Chapter 117 The Chinese New Year is not going well either
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Ren Ning taught Lei Er how to be a referee.
After asking the deputy general for instructions, he mounted Zhui Feng and prepared to leave Yingshan Camp with Xiao Gang.
"Wait, wait!" The two of them had just arrived at the gate of Daying, when Lei Er's voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Ren Ning looked back.
Two large shallow pits were dug one foot inside and one foot outside the gate of the camp. The shallow pits were filled with thick seawater and were used to disinfect people or horses entering and exiting.
Lei Er held his waist and stood by the puddle inside, panting and waving, "I forgot to tell you just now that the roasted chestnuts in Nanshu City are delicious. Remember to bring some for me when I come back."
"Remember to go to Yuqian Street to buy the garlic-flavored stir-fried kind. Don't buy the ones from other streets. The rest are made by hawkers who are too lazy to cook them with water and then stir-fry them. They are not delicious at all."
Ren Ning, Xiao Gang and the few soldiers guarding the gate of the camp stared blankly at the sweaty Lei Er, with strange expressions on their faces.
"You came after me just to talk about this?" Ren Ning scolded.
The Yingshan camp with more than 30,000 people covers a vast area.
Lei Er didn't have time to summon Ben Lei, so he rushed all the way on his own two feet in such a hurry. It was not an easy task.
"What?" Lei Er was confused: "As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. If these are not important, what is important?"
Ren Ning and Ren Ning were speechless for a moment. They silently nodded and rode north.
In the evening, the two of them entered the guerrilla general's house covered in dust.
"Happy New Year to you two young masters." Steward Li with a cheerful face came up to greet him and exchanged a few words with Ren Ning.
A few months ago, when Ning and the others arrived in Nanshu City, the guerrilla general's mansion had completely changed.
Guests come and go constantly every day, cars and cars of money and banknotes are driven into the house, and boxes and boxes are moved out, eventually turning into a variety of new products. Although the goods shipped to the north will not be able to recoup the cost for a while.
, but the nearby Zhennanguan has already begun to produce benefits.
It can be said that this year has been the most comfortable year for Butler Li. He no longer has to worry about the supply problem in the mansion like in previous years, and he has even become a vague target of flattery from all parties in Nanshu City.
The only thing that made him scratch his head was the marriage between the eldest young master and the eldest girl.
Time flies, another year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the entire Guerrilla General Mansion has not yet had the fourth generation...
Ren Ning was not polite and asked directly after sitting down: "Butler, is your girl coming back to celebrate the New Year?"
Butler Li felt happy and then felt bitter, "When I return to the Young Master, the eldest lady has not come back to celebrate the New Year, but there is a letter coming home."
After saying that, he ran back to get Li Hezhu's letter.
Ren Ning waved his hand and refused, "This is a letter to and from your guerrilla general's office. What are you doing for me?"
In the end, he only asked for the letter written by Yingpan, and at the same time handed the letter from Uncle Zhongyong to Xiao Gang, who was scratching his neck next to him.
Several families have chosen to cooperate. Although they haven't started making a lot of money yet, they will inevitably have to work part-time as postmen for Ren Ning and Xiao Gang when traveling south to north.
Just like last time, Xiao Gang couldn't wait to read the letter home, while Ren Ning ate his meal calmly, still not choosing to open the letter in person.
After settling down in the guest house, he sat down and read the letter slowly.
The letter this time was a few pages longer than the last time. Yingpan described the situation at home in detail. For example, her little red horse had grown up, which attics in the house had been renovated, and how many more attics she had bought.
How many acres of land, etc.?
Ren Ning did not feel bored and read slowly.
The second half of the letter talked about some recent events in the imperial capital.
"My lord, the whole of Yunchui has been uneasy recently. Just as Your Majesty finished writing and prepared to celebrate the New Year, a rare earthquake occurred in Qingshi County in the central and western parts of the country."
"The mountain collapsed and the post road was destroyed. The lives and deaths of most ordinary people in the county are still unknown. However, it has been found that at least 18 iron mines suffered large-scale collapses, and almost no miners escaped."
"Princess Yiguang said that with so many mines destroyed, it is estimated that Yunchui's weapons and equipment manufacturing will be delayed in recent years."
Ren Ning subconsciously touched the pocket on his waist.
Because Nanshu City is not far away, he did not bring the Yunchui map with him when he came out. But he also knew about Qingshi County, which is known as the Iron Mine County.
There were mines everywhere, almost no food was produced, and transportation was inconvenient.
To the south and west are mountains, and to the north is the famous misty wetland. The mined ore must be transported eastward.
In the early years, the empire also discussed building a north-south road in Misty County, preparing to lead to Qingshi County. However, the Misty Wetland is a terrain that is long from north to south and short from east to west. Building a road to the south was too costly, so in the end it was abandoned.
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Trouble!
Ren Ning scratched his head.
A lot of medicine shops in Baihua County were burned down, and now the earthquake has destroyed the iron mines in Qingshi County, plus the epidemic has not subsided in Yunzhong County. Seeing that the rainy season is coming again, if the central and eastern parts of the country are flooded again,
County...
If he didn't have a modern soul, he would inevitably wonder whether God was punishing Yun Chui because of the emperor's unkindness.
really.
"During the epidemic in Yunzhong County, the third prince Chen Xiuzhu stayed in Xingluo County to appease the people and became the king. This time there was an earthquake in Qingshi County, and several princes were trying hard to go to the disaster relief. I heard that there was noisy in the imperial study every day, and His Majesty has not yet
We haven’t decided which prince to send there yet.”
Seeing this, Ren Ning was speechless.
The earthquake only has a few days or even a few hours of golden rescue time. At this time, it is freezing cold and the people have no food or clothing. If it drags on, the entire Qingshi County will become a desperate situation, which is much more terrible than the current epidemic in Yunzhong County.
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He was angry, but Ren Ning could do nothing and could only continue to look down.
"During the Queen Mother's birthday, neighboring countries sent envoys to celebrate her birthday and signed a large number of peace and friendship treaties. However, after hearing that the Xingluo Army was transferred to Zhennanguan, the Beixiong Empire's army had gone back on its promise and headed south.
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"The entire upper-class circle of the imperial capital is very worried, and they are worried that the Yanhui Army will not be able to withstand it."
Ren Ning shook his head in disbelief.
Yanhui, as the name suggests, the wild geese flying north come here.
Like Tamaki County, it is the two northernmost counties of Yunchui.
In August last year, the Starfall Army was originally supposed to be transferred to the Tamaki County Guards in the north, while the Yanhui Army was supposed to be transferred to the Yankui Fortress in the west.
As a result, the emperor changed his mind.
The Xingluo Legion arrived at Zhennanguan, while the Yanhui Legion headed north back to their hometown.
When we returned to our hometown, we were supposed to have the advantage of good location and people, but the Yanhui Army couldn't even stop the small Nanfeng. Facing the Beixiong army, which was no less powerful than Xiliang, no one dared to put too much hope in them.
imperial study room
Although the Chinese New Year is still going on outside, the imperial study room is crowded with people.
"King Beixiong is really shameless. He just signed the treaty, and then he turned around and sent 300,000 troops south. He also said that two soldiers were missing and he was coming to look for them."
How could a 300,000-strong army dare to be dispatched haphazardly without months of preparation?
Looking for missing soldiers or something like that can't be more fake.
The King of Qin stood up and said, "Father, when fighting against the outside world, we must first settle down the inside. Only with a stable rear can we support the front to the maximum extent. Now that there is an earthquake in Qingshi County, the lives and deaths of the people in the county are unknown, and they are in urgent need of rescue from the court. There are also discussions in other places.
.It’s better to decide on the candidates for disaster relief first and open a position to provide disaster relief.”
Emperor Changxing looked gloomy.
People everywhere are talking a lot. What are they talking about?
Everyone is saying that last year, when the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday, an epidemic broke out in Yunzhong County; just as the New Year's Eve that the people were most looking forward to was approaching, there was another serious earthquake in Qingshi County.