While thinking, I came to the door of the back bedroom without realizing it.
The hall was brightly lit, and Qin Lingjun was leaning on the tai, reading a book. There was a chessboard on the tai, with a half-played backgammon game on it.
Zhang Yangquan glanced at the chess game and asked curiously: "Did my little sister play this end game with you?"
Qin Lingjun put down the book and said angrily: "Who else can there be besides her?"
"Where is she?"
"Lan Xiangyu came to look for her and ran out in a hurry!" Qin Lingjun snorted.
Zhang Yangquan couldn't help but smile, sat down in Qin Lingsi's seat, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's continue to play with the little sister Ego!"
So "papa papa", the two of them started to have sex.
After Qin Lingjun gave birth to a son, she asked: "Husband, have the rebellions in various places been subsided?"
"It's all settled!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Since the opening of the military academy, our generals have made great progress! Let's just talk about Fu Youde. His method of quelling the rebellion this time is very clever!"
Qin Lingjun asked curiously: "How to be clever?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "He first sent people to arrest the people who were leading the trouble, pulled them to the city wall and beheaded them!"
"Ah?"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "Of course it's not really beheading, but using a few bandits instead. He changed people on the city wall, and the people below can't see clearly!"
Qin Lingjun became interested: "What happened next?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "When he did this, the people were naturally angry and almost started a riot. However, the gentry behind him were frightened and he took the opportunity to send people to ask for bribes!"
Qin Lingjun was stunned: "Asking for a bribe?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Yes, those wealthy gentry were not angry, but very happy! They like officials who ask for bribes, so the two parties met together and had a good bargain."
"Fu Youde said that the government's land tax must reach a certain amount every year. Therefore, if the gentry wants to keep some land, they must collect more land tax from the fields allocated to the common people!"
"The gentry naturally agreed, but the people next door who took the lead in making trouble heard everything. These people told other people about the situation, and the angry people almost beat the gentry to death!"
Qin Lingjun nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a good way to let the common people see the true face of the gentry! How did the others deal with it?"
"Although the other people did not handle it as beautifully as Fu Youde, they basically made the people understand who is good for dividing the fields. All in all, the dividing of the fields finally went smoothly!"
Qin Lingjun looked at Zhang Yangquan and said with a smile: "We can harvest more food next year!"
Zhang Yangquan looked at her and smiled.
"I have calculated that the land in Jiangdong is very fertile. If there is no drought next year, we can harvest at least seven to eight million in stone field tax!"
Qin Lingjun was surprised and delighted: "There should be no problem raising an army of 500,000 people!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded first, then shook his head and said: "There is no need to have too many troops. I would rather have more craftsmen and build more strong ships and cannons!"
While talking, Qin Lingjun lost a round.
After the two collected their pieces, the game started again.
Qin Lingjun dropped the ball and said: "I heard from my little sister that the Ordnance Bureau has developed a new artillery, which is three times heavier than the previous artillery. Is it true?"
"Yes, that gun has a caliber of more than three inches. Currently there is only one blank gun for testing, and it will take more than half a month for the finished gun to be released!"
"Then if we attack Hangzhou, can we still catch up?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly and said: "You don't need muskets and artillery to attack Hangzhou, one person is enough!"
"Who?"
"A monk."
Qin Lingjun was stunned and repeated: "Monk?"
Zhang Yangquan hummed and said: "That monk is the abbot of Lingyin Temple. As long as we persuade him to help us, it will be much easier to conquer Hangzhou!"
Qin Lingjun said: "Is this also Liu Bowen's strategy?"
"Yes."
Qin Lingjun did not ask for the details of the plan, but said: "Husband, Liu Bowen is so dedicated to making suggestions for you, shouldn't you also pay more attention to others?"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned: "Don't I often ask you to give him daily necessities?"
Qin Lingjun glanced at him.
"That's not what I'm referring to! You all know that you sent people to pick up the families of most of the craftsmen, but why did you forget about Liu Bowen's family?"
Zhang Yangquan suddenly said: "Do you know the situation at Liu Bowen's family?"
"I also asked around and heard that Liu Bowen's first wife, Mrs. Fu, could not have children. She only married a concubine, Mrs. Chen, a few years ago and gave birth to two sons for him."
Zhang Yangquan nodded: "The eldest son Liu Lian is six years old, and the second son Liu Jing is only four years old."
Qin Lingjun was slightly startled: "So you asked about it? Then why didn't you take his family over?"
Zhang Yangquan sighed and said: "Madam, Liu Bowen's family are all in Chuzhou, and Fang Guozhen is attacking Chuzhou now!"
Qin Lingjun blinked: "Isn't it more appropriate to take it over?"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at her and said, "Think about it carefully. He knew his family was in danger, why didn't he send someone to pick them up?"
Qin Lingjun frowned and said, "Could it be that he is more public-minded, so he puts family matters aside?"
Zhang Yangquan shook his head: "I think he wanted to leave a way out for himself!"
Qin Lingjun said in a daze: "Are you saying that he plans to resign and go into seclusion in the future?"
Zhang Yangquan sighed and said: "I'm not sure, but if he really wants to leave such an escape route, I can't help but block this road!"
Qin Lingjun understood that Zhang Yangquan was afraid that by rashly taking over Liu Bowen's family, he would mistakenly think that he was taking his family as hostages, which would definitely damage the relationship between the monarch and his ministers!
Considering Liu Bowen's temperament again, he is likely to think so.
Qin Lingjun sighed and said nothing more.
At this moment, Zhang Yangquan suddenly looked at her with a thoughtful expression, as if he had thought of something!
Qin Lingjun knew her husband very well and asked, "Did you think of something else?"
Zhang Yangquan suddenly smiled and said: "It's really inappropriate for me to send someone to pick them up, but if it's you, it would be more appropriate!"
Qin Lingjun said in surprise: "Should I send someone?"
"That's right! You go see Liu Bowen tomorrow, ah no, the day after tomorrow, when you are on holiday, and say that you will help him bring his family back, and promise him that as long as our army captures Chuzhou, you will personally send his family back.
Chuzhou!"
Qin Lingjun frowned and said, "Is it okay if I just go?"
The more Zhang Yangquan thinks about it, the more appropriate it becomes.
"Of course, you have always admired Liu Bowen. It was you who invited him to come out in the first place. It is most appropriate for you to do it!"
Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said, "I found that you really care about Liu Bowen!"
Zhang Yangquan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Isn't this what you just asked me to pay more attention to?"
Qin Lingjun snorted and played chess silently without saying anything else.
At this moment, Qin Lingsi walked in from outside the house.
"Brother-in-law, sister, why don't you let me go to Chuzhou and bring you and Liu Bowen's family over?"
Qin Lingjun glared at her and said, "Why have you become more and more interested in eavesdropping on our conversations recently? Let me ask you, what did Lan Xiangyu ask you to do just now?"
Qin Lingsi's eyes wandered and she said: "It's nothing, just chatting with me!"
Qin Lingjun said: "Really? I'm afraid I came here to inquire about your brother-in-law's affairs! In the future, you should act more appropriately and don't reveal everything about your brother-in-law!"
Qin Lingsi walked behind Zhang Yangquan and sat down, muttering: "Brother-in-law didn't ask me to keep it a secret, so what does it matter if I tell him?"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at her and said, "What does Lan Xiangyu want to ask you? Is it something about Hangzhou?"
Qin Lingsi nodded her head.
Zhang Yangquan shook his head and said: "This Chang Yuchun came to me today to ask for orders to attack Hangzhou. I refused, so I sent his wife here to find out the news!"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "This is a good thing. If the generals below are not willing to fight, then you will have a headache!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "There is some truth in this, but as a soldier, the most important thing is to obey orders, otherwise you will have a headache if you raise a group of arrogant and powerful generals!"
Qin Lingjun scolded: "Did you hear that? Don't always be a spy for others in the future!"
Qin Lingsi muttered: "I know! I'm not a child, I won't say what I shouldn't say!"
He turned to Zhang Yangquan and said: "Brother-in-law, I see you are very tired, so go and rest first. I will play chess with sister!"
Since Qin Lingjun became pregnant, Zhang Yangquan slept in separate rooms with her.
He stood up, stretched, and said: "Okay, I'll go back to my room to rest first, and you sisters will go to bed early. Madam, I will accompany you to see Liu Bowen the day after tomorrow!"
Qin Lingjun was surprised: "Didn't you ask me to talk to him?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "You guys are talking, and I'm going to visit Song Lian by the way!"