Yang Xuan would occasionally open a small stove for himself.
Make a small clay oven, put the marinated mutton on iron skewers, and place it on the small clay oven to roast it.
Next to it is the fine wine that Yi Niang ordered people to buy from Lin'an.
Zhang Siniang squatted beside her, smelling the aroma, "The barbecue made by Mr. Lang is so delicious."
The girl's flattery is straightforward but innocent.
“You won’t know until you eat it.”
Yi Niang was on the other side, murmuring in a low voice: "I'm worried to death if Mr. Lang doesn't do it yet! Do you think...you need to give me medicine?"
She thought about the medicine that the palace used to prepare specially for the emperor. The medical officer who came up with the prescription boasted that after taking his medicine, the imperial concubines could ascend to the heavens.
"It's a pity that the prescription is not in my hands." Yi Niang sighed.
After baking, Yang Xuan made a bunch of them for Zhang Siniang.
"I don't dare."
There is a difference between master and servant, this is Yi Niang’s teaching. Why do you dream when your master prepares food for you?
"have eaten."
Yang Xuan frowned, and Zhang Siniang took it, carefully biting a piece with her teeth, and then her eyebrows relaxed.
"tasty!"
Yi Niang stood in front of the window sill and frowned.
"What a shame!"
Cao Ying came in quietly, "What are you talking about?"
"Zhang Siniang will be the husband's concubine at most from now on. The rank should not be too high, otherwise either she will be in danger or the husband will be in danger. But the husband is too easy-going towards her."
"Are you worried that Zhang Siniang will be arrogant in the future?"
"right."
"Now that the great cause is accomplished, you must be in the palace to look after the palace servants for me. With you watching, who would dare to trick me into going there?"
"Too."
Cao Yi coughed dryly and said, "Hey! Give me a jar of that fine wine too."
"dream!"
"It's not too much for me to charge you some reward for opening the solution for you, right?"
"It's your duty to be loyal to your husband, but you still want to ask for reward. Lao Cao, your idea is a bit dangerous."
"woman!"
"Ha! Man!"
Wang Laoer ran into the backyard, sniffed, and walked to the small clay stove. He squatted down without saying anything, just watching the sizzling barbecue.
"The second brother doesn't have any rules either!" Yi Niang was a little annoyed, "Isn't Mr. Lang waiting to cook for you?"
Cao Ying coughed dryly, "In the past, emperors sucked the suppurating wounds of soldiers. The soldiers shed tears of gratitude and swore allegiance."
"Look at the second child, he only wants to eat and be loyal. He is loyal to meat."
Wang Laoer got a skewer of barbecue, and then he remembered the business, "Lang Jun, that Li Han is here."
"He's already here."
Li Han entered the backyard without waiting for notification.
"tasty."
This guy wants to squat down, but he has been practicing too hard recently. His legs are sore and he can't squat down.
"Zitai."
"Yeah!" Yang Xuan flipped the barbecue and sprinkled some of his own ingredients, and a burst of fragrance immediately rose and spread everywhere.
"Today King Wei and I walked around the city."
"Um!"
"I have been to many places, but I have never seen anywhere where the people praised the officials so unanimously."
"Maybe you heard it wrong?"
Without waiting for his consent, Li Han grabbed a skewer of barbecued meat, and even though it was boiling hot, he grabbed a piece of meat... He bit a piece of meat at the end, pulled the iron skewer, and put a skewer of barbecued meat into his mouth.
After eating the barbecue, I picked up the wine jar and started drinking.
"I drank."
"It's common for lieutenants in the army to drink from one bowl. I've been doing the same these days."
This noble and noble young man has a slightly tanned face and rough hands. If the King of Liang saw his grandson like this and heard that he and the sergeant drank from the same bowl of water, his eyes would probably stare.
come out.
"The training has been tough recently, but the soldiers are getting more and more energetic. I don't know what methods you used, and I don't want to learn them. But don't hide some things from me."
"What's up?"
"Wherever you want to attack, take me with you."
"impossible!"
Yang Xuan said coldly.
"Are you worried that if something happens to me, my grandfather will become your enemy?"
Yang Xuan was silent.
Just when Li Han wanted to speak, Yang Xuan said: "I have never worried about this, and I don't bother to worry about this."
If the trouble really comes to that point, what if Yang Xuan completely helps the concubine brother and sister fight with the four surnames of the family?
As for the rebellion, King Liang and many members of the clan opposed and even questioned him.
Then clean it up!
Yang Xuan's heart is as hard as iron.
"Then what are you worried about?"
"I'm afraid you will die in battle."
Li Han grabbed another skewer of barbecue, ate it in big gulps, and drank heavily.
He put down the wine jar, burped, and said with satisfaction: "I think your luck is really good. For example, this trip to the grassland and several adventures were all due to your luck. I will follow you into battle. I want to come.
Even the Lord of Hell will not accept me."
"It was only through my profound knowledge that I got through the difficulties."
"Erudition?"
"certainly."
"Do you know how high the sky is?"
"Whoever asked this damn question is an idiot."
"Why?"
"Do you know how far away the stars are from us?"
"I don't know."
"Then why are you asking how high the sky is?"
"..."
Inside the window sill, Cao Ying said calmly: "Lang Jun has an extra helper in the clan."
Yi Niang shook her head, "I'm just afraid of being too evil-minded."
"Li Han came here just to tell Lang Jun that he discovered something."
"What's the meaning?"
"Since he entered the army for training, I have asked the old thief to keep an eye on him, as well as Nan He. If he wants to secretly pass on the news, I can find any reason to kill him."
"The King of Liang will blame Lang Jun."
"King Wei openly killed people in Qianzhou. Some people said he was crazy...just framed him."
"You are so poisonous."
"Excellent."
"What does he mean?"
"The friendship between men."
"What kind of friendship?"
"They have experienced life and death together. What kind of friendship do you think they have?"
But what Cao Ying and Yi Niang didn't know was that they not only lived life and death together, but also cleansed each other's bodies wholeheartedly, which was stronger than the three irons.
Two young men were sitting together having a barbecue and drinking wine. I don't know who hooked up first. They hooked each other's shoulders and sang loudly a song that Yi Niang didn't understand.
"It's great to be young."
Cao Ying recalled her green years, "At that time, I was young, talented, and handsome..."
Yi Niang rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, your appearance doesn't deserve to be called unparalleled in beauty. What a dream!"
Cao Ying coughed dryly and said, "There are a lot of people coming to the city recently, so be careful in the backyard."
Yi Niang was puzzled, "Why not seal it and prevent outsiders from entering the city?"
"If people from Zhangyu County want to come and do business, would you agree? If people from Lin'an want to come and visit relatives, would you agree? If there are people on the grassland who want to come and exchange goods, will they do it? Lang Jun said, you can't stay in seclusion for long."
"Be careful about leaking secrets."
"What kind of secrets are you leaking? The army is practicing, who can say anything? We are working for the husband, who dares to be verbose? We are selfless."
"Then what did you say just now that you were worried about Li Han stealing secrets, old ghost!" Yi Niang rolled her eyes.
Cao Ying said: "He often goes to drink with me. I'm worried that he will tell some secrets while drunk."
Yang Xuan and Li Han drank wine, and Li Han wanted to go to the county school to visit.
"I heard that you set up a county school. I was wondering what the children of these criminals did."
"Let's talk tomorrow."
"Why?"
"You can't go there if you're drinking."
"Are you worried about blaspheming knowledge?"
"No, I'm worried that you are full of conspiracies and desecrating the innocence of those children."
Innocence... Li Han rolled his eyes, "If any child from this city is left in Chang'an, the people of Jinwu Guard will have a headache."
Taiping City is open, and even the aliens from the grassland can come and trade, so from time to time you can see those aliens riding horses, bringing precious medicinal materials to sell, or driving their flocks to trade.
Several prairie men were preparing to enter the city with a group of sheep.
"All the weapons were thrown aside."
The sergeant had a cold face... Someone on the side reminded him in a low voice, "Mr. Lang said, treat these people kindly and make them... feel at home."
The sergeant forced a smile and said, "Weapons are not allowed in the city."
The leader of the man was called Nong Ha. He held the handle of the knife and shook his head, "Why not? If someone attacks in the city, do you want me to fight with my bare hands?"
The sergeant smiled grimly and said: "Whoever dares to use a knife in the city does not need to wait to resist. The sergeant patrolling the city will let them know what the law is."
"What if I can't wait to hand you over?" the man behind Nongha said stubbornly.
Li Han and King Wei squatted aside, watching this scene.
"You feel like you are at home. Zitai is too polite to these people. Besides, most of Taiping's food is allocated from above. What does he do with it?"
"Political achievements." King Wei gave Li Han a look of contempt.
Li Han sneered and said: "He has already made a lot of military achievements. This is Taiping. The previous county magistrates would rather pretend to be dead than leave. But Zitai's political achievement is to stay here without moving, not to mention that he made the people of Taiping live and work in peace and contentment."
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In front, the sergeant pressed the handle of the knife and smiled gently, "The Ming Dynasty once said, speak kindly and hold the handle of the knife. If you are here to do business, we have something to talk about. If you are here to cause trouble..."
Several sergeants gathered around.
Nongha pulled over his companion and said, "We are all here. We will have a lot of food and supplies along the way. Can you do business with your family when you get back?"
Only then did everyone reluctantly put their long knives aside.
"Write a note yourself."
"Write what?"
"Whatever, just remember it at home."
"Write two places."
The note was torn in half, with a symbol on one side. The sergeant spat on the half piece of paper. Thinking that something was wrong, he used his fingers to get some paste from the porcelain paste bottle on the side, and smeared it on
On the paper, stick the paper on the horizontal knife.
"Take this half piece of paper with you, you deserve it if you lose it and can't find your weapon!"
King Wei praised: "This method is good."
"I have a better way." Li Han said calmly.
"Let's go and take a stroll." King Wei didn't like arguing with this person, it was boring.
The two wandered around the city.
"Clay pot, His Majesty Chang'an has agreed to use it!"
"Look at the bowls in my house. Huang Xianggong uses this to eat."
"Hey! Take a sip of honey water, even the queen in the palace can't drink it."
"Look! King Wei eats a bowl of pig meat every day. It's so delicious! One bite fills your mouth with oil."
Li Han glanced at King Wei, "Do you still like to eat this?"
King Wei's head was full of black lines, "I never eat pig meat."
"Then get him!"
"If you mess with him, you will be laughed at by Yang Xuan, saying that I have no bearing. Besides, if you let the people arrange it, you will lose half a pound of flesh."
"You can go to Chang'an and arrange for someone to arrange it for you. Half of your big teeth will be knocked out by you."
"Those are not common people."
The city is very lively. According to Yang Xuan's latest instructions, whoever wants to do business can just do it and pay taxes according to the rules.
So those criminals suddenly transformed into businessmen, shouting, and felt that such exile was a blessing.
Yue Er also set up a stall and took his youngest son Yue Sanshu to guard it.
After seeing Queen Wei, Yue Er took his son and handed him over.
"He's a smart man."
Li Han nodded.
Going all the way in, I saw Nong Ha and others had found the buyer, and the two parties were haggling over the price.
After a verbal dispute, the transaction was successful.
"Do you want money or something?"
Nongha shook his head and said, "I want salt, cloth, and if there is food, I also want it."
"Food has to wait for the autumn harvest, and there is still cloth and salt."
"good."
After the transaction was successful, Jiang Zhen and a small official stood by and sneered.
Li Han stood behind him and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Jiang Zhen turned around and saluted, "The Ming government ordered that you must be conscious about paying taxes. If you do it three times, if you still don't know how to pay taxes consciously after three warnings, you will be severely punished. This person has already done so three times before."
Tsk!
King Wei had a headache, "Why does he care about everything?"
"I don't know either." Li Han was more curious about how Yang Xuan came up with these methods.
The businessman took the money, handed it over with a smile, and was about to leave.
Next to it is the tax collection point. Several sergeants are guarding two petty officials who are handling tax matters.
The businessman had just walked not far when he saw Jiang Zhen who was sneering.
The businessman trembled and said, "The villain is going to pay taxes!"
"But you went the other way!"
"Young man, go now, go now!"
"It's too late! Take it!"
The businessman was captured and immediately detained at the tax point for public display.
"This person has evaded taxes of thirty-five dollars and will be fined three times the amount of one hundred and five dollars!"
What a severe punishment! The onlookers took a deep breath.
The businessman howled, "I know my mistake. I won't dare to do it again next time. Please let me go one more time! I still have an old mother and a baby waiting to be fed!"
Jiang Zhen sneered, "It only takes three times. The Ming government has said that three times is an opportunity and a warning. If you are still lucky after three times, you are taking risks. The only way to deal with this kind of people is to use an iron fist!"
"Well done!" Li Han praised: "Only in this way can we shock people's hearts."
King Wei was not interested in these.
"This king is thinking about what he wants to change Taiping into."
"Taiping is getting more and more prosperous, and I'm afraid someone will be staring at this place."
He rode into Taiping City.
"Where is Yang Ming's Mansion?"
"Who are you……"
"I'm from Lin'an."
Liu Qing sent officials.
“Some say Taiping has become a place for businessmen!”
Yang Xuan was startled and said in a confused tone: "Who said this? Taiping is still the Taiping of the Tang Dynasty."
The official frowned, "I just entered the city, and I saw many merchants selling goods along the way... The market can only open at noon, but it is not yet noon, but the city is so prosperous. Yang Ming Mansion, I can't hide this for you
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Yang Xuan simply put it aside, "Everyone in Chang'an is doing business now, so why can't I do it in peace?"
The official shook his head, "It's not that it can't be done. This is Northern Xinjiang. Some people say that the Yang Ming Mansion allows those foreigners to come to the city to do business. If those people have found out about Taiping's reality and even bribed people as informants, this... is naturally inappropriate!"
He only said that it was inappropriate, letting Yang Xuan know that this person had a good opinion of him.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Taipingqiong!"
The official said: "You have to have backbone even if you are poor."
The green light flashes like crazy.
"Hai Rui is second!"
Hai Rui Er is out of the question. This person is just relaying some people's opinions.
"Please also tell the envoy that if Taiping proceeds step by step and continues on the previous path, it will be destroyed sooner or later. Many times, if you don't change, you will just sit back and wait for death."
"I will tell you."
"One more thing." Yang Xuan said: "Many times, things that cannot be done with swords and guns can be easily solved with commercial means."
The envoy asked for dry food and water, and then returned.
Yang Xuan stood at the top of the city and watched more than ten cavalrymen escorting the officials away, and cursed: "What the hell, why is it so difficult to do something?"
In the city, as soon as he rode out of the city, he suddenly turned around and was hit by an arrow.
The arrow went straight to Yang Xuan.
Li Han subconsciously stretched out his hand.
A slap appeared next to Yang Xuan.
With just one slap, the arrow flew nowhere.
King Wei stopped his hand and frowned: "Who wants to kill you?"
Yang Xuan stretched out his hand, "Bow and arrow!"
The assassin hit the horse and tried to escape.
Yang Xuan stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot him off his horse with one arrow.
"Catch them alive!"
The sergeants at the city gate were furious, mounted their horses and rushed out.
Yang Xuan said in confusion: "I don't know either."