Shaowu's eighteenth year, mid-April, Yuquan Mountain.

The town that arose because of Yuquan Villa had already built a three-foot-high wall, a city gate, and a government office.

The entire Yuquan Town is extremely prosperous, with countless merchants coming and going. The southern and northern accents gather here, making it the leading town in the north.

At this time, people often praise: "The four famous towns in the world, Jingdezhen porcelain sells well at home and abroad, Foshan Town is the best in the world for ironware, Hankou is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, Zhuxian Town is prosperous on land and water, but it cannot compare with Yuquan Town."

"That's right, Yuquan Town entertains the emperor, how can it be the same?"

In terms of water and land transportation, Yuquan Town is only connected to railway carriages. It only takes an hour to go to Beijing, which is very convenient and fast.

Because it entertained emperors and princes, Yuquan Town was proud of it and ranked itself first among the four major towns.

Although it is still some time before the emperor goes to summer vacation, there are already a lot of merchants coming and going in Yuquan Town.

A large number of carriages, horses and mules gathered, transporting a large amount of treasures. At the same time, a large amount of grain, cloth, salt and other daily necessities were also gathered.

Heilongjiang's Dongzhu, Haidongqing, Jilin's ginseng, mink, Changbai Mountain snow clam, Monan's wool blanket, Mongolian horse, yellow sheep, Qinghai's yak, argali, fresh fish from Dongting Lake, Anxi's cantaloupe, Lingnan's

Lychee etc.

All kinds of delicacies and tributes were gathered together just for the consumption of the emperor and nobles.

Outside the city, in a large house covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres, there is a red door with copper nails, and two stone lions squatting in front of the door, looking powerful like tigers and tigers.

The two servants stood at the door, neatly dressed, heads held high, not to mention very proud.

The plaque on the door, with the word "Zhu Zhai" written as a dragon and a snake, is very simple and neat.

Suddenly, a man came in a hurry, with an anxious look on his face, and entered through the side door. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down and said, "Madams, the two young masters have come to see you from the capital."

"This little heartless guy went to the capital to study for two months and didn't even know he was coming back..."

The woman sitting on the main seat has radiant eyes. Although she is older, her skin is still delicate. Time seems to have left no trace on her delicate facial features, and her eyebrows are as if she is in her thirties.

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The peony bun on her head, her long, fluffy hair, which is seven inches high, and her temples, which are fluffy and smooth, make her smiling face even more charming.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the burden on his chest. Even though he is covered with several pieces of clothes, he is still tall and trembling like a snow-capped mountain, and it is extremely cold at high places.

The servant knelt and lowered his head, not caring about the slightest glance.

"Brother Li, they didn't do it on purpose."

At this time, the woman sitting next to her chuckled and said, "It's great that I came back just after the imperial examination."

The woman has a slap face, fair and rosy skin, and a pair of slightly thin lips, but her slender neck makes it difficult to look away, and her clear voice is as sweet as an oriole.

"Just face them." At this time, another woman on the side stood up directly from the chair. Her pair of straight and round long legs were extremely conspicuous, and her height was comparable to that of an average man.

There was a trace of blame on her cold face: "It's all you who have spoiled them. Boys have to be beaten, otherwise they will be ineffective."

"Okay." Bian Yujing, who was sitting in the main seat, shook her head, and her chest was also moved. She felt a strong pull and stopped quickly:

"You should be happy that your sons are back, and don't let your servants see the joke."

In this way, Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen finally stopped.

"You go down!"

The servant stood up in a hurry, bowed slightly and left very quickly.

It's so tortured to just hear the noise without seeing it in person.

The Zhu Residence here is the annex of the current emperor Zhu Yixi and the residence of Bian Yujing, Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen.

Because they liked the tranquility of Yuquan Mountain, the girls moved to the foot of Yuquan Mountain, lived together, and raised their children.

The emperor was happy to see this happen.

After all, there are too many people in Beijing, and it is inconvenient to see so many people.

The three girls have good looks, personalities, and looks, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, making the emperor play with them over and over again without getting bored.

Therefore, these women also have many children.

Bian Yujing gave birth to a son and two daughters, Li Xiangjun gave birth to two sons, and Kou Baimen gave birth to a twin of a dragon and a phoenix.

There are seven children, the oldest is almost seventeen years old and the youngest is ten years old.

Since he was an illegitimate child, his generational lineage could not be used, so the radical of his name could only be the radical "木" (木).

In recent years, although the emperor often visited them, he did not allow them to have children in view of their age. After all, their old age would consume too much energy.

Compared with Gao He, who was born in a noble family, he could inherit a duke at the beginning and engage in martial arts.

The third daughter took the business route, relying on the emperor's resources, mixed with salt, iron, tea, horses, and sugar, and in the past ten years she has become a millionaire.

Gao He's net worth is not that much.

Naturally, after getting rich, his son will naturally go to school, and then get a good name. Even if he is not good enough, he can go into business and live a wealthy life.

Several of the daughters have already found their way out, either by being engaged to noble sons or from scholarly families.

Obviously, this has taken off, and its impact cannot be underestimated.

Soon, brothers Zhu Li and Zhu Fan, who were studying abroad, returned out of breath. When they saw the three girls, they kowtowed and saluted:

"My son, please give your regards to your mother, second mother, and third mother (eldest mother, mother, third mother)——"

"Get up!" Bian Yujing said with a smile: "It is our greatest blessing that you two brothers have returned safely."

"That's right." Li Xiangjun said concisely and to the point.

Kou Baimenze said with a tigerish face: "You didn't cause any trouble, did you? Don't be like those prodigal sons, who wasted their studies by looking for flowers and willows."

"The sons dare not."

The two shook their heads hurriedly.

The eldest son, Zhu Yue, said: "After the sons passed the government examination, they hurried back to Yuquan Mountain to prepare for next year's college examination."

"Okay, you go back and rest."

Bian Yujing chuckled and said: "After two exams, I'm afraid I'm very tired. It's just a good time to come back and rest. Let's make some delicious food for you to make up for it."

The two brothers said a few words of joy and went to rest.

"You said that if they also had a title to inherit, they wouldn't have to study so hard."

Bian Yujing said distressedly: "They are all his sons. Some are crowned kings, some inherit dukes. They have been nobles for generations. Our son is the only one who studies hard."

"Why are you still bringing this up?" Li Xiangjun shook his head and said, "The deal is done. It's good enough that the emperor allows you to keep your son by your side."

"If you want your son to be crowned king, he must be adopted by others since he was a child. How can he be taken care of like this?"

"Yes!" Kou Baimen nodded in agreement: "Everything has its own gains and losses. What matters to us now is business."

"It is the right thing to save more money for our sons."

"No." Bian Yujing refused to give up, and the pagoda shook: "When the emperor comes, I will talk to him. We are all sons, how can it be so unfair!"

"When the eldest and the second eldest are admitted as scholars, let them go to the Imperial College to study."

Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen thought this request was very good, unobtrusive and reasonable.

Moreover, only when there are crying children can they have milk to drink. They are so hardworking and uncomplaining that the emperor may even forget about his sons.

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Here, the Beijing camp began to prepare for rotation with the border troops, preparing to send some people to Liaodong.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp and at the same time ensure the court's leadership of the border army, a rotation system was implemented between the border army and the Beijing camp.

Every two years, the Beijing camp will send some troops to replace some of the border troops, and then the border troops will enter the Beijing camp.

Anxi, Gansu, Suiyuan, Ningxia, Xining (Qinghai), Chahar, Jinzhoufu, Liaodong, Jilin, Heilongjiang.

Although for the border troops it was changed every two years, for the Beijing camp it was changed every year.

After all, the Jingying family is near the capital, so how can they keep guarding the border?

After several times, the emperor and the cabinet decided that it would be most appropriate to send 30,000 replacements every year.

These people are neither too many nor too little, accounting for only about 30% of the frontier army, and at the same time they will not affect the combat effectiveness of the frontier army.

At the same time, these Beijing camps selected from various places will be mixed, disrupted by border regulations and re-trained, so as to truly integrate into the Beijing camp.

The same is true for those who were sent from the Beijing camp to the frontier army.

The trouble is that it is a bit troublesome, but it can sweep away the warlordization of the Beijing camp and the border army, so it is feasible no matter what.

Even, in the emperor's imagination, local patrol battalions must be rotated.

But then I thought about it and gave up.

The patrol battalion is weaker than the Beijing camp in terms of training intensity and treatment. After the rotation, they will all become weaklings.

Moreover, there are so many prefectures and counties in the world with inconvenient transportation. The current bureaucracy must be ineffective.

In fact, I'm afraid that some people who were exchanged for some reason may become emboldened and rebel directly, or rob the people.

After many rotations, in these years, although the Beijing camp and the frontier army were two groups, they were actually one body.
To be continued...