Wangcai brought the caravan to Heishan Village. When he saw that Jia Cong was not there, he asked and found out that he had gone to Guangning to join the army.
Then he called the two stewards he brought and handed over to Steward Zhang, letting them manage Zhuangzi in Ning Rong's second house respectively and become the new head of the village.
He temporarily left the caravan in Heishan Village and drove five carts to Guangning.
"Third Master, this is a letter from Miss Ping and several girls. In the car are winter clothes prepared for Third Master. Qingwen, Miss Han and others also have a share. I also brought the hundred sets of armor. .
In addition, when I went to the south this time, Water Monkey asked someone to contact me. He didn't say anything specific. He only asked me to bring a verbal message to Third Master, saying that the matter was settled, and said nothing else. "
Wangcai said, handed the letter in his hand to Jia Cong, and then stood aside.
Jia Cong took the letters, several of them, including Ping'er's, Daiyu's, Xichun's, Tanchun's, Yingchun's, and a letter from Jia Lian.
He took Jia Lian's letter, opened it and read it.
There was not much content in the letter. He said that he had received his letter, thanked him for dealing with Wu Jinxian and helped Rong Mansion recover a lot of losses, and told Jia Cong to be more careful outside.
Putting down Jia Lian's letter, he picked up Ping'er's letter. There were several pages in it.
He said that Jia Cong's letters and things had been received, and he was told to be careful outside and not to worry about home. He was told to go home early if he had nothing to do and not stay out for too long.
The letters and gifts for Miss Lin have been delivered to her son. Miss Lin is very happy and tells him not to worry, she will help take care of them.
Finally, she said that Qin Keqing wanted her younger brother Qin Zhong to study in the Jia family clan school, and hoped that she would agree.
This is not a big deal. After the Jia Family School was rectified by myself, it has become more formal and there are no such messy things. If you want to go, you can go.
In the original work, Qin Zhong went to the Jia family to study and met Jia Baoyu. The two became good friends and were almost inseparable, which led to the romantic affair of Shuiyue'an Zhi'er.
In the end, his father found out and beat him half to death. He was so angry that he died.
Many things have changed now, and I don't know if this person's fate will change.
The following page was written by Yuanyang. Because of Lin Daiyu's incident, he joked with himself a few words and told himself the old lady's thoughts, which made him feel confident again and asked if he wanted to come over to take care of him.
Xichun said that she missed herself, and asked herself to go back early and tell her about the outside world. She also asked herself to think about a few more stories and tell them to her when she got back.
Tanchun and Yingchun said some caring words in their letters, asking themselves to be more careful outside, etc.
Daiyu wrote in her letter: "Brother Cong, I received your letter and gift. That bracelet is so beautiful. I like it very much... The hunting thing you mentioned in your letter is so interesting. If you have a chance, you can You want to take me hunting with you.
I really envy Qingwen, I can follow you everywhere to play every day. I am also practicing martial arts now. When I have mastered my kung fu, you have to take me with you when I go out. I also want to follow you everywhere... ···
Brother Cong, you should be more careful outside, and try not to go to too dangerous places, otherwise I will be worried. Remember what you said, don't go back on your word, and you must come back safely. '
Jia Cong smiled and took the letter into his arms. This little girl still cared about him very much.
He raised his head and looked at Wangcai and said, "Qin Zhong, the natal brother of Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, is going to go to our clan school. You can handle this matter for him. No matter who goes there, he must abide by the rules. You can handle this matter for him." Also explain it to him."
Wangcai nodded and said, "I understand, Third Master, when will I go back?"
Jia Cong said: "Don't worry, the war in Mongolia is not over yet, and this trade route is temporarily blocked. You can send the goods to Wang Shun's camp first, and then let Xu Hua handle it after the news has passed.
You come back and send a batch of things back to Ningguo Mansion, give it to Ping'er to be stored in the inner treasury, and let Manager He and Manager Zhang lead the caravan south to purchase a batch of rice and try to transport it to Liaodong before winter.
This time you go south with Tiezhu and the others to the Water Monkeys. From now on, you will be responsible for the supplies the Water Monkeys and the others need, as well as the goods to be processed. You will use the name of the caravan to provide convenience for them. This matter must be kept strictly confidential. , we cannot let other people know about the relationship between water monkeys and us. "
Wangcai patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, Third Master, no one will know about this except me, not even my parents."
Jia Cong nodded. There were not many people around him that he really trusted. Wangcai, Tiezhu and Yueya were his earliest team members, so they could still be trusted.
Tiezhu is responsible for leading the special forces team and following Jia Cong to perform some special tasks.
Yue Ya is responsible for inquiring about information in Ning Rong's second mansion, acting as his own eyes and ears.
This Wangcai is more clever and will be responsible for his own logistics and be the future general manager.
Although the people I have trained are not bad, they still need to hone and observe. After a few more years of training, this group of special forces members can truly grow up.
It has been a year since Water Monkey and the others joined that group of pirates, and now they finally have complete control over that group of pirates.
With this group of pirates as the foundation and my own strong support, it will soon develop and grow.
Let Tiezhu take people to take a look this time. If there are no problems, help them get a batch of war ships and install them with small steel cannons, so that they can walk sideways on the sea.
Then a maritime caravan will be formed to conduct foreign trade with Goryeo, Japan, the southeastern coastal countries, and even Western countries to maintain this maritime power.
Another one can also use sea transportation to transport goods from north to south, eliminating the difficulties of various checkpoints on land.
Wangcai rested for a day and took people back to Heishan Village the next day and led the caravan to Wang Shun's camp.
Jia Cong asked Han Nianci to take her six men, plus Qingwen and Chun Xia Qiu Dong, to sort out all the ginseng, deer antlers, tiger bones and other medicinal materials.
The ginseng was separated according to year, packed together individually, and marked for easy access.
This batch of ginseng was obtained from the palace of Lao Nu. Even the lowest age ones are not less than thirty years old, and most are more than fifty years old.
Generally, the ginseng sold in mainland pharmacies is less than ten years old.
There are also those that are ten or twenty years old, but they are much more expensive. Those that are forty or fifty years old are relatively rare, and they are relatively rare and top-quality medicinal materials.
Ginseng grown in the 1970s and 1980s is generally regarded as century-old ginseng. Ginseng that is more than a century old is rarely seen in the mainland.
Jia Cong found seven or eight drug stores in Shenjing City and asked them to help purchase century-old ginseng. It has been two or three years, but he has not received a single ginseng, only a few hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum.
Let Han Nianci store most of the old ginseng and medicinal materials separately, load the other small portion into the truck, let Wangcai send it back to Ningguo Mansion, and let Ping'er collect it in the inner treasury.
Ning Guofu only has his own master, and he will not be at home for the next few years. It would not be good to take back too many things.
Ping'er and the others use themselves so much that they don't feel bad, because they are afraid that they will see too many things and not know how rare they are, so they will give them away indiscriminately. If word of this spreads and someone comes to ask for it, will you give it to them?
If you don't give it, you'll offend others. If you give it, it will be passed on to ten people, or to hundreds of people, and what will you do?
Therefore, it is better to keep silent and make a fortune. Just enjoy the good things silently and don't show them off everywhere.
There were only about ten people living in the entire backyard, and many of the houses were empty and were directly used as warehouses. A large amount of materials were stored in them and handed over to Han Nianci to take charge.
Three days later, Wangcai returned with the caravan and took away five large vehicles, accompanied by Tiezhu and ten special forces members.
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In the sacred city of Jing, there is the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
Li Guanglu, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, looked at the good news in his hand and couldn't help being startled, thinking that he had read it wrong.
He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again. Yes, it was true. It said behead the old slave and five thousand bagara.
After reading the above content quickly, I let out a sigh of relief.
If this thing is true, it would be great. This is a big thing, a huge thing.
Once confirmed, be prepared for the barbarians' counterattack.
Killing someone else's emperor would be a life-and-death feud, and this battle is inevitable.
Not daring to stay at the moment, he took the good news into his arms and hurried to the royal study room of the palace.
Seeing Emperor Longqing sitting on the dragon throne, he saluted and paid homage: "Your Majesty, Li Guanglu, bow to you, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said, "Li Aiqing, please get back on your feet. Why don't you come to see me this time?"
Li Guanglu said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have received a good report from Guangning Commander-in-Chief He Shiyuan, which has been urgently sent for eight hundred miles. The matter is quite serious, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it."
When Emperor Longqing heard this, his face looked much better. Good news had been coming all the time during this period. Only a few days later, another good news came.
"Send it over quickly and let me see it."
Dai Quan received the good news and delivered it to Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing opened it and looked at it. His eyes widened for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing.
"Jia Cong, this boy, is truly my blessed general. He actually chopped off the old slave's head. What a pleasure. Li Aiqing, is this news true?"
Li Guanglu said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I just received the good news and came to see your Majesty. I haven't sent anyone to verify it yet."
Dai Quan said: "Master, at this time, the people who went to Guangning to spread the imperial edict should have arrived in Guangning. If it is true, they should know something."
Emperor Longqing shook his head and said: "These people are too slow. Send someone to verify as soon as possible. I want to know the accurate information. I will also inform the cabinet ministers to come to the imperial study to discuss important matters."
"Slave obeys the order!"
Emperor Longqing took the good news and hurried to Taiji Palace. For such a big matter, he had to tell the Supreme Emperor.
"My sons and ministers see my father and wish him good health."
The Supreme Emperor raised his eyelids and said, "Why is the Emperor so free to come here today? Did something happen again?"
Emperor Longqing handed over the good news and said respectfully: "Returning to my father, I just received the good news. The Jia Cong formation killed the old slave and wiped out five thousand Baya La."
After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor immediately sat up straight, took the victory report and started reading.
I read it carefully and then fell into deep thought.
Unexpectedly, Mongolian Khalkha has been defeated by the old slave. This is really a ferocious tiger. I really underestimated him before.
Killing the old slave and his five thousand bagara at this juncture undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the barbarians, causing them to lose a talented and strategic leader and an excellent commander.
No matter who succeeds to the throne, he will not have the prestige of Lao Nu to convince everyone, and the barbarians will fall into internal fighting in the short term.
From this point of view, it is definitely a great achievement, and it is a huge achievement.
I didn't expect that the Jia family would have such a powerful person again. He was brave and lucky. He must have some skills to be able to do this. The empire had another powerful general.
The death of the old slave cannot be concealed. Once the barbarians know the truth, they will definitely not let it go.
In addition, the status of the new successor is unstable, and an external war is needed to ease internal conflicts. Then the killing of the old slave is the best excuse. It seems that a war is inevitable.
However, the barbarians had just experienced a war. Although they won, the losses were certainly not small.
In addition, Lao Nu's elite force, Bagala, was destroyed, and the losses can be said to be very heavy. It is hard to say whether a war will be launched immediately.
"This is indeed good news. Khalkha, which has been harassing us for decades, has disappeared, and the barbarians have suffered a lot as a result. This is a great good thing for our great Chu.
The boy from the Jia family played an indispensable role in this incident. With these contributions, it is more than enough to make him a prince. However, he is too young now, so it is not appropriate to reward him too much, but he cannot be too stingy. "
Emperor Longqing said: "Thank you for your teachings. Jia Cong joined the army so early just to improve his title. When he first attacked, he said he wanted to join the army and improve his title. This is true. As he wished."
The Supreme Emperor gave a rare smile and said: "This boy is very direct, but he is still a child at heart. He doesn't even think about it. How many titles does the entire country have? Is he still too young?
Then this time, let's go with his wishes and make him a marquis. Since he inherited the Ningguo Mansion, let's make him the Marquis of Ningwu. After he has been training in the army for a few years, if he can make great achievements again, even if It's not a big deal to make him a prince.
Also, this matter cannot be hidden. Once the barbarians know about it, they may have a war with us. We need to prepare early and let the various departments in Liaodong strengthen training and be more vigilant. "
Emperor Longqing cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Father, I will go down and make arrangements now. I will retire."
Seeing Emperor Longqing exit the hall, the Supreme Emperor sighed slightly.
I am getting old and my health is getting worse. A few years ago, I still had some thoughts. I frequently intervened in government affairs and controlled the power in the military. Now I have no thoughts at all.
"My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang, and wishes Grandpa Huang good health!"
The Supreme Emperor said with a kind face: "It's Xiaoyi here, come to me quickly."
The visitor is Xiang Yi, King of Yizhong County. He is the only person who can enter the Tai Chi Palace without passing the notice. He is also the son of the former prince.
