliver letters to the Anshun Army, you are now working in the Yang Mansion. If you deliver letters in the future, maybe the master will let you go." you go"

The two walked around the corridor as they talked, and soon arrived at the inner hall. After knocking on the door and clarifying the matter, Master Yang's voice came from inside: "Niece Wei, let her in quickly."

(End of this chapter)