Seiwa

The matter of building the fort passed Minglu, and a big stone that weighed on Meng Qinghe's heart fell to the ground.

"Mark the flag of congratulations!"

Everyone in the same banner had joyful expressions on their faces, Deputy Shen Qianhu personally promised that everyone who participated in the construction of the fort would be rewarded, and that everyone was not asked to be promoted, even a few buckets of food and a few bolts of cloth would be good.

It is better to have copper coins, but if there are no copper coins, precious banknotes are also fine.

Liu went back to the city one step at a time, and Meng Qing and Xunji asked how the drawings got into Qianhu's hands, and finally understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.

The matter was not as complicated as he thought, but a few craftsmen slipped their mouths in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, and the deputy envoy who took office soon heard it, thinking that he had caught the boss's pigtails, and stabbed Zheng Qianhu directly in front of him.

Craftsmen who work for the imperial court will be regarded as "state-owned assets" to some extent, and the behavior of accepting jobs in private is, to put it seriously, tantamount to "loss of state-owned assets."If we seriously pursue it, the ambassador will never be able to escape his responsibility.Undoubtedly, the positions of principal and deputy will be changed.

The deputy envoy has not been in office for a long time, and he still doesn't understand the unwritten rules in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau. This move is tantamount to offending most of the craftsmen in the bureau, and it also involves the experience department Liu Experience.Even if Zheng Qianhu wanted to investigate and the ambassador was held accountable, he would not benefit.

Coupled with Meng Qing and this variable, things were like a wild horse running wild, getting farther and farther away from the direction that the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Bureau wanted.

Hearing this, Meng Qinghe suddenly realized that in the final analysis, it was a miscellaneous internal struggle, he suffered innocently, and was almost kicked into the pit.

"The Deputy Envoy?"

Liu Jingli smiled and said nothing, everything was said in silence.

Meng Qinghe knew that that person might be going home soon to be unemployed.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. This is the result of not being grounded.It's good to be self-motivated, but it's not good to be too impatient.

After sending Liu Chin away, Meng Qinghe put aside other thoughts and summoned the ten existing frontier soldiers under his command to prepare for another ideological mobilization.

Everyone didn't have so many scruples, and sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting for Meng Zongqi to speak.

Compared with the unbelief and suspicion at the beginning, Meng Qinghe's image in the hearts of everyone has been greatly improved.

Meng Zongqi said that he would not let everyone die easily, and he also said that it would make everyone's life better and better.

Now it turns out that what he said was not a lie.No one thought that Meng Qinghe's head was twitching and pushed them to the road of cannon fodder.No one thought that Meng Qinghe was bookish and full of deceit.

Meng Zongqi cleared his throat, firstly reiterated the promise he made to everyone before, and secondly promoted the former arsenal doctor doctor Xiaoqi to the position of acting agent.After Meng Zongqi officially takes office, the word "agent" can be removed.

Everyone has no objection to this.Speaking of it, even if he committed a crime and was exiled into the army, he would have been a fifth-rank official at any rate.

"Thank you for the promotion of General Banner."

"No need," Meng Qinghe said with a smile, "come to my house for dinner tonight, and I have other things to discuss with Ding Xiaoqi."

The smile on Meng Qinghe's face is very familiar. The former arsenal doctor, now Kaiping Wei Bianjun Xiaoqi is very calm.I have been an official under Emperor Hongwu for more than a year and almost two years, how could I not even have this concentration.

That night, Meng Qinghe "hosted a banquet" at home for the former doctor. There was a pot of pancakes, a pot of soup, and two plates of wild vegetables. Meng Zongqi's family banquet was really not rich, but the amount was sufficient.

There is only a newly built low table in the room, and the chairs have not been finished in time, so they can only be replaced by tree stumps and roots.

Soon, the food on the table was swept away, and when the former doctor was belching in a gentle manner, Meng Qinghe revealed his plan.

As soon as the words fell, Meng Hu was startled when the former doctor did not respond.

"How dare Twelfth Lang do this?" Meng Hu frowned, "This is absolutely impossible."

"How did the fifth cousin get those bags of buckwheat seeds? Two wolf skins and five rabbit skins." Meng Qinghe put away the smile on his face. also the same?"

Meng Qingjiang shook his head, "If there were no buckwheat, we would not be able to pay a bucket of tax and grain."

Meng Hu frowned into Chuanzi, and wanted to persuade him again, but he couldn't seem to find a better reason.

At this time, the former doctor finally stopped hiccupping, "Meng Zongqi, according to my humble opinion, there is indeed something wrong here."

"Oh?"

"Businessmen are so cunning, Zongqi is afraid that they will be deceived by profiteers. In the view of lowly position, the amount of food in exchange can be doubled."

"Double?" Meng Qinghe rubbed his chin.

"Yes. From my humble position, this move is not only feasible, but also promising." The former doctor obviously had been troubled by life in the frontier fortress for a long time. Although he didn't know the taste of meat until March, it was not much worse. The place where the words are said is the place where the pier is located, why can't we do it?"

"Diligent practice of bow and arrow is of great benefit to the soldiers, and the hunting can also fill the stomachs of the soldiers, saving rice and grain. The general flag is not for its own selfishness, but for the soldiers, the border army, and the country. Count, humble admiration..."

Hearing these words, even if his face was covered with cowhide, he couldn't help but blush.

Meng Qinghe truly experienced the power of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.This is just an arsenal doctor, if it is replaced by various departments, the department supervises the censor, the old and firm officialdom fritters, black and white are not worth mentioning, it can be said to be red, yellow and blue Color is domineering.

If he wanted to achieve the goal he set, sooner or later he would have to deal with these civil servants who were as tough as their mouths and fists, Meng Twelve Lang suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

He is a military officer, the military officers of Ming Dynasty have always been gentler than civil officials in court.

Civilian gang fights are called fighting for truth and justice, and military officials gang fights are called showing the courage of ordinary people.If the military officer dares to do something to the civil servant, I'm sorry, resign quickly and go home to farm, otherwise the saliva will drown you.

The former doctor is still eloquent, eloquent, citing classics, and even sublimating from the ideological level, "...the pillar of the country, the cornerstone of the country!"

Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang's four eyes were covered with mosquito coils, and Meng Qinghe also expressed that he couldn't take it anymore, no matter how modest he was, he couldn't take it anymore.

"Ding Xiaoqi, it's too late."

"pass?"

"pass."

"Forgive me, General Banner," said the former doctor with a shy face, "I haven't been able to express my feelings for a long time, and I can't hold it for a while."

"..."

"However, every sentence of the humble position is true, and I hope the general flag will learn from it."

"..." Why are these words so familiar?

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

In the end, Meng Qinghe didn't want to do anything out of the ordinary, but he just wanted to take advantage of the favorable location to hunt wild animals while guarding the outside of the city, and trade with the merchants passing through the border for grain and, if possible, some livestock.

It's not that I didn't think of a way to get money faster, but was rejected one by one in the end.

He couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and he thought that a good method may not necessarily be useful.The building of the fort was a lesson, and such good luck would not happen every time.

A real fool will only think of himself as a smart person.

The climate at this time is not as harsh as it will be decades later, wild animals are not uncommon on the grassland, and rabbits can often be seen in Meng Qing and the mountain where the bunker is built.

Not long ago, a few prairie wolves wandered into the vicinity of the watchtower by accident. As you can imagine, the wolf skins were replaced with buckwheat seeds, and the meat went into the stomachs of the brothers in the banner.

Since the leather has not been tanned, the merchant's bid is not high.Meng Qinghe suffered a loss once, and after that, he began to care about it.

"As long as the general banner is at ease, the humble post must be cautious."

Meng Zongqi and the former doctor happily exchanged views, and Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang involuntarily became the agents of the businessman.

"Fourth cousin, fifth cousin, one or two times is okay, too many times, it's inconvenient for my brothers to come forward, so I can only entrust two cousins."

What else can I do?

Meng Hu smiled wryly, and Meng Qingjiang suddenly said, "If there is any profit, my fifth cousin and I will get one point."

"That's natural. If the cousin doesn't mention it, Qinghe will do the same." After a pause, he continued, "You two cousins ​​don't have to worry, this is just a stopgap measure and it won't last long."

Meng Qingjiang responded, and Meng Hu also heaved a sigh of relief, "That's the best."

The former arsenal secretary gave Meng Qinghe a sneaky look, and he was right. It's a pity that this man is not a civil servant.

On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month in the 31st year of Hongwu, the bunker presided over by Meng Zongqi continued to be constructed. Vice Shen Qianhu kept his word, and the word "small flag" on Meng Qinghe's waist card was replaced with the general flag.

The former arsenal doctor suddenly turned into Ding Xiaoqi.Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang also started an exciting life of farming during the day and selling stolen goods at night.Since then, the cousins ​​have finally taken the historic step of being cheated by Meng Shierang and helping him cheat others by the way.

On the 31th day of the fifth lunar month in the [-]st year of Hongwu, there was a big exercise every month, and the sound of killing in the Kaiping guard school field was overwhelming. At last, Meng Qinghe no longer seemed to fall when the wind blows, but roared together with the soldiers beside him, He swung his waist knife with all his strength.

On the same day, the bells and drums of various temples and temples in Nanjing sounded together.

The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang made a great trip.

The young Emperor Jianwen knelt in front of his grandfather's bed, with a sad and confused expression on his face.From then on, there was no grandfather to shield him from the wind and rain. He had to sit alone on the dragon throne to face the officials and his uncles who were in their prime and full of wings.

Emperor Hongwu established a vassal for the purpose of consolidating the frontier defense and securing the Zhu family forever.

But this talented and generous emperor neglected one thing, his son would listen to Lao Tzu, because Lao Tzu would beat him up if he didn't obey.But would the uncle be willing to listen to his nephew?

The answer is obvious.

Amidst the sound of bells and drums, the fast horse delivering the edict galloped out from the city gate.

The court, Chinese and military, vassal princes everywhere, and even ordinary people will all usher in a new destiny from this moment.

This is the passing of one era and the beginning of another.

According to Meng Twelve Lang's words, that is the wheel of history, which finally began to turn along the original track.