Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 67 Conception
Seeing the bewildered faces of Liu Baihu and others, Shen Zheng knew how they got there when they first came, and didn't understand why they had to register and make a register, so he smiled and said: "This is an arrangement made by the head of the family for the sake of the brothers' families. The head of the family said that those who eat our bowl of rice may lose their heads at any time. If the brothers go, what will the family do? The head of the house said that they will register the brothers. The booklet distributes pensions and silver taels to the families of the brothers, so that the families of the brothers cannot be left without money."

After listening to Shen Zheng's explanation, Liu Baihu and others understood the purpose of registering and making books.

At the same time, I also knew that after making the books, the family had to be sent to the mountain, otherwise, if something happened to me, wouldn't it be possible for Li Jing to send someone to Fucheng to send money to their family?
Once the bandits enter the city, if they are discovered, don't they seek death?
Of course, Liu Baihu also understood the meaning of sending his family to the mountain to have hostages.

But as long as you and others are sincerely surrendering, then you don't have to worry.

Didn't you see that the officers and soldiers suppressed the bandits this time, and the bandits are all desperate to protect these old people, women and children?

Several people looked at each other, knelt down in front of Li Jing almost at the same time, kowtowed a few times, and said, "Brother Renyi, I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate."

Li Jing leaned over to help them up one by one, and then said with a smile, "Don't thank me! I don't have any money, so thank you, Uncle Shen!"

Several people hurriedly turned to Shen Zheng to kowtow.

Shen Zheng hurriedly stopped the crowd and said: "You can thank me as long as you work hard for the master."

Liu Baihu and others hurriedly clasped their fists and said yes.

With Shen Zheng coming forward, Li Jing would not need to ask about the future.

Li Jing raised his eyes to look at the mouth of the valley, and then swept around the valley, only to see that all the battles were over and the battlefield was almost cleaned.

At this time, those dead and wounded are being processed, those who should be buried are buried, and those who should be treated are treated.

Although the scene was a bit chaotic, people finally did their duty.

Shaking his head slightly, Li Jing silently calculated in his heart.

The battle with officers and soldiers this time exposed many problems, and it also sounded the alarm for Li Jing. It seems that he needs to sort it out.

The first is to prepare for battle.

After several months of stable life, almost everyone on the mountain has no sense of crisis, including myself, their vigilance has dropped a lot.

If Li Jing hadn't sent Ma Wu out to collect intelligence, if Qing He hadn't taken a liking to Ma Shouye, and even if Ma Shouye hadn't revealed his identity to Qing He, Qing He wouldn't have cared about officers and soldiers suppressing bandits, which had nothing to do with him. question.

It can be said that everything is due to luck, which is why Qinghe learned the news, and at the same time told Ma Shouye the news, and then passed the news to the mountain to prepare himself.

For a long time, Li Jing believed that as long as he restrained his subordinates from looting everywhere, the officers and soldiers would not be alarmed, and the officers and soldiers would not come to suppress them.

But Li Jing ignored a problem.

That is, the bandits on the mountain need food and clothing, and all necessities for life must be purchased from the outside world.

In the past, the population was small, and there were not many materials to be purchased, which might not attract the attention of the government, but as the population on the mountain increased, more and more materials were needed.

For example, food, a few buckets of rice a day was enough in Jinniuling, but now it needs two or three stones a day.

Every time grain is transported from outside the mountain, at least a hundred brothers need to be mobilized. Can the government not see the transport of so much grain?Don't you pay attention?

Food is easy to say, after all, it is just to fill the stomach.

What about cotton?
Where do so many people need to wear clothes in the mountains?

And ironware.

Why transport so much iron into the mountain?
There are other kinds of materials.

As long as someone with a heart connects these together, they will infer that there are not too few people in the mountains, and they are planning to plot evil.

It can be said that even if there is no such factor as the Xu family, sooner or later the officers and soldiers will go to the mountains to encircle and suppress.

So how much preparation work have you done in this regard?

Li Jing thought about it carefully, then shook his head.

hardly. .

In Hongshanling, Li Jing is usually just training, training, and training.

Idle people are clearing land, building houses, clearing land, and building houses.

There was no defense facility built.

There are no monitoring and long-range defense facilities such as arrow towers and sentry towers.

Just say this valley.

Li Jing turned his head and looked around the valley.

This valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there is only one mountain pass that can accommodate dozens of people in and out.

If you don't consider going over the mountain, you only need to build a horizontal wall at the mountain pass to isolate the outside world from entering.

Considering that people in the valley also have to enter and exit, it is enough to build another gate.

As long as a few arrow towers are built inside the horizontal wall and a spear array is lined up inside the gate, not to mention two hundred officers and soldiers, even two thousand officers and soldiers will not be able to enter easily.

But after Li Jing found out where this place was, he didn't make any arrangements.

Li Jing thought of the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit, but what's the use of a lair without any defenses?
To attack, you must first defend.

Without a solid defense, no matter how strong your attack power is, you are still a rootless duckweed.

One defeat can completely destroy one's own foundation, and there is no room for recovery.

The more Li Jing thought about it, the more frightened he became, and suddenly he broke out in cold sweat.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers were repelled this time, and there was still time.

. .

Some people say that a thinking man is the most attractive to women.

Seeing Li Jing wearing a big cloak, with deep eyes and a firm expression, Shen Ying held the little maid's hand tightly, and couldn't help but be infatuated.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, Shen Ying shivered suddenly, and then she woke up.

"Miss, what is the master thinking about so preoccupied?" the little maid asked softly.

Shen Ying shook her head and said softly, "I don't know either."

"Miss, you see that the head of the house is dark and thin, is he tired? I heard that the head of the house went to a far away place last night to fight with the officers and soldiers." The little maid said.

Shen Ying turned her head to look at the servant girl, and asked suspiciously, "How do you know?"

"On our way here last night, I heard what the master told Uncle Fu. Miss, do you think the head of the family came back after winning the battle?" The little maid said proudly with wide eyes.

"He will definitely win." Shen Ying nodded vigorously and said.

"Yes! He will definitely win. But I heard from the master that everything on the mountain must be taken care of by the head of the family, and he will be exhausted. Miss, I know you are the smartest. In addition to the master, everyone in our house includes The second master, the third master, and those young masters are no match for you, you must have a way to help the master, right?" said the little maid.

Shen Ying looked at Li Jing's back, sighed and said, "Oh! We are a daughter's family, and we can't help with men's affairs, and they don't want us to help."

"Miss, you are so smart that you can help the head of the family come up with ideas. I know that many of our family's ideas come from you, but you tell the wife first, and then the lady tells the master. You can tell the master your idea now, Then let the master tell the head of the family." The little maid said.

Shen Ying shook her head: "You don't understand. Some things are not so simple. If Dad talks too much, it will be annoying."

"Why? Are we helping him? Why is it annoying!" the little maid asked in confusion.

"You'll understand after reading more books! I'm a little cold, let's go back." Shen Ying sighed.

. .

Shen Ying and the servant girl supported each other and gradually moved away.

Li Jing turned around slowly, looked at Shen Ying's back, and suddenly thought in his heart.

Although Shen Ying and the servant girl spoke in a low voice, Li Jing's eyes and ears were sharp, and he heard every word of these words.

The little maid was innocent and innocent, and her words might have been exaggerated, but there was no doubt that Shen Ying was very smart.

Shen Zheng is shrewd and has a clear mind.

Why the adopted son still values ​​the daughter so much is probably not just because of the father's love.

Li Jing felt that Shen Ying probably woke him up through Mrs. Shen when Shen Zheng made a misjudgment.

And the little maid said that everyone in Shen's mansion except the master can't compare to the young lady, can a maid say this?It could only be that the little maid overheard Shen Zheng talking to Mrs. Shen.

There is no reason why Shen Zheng valued a person so much.

And through the silent communication just now, Li Jing himself thought that this girl was indeed remarkable.

The talent Li Jing will definitely use, but how can Shen Zheng agree with his daughter to help Li Jing?

Li Jing is a modern person, so naturally he doesn't care about girls showing their faces, but Shen Zheng does.

If Shen Ying showed her face in public, it would be tantamount to ruining the family style of the Shen family, it would be tantamount to saying that Shen Zheng had no tutor, how could Shen Zheng endure this?

Maybe the only way to get married.

But Shen Ying doesn't seem to be here this year, does she?

It may be an older young woman in this era, but to Li Jing, she is a developing child. Although he is not much older than Shen Ying, he still feels a bit like a high school student.

Li Jing shook his head and sighed, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Suddenly Li Jing's eyes lit up, he patted his forehead lightly, and secretly scolded himself for being confused.

There is absolutely no need for Shen Ying to show her face in public, doesn't she have a maid.

The servant girl didn't have so many scruples, so she asked Shen Zheng to ask the little girl to come over, and let the little girl send a message to herself, wouldn't it be all right?

What Li Jing needs most now is not for Shen Ying to help him with some ideas, but for Shen Ying to help him with some writing skills.

There are too few literate people on the mountain, and there are only three people at full count.

Shen Zheng, Shen Ying, Shen Jixian.

Among them, Shen Zheng and Shen Jixian were half jealous, and there was no problem with their work on the accounts. Simple notes were fine, but deeper writing was not enough.

But some things require precisely the effort of words.

For example, there must be rules on the mountain, and when explaining to the bandits, use vernacular, but when writing, it will not work.It's too wordy, but it's much more concise in classical Chinese.

In this regard, Shen Zheng and Shen Jixian are not good enough.

Neither can Li Jing himself.

Li Jing's education level is not low, but what words does he know?What word are you using now?

(End of this chapter)