After dressing as a widow

Watching the carriage team leave, Lin Zhen looked at the caravan that was getting smaller and smaller in the white snow all over the sky until it disappeared without a trace, and turned around and went down the tower.

Now we are waiting to see when the caravan will come back. If all goes well, the grain transported into Lizhou should be more than a year's output, regardless of how much iron there is.

After all, iron, no matter where it is, will be strictly controlled by the imperial court.

After taking care of the business affairs, Lin Zhenxin felt more at ease, and asked the people below to buy fire nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal.

The deputy Qianhu kept his eyes on the backyard every day. If he hadn't been concerned about Lin Zhen's husband, Mr. Gu, he would have slept in front of Lin Zhen's bed with a quilt.

In his eyes, Lin Zhen is a big treasure!

Big baby!

So as soon as he knew that Lin Zhen was sending the horse-drawn carriage team back, he brought two soldiers and approached Lin Zhen, "Boss Lin, let's start making explosives!"

His two eyebrows are arched like dancing, and he looks simple and funny.

Lin Zhen was almost taken aback by the big head that suddenly jumped in front of him, stepped on the steps with one foot and landed on the floor tiles with the other, and said, "Qianhu, I have sent people to buy things for explosives, and they will be ready tomorrow." start to do."

"What, I'll start making it tomorrow!" Deputy Qianhu was enthusiastic about explosives, and said to Lin Zhen, "Boss Lin, I and a few soldiers are here to help you. You are moving and carrying it all by yourself. You are so tired." Panic."

Lin Zhen already understood that this deputy Qianhu was completely foolish, without a trace of wrinkle in his head, Lin Zhen said: "Making explosives is a dangerous job, the more people around, the easier it is to get distracted, Deputy Qianhu don't worry, wait for the explosives Once it is finished, I will send a batch to the deputy Qianhu, and then distribute it according to Qianhu."

Deputy Qianhu rubbed his hands, and laughed straight: "Then thank you, Boss Lin, if you need anything, just tell me."

Lin Zhen nodded, looked at the people below who had gone to buy materials but hadn't come back, and said to Lu Lu: "Lu Lu, go make a pot of tea."

"Deputy Qianhu, come in and have a meeting."

Deputy Qianhu thought for a while, and said: "Then I will be disrespectful. Boss Lin is different from ordinary brothers, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about those messy things."

Lin Zhen smiled noncommittally, and walked into the room.

The coal in the coal stove was burning fiercely, and the lid covering it was red hot, showing how high the temperature was.

Now many people in Lizhou City have used coal stoves, and every time the government's coal carriages come back, people who buy coal are tightly surrounded.

Especially now that the weather is getting colder and colder, there must be a space in the yard to pile coal.

Now Lizhou City has a set of standards to measure whether the family has a family background, whether it is worth sending the brother or daughter out of TOEFL.

If someone from a certain family works in the workshop of Lin's firm, well, yes.

There is a coal stove at home, and if there is not much coal piled up in the yard, if several conditions are met, they will agree to marry with a smile on their faces.

And the dowry in Lizhou is now soap and scented soap. People with better conditions can marry coal stoves as dowry.

When Lin Zhen heard about this, he couldn't help laughing. Sure enough, no matter when, the rise of the same thing permeates all aspects, which shows how popular things and coal stoves in Lin's business are.

Deputy Qianhu's house also has a coal stove, but he has been running the government office every day for the past few days, and let the people below turn it off. Now he is smoked by the heat in the house, and his bones are open.

"This coal stove and coal are really good things. When I didn't have these two items in the past, I wanted to get under the bed as soon as I got home, but the bed was also cold, and it took a while to warm up."

"It's not like this coal stove, the whole room is warm."

Lin Zhen took off his thick fur hat and cloak and handed them to Lu Lu, sat down and poured him a cup of tea.

Deputy Qianhu took the teacup and took a sip, his tall body slumped on the back of the chair, and suddenly sighed: "The [-] sergeants ordered by the imperial court to be led by the imperial court are enough to count, but I watched... the battle started. I'm afraid it won't be Che Luoguo's opponent."

Deputy Qianhu looked at Lin Zhen and said, "We have all faced Che Luo Guo directly. Che Luo Guo made a lot of preparations to attack Yu Dayu. The weapons and armor alone are very good, and only a large sum of money was spent. Yinzi's Lizhou Army is comparable."

They both eat a bowl of rice, and the vice president sighed when he saw it. Just three years ago, they were just like the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. They wanted weapons but no weapons, food but no food. The iron knife is as shabby as it needs to be.

Until Mr. Gu and Boss Lin came to Lizhou, riding good horses, wearing good clothes, eating good food and using good weapons.

Going out is majestic, and anyone who sees it will say something majestic.

Listening to Deputy Qianhu's words, Lin Zhen knew in his heart that he was telling the truth, and the [-] foreign troops also returned to Lizhou, and stationed in batches in counties not far from Lizhou, forming a guard.

This is also something Lin Zhen is thinking about. If he wants to build the [-] Frontier Army like the Lizhou Army, Lin Zhen is still short of all his belongings now.

Lin Zhen knew how wasteful it was to raise soldiers and horses, but in order to equip less than [-] sergeants, he almost emptied his fortune, and Lizhou Yamen also paid a large sum of money.

So this matter can't be rushed, at least not for now.

Suddenly, when Lin Zhen was talking to Deputy Qianhu, Lu Lu came in and said, "Boss, your lord is back—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Lin, who had been going to Jingzhou for more than half a month, walked in covered in snow and snow. The hat on his head and the cloak on his shoulders were covered with a layer of ice.

Lin Zhen got up to fetch his hat and untied the tie of his cloak.

Gu Lin was already much taller than him, when he reached out to take Gu Lin's hat, Gu Lin lowered his head, so cute that the people behind him were dumbfounded, staring at Lin Zhen non-stop.

I have seen Gu Lin's way of cleaning up people in Jingzhou, and he is really surprising at the moment.

"There are not many things going on in Jingzhou? I thought you would not be back for more than ten days." Lin Zhen poured Gu Lin a cup of hot tea and let Gu Lin sit next to him.

Gu Lin looked at him sitting on the grand teacher's chair, took a sip of hot tea and said, "Cut the mess quickly, kill those who should be killed, and promote those who should be promoted, and it will take a little time."

As he spoke, those who went to Jingzhou with him shook their bodies and wailed in their hearts, sir, did you kill one or two? !

You almost killed all the officials in Jingzhou!

It’s also strange that the officials in Jingzhou don’t live up to expectations. It’s not uncommon for people to freeze to death on the side of the road, but they are full of food, and adults can’t answer one, two, three, four when asked, isn’t it... The head fell to the ground.

It doesn't matter if Gu Lin, who is in charge of Jingzhou and Lizhou, disposes of some low-ranking officials, he can write notes to the court afterwards.

Lin really knew Gu Lin's temperament, and he knew that Gu Lin's actions were not small by looking at the eyes and expressions of those who followed him.

However, he felt that the enemy was almost coming to the door, and it was a waste to keep those officials who oppressed the people and were useless in political affairs. It would be better to support some capable people to go up, at least not to hold back.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the caravan that went out brought back the first batch of grain and salt and iron at the end of the year, more than a dozen ships.

Lin Zhen took someone to inspect it for himself. Although there are old grains mixed in, they are all edible and not spoiled.

The iron ore and salt were handed over to the state government office to do whatever they wanted.

And slowly, a lot of grain, salt and iron were shipped back one after another. The workshop of Lin's firm, which was working day and night, was like a giant whale, and its purchase and shipment volume reached a terrifying figure.

This is the fifth year that Lin Zhen and Gu Lin have lived in Lizhou. Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin who had just returned from patrolling the border of counties and counties, and his eyelashes were frozen with a little bit of ice, and asked Lu Lu to lift the bowl that was covered on the New Year's Eve dinner. open.

Gu Lin looked at Lin Zhen who obviously hadn't eaten yet, and breathed out a strong cold breath: "Why don't you eat early, it's so late."

Lin Zhen knew that he had gone to the border and counties several times recently to prevent Che Luo and Yan from attacking in winter. After all, this time of the year was the time when Che Luo was looting intensively, so he had to guard against it.

Wearing a red robe, Lin Zhendao looked extraordinarily festive: "I padded my stomach with pastries. This is the first year, so I should wait for you."

This year is the first year for the two to get married, so we have to wait.

Gu Lin's brows and eyes softened in an instant. He touched the water, let the hot water warm his palms and fingers, wiped off the water stains and walked to Lin Zhen's side: "I made a promise to you, but it hasn't been fulfilled yet."

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"what?"

"It's a matter of getting married again in Lizhou."

What did Lin Zhen think? When Gu Lin mentioned it, he couldn't help but think of what happened that night when the two got married. His eyes were a little evasive and he said: "You have a lot of things to do, and I'm busy too. Let's talk about it later."

"Taste this year's New Year's Eve dinner, it's almost the first day of the new year."

Gu Lin held the bowl and put a piece of food in his mouth. He didn't tell Lin Zhen the effort he had spent galloping all the way back from the border.

He knew that Lin Zhen would definitely wait for him, just like in previous years, the two had to have a New Year's Eve dinner together to count as a complete year.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Lin Zhen, who had been waiting all night, was so sleepy that he didn't even know when he was going to bed.

The next day, he was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and Lulu ran in and said, "Boss, there is news from the front that Che Luoguo has moved a lot, and it seems to be gathering people to make a comeback!"

"I heard that Mr. Gu has already rushed over, and wants to stop Che Luoguo at Luo Ran's place."

Only then did Lin Zhen realize that Gu Lin was not lying beside him, and realized that Gu Lin might have gone back after finishing the meal with him.

He said to Lu Lu: "I know."

"Ask the slaughterhouse to make preparations, pack the canned meat and fried noodles made during the winter, and send them to the grain delivery officer. They say it's the military rations delivered by Lin's business to the Lizhou sergeants."

"Yes."

Today's slaughterhouses not only produce canned meat and jerky, but also other things that Lin Zhen calls, such as brewing and eating, and fried noodles that can quickly replenish physical strength are one of them.

This was what he thought about early in the morning, and he did his best to make the food for the sergeants in front of him a little bit better, and Gu Lin was naturally included among these people.