Cai Yan returned to the city wall. When he entered the city wall, everyone left the city to greet him silently, without asking about his well-being, but just watched him enter the city silently. Seeing this scene, Yao Zhongjiao was very angry, but Cai Yan was still the same and still entered with a smile...

Cai Yan boarded the ship and left, and boarded the big ship again, but he did not go north and return to Hangzhou, but went south along the coastline and circled around Liuqiu Island. This circle took him nearly two months.

Yao Zhongjiao didn't know why he was so in a hurry to return to Hangzhou. Su Shisan was also puzzled by his Lunong. He didn't understand why he went to the island to visit from time to time. What are the scenic spots of poor mountains and bad waters?

Cai Yan walked around Liu Qiu, and the only gain was the boxes of stones at the bottom of the cabin, which made Lu Tao and Yao Zhongjiao very worried, worried that he also had the bad money-spending hobby of the official family, but he didn't see the special stones at the bottom of the cabin.

Since leaving Hangzhou in September, it was February of the third year of Zhenghe when I returned. I sailed on the sea for more than half a month before entering Hangzhou. I met the mother of Su who had been separated for several months. For some reason, maybe there was something close to this woman, or maybe it was because of this physical attachment. When I saw Su, I felt a sense of joy and excitement in my heart.

"Mother!"

As soon as Cai Huang jumped off the boat, his feet became soft. Su hurriedly reached out to pull him, carefully looked at his son who had not seen for several months, and then smiled and nodded.

"My son has grown taller and stronger."

As Su said, she took a fox fur cloak from her eldest maid Chunhua and put it on it, and smiled and said, "Although Jiangnan is not as cold as the north, it is also a little cold at this time."

Su carefully tied a ribbon on his neck, took a melon-like hat and put it on his head. Cai Yan held her palm and smiled and said, "Mom is still talking about a child, but her body is still a little thin."

"hehe……"

Su patted his head like a pampering moment, saying that he was an adult and said that he was not afraid of cold words, and asked him if he had any sick things along the way. When Cai Yan got into a very ordinary carriage, he felt something strange in his heart, but he flattered him.

"Mom is still as low-key as ever."

However, Su was silent for a moment, shook his head and smiled slightly, "My son is doing a little big in Jiangning, and Old Master Cai is a little dissatisfied."

"Um?"

Cai Yan was stunned, his faint brows arched, and his tone became a little lighter.

"Mom, the old Grand Master Cai won't take all the Cai family's industries to Bianjing, right?"

Shake his head again.

"Old Cai is still as ruthless as ever!"

Seeing Su's expression was a little disappointed, he pressed against her body tightly, and comforted him: "Without those worries, my mother can relax, and the child thinks it's good. In the future, we don't have to look at anyone's face and have peace of mind."

Cai Yan seemed to comfort Su, and also to speak to him. Su sighed, turned around and patted his head, and sighed, "It's nothing if my mother is tired or not. If it's not for the support of the old Grand Master Cai, what will my son do in the future?"

Cai Yan was silent for a while, he was a little confused. It was not reasonable to say that this should not be done. On the surface, he used more than one million guan of salt money to buy Huainan salt, but later he sent 500,000 guan of real gold and silver. These were much higher than those in previous years. Cai Jing should be very satisfied with such a lot of money. How could he slap himself?

Cai Wang didn't understand, and Su did not explain the time difference between the two in detail, and could not imagine Cai Jing's distress and sigh in the Grand Tutor's Mansion of Bianjing.

After a while of silence, Su said: "In the Cai family's industry, in addition to the land and some imports, the rest of them are all in a loss business. If they return to Gongzhong, they will return it. My mother doesn't care about these things, but it may have some impact on my son's future."

Cai Yan nodded slightly, and could understand Su's words. One was a child and the other was a concubine. In the eyes of outsiders, once the two were no longer favored, the future situation could be imagined, but he did not care too much about these. Born in such a family and in this era, the more unpopular he was, perhaps he could no longer suffer in the future. When he thought about what would happen in the future...

"Mom, besides the old Grand Master Cai took over the family and lost money, there are other things?"

Su stretched out his hand and poked his forehead and smiled, "Although my son is a little bit big in Jiangning, he does things beautifully. We have obtained a commander of the Xinghua Army Navy, two Du Yuhou and a commander of the Tianwu Army. My son doesn't spend more than 500,000 jin of silver."

Cai Yan smiled bitterly. In order to make up for the lack of money, the Song Dynasty always had the matter of selling official positions with clear prices. However, these officials, like the increasing number of Jinshi scholars, were mostly empty-handed. They were not only in the form of a noble official position such as the lack of salary and duties, but after spending 500,000 yuan of silver, there were only four civil officials who did not pay too much attention to military positions, even if there were two commanders, and one was the commander of the Fourth Army.

But no matter what, he could still get some benefits. Cai Yan was displeased and cursed the ruthless and unrighteous Cai Jing. He took four letters of appointment from Su. Looking at the blank name on the paper, looking at the words "Xinghua Army" and "Tianwu Army", Cai Yan felt much better.

From Jiangning to the sea along the river and heading south to Liuqiu Laozhai. When passing through Fuzhou, Yao Zhongjiao introduced him to the Xinghua Army. Fuzhou was very close to Liuqiu, and Cai Jing thought he would be satisfied.

The Tianwu Army, the Japanese Army, the Long Guard Army, and the Shengu Army were ranked alongside the Fourth Army of the Imperial Army, originating from the Iron Cavalry and the Crane Control Infantry Army of the Former Department of the Houzhou Palace of the Front Dynasty, as well as the Long Jie Cavalry and Hujie Infantry Army of the Guard Department.

A hundred people are the capital, the fifth capital is the first battalion, the fifth battalion is the first army, and the ten armies are the wings, and the wings are divided into left and right, and above is the number army, which is a large army.

Perhaps it was the example of "real outside and virtual inside" in the Tang Dynasty, or perhaps it was the century-long turmoil after the Tang Dynasty that gave the Song Dynasty enough lessons. The Song Dynasty adopted a completely opposite policy from the previous dynasty. Most of the 800,000 imperial guards in Bianjing needed to take turns to guard the outside, and the four armies were the most special and did not move to guard the place.

Judging from the military positions that Cai Jing took out, he has selected them carefully. He can take up the job as long as he fills in his name.

Cai Yan looked through it casually and said, "Old Grand Master Cai has unclear attitude. The child has promised General Meng to return to the army. The commander of the right wing of the Tianwu Army first asked General Meng. I will talk about General Meng first. I know a lot about the village, so it is better for my mother to decide where to go to Xinghua Army."

Cai Yan returned the three letters of appointment by the imperial court to the Su family, and then briefly explained the matter on Liuqiu Island, and then asked about the school.

"Mom, the gentleman in the school, how many boys are there now?"

Su was silent for a moment. Seeing her like this, Cai Yan felt a sense of ominousness.

Su sighed and said, "Ya Er openly used salt money to buy salt stadiums. Although she privately made up 500,000 stagnants of money, the old Grand Master Cai increased the entire Jiangnan salt stadium to buy 10% of money. Now she has taken back the Cai family industry in her mother's hands. Hangzhou City cannot attract boys to study, even beggars on the street."

Cai Yan was shocked. When he was in Jiangning, he used salt banknotes to buy Huainan salt. In order to make up for the money he lacked, Lao Cai would definitely make up for it from other places. Only in this way can the government satisfy the government. It is not surprising that he will increase 10% of Jiangnan money to buy Huainan. But he couldn't understand why the homeless beggars on the streets could not be recruited?

There are those who are today but not tomorrow, except for being in a dilapidated temple, and they have almost nothing. He doesn't understand that Caifu School provides food and clothing, and there are some silver and subsidies at the end of the month. Are you unwilling to learn to read and change your destiny?

Cai Yan didn't understand that even if the Cai family had a bad reputation, he would not be able to recruit some beggars...

Seeing his son's loss and silence, Su felt unhappy. He rubbed his little head and smiled and said, "There are no teachers in the school, boys, my mother asked someone to buy some scholars from Liao Kingdom, officials and sinners, and there were some boys in the old village, so I just thought it was my partner to study."

I went to the old village and found out that the old village had sent some boys to come in advance, but he did not want to study with him, but really wanted to run his own school.

Cai Yan sighed in his heart, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Mother may have misunderstood. It's not that the child wants to accompany him to study, but for the future... Forget it, if it's less, it's less, and it's not a matter of building a school for a while."

Cai Yan was helpless and brought the topic to the old village again. He was also a little nervous and said, "The child used Hairui Business to force the old village to bow his head. Isn't my mother angry, right?"

Su couldn't help but smile, poked his forehead, and said with a smile: "If my mother hadn't received news from Mr. Yao, she would be really angry, but what I said was right. If she couldn't reconcile with the barbarians in the mountains, with Lao Cai's ruthless nature, it's really hard to say what the old village would become in the end."

"Reconcile with the barbarians in the mountains and let the barbarians stand up as prefects. Let's take a step back, and the original dead end has become a way to survive. My mother didn't expect that my son would be so smart."

Feeling the warmth above her head, Cai Yan also put the raised heart into her stomach. He has been too active recently and is a little worried about the speculation of the woman in front of him. He hesitated. Seeing her like this, he rarely showed the excitement of the child, and his little face blushed and nodded.

Cai Jing took back the financial power of the Cai family under the Su family, which had a great impact on the Su family's status in Hangzhou. When he had just entered the Cai family, he heard Qiuyue say that Manager He was entertaining Mr. Su in the front hall, he was stunned. Then when he saw Su shaking his head, he knew what was going on.

This is the case with the big family. It is no different from the many ministers in the court. It has real power. Even if it has a lower status, it will invisibly climb to the head of the master. Cai Yan was helpless and had to hold Su's soft and delicate palms to comfort him. The thought of leaving the Cai Mansion was aroused in his heart.

After returning to the study, Lu Tao still hesitated until Lu Tao brought Meng Fei to him.

"Young Master..."

Seeing his eyes dull, Lu Tao knew what he was thinking, so she carefully shouted softly.

"Um?"

Cai Yan was shocked and looked up and saw that it was Lu Tao and Meng Fei. Then he stood up and greeted Meng Fei and sat down.

"General Meng is not polite."

The two sat down, and Cai Yan quietly took out the Tianwu Army's letter of appointment from his arms and pushed it in front of Meng Fei.

"This is the official plate of the commander of the right wing of the Tianwu Army. If General Meng is willing, today the general will be the commander of the first army."

Cai Yan smiled and signaled that Meng Fei could check the authenticity, but Meng Fei looked shocked. He knew very well what position the Tianwu Army had in the Song Dynasty, and never thought that such a high-powered position would fall on him.
Chapter completed!