"Have you received any letters from Jingli these days?"
Seeing Xu Caining again, Jiang Wan always felt a little uncomfortable. That is to say, after everyone reported all the recent events today, Xu Caining was left alone, so he couldn't help but ask.
So much time has passed since His Majesty granted the marriage to now. Even if there was war and war a while ago, Xu Caining should have received a letter from Duke Dingguo's residence by this time!
"Oh, are you talking about the marriage granted by His Majesty?"
Xu Caining raised his head and glanced at Jiang Wan, but he was not as shy or shy as Jiang Wan imagined: "Don't you think it's appropriate?"
"It's appropriate, it's appropriate!" Jiang Wan smiled dryly: "Of course it's appropriate, I'm just afraid that you might be a little unexpected and hasty after you suddenly learn the news!"
"I think you're quite suitable. It's a good time for men to get married, and it's a good time for women to get married. There aren't many women like me in the capital who haven't gotten married yet!"
Xu Caining smiled: "Why do you think I have to follow you to the army? You don't think that a girl from Dingguo's palace must like this military thing!"
"Have you planned it beforehand!?" Jiang Wan's face became strange: "Thinking about these days, I don't think you are a very thoughtful person?"
"No matter how careless a girl is, she will become shrewd in matters of marriage!" Xu Caining gave him a teasing look: "No one wants to meet someone who is not kind, and no one wants to marry a short-lived ghost.
Mr. Jiang, do you think this is true?"
"Okay!" Xu Caining pursed her lips and smiled, as if she was not talking about her marriage: "If nothing happens, there should be a decree soon. You'd better find someone to ask how to get to my house.
Let’s talk about the appointment. I can’t lose the dignity of Duke Ding, and neither can you, Commander Jiang!”
"I understand!" Jiang Wan touched his nose awkwardly, and he always felt a little weird when talking to the client about things like this appointment, even though the client was definitely his wife.
"Catherine, you'd better find a chance to explain our affairs clearly to her!"
Xu Caining sighed: "Now she is our Nanhaiwei's money bag, and she is focused on you. If she is hit hard by this marriage grant and cannot recover, it will not only be her who will be harmed, but also the business of the business."
, the affairs of the bank, and even the purchase and entry of various farms, will be affected, and you must give people an explanation!"
Jiang Wan became more and more embarrassed. Even if it were another person to talk about this topic, he would not be so embarrassed.
"I'll talk to her!"
"Actually, if you really think Catherine is good, I won't object to marrying her!" Xu Caining glanced at him: "It's not something worth criticizing for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but if he starts to mess up and ends up giving up, then
But it is disgraceful. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely not be able to follow you to the army. With her by his side, she can help you to some extent, and I feel more at ease!"
"This...this..." Jiang Wan almost wanted to run away. He felt that he should not take the initiative to bring up this topic with Xu Caining.
"If you feel uncomfortable speaking up, let Li Fuyao do it!" Xu Caining said, "It's not appropriate for me to say it, because I'm afraid it will arouse her hostility and disgust, thinking that I am showing off in front of her..."
She glanced at Jiang Wan with a smile: "This is not something worth showing off, is it? Let Li Fuyao say it, and she won't feel this way. Even if she nods, we will become a family in the future, just
I'm afraid that she will be closer to Li Fuyao and be more distant from me!"
After saying that, she drifted away, leaving Jiang Wan there feeling lost. After a long while, Jiang Wan sighed, and then laughed again.
That is, it is the time for men to get married and it is time for women to get married. What should I be embarrassed about?
More than a month has passed since the Battle of Ansai, and the weather has gradually become warmer. Although it sometimes rains for a day or two, the temperature will suddenly drop a lot, but as the days go by,
After all, the weather is heading towards warmer weather.
For the large number of people in Shaanxi who were displaced due to drought last year, this occasional rain is a good sign of good weather this year. Because of the government's intervention, the people who are now displaced are gradually gathering together, with land, farm tools, and seeds.
, even before this year’s harvest, the government had basic guarantees for the food they depended on for survival.
Although the grain borrowed from the government for these things will be deducted from the grain they left after the harvest after the harvest, after all, they don't have to pay anything now. As long as they are willing to work, they will not starve to death.
Once the harvest is good this year, the rest of the year will be on the right track and will get better and better.
"Look, look at these green seedlings in the fields, what a peaceful scene, this is a peaceful scene!"
Li Zicheng came out alone today. Bu Zhanni and Li Guo each had their own affairs. Li Zicheng couldn't resist Jiang Yanran's request and took them for a walk around the salt field.
Yes, it's them, except for Jiang Yanran, and Wu Sangui, who has become famous recently. Although he is still nominally the 4,000th household, everyone knows that he will be promoted this time.
No matter which Qianhu household is busy, it seems to have nothing to do with Wu Sangui. Even Li Zicheng did not assign tasks to Wu Sangui. In Jiang Wan's words, Wu Sangui now belongs directly to him and no one else can instruct him.
Jiang Yanran and Wu Sangui are very close, maybe because of their friendship in Luochuan, or maybe they think that they are about the same age and can be considered to have gone through hardships together, or maybe it is not for these reasons at all, just because Yan'an is now
In the house, everyone has their own things to be busy with, and the two of them are the few who get up every day and think about what they should do today to pass the time.
Li Zicheng didn't think so. At least, Wu Sangui was still very respectful to him at the moment. On the way to the salt field, how to patrol the 4,000th household in Zhuangzi along the way, how to deal with emergencies, and even the battle of the 4,000th household.
He asked Li Zicheng in great detail about how the wounded soldiers were arranged here.
Although this is not quite like the attitude of a subordinate towards his boss, with Jiang Yanran as an alien between the two of them, this attitude is not surprising. It gives the impression that the ignorant younger brother is asking questions and learning from the elder brother.
There was nothing that Li Zicheng couldn't say, but along the way, he said whatever he saw, which really meant he had some advice.
"The sweet potato seedlings obtained by Catherine Qianhu can only be planted in a few nearby villages. In other places, where other crops should be planted, there are several other crops. In addition to the sweet potato seedlings in these villages,
The manpower in Zhuangzi must be reliable, and even our fourth thousand households must treat these Zhuangzi as important precautions, and there must be no mistakes!"
"This was specially ordered by the commander. If something goes wrong, no one can afford it!"
Wu Sangui nodded in agreement. Jiang Yanran rolled her eyes as she listened. This is the benefit of power. Even if the two people in front of them have no idea what it means to grow sweet potatoes in Zhuangzi, Jiang Wan ordered
When asked, they would complete it meticulously, only following orders and not asking why.
She looked at Li Zicheng and knew that the other party may not know what she meant by taking Wu Sangui around. However, Wu Sangui probably guessed a little bit, otherwise, he would not ask so seriously, and even some questions were too detailed.
.
Asking questions casually and asking questions seriously are two completely different attitudes.
When they arrived at the salt field, Jiang Yanran was not interested at all in the pungent smell of boiled salt. The steward of the salt field came to greet them. Li Zicheng had been to the salt field many times, so naturally he was not interested. However, Wu Sangui was.
Zheng Ran took the steward of the salt farm and walked around, while Li Zicheng and Jiang Yanran were left in the reception room of the salt farm, staring at each other.
"Girl, you won't run around outside the city when you have nothing to do!" Li Zicheng drank tea slowly. He couldn't judge the quality of the tea, but he enjoyed the attitude of the people in the salt field when they served tea.
"Why don't I panic because I have nothing to do?" Jiang Yanran looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Brother Li, I heard that you were very fierce in fighting. In the battle in Xizhou, you killed seven in and seven out of the bandits' formation!"
"Just listen to this kind of words. How can I have such great ability!" Li Zicheng shook his head slightly: "In a war, either someone else dies or I die. It doesn't matter whether this kind of thing is serious or not, it's just a matter of risking one's life!
"
He raised his head and looked at Jiang Yanran with a smile: "Girl, you and I are playing tricks on each other, and you haven't answered my question yet!"
"It's my brother who asked me to take Xiao Wu around!" Jiang Yanran muttered: "Who knew you were idle in the camp, so I might as well trouble you to avoid having to deal with those unfamiliar subordinates of yours.
people!"
"Oh!" A smile flashed across the corner of Li Zicheng's lips: "By the way, when you are with Mr. Jiang, have you heard from Mr. Jiang that besides wiping out the remnant enemies in Shanxi and Shaanxi, what other plans does our Nanhai Guard have?"
"Brother Li, you are calling spying on military aircraft!" Jiang Yanran glanced at the other party: "You are from Qianhu, and you don't even know, how can I know about these big things in the military?"
"Don't you have some weird abilities?" Li Zicheng winked at him: "Brother Li, I recently found some interesting gadgets in Yanchuan. I will send them to you later. Just treat me like you are using these on Brother Li."
How do you like the reward for your weird skills?"
"Brother Li, you are good at everything!"
Jiang Yanran raised her face and said, "That's the way you talk, you always treat me like a child. You, brother, are not much older than me!"
"Okay, okay, I'll change it, I'll change it, Miss Yanran..." Li Zicheng chuckled: "If you help Brother Li, Brother Li will naturally be grateful!"
"You want to know where our Nanhai Guard will be transferred next and what your future will be like, right?" Yan Ran sighed, whether Li Zicheng wanted to get some information from him, or he really felt that she was the one before
The Virgin Mother's identity is really capable of foretelling the unknown. It seems that this is what she meant.
"Even Xiao Wu has begun to care about the regulation and operation of my fourth thousand household. I'm concerned about my own future. It's not too much!"
Li Zicheng said calmly, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.
Who said he couldn't sense Wu Sangui's intentions in asking questions along the way, but now that he saw Jiang Yanran pondering, he was even more sure of this.
"I really don't know about your future!" Jiang Yanran pondered for a moment, then told the truth, "However, this time, Brother Li and his 4,000th household also made great achievements in battle. This victory is reported
With Brother Li’s name on your name, the reward from the court will definitely be indispensable! I don’t think Brother Li needs to worry!”
Saying this is the same as not saying it, but Jiang Yanran really has no other explanation.
She couldn't tell Li Zicheng that from the history she knew about Li Zicheng, that Li Zicheng should have become prosperous at this moment, defecting to Gao Yingxiang's command, wholeheartedly becoming his "rebel", and becoming a famous "rebel" in the future.
"Chuang Wang"!
At the moment, Li Zicheng was a serious officer and soldier, and a high-ranking military attache of the imperial court. She really had no idea how he would be rewarded by the imperial court in the future, what heights he would reach, and where he would go.
"Guess, just take a guess!" Li Zicheng disagreed: "Anyway, Xiao Wu is going to watch for a while. We have nothing else to do here, so we just think of it as chatting!"
"Then I really guessed. If you don't agree with me, don't be angry with me!" Jiang Yanran was not pretentious and nodded slowly. She knew that even though she said she was just guessing, in Li Zicheng's eyes,
My own words should have some of Jiang Wan's intentions.
"Most of our Nanhai Guard will definitely be transferred back to Beijing!" Jiang Yanran said slowly: "However, in Shaanxi, they will definitely have to be stationed for a period of time. In my opinion, Brother Li, your fourth thousand
Household, Catherine’s fifth thousandth house, is the one most likely to be here!”
"I've thought about this too!" Li Zicheng also nodded: "My 4,000th household is all from Shaanxi, and most of them have experience of being refugees. I'm afraid it's not suitable for me to go to Beijing!"
"It's not just for this reason!" Jiang Yanran shook her head: "Now that your fourth thousand households have strong soldiers and horses, no less than five thousand, stationed in Shaanxi, it can ensure that there will be no more troubles in Shaanxi. The other thousand households, no matter which one,
, they don’t even have the strength of your 4,000th household!”
Jiang Yanran thought for a while, tilted her head and said: "If it is determined that the 4,000th household will stay here, then it would be inappropriate for Brother Li to take charge of the 4th, 5,000th and 5,000th households with his position as the 1,000th household. Moreover, it will not work with local officials.
When it comes to dealing with people from this Qian family, they are not strong-willed in their speech, and can easily be suppressed or even perfunctory by local officials such as Yi Yi. I think it is absolutely no problem for Brother Li to be promoted to a higher level!"
Li Zicheng chuckled and said that if he was promoted to one level, he would be at least serving as a commanding officer of the fifth rank. If this was the case, he would be quite satisfied.
"Of course, there is another possibility!" Jiang Yanran looked at Li Zicheng: "Then it depends on how the court and my brother decide. With the current number of troops and records of the 4000th household, they will be assigned to become a battalion of soldiers alone.
It is also impossible, but it is hard to say whether this battalion will be under the control of the Shaanxi Dusi or the three governors at that time. My brother will definitely not be willing to do so, but if the court must arrange it this way...
…”
She raised her head with a smile on her face: "Then I congratulate Brother Li. At least he started as a guerrilla general. If Brother Li is lucky, it is not impossible to directly join the general. When the time comes, my brother will meet Brother Li.
, you have to call me an adult!"
Li Zicheng had a big smile on his face. Then, when he heard Jiang Yanran's last words, the smile on his face suddenly froze. His big palms swung back and forth: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"