Rise of Nongmen

Before there was any movement from Xiao Jinyan's side, Ye Chen didn't do anything, but was busy with moving matters all day long, and as soon as the manpower was available, he immediately acted.

In fact, Ye Chen didn't do anything, he just dragged the cavalry of the third squadron disguised as ordinary warriors to the main roads in and out of Jinmin County, and checked the people entering and leaving.

Jinmin County has a special terrain. A large area in the northwest is surrounded by Luoyan Mountain. Over the mountain is the Northern Wilderness, and in the northeast is the edge of the prairie. The population is sparsely populated. In addition, the border with Zhenbei Prefecture is excluded. There are not many areas that really need to be prepared. .

The cavalry came and went like the wind, and they were completely able to look at each other from head to tail.

Ye Chen looked carefully, and there were two teams that were all monks, and each team had a person with a higher soul power, which was perfect for warning and deterrence.

The sudden appearance of the third squadron of cavalry, of course, Ye Chen would not claim that to the outside world, but acted in the name of the people's courage recruited by the local garrison. , The county government also got involved.

Therefore, shortly after the cavalry began to carry out the mission assigned by Ye Chen, the county magistrate of Jinmin County and the captain of Shoucheng sent someone to invite him over.

Ye Chen had expected this earlier, and without any intention of refusing, he took the members of the eleventh team to the appointment calmly.

As soon as he left the courtyard, out of the corner of Ye Chen's eyes, he glanced to the corner of the alley, where Ding Wang was desperately winking at him.

Ye Chen nodded slightly to show that he received it. Apart from that, he did not do anything else, and the goal remained unchanged, and he followed the government officials all the time.

Sure enough, the meeting place was chosen at Qingyuan Restaurant, which is interesting.

Ye Chen didn't think that Xu Yanqing would let go of the good prospects and turn to other people. It could only be that the county magistrate and the school captain temporarily recruited Xu Yanqing as an intermediary to ease the atmosphere, and it was a decision just made, so that Xu Yanqing didn't The news can only be released in advance, only through Ding Wang's secret hint.

As Ye Chen expected, Qingyuan Restaurant has been cleared at this time, and a notice of closing for one day has been posted outside the door, and there are no customers inside.

Xu Yanqing himself and all the shopkeepers in the restaurant were not detained. After all, the other party was looking for Xu Yanqing as a buffer, not to enmity with him, but it is also true that Xu Yanqing and Ye Chen were not given time to communicate, which is not lacking in warning.

Encountering such a situation, it's no wonder that Xu Yanqing was happy, but he didn't get angry, and directly confronted the magistrate and the school captain, but changed his casual attitude when facing relatives and friends in the past, and returned to seeing people when he first met Ye Chen With a three-point smile.

Just as Ye Chen was sure that the county government and a small number of local defenders in the county would not dare to confront the Zhenbei Army, and vice versa, the Zhenbei Army would not easily mobilize troops. With this confidence, sit down and negotiate with Ye Chen.

The two sides have their own reliance, but also their own fears. For a while, no one took the initiative to speak out, and the atmosphere was very dull.

Obviously, the tea is fragrant in the room, but at this moment, everyone's thoughts are not on it at all.

Ye Chen glanced across the opposite side to force himself to calm down the two, took a sip of tea.His movements are very light, but they attract the rest of the mind, especially the slight sound of the teacup being put back into place and colliding with the table, like water pouring into a frying pan, which makes people startled.

Ye Chen didn't want to do this at first. He had a good relationship with the county magistrate and the school captain. It can't be said that they were very close, but it was far from the point of confrontation. However, he has more and more resources in his hands, so he can't always hide them and use them. How aggrieved.In this way, the safety of him and his family and friends must be guaranteed, and he is bound to win Jinmin County.

"Magistrate Liu, Xiaowei Chen, Ming people don't speak dark words. You must know my purpose, and I won't let you take risks for nothing. As long as you keep the status quo, I can promise to give you three talent test places in two months. , plus a chance to directly enter the Chuangong Pagoda for no extra fee." After speaking, Ye Chen stopped making a sound, picked up the tea bowl again and sipped tea leisurely, waiting for the two people opposite to respond.

Although no one spoke in the private room, the atmosphere at this moment was quite different from before.

Seeing this, Xu Yanqing, who was sitting by the side, was no less anxious than one of the parties, let out a sigh of relief. With Ye Chen's words, the matter was basically settled.If it was just coercion and coercion, they might still be stubbornly resisted, coupled with temptations and Ye Chen's extremely low demands, the situation would change drastically.

Literati have always been more treacherous than military officials. It is their usual tactic to judge the situation according to the wind, but there are also many people who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country with pride. Who knows if County Magistrate Liu is such a person?

It's easy to handle now, Ye Chen doesn't ask them to stand on his side, nor take away their power, as long as they maintain the status quo.Doing nothing, but getting a lot of benefits, and still not being tempted at all, such a person probably won't appear here.

The same is true.

County magistrate Liu and Xiaowei Chen glanced at each other almost at the same time, and found that they were a little moved, and immediately knew what to do next.They know in their hearts that far water cannot save near fire, and if the talks really collapse, the situation will definitely fall to one side, and they will never get it right, but bowing their heads so easily not only shows that they have no integrity, but it is not in line with their interests. This is fine now, except for a few more Apart from the entrance and exit checkpoints, Jinmin County is no different from before.

As for how the situation would develop after this, the two didn't think deeply about it.Although they are still officials of the imperial court and are sent by the present, they have already been abandoned. The funds allocated to the county government are getting less and less, but the taxes have not changed at all, and they are even constantly rising. A little use value means that they don't have to sacrifice their lives for such a court.

The matter was resolved very quickly, and within a cup of tea, County Magistrate Liu and Xiaowei Chen left one after another, leaving only Ye Chen and Xu Yanqing behind, and the atmosphere was immediately relaxed.

"I was really startled just now, I was afraid that we would fight if we didn't agree with each other." Xu Yanqing said frankly.

"Your worry is not unreasonable. There are always people in this world who will die." Ye Chen didn't feel any disturbance in his heart, but he wouldn't look down on Xu Yanqing just because of this.

There is never a shortage of people who have dedicated their lives to the righteousness of the country. From the perspective of the country and the people, the more such people, the better. For their families, whether they can accept it happily and be proud of it is a question of It's hard to say.

Ye Chen is not afraid of ambitious people, he is only afraid of those who stand firm and will not be moved by foreign things, even if their relatives die tragically in front of them, they still do not change their original intentions.

Obviously, County Magistrate Liu and Captain Chen are not listed here.

That is to say, in Jinmin County, Ye Chen knew the nature of the other party, and he didn't even need to find out, otherwise he would not adopt this plan, but directly won the control of Jinmin County, and there would be no negotiation.

The short-term turmoil in Jinmin County only appeared in the upper class, and the common people knew nothing about it. Only the villagers near the entry and exit checkpoints knew that the entry and exit were stricter than before, but that was it, and it did not affect daily life in the slightest.

Sometimes ignorance is also a kind of happiness.

After the internal stability, Bai and the others did not change their itinerary, and were still busy with the relocation.

Others are fine, but Ye Xue, who is talking about kissing, is in some trouble.It's not that she has any objections to moving, but that Yun Xiao hasn't heard any news yet, and when Ye's family moves into Beihuang, it won't be as convenient as before.The problem is not that the distance is far away, it will only take a little time at most, the main reason is that the northern wilderness is not safe, and the poisonous insects hidden in the sand are really a big threat to ordinary people.

Thinking about this, Ye Chen decided to build a small villa at the entrance of Beihuang after the relocation, which was specially used to receive foreign guests. If they couldn't entertain them there, they would bring them into the manor.

Ye Chen, the tofu shop, has long been neglected. The income is counted as public property of the family, and most of it is held in the hands of the Bai family, while the rest is owned by Ye Ningren and Ye Hanzhen.Of course, Ye Ningren's family received higher dividends than Ye Hanzhen's family, for no other reason, just because they contributed more.

It stands to reason that with this income, Ye Hanzhen's family should have a good life, but in fact they can only barely reach the level of food and clothing.It's no wonder that they owed Ye Chen a large amount of debt, most of which were used to repay the debt, but compared to the past, they can be called rich, but they can't compare with the other two.

Ye Chen would not put hundreds of taels of silver in his eyes just because his family was not short of money.Public to public, private to private, he doesn't mind the Bai family helping Ye Hanzhen and the others when they are at their worst, but what is due should be repaid.

The 600 taels are very meaningful, how can we do it without leaving a deep memory?Especially in the first period, Ye Hanzhen's family lived frugally in order to repay the debt as soon as possible, and they suffered a lot for this, which they will never forget in their lifetime.

When people get busy, time always flies by.

Half a month later, everything was ready. Outside the small courtyard in Osmanthus Lane, carriages lined up in a long line, except for the first few carriages used to carry passengers, the rest were all freight carriages.

Most of the people living in Osmanthus Alley are middle-class families. Have you ever seen such a posture?Fortunately, it is working time now, and most of the strong laborers are busy making a living outside. Even so, there are not a few people watching the excitement.

Those who could talk to the Ye family went up to inquire directly, while the rest stood outside their small courtyard and kept looking in this direction.

The Qiu family and the Bai family were not people with eyes on the top of their heads. When someone came to ask, they would answer. Later, they found that this was too time-consuming, so they simply sent a few small people to specialize in this position, and the matter was resolved satisfactorily.

Relocation has never been a trivial matter, and people who have been close to the Ye family have come to see him off.

Except for Xu Yanqing, Ye Chun and the others, there are a few merchants who have not been tempted by the huge interests behind Lingjiu. Under such a severe situation, they still choose to cooperate with the Xu family and the Ye family.

They are not the ones with the largest number of people, but the local gentry and wealthy households who have heard the news. Anyone who can get along with Ye Chen will send blessings in various ways. The gifts from these people alone are more than a carriage. .

"Everyone, stop." Ye Chen cupped his fists towards the person who was seeing him off, and got on his horse. Following his order, the convoy began to move slowly, and after a certain distance, they began to speed up one after another.

Ye Chen is not what he used to be. He could only buy horses in the cattle and horse market. At that time, no matter how much money he spent, he might not be able to get a good horse. Now he doesn't have to worry about this at all. He already has a fixed source of goods. Fengcun Outer Racecourse.

The news Ye Guang overheard was correct, it was indeed the secret property of the Qing'an Marquis Mansion, when Xiao Jinyan came here, one of the tasks was to build a racecourse, and the apparent owner of the racecourse was only the manager.

The racecourse is no different than others, there is no power behind it, and it will not last long at all.Therefore, the appearance of the steward of the Hou's mansion in the racecourse was not due to negligence, but was done deliberately.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and only some humble small businesses can survive unnoticed and safely. No matter how the racecourse is separated from the Qing'anhou Mansion, the whereabouts of the horses will never be hidden. What the Qing'anhou Mansion wants is On the surface, it has nothing to do with them, and I really don't care about others.

There are so many people in the city that the speed of the horse-drawn carriage cannot be increased. Only after leaving the city can the horses really be used.Perhaps it is because the power system of this world is gradually recovering, and the horses have been infiltrated with vitality for a long time. Even if the vitality is still thin, the overall quality of this batch of horses is higher than before. That is, the higher the quality of the horse, the more obvious the improvement.

Among them, Liuyan is undoubtedly the best performer. It is not only superior in quality, but also inseparable from Ye Chen's vigorous cultivation.There was a gap in the beginning, but now it is further widened. If these horses that are mainly used to pull carts want to catch up with Shang Liuyan, they can only hope that they will meet again and again in the future, otherwise they will not even think about it.

Liuyan rushed to the front, leaving the rest of the people and horses far behind. If Ye Chen hadn't pulled him, he might have run away long ago.

Feeling the strength of the reins on his body, Liu Yan slowed down, and looked back at his new recruits with indescribable pride in his eyes.

Ye Chen couldn't help laughing, these horses are at best called good horses, or horses for goods, even if they are of the same quality, they can't be compared with war horses, let alone Liuyan's quality is higher than this, what's the fun in being better than them?

Thinking about it, Ye Chen didn't disturb Liu Yan's display of elegance in front of his younger brother, and waited quietly for the convoy to catch up.

But even if the performance of the horses has improved, the speed of the carriage still cannot increase.

Seeing that no matter what, he would not be able to reach Beihuang Farm that day, so Ye Chen stayed in the villages along the way according to the original plan. Instead of entering the private houses, he found a few empty yards and camped directly on the spot. With the addition of a carriage, it was enough Settle everyone.

As soon as the sky turned pale the next day, the convoy began to wake up. By the time the sky was bright, everyone had eaten their morning food and packed their bags to set off.

The weather is hot now, and I don’t feel like driving in the early morning. When the sun shines, the temperature rises rapidly. After stepping into the Northern Wilderness, I’m directly exposed to direct sunlight, and the degree is even higher. It’s okay at first, but when I go forward for a while, Some infirm began to feel unwell.

Hearing the report from below, after a little thought, Ye Chen rode his horse back to the center of the convoy, and lined up the carriages in a circle.People don't know why, but they still do it.

After a while, dense fog began to appear in the area where the convoy was located.If you look carefully, you will find that the fog is composed of blue and green. The distribution of green is very regular and abundant, and it will penetrate people and horses by itself. It can only be wasted and slowly scattered with the wind.

There is no way, Ye Chen only knows the Cloud and Rain Jue, which is also a discount. The Cloud and Rain Jue is most suitable for vegetation, but it is less effective for humans and animals. If this is not a desert, the vegetation is sparse, and humans and animals can't grab the grass and trees at all.

The use of water elemental power is even worse than this. Ye Chen doesn't even have any exercises in his hands now, so he can only release it in the simplest and rude way. How much he can absorb depends on each person's physique.

Ye Chen knew this, so naturally he would not place his hopes on it. He did this more for the cooling effect of the water vitality.

With the wood energy to nourish the body, and the water energy to dispel the heat, all the men, women and children in the team will feel refreshed.When they are in a good mood, even if they are facing the same scenery outside the window, everyone will not feel bored.

The following journey was extremely smooth, with escorts who were familiar with the desert clearing the way, and together with the insect repellent prepared by Dr. Liu, everyone arrived at the farm safely within the scheduled time.

Entering the outermost protective forest belt, the temperature dropped suddenly. Everyone felt cooler than that on the plain. When they set foot on the manor, this feeling was even more obvious. Although it was not as effective as the cooling effect of ice cubes, it was still enough to make the first step The Bai family and others in this place are very satisfied.

This is much better than what they had originally expected. There is no desolation, no scorching heat, green everywhere as far as the eye can see, wooden houses are hidden among them, and the feet are on the ground instead of yellow footprints. sand.

More importantly, even if there is wind blowing, there is very little sand and dust.Obviously, this is all thanks to the windbreak forest belts built around the manor. Without these lovely figures blocking the outer layers, there would be no comfortable environment.

After two days of driving in the high temperature, many people looked tired, so Ye Chen immediately arranged for everyone to rest.Only a few young ones were full of energy and were so curious about the manor that they didn't feel sleepy at all, so he sent someone to lead them around.

Humans are extremely adaptable. Currently, the facilities in the manor are not complete, and life is not as convenient as in Jinmin County. It is unrealistic to go shopping, but the Bai family quickly integrated into the life of the manor, even like ducks in water.That's right, after all, they didn't grow up in the city since they were young, and they are very used to this kind of life. As long as they don't leave the manor, they are actually no different from the life in Suifeng Village before.

Time passed by, and soon the first batch of formation materials in the Qiankun Pearl had matured. After harvesting, Ye Chen immediately began to refine the talent test formation.

With previous experience in forming formations, the refining of talent test formations can be described as quite easy. Ye Chen succeeded in refining only two failures and two wastes of materials.The next thing was logical, until all the array materials were exhausted, he got a total of six sets of talent test arrays, with a success rate of over [-]%. It has to be said that his soul power talent is really strong.

The quality of these six sets of talent test arrays varies, and Ye Chen arranges the best set in the reserved school.

Ye Chen is not a procrastinator. After the formation was refined, he immediately issued a notice ordering everyone to gather in the school playground the next morning.

Everyone didn't know why, but no one questioned it, and all the staff arrived before the stipulated time.

Standing on the stage, Ye Chen glanced over everyone present, making sure that no one was missed, and then signaled everyone to be quiet: "You must be very confused, and I don't want to whet your appetite. There is only one purpose for today's gathering, and that is to test your talent."

There was an instant uproar, and the one who reacted the most was Zhuang Ding.

Everyone is not stupid. Although the manor is closed, some important news will be announced in time. Even the few servants who hang around the stove every day should know nothing.

Everyone knows what the training talent test means.That is an opportunity, a great opportunity to break away from the current life, and I also know that once it is tested that the talent is outstanding, a better life is just around the corner.

It's not that Zhuang Ding is dissatisfied with the status quo, but that this is human instinct. If there is a chance to go up, who would not want to?

Zhuang Ding's heart was ups and downs, and the others did not give in too much.Except for the Ye family, the rest are dependent on the Ye family. How can they be unhappy when the Ye family has such resources?

"Quiet." After everyone had vented their emotions, Ye Chen spoke again.Following his order, the playground was instantly silent, and everyone stared at the people on the stage with bright eyes, including some Ye family members who did not know beforehand.

"Start queuing up now, Uncle, you come first." Ye Chen rolled his name according to the order discussed last night, then walked off the high platform and walked to the classroom where the talent test array was set up.

Ye Ningren did not hesitate, and followed closely, followed by the Qiu family and the Bai family, and then the next generation. In order of seniority, Ye Hanzhen's family was also among them, but in this order, everyone was dispersed.

After the Ye family came the guards, then the dependents who didn't sell themselves, and finally Zhuang Ding.

No one has any objection to this arrangement, it should be like this, and no one will care about it.

Although he learned about this matter last night, Ye Ningren was still quite apprehensive about facing it.He is not young, if he has no talent for cultivation, his life will come to an end very soon. I didn't think it was a big deal before, everyone has this experience, right?Now even he can't help worrying about gains and losses.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Ningren suddenly stepped into the formation.

Suddenly, the brilliant light flickered, and after a while, the colors stabilized, and a ribbon composed of various pure color blocks floated in the center of the array. The ribbons were clearly separated and did not interfere with each other, and the result was clear at a glance.

Ye Chen briefly introduced the talents represented by various colors and shapes. Everyone who was confused just now focused their eyes on Ye Ningren.

"It's a fluke, a fluke." Ye Ningren said a little uncomfortable being seen.He also didn't expect that his earth elemental force could reach the upper-middle aptitude, and the rest also had the lower-middle level. With the help of his big nephew Ye Chen, he didn't expect to live forever. It's not a luxury to live dozens or hundreds of years. Don't mention Dole.

"Uncle." Seeing that everyone was immersed in joy and envy, Ye Chen had no choice but to call for the next one.

A suspicious red flashed across Ye Ningren's face, and then quickly withdrew from the talent test array, pretending that this had never happened.

Qiu looked at his wife amusedly, and waited for the talent test array to return to calm before entering the array with a trace of uneasiness.

"The fire element is medium."

Qiu felt instantly relieved.According to Marven Ye, as long as the middle-level talents practice step by step, it is no problem to prolong their life. In this way, she can spend a few more years with her family.

It was Bai's turn next, and she was equally nervous.