The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang stared at Yan Chengjin, thinking that he didn't hear clearly.

"I ask you, tell me the truth, how sure are you?"

"I'll calculate."

After a moment, Yan Chengjin said: "Probably less than 10%..."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him eagerly, his old face twitched fiercely, this guy, now he doesn't even say 20%.

He silently added 20% in his heart, which was only 30%.

Yan Chengjin would naturally not say such a promise, especially in front of the emperor.

Emperor Hongzhi's face darkened.

He was not afraid of a rebellion. If a rebellion broke out in the capital, the Beijing camp would be able to suppress it within two days.

But there were too few fields in Liangxiang County, and they couldn't even solve the problem of food and clothing by themselves, let alone the tens of thousands of refugees in Shuntian Prefecture.

"How are you going to feed these people?"

"I have some plans."

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "I agree."

Liu Jian sighed lightly, Li Dongyang fell into deep thought, and Xie Qian was curious about what this kid's plan was.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, but... For now, please open the warehouses to provide relief so that the refugees can have something to eat first." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

Back at the Yan Mansion,

Yan Chengjin saw Lin Song kneeling in front of the mansion gate, his body straight, with a spear standing beside him.

"What are you kneeling here for?"

Lin Song saw him and said hurriedly: "The master ordered me to come back to teach the Beijing army a lesson, but I didn't expect that I would embarrass the master instead."

As the general of Ningxia, Yan Kesong would naturally be more valued by Emperor Hongzhi if he could suppress the Beijing army.

Yan Chengjin said: "Tell my father that I am the commander-in-chief of the review and the supervisor of the Beijing army. It is not shameful to lose to my son, and the face is still the Yan family."

Lin Song was a little confused.

The supervisor of the Beijing army was actually the young master. Thinking back to the young master's passion on the high platform, he suddenly understood a lot.

How could he catch more than a dozen three-yellow running chickens into the cage? The housekeeper was away, so he took care of the house. The border was barren and desolate, and the master must have worked hard at the border.

He also bought some writing materials and food to bring over to help the master replenish his body.

Yan Chengjin saw that he knew what was going on, so he didn't say much.

In the Beijing camp training ground,

Wang Shouren was shocked by the power of the Red Barbarian General.

He squatted beside the Red Barbarian General and looked at him for a long time. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how Song Jing made it.

Including the Song family astronomical telescope, Song Jing made him astonished twice.

Standing in front of Song Jing, Wang Shouren secretly admired him.

"Brother Yixian, I have some doubts and would like to ask for advice."

Song Jing bowed quickly: "How dare I ask for advice, please speak, sir."

Wang Shouren didn't care about these, and asked anxiously: "Brother Yixian has not studied things, how do you know the principle of improving the range of artillery?"

Song Jing thought for a while: "Sir Yan said that through constant exploration and practice, once you know the principle, you should do it according to the principle, repeat it constantly, reflect on the mistakes, and constantly improve, so that students can do it."

Although he didn't understand the study of the mind, he always did it according to the study of the mind.

Yan Chengjin told him the theory, which is "knowledge", and his constant practice is "action".

Wang Shouren was stunned: "Knowledge and action are one?"

Early in the morning, the sky was gray.

Yan Chengjin ate millet and wolfberry porridge and said to He Neng: "Prepare some food and put it in the sedan chair. This young master is going to Liangxiang County."

It will take at least two hours to go there by sedan chair. Prepare some food in the sedan chair to kill time on the way. The sedan bearers have to eat enough to have strength after carrying the sedan chair for several hours.

He Neng said with a sad face: "Young master, Liangxiang can't be visited now. I don't know which dog official reported to the court and drove all the refugees to Liangxiang County. Now the place is full of refugees and has become a refugee city. Lao Wang said that the shops in the county will also be moved away."

Lao Wang is Chunxiao and Qianjin's father. Yan Chengjin asked him to raise ducks in Liangxiang County.

Yan Chengjin frowned: "Is there any rumor that which dog official said it?"

"I don't know, but Liangxiang can't be visited now."

The thieves and bandits are all refugees. So many refugees gathered in Liangxiang County, it has long become a bandit's nest.

With the young master's cautious nature, he probably won't go after hearing what he said.

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment: "Go and ask Mr. Wang if he has time today to accompany me to Liangxiang."

Where refugees gather, there may be robberies.

Wang Yue will naturally have to bring elite troops to Liangxiang, and there will be Jinyiwei secretly following him and reporting his movements to Mou Bin at any time, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

After a while, He Neng ran back to report: "Young master, the housekeeper of the Wang Mansion said that Mr. Wang is on duty."

Yan Chengjin couldn't help but give up the idea, afraid that he couldn't go today.

Wang Shouren went to Yan's house for advice and saw the broken sedan parked in front of Yan's house. The servants put snacks and food in it.

"Brother Gao is going on a long journey?"

"Yes, I want to go to Liangxiang County."

"Can I go with you?" Wang Shouren said.

When I heard that the imperial court ordered the refugees to return to good places, I guessed that it was Yan Chengjin's idea.

I really couldn't figure out what this move meant.

Wang Shouren could see it from the ironware trade with neighboring countries and Hongzhi hunting.

Although Yan Chengjin didn't make such bold statements as "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a life for the people, and opening peace for all generations" like him.

But everything Yan Chengjin has done so far is for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

With Brother Gao's cautious and fearful nature...

It's really incredible.

"It just so happens that Lord Wang has entered the palace, you can be my guard." Yan Chengjin said seriously.

Let He Neng find a blue steel sword and a stone bow.

"…………" Wang Shouren.

Yan Chengjin sat in the sedan chair. It took two hours to walk. Compared with other places, Liangxiang was close to the capital.

Without refugees, the capital looked much more prosperous than before.

After leaving the city, he walked on the official road from the capital to Liangxiang.

There were broad beans, snacks and wolfberry tea in the sedan chair.

Wang Shouren walked beside the sedan chair. Yan Chengjin was not afraid of danger. This guy had the aura of a saint.

In addition, he now had the same treatment as Zhu Houzhao. When he went out, there were Jinyiwei following him.

Two hours passed in a flash.

He Neng lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said to Yan Chengjin: "Master, we are in Liangxiang."

Yan Chengjin got off the sedan chair.

In front of him, the narrow streets, low shops, and broken bluestone roads were filled with the breath of poverty, which was in line with the temperament of refugees. They were absolutely poor.

There are many straw huts in the wilderness outside the county town.

Two young refugees came over with broken bowls. Yan Chengjin thought they were begging, but unexpectedly, they asked with concern: "It's hot, do you want some water?"

Yan Chengjin said without hesitation: "I'm not thirsty, thank you."

"Thank you." Wang Shouren took it and drank it in one gulp.

Yan Chengji asked: "Did the magistrate of Liangxiang ask you to build these straw huts?"

"Yes, Lord Zhang is very kind to us. Alas, although we have a place to stay, it is not a solution without a livelihood. I don't know when we can get the disaster relief grain." They knew that the court would only open the warehouse to provide relief grain during major disasters, and would not continue to provide relief.