Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 86 Qin Ye Worried About His Daughter
The convoy gradually drifted away, and the Luoyue Pass behind it also became smaller and smaller and gradually blurred.

Walking on the official road, Duan Hong, who was walking in front, gradually leaned towards him. Zhang Jinyu saw that Duan Hong wanted to ask something, but he kept silent, so he asked first;
"What is it, General Duan?"

Duan Hong who was riding on the horse blushed and said;
"I have a little doubt, I want to ask Lord Hou for advice."

"Tell me, what doubts can you have that troubled you, a veteran?"

Zhang Jinyu naturally answers every question, and treats his own people very well.

Duan Hong knew that Master Hou treated his own people well, but he didn't expect to be so easy-going, so he said more respectfully;

"Master Hou, there is one thing that I don't know at the end, that is, did the general at Luoyueguan really tell the truth? The cotton coat is still on the way, but we gave them the spare cotton coat, what?"

Zhang Jinyu thought it was something that stumped the old general. It turned out to be this. Seeing the question he asked, he also understood that the old general is an honest person.
"My General Duan, that padded coat will never arrive."

"How could this be?"

Duan Hong was taken aback when he heard this, how could it be possible!
"General Duan, let me ask you, what is the number of Luoyue Pass defenders?"

"Back to Lord Hou, there are 1 defenders at important passes. He only has 5000!"

Duan Hong said the number without thinking.

Zhang Jinyu also praised him in his heart. This is someone who understands the military system of Dawu thoroughly, but he doesn't understand politics.

Then he slowly told the whole story. The quota given by the imperial court was 1 people, but the military salary was only half.

If he was on empty pay, he might still have money to buy it, but 5000 men and horses are a lot, and he has no money at all. There are very few generals who can be so responsible in Dawuguan. Which general in the pass does not eat empty salary and drink soldiers’ blood , so I respect him as a man.

Duan Hong couldn't believe it when he heard that, the interior of the pass was so corrupt, then, thinking of the fact that the Marquis outside the pass actually paid the military salary, as well as food and clothing, the old general didn't know that it was the Marquis himself who used the money to support the soldiers Woolen cloth.

"Master Hou is merciful. I, Duan Hong, are not ungrateful. From now on, Lord Hou will fight wherever he dictates, and heaven and earth will advise him."

"Okay, old general, it's not that serious. I haven't reached that point yet. I won't take my brothers to hell. Live a good life slowly."

Zhang Jinyu smiled, patted Duan Hong on the shoulder and said in relief,
"Master Hou."

Duan Hong's eyes turned red in an instant and he choked up and called Hou Ye, but he couldn't make a sound anymore.

Soon, the brigade arrived at Shanyang County, one of the nine sides of Dawu. After passing Shanyang County, it was Shuoyang County. It was getting late.

Zhang Jinyu ordered everyone to find an open place to camp, rest, and cook.

Soon Duan Hong found a huge open space not far from the official road, behind the leeward slope on the other side, and began to send out guard posts, and the rest of the people set up camp.

When the follow-up people arrived, they also rested here. Zhang Jinyu got off the horse and came to the carriage to ask if her mother was okay. Wang replied that there was no problem, and she got off the carriage after everything was arranged.

Seeing that everything was fine, Zhang Jinyu led the two guards of cavalry, intending to go out to hunt some prey and fight teeth.

This Dawu is actually bigger and richer in products. Not far away, there are elk, roe deer, and hares everywhere. It is simply an animal paradise.

After saying hello and leading the brigade of cavalry to start hunting, Zhang Jinyu put on a four-stone longbow with great strength, stretched the bowstring and shot an arrow.

With a sound of "whoosh", an elk in the distance fell down in response, and the people behind followed closely and dragged the prey back. Of course, the others also killed a lot of robes and hares, and there were also a lot of elk.

The most rewarding thing is that everyone hunted and killed a wild boar. Of course, a lot of effort was wasted.

Seeing a large cart full of prey, everyone returned to the camp contentedly, and started grilling naturally, with a lively atmosphere.

And the capital,
Rongguo Mansion,
Jia Zheng of Jia's mansion changed his official uniform after coming back from court, and was about to go out in a hurry when he put on casual clothes. Seeing this, the second wife hurriedly asked,

"Master just came back, why go out?"

"Well, there is still something to do in the hall, so I need to go to the Ministry of Industry"

Jia Zheng didn't even look back, and hurried out of the courtyard gate. The second wife saw it and was still muttering, what's the matter, so urgent.

It turns out that Jia Zheng hastily went to the internal affairs to inquire about it in detail since you, Jia Zhen, talked about repairing the Hou's mansion.

The steward Wang received them, and according to the wishes of the inner minister Dai Quan, they should be repaired. Jia Zheng repeatedly nodded and promised to complete the task. Afterwards, Dai Xiang knew about it and reported it to Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu had long wanted to promote Jia Zheng, so he directly promoted Jia Zheng to a higher level to become Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Industry, and Qin Ye, the supervisor in charge of specific repairs, also became the head of the Ministry of Industry. The two naturally smiled and cared more. The matter of the Hou Mansion.

When Jia Zheng came to the hall, he found Qin Ye from a long distance away, a well-behaved old official with a kind face and a rich appearance.just said;

"Boss Qin, I think the construction will start tomorrow, and it's getting late, so try to finish it as soon as possible, what do you think?"

Qin Ye saw that it was his boss, Jia Zheng, and replied respectfully;
"Then do it according to Yuanwailang's wishes. The next official will lead people to the Hou's Mansion tomorrow morning to prepare for the start of work, and there will be no delay."

Seeing Qin Ye's resolute assurance there, Jia Zheng was also relieved, and continued with a smile on his face,
"Trouble Master Qin, we are all new here too, so get closer in the future."

"Then bother Mr. Jia more, I'm a high-ranking official."

"Where is it, Brother Qin, let's take a rest, we are summing up, and see which plan is better."

"Yes."

The two sat in the hall and took out two blueprints. One was to reinforce and repair the original foundation and replace the broken solid wood and wall bricks. building completed?

Jia Zheng specifically asked Dai Neixiang about this matter, Dai Quan thought about it and reported it to the emperor, but Emperor Wu generously agreed to this matter, if it is completed, there will be three tall buildings in the capital.

The capital cannot build high-rise buildings. Except for the palace, the capital cannot have buildings higher than the imperial city. Of course, the Tianxiang Building in Ningguo Mansion was specially approved by the Supreme Emperor. Yes, this building will be the third tallest building.

After reading it, the two decided to start construction at the same time. Half of the people will repair the Marquis Mansion, and the other half will continue to build the building. There will be no delay, but the construction period will be delayed. After all, the high-rise buildings are all manpower, so the efficiency is naturally slow.

After discussing properly, the two left the Ministry of Industry and went back to their homes together.

Naturally, Qin Ye went back to his family directly. He was relatively poor all his life, and he didn't have many friends. That is to say, there were a few old friends in the Hanlin Academy, all of whom were from poor families who had no ambitions.

I have spent my whole life so far, drinking tea, chatting and criticizing the injustices in the world today, which is also a great joy in life.

It's his own daughter, alas, when thinking of his daughter Qin Keqing, Qin Ye's heart aches for a while. If you drag it, you will become an old lady, or drag your boss, Jia Zheng, to make a matchmaker, and see if there is any good family.

Qin Ye thought about it carefully again, this is not right, it is not right after we have only known each other for a few days,

There is also the appearance of my own daughter, who cannot go out. As the saying goes, a beauty is a disaster, and I am just a small master, so let's wait and see.

After thinking about it, he arrived at his mansion, got out of the car, entered the door, and went to the main hall to drink some tea.

In the east room of the Qin Mansion, Qin Keqing's boudoir, there is a stunning beauty, wearing plain cotton clothes, plain and gentle, but after all, she cannot conceal her bright and charming, flirtatious eyes, snowy skin, and plump and round figure.

Maid Baozhu said outside,
"Miss, miss, the master is back."

When Qin Keqing heard Baozhu's voice, she put down her needlework, got up and took Ruizhu to the main hall to greet her father.

When I came to the main hall, I saw my father drinking tea silently there, as if he had something on his mind, so he came to say hello,
"Father is back, today is going well."

Qin Ye came back to his senses when he heard his daughter's questioning voice, and felt ashamed secretly when he saw that his daughter didn't even have a gold hairpin on her head.

"Fortunately, I can repair the house for the Luoyunhou Mansion tomorrow. It took me several days to draw the blueprints alone."

Qin Keqing, when he heard the word Luo Yunhou, he thought of the great victory in Pingyang County, which was full of turmoil in the capital, and asked;
"Father, is that General Zhang Jinyu who won the victory in Pingyang County before?"

"Well, yes, it's him. What's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)