Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

"My lord, among the villages on the way here, our village is the most backward and poorest. You said that we can build roads, what can we do?" Shen Luo personally visited the most remote village around the imperial capital, a place called Heyuangou .

There are many woods around the village, and there are many loess hills.

"Look, what is suitable for doing here?" Shen Luo asked Jian Cong.

"It is suitable for opening a brick kiln factory." Jian Cong said.

"Is there enough firewood?" Shen Luo was curious.

Jian Cong thought for a while: "My lord, it would be easier if we could transport coal from the north by water."

"Coal? Is it black stone?" Shen Luo was curious.

"Yes!" Jane nodded.

"Write a note, write a memorial, give me the note, and send the memorial to the emperor." Shen Luo said: "Or just wait for the emperor to go to dinner, and give it to him in person."

"Okay!" Jane nodded.

Qian Yueran recently went to Shen's mansion with familiarity. In the hot weather of early autumn, he ran the Imperial Forest Army every day. It was very hard work, and once this person decided to learn from you, he would come here happily every day, working tirelessly, and also working hard. Absolutely no complaints.

"I just got the news that Yunmo was ambushed in the northwest, and all his men and horses were lost. It will be over before reaching Xijing." Qian Yueran hurried over, Shen Luo already knew about this matter, Zheng and Songran returned There is Jane Cong to discuss things on the road.

"How about Yun Mo?" Shen Luo asked.

"I don't know." Qian Yueran said: "Now that Prime Minister Yun has entered the palace, there is no way to join the Duke of Yasukuni's army."

Shen Luo frowned: "It's not a wise choice to meet Lord Yasukuni so soon!" Holding a cup in his hand, he smelled the fragrance of tea and said.

"Brother Shen, what do you think of this matter?" Qian Yueran admired Shen Luo's insight and wanted to hear his opinion.

Shen Luo didn't answer his question directly, but looked at Song Ran: "Did your father say this?"

Nodded calmly and honestly: "My father said that no matter who goes, there will be troubles, and of course the protection of experts like clouds is also indispensable. If you lose soldiers and horses, you may have to find a reason to go down the stairs."

Shen Luo nodded and glanced at Yue Ran: "What do you think, Yun Mo may be dead?"

Qian Yueran looked at Baili Songran, who was the least scheming among them, unexpectedly he was so calm that the sky could not fall down, and when he thought about his own reaction, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Sorry, but I was too worried!" Qian Yue said with a smile, a little embarrassed in her smile.

Shen Luo also smiled shallowly: "If you care about it, there will be chaos, not to mention there are things in the northwest."

Qian Yueran does not deny this statement: "The people in the Northwest work hard, and although their lives are hard, they have always sacrificed a lot for the peace of the country. It is no exaggeration to say that there are heroes in every family in the Northwest frontier, and there are orphans and widows in every household. It is the God of Dinghai that stabilizes the peace of Dafeng's frontier."

Shen Luo expressed his understanding: "You still have a certain relationship in the northwest, let's make an inference first, and deliberate on the possible hiding places of these gangsters. In addition, through the relationship, we can learn the details of Yunmo's ambush. There is also the situation at the scene after the rescue by the garrison. If Yun Mo's whereabouts are uncertain, you may still not be able to escape this mission in the future."

"Brother Shen, what do you think the court will do this time, to the northwest?" Qian Yueran asked tentatively.

Shen Luo glanced at him: "Your Majesty, be calm and composed, and will not affect the overall situation for the sake of being small. Whether it is Tuna people or internal troubles, they want us to be in a hurry. If we follow the steps and are not affected, then they The flaws will come out."

Qian Yue nodded.

"Compared to these, I am more concerned about Brother Yueran's immediate boss, Lord Yasukuni, don't you think he is unreasonably quiet?" Shen Luo said.

Qian Yue was stunned for a moment, but didn't answer.

Since he left, Shen Luo didn't take the initiative to say anything.

It was rare for Baili Songran not to answer a word randomly.

Shen Luo looked at him: "Aren't you worried about Yun Mo?"

Song Ran shook his head: "Worry can't solve the problem, the road is chosen by the person, since he is going, there is nothing we can do, we can only pray for him."

Shen Luo nodded: "You have become stable recently, haven't you!"

"Really?" Baili Songran was like an excited big dog, almost sticking out his tongue.

Shen Luo pursed her lips, retracting what she just said in her heart.

Yun Changkong yelled loudly about the Northwest issue in the court hall, as if his son had already died for the country, and the Northwest issue became one of the points of contention.

However, Emperor Qianyuan on the golden phoenix chair never made any remarks, let alone said much, which made many officials feel inexplicable.

From Shen Luo and the others, Bailiyu concluded that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Yun Mo, he was familiar with Yun Changkong's character, this old fellow was looking for a chance to avoid disaster for his son.

Compared with the weird atmosphere in the northwest, Lord Jingguo, the general governor of the Northwest, who attracted Shen Luo's attention, seemed to have nothing to do with him, and he didn't even send a memorial to explain it.

Even the reported memorial was written by the subordinate county magistrate of the place where the incident occurred.

In the wandering northwest, Shen Luo ushered in the opening of the first village road.

The whole family of Shen's residence went out in a mighty way, in the name of participating in the opening of the road, but in fact they went to relax along the way.

The road opened this time passed through Jian Cong's hometown Yuanfang Village. Although the villages in his hometown are very close, this time, Jian Cong had a good experience of the majesty of returning home.

As the cavalry cleared the way, they saw the characteristic industries of the surrounding villages, and the wooden painted and lettered road signs built at the entrances of the villages.The archway in front of each village, or the name of the village carved with the help of rocks.

The difference between deliberate planning and disorganization is obvious. Riding on the horse, Baili felt for the first time the joy of being welcomed by the people and sincerely supporting him.

The nine officials in charge of the government government who accompanied him each had a book of pictures.

This road is 67 miles, and the population, fields, products, geography, and characteristics of each village along the way will be recorded.

This time, the villages along the way also carried out a reform, that is, "li" was established between the town and the village.

Although the position of Li Zheng has always been there, there is no clear definition of Li above the natural village.

Jian Cong's hometown, Yuanfang Village, was renamed Yuanfangli. There are schools, medical clinics, government offices, processing workshops, and other institutions in the village.

This is the performance of clear and detailed management and overall planning of the coverage of the entire village.

Among them, some village chiefs, patriarchs, and Li Zheng who were corrupted by ink and were impeached by the people were noted in the album. Shen Luo hoped that the accompanying officials could understand the meaning of the above, because he was already preparing to rectify the official system of the imperial capital.

"It's really different for us adults to go out. Look at this posture, and there are hundreds of scholars from various counties and towns following us. What are we going to do?" Some officials asked curiously.

"I don't know. I want them to learn. What is the purpose of being an official?"

"What else can you serve as an official? Isn't it just to be an official!" Someone said jokingly.

"If you want to be an official like our imperial capital, let alone, there are more opportunities for promotion than other places. There are things to do!" Some officials lamented that even some officials who were puzzled by Shen Luo's approach have to admit.

"The integration in 67 took more than a month. The speed is so fast, it depends on the people." In the distance, Shen Luo and the others sat down and rested in the small courtyard of Jane's house.

"All the officials went to inspect the surrounding areas. This time, the specifications are unprecedented." Baili Songran said excitedly.

Shen Luo smiled: "Have you finally gained an understanding of the current matter?"

"Of course!" Song Ran patted his chest: "We can be regarded as a benefit, so the common people will support us and work hard to build the road, so that the road can be wide and good."

"En!" Shen Luo nodded.

In the evening, he returned to Shen's residence, and Qingchen went to arrange dinner.

Shen Luo put down his brush and wrote a few articles. Recently, he was so busy that he felt a little concentrated.

Especially today, seeing a potato flour processing workshop in the distance, many officials have a new understanding of this model.

Thinking of the experience of being an official during this period, I still feel that I have treated my family badly.Shen Luo got up and walked to the kitchen, where Qing Chen was arranging the dishes for the evening.

Shen Luo went over to have a look, Qing Chen saw him: "Why are you in the kitchen, there is so much oily smoke!"

Shen Luo smiled: "Do you still have dried vegetables from your hometown?"

"Yes, do you want to eat? I'll have someone burn it for you to eat." Qing Chen said.

Shen Luo shook his head: "I'll cook it for you."

After finishing speaking, he sent someone to get the casserole, found the cleaned pork belly, and cut it into strips.

Soak dried vegetables in hot water, add hot oil, stir-fry pork belly in a casserole, pour in dried vegetables, add water, ginger, dried chili, and simmer together.

When the water in the casserole is boiling, put pieces of sliced ​​tofu.

The small fire gurgled.

When eating, when this dish was served, Xiao Shitou said curiously: "Wow, it smells so good!"

Shen Luo smiled: "I made this, I will taste it later."

After talking, the servants brought the food, Shen Luo helped Qing Chen pick up the pork belly, and scooped a few spoonfuls of dried vegetable soup.

Smelling the aroma of rice, Qingchen ate roasted pork belly with dried vegetables. This is a dish that is only available at weddings in their hometown Huzhou. It is rare, but Huzhou people like to eat it very much.

Lan Fulang and the others also like to eat it, and the tofu is very delicious.

"I didn't expect Brother Shen to have this skill." Brother Tie said with a smile, and also helped Lan Fulang prepare vegetables.

"I've been away from home for a long time, but I forgot to take a slow walk and reminisce about the taste of my hometown." Shen Luo said: "It's already late autumn, and it's very popular in our place to make up for the winter."

"Well, this is a good suggestion. Although Huangdu has a lot of seafood, but sometimes I want to eat meat!" Brother Tie said with a smile.

"Let's make some boiled lamb chops, and buy a lamb to eat." Lan Fulang said with a smile.

"I'm good at this, I'll go and have a look tomorrow." Brother Tie is from the Northwest, he agreed with a smile.

Xiao Shitou looked at the smiles of the adults, and ate the food in the bowl contentedly: "Ah, it would be great if our big family would be like this every day in the future."

Lan Fulang smiled: "Yes, you work hard, after your husband resigns, you will support us."

Little Stone laughed: "Yeah!"

Qingchen helped Shen Luo peel the shrimp: "It's already late autumn, and I have to make some autumn clothes this year. Let's make two clothes for everyone in the family!"

Shen Luo nodded: "Yes, let's do it all!"

Lan Fulang smiled: "I'll give you 2 taels later, and we will all live and eat at your place, and the expenses are not small."

Qing Chen shook her head: "Who wants Big Brother Lan? The whole family has an income, and A Luo still has more than [-] taels of useless money!"

Two days later, the young master Zhong Wen from Zhiwen Bookstore came, and sent a banknote of 6 taels: "I've been too busy recently, and the follow-up is still being printed. Some time ago, the books for the rural and provincial exams are all available for adults. Sold out."

Shen Luo smiled: "Speaking of which, this year's two exams have not had much movement, without the invigilator of the Three Kings, it can be regarded as low-key."

"The matter in the northwest has spread, and it is said that all the young masters of Prime Minister Yun have disappeared, and it is normal for the court to silence the voice." Zhong Shiwen said.

Shen Luo took the banknotes and took out a stack of articles: "These are printed into books, called Imperial Capital Administration, printed every two months, [-] copies at a time, six articles in each book, and if the paper is poor, you can do the math." capital."

"About one to two to five." Zhong Shiwen replied immediately.

"Sell it for two taels and five, and sell it nationwide. The government of the imperial capital will pay the first capital. You and the government will get half of the money." Shen Luo said.

"My lord can't?" Zhong Shiwen was curious.

Shen Luo shook his head: "With this money, let's do something for the poor people in the imperial capital!"

Zhong Shiwen stood up and bowed: "I want [-]%, and the rest will be given to the people of the imperial capital!"

"Success!" Shen Luo nodded: "In the future, it will be printed every two months. You will send [-]% of the money you earn to the government office, and you will be responsible for the whole country. If you are doing well, maybe the imperial court will cooperate with you."

"Thank you for your cultivation, my lord." Zhong Shiwen said, and then took out 2 silver notes from his sleeve: "Before, the capital was all in the books, and this [-] taels, I also want to invest in shops in Nancheng, don't you know?"

Shen Luo nodded: "It's full, I'll arrange it for you!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Now that the real estate in Huangdu Nancheng is booming, the capital of more than 400 million yuan has been converted into more than 600 million yuan. property rights after the year.

The highest price of a store in Nancheng was 5000 taels, which is nothing compared to the tens of thousands of taels in other places in the imperial capital.

The less the five-to-one housing construction index is, the more expensive the price is, and the more people follow suit. This may be the effect of simplification.

"Chen, Qianyueran, please leave Beijing!" On October [-]th, Qianyueran, who had been delayed for a long time, finally set off, bringing [-] Imperial Forest Army and a large number of business teams.

To the west of Qingyang, Xindaji was built as a trade point between the two sides.

Although the Tuna Dynasty was dissatisfied, they did not find a point of attack in the end, not to mention the high defense of the Taifeng army, it seemed that a storm was about to pass.

Except for the disappearing Yunmo, almost no one thinks that there is still a crisis in the Northwest.

On the day when the army set off, there was lightning and thunder in the sunny sky of the imperial capital, and Shen fell in the see-off team, standing with Prince Qi Wenhao.

"The storm is coming." Ci Wenhao looked at the sky and said casually.

Shen Luo was stunned for a moment, knowing that there was something in his words.

Sure enough, a few days later, there was news from the northwest that robbers had also appeared on the border of the Tuna people. Suddenly, the border between the two countries was in turmoil, and the soldiers and horses on both sides were gearing up.

The solemn atmosphere continues to Taiho's Tenho Festival.

The day when Emperor Tianfeng founded the country, October [-]th.