Chapter 453: Expanding Territory
Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, the backyard of the governor's mansion
Isn't the autumn harvest coming up soon? Lv Desheng has been busy out in the fields lately, encouraging farmers to learn about agriculture and sericulture.
That day, he was also wandering around the fields. Jiang and Tian went to the temple to burn incense, and Lu Zhiyuan took the time to see them off.
Qin Sheng returned from Lelang County and went straight to the governor's mansion.
The only one left in the governor's office was Lu Mingzhi, who had returned from the Seventh Institute of Technology.
When he saw Qin Sheng, Lu Mingzhi immediately asked someone to go to the front to invite his second sister.
When Lu Songli returned to the backyard, the familiar scene appeared again, with boxes of gold, silver and jewelry filling the ground.
"What is this?" Lu Songli had some guesses in his mind.
Qin Sheng grinned, revealing a row of dazzlingly white teeth. "When we were clearing out the banditry in the three counties of Pingzhou, weren't there some that slipped through the net? I led my men to wipe them all out."
What Qin Sheng didn't mention was that he led his men to the south, while his elder brother led his men to the north. Their goal was to expand their territory as much as possible, increasing their depth to facilitate future battles. Furthermore, they replaced the captured strongholds with their own men.
Lu Mingzhi looked at his brother-in-law as if he were a gangster. He had already run out of Pingzhou, and you still didn't let him go?
Lu Songli said helplessly, "Why didn't you tell us in advance so that we could give you some assistance." The government was completely unaware of their surprise attack this time.
"No, no, this is a short-term operation, so we don't need logistical support."
The Jintaizhuang Military Region has been established for some time. Whether it is a mule or a horse, it must be taken out for a walk.
"Okay, I'll have someone count and record these properties, and then distribute the rewards to the soldiers later." Lu Songli said.
Qin Sheng nodded repeatedly. After finishing the business, he looked at Lu Songli eagerly.
Lu Mingzhi couldn't bear to watch it, so he found an excuse to go out.
"Are you tired? Go back and rest for a while."
Qin Sheng was about to say that he was not tired, but Lu Songli's next sentence made him shut up.
Lu Songli reached out and touched his face. "There are bruises under your eyes. You haven't had a good rest in a long time, right? You look old."
Perhaps it was the sight of blood that gave Qin Sheng a strong aura of murderous intent. He had been in the sun a lot this summer, and his skin had become a little tanned, giving him a very masculine look.
Qin Sheng resisted the urge to touch his face. He had only lived a rough life for half a month. Did that make him look old?
Lu Songli was really busy. In less than two minutes, people kept calling her from the front.
Qin Sheng decided to be obedient and go back to have a good sleep.
As soon as he got home, he was hugged by the thigh, "Sixth Uncle, you're back!"
He lowered his head and stared at Qin Yu.
As Qin Yu shouted, a group of children ran out of the yard.
After a while, Qin Sheng was surrounded by a group of little guys.
"Sixth Uncle!"
"Sixth Uncle, when will you take us to Fang County again?!"
As the saying goes, what the superiors like, the subordinates will follow.
In order to deal with the upcoming war, they have deliberately guided the style of the Qin and Han dynasties since Lu Desheng took office.
Under their intentional guidance, Pingzhou values martial arts, and the little ones often clamor to be the vanguard, little generals, grand marshals, and so on.
This year, as soon as the weather turned warmer after the New Year, Qin Sheng began training his navy.
When the weather was hot, Lu Songli and the Cao Gang bought two old ships.
This was even more outrageous. Qin Sheng simply took all these noisy little guys to practice.
He felt that driving a flock of adult sheep was the same as driving a flock of lambs. He was really careless.
However, Qin Sheng arranged them in the shallow water area and arranged a number of soldiers to watch them.
At first, Qin Sheng only took the older children of the Qin and Lu families. Later, when the people of Tianshui New Village found out, they asked the village chief to consult with Master Lu and ask if it was possible for Master Qin Liu to take all the older children of Tianshui New Village to Fang County for training.
Qin Sheng, who was given a task by his father-in-law, said: ...
So the team of little guys grew bigger and bigger.
Recently, Qin Sheng led his troops out and this activity was stopped, which the children felt very regretful about.
Therefore, when he came back, the children's eyes lit up when they saw him.
This news was passed back to the South by the spy arranged by Xie Zhan in Pingzhou, and Xie Zhan was terrified when he heard it.
Xie Zhan suddenly realized the problem!
Compared with the Qin and Lu families and their close relatives in Tianshui New Village, there are too few children a few years older in the Xie family!
Too many of these children died mainly during exile.
Although after he dealt with the Chen family, he moved the clansmen to the Chen family land and worked hard to improve their treatment, and children were born in the clan continuously last year and this year, it was not in time.
Xie Zhan thought about it and decided to adopt a group of orphans between the ages of five and ten. Last year, the floods in the south killed many people, young and old, and many children lost their parents and relatives...
Following his order, the Xie clan members began to search for smart orphans in the villages in the south.
Anshi Wharf
Ning Changge and a classmate were resting in a teahouse near the pier. He had received a letter from Zhou Jing before, saying that he would board a ship to the north soon.
He calculated the time and thought it should be within the next few days. So he went to Anshi two days in advance to pick up the person, but he was not sure if he could pick him up today.
Ning Changge had just had a cup of tea with his friends when he heard someone on the dock shouting that the Cao Gang's ship was about to dock.
He hurried forward with his friends and saw the Cao Gang's large ship slowly approaching the shore.
The boatman's leader shouted, "We've arrived at Anshi, Liaodong Commandery. Those who want to disembark here, get ready."
Zhou Jing supported his mother and waited on the deck, not arguing with others. They waited until everyone else got off the boat before they got off.
"Zhou Jing, Zhou Jing, here--" The little brother next to Ning Changge saw Zhou Jing, and quickly put his hands into a trumpet shape and shouted to the people on the deck of the big ship.
When Zhou Jing looked over, Ning Changge quickly waved his hand.
Seeing this, Zhou Jing also smiled and waved at them.
Half a minute later, Ning Changge successfully received the person. He reached out and patted his shoulder, "A Jing, you're amazing. You even brought your aunt out."
Ning Changge had been corresponding with his classmates in the Southland, so he knew a bit about the situation there. Nowadays, if a scholar in the Southland wanted to travel far away, it would be fine if he went alone, but if he sold his property and took his family with him, he would be stuck.
"Stop talking!" Zhou Jing smiled bitterly. He had brought his mother with him because he had given up his wealth and medical treatment. Aside from the floating silver, he couldn't take anything else with him to the South.
Ning Changge gave him a thumbs-up and praised him, "You have courage."
"It's nothing. They are all ancestral inheritance. It doesn't matter if they leave them there." After all, the South is their hometown. If they can't make it outside, they will have a way out.
He accidentally revealed his true feelings. When Zhou Jing reacted, he asked, "Is this okay?" He was really scared by some people in the South.
"Don't worry, you can come and go freely in Pingzhou."
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