Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

Let's not talk about how Cheng Wanli of Dongping Prefecture arranged it here. Let's just say that after sending Zhang Yong away, Miao Shanggao returned to the back house and lay on the bed. Although he hadn't slept all night, he was very sad thinking about the lost jade ruyi and couldn't sleep for a while.

After thinking about it, he came up with an idea. Since Liangshan County has strong soldiers and horses, why don't he tell the Grand Tutor and ask the Grand Tutor to ask for permission to let Liangshan County send troops to suppress the Qingzhou bandits. Thinking of this, he got up and went to the study to write a letter, and asked two confidants to ride horses to Bianjing to deliver it.

Miao Shanggao looked at the two confidants who left and couldn't help laughing, thinking about the fight between Liangshan County and the Qingzhou bandits. If he won, he didn't need to be wary of the Qingzhou bandits here. If he lost, he could avenge his hatred for losing the jade ruyi. At that time, he might be able to take Wangtai Township again. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Miao Shanggao's mood suddenly improved a lot, and then he went back to his room to rest.

Back to Dongping Prefecture, the next morning, Cheng Wanli sent two public servants with his handwritten letter to Wangtai Township to pass on the message. After that, after the mansion was cleaned up, Cheng Wanli sent someone to call Dong Ping.

Looking at the haggard Dong Ping, Cheng Wanli said: "Dong Tuanlian, it's not that I don't take you seriously. It's really because Master Cai has said that no one dares to excuse you, so you are demoted to Tuanlian. I also heard that the new military commander has been very critical of you. Now my wife is going to Liangshan County to visit her daughter, so I will entrust you to escort her. First, you can avoid Yao Dujian, and second, my son-in-law loves men the most, and you will definitely be treated differently when you go. If you agree, you can be promoted to a commander in Liangshan County, which is better than being bullied by Yao Dujian."

Dong Ping was stunned when he heard it, and thought to himself: When Miss Cheng got married, I disguised myself as a robber. I wonder if the managers there can recognize me.

Then he thought: I had my face covered and was in the fog. I was not used to riding horses and weapons. No one had suspected me for so long, so I thought no one would care about me. Yao Gang is making things difficult for me now. I am not happy here every day. It is better to go to Liangshan County. If no one recognizes me, I can find a job there. If they recognize me, I can kill my way out of Liangshan County with these two guns in my hands. If I annoy my grandfather, I will go to Qingzhou to join Song Jiang.

In just a moment, all kinds of thoughts passed through his mind, and Dong Ping hurriedly thanked Cheng Wanli. He went home to pack his luggage. Before leaving, Dong Ping went to Xiwazi and gave instructions to his lovers, a pair of sisters from Qinghe County called Li Guiqing and Li Guijie. Then he rode on a chestnut horse with silver mane, and went to Liangshan County with thirty or fifty soldiers and escorted the carriage.

Speaking of these two, it was a few days ago when Dong Ping was defeated and his subordinates asked him to relieve his boredom, and that’s when he met these two. Since Cheng Wan’er got married, no one in Dongping Mansion could catch Dong Ping’s eye. These two girls were both beautiful and talented: cherry mouth, apricot face and peach cheeks. Willow waist, orchid heart and nature. Their voices were melodious, like orioles on branches. Their dancing was graceful, like phoenixes among flowers.

Dong Ping had some nostalgia since he saw them.

Relying on his power, he seduced them. Because they were not married, it was not easy to take them home, so he rented a small courtyard in Xiwazi and raised them.

It turned out that Dong Ping was clever and shrewd, and he knew everything, including playing bamboo and tuning strings. Therefore, these two girls were seduced by Dong Ping. First, they had never lacked food and clothing, and second, Dong Ping was young and romantic, and was knowledgeable and interesting, so they were as passionate as fire and as sweet as honey. Therefore, Dong Ping had to give some instructions before leaving.

Let’s say that Zhao Zhen expelled the officials in Wangtai Township, transferred Xiao Rang from Liangshan County, brought more than ten handwritten letters and public servants, and cleared the fields and population under the protection of soldiers.

In this battle, 1,200 soldiers were captured, 1,400 sets of iron armor and leather armor, 300 yellow birch crossbows, 100 black lacquer bows, countless spears and broadswords, only 32 horses, and 30 carts and heads.

Most of the boats captured by the navy belonged to the fishermen in Wangtai Township. Except for those belonging to a few expelled township officials, the rest of the boats, together with the fishermen who rowed the boats, were released.

The seized grain and grass were only 300 stones. It was not as good as what was obtained from the families of the officials expelled from Wangtai Township.

There was not a single treasure for the entry that Zhao Zhen cared about the most. However, it was not that there was nothing. Wangtai Township actually had a specialty, Jinshan Inkstone.

The stone materials from Jinshan, Fenghuangshan, Baihushan and Qinglongshan were selected and carved by craftsmen. The carving works, which are a combination of relief, line carving and round carving, have achieved the natural beauty of Jinshan stone carving, which is elegant, simple and heavy.

Especially the stone materials with dense texture, delicate and moist, non-absorbent and non-consuming water, carved peony, lotus, lotus leaf, etc., and became Jinshan inkstone.

Jinshan inkstone (special product, the stone is divided into four categories: yellow, blue, flower color and purple, with solid texture, smooth stone color, and good ink release)

After Zhao Zhen met, he discussed with Wu Yong and summoned the stone carving craftsmen in the township to vacate a large house and set up a stone carving workshop.

There are no less than 400 stone carving craftsmen in the whole Wangtai Township. So many craftsmen naturally cannot be accommodated in one house. It was still Wu Yong who came up with an idea to ask Jin Dajian to serve as the manager and hire Wang Feng and Wang Jian, the best carving workers, as court officials. In addition to carving stone carvings and inkstones, he was also responsible for receiving stone carvings sent by various families and evaluating their value.

Zhao Zhen collected all the stone carvings and inkstones in the whole township, and this operation won the hearts of Wangtai Township. After all, these stone carving craftsmen are related to the villagers.

Wang Feng and Wang Jian are the best stone carvings. The inkstone carved by Wang Feng is decorated with unicorns and peonies. The value of an inkstone varies from two to ten strings of cash, depending on the material.

The stone lions carved by Wang Jian are the most vivid. A pair of Jinshan stone lions, depending on the size, the big one is 20 guan, and the small one is 5 guan.

Jinshan inkstone and Jinshan stone gatekeeper lion, these two kinds of stone carvings have always been the goods sold by Wangtai Township, but due to the different stone quality and carving workmanship, the prices are also very different. Ordinary stone inkstones are only 30 or 50 wen. These inkstones are the best stationery for students in villages and schools.

The rest of the collected stone carvings and stone inkstones, in addition to sending some to the heroes in the county, Zhao Zhen plans to take the rest back to the main world. The stone inkstones and small stone carvings are sent to the bookstore for sale. These larger stone carvings, especially these magnificent stone lions, must be very popular with wealthy families.

Wangtai Township has to redefine the fields, register the population, and guard against Jizhou Prefecture, so the cavalry and infantry armies have not withdrawn. Ruan Xiaoer's fleet travels back and forth to transport the captured armor, collected stone carvings and other items. When Zhao Zhen was about to send the captured Jeju soldiers to the coal mining site in Heihu Temple Town, Lord Taishan's letter arrived first.