Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 246 More fear...

Xianqing three years, late December.

After three months of repairs, Zhongshoujiang City was officially completed.

Chen Qingsi stood on the tower of Zhongshoujiang City, looking at the scene in all directions, feeling quite excited. She said to Di Renjie behind him: "According to Captain Zhang, whenever the Turks and Xue Yantuo people want to go south, they will offer sacrifices here. Now we are here Build a surrender city here to see who they will sacrifice.”

This place was originally called Fuyun Temple, a very elegant name. It is on the north bank of the Yellow River. The terrain is spacious and flat, and the situation is very dangerous. When the Turks were powerful, every time they invaded, they would first send people to the temple to worship the gods and pray for blessings, and then herd horses and feed the troops to cross the river.

In the system of three cities, the middle city is the most important, and the other two cities are used as auxiliary.

Therefore, the selection of the location for Zhongshoujiang City is the most critical, and there is no room for sloppiness.

But Chen Qingsi personally explored the terrain and fell in love with this place at first sight.

There is no more suitable place than the Fuyun Temple. He even dared to assert that the historical Zhongshoujiang City was probably located here. There is also a [-]% chance of crustal movement or the Yellow River changing its course...

Di Renjie also looked in amazement and said: "This city will be like a nail, going deep into the hinterland of the grassland, frightening the tribes in all directions. At least it can guarantee peace for my northern border for twenty or thirty years."

Twenty or thirty years?

Who do you look down on!

Chen Qingsi smiled complacently, but did not let go of his hundred-year-old arrogance. He just said: "In seven days, it will be the Spring Festival. Because of me, the people of the three states are not allowed to reunite at home, and they feel quite uneasy. Huaiying, please make arrangements for New Year's Eve. , we will invite all serving people to have a meal here and watch the New Year together."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Kui and said, "Go to the rally and buy nine hundred sheep so that the people can have a sip of hot mutton soup and a bowl of fragrant wontons during the New Year. In addition, what are the festive firecrackers for the New Year?" Prepare some preparations for the New Year, and celebrate the New Year as if you are celebrating the New Year.”

He thought for a moment and said, "By the way, prepare some clean wedding money."

Chen Qingsi now has the spirit of a nouveau riche, selling nine hundred sheep at a time.

To put it into detail, he is truly a nouveau riche now.

Chen Qingsi never understood why military generals liked to fight in the past.

It wasn't until the spoils were distributed that he suddenly realized: fighting can make people rich.

This time, under Chen Qingsi's plan, Huang Heshou defeated Tiele's [-]-strong army. In addition to seizing their equipment, the biggest gain was the food and grass that accompanied them on the expedition: [-] sheep and more than [-] horses.

Of course, these captured materials must be turned over to the court, but the court also knows the rules. If the soldiers are not fed, who will sacrifice their lives?

Therefore, after a great victory, the court would use part of the captured spoils to reward those with outstanding achievements.

Chen Qingsi undoubtedly made the first contribution in this battle.

He received the most rewards.

There is also a custom in the army that a general who receives a reward must distribute a portion of the reward to his subordinates. You can take as much or as little as you like, but you must take it.

A truly ambitious general will often distribute all the rewards he receives to his subordinates. So that the next time you fight, you can unite your troops and gain more achievements.

Chen Qingsi is a little embarrassed here.

He is a civil servant with no soldiers, and he acts on behalf of the general manager Zheng Rentai by accident.

Li Zhi and Li Ji's original idea was to let Chen Qingsi watch Huang Heshou to prevent him from misbehaving.

As a result, Chen Qingsi directly made the first contribution.

The first contribution must be rewarded.

As a civil servant, Chen Qingsi could not overstep his authority and distribute the rewards he received to the Lingzhou soldiers and generals. He could only share a large sum of property with Di Renjie, Cheng Boxian, Zhou Kui and the Cheng family guards, and then reluctantly took the rewards alone.

This battle directly caused Chen Qingsi's net worth to skyrocket, increasing several times. No longer have to worry about people saying he is a softie.

Chen Qingsi's life is not extravagant, and his salary is enough to feed and clothe his family. But most of the people he interacted with were important people, and most of the gifts he received during holidays were taken from her dowry by Xiao Miaochen. Xiao Miaochen devoted himself to supporting her husband to achieve his career and never cared about these worldly things.

Chen Qingsi saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

He has money in his hands and a strong waist.

A mere nine hundred sheep, nothing to mention.

Di Renjie and Zhou Kui took orders at the same time.

As the New Year is approaching, Zhongshoujiang City is full of joy.

Chen Qingsi took Di Renjie, Zhou Kui and a group of Cheng family guards to make dumplings together.

The dumplings they made were made according to Chen Qingsi's requirements except for the fillings, and there was a wedding coin hidden in the dumpling.

Cheng Boxian stood aside and looked left and right. He tried to get involved, but it was a waste of flour. He rushed aside and was not allowed to interfere.

As for other people, they are more or less good at it.

People in this era are forced by life and have extremely strong hands-on skills. They can learn many simple things in one go.

Dumplings are a traditional Chinese delicacy that can be traced back to the pre-Qin Dynasty. It's just that the name is different, it's called wonton, which is the later transliteration of wonton.

According to Volume [-] of Duan Jiujiu's "Beihu Collection": Yan Zhitui said, "Today's wontons are shaped like a crescent moon, and they are eaten all over the world."

It can be seen that wontons and wontons are dumplings in the shape of a crescent moon, and Tianxiatongshi is food that is available all over the world and is not a specialty of a certain place.

However, eating dumplings on the first lunar month began in the Ming Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, dumplings were eaten on the winter solstice.

In the Tang Dynasty, dumplings were just regarded as an ordinary food and had no special significance.

Chen Qingsi didn't care about this, but the Chinese customs were deeply rooted in his bones. At this special time, in a special place, and in a special way, he wanted to have a good New Year with the people gathered in the city.

Cheng Boxian watched as each piece of cake was stuffed into the wontons and said with a smile, "Sir, he knows so many tricks."

Chen Qingsi said: "We have to celebrate the New Year."

"Sir, there is someone outside the city who claims to be a talented person. He said that he has something to come to see you, sir."

Chen Qingsi patted the flour on her hands and said, "You continue to pack, don't be lazy."

He said that he was about to go out, but seeing that Cheng Boxian couldn't hold it any longer, he dragged him away together, not because he was afraid of danger, but because he was afraid that no one would be able to control him and cause trouble in his absence.

Sijie Yingcai looked at Zhongshoujiang City, a hint of fear and a bit of shock flashed in his eyes.

In this deep winter, when Si Jie Yingcai looked at the fortress in front of him, there was a slight trace of sweat on his back and forehead.

Wherever he looked, he saw Chen Qingsi and Cheng Boxian approaching from a distance. He quickly dismounted his horse and walked forward quickly, saluting with respect and awe: "I've met Mr. Chen!"

Because of his admiration for Chinese culture, Sijie Yingcai was naturally close to Chen Qingsi, a great Chinese scholar, and admired him very much.

As the smuggling incident escalated, Chen Qingsi coerced his father to surrender. Chen Qingsi admired his fearless courage. Then Chen Qingsi made a plan to defeat the strong with the weak, defeat Tiele of the fifth surname, and save their clan from disaster. Admiration turned to respect.

Now standing in front of Zhongshou Jiangcheng, the mentality of thinking about talents has turned into awe.

More fear...

(End of this chapter)